Tasha Wright April 23‚ 2013 Assignment 1.1 Complete assignment 1.1 from Ch. 1 of Communicating in the Workplace. Choose two misunderstandings you experienced and fill out the chart for these. Respond to questions 1 and 2 shown under the chart for each example of a misunderstanding. In your response‚ include the following: * Cite a meaningful misunderstanding rather than a general or less material misunderstanding. * Use business- or work-related examples rather than personal ones
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Ethics in the Workplace – Sears Auto Center Ethics in the workplace and sometimes the lack thereof can significantly influence the success of an organization. Effective leaders often approach ethical dilemmas by identifying alternative actions and their consequences on stakeholders. The aftermath of the disasters caused by Enron‚ WorldCom‚ and other businesses‚ once prominent companies‚ resulted in a significant loss of confidence in business leader’s conduct. Organizations in today’s highly competitive
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Ch. 4 Questions Intro to Business 2/23/14 1. How do relative ethics compare to universal ethical standards? Should ethics ever be relative? Provide a rationale for your response. Ethics are a set of beliefs about right and wrong‚ good and bad. Universal ethical standards are norms that apply to all people across a broad spectrum. These six core values being trustworthiness‚ respect‚ responsibility‚ fairness‚ caring‚ and citizenship. Ethics should never be relative because their ethical
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MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. Wilson FROM: Administrative Assistant DATE: January 26‚ 2014 RE: New Workstation In order to create ergonomic workplace we need take into consideration a number of components‚ which must comply with healthy‚ comfortable and productive working environment. Vision related concerns and recommendations Inappropriate vision equipment in the office can result in: eyestrain eye irritation blurred vision burning eyes trouble in seeing document
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Motivation in the Workplace PSY320 Nathan Kositsky Introduction According to “Merriam Webster.com” (n.d.) website‚ motivation is factors within humans or other animals that arouse and direct goal-oriented behavior. The goal for maintaining a motivated workforce should be paramount for any organization. Employees that are intrinsically motivated and likely to be more productive‚ less likely to be absent from work‚ and less likely to be a distraction. Employees are different
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Unit title: Develop‚ implement and promote effective workplace communication. Even though I was the person who volunteered to go first I felt like it was a huge mistake afterwards. I felt like by going first I’ll be able to finish my interview off & not have to worry about choking myself with anxiety. To begin with I didn’t know the class would have a feedback session after each interview‚ I know this helped my other class mates a lot because they saw the mistakes that were made by others & they
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Telecommunications in the Workplace Telecommunications play a vital role in the success of any business in today’s fast past and competitive market. There are many different systems and options for both businesses and individuals to choose from. For individuals‚ most have Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS)‚ but up and coming technologies like digital phones from cable providers‚ to using cellular service as their primary choice for telecommunications. Business tend to use more advanced options such
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Workplace Motivation Kelly M. Giminiani PSY/320 - Human Motivation August 4‚ 2014 Bernadette Tjarks‚ Ph. D. Workplace Motivation Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) is the second largest provider of video‚ high-speed data‚ and voice services in the United States. The organization connects over 15 million customers and employs over 50‚000 people (Time Warner Cable‚ Inc.‚ 2014). Rob Marcus‚ Chairman and CEO understands the commitment and importance of Time Warner Cable. "Across our footprint‚ we have built
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Legal Process Paper While discrimination in the workplace has become more difficult to identify‚ Americans can rely on several federal laws that prohibits job discrimination. In the hiring and terminating process‚ employers need to be fully aware of the correct legal course of action to avoid discrimination practices. John is an employee in a private sector organization that has strong resistance to enforcement of existing discrimination laws. He wants to file a discrimination complaint against
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Attitude is Everything. The most important element in producing a quality product or service is the behavior and corresponding attitude of the people doing the work—not only the front line staff—but the attitude and expressed behavior of all levels of management. An employee’s attitude about the product‚ about the work‚ about management‚ and about the organization itself will pretty well determine the behaviors they will express to others‚ in particular clients‚ which can directly affect the
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