...Asses the strengths and limitations of unstructured interviews for the study of boys underachievement at school Unstructured interviews have advantages and disadvantages and as a qualitative method they are expressed through words and relay people’s thoughts, feelings and motivations. Unstructured interviews are interviews that don’t have certain questions meaning it’s more free and relaxed. They give us a deep understanding of the interviewee’s world because we can use the answers they give to shape our questions so that they are appropriate and relevant. However, using unstructured interviews can also cause problems, for example they take a long time to conduct. When looking at the advantages and disadvantages we need to look at how this effects what we are trying to research boys underachievement at school as this will affect whether the advantages and limitations are relevant to the study. A few advantages of using unstructured interviews when studying the underachievement of boys are that the informality of the interview allows the interviewer to gain the trust of the interviewee which is important in this example. Boys at school will not feel comfortable explaining their time at school and why they do/don’t enjoy school if the interviewer is very formal and makes them feel intimidated whereas by using an unstructured interview it allows the boys being interviewed and the interviewee feel more comfortable around each other meaning the boys will be more open and truthful...
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...SOCIOLOGY – AQA – UNIT 4 - CRIME AND DEVIANCE The exam is split into 3 questions: • Q.1 is a pure methods section which contains two parts a) 12 marks and b) 21 marks. You should spend 45 minuets on this question. • Q.2 is a method in context question. Part a) is for 9 marks [could also be a 3 and 6 mark question] and part b) is for 15 marks. You should spend 30 minuets on this question. • Q.3 is a theories essay for 33 marks. THIS QUESTION IS SYNOPTIC! You should spend 45 minuets on this question. Below is a list of all the areas and studies you need to know for each section of the exam. Don’t worry if you don’t know all the studies, each college/school are likely to teach slightly different ones, just make sure you know about that amount for each section. Q.1 For the first two pure crime parts you need to know: Functionalist theories of crime and deviance Durkheim – Social control, social regulation including suicide Merton-Strain theory, blocked aspirations Cohen – Status frustration Cloward and Ohlin – Deviant subcultures New Right/Right Realism James Wilson – Strict law enforcement needed Wilson and Kelling – Broken windows, zero tolerance Murray – Cultural deprivation, single parents and ineffective, the underclass Erdos – Families without fathers Subcultural theories Cohen – Delinquent subcultures Cloward and Ohlin – Delinquency and opportunity, criminal, conflict and retreatist...
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...Recruitment & Selection Process of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd Date Name of teacher Lecturer Premier University. Sub: Submission of a Term paper. Dear Sir/ Madam, With due respect to state that I am very thankful to you as you assigned me this term paper “Recruitment & Selection Process of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd.” It is a great opportunity for me to accquire theoritical & Practical knowledge of recruitment and selection procedure of a reputed pharmaceutical company. Your kind acceptance & any kind of inspiration will surely inspire me. Name ID Introduction: Human Resource plays the vital role to get maximum contribution from its workforce. It is the nerve centre of the company as it is to deal with man who is the vital and most sensitive factor in any organization. Without the support of human beings machine remain idle, raw materials lie stacked and money gets tied up. To get the best output the potential individual has to be recruited. Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is a leading pharmaceuticals company in Bangladesh, established in 1999. The company has a very big manufacturing facility located at Savar, 35 kilometer away from the center of the capital city Dhaka. The company produce various types of dosages forms which include tablets, capsules, oral liquids, ampoules, dry powder vials, powder for suspension, nasal spray etc. This is a very fast growing company. This growth is depends on the quality of the products and the better...
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...Critically discuss why it is important for an organization to have effective processes for recruitment and selection. Word count (excluding references and front page): 2,995 In 21st Century, tight labour market affects in more complicated and difficult task for organizations which crave to recruit and select talented employees. Fewer qualified applicants, influence in ever greater competition for precocious employees. Deficiency of talented aspirants beg the doom of necessity for successful attract, selection and remaining talented people. Larry Bossidy said that:”If you do not get the right people, you will never fulfil the potential of your business”. Building on that point, future employees are essential to provide the organization with a competitive edge. Bering in mind, that from candidates’ effectiveness depend prosperity of the company, it is essential to recall Jim Collins quotation “People are not your most important asset. The right people are.” Adoption of an effective recruitment and selection process will assure the organization with identification and admittance of ‘right people’. This essay will discuss the aim, most important stages and techniques in recruitment and selection process. It reviews the impact for an organization as a whole and explains importance of effective recruitment and selection process for the business. The particular importance of legal context will be explained and suggestions would be provided. Recruitment process Dowling and...
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...MWENGE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (A Constituent College of St. Augustine University of Tanzania) FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY The Role of Guidance and Counseling Services on Behavioral Modification among MVCs in Children Rehabilitations Institution A Case study of Mkombozi Children Centre and Amani Centre for Street Children in Moshi Municipal Yusta P. Mahiku Sunguya F Sunguya (Research supervisor) CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1.0 INTRODUCTION It covers the back ground to the study, the statement of the problem, and objectives of the study others are, the research questions, significance of the study, limitation and delimitations of the study, conceptual frame work, definition of operational terms and organization of the study. 1.1BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY This study focuses on looking at the roles of guidance and counseling services on behavioral modification to MVCs in Moshi municipality, the case of Amani Centre for Street Children and Mkombozi Centre for children. The study will focus on examine the roles of guidance and counseling on behavioral modification to MVCs in Rehabilitation Institutions in Moshi Municipality Guidance and Counseling major role on improving children life, behavior change in general wellbeing. (k, 2008) However in globally particularly Chinese guidance and counseling have played many roles in children behavioral modification by helping the child to develop a positive attitude...
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...tourism…………………………………………………..20 2.5.: Creative tourism 2.5.1.: From cultural tourism to creative tourism……………………….22 2.5.2.: Creative tourism importance and implementation……………….24 2.5.3.: Creative tourism and participatory destination management…....26 2.5.4.: DMO’s role in supporting and fostering creative tourism………28 2.6.: From co-production of tourism products to co-creation of experiences….30 3. Chapter 3: Research Methodology 3.1.: Research aims…………………………………………………………………32 3.2.: Methods of data collection……………………………………………………32 3.3.: Design of research instruments………………………………………………33 3.4.: Methods of data collection……………………………………………………33 3.5.: Design of research sample……………………………………………………34 3.6.: Limitations of the study 3.6.1.: General limitations………………………………………………….35 3.6.2.: Sample limitations………………………………………………….35 4. Chapter 4: Analysis of the study context………………………………………………..36 5. Chapter 5: Research findings…………………………………………………………….38 6. Chapter 6:...
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...Limitation There have been several limitations we have faced while completing the term paper. At every stage in this study we have been tried to be done with reasonable level of competence in the field of Human Resource Department. Despite of these efforts some internal and external shortcomings have been observed while doing the information collection, field working and editing and analyzing the data obtained from the respondents. The major limitations are as the followings: 1. Most of the respondents are not encourage to our survey, so a big portion of response error has been occurred at the initial stage. 2. No pre-contact with the employees have been ensured prior to the survey, which was necessary. 3. Relevant papers and documents were not available sufficiently because of confidentiality. In many case, up to date information is not available. The lack of knowledge about the sources of secondary data is also a limitation of this study. 4. Information was taken by bank from Dhaka city in one Branch only; it does not represent the rest of the country. 5. Some of the options are not adequately categorized. Where the information about the compensation of the employees as their demographic information has to be given; there could be a customize option for Compensation. This limitation results in a number of response errors. 6. In some cases lack of coordination with the some of the employees has caused turbulence & confusion while...
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...Kazi Sraboni Quader 880705 Supervisor: Magnus Linderström Examiner: Ole Liljefors June 7, 2011 Acknowledgements We, the authors, are grateful to all of those who made this thesis possible. We first appreciate each other for contributing with great efforts to write this thesis and for pushing each other when it was necessary. We especially want to thank our supervisor Magnus Linderström who gave us a lot of feedback and supported us with helpful ideas and relevant materials. We would also like to thank the opposition groups for providing us with their insights. Ann-Christin Palmer deserves a big thank you as she kindly provided us with a lot of information about Länsförsäkringar Bergslagen during the interview, and welcomed us to conduct a follow-up interview. Last but not least, we thank our family and friends for giving us encouragement and support. Sincerely, Kazi Quader and Sisi Jin Abstract Title: Authors: Supervisor: Examiner: Level: Date: Keywords: Managing Selection and Retention of Employees: A Case Study on Länsförsäkringar Bergslagen Kazi Sraboni Quader and Sisi Jin Magnus Linderström Ole Liljefors Bachelor Thesis in Business Administration June 7, 2011 Employee Selection, Employee Retention, Employee Motivation, Human Resource Management, Länsförsäkringar Bergslagen. How can a firm such as Länsförsäkringar Bergslagen utilize selection and retention methods to find and keep employees that add value to the organisation? The purpose of this thesis is to...
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...1.0 INTRODUCTION With rapid changes in the global business scenario and intensified competition the MNCs are looking to adopt joint venture strategy to enter into new markets to gain competitive advantage through shared knowledge, resources and experience. Many companies have found it very comfortable to adopt IJV ahead of other entry strategies to enter into international market. There has been a wide range of researcher conducted in the area of international joint venture that highlights various factors and motives identified across the world. With larger companies adopting joint venture into international market it has become very critical to conduct research to identify the parent company motives to adopt this strategy and the benefits and challenges faced by the these companies. This dissertation is an effort to bring out the theoretical background of the concepts of international joint venture and its application in the industrial practices across the globe. The research will present the information and proceedings in systematic chapters that will explain the design, methods and analysis apart from its conclusion report. 1.1 Background of the Joint Venture: Summarizing the background of the research topic is very critical in understanding the research background. To start with we need to learn the meaning of joint venture. Beamish (1998) has defined the international joint venture as the venture between a foreign company and a domestic company from the place of...
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...Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Now a day, computer is one of the technologies that most people use in their everyday lives. The use of computer is one of the fastest growing and most important developments in our time. People used computers to give easiest and fastest method of finding information. Most students used computers to their research work, assignments, projects, thesis and it is most effective technology because it gives us more knowledge and we can learn something from it. Computers are just known as a piece of equipment where awesome package of glass, plastic, metal and wires- use to make our work easier. It is one way to achieve changes, which we can create different things through using its features. Computers have actually transformed our lives- how we communicate, how we could work and learn things and even how we play. Computers are efficient tools in processing data into useful information. They are essential tools in almost every field of research and applied technologies because of their capabilities. And because of the widespread use and availability of computers, it is essential that everyone acquires an understanding to be ignorant of the important role of computers in any career or business of choice. Being computer literate it can give anyone great competitive advantages. One example of technology is internet, widely used for everyone and popular. Everything can be known in the internet. It is an international network...
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...Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Now a day, computer is one of the technologies that most people use in their everyday lives. The use of computer is one of the fastest growing and most important developments in our time. People used computers to give easiest and fastest method of finding information. Most students used computers to their research work, assignments, projects, thesis and it is most effective technology because it gives us more knowledge and we can learn something from it. Computers are just known as a piece of equipment where awesome package of glass, plastic, metal and wires- use to make our work easier. It is one way to achieve changes, which we can create different things through using its features. Computers have actually transformed our lives- how we communicate, how we could work and learn things and even how we play. Computers are efficient tools in processing data into useful information. They are essential tools in almost every field of research and applied technologies because of their capabilities. And because of the widespread use and availability of computers, it is essential that everyone acquires an understanding to be ignorant of the important role of computers in any career or business of choice. Being computer literate it can give anyone great competitive advantages. One example of technology is internet, widely used for everyone and popular. Everything can be known in the internet. It is an international network...
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...School BRAC University. Submitted on, 05 December, 2010 Letter of Transmittal December 05, 2010 Ms. Afsana Akhtar Assistant Professor BRAC Business School BRAC University Subject: Letter of Transmittal Dear Madam, With great pleasure I submit my Recruitment and Selection process report on “Robi Axiata Ltd.” that you have assigned to me as an important requirement of BUS-400 course. I have found the study to be quite interesting, beneficial & insightful. I have tried my level best to prepare an effective & creditable report. The report contains a detailed study on Recruitment and Selection process & a look at how it is done in the practical world. Here we have gathered information through different sources such as websites and actual interviews from my Supervisor of “Robi Axiata Ltd”. I also want to thank you for your support and patience for me and I appreciate the opportunity provided by you through assigning me to work in this thoughtful project. Yours sincerely, ________________ Upama Khayer (ID #07304103) Acknowledgement First of all, I would like to thank my Advisor Ms. Afsana Akhtar for her untiring guidance, help, effort, and suggestion. Really I am thankful to her. Without her direct guide this report couldn’t be possible. A very dynamic personality, Mr. Afsana constantly inspired us all the time to develop my career and share her knowledge with us. I shall remain ever grateful to Ms.Afsana for her extraordinary gesture and relentless effort. I am also thankful...
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...1 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Unit Structure 1.0 Objectives 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Sources Acquiring Knowledge 1.3 Meaning, Steps and Scope of Educational Research 1.4 Scientific Method, aims and characteristics of research as a scientific activity 1.5 Ethical considerations in Educational Research 1.6 Paradigms of Educational research 1.7 Types of Research 1.7.a Fundamental 1.7.b Applied Research 1.7.c. Action Research 1.0 OBJECTIVES : After reading this unit, you will be able to: 1 To explain the concept of Educational Research 2 To describe the scope of Educational Research 3 To state the purpose of Educational Research 4 To explain what is scientific enquiry. 5 To explain importance of theory development. 6 To explain relationship among science, education and educational research. 7 To Identity fundamental research 8 To Identity applied research 9 To Identify action research 10 To Differentiate between fundamental, applied, and action research 11 To Identify different paradigms of research 2 1.1 INTRODUCTION : Research purifies human life. It improves its quality. It is search for knowledge. If shows how to Solve any problem scientifically. It is a careful enquiry through search for any kind of Knowledge. It is a journey from known to unknown. It is a systematic effort to gain new knowledge in any kind of discipline. When it Seeks a solution of any educational problem it leads to educational...
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...Case Study-1 Jack Nelson’s Problem Chapter-1 Introduction to Human Resource Management Page: 1 * The case is all about the necessity & functions of HR unit in a local bank. In this bank Jack Nelson is a member of board of director and Ruth Jonson is an excellent employee. As Mr. Nelson was very much curious about how Jonson operate her machine, she briefly gave an idea about it. Speaking with the in-charged supervisor of a branch of this bank Nelson found that something was wrong inside the branches. But unfortunately it was not known to Jonson. Jonson found out the main problem and it was high employee turnover. In this bank selection time of employee is very short and at the same time the new employer quit their job in a very short time. All branch supervisors hire their new employees without communicating with the home office or other branches. During the time of development of opening, the supervisors tried to find a suitable employee to replace the worker who had quit. After visiting the 22 branches, the finding is that problems are similar mostly. Nelson wondered about the movements that he should take and the home office steps. The more he thought about the matter, the more perplexed he became. The problem is as much as complex that he couldn’t put his finger on that problem and he did not know the actual place whether to report his findings to the president. * Most of the experts believe that there are five basic functions that all managers perform...
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...Section 1- A. Introduction i. Rationale: This research was done to give ASG Consulting Management Team the knowledge understanding how a business can strategically organize, plan and prepare for future situations in order to become successful, so that they can use their knowledge to upgrade Amoy’s 5star Restaurant. ASG will also build on the restaurant’s knowledge of the necessary tools of business analysis such as the PESTLE analysis, thus introducing the restaurant to further analysis tools needed for the process of strategic planning. ASG will ensure that the restaurant learn how to apply strategic positioning techniques within their business operations as well as assessing the roles and responsibilities for their strategy implementation and analyzing estimated resources required for their new strategy within the restaurant that needs implementation, in order for them to see tremendous results. ASG will thus help them to understand ‘Business Strategies’ on a whole, and how to use the various implementations in upgrading their organization. ii. Background: ASG Consulting Management Team was hired by Amoy’s 5star Restaurant to assist them in implementing the necessary strategic elements that their business need in order to upgrade their enterprise, so that they can make better profits from what they are currently making. The restaurant is a sole trader business which is operated by the owner Amoy Gentles. The restaurant is unable to formulate new strategies and is...
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