Cyrene and others with whom he kept regular contact with‚by sending his work to them and asking for their opinion before it was published. The exact time of his stay in Alexandria can only be approximately identified‚and that between 250-240 bc. During his stay he made a remarkable discovery:he invented the screw‚a pumping machine‚whose practical spread was so great that it was used throughout the known world‚and is still used today for pumping liquids and other fossil elements .Basically Archimedes’s
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Work/Life Balance – Challenges and Solutions: In a society filled with conflicting responsibilities and commitments‚ work/life balance has become a predominant issue in the workplace. Three major factors contribute to the interest in‚ and the importance of‚ serious consideration of work/life balance: 1) global competition; 2) renewed interest in personal lives/family values; and 3) an aging workforce. Research suggests that forward-thinking human resource professionals seeking innovative ways to
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Summary This assignment was made to explain and find the truth about the concept of work life balance which is meaningful for the worker. As many researcher and people arguing about this concept‚ The author comes to the decision which is disagree that work life balance is important for the worker. As a concept‚ the work life balance can be said has a great effect for the worker‚ but in real life work life balance was difficult to maintain. Not all worker can contribute their time only for working
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Abstract Work life balance is an important issue that has been engaging the attention of research scholars‚ theoreticians‚ and practicing professionals alike. The increase in the number of dual-working couples and the ascendance of women to higher positions‚ and to professions traditionally regarded as male bastions‚ are two important factors that have contributed to increasing work life imbalance. Several studies have shown that work life balance has a direct bearing on organizational performance
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SUMMARY A small child on the pier is waiting for his father; while waiting the child puts on red dance shoes with bows on them and starts to dance around the pier. The child‚ revealed to be a boy‚ is seen by his father and rushes back and changes shoes quickly‚ hiding them in a bag before his father comes out and scolds him. During the same time in a shoe factory‚ there is a man teaching his son the basic ethics and tradition of his family that he has to follow in future. The boy is uninterested
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A STUDY ON “QUALITY OF WORK LIFE” AT LUCAS- TVS‚ PADI By G.VIJAYALAKSHMI Register No: 32209631043 Of DHANALAKSHMI SRINIVASAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Submitted to the FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES In partial fulfillment of the requirements For the award of the degree Of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI – 600 025 AUGUST – 2010 DHANALAKSHMI SRINIVASAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOG. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES ECR‚ Mamallapuram‚ Chennai-603104 Phone:
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lA Study into Work Life balance of the Employees at “XYZ Private Limited” | | | By G.P. Kariyawasam | | 1.0. Introduction Mobile telecommunication industry is one of the most competitive industries in Sri Lanka at present. XYZ Ltd who has been the first ever mobile telecommunication license obtainer of Sri Lanka who has started its operations in year 1987 became a long journey with major differentiations for past period of time. Eventually competing with another
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QUALITY OF WORK LIFE ABSTRACT This study quantifies the effect of quality of work life on employees. It aims to gain an insight into current working life policies and practices‚ as well as work life balance issues of employees.Several notable factors that influence quality of work life are adequate and fair compentation; safe and healthy working conditions; opportunity to use and develop human capabilities; opportunity for career growth etc. Quality of work life provides for the balanced relationships
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The Importance of Work-Life Balance in a Diverse Workforce The use of diversity programs has become the rising standard among professional businesses. Through the use of these programs‚ employers not only abide by legal requirements of local‚ state‚ and federal laws‚ but also help to increase their consumer base‚ workforce efficiency and effectiveness‚ and reduce employee turnover. One of the major components of successfully leveraging diversity is through the right work-life balance. This requires
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results in the light of the research work already undertaken. In this chapter‚ an endeavour has been made to provide an overview of various aspects of this study through the review of existing literature. The sources referred include various journals‚ books‚ doctoral theses‚ working papers‚ reports‚ magazines related to human resource‚ internet sites‚ newspapers etc. Bardoel et al. (2008) identified the major themes and research methods that have dominated work life research in Australia and New Zealand
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