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organizations. Hfm (Healthcare Financial Management), 56(6), 52-57. Mitchell, T. R., Holtom, B. C., & Lee, T. W. (2001). How to keep your best employees: Developing an effective retention policy. Academy Of Management Executive, 15(4), 96-108. doi:10.5465/AME.2001.5897929 Presbitero, A., Roxas, B., & Chadee, D. (2016). Looking beyond HRM practices in enhancing employee retention in BPOs: focus on employee–organisation value fit. International Journal Of Human Resource Management, 27(6), 635-652.…

or attention necessary to cure it. “The Yellow Wallpaper” was published in 1892 after Gilman divorced her controlling husband and abandoned the medical advice of Silas Weir Mitchell, moving across the country to California with her beloved daughter (Ames, On Feminism and ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by Charlotte Gilman). Throughout her journey…

Introduction World War II is heating up. The United States is now involved. The President needs to find a way to end the war as fast as possible. During this time, suspicions are high that Germany is developing some sort of “super weapon” – possibly using nuclear/atomic energy. Already, German scientists had discovered the technique of splitting uranium atoms – called nuclear fission – by the bombardment of these atoms using neutrons, splitting them apart into rare isotopes, the most…

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ epistolary Between the World and Me has become a literary symbol for the Black Lives Matter Movement. Structurally, Between the World and Me is a direct descendant of The Fire Next Time; both texts were written as letters to male heirs and released at pivotal points in their respective Black social movements. Drawing on the literary legacies of the Wright school of naturalism and the Black Arts Movement, Coates’ work occupies a space between the two. However, Between the World…

Why Homework in Schools is Ineffective Do you have a child in school? Many adults have children in school and have to sit down for 2 or 3 hours a night doing homework, causing a great inconvenience. In a study published in the journal of experimental education, “Research showed that excessive homework is associated with high stress levels, physical health problems and lack of balance in children 's lives”(Enayati). Many teens have after school jobs and simply do not have time to do a abundance…

In her article “Reimagining Disability and Gender Through Feminist Studies”, Kim Hall provides a quote from Licia Carlson: “Does the existence of those who can be defined as complete women and mothers demand the existence of others who cannot be granted womanhood and motherhood?” (Hall 4) This question outlines a well understood distinction: that womanhood, and particularly motherhood, are not evenly applied across the board. While some women are encouraged and expected to bear children, many…

On June 17, 2015, Twenty-one year old Dylann Roof entered into the Emanuel AME Church and slaughtered nine African Americans (Bacon, 2015). While Roof was committing this heinous act, he was shouting racial slurs at his victims. Previous to this massacre, Roof had written what he called a “white supremacist manifesto”, claiming…

Harriet Tubman: Born to be free Harriet Ross Tubman is debatably one of the most well know and inspirational figures in African American and women history. She was born a slave and as a result of her predetermined condition, was subject to abuse. Despite her condition however she strived to not only liberate herself, but others in an effort to relieve future generations from the pain she endured. Because of these facts, she is imperative to the history of America. Generations will know her as a…

"Gender Differences in Whites ' Racial Attitudes: Are Women 's Attitudes Really More Favorable?” by Michael Hughes and Steven A. Tuch. Hughes, Michael and Tuch, Steven. 2003. “Gender Differences in Whites ' Racial Attitudes: Are Women 's Attitudes Really More Favorable?” Social Psychology Quarterly Vol. 66 (No. 4): 384-401. The research problem is whether or not women and men in the same race category have different racial attitudes. The argument by Cross and Madson indicates that the…

. Review of Selected Theories It is proposed that achievement goal theory is an approach to motivation that establishes one’s goals as intrinsic motivation. A connection exists between goal difficulty, level of performance and the effort that’s involved. This relationship will remain positive if the person is dedicated to the goal, can succeed and doesn't have incompatible goals. Goal theory states that many circumstances will have great significance in successful achievement. These include…