Netherlands Tel: +31.53.894038 Fax: +31.53.339885 email: r.k.stamper@sms.utwente.nl In The Semiotics of the Workplace‚ edited by B. Holmqvist and P.B. Andersen in 1995‚ (c) 1994 Ronald Keith Stamper. All rights reserved. Signs‚ Information‚ Norms and Systems Ronald Stamper The motivation behind the work reported here has been practical since its inception and today‚ the results are actually proving successful in practice. The story began in an experience that I must surely share with many of
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How to Start a Group Home Starting a group home can be a rewarding way to make a living. With a group home‚ you have a chance to make a real difference in the lives of disadvantaged children and adults. In return‚ you receive love from your residents and the satisfaction that you made a positive difference in their lives. If you like caring for people‚ then a group home business will be fun and a perfect fit for you. The demand for group homes is growing. Often‚ new group homes fill
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strategies like time to market and time to volume. Packaging and labeling is one important area that can have direct impact on design‚ storage‚ warehousing‚ transportation and handling costs as well as the tracking and tracing of the products across the supply chain eco system from supplier to customer. This article outlines some of the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Product Information Management (PIM) strategies that are important from the packaging and labeling perspective to reduce the risk
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as they seem to focus on the different wars of our time instead. However‚ the question of why racism exists is a very important one‚ as racism has been causes of many of the problems throughout history and today‚ such as the Civil War or the War in Iraq. In Howard Zinn’s book: A People’s History of the United States: 1492-Present‚ he explores the different reasons of why racism exists and how it may be stopped if possible. The big debate about racism is nature versus nurture‚ whether we are born
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fallen over the concept of climate change and human involvement in it. Rather than being taken as fact‚ some have elected to dispute its validity or dismiss its significance. Climate change is the most important issue today‚ and is evidenced by undisputable scientific research. Government officials under the Republican Party and their supporters are the most common doubters of climate change today. They will often either argue that climate change does not exist‚ or argue that the changing climate
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Gender‚ Work and Organization. Vol. 18 No. 3 May 2011 doi:10.1111/j.1468-0432.2010.00546.x Are Women in Management Victims of the Phantom of the Male Norm? gwao_546 298..317 Yvonne Due Billing* Managerial jobs have conventionally been understood as male and thus as not being directly suitable for women. The point of departure of this discourse is that women and men are different and that there is congruence between men and managerial jobs. On the basis of a qualitative study of
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established organizational culture is reinforced by new hires. The good news? Organizational culture change is possible. It requires understanding‚ commitment‚ and tools. Steps in Organizational Culture Change There are three major steps involved in changing an organization’s culture. My earlier article discusses How to Understand Your Current Culture. Before an organization can change its culture‚ it must first understand the current culture‚ or the way things are now. Do take the time
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of Comprehensive Research‚ Volume 5‚ Page 32 Groups and Group Behavior Dr. I. Chaneta Faculty of Commerce University of Zimbabwe ABSTRACT Groups and teams are a major feature of organizational life. The work organization and its sub-units are made of‚ are groups of people. Most activities of the organization require at least some degree of co-ordination through the operation of groups and teamwork. An understanding of the nature of groups is vital if the manager is to influence the behavior
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“Social norms are shared expectations about how people should think‚ feel and behave and they are the glue that binds social systems together.” (Schaller and Crandell‚ 2004 cited in Passer‚ M.W. & Smith‚ R.E. 2007: 624). Subconsciously our daily lives are regulated and influenced by social norms. We take these social norms for granted. (Passer/Smith‚ 2007:624) We see these customs as “normal” but as Michel Foucault illustrates in “Discipline and Punish‚ the Birth of the Prison”‚ these norms and patterns
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Book will always exist We are living in a century of technical progress. More and more new gadgets appear in our everyday lives. If I had been told ten years ago that I would be able to check e-mails‚ listen to the music and read electronic books with the use of only mobile phone‚ I wouldn’t have believed it. Nevertheless nowadays it’s as easy as abc to read a book through computer‚ mobile phone or a special e-books reader. Major IT corporations raise competition for the invention of the most
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