People and Organisations. A sensible perspective, by Thimira Wijekoon

TEAM DEVELOPMENT IN AN ORGANIZATION.  Learning to share decision making in an organization that focuses on employee learning is a developmental process, and each stage of the process offers distinct challenges and opportunities. When leaders form teams in their workplace, the groups will go through a few stages. In the development process, the key element is the leadership. Because employees with proactive personalities will exhibit higher creativity, and high morale especially if the leaders support them and their work assignments (Kim et al, 2010). (Source: pungle, 2018) Are these stages as clear-cut and neat as we make them sound? Of course, not. I strongly believe that a thorough understanding of such a complex conceptual framework is an indispensable tool on this journey. The major advantage of team development in SMEs is seen as higher sales growth rates and increasing professionalism in the company (Wang and Poutziouris, 2010). In an organization, it’s cru...

ETHICS IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (Source: hbr.org, 2016) Paying attention to business ethics is an important part of any business owner or manager's job. The human resources function deals with a variety of ethical challenges; being the department that deals directly with people employed by a company, HR includes numerous ethical pitfalls that can damage a company's reputation or financial sustainability if not handled properly. Understanding the importance of ethics in human resources is crucial for any business owner, whether in a local startup or a multinational powerhouse. (Source: youtube, 2013) HR managers’ role in the ethical conduct within an organization can feed in at various points: in the nurturing of an ethical organizational culture; in the recruitment of staff who will set the ethical tone of the organization and uphold its values and ethical climate; in the resolution of ethical conflict when it occurs; and in dealing with the afte...