...Flex 3: ™ A Beginner’s Guide Michele E. Davis Jon A. Phillips New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto Copyright © 2008 by The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. 0-07-160364-6 The material in this eBook also appears in the print version of this title: 0-07-154418-6. All trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. Rather than put a trademark symbol after every occurrence of a trademarked name, we use names in an editorial fashion only, and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. Where such designations appear in this book, they have been printed with initial caps. McGraw-Hill eBooks are available at special quantity discounts to use as premiums and sales promotions, or for use in corporate training programs. For more information, please contact George Hoare, Special Sales, at george_hoare@mcgraw-hill.com or (212) 904-4069. TERMS OF USE This is a copyrighted work and The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“McGraw-Hill”) and its licensors reserve all rights in and to the work. Use of this work is subject to these terms. Except as...
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... the necessities of 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’ interview. 1. Schedule preference * Permitting employees to have some choice into the times and days that they are scheduled to work. * Within this context, managers suggested two practices: a. Preference for specific days, shifts, or hours. This option allows workers to coordinate their work schedule with their off-the-job responsibilities, such as working another job, attending classes, and providing care to a loved one or fix work schedules with those of other family members. b. Preference for a set, routine schedule. This allows employees to work the same shifts or same days each week, enabling them to have predictability in their jobs. 2. Preplanned Schedule Modification This practice gives employees the opportunity to request that they not be scheduled for a particular day or shift prior to the creation of the weekly schedule. It is good for employees to request 2 weeks before. 3. Just-in-time schedule change This...
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...Join Search Browse Saved Papers Search Home page » Business and Management Flex Time In The Work Place In: Business and Management Flex Time In The Work Place Wade Dougherty ENG Composition l Persuasive Essay Flexibility – Win, Win for Employers and Workers The pace of life dictates ever changing priorities and requires acceptance, tolerance and flexibility. While a source of income is still required, the company where one is employed may not have as much influence if the career detracts significantly from the non-work related needs of the individual. Furthermore, if companies are insensitive to employee needs, and work becomes a significant source of stress, not only does worker productivity lessen but that company’s name and reputation as an employer may hinder its own ability attract necessary quality employees. Employees and employers alike are looking for ways to increase worker satisfaction. One increasingly attractive solution is the growing acceptance of a flexible work week and schedule. Prominent employers like Kraft Foods, Texas Instruments and First Tennessee Bank have implemented these changes for their workers to boost productivity while increasing job satisfaction (Forbes). Employers are also using these flex schedules as a way of attracting and retaining their employees. For example, “In 1999 only 18 companies on Fortune magazine’s list of Best Places to Work offered telecommuting. Today, 79 do (ABC News).” The definition of flexibility...
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...______________________________________ Pressure Setting: _____ cm H2O Mask Type: __________________________________________________ Mask Size: ___________________________________________________ If you have any questions concerning the system, contact: • Home Care Company: _______________________________________ • Telephone Number: _________________________________________ Telephone Number: _________________________________________ Respironics, Inc. 1001 Murry Ridge Lane Murrysville, Pennsylvania 15668-8550 USA Customer Service Telephone Number: 1-800-345-6443 (US and Canada) or 1-724-387-4000 • Health Care Professional: _____________________________________ The BiPAP® Auto M Series with Bi-Flex® system is covered by one or more of the following patents: 5,148,802; 5,313,937; 5,433,193; 5,632,269; 5,803,065; 6,029,664; 6,305,374; 6,539,940; 5,535,738; 5,794,615; 6,105,575; 6,609,517; 6,837,260; 5,645,035; 6,286,508; 6,550,478; 6,752,150; 6,615,831 5,970,975. Other patents pending. BiPAP, Whisper Swivel, Encore Pro, and Encore Pro SmartCard are trademarks of Respironics, Inc. © 2006 Respironics, Inc. and its affiliates. All rights reserved. Complete the following steps to set up your M Series device. Plug the AC power cord connector into the power supply, then plug the power cord into an electrical outlet. Plug the power supply cord connector into the device. Attach the tubing to the optional swivel and attach the...
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...IBM, i-flex bag Canara core banking project Article by Business standard * Computer maker and IT services firm IBM has won the bid to implement a core banking solution for Canara Bank. In a deal, which market sources estimate at some Rs 250 crore, IBM will implement Flexcube, supplied by i-flex solutions in some 1,000 branches of the bank. * The hardware part alone will cost Rs 100 crore, M B N Rao, Canara Bank's chairman and managing director told reporters here on Friday. The IBM - i-flex combination beat competition from multinational rival Hewlett Packard and a desi system integrator, Wipro, both of whom had offered to implement Finacle, supplied by Infosys Technologies, a senior bank official said. * IBM's services business, IBM Global Services, will do the system integration work, said Shankar Annaswamy, managing director of IBM's Indian subsidiary, IBM India Limited. * IBM will also supply all the hardware required for the project. It will build a data centre at Bangalore, where the bank is headquartered, and a disaster recovery centre at Mangalore, the official said. * It will take some eight months for i-flex to customiseFlexcube to Canara Bank's requirements. By that time one branch, at the headquarters will go live with the core banking solutions. In the next five months, 1,052 branches will be hooked up. * These branches have been chosen to account for the bulk of the bank's business. They will cover "about 83-84 per cent of our business",...
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...Organisational Behaviour FLEX TIME Case Analysis Group Members Summary of the Facts Electro Electronics was an electronic research firm established in 1948 and was based in Houston, Texas. Over time, the firm grew into a product area of electronic test instruments and commercial building control systems. Despite these changes, the firm was still involved in contract work. Mr. Fred Codova was the President of the company at this time. Due to severe traffic problems the implementation of a ‘Flex Time’ system was undertaken per suggestion from the Mayor. This implementation was said to be able to increase productivity along with a higher morale of work. President Cordova assigned the task of designing the plan and writing a memo to the Director of Personnel, Richard Sasche.The company was accustomed to the traditional work hours. The rush hour in the morning and evening period had always caused problems amongst the work force. The memo about the Flex Time plan was suggested to be posted for all employees to see. The memo informed workers about the plan and its guidelines. The Digital Display team was headed by Jim Hallora, who was the project coordinator. Jim worked at the firm for 27 years and is considered conservative with his thought and unsociable yet very argumentative whenever his mandates are criticized. He always exerts much authority over his workers.The Flex Time program is implemented and Jim disagrees and writes his own memo to be able to control...
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...should not be any maltreatment of customers. There are also ethical responsibilities that need to be taken in to consideration, as employees of that business. All businesses rely on a customer base, and that customer base is dependent on the society that we serve. The establishment that I work at is on a military instillation. With that being said, we serve single military members as well as military families. We must cater to both types of social groups. Working for a business that is on a military base, we have to know when they are being paid. This needs to be known so that we can schedule accordingly. Also the business needs to know the economy and the economic standing of the non-military that work on or near the base. This needs to be monitored so that we know when there will peaks and troughs. The management structure at Oasis Pizzeria and Sports Bar is a chain of command. We have operations supervisors, operations managers, facility managers, and a flight chief. All of which report to the squadron commander. Working on a militaty base has an endless amount of bosses. Say this because of the fact that not only do we have to work for the commander that is above us, we also have to work for all of the commanders that are on the base. In my personal opinion, this means that there are too many chiefs and never enough Indians. Everyone wants everything, and they want it all...
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...Product Overview Fitbit was founded by James Park and Eric Friedman in 2007 since then Fitbit has grown into one of the most popular wireless activity trackers. Fitbit’s mission is to inspire people to live a healthier and more active lifestyle. Fitbit Flex is “a wristband that makes fitness fashionable.” Fitbit uses wireless technology to track all-day activity such as, how many steps you have taken, the distance you have traveled, how many calories you have burned, how many minutes you were active, and a sleep monitor to tell you how long and well you slept. Fitbit Flex comes with two band sizes, small and large made from a flexible material that provides all day comfort; the bands are interchangeable and come in different colors. Fitbit currently has six different types of wireless activity trackers you can buy, along with a “wi-fi smart” scale for continuous tracking of your weight loss. Consumers can track their activity through an app that is downloadable on any smart phone to keep track of how many steps are being taken, calories in and out, and tracking what foods they consume. As well as tracking on your smart phone you can also track your activity through a dashboard online to see what your latest statistics for the day are. Industry/Business Fitbit is currently sold in over 50 countries and is being sold in over 45,000 retail outlets. “Fitbit can be synced with over 150 mobile devices and currently boasts the largest community of connected...
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...TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 5 7 13 19 23 25 Stacking 101 Cycled vs. Foundational Stacking Like An Animal Animal Supplement Stacks Way Of The Animal Stacking For Dummies Stacking Log Goals Mapping out exactly what you need to do and defining your goals in this game is a critical step towards success. This practice is integral to progress in bodybuilding and in life. It is also a must when it comes to dictating what supplements are right for you and your very specific needs. Want to get ridiculously jacked? Want to get shredded to the bone? Looking to hold onto maximal lean mass while dumping bodyfat? Prepping for a bodybuilding contest or powerlifting meet? Knowing what it is you want out of your specific protocol at any given time will go a long way toward dictating the components of your personal Animal stack. Core It all starts with the Pak. The True Original, the Animal Pak, is the ground floor basis of any legit supplement regimen. Covering your bases from a vitamin and mineral perspective prevents deficiencies and allows for a properly functioning immune system and a consistently anabolic internal environment. Not a mere multivitamin, the Pak is the original “stack” in a pack, loaded with aminos, digestive enzymes, performance optimizers and anabolic co-factors designed to address the most demanding needs of hardcore bodybuilders and strength athletes. You start your stack with the Pak and you build from there. It is your foundation today as it has been for champions for...
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...How Flexible Are Your Flexible Benefits? By: Barbra Volpe Lisa Crass Cheryl Hurt Shaun Montalvo Karla Smith Compensation and Benefits HRM 3213 Mid – Continent University Facilitator: Dana Cosby December 5, 2012 How Flexible are flexible spending plans? Only as far as the organization will allow it to bend. Flexible spending accounts (health FSA) are very common today with major health care providers and seem to be very popular with the people enrolled in these programs. These are also known as health reimbursement accounts, health savings account and the like, are components of ways for individuals to allocated funds (Wikipedia, 2011). Funds are deducted from your weekly paycheck and may be used to pay for out-of-the pocket expenses. These funds are tax deductible and “pre-tax” dollars are a benefit to people. Flexible Benefit Program What is a flexible benefit program? A flexible benefit program is a program that allows eligible employees to choose and pay for benefits such as medical insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, out-of-pocket medical expenses, child care or even adult day care. These benefits are paid for out of their pre-taxed income. One benefit for an employee who takes advantage of a flexible benefit program is that the insurance and other benefits that they contribute to are usually of a better quality than what they could purchase on their own. This is because the company that is going to supply these can get a...
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...Venezuela Infrastructure Deployment MBA 530 Management Information Systems – Ashland University Kevin Metzger 1. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this report is to describe all the work we did to implement network infrastructure in the Venezuela offices. In summary, we will present the following: - A list of activities performed to upgrade the Venezuela offices. -The infrastructure situation after the upgrade. (This is shown by separate areas, like network, desktops, printers and others.) - An outline of the next actions and future issues regarding the Venezuela Offices. - A review of lessons learned (and comments to consider in future projects in Venezuela.) 2. OFFICES OVERVIEW: Lubrizol is present in Venezuela in two cities: Caracas and Valencia. In Caracas, which is the federal district of the Venezuela, there is a sales office with three computers and only a few local printer devices. Valencia is an industrial city and has a medium-sized structure that contains an administrative staff and a storage warehouse to keep products imported from other countries. In Valencia there are about ten desktops and many local printer devices. Both places have local network infrastructure implemented. Understanding the size and complexity of these environments was the first step to plan the migration project. Picture 1 shows the building of Valencia and Picture 2 shows some products in the warehouse. ...
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...the employee. Benefits “R” Us focus’ their efforts on the small to medium size companies. With the ever changing government regulations, Benefits “R” Us handles all of the employers needs to stay in compliance. Companies are facing a more mobile and diverse workforce and to stay competitive in their marketplace, they must be able to attract and retain qualified employees while staying focused on their business. Human Resources departments are faced with numerous tasks and they must not only stay up to date and offer appealing benefit packages, but also keep up with the everyday supervision of the department and its programs. It is the constant administration of these duties which are so time consuming. The supervision of these duties are viewed as operational costs. These resources and time can be focused on more important issues. Companies are looking to outsource these administrative duties. Benefits “R” Us is the perfect solution for these companies. 4.1 Target Market Segment Strategy BENEFITS “R” US will target companies with 10 to 1000 employees. It is our goal to provide quality benefits and outstanding customer service for the small to midsize company who are often ignored in the benefits market. The outsourcing of these administrative functions is beneficial for these small companies. Companies are paying for a service and are not laden with additional operating expenses. 4.1.1 Market Needs The outsourcing of any administrative business function can really...
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...everyone. Most property management companies offer a 3%-5% annual raise each year to help compensate with inflation. RealManage promotes this plan when recruiting new employees. They promote highly competitive pay and place employees on a career path. The president of the branch informs each employee what the career path might be and a timeline is provided. tresero ( 2009), “No one size fits all incentive plan exists”. There are different plans for each employee when it comes to compensation. All hourly employees are presented with unlimited over-time and the ability to charge back all the mileage that you have while commuting back and forth to anything business related. Salary employees are presented with flex time and have the ability to not only charge back mileage but anything that is out of the scope of the contract between the homeowner’s association and the management company. The only difference is when an employee is hired on with RealManage, the compensation incentive suddenly changes. The hourly employees are not allowed to accrue over time hours once the meeting is over. So if an employee has an hour commute home, they will not be compensated for them. Managers have very limited time to use their flex time. Fridays are not allowed to be utilized as flex time even if the manager has a meeting every night of the week. The company forces the managers to bill back for things that they have not been doing in the past, when can cause the company to lose accounts. The managers...
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...use flexible work schedules as well as simultaneously affording the opportunity to advance in the company, employees, and employers gain a predisposition to profit. Human Resources are using flexibility as an organizational strategic asset. This provides a considerable competitive advantage to companies who are aware they need to adopt rapidly to market changes. A flexible organization uses a specific or a combination of available scheduling strategies. “In May 1997, more than 27 percent of all full-time wage and salary workers in the United States – about 25 million – had flexible work schedules that allowed them to vary the time they began or ended work. The proportion of workers with such schedules was up sharply from the 15 percent recorded when the data were last collected in May 1991 and from the 12.5 percent tallied in 1985. The increase in flexible work schedules was widespread across demographic groups, occupations, and industries, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor (1998, June 1)”. Flexible work arrangements originally derive from flex time that plainly means sliding time. Whereas a traditional work arrangement requires employees to work a standard nine to five work day, which as of the present time is considered a thing of the past. Usually credited to William Henning, flexible arrangements is a core phase when employees projected to be at work approximately 50% of the time, whereas the...
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...Consumer Needs and Wants Cynthia Harris BUS350 Instructor Andrea Benjamin December 21, 2015 This year I have spent a lot of money. The money I make goes to rent, bills, gas, groceries, and any other expenses. The main stores I shopped at were Dollar Tree, Wal-Mart, and Aldi’s. I also spent way too much money at restaurants such as Mattito’s and Golden Corral. Also, I noticed I eat out more than I buy groceries, which showed why I didn’t have very many product purchases. There are many products I am brand loyal to but there were a few that I tried to change since they were on sale or I just wanted to try something new. I also found that I chose more products that weren’t name brand. I think that I chose these because I was on a budget and I knew how much I wanted to spend when I was at the store. I found that the name brand products were always at least two to three dollars more than brands that weren’t name brand. I also found that some of the brands that aren’t name brand taste a lot better and you usually get more than you pay for out of the non name brand products. One of the products that I am really happy I tried was a new Keurig K-Cup coffee brand called “Cameron’s”. The box of 12 was very inexpensive only costing $4 compared to the Folgers Gourmet that I usually buy that costs around $8 with tax. So, I spent half and I feel I got better quality. I also really wanted to try this particular product because it was different than all of the other K-Cups...
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