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1、经典案例十:Johnson&Johnson来源:新天地英语浏览:2979次HumanResourcesManagementFacingBusinessChallengesatJohnson&JohnsonDoesahealthierworkforcetranslateintohealthierprofits?ThiswasoneofthekeyissuesfacingJohnson&JohnsonCEORalphS.Larsenandhispredecessor,JamesE.Burke,astheyconsideredthechallengeof
2、managingthecompany'shumanresourcesandkeepingemployeessatisfiedandproductive.Johnson&Johnsonoperatesthroughouttheworld,employingmorethan70,000peopletoresearch,manufacture,andmarkethealth-careproductsindozensofcountries.Employeehealthwasamajorconcernforseveralreasons.Companystud
3、iesshowedthatover30percentofJohnson&Johnson'semployeesweresmokers,andoneinternalreportrevealedthatsmokershada45percentgreaterrateofabsenteeismthannonsmokers.Smokersalsocontributeddisproportionatelytothecompany'smedicalexpenses(30percenthigherthannonsmokers),anominousstatistica
4、tatimewhenhealth-carecostswererisingatnearlytwicetherateofinflation.AnotherproblemconfrontingJ&Jwashowchangingdemographicswereaffectingemployees.Employeesincreasinglyfellintooneofthreegroups:Theywerepartoftwo-careercoupleswithchildren;theywereresponsibleforanagingparent;orthey
5、weresinglemothersorfathers.Asurveyof10,000J&Jemployeesrevealedthattheywerefrustratedbytheirinabilitytomeetalltheirobligations,bothtotheirfamiliesandtotheiremployer.Manystatedthattheyhaddifficultyfindingdaycare,especiallysick-childcareandinfantcare,andalmost20percentrespondedth
6、attheycouldnotafforddaycareeveniftheycouldlocateasuitableprovider.Althoughtheseemployeesfelttornbetweenfamilypressuresandemploymentroles,theyfoundlittlehelpatwork.Moststatedthattheirmanagerswereunsympatheticaboutthedilemma.Balancingtheirworkandfamilyobligationstookitstollonemp
7、loyees,whoreportedhigherlevelsofstress,greaterabsenteeism,andlowerjobsatisfaction.Forguidanceontheseissues,theCEOsturnedtoJohnson&Johnson'soperatingdocument,thecorporatecredowrittenbyRobertWoodJohnson,sonofafoundingJohnsonbrotherandchairmanofthecompanyfor25years.Johnsonrankedt
8、hecompany'sobligationtoitsemployeesaheadofitsresponsibilityto