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Find an article on line or in a magazine. Articles related to human resources, psychology, business management, etc. Most of which can also be found on-line.
Make a specific conclusion about what the article means. Meaning, what is your opinion of the article’s point? In other words, is the article’s point or exploring of a technique likely to make managing employees or organization more effective and why?
Then, consider an alternative view. If it’s a negative article, what positive uses/benefits could there be that the article didn’t considered? Conversely, if a positive article, or basically a review of text topic or management technique, what are the potential risks, possible failures, to be aware of? In other words, what are the pro and con implications to a manager, or expert in organizational behavior?
The paper should not be more than 4 pages long double spaced. Start it with a synopsis of the article, no more than a page. It should summarize the article so that anyone reading your paper, including myself, can understand what the article was about related to a text, course topic. Then complete the paper by following the instructions above.
Article : The 17 things employees care about most at work.
published on 25th August 2017
written by Jacon Morgan
The article talks abouts what are the things employees care about most at work. employee experience is all about employees with an environment where they want, not need to come to work-a place where they can feel energized and free to be themselves to get their best work. based on the interviews with hundreds of executives and leaders the writer concludes that employee experience may seem complicated, but its really boils down to 3 environments ie; technological, physical and cultural.Technological environment includes giving the right tools for their work which includes laptops,mobile devices, video conferencing facilities, apps, internal social network etc.Physical environment means the physical space is exactly that -what you see ,touch and smell etc.which means the demographic of the work place.Cultural environment is all about the vibe you get from the work place . which includes the leadership style, sense of purpose, organisational structure and people.to design great employee experiences and to create a place where employees truly want to show up, organisations must focus on a reason for being followed by 17 attributes that are abbreviated as ACE technology, COOL physical spaces and a CELEBRATED culture.
ACE technology :-
Available to everyone
Consumer grade technology
Employee needs vs business needs
COOL physical spaces :_
Chooses to bring in friends or visitors
Offers flexibility
Organizations values are reflected in the physical space
Leverages multiple workspace options
CELEBRATED culture
Company is viewed positively by employees and public
Everyone feels valued
Legitimate sense of purpose
Employees feel like they are part of a team
Believes in diversity and inclusion
Refferals come from employees
Ability to learn new things and given resourses to do so and advance
Treat employees fairly
Executives and managers are coaches and mentors
Dedicated to employee health and wellness
the writer concludes that the 17 attributes are positively affects the employees and the organisation as a whole.employees want to work for an organisation that is respected and where there can feel good about their contributions.
Negetives about the article:
These may lead to internal competition between the workers and thereby arising conflicts among them.because every employees have their on ideas. the managers have to consider them equally.so the risk of competition between employees may increases.It is a time consuming effort also.creating physical environment is costly.
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