Uninhibited writing: The importance of a positive writing environment in the language arts classroom
Thesis - 8 pages - Educational studies
Writing is unique from other subject areas such math, or science because it so greatly relies on the facilitation of ideas rather than the relaying of constant factual information to the students by the teacher. How writing is taught is heavily dependent on teacher values. Whether it is a...
Retention of guest with reference to reservation system used by the front office of a hotel
Tutorials/exercises - 28 pages - Business strategy
The front office department is the nerve center of any hotel. It is the first view that the guest gets of the hotel and if this place does not create an impression on the guest, then nothing will. It is this department which welcomes the guest to the hotel and arranges for all the required...
Behavior modification as the most important motivation factor in a bureaucratic organization
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
According to a Japanese proverb, “No man will find the best way to do a thing unless he loves doing it.” According to Herzberg, workers are motivated by two factors: those that give satisfaction and those that don't. The factors that satisfy include achievements, recognition,...
Nokia's corporate communications
Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy
Until the 1980s, Nokia was a Finnish company, in the 1980s Nokia was a Nordic company and in the beginning of 1990s an European company. Now, we are a global company,” declared Jorma Ollila, President and Chief Executive officer of Nokia, in 1997. Through this declaration, she emphasised...
Performance appraisal system in organizations
Thesis - 9 pages - Human resources
Appraisal of performance is widely used in society. Parents evaluate their children, teachers evaluate their students and employers evaluate their employees. However, formal evaluation of employees is believed to have been adopted for the first time during the First World War. At the instance of...
Building digital brands
Thesis - 40 pages - Services marketing
Online has always taken a back seat to offline in brand building. Yet online offers the best options for building a meaningful brand, options that didn't exist only a few years ago. Companies without a solid digital brand strategy are literally being left behind as leaders build new digital...
Knowledge, growth without scale effects, and the product life cycle
Dissertation - 260 pages - Economy general
For several reasons, knowledge cannot be treated like any other commodity. One of these reasons is the nonrivalrous nature of knowledge, which means that one person's use of certain knowledge does not diminish another person's use of the same knowledge (at the same time). This important property...
Human resources: New vistas & challenges
Dissertation - 54 pages - Human resources
Human capital is not about describing people as economic units; rather it is a way of viewing people as critical contributors to an organization's success. It can be measured and managed more effectively in coming times as and when the human resource functions evolve with emerging trends in HR....
A study on the E-Brands and case studies of Amazon.com, Boo.com & Gap
Tutorials/exercises - 57 pages - Business strategy
Over the past few years, there has been an explosion in the online world - an explosion that is also a harbinger of how business will operate in the future. Supply chains are being rethought, products and services reconfigured, and business models revamped. As such, the Internet is having a...
The role and importance of human resources department (HRD) in an organization
Thesis - 12 pages - Human resources
Ten years ago hardly any organization had HR departments or talked about it. Today it is difficult to find organizations which employ a large number of people who do not talk about HRD. In spite of this popularization of HRD in the last few years, success experience of HRD is limited to a few...
Mcdavid's International
Essay - 25 pages - Services marketing
McDavid's International was founded in 1902 as a provider of premium-quality meats prepared in accordance with the Jewish dietary laws of Kashrut. The company initially filled the needs of Jewish patrons living in New York City. In more recent decades, the company has expanded, serving Jewish...
Case Study: Issue of building good relationships with workers, creating good work environments, and threat of job lost
Essay - 3 pages - Business strategy
Healthy relationships and healthy work environments are just two components of a productive work place. This case deals with workers who felt in danger of losing their jobs because co-ops were doing almost the same job and gaining more responsibilities. Instead of trying to find some way to...
Home security and teleguard circuits
Tutorials/exercises - 49 pages - Economy general
In this project, we show how we can use the telephone as an electronics eye. With the help of a landline phone, we check and examine the position of the house automatically. In this logic, we attach some sensors with the telephone and if there is any miss-hap, the telephone is automatically...
Keeping fit as we grow older
Case study - 8 pages - Educational studies
Injuries and age lead to progressive declines in muscular strength and lean muscle mass. Evidence exists that age-related and injury related declines in muscular strength and lean mass (Feigenbaum & Pollock, 1999) can be impeded following mechanical stress on the body resulting in the form of...
Attrition analysis
Thesis - 29 pages - Human resources
The study will analyze different aspects of attrition and managing attrition in different situations. Knowledge and people form the key factors for any company in the IT industry. The success of any IT company depends on how effectively it manages knowledge and its people. Retaining knowledge and...
The importance of training and development
Thesis - 8 pages - Human resources
Every organization needs to have well trained and experienced people to perform the activities that have to be done. This is the most important aspect of Human Resource Management. It is widely known that Human Resource Management helps people to expand their capabilities and offer numerous...
Fundamentals of organization development
Presentation - 24 pages - Business strategy
Organization Development is a process of planed change that aims at enhancing the congruence between the organization, its structure, strategy people & culture. It also helps to develop creative solutions & self renewing capacity. Organization Development is a long term effort and is led and...
Nintendo Wii: Entering a new industry of simulation
Thesis - 13 pages - Business strategy
In 1975, the world is changed by the creation of the interactive television. The components are packed with a 13-inch black-and-white TV set in a futuristic-looking cabinet. In this time period, the introduction of the first arcade video game comes about. However, the public found this new...
Nursing: Preparation for mentorship
Thesis - 11 pages - Educational studies
The following discussion will look at the role of the mentor within the nursing profession and utilize my experience as an associate mentor to date to explore the issues raised. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (2007) considers a mentor as being a registered nurse who is a facilitator of a...
Strategic analysis - Yahoo case study
Case study - 13 pages - Services marketing
The underlying mission of Yahoo is to “connect people to their passions, their communities, and the world's knowledge.” To ensure this, Yahoo offers a broad and deep array of products and services to create unique and differentiated user experiences and consumer insights by...
Isokinetic strength
Case study - 8 pages - Medical studies
Injuries and age lead to progressive declines in muscular strength and lean muscle mass. Evidence exists that age-related and injury related declines in muscular strength and lean mass (Feigenbaum & Pollock, 1999) can be impeded following mechanical stress on the body resulting in the form of...
Homeostatic Mechanisms and Malfunctions Leading to Disorders
Case study - 4 pages - Biology
The internal bodily environment is made up of physiological variables such as body temperature, blood sugar levels and mineral concentrations yet organisms are required to function effectively in this wide range of conditions. Homeostasis is the ability of systems or organism to be able to...
Tewkesbury Borough - Marketing Communications
Case study - 4 pages - Management
Tewkesbury Boroughis currently characterized by dropping rates of tourism compared to the rest of the country. The rates of tourism have been declining over the last few years in the entire country. However, Tewkesbury Boroughis affected more than the rest of the country. In addition, the rates...
The principles of sports coaching
Thesis - 10 pages - Sports
The major goal of any sports coach is to maximise the potential of the individuals or performers. This unit helps you learn the roles, skills and qualities of a successful sports coach and the knowledge and responsibilities of a sports coach are covered. Historically sport coaching has...
The assessment of staff in an organization
Thesis - 5 pages - Human resources
In recent years, companies have realized the importance of staff because they represent the true wealth of the latter. Indeed, recruitment and more generally the management of human resources prove to be a major issue for businesses as it participates positively to the success of the company. It...
West Indies yacht club resort
Case study - 6 pages - Management
Since the beginning of globalization and the development of subsidiaries all over the World, the expatriate has become an element of security to protect the interests of the company abroad. However the expatriates are now facing several problems of adaptation with the external environment and the...
A closer look at Covansys with special reference to ITES sector in India
Dissertation - 100 pages - Management
Incorporated in 1985, Covansys Corporation is a global technology services company with a focus on industry-specific solutions, strategic outsourcing and integration services. It addresses the most challenging technology issues companies are facing through an onsite, offsite, offshore delivery...
The use of social norms
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
There are various advantages that a hotel and the society can have from adopting environmental programs. These advantages include the saving of energy, reducing the amount of wasteful detergent that is released to the environment and increasing the hotel chain due to the economic benefits of...
Skills in the Work Place
Essay - 7 pages - Human resources
I have had the experience of working in different industries and different-sized companies, and have to say that I know myself well enough to be able to predict my behavior under different situations with a great deal of accuracy. However, after working on this assignment, I have discovered...
Receptors and Second Messengers
Tutorials/exercises - 11 pages - Biology
Neuropeptide receptors have undergone the same process of discovery and characterization that receptors for other neurotransmitters have enjoyed. The process begins with the pharmacological characterization of the receptor's physicochemical binding properties by assessing the affinity of...
