issues between organizations and individuals
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ISSUES BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS AND
INDIVIDUALS
GROUP 1
A Model of Legitimacy of Organizational Influence How Rights to Privacy Are Interpreted Bases for Discrimination at Work Using Discipline to Change Behaviors Quality of Work Life (QWL) Job Enrichment: Pros and Cons Mutual Individual-Organization
Responsibilities Whistle-Blowing as a Prosocial Behavior
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES:
1. Areas of Legitimate Organizational Influence
2. Rights of Privacy3. Discipline
ISSUES:
If the organization and an individual define the boundaries of legitimate influence differently, then organizational conflict is likely to develop.
AREAS OF LEGITIMATE ORGANIZATIONAL INFLUENCE
Legitimate - conforming to the law or to rules.
Job Conduct Personal Activities off the job Off the Job Conduct
Type of Conduct
On-the-job
Off-the-job
Job Related Not Job Related
Job Relatedness
A model of Legitimacy of Organizational Influence
High Legitimacy
Moderate Legitimacy
Moderate Legitimacy
Low Legitimacy
primarily related to organizational invasion of a person’s private life and unauthorized release of confidential information about a person in a way that would cause emotional harm or suffering.
Rights to Privacy
Lie detectors Personality tests Location trackers Medical examinations Treatment of alcoholism Monitoring of employee lifestyles Treatment of drug abuse Surveillance devices Computer data banks Confidential records Genetic screening Inquiry into personal relationships
Business Activities that May Involve Employee Rights of Privacy:
Relevance – only necessary, useful information. Recency – Obsolete information. Notice – No personal data systemis
unknown. Fiduciary duty – keeper of the
information. Confidentiality – secured information. Due process Protection of the psyche- inner self
should not be invaded.
Policy Guidelines Relating to Privacy
Is known to employees and has a compelling job reason usually is not considered to be an undue infringement on privacy.
Forms of Surveillance Devices Electronic sensor badges – microcomputers in
clip-on ID cards, which emit infrared signals.
Surveillance
Electronic monitoring - it takes many forms, including automatic counting of key strokes, remote observations of the screen s of desktop computer operators, surreptitious reading of employee’s electronic mail, and voice recording systems.
Cybersurfing – activity done by employees who use work time and work computers to surf the Web, looking for wide range of information of personal interest.
Cyberloafers/Cyberslackers – called to those employees who abuses their privileges.
The Polygraph (Lie detector) – is an instrument that was developed to
record those changes and provide evidence of lying.
Paper and Pencil Tests – also known as integrity tests, attempt to get
the respondent to disclose information about his or her previous or prospective honesty.
Honesty Testing
Since alcoholism presents major medical and job problems, employers need to develop responsible policies and programs to deal with it without endangering rights of privacy.
Treatment of Alcoholism
Reasons for Company Programs
The firm and employee already have a working relationship on which they can build.
Any success with the employee will save both a valuable person for the company and a valuable citizen for society.
The job appears to be the best environment for supporting recovery.
Successful Programs treat alcoholism as an illness focus on the behavior caused by alcoholism provide both medical help and psychological
support for alcoholics
Abuse of drugs other than alcohol, particularly if used at work, may cause severe problems for the individual, the employer, and other employees.
Drug Testing - To employers, the direct consequences of employee drug abuse are enormous.
Drug Abuse
Impairment testing - A solution to the problems with drug
testing. - this method usually consists of a brief
motor-skills test performed on a computer
Positive uses of genetic testing
information include transferring the susceptible employees to other work areas where they will not be exposed to the substances, providing health warnings, and developing protective measures to shield the employees from danger.
Genetic Testing
Negative side of genetic testing
comes into play when a firm screens present employees or job applicants on the basis of genetic predispositions and uses the information o discriminate against them in an attempt to minimize the firm’s future health costs.
Sexual harassment When supervisors make employment or
promotion decisions contingent on sexual favors. When an employee’s colleagues engage in any
verbal or physical conduct that creates an offensive working environment.
Discrimination
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
is a deadly virus affecting the human immune system.
is management action to enforce organizational standards.
Discipline
2 Types of Discipline
Preventive discipline is action taken to encourage employees to
follow standards and rules so that infractions do not occur.
Corrective discipline
is action that follows infraction of a rule; it seeks to discourage further infractions so
that future acts will be in compliance with standards.
What is quality of work life (QWL) ? - refers to the favorableness or
unfavorableness of total job environment for people.
QUALITY OF WORK LIFE
A progressive Discipline System
Written reprimand, with record in personnel file
Verbal reprimand by supervisor
One-to three day suspension from work
Discharge for causeSuspension for one week or longer
The modern interest in quality of work life was stimulated through efforts to change the scope of people’s jobs in attempting to motivate them.
Job Enlargement vs. Job Enrichment
o Breadtho Depth
Job Breadth is the number of different task an individual
is directly responsible for.
Job Scope has two dimensions
Job Enlargement- It is a process where Employees with narrow job
breadth were sometimes given a wider variety of duties in order to reduce their monotony.
- It provides breadth.
Job Enrichment- It was developed by Frederick Herzberg on the
basis of his studies indicating that the most effective way to motivate workers was by focusing on higher-order needs.
- It provides depth.
Difference between Job Enrichment and Job Enlargement
Higher-
order
Lower-
order
Few Many
Number of tasks
(Focus on breadth)
Jobenrichment
Routinejob
Jobenlargement
JobEnrichment
andEnlargement
Accen
t on
need
s(F
ocu
s on d
epth
)
Applying Job Enrichment
- Viewed in terms of Herzberg’s motivational factors, job enrichment occurs when the work itself is more challenging, when achievement is encouraged, when there is opportunity for growth, and when responsibility, feedback, and recognition are provided.
Individual:.growth. Self-actualization.job satisfaction
Benefits of Job Enrichment Emerge in Three Areas
Organization:.intrisically motivated employees.better employee performance.less absenteeism and turnover,fewer grivances
Society:.full use of human resources.more effective organizations
JobEnrichmentBenefits
Core dimensions: A Job Characteristics Approach
Five Core Dimensions :
Skill Variety-allows employees to perform different operations that often require different skills.
Task Identity- allows employees perform a complete piece of work.
Task Significance-refers to the amount of impact, as perceived by the worker, that the work has on other people.
Autonomy- job characteristic that gives employees some discretion and control over job-related decisions and it appears to be fundamental in building a sense of responsibility in workers
. Feedback- refers to information that tells workers
how well they are performing.
Managers can then take action to increase one or more of the five factors to enrich the job.
Jobs that have been enriched increase the probability of high motivation, provided that employees
Enrichment Increases Motivation
Con’t
o Have adequate job knowledge and skillso Desire to learn, grow, and developo Are satisfied with their work environment
(are not distracted by negative hygiene)
One explanation for the lack of predicted changes from enrichment lies in the presence of social cues, which are often rather subtle bits of information workers receive from their social surroundings. These social cues may come from co-workers , leaders. Other organizational members, customers and family.
Social cues Affect Perceptions
Objective task Characteristic
Social cues: .supporting
.counteracting
Perceived task characteristics (e.g. skill variety)
Employee attitudes and behaviors
Some workers may not want enriched jobs.
If they are unable to tolerate increased responsibility
Dislike more complex duties If their skills are not adaptable etc…….
Contigency factors affecting enrichment
Expensive equipment may not be adaptable
The program may unbalance the production system
Supervisor or staff roles may be reduced
Enriched jobs may increase pay dissatisfaction
Costs may increase
Unions may oppose some enrichment efforts
Organizational Citizenship
Dues-Paying
Mutual Trust
The Individual’s responsibilities to the organization
Presented by : GROUP ONE
Ms. TeodosioMs. ValerosoMs. ValenzuelaMs. VelasquezMs. VergaraMs. VinelesMr. Zhu
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