COVID-19 emanated from a viral infection in the district of Wuhan Province, China. However, the disease spread quickly to all parts of the world, and its severity and mutation have caused significant concern in the global society. Governments across the globe announced different measures to help curb the spread of...
“Management is undoubtedly one of humankind’s most important inventions.” At first sight, this statement is impossible to disagree with thanks to its self-evidence. There would be no states, governments, world organizations, or any other authorities if there had been no need for management throughout human history. Nevertheless, management is not...
Introduction The Modern Servant Leadership Movement was founded by Robert C. Greenleaf and is based on an essay he originally published in 1970. Servant-Leadership is a style developed by Robert Greenleaf based on his years of experience in management development, and his wide teaching practice (“What is Servant-Leadership?” n.d.). Although...
The article “Manager as a person” concerns the overview of activity performed by Deborah Ale Flint, the CEO of Los Angeles World Airport. This manager has begun her work in a company that has already successfully launched some projects to execute. Flint’s responsibilities include maintaining contact with the city government...
Employee Motivation It goes without saying that motivation of employees within the framework of human resource management is immeasurably important for any business’s growth and development. Although motivational tools depend on organizational structure, culture, and operational procedures, traditional ones include employees’ professional development, financial incentives, efficient conflict management, and attention...
The HRM of a firm has a number of responsibilities that can assist in encouraging and promoting diversity and equality in the workplace. First, the HRM should be able to monitor the diversity within a workspace. Second, HRM may also be responsible for the widening of the talent pool, with...
The contemporary world is marked by rapid technological changes throughout almost all industries, forcing more companies to adopt innovative development strategies to survive and thrive in new realities. Braintrust Toy Company has decided to embrace the current market’s demands by shifting its perspective from product development towards innovation. However, such...
The creative process can be challenging as people come together to develop and realize innovative ideas. Such a process can be influenced by the external and internal elements of the individuals and groups collaborating on a project, either constraining or expediting the whole undertaking. This post will consider various inhibiting...
Negative performance feedback is difficult to give, especially if it concerns a familiar person. There is no individual who likes to be embarrassed; simultaneously, people giving feedback do not tend to cause trouble to others intentionally (Choi et al., 2018). Therefore, I might hide criticism behind banal phrases as negative...
Businesses are challenged with cultural diversity because of internationalization and migration. It can lead to innovational ideas, enhanced leadership but meet vision conflict. The synthesis of the diversity of people’s views can lead to the creation of masterpieces. Thus, it is necessary to establish a common idea of development and...
Both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations are essential in a workplace environment and between collaborating employees. Intrinsic factors frequently relate to an employee’s gain of experience or positive attitude towards their work (Hearn, 2018). There are three primary intrinsic rewards that are often implemented in a work setting. First, the pursuit...
The article by John Kotter investigates the eight errors of change management that result in institutional change failures. Proper understanding of the stages during the change process might help to ensure a seamless adaptation to a new market environment. The following essay will describe the errors and provide one management...
Human resource management (HRM) policies are vital to quality improvement in respiratory and other forms of care. One such policy is training and development, which focuses on developing and updating worker skills (Buljac-Samardzic et al., 2020). The training policy of an organization is vital because it determines the activities and...
It is undoubtedly essential to pay much attention to such issues as perception, diversity, and performance management, as they significantly affect work performance. Firstly, if employees positively perceive their jobs, organizations’ chances to be successful will be high. Therefore, managers must work diligently to ensure that workers receive a number...
Introduction The management of material and services purchasing is primarily based on the process of buying particular supplies. The process incorporates the critical aspects of the requirement, identifying and selecting a supplier, as well as negotiating price. Given that purchasing is inherent to a broader procurement operation, it encompasses various...
BoxPlus is a plant producing premium quality shipping boxes for International Paper (IP). The factory receives rolls of paper for box production from the IP company daily. On average, it accepts ten trucks a day carrying eight rolls each. In addition, BoxPlus gets five rail cars every weekday with 20...
The article highlights Amazon’s dominance in the online retail field as well as Walmart’s ongoing efforts to overcome it and its effects. The brick-and-mortar giant has gained the favor of a majority of online shoppers in 2020, while Amazon’s approval rating fell from 53% to 45% in the same timeframe....
Validity determines the accuracy of the applied method in the measuring of the intended outcome. Research with high validity generates results that are in line with the real characteristics and properties in the social or physical world. High reliability implies that a given measure is valid and can help ensure...
Chen, Z. X., & Wang, H. Y. (2017). Abusive supervision and employees’ job performance: A multiple mediation model. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal, 45(5), 845-858. Web. The article is concerned with the relationship between employee performance and abusive supervision. The focus was on such areas as organizational justice,...
Introduction Keeping an organization running and meeting the increasingly demanding quality standards while also introducing innovative services and products is a tremendous challenge for most organizations. However, for companies with years of market presence and a well-built brand, the specified requirement is an absolute necessity. Marriott Hotels is one of...
A summary of the AFI framework United Airlines is one of the largest airline carriers in the U.S. and worldwide. The AFI framework of analyzing, formulating, and implementing strategic decisions showed that the company has reliable business and corporate strategies. Yet, it faces considerable competition in the airline industry and...
Summary JetBlue Airlines Company has incorporated about 13 years ago in the state of Delaware. Since its inception, the company has had its main focus to establish itself as a low-cost domestic carrier (jetblue.com). Its strategies from inception have been a combination of differentiation and low-cost strategies that to a...
Summary In the case study, a small firm producing glasses was examined, determining the causes of its poor market performance. A major problem that was relevant was the lack of cohesion between different departments of the company, which had individual and distinct objectives (De Toni & Nassimbeni, 2003). This contributed...
Since Meddevco is a large company, it should have designed a single HRIS in all its subsidiaries to avoid inconsistencies. Moreover, the company should have taken into account that SABA is not a part of PeopleSoft. Switching to a different training management system led to data compatibility and exchange issues....
The social media has hit the world by the storm. This media is comprised of sites such as Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and Myspace. Everyone wants to be on the social media because it enables people to keep in touch with their old and new friends. In fact, this new trend...
Effective communication is a prerequisite for the achievement of the goals facing the organization. For the effective organization of work and the management of joint coordinated activities, everything related to the reception, processing, and transmission of information is of great importance. In the absence of communication, employees do not have...
Employee satisfaction is an essential part of a company’s productivity and has been a hot topic today. Shetrone (2018), in her article 7 Ways to improve employee satisfaction, writes about the key points that supervisors should consider when interacting with their subordinates. The team atmosphere, attitude towards the management, and...
Microsoft Corporation is a company that operates in the technology sector. The firm’s evolution over the years of continuous innovation has greatly contributed to its success. The management of this corporate entity has created workable strategies to see the business through serious challenges. Although the company was successful enough to...
A CPA Hailey decided to report all of the marijuana business’s sales on the tax return files. Manager Harry told her that the company’s president does not want to report 25% of the sales, claiming that marijuana is a cash-centered industry (Mintz & Morris, 2020). Lastly, Harry requested Hailey to...
Introduction GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline is a multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare company headquartered in Britain. GSK is known for its science-based approach to the production of vaccines, drugs, and consumer products. Currently, the company’s staff reaches about 99,000 employees in 95 different countries (GlaxoSmithKline 2019: 1). The corporation strives to achieve global...
It is important to note that mental complexity is of paramount relevance for ensuring a correct and appropriate ethical decision-making process. The evidence strongly supports the fact that the “complexity of respondents’ mental models was related to EDM, and that this relationship was mediated by sensemaking processes” (Bagdasarov et al.,...
The learning of various management styles from this class has greatly helped me to reflect on the style used by my nursing director whom I have worked under since I started practicing in my career. Although I had little knowledge on management and leadership acquired from working at LPN for...
Amazon company is a well-known Interned-based enterprise that primarily sells goods online and practices e-commerce. The company was based in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, and now is one of the largest business structures in the United States and the world. Aside from the online store, Amazon has physical stores, streaming...
Choosing an appropriate leadership style that will allow one to meet the needs of the target demographic and the established goals may be a very complicated task. The approach to leadership defines the direction in which a team progresses, which means that a poorly selected framework may cause the team...
There exists a distinct difference between leadership and management, but both can coexist. Leadership can be defined as guiding teams by showing direction, whereas management ensures the teams stick to the plan or the route map provided by the leader. In some instances, one can be a leader and a...
Culture influences the work-related behaviors of the workers and therefore determines. This essay aims to demonstrate how the national culture impacts behaviors, specifically in Hong Kong workplaces (Schein & Schein, 2019). It further evaluates the general dynamic culture model while challenging its assumptions. Lastly, it describes the culture of Hong...
WordCloud for the Yorktown Systems Group Article The word cloud above is a representation of the keywords used in the article “Yorktown Systems Group Succeeding with Military Mentality at its Core”. The word cloud has highlighted the most emphasized words in the article. As the article mostly specializes in the...
Job enlargement, job enrichment, and job rotation are job design elements that can affect an employee’s job performance. Job enlargement refers to the increase of job tasks followed by the rise in the amount of work. Job enlargement is used to make the work more challenging and decrease routine and...
Our training and development section began in the year 1999. It was started by the managing director Dr. Steve with its main agent of training its employees to be deployed in the different section of our organization. The organization comprises of a high classic bar and restaurant. Main objectives The...
Life and disability insurances are easy to eliminate, and the company will still be able to attract new workers since an individual can obtain them through other third-party companies. In addition, I would most likely exclude transportation services, daycare, and wellness programs from the list of discretionary benefits because they...
The formation of a working cross-functional team including representatives of different backgrounds and departments of the organization is a challenging task for a human resource (HR) manager (Daspit, Tillman, Boyd, & Mckee, 2013). As a result, it is important to state clearly what aspects are determinants and what aspects are...
The work environment is vital for every small or large company due to the level of probable efficiency of employees and the mutual feedback in professional relationships between dominant and subordinates. The state of physical and moral well-being is a factor that afterward can define the potential results and their...
It seems reasonable to state that the primary source of creativity within an organization is employees. This statement is supported by the findings of numerous reliable, relevant, and peer-reviewed publications (Son and Kim, 2015; Sung et al., 2020; Bin et al., 2016). Hence, it is important to maintain a working...
Leadership is organizing work in a group, where a leader is a person who is listened to and trusted by his/her followers. It is assumed that results depend on followership which is an essential component of leadership. The success and failure of the head can be explained from the perspective...
Holmberg-Wright and Hribar suggest that “the three essential skills to every manager are the conceptual, human and technical skills” (as cited in Katz, 1974). Although managers at all levels, that is, the top, middle and low, possess all these skills, the relevance and efficacy skills are dependent on the level...
Change management framework When implementing change one needs to come up with an appropriate change management framework. An ideal change requires an ideal framework in order for it to work appropriately. Prairie hospital is one good example of a well-managed change framework. The hospital has adopted the use of technology...
The work of an adventure guide entails a number of benefits that can be fulfilling to a person in accordance with Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. The topmost desire a person has in their life is self-fulfillment, and ability to leave an impact on the world and do something significant. The...
Thesis The main idea that is mentioned by Zenger (2013) is that successful corporations attain their power by creating unique competitive advantages that can be well-protected without being replicated by rivals. The rationale behind this thesis is that the corporate landscape is not perfect, and it is going to depend...
Background Information Digital government services are advanced systems aimed at delivering a wide range of services to members of the public. The relevant agencies and institutions rely on the power of superior communication, Internet, and information technologies to support the wider service delivery process (Koo et al., 2020). Some of...
Particularly favorable conditions for the development of strategic management as a science appeared in the 1960s when the final refusal of the theory of organizations from universal administration principles occurred, and firms began to be interpreted as open systems. Alfred Chandler was a founder of his own business theory and...
Greenbaum, R. L., Hill, A., Mawritz, M. B., & Quade, M. J. (2017). Employee Machiavellianism to unethical behavior. Journal of Management, 43(2), 585-609. Web. The present article deals with the relationship between abusive supervision and victims’ unethical behaviors. Greenbaum et al. (2017) utilized the trait activation theory to examine the...
Enhancing Regulatory Environment There is a wide variety of regulations that enforce equal employment rights for all citizens in the United States. These regulations address such issues as discrimination by gender, race, religion, or national origin (Gerhart & Newman, 2020). The principle of equal pay for equal work is maintained...
The task of evaluating the performance of individual workers as well as teams in the workplace seems critical, but it should be underpinned by specific theoretical considerations. One of them is trust among the participants, which is required for a successful outcome of such initiatives. According to the recent study,...
Planning as Competitive Tool and Workforce Planning Elements Human resource managers use workforce planning to ensure quality services in their entities, such as health care organizations. They use workforce planning to ensure there are enough employees, hiring competent employees, and providing training and development programs to the employees. Workforce planning...
In the present day, the majority of companies started to realize that the personality of every employee may contribute to their performance. In other words, every worker may be highly valuable if his or her personality suits an obtained position. Thus, multiple organizations currently apply various psychological tests to choose...
The culture in which individuals are raised determines their behavior in all spheres of life, including work. It often affects human behavior patterns, acceptable frameworks in communication with colleagues, and even a commitment degree. For these reasons, it is essential for managers working in an international team to understand cultural...
Technology is increasingly becoming an integral part of organizations. Advancements made in the field of information technology enable organizations to measure, pay for, customize, and monitor the use of their products as well as improve organizational strategy and gain competitive advantage. New technological innovations like electronic mail and groupware are...
While searching for examples of successful hiring practices which provide equal and fair opportunities for all candidates, I found two cases. The first case of successful hiring practice involving equitable opportunities is described in the article by Undurraga (2019) about employment in Chile; there is a standard practice of “selection...
The Technical Intern Training Program provides young men with the opportunity to work in Japanese factories that boast high-end equipment. The experience they get there can be extremely beneficial for their careers back in Vietnam. Moreover, the high management level and the multiple Japanese initiatives ensure that the workers enjoy...
The question of salary pay raise is quite multi-faceted. Employees might start considering other options if they discover that other companies could pay considerably more for executing the same responsibilities. Nevertheless, it is better to provide workers with pay increases after the evaluation of their performance. In this case, it...
Introduction Technological advances affect all spheres of human life, and the supply chain process is no exception to the rule. This fact is explained by the need to make improvements in the combination of activities performed by entities for product distribution and the delivery of services for their greater efficiency...
Saputo is a Canadian company that sells dairy products and cheese to the domestic and global market. At the moment, Saputo is operating in Canada, the USA, Argentina, Australia, and the UK and sells products to 50 countries (“Over 65 years,” n.d). However, Saputo needs to assess the main markets’...
The evolution of the job market is rapidly taking shape globally with the emergence of new practices and challenges. Huge industries are supplementing their workforce with seasonal employees. While the strategy helps such companies increase efficiency and satisfy their customers, it presents myriad security risks. Seasonal employment tends to threaten...
Background AXE Corp (symbol AXEC) produces and sells electrical light bulbs in global retail markets. AXEC is a publically traded New York Stock Exchange (symbol NYSE) company founded in 1976 with headquarters in Denver, Colorado. The controller compiled two Balance Sheets, one made with the GAAP and the other with...
Reduced Lead Time/Cycle Time The lead-time is a period of time need from the beginning of the process until its conclusion. Reducing the lead or cycle time can significantly boost the overall productivity, which will be manifested in an increase in revenue. This reduction is one of the main goals...
To increase the company’s profitability, my group will leverage some of our competencies into mobile markets by developing a mobile version of our interface design. Leveraging is related to innovation processes of “searching for, evaluating, and exploiting new market opportunities for new or existing technologies” (Keinz & Marhold, 2021, p....
Certain emotions impact an employee’s productivity and performance at work. This is because in most cases, people’s emotions affect other aspects of their life including their job. If an employee experiences positive emotions such as enthusiasm, happiness, and acceptance, this is likely to affect their performance constructively. On the other...
There are various models of leadership styles, and all of them have some traits in common, while still focusing on different ones. What has traditionally been required from a good leader remains relevant in many respects. However, some of those conventional skills and strategies may have become out-dated, and new...
The role a leader plays is of major importance in any organization or company. Leadership means creating the vision of the company that will guide it towards a bright future. Leadership is also a foundation for good management of the company, which is key in achieving high productivity and efficiency...
Malcolm Jenkins is a two-time Super Bowl Champion and an acclaimed leader. One of his most conspicuous achievements is Malcolm Inc., an organization he founded and currently serves as its chief executive officer. The interview explores Jenkins’ growing business portfolio in addition to his perspective on his broadcasting career and...
Situational leadership theories argue that a manager’s strategy adapts to the implementation of a task in terms of complexity and structure. Becoming a leader occurs as a result of situations that can replace each other (Northouse, 2013). To achieve goals, some leaders may look at the situation and enact a...
Elon Musk is an American entrepreneur who can be considered one of the most prominent and influential leaders in the contemporary world. I chose him to create insight into his activity, as I am confident that his actions play the most significant role in the future of humankind. Elon Musk’s...
There are various leaders in my organization, and I have identified three leadership styles that they have. They include authentic, transformational, and authoritarian leadership; all three have unique features that make them unique. Authentic leadership is characterized by a deep and open relationship between a leader and his followers. That...
The concept of servant leadership differs significantly from other leadership theories primarily in that it has a pronounced moral and ethical emphasis, “overturns” the role of a leader (instead of a leader walking “in front of” the followers, a servant leader is “behind” them), and the fact that not only...
Atwater, L., Kim, K. Y., Witt, A., Latheef, Z., Callison, K., Elkins, T., & Zheng, D. (2015). Reactions to abusive supervision: Examining the roles of emotions and gender in the USA. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 27(16), 1874-1899. Web. The article provides insights into the influence of abusive...
On the 15th of July, 2017, Peter Lewiston’s employment at the Pine Circle Unified School District, or the PCUSD, was terminated by his violation of the sexual harassment policy of the district. Lewiston was a senior maintenance employee with an above-average work history and a total of eleven years with...
It is important to note that both leadership and management improve organizational creativity by focusing on and prioritizing employees. Leadership and management play a central role in enhancing creativity in an organization, which occurs through a wide range of intricate manners. A study suggests that transformational leadership can have a...
Companies continuously look for experts who are comfortable with jobs that lack enough employees and not necessarily what they studied in college. Therefore, in my opinion, the personal characteristics that employers look for in individuals whom they consider for long-term employment include determination, flexibility, and adaptability. According to Diamantidis and...
Test Assessment The expectancy for success scale under analysis can have both advantages and drawbacks. Employers can benefit from this scale as they can monitor the confidence levels of their employees and implement the scale for potential testing workers (Nevid & Rathus, 2005). If an employer has a clearly outlined...
It should be noted that empowerment and delegation are the essential components of management. They differ from each other and provide various opportunities for leadership if applied appropriately. The purpose of this paper is to review the main principles of delegation and empowerment that were violated in the case of...
Introduction The present report was commissioned by the president of People’s Choice Bank. The People’s Choice Bank is a small community bank with three local branches in Blue Ash, Delhi, and Anderson Hills. The purpose of the present report is to analyze the cash flow of People’s Choice Bank using...
The hospitality industry has always been something that fascinated me. First, I really enjoy working with people and consider myself quite social. Second, when I think about my career, I imagine something to do with providing people with unforgettable experiences. I believe that owning a hotel is a great way...
In the modern world, companies are trying to be as progressive as possible, which applies not only to innovations for customers. This also applies to working conditions and hiring employees for work. The most rated companies will be those who support diversity in the workplace, for example, they engage both...
My experience includes not only marketing but also HR. This means that I have highly developed skills in interacting with the audience in addition to working with the brand and marketing strategy. I deeply understand customer needs and know how to best present a product. Working in HR also allowed...
These days, companies should quickly adapt to changing market conditions to succeed in a dynamic environment. Organizations are demanded to outperform their competitors in quality, speed of service, wide range of products, and price. A balanced scorecard is a strategic management model based on measuring and evaluating a company’s effectiveness...
Heads of departments and companies solve many tasks and, to remain effective, must empower their employees and engage them in assignments and projects. Such actions provide more opportunities for employees and ensure their involvement in the work and the manifestation of strong qualities. Otherwise, distrust to employees and the managers’...
Shareholders use their knowledge to bring about changes within the management in several ways for better results. It is their responsibility to manage corporations and also ask for results. They are of a significant value to public organizations in that they can purchase bigger stakes in a given short period....
Organizational structure refers to a system that outlines how activities should be directed to achieve organizational goals (Ahmady et al., 2016). Some examples of organizational structure include rules, roles, and responsibilities. It also establishes the transfer of information from one level of the organization to the other. For instance, in...
The following points are the four broad categories of employee development methods: interpersonal relationships, formal education, work experience, and assessment. Of course, these methods work better combined, so it is always wise to try different ones for the best outcomes (Sustainable human resource management, 2019). For example, suppose an organization...
Introduction Human Resource Management principles compared to Operations Management principles Human resource management is the practice of managing people to achieve better work performance. There are several ways to accomplish that goal, and managers and leaders are tasked with effectively understanding and utilizing them in the workplace (Shrm, 2021). It...
Introduction Growth in any form of organization is very important so that a firm is in the position of sustaining itself. Sustainability may be in form of influencing its viability, structural changes, capacity building of the organization or value addition to the operations of the firm (DePamphilis 2001). If a...
Introduction Dyson Company is a British technology organization established in 1991 by James Dyson in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The enterprise produces and designs household appliances, and in September 2017, James Dyson, announced their entry into the automobile manufacturing sector, particularly electronic vehicle (EV) production. This paper analyzes Dyson Limited’s...
The most important ethical issue regarding Wakefield’s study is that it generated a popular antiscientific myth. As a result, thousands of parents believed in the alleged connection between the MMR vaccine and the autism onset in children. In attempts to protect youngsters, they would put them in a bigger danger...
IMS and Business Objectives One of the most successful innovative corporations that produce new technologies and influence the global innovation market is Apple. It was first established as a computer company back in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. which includes the impact of information systems...
Water is a basic need that is fundamental in every individual and organizations’ daily lives and in the production line globally. For domestic purposes, water is used for cleaning, washing, cooking, and drinking. In the production sector, the primary goal of water is to cool engines, and others use it...
Summary DAV uses SPC because it is interested in enhancing accuracy rather than knowing exactly what the problem is. The tools they had previously used to survey their customers were inaccurate; however, using SPC would enable the company to give the right tools to the customers which would allow the...
Introduction In the contemporary business environment, a certain shift in the decision-making paradigm is observed. Historically, companies aimed at meeting their internal objectives by, for example, attaining the desired amounts of production or sales levels. While these metrics retain their relevance in the modern environment, new aspects of successful business...
In 2002, the management of Hunt Corp faced additional challenges caused by the growing competitive pressure within the business environment. In response to the new circumstances, the company resorted to offshoring, moving the production of office and graphic supplies to China (Kodama, 2004). This way, the management was able to...
Introduction ABP (Anglo Beef Processors) Food Group is one of Europe’s biggest privately-owned food processors that has been in business since 1954. ABP Beef is the core business supported by adjacent activities – pet food and protein divisions. Today, ABP Food Group encompasses a network of over 35,000 farmers and...
To ensure that an organization’s human capital resources needs are met during the current opioid crisis, it is important to design a plan. In the process of recruiting welders, it is not acceptable to ask candidates to take a drug test before providing a job offer. Instead, it is better...
Compensation is defined as an organ of human resource management that handles employees’ rewards after completing the assigned task. The tips are always in the form of finances or tangible products. Organizations are responsible for coming up with a proper remuneration plan to say thank you to their employees who...
Motivation can be referred to as the force that energizes, directs, and sustains behavior. David McClelland’s Achievement Motivation Theory is a comprehensive need theory that best manages work motivation. The theory denotes that achievement, power, and affiliation are the three needs that are central to work motivation (Werdhiastutie, Suhariadi, &...
