...Assignment 1: Trends in the Workplace Jacqueline Williams January 25, 2015 HRM 500: Trends in the Workplace Dr. Matthew Gonzalez Introduction When it comes to “Trends in the Workplace”, the effect of good productivity and employee satisfaction is very important. Human Resource professionals has to make sure those employees are prepared and ready to take on the challenges and changes that are coming before them. The continued use of HR Analysis can be the key to a successful organization. Technology is a big tool that continues to expand and develop, therefore human resource has to be able to train and develop employees as well. This paper will discuss the key trends in the workplace that have significant influences on organizations. It will discuss how HR professionals play a key role in helping organizations respond to evolving trends, comply with federal and state regulations, and manage workplace flexibility. Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources Management and how each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. The key functional areas of Human Resources Management play a very important role in today’s workplace. An HR professional has to strategically plan each function and implement them accordingly. The key functional areas of Human Resources Management that I will discuss are staffing, compensation and benefits (total rewards), human resource development also known as training and development, employee relations...
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...Trends in the Workplace HRM 500 Instructor Name: Dr. LaQue Perkins, MPM, CIPM 10/26/2015 Human Resources role is to develop, plan and administer policies. There are several key functional areas which includes recruitment and selection, employee relations, compensation and benefits, and compliance. Recruitment and selection is designed to help an organization obtain applicants that are qualified to fill open positions. Recruitment identifies applicants knowledge, abilities, and skills to assist an organization to achieve goals and develop the workforce. It is very important to effectively select and recruit the right candidate to prevent turnover. The role of employee relations is to ensure positive relationships between staff and management, reduce conflict, improve morale, and maintain productivity. The goal is to ensure fair and consistent treatment of employees. The employee relations functional area must ensure the organization’s policies are being followed and resolved and problems and concerns are also addressed. The functional area of compensation and benefits in human resources set compensation standards, evaluate pay practices. Benefits refer to the non-monetary compensation an employee receive in addition to cash pay. The advantages of having a well thought out benefits packages are attract, and motivate employees; this creates job satisfaction, low absenteeism, and little turnover in your organization. Compliance in human resources ensures that an organization...
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...1). The first function that would be likely to be affected by the implementation of an MRP system is recruitment. The system can be used to track people who have visited for the recruitment process, candidates from consultancies and their resumes, a list of candidates who are available for part time and full time work etc. This system can be integrated with training management to link with the initial process of the selected candidates. The next function to be affected is payroll. This would keep track of employee’s attendance and their time of entry to work and exit are entered into the system to determine the number of hours worked. It could track checks and reports both the hours of work and respective wages of each employee. It also includes the process of calculating the taxes and deducts from the salary and also garnishees wages for charitable purpose like child support and additional taxes withheld. This system may be time consuming but it is free of errors. The last function affected is work performance. The MRP system will basically maintain the history of employee’s performance and determines the number of employees eligible for reaching a certain level of hierarchy. It will also entail the performance goals of what is expected for each employee and how much is expected of them. It will also highlight those employees who are well qualified at work that may also advance within the company. One way as a human resource manager can successfully carry out...
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...Current Workplace Trends Prepared by Mike ohmar, Student Office Management Submitted to Dr. Professor January 27, 2013 Advancements in technology are changing the way companies preform tasks. Each day new ways of completing tasks are created and we are seeing major shifts in how business is generated. Workers are continuously changing their daily lives due to the trends that rapidly occur in today’s workforce. Workers are able to preform tasks from practically anywhere in the world or on the road through the vast amount of electronic devices making it possible to communicate through the Internet and cellular signals. Managers are forced to adopt new techniques making it possible to utilize these long distance communication advancements. With the vast amount of “spam” emails flooding workers inboxes, they must be careful on how to compose emails. Workers must be clear and careful when creating an email. Employees at all levels must be extra careful and professional with composing emails, and also whom the email is shared with. There has recently been a large amount of websites created for those hunting for jobs. This means that companies have the ability to search through thousands of resumes quickly and efficiently. This means that companies are adopting the “best person for the job” approach when hiring. Regardless of employee location, they are still a viable option when a company is looking for job candidates. Traditional training and meeting rooms...
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...GS1145 Trends in the Workplace Environment 5/19/14 My paper will be discussing the association with working as a professional in an organization related to the professional field. I will also be discussing the advantages and disadvantages of working with people in an office versus working from home. A professional organization and a professional field differ in many ways. A professional organization is usually a nonprofit group of individuals looking to further seek a particular profession. This group’s focus is usually directed towards developing a solution for a common outcome. The professional field is a concentrated area of work in which an individual directs focus upon. This is usually the profession that a person is directly involved with. Both of these areas are relatable in that they both require the proper educational credentials in order to achieve each primary outcome. Working in an office compared to working at home can have its pros and cons. When working in an office environment an individual can work with other people to complete a project and gather ideas. This can be beneficial for people that have creative jobs and need to brainstorm ideas. Being in an office environment can keep an individual from procrastinating by providing a certain amount of pressure in order to get objectives completed. This can also be a form of distraction always having people demanding completed assignments. Working from home can be beneficial because of the lack...
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...Business Communication Trends Megan Arguello XCOM/285 July 7th, 2013 Ms. Laurenzi Business Communication Trends Business communication is important in my day-to-day work activities. I use communication every day by helping customers find the products they need as well as interesting them in new products. Communication trends have changed since I first started working but they continue to improve the workplace. At my job I am required to help customers not only find what they need, but also to suggest products that they might be interested in. I communicate with them by speaking and showing them how the products work. Sometimes this requires a lot of demonstration while other times it just requires explaining the product. Flyers and posters are another way I communicate with customers. My job would not be manageable if I was not able to communicate with my customers. Currently we do not offer products online because we are a small business that relies on people coming into the store to purchase our products. However, we are in the process of creating a Facebook page that would allow customers to see what the discounts are at the store and what time the store opens and closes. This will allow customers to see what products we have as well as send messages about what they would like us to start carrying. The business will be able to show customers what is available in the store and why they should come in. This trend will allow the business to expand its merchandise and offer customers...
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...about different companies and must be done once you get the shortlists from these companies. 6. REMs – This folder contains all the documents used in the Niche placement preparation REMs. 7. Questions asked in summers – This folder contains questions that were asked by different companies in the previous years. We are updating the folder with feedback from as many Tuchhas as possible but it will not contain the entire spectrum of questions and should be used only to identify a trend. 8. Interesting links – This folder contains interesting links that we think are useful for you. We would keep updating the same during the course of your preparation. 9. Newsletters – This folder contains the Niche newsletters and articles that had been mailed to you previously. The division is not strict and simply aims to provide every one of you with a roadmap for preparation. This preparation is in addition to HR preparation that you all are expected to do. In addition, you are expected to know about the latest trends in marketing. In case of any doubt/suggestion or clarification, feel free to reach out to any Niche...
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...Trend Article Analysis University of Phoenix – MGT373 Jennifer Choy August 21, 2011 In this day and age there are millions of trends that are present in almost every industry. In order for an organization to be successful it is essential that they follow some of these trends so that their company appeals to people. This proves to be true for the event planning and convention industries. Two articles that pinpoint a couple different trends are “Nifty gadgets taking special events to a new level” and “ The article “Nifty gadgets taking special events to a new level” is a great example of trends within the planning and convention industries. In the years 2001-2004 these industries saw a huge decline in business. The reason for this was the failing economy. Companies and organizations could no longer fit events and gatherings into the budget. In 2005 event planning companies such as Dolce parties finally started to see an incline in corporate parties and events. However, these parties and events were at a much smaller scale. It was only the important people that were being invited to these gatherings because the budgets were still not back to where they were. Since the comeback of events was at a slow pace, event planners and convention industries decided to introduce some new gadgets to attract clientele. According to Stableford ( 2005)“Beyond the typical post-event surveys and evaluation of how many sales leads actually translate into qualified...
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...Future Trends Charmaine Saint Surin OI/466 June 6, 2016 Fred Greifenstein Future Trends According to Webster.com dictionary, a trend is usually known as something undergoing change or is developing into something or going into a general or specific direction. Innovation is about timing, but there is not a theory behind it. It includes processes and new ideas and then they are converted into new useful products. It creates value for customers who pay for it. Disruptive Innovation is an all-out risk taker, creating new markets with more practical approaches towards buyer's purchasing power. What we know is that innovation does not have an end, it's the fact that what we want and what we need continues to change. Innovation is not the goal but everything we do to get to that point. I think collaboration within innovation is an revolving trend. This is the concept of an open source. With the internet age, there are so many people connected worldwide, so there is the fact of collaboration. It creates alternatives for companies who which are smaller to have the ability to remain small and agile. If that is the choice, it also allows those less ended businesses to be a part of the larger agenda in innovation. Innovation is a connected function of communities. It seems like we are all trying to come up with new solutions that capture the technologies we encompass and maybe even working with alternatives reworking those technologies. An example of this is universities...
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...Statistics show that only 47% of consumers around the world say they trust paid media. (trendspotting.com) * Servile brands and citysumers are a more established trend as they are wanting something new, this type of consumer lives in a capital/or town where they are usually the first to try out new products and follow the latest trends. * Servile brands let the consumer try it out first, using ‘hands on’ e-tools which allows them to test run products, for example marks and Spencer’s where they allow consumers to try before they buy on the latest nail varnishes. * IKEA has an online application where the consumer can design their own kitchen. (www.ikea.com) * Citysumers capture the essence of the city and its heritage * Established market of consumers as they are within a city latest technology and trends are available there first, outsiders from cities will be delayed. Sub trend: Modern make it and mend * Citizen hacking -using faulty or discarded objects and turning them into functional pieces- economical- cities in debt. Urbanization: * “67% of urban consumers identify themselves with their city, almost as many as the 69% that identify themselves with their nation” (www.trendspotting.com) * Culture is reflected in style of the nation * App culture Future trends: * 2013- * ‘I made that’ :Product customization and combined high tech manufacturing New, networked models of product identification. * ‘Equalized’ - Consumers...
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...when this promotion is going to end either. This information is supported by my findings too. The majority of the men I interviewed did say that they could no longer afford to spend large amounts of money on individual garments. Instead they stressed that before £100+ jeans would not have bothered them, however now they would be looking to spend below this figure. [pic] I felt that it was extremely important that I explored any weaknesses the consumers felt were an issue too. The main problem was that men would like to have some coloured denim within the range rather than just the same denim washes they always have. It was obvious that many consumers felt that there was not a wide enough range in terms of styles that reflects current trends; instead the styles are just subtle changes across their product range. When analysing the primary research,...
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...a noun, “Fashion is a popular trend or the manner of doing something”. As a verb, it says “make into a particular or required form”. To me, fashion is a never ending cycle of various styles that people can express themselves through. It is a movement that allows individuals to show who they really are through clothes. Throughout the past 65 years, fashion evolved so much in so many different ways. I decided to take a look at those ways and to see how fashion has come about to what it is now and how some trends still remain the same until this day as a classic. The 60’s was the year that the television had a huge impact on what people were exposed to, such as fashion trends. It helped the youth stay in touch with what was...
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...Principles of Entr3preneurship Business Trends ERIC KING AI logo © 2013 by Eric King According to Tim-Graw (2012), the social trend is evident throughout the world with more networking events and opportunities occurring weekly. Social trend involves top social networking platforms such as Facebook, MySpace, and other Internet networking sites. The list continues further with the creation of music apps, Spotify, Pandora, and these other networking sites will impact the industry by providing opportunity for growth. Whenever a new social media tool is created, a new opportunity is as well. New opportunity means an increase in jobs, expanding the pool of success to Full Sail graduates and other industry driven people. This trend will also be impactful to the industry by recognizing what’s new and hot on the market! New applications are being formed from web 2.0 tools allowing for users to run businesses with just one click away. It is important that we monitor this trend to see what exactly are the people are following. You have to know your target audiences wants and needs in order to satisfy them and become successful. One example of a business monetizing from social trend is Rick Ross’s, Untouchable MayBach Music Group also known as MMG. “Maybach Music Group has climbed to the forefront of mainstream rap” (BET, 2013). In order to be great in this music industry, you have to be able to keep up with the trends of it. Though Rick Ross has a catalogue of 4 popular mainstream...
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...restaurants have been opening one after another due to its popularity and success which entrepreneurs saw as an opportunity to open other famous ramen restaurants as it has become a trend. In SM Megamall as I walk inside the new Mega Fashion Hall crowded with people in the late night, I take the elevator to go up on the 3rd floor of the building where the well-known recently opened ramen restaurant called Ippudo Ramen is. The first sight that will appear before your eyes after the elevator doors open will be a crowd of people lining up for Ippudo. The wait is definitely worth it as the food there is extravagant and definitely food that you will come back with. In an interview from Shigemi Kawahara, he said that the reason people line up in Ipuddo might be “Because it’s delicious. We train our staff that every single bowl of ramen has to have a smile and maybe our customers can feel that. It’s very easy to serve a good bowl of ramen. Delicious ramen is everywhere, but what’s important to us is the quality, the service and the cleanliness” (Japan’s World-Famous Ramen House Opens in Manila). I have eaten their food and I would like to say that the food is divine with rich flavors that Filipinos will love and so far has been the best ramen restaurant in the Philippines in my opinion. The food trend started pretty recently in the Philippines as Filipinos are only beginning to appreciate...
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...Family of Woodstock, Inc. Paper India Larondos BSHS/355 August 24, 2015 Professor: T. Jones Family of Woodstock, Inc. Paper This paper will discuss the factors that led to the creation of Family of Woodstock. It will also discuss the changes that Family of Woodstock endured to meet the specialized needs of the community. To add, the paper will include the development and changes in values, attitudes, and beliefs over a 40-year period; and how these changes affected the way they deliver services. Lastly, this paper will explain how specializations became a trend across human services delivery, in general. Introduction In 1969 America’s youth was in search of utopia and found it at a music festival called Woodstock in Ulster County. Young people travelled from all over to partake in the Woodstock festival, nearly 400,000 young people came to attend the festival (Gibbons, 2010). However, after the music festival ended, people were stuck in that county which turned into a problem. Homelessness and drugs became a major problem, the young people slept on benches, camped out in parking lots, and searched for food and clothing (Gibbons, 2010). This also became a problem for the townspeople. The young people were getting in trouble with the law because of the drugs. One woman, Gail Varsi, recognized the problem and decided to do something. She first, gave police her home number and instructed them to call her whenever a homeless youth got in trouble. She then reached out to...
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