Essays on Management Principles

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Job satisfaction and organizational commitment are closely linked to each other, but they differ from each other. Job satisfaction refers to the affective attachment of oneself to the job viewed either in its entirely i.e. global satisfaction or with respect to specific aspect like facet satisfaction (e.g. employee’s perspective of quality of supervision). On the other side, organizational commitment is the emotional response to a favorable appraisal of the work environment (Stewart, 2008). Usually, job satisfaction leads to organizational commitment (Stewart, 2008). BMW is considered as the top employer in the U.S. due to high level of satisfied ...

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Introduction The Empire State Building is an engineering and architectural feat of its time. One of the most remarkable landmarks in New York City, the Empire State Building is the tallest building that was built in the 1930s and held that position for more than 40 years until it was surpassed by the World Trade Center building in 1972. The Empire State Building was constructed as the backdrop of the Great Depression that happened right after the stock market crash of 1929. But despite the economic challenges, the builders were able to finish the construction in a ...

The article addresses the launching of Apple Watch 2 by Apple Inc. and the rumors regarding the features that may be added to make it different from the first Apple Watch launched in 2014. The fact that the release of the first Apple Watch was widely anticipated across the globe with consumers willing to get themselves the gadget which was retailing at £299 makes the second version much interesting to watch. Additional features to the Apple Watch 2 would, therefore, enhance Apple’s position as the number one selling smartphone maker in the world, which is key to sustaining ...

Human Resource Management Issues

Introduction The human resource unit is perhaps the most dynamic one compared to virtually all the others. Majorly, this arises from the fact the human resource deals with the most important part of an organization and that is the employees. Therefore, there is a need for constant evolution in this area to ensure that the organization stays at par with the changing requirements of the employee. Specifically, various issues are of utmost concern to each agency. For instance, compensation and benefits for the employees are one of the most important areas that the human capital department deserves to pay ...

Integrative Research Project

Abstract This research project aims to establish how the organization can increase its competitive advantage by requiring supply chain vendors to meet ENOC’s standards. A qualitative research methodology was used, and the research design is to carry out semi-structured interviews over the telephone. The semi-structured interview allowed interviewees to expand on their thoughts and experiences while the researcher guides the conversation to say on the topic. Interviews were performed over the telephone with employees at ENOC and employs with ENOC’s supply chain vendors to collect data. The data analysis was carried out by evaluating the results of ...

Organization of Focus

The organization that will be reviewed in this case is ECOBANK. For two years, I served as an employee in this firm where I worked in the organization’s risk management department which was mandated in guiding the firm through all manner of risks. Having served in this organization for two years, I am confident that I adequately understood its function and operations as well as employee culture and organization structure. The organization is one of the largest African multinational banks. The bank’s key operations are in West Africa. However, the bank has made great strides in penetrating ...