Chapter 8 1. Define the term empowerment‚ being sure to distinguish between involvement and empowerment. Involved employees are asked for their input‚ but are not given ownership of their jobs. Empowered employees are given ownership of the process and they are responsible for the products or services generated by those processes. 10. What is a quality circle? A quality circle is a group of employees that meets regularly for the purpose of identifying‚ recommending‚ and making workplace improvements
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different types of information technology that may be used when completing work tasks. Social Media – in motor insurance‚ there are a lot of claims that are filed that are suspected to be fraudulent. These cases are either assigned to agents who work from home or in other offices around the country. They would send a friend request on sites such as Facebook or MySpace. If the client has said that they have limited use of their legs or if they’ve advised that their psycho-social behaviour has been affected
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UNIT 3 1.1 Explain what is meant by diversity‚ equality and inclusion. Diversity; this is the difference in people’s culture‚ color‚ race‚ background‚ moral believes and religion. In other for diversity to be effective‚ people need to accept others for who they are in the society such as people who do not share the same values. In health care‚ the diversity range from elderly‚ mental health‚ disabilities and race. Care assistants meet different types of people from different background during
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Unit 3 Supporting children E1 - current laws that influence working practices in a setting for children are -United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989/1991 ‚ Children Act 1989 ‚ Children Act 2004 ‚ Equality Act 2006 ‚ speacial educational needs and disability act 2001. E2 - Uncrc legislation influence working practices in the setting by giving children their own special rights and allows childrens views to be heard.it defends the familys role in childrens lives ‚ respects children
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Needs and Disability Act 2001- The act itself is divided into two sections‚ section one primarily focusing on the rights of the individual child and their need to be involved among their peer group ‘This reflects the idea of inclusive education in which children are not ‘separated’ from their peers because of a disability or particular need’ (Penny Tassoni 2007) ’strengthens the rights of children with SEN to be educated in mainstream schools’ ( Julian Grenier‚ 2001). Section two highlights the importance
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Montgomery and Daniel Chirot in there book The Shape of the New have narrowed it down to “Four Big Ideas” that have shaped the modern world in which we live in today and the men who defined them. These four men didn’t invent these ideas but they are looked at by these two authors as the most influential individuals who brought the most change into the modern world. Montgomery and Chirot emphasize that “Ideas‚ therefore‚ are not mere mental substance. Operating through leaders‚ the public‚ interest groups
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uninitialized variables. In many languages‚ however‚ uninitialized variables hold unpredictable values. Algorithm Workbench 3. Write assignment statements that perform the following operations with the variables a‚ b‚ and c. Adds 2 to a and stores the result in b. Multiplies b times 4 and stores the result in a Divides a by 3.14 and stores the result in b Subtract 8 from b and stores the result in a 4. Assume the variables result‚ w‚ x‚ y ‚ and z are integers‚ and that w=5‚ x=4‚ y=8‚ and z=2
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are reductions in average costs attributable to production volume increases. c) Cost of Raw Materials Sitting Idle in the Warehouse: d) Cost of Finished Goods Sitting Idle in the Warehouse: 2. Speed of manufacturing process from order to finished product. 3. Flexibility in filling order(s) 4. Technology 5. Capacity and facilities 6. Service to customers Question Two There are many ways that mushroom/bell anchors may be manufactured. Albatross Anchor is considering two new manufacturing
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equality. The equality act 2006 influences working practices in many ways. It informs that all practice towards children should be done so that they are to be treated fairly and equally no matter what race‚ age‚ gender or background the children come from. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 This act came into force in autumn 2008. This act was designed to
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PART I RESEARCH COMMUNITIES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Bridget Somekh Education and Social Research Institute‚ Manchester Metropolitan University‚ UK Erica Burman Research Institute of Health and Social Change‚ Manchester Metropolitan University‚ UK Sara Delamont Department of Sociology‚ Cardiff University‚ UK Julienne Meyer St Bartholomew’s School of Nursing and Midwifery‚ City University‚ UK Malcolm Payne St Christopher’s Hospice‚ London‚ UK Richard Thorpe Leeds University Business School
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