Organizational studies and human resource management

Case study questions: Aster Group An Individual change 1. If you were a member of staff during these changes what might be some of your worries? If I was the member of the staff worries I have regarding these changes are uncertainty and loss of control and unfamiliar feeling to everything. And the concern of more work for same pay, fear of objection on competence, loss of dignity and major worry to become jobless. 2. If you were a manager (not leading the change) at Aster what would be some…

From half of nineteen century, it has developed Contingecy (or Situational) Theories: “leaders do not exist in a vacuum”. Scholars said that a leadership style might be appropriate in certain conditions, but not in others, an example: under condition a, leadership style x would be appropriate, whereas style y was more suitable for condition b, and so on. Thus, Leadership takes place in a social context, in interactions with individuals, groups, organizations. There are two main theories:…

taught and learnt. Therefore, its purpose is to study and understand what the leaders do. There are two main elements of this approach, which are concern for people and concern for results, performance. Therefore, the leadership styles are classified into two different categories: task-oriented leadership and people-oriented leadership. Task-oriented leaders are more focusing on the structure of the organization, the management of the organizational procedures as well as performance. With this…

Hello everyone, A lot of organizational theories are mentioned in Organizational Theory by Jørgen Lægaard, but the most emphasized ones are Scientific Management by F.W. Taylor, Administrative Theory by H. Fayol, Bureaucracy Model by M. Weber and Theory of Administrative Behavior by H. Simon. This essay is going to give a short analysis of each theory and tell the readers which theory influences me the most. Additionally, this essay also shows my evaluation on how these concepts have affected…

Case Brief 1 Audio Visual Artistry v. Tanzer 403 S.W. 3d 789 (Tenn. App. 2012) Audio Visual Artistry (AVA) is a firm that primarily focuses on custom design products. Civilian Stephen Tanzer and AVA entered into a contract where AVA would install a “smart-home” system (home theatre, controllable lighting, intercom, phones, music and television in multiple rooms) in the home Tanzer was having constructed. The contract detailed that, initially, the “smart-home” additions would include the ability…

5.3.4 Role of exhibition designer Exhibition designer is the one who designs the exhibition and its various elements. A good exhibition designer possesses some skills that help him/her design the exhibition elements that help to develop the high quality exhibition at lowest possible costs. These skills help the exhibit design engineer consider all the relevant parameters in the broad sense and understand their effects on exhibit. The good designer has knowledge of wide range of subjects related…

It talks about humans behavior, how influence others, perceive and relation. • Anthropology: study society in order to know about humans and their behavior Answer # 3: Seven Elements for designing an organization’s structure: 1. To what level activities are divided into separate jobs? According to the work specialization…

Hence, it is incumbent upon HR professionals and the senior management that they devise compensation plans keeping in mind the various factors that drive an employee’s psyche. Only when an employee is satisfied with his or her condition in a company can they perform at the desired levels. Executive Compensation When…

strike. This ensures that just because of the strike, there is no loss of production/capital 11. Because of the strike, employers may not victimize, intimidate or fire employees who took part in the strike action 12. If there is a ‘lock-out’ by management, employers cannot dismiss employees. 13. Legal strike action cannot be stopped by a court mandate. Factors That Lead to Strike Action 1. A conflict in negotiations between employers and employees. 2. Low wages: As a result of the economy,…

JERIC RAFAEL ANDRINO III BSBWOR502 TASK 2 REPORT CASE STUDY 1 – 3 Scenario 1 In the first scenario, it can be observed that John is managing the team with an Autocratic type of leadership. This can be implied in the situation because he manages the team by himself by making decisions without consulting the other members of the team. This type of leadership is centred in the boss which has the authority and responsibility for the whole team. Autocratic leadership can be crucial and advantageous…