Organizational Behavior Professor Bhupinder S. Sran Keller Graduate School of Management Aug 3‚ 2013 Table of Contents 1. Summary of Scholarly Resources 3 2. The Organization – Expanded Description 3-4 3. The Problem – Expanded Description 4 4. Preliminary Solution Options 5-6 5. Analysis of Leadership/Organizational Behavior Concepts 6-7 1. Summary of Scholarly Resources * Selvam‚ Ashok. (2013). Modern Healthcare. Maintaining morale‚ 7/15/2013‚ Vol. 43 Issue 28‚ p12-13
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Job Satisfaction - Introduction The father of scientific management Taylor ’s (1911) approach to job satisfaction was based on a most pragmatic & essentially pessimistic philosophy that man is motivation by money alone. That the workers are essentially ’stupid & phlegmatic ’ & that they would be satisfied with work if they get higher economic benefit from it. But with the passage of time Taylor ’s solely monetary approach has been changed to a more humanistic approach. It has come a
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Stressful Jobs For many workers stress is part of the job description. Some types of jobs trigger more stress than others‚ and would drive most people out of their mind. I think two of the most stressful jobs are air traffic controller and commercial airlines pilot. These jobs can be notoriously stressful because of the communication‚ responsibility and working hours. Communication is a vital part of these jobs. Air traffic controllers are trained to focus on the exact words pilots and other
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Job Analysis Paper PSY 435 Job Analysis Paper A job analysis is a way to describe a job or the attributes needed to obtain the job (Spector‚ 2012). Different jobs need people with certain attributes; these attributes help the job be completed as necessary. A job analysis can help companies hire the right employees‚ and this creates a successful working environment. There are two different job analysis approaches; each approach focuses on different needs for a job. The first is the Job-Oriented
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job costing Definition (according to business dictionary) An order-specific costing technique‚ used in situations where each job is different and is performed to the customer’s specifications. Job costing involves keeping an account of direct and indirect costs. Since both types of costs are usually closely related (a job requiring high input of labor and material is likely to consume more power‚ machine time‚ supervision time‚ inspection time‚ etc.) indirect costs may be applied as an estimated
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Introduction What is job design? Job design means to decide the contents of a job. It fixes the duties and responsibilities of the job‚ the methods of doing the job and the relationships between the job holder (manager) and his superiors‚ subordinates and colleagues. According to business dictionary.com job design is a work arrangement (or rearrangement) aimed at reducing or overcoming job dissatisfaction and employee alienation arising from repetitive and mechanistic tasks. Through job design‚ organizations
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JOB DESIGN AND TECHNIQUES OF JOB DESIGN JOB A job can be defined as the set of tasks and responsibilities of a worker. These tasks and responsibilities‚ along with performance expectations‚ work conditions (time and place of work)‚ general skills‚ and possibly methods to be used‚ are normally contained in a written job description. There is no set formula for designing jobs that will best fit a production system. Also‚ a job is also reffered to an activity‚ often regular‚ and often performed
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Question # 2 What role do job descriptions play in training at Apex? Answer: Job descriptions set the boundaries of jobs in terms of required knowledge and skills. It is a description of the task in adjusting the limits of work in terms with the necessary knowledge and skills. By understanding the job description‚ a trainer can define the learning requirements or the material requirements for new or transitioning employees. The central problem is that Jim Delaney‚ president of the Apex Door
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Job Evaluation Methods There are three basic methods of job evaluation: (1) ranking‚ (2) classification‚ (3) factor comparison. While many variations of these methods exist in practice‚ the three basic approaches are described here. Ranking Method Perhaps the simplest method of job evaluation is the ranking method. According to this method‚ jobs are arranged from highest to lowest‚ in order of their value or merit to the organization. Jobs also can be arranged according to the relative difficulty
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Analyzing a Job Shanicka Cimone Hoskins HRM531: Human Capital Management Dr. Dennis Cashman April 1‚ 2013 Job Descriptions A written summary of the task requirements for a particular job is called a job description (Cascio‚ 2010‚ p. 189). To attract qualified candidates‚ human resources managers must ensure that the job descriptions released contain all of the pertinent information about the position and the company. However with the evolving business industry‚ some organizations are
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