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  Learning outcomes: 1 Define the meaning of employee   engagement, including how it can be linked to and yet be distinguished from other related concepts. 2 Understand the components of employee engagement, with reference to the application of relevant HR policies, strategies and practices. 3 Explain the importance of employee engagement as a contributor to positive organisational outcomes currently and in the future in the UK and/or internationally. 4 Identify the main factors (drivers and enablers) in HR strategies and practices that are intended to raise levels of employee engagement in a specific organisational context. Assessment Method: Individual Written Essay, 2000 words Assignment Brief: Perceptions of employee engagement vary and differ between academics and practitioners. There are many organisations that believe that employee engagement is better achieved by providing employees with great experiences at work. Read some of the arguments in the blogsite of People Insight: https://peopleinsight.co.uk/employee-experience-vs-engagement/ Your task is to outline and argue about all possible ways that employees can be helped to engage with their organisations and their job. ·         Who should...

CSUF                                        OB 340                                                           B. Lusk   Issues at NEWGEN   NEWGEN is a software company in northern CA., started in 1999.   Since inception, Newgen has seen positive growth in the business and has hired aggressively.  Abdul and Hahn have worked well together until Abdul decided to promote Amie Lee as a supervisor for the team.  Abdul has been thinking about this move for some time now, he appreciates the excellent customer service skills that Ms. Lee possesses and is aware that both the customers and Newgen’s team are very happy with Ms.Lee’s  outstanding customer service skills.   On April 3, 2009 Abdul announced to his team that Ms. Lee will now be the department supervisor, a welcome relief that will give him more time to concentrate on new product development.   On April 7, Hahn Chen came to Abdul and asked for a transfer.  He told Abdul that he cannot work under a “non-technical supervisor” and that Ms. Lee did not have the skills to help him with...

SolarComm Employee Biographies Name: Sean Flannigan Functional Group: Engineering Title: Lead Power Systems Engineer Location: Boston, MA Years of Experience: 27 Education: PhD, University of Virginia Skills: Leadership and employee management; project management; technology and risk assessment; financial modeling; budgeting; working knowledge of power systems and components; photovoltaic systems design; contract review and negotiation; working knowledge of regulations; and construction monitoring Diverse Cultural Perspectives: Although he would not think of himself as privileged, Sean has progressed in his education and career by identifying goals and working hard until he achieved them. He attributes all of his success to his work ethic. Sean finds common ground with people most easily when they share his interests in science, math, and a functional design. Characteristics: Analytical; creative; interested in mechanical and technical projects; performs well in technology-focused leadership roles; highly process-oriented; strong verbal and graphical communication skills; data-driven; and a scientific approach to decision making Behaviors: Sean meets annual project requirements on time and budget. He and his team act autonomously and with...

Satterlee: Chapters 5–6 Overviews   Chapter Five discusses the importance of professional communication for managers. The essential concepts of communications center on the following: Interpersonal communications. Professional presentations and meetings. Business protocol for professionals.   Coverage of interpersonal communications includes the communication process and ancillary issues. Developing and making effective presentations, as well as conducting professional meetings, are delineated.   Finally, the importance of business protocol is considered, including office etiquette, rumor mill, office politics, norms (formal vs. informal), dress codes, office layout, proxemics, and etiquette.   Chapter Six provides the essentials of behavior in organizations and is categorized as follows: Theoretical basis. Conflict management. Teamwork.   The major motivational theories include behavioral based, need based, and job based. Managing conflict includes concepts such as functional vs. dysfunctional conflict, causes of conflict, and conflict management styles: avoidance, accommodation, competition, compromise, and collaboration. Teamwork includes the pros and cons of using teams, types of teams (formal/informal, committee, task force, cross-functional, quality circles), stages of team development (form, storm, norm, perform, adjourn),...

Part I Assume you are in upper management of the hypothetical United States-based company Walden Consulting Group, Inc., and you need to hire a new “Director of Worldwide Consulting.” This director will be responsible for consulting teams that will provide various management consulting services to organizations of all sizes and industries all over the world. The director you hire will manage these teams while working out of the home office in the United States. The director will be responsible to create a productive and positive working environment and implement processes to sustain it. Using the “Job Description Template” provided, write the job description for this position. Include the characteristics, behaviors, skills, education, attitudes, and key competencies needed to create a sustainable, positive, and productive work environment. Contact information should also be included.   Part II   Read the scenarios in the “A Year in the Life of a Manager” document provided and respond to the related prompts below. Identify and shape factors that can affect an...

CASE A Yoonnie and the tea in the Mall     Darnestown Malls, Inc. (DMI) owns and operates a mall in the state of Maryland in the U.S.  During the holiday season, as is customary for malls nationwide, DMI allows independent vendors to rent space in its common areas so that they can sell their wares to mall shoppers. Each independent vendor pays DMI rent in exchange for space. DMI provides no insurance coverage or any guarantees for services to these independent vendors. Vendors provide their own carts, displays, products, services, signs and all related business materials. Vendors agree to keep their areas clean and to place all trash in large bins DMI provides. In turn, DMI provides cleaning services for the common areas. DMI also employs on-site staff who provide maintenance, customer support, emergency health, and security services.   Over the past six months, DMI, like many businesses, suffered major financial losses. Retail sales had been down, and projections for the holiday season were significantly...

Guidelines for completing the case study Read the case carefully and determine the specific relevant legal issue before starting to write your analysis of the case.  The facts are critical to analyzing the questions asked Map out answer to the case or how you plan to approach your case.  Often there will be multiple parties or factors involved in the case. You are required to address when you analysze the case. Having a sense of how many different points you need to address will help you to develop and carefully plan your response. Also, remember that some cases may have multiple parties involved. Exam each party carefully and discuss whether and how the specific area of law applies to the party. Here is how you should approach your case study Thesis: A brief summary of the case and what area(s) of law is (are) pertinent to the case. What is the case all about-what area of law (e.g. the case relates to the area of...