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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The level of importance of several factors in the development of Professional Identity; Gender‚ goal formation‚ personality‚ Academic and Environmental. Jade Audrey Armstrong University of Sunderland Department of Psychology Word count; 3298 Abstract Introduction Tafjel & Turner (1979) cited by Deux‚ Reid‚ Mizraki & Ethier (1995) propose the theory of social comparison being linked to social identities. They suggest that social comparison is a central unit in the formation of social
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European Journal of Business and Managementwww.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online)Vol 4‚ No.8‚ 2012 100 and support services to accelerate the development and modernisation of MSMEs‚ SMEDAN badly needed to have acomprehensive understanding and knowledge of the population of MSMEs in the country‚ their distribution bysectors such as agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ services‚ trade‚ construction‚ mining‚ technology‚ etc‚ and their distribution by rural and urban areas as well as the
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Question: Can Organisational Culture be changed? Management within an organisation has the ability to re-shape‚ re-engineer‚ re-organise and change their organisation and organisational culture‚ the majority of organisation’s today‚ have the ability to change their culture‚ however‚ at the same time‚ it is a very difficult and demanding task. This is where the four main functions of managing come into play; planning‚ controlling‚ leading and organising. Robbins at al (2009‚ p.94) defines organisational
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When I sit down to write this paper‚ I cannot help but to remember Lord Brahma‚ whose four heads were meant‚ simultaneously‚ to recite all four Vedas.Similarly‚ when I look at this problem of organizational challenges in India‚ I yearn to have those four heads- because there are Four Faces which need to interact in tandem.Firstly‚let us have a look at the three visible heads and then lastly‚ the invisible head. The three visible faces can be described as - Head 1: ASKING QUESTIONS Head 2: SEEKING
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QUESTION 1 Ms. Apple Ang‚ who comes late for work is showing high consistency. This attributes to high internal and low external factors. Internal factors might be due to her attitude or habit while external factors might be due to traffic‚ sick or emergency. Madam May May should find out that is really Miss Apple Ang‘s lateness is due to external cause. This is because‚ sometimes‚ Madam May May may engage in Fundamentals Attribution Error which means underestimate the external factors and overestimate
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The Role of Career Development in Improving Organizational Effectiveness and Employee Development Robert C. Merchant‚ Jr. Abstract Today’s employees are more career conscious then ever. They are demanding more in terms of personal growth and development. Organizations that fail to allow employees to meet their individual needs will be losing valued employees. This paper will examine the role and importance of Career Development Programs in developing and retaining employees. A Career Development Program
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1. Is it fine to privatize profits and nationalize losses‚ is it right for organisational development? As the United States Of America had to suffer sub-prime crisis during 2007-2008. Many home-owners defaulted in their payments causing Freddie and Fannie to suffer multi-billion dollar losses. The share prices tumbled by more than 90% and the investors around the world felt that these two firms might not be able to live upto the guarantees which they have to provide to the public. It is somehow
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to perform their duties effectively’. (Aswathappa‚ 2000). “Training is systematic development of the knowledge‚ skills and attitudes required by an individual to perform adequately a given task or job” (Michel Armstrong‚ 2001 and Olaniyan & Ojo‚ 2008). According to the Edwin B Flippo (1984)‚ “Training is the act of increasing knowledge and skills of an employee for doing a particular job.” Training and Developments try to improve employee’s Knowledge and Skills so that employees are better equipped
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THE ROLE OF NGO’S IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY By ( IBRAHIM TUDU) Chairman‚ Zamfara State Coaltion of NGOs‚ Nigeria email: ibrahimtudu@yahoo.com INTRODUCTION: The term NGO has now become a popular in academic‚ policy and international cycles. The letters N.G.O is an abbreviation‚ which stands for Non-Governmental Organization‚ literally speaking because they are not formed by the government‚ not controlled by Government bureaucracy and they do not participate in decision
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