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Unemployment, 2006.
A discussion regarding unemployment as a constructive aspect of economic life.
1,217 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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This paper reviews the idea of unemployment being a constructive aspect of economic life. According to the paper, long term, unemployment is undoubtedly considered to be a negative phenomenon, with great costs for both the directly affected persons and the economy and society as a whole. However, the paper goes on to say that short and medium term unemployment is considered to have certain economic advantages.
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"Unemployment also encourages certain people to start their own business. Most of these people are former employees previously trapped in dead-end jobs with no future, that after being fired from their jobs found the courage and the motivation so start a business of their own. This way, many little companies are coming along quite nicely. These small companies create labor demand that is satisfied by unemployed workers, therefore diminishing the unemployment rate on a medium term."
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Packing Safety, 2007.
A look at safety recommendations for the meatpacking industry.
1,279 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss and analyze the topic of workplace safety. Specifically, it discusses the Human Rights Watch (HRW) recommendations for worker safety in the meatpacking industry, and the viability of those recommendations. It looks at how there are still many problems in meatpacking plants and how many packers have disputed the Human Rights Watch findings, ensuring that meatpacking is still a dangerous and sometimes deadly occupation for many.
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"Safety is an issue and concern in many different industries. As one writer defines safety, "How much time and financial expenditure is 'enough' safety? And how is 'enough' defined? (In this article, the definition of 'safety' is 'an acceptable level of risk,' while the term 'safe' refers to 'without risk,' which can only be achieved in theory) (Eckhardt, 2001). Certainly, it is difficult, if not impossible for any employer to ensure 100 percent safety to their employees, and certain industries offer more risks than others do. One of these industries is the meatpacking industry, which has long been recognized as more dangerous to workers than many others. For this reason, HRW issued recommendations for upgrading safety in the meatpacking industry, after studies indicated that the industry might be ignoring some basic human rights of its employees. "
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Retirees Return To Work, 2007.
This paper looks at the trend toward working after retirement and some of the obstacles encountered in this trend.
1,198 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The paper discusses how federal law restricts how soon a retiree can return to a company he or she worked for previously. The paper explains that due to this, when retirees want to return to their workplace as temporary workers, they can avoid this restriction by being placed on a different company's payroll. The paper brings several examples of retirees returning to work for a variety of reasons and motivations.
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"For example, the "Happy Returns" program at MidAmerican Energy Company is glad to welcome their employees who retired but wish to come back for temporary work assignments, and they have figured a way to avoid "hassles associated with government regulations regarding defined benefits pensions and employment by a former employer" (Ryberg, 2006). What retirees do when MidAmerican lets them know there is some part time work is actually sign up as temporary employees with Manpower, Inc., not with MidAmerican."
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Outsourcing in an International Firm, 2007.
This paper discusses the practice of outsourcing from the perspective of a multi-national firm, focusing on General Motors.
926 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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In this article, the writer looks at the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing in international business, concentrating on General Motors. The writer maintains that the most often-mentioned advantage is the ability to significantly drive down wage and production costs, yet there are also process costs that can also be significantly reduced. The writer points out that a major disadvantage of outsourcing is the culture clash that happens between manufacturers and those doing the outsourcing, with one or the other rejecting each other's culture. The writer concludes that General Motors had no choice but to embark on private industries' largest ever outsourcing initiative, as their market share in core markets is dwindling quickly as the onslaught of the more fuel-efficient and affordable sport utility vehicles are penetrating their core markets.
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Introduction
Advantages of Outsourcing
Disadvantages of Outsourcing
Conclusion
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"A second major reason General Motors wanted to outsource IT was to accomplish higher levels of customer service performance globally from this specific organization. The dual benefits of greater responsiveness and cost reductions in addition to stabilizing what for many companies is a high turn-over operation with attrition of 60% or more makes outsourcing service and support an imperative. The fact that outsourcing companies also keep trainers on staff in the event new employees need to be trained due to attrition also appeals to many manufacturing and services companies including GM."
"A third major reason that manufacturers outsource in general and GM specifically was to obtain needed IT expert-level skills more economically in global locations other than the U.S. This is especially true in the context of the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts GM plans to pursue in the context of their global outsourcing effort. This also is the case with lean manufacturing concepts for industrial manufacturers who are interested in getting significantly lower per unit production costs, and realizing economies of scale in procuring parts and components in India and China where costs for these key components are significantly lower than in the US."
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| Term Paper # 96186 |
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Sex Discrimination and Career Advancement, 2007.
A review of the literature concerning sex discrimination in career advancement.
3,367 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 95.95
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This paper discusses how there is no stopping the current and continuous trend of professional women's entry into the workplace and up the corporate ladder. It looks at how gender stereotypes continue to exist and conflict with the need of the times to modify these stereotypes. The paper contends that, with half of the total workforce in the hands of women and women achievers, companies must resort to gender desegregation and realize the objectives of the Civil Right Acts of 1964, which have yet to be implemented in earnest. The paper also argues that women, as well as men, who unconsciously perpetuate gender stereotypes themselves at work as well as outside of the workplace, should come to terms with the issue.
Outline:
Introduction
Review of Literature
Findings and Analysis
Summary and Conclusion
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"That invisible barrier, called the glass ceiling and which limited female achievers' bid for career advancement, was not their creation (Goodson as qtd in USA Today 2000). Yet women with similar or comparable education and experience or achievement still earn less than men in work organizations. A missing link or the absent ingredient, between performance and a just payoff, was identified as women's own ability to comfortably and consistently draw the attention they deserve to the contributions they made or gave. Findings of a study conducted on 322 male and female executives showed that women were less comfortable in promoting themselves than men. "
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Public Health Reform in the U.S., 2007.
A review of Alice Hamilton's autobiography, "Exploring the Dangerous Trades: The Autobiography of Alice Hamilton, M.D.", and the outcome of her work.
2,822 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper explores the dangerous trades and public health reforms in the United States. The paper examines Alice Hamilton's contribution to improving workplace environments by looking at her autobiography, "Exploring the Dangerous Trades: The Autobiography of Alice Hamilton, M.D." The paper describes the outcome of her work, such as the establishment of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which prevents worker abuse and protects American citizens from harmful work environments.
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"A rapidly industrializing American economy was a major factor in the poor worker conditions of nineteenth century America (Henig, 1997). Alice Hamilton and her contemporaries were working with industries that had not previously existed and products that had not previously been made. Zierdt-Warshaw, Winkler, & Bernstein (2000) found that Hamilton investigated the hazards of mining, as well as working with paint, dyes, rayon fabric, explosive materials, and rubber, among other things. These products were relatively new and businessmen were eager to exploit them. Also new to America were the thousands of immigrants who came to America in the nineteenth century. These immigrants often came with limited skills and language. As such, they were often asked to do the jobs that no one else would. Like the products they worked with, immigrants were also exploited by businessmen aiming to make a profit (Sellers, 1997)."
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The Economy of Colombia, 2007.
This paper studies the economy of Colombia and discusses the effects of the economy on everyday life.
1,408 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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In this article, the writer looks at the north westernmost country in South America, Colombia. The writer notes that Colombia is the second most populated South American country next to Brazil and the majority of the population lives in the mountainous cities around the capital of Bogota. The writer points out that with this intense congregation of people in one area, the economy of Colombia is poor and unstable. This paper attempts to explain why the economy has fluctuated during the last thirty years and gives examples of life in Colombia as a result of an ever-changing economy.
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"In 1999, Colombia suffered a recession as a result of low world oil prices, reduced export demand, and increased guerilla violence throughout the country. This caused an increase in unemployment, increased drug usage and sales, and devaluation of the Colombian peso. In 1999 at the time of the recession approximately 17.7% of the Colombia people were living at or below the national poverty line."
"As a result of the 1999 Colombian recession, unemployment quickly rose. There were more people in Colombia than jobs. Many companies closed because they could not afford to pay their employees. In the year 2000, the unemployment rate in Colombia reached 20%. This rate did not stay at 20% for long because of the instability in the Colombian economy, by 2006 the unemployment rate had improved and was at 13% which also decreased poverty and gained confidence among the people in foreign and domestic affairs."
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Female Workers in Canada, 2007.
This paper discusses the book 'Discounted Labour-Women Workers in Canada' by Ruth A. Frager and Carmela K. Patrias.
2,056 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 64.95
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In this essay, the writer examines the book "Discounted Labour: Women Workers in Canada", which discusses a very crucial period that took place in industrial capitalism, largely between the years of 1870 and 1939. The writer points out that the book looks at many of the historical issues behind the persistent inequality that women faced within the paid workforce. The writer notes that, also examined by the authors, were the divisions that are seen among various women based on their racial, ethnic, and social class differences and the way those differences are affected by the female gender where they might not be affected in the same way or to the same degree by the male gender. The writer concludes that reform and change must start somewhere, and in this case it started with Canadian who that just wanted equality.
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"The book, therefore, looks at many of the historical issues behind the persistent inequality that women faced within the paid workforce. Women were confined to the jobs that paid less and the work that they did was not seen to be nearly as valuable as the work that men did. Many women also found that they lacked union membership, experience in the workforce, and training for many jobs, but some of these women did resist being subordinate. There have always been discrepancies in the earnings and employment patterns of women, regardless of whether one is talking about unskilled labor or about the higher-skilled positions, and for this reason the book looks not only at the salaried positions of women but the lower-skilled and lower-paying jobs as well."
"Also examined by the authors were the divisions that are seen among various women based on their racial, ethnic, and social class differences and the way those differences are affected by the female gender where they might not be affected in the same way or to the same degree by the male gender. The struggle for gender equality in Canada is a historic one, much like the struggle for the same issue within the United States and various other countries."
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