Essays on Job Performance

Public image of nurses: past, present, and future

Introduction Undoubtedly, the nursing profession has vital ingredients of accountability and autonomy. Also, it is true to assert that nursing profession demands more responsibilities than before when the main role of a nurse was just to provide comfort and care. In the modern world, a nurse is expected to be an advocate for clients, a manager, and an educator (Drayton & Weston, 2015). However, little attention is drawn towards the assessment of the actual public image and perception of nurses. Nurses seem to dwell in a dual structure of nursing and social worlds. The two worlds tend to influence and ...

Introduction

HRIS is an essential tool in large corporations as it helps in connecting HR management with all departmental roles. Technology is the key tool that connects organization systems and HR software. The HRIS allows the human resource management activities and process to be carried out electronically. The electronic systems and software enable the organization to undertake different activities such as management, accounting, and payroll. HRIS aims in increasing efficiency in decision making by HR (Martin, 2006). The decisions made are essential in increasing quality and productivity of both the human resource manager and employees. Furthermore, it offers different solutions ...

Motivational theories can significantly enhance the criminal justice structure and profession. The application of these five motivational theories can optimize the delivery of services among the criminal justice professionals while advocating for employee productivity, effectiveness and efficiency in the field of law enforcement and criminal justice system: The Need Theory of Abraham Maslow provides that there is certain hierarchy of needs; from lowest to highest, that need to be satisfied to keep an individual motivated. The lowest hierarchy of needs according to Maslow include the physiological and safety and security while the highest order of needs are belongingness, self ...

The Board of Education violated her right to privacy

The Board of Education disregarded Pettit's entitlement to privacy. She had devoted much of her time to work with the mentally challenged children for more than thirteen years and, all through her vocation, her assessments were constantly positive. Her sexual orientation in “Swingers” is outside her jurisdiction of her role as a teacher and the allocated working hours, and she is at liberty to do whatever thing as long as it does not meddle with her performance as a professional instructor. Based on the allegations leveled against her, her sexual activities have nothing to do with her qualifications or ...

Personal Review on Self-Assessment

Understanding the concept briefly, Psychological Capital (PsyCap) is an assessment of gather positive capacities of an individual at a workplace through four psychological elements, which could produce effective outcomes after an adequate training. PsyCap comprises of four positive psychological capacities namely hope, optimism, self-efficacy, and resilience. The score of PsyCap indicates the productivity, stress tendency, and well-being of an employee at a workplace (Steeneveld, 2016). Evaluating personal PsyCap scores, I scored 16 points in “self-efficacy” that refers to the broadness in performance and role activation at a workplace. I affirm the accuracy in scored points since my personality during ...

Managing organizational behavior is an approach to create effective human behavior in the organization. It investigates the actions and attitude of the employee towards each other and organization. It affects the individual and organizational performance and may create complexities in the organizational culture. I have chosen the case study of HealthSouth Corporation that covers the impact of ethical leadership on employee job performance and the company growth. HealthSouth Corporation is providing health care services and based in the United States. The organization is serving the nation with the team of best employees. It is specialized in different health care ...

Introduction of staffing and Performance Appraisal in retail sector context

Staffing in Retail Sector Retail sectors constitute the part of the economic market made up of businesses that sell well to the final consumer. The ultimate or the final consumer is the client who buys goods for personal use and not for business use. The retail sector encompasses various kinds of shops such as small and medium-sized stores and kiosk, large department stores, supermarket chains, mail-order business as well as online businesses. Staffing is an integral and a core process within the retail industry. Staffing includes a range of activities followed in the acquiring and maintaining a human personnel. ...

Problem Identification

Ponsonby Pies has endeared to stay at the edge of competition. Even though gourmand pie was not common at its time of establishment, it ventured into this product regardless of the stock market crisis and decreased demand for pies. However, its organizational structure and culture may threaten its current achievements and expectations. The firm focuses so much on personal communication between the directors and workers as a move to engage employees. Although the engagement of employees has been proven to be very beneficial to the staff and the company at large, it is important to adopt effective strategies of ...

360 Degree System

Chapter 1

Introduction: Performance appraisal is the critical tool in the human resources management for the achievement of the organizational goals and the objectives. This performance appraisal helps to improve the employee’s strength and weakness. Based on the performance appraisal, the performance of the employees can be measured and evaluated. 360 degree review is the appraisal approach and it is defined as collecting feedback from multiple sources of the input of employees, colleagues, seniors to evaluate the performance appraisal. The research mainly focuses on the validation and reliability of the appraisal system which makes convenient for the ...

Providing Trained Behavioral Personnel

1.0 Executive Summary The success of an organization relies significantly on the type of human resources it utilizes. Talented human resources tend to improve the service delivery in health care organizations. Moreover, unlike other institutions, health care organizations require sensitive recruitments due to sensitive nature of their services (Rynes & Cable, 2003). However, staff recruitment is a challenging task, particularly when it comes to making decisions regarding the most suitable candidates. If the recruitment is poorly conducted, an organization may end up hiring wrong and unqualified personnel (Carlson et al., 2002). Turnover problem is another consequence of inappropriate hiring, which ...

“Performance management systems, which typically include performance appraisal and employee development, are the “Achilles’ heel” of human resources management. They suffer flaws in many organizations, with employees and managers regularly bemoaning their ineffectiveness” (Pulakos, 2004). Performance management involves planning, and employee input to determine methods and techniques to improve the performance of employees and align these improvements with organizational goals. In this paper, the internal and external job roles and responsibilities of retail sales associates will be highlighted, an organizational modification plan that can be used to encourage specified behaviors in the retail sales associate capacity, methods for measuring ...

What is an appraisal?

Performance appraisal is “a process of determining how well employees do their jobs relative to a standard and communicating that information to them” (Mathis et al. 369). It may combine various oral and written approaches in order to evaluate employee job performance in the best possible way (Inc. Magazine). Realistic performance standards should be developed before employee appraisals are applied. These standards should rely on results-, behavior- and trait-based information. Results may include sales volume, cost reduction, improved quality, etc. (Mathis et al. 369). Behavior-based information is concerned with how well an employee may communicate with customers and partners ...

Test Results

Organizational behavior is the complex set of relationships between group and individual levels, based on individual performance and motivation. Luthans et al (2007) define a positive organization as the study of the application of positive human resource strengths and their capacity on the psychological level. The authors suggest that such capacities can only be applicable and used by the organization once they can be measured, developed and utilized for collective performance improvement. With the above in mind, one of the interesting tools that provide companies with an opportunity to evaluate individual positive emotional and psychological capacity is the PsyCap ...

Within the speech titled “Gay, the Military and My Son,” by Roscoe Thorne, a father discusses his upset with the Pentagon’s recent decision that gays cannot serve in the armed forces, (Thorne, Roscoe, 1993). Having read Thorne’s powerful arguments, I take the viewpoint that he has highlighted a major flaw in the United States Navy that should be addressed. Regardless of an individual’s sexual preference, an individual should agree to allow homosexuals in the armed forces because regardless of an individual’s sexual preference, they still have the power to be effective leaders and contribute to ...

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Background With particular focus on Dewar’s book, A Savage Factory, this report examines how the failure in manipulating various organizational behavior principles in the right manner can lead to massive mistakes and the ultimate collapse of the organization. It is the memoir of Robert J. Dewar who has worked at Ford Motor Company, one of the biggest automotive companies in the world. This report aims to summarize the history of workers and managers and their attitude towards work. The workers and managers discussed were mainly responsible for controlling the quality of the products and sale ...

Question 1

The three main populations that were studied in the research Successfully employed people with disabilities Employers that have successfully hired and integrated people with disabilities into their workforce Placement providers who have worked closely with employers and also successfully placed individuals with disabilities into the workforce. Question 2 The researchers used qualitative research. That is proven by their use of a small sample size, and the respondents were selected to represent the larger population, and they had to fit into an individual quota. Also, the research was focused on understanding the reasons, opinions as well as motivations of the ...

Sarah is facing a very common ethical dilemma that many professionals face when they are affronted with the pressures of a new positions and the future prospect of being promoted, (Gentile, Mary, 2016). The lines of ethics tend to have a very gray area that stem from the desire to satisfy a new boss and the loyalty to a former team that depends on ethics for record keeping purposes. Sarah’s moves have to be calculated in this instance so that she does not pay later on for a very poorly formulated decision. Consider the answers to the following ...

Under this section, the impact of Occupational Health and Safety Legislation on both the behavior of an employer and employee is discussed. When both the employers and employees fully understand the need or importance of health and safety programs, they become alert in their behavior since awareness about the potential hazards, to which the office staff is exposed, among all organizational members increases. Resultantly, employers and employees can now prevent illness and injury at the workplace. When employers get to know about the legislation concerning health and safety programs, they tend to display a responsible behavior. Not only they ...

Introduction

The paper will examine the effects and solutions of substance abuse among the teens in America. A brief history of substance abuse in America is analyzed to give the audience the present situation in America. The preceding section involves examining how substance abuse has led to the lives of American teenagers. Drugs cause nausea, liver damage, and malfunctions the damage. In addition, teens that abuse drugs lose concentration, and compel them to miss classes and these results in high school dropouts. American youths under the influence of narcotics are deceived that the crimes may be a potential opportunity to ...

Biodata is a recruitment method used as a substitute for cognitive testing since it may be used to predict attributes of job performance that are not detectable through cognitive techniques (Gunter et al., 2016). The rationale involved in the application of this method is that past behaviour may be used to project future behaviour. Apparently, the data submitted by job applicants concerning such issues as previous experiences and education may be used to predict job performance. Nonetheless, the use of biodata demonstrates several attributes that would place the organization at significant risk. One of the attributes that make this ...

Abstract

This paper is a discussion of a leadership project. It examines leadership experience of leading a team at Sentara Healthcare Organization and the leadership approach employed in leading this team. It further analyzes assertiveness leadership conundrum and the insight gained from the interviews with leaders on how to acquire and rightfully apply the skill in leadership. The paper posits that assertiveness is a crucial skill that every leader should possess as it influences team success. However, leaders should know how to employ effectively the skill as extreme levels of assertiveness are detrimental to a team. Additionally, the paper provides ...

A career in criminal justice is usually very demanding. According to Hagan, Roman & Nollkaemper (1997), police officers have one of the most demanding jobs in criminal justice given that they put their lives at risk to ensure that law and order is maintained in a community Job satisfaction is one of the major motivators in any given job. It is factual that employees that are satisfied with their jobs perform better than those that are dissatisfied with their jobs. Consequently, job satisfaction has a major effect on the performance of the police officers as they go about their work. ...

Scenario 1

What theories of team behavior might assist GS in taking on his new role? In the given scenario, GS has been given a team of 24 employees who all have been working in the office for more than 5 years. This shows that all the team members are completely familiar with the organizational culture and norms, and are also well adjusted to their job roles. Furthermore, GS’s active interest in promoting conformity and harmony is also well-liked by all the team members, which also indicate that everyone is on the same page. These factors indicate that the team ...

1. How can the six primary dimensions of diversity contribute to an individual's advantage or disadvantage in the workforce society? Your answer should include an explanation of the individual's age, ethnicity, gender, mental/physical abilities, characteristics, race, and sexual orientation to include how they can affect job performance. The six primary dimensions of diversity include age, ethnicity, gender, mental/physical abilities, race and sexual orientation. Each of these dimensions have the potential to create advantages and disadvantages for individuals in the workplace. Additionally, each of these dimensions can affect job performance. The dimensions affect self-image and individuals are products of these ...

The hospitality industry for a long time has struggled to get the best performance and loyalty from its employees. Hospitality industry employees have been subjected to poor working conditions, poor pay, and long working hours among many other issues and this has led to poor performance and disloyalty from many of them. Employee motivation has been found to be the key that could unlock the potential of hospitality industry employees. For a long time the hospitality industry has failed to establish what truly makes employees motivated and satisfied with their jobs (Karatepe & Sokmen, 2006).

Many scholars have emphasized on the ...

Management

The article “Role of ‘‘haraam’’ practices on behavior and performance of employees: a case study of business organization” reveals the story of Maryam who was employed as a customer support specialist at People’s Services Inc. The female employee was suspected for using ‘haraam’ products such as drugs and alcohol, which are not allowed for Muslims who are followers of Islam. Resultantly, the researchers reveal that use of ‘haraam’ products affected Maryam’s personal life and job performance as it could attitudinal, behavioral, emotional and psychological changes. Although, it was unclear that Maryam had either become addicted to drugs and alcohol ...

Introduction

Roberts (2003, p.89) argued that performance appraisal is a controversial management tool that provides answers to problems within the system design and administration of organizations. Majority of the organisations have adopted appraisal systems to enable it gauge employee performance in trying to boost morale, and reward them accordingly. However, despite the importance and popularity of the performance appraisal in organisations, its implementation and effectiveness have been controversial (Liu and Dong, 2012, pp. 150). In fact, some studies revealed that there are many performance appraisal systems that have completely failed to motivate employees to do a better job (Oh and Lewis, 2009, ...

Management Recommendation

Management Recommendation Achieving success in business requires a thorough analysis of several components of the work being done and laying down a workable plan. Taking the case of PepsiCo, there are three distinct segments that the management focuses on to bring the success of the company. To start with, job performance is the most crucial aspect in a workplace as it gauges the outcome of the efforts put into work. For a fruitful job performance, Mr. Woo and his supervisors should always communicate clearly the goals and expectations to their workers. This helps the employees to know what is important and focus ...

An important cog in the performance of the organization is the way in which individuals and teams are managed. After the session I realized that the goals and objectives of the organization depend on the performance of its employees and how effectively they are being managed.

Individual employees have two key objectives when they are part of any organization:

a) Good performance in their jobs

b) To be part of the organization which they admire the most.

In similar way managers also have two key objectives when they are part of any organization:

a) To maximize their job performance

b) To ensure longevity in the firm

A good performance acts as a stepping stone for an individual’s growth in the organisation. Employees therefore engaging in citizenship behavior and are good at ...

Discussion 1

According to FDU Magazine (1999), three out of every four American workers report stress associated with their employment with the United Nations’ International Labor Organization stating the epidemic is global. The effect in the United States is approximately $200 billion annually. A Wall Street Journal(Mantell 1999) survey reported one third of employees consider quitting their jobs due to stress and 14% actually did.

The major medical, behavioral, and psychological consequences of distress are:

- workplace violence - an estimated 60% of lost work days are related to stree - increased health care costs of approximately 75% to 90% - mistakes in production - employees ...

Essay 1

In simple terms, training can be defined as the process in organizations which brings employees to decided and acceptable standards of skill and talent through teaching them and also making them learn through credible guidance. The training process essentially helps employs to perform their duties and tasks better by gaining the necessary skills, knowledge and attitude. The training process also enhances the employees’ understanding and gives them a model scope to explore and analyze their current knowledge skills and abilities. Training is essentially a participative process and this participation essentially takes place between the trainee and the trainer. The trainer is ...

WORKER STRESS AND BURNOUT

Worker stress and burnout are a state of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion that occurs when an employee feels overwhelmed with his duties and responsibilities at work, disabling him to live up to expectations. As stressors continue to place demands on him, he begins to lose the motivation that made him take on the position in the first place (Gryna, 2004).

Although stress is a prerequisite of burnout, burnout does not necessarily result from too much stress. For burnout to come about, psychological involvement is necessary. An employee can live with stress and even enjoy it sometimes, but there will ...

Explain the impact of an individual's personality on work performance

One’s individual personality has a great influence on the work performance. Different personality factors have a direct influence on one’s job performance. Factors like extroversion versus introversion, self-esteem, conscientiousness and stability influence one’s execution of learnt skills. Some personality factors result in undesirable tensions between employees in the organization. Such tensions are costly when interpreted in the context of superior-subordinate relations, employee-employer relations and peer relations. These organizational conflicts cause low turnover and job dissatisfaction (Barrick & Ryan, 2003).

Different personality types have different features. Some of these features arouse different reactions in different people. For instance, some ...

Question 1

Labor unions have really impacted compensation in my work place. Prior to the intervention of the labor union, the organization used to offer inequitable and unfair remuneration to its employees. Incentives and benefits were a rare scenario and no employee received them despite their exemplary performance. The labor union engaged the organization in a thorough collective bargaining process that led to improved compensation. Working conditions, Wages and benefits were improved to a satisfactory level. This resulted to improved job performance, job satisfaction and recruitment. The overall performance of the organization improved enormously.

Employees are continuously joining labor unions as the popularity of ...

Overview

Sexual harassment in the workplace has increased the need to have and formulate laws that protect employees from exploitation in the workplace. Sexual harassment originates from the need to exercise power in the workplace (Boland, 2005). Sexual harassment in the workplace does not have to involve outright demand for sexual intercourse. It may even involve a simple joke, which is not received well by the other party. Sexual harassment is prevalent in the male dominated workplaces where the number of women employees is fewer. Men will likely be influenced to harass a woman sexually in a workplace. This is the case especially ...

According to Stabile (1997) the prevalent use of personality tests as a method to determine the mental an emotional aptitude of employees during the recruitment process has raised ethical and professional issues that question that validity and reliability of the tests that may amount to invasion of privacy and discrimination against minorities. Aside from these concerns, the main thesis of the article is whether personality tests will be advantageous for the employer to outweigh the costs to be regarded as effective hiring tools. Based on the study of Stabile (1997) the usefulness of personality tests will mainly rely on ...

Job satisfaction is a concept that is believed to be researched the most when it comes to human resources and in particular industrial psychology. The fact produced by this research is that job satisfaction is co related with productivity. There is no dispute in the correlation of satisfaction of job with productivity but on the contrary, there is no as such evidence related to it. There are three ways of explaining the correlation. When one employee is more satisfied towards hi job then he becomes more productive too. Thus, when he becomes productive it becomes a source of contentment for them ...

According to research conducted by Zunker (2005, p. 132), personality traits have two different approaches that define them. These include the nomothetic method and the idiographic one. However, the nomothetic method believes that individuals inherit their personality traits and there is no way the surrounding environment can affect them. However, the idiographic approach to personality differs with the nomothetic one because it draws focus on entire personalities of people. For example, it specializes on factors such as richness and complexity that are imperative in understanding the deeper details of an individual. Ferguson (2009, p. 132) also asserted that there ...

Motivation pertains to the forces that determine or influence the level, persistence, and direction of effort that a person exerts at work (Schermerhorn, Osborn, Uhl-Bien & Hunt, 2012) where direction is the person’s choice from a given set of alternatives; level refers to the amount of effort exerted; and persistence refers to the duration by which a person sticks to a particular action (Schermerhorn et al., 2012). There are many theories that suggest the factors that motivate people. While none of them on their own offer a complete understanding of what motivates people, they all offer some insight on the various things that ...

There is a wide range of things that could affect the normal working environment in a public or government workplace. Disability and its underlying personal & interpersonal, and physical & emotional issues serve as some of the best examples. The local or state government has provided public and government workers the necessary protections so that their rights may not be compromised should they receive maltreatments and encounter issues of prejudice in their workplace because of their disability.

This is a case of David Milligan, the acting chief of human resources of a state university-owned library. David Milligan currently faces a problematic situation wherein he ...

Abstract

Racial stereotyping is a serious workplace issue that can have a significant negative consequences to both the employees and the organization. Racial stereotyping is described as a crude generalization about a particular racial group that is not based on facts (Grant and Sinclair, 2003). People who practice this attitude sees people of a particular race based on a fixed and generalized point of view that can lead to discrimination and prejudice. Racial stereotyping in the workplace can have a significant impact on the ability of the organization to maximize its human resources because of the discriminatory practices that can hamper productivity among the employees. Racial stereotyping ...

Introduction

The existence of temporary employees is a vital element of the contemporary organizations. In United States, around one employee out of four is engaged in temporary tasks in organization . The share of temporary employees in the workforce improved from 2.799% to 3.299% in the years from 1994 to 1997 as reported by the Ministry of Labor and this improved tendency is anticipated to endure in the years to come ; . Due to the improvement in the quantity of employees, an accord is developing within HR administrators that the recruiting companies need not to be the sole ones bearing the liability for ...

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Reflective Report

According to Aristotle, the vocation of an individual lies where his talents and the needs of the world cross. Honestly, there are not many people that are actually excited about their job. Achieving job satisfaction is not something accidental; many people who are satisfied with their job have spent considerable amount of time discovering what they want to do. In today’s society it is essential to have the ability of taking charge of life choice and career (Finger and Asún, 2000, p.112). A person in his professional life is responsible for ...

Employee engagement and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)

Employee engagement is an organization approach aimed at ensuring employees commitment to their organization’s goals and values, and motivates them to take part in the success of the organization. Organizations expect employees to offer more of their potential and capability. According to Rich, Lepine & Crawford (2010), employee’s motivation leads to high levels of job performance. On the other hand, employee engagement is relatively related to organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Employee engagement to their workplace determines their commitment to the organization, hence promoting OCB (Bhatnagar & Biswas, 2010). Total engagement of employees to their duties increases the occurrence of ...

Introduction

Employee training programs give the employees the necessary information and skills necessary to improve performance on their job (Garavan et al, 2003). The designing of an effective employee training program is essential for the long-term success of any business or company. Training is needed when employees are not performing according to standard or are not performing at an expected level of performance. Training is hence used as a performance improvement tool. Training programs usually have multiple benefits for both the employees and the organization, but that is only if they are carefully planned and properly implemented. The clear understanding of ...

Human Resource Management

Abstract This study will provide a compensation package of consumer goods industry such as Procter and Gamble. The research will provide the salary, bonuses, health care plans, and different kinds of compensation for initial entry employees, middle management and senior management. The compensation package will include minimum salary, bonuses, health care, retirement plans, vacation, sick leave, holidays, and paid time off. The organization that was chosen as the subject matter of for this study is Procter and Gamble, which belong to the consumer goods industry. The mission statement of the company is to uplift the lives of global ...

Employee reward and compensation program plays a crucial role in creating employee motivation and achieving their retention. This includes providing the employees with reasonable salaries and competitive rewards and recognition program that makes the employees feel to be part of the organization. The presented case scenario however, indicates a high level of employee dissatisfaction and also little motivation that has made the employees seek alternative employment opportunities where their needs are catered for. Reasons behind this issues could be that the current benefits and compensation program used in the organization does not motivate the employees either because it is lower compared ...

Human Resource Director

Job Description of Human Resource Director Human resource director plans, designs, as well as executes human resources policies and programs for compensation, benefits, health and safety, staffing, training, and employee relations. The position needs a bachelor’s degree within related fields; moreover, at least seven years of work experience within the human resources management field. Human resource director requires a broad degree of latitude and creativity. The candidate must be familiar with practices, procedures, and concepts of the field. Depends on experience as well as judgment to plan as well as accomplish objectives. Human resource director executes numerous tasks like ...

Introduction

Across various professions, including nursing, stress has and remains to be one of the most comprehensive factors that prejudice an individual’s professional progress, and performance. This paper limits itself to discussing a wider array of factors that are closely aligned with stress. Precisely, this paper comprises of two parts; Part A, and Part B. The first part of the paper; Part A will offer an analysis of various theories on stress; hence, come up with a personal definition of this concept. In addition, this paper will offer a reflection of a stressful situation I had in my life. As such spiritual, maturational, ...

The case depicts a typical scenario, when a workers might notice some unusual signs in their fellow mates. You may notice changes in a co-worker, which might be a result of alcohol or any other drug abuse. Sometimes, these changes are observed long before the person’s job performance is affected. At other times, it might be sudden poor performance, which might set the trigger for you to notice. Whatever the case may be, there are always three alternatives at your disposal, as far as talking action is concerned. You might chose to talk to your co-worker and suggest him plans for remediation, ...

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Please type your Institution name here Adult learning principles vary dramatically from pedagogic principles. The motivation for an adult to learn differs dramatically from that of a child. These differences were first highlighted by Malcolm Knowles who is also known as the father of adult learning. Adults’ learning motivation comes from an immediacy need directly linked to their everyday roles. An adult learner primarily looks at relevance in learning to improve on-job performance and behavior. The classic paradigm of pedagogic learning – learning by rote is not applicable in the case of adults. The predominant difference between and adult and a ...

Motivation and job satisfaction of the employees influences the performance of an organization. In order to achieve job satisfaction, the employer must offer certain resources, compensation, benefits and rewards to motivate the employees to work in a better way. A trustworthy leadership, opportunities for career advancement, regular feedback on areas are improvement, monetary rewards, a joyful working environment are all the motivating factors that lead to employee performance . Lack of motivation causes performance issues that affect the organization in an adverse way. Motivation mobilizes the employees to accomplish the tasks and goals of an organization. It is a crucial factor, which influences ...

Introduction

Workplace bullying is a major problem that has continually escalated in many health care organizations in the United States. Similar to other professions nurses experience bullying in places of work, and this subsequently affects the delivery of services by the affected nurses. Bullying in nursing has various impacts on the working environment of nurses and provision of quality health care to patients. Workplace bullying has adverse effects on the nursing profession. It is described as repetitive abuse whereby the victim suffers from bullying behaviors such as verbal abuse, physical assault, intimidation, humiliation or threats issued by the perpetrator (Murray, 2009). ...

Lesson 1: Good Customer Service

(The set-up is a classroom. The leader is a teacher, and the respondents are the students. The teacher wants to know the aspects of good customer service and their importance. He will do so by asking questions to the business and administration class).

Part B

Lesson 2: Workplace Diversity Student2: Diversity plans are committed to eradicating social discrimination and other forms of institutional racism. Moreover, it seeks to incorporate the contributions and interests of different cultures in its goals and operations. Student3: They assist in identifying discrimination in terms of underrepresentation of various classes such as women and take necessary action ...

Motivation can be defined as an internal state that induces an individual to engage in a particular behavior. Motivation has an important effect on increasing job performance. Motivation plays an important role in an organization in terms of increasing productivity. Goal setting theory is an example of a work-motivation theory that assumes behavior is motivated by internal intentions, goals or objectives of a person/employee. This theory states that job performance is a function of the goals and objectives set and employees would put in more effort in a bid to accomplish their goals. The theory notes that specific and challenging goals coupled with appropriate ...

Introduction

Human resource management has been used for the last fifteen years. Before that, human resource management was known as personnel administration. Personnel administration is the main aspects of evaluating, training, hiring, and compensating the employees of a company. One of the main reasons that human resource management was implemented into organizations was to help to increase competitive pressures of the business organizations in the United States. The competitive pressures came from globalization and rapid changes in technology. All of these pressures enhanced the concern when firms engaged in strategic planning. Therefore, human resource management is all of the activities ...

Item Critique

Reliability is a primary concept in any field of study. It helps ascertain the level of accuracy of results thus confirming scenarios in an empirically sound manner. Reliability, therefore, helps researchers to develop measures, which can best approximate the findings of a given scenario.

Items developed

Test-retest method The test-retest method is one of the most elementary procedures for assessing reliability of data. It involves three major steps, firstly, the administration of a test such as IQ to a sample of people, administering the test again to the same sample group of people after some time. The final step is the correlation of the ...

Importance of Screening in Hiring of Law Enforcement

Importance of Screening in the Hiring of Law Enforcement Various criminal justice careers demand that all successive applicants be subjected to psychological exams and screening before they are hired. The process is an attempt by security agencies to maximize the quality of their personnel. Applicants are screened for psychological conditions or characteristics that may later compromise their abilities to function effectively (Walker & Katz, 2012). The process of psych evaluation of officers has been widely criticized mainly because it lacks consistency and standardization (Dantzker, 2011). It’s been noted that the type and number of tests carried are determined ...

Through this research paper, it is going to be discussed how to create a sustainable organizational climate and what is the formal relationship between organizational climate and organizational performance. This topic is constituted for many other factors, which will help an organization to be workable. A good working environment is directly connected to the performance of a company. Since there is much competition among companies, so they have to strive hard to intimate products, and this is a need of the day to adopt the fast changes within the organizational climate. In order to sustain the tough competition, it is also ...

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Under the supervision of - 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 ...