Universities‚ governments and industry: Can the essential nature of universities survive the drive to commercialize? Simon N. Young Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Having spent 40 years in universities‚ I have had sufficient time to consider some of the idiosyncrasies‚ foibles and problems of these academic institutions. The purpose of this editorial is to discuss the current state of university research and explain why I find some aspects of the current
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Scarce Resources Article Ana Becker NUR/531 July 7‚ 2013 Greg Friesz‚ MSN‚ RN Scarce Resources Article The nursing shortage is an issue that has an increase concern in the health care system today and that has been a threat to the quality of care and safety of the patients. “The shortage of nurses is not necessarily a shortage of individuals with nursing qualifications; it is a shortage of nurses willing to work in the present condition” (Buchan & Aiken‚ 2008‚ p. 3262). The changes
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STEPS IN SELECTION PROCESS: 1. Preliminary reception of Applications: The applications are the starting point of the selection process. Where application forms i.e.‚ application blanks are used the data can become a part of the employee’s record is hired. Further it provides factual information needed for evaluating the candidate’s suitability. 2. Preliminary Interview—Preliminary or initial interview is often held in case of "at the gate" candidates. This interview is usually of a short duration
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naturally fit in better than others. (Rollinson 2005:85) Job roles themselves also differ in terms of the suitability of an individual’s personality in being successful in that job role. Therefore in determining the importance of personality at selection interview we need to determine what both the role and the organisation require. (Rollinson 2005:85) In the work environment the “fit” of a person has to be right in terms of skills and experience as well as values and needs. (Holbeche: 2002).
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An Analysis of the Sources of Disagreement between Alice Mathias and Dana L. Fleming Regardless of whether one participates or not‚ there is no denying the significant impact that online social networking sites‚ such us MySpace and Facebook‚ are having on America’s younger generations. These trends are duly noted in Alice Mathias’s New York Times feature‚ “The Fakebook Generation” and Dana Fleming’s New England Journal of Higher Education article‚ “Youthful Indescretions: Should Colleges Protect
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Sources of Information Finance The finance department consists of many different roles‚ most of which are critical to the smooth running of any company. Its main job is to provide the financing and accounting information which is needed to make various decisions within the company. The main areas in a finance department include:- Book keeping – Financial transactions were recorded by hand into thick books called ledgers. Now these records are usually kept on a computer. Creating balance
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due to different sources‚ different stage of development and economic structure‚ different effects and policy. But air pollution problems are global‚ interconnectedness. Also‚ difficulties in research apply to both due to changing science. Sources of Pollution: Ground level ozone Aviation‚ longer driving distances Page 23: International shipping and aviation In Europe‚ Nox emissions from shipping are 32% of land based NOx emissions and are expected to exceed these sources by 2020. Shipping
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Nowadays‚ more and more people aim towards enrolling at a university and pay a lot of money in the hopes of obtaining a degree. Everyone considers higher education essential for having a successful career. However‚ the question of whether this higher education actually helps students be prepared for the real world or not remains. It is not as simple to put into practice what one has learned at the university as students believe. The important thing is to learn how to adapt to a new environment. Thus
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Traditional Universities vs. Online Universities Traditional and online universities share a common goal‚ and that is to provide quality education to its students that will lead to career enhancement and a degree of completion; courses can range from certificate‚ undergraduate and graduate programs or higher. Traditional universities require its students to commute to and from school or provide housing for those students from other states and/or countries. Students who choose traditional learning
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Kuen-Chang Lee a‚ Hui-Chiao Chen a a Department of Business Administration‚ National Central University‚ Jhongli‚ Taoyuan 32001‚ Taiwan Department of Business Administration‚ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign‚ Champaign‚ IL 61820‚ USA Department of Information Management‚ National Central University‚ Jhongli‚ Taoyuan 32001‚ Taiwan d Department of Accounting‚ Chinese Culture University‚ Yang-Ming-Shan‚ Taipei 11192‚ Taiwan b c a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received
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