MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Job Satisfaction, Individualism, Assertiveness
30 Jan 2015
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Desire great balance between life and work (willing to give up 21% of work hours) Individuals are different depending on career, values, age. High-performing organizations: produce extraordinary results even through changing market conditions/adapt the best practices while preserving their uniqueness/mistakes learn from. Triple bottom line: baseline adding social and environmental dimensions to the monetary benchmark. Best practice methods: organization does particularly well and is widely recognized improving performance/efficiency in specific areas. Elements that create and sustain a positive work place (exhibit 2. 1 pg36) By understanding employee, they can optimize the synergy between the elements to create a positive environment: organizational environment. Articulate who they are, what they value, where they are going, how they can help get there. Leader/employee work together to help people understand what they can do to contribute. Communication is open and supports knowledge management, problem solving and effective coordination of work. Decision making are designed to achieve organizational goals: components of a job.
