Week One During the first week of our studies, the team members learned multiple facets of organizational communication. The team learned different theories concerning personalities and employee interactions. The equity theory is an important factor to determine the reaction of individuals for different situations such as pay, promotions, and tenure. The team learned that matching individual’s personalities with jobs could be a challenging endeavor and personality tests could indicate the individual may not have the proper personality for his or her current job position. We learned that management members might consider not using tests to determine individual’s personalities, because sometimes only judgments on the individual’s abilities indicate stronger personality traits then personality tests.
Jobs that have specific qualifications or task that are defined should be a Person/Job Match. Jobs that are poorly defined should be a Person/Organization Match, that is matched with the vision of the company. Having specific knowledge, skills, and abilities is needed for some jobs but the greater needs for the company would follow a more general path. Having a general skill set such as flexibility, ability to learn, and communication skills will enable your department to place employees across a variety of jobs and develop their more specific talents as the company has needs. While any company wants to employ exceptionally quality minded employees they are also faced with the fact that they are less experienced than the acceptable quality workforce.
STR 581 Capstone Final Examination, Part One 1. Because practical considerations make job tryouts for all candidates infeasible, it is necessary to __________ the relative level of job performance for each candidate on the basis of available information. • predict • accept • assign • abandon 2. Some studies indicate the best approach for transformational change may have the chief executive officer create an atmosphere for change • but let others decide how to initiate change • and begin establishing a vision • but carefully set limits for the program • and establish a reward system 3. Which of the following is a desirable strategy for managers aiming to reduce the negative consequences
Week 8 Assignment Shannon Parks Marilyn Fitzpatrick BUS 409 May 27, 2012 1. Describe the differences between job analysis and job evaluation and how these practices help establish internally consistent job structures. Job analysis is a way for a company to gather, document and analyze different information so that the company can describe the different jobs that are within the company. A job analysis will tell the content of the job duties the requirement of the workers and what the conditions that the worker will be in. Job evaluation is what a company uses to recognize the differences in the relative worth between jobs and by using this it will help establish pay differentials.
Please comment. (graded) a) How can sales managers use the recruiting process to ensure that the salespeople that are hired are good team players? b) What kinds of questions can be asked in the interview to test if a candidate has strong teamwork skills and experience? c) What are some of the problems associated with poorly-executed recruitment and selection of sales people? MKTG 420 Week 4 DQ 2 Training The first and most important step in designing a sales training program is the assessment of training needs, which provides the starting point for setting training goals and designing the program.
If you were using the cognitive approach you would only get qualitative data which could be a problem as not everyone interprets the same answer in the same way. This would be more objective. This would also mean it is not valid as you are measuring why you think
Examples include a situation where there is a perceived or potentially unfair difference in pay, work schedule, assignments, permission to telework, access to training and development, opportunities for travel, opportunity for promotion, etc. Note: If you are a manager and prefer to examine this from the perspective of a supervisor you may do so. 2. Analyze the situation using the knowledge gleaned
Abstract Employers implement retention strategies to manage employee turnover and attract quality employees into the organization. Retention programs focus on the relationship between management and their workers. Competitive pay, benefits, employee recognition and employee assistance programs are all part of a company's attempt to maintain employee satisfaction. Human resources specialists utilize feedback they receive from exit interviews and focus groups to improve employee relations and reduce turnover. Transitional development issues plague corporate America daily with the ability to hire and retain quality people; costs associated with training new hires, and conversely seek avenues in improving employee dissatisfaction.
Employee Motivation Theory Often times companies that struggle with the relationship between the employees and the goals of the organization; sometimes the moral of its employee is thread that sets the relationship apart. Managers have made several failed attempts to establish that relationship with the employee to knit them together with the goals of the organization. Therefore, the company level of accomplishments is diminished. A good manager has learned good people skills, and often times he/she is able to motivate their employees to increase their output. It is important to be able to penetrate any barriers that the employee may have as a defense mechanism.
Staffing Plan Latoya Glover MTG/431 April 2, 2010 Ben Morris Staffing Plan A staffing plan is a plan that allows the employer or employers to consider and pay attention to the staffing and the gaps. There are many reasons for the loss of employees or staff such as lack of employee engagement, the labor market changing, retirement, and wage inflation because of competition for key skills. In order to successfully run a business a demand forecast has to be considered. A company must consider how many positions is needed, how will competition affect turnover, how many will be retiring soon which will cause turnover, and what positions will become outdated. One will conduct a staffing plan for Red Lobster.