PAMELA JONES, FORMER BANKER
What is the main issue/problem in this case?
How to be a leader and how to motivate and influence employees.
Summary of the case:
Pamela Jones enjoyed banking. Since her graduation, she applied for employment with a large bank, the ABC Bank of Winnipeg and she was quickly hired. She was enrolled in the bank’s management development program because of her good education, her previous job experience and her obvious intelligence and drive.
During her first year in the training program, Jones attended classes on banking procedures and policies and worked her way through a series of low-level positions in her branch. She was proud to be a banker and proud to be member of the ABC bank of Winnipeg. After one
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Jones had trained for a purpose she wanted. After this training, she got something different then she expected. That is why the situation would not be motivating her.
3) Burns was given extra work and told it was priority work, and he did it well. However, he was punished for not doing his other work. Analyze this situation according to reinforcement theory. What type of behaviour would you expect from Burns in this situation and why ?
Reinforcement theory of motivation states that individual’s behaviour is a function of its consequences. This theory focuses totally on what happens to an individual when he takes some action. This theory is a strong tool for analysing controlling mechanism for individual’s behaviour. However, it does not focus on the causes of individual’s behaviour. In this case, Burns was punished for not doing his other work. According to this theory, this is what had to be done. Since Burns could not manage his responsibilities to his company, he deserved to be punished. I would expect him to quit the bank and work for a more specific job. Because he doesn’t seem like a man who can manage the big deals at all.
4) Pamela Jones was going to be transferred to another position in a branch about 100 miles from Vancouver. Do you think it is only her husband’s work that makes her reluctant to take this position? What other motivational elements
In her article “Gendered Racial Violence and Spatialized Justice,” Sherene H. Razack explores the murder of Pamela George; the way that her murderers’ sentences were lessened because of a variety of factors pertaining to Ms. George’s life; and the fact that the murderers were young, white, and middle-class men.
4. Janet has shown her boss how effective she is on the job because she is naturally curious
Evaluate the situation in which Mason and Shepherd find themselves with respect to their existing employers. What legal and ethical issues do you see and how would you advise them to proceed?
2. Look back over the speech and find a line that is filled with ethos. Write it down. What does this fact show us about Jobs?
B. Reflecting on the interview you conducted, what did you learn about their career? In five or more sentences, discuss your interest in this career and how the interview impacted your interest. (20 points)
A. Preformed one-on-one employee interviews in order understand the reasons behind declining morale within the branch.
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1. What is Marilyn’s responsibility to her present employer regarding her knowledge that several employees are planning to seek positions with the new company?
4. How do you think attitude assessment does or should impact on an organisation’s performance evaluations, its recruitment and selection processes and on any training programs that might be implemented?
Cathy Brannen was obviously very enthusiastic about the job as outlined in the morning. She asked all the right questions, responded quickly and articulately to every query posed to her, and seemed ready to accept the position even before the offer was extended. When Harvey finally got around to mentioning the salary, there was a slight change in Cathy’s eager expression. She stiffened. Since Harvey realized that salary might be a problem, he decided to offer Cathy an incentive of sorts in addition
The management style at Arizona Central Credit Union, one of my former employers, is complex and varies between the departments both by design and by regulation. The credit union and its management team draws from various historical and contemporary approaches and theories to help the employees and the organization attain set goals and standards while maximizing the potential of their employees and products.
Another reason Dhaliwal chose to commit to TD Bank was due to the many great opportunities they offer to their student employees such as internal promotion. Dhaliwal has been working in the customer service industry for over four years, which has given him the skills and experience required for this job. Prior to working at TD Bank, Dhaliwal worked as an Assistant Manager at McDonald’s for two years, which taught him how to handle difficult situations such as dealing with co-workers and problematic customers. Having this customer service experience and working towards a major in Finance at the University of Winnipeg made him stand out from the rest of the applicants. Dhaliwal hopes to stay with TD Bank and would like to move up within the company, which would help him gain experience for his future career
Her early experiences in banking were almost always challenging and rewarding. She was enrolled in the bank’s management development program because of her education (a.B.A. in languages and some postgraduate training in business administration), her previous job experience, and her obvious intelligence and drive.
No. 1: Evaluate John Taylor and Marty Grayson’s effort to identify the opportunity. Are they the right people for this opportunity? Why or why not?
b) What is your evaluation of the position taken by Mr. Sullivan in his conference with the principal? In what way would you have acted differently if you had been the principal, during the conference with Mr. Sullivan?