Action Research to Improve Training Results
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A 12 page paper addressing public-sector training needs. West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources has identified several apparent shortcomings in its method of training new employees. The current approach is to provide live training sessions covering much material but not making any provision for review of the material at other times. The purpose here is to provide a literature review and method that the department can use to improve the quality of its training program while also making recorded sessions available for review well after the training period has ended. Topics addressed include learning styles, adult learner characteristics, evaluation methods and alternative training delivery systems. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: KShrTrainWV.rtf

AcuScan, Inc. Case Study
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A 6 page paper based on a case study provided by the student. In this case, a company is trying to find a new product based on their technology, a retina scanning system, because revenues have been dropping. A new product for a new market has been suggested by two members of the management team but the manager of product development has refused to cooperate. The paper analyses the arguments made and offers recommendations to the CEO. No Bibliography.
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ADA's Impact on Human Resources Management
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and its impact on HR departments. Hiring and firing practices, as well as record keeping procedures are discussed. How to avoid a lawsuit due to ADA is also an underlying theme of the paper. Some examples are provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA310ADA.rtf

Addressing Job Dissatisfaction and Turnover
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This 7 page paper provides an overview of workplace motivation and literature that relates to this topic. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Addressing the Nursing Shortage
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A 6 page paper offering a letter of petition for publication, abstract and a short journal article discussing current efforts and future predictions of increase in the current nursing shortage. The current nursing shortage is expected only to intensify over the next generation. Though there are 126,000 hospital vacancies for RNs in late 2002, the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects that number to rise to more than one million in less than 20 years. The American Nurses Association and Monster.com recently entered into a strategic alliance designed to assist both employers and nurses in finding the matches most meaningful for them. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSnursShortage.rtf

Adult Communication Management & Teams: A Tutorial
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A 20 page paper. The writer discuses specific concepts, such as adult communication management, communication competence, the Russian Dolls theory, developing teams, team ideology, teamwork, managing teams and more. The writer is responding to specific kinds of questions and offers tutorial comments throughout the paper. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
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Adults Return to School / Sociology & The Non-Traditional Student
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The re-entry of adults as non traditional students into higher education has become linked to the changes in job descriptions, job availability, job demands, and the world-wide corporate-industrial culture. In this very detailed 16 page research paper, the writer explores how adult college education has become symbolic of job opportunity/qualification & improvement yet at the same time, the meaning of a college degree has become less and less significant over the years. Macro & Micro studies as well as numerous statistics, studies, and case examples are provided. Bibliography lists more than 12 sources.
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Advantages And Disadvantages Of An Organisation Adopting A Hierarchical Structure
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This 6 page paper looks at the advantages and disadvantages that are linked to the use of a traditional hierarchical structure. The paper looks at the theory and uses the example of British Airways to illustrate the points raised. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEhierstr.rtf

Advantages and Disadvantages of Teams
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This 6 page paper considers how teams may give bring advantageous and benefits, but also how they may be costly when used incorrectly. The paper considers a range of team theories and then considers who they may be applicable in real life situations by a company. The bibliography cites 13 sources.
Filename: TEadteam.rtf