Essays on Bakker

(the author’s name) (the institutional affiliation) Currently, the population expresses interest in the influence of companies’ activities on modern life. In turn, companies feel inclined to legitimate their practices to society. The interest is connected with the moral aspect of pursuing profit and implementing regulations of companies’ activities. Such practices reveal the idea of corporate social responsibility (CSR) which presents a complex area as it centers on issues of humanity, sustainability, and environmental responsibility (Crane, Matten, and Spence, 2013, pp. 3-4; Fleming, Roberts, and Garsten, 2013, p. 340; Wright, 2010, p. 1). In this regard, the following social ...

Compensation strategy of an organization plays a pivotal role in determining the success of the company. Moreover, the compensation strategy of a healthcare organization forms the basis of achievement of the overall organization. Compensation includes monetary and non-monetary constituents such as basic salary, health insurance, retirement plans, and performance bonuses. An effective compensation strategy of an organization can make it successful and place it in a better position in the competitive market. Operating budgets of healthcare organization highly depend on total compensations such as cash compensation and other benefits. Human Resources (HR) play a critical role in designing compensation ...

Assignment 3-2: Strategy Formulation

Franklin University BSAD 495: Business Strategy Capstone Strategy Formulation Strategy formulation develops into a key construct within an organization as it facilitates the development of strategies geared towards promoting organizational growth as stipulated within the organization’s vision and mission statements (David et al., 2004). Strategy formulation develops from the existence of need within the businesses, which hinders potential development and growth. The strategy formulation process is initiated upon the identification of the problem and consequent development of several measures geared towards countering the existent problem. The study will integrate an analysis of several potential strategies, which may facilitate ...

Abstract

This paper looks at the definition and classification of dyslexia by medical professionals and teachers. It looks at how the two relate and how it informs the discourse and actions on dyslexia. The paper also examines how the two relate and influence professional actions on dyslexia to support the learners with this challenge. The paper utilize previous research data sampled by various researchers to draw conclusions on the definition of dyslexia by the two groups and to draw a conclusion on what help is available for students with dyslexia and makes recommendations on what more can be done. The ...

Root cause analysis

The healthcare system recognizes its first priority as the safety of the patient and the ability to afford the patient groups quality care. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has an obligation to ensure that healthcare facilities live to this expectation and one of the methods that have been employed over time to oversee the sustenance of quality and safe care is the requirement that all healthcare facilities regularly conduct root cause analysis of their facility (Chen, Schein & Miller, 2015). The RCA process is based on the need to determine any existing misses and errors that ...

Introduction

Sugarcane has been grown by human beings for many years because of its many uses. It is a perennial grass that grows well in frost-free tropical areas. The crop is mainly propagated vegetatively with 30-40 cm long fresh cuttings. The crop has a cycle of between 10-24 months modern agricultural practices have made it possible to reduce the growing period of the plant crop as well as for the ratoon crops. The current sugarcane crop is an inter-hybrid cane breed to provide high sugar content (Moore et al. 10). Originally, the plant was used for chewing, but currently, it ...

Super K Radiator Repair deals with the repair of repairs and building of copper-brass radiator which are found in hot rods, restored cars and large tracks. The repairing process includes the removal of copper-brass radiator from the vehicle, repairing it, and installing it back (Nunez, 1993). There are a lot of injuries that occur during the repair and building of radiators which require the attention of the emergency kitty. A number of injuries have occurred to the four employees of the company some being severe to include broken toes and fingers. The operations of the company are risky and ...

Introduction

If a job is well-designed, it may foster employee well-being and engagement, and therefore contribute to work performance that leads to customer satisfaction (Bakker et al., 190). Job design provides a description of the way “jobs, tasks, and roles are structured, enacted, and modified and what the impact of these structures, enactments, modifications, are on the individual, group, and organizational outcomes” (Grant et al., 318). For a period spanning over half a century, job design theories have played a significant role in guiding scholars and practitioners to offer descriptions, explanations, and effect changes in the work experiences and behaviors ...

Leadership in nursing has many facets, and can incorporate establishing a clear objective or target, organizing nursing activities effectively and providing motivation for others to achieve the organizational goals (Porter-O’Grady, 2003). On a daily basis, leadership in nursing could also require a senior nurse to coordinate the activities of the nurses on staff, as well as any support staff. The operation and efficiency of any hospital can depend on how effective it senior nurses are at managing shifts, employee morale and a host of problems and issues that can crop up on a regular basis. Thus, the management ...

Genocide is one of the most debated crimes in the world. The Cambodian genocide is a dreadful occurrence that took in the mid-1970, but its consequences are still being felt today (Le Billon & Bakker, 2000). Much has been written about it movies have been acted with regards to its condemnation, and more is yet to come. In this essay, I explore the Cambodian genocide concerning the movie Escape from Sobibor 1987. The Khmer Rouge rose to take over the Cambodian government in 1975, with the primary intention of converting Cambodia into a communist agrarian utopia. In doing so, they ...

The Odyssey is an educative movie with lessons on the organizational behavior. The movie was released in 1997 and the director was Andrei Konchalovsky (YouTube, 1997). The movie analyses the life of Odysseus who was the king of Greek Kingdom of Ithaca. After leading his people successfully to win in the Trojan War, he finds it challenging to go back to Greece (Ithaca) as there were massive challenges on the way. As the movie runs, there are two organizational behavior topics that are evident. The topics are leadership and communication. The flow of activities throughout the movie is proper ...

Stress is the state of tension that occurs in a human or animal under the influence of strong pressures. In Chinese, the term "stress" is composed of two characters - danger and opportunity. Uncomfortable condition for a human and a negative impact on the emotional and psychological state makes it a premonition of danger (Rothmann, Steyn and Mostert, 2005). When we talk about stress at work, such an expectation is primarily related to the fear of dismissal, failure to plan, demonstrate one’s competence, conflict with management or team. Still, stress brings certain advantages to employees apart from the drawbacks it has. The causes, ...

Key Attributes

Lone Wolf terrorism has been studied by various terrorist experts such as Jeffrey D. Simon. Jeffrey has a rich history in the study of terrorism, and he contends that lone wolf terror is a significantly dangerous threat that the world must address before it escalates. Lone wolf terror differs from conventional terrorism because a single person orchestrates it. In other words, a loner who executes this form of terrorism has got no one to consult; they make their decisions independently. Such independence gives them the mandate to act upon any scenario that comes to their mind. While conventional terror groups would be concerned ...

Feudalism and patrimonial are two key factors in the styles of governance in the country, but how much has both systems affected the modern society? The very core of the society rests on the history of the world. Countries model their policies on past experiences so as to improve the conditions for the people. Of course, there are countries that continue to hold on to the traditions of the past and find that they have not accepted modernization. Interestingly, there are others who have changed from the steadfast practices of feudalism and patrimonial systems of governance, but, still they ...

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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT 3 Applying Theory 3 Personal Philosophy 3 CHILD GUIDELINES 3 Alternative Strategies 3 Set Classroom Rules and Expectations 3 Motivational Climate 3 Maintaining a Learning Environment 4 Conclusion 4

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Introduction Today, each school in the education system has its own unique challenges. Each year new groups of children enter the schools. These children may be from different socio- cultural, backgrounds; they may possess behavioural and learning problems. Additionally, there are new teachers who, from time to time, enter the schools' system each year. Therefore, teachers, whether old or new ...

Abstract

Contemporary business environment demands from organizations more flexibility and higher responsiveness to the external pressures. Management capabilities cannot address these challenges. In the crisis situations, when there is a need to make fast and difficult decisions in difficult situations, companies have to rely on effective leadership to drive organizational development. The history illustrates various examples of the organizations, which are over managed and under led and it is a challenge and the task of the modern corporations to develop an internal framework for development of the leadership capabilities, which can take the organization to success through crisis. One of the ...

Culturally-competent nursing

Culturalogical assessment is significant while providing nursing care to individuals, families, groups and institutions of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Leininger’s theory of culture care diversity and universality (CCDU) emphasizes on the vital role of nurses in entering the client’s world to discover cultural knowledge embedded within individual and family values. Therefore, nurses should be knowledgeable about the client’s culture and factors influencing their needs and lifeways. In today’s era of globalization, diverse populations are disseminated in all corners of the world. Barriers exist in the healthcare practices for the diverse populations and there is ...

Interviews are used for the purpose of selection, compensation or assessments. They may be used to determine who joins a firm, who gets a place in a school or who gets recognition for a job well done. There are two major types of interviews and these are the structured and unstructured interviews and while either of them could be used properly to achieve a favourable result, I am of the opinion that the structured interview gets the job done every time as opposed to its counterpart. I therefore surmise that the structured interview is better than the unstructured interview. A structured interview has a ...

Which were the first signs of luxury and when

The existing cultures in the UK shaped the various forms of luxury that developed. The traditional model of history of luxury in the UK was artisanal and aristocratic. During the ancient period, luxury goods were products of artisans but not creators. Entertainment was among the first forms of luxury where the rich wanted actors to perform and present plays and songs. From entertainment other forms of luxury developed. Perfumes and fashions started to appear very popular in the United Kingdom. In the 18th century, the loss of a natural and innocent human self could be attributed to introduction of ...

Who Should Take the Responsibility? Why?

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COMMUNICATION

Abstract The word communication is derived from ‘communicare’ (Latin), and its meaning is to ‘share’ or ‘impart’. Communication starts right from the beginning of life. Basically, communication satisfies the need for expressing ideas, opinions, views, feelings, commands or directions In fact it is the medium through which speaker or sender conveys message. Communication can take many forms viz. written, spoken, pictures, dance, digital, facial expressions (unspoken) or gestures (unspoken). Communication can take place between individuals and masses. It is a bridge that joins/links sender and receiver. Communication is viewed as a social responsibility. There are many theories ...

Abstract

Engagement is a fulfilling job related state of mind that makes employees feel connected with their workplace on an emotional level. The key drivers of workplace engagement for employees include career opportunities, communication, brand alignment, recognition and appreciation, compensation and workplace relationships. Highly engaged employees are beneficial to the growth of business because they add to the innovation and overall profitability of the organization. They promote customer loyalty, employee retention, growth of revenues and higher profitability. However, engaged employees might turn disengaged if they are overburdened with mounting work pressure and stress. In the competition to retain and attract best ...

Personality Influences on Job Turnover

The debate as to the impact that personality has on job turnover has increased over the course of the past generation. Several factors throughout a person’s life have the inherent potential to impact the rate of turnover (Bakker, Boyd, Dollard, Gillespie, Winnfield and Stough, 2010). Of these influences, the underlying state of mind has been demonstrated to have the most telling influence. Emotional factors play a vital role in any decision to stay or leave an employment position (Jang and Geoge, 2010). With modern technology increasing the manner in which the ability to apply pressure to any position has increased, ...

Abstract

Values are the enduring perspectives that an individual strongly holds to judge between right and wrong. In addition, with the help of such values an individual is able to perceive and interpret the surroundings on the basis of which, an individual is able to make correct decisions. Since values play such crucial role in an individual’s life. It has been indicated that values have significant role in influencing the attitude of an individual i.e. commitment and job satisfaction along with other factors. On the other hand, it has also been indicated that conflicting values systems can negatively influence ...

The level of influence and skillfulness of a leader determine the success of an organization (Palshikar, n.d.). A good leader has control over the organization’s structure and also represents the organization’s culture. Moreover, good leaders have the capability of increasing an organization’s level of productivity. There are many different leadership styles, such as autocratic, democratic, delegative, traditional, transactional, transformational, and charismatic (Palshikar, n.d.). While the transformational leadership style is similar to the charismatic leadership style, this paper focuses on charismatic leadership. In particular, this paper discusses the definition and process of charismatic leadership, as well as ...

Introduction

Sapir – Whorf theory states that the world is a reflection of our words. To a large extent, the real world does not exist outside the boundaries of words, of language. This implies a connection between identifying the terms and concepts that people want to express in order to project a communication process and the language used for expressing them (Chandler, “The Sapir – Whorf Hypothesis”). This sends the speaker towards two different points. First, as scholars observe, the thought is directly linked with the language (Putz & Sicola 136; Krauss & Chiu 2), therefore, when a person speaks, s/he defines and expresses his/her thoughts thru the ...

The definition and understanding of terrorism and its nature heavily dependent on the political, legal and social contexts in which it is assessed. Individuals, organized groups and even governments across the world have overtime have used terrorism for their ends, which has effectively made it increasingly difficult to accurately define and apply it to the rapidly changing contexts (Ibrahim, Oct 2008). Descriptions of terrorism have ranged from criminal acts that are intentioned to cause a state fear/terror among the public, some, individuals or groups of people for political or other unjustifiable philosophical, racial, ideological, coercive diplomacy, religious etc. It refers ...

Introduction

Leadership attributes refer to innate qualities of a leader that he brings into an organization as a leader. Leadership skills, on the other hand, are the competencies that are required in order to achieve quality performance. Attributes include social responsibility, perseverance, judgment, sensitivity, stress tolerance, self-motivation, ability to motivate others, integrity, self-confidence, maturity, and decisive.

Social responsibility is one of the attributes whereby the leader appreciates his role with respect. Perseverance is the ability to stick to responsibility despites its difficulties, without giving up. Judgment is where a leader makes decisions, based on available information. In this case, he is in a position ...

Each year, technological breakthroughs and gadgets have flocked the market to cater the adoring public. Many would even change their gadgets regularly to fit the trend, and would await the next releases from the top brands in the business. Every new item is improved to its optimum performance, and it is also the top of its competition in its unique way. This trend enables the market to keep up with the demand and find new ways to cater to the public’s needs for the period. Although not many would give enough interest with them, some are awaiting the ...

Human intelligence has defied successive efforts to understand it, with multiple quasi-scientific and scientific methods within the field of psychology failing to produce an acceptable description of the nature of human intelligence. This is not least because the study of intelligence is a commonly affected by political and cultural factors, which hurt the objectivity with which scientific efforts may be pursued (Bakker & Wicherts, 2011). Further, there have been no or inadequate empirical testing from the varied intelligence theories, which renders it multiply impossible to not only attain a consensus among the scientific community, but even more significantly, affects any further theoretical ...

MEMORANDUM

Every major decision taken the management of a company affects its employees in several ways, including psychological impact. In order to understand how employees perceive managerial decisions, this paper provides a critical analyses of a major software companies cost cutting measures and the impact they may have had on its employees. In particular, the following points will be evaluated:

Method of communication of the decision

Timing of the decision

Duration for which the steps were implemented

Employee inclusion in the decision making process

The organization witnessed a substantial decline in employee morale after these steps were implemented. This paper will analyze whether these ...