Most people would agree that cultural diversity in the workplace utilizes our country’s skills to its fullest‚ and contributes to our overall growth and prosperity. The reality of the situation is that it hasn’t happened and progress remains slow. One of the reasons for this has been the lack of diversity in corporate America. By not developing a diverse workforce from the top down‚ African‚ Hispanic‚ and Asian Americans are unfairly demoted to lower-skilled‚ lower-pay positions and are not able
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THE WORKPLACE Organizational Communication Capstone Project Motivation in the Workplace: Theory and Practice Author’s Note: OLRM 250 Organizational Communications Dr. Jeffrey Yergler Sandy Johnson August 18‚ 2011 sajo69@msn.com MOTIVATION IN THE WORKPLACE Abstract 1 There are few things worse in an average person’s life than working at a job you detest. What is even worse is that your manager does nothing to make it better. Motivation‚ whether is it personal or in the workplace has
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promotions‚ transfers‚ recruitment‚ compensation‚ and ensuring a work environment that is free of harassment. In order to maintain such an environment‚ employers must provide training and resources to enhance diversity awareness of these issues in the workplace. In the scenario with the hiring of a new marketing manager the employee has interviewed a candidate that he believes has the necessary skills and background for the position. But for some reason or other‚ his coworker feels that the person may
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role of education is to teach facts‚ not morals.” Certainly‚ teachers have a long list of responsibilities every day. The most important one of course is enriching the minds of our children. A large amount of their time is spent with teachers throughout the week and they become one of children’s biggest influences. Sure‚ their major responsibility is to teach them reading‚ writing and arithmetic‚ they also have an obligation to encourage the right morals as well. In many cases teachers become
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“Moral Intelligence” Authors: Doug Lenick and Fed Kiel Critiqued by: October 10‚ 2007 Fall 2007 Class Honor Code: “I declare and affirm that the work submitted herein is my own work product from my own labor‚ efforts‚ and endeavors‚ and that I did not seek‚ receive‚ offer‚ or accept unauthorized aid or assistance or use of the work product of another‚ unless otherwise so stated fully and completely herein.” What does it take to be a great leader? Doug Lennick‚ author
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Motivation in the Workplace Motivation in the Workplace Motivation is the desire to do something. It plays a huge role in any workplace. You want your employees happy and wanting to come to work. People who work for the love of their job are showing intrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation refers to performing an activity for the inherent enjoyment or satisfaction derived from the activity. (Levin‚ et al.‚ 2012). A worker motivated by extrinsic factors may be there just for the money and
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Abstract This paper will address the subject of stress in today ’s workplace and the resulting adverse health affects by identifying the health problems associated with untreated stress‚ indicators of stress‚ the sources of stress within organizations‚ the stress involved with organizational change‚ and interventions available to combat the adverse affects of stress. Unhealthy or unproductive stress levels must be addressed in any organization in order for businesses to survive and grow while simultaneously
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orientation‚ disability‚ race‚ color‚ ethnic background‚ nationality‚ religion‚ and beliefs. Although‚ sexual orientation and gender identity have no relationship to workplace performance‚ during past few decades a high level of discrimination is happening in work places. In this case‚ Maria claims that she has become the victim of workplace discrimination by not getting promotion‚ being criticize for her accent‚ and using couple tardiness as an excuse to her obtaining lower evaluation. According to Harvey
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Part I - What is the problem? Communication problems often highlighted to be the issues at workplace. Criticism is one of the communication problems which are common at workplace. Criticism exists because everybody has something to say in their own opinion relating another person’s. What is criticism?[1] Criticism is the judgements of the merits and faults of the actions or work of another individual. Criticism can mean merely to evaluate without necessarily finding fault. However‚ usually
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Rumors in the Workplace “Oh what a tangled web we weave‚ when first we practice to deceive” (Sir Walter Scott). Rumors can be devastating to both a company as well as the employees in some cases even crippling the company itself. Most employees do not realize that is exactly what they are doing when repeating unsubstantiated comments. A rumor‚ by Webster’s definition‚ is an unconfirmed but widely circulated story or a piece of gossip. Once a company is faced with the rumor mill they have a
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