Abstract This paper recommends a change to an employee incentive system in order to inspire greater motivation among employees. According to the paper, the current incentive system includes use of an annual performance appraisal to reward employees financially for performing above expected levels of performance. The change this paper suggests, is the implementation of an employee suggestion system.
Contents:
Purpose
Background
Analysis of Current System
Alternatives To Current System
Recommendations
From the Paper "Drillings & O'Neil (1994) confirm that many motivational variables including "effort, anxiety and curiosity" contribute to performance at all levels within the organization. These variables can influence the "rate and ease with which individuals acquire new competencies" and can also discern the likelihood that effective learning will occur within the organization (Drillings & O'Neil, 2). Most individuals working within the organizational context have a predisposition toward different motivational cues. Thus not everyone will respond the same to a compensatory rewards program vs. a rewards program whose intent is to create more intrinsic motivation. "
Abstract The success of a company derives from a synergy of inputs, including the work of employees who are dedicated, skilled and knowledgeable, and a management team that understands how to inspire competent and motivated performance through sensitive and responsive management of a continually changing workplace. This paper discusses the importance of the workplace environment which directly impacts the motivation and productivity of the workforce. It suggests several plans to stimulate and promote worker's incentive by making them happy and secure and therefore productive workers.
From the Paper "While the profitability of corporations is typically measured in dollars, overall success can be measured in terms of profitability plus the attainment of organizational goals. This success derives from a synergy of inputs, including the work of employees who are dedicated, skilled and knowledgeable, and a management team that understands how to inspire competent and motivated performance through sensitive and responsive management of a continually changing workplace. The cost of socially-responsible management is an investment: the workplace environment directly impacts the motivation and productivity of the workforce. Simply put: happy, secure workers are productive workers."
Abstract This paper forms part of a project to devise an incentive plan for hiring new electrical engineers by offering more attractive offers than competitors, in order to attract the best people. This paper will then analyze the costs of the project, both the obvious costs as well as the hidden costs.
From the Paper "Costs: The project to be analyzed is to streamline the process for reimbursing employees. The project will entail a number of costs. The project applies specifically to the hiring of Electrical Engineers at this time and will first cost a certain amount in terms of the incentives offered to candidates along with their base salary. The costs for each engineer is as follows: Annual salary: $65,000 Relocation allowance: $15,000 These are direct costs for the hiring of each electrical engineer, which means an outlay of $80,000 the first year, at least $65,000 each year thereafter, with a higher cost factored in as the individual achieves a higher pay level as a reward for work done. Numerous indirect and often one-time or intermittent costs have to be considered as well, and these include pay for Annual Leave, Medical Leave, Hospitalization Leave, Maternity Leave, Marriage Leave."
Abstract This paper addresses three potential new amendments to the constitution. The first of the amendments discussed addresses school prayer. The second and third amendments discussed address term limits for both members of Congress and for the United States president. The final amendment proposed seeks to overturn Amendment 22 that limits a president to two terms of four years in office. It also proposes that a president be elected of one term of 9 years, with a provision that congress may remove the president and call for a new election after the president has served at least three years in office.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Amendment Number 28 Congressional Term Limits
Discussion
Amendment -33
Conclusion
From the Paper "This amendment attempts to satisfy two very different groups of people who have conflicting ideas about school prayer. On one hand, it allows individuals and groups to conduct public prayer in a public school setting. On the other hand, it still protects the separation of church and State that is part of the first Constitutional Amendment in the Bill of Rights. (Bill of Rights) It appears that the majority of people want prayer returned to public school. A survey by the Pittsburgh Courier received a significantly large positive response to the question "Should prayer be returned to public schools.""
Abstract This paper examines the effect of the Wright Amendment on Southwest Airlines. It explains that the Wright Amendment is a part of federal air transportation law in the United States that places arbitrary restrictions on common carrier air passenger traffic to and from Love Field in Dallas. The author explores why Southwest Airlines was against the Amendment.
From the Paper "The Wright Amendment was a special interest addition to a major bill dealing with the airline industry that was enacted in the late ..."
Abstract This paper presents a history of the Fourth Amendment. The paper defines the Fourth Amendment, explains what it entails from a legal perspective what it entails and discusses the history of search and seizure Legality.
From the Paper "The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads as follows: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized. The Fourth Amendment protects the right of the people to be secure against..."
Abstract This paper provides a discussion of the history, creation and ratification of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This Amendment repealed prohibition, and allowed the sale and consumption of alcohol to resume in the United States. The social climate in the era leading up to prohibition is discussed, as well as the results of prohibition. Some holes in the 21st Amendment are discussed in view of our current century. The author, however, concludes that the U.S. Constitution remains a living document that is capable of responding to changes in American society.
From the Paper "During 1933, laws were passed in 43 states that provided for conventions in that or the following year (with the exceptions of Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Dakota) (Livingston 211). During the same year conventions were held in thirty-eight states of which thirty-seven ratified the amendment and one (South Carolina) rejected it. The thirty-sixth ratification was received in the late afternoon of December 5, 1933 and the certificate was issued by the Secretary of State less than an hour later (Livingston 211).
On December 6, 1933, the thirty-seventh ratification was received from Maine; as a result, it required less than eleven months after its submission to the states for the amendment to be ratified by the requisite three-fourths and the ill-fated experiment of national prohibition ended (Livingston 211). One of the reasons the process went so smoothly may have been based on a misconception among lawmakers at the time. For example, in his essay, "No More 'Cherry-Picking,'" Aaron Nielson (2004) reports that the 21st Amendment achieved the required votes in each house of Congress without causing much substantive debate, most likely because the majority of Congressmen at the time considered section one of the amendment, the simple repeal of constitutional Prohibition, as being its main thrust: "It seems that sections two and three of the Amendment were seen as being primarily procedural sections, necessary to support and implement section one" (Nielson 281). The implications of that fateful misperception have come back to haunt legislators today, particularly as they apply to section two."
Abstract This paper examines the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution under the Bill of Rights. The author points out that this amendment prohibits unlawful searches and seizures on the part of the government and is aimed at protecting the security and privacy of individual citizens from government intrusions. The paper reviews the amendment and suggests some contemporary challenges to its authority.
From the Paper "Anyone who has ever watched any of the number of courtroom dramas broadcast on television these days will have heard of the Fourth Amendment. For lawyers, it seems to be a phrase tossed around with ease with the likes of probable cause and unlawful search and seizure. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution constitutes one of the most important elements of the modern American justice system, but is one part that is not so well understood by the general populace. Additionally, the increasing number of electronic crimes via computers and the Internet has made the Fourth Amendment even more difficult to understand and appropriately apply for citizens and lawmakers alike."
Describes a policy, adopted by Stanford Students, which restricts certain types of free speech and examines whether this policy conflicts with the first amendment or is a just application of John Stuart Mill's harm principle.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, 2002, $ 26.95
Abstract Stanford Students adopted a policy that made personally vilifying expressions an offense subject to penalties. The policy described outlawed expressions as "…words or non-verbal symbols…commonly understood to convey direct and visceral hatred or contempt for human beings on the basis of their sex, race, color, handicap, religion, or national or ethnic origin. This paper examines whether this policy should be ruled a violation of the First Amendment's right to free speech or whether it is a legitimate application of John Stuart Mill's harm principle.
Abstract This paper discusses how the United States Supreme Court has heard only five cases in relation to the Second Amendment to the Constitution. These cases include US v. Cruikshank, Presser v. Illinois, Miller v. Texas, US v. Miller, and Lewis v. US. In 1876 US v. Cruikshank was brought before the Supreme Court. The paper reviews the case of 1876, when U.S. v. Cruikshank was brought before the Supreme Court. The Court held that it was not an individual's right to "bear arms", that the ability of citizens to carry weapons was intended to address the need of the states to form a militia for the purpose of protecting the population.
Abstract This paper explains that the classical school of criminology contends that criminal justice systems must be established to enable humans to make rational choices, which result in their choosing non-criminal actions, thus making the law a deterrent through a system of punishments and rewards. Next, by examining various amendments, the paper points out the ways that the U.S.Constitution, especially the first ten amendments, the Bill of Rights, embodies this principal. In addition, the author relates that, using the classical school of criminology, the Constitution sets up a courts system as a just system of punishment.
From the Paper "Similarly, the thirteenth amendment is known as the amendment that abolished slavery, but another important connotation is contained within the wording of the amendment--that slavery, or rather "involuntary servitude" is allowable if a person has "been duly convicted" of a crime. While this is the amendment that allows prison work camps and work programs, as well as the requirement that criminals participate in the maintaining of their prisons, it serves a much larger purpose, mainly expressing that a right contained in the constitution may be taken away if citizens do not behave lawfully."
Tags: self-interest, human rights, courts system, amendmentsincentives
Abstract This paper takes a look at the problem of overbilling by physicians and how managed care organizations aim to lower the cost of providing health care to the general public. Explaining the origins of managed care the paper describes the adverse effects that this well-meaning system has on patients - physicians are now spending less time with their patients not only due to confusing financial incentives, but also because they feel that care quality was being compromised with the now limited number of tests and referrals that can be made. A literature review that explores the ethical issues of cost-cutting based behavior of physicians,is included in the paper to provide insight on how financial incentives affect physician behavior.
Outline:
Chapter One - Introduction
Background of the Concern
Statement of the Problem
Conflicts and Capitation
Purpose of the Study
Delimitations of the Study
Limitations of the Study
Assumptions
Hypothesis
Chapter Two - Literature Review
Care Quality Components
Payment Methods
Physician Behavior
Kaiser Family Study Theoretical Implications
Financial Incentives Theoretical Implications
Ethics
Project Objectives
Methodology
Population
Importance of Study
Data Analysis and Findings
Analysis
Conclusion
From the Paper "In order to understand the current problem faced by physicians regarding Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), it is important to take a look into the background of the concern. Before managed care came about, indemnity plans and fee-for-service plans were dominant in the area of physician reimbursement. Payment for the services rendered by a physician was made regardless of the diagnosis made or the number of tests run. Individuals expected to pay the physician when their appointment was over, or they expected to make their co-payment and let their standard insurance company pick up the rest of the bill."
Abstract This paper examines the advantages of the institution of safety incentive programs to a business. It looks at how to raise the incentive of employees to follow safety regulations, such as offering motivational rewards and uses some examples of businesses to illustrate its points.
From the Paper "Every year, 3.0 million workers in the United States are injured in job-related accidents. The Social Security Administration reported that employers and their insurers paid more than $39.0 billion in workers' compensation benefits in 1991, i.e., approximately $438 per covered employee. Statistics reveal 5.9 million work-related illnesses and injuries in the private sector, with a rate per 100 workers of 6.7%; it is estimated that injuries alone cost US businesses over $110 billion annually (1998 statistics)."
Tags: institute, workforce, employer, employee, advantage, safety, regulations, motivation, rewards
A discussion on the correlation between the financial incentives that are offered to physicians by Managed Care Organizations, physician behavior and ethics.
Abstract This paper looks at the relationship between the financial incentives that are offered to physicians and their behavior and their ethics. It evaluates, through a literature review and data support, the belief that physicians are spending less time with their patients under pressure from Managed Care Organizations. It shows how because less time is being spent with the patients, the quality of care offered by the physician has gone down and how this is one of the problems with managed care.
Outline
Introduction
Background
Conflicts and Capitation
Purpose of this Research
Goals of this Research
Literature Review
Quality of Care Components
Payment Methods
Physician Behavior
Kaiser Family Study Theoretical Implications
Financial Incentives Theoretical Implications
Ethics
Methodology
Results and Findings
Discussion
From the Paper "There was a problem with the MCO system, however. It created a conflict of interest for many physicians. The main concern was that the quality of care was being compromised because physicians had to be careful how many tests they ordered and how many referrals they made. Because of the quota, there may have been people who needed more advanced care and didn't get it. Not all physicians minded the system, of course, because there are some people in every profession who are only out for the paycheck. The physicians that were dedicated to helping their patients, however, soon took issue with the MCO system."
Abstract This paper assesses the management strategies found in providing incentive programs for employees. This paper takes the form of a research study, where the relevant research is reviewed and a survey (fictional) is addressed to demonstrate the effects of incentive programs on the performance and productivity of employees.
