What is a Theory? We often hear someone say “That’s just a theory” or on the contrary - “In theory and in practice‚ it always works.” This term may indeed hold in itself a somewhat ambiguous undertone‚ and lead to confusion and misuse. Let’s look at the origin of the word; according to an etymology dictionary‚ theory derives from the Greek “theoréo” which means ‘to look at’‚ ‘to observe’. The definition tells us that one must firstly observe a phenomenon so that a theory about a certain aspect
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know‚ the employee turnover of hospitality industry is quite higher than other industries. In 2004‚ Wildes warned that hospitality would face a significant work force deficit of quality managers in the near future. Not only is there a shrinking labor pool due to other industries attracting our potential managers (i.e.‚ retail‚ banking‚ and healthcare) (American Express‚ 2006)‚ but turnover continues to be a significant problem. High turnover not only causes the hotels lose their good employees and makes
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How can Caribbean Managers enhance the motivation of their Employees At first we will look at what is motivation‚ Motivation is the process that accounts for an individual’s willingness to exert high levels of effort to reach organizational goals‚ conditioned by an effort’s ability to satisfy some individual need. What does motivation mean to me? One word “inspiration”‚ its providing with a reason to act a certain way. One’s desire to do or an interest a drive/ a driving force by which we the
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“Employees Satisfaction and Attrition” At “Big Bazaar (Future Retail Group)” Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of The degree of Master of Business Administration Submitted to: Punjab Technical University Jalandhar By: “Aysha Parveen” Registration no-9212400077 Under the guidance of “Prof. Aswathi Nair” #70‚ 2nd Main Road‚ 3rd Cross‚ Kanaka Nagar‚ Nagawara‚ BANGALORE – 560 032 2009 - 11 GUIDE CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the Project
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because of how it relates to people and events that have happened. As the island is a microcosm of the world‚ the book mirrors what’s going on in the real world. The main themes of the book are Good Vs. Evil‚ Civilization Vs. Savagery‚ Power and Survival‚ which can easily be related to by most people - both now‚ when the book was written and probably also in the future. Personally‚ the book taught me a lot about how people deal with situations when under pressure‚ people’s need for power and how easy
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She says; Cosette‚ I love you very much. I know a place where no one’s lost I know a place where no one cries. Crying at all is not allowed‚ Not in my castle on a cloud. Madame Thenardier comes bustling down the stairs in a bad mood. She glowers at little Cosette and changes the closed sign from “closed” to “open”. MADAME THENARDIER Now look who’s here! The little madam herself‚ Pretending once again She’s been so awfully good! Better not let me catch you slacking! Better not catch
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THE STUDY In many organizations‚ motivating employees was seen as a problem for managers. Motivation as defined by Graham and Bennett (1998)‚ consists of all the drives‚ forces and influences – conscious or unconscious – that cause an employee to want to achieve certain aims. Employees who feel motivated to work are likely to be persistent and turn out high quality work that they willingly undertake. Additionally‚ the motivation theory also explains that people at work behave in the way they do
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Temporary Employees versus Permanent Employees Lynne Basco Ashford University BUS 640 Michael Blagg June 19‚ 2011 Temporary Employees versus Permanent Employees Executive Summary The purpose of this paper is to determine whether a company should utilize temporary employees over hiring permanent fulltime employees. This paper will look at not only the economic cost and the accounting cost of both options; it will also factor in the long-run economic impact that both options will have on the
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PRIVATE EQUITY – A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR GHANAIAN SMEs By Joseph Ciici Arthur Ghana’s workforce is predominantly employed by the informal sector. This sector of our economy is largely made up of Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) and sole proprietorships (“one man business”). This is confirmed by available data from the Registrar General which indicates that 90% of companies registered in Ghana are SMEs. Over time‚ this target group has been identified as the catalyst for
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enough above that you don’t have the liberty of debating its wisdom or feasibility) decreeing that you must find an additional 10%‚ 20%‚ or even 30% in administrative cost reductions‚ severance aside. You just don’t see how it can be done. Further complicating your life are the limitations on your choices. Because you don’t report directly to the CEO‚ you’re not in a position to advocate strategy changes or pursue wholesale shifts like offshoring. Nor do your instructions allow you to push for large
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