Employee Training
Companies that are engaged in highly competitive industries, such as automobile and technology firms, are particularly aware of the dividends that can be gained from effective employee training programs.
Subject: worker
Employee Involvement and Empowerment
As many companies increasingly recognize the value of employee involvement, the number of programs designed to encourage this involvement has steadily grown.
Subject: worker
Social Issues and Employee Morale: Esprit
Esprit has long been known as a company that enjoys high morale among its work force. It encourages creativity, provides ample benefits and generally demonstrates a caring attitude towards its employees. But the company has also boosted employee mo...
Subject: worker
Social Responsibility
Organizations are increasingly being asked to respond not only to economic realities, but to social questions as well. The old idea that companies are responsible only to their shareholders is being challenged by the notion that there is also an obl...
Subject: worker
Decision Making Case Study: CNN
CNN, The Cable News Network, broadcasts around the clock, seven days a week, internationally. CNN executives and other employees must constantly make decisions about what news should go on the air and how it should be gathered and presented.
Subject: worker
Dealing With Unsatisfactory Job Performance
When an employee's job performance is sub-par, it is the manager's responsibility to inform the employee. Ideally, once the problem has been pointed out, the manager and the employee establish objectives for improvement, along with strategies that w...
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Decision Making and Delegation Case Study: CNN
In order to facilitate the free flow of information, CNN cultivates an open and collegial atmosphere. While the company needs clear lines of authority to make decisions about rapidly breaking news, CNN executives generally try to temper their formal...
Subject: worker
Decision Making
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center has utilized a decision making model called shared governance, which transfers clinical decision making from management to staff members who work directly with patients. This model encourages employees to build cons...
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Decision Making Models
Managers sometimes use computer models to help them analyze their options under varying conditions and circumstances.
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Social Responsibility and Profitability
One reason some organizations are hesitant to adopt social responsibility programs is cost. The argument here is that profit is the cornerstone on which a business is built, and that additional responsibilities only jeopardize the efficiency of prof...
Subject: worker