Essay Question: How compatible is the concept of ‘work-life balance’ with the various ‘schools of management thought’? Can employee ‘work-life balance’ contribute to business sustainability? The concept of work-life balance ‘implies that work is different from life’ (Bell‚ R 2012). This essay will discuss the close link between the concept of work-life balance with the schools of management thought. This essay will begin by defining work-life balance. It will then explain the schools of management
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[pic] DECLARATION I here by declare that this project report titled “QUALITY OF WORK LIFE” submitted by me to the department of Business Management‚ Osmania University‚ Hyderabad ‚ is a bonafide work undertaken by me. It is not submitted to any other university or institution for the award of any degree‚ diploma/certificate or published any time before. Name and address of the student Signature
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A STUDY ON QUALITY OF WORK LIFE IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR INTRODUCTION Human resources play a very important role in success of an organization and thus‚ management of human resource assumes importance. Many aspects affect the management of human resources. One such aspect is Quality of Work Life (QWL). It is a philosophy‚ a set of principles‚ which holds that people are the most important resource in the organization as they are trustworthy‚ responsible and capable of making valuable contribution
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Oxford dictionary (Online edition‚ 2005) as 1. relating to or characterised by competition 2. strongly desiring to be more successful than others 3. as good as or better than others of a comparable nature From the above definition‚ we can deduce that competitiveness arises in the context of several participants engaged in similar activities‚ each trying to get ahead of his opponent. Competitive advantage therefore involves creating and maintaining superior performance (Porter‚ 1985)
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How entrepreneurs can contribute to the economic development of a country? i) Entrepreneurs can promote capital formation in a country - Entrepreneurs need money to set up and run their firm. To do that‚ they will need to borrow or employ their own resources or money. This will cause money to be channelled to help the country’s economy as an economy will only thrive when there is money circulating in the economy of a country. ii) Entrepreneurs can create employment opportunities to the public
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HOSPITAL QUALITY: INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESS— OVERVIEW AND LESSONS LEARNED Jack A. Meyer‚ Sharon Silow-Carroll‚ Todd Kutyla‚ Larry S. Stepnick‚ and Lise S. Rybowski July 2004 ABSTRACT: Hospitals across the country are searching for ways to improve quality of care and promote effective quality improvement strategies. This research study‚ by members of the economic and social research institute‚ identifies and describes the key factors that contributed to the success of four high-performing hospitals
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Running head: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PAPER Quality Improvement Paper Shellee D. Blue University of Phoenix MGT 449 May 5‚ 2008 A Description of the Chosen Process The process I chose that needs improvement in my organization is bookkeeping. We need to expand bookkeeping and create a department for it instead of just having one bookkeeper that is over loaded with all the work. An “As-Is” Flow Chart T The Relationship of the Process to the Organization’s Strategic Plan
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three basic ways to implement CQI outlined in your Study Guide and outline how CQI has been introduce in your organization. If it has yet to be introduced‚ describe how you would introduce it referencing these three methods. Answer According to the Study Guide there are three ways to introduce Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): 1. The quiet or whisper launch. It is suggested that “this is an effective way to begin if the staff or an organization are very cynical and do not
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Organizational Quality Improvement Plan Part III Lauren Dickman HCS/588 December 13‚ 2010 Jennifer Culotta Methods and information technology for quality improvement Various methodologies exist for the integration of quality improvement strategies into performance improvement measures. With concepts of total quality management (TQM) and quality improvement (QI) being introduced to health care organizations; administrators have had to decide which methodology is right for the organization
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Work is now commonly organized into teams in most organizations‚ and conventional wisdom is that working in groups is more productive than individual work. Yet‚ research on work in groups shows that teamwork can actually inhibit or even damage productivity. Why? One reason is that under the cover of group work people are less productive‚ sometimes even satisfied that others are the same. Originally‚ this behavior was called “social loafing‚” a term coined by a French professor‚ Max Ringelmann in
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