Abstract Examines the negative impact of cost reduction on manpower motivation. Discusses yielding positive economic growth through cost reduction, the concept of downsizing, the attitude of the corporate culture, and the relation between compensation and reduced costs.
From the Paper "Concerted efforts are under way throughout a majority of economic sectors in the United States all geared toward yielding positive economic growth through cost reduction...."
Abstract This paper is a deep analysis of the issues of Health Care providence in the U.S. It discusses the issues of physician manpower by analyzing the physician surplus, the imbalance of the physician workforce and geographic distribution. This paper also discusses the issues, problems and trade-offs of nursing manpower. In each case the paper offers recommendations to solving the issues discussed.
From the Paper "The primary goal of a health care system is to provide equal and affordable access of quality health care to the members of the population. This includes providing the nation with the right combination of health care providers. It also involves determining the various needs of the different geographic locations of the nation as well as the needs of disadvantaged and minority groups. These objectives as well as others help to ensure access to care for the population as a whole."
Tags: health, care, issues, nursing, physician, manpower, providers
Abstract This paper looks at the concerns that have arisen in the United States regarding health manpower policies. Current issues dealing with the nation's health manpower, such as a widespread nursing shortage, a physician surplus, unequal geographic distribution of health care professionals, and an imbalance in the physician work force are considered in this paper. Included are recommendations for correcting the problems discussed.
From the Paper "In order to determine the reason for the current surplus one must consider decisions that were made in the United States four decades ago. During the 1960's and 1970's there was great concern that the nation was in need of an increase in the physician supply in order to provide adequate health care to the people. Both federal and state governments provided monetary support to U.S. medical schools in order to increase their class sizes. ?Total federal support, through restricted revenues, teaching and training, and public service, increased from $690 million in 1970 to $1,739 million in 1980, a 152% increase.?3 In addition, the Immigration and Naturalization Service also assisted in the endeavor by changing their regulations to allow more foreign-trained physicians to enter and remain in the country."
Abstract This paper examines how the dollar costs of Bush's plan to fight terrorism and increase homeland security comes to an estimated $111.2 billion which will be shouldered by taxpayers, a fact that has drawn sharp criticism from Democrats and other citizens' groups. It looks at how these expenses are separate from the funds that are now being used in the War against Iraq. It evaluates which resources are needed such as manpower, technology and military costs.
From the Paper "President George W. Bush's budget for fiscal year 2004 prioritizes spending for the 22 agencies that form the Department of Homeland Security. While other federal agencies have been held to tight budgets due to federal deficit increases, the President allotted $36.2 billion for Department of Homeland Security. This figure represents a 7.4 percent increase over earlier estimated figures. The final figure includes $26.7 million in discretionary spending (Kulish).
This budget was based on estimates that the Department of Homeland Security would have close to 190,000 full-time employees. Currently, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge says that there are nearly 180,000 workers employed full-time with the department. This includes thousands of federal workers monitoring the bag-checks at airports (Lee)."
Abstract This paper examines how the Defense Manpower Data Center conducted sexual harassment surveys of active-duty military members in both 1988 and 1995. It looks at how since the release of the initial survey findings, considerable additional research has been conducted. It provides historical background information on the Department of Defense (DoD) sexual harassment survey efforts, including recent initiatives to standardize sexual harassment methods across DoD-wide and armed-services-specific surveys. It also highlights salient findings from the additional research reported in this special issue and identifies fertile areas for future research.
From the Paper "The use of a survey behavioral list enabled the USMSPB to calculate incidence rates on the percentage of federal workers who indicated experiencing one or more of the behaviors. As the survey was administered periodically, and the behavioral list remained essentially unchanged, the data were used over time for trend analyses. For example, 42% of women in the federal workforce, in both 1980 and 1987, reported experiencing one or more unwelcome sexual behaviors in the 24 months prior to filling out the survey. That figure rose slightly to 44% in 1994 (USMSPB, 1981, 1988, 1995). In 1988, the first DoD-wide survey results indicated that 64% of active-duty military women experienced one or more unwelcome sexual behaviors in the 12 months prior to filling out the survey (Martindale, 1990)."
Tags: defense, manpower, data, center, dod, usmspb
Abstract Canadians have seen a constant deterioration in the existing health care system and current wait times have exceeded accepted limits and medical manpower has significantly decreased. This paper examines how in reaction to these growing problems Canada's health care officials have began implementing a relatively new role for nurses into the health care system. It looks at how the nurse practitioner has a master's degree in nursing and additional education in medical care and how, by employing the nurse practitioner in many areas of health care there has been an increase in access to existing recourses, decreased wait times, improved health outcomes by early diagnosis and overall health education.
Outline
Abstract
The Nurse Practitioner Advantage
Nurse Practitioners Are Crucial
General Practitioners and Nurse Practitioners Working Together
Conclusion
From the Paper "Nevertheless, implementing NPs into the current health care system is facing some difficulties. The biggest sets backs have been from the opposition of general practitioners (physicians). General practitioners are nervous that nurse practitioners will be taking employment opportunities away that were previously dedicated to only doctors. And some doctors are even going to the extreme as of saying that nurse practitioners are so under qualified that they are dangerous. One doctor, Dr. Scott Stern, was reported saying, "in most situations, patients are compromising their care and settling for less when they see someone other then a doctor.... To assume that somebody who has much less training is going to do as good a job just doesn't make any sense" (Perez, 2006). But, the role of the NP is not designed to replace any other member of the health care system, but rather is intended to work in relationships to improve timely access to care with a slightly different approach to care. "
Abstract The market created by the public-private mix of healthcare in Ireland is described structurally as a two-tier health system. This paper examines how Ireland fares in providing acceptable healthcare to its citizens with its two-tier system. Areas discussed include waiting lists, manpower and the problems caused by an egalitarian society.
Outline
Waiting lists Numbers and Investment Under the Waiting List Initiative
Consultant Manpower Acute Hospital Bed Designations,1999
References
From the Paper "Everyone has a statutory right to free public hospital care in Ireland. Yet this entitlement cannot be met and is not met by public hospital services, as can be seen by the existence of long waiting lists. This is the main cause that 45% of the population is covered by private health insurance. People who are afraid of being left on a waiting list for months and even years in case of illness prefer to hedge their bets and buy into private health insurance, this is according to ESRI research. John Gormely of Green Party said in Dail debate referring to the ESRI report (2005) " it reveals the stark reality of Ireland's two-tier healthcare system. According to the study the quality of Ireland's health service is ranked at 21st out of 22 wealthier countries and is only ahead of the United States". "
Tags: waiting, list, hospital, consulatant, doctor
Abstract Case study analysis of the industrial characteristics and performance of affiliates of MNE? s in India. India's main strategic advantages over other developing countries are the availability of a large pool of highly skilled and technically qualified manpower at a low cost, a highly diversified and relatively well-developed industrial base, which also adds to the availability of experienced engineering and managerial cadres. Large domestics market, and access to primary resources and raw materials such as iron ore, bauxite, jute and tea.
FDI and Comments on the Governments Policy Formulation
for Promotion of MNE? s
Imperative of Attracting Export-Oriented FDI through
MNE? s
A Professional Approach to Promotion
Evolution of Government Policy in Conjunction with
Promotion of MNE? s
Government Policy and Trends in Foreign Investments and
Collaboration
Concluding Remarks
From the Paper "Government has always tried to be a "model employer": with job standards, protection against discrimination, proactive hiring for diversity and benefit to the citizens who tend to need the opportunity, and other considerations which might be better termed idealistic rather than from concern for productivity and efficiency. While government can never be judged in terms of profit, the basic function of jobs within organizations and agencies can be judged in terms of overall mission achievement and the peripheral benefits provided to the public and the employees involved. "
Abstract The following essay discusses issues of financial status, manpower, business strategy, business relations, geographical spread and contingency plans with regards to the company, Krispy Kreme Doughnut Inc.
From the Paper "Started in 1937, this doughnut company has survived America's many political upheaval and economical chaos. It is therefore surprising to see the corporation's IPO [Initial Public Offering] last year to hit the jackpot. Speculators were grim with the fact how a restaurant franchise could even snag such a high stock price at [as high as] $105 when the so-called booming tech stocks were diving all time low. Hence in this regard it is prudent to have a cautious study of the company's over all structure."
Abstract This paper examines the reasons for the employee absences and offers methods to improve work attendance. It describes how absenteeism is costly, and reflects negatively on company morale. The paper compares the more family conducive workplace to the traditional office.
From the Paper "The national economy is sluggish and for businesses to continue moving forward it is imperative that they continue producing at an acceptable rate without incurring many additional costs. One of the chief components to success in this venture is employee attendance. The employee absenteeism can cost the company funds from an already tight budget by way of lost manpower, or hiring temps. Temps generally are not going to be as fast as the employee because they have not been acclimated to the system at the company and if a temp is not brought in the missing employee slows the work schedule regardless of the position the employee holds. The arguments about what causes employee absenteeism abound worldwide but the bottom line still equals dollars and cents. "
From the Paper "The purpose of this research is to examine the military history of the Crusades. The plan of the research will be to set forth the context of Middle Ages military convention at the time of the Crusades, and then to discuss how the Crusades were initially fought militarily, how military strategy and practice changed over the course of the many crusades and why, and the influences on military practice that occurred because of the encounter between Islamic military and wider culture on one hand, and European warfare and weaponry on the other.
By the time of the Middle Ages, the principal military fact about Europe appears to have been that indigenous European forces deriving from the Imperial Roman infantry had for various reasons been overwhelmed by the barbarian innovation and advantage of armed cavalry. This innovation was gradually adopted in Europe..."
The paper discusses two recent governmental reports (Latham Report 1994 and Egan Report 1998), which called for rethinking the set-up, distribution and layout of material in the U.K. construction industry.
Abstract The paper analyzes the way these two reports aimed to spur improvements in the U.K. construction industry and the resulting substantive efforts by the industry to streamline itself through increased cooperation. The paper also looks at the technique of cooperative reform known as TQM (Total Quality Management) advocated in the Latham Report, an approach that has been proven to work in the U.S. and Australia.
From the Paper "The British government attempted to facilitate such partnering by streamlining the procurement processes in response to the Latham report. The government still placed about ?1.5 billion of contracts in 1999 for building works annually, and the percentage today of construction contracts remains almost as high. (Farookhi 1999) By simply streamlining the procurement process within its own structure alone, therefore, the government was able to accomplish much in reducing overall costs of housing and increasing overall efficiency in procurement in the construction industry."
This paper analyzes the EBS/EBPS advanced management system, which was conceived to standardize, economize and effectively manage the procurement and bidding process for government entities.
Abstract This paper identifies some of the causative factors, system identifiers, possible solutions, tools, and recommendations for improving, without retooling or redevelopment, the EBS/EBPS system. The author believes that the current system is too costly in time, money, and manpower despite the perceived and demonstrated inherent value to such a system. The author points out that the advent of the personal computer has reduced the drudgery and alleviated many of the error prone aspects of estimating and lists many recommendations for improving the system by using the computer.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
General Discussion of the Background of Bidding
Problematic Nature of Current (Manual) System
Scope and Limitations of EBS Studies
Methodology
Information Collection - History
Information Collection ? Process Methodology for EBPS
Applied Tools
Advanced Management Analysis Tools and Techniques
Analysis
Objectives
Enterprise Integration
Discussion
Recommendations
Appendices
Take-off Viewers
Dictionary
From the Paper "Procedures for handling IFBs (invitations for bids) are also subjective when they must be objective. The information included in the IFB must be complete and uniform for all bidders without display of preferential selection, the procedures for submitting bids must be standardized as much as possible, the requirements for opening and evaluating bids and awarding contracts must be clear and unambiguous, and two-step sealed bidding procedures must be monitored and managed uniformly across all divisions."
Abstract This essay examines the main points of theoretical disagreement between Karl Marx and Hannah Arendt. It is argued here that the most important distinction between Arendt and Marx lies in their differing interpretations of labor. Marx portrays labor as a generalized theory of manpower, and Arendt indicates there are two kinds of labor, animal laborans (animal labor) and homo faber, or, the work of the hands.
