...Policy Topic Search and Selection HCS/455 Health Care Policy: The Past And The Future December 6, 2010 Stephen T. Gregoire Policy Topic Search and Selection The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law on March 23rd, 2010. This law enacts several measures that change the heart of the health care system here in the U.S. This new law encompasses different aspects of the health care industry and will take effect over the next four years. Some provisions of this act are as follows: It makes insurance more affordable by providing the largest middle class tax cut for health care in history It sets up a new competitive health insurance market giving tens of millions of Americans the exact same insurance choices that members of Congress will have. Reducing premium costs for tens of millions of families and small business owners who are priced out of coverage today. It will end discrimination against Americans with pre-existing conditions. It puts our budget and economy on a more stable path by reducing the deficit by $100 billion over the next ten years – and about $1 trillion over the second decade Closing the Medicare prescription drug “donut hole” coverage gap Strengthening the provisions to fight fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid Coverage to children under 26 on their parents’ policies Individuals would be required to purchase coverage or face a fine Companies with more than 50 employees would...
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...Northern California Sign up for our monthly E-Newsletter Home Local Markets Management Topics Industry Topics Insights Multimedia Events Marketing Programs About Us How an executive coach can help improve employee morale and productivity 03.01.2012 | Northern California Ricci M. Victorio, CSP, Managing Partner, Mosaic Family Business Center As companies continue to try to do more with less, the stress of doing the work of two or more people is taking a toll on employees. And that is making them less productive, less motivated and less likely to do their best work, says Ricci Victorio, CSP, managing partner at Mosaic Family Business Center. “As companies deal with lower budgets and tighten their belts, they are putting ever-greater demands on their employees,” says Victorio. “As an employer, you need to help your employees fill their cups back up, because they are being significantly drained. Whenever you have people being pushed at absolute top levels performing on all 100 cylinders all of the time, they run out of gas. And when they run out of emotional gas, negative behaviors start springing up.” Smart Business spoke with Victorio about how one-on-one coaching with employees can improve morale and help them work better together as a team. What is the value of executive coaching? It can improve morale and provide an internal vision for employees as they ask: What is my value? Why am I here? What am I doing? How can I do it better? Improved morale increases...
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... paper on the strategies and policies used by street hawker are helping the corruption to grow more faster. Introduction; I propose to find the unbelievable but realistic truth about the unfair business policies and strategies of street hawkers which are effecting the growth of corruption badly. Street hawkers may looks like a very poor and decent people but for their business they are following many such strategies that are very unethical. Moreover as a result of those policies some honest people in the same profession can not make this business profitable. Understanding the bad effects of those policies I intend my paper to be a background report for audiences and hope that my research will help readers to concern about this problem and take adequate actions to solve it. Areas to be studied: At this point in my research I have identified the following four questions to investigate: 1) What are the main strategies and policies of street hawkers which are unethical? 2) What are the main reasons to follow these unfair business strategies and policies? 3) What are the advantages and disadvantages to follow these strategies and policies? 4) How these strategies and policies will affect the growth rate of corruption? I plan to divide the body of my paper into four sections, each one exploring one of these questions. I...
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...minimum cost, the number of suitable and qualified candidates to satisfy the needs of the organisation. The organisation attracts candidates by means of identifying, evaluating and using the most appropriate sources of applicants. El-Kot and Leat’s (2008) observation is that recruitment begins with advertising existing vacancies As already mentioned, this can be done internally or externally. In this instance the researcher was interested in external sources and processes as organisations in the Province are currently experiencing an undersupply of suitable candidates. Company policies related to the employment of relatives may influence its recruitment efforts. Currently more and more companies implement anti-nepotism policies that prevent the employment of close relatives, especially relevant to placement of candidates in the same departments or work groups (McMillan, 2006). Recruitment and selection is the process of attracting individuals on a timely basis, in sufficient numbers and with appropriate qualifications (Walker, 2009).Thus recruitment is the process of identifying and attracting potential candidates from within and outside an organization to begin Organizations use these processes to increase the likelihood...
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...FARMERS INSURANCE; Farmers Insurance Acquisition of 21st Century Insurance Finalized SECTION: EXPANDED REPORTING; Pg. 15 LENGTH: 725 words The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies(R) announced that it has completed the acquisition of 100 percent of AIG's U.S. Personal Auto Group, which includes 21st Century Insurance. In addition to 21st Century Insurance, the acquisition includes the former AIG Direct business and Agency Auto business. The purchase price amounts to approximately $1.9 billion. Under the agreement, AIG's U.S. personal auto insurance business is being sold to Farmers Group, Inc., a Los Angeles-based subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services Group. Farmers Group, Inc. will sell the underlying insurance entities to the Farmers Exchanges, which Farmers Group, Inc. manages but does not own, for approximately $1.4 billion. This acquisition by the Farmers Exchanges strengthens Farmers' place as the 3rd largest personal lines insurer in the US. And, the acquisition positions the Farmers Exchanges as the largest auto insurer in several states, including California. The acquisition is the largest in the 81-year history of Farmers. The acquired companies operate in 49 states and Washington, D.C.; have more that 2.4 million customers; and insure more than 4 million vehicles in the US. Further, 21st Century Insurance is the nation's 3rd largest traditional "direct" writer of insurance. Without including 21st Century customers, Farmers already provides auto...
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... Accra, Ghana How do you choose a good research topic? Give 5 examples of a good research topic and justify your choices, i.e. problem issues in each topic and why they must be researched upon. (Not less than 2000 words). 1. Research defined The Oxford English Dictionary, 2002, defines research as ‘the systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions’. According to Zina O’Leary, 2004, a research is a process that needs to be actively managed. The main aim of research is to find out the truth which is hidden and has not yet been discovered. Research is therefore undertaken to gain familiarity with new insights into a phenomenon (i.e., formative research studies); to accurately portray the characteristics of a particular individual, group, or a situation (i.e., descriptive research studies); to analyse the frequency with which something occurs (i.e., diagnostic research studies); and to examine the hypothesis of a causal relationship between two variables (i.e., hypothesis-testing research studies). 1.2 Research topic defined According to Laura Morrison, 2014, a research topic is an idea or theory that is expressed as a statement, a contention for which evidence is gathered and discussed logically. One of the most important concerns in choosing a thesis topic is that the topic speaks to an area of current or future demand. A research topic should be of interest to the researcher, advisors, and the research...
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...April 10, 2008 Table of content 1. Introduction …………………………………………………………………...... p. 3 a. Statement of objectives ………..…………………………………….p. 3 b. Description of the company………..…………………………….......p. 3 c. HR specialty topic area and the reasons I chose it…………………p. 3 2. Motivations of hiring top talents ………………………………………………..p. 3 3. Mechanisms in place to hire top talents ……………………………………. …p. 4 4. Assessment of the top talent employees ………………………………………..p. 6 5. Open questions on top talents …………………………………………………..p. 6 a. Unusual techniques for recruiting top talents ……………………. p. 6 b. Hiring top talents in the 21st century ……………………….……. p. 6 6. Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………… p. 7 7. Interview questions……………………………………………………………..p. 8 8. McGill Application Form………………………………………………………. 9. Thank You Letter and Business Card....………………………………………p. 9 10. References ………………………………………………………………………p. 10 1. Introduction a. Statement of objectives of report Recruiting the best employees for any organization is an ongoing challenge for every manager, supervisor and human resources professional. This report is intended to explore the reasons organizations search at hiring the most talented employees over average ones. With the interview conducted at McGill University, this report presents a comparison of recruitment approaches and methodologies used to hire top performers from an academic to real world perspective...
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...Introduction The topic of this paper deals with the selection and managing of employees as it relates to discrimination and sexual harassment. Discrimination and sexual harassment are two very hot topics that are indicative of bias in the hiring process and an environment of hostility and offensiveness in the workplace. It is unlawful to discriminate against an applicant and with anti-discrimination legislation in place; the employment recruitment and selection can only be based on the potential candidate's ability to perform assigned tasks. Attributes such as the level of experience, degree of education, and the quality of skills should be the only factors of consideration with no regard to disability, age, ethnicity, gender, or other distinguishing characteristics of the applicant ("Discrimination in the Selection Process”). Sexual harassment in the workplace can come in form of sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. There are two types of sexual behaviors that are unlawful: quid pro quo sexual harassment and hostile-environment sexual harassment. Quid pro quo sexual harassment happens when an individual's submission or rejection of sexual advances is used as the basis for employment decisions or as a term or condition of employment (“Sexual Harassment”). Hostile environment sexual harassment occurs happens when there is unwelcome sexual conduct that interferes with an individual's job performance and creates...
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...Cover Sheet Title The Effectiveness of Parental Involvement for Improving the Academic Performance of Elementary School Children Reviewers Chad Nye, PhD Jamie Schwartz, PhD Herb Turner, PhD Contact reviewer Chad Nye UCF Center for Autism & Related Disabilities 12001 Science Drive, Suite 145 Orlando, FL 32826 Phone : 407-737-2566 FAX : 407-737-2571 email : cnye@mail.ucf.edu 1 1.0 BACKGROUND The role of parents has long been thought to be centrally important to the academic achievement of their children. However, this role had neither been analyzed nor systematically studied using an experimental design until the 1960’s. The evaluation of the Head Start Program in the United States (Coleman, Campbell, Hobson, McPartland, Mod, Weinfeld, & York, 1966) fostered a national focus on outcomes related to parental involvement by suggesting a substantial relationship between parental involvement in their child’s education and their child’s success in academic domains. Subsequent studies have been presented which support the findings from Coleman, et al. (Duff & Adams, 1981; Henderson, 1987; 1988). Even so, other studies have reported either mixed or no significant differences between experimental and control groups when measuring the effect of parental involvement on student achievement (Griffith, 1996; Heller, & Fantuzzo, 1993; Henry, 1974; Keith, Reimers, Ferman, Pottenbaum, & Aubrey ,1986; Ryan, 1964; Searles, Lewis & Morrow, 1982). Some of the discrepancy across studies...
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...rather than disadvantages. There are many different organizations involved in developing telenursing. Topic Availability This topic I chose was based on need of patient care. Our hospital is doing follow-up phone calls weekly to Congestive Heart Failure patients in order to reduce within thirty day of readmission. This phenomenon became interesting to understand how many places use tele communication. Doing the research, I discovered many different types of tele communications were available to community along with hospital setting. In searching for references, I started with wiki, google, scholarly journal, and blog but limited to scholarly journal only. As a professional nurse, I found that scholarly journal were more reliable and pertain to nursing. Also, scholarly journal talks about nursing informatics in how they use technology to assist in nursing care on continuum of patient care. The process used to locate source of information was Thomas Edison State College online library access. The keyword used for search was telenursing. The search engine was EBSCO and ProQuest. In EBSCO, there were 1,574 references available. Once the advanced search used limited to date selection, full text, articles and English. The result was 154 references available and for academic journal were 125. In using ProQuest, there were only 339 references available. Narrowing the search limited to date...
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...FORD INDIA ABOUT THE ORGANISATION Established in 1995, Ford India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader. Ford India manufactures and distributes automobiles and engines made at its modern integrated manufacturing facilities at Maraimalai Nagar, near Chennai. Joginder Singh is the President and Managing Director of Ford India. The company’s models include the Figo, Fiesta, Ford Classic, Endeavour, and the most recently launched Ford EcoSport. Ford’s operations in the country also include Global Business Services, comprised of Ford Business Services Center and Ford Technology Services India. Located in Chennai, New Delhi and Coimbatore, these units support Ford globally in the areas of IT, accounting and finance, financial services and automotive operations support, global analytics and engineering services. Ford’s businesses in India employ 11,500 hard-working, dedicated men and women. As on Aug 1, 2013, Ford India sold 12,338 vehicles, highest ever in its history, in combined domestic wholesales and exports in July. Ford Service unit in Coimbatore is located in the address: Service Workshop - Coimbatore 296/2, Vilankurichi road, Thanneer Panthal, Peelamedu, Coimbatore – 641004 It employs around 450 people. The HR unit comprises of a Head, Officer and an Associate. At Ford Service, the quest to give better and more efficient service never stops. And in their endeavour to make the service even better, they are...
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...in-depth, physical inspection companywide - thoroughly analyze current company operations and methods; many checklists are available to follow for consistency and accountability purposes. Comb through the organization and document detailed findings on topics such as: * Controlled access procedures/requirements - locks used, required key cards, guard controlled entry, open access…? * Access ability evaluation for key department and employee workspace environments, examples include; HR, CEOs, CFOs, and Payroll. Is sensitive information properly stored with adequate security…? * Identity authentication, verification, and management - determine realistic methods and procedures commonly used. Identify management policies for ex-employees, lost identification, etc. * Network access vulnerability - note the state of unattended employee workstations - locked, sleeping/hibernating, wide-open…? Look out for USB devices, thumb drives, and random hardware and/or software allowing for possible intrusion * Data/information security and availability - are document handling policies in place…? Are methods in place for proper document disposal…? Are the employees operating under any sort of document handling policy…? 2. Telephone penetration - conduct random testing on all levels of employees using deceptive techniques in attempt to gain sensitive/key information. Some deception method examples include: * Authoritative - portray the confidence/clout...
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...inheritance, and the effect humans have on the environment. The text emphasizes methods and the theoretical foundations of ideas, while minimizing isolated facts. It stresses the integration of ideas, making connections that form an understanding of the living world. The weekly online labs add a practical component to the class. The labs build upon the concepts in the text and offer a chance to interact with the material and further their understanding. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Pruitt, N. L., & Underwood, L. S. (2006). Bioinquiry: Making connections in biology (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Associate Level Writing Style Handbook, available online at...
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... Aiping Zhang Term Paper Proposal The topic I’d like to explore for my term paper is the heavy gender role/ stereotypes placed on women throughout different cultures and times. I want to bring to light the moments in which women were oppressed in all aspects of their life. I am interested in this topic because I am a woman myself and although I haven’t had to deal with all the trials and tribulations as the women of these times, this is still my history. Women have always been oppressed into a stereotype, even in today’s society there are still certain stigmas on the female gender. This issue is discussed and expressed in all forms of today’s media, education, policies and so on. Many perspectives on this issue bring forth feminism acts and organizations with goals aimed towards equal rights for men and women. Without these struggles I don’t know where I’d be in today’s society. The two texts that I have selected to write my comparison on are The Awakening by Kate Chopin and Daisy Miller by Henry James to which I’ll be able to compare the bias and misery between each woman’s struggles. The questions that my research will cover will expand on the ideals and basis of the female gender role throughout history and the main concepts as to why they are placed in those realms. Within my preliminary research I have found the repetitive oppression of the women spirit and freedom. In my paper I will present my two literature selections as support for my findings of the box to which...
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...engaged in employee resourcing activities. Therefore, this elective is designed to recognise the following key points: • For any organisation to achieve its people resourcing outcomes, the people resourcing professional must be aware of the organisation’s strategic direction and be able to demonstrate that the resourcing policies, systems and procedures contribute to achieving the corporate strategic goals. • There is no guarantee that today’s organisations will exist in the indefinite future, either at all or in their present form. So this elective seeks to address the competencies that resourcing professionals are likely to need ‘everywhere and tomorrow’, rather than just ‘here and now’. • Administering employment systems in line with the law and recognised standards of fairness and good practice is important, but it doesn’t make the difference between success and failure in the market place. People resourcing professionals add real value through their contribution to the recruitment, selection, deployment, development and retention of people who themselves add value to the organisation, individually and collectively. • Many employers still use recruitment and selection processes for which there is little or no supporting evidence. The talents and potential of people are often dissipated or neglected, poor performers are still ignored, sidelined, promoted or dismissed without any serious attempt to resolve the problem, and performance review systems...
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