accepts their place and function gladly‚ following the leadership of the appointed manager or supervisor. These are admirable sentiments‚ but they sometimes lead to what McClelland (1963) referred to as an orgy of ‘avuncular pontification’ on the part of the leaders of industry. This unitary view‚ which is essentially autocratic and authoritarian‚ has sometimes been expressed in agreements as ‘management’s right to manage’. The philosophy of HRM with its emphasis on commitment and mutuality is based
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1001EHR Employment Relations Essay: Assignment 1 For any type of company‚ human resources (HR) are the vital body and the people within that company are essential in keeping that body in fine fettle. This essay will analyse through diverse evidence whether or not “Manager’s encouragement of employee voice can lift the well-being and productivity”. Clearly said by Dulewicz (1989) “a basic human tendency is to make judgments about those one is working with‚ as well as about oneself”. Noting that
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“Management strategies in industrial relations are the result of constrained rational choice‚ but are always aimed at maintaining security within the organisation’s decision-making process.” Salamon (1987) If one is to fully appreciate Salamon’s statement it is necessary to understand the fundamental principles of industrial relations and be aware of relevant factors which have altered the context of the employment relationship‚ since the traditional ‘master’ and ‘servant’ relationship of the
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OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY * Understanding retail staff in terms of knowledge‚ skill‚ attributes * design exercise for testing competencies * Defining the factors for success in jobs (i.e.‚ work) and work roles within the organization * Assessing the current performance and future development needs of persons holding jobs and roles REASON TO CHOOSE THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC: Over the past 10 years‚ human resource and organizational development professionals have generated a lot of interest
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Zimbabwe Retail Sector: A look at some of the challenges presented by good economy growth. By Girland Chibaya A recent Economic Report for Africa mentioned that Zimbabwe is now ranked among the top 10 economic performers in Africa. While this is good news‚ what does this mean especially to those South African retail companies that are looking into investing in the country. A recent trend has shown that most retailers are starting to pay more attention to store growth to both South Africa and Sub-Saharan
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fails to deal adequately with pressure‚ symptoms of stress appears. Stress is an important psychological concept that can affect health‚ well-being and job performance in negative dimensions. Stress according to Arnold et al (1995)‚ is a word derived from Latin word ―Stingere‖ meaning to draw tight. It is regarded as a force that pushes a physical or psychological factor beyond its range of stability‚ producing a strain within the individual. Stress is the process by which environmental events (stressors
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Private Sector and Government Worker Salaries and Conditions of Employment in the Philippines Submitted by: Mark Leo L. Francisco Submitted to: Prof. Castillo J. O. Subject Code: WSALADM Section Code: BHR0401 Date Submitted: February 12‚ 2015 Introduction There has been much debate over whether public sector employees are overpaid or underpaid‚ relative to their private sector counterparts‚ and how to make an "apples-to-apples" comparison of the compensation received by each since job
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Managing Employee Relations * Relationship between an employer and employees lies at the heart of what makes an organisation effective. * Employees have power to allow organisation to meet and exceed its objective or to fail. * Highly motivated employees= more productive‚ engaged and greater contribution towards its overall direction and success. * Demotivated employees= high absenteeism‚ poor time keeping‚ low productivity‚ strikes (collective strike) ‚ working to rule= undermine
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SIT Journal of Management Vol. 3. No. Special. November 2013. Pp. 1-11 1 A Comparative Study of Organized and Unorganized Retail Sectors in Bangalore Mihir Dash* & Sam Chandy** Abstract This study analyzes the challenges and opportunities faced by organized and unorganized retail players in Bangalore. It was found that organized retailers see competition from the unorganized sector as their biggest challenge‚ followed by competition between organized retailers and the inefficiency of
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SHELTERED WORLD 5 2.4 TRANSITION ISSUES 5 2.5 WAGES………………………………………………………………………………....…6 3 CONCLUSION 6 1 INTRODUCTION The number of people with disabilities rises every day and one of main factor steers to the fact that the survival rate from accidents are higher with more advanced medical technology nowadays. This contributes to the rising percentage of People with disabilities through either by birth‚ old age or the above reason‚ but are there enough employment policies to protect them and
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