High Educ (2009) 58:563–584 DOI 10.1007/s10734-009-9216-y Groupwork as a form of assessment: common problems and recommended solutions W. Martin Davies Published online: 20 March 2009 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009 Abstract This paper reviews some of the literature on the use of groupwork as a form of assessment in tertiary institutions. It outlines the considerable advantages of groupwork but also its systemic associated problems. In discussing the problems, the paper
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addition, different people in senior leadership have conflicting opinions about what the real issues of the employees are. Some believe the entire problem surrounds the incentive and pay packages. Other senior leadership believes the real problem is job design and that is where the employees’ unhappiness lies.
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competitive market while developed countries can lobby for support in their bid to capture large markets. A democratic business owner in a fundamental environment will bow down to local needs at the time of recruitment but allow freedom within the workplace for ideas to flow. By the same token, a highly democratic country may have businesses that demand blind faith in the management among the employees. The researcher proceeded to conduct a survey of similar sized firms operating in USA and Iran
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dressed, in makeup, and out on stage for the next scene. Our friend is paid $2,000 per week for playing one of the cats in the show. She is expected to do a certain number of performances and a certain number of rehearsals per week. She gets paid for the job she does. The swing gets paid $2,500 per week, whether she performs 20
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A RESEARCH REPORT ON HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING A Study on Selected Organizations in Bangladesh Executive Summary This study investigates the various Human Resource Planning and Development activities and efforts that the telecom and banking industry of Bangladesh undergoes, to deal with the rapidly changing environment, which organizations face in the current globalize market place. It views differences in the strategic and coherent approach to the management of the under-covered bank
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yTHE IMPORTANCE OF PAY IN EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION: DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN WHAT PEOPLE SAY AND WHAT THEY DO Sara L. Rynes, Barry Gerhart, and Kathleen A. Minette A majority of human resources professionals appear to believe that employees are likely to overreport the importance of pay in employee surveys. However, research suggests the opposite is actually true. We review evidence showing the discrepancies between what people say and do with respect to pay. We then discuss why pay is likely to be
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The Impact of HR Focused TQM Practices on Employee Satisfaction & Loyalty in the Financial Sector of Pakistan Burhan Nawaz Butt, Aamir Daraz, Nauman Imtiaz, Junaid Jameel, Ali Raza, Zunair Akram, Tauqeer Ahmad, Farhat Abbas, Israr Khan Niazi, Javeria Mehmood, Irum Naz Department of Management Sciences, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, Pakistan Abstract: Introduction: * Research Objectives: * Financial Sector of Pakistan: Literature Review: * TQM and its Importance:
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PART II Fundamentals of Human Resource Management [12:34 14/4/2009 5298-Wilkinson-Ch09.tex] Job No: 5298 Wilkinson: The SAGE Handbook of Human Resource Management Page: 133 133–154 [12:34 14/4/2009 5298-Wilkinson-Ch09.tex] Job No: 5298 Wilkinson: The SAGE Handbook of Human Resource Management Page: 134 133–154 9 Recruitment and Selection Filip Lievens and Derek Chapman RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION Few people question that recruitment and selection are key strategic
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