...the Scholarly Style So Different? This work paper has the main purpose to analyze an academic article on a management topic and identify the way the author represents its ideas in a scholarly style. The chosen article is “Understanding and Managing the Generational Differences in the Workplace” written by Kapoor C. and Solomon N and published in Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes journal in 2011. In order to complete the analysis, the work paper resume the article and its findings, identify its value and main purpose and analyses its writing manner from the point of view of the scholarly style requirements, in comparison with other writing styles. Summary and Findings In “Understanding and Managing the Generational Differences in the Workplace” article Kapoor and Solomon (2011) treat one of the most sensitive issues of today managers: how to understand, treat and motivate their employees in order to maximize their productivity. In doing so, the authors of the paper advise the managers to pay attention to the individuality of their employees starting from the generational differences. They identify four different generations in most of the demographic structures of the companies today: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y. Simon (as cited by Kapoor & Simon, 2011) states that “every generation is influenced by the economic, political and social events of its time” (p. 313). Thus, “each generation is shaped by its experiences, which brings a...
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...very thankful for preparing this research paper. First of all, I would like to thank my honorable faculty member Ms. Shirin Akter for all the guidelines she gave for this project and assisted me from every possible way. Next I would like to thank my parents for giving me necessary supports to complete this paper, specially my mother. Then, I must thank my friends who helped me to distribute my survey questionnaires to my respondents for several days. Finally, I should also thank my Lord, the Almighty, without whose help, none of this could have been a success. Abstract Bengali rituals in Bangladeshi weddings are the traditions and the customs which the groups of Bangladeshi people follow in the wedding ceremony. The rituals are inherited from our ancestors and we still follow the rituals in our weddings. Wedding is the one of the most important events in everyone life. As the time passes the rituals are changing day by day and there are rapid changes in the Bengali rituals took place and this is mainly because of generation. This research is concerned with the changes, importance and the significance of Bengali rituals in the Bangladeshi Wedding. My hypothesis is that generation plays quite an important role. It also looks into how the generation leads to a change in the Bengali rituals in the context of Bangladeshi Weddings In order to find out whether my hypothesis stands or not I have done some research on this issue. This research paper is based on both primary and secondary...
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...CRITIQUE PAPER IN ChE 426N The research paper is entitled “Electricity generation from synthetic substrates and cheese whey using a two chamber microbial fuel cell”. The authors are Georgia Antonopoulou, Katerina Stamatelatou, Symeon Bebelis, and Gerasimos Lyberatos from the Department of Chemical Engineering in the University of Patras in Greece. The research paper is taken from pages 10 to 15 of the Biochemical Engineering Journal, Volume 50. In this study, the possibility of electricity generation from diluted cheese whey in a two-chamber mediator-less microbial fuel cell (MFC) was investigated. The research aims to generate electricity using glucose, lactose, and cheese whey wastewater as substrates. It also aims to compare the performance of a MFC using synthetic sugars, such as glucose and lactose, to that of the same MFC when using raw wastewater, such as cheese whey, as substrate. The title of the article is appropriate and clear in such a way that readers can grasp an idea of the research by just reading it. The abstract is specific and is a representative of the article, although it takes a second look to realize that the research would involve electricity generation from synthetic substrates such as glucose and fructose, and from cheese whey. The research problem is attention-grabbing and timely since there is recently an emerging interest focused on the energy recovery from wastes. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is gaining promising interest in the research fraternity...
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...The Learning Business Research Proposal Research & Decision-Making for Business/Business Research Methods 1. Analyzing the Business Decision or Problem In this section you should in write in your own words a brief description of the business and the decision or problem that needs to be addressed. You should then describe your analysis of the decision or problem (you may use a diagram to assist in this explanation) and identify and describe the information that you would need to address it. You should finish with suggestion with a set of general research questions that you would need to answer to get this information. This section should be approximately one page in length. The activities in module 2 will assist you in completing this section. Generation Y is the demographic cohort following the Generation X with the birth dates between 1980s to the early 2000s. It is known as the most high-maintenance cohort and the fastest growing segment of the workforce. These energetic, educated and confident youngsters are often dissatisfied with their jobs and employers, which means a strong management is needed in order to bring out their potential. In an effort to attract more Gen Y’s into the accounting profession, it is important for CPA Australia to understand Gen Y’s attitudes towards work, their ideal working environment and the factors in contributing to their characteristics. The reason for the difference between Generation X and Generation Y is the dramatic change...
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...Research Proposal Proposal for Research Topic The topic that I chose to research about is how technology is affecting people and how they interact with one another. More specifically though, I want to focus on the younger generation and children, and how their engulfment in the digital world is seriously affecting their physical relationships with family and friends. Now, to focus on children, family, friends, and how they are all being affected by the new and coming digital life is a decently broad topic. So, to limit my topic I will look closely at what questions and answers I can ask in regards to each of the above areas of research, and develop a tentative thesis. The preliminary research that I’ve conducted so far includes three articles; “How our digital devices are affecting our personal relationships”, “Children, technology, problems, and preferences”, and “Kids really are different these days”. The first of the three, entitled “How our digital devices are affecting our personal relationships”, brings to attention the fact that everyone nowadays is getting really caught up in recent technologies, and it goes on to discuss how such a strong involvement in technology is negatively affecting our personal relationships. Furthermore, the article mentions how the presence of cell phones reduces many vital factors in maintaining strong relationships with friends and family, including trust, closeness, and empathy. The second article, entitled “Children, technology, problems...
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...Elementary Statistics “Effects of using You Tube to the younger generation” Abstract This research is intended to find out the effects of You Tube videos to children ages 8-12 years old. In this research you’ll see the most top videos that are watched by kids and most likely will give you an idea on how to take care of your child or siblings. Acknowledgement We would like to take this time and opportunity to thank Miss Nelda Nacion our Elementary Statistics Professor for being understanding, patient and making this semester a fun one. Dedication This is Research is dedicated to our hard working parents that continuously supports us. We also dedicate this research to one of the researchers’ siblings Miguel (12 years old) and Gabriel (8 years old), the motivation and inspiration of this research paper. Chapter I: The problem and it’s Setting Introduction This research started as an observation to a sibling of one of the researchers. The 8 year old and the twelve year old kids were greatly fond of the website www.youtube.com. The researcher observed that her siblings mimic the language and the actions of the videos they are watching. When the researcher asked the siblings as to where do they get those “lines” from, the siblings’ replied immediately “napanuood ko sa You Tube”. This lead to the group’s concern. How the website youtube.com do great influences to the new generation of children today. Let’s face it, the youth’s way of entertainment nowadays are...
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...08 Fall 08 Fall Comparison of Family Firms and Non-family Firms Comparison of Family Firms and Non-family Firms Name: Poe Ei Phyu Professor name: Dr. Alexander Pulte Course Title: Research and Writing Assignment: Research Proposal Name: Poe Ei Phyu Professor name: Dr. Alexander Pulte Course Title: Research and Writing Assignment: Research Proposal Research Proposal Comparison of Family and Non-family businesses The aims of the research This research aims to study differences in family businesses and non-family businesses. Moreover, to find the evidence, which shows differences in management systems, performances, growth and characteristics of the family and non-family firms. This research will compare the productivity of family businesses and professionally run businesses in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar has many successful family businesses. After this research, I will get the knowledge of what are the differences in family and non-family firms in Myanmar and how different is that. Background to the research I believe that there are two types of business, professionally run business and family owned businesses. A firm is classified as a family firm when a family possesses the majority of shares and non-family firms are firms that do not perceive themselves as family firms, and in which a family do not own the majority of shares. Differences between family business and non-family business are never been explained adequately. This case...
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...International Educational Foundation 1609 Terrie Drive Pittsburg, PA 15241 USA www.armaedfoundation.org Social Networks and their Impact on Records and Information Management A Research Paper by Helen Streck For ARMA International Educational Foundation Copyright 2011 ARMA International Educational Foundation ARMA INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION SOCIAL NETWORKS AND THEIR IMPACT ON RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1. Introduction Page 1 Section 2. Overview and Background of Social Networks Page 3 Section 3. Issues Influenced by the Generation Gap Page 5 Section 4. Areas of Impact to Records and Information Management Page 8 Section 5. Legal Considerations Arising with Social Networks Page 13 Section 6. Conclusion Page 15 Epilogue Page 16 About the Author Page 17 ii | P a g e Copyright 2011 ARMA International Educational Foundation ARMA INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION SOCIAL NETWORKS AND THEIR IMPACT ON RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION Social Networks are used by hundreds of millions of people around the world. Social Networks’1 impact on Records and Information Management (RIM) begins with clearly defining what we mean by a Social Network. For the purposes of this paper, a Social Network is defined as an internet-based service that allows individuals to (1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, (2) articulate...
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...To coordinate an Ageing Society and eHealth Richard Hobbs r.j.hobbs@umail.leidenuniv.nl Abstract— Scientists have done a tremendous amount of research on the subject of eHealth related to our ageing society. The main causes behind the slow adoption from ageing society to new technologies, such as smart phones and e-commerce, have been researched. There is not a main common cause amongst scientists for this slow adaptation. What are the possible main causes behind the slow adaptation for the elderly to new technology? The aim of this research was to analyse and come to the most common cause indicated by several researchers as to why the ageing society is slow to adapt to new technologies. The results were quite surprising and differed from our original argument. It was assumed that the ageing society was slow to use technology because they were complacent. A literature review of a number of mainly scientific articles on the topic of the ageing society and their slow adaptation to eHealth has been done, from this we were able to conclude that ergonomics and interface problems were the most common causes. It is important to figure out the causes of the slow adaptation to find possible market opportunities and to adjust the upcoming technologies for the ageing society. Keywords— eHealth, ageing, adaptation, elderly people, ergonomics Introduction Presently Information Technology is becoming a more dominant part of our daily routines; nearly all of what...
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...What kinds of family tree are you interested in doing. Many people want a very detailed record with dates and facts and names. Others enjoy the stories that go along with each generation. Some may have been exaggerated over the years but are still fun to hear about. Families tend to gossip, that is nothing new. Your job as family historian is to try to separate fact from fiction but still keep it interesting. You will have to acquire quite a few skills in your new position. Just the complying of all the paper work and filing it, then filling out your charts and templates to keep all your information organized. That is where sometimes is worth investing in a genealogy software program that can help you with all your research. What ever kind you end up with is entirely up to you. You should decide from the beginning of how deep you want to dig and how far back you intend to go. When it is completed, what form you want it to be in is another question. You can have it on book form, which is nice because you can leave it out for everyone to see. Of course, in the electronic age we live in, you can make it on a DVD and send out to your relatives. You can add voice and music and make a mini...
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...Bachelorhood vs. Marriage A research report on the above topic for ‘Eng 105-Advanced Composition’ course as a partial course completion requirement. Prepared for: Mr. Abdus Selim Lecturer Eng 105 Section: 6 North South University Prepared by: Safwan Dawood Shams Id# 093-0670-530 Acknowledgement I would like to express deep appreciation and thanks to all the students of North South University who helped me by sparing their valuable time and participating in the questionnaires of the survey allowing me to complete my research within the specified deadline. I would also like to thank my course instructor, Mr Abdus Selim for his valuable guidance, support, instructions and all out cooperation in writing the research paper. Abstract This research paper is on the topic “Bachelorhood vs. Marriage”. Marriage has been a usual norm through centuries. It is a bonding that binds a man and a woman towards a new relationship with the aim of sharing responsibilities, happiness and sorrows till the day they die. It has been a normal phenomenon in the society which recently has been faced by some changes from the new generation. On the other hand, bachelorhood is a state where a man/woman is not married or not in a pair bond. It includes men/women who lives independently, outside of their parents’ home and other institutional settings who are not engaged in a bond of marriage. Through this research, I wanted to find out whether the upcoming generation is in for marriage or in...
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...Shubham Surani Professor Senft Writing II 2/7/13 Database Research Step 3 1) Drew P. Cingel and S. Shyam Sundar Texting, techspeak, and tweens: The relationship between text messaging and English grammar skills New Media & Society December 2012 14: 1304-1320, first published on May 11, 2012 doi:10.1177/1461444812442927 * This article was found in the Sage database under New Media and Society. The authors are Drew P. Cingel and S. Shyam Sundar. The article was published in December 2012 * The paper states the new generations methods of learning are changing towards technological ways such as communication technologies. * What fascinated me was why the new generation cannot use proper grammar when texting or chatting. Is there a way that the educational system could adapt to the new generation’s method of learning or even differentiate between when to use bad grammar and correct grammar. * The author uses quantitative research by preforming an experiment suing 228 students. Also, the research is qualitative because the research is than analyzed to assume a new method of learning. * The author is examining 228 sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. * The author asks, “Does the increased use of text messaging engender greater reliance on such textual adaptations to the point of altering one’s sense written grammar? * Why should teaching and learning methods evolve at the same pace as technology? 2) Kristin A. Searle and Yasmin...
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...Doing Business in the 21st Century with the New Generation of Chinese Managers: A Study of Generational Shifts in Work Values in China Author(s): David A. Ralston, Carolyn P. Egri, Sally Stewart, Robert H. Terpstra and Yu Kaicheng Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 30, No. 2 (2nd Qtr., 1999), pp. 415-427 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/155320 . Accessed: 30/01/2013 16:57 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. . Palgrave Macmillan Journals is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of International Business Studies. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded on Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:57:29 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Doing the A New Business Generation in the of 21st Century with Chinese Shifts Managers: in Study of Generational Work China Values in DavidA. Ralston* UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA P. Carolyn Egri** SIMON...
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...(and thus in danger of losing its effectiveness), and is sometimes confused with the marketing concept, customer satisfaction, customer orientation etc. Even though there might be an overlap with the latter terms, this short, friendly note will define MO more precisely and set it in the context of top academic research, especially since 1990. Origins: The Marketing Concept Some highly popular textbooks claim MO is synonymous with the marketing concept. For example, one of most popular marketing texts notes in the first chapter that “the marketing concept is often referred to as ‘market orientation’”. This might have been the case till 1990, but ever since, we distinguish between the two terms. Drucker (1954) may have been one of the first theorists to suggest that creating satisfied customers was the only valid definition of business purpose. Webster (1988) summarized the marketing concept by noting that “executives must put the interests of the customer at the top of the firm’s priorities.” You may like to think of it as a kind of a philosophy, a belief, an ideal, a policy statement, or even a normative statement. Market Orientation In 1990, two seminal papers were published in the Journal of Marketing, which defined and operationalized MO by creating two scales. A scale in marketing (or for that matter in business management literature) is used to measure abstract-seeming concepts. We often say: some firms trust a particular firm. How do you measure trust? We measure...
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...VENKATESWARA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING &TECHNOLOGY R.V.S.Nagar, chittoor - 517127 Presented by: ASLAM BASHA. S, 07781A0407. Abstract: T his paper provides an insight into 4G technology. 4G is the next generation of wireless networks. 4G is a conceptual framework for a discussion point to address future needs of a universal high speed wireless network that will interface with wire line backbone network seamlessly. 4G technology provides the download speed for mobile internet connections. It provides motivation for 4G researches before 3G has not been deployed. It is impossible to predict technology developments and the evolution of latest at present. In wireless communication, mobile technology is advanced and in this system 4G is the latest at present. One of the key objectives is to follow an evolutionary path from the current 3G technologies to 4G. So that it can interoperate with the existing mobile systems by using advanced system integration technologies. Generations of evolution of 4G are cleared explained. 4G is an evolutionary path for advancing the 3G mobile technology. 4G is also represents the hope and ideas of a group of researchers. Culture and customer needs. 4G in principle will allow high-quality smooth video transmission. It gives features...
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