Essays on Workplace Page 2

            Non-monetary rewards have been proven to be as effective in motivating employees and increasing productivity as monetary rewards. This is the reason why more and more companies are now using it as a motivational tool not only for the purpose of inspiring employees to perform better but also for retaining quality employees. (Willamson, 2007)…

In life, I have learned that with age comes a greater appreciation for more extensive learning through the discovery of self and intellectual limitations. At the current stage of my career development, I feel that my current skills and knowledge could be further girded with a higher education befitting the skill sets required of a…

Antoinette Mayer was employed at DigiSys, a technology company with a significant net worth. A noteworthy aspect of the company was that a considerable number of senior managers had retired from the military. One day, Jay Strong, Mayer’s supervisor, engaged in a somewhat uncomfortable conversation with her. The discussion began with professional matters but gradually…

In recent times, there have been numerous debates on the topic of low productivity in the workplace, which is defined as the organization’s inability to accomplish its maximum capacity. It is important to understand that every employer yearns to be as productive as possible, through a dedicated staff. According to managerial theorists, productivity is a…

Conflict between management and labour has always been a contentious area. However, over the past twenty years or so its context has changed. In the past the management-labour conflicts reporting was predominately related to large commercial organisations with management in conflict with hundreds or thousands of workers, albeit it represented by unions. Today’s it has…

From wandering tribes to travelling traders and religious missionaries, people have encountered others different from themselves. Although intercultural contact has a long history, today’s intercultural encounters are far more numerous and of greater importance than in any previous time in human history. But in spite of the new technologies and the accelerated intercultural contact, some…

“ Hi Ho, hello Ho, it ’ s off to work we go. ” So sang the charmingly far-out midget in Disney ’ s Snow White. In many ways they stood for the hopes of mid-century Americans: Keep down a unafraid occupation, bring forth your portion of goods or merchandises, do what the foreman says,…

Cultural Diversity in the Workplace In today’s rapidly changing global market, many organizations pay greater attention to cultural diversity, which has become an essential business concern. Workforce diversity refers to differences between individuals, including national origin, religion, language, age, color, and even skills and attitudes. As we know, people differ in all kinds of visible…

I. Introduction             From birth until death, human feelings, thoughts, and actions reflect social definitions of the sexes. Children quickly learn that their society defines females and males as different kinds of human beings and, by about the age of three or four, they begin to apply gender standards to themselves (Kohlberg, 1999).             Gender…

It will state heir absence and why this will affect the overall performance of the workforce. Secondly, effective communication will be explained and why this is an important part of any organization. The barriers to effective communication will be described here and how they are to be overcome. Next, this report will take into account…