Employee voice enables workers to effectively communicate their views to management and be actively involved in decision making. Voice arrangements allow employees to express their ideas‚ raise concerns and help solve problems by influencing workplace decisions and choices. (Gollan‚ 2006:349; Pymen et al‚ 2006:543). The various forms of voice available today in the current industrial relations system include both direct and indirect mechanisms. Indirect mechanisms include
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scholars have sought to understand and determine what actually motivates people so as to build a productive and effective workforce. Simon et al (2010). Human beings are seen to be the most valuable asset of any organisation because without people‚ machines cannot operate themselves; neither can operations nor processes fall in place on their own without the involvement of personnel. Saari & Judge(2004) suggest that “a happy employee is a productive employee”. This implies that there are certain factors
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Employee Relations Dr. Harold Griffin HSA 530: Health Services Human Resource Management February 23‚ 2012 Introduction Employee Relations involves the body of work concerned with maintaining employer-employee relationships that contribute to satisfactory productivity‚ motivation‚ and morale (Hopkins & Hampton‚ 1995). Essentially‚ employee relations is concerned with preventing and resolving problems involving individuals which arise out of or affect work situations. This paper will
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Employee empowerment is one of the management practices in today’s corporate business environment. It is a habit of allocating ideas‚ profit‚ recognition and control the costs with employees. According to the management theory of Kanter‚ mentioned by Rodriguez (2011) that by sharing power it will not only improve personal job satisfaction but also benefit the organization as a whole. The involvement and participation will allow them to gain greater job satisfaction and more committed to the organization’s
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WPS05 Employee Engagement SIES College of Management Studies Working Paper Series The Working Paper Series would attempt to disseminate the findings of research in specific areas and also to facilitate discussions and sharing of perspectives and information about the identified areas. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The views‚ findings‚ and interpretations expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not represent the views
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primary subject matter of this case involves the job satisfaction and employee engagement of a spa company’s workforce called Bella. The case depicts a new general manager Kris Jenkins’s concern that Bella’s numbers had deteriorated dramatically in the past year. Profits were down; absenteeism was up; turnover‚ while not dramatic‚ was higher than it had been in the past five years. This report shows how important the employee engagement to bring job satisfaction which overall leads a company with
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Employee recognition awards In today’s highly competitive business world‚ employee recognition is an important aspect of a business that needs to be given due attention. The way it is implemented and its success depend on how the business pursues employee recognition. In this report‚ we would like to showcase employee recognition in the business world‚ the theories behind each application‚ and how it is implemented by businesses. Employee recognition is an incidence or program by which an employer
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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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Employee Theft (Research Paper) Antonio Childress Baker College MGT 212: Section 02570 C. Delbridge November 27‚ 2012 EMPLOYEE THEFT Employee theft is a problem of considerable size for many companies. Many corporate security experts estimate that 25 to 40 percent of all employees steal from their employers‚ and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) estimates that employee theft of cash‚ property‚ and merchandise may cost American businesses as much as $50 billion on
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(R.E Sibson‚ Strategic Planning for Human Resources Management). This paper will define‚ describe and discuss Employee Empowerment used in today’s team based organizations. The paper looks at how this concept affects the company ’s diverse workforce. I will discuss the potential impact of these practices and the performance. Employee Empowerment Employee empowerment can be described as giving employees ’ accountability and ability to make choices about their work
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