Essays on Commitment

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- DECLARATION OF AUTHENTICITY
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
Training and development is involved with activities carried by an organization that are focused on improving the performance of employees. Training and development falls under the human resource department of any organization. These training and development activities include educational programs such as mentorship programs, training, coaching and workshops. They help to motivate and inspire employees and to bring the best out of them. Training and development have for long been understood to be only focused on looking developing new ways of production and improving service provision but Continue reading...

Executive Summary

China is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in the establishment of large gaming companies, ever since liberalization for gaming operators in 2002. This must have actually spurred economic growth, and boosted SMEs, which are the economic growth power engines. This paper explores the role of SMEs in an emerging economies, the role of manpower in SMEs, as well as understanding the key success factors of the SMEs in China.

Introduction

SMEs are the growth engines for any Continue reading...

Introduction

Employee Development
Employee development is an on-going, joint endeavor on the part of employees and the company for upgrading the employee's skills, knowledge and capabilities (Michie and Sheehan, 2005). Effective employee development calls for a balance amid a person’s career requirements and objectives as well as the company’s need for getting the task accomplished (Howard, 1995). Employee development initiatives make constructive contribution towards organizational outcome. A highly accomplished workforce could attain more and the employers could attain more as staff members gain in knowledge and experience. Additionally, retaining employees saves a large amount of company’s resources Continue reading...

- Introduction
Training and development is involved with activities carried by an organization that are focused on improving the performance of employees. Training and development falls under the human resource department of any organization. These training and development activities include educational programs such as mentorship programs, training, coaching and workshops. They help to motivate and inspire employees and to bring the best out of them. Training and development have for long been understood to be only focused on looking developing new ways of production and improving service provision but not thought of as means to improving employees attachment to Continue reading...

200175 Managing Human Resources and Industrial Relations

Assessment One
- Answer ALL three questions
- Each answer should be about 500 words (for a total of 1500 words)
- All answers must be completed ON THIS TEMPLATE, using the space provided at the end of each question. Use Calibri 11 point font (this is the default font so please do not change). This template is in editable Word format, so use additional space if required. LEAVE ANY UNUSED SPACE AT THE END OF EACH QUESTION BLANK.
- The completed templates MUST include (a) the completed cover sheet (b) answers Continue reading...

Introduction

Diverse cultural background in the work place focuses on issues such as religion, race, ethnicity, gender, and social values. Having a diverse workforce or employee in terms of cultural background is requires that the employers take into account the various needs of their employee. For instance, some of the needs that have to be considered include: dressing, religious practices, customs, social value, family obligations, and non verbal behaviors (Rugman & Collinson, 2009). Different cultures have different expressions for these aspects. For example, some cultures require specific dressing code such as wearing turbans at all times, while other cultures may require Continue reading...

1. Informal Networks
Atkinson & Moffat (2005) describes informal networks as a relationship between colleagues that develops after the realization of the gains derivable from such a network. Informal networks keep employees connected in a context that is only well understood among them (members of the same network). As opposed to formal networks which are regulative, informative-instructive, or integrative or innovative, informal networks are inherently are known to change with time (Anderson, Ones, Sinangil, & Viswesvaran, 2001). Research has shown that these networks are less innovative and are by all means not regulative.

Conventionally, the presence of informal networks has always Continue reading...

Commitment is the state of being dedicated to an activity or a cause. This means that an individual has to be more than willing to satisfy a given activity. Commitment may be defined by existence of various terms in its explanation. Like other words, commitment may have been made meaningful and sensible by presence of other words to supplement it or make it easy to understand. Such words are devotion, loyalty, and faithfulness. For a cause or activity to be achieved various forces must work together. These forces are the words that may be used together to bring out Continue reading...

Abstract

Values are the enduring perspectives that an individual strongly holds to judge between right and wrong. In addition, with the help of such values an individual is able to perceive and interpret the surroundings on the basis of which, an individual is able to make correct decisions. Since values play such crucial role in an individual’s life. It has been indicated that values have significant role in influencing the attitude of an individual i.e. commitment and job satisfaction along with other factors. On the other hand, it has also been indicated that conflicting values systems can negatively influence Continue reading...

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Introduction

Human resource management is an important concept in any organization. There are current trends that are seen by human resource management. Many organizations strive to retain employees and make them perform better. What is seen today is mechanisms which are used to have high performing employees. Today, emphasis is put on employees who perform and deliver than those who do not deliver. There are strategies that have been put that help employees perform better. This paper will focus on the latest trend of high performance work systems in workplaces (Guthrie, Flood, Liu, & MacCurtain, 2009).
High Continue reading...

California Lutheran University

Rayan Azhari
Chapter I

Introduction

Succession planning is the process of identifying, recruiting, and training employees of an organization in order to equip them with skills necessary for enabling them to take up future top management positions. It entails training and evaluation processes to ensure that the respective employees are capable of effectively and efficiently handling all the management and leadership issues, they may face in the course of duty.
Succession planning is an important part of everyday organization activities and, as a result, all organizations whether small; medium sized or even large must prepare for future succession possibilities. Effective Continue reading...

Chapter I

Introduction
Succession planning is the process of identifying, recruiting, and training employees of an organization in order to equip them with skills necessary for enabling them to take up future top management positions. It entails training and evaluation processes to ensure that the respective employees are capable of effectively and efficiently handling all the management and leadership issues, they may face in the course of duty.
Succession planning is an important part of everyday organization activities and, as a result, all organizations whether small; medium sized or even large must prepare for future succession possibilities. Effective succession planning ensures Continue reading...

Introduction

The organizations and entrepreneurs worldwide experience investment provisions in training and development for the maximization of gains. There are variables including adequate investment in employee training, investment criteria, and monetary wellbeing of businesses show their greater significance in businesses globally due to rapid transitions in industrial era to knowledge-based . Training and development has a radical impact on the generation of intellectual property. The intellectual property entrenches development of wealth in substantial means for companies that strived for growth in their business settings. There are a lot of business gains associated with commitment and control strategies that are part of Continue reading...

Commitment - Saudi Arabia

CMN 598
Introduction
In December 2010, Arab revolution was accidentally started by Mohamed Bouazizi. Bouazizi worked as fruits and vegetables seller in his town, illegally. One day, a police officer stopped him and confiscated his cart as a weekly usual; this was not a big deal for him. Mohamed tried hard to get his cart back, and he managed to do it. Several minutes later, the same police officer returned, angry and full of hatred, slapped Mohamed and asked other policemen to kick him- for no reason. Bouazizi was furious. He could not control his anger, not because of Continue reading...

The article is titled ‘The Effect of Gender on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment in Kuwait’ by Rastied Al-Ajmi. It explores the effect of gender on employee’s perception of job satisfaction and commitments to organizations and relates specifically to Kuwait. In the study underlying the article, the researchers sampled 436 employees, 223 males and 213 were females from five ministries in Kuwait. The study employed correlation, t-tests as well as one way analysis to come up with a conclusion.
The study explores existing literature and notes that there is a convergence towards the fact that gender roles are Continue reading...

Participative Management and Job Satisfaction

Participative management involves encompassing ordinary employees in the everyday decision making. Notably, employees become more responsible of their workload and improve on their productivity and quality of their work. Job satisfaction on the other hand entails leadership dictating the success of the organization. The employers need top-notch leadership skills to motivate the employees therefore improving the quality of their work. The following literature reviews will explore case studies and hypothesis improves the relationship between employers and employees therefore increasing job satisfaction. That relate to these two important factors.
Yousef (2000) scrutinizes the role of mediation in the typical organization. Continue reading...

Executive summary

My experience with MEGA business simulation was both rewarding and challenging. For this reason, this report presents my reflections on this simulation. The report starts with an introduction where I discuss how the reflective practice techniques can be important for analyzing my experience in MEGA business simulation. In addition, the report outlines both positive and negative critical incidents, which affected all of us as a team as well as me during this inspiring experience. It is worth mentioning that this report uses the reflective theories to outline these critical incidents in a thoughtful and practical manner.
The initial critical Continue reading...

Abstract

The study, carried in Kuwait, assessed the effect gender has on employee perception of organizational commitment and job satisfaction. The study sampled 436 employees from five government ministries. The study used correlation, mean t-tests and one way analysis to analyze the data. The study found no significant differences with regards to gender.

Introduction

Presented literature highlights genders roles as one of the key issues for women regarding employment. However, recommendations have been made for more research into the influence of gender roles on women’s job attitudes. Sex differences like work values and job attitudes have been showered with attention Continue reading...

Introduction

Organizational effectiveness is a significant element pursued by various corporate bodies in an attempt to ensure smooth operational procedures and workforce utility. Unity is an important aspect of organizational effectiveness and individual performance, as a single ingredient for success cannot guarantee positive yields. This paper addresses the significant role played by psychology in organizational effectiveness. Psychology has a number of components which act as subsequent factors that when combined affect the overall delivery of organizational effectiveness. These include factors like workforce personal selection and recruitment, training, performance management and the enhancement and maintenance of motivation and culture within an Continue reading...

Legal Representation of Mentally Disabled

In this paperwork, I am going to present an overview of the general rights and protections afforded to the mentally disabled. The paperwork will also consist of some of the main difficulties facing advocates for the mentally disabled (both legal and non-legal advocates). Information on civil commitment standards, right to treatment in the least restrictive setting, prediction of dangerous and incarceration of the mentally disabled will also be included in my discussions. As I go through the paperwork; I will be suggesting for the existence of social change in these areas so as to end up with a more Continue reading...

Human Resource Management

The relationship that Human Resource Management has with labour unions is critical to the management of personnel; therefore understanding the theories, strategies and realities of management-labour relations needs to be studied. This paper discusses the relationship between Human Resource Management models and labour unions during and economic and financial crisis. The event chosen as the starting point was when in 2012 the UK petroleum tank drivers, members of Unite, voted on whether or not to go on strike. This event had many implications for Human Resource department in every sector of business because a strike by the drivers that Continue reading...

2. Literature review
The phrase Quality of work life (QWL) according to Stephen and Dhanapal (2011); Bagtasos (2011), originates back in 19th century labor conference at Arden House, Columbia University. Stephen and Dhanapal states that people use the term to refer to the well-being of organization employees. Nevertheless, Normala (2010) uses business perspective to define QWL as employee satisfaction and their work related behaviors. Stephen and Dhanapal indicates that QWL also affects employees in the way they response to their work in terms of job performance, job effort, organization identification, job involvement, job satisfaction, personal alienation, intention to quit Continue reading...

DQ WK 1 One

DQ WK 1 One

Introduction

Job satisfaction and organizational commitment are two concepts that have similarities but remain different. Job satisfaction can be described as the level of contentedness of an employee about their job. On the other hand, organizational commitment is the level of psychological linkage of an individual to an organization they work. Therefore, job satisfaction is at an individual level where one enjoys the duties he or she performs while organizational commitment is the loyalty of an individual to an organization and the work they do.

Job satisfaction and organizational commitment have several common aspects. Both aspects Continue reading...

An experienced registered nurse (RN) who has just completed a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Leadership at a regional university is keen to progress their nursing career. They have accepted the offer of their Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) to become the team leader of a n interdisciplinary team that is to be formed to investigate an increase in nosocomial infections in the unit. The NUM has commented to the RN that one or two of the non nursing staff have expressed apprehension about the team being led by a member of the nursing staff and not one of the other Continue reading...

Introduction

The present paper provides an analysis of the mission and vision statements of two companies – Patagonia Outdoor Clothing and Columbia Sportswear.

What is Mission Statement?

A mission statement is like a guideline for an organization and its members. It guides and directs the employees of an organization towards the individual, collective and ultimate goal of an organization. It is supposed to provide them strategic leadership, direction and also supposed to motivate all employees alike (Lewis, Goodman, Fandt, & Michlitsch, 2006). This statement summarises the vision of any organization or company in a few sentences, what the company wishes to establish and be in the Continue reading...

Background

This conflict relates to a publishing company which needs my expertise to solve it in their sales team as an ex sales manager has left organization, now workers in sales departments are unwilling to perform to sustain levels. Organization is facing challenges due to advances in technology and exponentially growth in internet users as now users can find more e-books than ever before. In such critical times this organization is unable to bear any conflict among staff members, managers and workforce, while sales department is already facing threat from less market capitalization, this makes it more critical for company.
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This report has been prepared following an intensive analysis of EMAAR Properties’ total quality management in order to identify its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and propose possible actins that would improve it (Dawawala, 2009). The report begins by looking at the company’s history, organizational structure, mission, vision, strategies and values. This is then followed by an examination of the company’s human resource management practices and its current situation in reference to these factors. The company’s total quality management is then examined accompanies with a comparison of the company’s performance with a similar real estate Continue reading...

Business

Introduction
Participative management involves encompassing ordinary employees in the everyday decision making. Notably, employees become more responsible of their workload and improve on their productivity and quality of their work. Job satisfaction on the other hand entails leadership dictating the success of the organization. The employers need top-notch leadership skills to motivate the employees therefore improving the quality of their work.

Commitment

Kenari, Alavijeh, Hamidi, & Sajjadi (2012) conducted a study to show that commitment is vital for participative management and job satisfaction. Ismail, Zainuddin, & Ibrahim (2010) performed a stepwise regression analysis to measure commitment and its relationship to job satisfaction. Continue reading...

Chapter one

Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
In Nigeria, traveling by road has always been a nightmare because roads are in a terrible condition. There is no reason for having the poor roads because a lot of money is set aside to maintain and reconstruct them. The condition of Nigerian roads especially those getting into the city require immediate attention and thanks to Ratcon construction company which intends to enforce a total quality management on the same. For almost 20 years, total quality management abbreviated as TQM has been a major term for improved productivity. Total quality management is much Continue reading...

In every person’s life, marriage is considerably one of the most important highlights of their lives as this signals their commitment to one another and a new life. Many consider marriage to bevery serious business as many couples opt to take a long time to determine whether they can enter such commitment or just stay separated. However, there are a few who would undergo marriage and later on file for divorce due to irreconcilable differences and other reasons that would show the other is unfit for such commitment. For years, divorce remains as a hot topic for many Continue reading...

Involuntary civil commitment is a civil case area focusing on the commitment of individuals to assisted treatment in the case of mental illness and conditions posing a threat to the individual or others. The selected area focuses on commitment to prevent an individual from suicide attempts. When the person poses a risk to his/her wellbeing, his/her liberty can be taken away until proper treatment occurs; during commitment, the individual receives psychological treatment through the help of a forensic psychology professional. It occurs in an institutional environment with limited risks.
The law defines a situation requiring commitment based on suicide Continue reading...

Different leaders have different approaches in leadership. However I believe that leadership involves working in and with a team. Without the ability to unite and work with a group of people in the organization, one cannot brag of being a leader. Uniting a team for a common goal poses a great threat to majority of leaders and therefore becomes a very significant issue, worth the discussion while analyzing my leadership style.
I believe that an organization’s key competitive advantage is teamwork and no amount of capital, technology, finance or strategy would make any organization to be so outstanding. Continue reading...

Market Entry Strategies

Abstract
There are numerous marketing entry strategies and they all imply a level of degree of risk and that of international firm commitment as well. Generally the international strategy development implementation is a process that goes through several steps to achieve. The major starting point is indirect exporting and if there are satisfactory results then the associating local firms make more committing agreements. This study reviews important literature and provides a conceptual framework on the new market entry strategies. A proper investigation is done on the various strategies that are important in entering a new market and also analyses Continue reading...

Introduction

There are numerous non-profit donors in the United States of America. The country’s non-profit sector accounts for a better part of the country’s gross domestic product. As well, it employs a good number of the USA’s workforce. The non-profit sector is exceedingly competitive, and many organizations constantly work to attract grant funding, donors, media attention, employees and volunteers.

Just like non-profit organizations, for profit organizations derive a lot of benefits as a result of creating a long lasting relationship with the organization’s supporters (Weir and Hibbert, 2000). Gaffney (1996) demonstrates that an organization not only Continue reading...

ExxonMobil: Diversity

Introduction
ExxonMobil is one of the largest publicly traded oil and gas companies in the world, with business that covers the whole range of oil and gas related activities inclusive of exploration, extraction, sale, transportation of petroleum products, natural gas and petrochemicals. Presently, the company has in excess of 23 billion barrels of oil in proved reserves across six continents; besides, it is the largest oil refiner in the world with 37 refineries across 21 countries with the capability of producing 6.2 billion barrels daily, (ExxonMobil, 2012). With a workforce of more than 80,000 employees, the company has Continue reading...

Question 3

Instead of selecting country-markets on the basis of stand-alone attractiveness, managers need to consider how participation in a particular country will contribute to globalization benefits and the global competitive position of the business. Being a serious global player means much more than simply having a certain percent of your revenues from outside the USA and being involved in a certain number of countries. Being present in ten countries that include the United States, Japan, and Germany is far more important, in most industries, than is being present in thirty countries that exclude these three but include many small, less Continue reading...

Exploring Research Designs and the Relationship to the Research Question

The goal of this study is to examine the various factors affecting the retention rates of first year college students. The main guiding research question for the study is: what are the factors that affect the student retention rates of first year college students.

Research questions

The following are the research questions for this study:
1. How does financial background affect student attrition rates of first year college students?
2. What is the relationship between academic and social integration and student retention rates?
3. Is institutional commitment an effective administrative strategy for increasing student attrition rates?

Research Design

Research design primarily depends on Continue reading...

Describe the factors of attraction. What attracts us to one another? Why are we less likely to befriend someone from another culture than someone from a similar background with a similar physical aesthetic? Be sure to identify and describe all six factors in attraction.
Psychology of attraction is a complex and interesting kind of psychology, which provides people with answers to many important questions that are necessary to be understood by everyone seeking for harmonious relationships. In order to understand what attracts people to one another, it is necessary to describe six main factors of attraction.
The first of Continue reading...

Reflection on Values and Ethics in organizations

1.0 Introduction
In today’s organization, code of ethics, mission, vision, organizational culture, values as well as social responsibility have become very important aspects that guide an organization to success. For the success of an organization the management is most responsible for the formulation of these critical aspects of the organization. As such the personal code ethics, mission, vision, values and culture of the manager are more often than not intertwined with those of the organizations. As for a company or any institution to be successful, then the manager should have good personal values that will enable him steer Continue reading...

Chapter 3: Perception and Learning

The concept of perception in organizations refers to the process in which information about other people is received, and sense is made out of the received information. It entails the creation opinions about other people based on what has been heard, seen and read about him or her. Perception in organizations includes how people in the organizations perceive themselves too based on characteristics they believe to possess. The concept is very important in organizations because apparently it determines how employees will relate with one another. According Greenberg, (91), people tend to have a positive perception about their personalities. When Continue reading...