Annotated Bibliography

November 26, 2013

Team 2: Steve Archibald Ashley Coubra Ryan Gibson Lu Juncheng

Annotated Bibliography Chowdhury, Rishi. Huddle. N.p., 02 Sep 2009. Web. 25 Nov 2013. <http://www.huddle.com/blog/team-building-activities/>. There are many different reasons why companies use team building activities. A small sampling of these reasons include: Improving communication, boosting morale, motivation, ice breakers to help get to know each other better, learning effective strategies, improving productivity, learning about ones strengths and weaknesses and many others. This website is full of ideas to help build better relationships within a company. Collins, Dan. Benefits of Team Building. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov 2013. <http://www.innovativeteambuilding.co.uk/pages/articles/benefits.htm>. The Team Building Directory provided me with a wealth of information about the benefits of team building activities. Team building is essential to any company because the more you trust your co-workers the more efficient you are going to be in every aspect of your work. This site talks about how team building increases productivity and decreases tension in the workplace. "Cost of EDI Interface Software." Cost of EDI Interface Software. Web. 24 Nov. 2013. The article Cost of EDI Interface Software shows how much profit a software can make for our company, and it helps us to calculate the total revenue our company can make. It also gives us an idea how long each project approximately will take, which helps us to estimate the number of project. "Employee Benefits." Ready Ratios. N.p.. Web. 25 Nov 2013. <http://www.readyratios.com/reference/accounting/employee_benefits.html>. For this article, the author basically describes the purpose of having so many different kinds of insurance for employees, and how non-cash payments are used to attract and hold talented employees in the company. It talks about the influence of different insurances, such as medical insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement insurance. Moreover, it also explains the impact on behavior of employees. "Employee Benefits in the U.S." BLS.gov. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mar. 2013. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. <http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ebs2.pdf>. The BLS website gives you very specific information on the employee benefits in the United States. It lists benefits statistics for private industry as well as for state and government workers. The article also shows what percent of the population has access to employee benefits by occupation and whether or not the worker is full and part time. "How Much Office Space Do You Need?" About.com Operations / Technology. James Bucki, Web. 24 Nov. 2013. The article How Much Office Space Do You Need provides us a picture of how many square foot office areas a company normally needs. In this article, it also illustrate how these area is

divided for specific usage, such as 400 sq. ft. for President, 150 sq. ft. for Managers, and 125 sq. ft. for Programmers.

Meggitt, Jane. "6 Basic Employee Benefits." Small Business. Hearst Communications Inc., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013. Chron gave me a list of benefits that many companies should have in order to attract the best employees. Many of them were basic benefits that most jobs provide, and I used this list to create the basic benefits list. In discussing individual benefits Chron provides a simple outline to how the benefits work, including who pays for what or how long different benefits last. Silver, Tisa. "CEO Benefits You Wish You Had." Investopedia. ValueClick Inc., 06 May 2010. Web. 24 Nov. 2013. Investopedia provided a comprehensive list of benefits top executive level employees had. By going over this list of benefits, I was able to choose which ones long-term employees of Compusystems could potentially have. Snowden-McCray, Lisa. "10 Ways to Remodel an Office and Attract New Hires." Redbeacon. N.p.. Web. 24 Nov 2013. <http://www.redbeacon.com/hg/10-ways-remodeloffice-and-attract-new-hires/>. The article written by Lisa Snowden-McCray that was posted on Redbeacon.com is very relevant to this presentation. In the article there are 10 ways to attract new employees by remodeling your office. Since remodeling Compusystems office space is one our suggested solutions this article gave a few very good ideas. The article also suggested that remodeling office space is indeed a way to bring in new hires. Stanger, Melissa. "18 Of The Best Perks At Top Employers." Business Insider. Business Insider, 11 Feb. 2013. Web. 24 Nov. 2013. Business Insider also provides a list of the best perks at top employers. Although a lot of these perks are specific to individual companies, I used it to get a feel for what exciting benefits are out there. These companies reward their employees which is a huge incentive to stay, so I used some of these ideas as reasons a Compusystems employee may want to stay working there. "The Average Cost to Renovate an Office Space." Small Business. Kevin Johnston, Web. 24 Nov. 2013. The Average Cost to Renovate an Office Space, this source indicates how much funds this project need to redecorate the office per foot, which gives us a sense total cost for redecoration. Additionally, it provides some information about the cost to remodel for different parts in office area, for example each 4-foot-by-8-foot panel costs an average of $9.80 to reprint drywall, $300 for a toilet. "Types of Employee Benefits." ISEEK. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.

Types of Employee Benefits talks about how a paid vocation and fringe benefit influence the productivity and behavior of employees. It also mentions benefits of issuing insurance for employees. Benefits and services may vary depend on the employee's position or seniority, but most employees of a company will generally share the same basic benefits package. Walker, Jennifer. Fun, Low-Key, Low-Cost Team Building Ideas. Yahoo, 14 Mar 2008. Web. 22 Nov 2013. <http://voices.yahoo.com/fun-low-key-low-cost-team-building-ideas1278213.html?cat=4>. This website talks about how within some companies you have multiple teams forming which can in turn hurt the overall team. It can create distrust when you have multiple teams because they can have different ideas. You want to build a team that has cohesion all the way through it. Having many different cliques is not a good idea.