Although English verbs can be either regular (walk-walked) or irregular (sing-sang), "denominal verbs" that are derived from nouns, such as the use of the verb ring derived from the noun a ring, take the regular form even if they are homophonous with an existing irregular verb: The soldiers ringed the city rather than *The soldiers rang the city. Is this regularization due to a semantic differe...

he aim of this study is to analyze the impact of nepotism on the employee performance and to find out what kind of a strategic move can be nepotism in the presence of such a relation. Although personnel selection through nepotism which is also known as family or acquaintance partiality causes a certain amount of disadvantages, it is possible at the same time to have more loyal employees to the ...

The objective of the thesis was to analyse operational decision-making at the Changshu Paper Mill in China and the Kymi Paper Mill in Finland. Specifically, the purpose of the study was to examine critical areas of and differences in decision-making practices in selected problem situations. The thesis also sought to explore how operational decision-making at Changshu differs from the local prac...

a bstract background: some health problems are more prevalent in shift workers than day workers. musculoskeletal disorders are considered as one of the most common health-related problems that can cause disability among health care workers. the aim of this study was to assess the associations between shift working and the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms (mss) among nursing personnel. mat...

A solution to get the problem off, have you found it? Really? What kind of solution do you resolve the problem? From what sources? Well, there are so many questions that we utter every day. No matter how you will get the solution, it will mean better. You can take the reference from some books. And the registered professional nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel is one book that we really ...

model that examined the effects of socialization rate, turnover, and environmental turbulence (or uncertainty) on sharing of beliefs. March’s model did not incorporate organizational features such as structure, tasks, and members’ interactions. Harrison and Carrol (1991) developed a model that examined organizational culture diffusion. Although

This study examines the determinants of non-routine CEO departure in a comprehensive sample of UK listed firms between 1990 and 1995. It looks at whether the Cadbury Report, published in December 1992 has had an impact on the agency problem of managerial entrenchment. I find a strong negative relationship between firm performance and the probability of non-routine CEO departure, with evidence t...

The purpose of this study was to survey the EMS (emergency medical services) personnel preparedness for major incidents in the underground mining industry in Sweden. Every year, a high number of incidents, workplace accidents and fires are reported from the Swedish mining industry. Taking care of patients located in an underground mine represents a challenge to EMS personnel. Today, knowledge a...

A cross-sectional quantitative study of cutaneous bacterial and yeast flora at seven body sites in 99 human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive and 50 seronegative military personnel was performed. Statistically significant differences in carriage rates were only observed for Staphylococcus aureus on the foreheads of seropositive individuals. Seronegative individuals demonstrated staphylococcal...