- Discuss the relationship of autonomy and its influence on work performance. - Compare the different types of collecting job analysis information and contrast how each would be useful to determine how accurate job descriptions can be created from that type of data - If you were a first-line supervisors discuss how this under
Provide ideas for using of negotiation in relationships.
Debbie Bennett has been Section Head of the accounting group at Galaxy Scientific Corporation for 14 years, and has recently been promoted. It is company policy to send new members of the corporate staff to a University Executive Development Program as part of the promotion process. Debbie reviewed the syllabus and given her 14
Design your management battle shield. What images are on the shield that reflect your style, beliefs, and attitude- and what do they represent? Draw it on a regular page(draw it in excel or any other technology to produce it), and please explain it a little bit.
There are different types of leaders. Some are followed for their charisma, others for their skills, yet some others just for the positions they hold. If you were a leader of a team what would you like to be followed for? Think of your personality traits and your own values in your answer. Describe the personality traits of a le
Explain how organizational behavior theories shape management purpose, positions, and essential skills.
1.) What aspects of the gaming industry should be regulated by the state or federal government? What aspects of the gaming industry should be regulated by the gaming establishments themselves? Are there some aspects that should not be regulated? What other restrictions, if any, should a local community place on this industry? Ex
The huge compensation and benefit packages offered by many large companies to top executives are supposed to be great motivators. The question, however, is: these are motivators towards what? Are they motivators towards higher business performance or indulging in borderline to outright illegal and illegitimate financial practice
Describe two different performance appraisal methods. What performance appraisal tool do you find to be the most effective?
The MARS model suggests that motivation, ability, role perception, and situational factors influence employee behavior and results. Action Items Watch the multimedia clip Hotel Monaco. http://video.franklin.edu/Franklin/BSAD/325/HotelMonaco.html How does the Hotel Monaco meet the four factors of the MARS model to enh
Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of this message. Revise it so that it follows the guidelines for responding to requests for recommendations: Your letter to Kunitake Ando, President of Sony, was forwarded to me because I am the human resources director. In my job as head of HR, I have access to performance reviews for all
If you were asked to name three things that make a great workplace and would improve employment relations, what would those three things be?
In health care, most physicians and facilities are paid for services rendered instead of the quality of the performance, known as pay for performance. Current trends in consumerism may change the way health care professionals are paid. Do you think it will get to a point where they are only paid for performance? Support your p
1) Why is it helpful to have a high level of participation in risk management activities? 2) How can outsourcing projects work alleviate problems associated with multiproject resource scheduling?
Would you support a law that requires every employer to offer a standardized contract to employees, which would include a provision requiring proof of a legitimate business reason if the employee is separated from employment?
What are some of the arguments for the ineffectiveness of group brainstorming? What can be done to re-structure the design of brainstorming groups to increase productivity and improve performance?
What are the conditions that contribute to a high-performance work system? What are the expectations of the employer? What are the expectations of the employee in each of these areas?
You are the newly appointed department manager. Your department has not been performing well, and you have been investigating why. You soon realize that the firm has had no formal performance appraisal system. Supervisors that need to do a better job have not been receiving any kind of formal feedback. To correct this situa
Part 1 Your company has just announced that a new formal performance evaluation system will be used (effective immediately). One of your supervisor's anniversary date is coming up and the human resources (HR) manager has asked you not only to rate this supervisor but to develop a grading form to use for her and other supervis
? Describe techniques for resolving conflict In the discussion "Negotiating Performance Improvements," you and your colleagues examined three different conflict situations warranting disciplinary action: 1. Chronic tardiness and absenteeism because the employee is taking care of an aging parent. 2. Sexual harassment accuse
Compare and contrast the three common types of retirement plans offered by employers, and indicate whether they are contributory or noncontributory plans. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each one to the employee and to the employer?
In the 1980s and 1990s collective bargaining in the United States often involved the negotiation of novel pay procedures, work rules, and worker participation programs. Some analysts have argued that the U.S. industrial relations system is becoming more similar to the systems in Japan or West Germany. What is your opinion of t
You are in charge of analyzing five new product ideas and have been given the information below.( 1 = worst, 10 = best). Management has decided that criteria 2 and 3 are equally important and that criteria 1 and 4 are each four times as important as criterion 2. Only two new products can be introduced, and a product can be intro
(a) Describe the relevant details of VTC in terms of purpose, people, process and communications technologies and provide relevant, actionable recommendations. (b) Identify the complexity of social and technical issues involved in VTC and provide relevant, actionable recommendations (c) Critically assess key factors that i
Draft a solution for: Improving Productivity with a Performance Dashboard
Discuss issues related to performance-based pay for executives.
What is the importance of clear expectations and goals in a performance review? How would you ensure managers are completing these accordingly?
1. Do you think service technology is likely to have a different influence on organization design from a manufacturing technology. 2. If top management is in chaos then what do you expect will happen? It filters down, just like we expect our ethical standards to be in place within top management we (as an employee) would hav
See attached case file. 1. BACKGROUND: Provide some Background on the Case itself 2. ANALYSIS: What are the major points in this case? What are the issues or problems or issues you have identified? 3. SOLUTIONS: What are methods that would address the issues/problems (you need to support this with some research). 4. CONCLU
1. What arguments can an employer use to justify having a drug or AIDS testing policy? Why might an applicant or employee be concerned about such a test?