Marriage and Commitment: Factors That Contribute to Marital Success
Nobody can ensure a long-term marriage, but a relationship based on qualities like compatibility, flexibility, and emotional support has a greater chance for success. It is critical for a couple to remember why they married in the first place, and ...
Organizational Re-Design: Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
To operate more efficiently in the increasingly competitive world of health care, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center instituted a massive organizational re-design called Care 2000. In Mercy's former design, the simplest tasks were parceled out to a m...
Organizational Design and Change
Like Hospitals everywhere, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center has had to deal with drastic changes in a business environment that has become increasingly competitive.
Organizational Structure: Traditional vs. Non-Traditional
Although specific organizational designs vary from company to company, there has been a broad trend away from what might be called mechanistic organizational designs toward more organic ones. Mechanistic designs depend on centralized authority and m...
Working It Out: Components of Fitness: Flexibility
Every joint and muscle in the body has an intended range of motion: bending, rotating or twisting. As we get older our muscles tend to tighten, our range of motion decreases, and we develop aches and pains that weren't there before. Gentle static st...
Working It Out: Components of Fitness: Muscular Strength
Strong muscles prevent joint and muscle injuries, improve posture and contribute to weight loss. The goal is to stay toned. Weight training also adds a balance factor which improves a person's quickness, agility and balance, all which help lower inj...