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4 Steps for Implementing a Successful Progressive Discipline Policy Research by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) shows that average cost-per-hire is over $4,100 for most positions. The SHRM also found that the annual turnover rate is 19 percent and the termination rate is eight percent. While it may take over 40 days to fill an open position, the average employee lasts about eight years. Having a progressive discipline policy is the best way to minimize hiring costs and reduce…

Most communally used in institutional settings, token economies are used as a form of behavior modification. A token economy is a method used to increase and reward desirable behavior. Token’s can be anything from a sticker or coins, to tallies, or poker chips; they just have to have the ability to be counted. Once the subject has earned enough tokens they are able to receive a reward Tokens can be withdrawn in order to decrease bad behavior. The goal of a Token economy is to strengthen…

Export-Import Bank Overview The Export-Import Bank of the United States of America is a federally funded institution which facilitates the growth of exports in the United States and strengthens economic ties with developing nations. Created by President Roosevelt in 1934, the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, “a wholly owned U.S. government corporation, is the official export credit agency (ECA) of the United States.” Ex-Im Bank provides the following: “(1) direct loans; (2) loan guarantees; (3)…

As the manager of a corporation that has it's largest factory in the mid-western United States, I would have to determine what would be best for the company as a whole. Since the current factory is not competitive in international markets and needs extensive renovation, a decision must be made about the factory and about the financial health of the company overall. The three choices proposed to solve the problem with the current factory are: modernize the factory so it will be more…

For today's game lab, our group decided that we would play this board game called Sushi Go!. Sushi Go! Our group consisted of six people: Sinjin, Andrew, Mitchell, Kevin, Richard, and myself. Every player starts the game off by being dealt 7 cards. The goal of the game is to place a card down and pass your hand to the next player. The cards being placed down are then flipped and used to chain together for points. Whoever has the most amount of points by the end of the round wins. The first…

The common denominator present in all three of these music streaming services is that all basic features offered are essentially free to music users under certain conditions. The question of artist/songwriter revenue streams has become a pressing issue since music is so easily accessible free of charge via these services. Before going into payment methods the difference between a mechanical royalty and a performance royalty must be defined. A performance royalty is a fee a music user pays when a…

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and metals group that focuses on finding, mining, processing and marketing the Earth’s mineral resources. (Anon., 2016) Rio Tinto plc/ Rio Tinto limited are listed in London and New York Exchange list as well as in Australian Security Exchange. Rio Tinto operates in more than 40 countries and employs more than 55000 employees across all operations -open pits, underground mines, mills, refineries, smelters, power stations, and various research and service…

Chase banks offers three different types of bank accounts including Chase Savings, Chase Plus Savings, and Certificates of Deposit. Chase Saving has many benefits such as FDIC insurance protection, there are more than 16,000 Chase ATMs and 5,200 branches nationwide, and it earns interest. The interest rate for a Chasing Saving account that applies to all balances is 0.01%. The Chase Saving account is the regular, day to day account in which you may deposit your money, and withdraw it whenever…

Ben Affleck sometimes gets jealous too. Obvious reason? The success of the Captain America: Civil War at the box office. Captain America: Civil War has started off in a far better way than Ben Affleck's Batman V Superman. This is the reason why Affleck must be feeling a tiny bit jealous of the movie's success at the box office and awesome reviews. Affleck's memes have gone viral on the internet after the recent interview. May be, he will now want to keep his emotions under control and do…

Macroeconomics is the growth of the GDP, for that reason it quantifies production— market value of final goods and services sold in a country during a specific time frame. As a result, the key drivers of GDP in the long run are consumers, government, business, and financial organization’s spending. Wealth growth has influence on the U.S. economy, lower interest, lowers cost and effects aggregate demand. This shocks effects wealth growth, interest and exchange rates. As a result, the overall…