It is important to note that there is one other reason for my choosing of this business and that is that I figured that it would be difficult to be a human resource manager of a company that is so spread out. ... Dave said that in the past HR never played a key role in the planning process of the employees or the decision making of company standards and work expectations. ... On a personal note I felt that this was an effective assignment in order to get an understanding of the role of HR in the business world. Perhaps I thought that this was a great assignment because of the awesome indivi...

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There can be great danger by not addressing the deficiencies in an organization when using this approach, as it could tend to make the organisations strong points stronger and weak points weaker. The Experiential Learning Model is a good example, where if performance always exceeds our expectations it causes us to become complacent, over confident and ceases learning as there is no felt need for change. ... "AI is a strategy of hope, optimism and positivism, focusing on not what is missing, but what an organization has" (Nilikant, V. lecture notes (2003) AI is a strategy causing chang...

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This combination provides the company with great possibilities to develop new technology, and effectively utilize current technology. ... When we are brainstorming as a department to either come up with fresh ideas, or improve on an existing issue, section leaders and the department supervisor make conscious note of who the main participators are. ... The numbers that the managers were getting were not up to the expectations. ...

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Thus, my students are much more likely to support my expectations and procedures in the classroom. ... Bennis (1989) notes the difference between the two terms as well. ... McGregor's theories X and Y have had a great impact on my classroom management. ...

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The transformational leader encourages followers to commit to and realize performance results that exceed their own expectations. ... If, as our text book states, "A 25-year study by the Gallup Organization of 80,000 leaders found that the greatest leaders in the world don't share a common set of characteristics " (p. 174), then how can we determine if a pastor has what it takes to be both a great preacher and a great leader? ... Ministry Teams Gribas (2008) notes that, "Increasingly popular in the corporate world, the team concept and label has been used more and more frequently in th...

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