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An employee will perform when he sees a strong connection between his performance and a reward.
A manager is required to evaluate the performance of his/her subordinates, usually on a yearly basis. Their recommendation is the basis for an extra payment – the merit pay.
Merit pay plans allow to differentiate the high performers...
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Satisfied with you job? Yes, no, it depends.
Job satisfaction is personal experience, your overall attitude next to your job. An attitude is a combination of beliefs and values (see previous posts).
The difference between what you get and what you think you should get from your job is called discrepancy
The difference between what...
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There are companies that have smart people in charge of implementing the business strategy. They look also at the long-term goals of company. It is the same with human resources specialists that understand what organizational development is about.
Individual performance is important, but a company is not formed from one individual....
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An effective team is not just a bunch of people put together. It is about complementarity of employee’s competencies, it takes time and if one member leaves, the team hurts.
A team does not have what is called “group thinking”. A team does not a leader as in somebody to lead. A team needs a manager that is, most of...
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Despite the civilized formulation, basically Operant Learning Theory is learning by reward or punishment, and is applied in organizations through Transactional Leadership.
A certain behavior probability can be increased by the positive or negative reinforcement. Most of the means of reinforcement of employees’ behavior are...
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The way we define Human Capital and the difference between the beautiful words and the reality are expressed well by the last...
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