work-life balance strategies: * A study using data from the 2002 National Study of the Changing Workplace implies that employees with greater access to temporal forms of flexible work options report less stress, fewer work absences, and fewer tardiness incidents (Halpern, 2005) Method This study was conducted in collaboration with a Fortune 100 retail firm. The firm operates over 6200 stores in 38 states in US. Results Six primary forms of flexible work practices were identified from managers’
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breach of duty, serious willful misconduct, conflict of interest (especially if it results in a loss of income to the employer), serious breach of company rules or practices, serious undermining of the corporate culture, chronic absenteeism or tardiness and unsatisfactory performance” (British Columbia Ministry of Labour, 2013). Should an employer choose to terminate an employee on the basis of Just cause, the burden of proof is on the responsibility of the employer. They must indicate that there
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Friendship vs. Professionalism in the Workplace By Annette Webb Dr. Rajiv Grover UNIV 4380 – Independent Study 10 August 2011 Personal Friendship vs. Professionalism in the Workplace Friendship is defined by Encarta Dictionary as a relationship between two or more people who are friends; mutually friendly feelings – the mutual feelings of trust and affection and the behavior that typify relationships between friends. Friendships are a natural part of life. Great managers, however, draw
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Motivation is the internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in a person to be continually interested and committed to a job, role or subject, or to make an effort to attain a goal (Business Dictionary, 2013). The main priority of an organization should be its people. They are the ones who help maintain the mission and the vision of the organization as well as keeping the business flowing. This paper will provide a design of an organization motivation plan, identify two methods
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CSULB Shahriar Abachi sabachi@csulb.edu Physics & Astronomy ASTR 100L ASTRONOMY LAB Sec 02: M 11:00–1:45 & Sec 06: Tu 2–4:45 OFFICE HOURS: W 2:50–3:20, 4:50–5:30 HSCI-272a COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course comprises an introduction to techniques of Astronomical measurement and analysis of Astronomical data. Emphasis will be on understanding how scientific knowledge is constructed, i.e. answering the question: how do we know about the universe? Students will perform hands-on measurements
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Opening Your New Dunkin Donuts Location Amber C. Walsh MGT330 Dr. L. Gray August 10, 2015 Opening Your New Dunkin Donuts Location Introduction What an incredible honor to be chosen to be the new Dunkin Donuts District Manager for my geographic area including five new locations. In this paper I will discuss what I believe are four major components that will make this new promotion a successful one. First of all there is job design. Next I will discuss Organizational Design. Then I will
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Abstract I recently went through a vigorous month of training here at AT&T and what I found that what is described in training is not WHATis expected of you once you are in the store. So what I will go over is what is expected of you in the training process once you return to your home store after you have spent a month on the road traveling and training. You can expect that 85% of what you were taught in training will have no effect on your everyday and ongoing training in your job. Title of
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Get up at 6:00, shower, get dressed, brush teeth, eat, catch the bus, go to school. No one wants to get up in the morning and most people would agree. The average start time for high schools in America is 8:03 which is before the recommended start time of 8:30. Why does school start early? The majority of U.S. middle and high schools start their school days too early, not letting young people get enough sleep for development and academic success. One of the reasons schools should start later is
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Motivating Students in Poverty A typical problem found in many classrooms across the United States includes motivating students who are living in a high-poverty situation. Each year, school data concerning academic progress is collected, reported, and shared at the national and local level. Schools are held accountable for progress made by students often resulting in public classification and rankings created by local media outlets. Usually, schools that are considered “underperforming” experience
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ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE ACADEMIC AND LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES Program of Study: General Education BIO 2114 Anatomy and Physiology II This course syllabus is designed to assure students high academic success. It provides relevant information, outlines the course objectives, performance objectives, varied teaching methods that will be used, evaluation criteria for the course and work ethics, warranty claims, available student support services, expected accomplishments, and specific timelines
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