Tag Archives : workplace

It’s called the Siamun Executive Desk, arguably, one of those efficient pieces of furniture around. And looks more on the classic side. If you wish to dismiss the huge desk for a hi-tech design one in your office cabin though, think again. Its classic look is appealing and professional at the same time. But more than that, it has a clutter free design, [...]

Work stress can adversely affect your organization. It can increase absenteeism, decrease work commitment from your staff, increase staff turn-over, impair your group’s performance and productivity, increase unsafe working practices and accident rates, increase complaints from clients and customers, increase liability to legal claims and actions [...]

Workplace discrimination is a pervading reality. There always seems to be some form of bias that exists in the workplace. This is basically because the workplace is a venue of convergence of many personality types, origins, and persuasion. Managers and supervisors would do well not to turn a blind eye to any indication of discrimination in the workplace. [...]

The United States has gone far in protecting its domestic labor force and employees of its offshore companies. The U.S. is one of the very few countries where workers’ rights are fully recognized, upheld, and protected. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) law stipulates that an employee who experiences discrimination can seek solutions such as back [...]

Employee needs are far more complicated than ordinary management actually realizes. According to Frederick Herzberg in his Two Factor Theory, man is not content with the fulfillment of lower-order professional needs such as minimum salary levels or a satisfactory workplace. Instead, he looks to fulfill higher-level psychological needs like task achievement, [...]

Workplace stress can pose numerous problems to a business organization. The company’s performance is definitely put on the line when this malaise pervades the workplace. Stress at work may challenge the healthiness and performance of the business organization. When unhealthy organizations do not get the best performance from their workers, their [...]

Discrimination in the workplace is operationally defined as the unfavorable or unfair treatment that an employee suffers from due to his or her race, religion, nationality, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic and human right. Official discrimination may also be experienced by those who question authorities and report them, or [...]

There may not be an ethical issue involved in employee monitoring. The workplace is considered to be some sort of a public place, not a private sanctuary. When the barrier of privacy is broken down between employer and employee, the ultimate goal can only be the benefit of employee productivity. Ask any employer about this issue and he is bound to [...]

In ‘Managing through the kaleidoscope: Diverse perspectives on conflict and decision making in organizations’ in the Journal of Business and Management 2000, Michael A. Gross speaks of the notion that managers and decision-makers face a multitude of complex organizational and managerial challenges. If we look at this special issue as a contribution [...]

The experience of working in learning teams can be applicable, even beneficial, to the workplace. The concept of a ‘systems’ way of thinking, as opposed to the ‘individual parts’ way of thinking, will help streamline the processes in the workplace. It will be beneficial for the professional organization to think that the whole is greater than [...]