“EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH” - from a HRM perspective THE PLOT: Vince Downey is the head cashier and winner of 17 consecutive Employee of the Month awards at Super Club. If he wins one more Employee of the Month‚ he will be put in the Super Club’s Hall of Fame and win a new car. Zack Bradley‚ who is the ultimate slacker‚ has been working at the Super Club for 10 years‚ and is still at the bottom job‚ working as a box boy. Then Amy enters the picture; she is a new cashier transferring in from another
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Employee Engagement Hye Chong Yi (260446951) McGill University CORG 555‚ Winter 2011 Professor Sema Burney 3 March 2011 “em·ploy·ee (-noun): a person working for another person or a business firm for pay. en·gage (-verb): to occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or persons). en·gage·ment (-noun): the act of engaging or the state of being engaged.” -Dictionary.com (2011) Introduction Employee. Engagement. Separately
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Chapter I INTRODUCTION 1. MEANING OF WAGE/ COMPENSATION PAYMENT: Wage is a monetary payment made by the employer to his employee for the work done or services rendered. It is a monetary compensation for the services rendered [1]. A worker may be paid Rs. 100 per day or Rs. 4500 per month. This is wage payment. The worker gives his services and takes payment called wage payment. Industrial workers are paid remuneration for their services in terms of money called wage payment. Wages
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the possibilities of gain or reward. Employee work motivation and performance will be analyzed from the perspective of motivation theory as the central for the analysis. Motivation involves getting the members of the group to pull weight effectively‚ to give their loyalty to the group‚ to carry out properly the purpose of the organization. Employee motivation is one of the major issues faced by every organization. This study also focuses on the employee motivation among the employees of PepsiCo
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satisfaction and importance of employee satisfaction as a literature review. 2.1 Definition and concept of motivation Many researchers have developed the concept of motivation based on the existing knowledge. Motivation is a psychological feature that arouses an organism to act towards a desired goal and elicits‚controls‚ and sustains certain goal-directed behaviors. It can be considered a driving force; a psychological one that compels or reinforces an action toward a desired goal.(Encyclopedia) . Internal
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EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT INTRODUCTION Employee empowerment is a term used to express the ways in which non-managerial staff can make autonomous decisions without consulting a boss/manager. These self-willed decisions can be small or large depending upon the degree of power with which the company wishes to invest employees. Employee empowerment can begin with training and converting a whole company to an empowerment model. Conversely it may merely mean giving employees the ability to make some decisions
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working in public CW are exacerbated by occasional‚ high profile abuse and neglect cases that receive attention from the mass media (e.g.‚ serious injuries‚ or child fatalities) combined with a broad misunderstanding by the general public about what the proper roles‚ functions‚ and limitations are of those who work in public child welfare Researchers and child welfare leaders are beginning to recognize that the workforce may be the most important variable over which agencies and policy makers
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Employee motivation is the level of energy‚ commitment‚ and creativity that a company’s workers apply to their jobs. In the increasingly competitive business environment of recent years‚ finding ways to motivate employees has become a pressing concern for many managers. In fact‚ a number of different theories and methods of employee motivation have emerged‚ ranging from monetary incentives to increased involvement and empowerment. Employee motivation can sometimes be particularly problematic for
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Contents BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY 2 History of Genting Highlands 3 Content 4 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs 5 Physiological Needs 5 Safety needs 6 Esteem 8 Convenience 8 McClelland’s acquired needs theory 9 Pros of Employee Motivation 10 Self-Esteem 10 Health 10 Recognition 10 Safety 10 Cons of Motivating Staff 10 Will Not Last and Employees become greedy 10 Over competitive 11 Job description oriented 11 Over dependence 11 Recommendation 12 Remove Demotivators 12 Pinpoint each employee’s
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Employee engagement is a multi faceted concept. Employee Engagement is a two-way process between employees and an organization. In the words of Kahn (1990:694) ‚ employee engagement is defined as “the harnessing of organization members’ selves to their work roles; in engagement‚ people employ and express themselves physically‚ cognitively‚ and emotionally during role performances”. The cognitive aspect of employee engagement concerns employees’ beliefs about the organisation‚ its leaders and working
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