BUS 520 Week 9 Discussion 1 | Assignment Help | Strayer University
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BUS 520 Week 9 Discussion 1 | Assignment Help | Strayer University
Week 9 Discussion
Part 1: Post a Response
Organizations from time to time must make hard
decisions (expand, layoff employees or close a facility). As a manager, you will
have to use work experiences, advice from supervisors and the organizational
culture to support your decision. Organizational culture is the sum of the
values and beliefs shared among employees.
Suppose you are a manager who is faced with having to
reduce headcount (layoff one of your two employees) in your unit. Sales within
the company have declined due to the downward spiral of the economy each
department within the organization is faced with making the same decision.
Fortunately, you only have to cut one job; others are reducing more.
Mary is in her mid-20s, single, college graduate, she
is very hardworking and was in the top 10% of the performance ratings this
year, she constantly volunteers to travel, work weekends and evenings. However,
she supports political causes that could be viewed as contrary to the goals of
the company.
Alice is in her mid-40s, has two young children, her
husband is a doctor, her performance is good, and she has above average
performance reviews. However, she has limited availability on weekends and
limitations on overnight travel due to her volunteer work with local charities.
- As a manager who would you select to layoff and why?
- What
other factors can be used to decide who gets laid off in organizations?
- How
should an organization choose between a decision that is legal and in the
best financial interests of the organization, but which could be viewed as
unethical?
Part
2: Respond to a Peer
Read a post by one
of your peers and respond, making sure to extend the conversation by asking
questions, offering rich ideas or sharing personal connections.
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