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Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...health and safety of employees and of the local community is thus also the responsibility of operations management. In addition, the operations function may be responsible for ethical behaviour in relation to the social impact of transformation processes, both locally and globally. For example, in the United States, manufacturers of sports footwear have come under fire...
QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations
Health, Sports & Psychology

QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations

...mental health of the population which also coincides with social cohesion and job creation. Yet, more importantly organisations must adopt standards of good governance. Coincidentally one of the key recommendations from the ASCI report is train and inform: make the most of the human capital. We hope that the associations start to invest more in their coaches and their...
What is climate psychology?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is climate psychology?

...mental processes that have contributed to the ecological and climate crisis, and our responses and processes of adaptation to it. […] We draw on psychotherapeutic approaches, psychosocial studies, the arts, spiritual and philosophical thought, literature, systems thinking and ecopsychology, all in the service of unpicking our collective and individual responses to the...
What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?

...mental status or vital signs), dying (cardiopulmonary resuscitation and/or emergency intubation), and dead (pronouncements). My last name and pager number were plastered on the oncology floor, which increased the odds that pages I received would be about the dying or dead. The first one was. “I need you to pronounce,” said the nurse when I called her back. As a...
We shouldn’t judge Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by its cover
History & The Arts

We shouldn’t judge Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by its cover

...mental illness. By contrast, the backlash against the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory cover seems to stem from the notion of imposing adult themes on what is considered to be a children’s classic. The cover plays an enormous part in shaping our initial perceptions of a novel. American author Maureen Johnson provided a fascinating example of this when she challenged...
The many forms of workplace bullying
Money & Business

The many forms of workplace bullying

...mentally or physically. [The Conversation]Given this, it is important that we take the opportunity to have conversations on this topic at every level in our organisations. Time to dust down and review HR policies, time to consider the culture, structure and anti-bullying strategies. These are essential in developing workplaces that offer better work and working lives....
A very brief history of AI
Digital & Computing

A very brief history of AI

...mental hospitals and psychiatric centers suffering a shortage of therapists. Because of the time-sharing capabilities of modern and future computers, several hundreds of patients an hour could be handled by a computer system designed for this purpose. The human therapist, involved in the design and operation of the system, would not be replaced, but would become a much...
The trouble with teaching physics
Health, Sports & Psychology

The trouble with teaching physics

...mental block about physics. They sometimes assume that it is ‘too hard’ or there is ‘too much maths’ and so they give up, particularly if they are not intending to go on to study physics further at A Level. Teachers spend considerable time trying to make physics more enjoyable for the students by doing experiments, demonstrations and fun activities. However, fun...