Graphics and Commercial Art Joan‚ an employee of Great American Market‚ was warned about her excessive absenteeism several times‚ both verbally and in writing. The written warning included notice that "further violations will result in disciplinary actions‚" including suspension or discharge. A short time after the written warning was issued‚ Joan called work to say she was not going to be in because her babysitter had called in sick and she had to stay home and care for her young child. Joan’s supervisor
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INTRODUCTION Relating and working with people who hold different perspectives and different views brings different qualities to the workplace. Diversity consists of visible and non-visible differences that include sex‚ age‚ background‚ race‚ disability‚ personality and work style. This means that diversity has an impact on the products and services developed by the workforce and on personal‚ interpersonal‚ and organizational activities. Managers of diverse work groups need to understand how their
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represented. The two articles I chose to compare look into how advertisers choices on who to represent in their ads leads to certain outcomes. The first‚ by Spoor‚ Jetten‚ & Hornsey‚ addresses the overrepresentation of minority groups by larger‚ more powerful groups or organizations. Specifically in this case‚ the authors look at the overrepresentation of Asian Minorities at a specific university‚ and both the intended and unintended consequences of the university’s decisions. The second article‚ by Briley
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Organizational Behavior Module 1 – Written Assignment OB in Action Case Study In the case study about Whole Foods Markets‚ it talks about their core principles explained by their Cofounder and Co-CEO‚ John Mackey. He also explains what capitalism is and how it flourished. The basic principles that helped capitalism flourished is‚ property rights. People have the ability to trade their property to whomever they want. Another principle of capitalism is the rule of law. Laws and regulations should
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Studies have shown that implementing change mainly results in a positive outcome for all who may be involved. People are comfortable with routine so when a change takes place it causes fear of what may happen. Managers are placed in a role to take action or motivate staff. Choosing a good manager is crucial for a plan to succeed. A different term for managers would be a changing agent. This is someone who makes sure the change process runs smoothly from one step to the next until all possible changes
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1. Question : Which of the following is prohibited discrimination under civil rights law? Student Answer: discrimination in hiring discrimination in compensation discrimination in classification all of the above Points Received: 1.25 of 1.25 Comments: Question 2. Question : What can employers do to ensure that permatemps‚ that is‚ individuals from staffing firms who have long-term relationships with an employer‚ are not considered employees of their firm? Student
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References: Dontigney‚ E‚ (2012). Advantages and disadvantages of affirmative action in the workplace. Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-disadvantages-affirmative-action-workplace-18141.html Heathfield‚ S. M.‚ (2012). Prevent employment discrimination and lawsuits: Employment Discrimination Lawsuits Are Escalating. Retrieved from http://humanresources.about
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1. Globalization: the trend toward opening up foreign markets to international trade and investment 2. Embracing new tech-HRIS‚ training‚ the internet a) HRIS (human resource information system)- provides current and accurate data for purposes of control and decision-making. Three key terms: operational‚ relational‚ transformational b) Training- 3. Reactive change: change that occurs after external forces have already affected performance Proactive change: change initiated to take advantage of targeted
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1. The Texas political culture is a blend of traditionalist and individualist. Both of the traits can be traced back to the formation of Texas. The individualist roots of the lone star state can be tied to several factors. First‚ the American settlers and the Mexican people who strived to better themselves through opportunities had an individual mindset that made them desire to settle the rugged land. Second‚ after the revolution Texas became its own nation and with its own constitution. Third
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Organizational Diversity Processes I. Women and Minorities in Today’s Organizations * Glass ceiling – is a concept popularized in the 1980s to describe a barrier so subtle that is transparent‚ yet so strong that it prevents women and minorities from moving up in the management hierarchy (Morrison and Von Glinow) * The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that “color discrimination in employment seems to be on the rise”. Recent studies have found that black job applicants with
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