Mark’s Scenario Mark sued a bank for injuries. He was not paying attention as he entered the bank because he was looking at his phone. And he fell suffering $10,000 in injuries. Prior to the fall, the janitor had buffed the floor. The janitor had an IQ of 70. Normally, the janitor was closely supervised. […]
Introduction The internet protocol (IP) is the standard used in the information technology by the computer systems to intercommunicate. Majority of the high-level application or protocols such as P2P, SMTP, HTTP among other depends on IP for their functionality. Devices and computers relying on the IP protocol have a unique identifier known as IP
The global meltdown and the general raise in the cost of living places the low-income families at the disadvantage (Leigh, n.d.). There has been a great debate from the opponents and proponents of the raise in the minimum wage demands. For the opponents, the raise in minimum wage would increase the prices of goods
Reaction The modern market place is competitive full of uncertainty and organizations must be competitive to survive. Equally, there is need for effective production methods and an efficient workforce. The efficiency of production methods are not only dependent on the production techniques and the machines, but are highly correlated to the type of workforce.
Introduction Most organizational change initiatives fail to yield the desired outcomes (Cummings & Worley, 2015). However, some organizations have successfully, initiated and sustained change initiatives, yielding the desired outcomes. The Atlassian Company is an example of such an organization, which was able to Initiate and sustain its change initiative in its performance review, achieving
Most organizations in the current times prefer developing their employees with specific skills required in the leadership as well as the general operation of the organizations. Whereas in the past organizations outsourced people with such skills to fill up positions when need arose, most organizations are now equipping their employees with prerequisite skills required for
Clean Car Care (3Cs) is located within a mid-western city of 175,000 people. The company owns and operates four full service car washes in the city. The owner, Otto Spritz, has strategically cornered the car wash market, with his only competition being two coin operated car washes on the outskirts of the city. The current
There are increasing use of temporary employees, contract workers, interns and freelancers by most companies. However, the use of temporary employees offers both benefits and drawbacks. When workers are hired on temporary basis, they are not entitled to some benefits like retirement benefits. In addition, temporary workers do not benefit from security of tenure as
Organizations face challenge of implementing change optimally because of poor communication between the employees and the management. Ambivalence and resistance to change is more amplified by the workers whose lives are directly affected by the changes. Organizations relies on change agents to communicate the intended changes needed to be implemented in the organization(Florian, Klonek, &
Do you think firms should offer benefits to part-time workers? If yes, should they offer benefits such as, paid time-off, a 401(k) plan and health insurance? Or only one or two of the benefits? Explain your recommendation. Yes, because by offering benefits to part-time workers is particularly smart for organizations that engages in small scale