...Abstract In this briefing paper I will critically examine the challenges and choices HR managers now face in regard to work life balance and wellness. I will analyse the main choices that HR managers have in order to deal with wok life balance and wellness and how they benefits the employees. This briefing paper is an overview of what I will include in my individual paper in which I will discuss the main choices in more detail. 2. Background This briefing paper is to prepare me for my final academic paper. This briefing paper will be correctly referenced and will inform my tutor on how I will complete my final paper due in week 14. Once I have completed this paper I will write an action plan which will give the details of the various tasks I will undertake and I will also allocate deadlines in order to complete those tasks. For my individual paper I have chosen to critically examine the challenges and choices HR managers now face in regard to work life balance and wellness. My briefing paper will focus on the above title and I will cover many areas which include what I know about the subject already, what my arguments could be and my supporting evidence, drafting the final individual paper and I will also include a paragraph which will be the introduction to the final paper. 3. Findings 3.1 - What the assignment is asking me to do This assignment is asking me to critically examine the challenges and choices HR managers now face in regard to work life balance and wellness. In this...
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...Statement Differentiation Paper Financial Statement Differentiation Paper ACC/561 The Four Financial Statements consist of income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flow, and statement of owner’s equity. The progress with the income statement, states gross revenues, minus the goods sold would give the gross profit of the company. Balance sheet consists of long term assets and long term liabilities that are current issues. The cash flow would be recognized by the money the company has coming in, to where the money goes out, and the statement of owner equity gives details of the account over a period of time. Income Statement have a different description that contains expenses of Revenue during a time period, minus cost of goods sold, which would then give the gross profit. Once the net income would be figured out, the net income would be transferred over to the balance sheet. Balance sheet would consist of any assets and liabilities that are current and long term. The balance sheet has to make sure both ends balance out the same. Statement of cash flow gives the direction of company of where money is taken in from and to give ideas where the money is going to. This would consist of cash and payments. The statement of Owner Equity gives details that have taken place over course of one year of the owners’ equity account. The financial statement that would be of interest to investors would consist of income statement, balance sheet, and statement...
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...Constitutional Law Research Paper Warm Up Activity: Check any of the following statements that strike you as something you strongly agree with or disagree with. It may lead you to a research topic! * There are nasty criminals out there who commit horrific crimes; such people who are convicted in a court of law should be executed. Or… The death penalty should finally be put to death by the Supreme Court. * Though I’m patriotic and love the pledge, it’s simply unconstitutional and needs to be removed from schools. * Abortion is wrong; it shouldn’t be legal. Or… The right of a woman to control her own body is a private matter. * Too many guns out there… we have to start doing something about it! Or…The 2nd Amendment is pretty darn clear… * The government needs DNA records of all people born in the US, or entering into the US; hospitals should simply take a DNA swab of all infants born… * Digital Privacy doesn’t exist, nor should it. The government needs to be able to search anyone’s computer or device any time, no questions asked! * People ought to be able to marry whomever they want to marry… * Bring Back Corporal Punishment in Schools! Teachers ought to be able to whack kids who deserve it! (Corporal punishment IS indeed legal… no kidding.) * Animals have rights, too, you know! And so does Mother Nature! * I should be able to get all the music I want on line for free; who cares about private property when it comes to music-...
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...(Hammer, Neal, Newsom, Brockwood & Colton, 2005). As a consequence, both human resources (HR) practitioners and researchers recognise the increasing demand of flexible workplace practices, such as flexitime, that can support employee’s work-life balance and reduce the level of work-family stress (Downes & Koekemoer, 2011; Hammer, et al., 2005). Flexitime is generally defined as a work arrangement that allows employees to have flexibility in term of when work is conducted, sometimes with a core working-hours requirement (Eaton, 2003). Whilst many organisations are introducing a flexitime system to meet employee’s demand, recent research shows that 54% of Australian organisations are reluctant to offer flexitime to employees (Kionos Australia, 2013). This indicates that, although a number of Australian organisations recognise the benefits of flexitime, more than half of the organisations consider flexitime as a challenging or ineffective arrangement. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate research relating to flexitime and clearly reveal its benefits and challenges. For the past decades, a considerable number of researches have been conducted to study the effects of flexitime. Kelly et al. (2008) carried out a comprehensive and critical review of literature in respect of flexible working arrangements and concluded that flexitime have a positive impact on companies with respect to two organisational outcomes: boosting revenue, typically by increasing productivity...
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...Impact Assessment of Balance of payments imbalance caused due to crude oil import. A Thesis Submitted to Lahore School of Economics By Name: M. Daniyal Kamran Section B 07u0391 For Award of Degree of Bachelors of Business Administration(Honors) in (Majors) Finance (Minors) in Maths, Stats and Social Sciences Session: 2007 to 2011 Declaration This thesis contains no material, which has been accepted for the reward to the candidate of any other degree or diploma, in any university or other institution. To the best of my knowledge the thesis contains no material previously published or written by another person, except where due reference is made in the text of the thesis. ___M. Daniyal Kamran____ Name RESEARCH COMPLETION CERTIFICATE Certified that M. Daniyal Kamran, id No. 07u0391 Session 2007 to 2011 has carried out and completed the research project entitled “ Thesis title” under my supervision for requirement for the award of Degree of Bachelor of business Administration Honors (Majors) by Lahore School of Economics. Research supervisor (Zehra Raza) ...
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...Administration New York University November 1986 Center for Research on Information Systems Information Systems Area Graduate School of Business Administration New York University Working Paper Series CRIS #I41 GBA #86-109 Center for Digital Economy Research Stem School of Business IVorking Paper IS-86-109 IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ABSTRACT This paper presents a framework for the implementation of strategic information systems. The framework draws on past research on implementation and takes into account the unique circumstances of strategic applications. The framework is illustrated with a case study of a money-center bank's cash management system based on a microcomputer. microcomputer provides a powerful front end to the bank's traditional transactions processing system for a corporate treasurer who is a client of the bank. The impact of the The system appears to be positive and the framework offers one model for viewing the implementation of strategic systems. INTRODUCTION A 1982 paper proposed a classification of information systems into three different categories: those which support the business, applications which support strategic planning and s y s t e m s w h i c h a r e a p a r t of a f i r m ' s Turner, 1982). s t r a t e g y (Lucas and This third type of system has received a Books and great deal of attention in the past five years. papers by Wiseman (1985), Parsons (1983), Ives and Learmonth (1984), McFarlan...
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...Dissertation Draft “Work/Life Balance” PREPARED BY: Mbogo .W.A (Moi) © 2011 Abstract This study is used to determine the cultural readiness of employers and employees for work/life initiatives. There are strategies that have been used to evaluate the importance of work life balance and culture through considering the perceived managerial support that affects the employee’s decision to devote time for family and the job. It has been observed that organizational time puts a lot of emphasis through time demands and expectations that may distort or interfere with family responsibilities. In this study, the main focus is to identify how work life balance and family benefits are merged and translated to the benefits that workers get that are translated to greater commitments, reduced work/family conflicts, and reduced intention to leave. The study results will be used to confirm the issue of work life initiatives, such as the work/family culture that is related to work attitudes as well as perceived managerial supports that are linked with less intention to move away from work places. Furthermore, this research will study the work/life balance and its implications on both for men and women, focusing on the differences in marital status and managerial positions to understand the relationship between gender, managerial level and work/life balance. The paper aims at exploring the idea of work/life balance that incorporates the benefits that both employers and employees...
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...Academic Success at the Graduate Level University of Phoenix COM/600 Renee Lemieux 10/26/2014 Preparing for Academic Success at the Academic Level Being successful academically is what students devote their time and efforts to while pursuing a collegiate education at the graduate level. Many find it hard and frustrating to take on such a responsibility at this level because of certain standards of writing, and the time management needed to stay focused on your writing. Becoming prepared for the responsibilities your about to take on can be overwhelming, but in the end you will be rewarded with success in your future, if the proper steps to getting there are taken. Graduate Level Writing At graduate level writing, it is imperative to be readily prepared for the responsibility to meet your goals in academic writing. Graduate level writing will help find your strengths and weaknesses, help construct time management, and manage stress. It takes full commitment to becoming successful as a professional in your writing, and the goal with graduate level writing is just that. There are many characteristics to graduate level writing that stand out more from undergraduate levels of writing. Writing in graduate level form you may find yourself doing more clear concise research, and citing more sources to ensure your research has an accurate conclusion, along with an organized format that can be clearly read. You’ll find yourself citing sources in different ways and having a...
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...January 24, 2016 Abstract This is a research paper about financial budgets. This research paper talks about a management director would establish policies and system for a business and/or organization. This research paper will help to explain the different style of budgets, budget cycles and the guidelines rules for set up a financial budget for a business and/or organization. Unit 3 Individual Project Introduction This is a report from the management director to establish policies and systems for the new business, I Can Business Incorporated (ICBI). This report will be delivered to the board of directors of ICBI. This report will describe what a financial reporting system is and explain how management for ICBI should use an activity based budget instead of an operating budget. This report also gives examples of budget guidelines for ICBI. Describe the meaning and the components of a financial reporting system Financial reporting is the process of compiling statements that shows a glimpse of an organization’s financial “health” or status to management, investors and the government. There are four basic reports that are included in a financial report. There is a balance sheet, an income statement or sometimes called the profit & loss statement, a cash flow statement and a statement of shareholder’s equity. The balance sheet gives a detailed picture of the financial condition of a business at a specific period of time. The balance sheet tells how the business financed...
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... 9 Exchange rates, inflation and growth in small, open economies: A difference-in-differences approach 12 Monetary policy rules under a fixed exchange rate regime: Empirical Evidence from China 15 Fixed exchange rates and trade 17 Conclusion 19 Bibliography 22 Introduction This research paper looks to explore the relationship behind the infamous fixed exchange rate and the level of inflation. I also take a look at how there is a trade off between the exchange rate regime and trade activity shapes up. Fixed exchange rates are a monetary regime used by around 50% of the world’s economies. The advent of fixed exchange rates is not common in the developed world. One exception to this is the EU which maintains a very stringently monitored monetary policy. Fixed exchange rates are a popular policy tool in the emerging economies, where the governing elements are more interested and inclined towards keeping the rate of inflation low so that maximum public welfare can be provided (Rowlands 2009). The fixed exchange rates have...
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...RES/341 January 29, 2012 Learning Team C selected Century National Bank data sets to analyze and research an issue or opportunity as indicated in Week 2 of the Team Assignment. The bank has been in existence for more than one hundred (100) years with a combination of great services with convenient banking options and extraordinary customer service. This bank focus is on being the best not necessarily on being the largest like its competitors Citigroup; which is one of the world’s mammoth banks and Bank of America; which is the largest is the United States of America. Team C research provides an explanation using central tendency methods preferably descriptive statistical method. This paper seeks to discuss the definition of the selection using quantifiable measures; discuss the steps of the business research, addressing the problem definition; the research hypothesis; the variables to be tested will be identified as well as the level of measurement and the measurement scale for each variable. According to John B. Taylor in November 2008, which states that, “the empirical research he presents in his paper strongly suggests that specific government actions and interventions should be first on the list of answers to all three questions that he posed, which were; What caused the financial crisis? What prolonged it? Why did it worsen so dramatically more than a year after it began?” Problem Definition Century National...
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...[pic] Work-life balance, employee engagement and discretionary effort A review of the evidence March 2007 Literature review by Dr Mervyl McPherson of the EEO Trust. Extracts from this publication may be copied and quoted with acknowledgement. ISBN No: 0-9582233-4-3 Equal Employment Opportunities Trust PO Box 12929 Penrose Auckland New Zealand Phone: 64 9 525 3023 Fax: 64 9 525 7076 Table of Contents Preface 3 Executive summary 4 1.0 Introduction 6 2.0 Definitions and evidence of relationships 6 2.1 Work-life balance 6 2.1.1 Productivity 7 2.1.2 Relationship between work-life balance and productivity 8 2.2 Workplace/work-life culture 11 2.2.1 Relationship between work-life balance and workplace culture 12 2.3 Discretionary effort and employee engagement: going the extra mile 16 2.3.1 Relationship between discretionary effort/employee engagement and productivity/profitability 20 2.3.2 Relationship between work-life balance and discretionary effort 21 2.3.3 Relationship between workplace culture and discretionary effort 23 2.4 Summary of inter-relationships of key factors 24 3.0 Changing a workplace culture 26 3.1 Case studies of culture change 27 4.0 Conclusion 29 5.0 References 30 Preface Employee engagement has been identified as critical to competitive advantage in a labour market where skilled, committed...
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...This paper addresses the issue of Work-Life Balance, an area of special interest highlighted by the Navy Civil Engineer Corps’ Women Professional Network (WPN). Through several phone conferences with and input from Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) officers across the Navy and some initial website research, this paper defines work-life balance, assesses the relevance and importance to an officer in the CEC, and provides potential recommendations for consideration. What is Work-Life Balance? Work to live, don’t live to work. The first step is to define work-life balance and understand why it’s important. A good work-life balance means that you have control over your workplace conditions and that you are equally satisfied with your work life and with your home life. Work-life balance means that you have and understand the many benefits of having varied interests and ways to spend your time outside of work. It means you value having other things to focus on, and that you are consequently a happier and more fulfilled person. With this lifestyle comes a greater sense of inner security and confidence and these qualities tend to play out in the way you interact with people, the way you handle stress and problems, and in the way you are perceived as a military officer and leader. Philosophically, you, your home, the organization you work for, and society benefit when you have a balanced work-life. What makes a good work-life balance? This depends on your personal...
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...FINANCIAL INCLUSION USING PRADHAN MANTRI JAN-DHAN YOJANA - A CONCEPTUAL STUDY 1. Mr. Divyesh Kumar, Research Scholar, Assistant Professor, Dayananda Sagar Academy of Technology and Management, Udayapura, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore – 560082 email: divyesh.kumar4@gmail.com Mob: +91 9448888381 2. Dr. H R Venkatesha, Research Guide, Director, Acharya Bangalore B School, 5th cross, Syndicate Bank Employees Housing society layout, Off Magadi Road, Andrahalli Main Road, Bangalore – 560091 email: hrvenkatesha@gmail.com Mob: +91 9448407444 DECLARATION This is to certify that the paper titled “FINANCIAL INCLUSION USING PRADHAN MANTRI JAN-DHAN YOJANA - A CONCEPTUAL STUDY” is an original work by us and the same has not been submitted earlier for any publication / conferences / seminars. Divyesh Kumar Dr. H R Venkatesha ABSTRACT Financial inclusion or inclusive financing is the delivery of financial services at affordable costs to sections of disadvantaged and low-income segments of society, in contrast to financial exclusion where those services are not available or affordable. An estimated 2.5 billion working-age adults globally have no access to the types of formal financial services delivered by regulated financial institutions. Financial inclusion is an innovative concept which enables the alternative techniques to promote the banking habits and acts as enabler in reducing the poverty and the launch of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) by Government...
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...Introduction: In the recent years, employers have recognised that the success of business is closely influenced by the motivation and professional capacity of their workforces. Accordingly, companies are faced with the challenge of increasing the level of employee commitment, job satisfaction and motivation (Greene, 2001). In this regard, it is important for companies to take into consideration the impact of employee needs, morale and expectations and to negotiate appropriate work arrangements for motivating employees as part of performance recognition. The following paper presents a discussion on the importance of employee motivation in the workplace. The discussion is mainly based on literature review and points that employee motivation is necessary for improved work performance. The paper has explored the important contributing played by work-life balance and financial incentives in improving employee motivation. The research indicates that the two factors foster loyalty by employees, increased performance and commitment, which are essential indications of motivation. The concept of Employee Motivation and Rewards Most discussions of motivation begin with the concept of individual needs – the unfulfilled physiological or psychological desires of an individual. Content theories of motivation use individual needs to explain the behaviours and attitudes of people at work. The basic logic is straightforward. People have needs. They engage in behaviours to obtain extrinsic and intrinsic...
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