Course Study Guide 2012–13 Mode: Full Time/Part Time Managing Strategy Course Code: BUSI 1484 Contents 1. Welcome Error! Bookmark not defined. 2. Introduction to the Course 4 2.1 Aims 6 2.2 Learning Outcomes 7 2.2.1 Knowledge and understanding of: 7 2.2.2 Intellectual Skills: 7 2.2.3 Subject practical skills: 8 2.2.4 Transferable skills: 8 2.3 Learning and teaching activities 8 3. Contact Details 9 4. Course Content 11 4.1 Session Reading 13 5.
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18 MANAGING CHANGE Chapter Scan Organizations have to keep pace with current issues related to quality‚ technology‚ diversity‚ globalization‚ and ethics. This requires managing both change and resistance to change. All organizations experience external and internal forces for change. There are numerous organization development interventions available to managers. Diagnosis and needs analysis are essential first steps in any change management effort. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading
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hiring the right kind of people. They design the criteria which is best suited for a specific job description. Their other tasks related to recruitment include formulating the obligations of an employee and the scope of tasks assigned to him or her. Based on these two factors‚ the contract of an employee with the company is prepared. When needed‚ they also provide training to the employees according to the requirements of the organization. Thus‚ the staff members get the opportunity to sharpen their
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Index 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction 3. Methodology 4. What is Employee engagement? 5. Why is Employee engagement important? 6. Enablers‚ barriers and recommendations 7. Conclusion 8. Bibliography 1. Executive Summary Employee engagement describes the involvement of people at all levels in positive two-way dialogue and action to increase productivity and to create a great place to work – where people find their work meaningful and are willing to work together towards
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CASE STUDY Q1: Using your understanding of the work of Herzberg‚ which motivators can you see in action at Siemens? Frederick Herzberg proposed a very popular theory of motivation termed as the two- factor theory‚ or motivation – hygiene theory has been widely accepted by managers concerned with the problem of human behavior at work. There are two distinct aspect of the motivation- hygiene theory. Intrinsic factors such as achievements‚ recognition‚ the work itself‚ responsibility‚ advancement
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I like one of one blog posts named “Employee Engagement: Energizing and Mobilizing People” written by Dr. George H. Labovitz and Victor Rosansky from the Google Reader Bundle you recommended. It was posted on http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com. In today’s world of uncertainty where economy is in turmoil‚ companies need to make necessary adjustments to their business models and quickly needs to realign their strategies considering the pace of technological‚ competitive‚ and social changes. To make
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significant relationship between employee engagement and financial performance is undeniable." -Towers Perrin Talking about the engagement and commitment of an employee to an organisation‚ most companies are of the opinion that they do have a few‚ but they still want more. Why? It is merely because these companies have come to the realization of the fact that their organization’s long-term success relies on employee performance‚ which is directly impacted by the level of employee engagement and commitment
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1. Introduction In the article “Why Managers Should Care about Employee Loyalty” by Timothy Keiningham and LerzanAksoy; Benjamin Schneider‚ professor emeritus at the University of Maryland‚ has shown conclusively that employee’s loyalty-related attitudes precede a firm’s financial and market performance. Also he stated that there is a much greater payoff in working on improving the human factor than what people believe it to be. Researchers at University of Pennsylvania found out that‚ by spending
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Organization Behavior Prof. Fidel Oblena‚ MBA MANAGING CHANGE Change happens in every organization. Some Companies grow larger while others are not. Many organization look for a change and learning how to manage change regardless of what change the organization needed. Change Management need thoughtful planning and sensitive implementation and above all the consultation and involvement of the people affected by changes and in a way as to minimize employee resistance and cost to the organization and
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an overview for the presented discussion on employee voice Identify voice practices which represent an example of direct employee involvement and an example of representative participation Primary Research Methods Desk based research Analysed and assessed information; data and presented in report format Internet research focussed on Employee Voice Practices‚ Human Resource Management‚ Employee Involvement and Employee Participation‚ Unionised and non-unionised
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