Employers should retain and develop their human resources because it would help them gain a competitive advantage is central to human resource literature (DeYoung, 2000; Storey & Cressy, 1995). The existing studies on retention and organizational performance revolve around 11 compensation, training and development opportunities, job characteristics, working environment and work/life policies. Companies frequently resort to reward systems to retain staff (Farris, 2000) even at […]

As you may already know, improving the employee productivity is one of the most important goals In any business. But, In spite of this, a lot of human resources professionals do not consider this field very relevant. Even though most of the human resources professionals do admit that their job Is all about establlshlng schedules and rules concerning people management, only a few of them […]

Week One Assignment Terrence Rice In any situation when it comes to a supervision position it takes face to face communication with the employee. From previous experience I have done all the things described in the assignment. There was an employee named David I had to terminate because of cutbacks in the company. Here is how I handled that situation; David can you come to […]

We are often quick to judge someone’s job performance. It’s so terribly easy to say “He is a bad employee.” It’s a little less likely to hear someone say “She does her job really well.” But both of these sentences are often meaningless, based on personal affection and intuition. How do you really figure out who your best people are? This is the model employee. A good […]

Lieff Cabraser represents separate classes of hourly wage earners at Wal-Mart in the States of Washington and New York who allegedly have been forced to work “off-the-clock” which obviously work without pay. The plaintiffs for such cases are current and former Wal-Mart employees who claim that Wal-Mart has violated state wage and hour laws. Wal-Mart’s alleged misconduct drew a plethora of opinions among lobbyists. The […]

Employers are offering more generous parental leave policies and other family-friendly benefits and practices to help employees better manage their work-life balance. In fact, the , conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP), found that the number of family-based perks employers offer has increased each year in recent years. What’s more, 34 percent of the companies surveyed now offer paid maternal leave, […]

Before turning to the factors affecting the proper organization of a Human Resources department and its role in hiring new employees, briefly need to stress the organization of the department itself. National Hellenic Land and Property Register consist of HR Executive Manager, two HR generalists, one HR coordinator and one HR assistant. The binding function of human resource management to business strategy at the operational, […]

Motivating and Rewarding Employee Performance *Mars Model A model that outlines the four factors that influence an employee’s voluntary behavior and resulting preformance. The motivation,ability,role perceptions and situational factors. *Motivation The forces within a person that affects his or her direction,intensity,and persistence of voluntary behavior. *Ability Consists of both the natural aptitudes and learned capabilities required to succesfully complete a task. Role Perceptions Employees who […]

Let’s face the simple truth — employees are wasting time. Paychex’s of 2,000 employees found that some of the main reasons employees are wasting time is that they are easily distracted (19 percent), unsatisfied or bored with their work (almost 15 percent) and lack an incentive to work harder (11 percent). Related:  How can companies combat the phenomenon of employees wasting time in an efficient and respectful way? […]

INTERNATIONAL BURCH UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT MANAGING EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION AND PERFORMANCE RESEARCH PAPER by Nedzad ISAKOVIC Project Supervisor M. A. Edin SMAJIC SARAJEVO April, 2012 Contents 1. Introduction2 1. 1. The Motivation Process2 1. 2. Wath Managers Do In Practice2 2. Motivating by Structuring Jobs to Make Them Interesting3 2. 1. Job Design3 2. 2. Job Enrichment and Job Enlargement3 2. 3. […]