Essays on Applied Psychology

Introduction

As the head of the information technology department of the Emirates Airline, there is a need to introduce varying degrees of change within each section of the unit to inject efficiency in the entire operations. As such, the changes will focus on customer booking and seat reservations to improve customer care and uplift the overall image of the department. The change is of low urgency because it is a long-term endeavor that will gradually ensure quality services to the entire clientele. Further, it is proactive and has been informed by the deliberations within the Department, aiming to introduce sustainable ...

Introduction

The globalization of business, as well as the rise in the movement of the workforce across the geographical borders and nations, have significantly increased the diversity in the workplaces. The contemporary organizations come in all shapes and sizes. Most of them now have employees from diverse cultural backgrounds. With the increased workforce diversity, especially within the multicultural organizations, the concept of organizational justice has increasingly become vital. Notably, many researchers continue having an interest in this concept (Colquitt et al., 2001). The HR is required to ensure that organizational justice prevails so as to prevent conflicts in the workplace. ...

Introduction

The balancing of life and work is a problem for several individuals in organizations. Work-life balance as a concept has become popular in research works. Additionally, sociology, human resource management, psychology, as well as organizational studies are concerned with work-life balance. Most research encourages people to find an equilibrium of work and life. This is to avoid conflicts that often arise. The concept has also had various definitions proposed by scholars. Others define it as a sense of harmony in life. It is also described as satisfactory functioning at home and work with minimum conflict of roles. Focusing on ...

Leader-Member Exchange Theory

Summary of the Leader-Member Exchange Theory (LMX) Theory The theory advocates for the application of teamwork in achieving the set objectives of any given project within the various departments of an organization. Whereas the role of the leaders cannot be undermined, the leaders in LMX theory are aware of the fact that the desired outcomes are better achieve in an environment of cooperation and empowerment (Hofmann, Morgeson & Gerras, 2003). The leaders also recognize the importance of empowering the members of the team they lead so that the members are not just instructed but also participate in creating solutions for ...

Leadership is the political, psychological, or social influence of an individual or a group of individuals on a group of other people. Leadership is viewed as both a trait character and in addition a relational concept whereby one individual impacts others. It is a process by which a person influences a group of people to achieve a common goal. A leader has personal skills that give him a distinctive difference and allows him to be listened to and followed by a group of people. Leadership can also be defined as an influential authority based on the relationships the leaders ...

Introduction

The thesis statement for this annotated bibliography is “Team Members Are More Successful with A Transformational Leader Versus the Transactional Leader”. The sources that have been chosen will be useful and will allow an effective research process with information being added to the body of knowledge relative to the specified subject. To gather a clearer understanding of the thesis there must be an understanding of the transformational leader and the transactional leader. Leadership carries with the title the responsibility of understanding different methodologies and/or theories that can be used in order to ensure the success of the department, team, ...

Marital Satisfaction and Work-Family Conflict

The purpose of this paper is to present a proposal for a study on the topic of marital satisfaction and work-family balance. The paper presents the proposal under the subsections objective, subjects for the study, ethical considerations, measurement, data collection methods, and data analysis. 1. Objective The concept of work-family balance refers to the assessment of the whether or not family and work resources are sufficient to satisfy both work and family demands (Voydanoff, 2005). Family and work are central social institutions in an individual’s life and both absorb considerable amounts of an individual’s time. Balancing the ...

Executive Summary

Third party providers of proposition player services are a nascent, but a highly promising segment of the United States gambling business industry. There is much strong evidence suggesting that the number of casinos and other gambling establishments in the country is dynamically increasing. Thus, the importance of providers of third party proposition player services will be increasing simultaneously. At the same time, the practice shows that there are serious human resources problems in this area. In particular, the employee turnover rate in this industry is unusually high, sometimes reaching 35%. This research proposal provides a comprehensive introduction into the ...

Introduction

The capability to shape and develop the leadership abilities of the members of the organization so as to fulfill organizational needs and demands is a complicated and challenging component of the general leadership development process. Leaders are responsible for the achievement of organizational goals, as well as for their followers' performance needed to attain the desired outcome. However, this is not an easy task. Widget PLC has problems with their leadership as revealed by decreasing employee motivation and managerial performance. This paper discusses and analyzes the relevance of transformational leadership and authentic leadership to the problem of Widget PLC. ...

Chapter 1

1.0. Introduction The researcher followed a survey which was given out to the employees within magic care solutions care home. The researcher seeks to find out if the management within magic care is very effective. It was done through an analysis method which comprises of qualitative and quantitative. The analysis was built on primary data which was carried out through doing a questionnaire on effective leadership within magic care homes. The questionnaires were given out to staff within the care home. The results of the respondents was converted to qualitative data Leadership styles can be different with all different ...

HRM Issues in an Insurance Company

The Cases discussed below are related to Human Resource Management, experienced by the author as a human resource manager in an Australian Health Insurance firm. Each case has some distinct features typical of HR function and are addressed by the author using the relevant theories and practices on the issues. The cases are presented below

Scenario 1

This case represents a situation where a young male employee GS has been promoted as the manager in a regional office which is comparatively smaller than his previous location. His team consists of mainly part time female members, with similar and educational backgrounds and ...

'Work-family balance', or WFB, is the topic that has garnered the interests of academicians, management Tsars, and researchers. With growing competition and stress in the business environment, family life is likely to get affected thereby putting a negative impact on the work productivity. Thus, making a balance between work schedule and family life is of utmost importance if one wishes to have an overall satisfied life. However, identifying related family-specific variables and studying their impact on work-family conflict ( WFC) are some of the pre-requisites to boil down to the balancing part. This paper aims to review the available literature ...