Monday, October 28, 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
Mini-Paper #2 - Concerning Employee Monitoring
Employee monitoring can be a controversial subject. Kristin Morgan, from an informative perspective, states that employee monitoring can be used as an important tool to assess and improve employee performance and productivity. She assumes that employers will work to improve their employees opposed to firing them. However, from an academic standpoint, Jitendra M. and Suzanne M. believe that the cons outweigh the pros for employee monitoring, assuming that employees wish to keep their privacy.
Morgan's primary purpose is to stress how employee monitoring can be used to improve the overall quality of employees, as well as teaching the employers how to implement the systems required. However, Jitendra and Suzanne state that employers can abuse these systems and create stress for the employees.
For example, let's say that an employee's call is being monitored when on the phone with a customer. The employee makes a rude statement on accident without noticing, ultimately causing the customer to hang up, frustrated. The employer notices and confronts the employee in an attempt to improve the employee's ability to interact with customers. This is how employee monitoring can be used from Kristin's point of view.
On the other hand, the stress buildup of always being monitored can be detrimental to the employees. Constantly being aware that your job depends on your employer's judgement on your actions may lead to extraordinary stress buildup and cause sub-par results from employees.
Morgan believes that using employee monitoring systems, when used correctly, can be used to improve employees whose problems wouldn't be addressed otherwise. Jitendra and Suzanne believe that employee monitoring can be harmful to both the performance and health of workers due to a high amount of stress. The disparity in these views are beneficial to employee monitoring possibilities. It can lead to Morgan's ideal use of monitoring and improve employer-employee relations by building trust in employers by knowing if their employees are working well. However, the disparity in ideals may lead to a complete abandonment of employee monitoring, effectively shutting off the benefits it provides, although saving employees from the detrimental effects.
Employers can either use monitoring well or not, regardless of the debate. Depending on which side the employer is on, they can make the workplace good or bad. If done badly, frustration and stress can build up in employees, a negative side effect. However, good use of monitoring will lead to fruitful employees and methods to improve their performance.
Sources:
http://www.stfrancis.edu/content/ba/ghkickul/stuwebs/btopics/works/monitoring1a.htm
http://faculty.bus.olemiss.edu/breithel/final%20backup%20of%20bus620%20summer%202000%20from%20mba%20server/frankie_gulledge/employee_workplace_monitoring/employee_monitoring_privacy_in_the_workplace.htm
Morgan's primary purpose is to stress how employee monitoring can be used to improve the overall quality of employees, as well as teaching the employers how to implement the systems required. However, Jitendra and Suzanne state that employers can abuse these systems and create stress for the employees.
For example, let's say that an employee's call is being monitored when on the phone with a customer. The employee makes a rude statement on accident without noticing, ultimately causing the customer to hang up, frustrated. The employer notices and confronts the employee in an attempt to improve the employee's ability to interact with customers. This is how employee monitoring can be used from Kristin's point of view.
On the other hand, the stress buildup of always being monitored can be detrimental to the employees. Constantly being aware that your job depends on your employer's judgement on your actions may lead to extraordinary stress buildup and cause sub-par results from employees.
Morgan believes that using employee monitoring systems, when used correctly, can be used to improve employees whose problems wouldn't be addressed otherwise. Jitendra and Suzanne believe that employee monitoring can be harmful to both the performance and health of workers due to a high amount of stress. The disparity in these views are beneficial to employee monitoring possibilities. It can lead to Morgan's ideal use of monitoring and improve employer-employee relations by building trust in employers by knowing if their employees are working well. However, the disparity in ideals may lead to a complete abandonment of employee monitoring, effectively shutting off the benefits it provides, although saving employees from the detrimental effects.
Employers can either use monitoring well or not, regardless of the debate. Depending on which side the employer is on, they can make the workplace good or bad. If done badly, frustration and stress can build up in employees, a negative side effect. However, good use of monitoring will lead to fruitful employees and methods to improve their performance.
Sources:
http://www.stfrancis.edu/content/ba/ghkickul/stuwebs/btopics/works/monitoring1a.htm
http://faculty.bus.olemiss.edu/breithel/final%20backup%20of%20bus620%20summer%202000%20from%20mba%20server/frankie_gulledge/employee_workplace_monitoring/employee_monitoring_privacy_in_the_workplace.htm
Monday, October 7, 2013
Componets
CD/DVD player to read cd/dvd discs
Screen/monitor to display images on computer.
Hard drive stores data (non volatile)
Mouse- this is used to move the cursor on the screen.
Battery - is used to supply the computer with power.
Keyboard - used to give commands to the computer. numbers/letters/enter/
Memory(ram) is the storage space used for nonvolatile data.
Usb port is used for many different things, but it is a connection that most devices use to connect to the computer.
Webcam is used to take images/video and puts it onto the computer.
Jump Drive is a portable volatile storage space. (data storage)
Surge protector is suppose to save the computer/power supply from getting under voltage and over voltage.
Motherboard is the circuit board where all of the components are put to run a computer. buses, drives, processor, etc.
Monday, September 30, 2013
E-waste
Around the world old electronics, or e-waste, is being thrown away and dumped onto normally pristine landscapes. Not only is this harmful towards the environment, but it harms the health of surrounding inhabitants as well. E-waste buildup over the years has been massive, and the complications it brings will only increase if something is not done.
This e-waste is greatly impacting the daily lives of the surrounding inhabitants. It harms the scavengers health, as well as polluting the area. Also, certain types of e-waste provides criminals opportunities to steal personal or sensitive government data. However, the exporters of the e-waste find that dumping the e-waste is cheaper than properly disposing of it.
The people that scavenge e-waste by literally cooking components are slowly poisoning themselves by breathing in toxins that are released. Personal or sensitive data can be viewed by hooking up hard drives from thrown computers and simply opening the files(Inquirer). The companies that export the e-waste state in the video that the exporters don’t want to pay to dispose of e-waste properly even though they realize its hurting the environment.
To help reduce the amount of e-waste we produce, certain actions should be taken. For one, legitimately donating old electronics you don't want or need to friends or family will prevent that machine from contributing to the e-waste piles. Another way is to find a website or business that legitimately recycles your device, instead of exporting it out of the country. Also, you could consider selling your computer used.(3 solutions)
I believe that e-waste is harmful to both people and the environment it pollutes, as well as providing opportunities for criminal activity. Selling old electronics or donating them instead of "recycling" them is the best way to avoid contributing to e-waste and I will remember to go for one of those paths with my old electronics. I'll just have to remember to smash my hard drive.
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