You work for a company that has no specific policies regarding non-work related issues of computers and internet. They also have no electronic monitoring devices to determine what employees are doing on their computers. Are any of the following actions unethical?? Explain your position on each. A. Using the Company’s e-mail system for personal reason during work day. B. Playing computer games during work day. C. Using your office to do Internet Shopping during day. D. Looking for
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limited hours allowed to be worked and different holidays. This paper reviews major challenges faced by multi-cultural virtual teams and describes some managerial implications. Although many previous studies have focused in various factors such as telecommuting issues‚ there are few studies that investigate the issues in multi-cultural virtual teams. The main objective of this research-in-progress paper is to empirically investigate multi-cultural challenges in virtual teams and outline the proposed research
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Life as a Mom Although the media depict most women as housewives and stay-at-home mothers‚ in reality many women work full time and put their children in daycare. Stay at home moms and working moms have their own advantages and disadvantages. However‚ a stay at home mom is able to give greater attention to the family while working moms are able to provide financial stability although they are not able to assure greater care to their children. I experienced both‚ being at home and working
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Case Three Herman Miller: A Case of Reinvention and Renewal Herman Miller is a high-end furniture store. It was established in 1905 as Michigan Star Furniture Company. In 1919‚ it was renamed to be Herman Miller and the name has stuck since. In 1942‚ Herman Miller produced its first office furniture‚ before that‚ Herman Miller only manufactured bedroom suites. Ever since‚ Herman Miller has been manufacturing high-end office furniture. In the 1950’s‚ Herman Miller expanded internationally and
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Sharing leadership involves maximizing all of the human resources in an organization by empowering individuals and giving them an opportunity to take leadership positions in their area of expertise. Sharing leadership‚ responsibility‚ accountability‚ and authority has advantages and disadvantages. Some leaders prefer not to share leadership at all‚ but proper leadership sharing can be the key to business success. By passing responsibility on to others‚ the manager is now free to concentrate on tasks
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and family responsibilities. Corporations seeking to attract new employees and hold onto their existing work force are attempting to be creative with the promise of flexible schedules‚ flexible benefits‚ job sharing‚ onsite day-care facilities‚ telecommuting‚ special deals on parental leave‚ generous family health care packages and numerous additional individualized incentives that respond to the work- and home-life balance. The appearance of family-friendly policies help employees balance their lives
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I. Introduction (1 page or less) The importance of integrating Gen Y into the work force. HR as a function and stating its objectives‚ role of HR in a company. Every few decades the workforce cycles through generations and receives a new labor batch. Companies are required to adjust to fit their new employee base. However‚ the up and coming Generation Y is the most diverse and different generation to date and requires not only a bit of adjustment‚ but sometimes a completely different process
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Strategies in Human Resource Management External influences are constantly changing‚ therefore human resource managers must ensure that they are able to adapt and provide sustainable approaches in order to have a successful business. Businesses which adapt to the influences and changes productively and efficiently will achieve effective outcomes. One of these major influences is socially subjective. Social influences affect the needs‚ values and standards of employees and society itself. However
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Basics of Green Computing Introduction A green computer or green IT system is one where the entire process from design‚ manufacture‚ use‚ and disposal involves as little environmental impact as possible. In other words‚ a green initiative is taken in consideration of all facets of a computer’s life‚ from design to disposal. In the design aspect‚ a green computer is created to perform without a negative environmental impact. Such design includes everything from materials and components to how the
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to each other. This method is called skyping. Another method now available is the ability to “tango” (doing the same thing but through your cell phones). People are now able to telecommute which allows people to work comfortably from home. Telecommuting also reduces traffic on the streets and well as the elimination of stress/tension due to traffic and/or time constraints (getting to work on time). Lastly‚ social media is an essential learning tool in that students can do all of their research
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