Employee absenteeism costs organizations in the U.S. restaurant industry more than 15% of profits each year. Some restaurant managers lack strategies to reduce employee absenteeism. Using the expectancy theory, the purpose of this single case study was to explore effective strategies that restaurant managers use to reduce employee absenteeism. The target population was managers of a single restaurant, known for successfully implemented strategies to reduce employee absenteeism, located in the Baltimore-Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Data collection included semistructured face-to-face interviews with 3 managers and a review of company archival documents such as memorandums, training documents, employee records, and employee performance reviews. Data were analyzed using inductive coding of words and phrases from the interviews and noted from the company archival documents. The findings revealed themes that represented restaurant managers' strategies for reducing employee absenteeism including communication, consistent enforcement of management policies, and a positive environment. Managers who used the strategies of communication, consistent enforcement of management policies, and a positive work environment reduced employee absenteeism, which might increase productivity and profitability in the restaurant industry. The implication for positive social change is that restaurant managers might reduce employee absenteeism through implementation of these effective strategies and, in turn, encourage new or sustained employment opportunities, organizational sustainability in the community, and sustained financial well-being of employees and their families.

Waste management is a global challenge due to high waste generation resulting from high industrialization, urbanization and challenges relating to the efficient implementation of waste management policies acts and standards. Although South Africa has established a number of good waste management policies and related acts and standards, most municipalities still find it challenging to efficiently implement waste management strategies. Ekurhuleni Municipality is facing challenges with the implementation of effective waste management strategies and compliance to the National Environmental Management Waste Act (2008), (NEMWA) (Act No 59 of 2008). An evaluation of the gaps that exist between NEMWA and the local implementation in the formal and informal parts of the Ekurhuleni Municipality was undertaken in this study. Data on the waste management scenario as collected through questionnaires, interviews and observations revealed that differences relating to the poor establishment of an integrated approach to waste management exist between NEMWA and the local implementation of the act. This was realized through the fact that there is limited community education on waste management, no waste recycling facilities in some residences, irregular and insufficient collection of waste and non compliance with tariff payments for most informal residents and some formal residents. Differences also exist in the waste management strategies between the formal and informal areas of the municipality primarily due to the fact that the informal settlements are mostly unplanned and considered illegal. According to this study, informal residents are not billed for waste management services and as such most of them do not pay for waste management services. To that end, waste is not efficiently managed due to municipal financial constraints. Waste management challenges in Ekurhuleni Municipality are also attributed to lack of or insufficient knowledge regarding sustainable waste management practices and its benefits amongst the waste generators and some waste management employees. / Environmental Sciences / M.A. (Environmental Management)

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2016-09-14T16:16:10Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Gerso Lopes Paz_.pdf: 1019665 bytes, checksum: 820081aab0b76d322c346f57c4517c03 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-14T16:16:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Gerso Lopes Paz_.pdf: 1019665 bytes, checksum: 820081aab0b76d322c346f57c4517c03 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-21 / Nenhuma / O estudo examina a gestão de recursos humanos a partir de uma análise dos impactos gerados a partir da unificação das Províncias Porto Alegre, São Paulo e Delegação do Chile. O objetivo da pesquisa foi descrever os impactos do processo de mudança a partir da unificação das Províncias Porto Alegre, São Paulo e Chile, hoje chamada Província La Salle Brasil-Chile, na gestão de recursos humanos das Escolas da Rede La Salle de Esteio, Canoas e Sapucaia. O plano metodológico adotado envolveu um estudo de caso e a pesquisa qualitativa amparada por objetivo de natureza descritiva, sendo que também utilizou-se de uma investigação quantitativa, que teve a função de melhor compreender a percepção de professores e funcionários da instituição, sendo que foram investigados 27 professores e colaboradores. Na parte qualitativa foram entrevistados três diretores de Escolas. Os resultados quantitativos da pesquisa evidenciaram que do total investigado, em torno de 70,00% dos entrevistados concordaram com as afirmações apresentadas no instrumento de pesquisa questionário. No entanto, não se pode desprezar o fato de que outros 30,00% dos entrevistados discordam, discordam totalmente ou desconhecem as ações afirmadas no citado instrumento de pesquisa, fato esse que revela um desalinhamento dessa parte dos investigados em relação às ações implementadas pela Rede La Salle. As conclusões obtidas no estudo mostraram que alguns impactos foram provocados na gestão dos recursos humanos das quatro Escolas investigadas da Rede La Salle dos municípios de Esteio, Canoas e Sapucaia do Sul do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Releva destacar que esses impactos foram provocados nessas Escolas, particularmente, a partir do processo de unificação das Províncias Porto Alegre, São Paulo e delegação do Chile, hoje chamada Província La Salle Brasil-Chile. Os principais impactos percebidos foram a formação integradora proporcionada pelo Plano de Formação do Educador Lassalista, comunicação considerada de média a alta, a participação dos funcionários no processo decisório, melhoria significativa na clareza das informações repassadas, a consolidação da imagem visual da Rede La Salle. / The study examines the human resource management from an analysis of the impacts from the unification of the Provinces Porto Alegre, São Paulo and the delegation of Chile. The objective of the research was to describe the impact of the change process from the unification of the Provinces Porto Alegre, São Paulo and Chile, now called Province La Salle Brazil-Chile, the human resources management of the Network of Schools La Salle Esteio, Canoas and Sapucaia. The methodological plan adopted involved a case study and qualitative research supported by objective descriptive in nature, and also used a quantitative research, which had the best function to understand the perception of teachers and staff of the institution, and were investigated 27 teachers and employees. In the qualitative part they were interviewed three schools directors. The quantitative results of the survey showed that the total investigated, around 70.00% of respondents agreed with the statements presented in the questionnaire survey instrument. However, one can not disregard the fact that the other 30.00% of respondents disagree, strongly disagree or are unaware of the actions stated in the said survey instrument, a fact that reveals a misalignment that part of the investigation in relation to the actions implemented by the Network La Salle. The findings from the study showed that some impacts were caused in the management of human resources of the four schools investigated Network La Salle in the municipalities of Esteio, Canoas and Sapucaia South of the Rio Grande do Sul State. Stresses noting that these impacts were caused these schools, particularly from the process of unification of the Provinces Porto Alegre, São Paulo and delegation of Chile, today called Province La Salle Brazil-Chile. The main perceived impacts were the integrative training provided by the Training Plan of Lasallian educator, considered medium to high communication, employee participation in decision-making, significant improvement in the clarity of the transferred information, the consolidation of the visual image of the Network La Salle.

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Dans les régions semi-arides, les systèmes de production agricole dépendent fortement de l'irrigation et font face à des difficultés croissantes (épuisement des ressources naturelles, forte volatilité des prix du marché, hausse des coûts de l'énergie, incertitude sur les changements climatiques). Modéliser ces systèmes agricoles et la façon dont ils s'adaptent est important pour les décideurs politiques afin de mieux évaluer leur flexibilité et leur résilience. Pour comprendre la capacité des systèmes agricoles à s'adapter, il est essentiel de considérer l'ensemble du processus de décision : des décisions sur le long-terme à l'échelle de l'exploitation aux décisions de court-terme à l'échelle de la parcelle. Pour ce faire, cette thèse conçoit un système de production agricole adaptable dans un contexte de diminution de l'eau et de changement climatique. Elle fournit une méthodologie guidant l'acquisition de données, leur analyse et la conception de modèle. Elle présente le modèle de simulation NAMASTE représentant les décisions des agriculteurs, les interactions entre agriculteurs pour l'utilisation des ressources communes et met l'accent sur la rétroaction entre pratiques agricoles et évolution de la nappe phréatique. Le modèle a été initialement développé pour résoudre les problèmes critiques de baisse des eaux souterraines liés aux pratiques agricoles dans un bassin versant du sud-ouest de l'Inde. Sa structure, ses cadres conceptuels et ses formalismes peuvent être utilisés dans d'autres contextes agricoles. / In semi-arid regions, agricultural production systems depend greatly on irrigation and encounter increasing challenges (depletion of natural resources, high volatility in market prices, rise in energy costs, growing uncertainty about climate change). Modeling farming systems and how these systems change and adapt to these challenges is particularly interesting for policy makers to better assess their flexibility and resiliency. To understand the ability of farming systems to adapt, it is essential to consider the entire decision-making process: from long-term decisions at the farm scale to short-term decisions at the plot level. To this end, the thesis conceives a flexible and resilient agricultural production system under a context of water scarcity and climate change. It provides a step-by-step methodology that guides data acquisition and analysis and model design. It proposes a simulation model NAMASTE that simulates the farmers' decisions in different time and space scales, represents the interactions between farmers for resource uses and emphasizes the feedback and retroaction between farming practices and changes in the water table. The model was initially developed to address critical issues of groundwater depletion and farming practices in a watershed in southwestern India. Its structure, frameworks and formalisms can be used in other agricultural contexts.

Waste management is a global challenge due to high waste generation resulting from high industrialization, urbanization and challenges relating to the efficient implementation of waste management policies acts and standards. Although South Africa has established a number of good waste management policies and related acts and standards, most municipalities still find it challenging to efficiently implement waste management strategies. Ekurhuleni Municipality is facing challenges with the implementation of effective waste management strategies and compliance to the National Environmental Management Waste Act (2008), (NEMWA) (Act No 59 of 2008). An evaluation of the gaps that exist between NEMWA and the local implementation in the formal and informal parts of the Ekurhuleni Municipality was undertaken in this study. Data on the waste management scenario as collected through questionnaires, interviews and observations revealed that differences relating to the poor establishment of an integrated approach to waste management exist between NEMWA and the local implementation of the act. This was realized through the fact that there is limited community education on waste management, no waste recycling facilities in some residences, irregular and insufficient collection of waste and non compliance with tariff payments for most informal residents and some formal residents. Differences also exist in the waste management strategies between the formal and informal areas of the municipality primarily due to the fact that the informal settlements are mostly unplanned and considered illegal. According to this study, informal residents are not billed for waste management services and as such most of them do not pay for waste management services. To that end, waste is not efficiently managed due to municipal financial constraints. Waste management challenges in Ekurhuleni Municipality are also attributed to lack of or insufficient knowledge regarding sustainable waste management practices and its benefits amongst the waste generators and some waste management employees. / Environmental Sciences / M.A. (Environmental Management)

Thesis (Master of Military Studies)-Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 2008. / Title from title page of PDF document (viewed on: Feb 8, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.