Essays on Programmes

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Job satisfaction and organizational commitment are closely linked to each other, but they differ from each other. Job satisfaction refers to the affective attachment of oneself to the job viewed either in its entirely i.e. global satisfaction or with respect to specific aspect like facet satisfaction (e.g. employee’s perspective of quality of supervision). On the other side, organizational commitment is the emotional response to a favorable appraisal of the work environment (Stewart, 2008). Usually, job satisfaction leads to organizational commitment (Stewart, 2008). BMW is considered as the top employer in the U.S. due to high level of satisfied ...

Workplace: Case of BMW

BMW BMW is considered as one of the most sustainable companies in the world. It is due to the fact that the company outperformed its peers in the automobile industry through corporate social responsibility activities and organizational endeavors. The company fulfilled its responsibilities in an effective manner like investments in the innovation, low level of turnover among employees and low ration among salary of CEO to the average employee (Luxury Daily, 2016). In other words, the company invests in sustainable efforts to achieve success (Dyllick & Hockerts, 2002). Hence, it is one of the ideal companies to work on the ...

Traianou and Hammersley (2008) argue that it is widely accepted that both educational policymaking and education practice should be evidence-based, or evidence-informed. According to Traianou and Hammersley (2008), this is expected to be common place amongst policymakers. Teachers are not expected to operate on ignored evidence (Traianou and Hammersley, 2008). The evidence-based practice movement’s origins lies in medicine and claims that research evidence should be given a higher priority in the decisions made by both policymakers and teachers (Traianou and Hammersley, 2008). This essay intends to compare five different articles regarding evidence-based and evidence-informed practice amongst teachers. The ...

Introduction

Health is a state of mental, physical and social wellbeing and it is largely influenced by large number of interconnecting factors. Mental health is one of the most significant elements of health and it is an asset and ingeniousness that helps us deal with daily stresses of life. A well balanced mental health protects us and help avoid risk taking behaviours that contribute towards overall bad health. The present paper presents a comprehensive review of literature and data sources regarding mental health promotion. The following is a literature review of some of the recent mental health promotion research studies ...

2A. Appraising Quantitative and Qualitative Research

Quantitative Study One source of bias during data collection is the use of self-report data (Polit & Beck 2012). Chivers et al. (2001) obtained data through the SF-36 and Beck depression inventory which required the patients to answer questionnaires. If they failed to give accurate answers, it would have affected the validity of the findings. The study design also allowed patients to receive other clinically appropriate treatments that were beyond the study protocol (Chivers et al. 2001). Additional treatments are confounding variables but their influence on the study outcomes was not estimated in the statistical analysis. This reduces confidence in ...

Literature review of Global Employee Benefit

Employee’s benefit is an indirect reimbursement, which “include various types of non-wage compensation provided to employees in addition to their normal wages or salaries” (BLS Information, 2008). Examples of the benefits are following: disability income protection, employer-paid housing, health, dental and life insurance, disability income protection, retirement payments, daycare, sick leave, paid vacation, funding of education, any flexible work arrangements, and other social benefits. Nowadays Global companies are a complex mixture of native divisions with their own exclusive and sole benefits needs. Multinational company are to provide their employees benefits that promotes economy, development, technology, efficiency, and at ...

Crumpacker, M., & Crumpacker, J. (2007). Succession planning and generational stereotypes: Should HR consider age-based values and attitudes a relevant factor or a passing fad? Public Personnel Management, 36(4), 349-369.

Problem Statement

The problem statement in the article ‘Succession planning and generational stereotypes: Should HR consider age-based values and attitudes a relevant factor or a passing fad?’ by Martha Crumpacker and Jill M. Crumpacker establishes that the labour force of the present day consist of no less than four age groups, which spread more than sixty years apart. The capability of the department of the human resources to operate with the ...

Literature Review

Abstract Nowadays attracting and retaining professional and skilled staff has become a challenge for many companies. Many organizations experience significant turnover that adds complications to their business activity. Providing employees with the rewards of different kinds helps companies to deal with this problem, assists with retaining talent, and reduces expenses for hiring. The rewards offered by the organizations can be of different kinds and serve various goals. Rewards can be financial and non-financial, extrinsic and intrinsic. Management of these rewards differs from company to company and is usually designed to serve the certain goals of the organizations. One more ...

The welfare of a country and its position among other world nations is hugely determined by its economic policy. Saudi Arabia is one such country with a consistent and stable economy and is one of the most important international players. It is the largest oil exporter among the OPEC countries, its de facto leader, an influential player among the GCC countries and the most important partner of the USA in dealing with Middle East issues. In this essay, the economic policies and exchange rate policies of Saudi Arabia are discussed in detail. Also the foreign investments and operations of ...

Introduction

This project will examine the portfolio of the Virgin Group in relation to their stakeholder marketing processes which helps in targeting specific classes of clients. This will be done in two parts:

Part 1: The evaluation of communication approaches and methods used to target various stakeholders and

Part 2: An application of IT Skills and Business Software applications to produce a portfolio of stakeholder marketing communication materials used by the Virgin Group.

Part 1: Stakeholder Communication in Virgin Group

Communication is a system through which an organisation codifies a message, transmits it to a given receiver and the receiver decodes the message, internalises it and takes action. Communication is important in sharing ideas, information or emotions from one entity to another. ...

Abstract:

Mental illnesses altogether place a significant burden of disorder on young people. They induce adequate negative outcomes short- and long-term in several domains. Many youths with mental illnesses such as Bipolar disorder and Schizophrenia fall into the clutches of the criminal justice system (CJS) due to their risky behavior. This leads to a problematic quality of life. The main objective of the paper is to highlight about the mental illnesses in youth and the criminal justice system. A web search was conducted and quality articles were retrieved. It was observed that mentally ill youth encounter trouble with regard to ...

Sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/Aids, STDs and others have been a big challenge in our communities. Many of the community have got a big number of people suffering such infections. Admittedly, the community and the government end up spending much on HIV/Aids, STDs and optimistic infection treatments (Holden, n.d). Such funds could be placed in better use such as in the agriculture projects, transports and so on. Additionally, many victims of HIV/Aids and other sexually transmitted diseases are the energetic youths who gets weak to even help in any project. In short, the sexually transmitted diseases reduces the ...

The performance of students is influenced not only by intellectual capability but by socio-economic factors as well. These factors include the kind of neighbourhood or community they are living with. The neighbourhood can be classified based on the income group classification of the families living in a particular neighbourhood. Families under the same income group tend to live in similar neighbourhoods. Thus, a neighbourhood can be majorly comprised of low-income earning families or otherwise. Considering the income classification of the families living in a particular neighbourhood is important because it is a major characterization of the neighbourhood as a ...

“It’s a tough call whichever way you way you look at it.” Dr. Vegelos was moving in small circles heading to no definite destination. He was the most senior medical personnel of the state hospital besides being a research fellow at an affiliated non-profitable institute a stone throw from the main hospital. “ I suggested you give it some more time and finally things will fall into place. In this facility, we have seen and handled the most treacherous situation in comparison to this at hand at the moment. Added Dr. Campbell, who had to spend some nine years ...

A) Given that nearly one in every five women surveyed have been victims of some kind of sexual assault at some point in their life, there is an immediate need to formulate and implement measures to effectively reduce the incidence of sexual assault. A two-pronged approach is needed to reduce this statistic. Firstly, females from the ages of eight and above should be educated about the actions that constitute sexual assault at the educational institutions where they are enrolled in . This I believe is important, because most females who have suffered some form of sexual assault, particularly at young ...

Abstract

Economics is the science of studying behavioral aspects of the consumer market. Trends in the consumer market directly influence the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services. Micro economic specifically explores the aspects of rationalization that affects the decision making of the consumer market. Research in these areas is key to the basis of institutional theory: which can be used to make future productions of the consumer market for instance. The theory of bounded rationality holds, that the decision making process is usually influenced by limitations such as time, available information and cognitive functions. The consumer therefore is ...

Irrespective of the history of an adopted child, responsive parenting is vital to a secure loving relationship and the essentials to a loving and health family attachment are the same whether a kid has been adopted or born into a family. Many parents become worried when a young child comes to them with a history of having lost their loving caregiver at their orphanage as they wonder if the child will form a strong attachment with them. Additionally, the issue with the development of the child is also of concern as parents’ worry of the health, education, emotional behaviour, ...

Abstract

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is an infection which often develops as a result of poor handling of mechanical ventilation. Such as, poor nursing practice in caring for patients with difficulty in breathing can lead to microorganisms entering patient’s body through a tube inserted especially via mouth and nose of the patient. When these microorganisms get into the respiratory system they cause lung infection which is referred to as ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). In preventing this infection, it is important that nurses adopt best practices to reduce the incidence of VAP and provide quality care that is aimed at improving the ...

Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) for Project Management

Literature Review The PMBoK is a guide for project management, wherein all the contents constitute a body of knowledge for project managers to follow and use. This document is the product of the work of the Project Management Institute (PMI). It is said that the practices mentioned therein are applicable to most projects most of the time, and that experts have concurred about their utility and value. This means that the direct application of the processes, tools, and techniques can improve the chances of success of a project. PMBoK is process-driven, meaning that it is made out of several ...

Energy is one of the most important components of our day to day activities. Gasoline, diesel, kerosene, propane and other products are extracted from fossil fuels through a number of systematic processes and are used to drive automobiles, aircrafts, ships and trains. Despite their importance, these fuels lead to the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and results in global warming, which has been on a steady rise for quite some time. A few Economic Crises have occurred in the recent past due to depletion of oil reserves. The latest brands of hybrid and electric cars are the ...

Place

Introduction HIV is considered as a major global health issue. Approximately 38.1 million people have been affected by HIV since 2000 and over 25.3 million are known to have died due to HIV/AIDS associated health issues (Vermund, & Leigh-Brown. 2012).The global prevalence of HIV is 0.8% with nearly 36.9 million people to have been living with HIV as per a 2014 report. Nearly 2.6 million people have been infected with HIV. The number of HIV victims is high in low-income and middle-income nations. As per the 2014 data, nearly 1.2 million have died due to HIV associated diseases. As ...

The Strengths and Stressors tracking device indicated an adequate environment (including stability in housing, safety in community, food and nutrition, personal hygiene, transportation). The results indicated that an inadequate attention is paid to the learning environment needs of the child, as indicated by lack of school supplies in the home as well as frequent school absences.(“Strengths and Stressors Tracking Device”, n.d.) The clear area of stress as indicated by Strengths and Stressors test was in the area of Family and Caregivers (“Strengths and Stressors Tracking Device”, n.d.) In this part of the instrument, respondents are asked to rate ...

Introduction

Deaf blindness is a rare disability among children. However, the various conditions that cause multi-sensory impairments are vast. Deaf blindness has an impact on development which is a combination of visual and hearing impairment (Murdoch, 2004). This disability is unique and causes severe disadvantage in development especially due to the information access from the social, emotional, and communication development. Additionally, deafblind children have further problems for instance physical disabilities. Most of the deafblind children have severe neurological damage and are also physically disabled. As much as these children are required to live comfortable lives like all others, the perceptions ...

In the coming year, I would like to practice as a daycare teacher and specialists in providing childcare training programmes. My rapport with children and high affinity to impart knowledge on others has led me to choose this field of practice. Confidence is a major proponent in ensuring that I trust in my abilities and will be able to impart important knowledge on children in the formative years of their lives. The highest academic qualifications can enable me attain major honors as a certified teacher in daycare. Being a certified preschool teacher is the best fit for my career. ...

Stakeholder Identification.

The state of Florida has numerous stakeholders that deal with various departments that provide services to the residents of Florida. The health department attracts numerous stakeholders that provide different services in conjunction with the state health department. Internal stakeholders form an integral part of the execution and provision of support services to the Department of Health Services according to Kamalesh and Subramanian (1998). Internal stakeholders in the State of Florida include the senior leadership, strategic planning committees, programme managers and technical employees. Senior leadership affects the state of Florida through decision making that impacts the provision of services and ...