Essays on Misalignment

1.0. Job Interview Process The writer as the director of HR Department of Fortune Marketing will divide the job interview process into traditionally defined stages. First of all, there will be the process of screening the CVs followed by a screening interview, which will lead to the short-listing suitable candidates based on criteria of eligibility. Then, there will be the first interview wherein candidates will be asked in-depth questions regarding their areas of expertise, skills, education, and relevant experience. Based on the results of the first interview, candidates will be selected for the psychological test. A psychological test will ...

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Cross-cultural Communication In the book's Preface, Tannen states: "all communication is more or less cross-cultural." (Tannen) What does she mean by this statement? This point has to be made because challenges arise in communication when there is more than one culture involved. In the communication process, culture differences are an issue during encoding and decoding. The challenge for the sender is to develop a message in forms that can be decoded successfully by the receiver without losing or misunderstanding the content and meaning of the message. The forms of communication like language and non-verbal communication are ...

Writing Experience

Writing Experience

Background Introduction

The paper is a report on the experience of coming up with a topic in unit 1102. The focus is on applying narrative devices in writing. In particular, the paper explores the application of settings, characters, and theme and plot elements. These elements make the difference in making a paper average or exceptionally presented. The way a writer applies them can be either shallow or it can be deep, which tells the story in vivid imagery. This applies in the descriptive presentation of subjects, personalities, and places or events. In preparation for this presentation, Oliver Sacks ‘The ...

Answer 1 - Why study Organizational Behavior?

As mentioned by Vecchio in his book, that, Organizational Behavior primarily derives its roots from social and behavioral science including psychology. In organizational behavior, we learn the relationship between an organization and an individual especially at the following levels -

Individual level - which is related to the personal growth of individuals

Interpersonal level – which is related to the social competences

Organization level – which is related to the organization’s overall culture, structure, and performance (Vecchio 34). As explained in the book by Judge and Robbins, only by studying all these dynamics within the organization, one can know if there are any gaps or differences between culture, values, goals, and visions ...

Learning

Regarding the ethical culture change, the lesson is that the process should follow three key steps of culture diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation. On ethical culture diagnosis, the lesson is that it should entail auditing both informal and formal systems. It should also consider the peoples’ assumptions. On the other hand, the intervention should involve both formal and informal systems change and could take long; 6 to 15 years. Also, intervention entails challenges in changing the informal systems; hence need to overcome them for success. Finally, there should be culture change evaluation over a long period. The evaluation should apply ...

INTRODUCTION

The 12 cranial nerves are olfactory nerve I, optic nerve II, oculomotor nerve III, trochlear nerve IV, trigeminal nerve V, abducens nerve VI, facial nerve VII, vestibulocochlear nerve VIII, glossopharyngeal nerve IX, vagus nerve X, spinal accessory nerve XI and hypoglossal nerve XII . Cranial nerves that transmit information from the brain to the eye are optic nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, trigeminal nerve, abducens nerve and facial nerve. The primary function of the cranial nerves in the eye is innervation of muscles in the eye, control of vision, controlling lateral and vertical movements of eyeball in the eye and ...

on the Work Performance of a Nurse

Abstract

Shift work, meaning working in odd hours outside the daylight hours is seen to have significant impact on the health of the nurse as well her performance in the work place. Disturbances in normal circadian rhythm hampers the sleep/wake cycle, thus leading to several health issues including sleep disorders. The nurse may complain of insomnia, awakenings, and continuation of sleep. Lack of sleep and rest may lead to medical errors, a finding which has been reported by many shift workers in several studies. Nurses can help themselves stay fit and reduce the incidence ...

- The factors contributing to misalignment between costs and productivity Jones (n.p.) explains that the healthcare sector’s extremely small, and dwindling, labor supply pool exposes a significant weakness in the medical field. He further adds that if this problem is left unsorted, it could do irreparable harm. Employee turnover in this sector is alarmingly high and costs organizations a lot of money. This is because the recruiting, training and replacing of employees is a costly process. Employee turnover has been attributed to the low competition in this sector. Another problem leading to high costs relative to productivity is poor ...