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Workplace organizational behaviour part II: Perception

December 7, 2017 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring, Training and Development

Behaviour in the workplace is based on people’s perception of it. In this post, let’s examine how one’s perception influences productivity, absenteeism, turnover and job satisfaction.

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Report sets benchmarks for inequality between women and men

February 26, 2015 Adam Gorley Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, Training and Development, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

Canadian women still experience inequality in economic well-being, education, employment, health, housing, justice, safety, and political and social inclusion, according to a new benchmark report on gender equality…

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All “tricked out” with employee engagement surveys?

October 29, 2013 Marcia Scheffler Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Training and Development

Employee engagement surveys are a great “trick” to measure the pulse of your organization and to increase employee engagement. Even small employers can conduct and analyze results in a low cost, time effective manner.

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A recent survey on job attitudes

October 29, 2010 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Training and Development

I just read an interesting article that found only 44% were satisfied with their jobs, about 32% were somewhat satisfied and 24% were not very satisfied or not at all satisfied. That is a significant number of people (56%) who did not answer “very satisfied” about their jobs.

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Robots in the workplace: freaky or fun(ctional)?

September 27, 2010 Adam Gorley Human Resources

I came across this story about a “tele-robot” via Twitter, and I didn’t know what to expect when I clicked through. Still, I wasn’t disappointed. It can’t bring you a coffee, but it can walk around and order someone else to get you a coffee. Well, it’s controller can.

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Organizational behaviour Part I: what is it and why is it important for employers?

July 16, 2010 Christina Catenacci Human Resources

Organizational behaviour has been defined as the field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structures have on behaviour within organizations, particularly workplaces, in order to improve the organization’s effectiveness. But is it important for employers to understand organizational behaviour?

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