Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ijhosman Does workplace fun matter? Developing a useable typology of workplace fun in a qualitative study Simon C.H. Chan ∗ Department of Management and Marketing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong a r t i c l e Keywords: Workplace fun Useable typology Qualitative study Hospitality industry i n f o a b s t r a c t A fun work environment is a positive atmosphere for organizations to attract and retain
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Women and Birth 27 (2014) 37–40 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Women and Birth journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/wombi Effect of immediate and continuous mother–infant skin-to-skin contact on breastfeeding self-efficacy of primiparous women: A randomised control trial Karimi Aghdas a, Khadivzadeh Talat b, Bagheri Sepideh c,* a Student Research Committee, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Nursing and Midwifery School, Mashhad University of Medical
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Interaction within a group .................3 b. Experiment .........................................................................4 c. Structure ............................................................................5 4. Analysis. Conformity vs. Distinctiveness.............................................5 5. Global Business Consumer Behaviour .................................................8 6. Conclusions .................................................................................9
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paradigm in software development, which promises to address some of the problem areas of traditional approaches by freeing some of its constraints. In an attempt to produce an improvised process to designing and implementation and thereby to produce qualitative deliverables, several pioneering efforts have been suggested. This paper examines two such methodologies that promote agility: eXtreme Programming and SCRUM. The process, the values and principles of the XP and SCRUM are described in detail. Crucial
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Approaches to Process Performance Modeling: A Summary from the SEI Series of Workshops on CMMI High Maturity Measurement and Analysis Robert W. Stoddard II Dennis R. Goldenson January 2010 TECHNICAL REPORT CMU/SEI-2009-TR-021 ESC-TR-2009-021 Software Engineering Measurement and Analysis Unlimited distribution subject to the copyright. http://www.sei.cmu.edu This report was prepared for the SEI Administrative Agent ESC/XPK 5 Eglin Street Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2100 The ideas
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Chapter 1 - Geography Matters: Definitions: * Human geography the study of the spatial organization of human activity and of people’s relationships with their environments * Cartography: the body of practical and theoretical knowledge about making distinctive visual representations of Earth’s surface in the form of maps * Map projection: a systematic rendering on a flat surface of the geographic coordinates of the features found on Earth’s surface * Ethnocentrism: the attitude
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Review on The Effectiveness of Brand/product Placement in Films and A Comparison between Brand Placements in Hollywood and Bollywood films Pulidindi Venugopal, Avinash Inuganti, P. Harsha Vardhan, Vedika Kashyap Abstract: The advertisements of products/brands in televisions are experiencing skipping of channel and the marketers finding it difficult to promote their brands or products, effectively. So the marketers are now finding new media to promote their products/brands. One of those media
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USAID Project CYCLE OVERVIEW SUMMARY This paper provides an overview of the Program Cycle to all USAID staff and their development partners. The overview demonstrates how the components of the Program Cycle support each other and relate to annual processes and documents. We now live in a more dynamic world, however, with new development partners, more coordination among various US Government actors, shorter execution cycles, new policies and fiscal realities, and greater appreciation for
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techniques that can be universally applied. • However, different practices (such as management) are shaped by its cultural origins, and so is management. • Also, different notions of organizations (relationships vs. tasks) and different HRM practices based on motivations of employees (intrinsic vs. extrinsic). • Good management is culturally sensitive management: best fit between people’s motivation and tasks. • Sensitivity towards invasion of foreign companies and their business ideologies and practices
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