Petition for Writing Skills Workshop
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In an effort to restore customer satisfaction and harmony in the workplace, I suggest the organization implement a writing skills workshop to benefit the entire organization. Writing skills are more than an incidental organizational practice. Internally, they dispel misunderstanding among employees. Both internally and externally, they reflect an organizations pride, morale, self-esteem, and attitude. Just as importantly, they affect profitability.... Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Accounting for Stock Option Plans
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This 7 page report discusses accounting for stock method plans and includes information on the primary concerns involved with the accounting side of administering such a plan. For a large number of companies in the United States, a portion of executive compensation is in the form of stock options. This can serve as incentive, as well as a potentially lucrative “bonus.” However, there are also a number of risks associated with the programs based on the viability and growth of the company stock. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Is Telecommuting Unfair To Women ?
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This 6 page paper describes the phenomenon of tele or 'cyber - commuting' and its popularity in modern society. It is argued that tele-commuting has actually intensified the consequences of a male-dominated workplace and that women are afforded the same lesser economic status and lower positions in the corporation they have always had as a result of the advent of computer technology in terms of telecommuting. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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E-mail Privacy & Business Ethics / Perceptions of Privacy and The Development of Privacy Standards In the Workplace
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An 8 page paper that provides an overview of the issues related to the use of e-mail in the workplace and the complexities of perceptions related to privacy and ethics. This paper brings together current perceptions and proposes possible guidelines for implementing privacy standards. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Occupational Health and Safety Training: Implications in the Modern Workplace
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A 15 page discussion of the importance of well-focused health and safety training programs in the workplace. The author contends that the ever-changing workplace, particularly the evolution toward a more and more high tech environment, make such training even more imperative than it has been in the past. A number of training considerations are explored, particularly the potential shortcoming inherent in a sole reliance on more experienced employees to train the new. The author emphasizes that training is an ever evolving arena and that simple head counts to see who has been trained and who has not is an ineffective and potentially dangerous approach. Bibliography lists 15 sources. PPtrainS.rtf
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Employment Opportunities in Airframe and Powerplant Maintenance
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A 5 page overview of the numerous factors which affect employment in the aviation industry, particularly in airframe and powerplant mechanics. The author of this paper emphasizes that while one might only be concerned about jobs in a particular geographic region such as Memphis Tennessee, jobs in that region are affected by economic fluctuations throughout the industry. Bibliography lists 10 sources. PPairJob.rtf
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FUN AT WORK AND DEAD FISH
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This 5 page paper descibes how to have fun at work if you're a mortgage loan officer. This uses the so-called 'FISH!' theory, which was taken from fishmongers in Seattle, Washington who enjoyed their work throwing fish to one another. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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OSHA's Application in the Physical Education Workplace
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A 6 page paper on the Occupational Health & Safety Association (OSHA) and how some of its mandates can be applied to precautionary measures in physical education settings. Issues concerning job rotation for the phys. ed teacher, increased safety equipment for players, posture control, and more are discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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THE FACTORS THAT MOTIVATE
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This 7-page paper attempts to prove the thesis that different factors and theories motiviate workforce performance. Examples used to support the thesis are the expetancy theory, equity theory and procedural justice theory. The examples demonstrate how workers are motivated by different forces. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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RONDELL DATA CORPORATION AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT MODEL
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This 10-page paper, using a case study of the Rondell Data Corporation, demonstrates some theories of organziational conflict and how they can impact a corporation. Pondy's theory of organziational conflict is discussed in this paper, as is the narcissistic theory, as it applies to organizations. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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THE CONCEPT OF DOWNWARD COMMUNICATIONS
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This 5-page paper covers downward communciation, a theory of organizational communication. The essay examines the concept, discusses its use and then weighs the pros and cons of such a theory. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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TRAITS OF A GOOD MANAGER
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This 5-page paper examines the positive traits of today's manager. The paper explains that a manager needs to be part administrator, part human resources manager and part motivator in order to boost morale and increase productivity. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Enhancing Worker Literacy
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A 16 page paper discussing research-based investigation of various methods in use to determine which might be considered best for training the production worker in basic skills and the benefits to the organization of such training. The hypothesis that formal training should be as dissimilar as possible to the school setting in which none of these workers have been successful in order to provide the most value to both the workers and the organization providing the training. The literature review, method and discussion points to the conclusion that the hypothesis is supported best when adult methods are used and reinforced with on-the-job training. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
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Workplace Literacy
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An 8 page research paper on the importance of workplace literacy. Skills for success include writing, speaking, listening, interpersonal, cross-cultural, basic computer, and organizational. The writer examines the extent of workplace illiteracy and employer training programs designed to resolve this problem. A number of relevant studies are discussed and appropriate conclusions are made. Bibliography lists approximately 15 sources.
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INNOVATIONS WITHIN CORPORATIONS
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This 3-page paper discusses organizational attributes that encourage and discourage innovation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Personnel Development: India And The United States
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A 10 page paper that looks at employee training in India and the United States. Continually upgrading employee skills has not been a focus in Indian industry as it has been in the U.S. in recent years, however, CEOs have begun to recognize that to compete, they must provide continual training opportunities for their employees. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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STRATEGIC APPROACH TO HUMAN RESOURCES
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This 5-page paper supports the thesis statement that it is possible to have a strategic approach to human resources management. The essay touches on some models of strategic HRM, as well as examples of what constitutes successful HRM strategy. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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EMPLOYEE RESISTANCE TO HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK ORGANIZATIONS
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This 5-page paper examines the concept of the High Performance Work Organization (HPWO) and why employees have been resistant to the concept. HPWOs, which rely on team integration, can be beneficial to employees, or they can destroy employee morale if employees aren't better trained for the change to a more horizantal management style. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES
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This 6-page paper examines the role that the Hong Kong government plays in the country's human resources system. Topics covered include the turnover of the area to China in 1997 and the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997-1998, and how the Hong Kong government has responded to try to create a better trained, more educated work force.
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QUALITY MANAGEMENT AT THE DENTIST’S OFFICE
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This 5-page paper focuses on total quality management in context of a dental practice. Issues covered include employee empowerment; customer satisfaction and the need for measuring quality. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Drug Testing & The Use of Hair
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A 4 page paper detailing the advantages and disadvantages of using hair samples to conduct drug tests in the workplace. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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EMPLOYEE ETHICS AND VALUES IN THE WORKPLACE
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This 5-page paper examines the concept of employee ethics, particularly in today's world in which corporate ethics is such a strong topic. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Enhancing Communication Between Management & Employees
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A 6 page proposal on measures a life insurance company could undertake with very little cost in promoting bottom-up communication, rather than limiting themselves to the more typical top-down pattern. The proposal presents the company's existing problem as a minor, but growing one, and presents possible low-cost steps in eliminating it. Nearly any business consultant worth his fee consults first with the front-line employees in order to determine the company's problems: the paper recommends that this insurance company do the same. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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COCA-COLA AND TOTAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
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This 5-page paper, by using various examples from the Coca-Cola company, attempts to address the execution phase for Total Quality Implementation including management support, customer satisfaction and employee feedback. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
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This 6 page paper provides a fictitious case study, provided by a student, regarding a sexual harassment scenario where a female boss has created a hostile environment for one of her male employees. General information regarding harassment is provided, including the relevance of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Much of the paper comprises a memo written to the CEO concerning the matter. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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FACTORS IN ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
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This 5-page paper discusses several concepts associated with organizational change including the Force Field Theory, change process and change management and organizational development and organizational management. The essay attempts to compare and contrast these concepts, and concludes with suggestions on how to reduce employee resistence to change. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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AIDS Discrimination in the Workplace
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A 9 page look at AIDS discrimination in the workplace and specific issues faced by administrators. It is argued that managers must make extremely difficult decisions as the law does not allow them to discriminate but their healthy employees and customers often want them to do so anyway. The ADA, ERISA Law, and other regulations & provisions are mentioned throughout the report as are psycho-social and empathetic considerations that the good manager must make. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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AIDS In The Workplace
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A 10 page paper that explore the issues surrounding employe concerns (fears and misconceptions) and how this has made it incumbant upon employers to train employees in discrimination laws and AIDS awareness generally. The paper provides training examples and techniques, economic facts to employers, and other resources available to employers. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN THE WORKPLACE
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This 13-page paper explores the effectiveness of affirmative action in the workplace. The thesis of the paper is that the program, while noble in its attempts, did not do everything it could have because of negative perceptions about affirmative action. The essay cites sources from studies done on populations about affirmative action perceptions. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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I Know Where the Caged Bird Sings: Comparison Between the Novel and the Movie
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This 5 page paper provides a comparison between Maya Angelou's novel and the television movie that was based on her book. This paper outlines some of the major differences between the text of the book and the elements of the movie and determines the benefits/weaknesses as a result of these changes. No additional sources cited.
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Absenteeism, Tardiness and Dismissal
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This 3 page paper examines these concepts as it relates to the managerial function. Research is provided to support the assumptions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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“Accident Investigation”
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A paper which looks at the way accident investigations are conducted, and considers how such investigations can be evaluated in terms of assessing the combination of factors which contribute to an accident and the way in which conclusions are reached and recommendations made to improve safety procedures as a result.
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“Accident investigations”
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An eight page paper which looks at the way in which industrial accidents are investigated, in terms of the collection and assessment of data, and the conclusions which can be drawn from such analysis in terms of improving safety procedures and preventing the recurrence of accidents. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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“Beyond the Box: Innovative Churches That Work”
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A 6 page book report on “Beyond the Box: Innovative churches That Work” by Bill Easum and Dave Travis. No additional sources cited.
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“Colgate-Palmolive International Assignment Policy: Case Study”
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A seven-page paper which looks at the International Assignment Policy of the Colgate-Palmolive company, which was designed to assist expatriate managers in their relocation, but developed serious flaws as a result of the increase in double-income families, and the need to take into account spouses’ income and career development. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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“Empowerment of Else” by Robert Frey
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This 5 page report discusses the purchase and turnaround of Cin-Made Corp, a small manufacturing company in Cincinnati, Ohio. “Empowerment or else,” published in the Harvard Business Review in 1993 discusses issues of employee empowerment and the processes a business owner, manager, or worker must go through in order to truly empower co-workers and employees. Bibliography lists one source.
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“Hiring People with Intellectual Disabilities” by Linda Andrews
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A 3 page paper which discusses the article “Hiring People with Intellectual Disabilities” by Linda Wasmer Andrews. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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“Older Workers and the 1967 Employment Act”
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A five page paper which looks at the way in which the 1967 Age Discrimination Employment Act is utilised by older workers in cases of unfair dismissal and discrimination, and considers the perception of older employees in general by corporations. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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“Out of this Furnace” and “Fast Food Nation”: A Common Lesson
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A 4 page overview of the books by Thomas Bell and Eric Schlosser. This paper presents the contention that the same societal problems which confronted the Progressives in the early part of the twentieth century, problems similar to those revealed in “Out of this Furnace”, continue to confront us today. “Fast Food Nation” reveals, in fact, the same societal hierarchy and injustices which were present in society some one-hundred years ago. No additional sources are listed.
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“Precarious Employment” and Industrial Relations in Australia
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This 7 page report discusses “precarious employment” in Australia and how it has served as a means through which industrial relations have been reshaped and re-defined. Such employment can be defined as labor that is of limited duration, pays low wages, and offers few or no opportunities for employee input in policies or procedures. It ultimately subverts the concept of work as a means of personal betterment. Precariousness has permeated both standard and non-standard forms of employment in Australia, resulting in significant increases in socio-economic deprivation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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“The Affections Illustrated in Factory Life"
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A Review of the Story by Harriet Farley A 6 page overview of the factors behind this story published in the mid nineteenth century in the “Lowell Offering”, a publication sponsored by capitalist cotton mill owners purportedly as a creative outlet for their largely female employees. Contends that in reality this publication and stories like Farley’s are just one more component of a carefully crafted scheme to attract a cheap source of labor to the cotton mills. No additional sources are listed.
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“The changing relationship of employer and employee with regard to corporate loyalty”
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A twelve page paper which looks at the ways in which the new flexible economy has tended to mediate against mutual commitment and loyalty between employer and employee, the effects that these changes might have on personal and social values and long-term goals, and the ways in which the negative impact could be alleviated by looking towards a different relationship with corporate organisations, Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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“The New American Workplace, Transforming Work Systems in the United States”: A Review of the Book by Applebaum and Batt
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A 6 page overview of the content and ideology presented in this extensive book about workplace evolution. These authors condense the findings of over two-hundred studies of the numerous changes which have occurred in the American workplace since the early years of our industrial history and identify common lessons which are available in these case studies. No additional sources are listed.
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“Three Strikes”: A Review of the Early History of Labor Unrest
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A 5 page analysis of the circumstances and meanings presented in the book by Howard Zinn, Dana Frank, and Robin Kelley. Broken into three major sections, each authored by either Zinn, Frank, or Kelley, this book details the bloody Colorado Coal Strike of 1913-1914, the Detroit Woolworth's Strike of 1937, and the New York Musicians Strike of 1936-1937. Although only the Detroit Woolworth Strike was won, these labor strikes will forever memorialize internal labor movement relations of the early half of the twentieth century. The author of this paper contends that the progress made in these strikes are directly applicable to the contemporary working environment as well. No additional sources are listed.
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“Working Class Majority” and “Nickel and Dimed”
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A comparison of the content and message contained in these books by Michael Zweig and Barbara Ehrenreich. Each of these authors targets the latter half of the 1990s to present an expose of a societal situation which they find unacceptable. Both are concerned with the definition of class in America and the societal factors which interact to define the respective classes. While Zweig approaches the problems of class in America from a statistical perspective Ehrenreich takes a slightly different approach, shedding her identity as an award-winning journalist and infiltrating blue collar America as an unskilled worker. No additional sources are listed.
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