Abstract This paper explain that in-housetraining can increase the return on investment for the company, which uses this option. The author points out that training is an essential component in the operation of a company. The paper relates that proper training can reduce costs and improve customer service throughout a company.
From the Paper "Training is an essential component in the operation of a company, and proper training can reduce costs and improve customer service throughout a company. Training means orienting the new hire to the corporate culture, to the way things are done, to the procedures of a company, and to the procedures and culture of the entire industry. Today, training can be quite complex, with the need being for employees who can handle complicated IT applications and systems. The better the training, the better will be the work history of each worker. Schools provide some training, but most new hires require added training in the company for which they work. Such training can be farmed out, but in-house training can be more cost effective, even though there is an added expense in terms of paying for the time of the trainer and for whatever other equipment and facilities are needed."
Abstract In this article the writer discusses a unionized company that involves a range of blue, pink and white collar workers. The writer argues that instead of the usual .25 to 1% of payroll given for training, it is necessary to make a .75% increase. Members of the board of directors will understand this hope of the human mesources department when made aware of a few facts shaping the request. The writer notes that all the facts pertain to trends in Canadian industry and in the overall economy that have been in place for about one decade. The writer maintains that spending more on training means a win-win situation that can benefit the company for years to come. If it is possible to retain the workers needed for the future one can avoid the expense of looking for new help, later. The writer concludes that there will be new enthusiasm and curiosity as to what workers can improve or what they learn that they can do. All of these factors make it most desirable to devote some payroll funding now to in-housetraining.
Outline:
Introduction
Training in Canada
Labour Quality
In the Light of Other Investment
Last Remarks
References
From the Paper "Only a fraction of employers give support for training. As we all know, many employers then complain when they cannot find the skilled labour they need when forced to search for new staff. Often, they must compete with various companies for the same skill sets. Also, they must do this during a crisis of business or need for high productivity. They end up spending far too much on the changed labour bill because they have not planned ahead. It is wiser to look at this kind of situation as a failure of forward planning, rather than as a blow received by a business. As board members will agree, private sector organizations often succeed by avoiding what might go wrong. Spending on training in the present makes sense, if one looks ahead and imagines a business failure, not due to a lack of orders, but due to inability to fill orders quickly. As business tends to 'move' very quickly in the economy of the day, a client is more apt to just go on to the next supplier that can produce what is needed by a given time."
Abstract This paper outlines a Human Resources Training and Development Plan for payroll and accounting employees in the Finance and Accounting Department of a manufacturing company set to double its output. This plan provides an overview of training objectives and the resulting training process required for the following three identified staffing groups; new employees, existing employees, managers and supervisors.
From the Paper "Blending the objectives of the company and employees, this plan represents SMC's commitment to the community by emphasizing the "increased value of employee knowledge" in the prevailing tight employment market (Tyler, 2005, para. 6). SMC's objectives for this training are that; the training must be cost-effective, measurable, result in appropriately qualified staff, build on the department's core competencies, be deployed with minimal impact on productivity, and address employee satisfaction. The following sector employee objectives have also been identified; "training must be convenient, cost-effective, topic-specific and approved for continuing education credits" ("Payroll Manager")."
Abstract This paper reports on a study to verify whether training can help organizations and uses a questionnaire to collect empirical data. The author points out that the survey will help identify specific benefits and trends because organizations, like people, have their own individuality and style, and no blue print can be considered a universal fit for all organizations. The paper relates that replacing a skilled and trained employee can be very expensive for an organization in terms of time and money; therefore, organizations are increasingly using training and higher education options in their benefits packages to obtain and retain talent in the organization. Questionnaire. Charts
Table of Contents
Introduction
Statement of Research Study
Research Question
Scope of the Study
Significance of the Study
Limits of the Study
Literature Review
The Work Environment
History of Human Resource Understanding and Management
The Importance of Training the Workforce
The Role of Training Based on Nature of the Organization
Training Employees
Identifying the Training Requirement for new Employees and for existing Employee
Type of Training Based on the Organization Requirement
Impact of Trainers and Teachers on the Education and Training Process
The Effect of Training on the Motivation of the Employees
Impact of the Worker's Cognitive Style on the Training should Organizations Use In-HouseTraining or External Consultants?The Type of Medium Used for Training Employees
Results of the Study
Evaluation of the Analysis
Impact of Training Discussion, Recommendation and Conclusion
Discussion
Recommendations
Conclusion
From the Paper "Within organizations, the Human Resource Department, in conjunction with other departments, play an important role in training and preparing the workforce. Training the worker is very challenging and complex. New technology, techniques and organizational structures constantly influence organizations. When changes are made, training is necessary to make everybody in the organization aware of these changes. The Trainer becomes an important conduit in the entire process."
Abstract This paper explains that, in 1998, a full scale investigation of the issue of mixed-sex training concluded unanimously that mixed-sex basic training and housing should be ended; however, the most that came from the report was that the Army agreed to install partitions in the barracks to discourage sexual encounters. The author points out that the panel urged the military services to keep the sexes in separate barracks at the platoon level for the ten week of basic training; yet, men and women would still train together. The paper relates that, while careful not to sound tolerant of sex crimes or harassment, critics declare that placing young men and women together during the first weeks of training and particularly placing seemingly all-powerful male drill sergeants in charge of young female recruits, is simply a recipe for trouble.
From the Paper "There were so many female recruits who were unable to pass hand grenade tossing tests at one Army base that authorities simply changed the standards, setting different requirements for male and female recruits, reports analyst James Anderson of the Heritage Foundation, in his paper, "Boot Camp or Summer Camp? Restoring Rigorous Standards to Basic Training" . Anderson says that in an effort to entice and retain women, basic training has become much more feminized, de-emphasizing toughness and rigor. At Great Lakes Naval Training Center, recruits are now shown a video that tells them that "anyone can make it through boot camp," when actually the point should be that not everyone can make it."
Abstract The United Kingdom and the Netherlands have made commendable contributions to social housing over the past century. The successful collaboration of nonprofit builders has resulted in low-cost and efficient social housing in these countries. This paper shows that perhaps the most notable achievement is that housing at affordable prices is easily available to people who need it and, more importantly, at the time they need housing. Many other developed countries, including the Unites States, are struggling to provide acceptable levels of social housing and trying to copy the successful community housing models of European countries.
Paper Outline
Social Housing in Europe
Social Housing in Britain
Housing Associations in Britain
Social Housing in the Netherlands
Housing Associations in the Netherlands
Private Rented Housing Conclusion
From the Paper "In many European cities, low-cost housing is taken for granted; for instance in Tillburg in the Netherlands with a population of 165,000, a single association owns as much as 51 percent of the housing. Rentals charges by this association is only half or maximum two-thirds of market rates. Even in London, one of the high cost cities in the world, housing project developers are required to have 25 to 35 percent of the newly built units in the affordable category. (Johnson, Building a Better City: Europe's Affordable Housing Standard). A unique feature in these countries is the successful integration of "affordable" housing with "market-rate" housing in the same location, which means that people with high and low incomes live together and there is no social stigma attached to such practice."
Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine some of the general policies and history of Housing Connections, a social housing provider in Toronto, Ontario. Those policies are referenced to some of the more basic changes made under the Social Housing Reform Act (2000) before being compared to the policies of another Toronto-based social housing provider, Toronto Community Housing. The end goal is to provide readers with a basic understanding of the role and function of social housing providers within the Toronto area. Specifically, the benefits and limitations of Housing Connections are expanded upon.
Abstract This paper discusses affordable housing and what the involvement of the community and the black church should be on this issue. The writer looks at programs including Habitat for Humanity to define the ways that the community can become involved in providing affordable housing to its residents who are in need.
From the paper:
"There is an ongoing effort to attract African Americans to the affordable housing development industry. In Sacramento California an internship program was piloted that matched minority students to non-profit housing organizations. African American churches and communities could easily use this idea for their own memberships to encourage social understanding and involvement in the ongoing need for affordable housing (Ware, 1998). "
Abstract The objective of this paper is to examine the status and condition of African-Americans as compared to whites in the area of housing. The city of Chicago is used as a specific example, both historically and presently, in relation to access to and cost of affordable housing. The paper includes statistical information which highlights the proportion and number of both groups that occupy public and privately owned housing, the median/average monthly payment for housing. Finally this work reviews how these facts relate to the overall lives of African-American living in the United States.
Table of Contents
Objective
Historical Chicago Housing Facts
Covenants
The Gautreaux Case
Recent Studies and Their Findings
Summary & Conclusion
From the Paper "Seitles claims that integration has been a success in the fight against racial prejudice and states that: "Social consequences of racial isolation intertwine with grim economic realities for minorities. Due to the lack of interaction between racial groups, African-Americans are unprepared to work and socialize in a white majority society, while conversely, whites are not relating to, working with, or living with blacks. Prospects for African-American children raised in such communities are greatly diminished because of the lack of interaction between blacks and whites. Moreover, minority possibilities for advancement consequently decline from the lower quality of education afforded to them in ghetto schools, precluding them from competing for high-income employment. Although these inequalities are not always directly caused by intentional discrimination, residential racial segregation perpetuates these inequalities. Thus, minorities who live in racially homogeneous communities are faced with disadvantages beyond the present economic and social inequalities associated with minority neighborhoods." (Seitles, 1996)"
Abstract This paper gives a detailed description and historic background of Venetian artist Jacopo Tintoretto's master-work "The Raising of Lazarus." The author highlights Tintoretto's life and career, pointing out his stylistic development. The paper then describes "The Raising of Lazarus" as the pinnacle of Tintoretto's career, commenting on the style, composition and iconography of the piece. The author concludes that "The Raising of Lazarus" has artistic value centuries later and is well worth a thorough evaluation by modern audiences.
From the Paper "Tintoretto, who was born in 1519 and lived until 1594, was one of the most prolific painters of his time and place. His real name was Jacopo Robusti. He received his name as a painter, Tintoretto, from his father's profession of being a dyer (wga). Tintoretto's vivid use of color in his paintings may come from his father's occupation as well. Tintoretto lived and worked in Venice nearly his whole life where he was said to aggressively pursue artistic commissions. This did not make him popular with his fellow painters as he frequently undercut their prices. Although he may have made enemies among his peers, his business methods did make him a busy and successful artist. Since he frequently received commissions in his native city, many of his paintings can still be seen in the various churches and buildings for which they were originally painted (wga). "
Abstract This paper reviews Sandra Cisneros' novel, "The House on Mango Street", by focusing on the symbol of a house as presented in the book. According to the reviewer, a house is used as a symbol of comfort, freedom and self-expression instead of as a physical space. Quotes from the book are used to illustrate this thesis. The reviewer further examines the protagonist Esperanza and her views of a house. The author concludes that a house is a symbol of escape for Esperanza.
From the Paper "Not only is the house important, but the conditions that caused them to move around so often are also worth pondering. It is because the family couldn't afford a house of their own that they had to move in and out of various houses. That intensified the desire of the family to have a house of their house especially Esperanza whose desire is most pronounced. Esperanza, the protagonist of the novel, is a young child whose sense of self respect is often dented by the humiliating comments made by others. She grows up believing that her sense of self worth is closely connected with having a house of her own- a white house "with trees around it, a great big yard and grass growing without a fence" (p. 8)"
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Abstract This paper proposes a research design to study issues related to training based on interaction with sites on the World Wide Web (WWW or Web). Literature relevant to Web-based training is reviewed in support of the proposed research study. The paper shows that the primary focus of the proposed research study is not on the specifics of the technologies involved in Web-based training, although the technology applied is of obvious importance to the training mission. Rather, the primary focus of the proposed study is on the ways in which training may be adapted to benefit from innovations in information technology (IT) and the advantages such adaptation may provide for both organizations and trainees. The study addresses three functional areas: human resources (which is responsible for training), development (which is responsible for acquiring and maintaining the new technologies that web-based training depends upon) and management (which is responsible for ensuring that these new training techniques and technologies are properly implemented).
From the Paper "As mentioned above, success, in this study, will not be a function of the utility of any training program. Rather, it will be based on the acceptance of the system by trainees. A successful training system is defined as one in which the trainees express both a comfort with and a willingness to use the web-based aspects of the system.
Web-based training is an extension of computer-based training which takes advantage of the immediacy of the World Wide Web and the ability to reach large numbers of people at the same time regardless of where they are located. Intranets are also being built to use Web-based training; these are ideal for employee training where outsiders are unlikely to have need to access the same information. Web-based training can be an expensive form of training to implement, and training professionals should not overlook critical parts of training programs such as designing an appropriate curriculum and ensuring that the information is up-to-date. Providing a way for students to evaluate the training program is also essential if Web-based training is to be effective."
Abstract The paper discusses how the subsidized housing situation in Chicago is growing bleak, as it is doing in many of America's urban communities. The paper explains that the combination of a reduction in public housing and the increasing reliance on Section 8 has caused public housing situations to become critical. The paper notes that some have seen this development as an opportunity to segregate and a lawsuit has been filed to that effect. The paper discusses that whether or not this kind of accusation has a foundation in the truth is a subject of its own, but maintains that regardless of this, public housing is becoming scarcer and cities like Chicago will feel the negative effect more than most.
Abstract This paper examines the relationship between the housing industry and the Canadian economy by looking at how supply and demand effect housing starts, employment and GDP production and growth. It looks at how housing prices vary from region to region across the country and how the housing market plays a crucial role in the Canadian economy.
From the Paper "The housing industry in Canada is impacted by fluctuations in the economy and changes in supply and demand. Neoclassical consumer theory is used to demonstrate the relationship between the housing market and the economy. Recent industry and market reports suggest that the Canadian economy is growing at a strong rate and accounting for an increased share of the country's total economic output. Introduction The housing industry is a significant component of the Canadian economy as low mortgage rates and strong growth in employment and personal income have led to an increase in housing demand ("The Canadian Housing" 1)."
Abstract This paper examines the housing industry from an economic perspective. Various factors that affect housing are considered, such as the impact of price elasticity on the housing market and supply and demand. The author also explores other issues such as wage inequality and inflation. The author concludes by citing the economy's overall influence on the housing industry.
Price Elasticity
Negative and Positive Externalizes
Wage Inequality
Monetary and Fiscal Policies
From the Paper "There are several factors that can influence the housing industry economically. Supply and demand coupled with price elasticity can affect the housing industry. Negative and positive externalities, wage inequality, and the monetary and fiscal policies can all have substantial affect the industry of new homes. It must also be determined exactly how the economy affects the industry in both positive and negative ways."
