University of Essex Employee Relations – BE 414 Name: Alexei Leon Student number: 1102810 Word count: 1512 The unitarist approach to management and organization suggests that trades unions are‚ in Kelly’s (1998; 2005) terms‚ ‘managers of discontent’. . Discuss This essay will debate the unitarist perspective by comparing it with three other important UP:12/11/2012-11:48:17 WM:12/11/2012-11:48:19 M:BE414-5-AU A:12a1 R:1102810 C:2412B3C20A137A45C1C1045F0B3995EAA87D0190 employee relations theories:
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Employee Orientation and Training Programs Orientation is a meeting or the formal activity that specifically prepares employees for working in particular organization and working environment. An orientation meeting can be formal‚ with several new hires in a conference room‚ or it can be informal‚ with the supervisor or another employee on a one-on-one basis. An orientation for new employees can be a advantage to both the employee and the employers. Some of those advantages include the following;
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the right compensation plan to keep sales people motivated is critical to helping business grow and prosper (Daniel‚ 2008). InterClean will create a new compensation plan and the goal is to reward sales success while motivating increased sales performance and providing a competitive‚ yet affordable reward levels. Rewards bridge the gap between organizational objectives and individual expectations and aspirations. To be effective‚ the new reward system will provide (1) a sufficient level of rewards
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Workplace Discrimination Business Law Workplace Discrimination Discrimination occurs when an employee suffers from unfavorable or unfair treatment due to their race‚ religion‚ national origin‚ disabled or veteran status‚ or other legally protected characteristics. Employees who have suffered reprisals for opposing workplace discrimination or for reporting violations to the authorities are also considered to be discriminated against. Federal law prohibits discrimination in work-related
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observed or surveyed and therefore it is difficult to draw out this characteristic By understanding the definition of culture‚ there are two sides of the argument on whether the culture can be managed (mainstream perspective) and whether culture is something that an organization is that cannot be managed (critical alternative). (Brewis‚ J ch.9). In the mainstream perspective it shows that the management is able to change its culture‚ which often referred to as cultural engineering (Jackson and
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Why is a greater degree of involvement in employees’ personal lives inevitable in many international HRM activities? Explain using relevant illustrations. When an international assignment is not completed‚ necessitating a replacement of the expatriate‚ the cost of the failure to the organization are both direct and indirect. The direct costs include salary‚ training costs‚ travel and relocation expenses. The indirect costs could be loss of market share‚ poor relationship with the hosts. This is
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AN ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION AS ONE OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYEE JOB PERFORMANCE A CASE FOR SAMEER AFRICA LIMITED‚ NYERI BRANCH 1.0 CHAPTER ONE 1.2 Introduction The issue of employee motivation is extremely important to management .It is one of the most puzzling issues in management. There are plenty of employees that just ‘punch the clock’ i.e. They go to work just for the sake of paycheck and nothing else. They have no self pride in their work and do the bare
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Employee Benefits at HealthCo – Unit #6 Case Study Employee Benefits at HealthCo HealthCo is a nonprofit health care provider operating with 36 clinics in an open system within a functional organization. The clinics include rehabilitation units‚ therapy facilities‚ hospice and geriatric units‚ and other highly specialized centers. HealthCo operates with approximately 6‚700 employees in the eastern United States. In line with the industry‚ HealthCo employs a larger number of women than men
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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS Compiled by Imran Mirza MSc Physics‚ PGCC‚ Scoland‚ Uk Planning Analysis And Evaluation A-level Physics This booklet covers CIE A Level Physics Paper 5 By Imran Mirza 2009-2011 Exam tips for Planning‚ Analysis and Evaluation paper By Imran Mirza Don’t rush........ Three golden rules........ 1. Read the question 2. READ the question 3. Answer the question Make sure that you do not do what so many students do......they see a ’key c word like ’magnetic flux’
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is peer review and how to perform one Peer review is not a new term in performance management. However‚ despite it being relatively old‚ some organizations are yet to develop systems that enhance effective use of peer reviews. Others have not adopted this system because they prefer the traditional manager led appraisals. Some have also not considered the effectiveness of this appraisal method. It is therefore important for you to understand what peer review involves and how you can perform an
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