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Of the myriad of articles that could be potentially assigned to students, my selections would center on the most practical and pragmatic aspects of project management. I'd also orient the articles more to case studies and away from the highly theoretically based, equation-centric studies of product management constraint theory and modeling. I'd want to infuse a sense of enthusiasm and insight into how project management is transforming enterprise globally and making them more competitive in the process. With criterion in mind the first article would be a study of how project management was able to completely turn around a major telecommunications network project and get it back on track and achieved in the city of Los Angeles (Imam, Dhillon, 1989). This case study brings the very pragmatic aspects of how project management theories can transform the most complex and cost-constrained projects, taking what would surely be a failed initiative and making it successful. The successful completion of the telecommunications network throughout Los Angeles in this first article shows what's possible with project management techniques and strategies applied to very complex, potentially challenging situations. In keeping with this case-based approach to showing the value of project management, the second article centers on how European Aerospace plc was able to also transform its core operations and stay competitive in turbulent markets as a result of successful project management planning, execution and continual monitoring (Quayle, 1999). What makes this second article such an excellent study for anyone looking to teach project management is the coverage of concepts, frameworks and advanced scheduling techniques while also concentrating on customer-centered growth of the business (Quayle, 1999). Staying customer-centric is another factor or variable the company had to contend with while keeping a very complex project continually moving forward. The ability to intermediate across so many factors and still emerge successful and on schedule differentiates this article from many others that are otherwise comparable from a case study standpoint (Quayle, 1999). The third article or study I would recommend is one that deals with the toughest aspect of project management, which is change management. The article, Selling Project Management to Senior Executives: The Case for Avoiding Crisis Sales (Thomas, Delisle, Jugdev, Buckle, 2002), shows just how difficult it is to make change permanent in any complex project management scenario. This article provides useful insights into how best to overcome resistance to change and keep a project moving forward. The ability of a project manager to gain consensus and keep a project moving forward is also shown, which is a critical skill for anyone teaching others how to manage projects as well. Finally, this study touches on the most critical skills that any practitioner or professor needs to have a mastery of, both in theory and practice, and that is how to get projects done with people who may not always buy into the direction and concepts, schedules and costs, of the project. Change management is very critical in project management and must be covered in this set of three articles.

Quality of care may influence employment in a number of ways. Parents may be unwilling to leave their children in a low-quality, dangerous environment or with adults who do not supply a motivating or warm environment. This may be a particular dilemma for lower-income families, who have more inadequate choices of providers. On the contrary, a secure, warm, motivating environment may persuade employment and longer hours of work.

Renaissance book review: Ivor B. Hart, The World of Leonardo da Vinci: Man of Science, Engineer and Dreamer of Flight, (New York, 1962)

This is an analysis in relation to the article in the Los Angeles Times entitled "NBA players, owners ratify collective bargaining agreement" The concept of collective bargaining is looked at in totality. The nature of the collective bargaining, the underlying causes of the dispute, the hindrances to the bargaining and how it was finally resolved.

In this paper, we are going to be discussing the Fukushima nuclear disaster. This will be accomplished by focusing on: the way this impacted the people and how they can deal with these challenges in the future. The combination of these elements will show how the government needs to improve its response in dealing with the root causes of the problems.

The proposed study will include a setting with a focus on one specific EMS unit that will participate in the CDP training program. This setting was selected because it offered a snapshot collection of data that could be valuable based on the outcome of the training provided by the CDP program. The researcher will conduct pre and post-interviews with the members of the EMS unit as they start and complete the program. One of the benefits of this style of approach is that it allows for the gathering of qualitative and quantitative data. A mixed research study design provides the researcher with hard, numerical data on feelings, thoughts, beliefs and perceptions. The organization benefits from this type of study because the organization can analyze through numerical data how its members actually perceive the training they receive. The data can help discover whether the training is effective or needs to be improved upon.

Rosie the Riveter "Over 6 million women who had never worked for wages before took jobs, married women's labor force participation doubled, and unions gained 2.2 million women in a matter of 4 years. Not all of this was achieved without resistance, however. At the outset, most male managers were reluctant to employ women in all aspects of the defense industry, citing…‘the lack of adequate toilet facilities' as an excuse for not hiring women" (Barker-Benfield, et al, 1998) Introduction After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan and the country launched a massive war effort – sending millions of men to military training camps and building factories to produce planes, tanks, military vehicles, ships, and weapons. As a result of men leaving their jobs there was a need for women to take the places of the men who had to fight the war. This paper delves into the jobs those women were assigned to, including the women who worked in factories in and around Paterson, New Jersey. This paper also focuses on other issues related to women and the war effort at home during World War II.

This paper examines the three different military retirements systems: Final Pay, High Three, and CSB/ ReDux. It looks at the qualifications and pros and cons of each system. It gives an example of retirement benefits of each system. Finally, the paper concludes with an opinion as to the best retirement system.

The aim of the study was to certain the critical care nurses' knowledge on the legal liability issues in their critical nursing care environment. This would help come up with an education programme on the same. Both descriptive and quantitative research designs were used in their right contextual situations. A convenient sampling technique was also used among the critical care nurses in some of the selected private hospitals in NYC.

In this paper, we are studying the impact that Nurse Practitioners are having in the field of health care. This is accomplished by looking at: how this is affecting accountability, quality, costs / the impact of health promotion and risk reduction. Once this takes place, is when we will discuss the changing responsibilities these individuals are playing inside primary care facilities.