evaluated factors which they perceived motivated workers to be absent from work and factors they felt were deterrents to absenteeism. Conducting the study: Information was collected from sixty blue-collar workers in an automobile-parts foundry. Workers were asked to rate the importance of motivational and deterrent factors that influenced their decisions to be absent or not. Factors that were tested (proposed by the authors) as possibly motivating worker absenteeism included: break from routine‚ family
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Domestic workers abused in Lebanon Lebanon may have a liberal standing‚ but its African workers suffer from one of the worst discrimination in the world‚ they are being beaten‚ dragged‚ abused and even killed. The majority of them are woman and it have been confirmed that 19 percent of Lebanon’s population are domestic workers; around 200‚000 migrants. No country in the entire Arab world is free from racial discrimination and race. In Arabic‚ the term “Abed “is used for
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Signs: The Eight Miracles Pointing to Jesus as Messiah Not all miracles are signs pointing to the deity of Jesus‚ but all signs are miracles. Signs communicate unique teachings in addition to their demonstration of power of God (“Thoughts on the Eight Signs of John’s Gospel”). John‚ the disciple whom Jesus loved‚ only records eight of the many miracles preformed by Jesus during his three year ministry on earth. John chose miracles that reveal Jesus as God in the flesh. This reflection of
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There is much to study on the history of International Workers’ Day. However‚ it was clear that it was born from the struggle for the eight-hour day. ’In 1884‚ the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions passed a resolution stating that eight hours would constitute a legal day’s work from and after May 1‚ 1886. The resolution called for a general strike to achieve the goal‚ since legislative methods had already failed. With workers being forced to work ten‚ twelve‚ and fourteen hours a
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Monday‚ August 25‚ 2008 Effect of Motivation on Workers Productivity CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Motivation is concerned with why people do what they do. It answers such questions as why do managers or workers got o work and do a good job. This tries to explain what motivates people to act the way they do‚ with primary focus on the work place. It is the primary task of the manager to create and maintain an environment in which employees can work efficiently to realize
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School Counselor: Poverty Abstract The classic definition of a school counselor is one who has knowledge‚ training‚ and a strong expertise of non academic information that improves academic performance and better learners. We have learned that their role is no longer to only provide academic guidance by assisting in a master schedule but to advocate for the students and be a voice for change. This research explores the backgrounds of poverty‚ investigated data
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Asian Studies Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713695955 UNDOCUMENTED INDONESIAN WORKERS IN MACAU Amy Sim; Vivienne Wee To cite this Article Sim‚ Amy and Wee‚ Vivienne(2009) ’UNDOCUMENTED INDONESIAN WORKERS IN MACAU ’‚ Critical Asian Studies‚ 41: 1‚ 165 — 188 To link to this Article: DOI: 10.1080/14672710802631210 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14672710802631210 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR
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of a speech given by US Olympic Ice Hockey coach‚ Herb Brooks. This speech was given to his team in the 1980 Winter Olympics before they played they Soviet Union. This game in American history is known as the “Miracle on Ice” or better known as the movie “Miracle”. But why was it a Miracle? Why was the Soviet Union and the United States
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social workers? Has the social worker to be one of the ideals of small children? It’s certainly not at all. Most parents do not want children to be recognized as a social worker or a volunteer. They consider the social worker was not popular and do not have a fixed income. While social work is very widespread‚ and it should be a professional job. Social worker role or responsibility is very heavy. They need to have a general knowledge of the various things done to ease the problem. Social workers play
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY With the rate of globalization and industrialization witnessed all over the world‚ there seems to have been an observable increase in the number of different organizations that are springing up to meet different needs. Some of these organizations are in the financial sector‚ telecommunications‚ oil and gas and a host of others. One of the many factors that have enhanced the functionality of these organizations has been the individual(s) who work in such
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