What is HDI? HDI (Human Development index) is a way of measuring development by combining indicators of life expectancy‚ educational attainment and income. The breakthrough for the HDI was the creation of a single statistic which was to serve as a frame of reference for both social and economic development. The HDI sets a minimum and a maximum for each dimension‚ called goalposts‚ and then shows where each country stands in relation to these goalposts‚ expressed as a value between 0 and 1. It is
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Obesity in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood Name Institution Date Obesity in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood The past three decades in the world have seen the number of young people with obesity increase by nearly a triple. This is according to reports from the National Center for Health Statistics (Eisenberg‚ Radunovich‚ & Brennan‚ 2013). Obesity is rarely caused by genetic or hormonal defects‚ and the main reason for the high occurrence of obesity‚ therefore‚ is the high intake of calories
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Human Development 13 CHAPTER he principal objective of development planning is human development and the attainment of higher standard of living for the people. This requires a more equitable distribution of development benefits and opportunities‚ better living environment and empowerment of the poor and marginalised. There is special need to empower women who can act as catalysts for change. In making the development process inclusive‚ the challenge is to formulate policies and programmes
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Human Resource Development (HRD) is often seen to be a central feature of SHRM. Discuss the role and importance of HRD in achieving SHRM organizational outcomes. Introduction Learning and development in the context of organizational development is having an essential role in achieving strategic human resourcing outcome. From attraction and retention‚ to development and utilisation of human capital‚ Human Resource Development (HRD) is the centre of strategic focus in HRM. This essay aims to present
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Human growth and development has captivated my attention since my first Human Anatomy and Physiology class my sophomore year in High School. I studied‚ researched and dissected every inch of the human body. I analyzed every component of the human pregnancy and studied each one extensively; this inspired me greatly to go into the Obstetrics and Gynecology field. I learned the functions and the purposes the complex body withholds; without it the world would be nothing. The research and study of the
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The early childhood stage of development is the time of physical‚ cognitive‚ social and emotional development. Infants enter the world with a limited range of knowledge‚ skills and abilities. A child beginning to develop new motor‚ cognitive‚ language and social skills is a source of wonder for parents and caregivers‚ but sometimes may not be so much of a wonder. The study of development is a rich and varied subject‚ because sometimes factors may influence a child’s development to take an atypical
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sector HRD in IT sector and HRD in NGO’s INTRODUCTION TO HRD: INTRODUCTION TO HRD HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT HRD is development processes were it focuses on improving the existing capabilities of employees and helping them to acquire new capabilities required for the achievement of organizational and individual goals. Human Resource Development is the integrated use of training‚ organization‚ and career development efforts to improve individual‚ group and organizational effectiveness. HRD develops
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Human Resource Development- The Heart of any Organization People are the real assets of an organization. If treated well they can take the organizations to commanding heights. Organizations are generally driven by a set of predetermined goals. They employ physical‚ financial and human resources in order to achieve the goals. These goals have no meaning unless people understand the underlying philosophy translate them into concrete action plans and put their heart while realizing the targets. Organizations
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Early Development of Advertising in the Philippines Beginnings • Earliest Filipino traders engaged in some sort of advertising‚ not unlike the primitive forms practiced by the Egyptians‚ Greeks and Romans Before the advent of Spaniards in 1521 Our forefathers made use of printed signs to communicate their business messages: • Writings on the shoulders of excavated jars from Calatagan. Batangas and Mindoro (14th-15th century) bear the title of the piece and sevensyllabic lines evocative of Tagalog
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy I don’t know if you have heard of this saying but it’s a regular one in English‚ which means‚ if all you do is work work work then you and your life will be dull and boring.Fun and games in the learning process are important. A boy who can’t comprehend the complexities of a reading exercise can probably name most if not all‚ of the street on a Monopoly board‚ probably in the right sequence and with the right colour as well‚ without once ever having sat
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