educational and work experiences, I have had numerous opportunities to make significant changes to organizations with which I have been affiliated. Over the years, I have worked in culturally and economically diverse countries. In high school, I worked in Bangladesh and India. Living and working in different countries provided me with an invaluable opportunity to interact with and meet people from diverse cultural, economic, educational, occupational, political, religious, and social backgrounds. Additionally, living and working in Bangladesh and India has enabled me to gain an understanding of various cultures and also to obtain invaluable insight into the various needs and ways of thinking among different groups.
During my collegiate education at the University of Virginia, I worked in the United States and Africa. These experiences proved invaluable as they provided me with a chance to analyze and examine what countries such as Kenya and Tanzania were lacking in terms of…...

Management
discuss some of your work experiences that relate to planning and organizing, as well as some facts about the companies we study

During my service as a manager, my main role was to plan and organize several activities of the organization. In view of planning, I had to set targets that are crucial for offering directions to the activities within the organizations. Objectives and goals of any project require enough planning in order to enhance the volume of production and quality of the outcome. Whenever leaders fail to plan, they are on the path of failure since the risks in the contemporary world need proper and extensive planning. The other area where I learnt substantially as a manger is organization. In organizing the activities of the business entity, efficient and effective development strategies experience implementation. It determines the structure of the organization. Organization is vital for the process of communication…...

I learned that different people expect different things at hotels, for example, many of our British guests arrived with their own towels, while many of our North American guests were never satisfied with our air conditioning services, despite the fact that many of our local guests found the hotel to be too cold.
2. It is important to be aware of the cultures involved in one's staff. This comes into play a lot with respect to planning social events, which are important for developing staff morale. Yet, something very well intended can go the wrong way if cultural issues are not take into consideration. For example, we had many different cultures working at our hotel, which meant that we had many different dietary needs. This made planning parties very challenging with respect to choosing a menu that was appropriate for all cultures. It was important to understand which foods were…...

I believe that Marx's theory fits my work experiences. His concept of commodity fetishism applies. At work, I am made to believe that outputs are more important than me. This shows that the interest of the employer is made to be more important than the interest of the employees. In the midst of economic crisis, people are afraid to lose their jobs in the face of economic crisis that they would submit to the control of their employers or the bourgeoisie as Marx called it.

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Caldwell, C. (2008, January 27). The Way We Live Now. The New York Times. Retrieved at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/magazine/27wwln-lede-t.html

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The American Workplace - the hift to a ervice Economy. (n.d.). Retrieved January 13, 2009,…...

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He knew his father wouldn't approve.
In "What I Wouldn't Do," the narrator tells of a whole string of "drifter" jobs, which occupy her until she moves on to another. The jobs are quite different one from the other. She doesn't seem to hate these jobs, nor does she love them either. She gets what she can out of them. For example, she says, "Cleaning houses was fine, dusting the knick-knacks of the rich" and then describes a crystal bell and the sound it made. She describes herself as drifting, "an itinerant" from job to job. The word itinerant means traveling from place to place, so perhaps these jobs are in different towns. The job she liked best was working alone at night in the bakery. This job is the only one in which color is mentioned in relation to herself. She pictures the neon light in the window flashing…...

ather than being idle and receiving public benefit, individuals of working age typically prefer completing useful work. Mark P. Altieri, an associate professor of accounting at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, and Jason A. othman, (2006), an associate at Wickens, Herzer, Panza, Cook and Batista, note a number of enhancements to WOTC in the article, "Surviving Katrina: Tax breaks for victims of the costliest catastrophe in American history."
According to Altieri and othman (2006), in regard to the WOTC - general law, under IC section 51, the WOTC provides motivation for employers to hire economically disadvantaged individuals. These disadvantaged individuals include qualified ex-felons, food-stamp recipients, veterans, summer youth employees, as well as individuals who receive certain welfare benefits (Altieri & othman, ¶ 23). Altieri and othman explain that in the past, the WOTC -- Katrina was expanded to embrace individuals whose principal residence on August 28, 2005, was located in…...

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Altieri, M.P., & Rothman, J.A. (2006). Surviving Katrina: Tax breaks for victims of the costliest catastrophe in american history. Journal of Accountancy, 201(2), 58+. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from Questia database:  http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5013771777 

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  Battersby, M.E. (2009). The Memorial Day tax surprise. Metal Center News. Sackett Businesshttp://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1619413051.html 

ood indicates that "everyone has different motivations and aspirations that they wish to achieve in their life. ork-life balance is about adjustments that can be made to working patterns to enable people to combine work with the other facets of their life. Bratton and Gold (2003: 105) de-ne work-life balance as, 'the relationship between the institutional and cultural times and spaces of work and non-work in societies where income is predominantly generated and distributed through labour markets.'" (p. 388) This implicates various aspects of one's working experience, including the manner in which one's responsibility's are balanced with one's personal needs; the degree to which social needs are constructed within the workplace; and the manner in which the employer goes about providing opportunities for attendance of personal needs for employees. This definition is also underscored by the basic assumption that employee morale and work/life balance are inextricable and that, additionally,…...

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Ayree, S.; Srinivas, E.S. & Tan, H.H. (2005), Rhythms of Life: Antecedents and Outcomes of Work-Family Balance in Employed Parents. Journal of Applied Psychology, 90(1), 132-146.

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ork Satisfaction
Nothing is really work," states an old adage, "unless you would rather be doing something else."

In today's times of economic uncertainty, rapid employee turnover and more trade union disputes, the issue of worker satisfaction has become even more important. In addition to salary, many workers point to the need for a good quality of worker life. They need to feel that their personal needs are being met in their professional careers.

This paper examines factors which relate strongly to worker satisfaction. These factors include greater communication, opportunities for advancement and a sense that their work is "meaningful." In the last part, the paper also makes suggestions regarding how employers can both ensure motivation on the job and address factors that give rise to job dissatisfaction.

The question of employee satisfaction has come to gained greater attention especially in this new century. A survey commissioned by the Pitney Bowles Company in 2000…...

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Works Cited

Bodek, Norman. "The quality of work life." Industrial Engineer. March 2003. Proquest Database.

Giving employees meaningful work is the best way to keep them." New Hampshire Business Review. December 1, 2000. Proquest Database.

Greater expectations." People Management. September 11, 2003. Proquest Database.

ork Motivation Assignment
Describe the Equity Theory.

Equity theory is a theory regarding the fairness and justice of material allocation between individuals. It is where workers believe they are being rewarded accordingly or not. If he or she is over or under awarded, a notion of anguish is created. In the end, further efforts must be committed to restore appropriate worth. The theory is basically about whether or not both parties are receiving proper and just shares of deserved resources. The value of equity is determined by measuring the amount of aid and contribution between each party. However, the former does not mean fiscal or emotional, and the latter excludes investment in time and effort. The balance in the equity theory and between the two parties means as long as they both exert similar efforts, a balanced ratio has been achieved. The theory suggests and predicts that a worker or individual's incentive…...

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Experiencing the Sacred
Compare St. Teresa's experience of the spiritual marriage with both Muhammad's Night Journey and the Buddha's Enlightenment. The focus should clearly identify similarities and differences.

Teresa of Avila, Muhammad, and the Shakyamuni Buddha all had intense spiritual experiences. Their experience can all be classified as numinous and ecstatic, because they each surrendered their physical selves to experience union with a spiritual dimension. They were each subsumed by their spiritual experiences, imparting either fear or joy. Moreover, each of these individuals made a great impact on religious, philosophical, and spiritual teachings.

There are some distinct differences between these three figures, though. The obvious differences are cultural, geographic, and temporal. St. Teresa of Avila is the most modern of the three figures. She lived during the 16th century in Spain, and her upbringing was steeped in Catholicism. Muhammad lived during the 7th century CE, nearly a thousand years prior to St. Teresa.…...

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Kessler, Gary. "Experiencing the Sacred." 2008.

Pojman, Louis. "The Argument from Religious Experience." Chapter 5 in Philosophy of Religion.

Crisis administrations have one or more committed crisis phone numbers saved for basic crisis calls. In other countries, one number is utilized for all the crisis administrations. However, every crisis administration has its own defined crisis number in very few countries (Whyte, 2002).
Portrayal

In the same way as Emergency Service, firefighter experts are vital to groups everywhere in the country. They are crucial to the principal mission of any Navy. In boats, submarines, airplane and weapons of numerous sorts, risk is a characteristic part of the occupation. If it is ordinary work or continuous missions, conditions might be unpredictable and valuable lives and unreasonable gear are always at stake (egehr & Bober, 2007). As part of the emergency response group, an emergency responder will be there to forestall mishaps and to stabilize the scenario in case of an incident. No professional is obliged to wind up part of the fire…...

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McEvoy, M. (2009). Straight talk about stress: A guide for emergency responders. Quincy, Mass: National Fire Protection Association.

Regehr, C., & Bober, T. (2007). In the line of fire: Trauma in the emergency services. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Walter, a.A., Edgar, C.N., & Rutledge, M.L. (2012). First responder handbook: Fire service edition. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Learning.

Coaching management styles work best for Generation Xers, complete with prompt feedback and rewards for results (Eisner, 2005). They use a team of people to support their own personal individual efforts and bring a talent for problem-solving to the workplace (Smola & Sutton, 2002).
Generation Y looks for management that will further their professional development. This young generation performs best when working for and with those who hold the same values. As they often were involved in decisions in the home, from an early age, they often expect to have decision making capabilities in their professional lives as well. For this reason, an inclusive management style works best for this generation, with feedback on their performance. When treated professionally and given challenging work that fits their skills, Generation Y performs best (Eisner, 2005). Armour (2007) notes that like Generation X, Generation Y have high expectations of their employer and their…...

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Chen, P. & Choi, Y. 2008, "Geneartional differences in work values: A study of hospitality management," International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 595-615.

Eisner, S. Autumn 2005, "Managing Generation Y," S.A.M. Advanced Management Journal vol. 70, no. 4, p. 4.

(Consensus Decision-Making: g8-binder.emmett)
According to laboratory studies undertaken by Professors Martin Kocher and Matthias Sutter reported in the Economic Journal, it was revealed that teams definitely surpass individuals in arriving at economic decision-making. The two researchers demonstrate that the type of decision maker- an individual or a team makes a vital difference in an interactive economic environment, regardless of it being the investment and marketing strategies of companies and funds managers or the budget and monetary policy-making of governments and central banks. Small teams take efficient decisions compared to decisions taken at the individual level as they work better at processing information and better at other decision-makers choices. The mounting relevance of teams in firms, consulting and decision-making in general makes these findings very pertinent. (Teams Make Better Decisions than Individuals)

Consensus in its true sense implies fulfilling the needs of everybody. Consensus decision-making is planned to negate the responsibilities of…...

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The worker on a fast line such as a candy cane maker has little control over their environment. They must perform more like machines themselves. The welder on an auto manufacturing line may have more control over their environment. For instance they may make the welds necessary and then press a button to send the car on down the line. They control how fast the line moves. However, it is much more important for the welds to be performed correctly. If an imperfect candy cane goes out, the consequences are less serious than if a car frame is welded incorrectly. This is the different amounts of control that a worker has in the speed of production.

More experienced welders would be able to make the welds faster than inexperienced welders. However, speed is not the most important element when welding automobile frames. They must be done right, even if a few…...

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As Moore and Anderson emphasize, "Another driver is that distance education students have as much right to expect effective library services as traditional on-campus students. Therefore, services have been enhanced to ensure easy access and equitable delivery of resources and services" (p. 384).
Clearly, then, although the mission of many university libraries to provide the resources and tools students need to achieve successful academic outcomes has not changed in substantive ways in recent years, technological innovations have demanded that they transform the manner in which they achieve these missions. A survey of university librarians conducted by Moore and Anderson (2003) determined that, "y far the major thrust of the libraries surveyed was the inclusion of information literacy skills into the curriculum, either imbedded into the discipline-specific information or as assessable tests within foundation or first-year subjects" (p. 382). The provision of these types of services, Moore and Anderson suggest, may…...

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The most important thing about writing a persuasive essay is that you are not simply presenting information; you are trying to convince the reader to agree with your position.  It is also not an argumentative essay.  In a persuasive essay, it is not only permissible to use opinions and emotion, but in an argumentative essay the writer needs to rely solely on logic.  The idea that secondary or high school students should be required to do community service as a condition for graduation is one that many people have discussed.  People give many different reasons....

When writing a career plan, it is important to take into account all of the factors that could impact your career in the projected period.  You want to look at where you want to be in ten years, but, more importantly, you want to look at the steps that you are going to need to take to get there.  If you know that you will have significant personal events occurring in that time period or that you want to have occur in that time period, you want your plan to accommodate those....

My first job was a transformative experience in personal development, as it provided me with valuable skills, confidence, and a sense of responsibility that shaped me into a more mature and responsible individual. To craft a debatable thesis statement on this topic, one approach could be to focus on the potential negative aspects or challenges that can arise from a first job experience. For example, a thesis statement like "While my first job provided valuable skills and experiences, it also exposed me to the harsh realities of the workforce, leading to increased stress and disillusionment" could spark a debate on the....

Here are some potential essay topics related to career choice:

1. The importance of choosing a career path that aligns with your passion and interests.
2. The role of family and societal expectations in influencing career choices.
3. The benefits of seeking mentorship and guidance in career decision-making.
4. The impact of education and training on career opportunities and advancement.
5. The challenges and advantages of pursuing a non-traditional or unconventional career path.
6. The relationship between personal values and career choices.
7. The ways in which technology and globalization are shaping the future of work and career options.
8. The importance of work-life balance and well-being in....