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Discussion Board Research Paper Kristi D. Koons Introduction This research paper is based on Chapters 15 of Robbins and Judge, (Work Design and Technology). My research is based on my experience in the workplace (direct observation). My organizational issue is allowing an employee the ability to make their own decisions on the job. I will analyze my organizational issue with the following two core concepts: autonomy and the job characteristics model. Employees Decision Making Ability

15. Equity theory is when employees compare what they get from their job to what they put into it (Robbins & Judge, 2015). When we look at the executive compensation issue and how it relates to equity theory, the executives are getting compensated based on what other executives from other companies make (Robbins & Judge, 2015). We are doing a comparison, it is just based on wages and not what is put into the company. By doing this it is not necessarily fair to the executives because one may put

inspiration to them which encouraged them to form a ”skiffle band” (Robbins, 2014) made up of a drummer-less group of musicians. These British musicians came up with the perfect recipe for a successful transition to the American music scene. They borrowed the “basic ingredients of rhythm and blues and country music” (Robbins, 2014) from America and combined it with their own musical traditions of “dancehall, pop, and Celtic folk” (Robbins, 2014). This created their own twist on rock ’n’ roll and caused

Society contains groups with diverse interests, where competing interests encourage conflict (Hutchison, 2013). The racial ideology in the United States is the belief in a hierarchy of races with whites at the top and other races grouped underneath (Robbins, Chatterjee, & Canda, 2011). One way minorities are depicted as different from whites is through imagery that creates detachment and seclusion between groups (Ortiz & Jani, 2010). Critical Race Theory Critical race theory (CRT) assumes this society

when questioned. Judge & Robbins (2017) suggest early research on attitudes assumed attitudes were related to behavior therefore, attitudes people hold will determine what they do, Such as the attitudes of Verizon wireless agents who display poor attitudes communicating with customers. Such attitudes can also be associated with job satisfaction and inappropriate attitudes towards managers. When speaking about attitudes, they usually mean employee satisfaction (Judge & Robbins 2017) referring to a positive

it may be that managers are constrained in how much they can affect distributive and procedural justice because of formal organizational policies or cost constraints. Impersonal and Informational justice are less constrained by these mechanisms. (Robbins and Judge,2015: p205)Manager can explain to them that he could only choose one person for promotion and try to use informational and interpersonal justice to balance the overall

Culture, Power & Politics As far back as history can be told mankind has struggled between balancing culture, power and politics. Many wars have been fought and many people have placed their lives on the line in order to stand up for what they believe in. The combinations of culture, power and politics have spilled over into the workplace. In today’s business environment individuals have much more to worry about than just completing their assigned tasks. Organizational culture, power and office

Assessment Number 2 – Essay Student : Jodie Ann Auld Student Number : S0237988 Course : HRMT11010 Date : 30 April 2013 Version Number : 1 “Political Activity is alive and well in organisations. Critically discuss this statement. What factors result in Organisational Politics and what is the role of such behaviour on other people at work?” Political Activity is alive and well in organisations – one of the biggest killers of productivity is not a lack of innovation, productive

Massachusetts, known as the whaling city, it was essential to have a place where sailors could sell the meat and make a profit (Hoare). In 1946 the newly formed International Whaling Commission enacted a global moratorium on commercial whaling (Robbins). The IWC was formed in hopes of protecting whales and making sure that whales were spared. Without enforcement of the rules and restrictions for any nations, the problem has not gone away. Without whales the ecosystem begins to falter, the whale

Question 3 (a) According to Robbins & Judge (2017), a Group is a defined as two or more individuals formally or informally coming together for a cause or a reason. They coexist due to a special interest or task. They may not have clear objectives or leadership within the group. They would hold meeting with each other and help to make critical decision that would help each member in the group to perform better in her area of expertise or responsibility. Groups have a leader that would dominate and