Running head: XCEL ENERGY PAYS FOR EMPLOYEES WHO EXCEL Xcel Energy Pays for Employees Who Excel Tobie Deslo Kaplan University AB203: Human Resources Management Prof. Jennifer Bryant 11-27-2012 Name of Case Introduction In an effort to generate high performance‚ Xcel Energy implemented a reward program that paid employees who submitted useful suggestions. Unfortunately‚ no one thought to evaluate and measure the benefits these useful ideas had to the overall
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that I wanted a career in the IT field‚ I had to take careful consideration in how the field was growing. I knew that IT was a very profitable career field but I didn’t know how much of a career it would have been for me. I researched the degree program with two particular schools I was interested in as well did some internet research on the field. I realized that I had to specialize in something specific in the field. IT is a very promising field but it will be more beneficial with a concentration
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A SUMMER TRAINING PROJECT REPORT ON “IMAPACT OF VARIABLE SALARY ON MOTIVATION OF DAYAL SALES EMPLOYEES” In DAYAL FERTILIZER PVT. LTD. Submitted to Mahamaya Technical University‚ Noida for the Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTATION (MBA) Batch (2012-14) Submitted By: Submitted To: SANDEEP KUMAR Mentor Name Roll NO. 1211470025 ISHA CHAUDHARY (Faculty) Institute
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do not have the right individuals to cover all the tasks that are needed. With any job‚ there are individuals appointed to different departments in which they are qualified to work on. When there is no one able to work in that department‚ it either gets shut down or they find someone who has similar qualifications until they are able to find an individual. What does this mean? This means that the individual is going to have more than one job performance and only receive the pay for whichever position
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Journal of Business Studies Quarterly 2010‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 4‚ pp. 110-118 ISSN 2152-1034 Case Study Rewarding for Success in an International Assignment: the Case of Returning to an Uncertain Future Ileana Alvarado Krystal A. Antoine Gian-Carlo Cinquetti Jorge Fernandez Jabir Najair Giuliana Scagliotti Bahaudin G. Mujtaba Nova Southeastern University Abstract This case discusses how the decisions and communication from Human Resource (HR) management can be detrimental at times when placing
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Interesting article especially as rewarding and motivation was a topic close to my heart during my HR years. My understanding o the article is that to achieve the desired business objectives and high productivity‚ or to influence certain behaviors in the workplace such as teamwork and professionalism an adequate rewarding system must be in place. Although financial reward is the first thing that comes to mind when we think of rewarding employees‚ it is not the only type and in some cases may not
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10-30-2013 Encouraging Employees through Feedback and Coaching In organizational behavior I have learned that giving feedback and coaching others is very helpful for employees to succeed and the business as well. When you encourage others to do well‚ work runs smoothly too. Employees are more likely to enjoy their job and be willing to give their best when they know well what is expected from work and receive feedback. Businesses also have to look into motivating employees through job design‚ goal setting
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" A well thought orientation program is essential for all new employees‚ whether they have experience or not". Looking at the statement above‚ I would say that I agree with it. Why? Because nowadays orientation becoming important for new people that coming into the organization‚ they can know more deeply about the company. In terms of experience of the new employee‚ there are two different thoughts. I talked with my relative who had work in an motorcycle manufacturer for 3 years‚ and he said
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“Time Is Rewarding” Understanding why we do things sometimes can be misconstrued. Not only through the perception of others but also in our own minds. The reasons we think we may take involvement in something when further inspected‚ can show us what our real motives are. Allot of times volunteering typically translates into doing something someone cannot typically do for themselves. This being said‚ altruism is something we tend to refer to as a motivation in being an active volunteer
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Quality of Customer Service becomes critical for company’s success on the market. If planed properly‚ incentive pay plans may increase customer service representatives’ interest to providing better service to the customer. Specifics of Customer Service brings its difficulties to setting standards for quantity and quality measuring of the Customer Service productivity‚ as basics of incentive pay determination. Customer Service definition and role in the business. Customer Service topic is both easy
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