New York City. As Winter approaches and the weather gets colder‚ Johnsy becomes ill with pneumonia. She gets so sick that she believes that when the last leaf falls from the vine outside her window‚ she will die. An old artist‚ named Behrman‚ who lives in the same building as the girls‚ braves a storm one night to paint a leaf on the wall — a leaf that will never fall. Cold and wet from painting in the icy rain‚ he catches pneumonia and dies. This gives Johnsy the hope to survive her illness‚ and
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The Last Leaf O. Henry In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.” These “places” make strange angles and curves. One street crosses itself a time or two. An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street. Suppose a collector with a bill for paints‚ paper‚ and canvas should‚ in traversing this route‚ suddenly meet himself coming back‚ without a cent having been paid on account! So‚ to quaint
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Why managerial performance appraisals are ineffective: causes and lessons Clinton O. Longenecker Graduate School of Management‚ The University of Toledo‚ Toledo‚ OH‚ USA Claims that‚ in the quest for competitive advantage‚ modern organizations are making increasing demands on their change managers. Questions what organizations are doing to help managers develop the skills necessary to operate in a rapidly changing work environment. Suggests that systematic management development efforts at
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than has been assumed”. That’s because “customer preferences are often ill-defined and susceptible to various influences‚ and in many cases‚ customers have poor insight into their preferences”. In one of his recent papers‚ Simonson tackles the issue of one-to-one marketing and mass customization. Supporters of these marketing approaches have suggested that learning what customers want and giving them exactly what they want will create customer loyalty and an insurmountable barrier to competition
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OVERALL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF KERALA STATE FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES LTD THRISSUR SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF FROM UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Submitted by: SALI C.S Enrollment no: 1011614 Reg no: THAKBBA133 UNDER DISTANCE EDUCATION 2012-2013 DECLARATION I SALI C.S hereby declare that this Placement Training Report entitled “ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTS OF KERALA STATE FINANCIAL ENTERPRISE LTD THRISSUR”
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HR Performance Issues and Motivation Tangelneka Hamilton BUS 610 Instructor: Diane Hamilton March 01‚ 2015 The job of a manager in the workplace is to get things completed through the employees. The manager should motivate their employees. In personal and professional aspects of life performance and motivation works together. Motivation is the force that starts and stops behavior within people. Issues are highlighted using a contemporary approach of Human Resource Management. There are symptoms
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HR Performance Issues and Motivation BUS610 Organizational Behavior December 3‚ 2012 HR Performance Issues and Motivation Motivation is a driving force that starts‚ maintains‚ and stops behaviors. A sense of achievement‚ recognition‚ enjoyment of the job‚ promotion opportunities‚ responsibility‚ and the chance for personal growth are many things that motivate employees. The style of management that is applied and to principles of positive or negative reinforcement is tied directly to employee
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Leaf by Niggle by J.R.R. Tolkien is a complex story that uses many symbols to emphasize the theme of life and death. At the beginning of the story it seems to just be about a man‚ who is going on a long journey‚ but wants to finish his painting first. However‚ after reading the whole story the theme becomes clearer and the story becomes an allegory. Niggle is the main character of the story‚ he’s a painter‚ but is not a successful one according to the story. He’s extremely nervous and reluctant to
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HR Performance Issues and Motivation Katlyn Schoelkopf BUS 610: Organizational Behavior Professor Mistataj November 12‚ 2012 HR Performance Issues and Motivation Any career‚ or workplace‚ that you go to you will find those employees that are unmotivated to do anything with their job. These motivational issues will vary from person to person as to what causes them‚ however many stem from outside external factors. These factors hinder people in the workplace and do not allow them to strive
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A Short Story By O’ Henry Themes: Death and Dying: Last leaf is a short story that entails the treasury of life and the existence of faith and hope. It need to the importance of living and how we deal with the hindrances we battle through our life story. It is a moving story across the traps that come across us in the most significant parts of our lives‚ the value of life is the centerpiece of story‚ where all the things go back and revolve…Apart of this story gives us a hint that God is the only
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