Posted in business on Jun 4th, 2009
Company X is a company in transition. In the past few months, Company X has experienced several unplanned changes, the results of which have raised red flags with the Human Resource department. In order to recover, it is the responsibility of the Human Resource Manager to develop an action plan that will improve employee morale [...]
Posted in business on May 31st, 2009
Interacting with a group of individuals is not necessarily a natural phenomenon. An effective team is made of individuals who display well-developed interpersonal skills. Interpersonal skills are the ways in which individuals relate to one another, but at its very foundation, the most important interpersonal skill is communication. A study of Canadian cardiac surgery teams [...]
Posted in business on May 28th, 2009
Change Management and the CEO As Stewart Clegg, Martin Kornberger, and Tyrone Pitsis (2004) so adequately described it, “managing innovations requires leadership skills and involvement from the top of an organization” (p. 393). It is inevitable that organizations will require change over time. To reduce the impact of change, it is desirable for top management [...]
Posted in business on May 25th, 2009
As Stewart Clegg, Martin Kornberger, and Tyrone Pitsis (2008) so perfectly describe it, “like bad habits, organizations are difficult to change” (p. 374). The effort required to change the processes and behaviors of large groups of people can be an overwhelming task. This applies to the Tech Division of Company X, as well. Although it [...]
Posted in business on Feb 9th, 2009
Although the primary objective of work is earning money, money alone is generally not enough to motivate employees to perform at their best. Frederick Herzberg observed that financial incentives satisfy employees’ base desires. These lower-level requirements are easily met and do not provide the employee with long-lasting satisfaction. Therefore, in order to improve employee morale, [...]