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Consumer Behavior and Production Theories, 2002.
This paper compares the theories of consumer behavior and production.
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This paper points out that the two theories are similar because both are directly connected with economic functions of demand and supply, but the difference lies in the primary objectives of these theories. The author points out that consumer behavior is studied to understand the changes in the demand curve, which occur with changes in prices of commodities. The paper relates that production theory deals with the concept of diminishing costs.
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Theories of Communication, 2007.
This paper provides an overview of the nine theories of communication.
4,069 words (approx. 16.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 109.95
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In this article, the writer deals with a detailed overview of the nine theory categories as stated in the works of S.W. Littlejohn regarding communication. The theories and sub-theories involved with each of the nine categories of communication theories are discussed, as well as the premises and important concepts of each theory. The writer notes that the theories in the nine sections on Littlejohn's comprehensive guide allow for more understanding and interpretation into the vast subject of communication. The writer points out that they add to an already great database of academic knowledge that will ultimately lead to greater understanding of the most basic human tool, communication. The writer maintains that this detailed guide is the best way to understand and explain these communication theories.
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Introduction
Theory
Communication Theories: System Theory
Information Theory
Cybernetics
Communication Theories: Signs and Language
Semantic Theory
Syntactic Theory
Communication Theories: Discourse
Communication Theories: Message Production
Communication Theories: Message Reception
Communication Theories: Symbolic Interaction, Structuration, and Convergence
Communication Theories:Social & Cultural Reality
Communication Theories: Experience and Interpretation
Critical Theories
Conclusion
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"It is important to understand the function that theory has in communication. According to Cohen, the main purpose of any theory is to create a solution for a problem. Theories should therefore, primarily aim to solve problems. This means that the theory presented and used for a certain purpose can be evaluated by determining the importance of the problem that it addresses and the ability of the solution to solve the problem."
"In general it is accepted that theories address a few types of problems. They are, according to Laudan, empirical problems and conceptual problems, as well as the category named by Cohen as practical problems."
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Personality Theory and Consumers, 2002.
This paper examines how Sigmund Freud's and Karl Jung's theories are used to sell products.
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This paper examines how companies are categorizing people according to the types of people that they are and appealing to each group directly. Examples of the different types of people are listed as well as their characteristics.
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Theories of Management, 2006.
Examines several management theories used in business and their relevance to worker productivity.
2,910 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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This paper discusses the role of the manager in a business environment and how that role is crucial to the satisfaction of employees and the key to worker productivity. The paper examines different management theories used in business and draws conclusions about worker productivity based on those theories.
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""A satisfied worker is a productive worker." Many people have heard this statement and believe it to be a true one. In this decade of constant change, corporate mergers, downsizing and restructuring, it has become a vital part of business to have productive workers. Productive workers bring profits to a company. However, profits do not necessarily mean job security for a worker; successful companies may acquire or merge with other corporations. If a worker is satisfied, then productivity naturally flows from this process."
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Applied Management Theories, 2004.
This paper applies various management theories, such as Just-in-Time (JIT), Total Quality Management (TQM), Optimized Production Technology (OPT), to hotel valet services.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper stresses that, while most of these management concepts were designed for manufacturing facilities, they can be used, within reasonable limits, for the service industry that utilizes equipment and fixed assets. The author suggests, applying TQM, that customers of the hotel?s valet parking will be surveyed occasionally to determine if they are satisfied with the services, and recommendations for improvement by regular customers may help the owner/operator streamline the operations. The paper relates that TQM and TOC use SPC charts, random sampling techniques, and statistical methods to monitor constantly the process; however, communication is the most important requirement.
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Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Continuous Improvement
Employee Empowerment, Regular and Periodic Training-- An Involved Worker
Operational Expense
Profits
Tools and Techniques Used
Process Improvement
Inventory
Mindset of the Company-Orientation
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"Using statistical quality methods, small changes can be undertaken at various stages of manufacturing to ensure that the final product is within desired quality limits. In the case of a valet parking for a hotel, some method of tracking the average time cars are parked may help the owner determine the efficiency and the effective space utilization of the area in the long run. Records that indicate how long a worker took to get and park a car can be use to calculate the mean time requirements for the parking service."
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Organizational Theories And Structure In Post-Industrial Era, 2002.
Discussion of the origins and contributions of the postmodern or post-industrial organizational theories.
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Organization theory and structure have gained tremendous attention in the past two decades as world changes forced management gurus to find out what kind of organizational structure was required to extract maximum productivity. Social, political and cultural changes have contributed towards formulation of better organizational theories. While each theory claimed to possess a new meaning, they were all based on similar ideas and thus twenty years hence, they would all come to be labeled as postmodern or post-industrial organizational theories. These theories have helped in identifying the factors, which are leading to change, in organizations.
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Improving Productivity, 2002.
An examination of the theories of motivation and motivational strategies in the workplace.
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Examines theories of motivation & motivational strategies in the workplace. The value of specific rewards. Motivatiing workers based on Maslow's give hierarchial categories of needs. The "Zapp": theory of ownership and control of one's job. Gives example of best practices to boost productivity of healthcare services. Various methods of enhancing employee productivity.
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"Improving Productivity in a Health Care Environment
In an era of capitated payment plans and managed care, health care administrators in a number of settings ranging from hospitals and clinics to physicians' offices and nursing homes are being challenged by the necessity of simultaneously improving productivity, reducing costs, and enhancing the delivery of high quality services to patients and other stakeholders (Saphir, 1999). Efficiency is a key variable in the debate over how such care providers must respond to tighter controls on fee reimbursement and related issues. This brief report will examine how health care service institutions can employ specific types of motivational strategies to enhance productivity. First, however, some commentary on motivational theory is needed to identify how performance and productivity..."
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Motivation Theories, 2004.
An analysis of the motivation theories by Maslow, McClelland, Hertzberg, and Alderfer.
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This paper analyzes four theories for motivation that deserve considerable focus, including the Hierarchy Theory by A. Maslow, the Acquired Needs Theory by D. McClelland, the Two-Factor Theory by F. Hertzberg, and the ERG Theory by C. Alderfer. The paper uses an example of a fictitious company, XYZ, in order to discuss which of the types of theories listed above would be most effective in motivating each of the three employee groups of XYZ company, salespeople, production workers, and the administrative staff.
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"As we move into the twenty-first century, companies will need to draw on the full creative energy and talent of their people. But what tools can company directors use to best mine these resources from its employees? Organizations today are in a constant battle with their competition for talented employees. This makes issues such as how to motivate and retain staff very important. As research and corporate experience has found, financial rewards, such as large salaries, are not always a successful method of bringing about the prolonged motivation of employees. Companies need to become more creative if they want to retain their staff and keep them motivated."
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The Role of Productivity in Economics, 1992.
This paper states that while productivity is critical to economic success, it is very difficult to clearly, universally and accurately define or measure. It also concludes that macroeconomic factors may play a major role in productivity.
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"Productivity is critical to economic success. It is comparable in importance as an economic factor to employment rates, prices, and gross national product. It is also a key element in economic competitiveness. As such, productivity must be taken into account in assessing the health and prospects of any nation's economy. Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman has said that "Nothing is more important for the long-run economic welfare of a country than improving productivity"..
Because productivity is so important to economic measurement, it is necessary to define it precisely. Unless we can agree on what productivity is and how we should measure it, it is difficult, if not impossible, to predict, control, and evaluate it. Both public and private analysts need precise definitions and measurements of productivity in order to make..."
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Productivity, Management and Organization, 2002.
How productivity, management styles and organizational structure affect a company.
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This paper defines the concepts of productivity, management styles and organizational structures and examines how these can influence the success of a company. The paper begins with providing a definition and history of productivity and discusses how productivity benefits a company. It then defines the term management styles and looks at different approaches to management. The paper proceeds to define organizational structures. The paper also looks at how these elements affect smaller and larger companies differently and finally examines different ways to measure productivity.
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"Productivity is defined in many ways. For instance, in Webster?s dictionary productivity is defined as the quality or state of being productive. Although this meaning is sufficient for the general population, managers must have a much more in depth definition. Productivity is the output per hour of labor. It is the measure of goods and services employees produce per hour. A productive company is likely to have lower prices while making more profit and also making more goods."
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The Relationship Between Government Policy and Productivity, 2002.
The paper looks at the effect government policy has on productivity and the direct relationship between the two.
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The paper examines the way in which government policy relates to the productivity of a business. The paper analyzes the government's role in establishing and maintaining productivity. It also discusses the issues of common market, health and safety issues and technological advances, all integral methods of increasing productivity. The paper also looks at the ways productivity can be measured.
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"Business managers also in turn recognize greater output when they adhere to the guidelines of government policy and move to encourage policies that favor increased R&D and technological advances. Business managers also realize increased personal and corporate wealth by taking into consideration the health and well being of their workers. Productivity can't continue without consideration of these two factors, business management and government policy. Each has a directly positive or negative impact on the other."
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Inflation and Total Factor Productivity, 2007.
A study on the relationship between inflation and total factor productivity (TFP) in Argentina and Mexico.
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The paper discusses how when Argentina goes through a financial crisis the total factor productivity (TFP) drops. However when Mexico goes through a financial crisis, the TFP drops but not as drastically. The paper researches the major theories that help to explain why the TFP in Argentina drops, while it does not in Mexico when a similar set of circumstances is applied. The paper reviews available literature and looks at the capital utilization model and the neoclassical growth theory. The paper concludes that the research supports the thesis that TFP and inflation do not have a causal relationship, but that they do follow similar trends in relation to fiscal policies.
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Literature Review and Analysis
The Capital Utilization Model
Neoclassical Growth Theory
Probable Causes of Failure
Solutions to Reducing Inflation
Is Dollarization Really the Answer
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"The Tequila Crisis in Mexico was one example where this exact effect was observed to have happened. As inflation rates rose, the opportunity cost of capital rose quickly as well. At the same time TFP drops below the trend (Quintin). Therefore Quentin and Edwin concluded that the TFP drop was due to a drop in capital utilization. When these authors applied this concept to models with homogeneous capital, using electricity as the key indicator or capital utilization, it accounted for almost 1/3 of Mexico's drop in TFP. When applying the measure with heterogeneous capital it tends to predict energy consumption more accurately (Quintin). This study concluded that unproductive capital remained unused. This left more resources to be devoted to more productive physical capital, according to Quintin."
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Employee Productivity, 2002.
A discussion of different ways for managers to increase employee productivity.
2,107 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper looks at how increasing productivity is a major concern of business today and it is one of the primary responsibilities of the manager at all levels. It looks at how the general trend has been to try to increase productivity by reducing costs, reducing the size of the workforce and generally downsizing the company, but there is a limit to how much benefit can be gained in this manner, just as there are some benefits which cannot be achieved through these means. It details different methods of increasing productivity.
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Purpose
Introduction
Productivity Today
Setting Standards
Involving the Worker
Redesigning the Workplace
Conclusion
Recommendations
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"Business has always sought higher productivity, but the need for innovative means for achieving this has become greater under current economic conditions. Farrell, Barrett, DeGeorge, and Zellner (1998) note this when analyzing productivity at the end of the last millennium and the challenges facing those who want to increase it. At the time, the emphasis was placed almost entirely on cost-cutting as a way of increasing productivity, which means lay-offs and downsizing. Such efforts can only go so far toward increasing productivity, however. The authors emphasize that continuing gains in productivity is essential to maintain the balance between growth and inflation. At the time, nonfarm productivity was increasing an average of 2 percent per year, while manufacturing productivity had increased 4.4 percent in 1997. The problem was increasing as ways of coping with potential growth were diminishing."
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The Effect of Labor Policies on Productivity, 2008.
A discussion on how US labor market polices have had a negative effect on employee productivity.
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This paper examines how, for over 20 years, workers have been faced with the dilemma of lack of job security, which has led to decreased productivity. Another major change that has affected productivity is American corporations' shift of focus away from making employees feel secure and appreciated, or providing them with ample pension and health care benefits plus wage increases to outpace inflation. The paper points out that, instead, the new focus of American corporations emphasizes the fiduciary responsibility to the stockholder and maximizing profits. The paper also adds that advanced technology, requiring less people but more skilled workers, and government labor policies, which removed trade barriers making it easier for American companies to outsource labor and relocate to countries with low labor costs, have had an adverse effect on American worker productivity and the American middle class. The paper concludes that the corporate/business paradigm shift from employee to stockholder is the most significant factor leading to reduced employee productivity and the erosion of the American middle class.
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Introduction
Hypothesis
Background Research
Conclusion
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"Lack of job security is not a problem new to 2007, or even 2000, but one that has been on the rise since 1972. American companies have downsized dramatically since the late 1970s.
"In the first downsizing wave, 12% of the out placed workers left the workforce completely, 17% remained unemployed after two years. Of those finding new employment, 31% took a wage reduction of 25% or more and 32% of worker's wages were reduced by one to twenty-five percent while only 37% found no wage loss. These figures translate to 63% of people finding replacement jobs that are inferior to what they held prior to being downsized."
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Productivity in the Workplace, 2002.
Examining factors which can increase and decrease productivity in the workplace.
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This paper looks at various factors which cause low morale and ultimately low productivity in a workplace. Topics discussed are the impact of discrimination in the workplace; the role of leadership in improving productivity; attributes essential for enhanced productivity; ways to improve productivity in the workplace and the importance of fun in the workplace.
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"An average employee lives around 10,000 days of his lifetime working. When one looks at it this way, it is rational to try and make this time at work as gratifying and rewarding as one can, so that people can be saved from burning out in advance. As a matter of fact, it is proven by research that the easiest and most effective way to uplift morale, be proof against turnover, and enhance output at the office is through encouraging fun in the workplace. Though most people draw back at the likelihood of achieving momentous goals and having fun simultaneously, it is a very viable blend."
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