Organizational Culture: Manager's Role, The
A company's culture is much like the culture of a society. It is the sum total of that organization's behaviors, beliefs, and values. One outgrowth of a firm's culture is the environment or "climate" that exists within the organization. Along with w...
Organizational Structure
Organizing, as the word suggests, is the phase of management that defines the structure of an organization. It lays out a set of parts and coordinates efforts to achieve goals developed in the planning phase. In practice, however, many organizations...
Employee Morale and the Auto Industry
During the 1960's and 70's, Japanese auto companies developed a new approach to managing their workers. They placed the workers on teams and gave them significantly more autonomy than ever before. This led to higher morale, which in turn led to bett...
Employee Morale Case Study: Solectron
Companies like Solectron (which has been acquired by another company) often utilize a number of systems, including teamwork and frequent meetings between managers and employees, to encourage employees to contribute their best ideas. The goal is to f...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...