emeraldinsight.com/0262-1711.htm Action research for practising managers Steven French Coffs Harbour Centre for Enterprise Development and Research‚ Southern Cross University‚ Coffs Harbour‚ Australia Abstract Purpose – The paper seeks to develop a coherent model for the application of action research to problems in the field of management. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive review of the literature was undertaken. Findings – No model of the process of conducting an action research programme is extant
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LIGHTING ACTION PART ONE The Incident In June 2008‚ SYARIKAT GETAH BAGUS SDN BHD faced a series of actions by its employees who are members of the National Union of Employees of Rubber Goods (NUERG). The Tyre Division of the Company was plagued by increasing absenteeism‚ malingering and production delays on the part of the tyre operators. The Production Manager‚ Mr. John Ho‚ alarmed over the deteriorating state of production performance had expressed concern at a recent company conference
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Allen‚ L. Robert. Past Due: The American Quest for Reparations‚ The Black Scholar (Summer 1998) The Economist‚ “Slavery and the Law: Time and Punishment”‚ The Economist Newspaper Ltd‚ April 14 2002 Is now the Time for Reparations for African Americans? Since the first day Africans were kidnapped from their lands‚ to the whips that tore across their flesh‚ to the African Americans facing economic hardship. African Americans have been subject to these hardships by one factor; the white man. Their
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Our individual identity is made up of everything we have been through and every individual we have come across. The people we meet and our experiences play a drastic role in the person we are. The environment we grow up in‚ our childhood experiences‚ the people we meet in a grocery store‚ big or small‚ these things shape who you are. Often times‚ someone might feel as if they have to portray themselves differently in order to impress others. I can fully admit that around my house I act completely
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Love in Action Engaging the culture of the community is participating in the shaping of the world through affecting people in some way. Engaging with the people in a community can come through many avenues‚ including service opportunities‚ jobs‚ or even just living daily life with an awareness of what is going on and an openness to get involved. Although it can seem small and insignificant on the global scale‚ putting time into serving those in a community has a large impact and can change the
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Affirmative action The term affirmative action was first used by President John F. Kennedy. During the 1960’s civil rights movement‚ President John F. Kennedy signed executive order 10925. This executive order was meant to ensure that federal contractors did not discriminate in their hiring practices but “"take affirmative action to ensure" equal opportunity. The civil rights era also worked to repel against the sexism against women‚ when in 1967 President Lyndon Johnson amended the order to include
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Affirmative action ultimately fails in its attempt to address the social imbalance caused by past discrimination because it only treats the symptoms rather than the cause. Do you agree? A growing number of equality programs‚ also known as affirmative action‚ which include quotas‚ minority scholarships and job opportunities based on diversity‚ have been proposed by governments throughout the world‚ as measures to diminish the inherited discrimination towards different groups of our society. But what
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Affirmative action is a practice that is intended to promote opportunities for the “protected class” which includes minorities‚ woman‚ and people with disabilities or any disadvantaged group for that matter. With affirmative action in place people of this protected class are given an even playing field in terms of hiring‚ promotion‚ as well as compensation. Historically‚ affirmative action is only known to have protected African Americans and woman; however that is not the case. Affirmative action protects
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the future‚ do you want to turn down for a job because of incorrect punctuation on your application form and the manager thought you were illiterate! (See‚ you may think I’m yelling at you because I ended the last sentence with an exclamation point instead of question mark.) Do you see the Importance now? Without punctuation‚ you would not be able to express your feelings in writing not to mention when to pause or stop or ask a question or yell at someone. And without punctuation‚ you wouldn’t be able
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Strike action A strike is a collective withdrawal of labour by employees. Under such action‚ employees refuse to perform all work‚ not just selected duties. Strikes are usually‚ but not always‚ organised by a union. The purpose of a strike is to pressure an employer (or other third party) into complying with particular demands or refraining from doing something. Under the federal Fair Work Act 2009 strike action may be ’protected action’ if undertaken during a bargaining period for an enterprise
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