Page 1 of 11 Original Research Retention factors in relation to organisational commitment in medical and information technology services Authors: Jeannette van Dyk1 Melinde Coetzee1 Affiliation: 1 Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, University of South Africa, South Africa Correspondence to: Melinde Coetzee Email: coetzm1@unisa.ac.za Postal address PO Box 392, University of South Africa 0003, South Africa Dates: Received: 17 Oct. 2011 Accepted: 19 Mar. 2012 Published: 18
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CHAPTER 1: EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH: ITS NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS THE NATURE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Educational Research: 1. is empirical 2. takes a variety of forms 3. should be valid 4. should be reliable 5. should be systematic Empirical - knowledge derived from research is based on data collected by the researcher The Systematic Process of Research 1. Identify the problem (and relevant related knowledge) 2. Review the information (via literature search) 3. Collect
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Introduction Professional presence is one of the most important characteristics of a nurse. It is a quality that makes the nursing profession special. Professional presence is a combination of characteristics and behaviors, which includes being competent, reliable, empathetic, and respectful of others. Professional Presence The foundation of mechanical or local model (Era I) is entirely based on a belief that health and illness, are solely physical in nature, where mind is merely the result of
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BADM 7020 Class Project Does The Taller Presidential Election Candidate Have an Advantage? A Statistical Analysis of Voting Bias Toward Taller Presidential Election Candidates Jared Causey Online MBA Student E.J. Ourso College of Business Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA Abstract After analyzing each presidential election in United States history, a Texas Tech University researcher concluded that a slight bias toward taller presidential candidates exists among the
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How well does biodata predict performance in the workplace? Biodata are biographical accounts of past events involving an individual’s background, including education, childhood, health and job history. To access the biodata of interviewee, interviewers usually ask factual kinds of questions about life and work experiences, as well as items involving opinions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that reflect a historical perspective (Schaffer & Lautenschlager, 1987). The individual can then be given
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CHAPTER 1: EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH: ITS NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS THE NATURE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Educational Research: 1. is empirical 2. takes a variety of forms 3. should be valid 4. should be reliable 5. should be systematic Empirical - knowledge derived from research is based on data collected by the researcher The Systematic Process of Research 1. Identify the problem (and relevant related knowledge) 2. Review the information (via literature search) 3. Collect
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Marxist literary criticism has, as the name indicates, its basis in the theories of Karl Marx and his associates. The main idea of Marxism is that “instead of making abstract affirmations about a whole group of problems such as man, knowledge, matter, and nature, he examines each problem in its dynamic relation to the others and, above all, tries to relate them to historical, social, political, and economic realities” (BO). Marx argued that the real foundation of society was the economic structure
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Internal assessment is an evaluation method that assesses employees from within a company as they progress from job to job through promotion and transfer systems (Phillips & Gully, 2015). Some internal review methods commonly used include: The nine box matrix which is a simple assessment tool that measures the past performance of an employee as well as their potential (Phillips & Gully, 2015). In addition to evaluating the employees, this method also helps the organization comprehend the general
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Our Strength Is In Our Diversity: Fact Or Fancy? Effective management of diversity is based on recognition of commonalities and awareness of differences. Role modeling behaviors of those who readily accept the differences could help alter the organizational culture, and thereby improve perfonnance outcomes. Globalization and diversity have increased the need for investigation into workplace attitudes towards diverse others. In a study of topical relevance, Strauss and Connerley (2003) explored
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History of Bangladeshi Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship Several studies on topics like entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs were done by several academicians all over the world in different countries. The issue got immense importance in the eyes of the researchers. The case of Bangladesh is also similar. After the period of British ruling when two new states India and Pakistan came, the economy of this subcontinent was backward, highly agricultural and characterized by massive poverty (Ray, 1992)
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