Work Environment Case Studies Samples For Students

1). What is the objective of the Great Game of Life (GGOL) Program?
The Great Game of Life (GGOL) is an exceptional program that is primarily geared towards change. The main objective of the game is to “foster individual growth to help people make better choices in order to live a better life through choosing growth over fear” (Edmondson & Cascario, 2007, p. 6). Further, the main aim of the program is to educate targeted employees to attain their full potential starting on an individual level and then progressively reaching the full potential collectively at a team level. The game actively ...

DIFFERENCE IN JOB SATISFACTION AND WORK LIFE BALANCE BETWEEN GEN X AND GEN Y

Introduction
The report is on the difference in job satisfaction and work life balance between Gen X and Gen Y. The differences in the generations have been researched and studied in regard to the workplace. The studies have found some differences in the generations, in the work value. For example, the work ethic and work centrality declined progressively from the Generation X to Generation Y. The studies indicate and confirm the existence of generational differences in the context of work. However, there are no confirmations on the relationships between the diverse work attitudes in respect to generation. The ...

The Team

The team I am going to analyze is my most recent team experience which by far has been the most interesting. This team has proven to be the most unique team I have been a part of. As a military member I have always worked in a team environment; however these teams are not called “teams’ per say even though they perform and are structured just like any other team. Normally the teams that I have been a part off, have been comprised of membersthat are trained for the same NEC (Navy Enlisted Credentials), which is basically the field ...

Introduction

The quest to promote ideal working conditions for employees has been ongoing in the UK and the world at large for over centuries. While it remains to be seen whether a universally satisfying working conditions can be reached that wholesomely settles the long-raging battle between management and the worker’s union, several companies have continued to exercise colloquial and outmoded management practices on the employees and even attempted to bar them from seeking for their rights. There is a growing trend of many organizations’ management attempting to abuse the employees in a bid to maximize the output. All over ...

While diversity and equality represent the goal in today’s multicultural society, racialized groups continue to be disadvantaged in the business environment. African-American employees need to work harder in order to keep their jobs and to advance in their careers, and they are more likely to be fired for unsubstantial reasons. African-American women are less likely to be promoted in the corporate world than any other group in the country, including White women. As Galabuzi (94) shows, as of 2000, racialized groups in Canada earned less than Whites, despite having similar studies and experience. Furthermore, racialized groups were more ...

The Mission and Value of Google Company

The corporate culture and mission of Google Company reflects a philosophy of creating money without doing wickedness or evil. Moreover, work must be challenging and fun. At Google, these beliefs dictate life. The Google’s Inc certified mission statement is arranging or organizing information of the world and making it globally useful and accessible (Corporate Information 3). It has a value of no retaliation. Google Company forbids retaliation against any employee within the firm who participates in or reports an investigation enquiry of a likely violation of their code (Google’s Corporate Information 10).

History of the Google Company

Sergey Brin and Larry Page, classmates at Stanford ...

The introduction of new technologies within a firm will always have its impacts, some positive and others negative. The positive impacts of course are more visible to the owner of the business and the negative impacts are mostly related to employees. The computer based scheduling system will not only improve work performance among employees but will also improve morale once employees realize that the system is rewarding each individual according to the rate of productivity. As Rothwell (2010) argues it is important to realize that the mode of presenting the system to the employees within the work environment will mean a ...

Introduction

Harassment law is one of the many laws of the country that covers a lot of ground, specifically in the fair treatment of other human beings in the workplace. When looking through different sources, and when looking for terms and definitions in general, the most common form of harassment to appear is sexual harassment.
This may not be the only form of harassment, but it is the most common as it is the most obvious difference in people in a workplace. More often than not, harassment begins as nothing more than banter in a workplace, this type of exchange (and sometimes ...

Human sustainability can get defined from two perspectives; the corporation and individual perspective. From the perspective of the corporation, human sustainability implies the consolidation of the interest of the business together with those of its staff so as to ensure the success of the business can become attained and maintained (Read 2000, p.81). From the individual perspective, human sustainability refers to the psychological well being of humans. The psychological well being gets witnessed through the ability of humans to nurture, renew, and cope with a variety of unpredictable scenarios. Human sustainability, therefore, encompasses the elements of learning, growth, freedom, trust, ...

Cons

“To make money and have fun” - Cons

While W. L. Gore may have been ranked as one of the best places to work at for several consequent years, its famous flat organizational structure does have flaws. Gore relies heavily of sharing the organization’s vision and business objectives with each and every one of its employees. It is expected that, given the high degree of flexibility, employee will respond with equal levels of discretion and will focus their efforts towards the attainment of the common organizational goal. This presents a unique set of challenges in markets where competition is ...

Slide 1 - Utah Symphony and Utah Opera

Presenter notes: Introduce the subject of the presentation and what it aims to achieve at the end. Explain the scenario in which the merger is taking place as well as an overview of the opera and symphony.

Slide 2 – The Competing Values Framework

SPEAKER NOTES:
CLAN – This culture is focused on internal relationships and integration through collaboration. It relies on empowerment, communication and participation to achieve higher levels of commitment from internal resources and high morale among employees. The Utah Symphony shows several traits that belong within the clan culture, mainly because of Keith Lockhart’s style of leadership that emphasizes bonding with internal ...

. HOW WOULD THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE OF EACH HOSPITAL AFFECT A NEW GRADUATE ?

Each organizational culture has its own expectations for the roles the new graduates would be required to play. A cutting-edge hospital may be more difficult to adapt to, for it may require that the novice learn new adaptation skills in addition to the traditional skills necessary for a smooth transition from the school into the hospital setting.
2. WHICH ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE DO YOU THINK WOULD BE BEST FOR A NEW GRADUATE , CENTRALS OR CITYS ?
The answer lies in the new graduate’s ability to ...

Introduction

Traditionally, research about leadership has laid more emphasis on the traits of a good leader rather than the leadership approach adopted in an organization. It is vital to note that a leader can have all the right characteristics to lead an organization, but the leadership used in the organization could limit their actions. For organizations to be successful, it is vital that the leader or managers be in agreement with the follower/ employees. The agreement between managers and staff is important in creating a conducive work environment with little conflicts and at the same time enhance the implementation of ...

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Management in Starbucks

Question 1: What types of departmentalization are being used? Explain your choices.

There is also functional departmentalization in the SVP level with functions of finance, coffee and global procurement and corporate social responsibility. In the support center, there is also functional departmentalization with the functions of accounting finance, IT, sales and supply chain management. The same also goes for the zone offices with functions of HR, facilities, account management, finance and sales.
Question 2: Do you think it’s a good idea to have a president for the US division and for the international divisions? What ...

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Background
With particular focus on Dewar’s book, A Savage Factory, this report examines how the failure in manipulating various organizational behavior principles in the right manner can lead to massive mistakes and the ultimate collapse of the organization. It is the memoir of Robert J. Dewar who has worked at Ford Motor Company, one of the biggest automotive companies in the world. This report aims to summarize the history of workers and managers and their attitude towards work. The workers and managers discussed were mainly responsible for controlling the quality of the products and sale ...

Most of the culture-related problems facing 3rd world countries rely on traditional methods of production such include the participation rate of men and women. Women are not very active in the labor force. There are beliefs that women should not participate in particular jobs thus lowering the number of viable employees (Jiang 190). Education and skills necessary is also a major challenge as far as culture is concerned. Education is a basic necessity to any human. In most of these third-world countries, illiteracy levels are very high, and this mostly has been contributed by bad culture. People from these ...

1. According to Maslow’s hierarchy, which basic need does the Patagonia culture meet? What would it be like to work at Patagonia? What’s your assessment of the company’s work environment?
The culture at Patagonia has fulfilled the employee’s physiological, safety, and belongingness needs (Educational Psychology Interactive). As the employees are able to afford a better than basic lifestyle it suggests that physiological needs are met. The company provides its employees with job security as the turnover rate is well below the industry average in the retail sector. This indicates that the company can retain its ...

DILEMMA AT DEVIL’S DEN

Devils Den faces a dilemma. Susan is a finance major who works part-time at Devil’s Den, a snack bar, managed under a contract with the College Food Services (CFS). The snack bar runs two shifts; the morning shift is managed and controlled by full-time employees, while the night shift is run by students, who work under the supervision of another student, who holds the position of manager. There are approx. 30 student employees and 6 student mangers employed by CFS to supervise Devil’s Den. Student managers are previous employees chosen by other student managers, have no formal training, or have any ...

Management Case Study

In an organizational setting, it is important to ensure that all employees experience the same treatment at all levels. Integrity and honesty represent the ethical tone that is required for the top most leaders in the organization. However, numerous interns have reported abuse from the high level leaders who exploit their naivety and pursuit for knowledge in exchange for sexual favors and less than professional working conditions. These leaders and executives lack the value based leadership that should be evident in an organization. This paper focuses on the management team performance that enforces a value based system identified as ethical ...

- Is recruiting nurses from abroad a good idea for U.S hospitals facing worker shortages?
While recruiting from other nations might help fulfil the dearth of nurses faced by U.S hospitals currently, such recruitment can have unintended effects of local unemployment in the country itself unless they are matched by funding and training of domestic nurses to match requirements in the future. This increases domestic discontent, fall in the image of the organisation and have effects on visa regulation as has been seen after 9/11.
However till domestic workforce can meet the demand, the U.S hospitals will have ...

Introduction

Integrity is a key requirement for the success of every business, whether it is a local business, or has its roots all over the world. Businesses cannot exist without customers and clients. In order to survive the ever-existing competition from other businesses of the same type, they depend on the credit brought in by these customers. It, therefore, means that both managers and all the employees of a particular business must exercise high levels of integrity in order to win customer trust and even attract more customers. Focusing on integrity has made ABB companies perform well in the market and has also ...

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The case of Julie and Susan occurs often in a work environment where a subordinate relationship and job description are not clearly defined. Misunderstanding between co-workers most often escalate into emotional confrontation inside and sometimes outside of the work premises. Behavioral issues are always the main factor why conflict between people happens and most workplace conflict occurs due to external influences. Individuals with personal problems are at higher risk of being easily irritated and they tend to show intolerant and aggressive behavior. On the other hand, the case also reflects the different attitudes of people towards work. Some people enjoy ...

A work environment is a place where various types of people and personalities converge to either produce results or provide a service. For this ethnography paper, the focus of study is a Starbucks coffee shop in New Jersey, specifically, the servers. The duration of study went on for three days with the approval of the store manager, aged 40, and who belonged to Generation X. The highlight of the study is the customs of employees in the presence or absence of customers in the coffee shop. I chose Starbucks for this study because the company is known for its excellent service, as ...

- Schultz transformed a small firm selling drip coffeemakers into a multibillion-dollar company. This requires great leadership and management, something that Schultz was successful in doing. A leader is one who can direct the behavior of other people. He built loyalty among his employees by offering them many benefits and compensation plans, he believed that human connection is the core of any business, and according to him this is what defines true leadership. He was a true leader in the sense that he acknowledged the fact that in order for any business to succeed you have to motivate your employees.
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1. Sodexo has several different divisions such as health care which has its own incentive program called Sodexo CARES. In a large company like this, having an incentive program that is tailored to the kinds of jobs and employees it has can make the incentive program work better for both employees and the firm. In one case, a group of dieticians received an award for their work on a online medication ordering system. Recognizing a group that works together motivates employees to work as a team. It fosters the idea that rewards and recognition come from people working with each other versus individuals only ...

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As a successful accounting firm, Katz, Sapper & Miller understands basic accounting concepts, such as the concepts of expenditure on marketing, productivity and management. Good accounting skills will careful scheduling as well as effective communication and will allow Katz, Sapper & Miller to reach attain its full potential (Knapp, 2011). Appreciating various ways of how to ensure that the firm remains productive enables the firm to attain the most of its money. Accounting values give Katz, Sapper & Miller an identity as well as create healthy work environment. In addition, according to accounting building information makes its clear and concise accounting values gives ...

A case study on FridgeCom

Question 1:
Using specific examples drawn from the case study, critically discuss different styles of leadership and potential behavioural responses.

In today’s global economy, leadership and organizational behaviour are important factors that can determine the success of organizations. However, the methods used by leaders to influence employees for achieving goals are a matter of contention among researchers (Skansi, 2000). In answering this question, various leadership styles that motivate employees to increase productivity levels have been discussed. This answer attempts to focus on the various modes of leadership and potential behavioural responses to them in terms of motivation, communication, ...

A case study on FridgeCom

Using specific examples drawn from the case study, critically discuss different styles of leadership and potential behavioural responses.

In today’s global economy, leadership and organizational behaviour are important factors that can determine the success of organizations. However, the methods used by leaders to influence employees for achieving goals are a matter of contention among researchers (Skansi, 2000). In answering this question, various leadership styles that motivate employees to increase productivity levels have been discussed. This answer attempts to focus on the various modes of leadership and potential behavioural responses to them in terms of motivation, communication, perception, and teamwork.

Understanding Leadership

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PepsiCo, Inc. was incorporated in 1919, primarily as a beverage company. Its main product, at the time, was Pepsi Cola. However, since then Pepsi has grown by leaps and bound and today holds the #2 spot in the global beverage industry, surpassed only by archrival, Coca-Cola. The company owns several leading beverage and snack brands such as:

a) Pepsi-Cola – Variants of Pepsi, SoBe, Sierra Mist, Slice, Tropicana, Aquafina, Ocean Spray, Mountain Dew, AMP Energy, Mug Root Beer, No Fear, Seattle’s Best Coffee, Tazo, in addition to partnerships with Starbucks and Lipton.

b) Frito-Lay – Lay’s, Ruffles, Doritos, Tostilos, Cheetos, Grandma’s ...

ETOMS, which is “the engineering, technical operations and maintenance services division of Qantas,” saw the need after 9/11 and the SARS epidemic to dramatically restructure its organization and the way it worked. In this paper, we will examine ETOMS before and after its restructuring, the effectiveness of said restructuring, and how it applies to the company’s goals and strategy.

ETOMS as it existed before the restructuring was in dire need of change. It operated in a traditional and restrictive work environment with a hierarchical organizational structure. The management approaches were paternalistic and autocratic, concentrating on control and preventing productive communication ...