...with the effect on the economy, no change in the way our world works is as great as the contiuing shift from the hydrocarbon energy ecoonmy which is defined by dependnce on the use of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, to the new renewable or green energy economy in which techolgies are being further developed to power our world through clean sources of energy such as wind, hydro power, geotheral, biomass and others. The shift is slow, but it will begin to speed up as the people of both america and the world become further aware of the long term cost of hydrocarbon consumption and effects on the enviroment, and the lowering costs for both personal and buisness use of renwable energy as technoligy becomes more efficant. The econmic benefits of such a shift cannot be deneied, ranging from job creation to positive impacts on the terrif defficit to bennifits in the small buisness sector. In looking at renewable energys impact on the economy the one aspect the most every citizen shall look closely to is the potental of job growth and creation. Utilizing these energy sources are great growth methods for the economy which for too long has been dependent on tradional means, the improvment in the economy comes hand in hand with job creation. Money invested in these energy sources is spent on the materials too build systems such as wind tubines, solar panals and hyrdroelctric dams, the money also extends to payin staff who have been trained to maintane such ewuipment. This is in...
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...Productive behaviors and Counterproductive Behaviors Paper Jeannette Gardea Psy 1428 05-11-11 Mari Klang Productive Behaviors and Counterproductive Behaviors Paper In an organization, you will encounter two different kinds of behaviors. There will be productive behavior or counterproductive behavior. In order for an organization to be successful, they must attempt to mandate productive behavior within their employees. Productive Behavior can be defined as employee behavior that contributes positively to the goals and objectives of the organization. (Jex & Rex & 2008) When an employee is displaying productive behavior, there job performance usually will reflect that. In order for an employee to be successful, it is extremely important that they adapt to their organization. When an employee feels comfortable and believes in their organization it is more common to find productive behavior. Contributing factors that can lead to productive behaviors in an organization can be incentives, promotions, and recognition within the work place. A content and successful employee in an organization will want their organization to be successful as well. This will lead to employees wanting to come to work on their scheduled hours. Employees will consider the effect their absence will cause the company. An employee simply attending work does not necessarily mean that they are displaying productive behavior. They must also be productive within the time that they are scheduled. Other...
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...Company Background and analysis of AirAsia This report conducts an analysis of AirAsia, the world’s Lowest Cost Airline. AirAsia is a Malaysian low cost airline. AirAsia was found in 1993 and it started its operations from 18 Nov 1996. It was established initially by DRB-Hicom, a government owned- conglomerate. On 2 December 2001, the heavily- indebted airline was purchased Tony Fernandes former Time Warner Executive. Tony was inspired by the Low-Cost Carrier business model of Southwest Airlines and proposed to start a Low-Cost Carrier but the government refused to issue a new license and requested Tony to buy an existing airline. Hence Tune Air set up by Tony and his investors bought Air Asia for a token sum of RM1. Before 2001. AirAsia failed to attract enough passengers from Malaysia Airline to establish its own stand in the market. The turning point for AirAsia was in 2001 subsequent to its purchase by Tony Fernandes. Tony Fernandes enrolled low-cost airline experts to restructure the business model of AirAsia. He invited Connor McCarthy, formerly the director of the group operation Ryanair, to join his executive team. In the late 2001, AirAsia airline was re-launched in Malaysia as trendy, no-frills operation with three B737 aircraft as a lowfare, low-cost domestic airline. AirAsia’s simple slogan “Now Everyone Can Fly” has won the heart of customer’s. AirAsia’s profit for the second quarter (i.e.,ending 31 december 2004) was reported RM 44.4 million, which is a 323 %...
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...Glass Door Comments BlackBerry Reviews Updated Dec 11, 2013 All Employees Current Employees Only 3.4 796 reviews 57% of employees recommend this company to a friend 796 Employee Reviews Bottom of Form Review Highlights Pros: * "Great environment combined with a perfect work-life balance" in 49 reviews * "Great work environment/culture which makes it a fun place to work" in 45 reviews * "Good benefits; Good company to work for till profits started to slide off" in 36 reviews * "Lots of great people at the company, learned a lot and inspired my career in technology" in 33 reviews * "Good pay, great management, I felt like the work I was doing was important for the company" in 30 reviews Cons: * "No work life balance, limited career advancement, lack of good benefits of tech companies" in 20 reviews * "Senior management (C-Level) does no communicate down to employees well" in 27 reviews * "Poor management decision making processes - not innovative" in 18 reviews * "Upper management doesn't listen to people lower down that actually know what they're talking about" in 15 reviews * "Many bad/useless middle management built up over the years but the layoff did some clean up" in 13 reviews Reviews Dec 8, 2013 “Loved the company and the people.” Software Development Manager (Former Employee) Rolling Meadows, IL I worked at BlackBerry full-time for more than 5 years Pros – BlackBerry was a great...
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