Critical Thinking Does money motivate employees? Why or why not? Money motivates employees. Money is the foundation of different lifestyles that different individuals exhibit. Employees can use the money to buy things that can satisfy their desires and needs. Employees base the value of services that they offer an organization to the money that they earn. The symbolic value of money enables employees to feel more appreciated and recognized. Symbolically, money serves as a measure of the input that employees bring into an organization. Additionally, money serves as a direct reward for performance. Employees can only perceive their performance as significance based on the marginal amount of money they are offered. With money as a reward, employees are motivated to work better as this guarantees them job satisfaction. Why should compensation systems be equitable? How can an organization design an equitable compensation system? Organizational success highly depends on the kind of compensation system in place. Any employee would want fair treatment from the employer. Compensation equity becomes an essential tool for achieving organizational success. Paying employees fairly motivates them to…
Behold the dreamers Question 5 She is a thirty-three old Cameroonian woman who came into the United States of America. She is the wife of jende, all from Cameroon. She has a son named Liomi. As an immigrant in the United States, she works as a home health aide through an agency since she has not yet secured a green card. At the start of the novel, she gets to the United States, where she gets a job working for Cindy and mighty Edwards. She is also studying with the hopes of getting a student visa to study pharmacy. When Jendi lost his job and had to go back to Cameroon, she chose to follow her husband. She was not able to achieve much in states since there was an economic crisis that was going on. She did not have other options. Question 2 When Cindy dies of choking on vomit while drunk, it is a sad state. When one dies, it is always sad as life is sacred. However, when Cindy was alive, she was mean to jende. She…
Critical Thinking Exercises Evaluation of the website A website should depict transparency and honesty. There should be transparency of the information provider, and purpose of the website. The target audience should be identified. The website, which is subject to evaluation, has defined its target audience, who are the nurses. It has also defined its objective, which is to highlight ten ways through which nurses can avoid low back pains. The website also depicts authority while delivering information. The author uses clear statements and owns the content. He addresses the audience with authority, catching their attention. For instance, he states, “watch your weight” rather than “one should watch their weight.” The statement addresses the audience in a way that captures their attention. The author does not support his information with any credible sources. How I would revise my 10-minute lecture My 10-minute lecture is a presentation, which requires the presenter and the audience to be in the same room; it’s a one on one presentation. However, if I would be delivering the information over a distance, I would use a website.…
Death in Venice The novel “Death in Venice” focuses on a love affair between Aschenbach, who is on holiday, an aspect which he has taken quite a lot of time before indulging in. In this nature, this feels like a great experience that has taken so much time. Aschenbach is repressed, and stodgy, which can all be described by his situation and his feelings (Gale, 2016). The crafting of the book depicts that he is out looking for an artistic inspiration that would probably work on his side to rekindle his life and dry emotions. The focus of the book is more to Tadzio, who is a young man about 14 years of age, naive and unaware of his settings. Tadzio becomes the obsession of the old man who has a strong belief that he can be an ideal partner. The old man looks more obsessed with Tadzio as opposed to being in love with him. This is a great experience for Tadzio, who has never had such an experience when it comes to love. Aschenbach is seen to be…
Same-Sex Marriages One of the most controversial topics in the social world today includes the debate about intimacies. Scientists and religious groups have always argued and championed for intimacies of opposite sex intimacies. Religious groups say that ‘their God’ created man and woman and intended that intimacy would only involve people of the opposite sex. Any contrary affection is regarded as ‘sinful’ and heavily reprimanded. The society has, in many instances, branded those who get intimate with persons of the same sex as immoral or inhuman. The individuals become objects of insult and badmouthing (Conkle 100). The attraction to the same sex, especially for men is a significant source of psychological torture and disrespect. Such individuals end up being isolated in some societies and suffer dire psychological problems. However, the world has witnessed increasing incidences of homosexuality intimacies that culminate into marriages. The sole purpose of intimacy is emotional satisfaction and psychological support from one’s spouse. The support and pleasure do not necessarily come from people of the opposite sex. Notably, different-sex relationships have been rocked with infidelity (Conkle 99).…
ESSAY PLAN Essay question/topic Discuss the argument that a consumer society is as much about social constraint as individual choice Introduction Consumer society, for the purchase and sale of goods, is an essential social and economic activity. A consumer society promotes the conviction that a person’s value depends on his property. Consumer societies do not respect detailed ideals of leadership, but with their cardinal conceptions of liberalism and democracy, their popularity has increased (Don Slater, 1997). Possible thesis statements The argumentative essay discusses how a consumer society is as much about social constraint as individual choice A discussion of how consumer society is perceived as a social constraint, just like personal choice in the current world. Paragraph 1 Topic Sentence (idea / argument) The demand for consumable products is only increased as requirement-based consumption decreases. Evidence / elaboration For instance, corporations such as Wal-Mart are always persuading customers to buy more for less, which dictates indirectly, a consumer’s will for purchase. Such power gives corporates control over consumers, including their decision-making capabilities. They chose to externalize manufacture and create…
Can Someone with Low Self-Esteem Be at Risk to Depression Depression is a condition which limits individuals’ efficiency and leads to loss of interest and moods, since it affects the normal functioning of their bodies, thus bringing out some negative symptoms. This condition is a result of the association of different reactions, such as mental, genetic, and social sources of distress within a person. On the other hand, low self-esteem is brought by the lack of confidence within oneself, which can lead to self-hatred. Many debates have come up, arguing whether the possibilities of experiencing depression are a result of low self-esteem. Some researches which have been conducted to assess the relationship between the two aspects depict that they are interrelated, whereby low self-esteem may lead to depression. In this case, the vulnerability model gathered general evaluations that individuals suffer from the effects of low self-esteem and depressive symptoms. According to the research results conducted by Orth, Robins, Widaman, & Conger (2014), to establish the relationship between the two variables, two regression models were used, and the results indicated…
Human Resources Management Part One Answer One Before proceeding with the process of increasing compensation as a departmental manager, there are a couple of questions to ask first. The first question is who is eligible for the compensation increase. Next is what the effective date to execute compensation increase is and when employees should see it in their paychecks. Next, how was the compensation increase determined? Next is if any requirements will be needed to assess the salary increase. Next, what are the conditions for individual contributors to qualify for a salary increase? Next, when and how the compensation increase be communicated to the overall staff members. Next is if contract employees are eligible for the salary increase (Tarpey, 2019). Next, will the compensation increase of exempts be the same as the nonexempt? Next is if the compensation increase will affect the administrative stipend. Next is how employees with no performance evaluation will be treated in this situation. And finally, how will employees that work partly in the department and partly in other departments will be treated. Additional information to…
analysis of a modern youth commentary No one can dispute that modernity has impacted the different aspects of people’s life. Communication, education, social settings, and relationship have significantly changed over the years. Meanwhile, it emerges that youths are the most vulnerable group, which affected by the negative influence of modernization. Adaptation models have evolved dramatically under the influence of modernity, and the previously vibrant social relationships have paved the way anomaly. In the current society, the challenges remain to be adaptation and coping social and interpersonal relationships, which are of great importance to the youths. At the same time, modernization threatens to counterbalance or the efforts to teach moral standards. While modernity is an inherent aspect in life in solving problems and bringing significant change to the society, modernization has impacted the social life of the youths by contributing to moral disintegration, cultural decay, and loss of substantial moral values, which gave meaning to human life in earlier periods. This paper will seek to address the topic of “Modern Youth. It will examine and provide a critical, evidenced analysis of…
International law on same-sex couples International law through human rights law protects the right of intimate relations. This kind of protection is usually essential because it assures one of the rights to marriage, and at the same time, it gives one the right to private life as it prohibits discrimination of any form. If a person is not bisexual, then in many cases, the wish that one has to have an intimate relationship and live with it means that the person either wishes to live with a person of the same sex or to live with a person of the opposite sex. Nowadays, intimate relationships happen between people of the same sex i.e., same-sex couples and between different-sex couples. However, same-sex couples find it hard to get protection for their relationships since, over time, human rights treaties are usually interpreted, such that they only protect the rights of different-sex couples. In the recent past, different states have embraced the idea of same-sex relationships and legalized marriages between such coupled in the national domestic law. Nevertheless, LGBT individuals have not yet…