Posted in business on Jun 20th, 2009
A property management company operating 30 residential properties in 10 states has been suffering thanks to the recent slump in the housing market. In an effort to improve profits, the company quickly put together a reorganization plan that resulted in a 20% reduction in work force. Unfortunately, not all of the eliminated employees were in [...]
Posted in business on Jun 19th, 2009
TO: Anonymous
FROM: Scott Hebert
SUBJECT: Changing Corporate Culture
In our recent conversation, you described several problems that you have recognized in your organization. In order to create a plan for change, it is necessary to first properly identify the problems. The problems you have described can be divided into two main categories: production and employee morale. Due [...]
Posted in business on Jun 13th, 2009
Purpose
A common way for organizations to measure the morale of employees is through an attitude survey. Attitude surveys are designed to collect data that management can use for organization diagnosis and planning. Surveys are especially useful in illustrating what problems an organization has. If upper management is not convinced by the original diagnosis produced by [...]
Posted in business on Jun 11th, 2009
There are many ways to affect change within an organization. Organizational development is a change management process in which the employees of an organization are responsible for implementing the change. Organizational development uses processes called interventions to facilitate change. There are four types of interventions: human process, technostructural, human resource management, and strategic. The first [...]
Posted in business on Jun 8th, 2009
When preparing to fill an open job position, it is a common practice to define role of the open position and create a list of applicant requirements. The screen process then works to weed out candidates that do not fit into the mold defined by the job responsibilities and requirements. This process, called hiring for [...]