Definition of motivation Internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job‚ role or subject‚ or to make an effort to attain a goal. Motivation results from the interaction of both conscious and unconscious factors such as the (1) intensity of desire or need‚ (2) incentive or reward value of the goal‚ and (3) expectations of the individual and of his or her peers. These factors are the reasons one has for behaving a certain
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The Impact of ABC and EVA on Business Profitability and Performance. Value-added activity-based costing (ABC) and economic value added (EVA) measures have much impact on business profitability and performance. With the implementation of the ABC methodology‚ companies are able to pinpoint the products that are most profitable‚ determine what contributes to financial performance‚ forecast costs‚ profits‚ and amount of resources needed‚ identify the root of poor financial performance and
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The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of temperature on the elasticity of rubber bands. There were three hypotheses: If the 0.157 cm rubber bands are heated to about 100˚C in water for one minute‚ then the rubber bands will stretch to approximately 60 cm; If the 0.157 cm rubber bands are cooled to 0˚C in water for one minute‚ then the rubber bands will stretch to approximately 40 cm; If the 0.157 cm rubber bands are left in room temperature water for one minute
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Candide Voltaire‚ a French philosophe and writer‚ wrote this document during the Enlightenment. He illustrates his opinion on many Enlightenment ideas‚ such as Leibnizian optimism‚ deism‚ and religious tolerance. He impacted many people‚ including Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson with his belief of religious toleration and civil rights. His view on organized religion also influenced the French Revolution. One of the Enlightenment views Voltaire addresses is Leibnizian optimism‚ or the
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“San Fernando Meat Shop and Mini Grocery’s Database System” Researchers: Melanie Claire Wagas (BSIT) Divina Arcilla (BSIT) Eugene Duetes (ACT) Arbejay Bandalan (ACT) MWF (8:30-9:30) Ms. Miriam Flores March 10‚ 2012 A database management system (DBMS) is a software package with computer programs that control the creation‚ maintenance‚ and use of a database. It allows organizations to conveniently develop databases for various applications by database administrators (DBAs) and other
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This is a dissertation abstract on Employee Motivation: Why study motivation? To state it simple you need to know motivation to be a better leader to accomplish your business goals. Employees are like sheep you need to lead them to accomplish the mission. It is much easier to lead a group of individuals when they have a vested interest to accomplish it. You create that interest through motivation. The key to a successful organization in many ways is motivation. It is one of the most difficult tasks
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Employees Benefit Maribel Ochoa Ms. Swift Heald College January 10‚ 2013 Bernie Marcus‚ Arthur Blank‚ Ron Brill‚ and Pat Farrah. The Home Depot’s proposition was to build home-improvement warehouses‚ larger than any of their competitors’ facilities. Investment banker Ken Langone helped Marcus and Blank to secure their necessary capitol. In 2007 the Home Depot sold its $13 billion revenue wholesale division‚ HD Supply‚ to a consortium of three private equity firms‚ The Carlyle Group‚ Bain
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for Transgender Equality. 2014). This has been enforced in places of employment by the ‘Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964’. This legally binding act prohibits sex discrimination in employment and applies to any employer with at least 15 employees. As any discrimination against transgender employee is not tolerated‚ complaints of anti-transgender job discrimination anywhere in the country can be filed with the EEOC (National Centre for Transgender Equality.
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branches across Kuwait for GUST‚ it will include many costs such as: 1- Equipment for the building 2- Land 3- Goods 4- Labor 5- Employees & staff for the university 6- Salary for the employees and workers All of these costs have cost benefits: 1- More students will apply at GUST 2- Charging higher prices for subjects 3- Diversification of students and employees 4- Reputation 5- Less crowded venue & parking lots 6- Customers satisfaction (Students) 7- Opening new majors & sections 8-
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The impact of social performance - Unilever and its environmental responsibility Unilever is one of the world largest multinational companies‚ merged by British soapmaker Lever Brothers and Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie in 1929‚ which is related with lives of over two billion people every day mainly in the area of food and beverage‚ home care and personal care. The corporate purpose of Unilever indicates that they require "the highest standard of corporate behavior towards everyone
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