What was human resources called before? The term “human resource management” has been commonly used for about the last ten to fifteen years. Prior to that, the field was generally known as “personnel administration.” The name change is not merely cosmetics. What does Google call their HR department? Google calls its HR department People Operations, […]
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What are the similarities between Christianity and Islam?
What are the similarities between Christianity and Islam? Islam and Christianity both ascribe that Jesus Christ was the promised Messiah and did perform miracles. Both Muslims and Christians believe Satan is real and evil and that he tries to make people follow him instead of God. The two faiths believe Jesus will return from Heaven. […]
Who was the most famous abolitionist?
Who was the most famous abolitionist? Five Abolitionists Frederick Douglass, Courtesy: New-York Historical Society. William Lloyd Garrison, Courtesy: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Angelina Grimké, Courtesy: Massachusetts Historical Society. John Brown, Courtesy: Library of Congress. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Courtesy: Harvard University Fine Arts Library. Which country banned slavery first? In 1803, Denmark-Norway became the first country […]
Can you sleep feel awake?
Can you sleep feel awake? Just because you’re asleep doesn’t necessarily imply that your entire brain is asleep. Conversely, as I will describe now, we have also learned that even when you’re awake, your entire brain may not be awake. A case in point for sleep intruding into wakefulness involves brief episodes of sleep known […]
What are the three models of immigration?
What are the three models of immigration? To ascertain this, we must first understand three major theories of immigrant and ethnic-group integration. The theories are the classic and new assimilation models, the racial/ethnic disadvantage model, and the segmented assimilation model. What is the difference between integration and assimilation? Integration involves contact and identification with both […]
Was King Darius a Mede?
Was King Darius a Mede? H. H. Rowley’s 1935 study of the question (Darius the Mede and the Four World Empires of Darius the Mede, 1935) has shown that Darius the Mede cannot be identified with any king, and he is generally seen today as a literary fiction combining the historical Persian king Darius I […]
How do you prove causation?
How do you prove causation? In order to prove causation we need a randomised experiment We need to make random any possible factor that could be associated, and thus cause or contribute to the effect There is also the related problem of generalizability If we do have a randomised experiment, we can prove causation Are […]
Why does color constancy happen?
Why does color constancy happen? The phenomenon of color constancy occurs when the source of illumination is not directly known. This is due to an ignorance of all possible sources of illumination. Although an object may reflect multiple sources of light into the eye, color constancy causes objective identities to remain constant. Why is perceptual […]