Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B Lecture Notes - Work Hard, Play Hard, Brand Loyalty, Corporate Social Responsibility

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B
• Professor: Kevin Thompson

Document Summary

Hr effects everyone, even managers: employers and employees are constantly at odds, each party wants the opposite of the other. If given a choice, employers would employ machines over humans: if given a choice, humans would choose to get rid of machines and do the work themselves. Employers are dealing with people who are physically present, but mentally absent. Employees want to do work that makes a difference, that they are not just. Want their skills to grow and develop. Best companies invest in their people: work/life balance. Want a company to understand that their family life is very important - Demographics drive work protocols: positive environment. Do not want a stressful, negative environment this environment breeds comtempt along with a political mindset. Effective companies have an open-door policy: honesty. Want a manager who will open and approachable and a company that will tell them the truth. What employers are thinking: strong work ethic.