Essays on Bogardus

When it comes to the hiring, management and retention of employees, there are plenty of departments that have an impact. However, the most widespread impact most certainly comes from the human resources department. If a human resources department is not doing their job well, the impact this mismanagement or lack of management is felt throughout the business because the people that are hired will generally not be the best and the brightest and the good employees that do come along are quite likely to get frustrated or disgusted and head for greener pastures. While the functional departments of a ...

Social Distance Theory

Social distance can be described as a propensity to approach or withdrawal from a group. The division of people based on a social class, ethnicity, race, and gender can be described as a social distance that prevails within or out of the societies. The differentiated behavior of people that leads them to their segregation with another person or persons of the society is a social distance (Prandy, 2003). For instance if a person is not able to mix up due to race, gender, ethnicity or social class then he will be regarded as a person who is socially distant from another member living in a society. Such a ...

Chapter 7 Selective Hiring

In your opinion, what are of some necessary characteristics of a great potential employee for a hospitality business? For at least three of the characteristics you mentioned, explain why you feel they are necessary. Employees in the hospitality business need to have certain characteristics that will guarantee services provided are adequate. The hospitality business relates to more of how clients are provided with what they need, therefore, employee’s ability to relate and address client’s concerns becomes critical. One of the necessary characteristics of hospitality employees is that they need to have enthusiasm. Enthusiastic employees are in a better position ...

1.0 Introduction Strategic human resource management has become a significant phenomenon in modern organizations. Beam Suntory Inc. is the world’s number three premium spirits company having headquarters in Illinois. The primary products of the enterprise are tequila, Canadian Whisky, Scotch whiskey, rum, vodka, and other ready-to-drink pre-mix cocktails. The company was established in 2011 as a separate identity after it spun off from Fortune Brands holding company. At present, the company is a subsidiary of Suntory Beverage and Food Limited, Japan. The company sells brands that are produced directly by the enterprise. Along with it, it also imports and markets ...

Abstract

Personal problems often affect the capacity and motivation of employees to work (Janssen, Lam, and Huang, 2009, p. 787; Rich, Lepine & Crawford, 2010, p. 617). Common problems include alcoholism, substance abuse, family and marriage problems, relationship problems, financial problems, and mental and physical conditions or disorders. Organisations implement Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) to address these problems. The process of implementation, however, relies on the definition of EAPs. Internal programmes are within the control of managers, while external programmes are beyond the management’s jurisdiction. Existing studies prove that the involvement of organisations in EAP implementation is significant in drawing ...

Introduction

Onboarding can be referred as a process of orienting, interviewing, and successfully integrating newly hired employees into a company’s culture. In reference to Bradt et al. (2011) onboarding strategies provide speedy track to constructive, productive work and strengthened employee relations. Bradt et al. (2011) further argues that orientation of new employees begins before employees’ start date and it is usually extended through for the first six months of employment. Notably, onboarding is a continuous and comprehensive process that extends for a long duration of time rather than a day event. According to Erling (2011) when onboarding new employees, choice, communication and actions make ...

Public Concerns Applicable to Today’s Fire Service

The historical challenges witnessed in the decade of conflagrations have ensured that modern fire service departments across the United States take into account substantial public concerns that led to these disasters in the early 20th century. According to Fire Engineering (1997), the public concerns that were not taken into consideration during the decade of conflagrations have been fully implemented in modern fire service departments to ensure that such disasters are not witnessed anymore. The public concerns derived from the decade of conflagrations include; educating the public in relation to fire, promoting fire insurance coverage, enhancing building safety codes, and ...