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Assignment: short report
Analyze a business issue in the
form of a short report using the skills covered in this course - active voice,
key message development, brevity, consistency and proper citations.
In a business environment, it
is common to be asked to research and write about a business issue. This
exercise will prepare students to be able to handle this job request and
present the information in a clear, concise, formal manner with correct
citations. (And, using proper citations means that the reader can source the
information on his/her own if he/she desires further information.)
Instructions
This assignment can be
completed individually or in groups of two.
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This report must include:
o
Introduction (1 page)
o
Research Findings (3pages)
o
Conclusion and Recommendations (1 page)
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This report must incorporate a minimum
of three credible print/online sources that are referenced adequately. (Failing
to reference could result in plagiarism.)
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This report must include one interview.
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Any facts/statistics quoted must be
either worldwide stats/facts or Canadian stats/facts.
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This report must follow appropriate
writing/formatting conventions covered in class.
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This report must be bound and handed in
hard copy as well as submitted electronically on Brightspace.
Topics
1.
Workplace
Stress – Some corporate leaders like to maintain a level of
workplace stress as they believe it keeps employees on their toes and ready to
go the extra mile. However, workplace stress can have a harmful effect on one’s
overall mental health. What is the best way to achieve a balance between high
productivity and optimal stress levels and who is responsible for this balance
– employees, management or both?
Refer to the course rubric.
Due Date
Refer to the course schedule
for the assignment due date.
Workplace
Stress
Name
Institutional
Affiliation
Workplace
Stress
Introduction
Stress
is typical in a corporate environment. In Canada, some corporate leaders
maintain stress levels at a workplace to keep employees motivated and ready to
fulfill work objectives. Employees feel attached to their ways of accomplishing
work, personal responsibilities, organizational structures, and workgroups. An
alteration to these work-related affections either through the regulatory
process of personal choice may result in employees feeling neglected and not
involved in the transition. Therefore, understanding the components of
workplace stress and employee response to stress helps corporate leaders to
manage stress and change effectively.
Corporate
leaders are responsible for understanding issues that impact employees' levels
of managing workplace stress and change. This report required data which is an
essential component to research and fulfilling the research objectives. The
report used an interview that involved a Human Resources manager being asked
questions verbally to collect data. The interview helped in accessing accurate
screening and capturing of emotions and behavior. Nonetheless, cost and access
to a limited sample size was a significant limitation of using an interview to
collect data. Hence, despite the challenges the interview provided reliable
research findings.
To
enhance work productivity, it is essential that corporate leaders understand
that employees under stress are not capable of performing as before; because
their work performance is reduced. Stress affects personal and professional
relations, mental alertness, energy, and health levels. High-stress levels at
work results in increased interpersonal conflict, reduced productivity,
increased frequency of accidents, decreased concentration, lack of motivation
and increased defensiveness. As a consequence, the purpose of this report is to
investigate the best way of achieving a balance between high productivity and
optimal stress levels while determining the individuals responsible for
striking this balance.
Research Findings
For
Sedigh, Devlin and Grenier (2017) it is essential that corporate firms gain
sufficient levels of stress to avoid affecting the level of work productivity. Adequate
levels of stress ensure that employees have enough pressure that can motivate
them to work. This reality of too much or too little stress levels influence
the workplace harmony thereby affecting the work delivery levels. For corporate
leaders to improve and maintain enhanced productivity levels, then it is
essential to examine organizational management practices. Stress management is
a crucial skill that is often ignored or overlooked as a solution to business
problems. Therefore, there are several measures that a corporate firm can take
to balance between high productivity and optimal stress levels that include:
a) Enhancing employee motivation
For an organization to attain sufficient stress levels for its employees, then it has to significantly ensure that employees from the top-level management to the lower-level are motivated. Well remunerated employees focus on achieving organizational objectives even with little supervision because they get exposed to the right levels of workplace stress. Exposure to high levels of stress results in employees being short-fused, distracted, distant and unfocused thus breaking down teamwork and productivity. According to Page et al. (2013), the failure to motivate employees increases their vulnerability to stress thus making it difficult for corporate leaders to establish and implement employee...
