Essays on Devi

Ever since the infamous attacks in the World Trade Center last September 11, 2001, the view of the world regarding terrorism has changed forever. To counter terrorism attacks in their countries, governments of various nations have set up diverse procedures and operations that specifically aim to curb the terrorist organizations and their attacks, and to eliminate their threats once and for all. For example, airport terminals thoroughly scan passengers, malls and various establishments check the baggage of entrants, surveillance companies spy on telephone calls by civilians in order to search for suspicious activities, etc. have been utilized in order ...

Book review: Mother of 1084

The short story titled Mother of 1084 is written by Mahasweta Devi, a prolific writer who mainly writes stories regarding women and their position within the Indian society, as most of the characters are women living in poverty. However, the short story regarding Mother of 1084 is seen to be quite different from the other stories by Devi considering that she concentrates on a woman of middle class. Mother of 1084 is a story of Sujata who hails from an affluent family as she is given permission to pursue her B.A., after which she got married and bore four ...

Human Resource Management

Introduction Human resource management (HRM) is the process through which an organization interacts and guides its personnel so that they work together and achieve company objectives. The primary goal of this process is to set a target for the firm, build a plan for the organization, analyze data about staff members, train the company employees, and mentor them to fit in the enterprise. HRM can be traced back to the year 1950 when great scholars Drucker and McGregor saw that there is a need to have a vision and goal-directed activities in organizations. They also stressed that the management ...

Two sisters is a debut novel by Mary Hogan. It narrates a story that centers on Muriel who always felt as an outsider in her own family. Her parents only want to have two children but, somehow, she is born as the third child in the family. However, Muriel learns to overcome the doubts and insecurities that exist in her family. The punishment was authored by Rabindranath Tagore. The setting is in India, and the story revolves around two hardworking brothers who both had wives. Giribala is a short story by an Indian prolific writer by the name Mahasweta ...

Individuals refer to it as business performance management whereas others prefer calling it enterprise performance management or corporate performance management. The terms used are not as important as the meaning attached to the very entity. It basically refers to a framework of management aspects and analytical processes that enables the efficient and effective management of an organization’s performance (Devi, 2005, p.44). Achievement of certain set goals and missions is enhanced and enabled by the application of this vital aspect. Corporate performance management relatively relates to the ideas of enhancing the management styles of a given business entity. There is involvement ...