Archives for the Month of December 2006 on Naizhou Zhang's Online Journal
Disciplinary Action
Disciplinary action is one method to deal with the infraction of rules or company violations. Some ways to avoid disciplinary action is to start with smart hiring by using background checks and previous employer checkups. Other techniques such as performance appraisals and training and development would lessen the resort the need for disciplinary action. Lastly, by adding rewards to good performance, it will diminish the incentive to break company policies. It is often a hard role to enforce rules to fellow co-workers. But when you are in a leadership role, it is necessary to set those rules.
High turnovers
In a recent article, a survey finds that 73 percent of executives are dissatisfied with their jobs. This could lead to more turnover at the top corporate positions. So what is making these executives so dissatisfied? One of the things was that it was hard for executives to work with their co-workers due to the lack of teamwork. Another component in the lack of satisfaction in the work place is the stress of meeting production goals. After reading the article, I was left with a sense of whether I would be happy with my job.
Improvement in Organizations
Today's corporation is vastly different than the past. In past organizations, it was hierarchical, the company sees people as variable cost, and it was mostly centralized planning and decision-making. But in the new corporate world, there is still centralized planning process and also decentralized decision making. There is more focus on customer orientation. Is it possible that we will see another form of corporation emerging in the future?
Sex Discrimination
In Tucker, there was a section about sex discrimination. This is an important subject to discuss in the human management. It is also very personal because I am a woman in the business world. Would I be judged by my sex when I apply for future positions? Recently, there was an article called 50 top women to watch. While reading though the list, I was pleasantly surprised that there was a wide diversity of women who made the top 50. The world of business has changed over the years. Fifty years ago, the number of women in high corporate positions was minimal. Today, you can find female CEOs for Pepsico and Kraft Foods. This makes me feel better about my perspective future.
Pay for Time Not Worked
Common time-off-with-pay benefits include holidays, vacations, sick leave, etc. Supplemental pay benefits are typically one of the employer’s most expensive benefits because it is pay for time not worked. So why do employers implement this type of plan? I think that it is because time-off-with-pay benefits show employee appreciation. It is crucial for employers and employees to build a good relationship. This type of benefit not only builds relationships but also help increase production and company loyalty. It would be unwise for any company to cancel this kind of plan.