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Temporary Employment: Economic Naturalism in Action
From the point-of-view of an employer, hiring temporary employees to fill entry-level positions is highly beneficial to the company's bottom line. Temporary employees can be easily hired and fired if they don't 'work out.' That is, if the temporarily hired employees are not competent, the employers can easily discontinue their worker's residency within the company without making a costly investiture in training the new employees. Also, temporary employees are often obtained through temporary agencies, which may charge a fee but will also initially 'vet' the employees for basic skills such as proficiency at job applications like Microsoft Word, Windows, Excel, etc.
Although a company may have a human resources staff in place that could also strive to ensure a basic level of competency in its entry level staff, the human resources department may be more efficiently deployed and may prefer to channel its energies towards executive-directed position searches. In a small company, human resources personnel may be better utilized in...
Economic naturalism argues the view that there is a natural order to the economy. Part of this natural order is rewarding loyal employees with benefits. However, why should a company be forced to train, and to provide benefits for a new employee that may or many not be an asset to the company, over the company's long-term future?
Economic naturalism also argues that any government interventions are necessarily for the worse, thus to cut company costs, to ensure a minimum of company expenditures in seeking employees to fill relatively inconsequential positions, and to keep the level of commitments to employees at a low level until they have shown company…
Employee Satisfaction And Productivity employee satisfaction and productivity ASTRACT Employee satisfaction directly links to organizational excellence and/or productivity. Maybe… Maybe not… Researchers regularly debate exactly what components contributing to employee satisfaction and the company's and/or organization's productivity. Similarly, employers and employees do not typically agree on the reason/s an employee stays committed to a company or what factors contribute to an employee's satisfaction with the company. During the mixed-method case study, the researcher focuses
Wards Cove Packing Company vs. Atonio, I do not feel the company hiring practices are discriminatory. When looking at the larger picture, one must realize there is more to running a company than mere canning and preparing salmon, the companies must function year round regardless of being salmon season or not. It is unfortunate for the cannery workers to only be employed during summer months. However the employees are aware
drivers endure a multitude of work-related health issues due to the nature of their work. They drive consistently long hours. They must be weary of potential accidents, and do not receive high pay. This can lead to a higher than normal employee turnover rates, which lends to a lower quality of service for customers. Researchers have aimed at aimed at identifying what specific work-related health problems plague bus drivers. Research
senior manager at a growing business and you're ready to add employees. Your HR manager has recommended a temp-to-perm policy. You know the advantages of this approach, but what might be some of the disadvantages? One of the disadvantages of hiring temporary workers as permanent hires (as illustrated in the case study) is that the personal qualities that might make a candidate good for a single, discrete job, do not
A multi-million dollar corporation is less likely to be concerned about the costs of interns than the potential to find new talent to bring into their firm. The fashion industry thrives on changes in societal attitudes and fast moving trends. An internship in the fashion industry will be an excellent opportunity for the student, but what about for the company? Hiring an intern has advantages and disadvantages. Like the costs
Long-term vs. Short-term Orientation: Long-term Orientation, because all decisions being made within an organization impact the future, and in order for the company to have a successful outcome it should be oriented towards the future, instead of the past. The seven Sullivan Principles promote equal and fair treatment to all individuals, regardless of race. They were issued in 1977 in South Africa and were aimed to help the aboriginal population that