Executive Summary Current models of careers have moved away from traditional, hierarchical paths to more horizontal ones. De-layering has meant fewer promotions and an alternative emphasis on skilling and cross-functional or cross-regional moves. Faced with slimmer prospects for advancement, many people have become disillusioned with careers in large organizations. Some recent research has described work and careers as moving out of these organizations altogether, into smaller, more entrepreneurial
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Careers in health visiting Join the team and make a difference 2 Welcome to the team web www.nhscareers.nhs.uk www.nhscareers.nhs.uk Welcome to the medical team 1 Contents Being a health visitor Entry requirements and training Your health visiting career 3 9 10 Working in the NHS What’s your next step? 12 16 2 Health visiting www.nhscareers.nhs.uk Foreword A career in health visiting offers the opportunity to work in an environment that is interesting, rewarding and challenging. Health
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INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY With the introduction of the new national policy on education in 1977, guidance and counseling became an important issue in our schools system. Since then, guidance and counseling has been a regular topic in our dailies conferences and seminars. For example, Nnadi (1984). Stressed its importance in our educational system and the priority that should be given to it in out schools because of its usefulness in transition in the various stages of education. Also
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ScienceDirect Journal of Vocational Behavior journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jvb A model of career success: A longitudinal study of emergency physicians q Sarah Pachulicz, Neal Schmitt *, Goran Kuljanin Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, 262 Psychology, E. Lansing, Michigan 48824-1116, USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Objective and subjective career success were hypothesized to mediate the relationships between sociodemographic variables, human capital
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impact of demographic backgrounds (Age, Gender, and Job Seniority) on the security/stability career anchor of IT employee in Dubai Adnane Azwaou 4932080 Meryem Berrada Bousairy 4947733 Youness Chawad 474414 Inaame Hamdoune 4932705 Supervised by Dr. Kathy Ning Shen Spring 2015 Executive Summary The objective of our research is to determine the impact of demographic background on the security/stability career anchor of IT employee in Dubai. The conceptual framework of our research was based on secondary
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our commonalities far outweigh our differences. The first perspective argues for customization, while the second advocates for homogenization. Whatever your perspective, the facts remain the same; today’s work population is changing and with any change comes both challenges and opportunities for organizations and their leaders. Diversity Management is a combination of programs, policies and activities that support an environment wherein employee differences are valued and integrated into each
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perceived career stagnation in early career may have impact on factors such as employee motivation, job satisfaction and turnover intention. b.)Scope of the project: In this project we plan to analyse whether professionals in the early stages of the career (work-experience less than 5 years) feel early career stagnation and how it impacts factors like their job motivation, turnover intention, etc. The group also identified following parameters which were possibly affected due to career stagnation:
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operationally. The answer was always right in front of me. Train junior officers and NCOs to think big picture operationally through the use of case studies. Often in required OES we use case studies to broaden our critical thinking skills and to think at higher levels and 3rd and 4th order effects—the “big picture” In today’s conflicts major changes has occurred in Army training. One catch phrase that has evolved from the current conflict is the “strategic corporal” An E4 making strategic decisions
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1. Case synopsis/overview – 300/400 word – finishing should introduce to the next chapter This case study (Delong and Vijayaragavan, 2002) embodies the extensive change management took place in Taj Hotel Group; India’s pioneer in hotel and hospitality industry during the time period of late 1990s. This revolutionary transformation created a tide of cultural, financial and strategic change within the company. Introducing novel practices influencing the cultural upheaval, streamlining the company
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employability. It draws upon a qualitative study of 53 final year undergraduates in a pre-1992 university in the UK. It firstly explores students’ perceptions of the current labour market for graduates and how they understand future career progression. It examines their different orientations and attitudes to work and careers through the development of an ideal-type model. It then considers how these orientations influence the way students approach future work and careers and manage their employability, and
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