Essays on Training

Abstract

This paper attempts to highlight the prevailing hazards and subsequent safety measures in construction activities. The main elements of accidents in the construction industry are known as fatal four that include falls, caught between objects, electrocution and struck by objects. These elements contribute massive fatalities in the construction industry and "falls" are considered as the frequent cause of fatalities. Moreover, fatal injuries have declined during last one decade. Pre-planning is integral in construction activities, and so safety management and planning should be made an important part of the pre-planning step. All possible hazards at the construction site need to ...

The term “BMI” is defined as Body Mass Index and has been widely used in a dietary industry in order to identify body fatness, weight category and possible health problems (Cdc.gov, n.d.). It is a commonly accepted particular formula, which can be calculated as following: BMI = weight (kg)/height2 (m2) (Calculator.net, n.d.). Generally, it helps to identify the body type of an individual and suggest diet and training when needed. Therefore, in order to calculate BMI it is necessary to know at least weight and height of a person. Clearly, a normal BMI is different for those under age ...

A number of committees were formed in IMT-USA in recent past that analyzed the present problems and proposed their solutions. However, even after implementing the solutions, another problem was faced by the company in its Information System (IS) area due to which the company was always in a fire fighting situation while dealing with unexpected problems. Charles Browning O’Neil took charge of the company from Page during 2002 and started investigating the problem at strategic level. He wanted to have an adequate, economical and responsive network structure that would provide data processing support to all areas within the ...

Executive summary

This paper provides a strategic plan for ERBAKIR CN WIRE Company. The strategic plan includes an analysis and evaluation of integral aspects of Company’s operation. These aspects are company’s background, its organizational mission, vision and value statements. Besides, the paper provides an environmental scan, describing Company’s place on the trade market. The paper reviews current strategies and states the recommended ones. In order to reduce and overcome risks, the paper offers an implementation plan including contingency plans for identified risks. ERBAKIR CN WIRE Company is the largest of Electrolytic Copper Conductive companies in Turkey and one ...

Preferred Program of Study:

My Personal Statement to Take Up BS in Accountancy I was born in a traditional Chinese family. Likewise, I attended a very traditional Chinese school. The lesson that my family and school taught me is that “practice makes perfect.” The only way I can improve my grades is to listen to lectures carefully and do more practices after class. The idea helped me to progress in my studies and I felt mostly interested in the accounting and economics disciplines. Afterwards, when I saw a website about the benefits of studying in an American Community College for students who do ...

History of dengue

Dengue is described by the World Health Organization (n.d.) as a fast emerging pandemic viral disease with worldwide prevalence. The viral disease was initially traced to the epidemics in Java and in Egypt in 1779. Some literatures trace back the virus and its vectorsto the Chin Dynasty. It was hypothesized that the disease occured in the Western hemisphere in the midddle of the 17th century and believed to originate from tropical America. However, some researchers would point out that the accounts of dengue outbreaks were traced back during the 18th and 19th century in Southeast Asia.The dengue outbreaks in ...

Understanding oneself is a critical aspect for one to succeed in life. Self-understanding involves a keen analysis of one’s interests, capabilities, skills, learning capabilities and motivating factors among others. As such, these are some of the factors that will drive an individual towards a career path. In most cases, many individuals do not understand the difference between a job and a career. A job is something that one does to earn money but the individual has no long term desires to be in that job. Basically, one is engaged in a job because they have to but not ...

The Expanding Roles of Advance Nurse Practitioners

The roles of advance practice nursing have continued to develop around the globe in response to the need for specialized nursing care offered at advanced practice levels (Kleinpell, Scanlon, Hibbert, Ganz, East, Fraser, Wong & Beauchesne, 2014). Kleinpell et al., (2014) also acknowledge the development of roles for advance practice nursing to encompass components such as to perform diagnosis, prescribe treatment regimens, prescribe drugs, perform and interpret tests to aid in diagnosis. These expanded roles are also recognized by the International Council of Nursing (2013). Their definition of advance practice nursing is the practice by a registered nurse who poses ...

5S refers to a system that is applied with the main reason of reducing wastages, while optimizing productivity through the maintenance of order at the workplace, and applying visual cues with the view of achieving a consistent operational outcome. The 5S has been applied in most manufacturing facilities in order to generate efficient teamwork cooperation and coordination. It is also a mainstream methodology used as part of continuous improvement on the lean manufacturing platform. Indeed, 5S is fundamentally applied alongside other frameworks of visual appeal, and they basically include five significant steps, sort, set in order, shine, work standardization, ...

Quality and Safety Practice: Prevention of Patient Falls - Literature Review

Introduction Whether an elderly person is living alone, with others, within a nursing home, or under care in a medical facility, falling is a major threat. For seniors older than 65 years of age living in a community situation, one in three will suffer a fall every year; for individuals over 85 years of age, the rate climbs to half of all residents (Cameron et al., 2010; CBO, 2004; Neyens, 2007; Tinetti, 2003). If an elderly adult is institutionalized, the possibility of falling in a year rises to 1.5 to 2 times (Dijcks et al., 2005) and a serious ...

Despite placing each crew member on their respective team based on the results of objective measurement tests, the 2002 Army Crew JV Team consistently outperforms the Army Crew Varsity Team. Prepare an analysis addressing why the JV team outperforms the Varsity team and outline a plan of action to resolve the issues identified. Since it is an anomaly that a crew team picked based off of objective, numerical data will defy performance predictions, the analysis can serve as a guideline on how to handle similar situations in the future.

Issues

Over the course of the 2001-2002 crew season, an irrefutable ...

Regarded as one of the most successful technology-led initiatives in a public service delivery setting, Big Data and CompStat served as a revolutionary remedy holding back the escalating crime rate in New York City and helping the police adopt a preventive and proactive approach. With its recent shift to Web 2.0, strategic plan to include the police officials and general public in integrating the features of social media and Big Data should be prepared. The plan aims to increase public accountability towards crime reduction and helps establish collaborative ties between the public and the police in making the city ...

Executive Summary

Tim’s coffee shop is one of the successful business premises in around Illinois. Despite Tim’s inadequate business knowledge and skills, the business is operating at a reasonable level. However, more and more is required to make the business stand proudly in the industry. Use of technology within the shop is one key area that will help the business in cutting down costs as well as enhancing its services. Software for both Accounting and Human Resource are vital for the growth of the business. Besides, proper customer service that ensures uniformity remains critical for the Tim’s shop. ...

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Introduction

The research topic is virtual reality on serious games in 2D. Virtual reality also referred to as virtual environment, refers to a computing technology that produces an artificial environment, which emulates the real world (Bennett 2014, p. 263). Serious games simulate reality in teaching and training environments (Crookall 2010, p. 898). The games play a role in enhancing the understanding of vital concepts, and the developing of cognitive skills. They are important pedagogic mediums since they are in a better position to encapsulate the imagination of learners than traditional teaching methods can. ...

Introduction: According to Thaden and Alyssa (2008), “human error is the main cause of flight accidents in complex systems. Therefore since errors are inevitable in the commercial airline industry, it is doubtful to assure safety on the air.” On the other hand, Mangla and Haress (2011) claim that - “air travel is the safest mode in the history of aviation.” Whose statement is reliable between them? In aviation, it is true that human error leads to accidents in the sky, but it is also true that for every accident that happens on the air, the airline company reviews their ...

The Award. Eligibility

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award was established in the 1987 by the U.S. Congress in order to recognize the companies that managed to implement well-functioning quality management systems. An underlying aim of the Award is to raise awareness about quality management programs and promote their introduction by the U.S. companies. Importantly, the Award is part to the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program that is implemented by the National Institute of Standards and Technology that represents a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Baldrige Program is public private-partnership that promotes companies’ performance excellence (NIST, 2016). The activities, run ...

The use of technology in the classroom is slowly becoming an integral part of the way teachers impart knowledge in the classroom. Of course, technology has a number of benefits and it lends itself to the belief that each teacher is taking the necessary strides to improve the educational values of the classroom to the young impressionable minds that they encounter. But, new technologies have brought with it a number of changes that have impacted the teaching and learning process in many ways. Technology in the classroom started decades ago and is not limited to the used of Internet ...

The main focus of this paper is positioned on discussing the two most significant educational issues for teachers in Australian schools today. The paper goes further to give justifications on why the stated issues are significant to these teachers and their impact on the teachers’ practice in general. The discussion revolves around four frameworks of education; cross-cultural teaching, pedagogy, curriculum and policy. The two major issues are limited experience by teachers in the teaching area of Indigenous Australian Studies and difficulties in adjusting to new technology in delivery of content to learners. A quantitative and qualitative research was carried ...

Higher education in the United States faces a number of challenges because of the opportunity gaps that exist in the society. The opportunity gaps stem from the increase in immigration of minority groups in the society and the lack of affordability for higher education in these minority groups. Despite the current arguments in the United States that there is the attainable American Dream, there are still those persons who cannot access or afford higher education. The truth is that children of lower socio-economic groups will have a more difficult time accessing higher education and this leads to the limitations ...

Interview Questions

Interview Questions Job interviews are usually prepared to determine whether the employer and employee will make an effective match. For Interview’s validity questions should be asked from experience so that the information to select the best candidate for the post is easily gotten. Moreover, when this criterion is used biased questions, for instance, concerning age, race are avoided. Applicants will be assured an equal opportunity to prove that they are competent and have the required skills for the job. It is during an interview that the candidate exhibits his or her communication skills in building rapport with the ...

Introduction

Osteoporosis is a health condition that affects bones. Osteoporosis condition makes bones thinner and weaker. The thinness and weakness of the bone increase risks of fall that may cause a fracture since a mild stress can easily bend and break the bone. Bone fractures associated with Osteoporosis occurs in wrist, spine, and hips. The condition affects both male and female of all races, but Asian and White women above the age of menopause are at greater risks of acquiring the disease. According to Peña & Perez (2012), the disease affects more women than men. More than 40 million Americans ...

Section 1 - Decision-Making Techniques Applied Now or in the near Future at Gentherm Incorporated of the United States

In my organization, there are two broadly used decision making techniques that have their own application specific to the management needs they satisfy. They are described in detail in the following manner:

Decision Matrix

This decision making technique is used to identify and evaluate possible alternatives to any given concern or problem for arriving at a most feasible decision. It involves creation or designing of a table containing several columns where the very first column different options or alternatives considered for making a particular decision. All those factors that have a direct and indirect on decision making process and the solution, ...

Touted as solution to globally access patient safety, healthcare records and support and enhancement of quality measures for evidence based care provision, electronic medical record advent began with less reviews from all healthcare practitioners sectors. Nurses, who have been protecting their paper documents, have shown resistance to the change of abandoning papers for computers. We have many reasons for the difficulty of this transition, providing educators and administrators with both opportunities and challenges to expand comfort levels and knowledge base of nurses. Therefore, methods for enhancing computerization skills together with clinical software systems development and implementation involvement of staff ...

In a restaurant like Bongo, individuals are employed to do different tasks. Each employee has responsibilities to do as spelled out in the job description. Employees might not have same goal and motivations. Employees use employ different skills and knowledge to complete their jobs. It is for this reason that each employee ought to be trained differently. Training programs should be tailor made for employees (Kazis and Miller 338). For example, in the case of Bongo restaurant, those working in the kitchen ought to be trained differently from waiters serving the food. The same case applies to the management ...

Electronic Health Record (EHR): Literature Review

Changes pertaining to EHR in the health care industry affect an organization: Current developments pertaining to EHR include enabling patients to access personal information relative to their plan of care . There were expected positive benefits from patient accessible electronic health records (PAEHR); yet the study apparently generated varied results. The findings revealed that “patients believe that record access increases their perception of control; however, outcome measures thought to create psychological concerns (such as patient anxiety as a result of seeing their medical record) are still unanswered” . Moreover, in another study, the usability of EHRs were evaluated and problems relative ...

Threats to internal security and the need to maintain law and order have prompted the security policy makers in collaboration with various government agencies to come up with suggestions of having an enhanced and equipped police force that can respond to any security issues at any given moment. The police force has managed to become a significant agency in the governance of the country and to undertake its roles in the most effective way; there have been numerous reforms that have facilitated the required levels of the organization and hence operations. The vital aspect in the police organization and ...

McDonalds’s Franchise 3

Justification of Resources 3 Pros 4 Cons 4 Levels of administration 5 Administrative level 5 Operation 5 Strategic administration 6 Training program to implement 7 Conclusion 7

References 8

McDonalds’s Franchise McDonald’s is among the most successful restaurants in fast food industry with a valuable trademark globally. It is the leading franchising company and the second largest in the fast-food restaurant market in the world. Over 80 percent of its restaurants globally are owned and run by their Franchisees (Coleman, Anderson & Yatchak, 2011). The corporate supplies fast foods such as French fries among others using standardization and branding as ...

Introduction

This paper provides a review of a movie named “Training day” and critique of the movie in the light of the RLR and RLP theories of leadership. Denzel Washington is the main character in the movie “training day” who acts some leader. His made up name is Alonzo. He is a rebellious leader who has some villainous characteristics inside him. Alonzo is a cop in the Los Angeles police department. He always displays some unusual attributes while he is on duty.

Critique of the Movie

As a matter of fact, Alonzo is of the view that justice is not served on the court ...

Introduction:

Bethesda Lutheran Community is a Christian organization that caters for individuals with intellectual and development disabilities in the United States through services that seek to spread the gospel truth of Jesus Christ. The organization was started in 1904 as a single unit location in Watertown Wisconsin, creating an inclusion community that catered for people with mental disabilities. By 1960s, the pioneer campus in Watertown had a capacity of about 660 individuals (Hodge, Lieberman & Murata, 2012). At this time, the societal attitudes about people living with disabilities was perceived with skepticism, and hence there was little from either the government ...

Would it benefit CrossFit affiliate gyms when it comes to existing members and recruiting new members to turn towards a more functional fitness gym that incorporated more boot camp and cardio type classes and less heavy lifting?

Abstract

The purpose of this study will be to determine whether it would benefit CrossFit affiliate gyms when it comes to existing members and recruiting new members to turn towards a more functional fitness gym that incorporated more boot camp and cardio type classes and less heavy lifting. The study will investigate the effect of implementing a program focused on boot camp fitness ...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a class of anxiety disorder, which has been experienced by people who went through traumatic event, such as car accident, sexual assault, combat trauma any traumatic event that affects the person day to day living after the event. PTSD is characterized by the re-experiencing of traumatic event, usually by having nightmares, intrusive thoughts, avoidance of the triggers or stimuli associated with the event and symptoms of extreme hyper vigilance The patients name is Carl, and he is middle age Native American Indian. He is married and has kids. He is currently working as a ...

The case presents a situation where the Ramon Manuel who was a manager in Bongo’s which was a large national chain of casual theme restaurants had to undergo exclusive employee training by the restaurant. Although, Manuel had the experience that would allow him to fit into a managerial position since he had worked in a similar setup for long, he had to undergo the training (Hinkin 33). The training was exceedingly long to Manuel bearing that he had the knowledge and skills that would be required. Also, he was given a low profile job as a trainee where ...

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Introduction

Oculus Rift is an application device from the field of Virtual Reality (VR) that potentially manipulates people's mind with a 3D experience. With virtual reality, it is now feasible to provide users with an experience that earlier would not have been possible. Virtual reality is a computerized simulated environment that through the help of some device gives the user an experience of that environment. The user through his mind experiences the virtual environment created and projected through the device enabling VR. The environment generated and perceived by ...

Human Resource Management

Gap Incorporated.

Executive Summary3

1.Company Overview and Introduction6 1.1 Company mission..6 1.2 Company vision.6 1.3 Sources of revenue.7 1.4 Industry information and Market share.7 1.5 Number of employees and their demographics..8 2.Problem Definition and Research Objectives..10 2.1 Problem.11 2.2 Decision statement12 2.3 Research objectives12 3.Business Case for Business Research14 4. Research Plan and Methodology.16 4.1 Quantitative vs. Qualitative Data17 4.2 Secondary Data Collection.19 4.3 Primary Data Collection Tools20 4.4.Sampling Approacp0 5.Survey22 5.1 Survey Design Rationale.22 5.2 Focus Group Questions Rationale24 6. Implementation and Communication Plan26 6.1 Implementation Plan26 6.2 Timeline..28 6.3Budget..29 6.4 Communication plan30 8. References.32 7. Appendices

A: Survey Questions.34

B: Focused Group ...

Flatiron, New York City, NY–(10 February 2016) Bandier, an online retailer of active fitness wear, has announced the arrival of Reversible Crop Tank, a fitness top that offers the capability of being worn from sides. It comes with a rounded and higher neckline thus becoming a mortar destination for fitness fashion. The new collection of fitness wear will be convenient to women fitness seekers. The fitness wear incorporates a range of styles thereby featuring an overall print on the body part. It is made of 80% Polyester and 20% Spandex, a combinational design that makes it a world ...

The Leadership Development Center is key to promoting the leadership skills for both mid-level managers and senior executive managers. It is true that most of the managers in an organization are in the middle level, implying that there is likely to be a higher number of mid-level managers who would wish to participate in training programs. However, the need for personal and career growth by those in the middle level of management creates the need for Leadership Development Center to improve on ways in which they can offer senior executives training programs such that the mid-level managers are prepared ...

Generally speaking, police officers must exercise some amount of force when they are involved in the arrest of persons of interest in the criminal proceedings. Force is permitted as it is necessary under specified circumstances including defense against perpetrators and cases of self-defense. Of course there are no universal classifications or definition on the extent of the force that these police officers use as each case of arrest is different and the perpetrators will respond in different ways. Nonetheless, the governing bodies such as the International Association of Chiefs of Police have created a structured definition of force as ...

Governments’ ability to identify, finance, and provide desirable medical services is under increasing pressure from aging populations, consumer expectations, and escalating health-related technological costs. In the US, health expenditure is nearly sixteen percent of the GDP with bureaucracy consuming about thirty-one percent of the expense (Gorman, 2008). In addition, up to forty-five million Americans lack adequate access to quality healthcare. However, the principle obstacle facing the healthcare system is the shortage of well-educated medical doctors who are adequately prepared to handle the various challenges encountered in the profession (Gorman, 2008). Thus, improvements in the education and certification of doctors ...

A few changes ought to be made in police training. First, the instructors feel they have the power to do whatever they want. This is not a thoughtful idea in case they have such powers. With the power provided to them, the instructors take the advantage of saying whatever it is they feel necessary despite the fact that the person confronted is offended or not. In a barrage, an instructor yelled, “You have no rights!” legally speaking everyone has rights that have to be followed no matter the circumstance. He further adds, “Nobody can protect you, not the FOP, ...

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I am studying BSC in Nutrition and Food sciences. My desire is to do a dietitian internship program in your organization. I have a true passion for Nutrition and Dietetics and wish to pursue a career in the field of pediatrics practice. I have participated in many activities as a volunteer and have good experience. I am enthusiastic about learning and I want to gain more knowledge and experience to be fully equipped in my career. I have understood the requirements of this study from the different exposures I got from doing voluntary services and also from other jobs. ...

Write a policy and procedure for determining eligibility for charity care.

Departments: Billing and Insurance Purpose of policy: This policy will determine who meets the requirements for charity care. Procedure: Patient makes an appointment. Evaluate the patient’s information to prove he/she cannot be able to afford the medication. Ensure that the medication does not exceed $150. Have the patient sign an agreement that any payments over the limit of the charity will be paid in full by the patient. Have the patient understand and commit him/herself in writing that the cost of transport or any other cost related to the treatment that need to be acquired from outside the ...

The globalization phenomenon has led to increased diversity in regards to the type of patients that a nurse can come across while discharging his or her professional duties. Globalization has led to the breaking down of racial and cultural barriers which hitherto segmented various aspects of human interaction including the provision of health care services. With the increased patient diversity due to globalization, a need has thus emerged for cultural awareness training within nursing education and development realms (Campinha-Bacote, 2011). However, this is not the case as a majority of nurses who are churned out of the nursing education ...

The rule of law can mean different things because it is an ambiguous term. This is the first index and it is believed to be the legal principle which the law must govern a certain country as opposed by being governed by the arbitrary decisions of a person’s government official(Ferguson 81). Tunisia has a rich legal system to cater for the rule of law. They are among the first countries to have a constitution which governs them. Due to this, many in this country have ended up following constitution as various amendments have been factored in to ...

I. Google Search A. http://www.mymsaa.org/about-ms/overview/ This is a website of Multiple Sclerosis Association of America. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease wherein the myelin sheath sof the nerves are damaged causing symptoms such as numbness, fatigue, mobility problems and more (Mymsaa.org). 5 Facts

A steroid (Cortisone) was first to treat Multiple Sclerosis relapses in the year 1951.

The French neurologist, Jean-Martin Charcot gave MS its name in 1868. The myelin sheath or the protective covering of nerves is damaged in MS. “Lesions” or “plaques” are the inflamed or damaged areas in the brain and spinal cord. Worldwide, about 2.5 million individuals have Multiple Sclerosis. (Mymsaa.org) No specific author was indicated in the page. ...

Reflection

Psychology is an integral component of human life. It is an academic or applied discipline, which entails the scientific analysis, study of various mental processes, as well as human behaviors. It also involves the direct or indirect application of such experience or learned knowledge to other spheres of life and human activities. For instance, relating to people, diagnosis or treatment of mental disorders, management, and control of other societal delinquencies. It explains various mental processes and individual behaviors. It gives clear view of thoughts, self-mind, and other subconscious neurological foundation of human behavior (This paper is a reflection on ...

Technological advancement has completely revolutionised the war fare in the past decade. The impact of technological development in military affairs has successfully armed the forces with advanced machines that could bring havoc to civilized society. Hiroshima was one such incident. The atom bombs completely paralysed the civilisation during the World War II. Hence it may be mentioned that technological advancement has barbarised the warfare. Advancement was not limited to development of atop bombs, the devices like AK-47 rifle, aerodynamic technology and drones have power bring havoc or end of the world in near future The essay here would therefore ...

The most important item for purchase would be the In-car camera systems. Based on the recent reports of alleged racial profiling, excessive use of force by police and increased cases of violence against police, there is need for more openness in police operations to improve safety and restore public confidence in the police service. Even though there are a few cars already fitted with cameras, it would be greatly beneficial to have every police car fitted with cameras to realize all round coverage in every undertaking. In-car camera systems have been seen to be beneficial in ensuring safety of ...

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Why Hire a Real Estate Professional?

“Oh, dear home buyer (or seller)—we know you can do it on your own. But you really, really shouldn’t.”— Stults, 2016, para. 3 (accessed through her Twitter account, @rachelstults) The above statement, which was made by Rachel Stults a senior writer and editor at realtor.com, advises persons in her article, “6 Reasons You Should Never Buy or Sell Without an Agent (the link for which is provided on her Twitter account, @rachelstults),” not to venture in purchasing and selling real estate on their own without the assistance of a real estate professional, such ...

The book presents an edited collection of letters that Corporal George Browne, a soldier during the World War I wrote to his lover Martha Johnson or "Marty." Brown narrates his experience as a soldier during the training before, during and after theatre. The book provides a fascinating first-hand insight into the life of a soldier when the division came together to Camp Mills, during the travel to France, training during the 1917 and 1918 winter, and the continuous involvement in the line of duty against the Germany Army. The book ends with intriguing photographs of Marty and Brownie during ...

Academic programs target to achieve different objects, the primary objective always targets to improvement a particular aspect. Reading recovery program is one of the many such educational programs developed. The program was produced by New Zealand educator Marie Clay in the 1970s.The program targets to reduce the number of learners who have extreme difficulties with literacy and the cost of students to the education systems (Clay M.M 2005).The program is designed for children aged five and six who have low literacy after their first year in school. The trainers interact one to one with the student giving him ...

Introduction

Self-awareness is the basis of conscious life. People, whose level of self-awareness is high, are more rational and flexible in life. Of course, each person has strengths and weaknesses. However, those people, who are aware of their strengths and weaknesses, can use and improve them consciously. Understanding strengths and developmental needs is necessary to use more of the strengths and hide the weaknesses, while they are being improved. This paper is a self-awareness assignment, which explores two areas of strengths, two areas of weaknesses, and then develops a plan of action related to a single strength and a single ...

The case presents a scenario of hospitality management in which Stephen worked as front desk supervisor for the Boulderado hotel and was simultaneously delegated to train the new front desk clerks. With an experience of almost two years, Stephen was considered legible enough by the front desk manager to ensure that majority of on job nuances for front desk clerks were carried on well. The prime training objectives comprised of various front desk job functions like taking meal breaks, managing computer data entry, etc. The hotel was expecting a quality check by some anonymous mystery shopper and luckily the ...

FEMA was in charge of housing displaced residents during Hurricane Katrina. Initially, it sought to provide trailers for families. Roughly two thirds of the trailers did not make it to the disaster area and local jurisdictions voted to ban the trailers. FEMA then provided hotel rooms instead of trailers to the displaced residents. If I was in charge of the evacuation and housing efforts I would do several things. Firstly, I would evacuated residents to a temporary location is as a school gymnasium or a stadium. At this point the residents would be sorted and housing would be assigned ...

Implementing Change Report

Report on change implementation at Kudler Introduction The paper presents the implementation of change process at sale and accounting department. The paper has been divided into six segments. The first segment presents the monitoring and evaluation tools to be used. The second section presents the identification of opportunities for the change process. The third segment discloses the part in the change process to which resistance will take place. The fourth section elaborates the ways of driving change through organizational culture. Fifth presents the impact of changes on culture. However, the last section discusses that how the evaluation of change ...

Introduction

An evaluation plan refers to a roadmap that identifies the goals and objectives that one is conducting. The evaluation plan will also describe the process to be executed in conducting a research exercise. It includes the information that will be collected and defines the methods that will be used to analyse the data collected. The plan will be responsible for carrying out the project. The question under evaluation is: What is Vocational Rehabilitation in patients with prolonged fatigue complaints satisfying optimal evaluation facets to be further pursued? This evaluation question is important because it helps to address the health ...

Abstract

An immigrant Somalia woman with bipolar disorder leads an impoverished life with her three children in an estranged living environment. This case study report aims to illustrate how occupational therapy emphasizes cultural needs and addresses strategies to cope with occupational injustice through health literacy and intervention model enabling the client to perceive her problems and take steps to transform.

Introduction

Karly is a 30-year old woman recently emigrated from Somalia. She is able to speak and read a minimal amount of English. She works three part-time, minimum wage jobs to maintain her family. She is a timid woman, who neglects ...

Technical communication in workers’ health and safety training

Introduction Technical communications encompasses an array of means used to convey scientific or technical information, that is, the information that has both the qualitative and quantitative aspects as shown by Mehler, Romary and Gibbon, D. (2012). As such, the mobile team division involved in this type of communication is quite diverse with such variations as age, profession, education level, gender as well as experience among other diversities. For instance, the mobile division team will include labor union officers, nurses, safety specialists, health officers and communication and information technology technicians. Therefore, the pre training will have to address the diversity ...

FIRST COMPANY

What Company Did You Choose? In What Industry Do They Operate Company: Starbucks, which operates in the Foods and Beverages Industry. What are This Company’s CSR Practices? Starbucks CSR practices focus on environmental sustainability as well as giving back to communities. On a daily basis, the company demonstrates its belief in doing business sustainably and in a manner that is socially responsible. The company promotes environmental conservation in coffee growing countries. It has well-established recycling programs and in-store “Green Teams” that champion its environmental sustainability agenda. Starbucks’ high environmental responsibility standards are widely motivated by its commitment to ...

Teamwork and proper change management in an organization are key in enhancing success in an organization. Allied Software Corporation’s Tysons Corner has some issues such as lack of teamwork and inappropriate change management. These are two crucial issues that call for proper strategizing to foster efficiency hence good performance for the company. The following are some of the decisions that the company needs to consider in promoting efficiency. There is a great need for the management to incorporate and build strong working groups within all the departments. Motivation is a key tool in ensuring that all the members ...

Communication Skills in a Cross-Culturally Diverse Workplace

Communication Skills in a Cross-Culturally Diverse Workplace

Introduction

Globalization has given rise to an environment that continues to change in terms of complexity as local business expand and begin competing with other businesses for a share of the vast global market. Globalization has essentially compelled corporations, nations and by extension, regions to be overly interdependent (Adair, Hideg & Spence, 2013). This has resulted from greater consumer awareness that has resulted in the development of new standards and demands resulting from the fact that different nations project varying cultural inclinations (D'Netto et al, 2014). Nations and more specifically business are embracing the ...