Essays on Work Load

Ethics in Accounting Profession

Facts: In the current scenario, the main issue is the deviant workplace behavior which is caused by the several workplace professional and ethical problems. On the basis of research, professionals are behaving unethical due to the certain routines in the organization. In the past, the demand and supply of the individuals were under control. However, in the current scenario, the professionals of the highest quality are facing workload. Moreover, the accounting professionals are expecting an increase in their salaries, according to the work load.

Ethical Issues:

The ethical problem with accountants in relation to the deviant workplace behavior is that it ...

The following is the critique of the research article titled: “Measuring the nursing workload per shift in the ICU”.

Research problem/purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the differences in nursing workload between consecutive shifts, using a nursing workload measurement tool. The aim of the study is to measure the workload of nurses between two consecutive shift using the Nursing Activities Score (NAS). This study is designed to solve a common problem related to handling of nursing manpower in the ICU. The research is in line with existing knowledge about man power placement and workload. This research addresses an important issue pertinent to managing the global problem of nurses man power shortage and finding ways to ...

1. Problem Identification Merely documenting the scope of work that an employee is supposed to undertake does not mean that the employee will remain in the job to carry out their duties. For example, just by delegating duties to nurses in homecare such that some handle admission of clients (start of homecare), re-admission (continuation of or resuming home care) and discharge (Tourangeau et al. 2014). Although this will free other regular visiting nurses hence allowing them to concentrate on the visits themselves, retaining the nurses on the job calls for more hence an improvement of the nurses ITR. Though ...

Abstract

Stress and cigarette smoking have been linked in many studies. An assessment was also done to measure how the variables of finances, workload and dependency add to stress, anxiety, depression and addiction among the respondents. This study puts weight to the fact that smoking is prevalent among healthcare workers around the world. In many parts of the world, nurses are found to be smokers, and even though there are campaigns to influence smokers, many nurses continue smoking for several reasons, but one given factor was the role that stress plays in causing people to reach out for a cigarette ...

Abstract

Management has the power to select either hard or soft dimension in HRM. The management choice is based on that management purely depends on whether the management emphasis is placed on the employees or the firms resources. Soft dimension seeks to let workers grow over time through coaching them it is based on McGregor theory Y. On the other hand hard dimension is based on McGregor X. In reality management borrows from both dimension so as to make labor policies human and applicable. Flexibility in the work place is geared at making workers more productive. Several models of ...

Lack of motivations and encouragements

In most cases, the employees’ efforts are not appreciated. The company neither motivates nor encourages its workers. Instead, the treatments the workers receive always kill their enthusiasm and the willingness to produce good results. They simply work as a formality, and with very little interest, if any. The remuneration offered to most employees is below average considering the type of work they handle. Also, the company has completely failed in the use of incentives as a tool for motivation.

Non-flexible working environment

There is no flexibility of the working environment due to the rules and regulations. For instance, due to the heavy work ...

Introduction

The market is very competitive today, and it is important for all organizations to ensure that their employees are motivated and determined to work together for success as they are the backbone of any company. It is not only the management of an organization that needs to be productive and well organized for a successful and smooth running, but the employees at the grass-root level also play a very important role as they are the pillars that support the production and produce the output. Therefore it is a necessity to create such an environment within the organization where the workers are safe, ...