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The Development of Human Psychic Structures, 2004.
Compares the theories of Sigmund Freud and George Herbert Mead on how human psychic structures developed.
1,468 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper details the similarities and differences in the theories of Freud and Mead regarding the development of human nature and personality. The paper explains Freud's notion that the development of a person's core psychic structures are influenced by that person's interaction with members of his immediate family. Freud's theory is then contrasted with Mead's theory, which holds that, in addition to the influence of a person?s family on the formation of core psychic structures, influences outside the immediate family circle also shape a person?s core identity.
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"We may begin by examining Mead?s model, which was an Interactionist one. Interactionism was one of the most important developments in psychological (as well as general social scientific) theory in the 20th century. An Interactionist model views ?mind? and the ?self? as not being a priori part of human inheritance. In other words, the Interactionist argues that we are not born with such concepts but rather we develop our sense of self and our ways of thinking through our experiences. We each develop ourselves, this model argues, through the daily process of interaction between ourselves and all of the other people in our social world. Our idea of the self is thus essentially an internalization of all of our interactions with others."
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Krutch's "Human Nature and the Human Condition", 2005.
An overview of Joseph Wood Krutch's "Human Nature and the Human Condition"
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 119.95
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This paper presents a review of Joseph Wood Krutch's "Human Nature and the Human Condition". The paper discusses the author's main themes, provides a summary of the work, and addresses the strengths and weaknesses of the collection of essays as a whole.
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"Throughout history human beings have attempted to produce theories of knowledge and learning. Some of the most basic questions such theories have attempted to answer concern what knowledge is, where knowledge comes from and how we know what is true. Plato theorized that only things that do not change, that are immutable can be known. Limitations of the human senses and perception have always played into theories on knowing. So too has human capacity for ration and more..."
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Human rights vs. Human Nature, 2006.
A discussion regarding the justification of war and the issue of human rights versus human nature.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 10 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper reviews the question of justifying military intervention on the basis of protection of human rights, pointing out that such a question requires a prior assumption. The paper clarifies this assumption to be that countries are capable of benevolent, disinterested altruism. History refutes this assumption. The paper further discusses how individuals and groups within a country may very well have the best intentions to bring relief to the suffering citizens of a brutal dictatorship or civil war; but countless examples, from Vietnam, to Latin America, to Rwanda, to present day Iraq, show a road to hell paved with such good intentions. The political and military forces involved in such maneuvers, by their very nature, preclude truly altruistic actions.
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Human Rights And Human Trafficking, 2006.
A discussion on human trafficking and the international response to the problem.
5,084 words (approx. 20.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 127.95
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The paper discusses how human trafficking has increasingly become a problem for many countries throughout the world, with people being taken from their families, homes and communities and ensnared in a life of servitude to others in a strange and foreign country. The paper focuses on the question of whether there is enough being done to combat the increasing problem of human trafficking. The paper examines the international community's response to the problem. The paper details various countries and communities and how they have been effected by human trafficking.
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Objective
Introduction
Overview Of Human Trafficking Throughout The World
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
India
Bulgaria
The Netherlands
Pakistan
Russia
Uganda
Poland - The Press And The Perspective In Media
Mexico - 20,000 Child Victims
Mongolia - 200 Mongolian Children Exploited As Prostitutes
Other Countries
What Is Being Done To Combat This Problem?
Bibliography
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"According to a separate report, "Migrant trafficking and smuggling has become a global business generating huge profits for traffickers and organized crime syndicates." (Counter-Trafficking, 2006) In fact in a study conducted by IOM reports "...an estimated 15 to 30 million irregular migrants worldwide." (Counter-Trafficking, 2006) Sadly a report of the U.S. Department of Justice states that an estimated "...700,000 women and children are trafficked yearly across borders." (Counter-Trafficking, 2006) The reason stated that so many of these migrants go unreported is due to the inherent "...clandestine nature..." involved in so many of the lives and migration of these individuals."
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Aggression in Human & Non-Human Primates, 1999.
Analyzes nature of violence, differences between humans & non-humans, biological, psychological & social causes, evolution, territoriality, survival and theories.
4,950 words (approx. 19.8 pages), 13 sources, $ 135.95
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This paper is an investigation of the topic of aggression in both humans and non-human primates with an attempt to understand the causes of such aggression and what links exist between the aggressive behaviors of different primate species.
The literature on primate aggression is reviewed and a number of bases for aggressive behavior are put forth, including psychoanalytic, biological, evolutionary and learned. The validity of each of these explanatory paradigms is examined and the evolutionary and social learning perspectives are established as being the most useful bases on which to create theoretical models of primate aggressive behavior.
A substantial amount of attention is paid to possible evolutionary causes of aggression and evolutionarily based links between the aggressive tendencies..:
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The Human Brain, 2008.
This paper discusses the importance of the human brain, as well as it's structure, function and cognitive processes.
1,604 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 16 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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This paper asserts that the study of the human brain has not been given enough importance or regard through the years, and this has meant that this most important organ of the human body, and the veritable center of learning, has not been given the significance it deserves. This fact is not only true for the average human being, but also for the medical student, or for anyone else who is engaged in gathering knowledge about the human brain and its functions, and the relationship between its structure and its functions, with the ultimate aim of treating brain diseases successfully. This paper discusses the structure and function of the brain as well as conscious and unconscious thought, among other cognitive processes.
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"In short, it can be stated that cognitive science as a discipline is all about how animals and human beings acquire knowledge, learn, represent the knowledge they have acquired, and how they are able to manipulate the knowledge to their own benefit. As mentioned earlier, cognitive science is a multi disciplinary area, and cognitive psychologists must therefore be familiar with the developments in areas other than that of their own interests, like for example, the scientist must familiarize himself with computer science, so that he may be able to create a sophisticated model of the basic mental process of the brain, so that he may be able to understand its working better. Similarly, a researcher in artificial intelligence must try to show interest and must understand progress in the fields of psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience if he were to be able to base his theories on psychologically plausible and practical foundations. Today, the fast advances in the computational, behavioral, psychological, biological and neurological sciences have meant that researchers and scientists who study the human brain and cognitive science, and its impact on learning are better able to create complex models of the mind, which explain many of the hitherto unexplored and barely understood facts on the human brain. (UCLA 2007)"
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Human Resource Functions, 1995.
This paper analyzes the organizational structure of the human resource function: Labor-management relations, work teams, staffing, compensation and objectives.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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The human resource function is one which ties the organization as a whole to the outside community, and which also helps set the tone for the establishment of an internal corporate culture. The functions performed by human resources cross departmental boundaries, and cut across all layers of the organization, as well. This research examines the many functions that the human resource organization, and the human resource manager, must perform in today's modern organization.
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"The human resource function is involved with four basic components: external conditions, organizational conditions, human resource activities, and objectives of the organization. The external environment influences and restricts the organization's strategies and ultimately its effectiveness. The external environment is a combination of societal, cultural, political and economic factors that influence the organization and its employees.
Economic conditions directly influence all operations of any organization, including its human resource activities. A manager's decision to hire additional people, to lay off current employees, or to grant a wage increase are all decisions influenced by economic conditions. These conditions also influence employees. For example, high unemployment rates may make employees reluctant to leave their jobs and thus result in lower turnover."
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Human Evolution and Closest Relative, 2007.
This paper discusses the evolution of the human and discusses human origins.
2,016 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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In this article, the writer explains that evolution is defined as a change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation and natural selection. The writer notes that the topic of human evolution all started when human fossils and remains were discovered from different regions on earth. The writer points out that the availability of new technology even allows the study of the genetic structures of the fossils found, which signifies a more reliable and astonishing breakthrough in defining the start of human evolution. The writer concludes that many of the scientific evidences including that of the anatomical, archaeological and genetic provide a full proof view that modern humans descend from earlier hominid populations or our ape-like ancestors.
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"Homo sapiens (about 100,000 years ago) is characterized by large brain size, high forehead, small eyebrow ridges, slender skeleton and upright structure. The Homo sapiens fossil record shows anatomical trends toward decreased bone mass. Their diet was more balanced - it included meat, grains and vegetables. The sapiens' tools were more sophisticated, and incorporated the use of raw materials. Surviving Cro-Magnon artifacts include huts, cave paintings, carvings and antler-tipped spears. The remains of tools suggest that they knew how to make woven clothing (according to a claim by Michael Rappenglueck, of the University of Munich. 2000.). The appearance of Cro-Magnon culture about 40,000 years ago was characterized by fine artwork - beads, ivory carvings, clay figurines, decorated tools and even musical instruments."
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Mead and Freud, 2002.
Examines and compares the theories of Sigmund Freud and George Herbert Mead on the development of the human psyche.
1,697 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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One of the most fundamental questions for the field of psychology is how it is that we come to be the way that we are. What is it that makes us human? To what extent are we all like one another and to what extent are we each unique? The paper shows that two of the founding scholars of the discipline of psychology, Sigmund Freud and George Herbert Mead, both created models to explain how fundamental and arguably universal human psychic structures developed. The paper explains that while sharing some common ideas about the ways in which human nature and human personality are formed, the two scholars proposed distinctly different interior road-maps of the human psyche as well as very different pathways by which core psychic structures develop. The paper therefore examines, discusses and compares Mead's Interactionist Model and Freud's ideas on the power of the ego.
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"We, as individuals, are generally made aware of the activation of our personal defense mechanisms, Freud argued, by the presence of anxiety in our lives. We know that one or more of our defense mechanisms are working because when they are we experience a rush of anxiety. Defense mechanisms are brought into play by the psyche to allow the ego to work to reach solutions (i.e. compromises) to the problems that each individual meets in the course of everyday life. Defense mechanisms allow the ego to cope with something unwelcome (usually something threatening to our safety or comfort) by allowing that unwelcome thing to emerge into our consciousness in a disguised (and therefore manageable) form."
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Human Resources and Benefit Programs, 2001.
Provides a comprehensive analysis of the future of human resources, pay structures, and benefit programs in the United States.
2,796 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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Establishing appropriate levels of pay is an important part of the mission of the professional human resources division of companies today, and providing appropriate levels of benefits that will attract and retain qualified, talented people is a critical contribution to the accomplishment of an organization?s mission. Today, the human resources manager has several tools available to help establish appropriate pay structures and to determine these levels of benefits. This paper provides some timely examples of how a manager can use these tools to determine the best mix of pay structure and benefits. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion.
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"The old saying, ?Bloom where you are planted? is appropriate in many situations in the workplace. Sometimes people become stressed and unsatisfied with a particular job because they feel they are unable to meet the challenges or requirements, or, conversely, they may feel that the position does not provide sufficient challenges or opportunity for advancement. Beyond these work-related challenges, people are always concerned about how much money they make and what benefits are provided for them and their families. In today?s healthy economic environment, human resource managers are facing an increasingly competitive job market where employees can pick and choose the salary and benefit packages which best suit their needs. Establishing appropriate levels of pay is an important part of the mission of the professional human resources division of companies today, and providing appropriate levels of benefits which will attract and retain qualified, talented people is a critical contribution to the accomplishment of an organization?s mission. Today, the human resources manager has several tools available to help establish appropriate pay structures and to determine these levels of benefits. This paper will provide some examples how a manager can use these tools to determine the best mix of pay structure and benefits. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion."
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Human Resource Management in the Airline Industry, 2008.
This paper discusses effective human resource management in the airline industry, including employee recruitment, management and evaluation.
12,341 words (approx. 49.4 pages), 22 sources, APA, $ 237.95
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The world we live in is constantly faced with new challenges it must overcome in order to survive; and the business world is no exception. A wide array of changes have affected industrial activities and have forced companies to develop and more importantly, to become increasingly adaptable to all forces of micro and macro nature. A most relevant modification within the business sector is represented by the approach to the human resource. If only a few decades ago, the personnel were perceived as the force operating the machines, today, they represent the company's most valuable assets, its core competency and its means of achieving organizational goals. The management of the human resource currently constitutes a vital issue within corporations, moreover for the companies activating in the service field, where the quality of the interactions with the customers is crucial for the successful continual of the business activity. Airline companies place increased emphasis on the human resource strategies and policies and have integrated them in the company's values. This research paper presents the most relevant human resource management practices as revealed by numerous academicians and specialized economists. Furthermore, two airlines companies are discussed while presenting the means in which they understand, develop and implement human resource strategies and policies.
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Executive summary
1. Introduction
2. Human Resource Management Practices
2.1 Relevant Concepts of HRM
2.2 Planning and Recruiting
2.2.1 Recruiting the personnel
2.2.2 Sources of recruitment
2.3 Organizing the Human Resource
2.3.1 Job Design
2.3.2 Working Conditions
2.3.3 Flexible Schedules
2.4 Developing and Training the Human Resource
2.4.1 Training and Development
2.4.2 Motivating the Human Resource
2.5 Evaluating and Remunerating the Personnel
2.6 Employee Relations
2.6.1 Communications
2.6.2 Collective Bargaining
3. Human Resource Management within Airline Companies
3.1 HRM Particularities in Airline Companies
3.1.1 Globalization and Market Liberalization
3.1.2 Technological Developments
3.2 Measuring Job Satisfaction of Airline Passenger Service Staff
3.3 Airline Employees and Airline Disasters
3.4 The Human Resource at British Airways
3.5 The Human Resource at Air Canada
4. Conclusions and Recommendations
5. Reflections
6. References
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"The human resource strategies designed and implemented by the company's management are expected to retrieve two finalities. The company first expects to better satisfy the needs of its employees. Secondly, the management hopes that through the implementation of the HR practices and alternatively an increased job satisfaction, employees' performances will increase and this will generate a superior quality of the airline services offered by the organization.
"But in order to reach the desired status of increased market share, profits and increased interest from investors, due to a high quality of their services, managers must first measure the level of satisfaction of each employee. Ruth Taylor, the Academic Area Head for the Services and Tourism Management program at Curtin University, Western Australia, has long studied and analyzed the level of job satisfaction felt by airline employees as well as the measurements used by managements."
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Human Rights in England and the ECHR, 2004.
A comparative analysis of the decisions of the Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal with that of the European Court of Human Rights concerning human rights cases.
1,990 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 18 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper compares the decisions of the Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal in R v Ministry of Defence ex parte Smith [1996] 2 WLR 305 with that of the European Court of Human Rights in Lustig-Prean v UK (2000) 29 EHRR 548. It discusses how the different outcomes in these cases can be chiefly explained by the approaches available to the courts in terms of reviewing State policy. It looks at why the test of 'irrationality' employed by the English courts meant that the discriminatory government policy could not be overturned and then examines why the test of 'proportionality' available to the Court of Human Rights allowed a fundamentally different outcome to be reached.
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"Having accepted Brown LJ?s assessment regarding the justiciability of the policy, both the Divisional Court and Court of Appeal considered each of the three grounds for the review application: that the policy breached Article 2 of the EC Equal Treatment Directive ; that it breached Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights; and that it was ?irrational?. Both English courts shared the view that the word ?sex? in the EC Directive should not be construed as embracing sexual orientation and should, therefore, have a meaning no broader than gender . Had they accepted the applicants? argument, the policy would have been unlawful as it would amount to direct discrimination . In the Divisional Court, Brown LJ emphasised the ?unambiguous? language of the Directive, which plainly refers to discrimination of gender rather than of orientation."
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Effective Human Resource Management, 2008.
A case study analysis of the effectiveness of human resource management within Wal-Mart.
1,813 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper discusses human resource management (HRM) within the Wal-Mart company and in so doing provides a comprehensive strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (SWOT) analysis of that structure. It also looks into whether there ia a sequence of activities or actions that can marginally guarantee HRM. The paper then objectively analyzes whether HRM for Wal-Mart can be characterized as effective.
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Wal-Mart's Human resource Model: SWOT Analysis
Part 1: Strengths of Wal-Mart's Human Resource Model
Part 2: Weaknesses of Wal-Mart's Human Resource Model
Part 3: Opportunities Presented by Wal-Mart's Human Resource Model
Part 4: Threats to Wal-Mart's Human Resource Model
Wal-Mart's Organizational Structure
The Nature Of Human Resource Management At Wal-Mart
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"In closing there is a plethora of literature that examines the effectiveness of Wal-Mart's human resource model, and there is a common thread within these books and articles, that is, Wal-Mart's human resource model is inadequate and takes disadvantage of workers. There have been other activities that have brought into question Wal-Mart's labor practices. Allegations of sex discrimination, support of child-labor based on purchases made in China, violations of labor laws concerning illegal workers, and federal overtime laws, and overall activities that are contrary to effective HRM have been documented and continue to pose a threat to Wal-Mart's perceived successful model."
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Organizational Structures, 2006.
An analysis of three organizational structures, the team based structure, the matrix and the project based structure.
1,858 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper reviews and analyzes three fairly new organizational structures. These three structures are the team based structure, the matrix and the project based structure. According to this paper, these new organizational structures place great emphasis on the role of the employee and the ability of the employee to complete the required tasks in the manner desired.
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Introduction
Background
Conclusion
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"Matrix based structures also create high levels of stress in the workforce. Occupational stress is a perceived imbalance between occupational demands and the individual's ability to perform when the consequences of failure are significant. Personal behavior and habits also greatly impact the stress patterns that people experience and this can impact the interaction that is needed in the type of reporting needed for the matrix structure.
In a project type of organization structure, most of the tasks are one of a kind job or at least have some level of uniqueness attached to them. They generally have a fixed time frame and budget within which these tasks have to be completed. For example, a construction company might have different project teams for each building being constructed or facility or a pharmaceutical company might consider each product manufactured an individual project. The project-based structure also promotes a leaner and flatter form of organizational makeup. Flatter organizational structures haves fewer levels within the organization. As a result, the have a shorter chain of command or levels within the organizational structure."
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Human Development, 2002.
A comparison of two literary works to describe what it means to be human and the processes of human development.
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This paper discusses "2001:A Space Odyssey" by Arthur C. Clarke and "Lost Horizon" by James Hilton. The writer explains that while the genre of these two books are different, each author works a similar idea - human development - from different points of view.
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"In the larger sense, though, the main character is not any individual at all but Mankind, and the novel is the story of human beings from the time of their origin as human beings to the next step in the evolutionary cycle leading past homo sapiens to whatever designation would be given to the superior beings to come. Everything in the story centers on the development of the human race for a higher purpose, and this development is guided by unknown and unidentified extraterrestrials, never seen but implied and symbolized by the monolith appearing first among the prehumans of the African plain, then on the moon, and finally floating in space and serving as the stargate through which Frank Bowman passes on his epic journey, leading to the appearance of the Starchild: "With eyes that already held more than human intentness, the baby stared into the depths of the crystal monolith, seeing--but not yet understanding--the mysteries that lay beyond" (Clarke 233). The people of Shangri-La also seem to represent an advance in evolution, for they have attained great longevity and live more contented lives, as Chang explains when he tells Conway that "the process of retarding age would begin, and if successful, might give Conway half a century or so at the apparent age of forty" (Hilton 182)."
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