Career Article Reviews Samples For Students

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Work ethics among Japanese youngsters are on the decline thanks to a long time obsession with entrance exams, insufficient career planning and excessive meddling from their parents resulting in them taking up part time jobs until they find suitable career options. Japanese Corporations are trying to steer clear of the long term obsession with top universities and entrance exams by tweaking their selection procedures to be independent of these factors. Youngsters in Canada and United States too are looking at short term and part time careers before taking up long term job options. Educators are now stressing on the need ...

The article is about movie star Clint Eastwood who damaged the career of Sandra Locke, his former girlfriend. Eastwood did so by securing her a movie development deal with Warner Bros which led to Locke calling off the palimony suit she had filed. Clint Eastwood then further used his influence to block Sandra Locke from directing any films. This led to Sandra Locke not working in any film as a director since signing the deal. This caused a serious harm to her career.

The case highlighted in this article is a classic example of how a party to a contract (first party) may intentionally interfere ...

1. Do you think Randy has sufficiently categorized his salespeople for motivational purposes? Why or why not? Is it practicable to provide non-financial incentives to motivate salespeople in each of the four career stage groups?

Categorization of salespeople always involves a trade-off between over-generalization and the practical applicability of these categories for HR strategy development. It is always possible to find additional sub-categories that reflect more precisely the peculiarities of the sales force of a firm or that capture individual needs of the employees. Thus, introducing a separate category for working mothers could help to address the needs of this group in a better way. However, extensive categorization would increase complexity of HR policies and would make it hard to develop and execute an HR strategy in an effective and cost-efficient way. Therefore, the decision of Randy Stuart ...

Question: Evaluation of training of correctional workers

Design: The main objective of the author is to plug in the important subjects of correctional training. He discusses issues that are extremely important to correctional staff. The author examines the benefits of training correctional workers apart from the need to get “their in hours”. He also examines the key attitudes to correctional workers training. He also highlights the topics to be considered during training.
Results: The author finds that training of correctional workers is important to in ensuring safety and increasing knowledge and skills of the officers. In the research the author finds out the key attitudes ...

"Moving Beyond AYP: High School Performance Indicators" by Lyndsay M. Pinkys examines the effectiveness of AYP and reveals how performance indicators need to be established to determine a school's effectiveness. Adequate Yearly Progress is a measurement defined by the United States federal “No Child Left Behind Act” that allows the Department of Education to determine how every public school and school district in the country is performing academically. It is based on the improvement in the tests results and minimal increase in total graduation rates, but it does not show the students’ readiness for the college and future career. In order ...

Introduction

Money is not a source of happiness in one’s life. This means that money should not be a motivating factor in career happiness. The opportunity to grow in responsibility, to learn others while recognizing your achievements and contributing to other people’s welfare is a powerful motivating factor in life. A high level of self-esteem contributes to contentedness in the working environment free of frustrations, exploitation, and unappreciated by colleagues or bosses.

Happiness in one’s career lays on satisfaction he or she finds in the career and the relationship with colleagues such as recognition after a valuable achievement. Learning new things ...

Presentation on YouTube by Scott Dinsmore brings out some interesting ideas about how people can improve their life-quality through work they love. I personally found interesting five issues on the topic. Scott was introducing the audience to a framework compass that consists of three elements that people are supposed to look for in themselves to be successful: finding out your Unique Strengths and Values, and then defining your Experiences - what you love or hate, what you are good or bad at – and then apply this knowledge to your own life situations.
However, the definition of success is multifaceted. ...

Article Review

Introduction
MIS professionals have shown a substantially high rate of turnover which reached up to 20% in 1987 and is double of the average for business managers and professionals. Such high turnover can prove to be dysfunctional to organizations due to the shortage of experienced MIS employees and high costs associated with the training of new employees. The trend in turnover has made it very important for MIS managers to recruit, hire and train qualified MIS employees.

The purpose of this study is to test an integrated model of turnover intentions among MIS employees. The test involves using a structural ...

The article entails a research conducted to determine the core factors responsible for the flourishing career of USAFA. The results deduced from the research are not just confined to Air force academy of U.S rather its implications are equally useful in other sectors. All the researches that have been previously carried out kept only the syllabus and subjects taught at the academy under focus, none of it ever dealt with the predetermining factors responsible to give cadets at academy a satisfying and progressing career. The fundamental indicator of any promising academy is the performance of its cadets at work. Article has ...

Analysis section

Sport is one of the means through which young people relax, interact and unwind after a busy day or week. It is also one of the hobbies that parents feel comfortable when their children engage in. Sports has been in the recent past considered as a career path as many young people go to sports colleges just to learn more tactics. However, behind this sporting activity are scenes that have continually eaten up its essence. This has mostly affected female athletes and sports personalities who have been branded a name that they do not necessarily deserve. Due to some of the activities, ...

Reading “The Disposable Worker” from the January 7, 2010 edition of Businesweek is a real eye opener. The idea of an employee working for one corporation for his or her entire career is a thing of the past. Corporations hire employees on an as needed basis to meet their business requirements. This can take the form of hiring temporary workers through agencies such as Manpower or it can take the form of hiring freelance workers for a particular project. When these business needs are met, the employee is suddenly out of work, thus creating the disposable worker.
The main theme of ...

Summary

The article ‘Career Development Strivings’ by Dik, Sargent and Steger discusses what motivates individuals during the decision-making process in their career path. Career development strivings are influenced by five dimensions which include outcome expectations, self-efficacy, spiritual significance, sense of calling and materialism . Personal goals play a vital role in the functioning of individuals. The model is advantageous as it enables individuals to identify the different motives which drive them. The model is also advantageous since it is flexible, and therefore highly efficient . These strivings influence the path individuals are likely to use to achieve career development. The model does ...

Personality Type and Description

The personality type description that has been provided by the test is in compliance with the way I am. I agree with the result that has been yielded in the course of the text. It is very impressive to find how my personality can be explicated with so aptness and perfection via the online test. I am indeed an extroverted person, if I am to critically analyze myself in the light of the test taken by me. I am a person who believes in speaking out the heart and mind. I interact with a whole lot of people in all the ...

The main research question that was studied in the article “Do airport hotels continue to be a growth opportunity, and which airports present the best opportunities?” by Joni Smith was to assess how hotels depend on the local airport to generate demand for their service. There was also a secondary hypothesis investigated studying the link between the premiums charged at average and peak travel times.

The methodology used to address the research questions were questionnaires given to the hotels in the areas of the airports asking for information about occupancy percentages, room rates, and vicinity in relation to the terminals, ...

Introduction

Social, economic and business environment are becoming increasingly complex in their structure and interrelationships. The rivalry market environment and external pressures in place the companies in the hospitality and tourism industry consider cost reduction and look at alternative ways of building on their competitive edge. This competitive pressure drives he prices down and makes travelling and international mobility more accessible to middle and lower middle classes. Supported by various ways of financing, tourism has become an integral part of many people´s lives. With the above in mind, cultural, social and other elements of diversity become extremely important for ...

Summary

The journal A Cross-Generational Comparison of Motivational Factors in a Sales Career among Gen-X and Gen-Y College Students illustrates the factors that motivate young individuals in the sales sector to conduct their operations effectively. A critical examination and ranking of key motivational factors following the responses from 1390 college students indicates what most individuals expect while doing sales. Two categories of individuals, Generation X and Generation Y are the cases focused in the journal each representing a unique group. The priorities of each group are distinct which their age bracket mainly defines. For instance, Generation X students indicate that they find ...

Business Article Review

Article Summary
The article is about the history of the emotional intelligence as a topic of study and the description of how it is being measured and defined. The article also refers to various studies relating emotional intelligence to essential work-related results such as organizational productivity and individual performance. People especially psychologists started to write on emotional intelligence, and they only concentrate on cognitive views. However, it is the cumulative or global scope of a person to think rationally, to act diligently and deal appropriately with his or her environment.
Emotional intelligence refers to a social intelligence type that entails ...

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Storeygard, J. & Tierney, C. (2005). Including all students in meaningful mathematics: The story of Darrell, TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 1(3) ,Articles 4. Retrieved [January 31, 20014] from http://escholarship.bc.edu/education/tecplus/vol1/iss3/4
“Including All Students in Meaningful Mathematics: The Story of Darrell” by Storeygard and Tierney is the story of an intelligent, lively boy called Darrell who is with some learning disabilities. The school system and teachers did not adopt the right approach for his mathematics education, ...

The alternative payment model and value-based payments processes introduced by the Department of Health and Human Services in March 2015 aims at changing the health care payment methods to lower the cost of care and achieve better patient outcomes as the nation moves to the population-based health care (HCPLAN, 2016). Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) graduates should familiarize themselves with the new payment model because it assists in understanding the requirements of the new payment methods. An APRN gains knowledge about new reimbursement mechanisms and their application in the delivery of care to meet the healthcare goals.
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In order to demonstrate the main trends related to the role of female employees of community corrections facilities, the author employed the results of the study conducted by Norfolk State University`s Department of Criminal Justice based on the data collected from the Virginia Department of Corrections. It is noted, that the Department during the period from 1970s to early 1990s experienced a gradual change in its work force in regard to the increasing number of female employees who mostly occupied the positions of parole and probation officers, with a certain amount occupying executive-level positions. The author concludes, that since early ...

Chapter 16 Notes and Reflection

Introduction
Chapter 16 of Public Speaking for College and Career is about the art of persuasion, specifically persuasive speeches. Some of the concepts that are explicitly explored in this chapter include persuasive speaking goals, the different types of persuasive speeches and the organization patterns of persuasive speeches.
In simple terms, persuasion means influencing, changing or reinforcing the thoughts, views, beliefs or opinions of people. There are three main goals of persuasive speaking. These are winning over the audience so that they assume your intended view or take an action; knowing and understanding the subject of discussion thoroughly; ...

Executive Summary

Talent management in any institution is a key concept that should be totally differentiated from human resource management. This is because proper talent management leads to increased productivity and loyalty among the employees. The article “Strategic Talent Management: A review and research agenda”, Human Resource Management Review, 19: 4, 304–313” by Collings, D.G. and Mellahi, K. (2009) helps to shed light on the issue of talent management and human resource management.
The following report analyses the views and issues raised by the authors by looking at the validity and reliability of the research methods used by the authors, ...

Have you ever developed an e-portfolio for various gains? Wentworth Institute of Technology has taken its learning process to another level. As a mandatory, students undertaking Bachelor of Science and Management students are required to develop an e-portfolio at the freshman year throughout to the final year in the institution. An e- portfolio constitutes a student's resume, profile pictures, and much more personal details and can be used for social as well as professional purposes. The Journal of Human Development thus gives a deep insight on the importance of e-portfolios and goes further to identify the net worth of ...

Recent scandals involving the corruption of some of the biggest companies in the world has forced the public to call for the teaching of business ethics at universities. Some of the biggest scandals have included Saytam, Lehman brothers, Bernie Madoff, American Insurance Scandal, Freddie Mac, HealthSouth, Tyco, Worldcom, Enron and the Waste Management; the start of an endless list. It is hoped that ethical training will train students make better decisions however it does not address the realities of most organizations. Business ethics is useless in the face of problems with the governance and structures of an organization. It ...

Importance and Impacts of Mentoring

Abstract
In the present paper, the impact of mentoring on students and employees has been investigated. It has been hypothesized that mentoring positively impacts their overall well-being if provided considering the specific conditions of mentees. Development Mentoring is an approach to school-based mentoring in which high school students work with junior elementary school mentees. Rhodes (2002) stated that around 50 percent peer-mentoring meetings end within initial three months. However, there is a lack of research conducted on premature meetings termination and mentors' absenteeism. Karcher study, though, makes a significant contribution to the literature does not answer the reasons for ...

- What is important to know in this chapter for quizzes? (Use this to record your text notes. Be specific, clear and thorough for your own benefit.)

It is important to know that for any speech to be coherent and flawless there is a need for prior preparations. One of the major preparations for a good speech is the formulation of an outline. An outline helps the speaker to be able to logically organize their ideas and correct some of the weaknesses that might result from their thought pattern. In the formulation of an outline one has to create a title about what they are going to talk about (Gregory 237). The title should be followed by the purpose and central ideas that the speaker seeks to present to ...

Leadership Theories
Leadership is a process that a group or an individual impacts a group of individuals to reach a certain or common goal (Parent et. al., n.d.). According to Parent et. al., (n.d.) the literature concerning leadership has transformed from the trait or behavioral approach to the transformational. This change also includes the transactional and charismatic leadership approaches (Parent et. al., n.d.).
According to Kouzes & Posner (2007), on the other hand, Leadership is a chance that can occur at any place or any time. It may happen in a huge or small house, the mall, the school, or in any group. This ...

Rationale

It is apparent that the entire healthcare system is grappling with nursing shortages-a phenomenon that is characterized by improper nurse-patient ratios. This has adamantly hampered the quality of care provided and adversely affecting patient outcomes and satisfaction. According to the American Nurses Association, proper staffing and hence patient-nurse ratios is an integral aspect in improving the quality of healthcare provided. High nurse-patient ratios means that nurse have to deal with huge numbers of patients leading to clinical errors, clinically acquired infections or premature discharges from hospital. This leads to high readmission rates and increased hospital costs due to recurrence ...

Chapter 6 is about Goals. A goal can be defined as a desired outcome or a level of attainment for an individual. All people have goals in life and they range from performance of tasks to career goals. The desire to achieve certain goals brings about goal-directed behavior. Goal directed behavior takes note of the current situation that a person is in and the ideal state that s/he should be in, the difference between the two states is what brings about motivation. Goals can improve our performance as they allow us to direct our attention and focus on tasks to avoid any ...

Management

The problem the article is attempting to solve
The article attempts to look at the emerging trend among the colleges that offer MBA to introduce the Hippocratic Oath for the students as the case of the medical schools. The article attempts to explore the impact of the Hippocratic Oath on the managers and whether it makes sense in the current business environment. The central problems addressed in the article include whether the oath is a requirement for the practice in the management and whether it can lead to improved management. The author attempts to explore the impact of the ...

History

Part 1
The Coming Insurrection is a product of the failure of the earlier models. As depicted from the article, the earlier models offered a way of resolving the social conflict, experienced in the society, between the working class and the owners of the means of production. Like explained by Marx in his theory of Capitalism; the owners of production, who consist of the upper class in the social strata, use their economic power to oppress the working class. Consequently, the working class comes together and organizes strikes and other forms of resistance to the exploitation. Eventually, the strike becomes a ...

Abstract

This paper will explore the opportunities accessible for employed adults to continue their studies. Education needs to change from a process of conditioning to empowerment while learning needs to change from a homogeneous commodity to a customized experience to the needs and individual characteristics. Andragogy learning concepts relates to the program delivered through the non-traditional educational model. The main perception of EMAB program no longer holds true to all level of managers, that is, more employed adults from different executive levels are enrolled to the program. Periods of rapid change are driven by its development in information and technology. The essential thing ...

The article addresses some of the challenges that the girl children face that make them fail to pursue their life goals. Some communities have beliefs that hinder the girl child from pursuing academic goals. In the case in the article, a case of a girl from a family where planned marriages exist is described. The girl feared that she would not pursue her academic goals since she was to be married early. Regardless of the challenges, she is able to pursue her college education and her journalism career.
It appears that many societies and groups have stereotypes about women and these ...

Lance Armstrong: A True Sport or Not?

Joining and winning competitions may bring one to the peak of his career, yet can also lead him to the unexpected downhill road. Cyclist champion Lance Armstrong is the epitome of one who has recently lived this cycle of life. He worked towards the peak of his career in cycling only to find himself rolling down the road with the entire world’s eyes on that tragic journey.

The article I chose to write a review on is The Unfinished Road of Lance Armstrong written by Jason Gay published in Wall Street Journal. I chose to read this article because ...

Despite the technical competencies of some star employees, their serious personality flaws can be a real problem. In their article, Waldroop and Butler (Waldroop and Butler, 2000)1 suggest efficient tactics to help managers deal with their employees’ bad habits and make them be successful. The competencies of star employees represent 95 % of their success, but the remaining 5% is a fatal personality flaw that might be destructive to their career and surrounding. These flaws can be summarized in six behavioral patterns: the Hero, the Meritocrat, the Bulldozer, the Rebel, the Pessimist and the Home Run Hitter. These personality flaws result ...

Summary: Piaget’s, Vygotsky’s, Erikson’s Theories of Social Development

Introduction
McLeod (2007) observes that a number of learning theories have been advanced to describe the nature social development, key among them being postulated by Erikson, Piaget and Vygotsky. According to him, the foundations laid by these theoretical approaches to human development have been used in various sectors for purposes of conceptualizing and formulating general as well as particular universal patterns that help to improve our understanding of certain phenomena. Such occurrences are characterized by learning, intelligence development, and social interactions. As a result, a number of suggestions have been proposed based on their findings with the aim of defining the ...