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91Organizational Behavior: Terminology and Concepts
Schermerhorn et al (2005), define organizational behavior (OB) as "the study of human behavior in organizations" (p. 3). OB uses scientific methods to test hypotheses. OB is also a multi-disciplinary study,...
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95How to Cite Your Sources Properly and Avoid Plagiarism
One of the issues many authors have is how to cite sources properly. Proper citing of sources prevents plagiarism, and establishes credibility for the author and the paper. In academic writing papers are...
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83Incentive Plans
Before deciding on an incentive plan, an organization must have a strategic need identified. Depending on the size of the organization some key reasons for creating incentive plans include; attracting new mployees or retaining existing ones, reduction of taxes, or plan for retirement. Not all experts agree on the effectiveness of incentive plans for motivating employees though. Some research has shown negative results for organizations which have implemented incentive plans.
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85What is Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as stealing or passing off ideas or words without crediting the source (Merriam-Webster, Inc, n.d.). Plagiarism comes in many forms, the most obvious being not citing sources. A less...
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79Ale and Lager
Jon Griffin (tresero) teaches beer and brewing at the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has also owned 2 homebrew shops in Las Vegas and is an active...
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82Building a High Performance Team
Teams have existed in some form for as long as humankind and many books and articles have been written about how teams work. Most people have been on teams with mixed results. Teams can have a tremendous...
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75Role and Responsibilites of Human Resources
In a short amount of time, Human Resources (HR) management has gone from an administrative function to a full fledged strategic partner in the enterprise. Many companies have completed this transition, but...
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78Critical Thinking
In the course of a business day workers make many decisions. How are those decisions made? Sometimes companies hold meetings, other times individuals make decisions very quickly. By enhancing critical...
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81Management and Leadership
Managing and leading are two different, although related, functions in an organization. A manager is someone who takes care of the day to day responsibilities of an organization. These tasks include activities...
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783 Logical Fallacies
Bad polling data, smoking bans, gambling superstitions, and causes of fires, all seemingly unrelated, but are they? Whenever these issuses are discussed it is easy to fall prey to logical sophistry....
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