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ABSTRACT The main objectives of this study were: 1. to control the efficiency of the application of marble polishing sludge as the main component (35-50 wt%) to neutralize hazardous municipal [...]

It is common practice for an employer to maintain an annual bonus plan to attract, retain, and provide incentives to employees who are key to the business's growth. Employers often [...]

Hurricane Sandy had a devastating effect on many employees throughout the Northeast, causing them to miss work for a prolonged period. The days needed by some of these employees to [...]

A meta-analysis examining 31 studies of management and business school students to determine gender differences in what job attributes they prefer is presented. Nine out of 21 categories show no significant sex difference; in the 12 categories where gender correlates to attitudes, men value earnings and responsibility more than women while women tend to value prestige, challenge, variety, growth, job security, task significance, good relationships with others, and the physical work environment. Even the most significant differences are nevertheless small; findings imply that the attitudes studied are not the reason women fail to attain top management positions.

A research program seeking to develop a measure of total quality management (TQM) practices and supporting organizational culture produced a 113-item survey instrument measuring 13 TQM and 10 culture dimensions. The TQM dimensions identified include quality philosophy, quality planning, quality supervision, management leadership, quality procedures, teamwork, equipment adequacy, supplier relationships, employee suggestions and customer orientation. The culture dimensions examined were communication, conflict resolution, empowerment, innovation, job challenge, commitment, rewards, clarity of role expectation, social cohesion and trust. The survey instrument was administered to 886 individuals. Findings indicate the reliability of nearly all of the 23 TQM and culture dimensions., This article reports findings from a research program to develop a relatively brief, individual-level survey measuring total quality management (TQM) implementation and related cultural dimensions for use in research and [...]

Because nearly all natural gas produced in the United States is used as fuel, the intrinsic value of the gas lies in the combustible chemical energy stored in its hydrocarbon [...]

Hurricane Sandy highlighted the role of programs that allow employees to donate the value of their unused paid time off (PTO) from work or share it with fellow employees. Following [...]

Bankers need to build a total banking relationship with their customers to achieve success in their lending operations. Norwest Corp executives outline ways to maintain viability in commercial lending. First, the bank must establish effective, two-way communication with customers and identify customers' needs and fill as many of these as possible. Local bankers must be given authority to make lending decisions at the local level. The bank must also prepare for advances in loan portfolio techniques. The training and motivation of employees must be a priority., To remain profitable, bankers must not only give credit where credit is due, but must take their commercial accounts to a higher level in order to establish a total banking [...]

An overview is presented of selecting plan design options for 401(k) plans. It is observed that the choice of these options should be carefully considered with the same research and analysis as any other major business decisions which are undertaken by a business organisation.

Along a cleaning-brush production line, the brush handles are drilled at the end and on-center, so the customer can hang up the brush. Placement of the hole is not critical, [...]

Designer test-drives a hydraulic floppy disc For some time I have been looking for programs for my personal computer (PC) that would take the drudgery out of the number crunching [...]

Advanced systems drafting is a production system that combines overlay and composite drafting, keynoting, photo drafting, and computer-aided drafting where applicable with final printing by color offset. Not only does [...]