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COVER
STORY
Employee
Engagement: New Corporate Perspectives
- - Andrew Dutta
Products and process alone cannot help organizations sustain
loyal customers. They also need highly motivated, dedicated,
and involved employees who are very passionate about their
work and organization; in short, they need `engaged employees.
But nurturing engaged employees requires a lot of effort and
skill on the part of HR managers and calls for a different
HR philosophy in the organization. This article provides some
prescriptive measures as to how HR managers can help their
employees become engaged with their work and organization.
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COVER
STORY
Employee
Engagement : An Emerging Paradigm
- - K Sangeetha
`Employee
Engagement is the new buzzword. A business success is directly
linked to the commitment of the employees. Organizations that
constantly keep themselves aware of their employees needs
with the help of employee satisfaction surveys will have a
competitive advantage over those who dont. In a nutshell,
successful companies are those that recognize opportunities
to foster employee engagement.
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COVER
STORY
Engaging
the Workforce: Employee Value Proposition and Culture Building
- - Palak Mahendru and Swati Sharma
A successful organization is built with its employees
contributiona contribution that will not be effective unless
its employees are engaged in strategic decision-making and
other initiatives. Employee Engagement ensures the successful
execution of any business strategy. Engaged employees are
the competitive advantage of an organization and play the
most important role in the implementation of their organizations
business initiatives.
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COVER
STORY
Employee
Engagement : An Evolving Perception on Work Culture
- - Radha Mohan Chebolu
In
the knowledge economy, corporate houses have to address the
core issues of Human Resource Management (HRM) like employee
engagement. This article throws light on the need for getting
extra efforts from the employees.
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COVER
STORY
Employee
Engagement : Emotional Bond between Employer and Employee
- - K Mallikarjunan
Along
with common financial incentives like increments, bonuses
and other perquisites, a conducive atmosphere in the workplace
also raises the employee to the level of an engaged employee,
as he feels wanted and respected in the warmth of such a business
ambience and develops a sense of trust in the employer.
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ORGANIZATIONAL
COMMITMENT
Organizational
Commitment of Employees at Workplace : Concept and Strategies
- - KH Rao and HR Unnava
Organizational
commitment of employees is an intangible asset for an organization
to derive a strategic advantage over competitors. Commitment
influences sustainable growth and development of the manufacturing
organizations in general and service organizations in particular,
where employees attitude and behavior have a strong bearing
on customer loyalty. Organizational commitment has been reported
to be influenced by organizational characteristics and culture,
leadership styles, organizational communication, training
and development activities, job satisfaction, job stress management,
etc. This article discusses the concept, antecedents and consequences
followed by the appropriate strategies to be adapted by organizations
to enhance employee commitment in the new era of liberalization,
privatization and globalization.
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ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR
Workplace
Bullying
- - ME Vijayalakshmi
Workplace
bullying is one of the most insidious and destructive problems;
it is also the least documented and most tolerated. Bullying
at the workplace as an issue came to prominence only in the
1990s. It constitutes unwanted, offensive, humiliating, undermining
behavior towards an individual or group of employees. It affects
working conditions, health and safety, domestic life and the
right to equal opportunity and treatment. This article defines
workplace bullying, its effects and proposes remedial steps
to prevent bullying.
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E-HR
e-HR
: The Source of Competitive Advantage
- - S Jaya Krishna
Escalating
business imperatives in recent times are forcing HR departments
to adopt innovative, real-time and interactive HR transaction
and delivery systems. Besides, effective management of HR
is increasingly turning out to be a source of competitive
advantage for organizations. E-HR has emerged as a sustained
trend and source of innovation at both strategic and operational
levels. E-HR uses the conventional IT and web-enabled technologies
to develop HR systems and deliveries. The implementation of
an e-HR strategy can have far-reaching benefits including
enhanced service delivery, better productivity and cost savings.
It also helps maximize a companys progress toward a knowledge
economy and increased shareholder value.
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CASE
STUDY
The
New Face of Performance Appraisal: ONGC Experience
- - PRK Raju and LK Jena
Performance
appraisal system requires constant innovation and revitalization.
If the appraisal system has to serve the organizational purpose,
organizations must learn how to treat people as people and
not as statistical data. Multiple resources and methods of
assessment and feedback should be encouraged in organizations.
This case study provides the background and description of
performance appraisal system and its different methods; further
it gives a detailed insight into the new performance appraisal
system of ONGC.
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BOOK
REVIEW
Power
Mentoring: How Successful Mentors and Protégés Get the Most
Out of their Relationships
- - Ellen A Ensher and Susan E Murphy
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