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Workplace Survivor Syndrome
Health, Sports & Psychology

Workplace Survivor Syndrome

...management as it implements change in the organisation (Waraich & Bhardwarj, 2012). Often, destructive survivors portray fear and pessimism towards the reduction process, a perception that negatively impacts their productivity. Constructive survivors do not perceive the reduction process as a threat to their job and, therefore, support management by actively taking part...
Stakeholders in marketing and finance
Money & Business

Stakeholders in marketing and finance

...manager you may be allowed to take decisions to buy items costing up to a certain amount of money. An exception might be for products used in many parts of the organisation and which are supplied by another department, for example, ink for printers and printer paper. For these and more expensive items, many managers are required to use the equipment and materials which...
Why has reaching the Chinese internet audience just got a little harder?
Digital & Computing

Why has reaching the Chinese internet audience just got a little harder?

...Management Rules and posted a draft online on March 25 for a one-month consultation period. The new requirement stipulates that all websites hosted in China must register their domain names with authorized domestic domain name service providers in order to gain access to the Chinese network. [Headquarters of CNNIC, China's domain name registrar] The headquarters of CNNIC,...
Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention
Money & Business

Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention

...management. The course will be open to all with the only prerequisite an interest in how to do development differently...This free short course addresses the key elements of designing a development intervention. Its approach to ‘doing development’ will be value led rather than technical. There is a wealth of material teaching a technical approach to development...
Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease: what is it and who is at risk?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease: what is it and who is at risk?

...management of this condition...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses. What is Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)? CKD develops overtime and involves abnormalities in both kidneys. There may be a loss of kidney function, with or without other evidence of kidney damage. If CKD progresses, there is a risk that the kidneys will not be able to carry...
Finding a mentor
Money & Business

Finding a mentor

...Management courses and qualifications. It can be very helpful to find a mentor who will support you in your workplace learning. A mentor can help you think about problems you may be facing, and new ideas or ways of working you want to try out. They will usually help by listening to your thoughts and ideas and asking questions to help you think more clearly about them. A...
Exploring educational leadership
Education & Development

Exploring educational leadership

...management. You will explore: the relationships between management and leadership; the scope of the field; different world views that underpin educational leadership research and practice; and some key concepts such as agency, power and authority and context. You will consider some differences between concepts, models and theories and be introduced to some questions that...
What the Applying Psychology to Work hub is about
Health, Sports & Psychology

What the Applying Psychology to Work hub is about

...Managing Relationships and Work: This theme relates to the relationships between people in the workplace. It shows how effective relationships are crucial for an enjoyable and productive work environment, and what can be done to promote or maintain successful relationships. See the Managing Relationships and Work article. Wellbeing for Work: This theme explores how what...