... English which has been shown in several studies. 3. Educational realities, which will be discussed in a later section (Kachru 1991: 23). 3.3Varieties of English For the purpose of this paper, only the last four branches are important, since these distinctions are the most striking ones. According to Quirk, non-native varieties include long recognized types like Indian English, Nigerian English, East African English but also ... want to, it will not be possible to condemn hundreds of millions of speakers " in other terms the majority of English speakers all over the world - to stick to o...

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... higher pay and special perks are important too. Possibly the greatest reward is the feeling of self-worth that comes from being able to directly influence the course of events of an enterprise that adds value to the lives of others. With this power comes the responsibility for followers and the responsibility to achieve the goals of the organization. The responsibility for others in terms of their welfare, confidence, and ... Leaders should not be afraid to say " I made a mistake." Jack Welch, the exceptional CEO of General Electric for over a decade, admitted in his book Control Your D...

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... motivation, and initiative. Managers have to get to know their people and develop ways of using their differences for the benefit of the organization. The focus should be on the positive aspects of individuals, and on merging the best qualities people have to form effective teams. Managing conflict is also very important. One thing managers should ... is becoming more and more complex, diversity training will continue to be an essential element of the overall diversity strategy. Author, Kanu Kogod, in a book titled, The Workshop for Managing Diversity, identifies main sources of potenti...

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... , replicate themselves as people join and leave the organisation. If the culture of a school were for the male teaching staff to wear a shirt and tie, this would apply even if the head teacher left the school, it would be the culture of the school, that would remain, and the staff would still follow the dress code principles of the school. The most important aspect of structuring the organisation is to plan it with ... of culture types in his book Understanding Organisations these are the Power Culture, Role Culture, Task Culture and the Person Culture The first one is the POWER, CULTURE...

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... return on capital employed, operating income, project profitability, and cash flow. In the balance scorecard the financial measures play a dual role. First they identify the financial performance that is expected from the strategy that the organisation implements and secondly they provide the goals and targets which the other 3 perspectives objectives strive for. The Customer Perspective looks at the question of how do we appear to our customers? Its primary aim ... translated into tangible goals and actions and thus create value for the company. Measures were set out in each perspectiv...

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... be go under crucial and risky zone even to death. Not only health care organization but also individuals have to identify the competencies to manage the care for the patient. Advancement of Health Care Every day care centre should supervise the medical errors and they should be dedicated to improve from these errors also should take steps to enhance patient safety. They ... self-regulation, doing task timely are the necessary duties for the member of a organization. If the team of nurses has not self-regulation and they are not respectful to their professional duty they cannot bear their...

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... three to six years. This merger can be classified as Level 5 planning which is demonstrated through the use of the HR planning steps, the forcasting of labour demand, decisions made by the organization and the political-legal requirements required for the merger to take place. The Steps to HR Planning HR planning helps a manager focus on issues that are most important while ... A SWOT analysis helps to identify a company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that might affect its position in a competitive market. Below is a SWOT analysis for Restaurant Brands International....

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... staffs to share ideas and expertise, to feel as part team (Virgin 2012). In 2003, the Chief Executive of the company, Tony Collins, set out his vision for the company, which has transformed its operations till date. Virgin Trains vision involves the empowerment of staff to take responsibility and ownership of their performance, a typical components of transformational style ... According to Shaw (2007), open and prompt team communication will positively predict collaboration in teams. In addition, increased listening, prompt feedback and openness to suggestions within the team is necess...

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... organizations, professional and trade unions. While roughly translated, the practice of representing professional and managerial staff is clearly a potentially replicable model that would benefit labor relations in the United States. The conditions leading to the formation of the MHP are comparable to those in the U.S., in the sense that growing population, economic development, and overall improvement in working conditions for the working class have caused a substantial increase in professional ... occupations. The success of the MHP demonstrates that labor relations models that are co...

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... Temple's basketball court is a standard size of 94 feet by 50 feet and appeared to be more than sufficient for the number of students playing. The floor of the court gave off no glare, very few shadows, and was also shock resistant. The lighting in the courts in the afternoon did not seem sufficient, therefore could possibly cause problems when basketball is played there at night. A possible ... . However, on this day they hung loose. Curtains like these should always be tied up unless they are in use. Supervision on the basketball court was sufficient. At the time, two of the employees ...

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... can see that their employer is taking more of an interest in their needs, be it development or pay, the employee is going to give more back to the organisation and remain more committed in the longer term. This in turn works out well for the employer and creates a more dedicated and focused organisation which is better all round. Many organisations have now adopted this ... manager and employee to discuss work, development and objective issues. Rate for the Job Pay Scales Each pay scale within the business has a grading system. If an employee is not on the particular Rate for the Job' t...

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... to squeeze as much production as possible out of their workforce. This was particularly true for the piece rate systems. Gantt introduced a payment system where performance below what is called for on the individuals instruction card still qualified the person for the day-rate, but performance of all the work allocated on the card qualified the individual for a bonus. This is still true today and is widely accepted in many organisations ... . The Gantt chart is the visual display chart for which he is most famous for which is based on time rather than quantity. Another ... ...

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... are computer-based information system that provide interactive information support to managers during the decision making process. The following is the table for decision support system. Management Information System Decision Support System Decision support provided Provide information about the performance of the organization Provide information and decision support techniques to analyze specific problems or opportunities ... an organization's performance, manager must (1) change one or major of these components and (2) take into account the relationships among these interdepartment comp...

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... benefit. Some profit will of course be reinvested into the company in most cases, but the primary goal is to make money for the benefit and use of the above-mentioned persons. In contrast, the primary goal of a typical nonprofit organization is to increase the welfare and well being of the community vs. increasing the financial well being of the individual. This goal is sought after in a manner ... with large amounts of clerical data concerning clientele, mass mailings, and financial records would most likely benefit from a network of PCs which would allow the staff and management to a...

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... as being out in front on this issue. They won't, if you have to be forced by government or public opinion to embrace it as reflected by (Poole, 1997). Now for the do's of workplace diversity. First, establish your core values as an organization and use this as a foundation on which to build you diversity strategy. Once you have developed that ... essential are performance evaluations, which measure diversity competencies in an organization and reflect its commitment to diversity. An organization must track reports that show the representation of women and minorities provide executive bon...

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... strategies. Specific intervention strategies are outlined later in this paper. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts for the years between 1986 and 2000 (Braham, 1989), women will account for 51% of the growth; Hispanics, the fastest-growing minority will represent 15% of the entering workers; Blacks will represent 13%, and Asians and other minorities will ... organizational concerns that are a result of cultural diversity. An example would be that of providing English as a Second Language for the immigrant workers. Within the framework of the programs listed above,...

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... /policies/procedures Job stress Effectiveness of management/supervision Upper management, employees, and shareholders will be asking these two questions throughout the next few weeks. What is best for the company? What is best for the employees? When the merger is finally completed, the strange faces of Merger, Inc. executives take center stage as they walk around looking extremely busy and frantic ... employees. We will examine a number of ways we can enhance the company's values by using the results obtained from the surveys. The first survey was geared to examine "what motivates me- o...

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... their audit planning process, but they are not responsible for the design and effectiveness of your controls. As the title of this guide suggests, management (including the governing board) is responsible for making sure that the right controls are in place, and that they are performing as intended. The governing board's responsibilities for internal controls primarily involve oversight, authorization and ethical leadership ... to keep costs as low as possible. A common procurement control procedure is to require oral or written quotes for purchases not subject to competitive bidding. T...

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... and maintaining vision and strategy. The fourth theme in Kotter's book is communicating the change vision. Kotter discusses what causes a communication breakdown for the change vision in his book. He states that the first three phases of a transformation effort are often the contributors to problems here. Those three phases refer to the urgency rate not being high enough, having the wrong people, or guiding coalition, ... can also provide challenging assignments, which are included in the self-actualization level of Maslow's hierarchy. I think this is a fundamental plus, which can be used...

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... This means that managers do things by the book and follow company policy, while leaders follow their own intuition, which may in turn be of more benefit to the company in the long run. This is demonstrated in the case of Intuit in Reichheld's (2001) article Lead for Loyalty. Intuit's founder Scott Cook so ingrained the tenet of "treating customers right" into his ... synergy in pursuing collective goals. What then is the link between emotional intelligence and effective leaders? While IQ serves as the entry-level requirement for executive positions, "emotional intelligence is the sine q...

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... McKinsey & Co., where he teamed up with Robert H. Waterman, that provided him the funding and opportunity to do the research and write a book (In Search of Excellence) on what made companies successful. Peters" Theoretical Premises The research for In Search of Excellence set out to answer the questions as to why one company is successful while another similar company wallows in mediocrity ... (Peters and Waterman Jr., 1982). They concluded that, although all organizations strive for long-term, sustainable growth and equity, there is no sure-fire formula an organization could follow tha...

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... to include a role in economics and sociology, which provide a basis for management accounting research. As accountants use economic and sociological theories to explain management accounting practice, they may often be using theories suggested and supported by historical data. The book, "Relevance Lost: The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting" introduces the history of management accounting. The book is very well documented in that Johnson and Kaplan were ... more involved and concerned with corporate financial information. This book also explores the history of financial and manager...

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... to motivate tens of thousands of followers towards a common goal or purpose, Bill George has it. In this age of "what have you done for me lately- attitudes, perhaps the most important quality, the ability to maximize profit. Bill George has taken these qualities and fused them with his core values and forged a leadership style that is both honorable and effective. While ... grown. It was these type of dyadic relationships and mentoring techniques that spurned the employees growth. It is also these factors that display quadrant C characteristics. The chairman of Medtronic is responsible ...

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... others to participate voluntarily in an effort to reach organizational objectives. Leaders lead by example. In the course, Leadership and Business, the book explains that there is not an absolute answer to what type of trait a leader holds. However, the book does discuss some certain traits that effective leaders possess. For example, leaders have visions, responsibility, confidence, desire, integrity, good interpersonal skills, communication skills, and enthusiasm ... . In the past month JPI has re-staffed Jefferson Commons with all new management. The property manager has a vision to g...

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... and natural in these behaviours Minimal responding A minimal response by me was when Pamela talked about her colleague's inappropriate behaviour and the effect it was having on her and I offered the word 'disrespectful' to give her another word to use for the colleague's behaviour. Another I used was 'dramatic'. My understanding is that someone can reject or use this word if it fits ... overall goal of challenging "to help clients do some reality testing and invest in what they learned from this in their futures" (Eagan, 2010, pg. 211). A challenge used for Pamela was 'if...

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