A recent survey by staffing and outsourcing consultant Hudson illuminates two very different viewpoints when it comes to how employees view their managers. The survey of 1,854 workers found that 67% of employees say they work for a good boss. The rest say their bosses could stand to improve, with 10% calling their bosses lousy leaders. The managers saw things…
A recent survey conducted by Accountemps of 150 senior executives from human resources, finance and marketing departments within the nation’s 1,000 largest companies found that 35% are turning to interim workers to avoid overstaffing and layoffs of full-time employees. Other benefits of hiring temps included: Allows a company time to evaluate a perspective employee: 23% Takes the burden off existing…
According to a new report released by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses accounted for 99.7% of all the U.S.’s employer businesses, and employed 57.4 million Americans in 2005. Thomas Sullivan, chief counsel for the Office of Advocacy acknowledged the vital role small businesses play in the economy. In a related news release, he…
Entrerepenuer.com recently spoke to experts in the field of marketing to see what marketing tactics are proving most effective in reaching today’s market. A market that is not only older and more multicultural, but a little more savvy. The standard sales pitch doesn’t work on this crowd. According to the experts, here’s what will be popular: 89 percent of brands…
Do your employee’s understand your business strategy? Are they engaged in their jobs? If they do and are, count yourself among the lucky. According to a survey by Right Management Consultants, approximately two-thirds of employees do not know or understand their employer’s business strategy and are not engaged in their jobs. What are the ramifications of this for employers? Employers…
The old school of thought usually perceived non-profit and for-profit organizations on opposite ends of the spectrum, with little in common. For-profit businesses focus on growing profits by increasing revenues and controlling costs to ultimately increase shareholder value. While on the other hand, non-profit groups promote a cause or help the needy. Their worth is measured in how many are…