Introduction An attribute is a quality or characteristic given to a person, group, or some other thing. A personal attribute on the other hand is the positive values a person such as an employee upholds. Personal attributes are something everyone has. These values may benefit the employees in a way that helps them understand their work area better. This gives them the opportunity to gain more knowledge thus helping them sharpen their skills. This is also an advantage for the employer because the
Since 2009, research interest in workplace spirituality in Malaysia has undergone steady growth. Commonly found are studies that conceptualized and operationalized spirituality at work either within Malay/Islamic-dominated organizations or values-driven workplace. However, notably emerging and fast dominating among them is convergence work i.e. examining the spiritual employee situated in a workplace with three combined characteristics - diversity, spirituality and religion, and collectivism. This
Pandey et al. (2016) identified and measured four constructs of workplace spiritual climate: Swadharma, Lokasangraha, authenticity and sense of community. The authors clarified that there are two dimensions of Swadharma i.e. meaningful work and meditative work. Meaningfulness of work refers to work done for life not only for livelihood (Ashmos and Duchon, 2000). Meaningful work satisfies higher level needs and aspirations of the employees. McCormick (1994) referred to meditative work as experience
Culture, Communication and Making Workplaces Healthier The second topic I chose to reflect on is focused on various concepts such as how to make the workplace healthier, organisational culture and work-life balance. Based on my understanding and research on this topic I saw that organisational culture, communication, healthy workplaces and work-life balance all have an impact on each other. I say this because I believe that when looking at culture all these factors contribute towards the wellbeing
Why a diverse workplace matters? The world’s increasing globalization requires more interface among people from diverse backgrounds. People no longer live and work in an insular environment, but now are now part of a worldwide economy competing within a global framework. Being able to maintain the emerging challenges and competitions of the society, organizations are becoming more diversified to remain competitive. Employers in all sectors of the Indian economy are now, particularly focused on attracting
I believe that workplace diversity and respect for cultural differences are apparent in the Canadian workplace. This is also reflected in Hofstede’s framework for assessing culture. The dimensions are as follows (source: http://geert-hofstede.com/canada.html): Power Distance: Canada has a score of 39. This low score implies that power is distributed equally. Organizations also value the bottom up approach in decision making process. Individualism: Canada has a score of 80. According to Hofstede,
Organizational culture and value re-orientation explains how direction and delivery can be clarified and improved by change of attitude at the workplace. Workplace culture is found in all business small or large. It is an important concept and a phrase commonly preached in organizations. Why does ones attitude affect one’s workplace and how to improve workplace culture; are the key issues arising in many academic discussions. The goal of a quality management system is to ensure procedures and policies
1. Introduction Workplace spirituality and employee engagement have been topics of interest for both academicians and practitioners for the past two decades. This increased attention has been a result of many factors such as emerging ethical concerns, enlightened leadership theories, emphasis on the higher order needs of the employee, employees’ quest for meaningful work, an attitudinal shift toward wholeness and empowerment etc. Workplace spirituality though initially seen as a passing fad is
# 1 response: STRONGLY AGREE AGREE NEUTRAL STRONGLY DISAGREE DISAGREE 3 13 5 1 13 Research question # 1 addresses the issue of Organizational Culture highpoints within Customs, Cayman Islands. Organizational Culture and Ethical Behavior in the Workplace As a result of research question # 1, results showed that 38% of the sample taken strongly disagreed or disagreed that Organization Culture in Customs have highpoints. Also 47% of the sample taken strongly agreed or agreed that Organizational Culture
Introduction Workplace Safety training includes things to increase awareness of general safety practices. There are many things to understand on how a safety and healthy workplace benefits workers and business. Training and educational tools are important towards informing employees of the greater understanding of workplace policies and procedures. The risk of workplace injury or illness varies depending on occupations, industry and workers exposure to risks. Creating a safe and healthy workplace begins