Breaking the myth of Sisyphus: a parent's guide to understanding and changing face of direct support turnover. (Workforce).
Most parents who have had to rely on any person paid to offer residential, educational, or vocational support for their child with disabilities are probably very much aware that finding and keeping qualified support professionals is a bit like the underworld sentence of the ancient Greek, Sisyphus. The ritual...

The influence of committee functioning on the organizational commitment of volunteer administrators in sport.
In many countries the delivery of sporting programs, activities and events to the community is largely reliant upon the willingness of individuals to volunteer their time and energy. Simultaneously, volunteers experience a range of personal benefits such as feelings of enjoyment, recognition and being of service to others through their...

'They stand you in a corner; you are not to speak': nurses tell of abusive indoctrination in work teams dominated by bullies.
ABSTRACT This paper reports some of the findings from the first qualitative stage of a large national study of bullying in the nursing workplace currently being undertaken in Australia. The findings reported here reveal how relationships between bullies were embedded within informal organizational alliances, enabling bullies to...

Courion Helps Reduce Costs at Nation's Largest Operator of Senior Living Communities.
Brookdale Senior Living Improves Service and Efficiency by Automating Access Management for 8,000 Users FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Courion(R) Corporation, leaders in access management and compliance, today announced that Brookdale Senior Living, the nation's largest owner and operator of senior living communities, has deployed Courion's...

RF Micro Devices(R) to Present at the Barclays Capital 2008 Global Technology Conference on Tuesday, December 9, 2008.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. , a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components, today announced that Company executives will present at the Barclays Capital 2008 Global Technology Conference in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at 10:00...

New HQ Publication Unveiled by Architectural Record and BusinessWeek.
First issue features good designs that support good business at HQs for The New York Times, Haworth, IAC, and more; plus the 20 best places to work NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Construction's Architectural Record, in collaboration with BusinessWeek, both part of The McGraw-Hill Companies...

Layoffs, See-Saw Markets, and Distracted Employees Challenge Managers, but Past Recessions Offer Important Lessons on How to Lead.
BOSTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Managers who take 10 steps in three areas -- financials, people and organizational climate -- stand a better chance of emerging from the recession with their organizations poised for success, according to research into past recessions by The Forum Corp. (http://www.forum.com/), a consulting firm...

Fresno Unified School District Inks Pact with Lawson Software.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 November 2008-Fresno Unified School District Inks Pact with Lawson Software(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Lawson Software announced that Fresno Unified School District licensed the Lawson Human Resource Management Suite and the Lawson S3 System Foundation, Enterprise Performance Management, Business Process Management and Learning...

Paradigm Holdings Selected as Sub-Contractor for Drug Enforcement Administration.
Paradigm to Provide Computer Forensics Expertise in Analyzing Digital Evidence ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Paradigm Holdings, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: PDHO) ("Paradigm"), a provider of comprehensive information technology and business solutions for federal government enterprises, today announced that it has been selected as a sub-contractor for...

RedPeak Properties Recognized With Four Tributes 2008 Awards by the Apartment Association of Metro Denver.
DENVER, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- RedPeak Properties, one of the most respected apartment owners, acquirers and developers in Denver, announced today that it won four Tributes 2008 Awards at the Apartment Association of Metro Denver's (AAMD) Tributes Gala held November 15, 2008. RedPeak took top honors in the following...