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The Industrial Revolution, 2002.
Discusses the negative impact of the Industrial Revolution on the world, especially social problems.
2,626 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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The paper shows that although the Industrial Revolution brought along many economic opportunities, this age is still associated with the decadence of social values and the sharp division of people into various social classes. The world was suddenly divided into working class, the rising middle-class and the business class, with each social class bearing unique characteristics. This paper first presents an overview of this era before discussing class struggle in detail. It shows that the Industrial Revolution as a major phenomenon took over most parts of the world, especially European countries, in the late 18th century and continued until the middle of the 20th century. While many would like to believe that this age is responsible for huge economic changes and some political ones too, the paper suggests that we should not forget that it is this particular period which brought the sharpest social problems and class divisions into effect.
From the Paper
"Working classes or urban poor were hit the hardest with industrialization. The emerging new class of urban poor in European countries was in a state of utter misery, while the business class cashed in on their adversity. In working classes, lack of enough economic resources became the major cause of concern, as their small income was not sufficient to support large families, which led to a rise in child and women labor. While previously only men were working, now even the entire family was unable to put sufficient food on the table. But these people couldn?t go back as agriculture was no longer as feasible as it used to be. Secondly, most villages bore a completely deserted look and thus it was impossible to return to countryside and engage in old profession."
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Employee Retention, 2002.
A study into what is needed to retain employees in the healthcare industries.
2,726 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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This research paper explores the importance of solving the employee retention issue in the health care industry. This research answers the question ?Does employee satisfaction among direct care health care workers affect the quality of care for the patients?? The question is answered with an emphasis on pinpointing the sources of employee satisfaction in hopes of finding ways to increase employee satisfaction and reduce patient risk. The paper includes a review of the relevant literature and concise conclusions.
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"The health care profession has been the victim of social change in the past several years. From the 1950s through the 1970s the health care profession was regarded as a highly professional and technical field. Persons entering the field were respected by other members of the society. Recently there has been a change in attitude regarding health care workers. Direct care nursing is now regarded as low tech, unstable and steeped with a high degree of regulatory compliance."
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Work Family Conflict, 2002.
A study into the conflicts faced by working parents.
5,073 words (approx. 20.3 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 127.95
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This paper explores the issue of working parents and the conflicts they face between juggling their family responsibilities with their work schedules. Specifically, the paper makes reference to a large number of studies conducted into this issue, including Chow and Berheide, Voydanoff, Frone, Russell and Cooper, Bronneberg, Hammer, Allen and Grigsby and Frone, Yardley, and Markel in 1997. The paper looks at working mothers and the effects on their own and their children's lives.
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"Research has been conducted in the field of work-family conflict for a number of years. Initially studies on family and work were being conducted as being two separate areas of research. But later research has focused to be dealing with the interrelationship between family and work and between work and family. Based on quantitative survey research, present research aims to promote a relationship between work, family and community."
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Gathering Resources, 2002.
Discusses the importance of using trustworthy and reliable sources when conducting research, using as an example a research study on gender differences in the workplace.
870 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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In conducting research, it is critical to ensure that the information obtained is reliable and accurate. Otherwise, the research completed cannot achieve a worthwhile result. To assess whether information is reliable and accurate, the source of the information needs to be considered to determine if the source is trustworthy. To illustrate how sources are assessed in practice, a simple set of questions are researched in this paper. These resources focus on the author's job as a salesperson with the aim of determining what the level of gender segregation is in the job, what the average pay is, what skills are required and what similarly skilled jobs are worth compared to this job. Firstly, the results of this research are presented. To illustrate that the results came from trustworthy sources, each of the three sources are discussed in turn. This includes detailing the source and describing why the source has been assessed as trustworthy.
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"The conclusion that relationship-building skills are essential for a sales person comes from an article titled "Relationship-oriented characteristics and individual salesperson performance." This article was published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Business and International Marketing and is authored by Bruce D. Keillor, R. Stephen Parker, and Charles E. Pettijohn. The article is directed at an audience of educated sales managers and scholars, rather than to a lay person audience. The article focuses on the relationship-building skills of sales people and concludes that this skill is essential to salesperson performance. The study is a research study based on primary data with professional sales people surveyed to determine their relationhip-building skills and their performance. The research used accepted survey tools to determine its results, which increases the reliability of the results."
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Ergonomic Workplace, 2002.
A review of the current state and possibilities for ergonomic furniture in the workplace.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether or not an ergonomically designed office or workstation will reduce the number of work related injury time off and thereby increase productivity in such work places. The study is geared to determine how much of an impact ergonomically designed work stations have on the bottom line through the measurement of productivity. The writer believes that the study can also be used as a tool for future decision making needs. Ergonomics has been a popular buzzword in recent years and this study determines that bottom line value of ergonomic design in the workplace.
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"Recently there has been an explosion of ergonomic designing of workstations for the purpose of providing a more conducive and productive work environment. The buzzwords are all around including ergonomic, RTS, carpal tunnel and others. These words go along with the general idea that it is important to design workstations ergonomically for the most positive impact on the workers as well as the bottom line. The need for the ergonomically designed workstation has provided opportunities for profits in the way of ergonomic furniture."
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Workplace Violence, 2002.
Discusses the growing problem of violence of in the workplace.
4,078 words (approx. 16.3 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 109.95
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According to the United States Department of Justice, the workplace is the most dangerous place to be in America. In fact, workplace homicide is the fastest growing category of murder in the United States. In this paper, the concept of workplace violence is defined and several examples are given for reference. The paper discusses the responsibility of the Human Resources Management team to identify a potential problem before violence occurs and also prevent work place violence through adequate and necessary training of employees. Research that explains how to deal with workplace violence after it occurs is discussed.
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"By facing workplace violence and properly training company employees, the Human Resource Department will eliminate many hazards and legal problems that might otherwise occur on the job. Without addressing these issues, legalities and permanent problems will become a reality which will always follow the company to create a negative reputation for the organization. It is the job of the Human Resource Department to learn how to recognize the signs of stress and inform the employee of programs that are available. Once the employee is informed of the options available that will train them to deal with stress, it is then that employees responsibility."
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Mediation, 2002.
Presents a book report on Sam Leaonard's "Mediation: The Book. A Step-by-Step Guide for Dispute Resolvers".
1,777 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 57.95
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Sam Leaonard?s "Mediation: The book. A Step-by-Step Guide for Dispute Resolvers" takes the reader on an intensive exploratory journey through the world of conflict resolution. Leaonard examines every aspect of conflict including cultural definitions and other important elements to its resolvement. The book is a classic and well written primer about how to resolve conflict at all levels, in all scenarios. This paper critically analyzes the book and provides a summary of many its chapters.
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"Chapter five provides a historical overview of the nation?s self attempt at conflict resolution. He details litigation over the last fifty years and discusses the statistics that show the pattern of conflict resolution that Americans have used (pg 50). Chapter five also provides an overview of several published studies regarding conflict resolution using examples from those studies to illustrate that the tried ways have not proven themselves to be the true ways."
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Unions, 2002.
Discusses the historical face-off between labor and management.
2,163 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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Unions first caught the national imagination in 1869 with the foundation of three important unions: The Black National Labor Union, the first local Knights of Labor (in Philadelphia), and the Daughters of St. Crispin (first national female union). The paper shows, however, that organized labor had existed before that. Even before America was founded, powerful ?guilds? protected skilled laborers. The paper questions why organized labor exists and what kind of power it wields. The paper shows that the answer to that question is in many ways ever-evolving and changing. The nature and needs for organized labor are constantly changing, as is the degree of power that they wield. About 70 years ago, for example, unions were relatively powerful and their interests mainly revolved around safe working places, living wages and so forth. They organized because they had to, for their own protection, because of the severity of working environments. The paper shows, however that unions today have far less power and though in many cases they organize for the same reasons, they are also concerned with globalization, privacy and advancement or investment rights and other concerns. Perhaps the simplest explanation for why labor becomes organized is that they are responding to the innate organization of the bosses and that their political clout is in direct reverse proportion to their expandability.
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"There are varying degrees of resistance which have been employed by labor, and the threat of which creates what political clout exists for labor. There is complete revolution, like that which has passed in many communist/socialist countries and is aimed at overthrowing both the capitalist system and the capitalist government. Additionally, labor can threaten active civil disobedience and striking by workers, even armed resistance. The third sort of threat is that of legal striking (organized or unorganized) and other legal pressures such as boycotting, which while less frightening are none the less debilitating. The fourth sort is purely political pressure, based in voting and other passive means to an end. The threat of these four sorts of resistance are enough to give labor some bargaining power when they come to the table."
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Employee Rewards - Research Design, 2002.
A research design proposal about the different systems and strategies employed by business to reward their employees.
5,535 words (approx. 22.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 135.95
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This paper is a research design in the area of rewards, benefits, employee performance, and business strategy as they are all related to create unique reward environments in organizations of all shapes and sizes. The research demonstrates that reward systems are most successful when they are aligned with business strategy and are directly tied to employee performance. The study uses ten distinct organizations in a localized geographic area and focuses on the compensation and benefits manager at each organization.
Contents:
Executive Summary
Introduction
Problem Statement
Literature Review
Methodology
Research Design
Data Collection
Sample Design
Fieldwork
Data Analysis
Results
Timeline and Budget
Limitations of the Research
Bibliography
Appendices
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"Reward and incentive programs are a popular component of employee benefit packages. Many employees value such offerings as flexible scheduling, tuition assistance, and child care in order to satisfy personal needs and professional development. In today?s society, it is becoming increasingly common to align these reward systems with the overall business strategy of an organization in order to satisfy business needs and to improve shareholder value. In addition, many organizations are developing or restructuring their rewards programs based on employee performance. This trend is likely to continue as costs continue to increase and competition continues to thrive in a highly volatile economy."
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Affirmative Action, 2002.
Discusses the pros and cons of affirmative action.
1,342 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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Affirmative action has increasingly become a popular subject of debate. Not only does the phrase "affirmative action? mean different things to different people, but also there are different arguments for and against it. While many people tout the benefits of affirmative action programs, they have acted as a stumbling block for minorities and have essentially created a starker disparity in the struggle for equal opportunity between white people and other minority groups. This paper looks at the pros and cons of affirmative action. It also discusses affirmative action as reverse discrimination, as well as the future of this system.
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"Affirmative action was created to ensure fair hiring policies for all American citizens, in an attempt to ensure all individuals must be treated equally in the hiring and admissions process. Some of these programs have been effective and have an impact on hiring processes because they maintain that each individual is to be evaluated as an individual on her or his merits and not be discriminated because of their gender, racial or ethnic characteristics.
However, it is important to realize that, in many businesses and schools, affirmative action has established a quota system that rejects or accepts students based solely on race. This makes the original purpose of affirmative action obsolete, as it often causes reverse discrimination. In an attempt to solve racial and sexual discrimination, it is necessary to work harder to eliminate the sources of these problems ? racism and sexism."
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Discrimination of Obese Workers, 2002.
A study which suggests that discrimination against obese people should be curbed.
1,201 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper argues that since obesity is a medical disability, employers should institute and strictly enforce policies regarding discrimination against obese individuals. The first part of this paper looks at the reasons and misconceptions that give rise to discrimination against obese persons. It then evaluates the fallacies of these misconceptions. In the conclusion, the paper details the legal resources and other options available to people who experience weight-based discrimination.
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"The discriminatory behavior extends to salaries. The starting salaries of overweight people with MBAs, for example, are around $3,000 higher than their overweight counterparts. In addition, many overweight and obese employees say they are forced to forego benefits like health care coverage (Valenti). The situation is worse for those who are morbidly obese, or who are 100 percent over their ideal recommended weight. Their salaries were an average 24.1 percent lower than those of their slimmer counterparts with equal qualifications."
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Company Sponsored Childcare, 2002.
Explores the possibilities of instituting an on-site childcare program into urban planning.
5,307 words (approx. 21.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 131.95
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This is a research paper which explores the possibilities of considering community childcare options in the mix of city planning. It examines case studies of companies that have instituted company-based childcare and reviews the successes and failures of these programs. The paper concludes with the finding that companies benefit by sponsoring child care programs and that these programs can be easily instituted in the urban planning setting.
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"The needs of cities are changing also and many have pointed out that what worked in the past no longer worked now. City planing has evolved from deciding where to place the buildings and roads to looking more closely at the needs of the communities that make up the city. Many of these plans focus on the inner city where there are many women that cannot work due to the needs of having to care for their children. They cannot afford childcare and cannot go out of their community to obtain it. Recently there has been a movement towards designing cities around a community center. The proposed research will explore the successes and failures of company based childcare and will make recommendations as to how company based childcare can become a part of urban planning as well."
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Efforts of the UAW and Ford in Work and Family Issues, 2002.
An examination of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America's (UAW) involvement in Ford's members domestic lives.
2,158 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper discusses the history of the UAW, the involvement of Ford in the UAW, and how the collective bargaining process and unions benefits workers from all industries. More specifically, this paper describes what the UAW team at Ford has done to approach work and family issues in the past two decades and what these family issues are.
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Synopsis
Executive Summary
History of the UAW
How Collective Bargaining Has Improved Employee Conditions
Efforts to Improve Work and Family Issues at Ford
Conclusion
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"The UAW signed its first contract with Ford Motor Company in 1941 after a long period of confrontation between employees and the company. The UAW team at Ford has since achieved many benefits for Ford employees, including a pension plan, health care benefits, workplace health and safety protection, skilled trades recognition, a shortened work week, more paid days off, supplemental unemployment benefits, and a guaranteed annual income credit. Today, there are thousands of Ford workers in the union, whom are grateful to the organization for helping them meet their work and family needs."
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Temporary Labor Programs, 2002.
An analysis of how a temporary business employment service for youths aids the transition from school to the workplace.
1,205 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper examines how temporary labor programs have long been utilized as mechanisms to assist businesses accomplish long term goals and help fill temporary labor needs resulting from absent employees or busy employment cycles. It looks at how many youths can benefit from youth employment programs, gaining valuable skills and practical experience that will teach them how to turn classroom skills into lifelong lessons. It proposes a project to teach youths of approximately high school ages 16-18 how to establish a stable career outlook by investing in a temporary employment program.
Outline
Statement of Purpose
Setting of the Problem
History and Background of the Problem
Scope of the Proposed Research Project
Literature Review
Research Method/Design
Data Collection Plan
Data Analysis Plan
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"Temporary employment programs are put into place to help young people gain ?practical experience working for agencies.? As early as 1960 a temporary labor program was established on public lands to employ youths in maintenance and administrative positions in New York City. The assistance of youth labor not only helped youths find practical uses for classroom learned skills, it also facilitated the completion of many outstanding projects. The Mound City Group National Monument utilized temporary employment in 1967 to enhance the existing administrative and maintenance staffs (Hopewell, 2002). Use of temporary employment became much more widespread in the 1970?s, when Manpower, Inc. came about. The temporary agency augmented maintenance operations for organizations such as Mound City Group by as much as 2,871 man-hours (Hopewell, 2002)."
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Sexual Harassment, 2002.
A discussion about the role of provocatively dressed women in sexual harassment cases.
924 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper argues that women who dress immodestly and provocatively are partly to blame if they are sexually harassed. The writer claims that judges need to take the way a women is dressed into account when dealing with charges of sexual harassment.
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"Countless men are losing their jobs and families because of erroneous claims of sexual harassment. Nowadays, women press charges of sexual harassment in the workplace without taking responsibility for the way they act, speak, and dress. However, when deciding sexual harassment cases, judges and juries take into account the complainant?s dress because it is a factor in determining guilt. Charging a man with sexual harassment because he made a pass at a woman in a tight blouse and a mini skirt is like convicting him for being alive. Heterosexual men are attracted to women and are generally expected to take the initiative in a new relationship. Women, on the other hand, do not act with honesty and integrity when they show up to work in skimpy outfits. Dressing provocatively sends a message about sexuality; women dress to express themselves. Women wear skimpy clothing mainly to attract attention, to gain approval based on their looks, and to garner affection from men. Women want to be found attractive, and yet when a man acknowledges her beauty, she will often retaliate with a lawsuit. The situation has become totally unfair. Women who dress provocatively pray on the weaknesses of the opposite sex and neglect the responsibility they have in sexual harassment cases. Either women should dress differently, or they should take come-ons with a grain of salt."
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