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C/HR/1128. Literature Review. An evaluation of employee engagement and commitment

WORDS:
2000
DATE:
2011
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29.99 GBP

This literature review focuses on employee engagement and commitment, and begins by presenting a variety of definitions and information on the topic. The paper discusses the way in which employee engagement can be seen as a significant HR functionality, as well as evaluating the WIFI (well-being, information, fairness, and involvement) model. Employee engagement is discussed in reference to First Direct, Hallmark, and Microsoft. The benefits of employee engagement are discussed, and the paper assesses the importance of the manager-employee relationship. Different barriers to employee engagement are discussed, and recommendations for promoting healthy employee engagement are outlined before conclusions are made.

 

KEYWORDS: literature review, employee engagement, employee engagement commitment, WIFI, well-being, information, fairness, and involvement, First Direct, Hallmark, Microsoft, manager-employee relationship!,

 

C/F/1173. An examination of employee morale after an acquisition: case study Lunchbox UK Ltd

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1100
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

This paper examines the acquisition of a canteen style restaurant by Lunchbox UK Ltd. The paper aims to examine HRM and mismanagement, and discusses the challenge that the manager has in restoring employee morale. The study provides recommendations to rectify the issues within the organisational structure.

 

KEYWORDS: Acquisition, restaurant, Lunchbox UK Ltd, HRM, mismanagement, employee morale, organisational structure,

 

C/B/3794. Employee Engagement with Corporate Social Responsibility

WORDS:
6000
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
69.99 GBP

The paper examines the levels of employee engagement with the policies of corporate social responsibility (CSR) pursued by the Dubai company Crown Relocation (CR). The importance of CSR initiatives and the function of HRM are explained. A study is conducted using primary research via questionnaires and interviews to determine CR employees’ perceptions and commitment to CSR. Recommendations are suggested about the ways to enhance employee engagement with CSR.

 

KEYWORDS: Crown Relocation, corporate social responsibility, CSR, HRM, Employee Engagement,

 

C/HR/993. Literature review. The relationship between employee engagement and organisational performance

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2700
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

This literature review examines the relationship between employee engagement and organisational performance. The review begins by introducing the background to the topic, and is followed by an in depth analysis. The review of literature examines levels of engagement and disengagement, assessing what affects this has on culture, industry and occupation. The effects the employee engagement has on organisational performance is analysed, and the importance of line managers and leadership is also discussed. The review of literature highlights how significant the findings of the review are to HR practitioners, and discusses areas of further research.

 

KEYWORDS: Literature review, employee engagement, organisational performance, engagement, disengagement, culture, industry, occupation, managers, leadership, Human resources, HR practitioners,

 

C/HR/983. Employee participation, communication and consultation in the workplace

WORDS:
2500
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper looks at the changes in employee participation and representation in the workplace reviewing studies that address the problem at various levels, i.e. individual/professional group level (micro level), organizational level (mezzo level) and national level (macro level). Conclusions are made about the role of communication and consultation in the workplace.

 

KEYWORDS: Employee participation, communication and consultation, workplace,

 

C/HR/964. Link between Employee Engagement, Employee Productivity, Organisational Profitability and Customer Satisfaction

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2750
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper examines the impact of employee engagement on organisational performance reviewing related research, discussing the concept of Service Profit Chain (SPC) and revealing inconsistencies between theory and practice.

 

KEYWORDS: Employee Engagement, Employee Productivity, Organisational Profitability, Customer Satisfaction,

 

C/HR/960. Relationship between employee engagement and organisational performance

WORDS:
2500
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper looks at the concept of employee engagement (EE) providing its definitions and exploring the impact of employee engagement on organisational performance. References are made to related academic research, the Gallup Workplace Audit (GWA) survey, etc. The difference between collective engagement and individual engagement is considered, the role of disengaged non-productive people in the organisation is discussed. Recommendations for future research are suggested.

 

KEYWORDS: Employee Engagement, Organisational Performance,

 

C/HR/938. Dissertation. Impact of Employee Engagement Surveys on Employees

WORDS:
10650
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
109.99 GBP

The dissertation investigates the level of engagement in employees of a multinational Irish company operating in the logistics and transport industry. Literature is reviewed on theoretical HRM approaches to work engagement including its measurements, drivers, importance, etc. Primary research is conducted on the basis of 56 questionnaires to determine the impact of employee surveys on employee engagement in the selected company. Conclusions are made about the levels of employee engagement suggesting recommendations about the ways to enhance it.

 

KEYWORDS: Dissertation, Employee Engagement Surveys, work engagement,

 

C/HR/887. Improving Performance of Disengaged Team

WORDS:
5050
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
59.99 GBP

The paper addresses the problem of staff disengagement that can be faced by the organisation relating levels of staff engagement with the levels of their motivation and discussing strategies that can improve staff performance, i.e. a rewards-based motivational system, employee training and development programmes, the function of HRM, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Disengaged Team, staff disengagement, motivation, training and development, HRM,

 

C/HR/886. Employee Involvement and Participation: Theoretical Perspective and Case of China

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3550
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper examines the difference and the overlap between employee involvement and participation (EPI) identifying the levels of EPI in organisations and describing related benefits. The strategies and techniques of EPI enforcement in China are considered highlighting possible causes of EPI failure.

 

KEYWORDS: Employee Participation and Involvement, EPI, China,

 

C/HR/858. Proposal. Role of employee involvement in business success

WORDS:
1000
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper proposes research into the role of employee involvement in the success of the business detailing research objectives, formulating its questions, reviewing theories of job motivation and job satisfaction, and describing the methods and approaches of the proposed research.

 

KEYWORDS: Proposal, employee involvement, business success, job motivation,

 

C/HR/832. Proposal. Managing employee engagement and retention

WORDS:
3000
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

This proposal focuses on the challenges that face organisations in respect to employee engagement. The paper also examines employee retention, and discusses the different initiatives the can be adopted to increase employee devotion, commitment and productivity. The proposal outlines the literature review, which aims to research labour force diversity, employee engagement, and employee retention. The methodology section is presented highlighting the research objectives, validity, reliability, and justification. The proposal states that grounded theory, secondary research and case study analyses will be used to gather information.

 

KEYWORDS: Proposal, Employee engagement, employee retention, employee devotion, employee commitment, grounded theory,

 

C/F/894. Employee Participation and strategic HRM in a large financial services firm

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4500
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
49.99 GBP

This paper concentrates on employee participation in a large financial services firm. The paper links employee participation with strategic HRM and discusses the way in which they affect each other. The first section of the paper presents a literature review on employee participation and the way business and HRM strategy links. As well as this the paper considers the impact on the performance of an organisation and its competitiveness in the market place. The second section focuses on the application of the concept of employee participation, like the Harvard and the Warwick model.

 

KEYWORDS: Employee participation, financial services firm, strategic HRM, market place, competition, Harvard Model, Warwick Model!,

 

C/HR/755. Absenteeism: Causes and Consequences

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470
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
9.99 GBP

The paper looks at the problem of absenteeism faced by modern companies examining its potential impact on organisational performance, and discussing clusters of factors that cause absenteeism among employees.

 

KEYWORDS: Absence Management, absenteeism,

 

C/HR/742. Impact of employee relations and involvement on company performance

WORDS:
3000
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper looks at the role of employment relationships in the company’s success examining the concepts of employee relations and involvement (ER&I) with reference to the theory of human resource management (HRM). A case study is presented of poor ER&I in British Airways (BA) that resulted in the strike action. BA approaches are compared with the encouraging approaches to ER&I used in Toyota. The concepts of psychological contract and organisational leadership are explored with relation to ER&I.

 

KEYWORDS: employee relations and involvement, company performance, British Airways, BA, Toyota, psychological contract, leadership,

 

S/M/554. Employee involvement and its benefit to employers

WORDS:
3050
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

This paper concerning Employee Involvement (EI) explores the effectiveness of the concept and highlights how management involvement will generate a mutual interest for both parties. Employee involvement is beneficial for employers as they seek to promote employee commitment and engagement. It also develops a sense of job security and employee motivation. The study considers the practicalities and effectiveness of EI schemes at British companies, Sainsbury and Fox's Biscuits. The employee involvement models of Tannenbaum and Schmidt (1958), Sadler (1970) and Ramsay (1996) are also highlighted, with an analysis of the benefits of employee task involvement, participation, and financial incentive schemes – profit-related pay and share ownership.

 

KEYWORDS: Employee involvement, EI, employee engagement, Sainsbury, Fox’s Biscuits, profit-related pay, share ownership, employer-employee relations,

 

C/M/1459. Employee Resistance to Change

WORDS:
1000
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper looks at employee resistance to change is a natural part of the change management process outlining the challenges associated with change and business re-engineering. Methods and techniques of managing employee resistance are examined.

 

KEYWORDS: Change Management, employee resistance to change,

 

C/M/1458. Critically discuss the extent to which employee resistance to change is a natural part of the change management process

WORDS:
1000
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper looks at employee resistance to change is a natural part of the change management process outlining the challenges associated with change and business re-engineering. Methods and techniques of managing employee resistance are examined.

 

KEYWORDS: Change Management, employee resistance to change,

 

S/HR/293. Initiatives aiming to manage employee participation “often fail to meet the expectations of either managers or employees” (Hardy and Leiba-Sullivan, 1998). Discuss.

WORDS:
2000
DATE:
2010
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29.99 GBP

The paper looks at the schemes of employee participation (EP) in organisations providing definitions of EP, highlighting EP benefits, describing types and categories of EP schemes, and exploring the causes of their failure. EP schemes in Delta Airlines are analysed discussing the difficulties of implementing a successful EP scheme.

 

KEYWORDS: Delta Airlines, employee participation, EP schemes,

 

S/HR/292. Employee participation schemes: causes of success and failure. Case study of Delta Airlines

WORDS:
2000
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper looks at the schemes of employee participation (EP) in organisations providing definitions of EP, highlighting EP benefits, describing types and categories of EP schemes, and exploring the causes of their failure. EP schemes in Delta Airlines are analysed discussing the difficulties of implementing a successful EP scheme.

 

KEYWORDS: Delta Airlines, employee participation, EP schemes,

 

C/HR/573. Dissertation. Psychological contract and flexible working practices in Land Registry UK

WORDS:
9300
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
99.99 GBP

The dissertation investigates human resource practices used in the UK civil service organisation Land Registry (LR) focusing on the work life balance of their employees. Literature is reviewed on the theory of psychological contract, flexible working hours, the relationship between the employer and employee, the background of Land Registry, the working culture of civil service organisations, etc. The methodology is based on a case study approach using a combination of secondary and primary research. A study of upper level and middle level employees in LR London and Nottingham offices is conducted through a questionnaire to determine the relationship between flexible working and psychological contracts. Conclusions are made about the importance of mutual understanding of expectations in employer-employee relationship.

 

KEYWORDS: Dissertation, Land Registry, psychological contract, flexible working practices, work life balance, employee obligations, organisational obligations,

 

C/HR/571. Dissertation. What measures can organisations take to engage and retain their workforce in diverse UK environment?

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16350
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
169.99 GBP

The dissertation addresses the issues of employee engagement and retention (EER) examining the measures that could be taken by UK organisations to fully engage with their workforce and ensure the retention of talented employees. Literature is reviewed on the impact of the workforce on the organisational performance, the link between employee performance and payment, the importance of tailoring EER programmes, the EER programmes currently used in the UK, the importance of knowing competitive actions taken by other players in EER, etc. The research methods are based on secondary data obtained from related academic literature, company reports, press articles, etc. Case studies are conducted of EER practices in Barclays Bank, British Petroleum (BP), Cadbury, Deutsche Bank, Dow Chemical, Nokia, Philip Morris International (PMI), Royal Dutch Shell, and Unilever. Conclusions are made about the actions taken by the studied organisations in developing EER initiatives, recommendations are suggested about the ways to engage employees, to maximise their talents and abilities, and to minimise their turnover.

 

KEYWORDS: Dissertation, human resources, employee engagement, employee retention, Barclays Bank, British Petroleum, Cadbury, Deutsche Bank, Dow Chemical, Nokia, Philip Morris, Royal Dutch Shell, Unilever,

 

S/HR/279. What organisations can do to ensure high levels of employee engagement and commitment?

WORDS:
2000
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper addresses the issue of employees' engagement and commitment discussing the nature of the psychological contract between employer and employee, the role of communication in quality management, the use of appraisal systems, the importance of teamwork, health and well-being initiatives, human resource (HR) training and development, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: employee engagement, employee commitment, psychological contract, teamwork, HR,

 

C/HR/522. Role of Organisational Psychology

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3500
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper looks at the importance of psychology in understanding organisational structures examining the concept of psychological contract, organisational image, multiple storylines, individual responsibility, etc. The role of stories in organisational culture is highlighted, HRM practices of engaging employees in organizational citizenship behaviours are discussed drawing examples from Walt Disney policies.

 

KEYWORDS: Organisational psychology, psychological contract, identity, Disney, storytelling, employee engagement,

 

S/HR/269. Evaluate the contribution of the Hawthorne Studies to the development of management theory and practice

WORDS:
1900
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper looks at Hawthorne experiments performed in the1920s in Chicago to study the ways of increasing workers' productivity. The contribution of Hawthorne studies to the management theory and practice are examined.

 

KEYWORDS: Hawthorne studies, worker’s productivity,