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  • Stress

    Stress

    Stress is a problem in life that everyone has to deal with. In the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2004) it is defined as “pressure or strain”, and according to Ellis (1986): “Stress is the emotional and physical strain caused by our response to pressure from the outside world.” Stress, as it is popularly seen, can be experienced under different conditions: A man’s car breaks down on a busy freeway, a student has to study for an important

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    Essay Length: 1,193 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Max
  • How to Succeed in the Workplace

    How to Succeed in the Workplace

    Do you remember the stress caused by anxiety about a new job? Have you ever had a conflict with a co-worker that you did not know how to address? Has your spouse had to listen to your complaints about the lack of communication at your work place? Do you have apprehension regarding working in or speaking to groups of co-workers and supervisors? Most importantly, do you have trouble finding a good balance between your professional

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    Essay Length: 2,934 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Teamwork in the Workplace

    Teamwork in the Workplace

    Teamwork in the Workplace Interview No.1: Terry Young, Head of Business School Q.1 How much do you value teams in this organization? A: Teams? Well, I think teams are absolutely essential. Q.2 In a college such as Sligo IT, are there many advantages to using teams over individuals? A: I suppose it depends on the tasks, but in developing course such as curriculum development you automatically need teams because it requires team effort. Q.3 What

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    Essay Length: 2,061 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Bred
  • Challenges in the Workplace and Possible Solutions to Remedy the Situation

    Challenges in the Workplace and Possible Solutions to Remedy the Situation

    The resistance to change is a huge challenge in the workplace. No matter how big or small the changes are, whether business processes, change in management, structural changes or the operating model; all of these will affect staff in their professional capacity. For the purposes of this paper the focus will be on corporate restructuring and how the lack of collective buy-inn and communication can hamper the success of the project. This is one

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    Essay Length: 429 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Anna
  • Workplace Confict and Resolution

    Workplace Confict and Resolution

    Introduction Conflict is what has allowed us and our society to grow and become stronger. On a large scale it has brought peace and harmony. On a smaller level it allows one to understand oneself and seek out happiness. However, in today’s workforce, conflict and competitiveness can be either very destructive or very productive. As one develops an understanding of the inter-workings of their job one develops professional relationships with fellow employees and therefore learns

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    Essay Length: 2,702 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Conflict in the Workplace

    Conflict in the Workplace

    "People who never experience conflict on the job are either living in a dream world, blind to their surroundings, or in solitary confinement," says communication expert Diana Booher. Although all workplaces suffer from conflict periodically, some people think that workplace conflict has been escalating recently. Several factors may be tied to accelerated friction at work. One factor is our increasingly diverse workforce. Sharing ideas that stem from a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and personalities probably

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    Essay Length: 483 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Max
  • Strategies for Managing Conflict Among Teams in the Workplace

    Strategies for Managing Conflict Among Teams in the Workplace

    Strategies for Managing Conflict Among Teams in the Workplace   Conflict is a disagreement that occurs in teams when there is a difference of opinions, values, or even perception. Conflict amongst teams is inevitable because every person is different. Each person in a team is unique and possesses a variety of intellectual, emotional, economic and social differences (DeJanasz-Dowd-Schneider, 2001, Chap. 12). Conflict amongst a team can be positive or negative. Conflicts among teams in

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    Essay Length: 969 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Top
  • Workplace Dilemma and Conflict of Values

    Workplace Dilemma and Conflict of Values

    Workplace Dilemma and Conflict of Values Ethics refers to well based standards of right and wrong that prescribe what people ought to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues. Ethical standards include those that enjoin virtues of honesty, compassion, and loyalty. These standards do not always dictate a single “ethical” course of action, but provide a means of evaluating and deciding among competing options. Feelings, laws, social norms,

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    Essay Length: 1,150 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Victor
  • Discrimination Against Gays and Lesbians in the Workplace

    Discrimination Against Gays and Lesbians in the Workplace

    The topic I have chosen for my research paper comes under the general heading of culture. Culture may be defined as the language, beliefs, values, norms, and material objects passed from one generation to the next. The specific topic I proposed to investigate is discrimination of homosexuals in the workplace. This topic is particularly interesting to me because I am an advocate of equality for all. I believe that no matter your race, age, sex,

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    Essay Length: 893 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Stress Management

    Stress Management

    The Higher Education Commission has been set up by the Government of Pakistan to facilitate the development of indigenous universities to be world-class centers of education, research and development. Through facilitating this process, the HEC intends to play its part in spearheading the building of a knowledge-based economy in Pakistan. Following past decades of underinvestment, the renewed realization of the Government of Pakistan of the importance of the higher education sector towards fuelling economic growth

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    Essay Length: 293 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Ethics in the Workplace

    Ethics in the Workplace

    December 19, 2005 Ethics in the Workplace What is ethically right? Ethics is defined as the study of the general nature of morals and the specific moral choices to be made by a person. We make ethical choices every day by how we interact with others. We make these choices through being honest or lying, being greedy or giving to others, and by being friendly to someone or ignore them. Ethics is not only how

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    Essay Length: 1,961 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: regina
  • Conflict Management in the Workplace

    Conflict Management in the Workplace

    Summary: 5 pages. 4 sources. MLA format. Conflict management in the workplace is a hot topic in the business environment today. This paper explores various techniques that can be utilized to manage conflict in the workplace. Conflict Management in the Workplace Introduction Conflict management in the workplace is an issue that every leader, manager, or employee has to deal with at one time or another. The basics of conflict management include improving communication, teamwork, and

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    Essay Length: 1,399 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Victor
  • Managing Multiple Generations in the Workplace

    Managing Multiple Generations in the Workplace

    Managing Multiple Generations in the Workplace Diversity is no new thing in the workplace. Many different factors account for this circumstance in the business arena. Gender, race and ethnicity, and age are a few of the major factors that create diversity within the workplace. The latter, age, is one of the more understated and disregarded issue of diversity. But over time, differences in age in the workplace has been growing more and more, generating conflicts

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    Essay Length: 519 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 8, 2010 By: Monika
  • Workplace Motivation Paper

    Workplace Motivation Paper

    As corporations strive to boost earnings in an increasingly competitive environment, they inevitably turn their attention to the issue of employee productivity. When employees are unsatisfied with their current work situation, productivity decreases, tension builds in the workplace, and morale becomes very low. Companies have known historically that morale affects productivity, yet management has struggled to come to terms with the factors that can create positive morale and an environment that attracts and retains workers

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    Essay Length: 1,018 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Jon
  • Emails in the Workplace

    Emails in the Workplace

    Electronic mail use is rapidly becoming more commonplace in the business world than a telephone call. The speed, cost, and flexibility of electronic mail have made electronic mail the definitive choice for today's business communications. McCune (1997) stated, "E-mail, otherwise known as electronic mail, is the latest corporate communications tool" (p. 14). Employees today are turning more to e-mail than to their telephones and fax machines for communication. This new high-tech form of communication brings

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    Essay Length: 907 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Personality and the Workplace

    Personality and the Workplace

    Abstract The workplace is difficult enough without us having to worry about the different personalities we encounter each and everyday. Our jobs are a place where we come in contact with many people, both co-workers and clients, and each of their distinct personalities. If we all had the same personality it would be easy for us to predict what the other person is thinking and feeling, but since we don’t we must learn to deal

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    Essay Length: 1,459 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 12, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Workplace Observation

    Workplace Observation

    Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Observable Organizational Policies Observable organizational polices are evident in the staffing process at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. By partnering with management the Human Resources Department determines the appropriate number and types of people required in a functional area. Internal and external people can observe and take part in the hiring process. Internal recruiting exists which enables eligible employees to post for jobs through the company Intranet. Interested candidates may apply for a given

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    Essay Length: 3,082 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Workplace Ethics

    Workplace Ethics

    Workplace Ethics is a subject that we have all heard of. In fact, the subject of Ethics in general is something that most people are familiar with. And, what is commonly understood about ethics is there are ethics and then there are workplace ethics. What most people don’t realize, however, is that there is no such thing as workplace ethics; ethics are the same, (or, should be) whether in the workplace or in personal life.

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    Essay Length: 605 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • Avoid Chaos in the Workplace by Managing Technological Changes Effectively

    Avoid Chaos in the Workplace by Managing Technological Changes Effectively

    Avoid Chaos in the Workplace by Managing Technological Changes Effectively 25 January 2003 Avoid Chaos in the Workplace by Managing Technological Changes Effectively Organizations recognize the Internet as a significant tool for marketing, communication, and networking with other businesses. “(I)nformation technology not only gives you access to the rest of the world(,) (t)his technology also gives the rest of the world access to you” (p. 117). Sales meetings are conducted between countries across the world

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    Essay Length: 439 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Jon
  • Workplace Diversity

    Workplace Diversity

    Diversity refers to human qualities that are different from our own. Dimensions of workforce diversity include but are not limited to: age, ethnicity, gender, physical abilities/qualities, race, sexual orientation, educational background, geographic location, income, martial status, military experience, parental status, religious beliefs, work experience, and job classification. In the workplace, valuing diversity means creating a workplace that respects and includes differences, recognizing the unique contributions that individuals with may types of differences can make, and

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    Essay Length: 680 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Employee Privacy Rights in the Workplace

    Employee Privacy Rights in the Workplace

    Employee Privacy Rights in the Workplace Imagine you are writing a very personal email to a family relative and you don’t want your work buddies to know about it. Well if your employer is reading your email for no particular reason, and one of the computer people just happen to say something that they may have read about someone’s personal information, it is then disclosed. Employee privacy rights in the workplace are a very serious

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    Essay Length: 1,189 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Professional Workplace Dilemma

    Professional Workplace Dilemma

    Professional Workplace Dilemma The ethical issue experienced is that profit seeking businesses price their goods and services according to the value that people are willing to pay for them. The costs of producing those goods and services are a measure of what society has to surrender to make those things. If what people pay exceeds the cost, society has gained and the business has maximized the value of producing those things. So, profits are a

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    Essay Length: 597 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 15, 2010 By: David
  • Preventing Workplace Discrimination

    Preventing Workplace Discrimination

    Preventing Workplace Discrimination Paper Mgt 434 Major companies have several obstacles that must face in order to maintain a safe and secure work environment. Preventing workplace discrimination is a sensitive issue that must be handled. Some companies may have to make special accommodations for certain employees that may have a disability or even a drug problem. It is to the company's discretion to handle the nature of the problem so that it does not appear

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    Essay Length: 638 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 15, 2010 By: July
  • Safety and Health Management Issues in the Workplace

    Safety and Health Management Issues in the Workplace

    Riordan Manufacturing IS Upgrades February 8, 2006 To compete in the 21st century companies need to be on the leading edge not only with product design and development, but at the cutting edge in business efficiency. To attain this requires the successful 21st century corporation to have computer systems capable of working together, information that can be easily shared within a global business environment, accurate inventory control throughout the manufacturing and distribution process, and

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    Essay Length: 748 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 15, 2010 By: Mike
  • Stressing

    Stressing

    Psychological stress Psychological stress is a result of many factors and should be dealt with very carefully. Stress can be defined as a set of interactions between the person and the environment that result in an unpleasant emotional state, such as anxiety, tension, guilt, or shame (swin pg 1). Another way of putting it, is that there are somethings that put certain demands on us. The effects of stress should not be limited to unpleasant

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    Essay Length: 692 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Stenly

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