Introduction As a rule, when someone first hears the word ‘interview’, they think of it as the possibility of at least two individuals talking to each other. Nunkoosing (2005) was of the view that “Interviews are mostly about contemplation and talk that are later changed into writings”. However, Rollnick and Miller (1995) characterized interviews as motivational talking and explained them as “a commanding, client-focused advising style for evoking behaviour change

Mitigation Mitigation, also known as Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), involves eliminating or reducing the consequences or likelihood of a hazard. The aim of mitigation is to reduce the degree of effect of the disaster on society. Several mitigation factors in Chile reduced the human losses during the earthquake. The Emergency Management Team was taught about the “preparedness culture” or “earthquake culture” that has developed in the country as a result

Abstract The paper reviews the disaster cycle, management models, and the role of government in the 2010 Chile earthquake. First, the paper highlights the basic steps of the disaster cycle. Chile mitigated the effect of the earthquake using a “preparedness culture” approach. This technique is based on the dreadful earthquake that occurred in 1960. However, Chile was inadequately prepared for the 2010 disaster. The parties involved in the response are

In times of rapid technological developments and hectic schedules, customer expectations are bound to change and demand an enhanced level of availability and urgency by customer service representatives. This customer demands and expectations provoke the organization to take measures with integrated innovative and technological approaches to develop a system through which the customer service representatives can communicate, interact and engage with the customers without much hassle. For this purpose, it

Organizational change refers to the process through which an organization undergoes strategic, structural, operational, cultural and technological changes. Successful management of change is crucial to an organization as it enables the organization to succeed and survive in the current competitive and continually evolving business environment (Carnall). In this essence, no organization or business entity is immune from the inexorable change. The need for organizational change occurs in two different stages,

Introduction Working capital management of an organization involves managerial accounting aspects and strategy that is modified to evaluate current assets to ensure the proper running of an organization (Shin and Soenen, 1998, p.37-39). it involves managing inventories, cash and accounts receivables. The company can operate efficiently and fully satisfy upcoming short-term and long-term debts and other necessary expenses. Therefore, I believe working capital management is beneficial in ensuring that modern

Introduction CSL Limited is an Australian-based public limited company specializing in the biotechnology industry. As a corporate institution, the company specializes in researching, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products designed to treat and prevent serious human medical conditions. CSL deals in different product areas, including blood plasma derivatives, anti-venom, vaccines, as well as cell culture reagents usually used in a wide range of medical research, manufacturing applications, and genetic research (Aren

De Witte et al. (2010) investigated the association of employee’s perception of quantitative and qualitative job insecurity with job satisfaction, and psychological distress in the Belgium banking sector. Job insecurity is defined as the employees’ concerns about their work-related future. There are two kinds of job insecurities: quantitative job insecurity and qualitative job insecurity. Quantitative job insecurity is about the threat to the continuation of the job in the future.

Business Rules In a database management system, business rules are the statements used to constrain the database being developed and managed. Regarding the scenario given for RowHill Airport, the following are some of the business rules. Each TECHNICIAN is an EXPERT on AT LEAST ONE of the PlaneModels; TrafficController MUST have AnnualMedicalExamination. The most recent DATE of AnnualMedicalExamination must be stored against each TrafficController. All Employees must have an assigned

Introduction Any business can perform well if talented people are deployed in it, and it takes optimum results out of their performance. It is crucial to have adequate functioning in an organization to implement the right talent at the right place. To achieve all these objectives, an organization should cope with the changes such as the changing needs of business, workforce and work nature (Nankervis, 1993). Therefore, the human resource

Introduction It is important to understand the consumer behaviour of any organization before starting a service or launching a product. If the organization does not analyze the response of customers to a specific product, the organization can face losses. Understanding the concepts and theories related to consumer behaviour can aid organizations in the marketing of services and products. Studying consumer behavior can also help in other aspects. Consumer behavior includes

Acknowledgement First, let me take this glorious opportunity to acknowledge Allah for His protection and life. Without him, I would not have made it. Second, I would like to acknowledge my supervisors for their commitment to seeing me through this work. They guided and supported me all the way through my project. Lastly, I would like to acknowledge my parents for their enormous support. Declaration I hereby sincerely declare that

Introduction The concept of sustainability has gained increasing momentum in recent decades. During the 1987 World Commission on Environment and Development Summit, the United Nations defined sustainability as ‘development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’ (United Nations n.d.). United Nation’s definition of sustainability has provided a very broad and holistic concept to it. However, various contemporary journals

Abstract Corporate, organizational and government communication got formidable consideration from researchers and the business group over forty years prior because of changes in worldwide business conditions. Numerous researchers accept there are impacts of corporate, organizational and government communication administration on authoritative execution, yet there is a scarcity of concentrates on the approval of this hypothetical presumption. Like this, the primary reason for this paper is to address the hole by

Entrepreneurship is a fascinating idea that gives the personal liberty to follow their dreams. However, it is not easy work as there will be different challenges while establishing a new enterprise. My first concern with the entrepreneurial process is the financial concern. There are not a lot of finances in your hand when you start off a business. For example, there is no continuous flow of money as before starting

Starting and maintaining a business today is very requires more attention than it was before. An entrepreneur is a person who starts and manages a business bearing the risk of losses for the sake of profit. Entrepreneurs always entertain continuous improvement in how they deal with both customers and employees in the name of improving operation flexibility.1 Entrepreneurs utilize the four major management functions in the field of business. Entrepreneurship

Sanitarium Health &Wellbeing Company was established in 1898 by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in New Zealand with the sole purpose of promoting and providing plant-based health foods. This devotion by the Church is driven by the belief that these plants were offered by God, Our Creator, to sustain human life and the human race in general (Sanitarium, 2018). The services of the church are global and operate under the above-mentioned

Introduction International business refers to the business activities undertaken across the international borders of two or more countries. In this case, the trader is usually from one country and selling his or her products to a buyer in another country. International business is very instrumental in promoting market growth and expansion, especially in the sense that international markets facilitate an increase in the sales volume of a company. Nonetheless, there

Executive Summary Allegiance Coal Limited is a publicly listed company based in Australia and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: AHQ). The company’s main business activities include investment in advanced and near production in metallurgical coal in countries like British Columbia and Canada. The company is involved in the acquisition and exploration of coal tenements with other potential countries for investments. The choice of its countries’ investment is based

Q1. Being true to what you say and believe in stands out to be a good virtue in business. That is one of the justifications for the success of Russell Simmons. Most enterprises are after money and will take part in the sales of fake products as well as misleading ads. That was never the case with Russell Simmons. Being authentic and producing music that meets the audience’s demand is