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"Why Improving Quality Doesn't Improve Quality", 2006.
A review of the article "Why improving quality doesn't improve quality" (Or whatever happened to marketing?).
790 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 16.95
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This paper aims to inform the reader, as expeditiously as possible, what was done, the outcome of the doing, and the investigator's conclusion, in the paper by Kordupleski, Rust, and Zahorik. The remainder of this review analyzes a particular professional article wherein a marketing concept was presented and evaluated, namely quality programs and process improvement techniques.
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"presented and evaluated, namely quality programs and process improvement techniques.
When a manuscript is presented to the public or professional audience the first words a reader is drawn are those in the title of the article or report. Depending on what is included in the title will oftentimes determine whether or not a potential reader will read all that is contained in the manuscript. To this end the author or authors of a research report must, in the beginning, clearly define those concepts contained in the manuscript title. The authors claimed, by way of title, that the reporting of their information would be in the area of "quality" in marketing. Sometimes, however, a "catchy" title can become a significant enticement to spur the reader to read a manuscript regardless of how well or how poorly an article is written. Setting this aside, the thoroughness of overall content presentation is the most pivotal criteria for evaluating a professional journal article."
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Recycling: How It Improves Our Environment, 2002.
A paper which explores how recycling certain materials aids in improving our environment.
1,555 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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Recycling is far more than a local waste management strategy; it is also an important strategy for reducing the environmental impacts of industrial production. The paper studies the history of waste management and recycling and shows how it has improved over the years. The paper discusses how the U.S. government handles recycling on a national basis and the way these measures affect the natural environment.
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"Today in the United States, more than 150 million tons of solid wastes are generated every year. This amounts to more than 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms) per person per day. In metropolitan areas, the daily production of solid waste is usually higher. Residents of New York City, for example, discard 26,000 tons of solid waste daily--almost 7 pounds (3.2 kilograms) for each resident (Compton, 2000). Due to this high amount of waste, recycling has become a major part of environmental policy, largely due to the increased costs of solid- and hazardous-waste disposal, the scarcity of natural resources, and the growing concern over polluted land, water, and air."
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How Job Satisfaction Improves the Bottom Line, 2002.
This paper discusses how an employee's satisfaction with their job influences not only their own personal motivation, but the company's success or failure, as well.
2,095 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 13 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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This paper is an examination of how job satisfaction, or lack thereof, can determine a company's success or failure in the marketplace. The paper discusses why job satisfaction is important and gives several examples of the havoc that a dissatisfied employee can cause, including the extreme cases where they resort to violence and cause physical harm to the other employees. The author discusses different ways that can improve job satisfaction including the improvement of benefits, salaries, the building of trust between managers and their employees, job flexibility, self-sufficiency and the transmission of postive feedback from supervisor to their employees. This paper poses several ways to improve the atmosphere including by making positive physical changes to the work environment and the institution of programs that encourage employee involvement.
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"Other factors suggested that an employee?s sense of control over their situation had an effect on job satisfaction. The more employees felt that they were in control of their circumstances, the more they were likely to experience job satisfaction (Spector & O?Connell, 1994). Rotter (1954) defined persons with an external locus of control as feeling that they have no control over their own circumstances, instead attributing their success or failure to some outside force such as luck or divine intervention. These people consequently tend to take less responsibility for their actions than people with an internal locus of control do. Those who have an internal locus of control feel that that they do have an effect on the outcome of their situation. Individuals with an internal locus of control orientation appear more highly motivated, have better job performance, have higher job satisfaction levels, and have lower turn over rates than individuals with an external locus of control."
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Performance Improvement, 2002.
A paper which discusses the meaning of performance improvement, different methods and first steps in improving a business.
2,850 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 9 sources, APA, £ 50.95
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The paper shows that the current competitive business environment has resulted in a number of performance improvement methods becoming popular. The paper analyzes some of these methods and shows similar characteristics. Two of these characteristics are an increasing focus on the customer and an emphasis on building relationships. These two characteristics are recognized as key success factors for an organization. The paper discusses these two success factors and shows that an organization must change internally to focus on these two success factors. It explores how these changes create an underlying culture that supports a focus on the customer and on building relationships. This underlying culture can then be built upon to adapt to changing times and to continue improving business performance.
Table of Contents
Concepts of Performance Improving - The Best Value Approach
The Value Network Approach
Servqual - The Product-Service Mix Approach
The Balanced Scorecard
Organizational Analysis and Improvement - Key Success Factors
Employee Motivation
Building Relationships
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"However, before these changes can be made, the organization itself needs to change. Systems that involve customer focus cannot be successful until the employees and the organization as a whole are motivated towards the customer focus. The same applies to the focus on building relationships. Therefore, a change in the focus of the organization is required. The culture needs to change from one that is self-centered to one that puts the customer first and strives to be collaborative, not competitive. This involves considering how to motivate employees towards the changes and also how to create an environment where relationships can be built."
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The Continuous Improvement Model, 2004.
This paper discusses the continuous improvement process, a project management improvement tool used to design training programs, and its application to schools.
2,095 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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This paper explains that a continuous improvement process relies on the collection of accurate data about how people are performing a task, which is used to design training programs that better prepare people for the work expected of them. The author points out that school systems have been some of the first venues to embrace continuous improvement systems because there is a natural fit between the educational system and an overall organizational or management approach that emphasizes the importance of continuous learning. The paper relates that schools have integrated a continuous improvement model into their overall project management frameworks to improve the situation of both teachers and students. Charts.
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"The best fit between worker and organization can often be achieved through a multi-level process. At the first stage of this process the organization uses certain criteria (which may include formal measures such as whether an individual holds a specific degree or more informal measures such as whether a person is detail-oriented) to screen out as well as to select certain individuals. This helps to ensure that those who enter a training program (or who begin to work at an organization) have the right basic tools with which to do the job)."
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The "STEP" Improvement Plan, 2007.
This paper discusses the "STEP" improvement plan, which is designed to improve the teaching and learning environment at all grade levels.
1,330 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 26.95
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This paper explains that the main goal of the "STEP" improvement plan, which is an acronym for "Students and Teachers Educationally Prepared", is to provide teachers with the professional development and proper tools to educate students with technology, updated materials and content that are geared to promoting cultural diversity in an interactive learning environment. The author provides a detailed example of how the "STEP" works would be used by a teacher for a month of teaching math or science. The paper stresses that many U.S. students are not able complete math and science at their current grade level because of the lack of quality materials and curriculum; therefore, it is essential to provide the students with the "STEP" improvement plan, which contains lessons and materials that will increase their chances of passing standardized tests.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Statement of Need
Plan Description
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"After presenting a specific test related topic to the class, the teacher will assist the students with completing research on the computer and network with international pen pals to complete the assignment. All student work will be closely monitored by the teacher through use of the internet. The student's activities, research and communications will be tracked and graded by the teacher. Students will submit all assignments through the website."
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Performance Improvement, 2006.
A detailed discussion on performance improvement within a company.
1,665 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 32.95
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This paper defines performance improvement within an organization using the "system's thinking" approach. This approach aims to improve performance amongst employees and hence the company. It discusses its implementation, benefits, obstacles and how to rate the system. The paper also offers graphic representation to qualify points made.
Table of Contents:
Details of what a Performance Improvement Project Is
Rate Organization's Performance in this Area
The Obstacles to Improving Performance in this Area that Currently Exist
The Benefits that an Organization would Result from this Performance Improvement Project
The Metrics that will be Used to Measure this Project and How those Metrics Align with the Mission and Goals
The impact of this Performance Improvement Project
Strategies and Approaches could be Used to "Sell" the Project to Management
References
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"The main obstacles exist in the area of employee education and training. Since most employees are not clear on the subject of systems thinking, they do not understand how it can be used for performance improvement. This is acting as a major problem in implementing this approach completely. For this reason, the staff almost appears incapable of thinking as part of the whole. Another major problem was that firm had failed to notice this learning problem and since it had not yet been identified, nothing serious had actually been done. In the book, The Fifth Discipline, the author, Senge, had explained some reasons why a firm's employees may fail to think interdependently."
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Improving Work Performance, 2004.
This paper discusses improving work performance by improving empowerment, teamwork, and communication.
3,010 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 52.95
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This paper explains that, without relevant and effective staff management, organizations will not be able to achieve the required commercial success. The author points out that the most common objective of management is often to control production methods by minimizing the chance of employees making ?mistakes?. The paper relates that, by collaborating, we can increase the level of innovation and creativity.
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"To give the workers empowerment the organization structure has to be radically changed. The employees must get the power to bend and break the rules. They may sometimes create mistakes, but if that results in a happy customer, the company should be willing to take that risk. The process of empowerment will stop managers from telling workers how to solve their problems and concentrate instead on the long-term growth and development of the organization. The managers will also learn how to develop the employees through projects that will improve the skills of employees and overcome areas of weakness. In this process, it is important to make the employees take responsibility and decide. It is also important for the employees to be in touch with their internal and external customers."
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Improving your Fitness Center, 2002.
An examination of how to provide or improve a fitness facility through better management, improved programming and additional training or equipment.
1,535 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper lays out strategies and concepts which are designed to help owners and managers of fitness facilities to boost their clientele and their image. It discusses the importance of effective advertising and the necessity for innovative new programs aimed at all age levels.
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"Does your fitness center seem to be lacking business? Does it seem to lack those select customers that you imagined when you open your fitness center? There are steps the management can take to improve the quality and quantity of customers. Give it a boost by adding some new equipment, some motivation with bonuses, shake up the advertisements, and educate some local businesses. Your fitness center can be boosted from the humdrums to a busy fun fitness center with active participation from a variety of new customers."
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School Program Improvement Plan Analysis, 2006.
An analysis of the aims and implementation strategies for a school program improvement plan, focusing on Minnesota School District # 279.
1,052 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 21.95
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This paper analyzes the program improvement plan guide of Minnesota School District # 279. It presents the general aims of a school improvement plan and the areas in which the program aims to support the schools. The paper then looks at how a program could be implemented into a school. Finally, the paper focuses on Minnesota School District # 279 and how the program could be implemented there.
Table of Contents:
School Program Improvement Plan
How is it Undertaken?
The Program Improvement Plan Process Guide of District 279
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"The process of improving a school program is a continuous one, it evolves as needs arise. Therefore, implementation and conceptualization is not easy. It needs to be constantly assessed and tested if the program still works according to the demand of the time. The plan to improve the school program is undertaken by a committee or team through the following key steps: a.) Select a reform model, by first assessing the needs of the school so you can decide on which models to adopt, building a knowledge base, becoming familiar with school reform models, determining evidence of effectiveness, making informed selection, and finalizing arrangements with model developer. b.) Design a comprehensive program by reallocating resources and developing action plan. c.) Implement the program by providing leadership, fostering positive relations between administrative staff and the community, looking for early successes, managing the plan, securing external support, checking for possible abrupt improvements. d.) Use evaluation for continuous school improvement by setting standards, promoting a climate for data-driven accountability, monitoring implementation, planning changes, evaluating outcomes, using multiple measures, informing stake holders and creating a user friendly data storage system."
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The Impact of Global Telecommunications Improvements on Islamic Women, 1996.
An in-depth and thorough examination of the impact of technology and telecommunications advancements on the Arab world in general and on Islamic women in particular.
23,730 words (approx. 94.9 pages), 73 sources, APA, £ 148.95
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This thesis examines the impact of telecommunications improvements on the Islamic people. Specifically, the impact of these improvements on Saudi Arabia, an Arab state, and Iran, a Persian state. Although not "anti-technology" or opposed to modernization, the people in Saudi Arabia and Iran are adapting to telecommunications improvements in a method that is in accordance with their core beliefs. The belief in Islam accounts for the "non-Western" model of implementing telecommunications improvements for the citizens of these two countries.
The underpinning of this thesis is that telecommunications improvements will impact the Islamic world no less than any other region of the world experiencing the same improvements. In the case of Saudi Arabia, the CDLR(Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights) is an influential organization using facsimile machines to impact the domestic political environment. Iran, growing as fast in telephone line installations and satellite services as their economic peers, is moving towards privatization in telecommunication systems. Furthermore, Iran is using its capabilities to influence Central Asian neighbors and spread their Shi'i Islam belief.
With the growth and availability of telecommunications services, it is inevitable that current technology will allow unique opportunities to gain and disseminate information. The international community is unlikely to find a viable method to control the proliferation of telecommunications around the globe. Therefore, each society or nation is its own regulator of improving telecommunications systems. Each society, to include the Islamic people, must rely on their culture to determine the degree telecommunications will penetrate the fabric of their society.
Table of contents
List of Tables and Charts
Introduction
Literature Review
Social and Cultural Structures of Islam
Muhhammad: The Messenger
Islamic Cultures-Revolutionary Aspects
The Historical Influence of the West
Information Infrastructures
Electronically Influencing the Globe
Regulation in an Information World
Cultural and Societal Considerations of
Accessible Information
Images of the Middle East Through Western
Media
Saudi Arabia: Modernization and Adaptation for an Arab State
The Peninsula Prior to the Nineteenth Century
Oil Wealth: Modernizing Saudi Arabia
The Gulf War and Fundamentalism
Post Gulf War Islamist Movement
Telecommunication Trends in Saudi Arabia
Iran: An Islamic Republic and Communication Improvements
Shi'i Islam
Modernization and the Influence of the West
Current Telecommunication Trends in the Islamic Republic
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"Ranging from the dynamic to the mundane, the improvement of global information systems crosses cultures, languages, and generations. With the information communication sector growing at twice the rate of the rest of the economy, the globalization of information infrastructures has just begun. The global distribution of telephone circuitry, although not as prevalent as television sets, constitutes the largest interconnected global public communications network. Furthermore, the telephone companies, while at the forefront of media providers, are at the leading edge of the digitalization process as a result of experience in providing service and maintenance communication systems to millions of customers."
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Improving Healthcare in a Healthcare Facility, 2006.
Describes a system for improving the patient incident reporting system in a typical tertiary healthcare facility.
2,249 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 16 sources, APA, £ 41.95
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This paper examines the patient incident reporting system at a hospital and explains that the present system, which is designed to track patient incidents such as falls, patient abuse and medication errors, as well as provide a means of implementing corrective action, is highly labor-intensive and cumbersome. The paper then proceeds to identify and describe six different initiatives that would improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the current patient incident reporting system.
Table of Contents
Initiative No. 1. Use Existing Hospital Information
System for Patient Incident Reporting for JCAHO
Quality Assurance Tracking Purposes
Initiative No. 2. Installation of Hospital-Wide Patient
Records Database
Initiative No. 3. Use Existing IT Systems to Trend
Adverse Patient Incidents for Inclusion in Hospital-Wide
Quality Assurance Reports
Initiative No. 4. Applying Existing Information Systems
for Improved Inventory Control
Initiative No. 5. Implement Interactive Menu-Processing
System for Inpatients
Initiative No. 6. Improve Hospital and Grounds Security
by Using IT-Based Web Camera Applications
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"The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has already mandated that all accredited healthcare facilities have in place a means of tracking patient incidents such as falls, patient abuse, and medication errors and to provide a means of implementing corrective action when deficiencies are identified (Bryan & O'Connell 23). Although our hospital does in fact have such a patient incident reporting system in place, it is a highly labor-intensive paper form-based approach that requires copying and hand-delivery to the Office of Quality Assurance; furthermore, this paper-based system is easily transferable to the existing hospital-wide information system intranet. In this regard, the proposed online replacement should replicate the existing patient incident reporting system as closely as possible to ensure staff acceptance of this alternative (Auerbach, Beckerman, Cohen, Goldstein, Quitkin & Rock 134)."
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Improving Business Processing, 2002.
An examination of how to improve business production and how this benefits industry.
2,084 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 38.95
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This paper looks at Business Process Improvement. It is described as a process aiming to shift the focus from the quality of goods to productivity, cost reduction and increased customer satisfaction. The writer bases the paper on James Harrington?s work ?Business Process Improvement: The Breakthrough Strategy for Total Quality, Productivity, and Competitiveness?. The paper analyzes three main areas. Organizing for process improvement, understanding the process characteristics and streamlining.
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"Regardless of the industry, all companies can benefit from removing barriers that interrupt the flow of work and streamlining processes to reduce waste and lower costs. The best way to do this is through business process improvement (BPI), which is critical in cutting costs and improving competitive strategy. According to Harrington, one of the most important aspects of implementing BPI is managerial support . When initiating BPI into a business, it is important that the mangers understand exactly what BPI is and how it will benefit the company. Harrington suggests forming an executive improvement team (EIT) to oversee the BPI process."
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Improving Memory, 2003.
Examines different ways of improving one's memory.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 12 sources, APA, £ 20.95
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This paper researches several methods for retaining the ability to remember and improving memory. The paper first examines factors that may impair memory, such as extreme climates, alcohol and drugs, and stress. It then looks at the importance of food and nutrients to the retention and improvement of memory. Finally, the paper discusses the importance of using a logical system of concentration and repetition to improve one's memory.
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"Protein is also needed in the body to repair and replace cells. They are the building blocks for chemicals in the brain such as enzymes and brain chemicals. To be more alert during the day, it is recommended to eat more protein and vegetables for breakfast and lunch, since the protein in these foods contains more dopamine, a neurotransmitter that keeps the brain on. Fats are also needed in our diet to absorb the vitamins, which helps us to fight free-radical damages.(Lottor 2002)"
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