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by Laura Abbatangelo0 views·Updated Nov 19, 2021
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  1. how can amazon go about solving these problems?
  2. It is important to note that many of the workplace issues surrounding amazon are
  3. focused on too much technological emphasis leading to a lack of human connection.
  4. Reframing the hiring process.
  5. So there is more stake in real interactions would
  6. be helpful in creating better leader member exchange,
  7. leading to higher quality relationships with supervisors.
  8. Amazon has a lot of hourly employees that show great potential for leadership
  9. positions and the development of supervisor employee
  10. relationships could allow for extra effort,
  11. higher commitment and performance from employees.
  12. This would be considered a more transitional leadership model which would focus
  13. more on giving hourly employees a more exciting role in the company,
  14. an improvement in intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration,
  15. inspirational motivation and charisma could allow
  16. for more organizational commitment of hourly employees
  17. as there's more room for growth in the organization
  18. as seen in companies such as walmart.
  19. One of the reasons why this has not already been implemented maybe because
  20. amazon does not necessarily always see high turnover rates as an issue.
  21. The use of human contact list technology in
  22. the hiring process makes turnover much less costly,
  23. but it is still very detrimental to employees
  24. as it is associated with wage stagnation and erosion of job stability.
  25. This thus must be addressed at a systemic level for high level managers
  26. to implement measures that will make working
  27. conditions easier for employees hiring more.
  28. Human resource manager is designed to directly
  29. work with a certain cohort of employees
  30. can provide more of that in person support.
  31. There must be new policies enacted that address. Mr Bezos
  32. previous statements about work life blending.
  33. There must be paid and unpaid leave options put in place
  34. to give employees the opportunity to have a work life balance.
  35. Specifically addressing amazon's policy of time
  36. off task is a major implementation
  37. that has the potential to successfully impact employees.
  38. This policy refers to how Amazon has an algorithm that tracks when
  39. employees are not actively scanning items
  40. with penalties for those who underperform,
  41. which is a major contributing factor for why employees
  42. feel that they need to defend their employment,
  43. introducing policy changes that make it so
  44. that employees cannot be punished for having
  45. one off day will help to boost commitment to the organization and employee morale.