Psychology and Work Today Introduction Would you work if you didn’t have to? Nowadays‚ it is not unusual to hear a great number of people complaining about their jobs‚ feeling “stuck” in what they do‚ dreading going to work‚ etc. However‚ considering the financial crisis‚ having a job is better than not having one. Therefore‚ we are taught to conform and try to be happy with bringing funds to pay our bills‚ holidays‚ bare necessities‚ and‚ for the lucky ones‚ to provide them with money for
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Concepts we live by By Erica Hernandez Metaphors can unite reason and imagination into our everyday language. These metaphors structure our daily thoughts‚ speech‚ and actions. They have even become a way of conceiving information in the thought process of understanding experiences. In Metaphors we live by (1980) by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson the authors describes how often metaphors are kinda of an analogy or symbol‚ that can also be used as a way to relate to other people. Metaphorical
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TELECOMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND Telecommunication has long been recognized as the engine for economic growth (Afullo‚ 1999). Telecommunication is not only a dynamic growth sector itself‚ but it is also the backbone of development and economic growth in other sectors of the economy. The telecommunication market is one of the largest markets in the world‚ second only to the financial services market (McLarty‚ 1998). As service businesses have become more international‚ telecommunication
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We live in the age of science and technology. We seem having communication all the time‚ but in fact is just a link. Email‚ Twitter‚ or Facebook‚ they are everywhere‚ in all aspects‚ such as politics‚ business‚ love‚ friendship. But no matter how much they are worth‚ they can not replace the real dialogue The same time Communication networks become larger and also become emptier‚ as the same for all of us. In this real-time communication network‚ we are under unprecedented isolation: Contact
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INTRODUCTION Telecommunications has become one of the fastest growing business sectors in modern information technology. The competition between the mobile suppliers is more severe as the telecom market has recently been closed to saturation in mobile subscribers. Therefore‚ suppliers try to attract customers by focusing on value-added services. This report indicates the battle of intensifying 3G services between the three strongest mobile providers Vinaphone‚ Viettel and MobiFone‚ which is based
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Networking Has Affected the Way We Work‚ Live‚ and Communicate Social networks are a fun way to communicate‚ interact with friends‚ and enjoy online schooling‚ but are also harmful due to the harassment of cyber bullies and predators. Social networks/medias show their good side when we are all having fun on them‚ communicating with our friends. It is a fun and interactive way to converse‚ and meet new people; it gives people opportunities to learn characteristics that they have in common with each
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Are We Too Dependent On Our Mobiles? In the media today‚ we all hear a great deal about the perils of modern technology. We now can be addicted to the Internet‚ Facebook and Twitter‚ not to mention the already existent perils like television‚ alcohol and drugs. What isn’t often mentioned is our addiction to cell phones. Maybe nobody talks about it because‚ unlike Twitter and Facebook‚ cell phones are such useful tools for everything from friendship to business. Cell phones have not only become
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internet changed the way we communicate ? We are becoming slaves of our own creation. Nowadays the internet has become something indispensable. It has changed the way we communicate and interact by transforming our social lives‚ changing the way we learn‚ and created cyber bullying as an additional negative intention. People don’t socialize anymore as before. We don’t think nor read critically anymore which is making us more stupid. The internet was created to help us positively but we turned the
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REAL WORLD CASE Lufthansa: Taking Mobile Computing to the Skies While Keeping the Mobile Workforce Connected to phase out the desktop computers that it had previously deployed in airports‚ thereby streamlining its infrastructure and cutting even more costs. Helping Lufthansa even further is the fact that the total cost of ownership for notebooks has decreased significantly over the last several years. Capital costs are lower. End user operations and technical support costs are decreasing due to
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How Digital Technologies are changing the way we work: Intelligent processes create a virtuous cycle of constant improvement fed by continuous feedback. An intelligent process is studded with sensors that monitor every move and feed those observations into sophisticated models that allow people and software to make real-time adjustments and decisions. Digital technologies make it possible to identify opportunities for adaptation‚ analyze the trade-offs and then adapt faster and more efficiently
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