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The Psychology Of Reward Systems
2008-01-14 21:06:00 Monetary rewards by organizations involve several psychological and practical questions. The more important ones are concerned with relationships among variables such as pay, pay instrumentation, motivation, satisfaction, and performance. Economic theory emerging out of the U.S. industrial revolution assumed that satisfaction (happiness) was the outcome of a positive association between pay and performance–more performance, more ...
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Company Social Events: The Office Pool Party
2008-01-01 20:13:00 A prestigous physician organization is having a pool party at his home on a weekend. I am relatively new with this organization and manage one of the dept. I am finding myself in the middle of a values debate. There are staff who (like myself) feel it is inappropriate to socialize on personal time with ...
Bullying in the Workplace
2008-01-01 20:12:00 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) considers bullying to be a form of workplace violence. Many companies have adopted a zero tolerance policy re: violence at work. Even if that weren’t the case, bullying creates a hostile work environment that brings morale and productivity down. Businesses that allow it deserve to find ...
Communication Within a Carnival Setting
2007-11-03 23:56:00 While doing my research for one of my classes, I found the following study by Ashley Dawn Johnston of Liberty University. The study addresses Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y management paradigm as applied toward carnival executives’ (CEs) communication to employees. Fifteen CEs were interviewed and elicited narratives that held either Theory X or Theory Y ...
Organizational behavior and System design
2007-10-03 15:49:00 Just in any other aspect of business decision making, it is important to point to the most fundamental aspect of business management i.e. the individualization of decision making based on organizational needs, wants and ability. It is safe to assume that most business concepts and fundamentals are uniform and apply to virtually all businesses. However, any decision maker or stakeholder has to be aware that those fundamentals have to be tailored to particular organizations current standing, ability as well as organizational goals and organizational strategic vision. This may lead to the conclusion that informational technology is no exception. Information systems and its respective tools that include software and hardware are simply tools that are used to enhance the organizational ability to become more effective and efficient. Hence those tools have to be tailored and customized in order to reap the benefits. In order to maximize the benefits, one has to assume that operators i.e. ...
Organizational Behavior
2007-09-24 20:02:00 Organizational BehaviorBy John R. Jr. Schermerhornhttp://mihd.net/gx0-q6lEncyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational PsychologyBy Steven G. Rogelberghttp://www.badongo.com-/file/4473084 Organizational Psychology A Scientist Practitioner ApproachBy Steve M. Jexhttp://mihd.net/6k2yhnEmotio-ns in Organizational BehaviorBy Charmine Hartelhttp://rapidshare.com/fil-es/19225591/lawrence_erlbaum_em-otions_in_organizational_behavi-or_2005.pdfOrganizational BehaviorBy John Middletonhttp://mihd.net/wqsktb- International Review of Industrial and Organizational PsychologyBy Cary L. Cooperhttp://rapidshare.com/fil-es/12935283/Cooper.rar.htmlIndi-vidual and Organizational Perspectives on Emotion Management and DisplayBy Wilfred J Zerbehttp://mihd.net/ek42cjHand-book of Organizational Change and InnovationBy Poole & Van de Venhttp://rapidshare.com/files/-49386625/658.4_063_Handbook_of_-Organizational_Change_and_Innov-ation_-_0195135008.rarThe Power of Minds at Work Organizational Intelligence in ActionBy ...
Playing Video Games At Work
2007-09-23 02:20:00 Coffee breaks and watercooler chitchat are out when it comes to office stress relief. Now, playing video games at work are all the rage. Almost a quarter of white-collar workers play video games at work, and 84 percent say they feel more relaxed after indulging, according to a recently released survey. Some workers even admitted to playing ...
Bullying in the Workplace
2007-06-19 17:47:00 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) considers bullying to be a form of workplace violence. Many companies have adopted a zero tolerance policy re: violence at work. Even if that weren’t the case, bullying creates a hostile work environment that brings morale and productivity down. Businesses that allow it deserve to find ...
Florida Employers Are Pathetically Cheap!
2007-06-16 22:33:00 Have you ever noticed that every Florida employer posting an ad on one any of the major job boards wants an “experienced” employee, albeit an Administrative Assistant or my favorite, a “dynamic” Office Asst. When you look at the compensation that they are offering, it is in the range of $7 to $10 per hour. Yet, when ...
Favoritism in the Workplace
2007-06-10 00:16:00 If there is anything that all employees can usually agree upon, it is that favoritism in the workplace drives them all crazy. Favoritism in the workplace can have devastating effects on morale and productivity on the workforce.
Dealing With Office Politics
2007-05-21 01:20:00 Dealing with office politics can be a tricky situation. When dealing with office politics, you are people co-exist in an office relating to that organization. |



