CHAPTER 01 INTRODUCTION Job satisfaction refers to an employees general affective evaluation of his or her job. Spector defines the concept more simply as “how people feel about their jobs and different aspects of their jobs” (1997‚ 2). He also considers it as a “related constellation of attitudes about various aspects or facets of the job” (Spector 1997‚ 2). The organizations should be concerned about their employees level of job satisfaction? Employee satisfaction increases employee retention
Premium Motivation Maslow's hierarchy of needs Job satisfaction
Unit 1 Evolution of Management Thought Learning Outcome After reading this unit‚ you will be able to: • • • • • Explain the basic features of Management and Organisation Understand various approaches to Management Philosophy Know about Mathematical and Behavioural Serial Schools of Management Identify the Contributions and Limitations of Scientific Management State Administrative Management Time Required to Complete the unit 1. 2. 1st Reading: It will need 3 Hrs for reading a unit 2nd
Premium Management
The Emerald Research Register for this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0262-1711.htm The effect of organisational culture and leadership style on job satisfaction and organisational commitment A cross-national comparison Peter Lok Australian Graduate School of Management‚ UNSW‚ New South Wales‚ Australia The effect of organisational culture 321 Received April
Premium Organizational studies and human resource management Organizational culture Management
Taxonomy of Management Theories RUNNING HEAD: TAXONOMY OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT THEORIES 1 Taxonomy of Global Management Theories Grace S. Thomson Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1267942 Taxonomy of Management Theories Taxonomy of Management Theories This document presents a taxonomy of 14 management theories and models that incorporate grounded theory or theoretical frameworks addressing different aspects of leadership‚ organizational design‚ managerial roles‚ global
Premium Management
Ch 01 Bartol Foundations:Layout 1 29/8/07 7:43 AM Page 2 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER OUTLINE What is management? MANAGEMENT: AN OVERVIEW BEHAVIOURAL VIEWPOINT Management defined The management process Early behaviourists Hawthorne studies Human relations movement Behavioural science approach WHAT MANAGERS ACTUALLY DO Work methods Managerial roles MANAGERIAL KNOWLEDGE‚ SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE Knowledge base Key management skills Performance MANAGERIAL JOB TYPES Vertical dimension: Hierarchical levels
Premium Management
169–179. Garavan‚ N. T.‚ P. Gunnigle and M. Morley. (2000). Contemporary HRD Research: A Triarchy of Theoretical Perspectives and Their Prescriptions for HRD. Journal of European Industrial Training 24‚ no. 2‚ 3‚ 4: 65-93. Gardner‚ W.L.‚ Avolio‚ B.J.‚ Luthans‚ F.‚ May‚ D.R. and Walumbwa‚ M. (2005. Can you see the real me?’ A self-based model of authentic leader and follower development‚ The Leadership Quarterly‚ Vol. 16‚ No. 3‚ pp.343–372. Ghoshal‚ S. and Bartlett‚ C.A. (1998). The Individualized Corporation
Premium Human resource management Strategic management
Union impact on the effective adoption of High Performance Work Practices Please cite this article as: Gill‚ C. (2009) Union impact on the effective adoption of High Performance Work Practices‚ Human Resource Management Review‚ 19‚ 39-50. Dr. Carol Gill Program Director - Organizational Leadership Melbourne Business School Melbourne University Carlton‚ Victoria 3053‚ Australia Phone +61 3 9349 8452 Facsimile +61 3 9349 8404 Email: c.gill@mbs.edu Abstract This paper examines the literature
Premium Trade union
Chapter 12: Motivation Across Cultures Learning Objectives and Chapter Summary 1. DEFINE motivation‚ and explain it as a psychological process. Two basic types of theories explain motivation: content and process. Content motivation theories have receoved much more attention in international management research because they provide the opportunity to create a composite picture for motivation of human resources in a particular country or region of the world. In addition‚ content theories apply more
Premium Motivation Maslow's hierarchy of needs
UNIT-IV LESSON 11 ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR CONTENTS 11.0 Aims and Objectives 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Meaning & Definition of Organisational Behaviour 11.3 History and Evolution of OB 11.3.1 Historical Perspective of Organisational Behaviour 11.3.2 Various Historical Concepts 11.4 Challenges and Opportunities of Organisational Behaviour 11.5 The Nature of Organisational Behaviour 11.6 Interdisciplinary Contributions to the Study of Organisational Behaviour
Premium Management Scientific method Organizational studies
Human Resource Management Review 16 (2006) 181 – 198 www.socscinet.com/bam/humres Keys to motivating tomorrow ’s workforce☆ Gary P. Latham a‚⁎‚ Christopher T. Ernst b b a University of Toronto‚ Canada Center for Creative Leadership‚ Singapore Abstract Work motivation is a set of energetic forces that originate within as well as beyond an individual ’s being. It is a psychological process resulting from the reciprocal interaction between the individual and the environment that affects
Premium Motivation