Essays and Research Papers on Human Resource Issues

This 8 page paper considers the importance of communication in virtual teams. Some background to the development of virtual teams is given and then the role and importance of communication is examined, including factors such as the characteristics and the way that those characteristics of communication with virtual employees may be managed. The bibliography cites ...

This 8 page paper looks at some of the most important aspects of communication for an organization. The includes consideration of the different methods of communication, such as one to one and one to many, verbal and non verbal communications and the way messages are understood or interpreted by the audience. The bibliography cites 7 ...

This 5 page paper addresses four specific scenarios provided by the student. The first section discusses how communication is developed using Kaye's analogy with Russian Dolls; the second section discusses communication that is not getting to all the sites in a company and focuses on the difficulty of successful organizational communication; the purpose is for ...

4 pages in length. Communication is vital to the lifeblood of any organizational setting, however, the manner by which communication techniques are approached can mean the difference between a favorable, productive work environment and one struggling to function. No bibliography.

A 7 page paper providing an unusual approach to a business plan. It is written from the perspective of a company president asking his managers to participate in a facilitated communications course development activity intended for all of the company's employees. The president's intent is to begin with his core senior management and work down to include ...

This 4-page paper focuses on types of communications within organizations. Bibliography lists two sources.

This 10 page paper looks at cultural diversity and how it has impacted communications in the United States. Affirmative action is looked at as well. The paper argues that cultural diversity programs have failed and explores why this is the case. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper that begins with a brief overview of Verizon, including data. The writer discusses the company's overall business strategy and its success. The paper also reports and discusses some of the human resource practices and the awards they have received. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the role and importance of open and honest communication in the context of organizational change. The concept is consider with reference to potential reactions to change, influences on change and the impact of the employment relationship in the way change takes place. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

An 11 page paper discussing options available to Global Communications, a company planning to offshore much of its customer service function. The company has come to understand that it is no longer effective in its industry operating as it has in the past. It has determined that it should divide its operations and ...

This paper focuses on the concept of organizational communication (also known as "employee" communications) and its importance in the mass transit industry. Included in this paper is an overview of the industry, as well as two organizational communications tools that would be helpful for the employees that work in mass transit. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper examines changes that can enhance communications in a department that deals with renal problems and transplants. Much of the paper focuses on human resource issues and may be applied to most any organization. There is also attention to organization in general. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5-page paper covers downward communciation, a theory of organizational communication. The essay examines the concept, discusses its use and then weighs the pros and cons of such a theory. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4-page paper explores various communciation media (i.e., Internet, e-mail, memo and one-on-one) to determine various factors as to when and how these can be used. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper. Effective teams must first transition through the stages of group development and team members must have excellent communication skills. This essay discusses the stages of development and the need for different communication at different stages. It also discusses a communication training program using the systematic approach to learning and development. ...

This 5 page paper looks at the way communication takes place in organizations. The paper starts by looking at communication policies and strategies open to organizations, considers the features that contribute to successful communication and finally looks at the role of communication in change management. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 16 page paper (including PowerPoint Presentation) examines the role of communication in leadership. The paper starts by looking at the topic of communication, how it takes place and potential problems. The paper then discusses leadership characteristics and styles and the way that style can impact on communication. The paper ends by considering the benefits ...

A 10 page paper. What is the most essential factor in effective employee relations? The writer argues that it is communication and having appropriate communication channels and systems established in the organization. Communication is the basis for success in all relationships and that includes the employee-employer relationships. Specific examples are offered citing companies that have ...

This 9 page paper looks at the role and importance of communication in a business environment focusing of group and team building, negotiations, decision-making and performance measurement. The use of communication in each of these situations is considered to place the role in context and consider what aspects of communication are most important and how ...

This 7 page paper looks at how effective communication can take place. This includes consideration of the barriers to communication, the way a message may be interpreted and the different forms of communication. The paper then looks briefly at an example of poor communication within an organisation to illustrate the points raised. The bibliography ...

This 5 page paper looks at the way in which communication takes place in a dynamic organization, focusing on situations where organizations are facing change, answering to questions. The first question looks at the role of communication, and discusses the most appropriate sources of communication within an organization. The second question looks at the ...

A 14 page paper discussing Kinko's management and possibilities for increasing the level of true communication occurring between locations. Kinko's is expanding into diverse international markets, and the private company has 900 locations just in the US. The paper has a discussion of Management By Objective and its usefulness for short-term projects such as opening ...

An 11 page discussion of the varying styles of communication which is speculated to exists between cultural and racial groups. Reviews the literature regarding the existence and variation of non-verbal communication styles. Conducts an experiment to assess the differences in such aspects of communication as eye contact and bodily distance between African American ...

This 7 paper looks at 4 models of communication and considers the major insights provided by the four primary organizational communication models; communication as information transfer; transactional process; strategic control and balance of creativity and constraint. The 4 models are considered individually, looking acts characteristics and the way which they may be utilized. The bibliography ...

This 6 page paper looks at the importance of communication to organisational leaders. The paper agues that although communications skills may be desirable, they are only one of a multitude of favourable personality or skill factors, and that many leaders are able to avoid the need for communication skills use. The paper sites examples of ...