...MANAGEMENT FADS Only novel, not practical HasanKazmi Many organizations are in a constant search for a simple solution that can maximize employee productivity in congruence with greater profits and happy customers. In search for the ‘quick fix’, popular administrative ideas and trends of one organization are embraced religiously by others – becoming a fad. Like fashion trends, fads also have a life cycle where it enjoys a period of fame and subsequently becomes supplanted. To figure out, a characteristic study of 2 fads, old and recent has been conducted that details performance trajectory. MBO – Management by Objective – first outlined by Peter Drucker in his book “The Practice of Management” became popular in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The process outlines setting objectives for the employees so as to get involved in their tasks; achieve targets and deliver the level best performance in a given time frame. MBO received a boost when it was declared to be an integral part of ‘The HP Way’, the widely acclaimed management style of Hewlett-Packard. At every level within Hewlett-Packard, managers had to develop objectives and integrate them with those of other managers and of the company as a whole. This was done by producing written plans showing what people needed to achieve if they were to reach those objectives. The plans were then shared with others in the corporation and coordinated. The widespread adoption and popularity of MBO was because it was antonymous of ‘management...
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...Practical Application of Knowledge Management in University Administration By Nwabueze, Akachukwu I. Nwabueze_akaino@yahoo.com/ 08032651232 (Department of Educational Management, University of Port Harcourt) Introduction Knowledge management is the explicit and systematic management of vital knowledge and its associated processes of creating, gathering, organizing, diffusion, use and exploitation. Knowledge management is concerned with the exploitation and development of the knowledge assets of an organization with a view to furthering the organization’s objectives. Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study is to critically examine the practical application of knowledge management in university administration with specific objectives to: * Ascertain the approaches to knowledge management in university administration; * Find out the challenges of knowledge management in university administration; and * Determine the benefits of knowledge management to university administration. Approaches to Knowledge Management * organization of seminars, * inaugural lectures, * conferences, workshops, * cooperative and collaborative learning, * online social networking and * project/capacity building. Challenges to Knowledge Management in University Administration * knowledge capturing and updating, * setting up a knowledge approach, * mobilizing a knowledge network, * change management implications, * keeping up with new technologies...
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...International Project Management - a practical case study by Lukas Hufnagel I.Table of Content 1. Introduction 3 2. Project framework 3 3. Project Timeline & Phases of the project 5 3.1 Introduction Phase 5 3.1.1 Stakeholder analysis 7 3.1.2 Action plan 10 3.2 Research & Preparation Phase 11 3.3 Action & Evaluation Phase 13 3.4 Review Phase 14 4. Project manager skills 15 5. Lessons learned 17 II. Reference List 19 III. Appendix 19 Exhibit 1: ‘Campus Live – Infoveranstaltung für Unternehmen’ 19 Exhibit 2: Draft questionnaire ‘Bewerbungsvorlieben’ 20 Exhibit 3: Info letter for student assistants 21 Exhibit 4: Questionnaire ‘Fragebogen Jobbörse 2013’ 22 Exhibit 5: Presentation ‘PPT Jobbörse’ 24 Exhibit 6: Poster ‘T-shirt raffle’ 25 2 1. Introduction On April 23rd of this year the annual job fair ‘firstcontact’ was held at the Stadthalle Deggendorf. Over 150 firms used this opportunity to present themselves to the students of Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences(First Contact e.V., 2013). This job fair is the chance for the students to get in contact with company representatives and inform themselves about job opportunities, trainee programs and much more for the life after their graduation. The fair is organised by the student’s club First Contact e.V. of Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences. Back in March of this year, at the beginning of the summer term, I applied for a job as a student assistant for the career service at HDU Deggendorf. I was hired shortly...
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...Training Management 809F0023 Developed by: Maneuver COE, DOTD, TDD for Maneuver SLC Last updated on 05 MAR 2010 Slide 1 Reference • Field Manual (FM) 7-0 (Dec 2008) Training for Full Spectrum Operations, establishes the Army’s keystone doctrine for training • Field Manuel (FM) 7-1 Battle Focused Training (RESCINDED 1 JUL 09) Slide 2 The Role of Training SPECTRUM SPECTRUM OF CONFLICT Increasing Violence Stable Peace Unstable Peace General War Insurgency OPERATIONAL THEMES FULL SPECTRUM OPERATIONS Offense Offense Stability Stability Defense Defense Offense Stability Defense Offense Stability Defense Aim point for Army training and leader development Slide 3 Meeting the Challenges • Challenges: – Where Army forces will operate? – What the mission will be? • Core METLs or CMETLs Slide 4 Change in Mindset • Step one – Cdr to Cdr dialog to discuss: – Training condition & corresponding – – – resources Proportion of efforts (Offense, defense, stability, and civil support) Risk to readiness Training focus to prepare for directed mission Slide 5 Change in Mindset (cont) • Step two - Training briefing during which the senior commander enters into a “contract” with subordinate commanders addressing: – Task to be trained – Training conditions – Risk associated with training – Resource requirements Slide 6 Stability Tasks • Provide essential services and...
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...Bryce Parker Mrs. Smith English 103-5008 2/18/2016 Timeless What if you could stop time, what would you do? Would you read more books, catch up on television shows, explore the world, contemplate the existence of life or perhaps be deviant? Two groups of people who, I think, would like to experience timelessness are artists and gamers, of which I am both. Not only for the practical reasons of getting things done, but for the quality of the experience each work of art or video game can give. I have a considerable library of games across multiple systems. However, I don't have nearly enough time to play them all, especially in a world where newer games are coming out each day. I have thought of a number of times I wish I had a device like the “Hyperbolic Time Chamber” from the anime series Dragon Ball; which would allow the one that entered it to experience a whole years’ time within the span of a single day. Granted the characters of the series used it to train themselves to fight their newest threat. My purpose would be different, it would give me the time to get though the games I either; found boring at the time, something new came out or have yet to play. Another reason, is to experience full immersion. To be totally entranced within the game, where the world around seems to disappear and the player feels a part of the game; as if they are standing next to the player controlled character or even are the character. Something similar I can compare it to is; when...
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...Question 1 King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes, established in 1899 with over a century’s worth of history brags about their top notch facilities, professional health consultants and nursing staff, zero occurrence of hospital-acquired MRSA infections and of course, its connection with the royal family (Standards 2013). However, the hospital came face to face with a major crisis when Mel Greig and Michael Christian, hosts of commercial radio station 2Day FM made a prank call to acquire confidential information of one of its patron at the time, Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton. The suicide of Jacintha Saldanha surfaced three days after being the first person to receive the hoax phone call before passing it to the duchess’ private nurse. This essay aims to highlight the ethical implications involved in this case study, the PR strategies taken by the radio station and whether the actions taken are appropriate in regards to the death of the British nurse. When the Jacintha’s case of suicide arose, the ultimate question was: Why did she turn to suicide? Despite previous records of Jacintha’s suicide attempts (Taher 2012), it was reported that she had no signs of mental frailness at the time of her work shift before she received the prank call (Sykes 2012). While it remains unclear if the hoax call drove Jacintha suicidal, it may have acted as a catalyst (Baker 2012) since a note containing expression of anger addressed to the two radio hosts was found after Jacintha’s death...
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...situation that prevails on our planet all the time and it does not make the headlines (Singer 160).” Yes, the factors listed are tough to combat; therefore, the issue of poverty should be taken more seriously. The constant debate between the rich and the poor are leaving many nauseated on an ethical roller coaster. Much of the Nation and the World are succumbing to poverty like a deadly plague devouring everything in sight. Poverty is a very serious problem; therefore, steps should be taken immediately to do more than what's being done. One necessary and extremely important step is to address some of the causes. When trying to uncover some causes of something of this magnitude, many factors need to be considered. In his book Practical Ethics, Peter Singer addresses the issue of Relative...
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...happiness, according to Aristotle is through reason. Aristotle starts off by saying that what makes humans unique from other animals is our ability to reason. It is through reason that we can become more like the “Gods” and come closer to living Aristotle’s view of the good life. Aristotle separates reason into two distinct categories: practical reason and theoretical reason. Practical reason can be thought of as the ability, through contemplation, to decide what one ought to do. Theoretical reason, on the other hand, can be viewed as reasoning that is directed at answering questions that are, coincidentally enough, theoretical. By theoretical I mean questions that are concerned with explaining and predicting what is going on around us. Going back to Aristotle’s assertion that reason is what separates us from lower beings, we can see that he is probably referring more to theoretical reason as opposed to practical reason. Any animal can exercise practical reason in determining what to do to survive, but can an animal reason theoretically? Aristotle says no and that is what separates human beings from animals. It is through reason, both practical and theoretical, that we develop virtue. According to Aristotle, virtue is the next step towards eudaimonia and it is developed through the exercise of reason. Just like with reason, Aristotle separates virtue into two categories. The first form of virtue is moral virtue. Moral virtue is excellence in...
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...Nursing Informative Essay Imagine just for a minute being in a hospital. Have you ever wondered who is always taking care of different patients almost at the same time? Or how it is possible that medicine is so advanced compared to years before? I have the answer. The nurse is the person in charge of taking care of patients, and medicine is so advanced thanks to the technology we have nowadays. I chose to be a Registered Nurse (RN), but I know is not an easy job because they have to perform different job duties. Not everyone can become a nurse, in fact, to be one, you need some requisites first. Afterward, medicine has become improved because of the advances we have on technology. When people choose Registered Nursed (R.N.) as their career they have to perform various job obligations. According to a website called “Monster” registered nurses have to “provide direct patient care and report any changes in patient status to the doctor treating the patient”. The nurse also “needs to keep in contact with the patient to let the patient know he is in good hands and good care”. In addition to that, the doctor always “needs to be informed about any change in the patient’s health” so he knows what medicines give the patient to become healthy again. Additionally, the same website also addresses that “they also need to update the condition of the patient to their family members and about the trainings, medicines and precautions that the patient needs to take as per plan of care...
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...projected to grow rapidly in many years to come. When a person decides to obtain a health care position they are able to literally live anywhere and still be able to find a job. There are numerous options of working anytime that fits into the daily routine of a person’s schedule. Also, the choice of deciding whether or not to work alone or work on team, depending on which path is chosen. I have had the pleasure in interview a licensed practical nurse name Rosa Witcher. A licensed practical nurse, LPN, is, “a member of the medical profession that does their duties taking care of patients while under the management of registered nurses or doctors. The LPN does what is considered essential care, which means they help patients to eat, dress, walk, take a bath, comb their hair, etc. They may also give them their medicines, take their temperature or other vital signs, and do other similar duties.” ("What Is A Licensed Practical Nurse (lpn)?", 2013). Rosa Witcher is not only a respected LPN, but she is also my mother. Rosa has been a licensed practical nurse for over 25 years. The choice to become a LPN was certain for her when she was 12 years old. At the young age of 12, her grandmother suffered a massive heart attack in her arms. Her grandmother complain of chest pain and fell off of their bed and later passed away. Rosa was so frustrated that she was not able to help her grandmother that she decided she would become a nurse and help others in need. While Rosa was in high school...
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...RN-BSN Capstone Proposal The Attitudes and Barriers of Nurses towards Pressure Ulcers in Long Term Care Facilities that Hinders Prevention & Treatment Takoya Walker College of Costal Georgia Introduction and Background Pressure ulcers (PUs) have post a problem to healthcare for thousands of years. Since at least the 1980s, pressure ulcers have been considered a result of poor quality of care (Lyder & Ayello, 2012). In response to the Institute of Medicine’s landmark report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the National Quality Forum designated hospital-acquired Stage III or Stage IV PUs as “never events” (considered avoidable health care incidents) (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [AHRQ], 2012). Since 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services no longer reimburse providers for treatment of facility acquired Stage III or Stage IV PUs. Populations at risk for PU development include older adults, patients with dementia, and any person with conditions of immobility (Ratliff, Tomaselli, & The Guideline Task Force, 2010). Because an older adult is more likely than a younger person to have impaired mobility and co-morbid health conditions, elders are especially vulnerable for PU development. This is of particular concern given the large population of these individuals in our nursing home facilities. In 1992, the AHRQ developed early guidelines for preventing pressure ulcers. In general, prevention guidelines...
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...Merrell a Licensed Practical Nurse for 9 years and enjoys everything about the job. Mrs. Merrell work at a state prison in a 21 bed infirmary as a Licensed Practical Nurse. The infirmary is designed to house inmates with acute illnesses as well as inmates who have returned from hospitals for more serious illnesses. Licensed Practical Nurses will conduct routine checks of these inmates or a daily basis. To become a Licensed Practical Nurse one must attain a high school diploma, and have completed and passed a nursing program with a Practical Nursing Diploma. Once the diploma is obtained the student must apply to the state licensing department and pass the state test. The student must also pass a physical and criminal background check. They should also have the love and passion for this profession. The Licensed Practical Nurse must perform duties that are within her/his scope of practice. The duties include, but are not limited to management of acute illnesses and injuries; treat medical problems; perform physical assessments and perform EKGs. The Practical Nurse must review that care of the patient with the physicians. The Practical Nurse can order prescriptions for all medications and medical devices. Prior to order medications the Practical Nurse must consult with the physician and prescriptions may not exceed 30 days. The primary responsibilities for the Licensed Practical Nurse are taking a detailed medical history and completing physical exams. The Practical Nurse provides...
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...reading fictional and nonfictional books, and spending time with my family. I have a dog name Nahla, who a blue pit-bull. She is lovable and friendly. My husband and I have been married for 21 years and have 2 children, ages 16 and 22. I attended Alabama A&M University before, returning to Cleveland to pursue a career in the healthcare industry. I started as an EMT and then transitioned into the LPN program at Central School of Practical Nursing, graduated 1994. After, 4 years practicing as a LPN. I attended Excelsior College and graduated with an associate degree in nursing. Working in various areas of nursing, I come to realize continuing my education would open additional doors within the healthcare industry. I continued my journey, by enrolling at Indiana Wesleyan University. I completed my bachelors of nursing December 2010. I worked agency throughout my career. Agency allowed me to work and experience various areas of nursing; home care, medical surgical nursing, PACU, ambulatory surgery, clinical instructor, intensive care, and case management. Currently, I work as a clinical liaison for long term acute care facility, marketing being the primary focus. Marketing to physicians, case managers, social workers,...
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...Running Head: ANALYSIS AND IMPLICATIONS Analysis and Implications of Practice: Quantitative Research Analysis and Implications of Practice: Quantitative Research Why are Nurses Leaving? Findings From an Initial Qualitative Study on Nursing Attrition Carol Isaac MacKusic and Ptlene Minick Introduction/Purpose As the population ages and chronic disease runs rampant, the need for bedside nurses grows. MacKusick and Minic (2010) further tackle the nursing shortage in Why are Nurses Leaving? Findings from an Initial Qualitative Study on Nurse Attrition. The purpose of this study is clearly stated, “to understand the factors influencing the decision of registered nurses (RN’s) to leave clinical nursing” (p. 335). This purpose statement clearly states and highlights its importance to the nursing practice. Interviews were conducted to find out what factors influenced the decisions of the RN’s to leave clinical nursing. The introduction of this study gave a great summation of the entire article which pulled the reader in. Review of Literature In reviewing the article, it was discovered that the authors did a thorough search of bedside RN’s leaving the nursing practice and found that very limited data was available regarding nursing attrition. Their search began with “GoogleScholar and was narrowed to include CINAHL, Medline, PsychINFO, and LexisNexis MacKusic and Minic” (2010 p.335). MacKusic and Minic (2010) found the data search for this topic ended in 2007 when the...
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...serve others in my community. There are many different types of environments in which a registered nurse can work. A registered nurse, regardless of their work setting, treat patients, educate patients and the public about various medical conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and family members…record patients’ medical histories and symptoms, help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical machinery, and help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.(www.bls/oco/ocos083.htm) Some may work to help promote general health. They may also run general screenings and immunization clinics, blood drives, and public seminars on various conditions. Some may even provide direction to licensed practical nurses (LPN) and nursing aids regarding patient care. (www.bls/oco/ocos083.htm) Their specific work various from one registered nurse to another. There are generally four ways to specialize as a registered nurse. One way to specialize is they may work in a particular setting or type of treatment. Others may specialize in specific health conditions. A third way they specialize is they may work with one or more organs or body systems. The fourth and final way they specialize is they work with a well-defined population. Registered nurses may even combine their specialities. Their opportunities for specialization are extensive and are often determined on the job. If you are a RN who specializes in a particular work...
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