Management in the Workplace MGT 330: Management for Organizations Professor Toni Smith February 21‚ 2014 Abstract Utilizing the management practices of planning‚ leading‚ organizing‚ staffing‚ and controlling‚ this paper will explain how these‚ when implemented in the workplace‚ become effective tools for building and maintaining a business. In this case‚ Avery Landscaping was a company I spent a summer working for‚ and I will detail how their business platform met each
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Personal Privacy and its importance within the workplace “Privacy in the workplace is one of the more troubling personal and professional issues of our time. But privacy cannot be adequately addressed without considering a basic foundation of ethics” (Hartman n.d). We are unable to reach a meaningful normative conclusion about workplace privacy rights and obligations without an understanding of the fundamental and commons of the ethical basis of justice and also a thorough understanding of individual
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Motivation in the Workplace University of La Verne Motivation in the Workplace The term motivation on its own can be defined in various ways‚ we can define motivation in its psychological aspect by looking into where motivation stems from and what makes people act in a certain way rather than in another. Motivation in a psychological point of view is concerned with determining why people act the way they do and what factors impact the behavior of human beings in general. On the
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Partners in the Workplace The history of unions can be traced back to the eighteenth century and the industrial revolution when this period experienced an enormous economic boom and the need for massive amounts of workers. These early workers needed union representation and many of the ideas implemented‚ such as protection for workers‚ are still found in today’s union environment ("UnionPlus‚" n.d.). Fast forward to the twenty-first century; unions are taking on new roles by collaborating with management
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Violence in the Workplace Susan Roman SOC 203 Professor Jill Harvan October 29‚ 2012 Abstract Workplace violence is any act or threat of real violence‚ harassment‚ intimidation‚ or any other threatening‚ disruptive behavior that occurs at work (Korgen & Furst‚ 2012). Violence in the workplace acts in the form of threats‚ physical assault‚ and even homicide. It affects and involves all employees‚ clients‚ customers‚ and visitors to workplaces. Violence
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Feminism strives to end sexism and to achieve equal rights for men and women. In America‚ it has been attributed to getting women the right to vote‚ being able to run for a political office‚ and demanding workplace rights. However‚ sexism is still extremely rampant in the country‚ especially in the workplace‚ and feminism is the only way to end it. One of the major problems sexism causes is differences in wages and benefits. Sexism creates a divergence in the wages of men and women. Anti-feminists argue
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The ability to affirm one’s self is an act that involves many facets on how an individual can be perceived‚ and the manner in which others perceive the characterization of the individual. The main form of this elasticity to exercise this affirmation is by the action of empowerment. Empower - in the form to equip or supply with an ability or enable‚ is the most fervent assertion of self independence one can bestow to themselves and to outside entities. It is a declaration that can be demonstrated
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Motivation in the Workplace Nhu-Khanh Nguyen Organizational Devlopment & Culture November 10‚ 2010 Abstract In today’s competitive marketplace‚ understanding what stems employee motivation and ways to improve organizational performance is critical. To ensure success‚ employers continuously strive to look for ways to maintain employees’ motivation and engagement towards the job. This is easier said than done. Individuals are motivated differently as they all come from different backgrounds
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Running head: DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE Abstract Select (highlight) this text and then begin typing your abstract‚ which should be limited to one paragraph of not more than 120 words A Survey of Organizational Culture and its Effectiveness on Managing Diversity in the Workplace Diversity in the workplace is a relatively new concept that has been attracting considerable attention from the executives of most businesses. “Ongoing demographic trends (increasing percentages of African-Americans
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Bullying in the Workplace HCA/250 June 10‚ 2012 Lillian Guerrier Bullying in the Workplace This article basically told about how nurses were treated in the workplace. They had an expression that they would use “nurses eat their young” which means that the older nurses would just let the young up coming nurses just fall on their face and laugh at them as they would fail at their job. Some of the ways that bullying can lead to violence in the workplace is if you just keep on someone and
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