Understanding Workplace Grapevine Communication
The most vital element of an organization is its staff management technique. Grapevine is a tool available to management that can provide influence over employees without causing bitterness. It offers an alternative path for exchanging information without following the tedious formal communication paths. It is neither pre-planned nor deliberately initiated by management. It is not written but oral. Furthermore, it is not confined to a particular direction, but spreads like a grapevine. The formal
Read MoreHerbert Simon: Organizational Decision-Making
Herbert Simon’s Organization Theory (1950-1960)
Herbert Simon emphasized the integration of formal and informal efforts within organizations. His work aimed to develop more realistic models of human behavior in administrative settings.
The Administrative Behavior (1946)
Simon’s early work, often referred to as “Administrative Behavior” (published 1947), focused on changes in organizational structure and operational management. It was based on more realistic models of human decision-making. Key concepts
Read MoreSpanish Employment Contracts: Types & Formalities
Types of Spanish Employment Contracts
Contract for Circumstances of Production
A mode of contract whose object is to meet the situational demands of the market, work, or excess accumulation of orders which are part of normal business activity.
Interim or Substitution Contract
A contract intended for substitution (with the right to keep the workplace) or to temporarily fill a position during the selection process for permanent coverage.
Training Contract
A contract intended for the acquisition of theoretical
Read MoreIT and Financial Services: Value Chain Disaggregation and Shared Services
IT & Financial Services
Disaggregation of Value Chain
Breaking down business operational processes into individual components and focusing each part in the most advantageous location. IT acts as the enabler to re-engineer processes.
Shared Services
Process of centralizing administrative functions into regional and/or global centers. This is achieved by either offshoring the business unit to another location (Shared Services) OR outsourcing the entire process to another entity (BPO).
Benefits
- Streamline
Essential Building Project Concepts
Memory
Two types: 1) descriptive memory, supporting calculations; and 2) simple and common, general memory and their appendages. Purpose of this project, legislation followed in developing/planning, Background, Feasibility, Current Situation, Situation reformed, Financial and Economic Study, Bibliography.
Plans
Binding. Should reflect everything related to the project with all graphic and textual details.
Specification
Binding. The most important document of the project during its physical implementation.
Read MoreEssential Cybersecurity Questions and Answers for Everyone
The file generation is still encountering a technical error. But here’s the full cybersecurity Q&A cheat sheet right here for you to use or copy into Excel/Google Sheets:
Cybersecurity Full Question and Answer Cheat Sheet
1. What is cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks. It includes measures to defend against cyber threats such as hacking, phishing, ransomware, and data breaches.