...The novels the Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger and the perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky are both coming of age novels. The Catcher in the Rye is set around the 1950s and is narrated by sixteen year old Holden Caulfield. Holden is very judgemental, especially when it comes to people he has categorized as phony. The perk of being a wallflower is set in the 90s and is narrated by Charlie who is a freshman in high school. Charlie is quiet, keeps to himself, and does not enjoy being the center of attention. As most adolescents attempt to find their place in the world they often find mentors to help guide them through conflict. Both Holden and Charlie search for the meaning of their lives, go through conflict, and find someone to help guide them. Both novels are coming of age books because the main characters search for meaning in their life. Holden has trouble staying in one place for too long, for example he has been expelled from four schools. This is because he is constantly searching for his perfect world that has no phonies. While he is trying to find a place with no phonies or adults he says: I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff – I mean if they’re running and they don’t look where they’re going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That’s all I’d do all day. I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all. (Salinger 173) Holden is describing to his sister Phoebe...
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...low so they could over value to its consumers. Over the years many websites have come and gone with various levels of success. Running an Internet Business is more than throwing up a website and hoping people will come and buy from you. The same marketing disciplines are needed on the internet as in brick and mortar retailers. Plus in some ways successful Internet companies need more marketing savvy and creativity. The distribution plan for Pet Meds is three fold. They sell on the Internet, have a call center where customers can call in, and they also offer their products through direct mail and print. This way they are targeting different types of customers, those that are net literate and shop online, those that still like to talk to someone when taking an order and those they like to look through a printed catalog and read about what they are thinking of buying. This approach appeals to many people, especially the Internet. The Internet is non-threatening without a lot of sales pressure. People can browse and compare at their leisure. One of the nice perks Pet Meds has on its website is a lot of articles so customers can become more informed on a particular disease or condition. This is a great marketing strategy. Pet owners they may be researching a disease could end up on their website. Pet Meds offers a lot of free perks. Some of these perks are pet treats, free shipping and lower prices. They have a tough market to crack. One of their chief competitors are Veterinarians...
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...Google: one of Australia’s best places to work Employee Motivation and Rewards Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Problem Identification 3 3.0 Critical Analysis 4 4.0 Recommendations 7 5.0 Conclusion 8 6.0 Reference List 9 1.0 – Introduction Employee recognition is the timely, informal or formal acknowledgement of a person’s or team’s behaviour, effort or business result that supports the organization’s goals and values (Schermerhorn; Davidson; Poole; Simon; Woods; Chau;, 2010). But are these assumingly non-monetary rewards and motivations enough to keep an employee performing at their full potential? The purpose of this report is to discuss and explore the idea that if the base monetary compensation of an employee is not on-par with what the employee believes they are worth, are non-salary based motivational techniques and rewards both intrinsic and extrinsic, enough to keep that employee from feeling underappreciated and dissatisfied with their working environment (Rodgers, et al., 1992). This report also proposes recommendations, and critically evaluates these proposals, in order to clarify the need of having an effective employee compensation review process in place as well as worthwhile non-monetary based motivational techniques and rewards plans. This report will argue that by incorporating a well-structured salary review program monitored by the use of Key Performance...
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...In my experience of 28 years in the information technology field I have learned that you can never go wrong with upgrading. If you are running any type of Microsoft windows operating systems sometimes upgrading can be free and free beneficial to your company. Seeing that it can be very cost efficient you cannot go wrong with getting the latest and greatest. Since you are currently running Windows XP I recommend upgrading to Windows 7 Enterprise. Windows 7 Enterprise includes 10 years of product support that will allow you to receive support at the push of a button for no extra cost. One of the new features in Windows 7 is group policy which means you can set settings to configure Windows elements such as drive mappings and desktop shortcuts without locking them out so that other user’s cannot modify them. You can also use the new preference settings that gives administrators greater control over power management and the ability to schedule task. You mentioned that the current system you are running is giving you sluggish performance when you try to access offsite server files in your warehouse correct? Well windows 7 comes with Branchcache which is designed to reduce the wide area network bandwidth that is being used by office file sharing, and provides office personal with faster more reliable accessibility to offsite files. The perks of upgrading go on, but I do not wish to over load you with to much information therefor making your choice whether you should upgrade...
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...The Role of Human Resources Management XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX BUS303: Human Resources Management XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX 27 XXX 2014 Human Resources – better known as the backbone of all businesses – leads the way for company success. This brainchild is not just responsible for recruitment and payroll; they are accountable for every employee within the organization, to include training, mentoring, and guidance. Plus, they maintain incredible amounts of knowledge in order to ensure compensation and benefits, affirmative action, safety and health, equal employment opportunity, and employee and labor relations all work in harmony. Human Resources is continually evolving on many diverse levels, facing challenges – both internally and externally – that cause them to constantly engage, adjust, realign, and/or refocus to safeguard associate morale and confidence in the company they work for. After all, “human assets (HR associates) are the only ones capable of managing all the other assets (employees) to accomplish organizational goals” (Youssef, C.M. 2012). We’ve learned how HR planning is “the process of managing an organization’s most valuable asset – its people”. HR must ensure there are not too few – or too many – workers; and they must assist managers with employees and jobs so that the organization works harmoniously in reaching its goals. HR must carefully analyze and review jobs, fill those positions with talented individuals that come from a pool of applicants, continually work...
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...I. Organization History SAS Institute Inc. - (Statistical Analysis System) is a software company that has been leading IT analysis since 1976. The company was started on the campus of North Carolina State University when two facility members (Jim Goodnight and John Sall), used grants provided by the United States Department of Agriculture to analyze vast amounts of agricultural data. At the time there was a need for computerized statistics programs, the grants provided allowed Goodnight, Sall and a consortium of eight land-grant universities to create the programs needed. When the grant funding came to a halt in 1972, the group of statisticians agreed to chip in $5,000 apiece each year to keep the project running. The analytical software was licensed by pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, banks, and also by the academic community that had given birth to the project ("SAS Company Stats," n.d.). With a growing customer base that already numbered close to 100 academic, government and corporate entities, it was evident that success as an independent operation was possible. Goodnight, Sall and two other facility members decided to leave NCSU and develop SAS Institute Inc. - – a private company "devoted to the maintenance and further development of statistical analysis systems." The Company’s mission is to deliver solutions that drive innovation and improve performance ("SAS Company Stats," n.d.). II. Organizational Strengths and Weaknesses A. First organizational...
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...------------------------------------------------- Human Resource Strategy Analyzing Google and Protiviti May 18, 2015 Dr. Woodard Bus 508 May 18, 2015 Dr. Woodard Bus 508 When looking at two countries on the Fortune 100 list I choose the number one company and the number 100 company. Those two companies are Google and Protiviti, Inc. Both companies are doing very well and have similarities and differences. Upon dissecting the two companies and figuring out why they belong on the Fortune 100 list, I found the following. The number one best company to work for in the world is Google. Google offers a great deal of products and services that are very useful. Google has over 50 different products listed on their website. The products are categorized by web products, mobile products, business products, media, Geo, specialized search, home & office, social, and innovation. A lot of their products can be used on mobile devices by downloading them as applications. Some of the applications that are very popular that Google created is Google Maps, Gmail, Drive, Google Wallet, Google Translate, Calendar, and many others. One application that is really cool is Google Wallet. It is basically like a prepaid credit card that is monitored by Google’s bank. You are able to make purchases as if it was a regular card. You can send and receive money. This is a very helpful application/service especially for parents that are giving allowances to their kids, college student’s receiving...
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...Duties, Responsibilities, Activities, Requirements, & Skills - (Pgs. 5-7) III. Advantages/Disadvantages - (Pgs. 7-9) IV. Employment Forecast/Predictions - (Pg.10) V. Compensation/Benefits/Perks/Mobility - (Pgs.11-12) VI. Impact of Chosen Career – U.S. Economy - (Pgs 12-13) VII. Impact of Chosen Career – Business/Marketing - (Pgs. 14.15) VIII. Global Implications - (Pgs.15) IX. Future: Short-Range & Long Range - (Pg. 16) X. Personal Reaction/Rationale - (Pg.16-17) Appendix - (Pgs. 18-19) Bibliography - (pg. 20) I. Introduction/Overview: Account Executives “Advertising makes products into heroes, but simultaneously caricatures the bureaucratic masters in serves” (Jackall & Hirota, page 82). The advertising agency is a very unique and fast growing business. It’s an area where people, situations and job requirements are always changing and evolving. Advertising agencies tend to have ample amount of client accounts, while still maintaining existing accounts. Since this business is such a high demanding and fast evolving business, it requires some specific characteristics in running the establishment. Account executives need to be able to multi-task at all times, be quick thinkers, be great problem solvers, have a tolerant and friendly personality and, most importantly, these type of advertising management...
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...HR 0277 Change, Work and Diversity Part 1 Jasmine Koh W11039857 Word Count: 1893 Contents |Description |Page | |Executive Summary |3 | |Introduction |3 | |Change Management in British Airways | | |Organisational Context (British Airways: 2009 – 2011) |4 | |The Strategic Change itself as outlined by its management |4 | |The nature and extent of the strategic changes |5 | |The change management strategy |6 | |The challenges and management difficulties in implementing such change strategy |6 – 7 | |Conclusion ...
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...Change Work and Diversity (British Airways) HR 0277 Change, Work and Diversity Part 1 Jasmine Koh W11039857 Word Count: 1893 Contents |Description |Page | |Executive Summary |3 | |Introduction |3 | |Change Management in British Airways | | |Organisational Context (British Airways: 2009 – 2011) |4 | |The Strategic Change itself as outlined by its management |4 | |The nature and extent of the strategic changes |5 | |The change management strategy |6 | |The challenges and management difficulties in implementing such change strategy |6 – 7 | |Conclusion |7 | |References |8 | |Appendices | | Executive Summary This report is a research on British Airway’s (BA) change program that resulted in long-running industrial disputes between its management and crew members in 2009 – 2011. It outlines the contextual information about BA, its strategic change as outlined by its management, the identification and evaluation on the nature and extent of such strategic changes, the change management strategy adopted and implemented and the challenges and management difficulties faced. The report also provides an insight on an understanding of change of management practice from standpoint through the change kaleidoscope; contexture features. Introduction British Airways, UK’s largest international scheduled airline which operates one of the most extensive international scheduled airline route networks, across 300 destinations worldwide, is a leading and established...
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...Winning the annual kite tournament in Kabul came with several perks such as holding a higher title and gaining recognition. It was an event that people of all ages looked forward to participating in, therefore the competition aspect of it was unbelievably high. After Amir`s phony achievement of winning the annual kite running tournament, the outcomes he faced were the polar opposite of what any other victor would have been awarded. Due to the trauma that Amir was hit with after seeing what his loyal servant Hassan endured to keep Amir`s kite safe, he rapidly fell into a downward spiral of deterioration of his personality and mental health. After the kite tournament, Amir suffered severe depression and anxiety, a sense of guilt so powerful it nearly controlled his every movement, and a loss of his sense of morals. Being a witness of the rape of his friendly servant forced Amir’s perception of not only his friend but also himself to go through a rigid and pessimistic transformation. Amir’s act of betrayal began to slowly catch up to his conscious, leading him to become distant and consumed by anxiety. For example, immediately after witnessing Hassan’s rape, the first thing Amir asks Hassan is “where were you?” (Hosseini 83). Rather than swallowing his cowardness and asking if Hassan was alright, Amir chose silence, pretending that he was clueless. The sense of deception hit Amir immediately after the words left his lips because he explained that “speaking those words was like...
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...doctors told her she would have died. Whenever she thinks about it she gets emotional remembering her parents piercing screams as her feet padded the ground. They were going on a fishing trip to the The Spot as they called it. Rapunzel and her parents had been there many times but the beauty of it never seized to amaze them. Being an only child had its perks, Rapunzel always got what she wanted but she was never stuck up about it.On the way to The Spot, they heard a crackling noise. Terrified, Rapunzel screamed as loud as a 7 year old could. Though her parents didn't want to say anything, they had a bad feeling something was going to happen. They told her that they were canceling the trip because they just got word that there was a storm coming. Even though she was sad, she listened so that they didn't get wet. As they were walking back, her parents were looking into the distance at the wildebeest jones. They told her to run to the house and that they would be behind her when she reached the house, they were just going to be picking up something for the house. When she was running she heard a loud pitching scream and started running harder. She went tot he neighbors and told them what she heard and to help her parents. After what felt like a million years, everyone came out of the forest or so she though. When Rapunzel saw her aunt come to get her, she asked about her parents but her aunt wouldn't tell her until she rested. When she wake in the morning, she found her aunt crying...
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...Forms of Business There are seven types of businesses considered for week two and each display a different way of running a corporation. The seven types are: sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, franchise, and corporate form. Each have their own perks and could be a preferred way of owning a company. When starting a company, one could look at these options and select what opportunity could be best for them. Sole proprietorship- This type of business cost less to begin because most the legal steps are shortened because of one acquiring a sole owner running the business. This type has a single owner making the decisions and receiving profit from the uprising company. One could find this type of business in smaller communities because it is so easy to start up. The term “mom and pop” store would come to mind when thinking of a solo proprietorship. Partnership- this is very similar to a sole proprietorship, but it consists of more than one owner. One would go into business with a person in the agreement between the two, There is no extra bookkeeping needed when having a partnership, and they are not considered employees of the business. Both receive the profit made of the company. This is great because one would have another to share the responsibility’s with when starting and running a company. An example would be also like a “mom and pop” store, but with more than one owner. Limited liability...
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...apt to take the position. It also gives the company a better persona in the community; it shows that they truly care about their employees. On-site daycare also increases employee satisfaction and reduces absenteeism, if an employee knows that their child is in a safe place nearby it makes the work day less stressful. Another variable for consideration is the costs and liability that a company has to assume when starting up an on-site daycare facility. There are costs incurred by the HR department for hiring qualified people to work in the facility, the workers need to be properly trained and qualified in CPR and childcare development. Those making the decision have to weigh the options of taking away some perks from employees to cover the cost of running an on-site facility. REFERENCES: www.referenceforbusiness.com...
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...Unit 2 Case Analysis: Infosys: strategic human resource management GB520 Strategic Human Resource Management Kimberly Moreland Background Infosys was the brain child of Narayana Murthy who believed that “every human being needs incentives to move forward, whether in the form of money, recognition, or fame” (DeLong, 2006). He and his partners believed that if they treated their employees, customers, and suppliers fairly and ethically, they were sure to be a successful business. To that end, the company recruited employees from competing firms with offers of perks that were not available at their current employers. They also tapped recent college graduates to join the company again promising them benefits that exceeded what they could find elsewhere. The founding partners of Infosys were so focused on making the business successful that they failed to develop a clear strategic plan that specifically addressed the issues and problems they would face in the early days of starting the company . Therefore, as the company grew, there was no framework to adjust and modify to meet the needs of the company and the employees. Human Resource Management was a specific area in which the management of Infosys was short sighted. The great rewards they promised to new recruits were not always financially or practically available for those employees to enjoy in the early years of the company. As a result of the poor strategically planning at the inception...
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