Research in Higher Education, Vol. 48, No. 2, March 2007 (Ó 2006) DOI: 10.1007/s11162-006-9042-3 EXAMINING HERZBERG’S THEORY: Improving Job Satisfaction among Non-Academic Employees at a University Ryan E. Smerek*,† and Marvin Peterson† ................................................................................................ ................................................................................................ This study reports the results of a survey of 2700 employees in
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who released the Apple II computer in 1977 (Apple Inc…, 2015). The next product launched by Apple Inc. was The Apple Lisa which was released in 1983 and was the first computer to have a mouse and a graphical user interface (Apple Inc…, 2015). The first Macintosh computer came in 1984 however it was not successful due to the lack of market share to compete with IBM (Apple Inc…, 2015). After several years of financial losses, Steve Jobs launched a product redesign in 1997
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Introduction: In 1955 Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, California and shortly after, his unwed biological parents put him up for adoption. Paul and Clara Jobs, a middle class couple who raised him in Santa Clara County, better known as Silicon Valley, adopted him. As a result, Steve Jobs grew up in a neighborhood where he was surrounded by engineers, innovation, and exposure to the cutting edge of various electronic advancements. As a young child Jobs began to express interest in electronics
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6 JOB ANALYSIS AND DESIGN CHAPTER Overview JOB ANALYSIS AND DESIGN IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE CORNERSTONE OF HRM, AND IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT FOR LEGAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO PROMOTION AND DISCRIMINATION. This chapter clarifies the contributions made by job analysis to an organization’s HRM program and specific activities. Furthermore, the careful planning needed and the various techniques of a job analysis program are highlighted. Finally, the importance of job analysis
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African Journal of Business Management Vol.5 (8), pp. 3063-3070, 18 April 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM ISSN 1993-8233 ©2011 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper A study on occupational stress experienced by private and public banks employees in Quetta City Nadeem Malik Commerce Department University of Balochistan Pakistan. E-mail: nadeem_malik_uob@yahoo.com. Accepted 18 February, 2011 Stress is a universal element and persons from nearly every
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Journal of Service Research http://jsr.sagepub.com/ Job Characteristics and the Creativity of Frontline Service Employees Filipe Coelho and Mário Augusto Journal of Service Research 2010 13: 426 originally published online 21 May 2010 DOI: 10.1177/1094670510369379 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jsr.sagepub.com/content/13/4/426 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Center for Excellence in Service, University of Maryland Additional services
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Series Guidelines for Best Practice in the Use of Job Analysis Techniques Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Introduction Job analysis in practice Job analysis techniques The application of job analysis information: the generation of competencies Social and organisational issues Future trends in job analysis A final word Page No 1 5 6 10 12 16 17 18 19 20 21 Glossary SHL services References Further reading 1. Introduction Because job analysis is an important precursor to many Human Resource
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Planning 1. Facility Size 2. Equipment Procurement Long-term Aggregate Planning 1. Facility Utilization 2. Personnel needs 3. Subcontracting Master Schedule 1. MRP 2. Disaggregation of master plan Short-term Scheduling 1. Work center loading 2. Job sequencing Intermediate-term Intermediate-term Short-term 2 HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES PPC PRODUCTION PLANNING HIERARCHY Long-Range Capacity Planning Aggregate Planning Master Production Scheduling Production
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JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY ARTICLE NO. 31, 21–33 (1997) RP972162 Jobs, Careers, and Callings: People’s Relations to Their Work Amy Wrzesniewski University of Michigan Clark McCauley Bryn Mawr College Paul Rozin University of Pennsylvania and Barry Schwartz Swarthmore College We present evidence suggesting that most people see their work as either a Job (focus on financial rewards and necessity rather than pleasure or fulfillment; not a major positive part of life), a Career (focus on
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