Abstract
Downsizing has become a significant idea in today's economy, and maintaining the trust of employees when something like this takes place has also become very serious business. This paper examines the question of whether a company should downsize their employees and how to do the downsizing properly so that as few employees as possible are injured. It discusses and analyzes the several ways that companies can downsize that will help retain much of the loyalty of the workers that remain.

From the Paper
"Companies who downsize through attrition and buyouts, those companies that work to help downsized employees find new jobs, and companies that are willing to provide outplacement services to those individuals often end up in positions that are much better than companies that simply fire workers due to downsizing (Brockner, Konovsky, Cooper-Schneider, Folger, Martin, & Bies, 1994). These companies who show that they care about the workers that they have to remove through downsizing have a much greater chance of retaining a lot of the loyalty originally given to them by the workers that survived the downsizing (Brockner, Konovsky, Cooper-Schneider, Folger, Martin, & Bies, 1994)."

Tags:motivation, worker

Abstract
The author of this paper argues from a personal perspective that telemarketers harass people through being persistent, ignoring peoples' requests for being left alone, targeting the calling times to when people are eating dinner, being deceptive and just being plain annoying -all in order to boost sales. The paper touches on privacy legislation and gives examples of companies which do not honor these laws.

From the Paper
"The government's solution to the telemarketing problem is to try to regulate telemarketing. They believe that the customer should call and request to be placed on a national do not call list, and that the companies should check these lists every ninety days to see if anyone they are calling is on these lists. The problem lies in the fact that the company in charge of maintaining this list, AT&T, is the one company who has the most complaints made against it for not abiding by consumers' wishes to not be called."

Tags:1991, act, consumer, harassment, problem, protection, social, tcpa, telemarketing, telephone

Abstract
This paper discusses how China's economic independence resulted in financial bankruptcy, causing an uninvited but necessary intervention of the World Trade Organization. The paper describes the steps taken by the Chinese government to ensure economic stability for the future.

Background
World Trade Organization Intervention
Political Changes For China
China's Most Surprising Turn
Boosting China's Credibility
Authors Point Of View
GDP Information
Conclusion
Tables
Graphs
Works Cited

From the Paper
"Some of the changes incurred by the government intervention are that China must allow foreign exchange with other countries involving banks, insurance, telecommunications, agriculture, and education. Participation in international business agreements will allow a wider range of circulation of finances, which will provide a more stable economic foundation for the country. Another change that government intervention is bringing to China is leadership changes, or a change of political leaders and politicians."

Tags:asia, wto, government, banks, business, politics, bankruptcy

Abstract
This paper explains the functions of a Chamber of Commerce. The paper relates how membership is maintained and grown.

Abstract
In order to boost an economy, revenue has to be brought in through various means such as tourism, sporting events and/or shows to include fisheries. Specifically, the economic backbone for Ecuador and Colombia is fishery and of course tourism. If there was a lack of conservation/protection towards fishery, tourism would not elevate and the economy would spiral downward. So, it is critical to expand efforts to natives in setting the stage for development, technical studies and management of dependant industries especially marine resources.

Tags:marine, turtles, mortality

Abstract
The paper argues that with the housing market in a state of despair and the credit industry right behind, the American economy has suffered tremendously. The paper examines how the Federal Reserve has come up with a plan that would boost the United States economy and assist lending institutions.

From the Paper
"With the housing market in a state of despair and the credit industry right behind, the American economy has suffered tremendously. Hence, the Federal Reserve has come up with a plan that would boost the United States economy and assist lending institutions."

Tags:economics, federal, reserve

Abstract
The next few pages will argue that Canada really should export its water to the United States (and elsewhere) because this country has a moral obligation to do so, it will boost Canada's standing internationally (always an important factor when it comes to matters of diplomacy), the Canadian provinces have the legal prerogative under NAFTA to "name their price," water has the potential to be an extraordinarily lucrative resource in the long-term and there is no reason why this nation has to bear the bulk of the development costs. In the final analysis it is a tremendous opportunity.

From the Paper
Research Proposal: Why Canada Should Export Water Statement of Proposal The paper emerging from this proposal will look at the issue of managing water supply at a time when there is increasing demand for it. Specifically, this paper will look at whether or not Canadian leaders and policy-makers should allow for the exportation of the nation's water reservoirs in the face of growing US pressure for access to those water resources. Ultimately, I believe that Canada should submit to the inevitable and export its fresh-water southward - for reasons that range from moral and diplomatic ones, to legal and (maybe above all else)

Tags:canada, water, exportation

Abstract
This paper studies the positive impact of having e-mail on board merchant ships and how it would help boost the morale of the sailors. The author shows that both the U.S. Navy and NASA have provided e-mail access to crews and families that resulted in increased morale and decreased negative attitude and behavior. The author concludes that merchant marine companies should provide e-mail access to employees for personal use. This position paper cites examples of the positive effects e-mail use has had on space craft, naval, and merchant ships. Arguments against the use of personal e-mail are evaluated and rejected.

From the Paper
"On December 10, 2001 the following was published in The Union Leader: "when you least expect it, you get a message that makes your heart swell with pride. Last week, Dave and Barbara Warren got just such an e-mail. It came from their son, His name is Matt Warren". He's a Fire Control Officer aboard the USS Leyte Gulf. That's an Aegis Cruiser. Basically it's a weapon ship laden with Tomahawk missiles. She's part of the battle group running alongside the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Arabian Sea. Matt's e-mail came with a photo attachment. It's a simple photo. It's the kind of photo sailors send home all the time. It shows Matt, in uniform, with an M-60 machine gun slung over his shoulder He's also cradling a flag in his arms. It's not just any flag. ?It's the flag they raised at the World Trade Center,? Barbara said. "it's the same flag that was in the picture that showed the firemen raising the flag on Sept.11th". (p.1)"

Tags:communications, e-mail, morale, nasa, navy, ships, space, station, terrorists, NASA

Abstract
This paper discusses the article "What Have They Done For us Lately?", written by Linda Villarosa, which addresses the issues of affirmative action, discrimination and the role of the Supreme Court in the United States in promoting equality. The paper then goes on to discuss another article entitled "Assisted Suicide Gets a Boost", written by Linda Greenhouse, which reports on the Supreme Court decision to remove John Ashcroft's block against the Oregon Death with Dignity Act. The paper presents the writer's opinion on the validity of the arguments presented in the articles.

Table of Contents:
Summary
Analysis
Summary
Analysis

From the Paper
"I both agree and disagree with the author. I agree in terms of affirmative action being a very important tool in the evolution of equality in the United States. Without it, the workplace today would still be dominated by a single sector of society. Because of affirmative action, as the author states, the workplace now benefits from the diversity of talent within the country. This provides an increase in quality and tolerance throughout the country. Obviously, the court cases she mentions are hard to disagree with. The decisions made by the court in the first two cited cases are discriminatory and unfair. Furthermore, it makes little sense that the law, including affirmative action as one of its aspects, does not provide protection to the very people it seeks to uplift."

Tags:discrimination, dignity, attorney

Abstract
The paper utilizes a brief literature review to assess what can be done to boost literacy rates amongst children in the first years of formal education - and what sort of curriculum will go the furthest in making the objective of optimizing early childhood literacy a reality. The paper explains that the reason why this topic is so relevant for the comprehensive study of early childhood curricula is that the skills not learned early in life may well be impossible to attain later in life. The paper describes how America is now saddled with a generation of youth who, while aspiring to be the leaders of tomorrow, lack the essential reading, writing and reasoning skills needed to achieve their dreams (Jameson, 2007).

From the Paper
"The following paper will utilize a brief literature review to assess what can be done to boost literacy rates amongst children in the first years of formal education - and what sort of curriculum will go the furthest in making the objective of optimizing early childhood literacy a reality. The reason why this topic (early literacy) is so relevant for the comprehensive study of early childhood curricula - besides the obvious fact that the relative success of the former is dependent upon the effectiveness of the latter - is that the skills not learned early in life..."

Tags:curriculum, early, literacy