Define: "Workplace violence." You are the manager of plant operations at a small manufacturing firm and have been asked to write a violence prevention policy for your company. List and describe several things that you would include in your policy. Explain fully. (Note: You many also include a discussion of stress and stress management as a dimension of your violence prevention policy.)
Workplace violence is any act of harassment, physical assault or violence, disruptive behavior or intimidation at work place.
Following points needs to be covered under the policy:
Define: "Workplace violence." You are the manager of plant operations at a small manufacturing firm and...
Scenario Suppose that you were recently hired as the operations manager for ABC Manufacturing, a small manufacturing company founded two years ago. The company has been reasonably successful since it was founded, but has recently been experiencing several production issues. You were hired to recommend and implement improvements to get the company back on track. Problems Complete the following problems based on the ABC Manufacturing scenario above. For each question, briefly describe the operations management issue and describe how you...
Chapter 25 – Workplace Issues Complete the following Critical Thinking Exercises. 1. Define lateral violence? How does it differ from bullying? 2. Describe an incident where you witness lateral violence or bullying in the workplace or the clinical setting. Could the situation have been avoided? If yes please explain. 3. Zerwekh discussed the fact that workers are unprepared to deal with a bully in the work place. However, there are steps that can be followed if you are the target...
You are the manager of a small manufacturing plant. The union contract covering most of your employees is about to expire. Discuss how you would prepare for union contract negotiations.
You work as an analyst in the planning unit of a firm with international operations. From time to time, you might be called to a meeting to discuss certain aspects of international business. As you state your responses to the Discussion Board questions, assume that you are in a formal, management discussion. Your manager has asked that you state your sources when citing facts or important concepts, for good order. Question 2: You are in a meeting to try to...
For this activity, you will assume the role of a manager of flight operations for an aviation organization. Conduct research and develop your organization’s weather policy and procedures to brief to the organization’s president. Your presentation must include: Strategies to collect reliable weather information A risk management approach to facilitate a Go-No-Go Decision Strategy to adapt to changing weather phenomenon.
For this activity, you will assume the role of a manager of flight operations for an aviation organization. Conduct research and develop your organization’s weather policy and procedures to brief to the organization’s president. Your presentation must include: Strategies to collect reliable weather information A risk management approach to facilitate a Go-No-Go Decision Strategy to adapt to changing weather phenomenon.
THE AUTOCRATIC MANAGER: The plant manager of a paper mill has contacted your consulting firm to help diagnose why production has dropped in the last 18 months. Moreover, he wants a proposal from your firm on what can be done to turn things around. The partial organization chart indicates there are seven levels of management and the mill employs 410 people. This mill is a key one in a company that has many mills located throughout the country. The manufacturing...
Hailey was recently promoted to the position of production manager in the manufacturing plant of a company that makes desktop printers for commercial and home use. Her department is responsible for producing the printer drums that house the cartridges. Hailey has an undergraduate degree in industrial engineering and an MBA. She aspires toward eventually holding a high-level leadership position in manufacturing or operations. Hailey therefore considers her promotion to production manager to be a building block in her career. She...
1. You are the president of a small accounting firm with four offices in Astoria, Queens (two offices), and Brooklyn (two offices). As is typical of accounting firms that do tax returns for clients, there is a lot of stress leading up to April 15th. Because you care about the well-being of your employees, you want to do something to relieve their stress. Kim Wu, the director of human resources for your firm, has suggested that stress could be substantially...
Assume that you are a marketing manager for a firm that markets tablet computers. Your firm introduces a new model of tablet annually to replace the offering currently on the market. To ensure that your firm is planning and creating tablets that the marketplace values and will buy, you conduct periodic conjoint analysis studies. Briefly describe your planned study for this year. You are the marketing manager of a midsize firm that sells parts to heating and air conditioning professionals...