Abstract
The paper defines motivation and examines theories related to pay and motivation. The paper then focuses on the benfits and drawbacks of incentive plans, such as merit pay, gainsharing and profit sharing, but then examines programs that seek to increase employee motivation without providing monetary rewards, such as management by objectives, recognition programs and quality circles. The paper discusses the implications the link between pay and motivation has for management professionals and concludes that pay appears to be a motivator in short-term situations, but is ineffective as a long-term solution to reducing costs and increasing productivity.

Outline:
Introduction
Motivation
Theories Related to Pay and Motivation
Research Conclusions
Incentive Plans
Management Implications
Conclusions

From the Paper
"Understanding employee motivation is an important concept for managers and supervisors to understand. One of the most prevalent management debates is whether or not monetary compensation acts as a motivator for employees to achieve higher performance standards. Because increases in monetary compensation can significantly strain an organization's financial resources, determining whether or not this is an effective practice is also a priority for organizations worldwide.
"Fortunately, a large volume of research has been conducted to investigate the effect of this practice on employee motivation. By carefully examining this research, management practitioners and human resources professionals can design a compensation strategy that is cost-effective and motivates employees to achieve higher performance standards."

Tags:Maslow, Alderfer, Theory, X, Theory, Y, Herzberg, equity, theory, incentive, plans, rewards

Abstract
This paper details the history of the development of the mutant Apolipoprotein A-1 Milano gene and presents a recent literature review of potential usages and benfits that might become available for the treatment of atherosclerosis. An evaluation of the hopes for development of treatments using this substance concludes this study, with an assessment of the chances that a practical drug will ever emerge from the research.

From the Paper
"This paper shall detail the tortured history of the development of the mutant Apolipoprotein A-1 Milano gene and present a recent literature review of potential usages and benfits that might become available. An evaluation of the hopes for development of treatmenst using this substance will conclude this study.
Apolipoprotein A-1, Potential but no Development: This paper will relate the history of the mutant Apolipoprotein A-1 Milano gene and present a recent literature review of potential usages and benefits that might become available for the treatment of atherosclerosis."

Tags:apolipoprotein a, 1, research, development

Abstract
This paper analyzes the history of U.S. immigration policy. The paper reviews the problems associated with previous immigration policies and the essential tenets of the proposed program. The paper then takes a look at the viability of the proposed policy being considered in Congress.

From the Paper
"The implementation of either bill, or a similar revision regarding immigration policy, will be a difficult one both socially and politically for many of the individuals involved. The employers who have illegal workers on their payrolls will have to admit to paying foreign workers, and will definitely feel an economic effect from having to pay these workers a fair wage. Additionally, politicians face a lack of public support for either decision they make on this issue; the public nature and the controversial subject matter will make the immigration bill an important factor in the midterm elections. Cultural and social support for the measure will be counterbalanced in many areas with the anti-immigrant sentiments seen in the House bill, especially in areas where the focus on national security and protectivist economics are more popular than the civil rights and free trade movements are. Actual implementation of immigration reform, once passed in the legislature and approved by the President, will require social activism on the part of communities to encourage compliance with the measure, much in the way that the civil rights movement of the 1960s still required individual communities to demonstrate support for the measures implemented by the federal government before they became policy and standard behavior locally. The immigration reforms will require the same mixture of social and public awareness as well as the executive powers of the government (especially with regard to the business aspects involved) to effectively implement reform."

Tags:mexican, cuban, senate, illegal, reform, benfits