different from management functions. My story begins with a friend of mine who left floor nursing and took on a job as a Research Nurse. Every time I would run across her, she would tell me what a great job she had and all the traveling and benefits of the job. Of course I thought someday I would find that perfect job also working 9 to 5 and no weekends and holidays. No more lifting heavy
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and although it was home to many ethnic groups and races. There was a definite lack of melting because most groups lived quite segregated. I can remember thinking to myself when I moved south to North Carolina that I would likely encounter racism. My time of eight years spent here has rendered those thoughts to be true. I am older and wise enough to know that the location of a person bears no weight in the content of his or her character. In my apartment building there are people who look like me as
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Thomas E Griffin) Submitted by: (Stevenson Saby, Kristopher Thomas, Echo Dong, & Momoco Xie) (ss3304@nova.edu) (Cell 561-386-0597) Date of Submission: August 6, 2014 Title of Assignment: CASE STUDY SUNSET GRILL CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: We certify that we are the authors of this paper and that any assistance we received in its preparation is fully acknowledge and disclosed in the paper. We have also cited any sources from which
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research proposal With the recent expansion of the company and the subsequent increase in the workforce that this brings, we have seen an upsurge in the amount of staff who are requesting Paternity Leave (PL). Paternity Leave is additional to holiday leave and therefore requires line managers to plan for additional staff absences. This planning will also aid the Senior Management Team (SMT) to understand any business impacts that this will have when forecasting project delivery dates. The right
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Types of Contingent Workers: There is much discussion in the literature about just how the term contingent worker should be defined. Following are descriptions of common contingent worker categories. Temporary employees: Temporary employees, or temps, generally work for temporary employment agencies that place workers in companies for short-term assignments. While most temporary employees earn less than their full-time counterparts and do not receive benefits, that has changed for some job specialties
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DUBAI Bygone are days when only the rich explored the realms and secrets the world has to offer; or days when expectations were simple. There was a time when people were dependent for a holiday on various other elements. Now, with one click on the internet, you can choose from the places within your budget, read hotel reviews and plan holiday as per your comfort. Globalization has resulted in options galore, be it entertainment, shopping or sightseeing, followed by global business expansion and
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Journal of Case Research in Business and Economics Google: searching for value Ronald Kuntze The University of Tampa Erika Matulich The University of Tampa ABSTRACT Google is a company well known for providing a unique work environment for employees that provides plenty of benefits. However, these benefits come at a significantly higher cost structure. Are these costs worth it? How does providing value to the employee also provide value to the firm and to the customer? Can employee value
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CASE 21 The Not-So-Wonderful World of BONJOUR, MICKEY! In April 1992, EuroDisney SCA opened its doors to European visitors. Located by the river Marne some 20 miles east of Paris, it was designed to be the biggest and most lavish theme park that Walt Disney Company (Disney) had built to date—bigger than Disneyland in Anaheim, California; Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida; and Tokyo Disneyland in Japan. Much to Disney management’s surprise, Europeans failed to “go goofy” over Mickey, unlike their
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They are usually executed during the holidays where people can tend to over enjoy themselves on wine and alcohol. We really do not think much about these checkpoints, unless we happen to be the person pulled over for driving under the influence, but where does DUI checkpoints fit in with the
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CHAPTER 13 Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sustainable Development in Africa: Case Study on Kenya Davis Wekesa Barasa INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVES Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) is currently drawing special attention of many researchers, institutions of higher learning, pharmaceutical organisations, governments, Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) etc. than it did just a decade ago. Recently, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has recognised the applications of traditional knowledge
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