...Wildlife Conservation Adam Burdick Bryant & Stratton College NSCI 280 Professor Wooten 10/20/2013 Human beings are considered to be the most advance species on the planet. This also makes us the most intrusive species on the planet. We effect our environment more than any other living creature. Our populations continue to grow exponentially each year and as they do we intrude on other species habitats even more. Considering we are the most advanced species it is our responsibility to ensure the safety of all other species and do what we can to shorten the endangered species list. The conservation of wildlife is an incredibly important goal that all people should take part in. “Successful species conservation has often been defined as simply the avoidance of extinction” (Redford 2011.) This is the most important goal of anyone interested in wildlife conservation. It is important for us as a species to take responsibility and make the effort to keep other species away from extinction. Wildlife conservation is not something that can only be handled by professional members of organizations. Anyone can do their part to help protect a species in need. In some cases it is as simple as refraining from harmful activities such as hunting for sport. Hunting is a major conservation concern (Selvan & Veeraswami, p11.) If people raise awareness about how hunting effects the populations of large bodied animals perhaps we can help to reduce the damage done to these...
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...Biodiversity Paper Biology as a science concerned with living organisms, said organism’s function, origin, structure, and distribution is defined through numerous subdivisions and branches. Conservation biology is a branch, which deals with certain factors threatening biodiversity as well as the preservation of genetic and biologic diversity of animal and plant species. Threatened, endangered, and extinct species are only some factors that may influence biodiversity. Any given species has to meet a certain criteria to suit the previously named terms. Conservation biologists are concerned with numerous species because of said species’ influence on the interrelation within their ecosystems, and the interruption of such ecosystem when the numbers of a certain species are drastically decreasing. Conservation biology is concerned with the maintenance of species, their genetic variation, ecosystems, and communities within such ecosystems. Biodiversity includes “The variety of life and its processes, including the variety of living organisms, the genetic difference among them, and the communities and ecosystem in which they occur” (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 2004, p. 1). Even though the term “species” is complex, and some definitions may differ slightly from others “A species is often defined as a group of individuals that actually or potentially interbreed in nature” (Berkley University, n.d., p. 1). Therefore, a species is defined as the greatest gene pool that can...
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...accomplishment. Your relentless need for achievement might not be logical. It might not even be focused. But it will always be with you. As an Achiever you must learn to live with this whisper of discontent. It does have its benefits. It brings you the energy you need to work long hours without burning out. It is the jolt you can always count on to get you started on new tasks, new challenges. It is the power supply that causes you to set the pace and define the levels of productivity for your work group. It is the theme that keeps you moving. Activator “When can we start?” This is a recurring question in your life. You are impatient for action. You may concede that analysis has its uses or that debate and discussion can occasionally yield some valuable insights, but deep down you know that only action is real. Only action can make things happen. Only action leads to performance. Once a decision is made, you cannot not act. Others may worry that “there are still some things we don’t know,” but this doesn’t seem to slow you. If the decision has been made to go across town, you know that the fastest way to get there is to go stoplight to...
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...insight on your strengths you can accelerate your improvements and gain the inside track on advancement. You need Strengths Finder 2.0! Tom Rath’s Strengths Finder 2.0 promises all that and more. The book is really the “box” for Gallup’s home grown personality test. By purchasing the book you gain access to Gallup’s Strength Finder online test. The box serves as a vessel for the access code used to take the test and provides an explanation for its results after you take it. The book is broken down in to two sections. In the first you are given the many reasons for why the test is good and the arguments for the system it uses to find your strengths. The second describes the various Themes that are given to you by the test, and the best action plans to follow in order to build your strengths. In the first part Mr....
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...author. However, they can be quoted by citing the reference. 1 Working Paper 05/07 Employee Engagement Nitin Vazirani Dean in OB and HR SIES College of Management Studies Nerul nitin@siescoms.edu Abstract Employee engagement is the level of commitment and involvement an employee has towards their organization and its values. An engaged employee is aware of business context, and works with colleagues to improve performance within the job for the benefit of the organization. It is a positive attitude held by the employees towards the organization and its values. The paper focuses on how employee engagement is an antecedent of job involvement and what should company do to make the employees engaged. The paper also looks at the Gallup 12 point questionnaire, twelve-question survey that identifies strong feelings of employee engagement and the steps which shows how to drive an engaged employee. 2 Introduction Engagement at work was conceptualized by Kahn, (1990) as the ‘harnessing of organizational members’ selves to their work roles. In engagement, people employ and express themselves physically, cognitively, and emotionally during role performances. The second related...
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... forecasting, and budgeting ("Financial Reporting", 2009). Financial reporting can aid in to reduce a cost, profitability, predict and respond to changes in the market ("Financial Reporting", 2009). Ethical standards in a healthcare organization should be guided by integrity, serves as a role model, and support a culture that provides high-quality, cost-effectiveness health care which helps the ethical behavior and practices of individuals throughout the organization ("Creating An Ethical Culture Within The Healthcare Organization", 1992-2011). It does not matter if the person is a gift shop manager or a CEO of a four star organization ethics should be the central mission and the individual should take the responsibilities of their own actions and seek different ways to integrate ethical practices and display it in the organizations culture ("Creating An Ethical Culture Within The Healthcare Organization", 1992-2011). Four Elements of Financial Management The four elements of financial management are planning,...
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...U.S. Copyright Law (title 17 of U.S. code) governs the reproduction and redistribution of copyrighted material. Downloading this document for the purpose of redistribution is prohibited. Marketers realize that emotions are important. But they’re not quite sure why—or what to do about it. by William J. McEwen Author of Married to the Brand (Gallup Press, 2005) and coauthor of the Harvard Business Review article “Inside the Mind of the Chinese Consumer” Source: Gallup Management Journal (http://gmi.gallup.com) It should come as no surprise that humans are emotional creatures. Even a casual glimpse into the nation’s driveways, liquor cabinets, and cosmetics shelves reveals that consumers make buying decisions based in part on their feelings and emotions about particular brands. And marketers have long recognized the fact that emotions play a key role when consumers are talking about—or purchasing—products in categories as disparate as those represented by brands like Mercedes, Kodak, and Louis Vuitton. Although none of this seems all that newsworthy, marketers appear to be rediscovering the power of human emotions, as evidenced by a raft of books and articles now in bookstores and on marketers’ desks. Perhaps you’ve already read Passion Branding, Emotional Branding, The Culting of Brands, or Lovemarks. Or you may have noticed that the Journal of Advertising Research recently devoted an entire issue to studies of “Emotion in Advertising.” Suddenly, it seems...
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... METHODS PROJECT ON GALLUP INTRODUCTION Gallup, Inc. is a research-based, global performance-management consulting company. Founded by George Gallup in 1935, the company became famous for its public opinion polls, which were conducted in the United States and other countries. Gallup works with major businesses and organizations around the world. In 1988, four years after George Gallup died, Selection Research (SRI) purchased the company from its heirs. SRI wanted the Gallup name to use on its polls, which gave them more credibility and higher response rates. Today the poll is used to gain visibility. Some of Gallup's key practice areas are employee engagement, customer engagement, talent management, and well-being. Gallup has nearly 40 offices in more than 20 countries. World headquarters are in Washington, D.C. Operational headquarters are in Omaha, Nebraska. Gallup's current Chairman and CEO is Jim Clifton. Gallup delivers forward-thinking research, analytics, and advice to help leaders solve their most pressing problems. Combining more than 75 years of experience with its global reach, Gallup knows more about the attitudes and behaviors of the world's constituents, employees, and customers than any other organization. Gallup consultants help private and public sector organizations boost organic growth through measurement tools, strategic advice, and education...
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...Engaged Employees = More Profits What does it mean to be engaged at work? Employee engagement is not as simple as it sounds. Many believe that employee engagement simply means having happy employees. However it is a much more complex issue than just happy employees. As Kevin Kruse points out in his article about employee engagement, “Someone might be happy at work, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are working hard, productively on behalf of the organization.” (Kruse) Employee engagement is a hot word in the business world that has recently become very important in nearly every organization. Kruse notes that employee engagement is defined as “the emotional commitment an employee has to the organization and its goals.” (Kruse) An employee can be happy at work but if they are not fully engaged they then lack the commitment to go the extra mile to help the organization succeed. A fully engaged employee is more likely to put in extra hours and or overtime to help the organization achieve its goals. An engaged employee usually believes in the goals of the organization and will try their best to make sure that they organization achieves their goals. A disengaged employee can bring down employee morale within the entire organization, as well as negatively affect the organizations profits and reputation. There are a few examples of disengaged employees and how they affect they organization in a negative way. The first example is the employee that is happy at work but still...
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...thankful to Ms. Sabina Aziz from Mindshare for her time and patience and all the media professionals who consented to our request for interview and gave their valuable time, knowledge and experience in completion of our work. Table of Contents ABSTRACT 6 CHAPTER 1 8 Introduction 8 Gallup: 9 People Meter: 10 Objectives/Aim: 11 CHAPTER 2 12 LITERATURE REVIEW 12 The Global Perspective: 12 Subcontinent Perspective (India): 17 Local Perspective (Pakistan): 19 CHAPTER 3 21 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 21 Research Design 21 Procedure 21 Measurement/Instrument Selection 21 Methodology 22 Sample 22 Software Employed 23 CHAPTER 4 24 People Meter Vs Gallup: Secondary Data Analysis 24 Gallup & People Meter Reach Comparison between Satellite & Terrestrial Channels 25 Gallup & People Meter Rating Comparison between Satellite & Terrestrial Channels 27 Gallup & People Meter Reach & Ratings Comparison for Top 10 Channels 29 Ratings Analysis of Altaf Hussain’s Speech on 9th September 2011 31 GEO NEWS ANALYSIS: 31 DUNYA NEWS ANALYSIS: 33 ARY NEWS ANALYSIS: 34 SAMAA TV ANALYSIS: 35 PTV ANALYSIS: 36 Reach Analysis of World Cup 2011 37 Gallup Vs People Meter: Primary Data Analysis 39 Media Agencies Perspective 40 Advertisers Perspective 48 Broadcasters Perspective 52 Findings of Secondary Data Analysis 59 Findings of Primary Data Analysis 61 Media Agencies 61 Advertisers 63 Broadcasters 64 CONCLUSION 65 ...
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...Professional Development Plan Marie Pierre Kaplan University Professional Development Plan My name is Marie Pierre; I am a registered nurse who just recently pass my RN board in February 2013 and now attending Kaplan online RN/BSN classes, which was my goal from the beginning of my nursing school. I do not like to procrastinate, I am the type of person who is very determine, and very persistent. So when I want achieve something, I put my mind to it then I pursue my dream, this is how I motivate myself. My family is my fortune therefore my first and utmost personal importance was always, to go back to school to achieve my goal. I graduated from Dade Medical College in November 2011 with an Associate degree in nursing, and I enjoy working as a med surge nurse. Right now I do not belong to any organization nor work in any leadership position, but my goal in the future is to become a director of nursing while continue to pursuing my goal such as the nurse practitioner. As noted by Blais and Hayes “completing a bachelor’ s degree will help me to enhance my knowledge in critical thinking, evidence- based practice, research, humanistic, communication, and leadership skills” (Blais and Hayes, 2011). Strengths and Weaknesses Strategic is one of the first strength that pinpoints me and still exhibited throughout my nursing training, I use to attain my goal and to care for my patients. Secondly as stated in the (Gallup), learner is another strength I crave for on a daily basis...
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...Richards Government 2305 On-line A Government Divided A Government Divided Based on the U.S. National Debt each American citizen contributed debt is $47,724.00. This does not mean that we are accruing debt our self this is a representative number of how much debt is comparison to all the American citizens (US Debt, 2011). According to the U.S. Social Security Office the average income for an American citizen is $41,673.83 (Social Security Administration, 2011). Although these statistics are loosely based the average is a sample. One could argue it is not accurate to the current economic standings although the debt values are. This explains why currently the approval rating for Congress is below 20% according to the new Gallup polls (Gallup, 2011). The Washington Post posted an article called, Poll: Voters say throw out entire Congress, where the writer explains that Americans are displeased by Congress and a high percentage wish they were all removed (The Washington Post, 2011). All of these statistics are pretty predictable considering the 112th Congress is filled with uncompromising members who value the census of their constituents over the importance of making good Public Policy. In addition, the loyalty is no longer focused on making good “Public Policy,” it lies with member’s political party. As a result members are unwilling to work together which leaves bills on hold and a lack of oversight. Presently, we are faced with a divided government...
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...As a financial manager three major decisions are to be made which are investment, financing, and dividend decisions (Pujari, S 2015). When decisions are made in investments financial managers carefully select fixed assets also known as capital budgeting decision or current assets in which funds will be invested by the company (Pujari, S 2015). There are factors that affect the investment and capital budgeting decisions such as cash flow of the project, return on investments, risks involved, and investment criteria. For the cash flow of the project the company invests a huge amount of funds in an investment proposal it is expected to sustain a regular amount of cash flow to meet the daily requirements (Pujari, S 2015). The amount of cash flow generated must be assessed before the company invests in a proposal. The returned investment is the most important criteria in deciding the rate of return for the investment proposal. Every investment proposal has some type of risk involved, financial managers need to calculate the risks involved and consider the proposal that has the least amount of risks (Pujari, S 2015). In investment criteria financial managers need to compare all the alternatives to help the company to decide the best proposal to invest in. Investment decisions are important they are long term decisions and are irreversible, it involves in huge amount of funds, it affects the future earning capacity of the company (Pujari, S 2015). The second important decision that...
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...team-building, performance management, workforce planning, retention, and structured coaching with employees, managers, directors, and vice-presidents. * Manage all aspects of the role-based Front Line Leader training program. Curriculum consists of 9 targeted workshops (64 total hours) taught 3 times annually in multiple states over a 4 year period * Created a strategy which increased participant attendance rates by 60% over an 18 month period * Manage the professional development training program, introducing 26 new seminars and workshops and reduced training overhead by 43% realigning existing content to business imperatives * Facilitate an average of 56 workshop and seminars annually * Introduced Individual Development Plans that tie directly the workforce engagement strategy and resulted in a...
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...According to media sources, the current political climate is intense. Many Americans are angry, “dissatisfied with the state of the country, and 64.7% believe that the country is on the wrong track.” In fact, Congress is only getting a few positive nods—about 16% to be exact—from the citizens it serves, because 61% of all voters believe that “most representatives are selling their votes.” (Gallup, 2015) In general, people in the U.S believe the wealthy and special interest groups can easily buy congressional support. The distrust of the government plays a huge part in Americans’ skepticism and panic; in search for a new president, they’re looking for someone to subside their unrest. My candidate, Bernie Sanders, hears the issues at hand and...
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