Employee Case Studies Samples For Students

Leader-Member Exchange Theory (LMX)

Introduction
The Leader-Member Exchange Theory (LMX) is premised on the belief that, by understanding the relationship between a leader and followers, one can appreciate how leaders influence employees. Different leaders forge varying types of relationships with their employees. In LMX, these relationships are categorized as high-quality or low-quality (Winkler, 2010).

High Quality LMX

In a high-quality LMX relationship, there is mutual trust, warmth, helpfulness and respect between the leader and followers. Moreover, both parties transcend their job-descriptions, in helping one another to achieve personal goals. This relationship is a combination of professionalism and mutuality. Such workers are more productive than others because Continue reading...

Conflicts are a natural part of the collective human experience. Wherever there is the involvement of choices, conflicts are bound to happen. In the current competitive world, opinion and views are highly divided and hence conflicts are inevitable (Deutsch & Coleman, 2000). In our efforts to work cooperatively and collaboratively with one another, we often have differing opinions about how best to accomplish our common goals. Conflicts in the workplace are common and they occur as result of varying personalities and perspectives. Employer and employee conflicts are the most common types of conflicts in the workplace. Conflicts most of the Continue reading...

Low education level is always a challenge to Human Resource managers since managers would like to assume that the employees they hire are creative enough to handle the tasks which they give them. However, employees with low level of education will have low confidence levels with their skills. The employees will always see the other employees as threats to their existence. Employees with low level of education will always be withdrawn from the rest of the employees as they will feel out of place in an organization. As a result of this withdrawal, the employees will be less productive Continue reading...

Chip Mazey is a vice president of the group. During a meeting with him, in a working situation or social meeting, I would pinpoint a number of issues that we feel the officer needs to work on. A particular aspect that the manager needs to work on would be on how he relates with his employees. Respect for employees is a trait that is missing in Chip’s style of administration. Chip's style of administration started right after he was promoted to the vice president's position and his ego took a grip on him. The manager is so full Continue reading...

Reasons why Sue failed in delegation and suggestions to help her

Sue failed in delegating the work to her employees because she piled work on them and did not care about the employee’s schedule the next day. Clearly, the employee’s had a busy day; Jodi and Ken were busy on the job for the personnel department, but Sue was not mindful of this. It is impossible for people to serve two masters; therefore, Jodi and Ken could not work on the sales material and the personnel department job at the same time. They had to choose the job that they thought was more important and abandon the other. Continue reading...

Management Information systems

Management Information Systems

Cisco “WAAS is a technology developed by Cisco Systems that optimizes the performance of any TCP- based application operating in a wide area network environment while preserving and strengthening branch security” (Laudon). According to the Cisco WAAS sales support webpage, 80% of Fortune 100 companies have purchased WAAS.

Importance of Monsanto Connection portal

It is important to Monsanto that employees worldwide are able to use their Monsanto Connection portal with ease because Monsanto tries to ensure that it is located near its customers, many of whom are in rural areas. Furthermore, a lot of their research is conducted in tropical zones Continue reading...

1. According to Maslow’s hierarchy, which basic need does the Patagonia culture meet? What would it be like to work at Patagonia? What’s your assessment of the company’s work environment?
The culture at Patagonia has fulfilled the employee’s physiological, safety, and belongingness needs (Educational Psychology Interactive). As the employees are able to afford a better than basic lifestyle it suggests that physiological needs are met. The company provides its employees with job security as the turnover rate is well below the industry average in the retail sector. This indicates that the company can retain its Continue reading...

Mercy Cancer Centre is a premier community cancer treatment centre located in the ghetto of a major city. It caters for treatment and management of cancer cases for the members of the public at no cost. Hundreds of underprivileged members of the community and others from outside the locality are undergoing treatment at the centre. A number of these patients visit the centre on appointment with doctors while 30 terminally-ill people are admitted at the facility.
Mercy Cancer Centre depends entirely on well-wishers for all its financial needs. Samantha Peters, the founder, also doubles up as the executive director. Continue reading...

Based on Module 9, describe what failed in the orientation process. Be specific and use examples based on case study.
An orientation program was normally initiated with an objective to introduce the new joiners to their jobs in a formal manner. A new employee comes to know about different aspects of their jobs through a proper orientation, as it elaborates on the information that an employee receives during the selection procedure. The main purpose of an effective orientation program is to introduce the new employee to the organization as a whole, to its co-workers and their work units, apart Continue reading...

Management Case Study – Somebody has to be let go

Introduction
Having Health Systems (HS) or Health Service Organizations (HSOs) as clients can be tough and challenging. Often, a manager is left with the responsibility of redesigning the organization of the consulting firm based on the demands of the HS and HSO clients. Ever-changing rules and regulations such as the newly ratified Affordable Care Act (ACA) has required HSs and HSOs to have to adapt, and in turn, affect the flow of operations and the stability of consulting firms. Another common result of common changes in the HS and HSO industry would be the reduction in reimbursements as a Continue reading...

“Human Resource”

Patagonia is one of the most attractive companies for employees to work with. The organization offers a lot to the employees, and the management has created such a working environment that every individual would love to work at Patagonia (Outside, 2011). The working environment of the company motivates the individuals to perform well. The company encourages employees to celebrate, and this helps in enhancing the motivation level of the employees.
The management encourages the participation and appreciates the efforts of the employees. Patagonia offers a complete lifestyle to the employees so that they can enjoy their work and their Continue reading...

Timmy Aldrich is a high school student who has been hired to sweep up the backrooms of Smedley Bottled Gas Company’s warehouse for two hours every Friday. Therefore, Timmy works two hours a week for the company. Under the law, Timmy may be classified as an independent contractor instead of an employee. To determine whether Timmy is an employee or an independent contractor, you will want to examine such things as whether or not Timmy offers his cleaning services to other businesses. As Timmy only works for that company for two hours on Friday, he could go to Continue reading...

Part A

Description of the Situation
Faslane started performing poorly due to leadership and structural loopholes that allowed the management and outsiders to interact in unprofessional ways and develop rifts. The employees could not share ideas due to fear of leakages and disputes from the political class. This threatened market position for Faslane; thus, the need for change and new management arose within Faslane. Howie and Craig undertook massive changes within the institution. They aimed at extending the management levels of the institution to involve other people within the system and developing quality market relations. This paper analyzes the concepts and Continue reading...

Ricci v. DeStefano, 557 U.S. 557 (2009) was a controversial case that was decided by the United States Supreme court. The case concerned racial discrimination practices by New Haven, Connecticut’s fire department. The department had eighteen employees where seventeen were white, while there was only one Hispanic. The company in 2003 had seven openings for captain and eight positions for lieutenant. The department administered civil service examinations to fill the positions. The test consisted of two segments where one was oral and the other was written. The New Haven Department of Human Resources issued and RFP for the Continue reading...

Question 1

One of the causes of lack of effective management is that my age is an issue to some of the members of the management team. Additionally, they feel that I do not have the experience that is required for such a position. Additionally, they feel that they have already developed a comfortable working and communication relationship with their line managers, which makes them handle their duties well since they feel that their issues are directly heard at the headquarters. They seem to think that reporting through me may be inefficient and that their issues that they raise may be Continue reading...

Employee performance is an area, which requires adequate management. Management can enhance employee performance through training and motivation. Similarly, employee performance can be monitored through assessment. This exception report describes a situation in which the performance of some employees, to whom additional duties were delegated, surpassed management’s exceptions. Managing this situation is useful for the firm in several ways. One is that it will foster innovation among the identified employees through motivation and empowerment. Secondly, it will facilitate employee-rewarding process; the employees who have surpassed the management’s expectations will be presented with commendations for providing additional services Continue reading...

Management and Leadership Development

Introduction
Competitions among organizations are tight these days. The success or failure of the company’s market edge in the industry largely depends on the effectiveness of their respective management teams. Management effectiveness includes, but is not limited to, creativeness and the ability to think outside of the box. Resourcefulness and strategic skills are essential in determining ways to outsmart the competitors in today’s global industry. In this paper, readers would get to learn about the techniques and strategies to manage global organizations effectively. Readers will learn the competitors’ edge over one company in relation to management and Continue reading...

Problem Outline

Cox’s Container Company (CCC) is a medium size manufacturing company that produces both large and small containers. In the last few years, the company’s profitability has gone down due to increased competition from similar companies that have reduced CCC profit margins.
CCC needs to change its culture and structure if it is to remain profitable and therein lays the problem. The employees are not willing to implement the new changes and thus they are not cooperating. The new management team has not introduced the changes well since it has not consulted any of the employees. There has Continue reading...

In purchasing the most suitable system off of the shelf and modifying it according to its individual production needs, this company will face various issues. The employees of JC Gear Company may find it difficult to work with this system. The procedures associated with the running of this system may involve a lot of technicalities that the employees of the company are not familiar with them. This makes the whole process of operation very difficult.
Purchasing the system off the shelf may also lead to problems because it may not suit the actual needs of the JC Gearing Company. Continue reading...

Introduction:

Any business organization or industry needs an operations manager in order to run their daily operations smoothly. The operations manager for the B.B beverage company has a vital role to play. Lacking of this services, the company might not realize the standard or target results desired due to departmental confusion and uncoordinated flow of activities. The operations manager of the B.B beverage Company also has to attain some threshold requirements in order to be absorbed into the company and deliver services effectively. This position needs a personality that will keenly look at the team management roles and deliver effectively Continue reading...

DILEMMA AT DEVIL’S DEN

Devils Den faces a dilemma. Susan is a finance major who works part-time at Devil’s Den, a snack bar, managed under a contract with the College Food Services (CFS). The snack bar runs two shifts; the morning shift is managed and controlled by full-time employees, while the night shift is run by students, who work under the supervision of another student, who holds the position of manager. There are approx. 30 student employees and 6 student mangers employed by CFS to supervise Devil’s Den. Student managers are previous employees chosen by other student managers, have no formal Continue reading...

Job Company Base Pay

Administrative assistant: A $25000
B $31000
C $30000
D $33000

E $29000

F $28000
Average $29000 3% Lead $30000
Base pay
Benefits manager: A $62000
B $61500
C $60000
D $64000

E $63000

F $66000
Average $63000 3% Lead $65000
Base pay

Operations analysts: A $55000

B $57000
C $56000
D $58500

E $59000

F $54000
Average $57000 3% Lead $59000
Base pay

Payroll assistant: A $35000

B $34000
C $35000
D $35000

E $36000

F $29000
Average $34000 3% Lead $35000
Base pay
»» Task G: Because your company wants to lead in base pay by 3 percent, adjust the predicted pay rates to determine the base pay rate you will offer for each benchmark Continue reading...

Starbucks is the world’s leading coffee house chain. Ever since its inception in Seattle, Washington, over 40 years ago, the company has managed to expand its operations to over 60 countries, managing a total of more than 18,000 outlets (Starbucks, 2014). According to Forbes, Starbucks is the 76th most valuable brand in the world due to its robust business performance and incredible brand recognition globally (Forbes, 2014).
Dunkin Donuts, on the other hand, is Starbuck’s major competitor and perhaps the biggest one. The company specializes in serving an elaborate variety of donuts and coffees along with Continue reading...

Psychology

Analysis
A close look at Woody’s Veneer Factory reveals a number of irregularities involving lower management, employees, and middle class management. These issues require prompt attention particularly in the upper management. The major issues in this organization are vandalism and incidences such as workplace violence. There are other problems with management, employee, and lower management relations. In addition issues such as lower employee satisfaction, avoidable waste, lack of leadership skills, and lower production rates are rampant.

The possibility approach is comprised of path-goal theories which states that, from the interplay of the person, leadership is function. It further Continue reading...

Question 1: Telepresence Benefits

Based on Cisco’s claims, there are a number of reasons why TelePresence should already be used in companies and other organizations. First, it has the capability to increasing employee productivity and collaboration because it reduces the need for employees to travel to places where they need to attend meetings. This eventually results in less wasted time travelling and recovering from fatigue caused by the travels. Another benefit realized through the utilization of TelePresence is that it enables business process transformation making a company closer to its clients. This is done by conducting meetings with their customers regarding products Continue reading...

Improving large format printing in Marketing Advantage

Introduction
Marketing advantage is a private company (family owned), based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The major activities of the company include vehicle wrap which is mainly vehicle sales advertising, contract printing done on behalf of external marketing companies which involves customized printing on small marketing type items and lastly , large format printing done on behalf of local companies and national resellers which include printing of flags, banners, signs, tents, giant inflatable and tradeshow displays. All the operations of the company currently takes place on a 19,000 square facility and a total of thirty employees who are both Continue reading...

A health professional has the responsibility of ensuring maximum safety for all individuals within an organization regardless of their gender and backgrounds. Based upon the scenario the investigation process requires adequate resource for it to be effective. Therefore, the health officer is obliged to take into consideration the importance of setting up a communication process that would facilitate identification of potential or possible causes for the employees’ dizziness and feeling sick. This would increase the chances of conducting effective and proper evaluation of workers allegations. It is fundamental to state the major reasons for conducting an investigation. This normally Continue reading...

Overview

The concern of the performance of the company is to check on the factors that cause the success of the institution. Productivity in the company would result if the cooperation and the working environment were conducive for all workers in the institution. This is a company with high potential which fails to perform due to lack of coordination.

The main issue is the low performance since the employees are unhappy. There is a lack of proper coordination between the management and the workers. The communication of the employees and the management gives much of the collaboration that results into Continue reading...

The University of Michigan Leadership Model (UMLM) was developed by researchers at the Michigan University in the late 1940s. The researchers identified two leadership styles: job-centered leadership and employee-centered leadership. In the job-centered behavior, the manager is concerned more with the needs of the job as opposed to the employee-centered behavior where the manager is concerned more about the needs of the job. This paper seeks to identify how UMLM has been used in the case of Apple Inc.
One of the organizations that have made use of the UMLM is Apple Inc. Apple has a culture of enhancing Continue reading...

Question 1: Project Scope

Project Scope is one of the first things that must be defined when planning for an Information System Project. Providing a project scope is very important because it defines what the project must deliver or what it contains. It contains the sum total of the features of the information to be developed. The Work Breakdown Structure is the most common tool used to visually describe the scope of a project. Without a well defined project scope, a project cannot completely identify its user and system requirements as well as the projects functional and non-functional requirements. This will eventually affect Continue reading...

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What is a current liability? From the perspective of a user of financial statements, why do you believe current liabilities are separated from long-term liabilities? Based on your current experience as well as any additional research you may have done provide two examples of situations where businesses collect monies from customers and employees and reports these amounts as a current liabilities.
Current liabilities are what the company owes for its debts in the next year. Long-term liabilities are those that are debts to be paid in longer Continue reading...

Management

Management

Introduction

Management is a key function of an organization that should be approached carefully. The case study presents the prevailing conditions within a company known as AbeBooks. There has been high employee turnover within the marketing team. Essentially, increased employee turnover implies that that is a prevailing problem that needs to be addressed in order to avoid adverse effectives of this problem. A thorough review of the case and identification of the root causes of the problem is necessary to ensure that a resolution is achieved as promptly as possible . This report addresses the prevailing issues within the company Continue reading...

In the first case study about ‘Senior Management office location’, I would recommend that organizations adopt open door policy to enable interaction among all staff. The open door policy promotes exposure of senior management to other employees. For an open door policy to be successful, a guideline needs to be put in place to enable solving of problems at any level in the organization. The open door policy follows that the employees will first try to solve their problems with their immediate supervisors. The senior management should allow all the employees to gain access to them. They should then Continue reading...

HR

- The idea of implementing Workforce Management Initiative (WMI) has worked well for IBM. However, the new structure of WMI will require HR functions to become more technology-specific, and this will call for persons with technology-based education to be more effective. Since the roles of business support and centralized functional support will blend into a common platform, a lot more work will go into planning strategies and deployment of resources. The HR will have to continuously monitor and expand on the available tools that support HR, IBM managers and IBM employees from time-to-time. This means that HRs will Continue reading...

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Inevitably, every company strives hard for the economic prosperity and economic expansion and for that purpose; different things and provisions would have to be taken into consideration. Employees are the backbone of an organization and no organization can increase their financial belongings without having effective workforce and by getting their core commitments. There are many departments that are working under the cover of business. Employees are considered as the most valuable assets for any organization to amplify their productivity. Every department has its particular to perform in the best interest of the company but as far as employees related Continue reading...

- What are the justifications for workplace drug testing?
For a long time, drug use has been a common problem at the work place in the United States of America. This was not until 1982 when the first random drug test was carried out at the work place. This set the ball rolling for the institutionalization of workplace drug testing. The justifications for workplace drug testing were informed by the accidents at the workplace that were attributable to drug use and abuse. For instance, the first random test for drugs at the work place was in the United States Continue reading...

Companies are undergoing theatrical changes, which have noteworthy implications for how their human resources should be managed and for how human resource function is best managed and organized. Thus, the forces driving forces for change comprise rapid deployment of information technology, the globalization of the economy as well as the increasingly competitive dynamic business settings, which companies face. In addition, there is growing the consensus that efficient human capital is vital to organization’s success and that the HR functions’ focus should be more strategic. The demands on human resources function have never been greater. Since 1970, the global Continue reading...

SUMMARY OF THE CASE

Delarks a chain of stores in the garment segment was facing severe operational losses. A change in management was proposed to turn the company around and initiate the transformation process. Harry Denton took the position of CEO and proposed an instant downsizing within the company. The process was abrupt and strategies adopted by the company damaged the morale and motivation of the employees. Appropriate measures and counseling of the employees was not done. The employees were not prepared beforehand that such a rigorous downsizing process would take place (Wetlaufer, 1998).
Some of the most senior and experienced staff, which Continue reading...

“Over his initial years, Jarrod established good relationships with his fellow mechanics. With his promotion, these relationships appear to have suffered. Do you think that Jarrod could have used these relationships to benefit the development of the team? Explain the reasoning behind your answer.”
Yes, I agree that Jarrod should have taken the opportunity of the initial good relationship to cultivate a good working relationship in the team before introducing the changes. Effective working relationships in any enterprise improve the quality of teamwork. This quality in turn influences the performance of the team. Change in the world of business Continue reading...

The main problem that the marketing company in scope is facing, according to the available information, is the high employee turnover, which impacts company ability to remain successful in the market. Although the existing benefit program is not necessarily the only parameter that can affect turnover, inadequate benefits can surely be responsible for the employee dissatisfaction with their current employer. In order to address the problem and to revamp the benefits program it is important to identify the main characteristics of a successful benefit program, which can attract, retain and motivate people in the company. Firstly, a successful program Continue reading...