Diversity in the Workplace Patricia Wooley Comm400 February 3‚ 2014 Merrill Mayper Diversity in the Workplace Richter (2011)‚ Diversity in and of itself is neither a good nor a bad thing. It’s what we do with it that renders its quality. (para. 1). I believe that as a manger you should always be diverse when communicating to your employees. Diversity is showing a great deal of variety; very different. When you are communicating with your employees you must realize that everyone is different. This
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Industry sector‚ general description of the workplace and my role in the workplace: The workplace that is the focus of this report is a professional services firm located in the Sydney Central Business District. The firm employs over 1‚000 employees and provides professional services such as tax consulting to both local and international clients. The firm occupies a 30-level tower building. Each level follows roughly the same layout: • There is a kitchen located on each corner of the building
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International Ergonomics Association‚ 2009 ). For us workers making sure that the machinery‚ tools‚ and furniture associated with a job fit the workers who do that job in a field of engineering called ergonomics‚ or human engineering. A properly designed workplace can reduce worker fatigue and increase safety on the job (Compton’s encyclopedia‚ 2009). ERGONOMICS CONTINUED As early as the 18th century‚ doctors noticed that workers whose jobs required them to maintain certain body positions for long
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carrying it out (Robbins & Judge 2009). Managers do not easily relinquish their authority and decision making capabilities; however‚ over time employees earn their manager’s trust and can readily make certain decisions. Utilizing autonomy in the workplace should make employees feel a greater responsibility for the outcome of their work. Autonomy on the job is perhaps the central work characteristic in shaping worker attitudes‚ motivation‚ and behavior (Hornung & Rousseau 2007). If an employee is motivated
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Preventing Workplace Discrimination In the melting pot of various cultures‚ religions‚ races‚ and nationalities that workplaces have become‚ tension between people is something to be expected. Unfortunately‚ in some cases‚ the tension between individuals can end up taking the form of some sort of discrimination. Discrimination is illegal‚ and there are many laws that cover discrimination. In a simulation called “Preventing Workplace Discrimination”‚ I am posing as a Human Resource Manager in
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Emotion in the workplace: The New Challenge for Managers Emotional Intelligence‚ In recent years‚ have become something of a hot topic in management. According to the authors‚ the aim of this article is to acquaint managers with intruiging new research that examines both emotional intelligence and the broader issue of emotion‚ which has shown to play a powerful role in workplace setting. The authors opened the article with a scenario concerning an employee‚ which unfortunately‚ probably presents
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SYSTEM 5 - 6 THE CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS 6 - 11 OBSTACLES IN IMPLEMENTING CHANGE 11 - 13 HOW THE CHANGE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED 13 - 16 SUMMARY 16 – 17 MANAGING CHANGE IN MY WORKPLACE INTRODUCTION 1. Any organizations which are planning to implement change to their traditional work system and culture need to carefully draw a change plan to avoid many traps and obstacles that they need to face in order for the change to
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Hazards & Risk In The Construction Industry Dustin Denton HST 1213 4-23-15 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforces regulations that aim to keep workplaces safe for employees and to also provide a safe and hazard free worksite. When you go to work each day‚ you should be able to trust that your work environment is safe and that you will not suffer harm. According to OSHA some jobs are more dangerous than others; however‚ this means that certain types of workers sustain
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Emotions in the Workplace Alan-Michael Saltis Southern New Hampshire University OL 500 Human Behavior in Organization Professor Sue Golabek Emotions in the Workplace Poor management leads to ineffective productivity. There are a number of factors that make this statement true. One factor that most may not think about is how emotions have a role on employee behavior at work. It is important to understand the relationship that emotions can have on moods. While emotions may be cause
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off to work can leave your dog unattended for many hours which can be stressful for both you and your pet. It is becoming a growing trend for people to bring pets in the office workspace. In fact‚ a recent study shows that about 8 percent of workplaces are beginning to allow their employees to bring their pets with them during working hours‚ which is an increase of 3 percent from the previous couple
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