Human Resource Policy: Dress Code

Human Resource Policy Name Institution Due Date Human Resource Policy Dress code Howlett, Neil & Pine, Karen & Cahill, Natassia & Orakcioglu, Ismail & Fletcher, Ben. (2015). Unbuttoned: The Interaction Between Provocativeness of Female Work Attire and Occupational Status. Sex Roles. Vol. 1, Issue 12, pp. 1-42. 10.1007/s11199-015-0450-8. The article by Howlett and colleagues is a research study on the influence of women’s code of dressing at the workplace in judging or rather rating their productivity at work. It is a common practice that often occurs consciously or otherwise at different organizations across the world where women’s productivity measures against their appearance to the eyes of other employees, especially female colleagues, as well as other members of the society. The article seeks to highlight one of the most overlooked human resource issues concerning the rating of women’s competence at the workplace based on their dressing. The research study makes interesting revelations on the issue of judging women’s competence against their choice of dressing by, for instance, revealing that it is women themselves who are at the forefront in perpetrating the human resource issue. It is an excellent article for analyzing one of the human resource issues at work that may affect productivity at work and thus forming a basis for policy formulation on the same. Karch, G., & Peters, M. (2017). The Impact of Employee Uniforms on Job Satisfaction in the Hospitality Industry. Journal of Hotel & Business Management, Vol. 6, Issue 1, pp. 1-6. Karch and Peters present a comparative study in the article as they seek to highlight the impact of uniforms on employees. The comparative study makes use of a comprehensive literature review of other articles addressing the impact of wearing uniforms in the hotel industry. The literature review further provides a comparative reference point against the analysis of the impact of uniform provision in the hotel industry across two different cultures. The article further focuses on the impact of the dress code to the service provider concerning their rates of job satisfaction and their attitudes towards wearing of uniforms. The authors’ conclusion based on the study indicates that uniform provision in the service industry increases job satisfaction among the employee especially when they are involved in developing the designs of the same. The article offers insight into one of the common human resource issues that touch on the dressing of employees from the perspective of uniform provision by the organization. Tolani, K. (2018). Role of Attire at Workplace: Women Managers. Helix, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. 4134-4138. 10.29042/2018-4134-4138 Tolani’s article reiterates on the impact of dress codes at the workplace or rather the influence of particular styles of dressing to the image portrayed to others concerning the status or position held within an organization. The article builds around an investigative study on the impact of the dressing style of women employees at managerial positions on how they perceive themselves as well as the perception they create in other employees. The study revisits the issue of judging women’s competence at work based on their dressing but goes ahead to highlight its effect on women holding management positions. The study reveals that formal code of dressing by women managers reflects a stronger sense of confidence and professionalism, apperception shared by other employees. It is evident that dress codes at workplace play a significant role in management of personal image at work and thus affecting the self-esteem of employees. The article addresses the impact of dressing on self-image especially for women in leadership and management positions, which forms a basis for the analysis the issue of dress code as a human resource issue. Technology use Schmidt, G., & O’Connor, K. (2018). Social Media, Data Privacy, and the Internet of People, Things, and Services in the Workplace: A Legal and Organizational Perspective. Schmidt and O’Connor’s article discusses the emerging issues or rather effects of using the advanced information and communication technology at workplace. The authors make a comprehensive analysis of all the key factors integrated into the internet ecosystem, their unique roles, and influences at places of work. The authors single out social media and data privacy as the key issues affecting human resources management from the modern Internet ecosystem, involving people, things, and services (IoPTS). The article highlights some of the positive and negative impacts of human resource policies on social media usage at work, organization’s use of employees’ information from their social media platforms, as well as data privacy concerns affecting the organization. The detailed elaboration of the wide range of issues concerning social media usage and exploitation of data from the internet platforms provides a basis for the analysis of current human resource issues arising from the same. Carlson, J., Zivunska, S., Harris, R., & Harris, K. (2016). Social Media Use in the Workplace: A Study of Dual Effects. Journal of Organizational and End User Computing, Vol. 28, Issue 1, pp. 15-31. 10.4018/JOEUC.2016010102 The article by Carlson and colleagues highlights the impact of social media usage at work place. The authors recognize the fact the use of social media at work place can serve to either benefit the organization or lead to increased redundancy among the employees. Productive behaviors from the use of social media at work may include the using the platforms for public relations campaigns for the organization. The article further identifies unproductive behaviors as refusing to perform one’s duties and responsibilities while spending time on social media platforms. The authors make use of channel expansion theory as a framework for analyzing the effects of social media on the employees’ behavior within an organization. The analysis concludes that social media usage at work contributes to both positive and negative behaviors within the organization. The article functions to advice on the effective use of social media at work place and thus setting the framework for developing human resource policies towards developing...