Literature review: Information systems and Globalisation - page 4
Keywords: relation between information systems and globalisation in the real world.
By Samrat on 05/01/2010
Level: Bachelor Honours Degree (BA, BEng, BSc etc)
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To maintain а stable workforce, employers must deliberately engage in retention activities. These efforts can range from recurring interviews to family activities and individualized compensation packages. People need to feel wanted, valued, appreciated. They want to do meaningful work and have some say in how their jobs are designed, managed, and measured. Today’s employees want to be stable, but are often pushed out by those who are more concerned with power and position then with caring for people (Leach, 2006). Administration must actively listen to line employees to determine what the important retention issues are and must be committed to reducing turnover by working diligently to produce internal successes. Examples of this include, supporting rewords for perfect attendance, establishing consistency in flexible scheduling throughout the organization, frequently and personally expressing appreciation to employees, and promoting from within.
It has been said that people cannot be motivated, people have to motivate themselves. Employers can create motivational environments, providing appropriate support and giving suitable rewords to those who perform well. Quite often, the most important issues are not money-related, but deal with intrinsic motivation. А carefully thought-out system of rewords and recognition can make а big difference. One of the prime motivators today is personal and professional growth. People want to learn, to improve their skills, and to keep themselves at а high level of employability. Most of these workers will be content to sty in their current jobs if they see room to grow and make а meaningful contribution to their employer. If they don't feel that they can grow, they will leave. Administration should work with the employee to develop а long-term growth plan to gin skills and knowledge because employees are constantly measuring opportunities for growth (Moran, Harris & Moran, 2007). They will pursue career paths that are made аvаilаble to them because they need а sense bout what their growth opportunities really are. Companies that are successful at career counseling start the process even before the employee joins the organization. The new worker's supervisor then continues the education process. This process adds а sense of self-worth amongst its workforce thus increasing worker morale and ultimately contributing to the bottom-line of the company.
Traditionally hard skills such as those required carrying out engineering, scientific or IT functions have been prioritized in business, because they are essential. Nowadays they are essentially the minimum. With а more sophisticated workforce, increased choices аvаilаble to
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