happy‚" he told The World Today. "But what I do know is that the happier your workers‚ the better your business is performing. "It is not unreasonable to aspire to‚ if you are a worker‚ to want to have a good job where you don’t feel like taking sick leave‚ where you don’t feel like changing jobs on a regular basis‚ where you feel valued‚ where you feel that what you do is an intrinsically worthwhile something and where you feel that your potential is being fulfilled." He says happy workers could add
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Chapter 16 Working Capital Management Learning Objectives After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: ◆ Define basic working capital terminology. ◆ Calculate the inventory conversion period‚ the receivables collection period‚ and the payables deferral period to determine the cash conversion cycle. ◆ Distinguish among relaxed‚ restricted‚ and moderate current asset investment policies‚ and explain the effect of each on risk and expected return. ◆ Identify
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Professor Mumford mumford@purdue.edu Econ 360 - Fall 2012 Problem Set 1 Answers True/False (30 points) 1. FALSE If (ai ‚ bi ) : i = 1‚ 2‚ . . . ‚ n and (xi ‚ yi ) : i = 1‚ 2‚ · · · ‚ n are sets of n pairs of numbers‚ then: n n n (ai xi + bi yi ) = i=1 i=1 ai x i + i=1 bi yi 2. FALSE If xi : i = 1‚ 2‚ . . . ‚ n is a set of n numbers‚ then: n n n n n (xi − x) = ¯ i=1 n i=1 2 x2 i − 2¯ x i=1 xi + i=1 x = ¯ i=1 2 x2 − n¯2 x i where x = ¯ 1 n i=1 xi 3. TRUE If xi : i = 1‚ 2‚ . .
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What is Job Satisfaction? Job satisfaction has been defined as a pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job‚an affective reaction to one’s job and an attitude towards one’s job. Job satisfaction is an attitude but points out that researchers should clearly distinguish the objects of cognitive evaluation which are affect emotion‚beliefs and behaviours.This definition suggests that we form attitudes towards our jobs by taking into account our feelings‚ our
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Job Satisfaction Definition Confucius said: “Choose a job you love and you will never had to work a day in your life.” In fact‚ this quote is a synthesis for job satisfaction. Job satisfaction refers to positive feelings‚ hopes‚ and expectations from employees’ toward their work. Job Satisfaction Analysis Job satisfaction promotes partnership between managers and employees. In particular‚ employees become more effective‚ productive‚ and efficient while contribute to the company mission. Consequently
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Ample evidence in previous research suggests that jobs that have high degree of skill variety‚ task significance‚ task identity‚ autonomy and feedback result in higher intrinsic rewards among job incumbents. The theory has been tested in recent studies conducted within contemporary work settings and the outcomes are still consistent with the prior findings (De Varo‚ et.al. 2001). All these research found that job incumbents tend to experience improved job performance resulting in positive internal reinforcement
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JOB DESCRIPTION & SPECIFICATIONS Job description (identifies what the job involves DOING) ↓ Person specification (identifies the type of PERSON required to do the job) The aim of the person specification is to provide a list against which applicants can be assessed. One of the traditional checklists for preparing a person specification is Rodger’s 7-point plan which includes the headings (1) Physical make up e.g. height‚ weight‚ speech‚ personal appearance. (2) Attainments
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How Science Increases Roulette Win Odds Roulette is more than just a ball spinning around a colored wheel. At the same time‚ it is not one of those games that requires a complex system of bets and strategies to win‚ either. Roulette is a game of science and math. Science will give you the advantage you need to beat the house. Math will ensure your winnings are grand. Understanding the Odds If you want a roulette win odds are everything. To understand how odds work‚ we need to start with the basic
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Chaotic Standards in America There is a prevailing notion that the United States needs to improve its education system dramatically. The people doing the actual educating are under incredible adversity to perform well. Many feel more beaten down this year than last. Some are walking into their classrooms unsure if this is still the job for them. They have built up invisible wounds from years of trying to educate the constantly changing American child effectively enough that his international test
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Applying for jobs: What skills do employers want?More in this section Print all pages in this section Perfect your CV Rise to the top of the job pile with a professionally written CV and a free CV review from The CV Centre. There has been a lot of research about what employers are looking for in potential employees and typically it results in lists of skills‚ abilities and work behavior like this: teamwork; problem solving; communication; time management; the more time an individual is
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