U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research Faith-Based Organizations In Community Development Visit PD&R’s Web Site www.huduser.org to find this report and others sponsored by HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R). Other services of HUD USER‚ PD&R’s Research Information Service‚ include listservs; special interest‚ bimonthly publications (best practices‚ significant studies from other sources); access to public use databases;
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Communication plays a very important role in an organization. In fact‚ it is said to be the life wire of the organization. Nothing in the universe‚ human or otherwise‚ that does not communicate; though the means of communication may be very different. Communication is very crucial and unavoidable since we have intentions which we want to pass across to another person‚ group or even to the outside world. Communication in an organization is inevitable. Departments communicate from time to time in
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FACED BY WORKING ADULT LEARNERS 1.0 Introduction Some of the basic assumptions under-pinning adult educations are that adults tend toward self-directedness‚ that adult learning needs are generated by real-life problems‚ and that adults wish to apply acquired knowledge and skills. Part time studies is the potential method for increasing participation‚ through the integration of learning into the life space of adults. It has always been the concern of adult education to democratize education and
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The Role of Logistics in the Organization Logistics is critical to the success of every organization. Once considered an important behind-the-scenes operational activity‚ logistics is now recognized as a strategic tool for creating customer value and loyalty. Companies like Wal-Mart‚Coca Cola‚and Nike attribute a great deal of their success to their global logistics systems. They realise that integrating activities within the organization and across the logistics pipeline‚ building strong relationships
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Police Organization The function of policing is to provide overall public safety. The goal is to deter and prevent crime by immobilizing police units. There are various types of police agencies at the local‚ state‚ and federal level. The United States has one of the most complex law enforcement systems because of the various levels of their policing agencies. Within the United States‚ each state‚ city‚ county‚ town‚ and incorporated village has its own policing agency. Although there are various
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What ’s the role of culture in modern corporations and how can it be managed effectively? People in every workplace talk about organizational culture and that mysterious word that characterizes a work environment. One of the key questions and assessments‚ when employers interview a prospective employee‚ explores whether the candidate is a good cultural fit. Culture is difficult to define‚ but you generally know when you have found an employee who appears to fit your culture. He just feels right
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Identify the role of a team leader and the uniformed public services A skill is something you can demonstrate and develop on. Examples of skills are public speaking‚ command and control‚ communication and organisation. Delegation is a skill and it is when you give roles to people providing on their strengths‚ for example‚ in the uniformed public services the sergeant delegates roles to officers because of what they are good at. If someone has motivation as a skill‚ they must help their team reach
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ROLE OF COMMUNICATION IN AN ORGANIZATION Communication -is the process individuals use to create shared meaning in an interaction. -goal is to approach a common understanding of a message. Factors affecting an individual’s ability to communicate 1) Gender 2) Language 3) Culture 4) Past experiences 5) Speaking and writing skills 1. Modes of Communication 1) Written -occurs through formats such as memos‚ emails‚ reports or letters 2) Verbal -Consists of oral methods such as person-to-person
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Importance of Organization Development Organizational Development (OD) comprises the long-range effort to improve an organization’s ability to cope with change and its problem-solving and renewal processes through effective and collaborative management of organization culture. Organizational change develops the potential of individual members and achieves corporate excellence by integrating the desires of individuals with organizational goals. (Brown & Harvey‚ 2006) Furthermore‚ organizational
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What is the role of police in society? What would happen if the role of the police were lessened as it applies to the theory and practice of community policing? The role of the police is to protect the community. Policing is depicted as a way of crime control‚ policing refers to organized forms of order maintenance‚ peace keeping‚ rule or law enforcement‚ and crime investigation. Meaning the government is charged with the regulation and control of the affairs of a community‚ and that the department
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