the assertion that “Too much and too little bureaucracy in an organization demotivate employees and cause them stress.” According to James & George (2008)‚ bureaucracy is a formal system of organization and administration designed to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. Hanson (1979) defines bureaucracy as “an authority structure based on rational behavior” The hierarchical authority that bureaucracy brings in may mean that employees do not contribute to decision making due to the setup. Ideas
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thesis were supervised in accordance with the guidelines on supervision of thesis laid down by Ashesi University College. Supervisor’s Signature …………………………………... Supervisor’s Name ………………………………………….. Date …………………………………………..iii Acknowledgements Several people have been helpful throughout the whole process. I would like to thank Fiifi Nana Banyin Mends who helped me in my data collection process and also the Human Resource and Finance Managers‚ and staff of HFC Bank who took time off to give me
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Organizational Change and Employees’ Behaviors Abstract Organizational change can affect employees’ attitudes and behaviors in the workplace. Being able to recognize the types of changes and how employees are affected will better help a company in the process of a change gain a better workplace environment. Organizational Change and Employees’ Behaviors Organizational change is something that occurs most often in today’s business world. Organizational change
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University: RES-811(RES-811- TEM 101) January 9‚ 2012 This paper will compare three journal articles written on the impact of leadership styles on employees and organizations. I will examine and compare the research methodologies of each of the three articles. The comparison will include a descriptive detail of the research questions‚ sample populations‚ and limitations of each study. The goal of this writing
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There are a multitude of reasons why workers to decide to join or attempt to create a union. The overwhelming majority of employees seek to unionize because of dissatisfaction with one or more conditions of employment. Among them‚ the most common areas of employee discontentment usually originate from disagreement with management over compensation‚ benefits‚ managements’ response to grievances‚ high levels of job stress‚ and low job security. While dissatisfaction with one of these areas alone is
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office has turned into a reality. Employees can now more easily connect themselves with businesses. When the new work pattern emerges‚ many companies and staffs advocate it‚ because it seems to have some advantages; however‚ the deficiencies should not be ignored. Even though‚ technology allows‚ businesses should not give employees the choice to work remotely because it would affect management‚ performance and privacy of the companies. Companies should not allow employees to work remotely whenever the
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“Is it Worth it to Train New Employees?” What is one concept that stood out to you in this article? One concept that stood out to me in this article is that the demand for new hire training is essential to growing companies‚ but more and more companies are looking to export or even get rid of training in some instances all together. “Most major investment banks outsource a chunk of their new employee training to a company called Training The Street‚ which runs two- to two-and-a-half-week programs
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role of work motivation on employee performance”. This study in an assessment of this purpose used deductive approach in which a qualitative survey was carried out among employees of different companies. The survey was intended to get their responses on what they feel is (are) the best factors that could motivate them as employees among a list of ten motivational factors. In this light the study sets to identify the most ranked factors among the ten motivational factors. The analysis from the empirical
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Data Security and Mobile Devices Introduction: Mobile devices such as smartphones‚ PDAs‚ tablets‚ and netbooks have become an integral part of everyday business operations. Millions of people log into their company’s secure network on mobile devices via wireless Internet or even accessing their email‚ making sensitive data more susceptible to data theft and hacking. Mobile technology is advancing at such a fast pace‚ making it harder for IT managers to keep up with newly emerging threats. Since
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Management consulting 16.5 Motivation and remuneration Motivation Every organization aims to achieve certain and economies and social objective‚ but has limited resources at its disposal. It tries‚ therefore‚ to motivate its personnel towards the achievement of a range of goals. These may include societal organizational‚ group and individual goals. A HRM consultant may be requested to assist in determining what motivational tools and strategies should be used. This may concern‚ for example
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