Essays on Roles And Responsibilities

Running a branch office in the small town with two college-educated colleagues with middle-class backgrounds and three local residents from lower backgrounds will likely be characterized by disruptive challenges that may adversely affect the operation of the office as a team and thus there is a need for effective management. In running a productive and efficient team at work, there is a need to create an effective workplace and enhance positive social relations among the employees. However, the reality is that there are class differences linked to the ambiguous class position of the employees which may be a source ...

Interdisciplinary collaboration can be termed as the practice of approaching patient care from a team-based perspective. This is attributable to the major transformations observed in delivery of healthcare making it more interconnected. Following this, there is need for proper coordination between nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and other disciplines to enhance the level of care given to patients. Medical researchers have highlighted four main competency domains that touch on every aspect of caregiving from a team-based perspective to foster proper care of patients. In this light, competency domain 1 touches on the values and ethics for interprofessional practice to promote ...

Healthcare organizations face a big problem now when it comes to nurse staffing and scheduling. There appears a big scarcity problem in the number of nurses when assigned per patient. Researches done during the past decades have established the importance of having enough nursing staff or registered nurse staffing as they play a huge role in achieving positive patient outcomes, safety, and satisfaction. This means an adequate nurse to patient ratio promotes reduction in patient mortality, enhances outcomes, and improves nurse satisfaction when it comes to their work. For instance, one study pointed out that for every patient assigned ...

Abstract

The risk management approach refers to the techniques, processes tools and the team roles and responsibilities that are employed on a general scale or on specific issues to help address issues such as loss of lives, destruction of property, financial losses and any other relate losses. This essay compares the organizational approaches between private entities as represented by BP and the public entities as represented by Minnesota State’s Department of Administration. The risk management by the State government of Minnesota is operated through its insurance program as well as the programs that cover the safety of the state’ ...

Disaster recovery management

Introduction A disaster is an unwanted/unexpected havoc that occurs and causes detrimental effects. The effects might cause harm to individuals and lead to the destruction of property. Examples of disasters include fire, floods, and volcanic eruptions (Hermansson, 2015). Disaster recovery management is the act of controlling the emergence of disasters through the institution of stringent measures that aim at curbing chances of occurrence of accidents.

The essential task, ongoing evaluation, and major policies and procedural changes

As a business continuity lead manager, the fundamental task would be to ensure that the right personnel is in the right areas of work so as to maximize the business continuity performance. Also, the ...

Introduction

IT governance is mainly concerned with decision making and communication. This is because it was brought about by organizations’ desire to make good decisions concerning their IT functions and communicate them effectively. All organizations require IT governance to ensure that they adhere to organizational strategies and meet their objectives. Of utmost importance is compliance with regulations governing IT systems such as the regulation of server power consumption developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (Kadivar, 2011). As such, IT governance can be simply defined as the alignment of IT and business strategies in a structured manner to ensure that organizations ...

Director of Program Development and Organization

Job Purpose Director of Program Development and Organization (DPDO) reports to the society’s Chairperson. The DPDO is responsible for management of development programs in the Saudi Society for Political Science (SSPS). The Society aims at promoting political science in various jurisdictions. Director's primary role is to restructure programs within the insitution. Additionally, the DPDO should develop a plan to achieve organizational objectives. The Director should also possess a desire to learn, as well as expand responsibilities. Director of program development should assist the executive director in making crucial decision on various programs.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

The director of program development and ...

Introduction

The case examines the project for construction of a Business School for the University of Exeter, which was completed on time and within the forecasted budget by 2011. The objectives of the University involved (1) delivering a world-class research and teaching facilities to the University, (2) satisfying the needs and expectations of the student during and after construction, (3) enhance the School's position in the international educational arena. The objectives of the project team, however, included a variety of more complex elements. The core goal of the project was to deliver the facility according to the University’s project, ...

Introduction

The report is aimed to develop the plan for project management of developing upscaled and advanced annual report of Young at heart. It is a national non for profit medical research center that conducts researches on the diseases related to aging. The center, for now, develops simple and easy annual report in black and white color. As the center works as a nonprofit organization, therefore, it is very important for it to provide more accurate and clear reporting of where it utilizes the funds provided by thegovernment, corporation and foundations and other donors. Therefore, the director of the external ...

Question #1

Article 3 emphasizes that pharmacy’s philosophy has changed over a period as it matured into a clinical profession, transforming from field of product selling to patient-oriented profession. The change is also evident in the enhanced roles and responsibilities of pharmacists. The future roles of pharmacists are forecasted to consist of leadership and management (Manasse, Henri and Zellmer). Article 4 (Reed and Singer) is a New York Times report that discusses the roles of pharmacists in the health of individuals. It considers the case of a person Eloise Gelinas who is a retired nurse and manages her diseases through ...

The organizational structure of Moreno Medical Center (MMC) can be described in both positive and negative ways. Its strong point can be seen in the way that the hospital implements a strict policy of adhering to the procedures, from admission to discharge. There must be no problem regarding with this, however, the hospital and its personnel lacks in organizing these procedures, resulting in the long delay of important processes. As a consequence, the patients lose their satisfaction although adequate medical services has been provided. The management of the procedures can be seen as the main problem of the facility. ...

How is the Meeting structured to facilitate the work of the Team? And Impacts of the Structure on the Team

The meeting is structured to start at a specific time; that is, at 8.00 a.m. in the morning. Some of the team members have provided with a list of data about Rosario, indicating important issues that should be discussed. This is imperative because it will act as a guideline to the meeting ("GITT Case #2 - Mr. Rosario"). Besides, each members is allocated adequate time to express relevant issues concerning the primary agenda of the meeting. The sitting arrangement, characterized by members sitting opposite one another is critical because it enhances verbal and non-verbal communication. However, it appears that ...

Obesity can be defined as a medical condition in which a person has excessive level of fat in his/her body. Obesity can be determined with the help of Body Mass Index or BMI. A person is considered overweight if his/her BMI is higher than 25 and less than 30. However, a person is considered obese if his/her BMI is 30 or above. Obesity is adversely affecting the society, especially children. If it continues to grow at its current pace the U.S. health care system could face major problems, and it calls for major steps to be undertaken by the ...

1. When staff work together as a team they can complement each other and deliver a consistent level of service.

True

2. A key to creating a team environment is recognising both team and individual contributions to achieving the goals of the group.

True

3. Simple rules can apply to any interpersonal relationship, but are essential for a leader. What are four simple rules that apply to leaders? 1. Focusing on creating positive partnership with subordinates in order to increase the quality of cooperation with them. 2. Paying particular attention to the ideas, needs, and problems of employees in order to ...

Introduction

Conflict between employees happens from time to time. This especially happens during a collaborated project or task, wherein the cooperation among employees are required. However, there are times when the roles and responsibilities assigned to each member do not suit with the preference of an employee. The reason might come from the deviation of the tasks from their skills, or if one of the employees sensed unfair designation to all of them, or if one member is not willing to cooperate. It is the latter two reasons wherein conflict mostly enters (Verma, 1998). As a team supervisor, it is ...

Like any other change process, the implementation of new technology will be faced with resistance. It is inevitable across the work environments that any intention to implement or introduce a change will have to be subjected to scrutiny and criticism which if not well managed will lead to poor results and losses will be incurred especially if the new systems are not utilized to meet the optimal expectations (Cresswell & Sheikh, 2013). The common practice across the work environments is that such resistance to change is generated by the feeling that the change process will significantly alter the status quo ...

Implications of Change in Healthcare Delivery System on nurse leadership

Technology drives most of the healthcare delivery system and the changing technology has resulted in the transforming face of modern healthcare system. The practice of nursing becomes quite dynamic when seen in purview of the technological advancements and their implications (Melnyk et al., 2012). For example, genetics and genomic field has encountered a substantial change as large number of diseases, risk factors, therapies and treatments have genomic elements which are influenced by lifestyle and environmental factors, thus having a greater impact on nursing practice. This compels the nurse leaders know more about genomic and genetics to effectually teach and ...

Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst storms that hit the United States in the recent past, and the government is still to blame for the damages it did to the citizens of the United States.

The Pros and Cons of Federalism

Pros of Federalism It gives communities the greatest role in shaping their lives: The US is a vast country inhabited by diverse populations spread over different geographical locations. For instance, federalism gave the people of New Orleans the opportunity to reconstruct itself after it was hit by the storm (The Storm n. p). Federalism also ensures that there is a solid integration of ...

Human Resource Management

Introduction Human Resource Management is responsible for attracting, selecting, recruiting, placing, recognizing, engaging, retaining and rewarding people while developing anticipated organizational culture and leadership, as well as, ensuring compliance with national and international labor and employment laws. Mostly, small to medium organizations manage their HRM activities by outsourcing their human resource functions to specialized HRM firms. Other hires few HR professionals. However, larger business corporations uphold an all-inclusive HRM functional division that is characteristically dedicated to the specialized tasks such as strategic recruitment and selection, employee engagement, and development of functional leadership across the business undertakings (Bratton & Gold, 2011, ...

Introduction

The policy making and its environment issue are central to the governance process especially in the interactional affinity between the ruler and the ruled. Therefore it has attracted the attention of the scholars as well as the practitioners within the scholarship and world of political science, administration, among other policy sciences (Anderson, 2015). However, there has been tremendous maturation in policy making and its environment over the years. The policy makers and the society have been analyzed within different polities in the global political community. This research examines the concept of public policy controversy by incorporating the role of ...

Interview Plan

Assignment # 2 Introduction The Wilson Brothers Limited (an international company of manufacturing prepared food) advertised its job vacancy for Administrative Assistant with the Major purpose of developing reports and collecting information to provide support to the unit staff and Divisional Manager. The company published or posted its job ad on LinkedIn and the leading professional social media platforms and received job applications on email address. The ad was posted to receive applications from the external candidates. Now, the report is going to provide the interview plan for the job applicants, selection methods using selection requirement and criteria and hiring ...

Findings

The jewelry store is a family business, and the head of the business is the son of the founder. Unlike his father who was a skilled jeweler, he was more of a salesperson. John managed to move the jewelry store to a higher end location which increased its profitability until the global economic crisis of 2008. Profits started going down, and when John lost a salesperson and a jeweler to other employers, he decided not to replace them. An employer should be able to offer a value proposition which will ensure that the employees remain loyal to the business ...

Westminster Business School

Module Code: BHRM 401 COURSEWORK ONE CAREER PATHS INTO MANAGEMENT AND THE FOUR REMEDIAL STRATEGIES Seminar Leader name: __________________ Abstract Rees and Porter model and concept of managerial escalator fits in the two mangers career path in becoming the managers. Both the mangers begun their careers as specialist. Overtime, they gain more experienced and received relevant training that prepared them to carry out their current roles. The trainings equipped them with vast managerial skills which satisfied Rees and Porter concept of hybrid managers. Furthermore, the trainings helped reduce managerial gaps as both the mangers showed great love and respect ...

Community policing provides the modern concept on how police work is done. The main focus of the community policing model is to establish a police department initiated program that is designed to offer an opportunity for the police and public agencies and members of the community to discover their common problems and responsibilities, and work together towards the solution of community problems and the formulation of positive community programs (Palmiotto, 2000). It is not merely a problem solving strategy but an initiative that aims to establish police-community collaboration in solving problems in the community and in attaining peace and ...

Roles and Responsibilities of Directors in Corporations

All corporations must have a director. Private companies have one director while public companies have a minimum of two directors. The need for a director is widely justified by the fact that corporations act as artificial legal units which cannot function by themselves. In most instances, they require other people to act on their behalf. According to company law, directors play the important role of managing the company’s affairs on behalf of the owners (Baxt, 2016). According to section 250 CA 2006 of the Company Act, directors include individuals who occupy the director’s position in whatever name. ...

Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

The Seoul Metropolitan Rabid Transit is a significant an influence transportation structure embedded in Korea’s capital, Seoul. The Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation hereinafter also referred to as “SMRT” was founded in 1994. SMRT operates the biggest and most extensive metropolitan subway system in Korea with 148 stations and serves 2.7 million passengers daily with a reach of 152 kilometers (Moon, Kim & Park, 2013). SMRT is an important component of the public transportation system in Seoul and the fourth biggest metropolitan subway corporation in the world. It has a huge customer base and more than 6,000 workers ( ...

1. Policing involves complex roles and responsibilities in today’s current time. To be effective in the performance of their duties, there are important strategies that are considered to be the most relevant and important to the police authorities. Community policing and evidence based policing are two important strategies that will enhance the ability of the police officers in addressing the constantly changing environment involving crime and disorder. Community policing generally involves the collaboration between the community members and the police in identifying and solving problems affecting the community. The concept of community policing introduces the new perspectives providing ...

References:

CHA,. (2016). California Hospital Association (CHA) - Hospital Disaster Preparedness: Your Guide to Getting Started - Emergency Preparedness. Calhospitalprepare.org. Retrieved 21 April 2016, from http://www.calhospitalprepare.org/overview/hospital-disaster-preparedness-your-guide-getting-started In response to your post on the structure, purposes and roles of hospital emergency management committees (EMCs), I do agree that the members should be from diverse cultures and familiar with hospital emergency operations. When it comes to the roles, I have also found that collaboration and interaction with local communities and government agencies at all levels to be of paramount importance when conducting disaster planning and emergency preparedness activities. However, I think the ...

Despite the fact that clear guidelines on authorship of scientific papers have been published by the International Committee of Journal Editors, short term contract research workers are still disadvantaged in terms of career progression, rewards, and recognition. This happens even though these short-term contract workers are the ones that do most of the researches reported in the biomedical literature. This importance of short term researchers has led to the establishment of mechanisms that seek to improve their plight and solve their issues. This text explores the different issues associated with the assignment of authorship. These issues include professional issues, ...

Executive Summary

Emergency management (often referred to as disaster management) is a sphere of public policy programs, which aims at creating plans, which the communities, which make them less vulnerable to various natural and man-made natural risks and hazards. The practice also shows that inability to draft and implement these plans may result in a high number of victims, damage to physical assets and other negative outcomes (Haddow, Bullock & Coppola, 2008). Statistically, two-thirds of all American companies do not have comprehensive disaster plans, and thus, in the event a disaster happens, it is the task of local public authorities to save ...

Interview with a Complex Manager

SUMMARY I had a chance to get a face-to-face interview with Mr. Emery C. Cray an apartment complex Manager at the Avalon Hackensack, Riverside. Mr. Emery concedes that the job is quite challenging though equally rewarding. As the apartment Manager, Emery is tasked with overseeing and controlling the entire facility and the grounds. His roles and responsibilities include attending to tenants calls during work hours and emergencies at any time. As a benefit to the job, Emery’s rent is subsidized as a fraction of the salary received. On the rental agreements, Emery is assigned to the duty to ...

Cloud technology has gained wide acceptance across multiple industries and is often touted as the future way of doing business. The company in consideration here- Better Payments Incorporated is a multinational payments organization that provides electronic payment cards to its customers. The company’s CIO has been entrusted with the immediate goals of reducing cost, increasing security and driving a technology enabled geographical expansion. This case study analysis paper will look into the ways and means for the company to achieve its goals through the adoption of cloud technology. The roadmap for the CIO to help the company achieve ...

Abstract

Employee training is critical for any organization to succeed. A company such as Starbucks takes pride in the quality and consistency of its products. The company has a need for a new training program. The training needs assessment, setting up of objectives, choosing training design, the mode of training delivery, and training evaluation have already been completed and delivered to Starbucks. This paper will outline the Starbucks training program. It will enunciate the advantages of the training for the individual as well as the organization. Keywords: Training Design, Starbucks

Introduction

Starbucks has a philosophy of treating employees as partners so ...

Question on Chapter 6

In chapter 6, Okin argues that the private/public dichotomy should be abolished so that there is no division of roles and responsibilities between men and women in the society. She asserts that there should be a fair distribution of benefits and burdens concerning family responsibilities, which denies women equality and justice in the society. Okin argues that in the society people refuses to perceive division of labor between sexes as unchangeable and natural and define gender as a social construction. Okin suggests that until the notion of tying family to its gender structure is successfully challenged, and recognizing and ...

Introduction

Project management refers to the organization, directing and controlling of activities geared to implement a particular system successfully within the constraints of time, costs and quality. It involves estimating resources and risk management (Lauden & Lauden, 2009). There are several factors that impact on the success of a project. Managers and the project management team has to work together for the success of the project. Time : Any particular project has to be implemented within the constraints of time. There should be clear time frames set. The tasks on hand can be broken into smaller activities and time allocated to handle ...

Introduction

The Romans are known to have rules the world for over three centuries and no other country or ruler is known to have done that ever. The very first Non-commissioned Officers (NCO) group is known to be developed by the Romans, at that time they used to work in a group of ten soldiers having a specially assigned NCO and they used to be extremely well disciplined and efficient.[ CITATION NCO05 \l 1033 ] The NCO groups have become an integral part of the US Army, the history of NCO groups dates back to some 240 years and since their development ...