there is a social expectation for him or her to be there” (Martocchio and Harrison‚ 1993: 263). On the other hand‚ stress in the workplace causes mental health problems especially‚ anxiety and depression. Generally‚ anxiety can lead to avoidance. Job anxiety can be an explanation of for sick leave‚ work absenteeism‚ or early retirement. Consider the Japanese concept of ‘Karoshi’ – “death from overwork”. However‚ I chose to write on workplace absenteeism as I was familiar with the issues of
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Summary of the assignment The case introduces Tony Azzara‚ who was retrenched by his previous company due to financial woes‚ as he tries to adapt himself a fresh working environment in Hickling Associates Ltd. Soon‚ Tony encountered difficulties in integrating into Hickling’s organization due to the apparent differences in the working culture. Stemming from the problems that he encountered in Hickling’s associates‚ Tony began to lose motivation to strive for better results. Fueled with the other
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most compatible with expectancy theory. Individuals will perceive a strong relationship between their performance and the rewards they receive for motivation to be maximized. This is a popular programs and can motivate the employees to finished their jobs on time and perform
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an individual reacts to and interacts with others. * The measureable traits someone exhibits. Measuring Personality * Research has shown the personality tests are useful in hiring decisions and help managers forecast who is best for a job. * The most common means of measure personality is through self-report surveys‚ with which individuals evaluate themselves on a series of factors‚ such as “I worry a lot about the future.” * Problems with self-reports: respondents may lie or
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performance is clear‚ according to research: higher patient satisfaction and perceived quality of care; lower mortality and infection rates; fewer errors; less patient falls; and many other positive results. Poor teamwork can create nurse job dissatisfaction and lead to higher nurse turnover. According to the research‚ 42% of nurses dissatisfied with their jobs intend to leave within 12 months compared with 11% of nurses with high job satisfaction The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care
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01. Overview of job satisfaction Importance of employee satisfaction took great interest from researchers and management of organizations because it has its own influences upon an employee’s social as well as professional life. According to Mitchell and Larson (1987) job satisfaction cannot be defined properly in to several statements‚ they experienced more than 3000 studies upon the job satisfaction and after that they commented. Lock (1976) placed a definition of job satisfaction which is admired
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 History of the Company PT. Altek Karya Mandiri is a company that works in manufacturing industry. It serves as a producer and also the distributor of aluminum bars and aluminum ingots. Founded and incorporated in 1993‚ this company is lead by Mr. Thamrin. Their main products are aluminum bars and aluminum ingots which is varies depend on the purity rates. Manufacturing company is based in Tangerang as for the distribution is based in Jakarta. 1.2 Problems Around the
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Journal of Service Research http://jsr.sagepub.com/ Job Characteristics and the Creativity of Frontline Service Employees Filipe Coelho and Mário Augusto Journal of Service Research 2010 13: 426 originally published online 21 May 2010 DOI: 10.1177/1094670510369379 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jsr.sagepub.com/content/13/4/426 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Center for Excellence in Service‚ University of Maryland Additional services
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general practitioners. Journal of Organizational Behavior‚ 21‚ 425–441. Balcazar‚ F.‚ MacKay-Murphy‚ M.‚ Keys‚ C.‚ Henry‚ D.‚ & Bryant‚ F. (1998). Assessing perceived agency adherence to the values of community inclusion: Implications for staff satisfaction. American Journal of Mental Retardation‚ 102‚ 451–463. Blau‚ P. (1964). Exchange and power in social life. New York: Wiley. Buunk‚ B. P. (1995). Equity theory. In S. R. Manstead & M. Hewstone (Eds.)‚ The Blackwell encyclopaedia of social psychology
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in this age of globalisation‚ recommending proper introduction of the strategy‚ and taking into consideration issues such as cultural differences‚ job design and emotional intelligence. Culture is very important and different from one country to another‚ so understanding it will give an organisation the ability to use it to its advantage. A good job description and understanding of the decision making process will make employees more effective and efficient‚ while understanding an individual’s
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