Types of Political Activity at Work

 

 

Topic Overview

The main description of this particular topic is related to office politics in the workplace. It is very normal to see the following topics in the daily life of any organization. There are a lot of employees who do ties there best to make their personal alliances with the people in senior positions in the organisation. People also consider a lot of well-wishing to the people who are working in the higher posts in the organisation. These things are really common in daily life in the fields of organizations. The chosen topic gives the perfect scenarios of an organization focusing on the people who seek the presence of the higher management and also pursue them for giving a greeting and another important factor to pursue their attention in their working areas of fields. The intensity of this work concludes with favourable decisions which consist of promotions, incentives and increments of their favourite people in the organization (Beger & Beger, 2018).

Based on the topic it is really clear to understand the motives of people based on their personal reasons and agendas behind this kind of office politics. The main reasons for office politics can be understood by the eye of one are,

– Changing technology and environment.

– Limited resources.

– Ambiguous goals.

– organizational change.

– Nonprogrammed decision.

– getting rewards.

– attaining a higher position in the organization.

– producing structures of the termination for getting their position and rewards.

These are some of the reasons which needed to be addressed from the eyes of people who pursue office politics. These are the reasons which are the main motive of the people so they could analyse and understand the reasons for the work. Office politics may include a lot of bad terms and priorities which could harm the environment of the organization (Bright & Clutterbuck, 2023).

Real-life based example

Taking an example which is faced by myself based on organizational politics. I worked in an organization to understand the work and earn some money. I went into the office and the HR was really strict with me for the reasons of maintaining the dignity of work in the organization. But for some employees the HR was different and he was really good at talking and also was having fun with them. Those employees were friends of HR. I notice one day that two employees were late for work one who is a friend of HR and the other who is a normal employee HR proceeded with giving a warning to the other employee who was not a friend of HR and didn’t say anything or did anything official towards their friend.

Another example is seen as the employee who is a friend of HR didn’t maintain good work and also often comes late to the office for work. But they were not even looked after and were not even asked questions about the work as to how they were not doing good for the organization and working according to the set of rules in the organization. These were some of the incidents which were further seen or used for the working conditions of the politics in the office. These were the signs of office politics which were clearly visible in the organizations. Some people were not even asked questions about the things they are doing and this concludes to partialities towards other employees (Ganguly, et al., 2022).

Recommendations 

There are 2 main recommendations which fit in the examples and also will give reduce office politics.

The first recommendation includes regular check-ups of the higher bodies which come under the director of the company. These check-ups were directly made by the Director so they could find and analyse the incapability and the politics which are going on inside the office. There is no perfect organization but people try to make it perfect and this is how thing goes on. Things will be different if the director himself will check the uncertain activities which are done behind their back are been captured. They could possibly judge and understand the working conditions between the higher management and the employees based on the selective organization politics for bringing their favourites into promotions and other factors related to the organization (Mangula, et al., 2021).

The second recommendation includes the feedback which could be tormentedly generated by the other people so they could definitely judge according to the needs and demands of the work. This feedback should directly report to the Director or the CEO. So, employees can openly contribute towards their personal opinions which are ongoing in the environment and how these things will further conclude towards the working. This could be the best possible recommendation which will make the company grow and attain the positive working conditions which are demanded the organization to reduce the politics which are ongoing in the organization.

 

 

References

Beger, R., & Beger, R. (2018). Political Communication. Present-Day Corporate Communication: A Practice-Oriented, State-of-the-Art Guide, 405-424.

Bright, T., & Clutterbuck, D. (2023). 8 The politics of digital world. Coaching, Mentoring and Organisational Politics, 122.

Ganguly, A., Joseph, J. M., Dutta, S., & Dey, K. (2022). Exploring the employer–employee relationship: a management versus employee perspective of the vicissitudes in the virtual workplace. Global Business Review, 09721509221086353.

Mangula, W., Mohi, W. K., & Radjak, L. I. (2021). Service Quality in Granting Licensing and Recommendations in the Field of National Unity and Politics at the Kesbangpol Office Bolaang Regency, North Mongondow. Journal of Management and Administration Provision, 1(1), 9-15.

 

 

 

 

Residual risks

There are some of the risks which remains in the system. These risks are based over the selective methods of implementation over all the security control, procedures, policies and appropriate believes of the system. These risks include the crash of website, web page operations lack, and other important factors which could harm the organizations and also made a very bad effect over the working conditions of web pages. They further made a perception of the delayed work and also build different in form of working conditions. They include lack and also bad effect over the websites of the working criteria of the networks.

Strategy for residual risks identified

The main strategies which could be identified but be solved in further steps which will give the impact over the working conditions related to the work, there are major five steps which can be compromised and understood these are.

1. identifying the relevant governance, compliance requirement and risks.
2. determining the weakness and strengths over the organizational control framework.
3. Acknowledge existing risks.
4. defining the risks appetite of the organization.
5. Identifying available options over offsetting the unacceptable residual risks.

This is the main strategy which is concluded for the working based over the residuals risks which are left after the working conditions. These things include the perceptions of the work based over how they needed to be identified and worked according to the planed strategy of work. This strategy must be seen and approved for proper presentation of the work and including it further into the work.

Analyzation and outcomes.

These analyzation and outcomes improved in the mechanics of the work based over the selective circumstances of program. This analyzation made a very positive impact over the program. The risks analyzation involves proper examination over how the outcomes of the project and objectives will change due to the impacts over the risks and the events of risks. These are the analyzation where the working is disturbed with the problems. The outcomes were easy to understand and perfect based over how they could meet and work according to the way they need to analyses and complete the work over selective workforce.

Presentation of understandings                   

Based over the future perspectives the work could be easily done and analyzed in such a way that it brings out the better structural work and performances based over future goals. These minor problems which hare always seen in the working conditions could be easily modified for better working conditions and better work of the selective criteria of work. These are some of the proved which is given and analyzed for better working conditions in the future circumstances. They are the working conditions which are suited and analyzed for working according to the future needs and developments.

 

 Customer Journey Map

Persona Description:

John Doe is a college student and he is living on the campus. He is currently working a part-time job at a local cafe near its place to support his studies. John enjoys outdoor activities and he is very passionate about photography as a career option. He usually spends his free time finding new places and taking beautiful moments with his camera. John dislikes complicated processes and highly believes in simpler means of buying things. He has recently desired an interest in interior design and is considering buying new furniture and decor for his room.

Purchasing Scenario:

John decides to purchase items for his room and make it more stylish. He starts by researching different furniture options online reading reviews and comparing prices. He is looking for affordable solutions that fit his budget. After proper research, John selects IKEA as his store to buy items known for its affordable furniture designs.

He searched on IKEA’s website and finds a compact desk with built-in storage compartments a comfortable chair and a space-saving wardrobe that perfectly fits his needs, and it is having great reviews which make him buy the items (Daunfeldt, et al., 2017).

The package arrives in the expected delivery time and John is excited about his new furniture. He follows the clear instructions provided by IKEA and manages to put everything together easily. The furniture looks stylish in his room. John is extremely satisfied with his purchase from IKEA and decides to share his positive experience on the company’s website. He leaves a review about the quality of the furniture. He also shares his experience with his friends who are also looking for affordable and stylish furniture options.

As John continues his photography journey and captures beautiful moments in his room he observes that the furniture from IKEA has enhanced the aesthetic look of his photographs. By this experience, he decided to take pictures for the company also for free.

 

 

Reference

Daunfeldt, S. O., Mihaescu, O., Nilsson, H., & Rudholm, N. (2017). What happens when IKEA comes to town?. Regional studies, 51(2), 313-323. Available at: https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:758390/FULLTEXT01.pdf

 

 

 

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Youth-related violence: School shooting; Date-rape

 

Hawkins, J. D. (2000). Predictors of youth violence. US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

The author Hawkins reports on the youth-related violence that were becoming very common these days in every nation across the world. Hawkins further estimated that it turns out to be the most global public health problem. In this article, he clearly describes the determinants and predictors of prevailing youth violence.

These predictors are linked to the economic conditions that are closely related to the crimes. The positives and negatives of Juvenile detention centres were also been focused on how young people were sent to them rather than to adult prison for wrongdoing. Youth violence considered to be a major concern for the last 25 years in law and behavioural sciences. He describes Various sources that indicate the rise in youth violence. Based on the Estimation of USPHS in 2002, many youths have participated in violent conductions which leads to various injuries and killings of other people. So, the main concern from the law’s point of view is to decrease the minimum age of these offenders who tried to adults to initiate the violent juvenile. Many factors that are responsible for violence include various individual factors such as hyperactivity, concentration problems, restlessness, etc as well as peer-related factors such as delinquent peers, gang membership and delinquent siblings. Some family factors also led to violence like child maltreatment, poor family management practices and low levels of parental involvement (Hawkins, 2000). Some strategies that are suggested to manage this youth violence are as follows:

1) through the development of social and physical environment.

2) Through preventing the exposure of violence at the community level.

3) Norms should be implemented and values must be provided.

This author significantly describes how the relationship between youth violence and economic conditions could be managed to some extent.

 

O’Toole, M. E. (2009). The school shooter a threat assessment perspective. DIANE Publishing.

This article by O’Toole provided a static view of how killings were prevailing across the globe during the school shooting and many students were losing their life due to severe conditions. As this news prevails, all the administrators were worried and seek for a single answer, “is this incident taking place in their school?” schools should be a place where students can learn perhaps of the life under threat. The author also mentioned some key strategies that must be implemented to avoid such disastrous incidents of school shootings. Also includes the major steps that are a must during this type of incident.

It includes a severe armed attack on various institutions of education that consist of primary schools, secondary schools, and also universities and high schools. As school shooting might take place in any nation or any part of the world but is most prevailing in the states of America. As per the relative theories, the major factors that lead to this phenomenon include mental illness on psychological issues, Lacking supervision, and family dysfunction. Analyzing the attackers based on their effective motives includes persecution, bullying, threatened that is maximum, acts of revenge and several different reasons. Based on his theory it is also been analyzed that the most probable factor that force and lead an individual to commit outburst of aggression and severe criminal acts of violence is identified to be the presence of Immaturity prevailing among the individuals. There are also different types of typologies of school shootings that include Rampage shootings in which the main target is to attract the attention of the public as they are non-targeted attacks and are likely to be expressive. The second one is based on targeting individuals or school institutions as well and is known as mass murder. There is also a third variety of incidents that are termed as terrorist attacks in which the main purpose is a politically motivated attack undertaken with targeting school institutions or students as representative targets (O’Toole, 2009).

This article by O’Toole focuses on the people thinking about reducing the risk of issues as it is described through the essay project. Most people’s think only of the possible ideas to solve the issues perhaps not acknowledging the actual cause and the impact of the issues. With this article, the authors put forth the idea that one should reach into depth to seek effective solutions.

 

 

Martin, P. Y. (2016). The rape prone culture of academic contexts: Fraternities and athletics. Gender & Society, 30(1), 30-43.

The author Martin in this article examines the prevailing rape culture in convinced environments that includes social situations such as bars and societies and college parties. Rape culture is set to be the promoted norm in these societies. The rape culture that is a much prominent factor today is basically promoted by the prevailing gender lamination of our humanity. These gender roles are assigned in humanity and men are treated and promoted as dominant and aggressive and these beliefs are accepted throughout the culture. Sexual assault is the leading problem or major issue because of the social development of gender guild parties where the priority is given to men and inclined to disobey and mistreat women in culture. Sexual assaults turn into various psychological effects on the victims that could be in any form like severe anxiety, depression, reduced self-esteem and sexual dysfunction and in some cases thoughts of suicide are also common. Based on this article of Martin, to prevent these sexual assaults primary prevention methods should be implemented (Martin, 2016). These include targeting the risk factors at the different phases such as individual, relationship, and community.

This article is considered to be as significant due to its focus given on the micro-defined levels including Fraternity parties on the college campus. To develop and implement a plan or policy for equal participation, it needs to understand the human scenario from the women’s perspective.

 

References:

Hawkins, J. D. (2000). Predictors of youth violence. US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=15zaAAAAMAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT1&dq=bibliography+on+youth+related+violence%27s+&ots=f-L8Fd24Tc&sig=if95gamKkPDrrCQptbiq0qeb8hg

O’Toole, M. E. (2009). The school shooter a threat assessment perspective. DIANE Publishing. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=1V1A6KEalrIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=O%27Toole,+M.E.+article+on+school+shooting&ots=8f7MI_fK1E&sig=l2qPSsbxaoNVgdWPG_Q_lKNyLVs

Martin, P. Y. (2016). The rape prone culture of academic contexts: Fraternities and athletics. Gender & Society, 30(1), 30-43. https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu:503242/datastream/PDF/view

Social Media Reflection Assignment Template

Your Full Name: Chandan Kinger

Date: 2023-06-13

Online identity search, analysis, and reflection Write a 500-word reflection about your online identity in the space below. As an alternative, you may record an audio or video reflection and supply a working, easily accessible hyperlink to the file. Include: ·         A brief summary of your social media use and how it may have impacted the search findings ·         How others may see you, based only what they would find in the online search results ·         Why online identity and having an up-to-date, positive, and professional profile on social media is important ·         Specific steps/actions you will take to change, improve, and maintain your online identity over the next 6 months. Be sure to properly cite and reference in APA format any sources used.

Write your 500-word reflection here:

Summary of social media use

In terms of my social media account usage, I use approximately every present social media platform because it is like visiting new places to find and meet new people although not every platform is safe and secure. Some of the most common platforms I use daily are LinkedIn, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat, etc., and there are more that I use occasionally like Omegle. Whenever I switch my phone and use another id the result which has been shown are not related to my likes and preferences, because of the algorithm at which these apps and platforms are set they influence my search findings very much as it mostly shows items related to what I may like and dislike (LinkedIn, 2023).

 

 

How others may see me

When I have put my real name in google.ca the first thing that appears is a LinkedIn profile of someone with the same name and then other platforms next to it such as Facebook and all. It has been found that social media platforms are the first response to the asked question, which is a person’s name. I opened LinkedIn and in the activity section, it is showing a post that is 2 months old. The post was posted by someone by the name of Chandan Kings. It shows that the person is a biomedical engineer and I am not this which means that doesn’t show about me. I am not having any similar goals with it although I would like to say that the management of the social platform is quite interesting and informative. For my online identity a stranger will think he is just another random guy doing normal things, prospective employers will think a potential candidate is good enough to become part of their organization or a romantic partner may think as a TDG tall dark handsome someone to invest time in by looking at the online identity of mine.

Importance of professional profile

Having an online identity also an up-to-date, positive, and professional profile on social media is very important because it helps others to know more about me. In the case when there isn’t enough information available regarding who I am will be a major turn-off to someone genuinely interested in me. Moreover, it will put a negative impact on my profile which shows it is important to have a good social presence also.

Specific steps over the next 6 months

Some of the most common steps that I will take to change and improve my online identity over the next 6 months are as follows, continuously posting some of my achievements and moments at regular intervals, checking the current status of my profile and tracking it for the next 6 month to measure the success, defining who I am mostly in my social presence, and last but not least I will try to create a professional portfolio of mine that gives someone an idea of a responsible person rather than the casual individual. Additionally, some of the things that I can also do are as follows, engage in professional networking, maintain privacy and security, etc.,

 

Build a professional online identity and interpersonal relationships Write a 500-word reflection on using LinkedIn for creating, developing, and maintaining a professional online identity and interpersonal relationships. As an alternative, you may record an audio or video reflection and supply a working, easily accessible hyperlink to the file. Also, take a screenshot image of your LinkedIn profile and paste it along with your reflection piece. (If you do not know how to take a screenshot, search the internet to find a result based on your computer operating system – i.e.  Mac or Windows). Include: ·         How using LinkedIn contributes to building your online identity ·         How using LinkedIn can strengthen interpersonal relationships and foster new ones ·         A list of the LinkedIn groups/communities you joined and why you chose them ·         How many people you are connected with on LinkedIn ·         Steps/actions you will take to improve and maintain your LinkedIn profile, make connections, and strengthen interpersonal relationships from now on (be specific!), and why it is important. Be sure to properly cite and reference in APA format any sources used.

Write your 500-word reflection here:

Building my online identity

Linked In is a very powerful app or social platform to get in contact with other professional people, not like other platforms that are mainly focused on making relations LinkedIn is more of an app that helps someone in its professional presence around the world. Using LinkedIn has helped me in building my online presence. The platform has helped me to create a profile that highlights my educational background, work experience and professional skills. By making a good profile I can present myself in a way that is in line with my personal career goals. Recommendations from my colleagues and connections enhance my authenticity and professional reputation. LinkedIn provides opportunities to share relevant content articles and insights that are relevant to my industry. By posting and engaging on a regular basis with others’ posts I can put myself as a knowledgeable professional and contribute in discussions. This active participation helps in shaping my online presence as someone who is actively involved and passionate about my field. In this way, LinkedIn can strengthen interpersonal relationships and foster new ones.

 

 

Strengthen interpersonal relationships

LinkedIn is more than an individual’s profile by showing interpersonal relationships and helps in making new connections with professionals from related industries. With the help of this platform, I can connect with colleagues, classmates and industry experts. These connections act as resources for advice and collaborations with professionals from the field. By working with others and messaging I can strengthen these relationships creating a supportive professional network for myself.

LinkedIn groups/communities

To increase the benefits of LinkedIn I have joined several groups and communities that come under my line of work and also with my professional interests and goals. Some of the LinkedIn groups I am a part of include industry professionals, networking groups and other related networks. I chose these groups because they provide a platform for sharing industry info with similar professionals and makes me up-to-date with the latest trends and opportunities. Active participation in these groups helps me expand my network and learn from others’ experiences.

Connection on LinkedIn

In today’s time, I am connected with a good enough number of people on LinkedIn. It is not about the quantity of connections but the quality of relationships. Going forward I will take specific steps to improve and maintain my LinkedIn profile, make valuable connections, and strengthen interpersonal relationships. After investing time in this I have realized that having an effective or professional profile helps you a lot in your long-term goal and can also provide you with career-related help by getting relevant aligned recommendations.

Steps/actions to improve my LinkedIn profile

I will regularly update my LinkedIn profile with recent achievements, certifications and projects to keep it current and relevant to my career and life goals. This will go to involve things like adding new skills updating my profile picture and ensuring my summary accurately reflects my professional goals. By maintaining an up-to-date profile, I can present an accurate and current e image of myself to potential connections and employers. These are some of my personal viewpoints on the topic of social platforms and especially LinkedIn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paste a screenshot image of your LinkedIn profile below:

 

 

References:

LinkedIn (2023). 4 ‘Chandan Kinger’ profiles | linkedin, Chandan Kinger. Available at: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/chandan/kinger (Accessed: 13 June 2023).