Hiring a staffing agency to provide nurses can help healthcare organizations address staffing needs, reduce costs, and improve patient outcomes in three key ways: 1) it ensures adequate staffing levels to improve patient flow and satisfaction while reducing errors; 2) it lowers hiring and turnover costs by handling recruitment, payroll, and retaining nurses for a minimum of 3 years; 3) the agency screens and selects qualified nurses from a diverse pool of candidates with a variety of specialties.
Let's do it Ukraine is a clean-up campaign and movement for garbage-free cities. It was presented by Yuriy Pivovarenko at Green Drinks Kyiv #10. 19/10/2010, Golden Gate.
This document discusses labor standards and the World Trade Organization. It makes the following key points:
1. While improving labor conditions in developing countries is an important goal, attaching strict labor standards to trade agreements will likely not achieve this and may make things worse for workers in poor countries by reducing employment opportunities.
2. Mandating higher labor standards that exceed a country's level of productivity will push more workers into informal sectors with even poorer conditions rather than improving wages and conditions overall.
3. A better approach is for developed countries to assist workers impacted by trade through retraining programs, and for developing countries to continue economic development efforts through organizations like the World Bank to raise living standards over the long run.
Erik van Dijk introduced himself as the International Coordinator of Green Key Eco Label for tourism facilities, which is part of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) International. FEE International is a non-governmental organization founded in 1982 in Denmark that now has 60 member countries working to raise environmental awareness through education and information programs, including Green Key which provides an eco-label for hotels, campsites, and attractions. Green Key currently certifies over 1,500 tourism facilities across 25 countries in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Japan, and the Caribbean. Erik then introduced Victoria Radchenko to speak about Green Key activities in Ukraine.
This document provides information about a company that recruits and places nurses from other countries to work in healthcare facilities in the United States. The company has 28 offices across 13 countries and the Philippines. It ensures nurses meet various ethical and quality standards. Hiring nurses from this company can help reduce costs and improve patient outcomes through better staffing levels and reduced errors and wait times. The process of recruiting and certifying an international nurse to work in the US takes 19-31 months and involves English language training, licensing exams, immigration paperwork, and orientation.
Organisational transformation of securities brokerage firmsArun Verma
This document discusses the organizational transformation of securities brokerage firms under electronic commerce environments. It presents a model relating environmental factors, transformation strategies, and performance. The strategies examined include adding product value, technology adoption, organizational changes, diversification, management systems, and marketing. The document reviews relevant literature and proposes relationships between the constructs. It describes a study using survey data and case studies to validate relationships in the model and understand brokerage firm behaviors under electronic commerce.
Hiring a staffing agency to provide nurses can help healthcare organizations address staffing needs, reduce costs, and improve patient outcomes in three key ways: 1) it ensures adequate staffing levels to improve patient flow and satisfaction while reducing errors; 2) it lowers hiring and turnover costs by handling recruitment, payroll, and retaining nurses for a minimum of 3 years; 3) the agency screens and selects qualified nurses from a diverse pool of candidates with a variety of specialties.
Let's do it Ukraine is a clean-up campaign and movement for garbage-free cities. It was presented by Yuriy Pivovarenko at Green Drinks Kyiv #10. 19/10/2010, Golden Gate.
This document discusses labor standards and the World Trade Organization. It makes the following key points:
1. While improving labor conditions in developing countries is an important goal, attaching strict labor standards to trade agreements will likely not achieve this and may make things worse for workers in poor countries by reducing employment opportunities.
2. Mandating higher labor standards that exceed a country's level of productivity will push more workers into informal sectors with even poorer conditions rather than improving wages and conditions overall.
3. A better approach is for developed countries to assist workers impacted by trade through retraining programs, and for developing countries to continue economic development efforts through organizations like the World Bank to raise living standards over the long run.
Erik van Dijk introduced himself as the International Coordinator of Green Key Eco Label for tourism facilities, which is part of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) International. FEE International is a non-governmental organization founded in 1982 in Denmark that now has 60 member countries working to raise environmental awareness through education and information programs, including Green Key which provides an eco-label for hotels, campsites, and attractions. Green Key currently certifies over 1,500 tourism facilities across 25 countries in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Japan, and the Caribbean. Erik then introduced Victoria Radchenko to speak about Green Key activities in Ukraine.
This document provides information about a company that recruits and places nurses from other countries to work in healthcare facilities in the United States. The company has 28 offices across 13 countries and the Philippines. It ensures nurses meet various ethical and quality standards. Hiring nurses from this company can help reduce costs and improve patient outcomes through better staffing levels and reduced errors and wait times. The process of recruiting and certifying an international nurse to work in the US takes 19-31 months and involves English language training, licensing exams, immigration paperwork, and orientation.
Organisational transformation of securities brokerage firmsArun Verma
This document discusses the organizational transformation of securities brokerage firms under electronic commerce environments. It presents a model relating environmental factors, transformation strategies, and performance. The strategies examined include adding product value, technology adoption, organizational changes, diversification, management systems, and marketing. The document reviews relevant literature and proposes relationships between the constructs. It describes a study using survey data and case studies to validate relationships in the model and understand brokerage firm behaviors under electronic commerce.
Marketing of stocks by brokerage firms role of financial analystsArun Verma
The document discusses the benefits of meditation for reducing stress and anxiety. Regular meditation practice can help calm the mind and body by lowering heart rate and blood pressure. Making meditation a part of a daily routine, even if just 10-15 minutes per day, can have mental and physical health benefits over time by helping people feel more relaxed and focused.
Negotiated brokerage commissions and the individual investorArun Verma
This document analyzes negotiated brokerage commissions for individual investors following the deregulation of commission rates in 1975. It summarizes:
1) The study examines commission rate discounts obtained by over 8,000 individual investors of a large retail brokerage firm between 1975-1979, finding discounts became more common and larger over time.
2) Discounts were related to characteristics of investors and trades, such as account size and transaction volume, in plausible ways.
3) However, discounts did not fully offset a general trend of rising commission costs for small investors at full-service brokers following deregulation.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) came into force in 1995 and replaced the GATT Secretariat. The key bodies of the WTO include the Ministerial Conference, General Council, Trade Policy Review Body, Dispute Settlement Body, Councils on Trade in Goods and Services, Secretariat, and committees on Trade and Development and Trade and Environment. The Ministerial Conference is the governing body that meets every two years, while the General Council oversees day-to-day operations. The Dispute Settlement Body implements dispute resolution processes and the Secretariat administers the organization.
The document summarizes the history of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its predecessor the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). It discusses how following World War II, nations sought to establish international economic institutions including the IMF, World Bank and intended International Trade Organization (ITO) at the Bretton Woods conference. However, the ITO failed to be established, so the GATT became the provisional agreement to liberalize trade instead. The GATT was successful in reducing tariffs through negotiation rounds but protectionism shifted to non-tariff barriers. The WTO was established in 1995 through the Uruguay Round, strengthening trade rules and establishing new agreements on services, intellectual property, agriculture, and dispute
The document discusses rules governing industrial subsidies under World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements. It explains that the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) and the Agreement on Agriculture establish rules for industrial and agricultural subsidies respectively. The SCM Agreement categorizes subsidies as prohibited, actionable, or non-actionable depending on their trade distorting effects. Prohibited subsidies include export subsidies, while actionable subsidies can be challenged if they cause serious prejudice or injury to another country's industry. Developing countries receive special treatment including transitional periods to phase out certain subsidies.
The document introduces the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), which aims to create a single market by 2015. It discusses ASEAN's structure and key elements of economic integration like the ASEAN Free Trade Area. While progress has been made in reducing tariffs and facilitating the flow of goods, services and investment, ASEAN lacks strong central governance and enforcement mechanisms relative to groups like the EU. The development of the AEC faces tensions between further economic integration and members' reluctance to yield sovereignty.
Mandatory and voluntary product standardArun Verma
The document discusses mandatory and voluntary product standards as well as sanitary and phytosanitary regulations. It explains that countries often require imported products to meet domestic standards for health and safety reasons. The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade provides that such standards should not create unnecessary obstacles to trade and should be based on scientific evidence and internationally agreed standards. Voluntary standards can also affect trade if they differ significantly across countries. The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures establishes similar rules for sanitary and phytosanitary regulations of agricultural products.
This proforma invoice summarizes an export transaction between an exporter and a consignee. It lists key details such as the invoice and reference numbers, buyer and consignee information, country of origin, terms of delivery and payment, pre-carriage and transport details, description of goods, quantities, rates, and amounts. The total FOB value is declared, and the document is signed with a declaration that all particulars are true and correct.
This document discusses India's position and role in the Doha Round of trade negotiations. It makes the following key points:
1) India has traditionally taken a defensive posture in trade negotiations, but should now take a more proactive, proposal-making role to better promote its interests and prevent negotiations from collapsing.
2) For India to achieve its legitimate position as a major global economic power, it needs to accelerate economic reforms to become a more attractive market and source of investment.
3) Currently India's share of global trade and foreign investment is much lower than what its size would warrant, and it lags behind competitors like China who have embraced further reforms.
This document compares free trade areas (FTAs) and customs unions (CUs) as forms of economic integration between countries.
FTAs eliminate tariffs between member countries but each country maintains its own external tariff. This requires rules of origin to determine which goods receive duty-free treatment. Rules of origin add complexity and costs. CUs establish a common external tariff for all member countries, eliminating the need for rules of origin and promoting efficiency. However, CUs require closer cooperation on revenue sharing.
Overall, the economic benefits of a CU outweigh those of an FTA due to reduced complexity from eliminating rules of origin and promoting efficient production and trade. A CU may be a desirable next step for economic
This document discusses regional trade agreements (RTAs) in the context of the Doha Development Agenda negotiations. It provides background on GATT/WTO provisions governing RTAs, analyzes the global trend of increasing RTAs, and examines how the "new regionalism" goes beyond early agreements. The document aims to identify issues of interest to India regarding making RTA rules more development-friendly. It recommends stricter RTA rules and unilateral trade policies to support developing country growth.
This document summarizes a paper on the impact of trade liberalization policies like the Doha Round on poverty in India. It finds that while trade openness and economic growth are positively correlated, direct government intervention is also needed to achieve targets like those in the Millennium Development Goals. Agriculture and labor-intensive industries like textiles have seen impacts, with liberalization both creating new opportunities but also challenges for some workers and sectors. The paper examines India's trade policies and performance in key sectors like agriculture, services, manufacturing and its role within the G20 negotiating bloc in the Doha Round.
The document discusses the potential impacts of India's entry into the WTO on its steel industry. Key impacts include: 1) Tariff reductions will have a moderate overall impact but affect high-end steel products more. 2) Eliminating import restrictions will significantly increase steel imports. 3) Opening domestic distribution markets and relaxing foreign investment rules will also encourage more imports. Overall the impact is expected to be negative for domestic steel producers but will emerge gradually as restrictions are removed over time. High-end steel products will face the most pressure from increased imports.
Organization structure & design by arun vermaArun Verma
The document discusses organizational structure and design. It defines organizational structure as the formal arrangement of jobs within an organization. Organizational design involves decisions about work specialization, departmentalization, chain of command, span of control, centralization/decentralization, and formalization. The document also discusses different types of departmentalization including functional, product, geographic, process, and customer. It examines factors that influence organizational structure such as strategy, size, technology, and environmental uncertainty. Finally, it outlines several common organizational designs including functional, divisional, team, matrix, project, boundaryless, and learning organizations.
Managers coordinate the work of others to accomplish organizational goals. There are three levels of management: first-line managers oversee non-managers, middle managers oversee first-line managers, and top managers make organization-wide decisions. Managers work in organizations, which are social units that work toward common goals. The main functions of management are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Managers make decisions, allocate resources, and direct others. Effective management achieves goals efficiently and effectively.
Administrative mgmt theories by arun vermaArun Verma
Administrative management theories play a vital role in developing effective organizational structures. Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy established principles of formal authority, merit-based positions, clearly defined job responsibilities, and hierarchical structures. While bureaucracy is still influential, modern organizations emphasize informal authority and empowering employees. Henri Fayol's fourteen principles of management also influence efficiency, including specialization of labor, unity of command, equitable treatment of employees, and encouraging initiative and esprit de corps. Together, these classic theories remain relevant to organizational design and management today.
Planning, mbo, strategy & decision making by arun vermaArun Verma
This document defines and explains various aspects of planning for organizations. It discusses that planning involves defining goals, strategies, and coordinated plans. There are two types of planning - informal, short-term planning for units, and formal, long-term, written planning for the whole organization. Planning is important as it helps organizations focus on objectives, coordinate activities, and increase efficiency. Effective planning includes outcome statements, action statements, and supportive plans. Formal planning is linked to better financial performance when properly implemented. The document outlines the planning process and various types of plans based on factors like scope, time frame, and use.
Planning, mbo, strategy & decision making by arun vermaArun Verma
Planning involves defining goals, establishing strategies, and developing coordinated plans. There are two types of planning: informal planning which is not written down and has a short term focus, and formal planning which is written, specific, and long term. Managers plan to offset uncertainty, focus activity, and increase efficiency. Effective planning involves establishing goals, determining alternative courses of action, and selecting a course. There are different types of plans based on breadth, time frame, specificity, and frequency. The strategic management process involves identifying goals, analyzing internal/external factors, formulating strategies, implementing strategies, and evaluating results.
This document discusses social marketing and behavior change. It aims to raise awareness among one billion Indian people about important social issues through mass movements and campaigns. Several organizations have come together to create campaigns targeted at youth and urban populations to inform them about their rights and responsibilities. The document then discusses the principles of social marketing, including understanding the target audience, promoting specific actions, offering incentives for behavior change, and considering competition. It provides examples of social marketing objectives and outlines the basic marketing principles, 4 P's of marketing, and 6 phases of developing a social marketing strategy and program.
Marketing of stocks by brokerage firms role of financial analystsArun Verma
The document discusses the benefits of meditation for reducing stress and anxiety. Regular meditation practice can help calm the mind and body by lowering heart rate and blood pressure. Making meditation a part of a daily routine, even if just 10-15 minutes per day, can have mental and physical health benefits over time by helping people feel more relaxed and focused.
Negotiated brokerage commissions and the individual investorArun Verma
This document analyzes negotiated brokerage commissions for individual investors following the deregulation of commission rates in 1975. It summarizes:
1) The study examines commission rate discounts obtained by over 8,000 individual investors of a large retail brokerage firm between 1975-1979, finding discounts became more common and larger over time.
2) Discounts were related to characteristics of investors and trades, such as account size and transaction volume, in plausible ways.
3) However, discounts did not fully offset a general trend of rising commission costs for small investors at full-service brokers following deregulation.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) came into force in 1995 and replaced the GATT Secretariat. The key bodies of the WTO include the Ministerial Conference, General Council, Trade Policy Review Body, Dispute Settlement Body, Councils on Trade in Goods and Services, Secretariat, and committees on Trade and Development and Trade and Environment. The Ministerial Conference is the governing body that meets every two years, while the General Council oversees day-to-day operations. The Dispute Settlement Body implements dispute resolution processes and the Secretariat administers the organization.
The document summarizes the history of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its predecessor the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). It discusses how following World War II, nations sought to establish international economic institutions including the IMF, World Bank and intended International Trade Organization (ITO) at the Bretton Woods conference. However, the ITO failed to be established, so the GATT became the provisional agreement to liberalize trade instead. The GATT was successful in reducing tariffs through negotiation rounds but protectionism shifted to non-tariff barriers. The WTO was established in 1995 through the Uruguay Round, strengthening trade rules and establishing new agreements on services, intellectual property, agriculture, and dispute
The document discusses rules governing industrial subsidies under World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements. It explains that the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) and the Agreement on Agriculture establish rules for industrial and agricultural subsidies respectively. The SCM Agreement categorizes subsidies as prohibited, actionable, or non-actionable depending on their trade distorting effects. Prohibited subsidies include export subsidies, while actionable subsidies can be challenged if they cause serious prejudice or injury to another country's industry. Developing countries receive special treatment including transitional periods to phase out certain subsidies.
The document introduces the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), which aims to create a single market by 2015. It discusses ASEAN's structure and key elements of economic integration like the ASEAN Free Trade Area. While progress has been made in reducing tariffs and facilitating the flow of goods, services and investment, ASEAN lacks strong central governance and enforcement mechanisms relative to groups like the EU. The development of the AEC faces tensions between further economic integration and members' reluctance to yield sovereignty.
Mandatory and voluntary product standardArun Verma
The document discusses mandatory and voluntary product standards as well as sanitary and phytosanitary regulations. It explains that countries often require imported products to meet domestic standards for health and safety reasons. The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade provides that such standards should not create unnecessary obstacles to trade and should be based on scientific evidence and internationally agreed standards. Voluntary standards can also affect trade if they differ significantly across countries. The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures establishes similar rules for sanitary and phytosanitary regulations of agricultural products.
This proforma invoice summarizes an export transaction between an exporter and a consignee. It lists key details such as the invoice and reference numbers, buyer and consignee information, country of origin, terms of delivery and payment, pre-carriage and transport details, description of goods, quantities, rates, and amounts. The total FOB value is declared, and the document is signed with a declaration that all particulars are true and correct.
This document discusses India's position and role in the Doha Round of trade negotiations. It makes the following key points:
1) India has traditionally taken a defensive posture in trade negotiations, but should now take a more proactive, proposal-making role to better promote its interests and prevent negotiations from collapsing.
2) For India to achieve its legitimate position as a major global economic power, it needs to accelerate economic reforms to become a more attractive market and source of investment.
3) Currently India's share of global trade and foreign investment is much lower than what its size would warrant, and it lags behind competitors like China who have embraced further reforms.
This document compares free trade areas (FTAs) and customs unions (CUs) as forms of economic integration between countries.
FTAs eliminate tariffs between member countries but each country maintains its own external tariff. This requires rules of origin to determine which goods receive duty-free treatment. Rules of origin add complexity and costs. CUs establish a common external tariff for all member countries, eliminating the need for rules of origin and promoting efficiency. However, CUs require closer cooperation on revenue sharing.
Overall, the economic benefits of a CU outweigh those of an FTA due to reduced complexity from eliminating rules of origin and promoting efficient production and trade. A CU may be a desirable next step for economic
This document discusses regional trade agreements (RTAs) in the context of the Doha Development Agenda negotiations. It provides background on GATT/WTO provisions governing RTAs, analyzes the global trend of increasing RTAs, and examines how the "new regionalism" goes beyond early agreements. The document aims to identify issues of interest to India regarding making RTA rules more development-friendly. It recommends stricter RTA rules and unilateral trade policies to support developing country growth.
This document summarizes a paper on the impact of trade liberalization policies like the Doha Round on poverty in India. It finds that while trade openness and economic growth are positively correlated, direct government intervention is also needed to achieve targets like those in the Millennium Development Goals. Agriculture and labor-intensive industries like textiles have seen impacts, with liberalization both creating new opportunities but also challenges for some workers and sectors. The paper examines India's trade policies and performance in key sectors like agriculture, services, manufacturing and its role within the G20 negotiating bloc in the Doha Round.
The document discusses the potential impacts of India's entry into the WTO on its steel industry. Key impacts include: 1) Tariff reductions will have a moderate overall impact but affect high-end steel products more. 2) Eliminating import restrictions will significantly increase steel imports. 3) Opening domestic distribution markets and relaxing foreign investment rules will also encourage more imports. Overall the impact is expected to be negative for domestic steel producers but will emerge gradually as restrictions are removed over time. High-end steel products will face the most pressure from increased imports.
Organization structure & design by arun vermaArun Verma
The document discusses organizational structure and design. It defines organizational structure as the formal arrangement of jobs within an organization. Organizational design involves decisions about work specialization, departmentalization, chain of command, span of control, centralization/decentralization, and formalization. The document also discusses different types of departmentalization including functional, product, geographic, process, and customer. It examines factors that influence organizational structure such as strategy, size, technology, and environmental uncertainty. Finally, it outlines several common organizational designs including functional, divisional, team, matrix, project, boundaryless, and learning organizations.
Managers coordinate the work of others to accomplish organizational goals. There are three levels of management: first-line managers oversee non-managers, middle managers oversee first-line managers, and top managers make organization-wide decisions. Managers work in organizations, which are social units that work toward common goals. The main functions of management are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Managers make decisions, allocate resources, and direct others. Effective management achieves goals efficiently and effectively.
Administrative mgmt theories by arun vermaArun Verma
Administrative management theories play a vital role in developing effective organizational structures. Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy established principles of formal authority, merit-based positions, clearly defined job responsibilities, and hierarchical structures. While bureaucracy is still influential, modern organizations emphasize informal authority and empowering employees. Henri Fayol's fourteen principles of management also influence efficiency, including specialization of labor, unity of command, equitable treatment of employees, and encouraging initiative and esprit de corps. Together, these classic theories remain relevant to organizational design and management today.
Planning, mbo, strategy & decision making by arun vermaArun Verma
This document defines and explains various aspects of planning for organizations. It discusses that planning involves defining goals, strategies, and coordinated plans. There are two types of planning - informal, short-term planning for units, and formal, long-term, written planning for the whole organization. Planning is important as it helps organizations focus on objectives, coordinate activities, and increase efficiency. Effective planning includes outcome statements, action statements, and supportive plans. Formal planning is linked to better financial performance when properly implemented. The document outlines the planning process and various types of plans based on factors like scope, time frame, and use.
Planning, mbo, strategy & decision making by arun vermaArun Verma
Planning involves defining goals, establishing strategies, and developing coordinated plans. There are two types of planning: informal planning which is not written down and has a short term focus, and formal planning which is written, specific, and long term. Managers plan to offset uncertainty, focus activity, and increase efficiency. Effective planning involves establishing goals, determining alternative courses of action, and selecting a course. There are different types of plans based on breadth, time frame, specificity, and frequency. The strategic management process involves identifying goals, analyzing internal/external factors, formulating strategies, implementing strategies, and evaluating results.
This document discusses social marketing and behavior change. It aims to raise awareness among one billion Indian people about important social issues through mass movements and campaigns. Several organizations have come together to create campaigns targeted at youth and urban populations to inform them about their rights and responsibilities. The document then discusses the principles of social marketing, including understanding the target audience, promoting specific actions, offering incentives for behavior change, and considering competition. It provides examples of social marketing objectives and outlines the basic marketing principles, 4 P's of marketing, and 6 phases of developing a social marketing strategy and program.