...The three most important characteristics I look for in a working environment are organization, ability to expand my career, and management. I am a very organized person. I have worked in an environment that was an absolute mess. I was not able to find the correct file easily. It took me a couple months to understand how everything was placed. In an unorganized environment I found my productivity to be very low because I spent most of my time finding the right document instead of working on it. It is very important that I know my career can grow with the company. If I work at places that limit my ability to grow, it lowers my motivation. On the other hand, if the work environment allows me to expand with the company, I would spend more time and try harder to work my best. The last and most important is management of the work environment. Working in a company with poor management would be a disaster. I have had a manager that changed his mind all the time. One day he set up all the rules, and the other day he broke all of them. It is very hard to work with a manager that doesn’t commit to his/her management. Poor management can lead to a lot of issues in work environment. I have never worked at a place that has all of the characteristics above. It would be my ideal work environment if the company is well organized, has the ability to expand my career, and has good management. My current job as an intern in a CPA office gives me the ability to expand my career...
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...The Coffee Shop: Social and Physical factors Influencing Place Attachment Lisa Waxman, Ph.D., Florida State University aBstract This study explored the characteristics that encourage gathering behavior and contribute to place attachment in selected coffee shops in the context of literature suggesting social gathering places contribute to social capital. These gathering places, with the potential to enhance community in this manner, have been called third places. The study was qualitative in nature and included the research techniques of visual documentation, observation and behavioral mapping, interview, and survey. A transactional approach to this study was chosen to better understand the meaning of the person-environment relationship. Each coffee shop was observed for twenty-five hours for a total of seventy-five hours. Eighteen interviews were conducted and surveys were collected from 94 patrons to reveal patron attitudes toward the physical and social aspects of the coffee shop as well as their feelings regarding the community in which they live. The key findings regarding the physical characteristics showed the top five design considerations included: cleanliness, appealing aroma, adequate lighting, comfortable furniture, and a view to the outside. A number of themes emerged related to people, their activities, and their feelings and attitudes regarding the coffee shop. Each coffee shop was found to have a unique social climate and culture related to sense of belonging...
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...Apply of Job characteristics Approach Job characteristics approach is an alternative to job specialization. It states that employees will work hard when they are rewarded for the work they do and when the work gives them satisfaction. Hence, it suggests that motivation, satisfaction and performance should be integrated in the job design. According to this approach, any job can be described in terms of five core dimensions. Our group interviews MD SELIM MIA, who works as production supervisor in “Purbachal Steel Mills Limited”. Now, we assess his job’s core dimensions using job characteristics approach and describe how the core dimensions led to critical psychological states and provide outcomes. Core job dimensions Skill variety Task identity Task significance Critical Psychological states Experienced meaningfulness of the work Personal & work Outcomes Feedback Experienced responsibility for outcomes of the work Knowledge of the actual results of the work Employee growth need strength High Quality work performance High satisfaction with the work Autonomy High internal work motivation Low absenteeism and turnover Assessment of the job Five core dimensions are used in his job. The dimensions are: 1. Skill variety: He has the opportunity to apply his skills in his job. He had some knowledge about operating a machine and computer now he applies the skills in the job...
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...Business Research: Characteristics and Skills of the Forensic Accountant Ellen Lapid LeBlond RES/351 June 15, 2015 Dr. Jennie Wagner Business Research: Characteristics and Skills of the Forensic Accountant I have long been interested in Forensic Accounting, I find this field of accounting very fascinating and in this article the authors are researching what are the important specialized skills and technical abilities of Forensic Accountants. The authors conducted the business research by surveying three groups of individuals: (1) CPA’s who are working as forensic accountants, (2) lawyers who employ the services of forensic accountants, and (3) academics in the field, which are accounting professors. The survey was given to the three groups in a questionnaire format and it was divided into eight sections, which are demographics, areas of specialty for forensic accountant, traits and skills of forensic accountant, credentials for forensic accountants, protocols and abilities, effectiveness of forensic accountants, the need for additional specialization, and educational issues. The authors surveyed these particular groups because they wanted viewpoints from the forensic accountants, who provides the services and the lawyers, who employs their services. They also surveyed the academics because they develop the curricula of auditing and forensic accounting. The authors utilized an online survey program to field out the questionnaire to the three groups and...
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...information processing, family and social interactions, environmental factors such as sound, light, temperature, emotional factors such as motivation, persistence, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, higher learning factors such as conceptualization, experiences, transforming information, physical factors such as food, drink. There are different parts of the brain associated with different styles of learning such as, visual learning takes place in occipital learning, auditory earning in temporal cortex, text learning is in the integration of part of the brain called bocce’s and veronicas in dominant hemisphere associated with secondary visual cortex. For kinesthetic learning it is the parietal cortex. The frontal cortex of the brain is involved in executive functioning and planning based on knowledge accumulated in various parts of the brain. There are three principles and four styles of learning. The three principles are classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and cognitive learning. As human beings, most of our learning is based on mainly the third, the cognitive principle. There are four categories of predominant styles of learning for human learning. It is called “VARK.” Learning helps to convert objective information and data into subjective knowledge. And that data is in the form of still pictures or video, audio...
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...English Architect and one of the most important English Renaissance architects. Jones appears in the architectural landscape to change the British style and design becoming therefore, the architect responsible for introducing the classical architecture of Rome and the Italian Renaissance to Britain. Broadly conceived, it can be said that this self-taught son of a Smithfield (a cloth maker), had an enormous impact on British art and architecture. His approach to the architectural profession was not in the traditional way, there is not much known about his early life or education. However, there is an important event in his life that changed his lifetime. This is...
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...shortage derived from conflict among nurses that have also a negative impact on the retaining of competent staff and patient care. The outcome of conflict can be both functional and dysfunctional, but the workplace relationship consist more of dysfunctional conflict rather than functional conflict where in conjunction with a better collaboration and support can result in less job dissatisfaction that is the cause for nursing shortage. Studies are made and conflicts between doctors and nurses are reported but the most stressful type of conflict that result in job stress remain among nurses. Four studies were analyzed and provide provision for the previous circumstances of conflict in nursing work place. Core self- evaluation, is how different individuals coming from a different background react and function to every day stress. Higher self-esteem and confidence among individuals that work in a stressful environment can reduce the level of conflict. Another characteristic is the complexity of nursing care that can be the underlying cause of conflict, which is characterized by time pressure and high workloads....
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...financial resources of an organization system would be considered ________. •Question 12 ________ is defined as the study of individual behavior and group dynamics in organizations. •Question 13 The recent emphasis on sources and treatment of hypertension with respect to occupational health and well-being is an example of a contribution from the discipline of ________. •Question 14 Which of the following approaches to quality improvement strongly emphasizes statistical modeling techniques? •Question 15 A federal regulatory agency can be considered part of an organization's: •Question 16 A well-known consequential theory which suggests that right and wrong is determined by the consequence of the action and we should maximize the most good for the greatest...
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...Differences in Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction Avis Mitchell MT302/Organizational Behavior March 24, 2013 Prof. Wessel The countries I have selected are: Brazil, Japan, and the Netherlands, but let us first talk about Brazil. According to Cultural Dimensions Explained website (2013), the Hofstede Graph for Brazil indicates that Uncertainty Avoidance or UAI dimension is at higher levels, which means that the population is less tolerant to uncertainty and to lower it they adopt laws and policies which are very strict. The Individualism or IDV dimension is only 38 and these people are collectivist comparative to other individualist countries. These two dimensions seem to be more relevant regarding the Brazilian people. Regarding the economy, Brazil is the top player from South America and the 9th globally. Its economy has been improved a lot lately. Their inflation rate is in normal standard, their exports have been increased, and the economy is slowly growing. However, they have to improve their infrastructure, and lower the big difference in income for the people, because there are people that earn a lot of money and there are people that earn very few, so there’s basically no middle class. Moving on to Japan, it can be said that the dimensions with the highest levels for the Hofstede Graph are MAS, UAI, and LTO. The high level for MAS dimension denotes the fact that male people are the ones with the most important roles regarding the work environment and also...
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...for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness. • OB is a field of study, meaning that it is a distinct area of expertise with a common body of knowledge. • What does it study? ▪ It studies three determinants of behavior in organizations: individuals, groups, and the effect of structure on behavior in order to make organizations work more effectively. • To sum up our definition, OB is concerned with the study of what people do in an organization and how their behavior affects the organization’s performance. Nature Of Organizational Behavior (OB) • Organizational behavior is an applied behavioral science that is built on contributions from a number of behavioral disciplines such as psychology, sociology, social psychology, anthropology and economics. • So now students let’s see how these disciplines are related to organizational behavior, • Psychology. Psychology is the study of human behavior which tries to identify the characteristics of individuals and provides an understanding why an individual behaves in a particular way. This thus provides us with useful insight into areas such as human motivation, perceptual processes or personality characteristics. • Sociology. Sociology is the study of social behavior, relationships among social groups and societies, and the maintenance of social order. The main focus of attention is on the social system. This helps us to...
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...Three Main Types of Learners Everyone processes and learns new information in different ways. There are three main types of learning styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Therefore, you need to identify which types of learners you have in your classroom, so you can help them understand better your class and catch their attention easily in order to improve their development in class and grades. Reviewing the characteristics and planning strategies for each learning style will allow you to address the needs for the three main types of learners. Visual learners attend to information more effectively when they see something. For example, pictures, diagrams, films and videos or demonstrations. In addition, there are several characteristics that can help a professor identify if a student is a visual learner. If the student learns best by absorbing written information and taking notes, they are good readers and they can remember information presented in charts, diagrams, and pictures. It means that they are clearly visual learners. Therefore, the professors teaching strategy for visual learners should include the use of demonstrations and visually organize materials, and you should make an effort to show the whole picture of the idea, so each detail fits into the whole and they can see the relationship between all the parts. Auditory learners, is a learning style in which a person learns through listening. An auditory learner depends on hearing and speaking as a main way of...
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...HANDPRINT…………………………………………………………………………9 10. VOICE AUTHENTICATION………………………………………………………10 11. AUTHENTICATION………………………………………………………………...11 12. SUMMARY…………………………………………………………………………..11 13. REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………..12 ABSTRACT This paper previewed my research of biometrics from the early 500 BCs to the 21st century. Upon understanding some of the biometrics differences and earlier methods used, I think the world is definitely is a better place to live in, as well as a much safer world to be in. One example of how this was used to make the world a better place was where biometrics were used at the NFL Super Bowl game in Tampa, Florida. There are many different types and ways of using biometrics to prevent entry into certain places or even to catch criminals from further causing damage in society. Biometrics is the overall study of measurable characteristics, specifically in computer security biometrics refers to the different authentication techniques that rely on measurable physical characteristics that can be automatically checked. The overall practice of distinguishing humans based on intrinsic physical or behavior traits goes back thousands of years. The purpose of this term paper is to review and analyze several different methods of biometrics, including the evolution and history of biometrics, the several different types of biometrics that currently exist and how each type is...
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...Robert Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence Sternberg described three different kinds of intelligence in his model: * Analytical Intelligence (Componential) * Creative Intelligence (Experiential) * Practical Intelligence (Contextual) Applications of the Concept of Successful Intelligence: Triarchic Teaching For Analytical Thinkers… * Analyze (a literary plot, a theory in the sciences, a mathematical problem) * Compare and Contrast (two characters in a novel, two systems of government, the styles of two artists) * Evaluate (a poem, a cultural custom, a strategy in tennis) * Explain (the use of grammar in a sentence, your interpretation of an historical event, the solution to a scientific problem) Analytical Thinkers: “I like…” * Analyzing characters when I’m reading or listening to a story * Comparing and contrasting points of view * Criticizing my own and others’ work * Thinking clearly and analytically * Evaluating my and others’ points of view * Appealing to logic * Judging my and others’ behavior * Explaining difficult problems to others * Solving Logical problems * Making inferences and deriving conclusions * Sorting and classifying * Thinking about things Outcomes of Teaching for Analytical Intelligence Analytical instruction and assessment should enable students to: * Identify the existence of problems * Define the problems * Allocate resources...
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...outline of environmental aspects, which support normalisation. Thirdly one will describe the initial approach to new children and how the teacher’s role changes as the child starts to concentrate and focus on activities. At last, one will explain the impact of this change in the teacher’s role on the child’s growing normalisation and why the child might regress. The term ‘normalisation’ is first mentioned by Montessori in ‘The Absorbent Mind’. She describes ‘normalisation’ as a transition process from one stage to another (Montessori, 1949). The process of normalisation is closely linked to Montessori’s concept of deviation, whereby deviations disappear and normalisation occurs. She believed that a child is born ‘good’ and over the first three years- the period when the child is in the adult environment, where the child is not given enough independence and toys of the wrong type - the child develops ‘defects’ in character called deviations. Montessori states in The Secrete of Childhood, Chapter 21:’…Thus at the origin of life, in the small baby, errors are constantly being made, deforming the natural psychological type of man, and leading to an infinity of deviations…’. These deviations cause the child to turn away from normal and positive behaviour towards defects in character to compensate for the lack of fulfilment in their ‘sensitive period’ in a certain area (Montessori, 1936). Montessori identified two classifications of deviations linked to the character of the child (Montessori...
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...and even their peers as outlets of the media. The basic writing course that you mentioned not only discusses the varying orifices of the media but also tears apart and exposes all of the layers that make up distinctive news stories. The purpose of the media is to communicate and relay information to the general public. There are also three general purposes of communication that were identified by Harold Lasswell: surveillance of the environment, correlation of the parts of society in responding to that environment, and transmission of the cultural heritage from generation to generation. When you read a news article it seems like an easy task; gather information, write a rough draft, send it to the editor, make changes, then send it to print. What people don’t realize are the challenges of communication that writers, news reporters, and journalist need to avoid. All of these things we learned in that media class and more, which extremely beneficial especially being a college student. One of the main concerns that we discussed in this writing class, and used throughout the semester, were the nine criteria of newsworthiness. These characteristics of newsworthiness are used to prioritize and organize the information provided in news stories. Timeliness, Proximity, Prominence, Consequence, Conflict,...
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