Organizational studies and human resource management

important but the YMCA was not a government organization. Biel was not focus on neither the people (did not consult with staff regarding changes), nor services (improving the performance of the YMCA). Biel is perhaps the clearest case of impoverished management per the Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid approach (1984). Ms. Macdonald, after analyzing the previous four directors, will understand that these directors were partly-successful, or unsuccessful because they were either too focus on…

operate effectively, it has to be managed and operated with appropriate strategies while considering the goals and objectives in place. Organizational behavior is aimed at studying the activities carried out within an organization as well as the performance of groups and individuals in the organization (Bowditch, 2007). Diversity is one of the topics in organizational behavior, and this paper aims at identifying and analyzing the aspect of diversity, diversity programs, level of diversity and…

The three main points that Dr. Cloud presented was the crucial factor in high-performance teams, the foundation of trust, and importance of self-leadership. Dr. Cloud presented information I have read before; nevertheless, it was information that needed to be repeated and reflected upon. In a church context, teamwork is crucial to the success of the overall ministry of the local assembly. Dr. Cloud argues that teamwork is more than just a group of people getting along. In fact, he stresses…

generation as the current one also known as the GENERATION ME that is so focused on building wealth and being famous and not on God. Bible principles as based on the bucket list mentioned by Brook in his research much sense to include God. Also, if we as humans know we are accountable to God for our character in terms of honesty, love faithfulness caring, kindness, we will all take it seriously and put more focus on these virtues rather than accumulating wealth because there is justice for…

Define leadership "Leadership must address the follower's sense of self-worth to engage the follower in true commitment and involvement in the effort at hand." —Mason, 2005 Question 1 Defining leadership has been a complex and elusive problem, largely because the nature of leadership itself, is a complex and elusive problem. Now to bring more complexity to the dialogue, we add the term globalization. What does the term globalization, encompass in terms of leadership? To begin, the…

In his book, Honor and Shame: Unlocking the Door, Roland Muller presents three basic worldview systems that effect every part of human life. The three systems that Muller identifies are: guilt/innocence (right/wrong); honor/shame; and fear/power. Almost every culture has a mixture of two to three of these worldview systems, however, there is always one system that primarily dominates a culture (Muller 2000, 67). Muller looks at how these worldviews effect societies, especially pertaining to the…

Over the last few months, I have read and annotated Thank You For Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson can teach us about the Art of Persuasion by Jay Heinrichs. After being a journalist and publishing executive for 25 years, Heinrichs is now the professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Middlebury College in Vermont and travels the world as a presenter and persuasion expert. Published in 12 languages and 3 editions, Thank You For Arguing is a New York Times bestseller, along with…

Hard Rock’s Human Resources Strategy Hard Rock Café is a company that values its employees. The value system is there to bring fun, healthy, nurturing environment into the company culture (Heizer & Render, 2006). Hard Rock Value is there to help workers advance both individual and professional skills. Human resources have a lot to do with the growth of the employees because they play a significant part in any facility association. Before Jim Knight, they have started the corporate training,…

knowledge, or skill. Amanda has her bachelor’s degree in Education and she decided to use that degree to be an assistant manager at Goldfish Swim School. She went to the Goldfish Swim School headquarters in Birmingham, Michigan for a couple weeks for management training so that she would have all the tools to be a successful manager. Amanda is also driven to excel because she knows what she needs to accomplish and she even has a checklist in her office so she does not forget a task. I do not…

1. The leadership textbook identifies five major leadership traits: intelligence, self-confidence, determination, integrity, sociability. Which traits do you believe are most important for a leader to possess? Explain why. Leadership: Theory and Practice identifies the five major leadership traits as intelligence, self-confidence, determination, integrity and sociability. (Northouse, 2016, p. 23). Of these traits, I believe the most important is integrity. Integrity is the quality of being…