... sanctions, and individual psychological well-
being should be part of the training process in organizations as much as tech-
nical training. In Chapter 12, Mark Griffiths continues to examine the issue ... of
employee well-being from a different lens by introducing the concept of Internet
addiction, specifically looking at online pornography, sexually related Internet
crime, and online gambling in the workplace. ... an indispensable tool,
using it to communicate with colleagues, managers, and subordinates, and to
maintain relationships with valued customers. According to the UCLA Internet
Report, Surveying...
... is going on, in a kind of human multitasking. Such multitasking
can provide problems if individuals overreach their capacities, in ways compa-
rable to the problem of drivers who engage in cell ... Group Inc. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written
permission of Idea Group Inc. is prohibited.
INTRODUCTION
Reports indicate that about 55 million people in the ... surfing the Web for non-work-related activities
(Websense, 2002). These activities include online entertainment, reading
news, making travel arrangements, online purchases, and searching for jobs.
Such...
... especially important in curtailing
one’s primitive impulses in committing Internet abuse, companies must invest
in creating and sustaining a healthy mutual-caring culture. In doing so, our goal
must ... (e.g., online gambling,
online shopping, online travel booking, online computer gaming, online day-
trading, etc.). This may be one of the most common forms of Internet abuse in
the workplace.
Internet ... creating other personas and forming online relationships or engaging
in cybersex (see above) (Griffiths, 2000c, 2001).
Internet activity abuse involves the use of the Internet during work hours
in...
... in the book, Managing Web Usage in the Work-
place, his research has been or will be forthcoming in proceedings including the
International Conference on Information Systems, The Annual Meeting ... increase their well-being in the
workplace. We recommend that management can maintain a healthy psycho-
logical contract of Internet usage through an “adaptive Internet monitoring
and filtering ... Legal Analyst, advising an international software group on interpret-
ing and implementing statutory law.
Patrick Devine is a graduate student pursuing his doctorate in Management
Information Systems...
... together in a coherent way:
l
HR philosophies, describing the overarching values and guiding principles
adopted in managing people;
l
HR strategies, defining the direction in which HRM intends ... necessarily coincide.
Individualistic
HRM is individualistic in that it emphasizes the importance of maintaining
links between the organization and individual employees in preference to
operating through ... resourcing 155; Integrating business and
resourcing strategies 155; Bundling resourcing strategies and
activities 156; The components of employee resourcing
strategy 156; Human resource planning...
... For example, making a minimum number of
year’s continuous service in a particular profession a job requirement may, in certain
circumstances, be held to indirectly discriminate against women because ... personnel or human resource management function.
Again it is worth noting the importance of the role of information and communication in the
organising and directing elements of the management ... However, in a real work situation, a manager may be
planning some things while organising, directing and controlling others.
Let us look at these management processes in greater detail.
(a) Planning
Planning...
... Quality HumanResources
Management
By: Tiona VanDevender
Introduction
Total quality humanresourcesmanagement (TQHRM) is “an approach to human
resources management that involves ... traditional humanresourcesmanagement style in
order to implement TQHRM. They then set up guidelines and training programs to ensure
that these changes were made.
More Information
Several resources ...
Expectations
In addition to the employee development system, Eastman Chemical was successful in
implementing an empowered management system to aid in the successful management of
employees in an empowered...
... TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
An Effective Training Program
Purpose of Training and Development
The Training Process
Identifying Training Needs
Training Goals
Training Methods
Trainers ... who should do the training.
! Administer the training.
! Evaluate the training program.
Following these steps will help an administrator develop an effective training program to ensure ... steps:
! Define the organizational objectives.
! Determine the needs of the training program.
! Define training goals.
! Develop training methods.
! Decide whom to train.
!...
... Financing
Administration’s
Human Resources Management
Strategic Plan
The Health Care Financing Administration
(HCFA) has developed a very noteworthy
approach to aligning human resources
management ... are included in business planning from the beginning,
generally being brought in to implement a decision that has already been made. For HR to
become more involved in line-level decision-making, ... demonstrated in the following NASA example, but clearly has
some distance to go in being involved in line management decision-making. Now let’s look at the
other side of the coin how managers are involved...