David Doerfert Texas Tech University

Publish Date: April 18, 2011

Some swine barns produce pigs with much less labor and frustration than do others. This fact sheet identifies various factors that contribute to these disparities and what might be done to improve your employee efficiency.

Publish Date: July 2, 2007

The main purpose of the job description is to provide the employee with an outline of their overall responsibilities.

Publish Date: June 3, 2006

As an owner or manager of an agricultural business, you are faced with daily challenges. One of the greatest challenges—and perhaps the most important to your business—is hiring a new employee. By creating and following a recruitment and selection process each time you’re faced with this task, you can substantially improve your chances of hiring the best employee for the job.

Publish Date: June 3, 2006

Employee evaluations...they are often viewed as that once-a-year, necessary evil. But, if your operation’s most important asset is its human resources, shouldn’t an evaluation be viewed as a priority, done on time, with consideration for future growth of the employee?

Publish Date: June 3, 2006

Define conflict. Recognize the benefits of the nominal decision making technique. Identify how attitude affects individual behavior and group effectiveness. Demonstrate interference in communication and the problems it causes. Illustrate conflict management and the leader’s role. Compare effectively the purposes and objectives of various conflict management theories. Appraise similarities and differences in group values, ideas, and beliefs. Develop a procedure for managing conflict in your life.