may be of use in similar research projects. Keywords Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ), motivation, self-regulation, factor analysis The Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) is a popular measurement instrument in educational psychology research. It has been used in literally hundreds of educational research projects to assess student motivation and strategy use (Duncan & McKeachie, 2005) and has gained recent, renewed attention in measurement literature
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Constructing Vision with Scenario Planning Terry R. Schumacher Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Engineering Management Dept., Terre Haute, IN 47803 USA Abstract Strategic vision is often included as an important component of leadership. Yet there is relatively little guidance offered in the management literature on how to acquire vision. This paper describes practices that facilitate scenario planning so that it becomes a process for creating shared vision. Most of the work on scenarios addresses
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personal problems and those dealing with career development. The employee counseling programs that deal with personal problems will focus on employees’ mental and physical health and deal with personal problems that might, even indirectly, affect job performance. Those that deal with career development programs will use assessment, counseling, planning, and training to help individuals make and act on career decisions within the context of the organization’s human resources plans. Each of the two approaches
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their own sustainable livelihoods. The Empowerment of Coastal Fishing Communities For Livelihood Security project aims to enable and facilitate participatory community-based fisheries co-management and sustainable human development in coastal fishing communities of selected Upazilla of Cox’s Bazar District, through awareness building, organization and empowerment of communities, promotion of alternative/additional income generating activities, facilitate improved access to productive, social and administrative
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consideration we can see that not only is China the world’s main production market but also the world’s centre for consumption. It is crucial that western businesses and managers understand how to do business in China and the issues they may face in management practice in an international and cross-cultural context. Political and regulatory considerations for doing business in China, Anti-gifting regulations in China The giving of gifts is an essential part of Chinese culture (Yang 1988). Personal
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| Acknowledgement | 3 | 2 | Executive Summary | 4 | 3 | Introduction to HR Audit | 6 | 4 | Qualitative & Quantitative Indicators for HR Audit | 8 | 5 | Types of Audit | 13 | 6 | HR Audit Process | 17 | 7 | Human Resource Management v/s Performance | 21 | 8 | Approaches to Human Resources Audit | 25 | 9 | HR Audit Tools | 30 | 10 | Checklist for HR Audit | 33 | 11 | Audit Report | 35 | 12 | Audit of HR Results | 36 | 13 | HR Audit in India | 37 | 14 | Conclusion | 40
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InterClean Company Development Plan University of Phoenix-Diamond Bar HRM/531 Human Capital Management September 19, 2010
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Sanni Kirmanen EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND WORK MOTIVATION Research in Prisma Mikkeli Bachelor’s Thesis Business Management March 2010 DESCRIPTION Date of the bachelor's thesis 15 March 2010 Author(s) Degree programme and option Anna Salanova, Sanni Kirmanen Name of the bachelor's thesis Business Management Employee Satisfaction and Work Motivation – Research in Prisma Mikkeli Abstract Human Resource Management is getting more important in the business nowadays
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The Saylor Foundation under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License without attribution as requested by the work’s original creator or licensee. Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books Saylor.org 1 Project Management in a Complex World Faster, cheaper, and better has become the mantra of not only profit-making organizations seeking to increase market share and profits but also nonprofits and governmental organizations seeking to increase their value to clients
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there. These expatriates are familiar with management theories and practices based on value orientations very different from those in India. Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's Value Orientations Framework is used to provide an overview of the different types of cultural values an expatriate manager will confront in Indian society. The impact of Indian values on various management practices, including team composition, leadership, motivation, and human resource management functions is also discussed It is hoped
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