BP – The $40billion Safety Culture Vacuum On March 23rd 2005 a huge explosion at BP’s Texas oil refinery killed 15 people and injured more than 180. Most were its own staff. The refinery had suffered safety problems before. The previous year two workers died when scalded by super-heated water that escaped from a high-pressure pipe. The British media focused on the effect of the 2005 blast: the price of oil rose by several $s a barrel. In Texas‚ however‚ the local media were outraged by ‘yet
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Defining Personality There are many ways in which different individuals have viewed personality. Robbins et al (2001‚ p. 99) define it as “the consistent psychological patterns within an individual that affect the way they interact with others and the situations they encounter”. Another definition provided by Huczynski and Buchanan (2007‚ p. 138) is that personality “is the psychological qualities that influence an individual’s characteristic behaviour patterns‚ in a stable and distinctive manner”
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Organisations (Assignment 2) Organisation Structures – Introduction Organisation Structures – Span of Control Functional Areas Finance The finance department is a department within an organisation who deals with the financial side of the business and will therefore have many roles and activities which they would complete on a daily basis in order to ensure that this department is performing to a high standard which will contribute towards the overall success and standard of the business
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Culture‚ HRM and ethics. Understanding Organisational Culture Interest in organisational culture began in the early ’80s when management gurus such as Tom Peters began to focus on culture as a differentiator of successful organisations. In the past twenty-odd years interest in culture has increased as case studies have identified a strong link between organisational culture and its performance. Managers in general and HR practitioners in particular‚ must appreciate the extents to which culture
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serious matter since his decisions affected the development of company. Psychologically‚ Phil may feel depression and moodiness. So‚ he did not interest in extra-curricular activities and always felt nervous. His mental health was seriously affected. 3. Do you think his colleagues will have the same consequences when faced with similar stressors? Why? I do not think his colleagues will have the same consequences. The main reason is that unique personal characteristic leads to individual differences
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Best Practices for Diverse Learners The society of the United States of America is culturally diverse. This diversity reflects on the demographics that our schools have. Every school leader needs to understand the diversity that exists at their schools. Understanding the diversity will determine how professional educators meet the difficulties or handles everyday situations that a school generates. Understanding this cultural composition is not enough. There must be a group of leaders‚ teachers
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What is Organization Management ? Organization management refers to the art of getting people together on a common platform to make them work towards a common predefined goal. Organization management enables the optimum use of resources through meticulous planning and control at the workplace. Organization management gives a sense of direction to the employees. The individuals are well aware of their roles and responsibilities and know what they are supposed to do in the organization. An
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Employees in an International Workforce When organizations operate globally‚ their employees are very likely to be citizens of more than one country. Employees may come from the employer’s parent country‚ a host country‚ or a third country. The parent country is the country in which the company’s headquarters is located. For example‚ the United States is the parent country of General Motors‚ because GM’s headquarters is in Michigan. A GM employee who was born in the United States and works at
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Question 3 3.1 Highlights two advantages and two disadvantages for each of the following types of organizational structures: 3.1.1. Functional structures According T.N. Chhabra (2003:263)‚ functional structures directs the subordinates throughout the organization in his particular area of business operation. This means that subordinates receive orders and instructions not from one superior but from several functional specialists. In other words‚ the subordinates are accountable to different functional
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the expected pattern of development for children and young people birth – 19 years | B | B Complete table; Report | 2. Understand the factors that influence children and young people’s development and how these affect practice | C | C Report | 3. Understand how to monitor children and young people’s development and interventions that should take place if this is not following expected pattern | D | D Report | 4. Understand the importance of early intervention to support the speech‚ language
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