Essays on Workplace

This paper will provide a review of the 2011 article entitled Workplace Bullying: Costly and Preventable describing the impact of workplace bullying on both the victims and the organization coupled with my personal experiences of workplace bullying and concluding with the recommendation of two techniques from the Weedier article that can be implemented in workplace…

In today’s multi-cultured workplace, especially in the US where a lot of people from all walks of life, different cultures are representing the modern American office setting. The task of a leader is to bring these differences together and form a harmonious working relationship between people of different orientations. The article presents an effective way…

Most large organizations have implemented policies that dictate how they will conduct employee relations. One area of employee relations is the giving performance evaluations. In this paper, the moral and ethical issues faced by managers giving performance evaluations will be addressed. The relationship between social issues and ethically responsible management practices in the giving of…

“Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work we go.” So sang the charmingly quirky dwarfs in Disney’s Snow White. In many ways they stood for the hopes of mid-century Americans: Hold down a secure job, produce your share of goods or products, do what the boss says, go with the program, and earn enough…

Introduction Canada has prides itself in immigration, which is one of the biggest sources of its population growth. In order to sustain the growth it is a key that we foster an environment that is comfortable for all. We see the effect of this diversity mostly within our workforce. This has then caused a unique…

 Implementing Wellness and Leisure in the WorkplaceCompanies of all sizes are starting to realize the effect of increasing health care costs on their bottom line. According to the National Business Group on Health 2007-2008 Report, employers identified stress in the workplace as the major factor affecting their productivity (NewsWire, 2008).  The same report also pointed…

The article suggests that managers and organizations should play a part in the grieving process of employees. To do this, they have to increase their understanding of the grieving process. Traditional models of grief introduced the concept of grief work and the stages of grieving that an individual will go through (Kubler-Ross, 1969). This will…

The case mainly describes the conflict between the resident vice president and general manager at the Elmville branch of Merrill Lynch, Karen Leary, and a Taiwan-born financial consultant under Leary, Ted Chung. The most significant problem in this case is that he threatens his superior, Leary, to let him have a private office. He thinks…

Introduction The advent of electronic mail usage in the workplace has had a far-reaching effect in many aspects of workers’ efficiency, productivity, and consequently, company growth.  Email is the most-used means of communication in the modern workplace (Pratt, 2006), and its use is continually growing (Arnesen & Weis, 2007, p. 53). A global survey conducted…

Robert Sutton’s article, “Building a Civilized Workplace”, in the McKinsey Quarterly was adapted from his bestselling book, “The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn‎’t”. This book won the 2007 Quill Award for Best Business Book. Robert Sutton holds a PhD degree and is a professor of management science and…