...the following list may appear in your actual test. You should become familiar with this list before you take the computer-based TOEFL test. Remember that when you take the test you will not have a choice of topics. You must write only on the topic that is assigned to you. People attend college or university for many different reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge). Why do you think people attend college or university? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Nowadays, food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factory near your community. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this new influence on your community. Do you support or oppose the factory? Explain your position. If you could change one important thing about your hometown, what would you change? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer. How do movies or television influence people’s behavior? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has destroyed communication among friends and family. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion...
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...us about your job and how the organization assists you | Strongly Disagree | Somewhat Disagree | Neither Agree nor Disagree | Somewhat Agree | Strongly Agree | I feel encouraged to come up with new and better ways of doing things. | | | | | | New work ways gives me a feeling of personal accomplishment. | | | | | | I have the tools and resources to do my job well. | | | | | | On my job, I have clearly defined quality goals. | | | | | | The Company does an excellent job of keeping employees informed about matters affecting us. | | | | | | When a customer is dissatisfied, I can usually correct the problem to their satisfaction. | | | | | | I understand why it is so important for (Company name) to value diversity (to recognize and respect the value of differences in race, gender, age, etc.) | | | | | | My job makes good use of my skills and abilities. | | | | | | My supervisor’s manager visibly demonstrates a commitment to quality. | | | | | | Senior managers visibly demonstrate a commitment to quality. | | | | | | How satisfied are you with the information you receive from management on what is going on in your division...
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...organization needs. Dissatisfaction also, might work as guidance for the manager to explore the need of the staff and start with it to motivate them and attract them to do better performance. Motivation drives the human beings to reach their goals and organization goals through every challenge and constraint they face in their workplace; considering it as an advantage to go ahead in the direction they have put for themselves. The need of achievement always results in a desire to do extra effort to have something done butter, and have the desire for success. Employee motivation has always been a central problem for leaders and managers. Unmotivated employees are likely to spend little or no effort in their jobs, avoid the workplace as much as possible, exit the organization if given the opportunity and produce low quality work. On the other hand, employees who feel motivated to work are likely to be persistent, creative and productive, turning out high quality work that they willingly undertake. There has been a lot of research done on motivation by many scholars, but the behaviour of groups of people to try to find out why it is that every employee of a company does not perform at their best has been comparatively unresearched. Many things can be said to answer this question; the reality is that every employee has different ways to become motivated. Employers need to get to know their employees very well...
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...PROBLEM STATEMENTS This Research is mainly dealt with knowing purchase and post purchase behaviour. This Research is focuses on product output which customer get from the product. This Research is also focus on changing preference of customers because in today’s time there are so many best option for customer for every electronic product. This Research also studies that product are reaching up to the expectation of customer or not. A electronic product company differentiate its product on different grounds. So we study that, for which qualities company is advertising, those features that product have or not. SCOPE OF THE STUDY ? This Report will help to understand the consumer behaviour towards purchasing a new Washing Machine or Refrigerator. ? It also opens the various factor which can effect the purchase decision. ? This Report provides a frame of mind of people, what are the exceptions of consumer and up to how much level these expectation met. ? This Report will be helpful for Retailers and Companies so that they can understand the consumer behaviour and can satisfy the consumer on more better manner. ? To know whether they recommend to other or not. www.allprojectreports.com OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ? To know race of celebrity in buying decisions. ? To know consumer behaviour while purchasing. ? To know what factor affect consumer behaviour. ? To know the consumer view regarding service/after sales service. ? To know various strategies...
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...UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK Master Thesis Employee Branding How do brands affect employees? Master Program: Organizational Studies Author: Luisiana Garza Jordàn 0817703 Acknowledgements I would like to thank the University of Innsbruck for the education it has provided me for the past two years. During this program I have had the opportunity to grow professionally and personally. To my colleagues for sharing knowledge and experiences… Recognition should also go out to Evalueserve, the company I worked with during my research; for the time and access to the organization in order to complete this thesis. Dr. Iain Munro, my professor and advisor, for the time, input, proofreading and recommendations. This thesis would not have been the same without his support. Ich möchte mich auch besonders bei meiner langjährigen Freundin Sigrid Granitzer bedanken, die bei Evalueserve angestellt ist. Sie war nicht nur mein Hauptkontakt zur Firma, sondern auch eine besondere Person in meinem Leben, die mich die ganzen zwei Jahre meines Studiums in Österreich begleitet hat. Für ihre Hilfe, Zuspruch und Unterstützung... Esta tesis esta dedicada especialmente a las personas más importantes de mi vida; mi familia, Papá, Mamá, Any, y José. Ustedes son mi apoyo, motivación, inspiración, y ejemplo a seguir. Esta es sólo una meta más que logramos como equipo. Sin ustedes no hubiera sido posible. Papá, papelito habla… y este es el mío. Los quiero… i Declaration in Lieu...
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...TARIQUE JAMALL BS – VIII SUBMITTED TO: MR: MANSOOR ZAKIR INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY BAHRIA UNIVERSITY, KARACHI CAMPUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We, Apsara Ali, Eymen Tatheer and Yusra Tarique Jamall would like to thank Allah Almighty for his blessings and for giving us the persistence to carry out this research study. Secondly, we would like to thank our supervisor Mr. Mansoor Zakir for guiding us throughout and for all his support and gave us opportunity to do this research which also helped us in doing a lot of research and we came to know about so many new things. Finally we would also like to thank our parents and friends who helped us a lot in finishing this research project within the limited time. Table of Contents * Acknowledgements 3 * Abstract 6 Chapter 1: Background of Research Study 7 - 12 1.1 Introduction 7 - 10 1.2 Statement of the problem 10 - 11 1.3 Importance of the project 11- 12 1.4 Hypothesis 12 1.5 Independent variable ...
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.........................................7 Agreeing .....................................................................................................................9 1. To agree with someone or something......................................................................9 2. To partly agree with someone or something ..........................................................10 3. When a group of people agree ..............................................................................10 Aim or Purpose.........................................................................................................12 1. Ways of saying what the aim or purpose of something is.......................................12 2. Words meaning aim or purpose.............................................................................13 Approximate / Exact.................................................................................................15 1. Words meaning approximately ..............................................................................15 2. Words meaning exactly .........................................................................................16 Causes ......................................................................................................................18 1. To cause something to happen..............................................................................18 2. Ways of...
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... Section Two: Literature survey 2:1 Student perceptions and the student experience 7 2:1:1 Holistic approaches 7 2:1:2 Academic preparedness and study skills 9 2:1:3 Student attitudes to feedback 11 2:1:4 Student attitudes to teaching and learning 13 2:1:5 Tutor-student relations 15 2:1:6 Accommodation and retention 16 2:2 Student Characteristics 18 2:2:1 Views of students 18 2:2:2 Student self-perceptions: skills 19 2:2:3 Student self-perceptions: workload 21 2:3 Transformation 22 2:4 Widening participation: some further issues 26 2:4:1 Non-traditional students and the student experience 26 2:4:2 Support and access to support 27 2:5 Students and motivation 28 2:5:1 Types of student motivation 28 2:5:2 Retention and motivation 29 2:5:3 Motivations for entering higher education 30 2:5:4 Goals and values (Mäkinen et al) 31 2:5:6 Motivation and satisfaction 33 2:5:7 Psychological theories of motivation 34 2:5:8 Motivation and the ‘meaning’ of work 36 2:5:9 Motivation and examinations 38 2:5:10 Capability and motivation 38 2:5:11 Motivation and effort 39 2:5:12 Strategies for building student motivation 42 2:5:13 Challenges to motivation: the ‘strategic student’ 43 2:6 Academic staff...
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...1:3:3 Interviews 6 Section Two: Literature survey 2:1 Student perceptions and the student experience 7 2:1:1 Holistic approaches 7 2:1:2 Academic preparedness and study skills 9 2:1:3 Student attitudes to feedback 11 2:1:4 Student attitudes to teaching and learning 13 2:1:5 Tutor-student relations 15 2:1:6 Accommodation and retention 16 2:2 Student Characteristics 18 2:2:1 Views of students 18 2:2:2 Student self-perceptions: skills 19 2:2:3 Student self-perceptions: workload 21 2:3 Transformation 22 2:4 Widening participation: some further issues 26 2:4:1 Non-traditional students and the student experience 26 2:4:2 Support and access to support 27 2:5 Students and motivation 28 2:5:1 Types of student motivation 28 2:5:2 Retention and motivation 29 2:5:3 Motivations for entering higher education 30 2:5:4 Goals and values (Mäkinen et al) 31 2:5:6 Motivation and satisfaction 33 2:5:7 Psychological theories of motivation 34 2:5:8 Motivation and the ‘meaning’ of work 36 2:5:9 Motivation and examinations 38 2:5:10 Capability and motivation 38 2:5:11 Motivation and effort 39 2:5:12 Strategies for building student motivation 42 2:5:13 Challenges to motivation: the ‘strategic student’ 43 2:6 Academic staff dissatisfaction...
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... Section Two: Literature survey 2:1 Student perceptions and the student experience 7 2:1:1 Holistic approaches 7 2:1:2 Academic preparedness and study skills 9 2:1:3 Student attitudes to feedback 11 2:1:4 Student attitudes to teaching and learning 13 2:1:5 Tutor-student relations 15 2:1:6 Accommodation and retention 16 2:2 Student Characteristics 18 2:2:1 Views of students 18 2:2:2 Student self-perceptions: skills 19 2:2:3 Student self-perceptions: workload 21 2:3 Transformation 22 2:4 Widening participation: some further issues 26 2:4:1 Non-traditional students and the student experience 26 2:4:2 Support and access to support 27 2:5 Students and motivation 28 2:5:1 Types of student motivation 28 2:5:2 Retention and motivation 29 2:5:3 Motivations for entering higher education 30 2:5:4 Goals and values (Mäkinen et al) 31 2:5:6 Motivation and satisfaction 33 2:5:7 Psychological theories of motivation 34 2:5:8 Motivation and the ‘meaning’ of work 36 2:5:9 Motivation and examinations 38 2:5:10 Capability and motivation 38 2:5:11 Motivation and effort 39 2:5:12 Strategies for building student motivation 42 2:5:13 Challenges to motivation: the ‘strategic student’ 43 2:6 Academic staff...
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...resource for you to use as you plan and carry out your team’s Field Application Project for this class. As described in detail below, you and your team will gather data within an organizational unit, diagnose the challenges the unit is facing, and prescribe action steps the unit can take to overcome these challenges and realize new opportunities. The process of carrying out the FAP is both challenging and rewarding. You will gain valuable knowledge and experience as you work with your team, gather and analyze data to gain an understanding of the roots of the unit’s management dynamics and tensions, and propose a course of action to enhance the unit’s effectiveness. Each year, the FAP reports and presentations are incisive, constructive, and fascinating. I look forward to talking with you about your FAP over the course of the semester and to reading about and hearing your team’s FAP findings and recommendations. CONTENTS 1. Introduction to the Field Application Project 2. Timetable / Project Requirements 3. Choosing a Site 4. Gaining Access 5. Working in Your Study Group 6. General Principles and Guidelines for Data Collection 7. Strengths and Weaknesses of Different Data-Gathering Approaches a. Archival Data b. Interviews c. “Shadowing” Job Incumbents d. Focus Group Interviews e. Surveys 8. Analyzing the Data You Collect For Your FAP 9. Writing Your FAP Report ...
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...fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Business Administration in the Department of Business Studies Management College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA) Professor: K.S Milondzo 2014 Declaration I, Raymond Nordic Sibuyi, do hereby declare that this dissertation is the result of my investigation and research and that this has no not been submitted in part or full for any degree or for any other degree to any other university. __________ __________ R.N Sibuyi Date Acknowledgements My sincere appreciation and thanks are expressed to the following persons who Contributed immensely in the completion of this study: * First and foremost, the God of St Engenas Zion Christian Church, I would not have completed this task if you were not by my side. * My parents, Solomon and Sophie Sibuyi for...
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...95819 USA ii iii Preface Copyright © 2011-14 by Bradley H. Dowden This book Logical Reasoning by Bradley H. Dowden is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. That is, you are free to share, copy, distribute, store, and transmit all or any part of the work under the following conditions: (1) Attribution You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author, namely by citing his name, the book title, and the relevant page numbers (but not in any way that suggests that the book Logical Reasoning or its author endorse you or your use of the work). (2) Noncommercial You may not use this work for commercial purposes (for example, by inserting passages into a book that is sold to students). (3) No Derivative Works You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work. An earlier version of the book was published by Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont, California USA in 1993 with ISBN number 0-534-17688-7. When Wadsworth decided no longer to print the book, they returned their publishing rights to the original author, Bradley Dowden. The current version has been significantly revised. If you would like to suggest changes to the text, the author would appreciate your writing to him at dowden@csus.edu. iv Praise Comments on the earlier 1993 edition, published by Wadsworth Publishing Company, which is owned by Cengage Learning: "There is a great deal of coherence. The chapters build on one ...
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...with a grade of _________________. ___________________ Chairman ___________________ _________________ Member Member Comprehensive Examination Grade __________ Date Taken _____________ Accepted and approved as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree in Master in Business Administration (MBA). __________________ _________________________ Date Dr. Teresita C. Arnaldo Dean, Graduate School Philippine Christian University Dasmariñas, Cavite ACKNOWLEDGEMENT A major research project like this is never the work of anyone alone. The contributions of many different people, in their different ways, have made this possible. In my daily work I have been blessed with a friendly and cheerful group of people. I would like to extend my appreciation especially to...
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...recruitment of, management of, and providing direction for the people who work in the organization. Human Resource Management can also be performed by line managers.” Human Resource Management is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, organization development, safety, wellness, benefits, employee motivation, communication, administration, and training. Human Resource Management is also a strategic and comprehensive approach to managing people and the workplace culture and environment. Effective HRM enables employees to contribute effectively and productively to the overall company direction and the accomplishment of the organization's goals and objectives. (Source: http://humanresources.about.com/od/glossaryh/f/hr_management.htm) As per the definition and also the explanation given above with regards to the Human Resource Management, there are many fundamentals in a given section as Human resource Management. The fundamentals consists would consist of Compensation & benefits, Human Resource Planning, Training & Development and also Performance appraisal. In this assignment, the topic of discussion will be based solely on the performance appraisal. The study done will be base on the fairness of the performance appraisal in the company. The company which the case study will be conducted will be on Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd. In the following topic of discussion, the background of the company will...
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