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Department of Veterans Affairs, 2008.
This paper examines the performance management system in the Department of Veterans Affairs' healthcare system.
2,106 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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The paper discusses the employee review process and the methods for rewarding excellent performance by managers and non-managers at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The paper looks at the opportunities/resources available for employee development and considers how the performance management system enhances the performance of the organization. The paper also identifies several barriers to success but deems them to be far outweighed by the contributions that a well-managed performance management system can provide any organization today.
Outline:
Review and Discussion
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (hereinafter "VA" or alternatively, "the Department") has the largest integrated health care system in the nation with 153 hospitals and more than 700 community-based clinics (Peake, 2008). The Department's healthcare budget of more than $36 billion this year is intended to provide care to about 5.5 million U.S. veterans (Peake). In recent years, the Department has experienced unprecedented growth in the medical system workload, with the number of veteran patients being treated increasing by 29 percent from 4.2 million in 2001 to almost five-and-a-half million in 2006 (Facts about the VA, 2007)."
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Green Purchasing, 2008.
A research paper that presents an overview of "green purchasing," i.e. sustainable purchasing, environmental sourcing and buying green, from the organization's perspective.
7,301 words (approx. 29.2 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 162.95
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This research paper is an exploration of the historical and current state of corporate consumerism regarding environmentally friendly or green purchasing for the purchasing professional. It develops ideas and concepts and explains several key terms and processes which corporations and individual purchasing agents may implement to further the goal of green corporate purchasing. It also demonstrates ways in which purchasers can find information and better understand the varied aspects of green purchasing, following several different applied methods of green buying to the conclusion and comparing and contrasting them. The paper points out the governmental aspect of sustainable purchasing, looking at varied ways in which governments have sponsored and or implemented legislation that demands standards for sustainable purchasing. It also includes a description of an environmentally preferable purchasing model policy.
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"One of the first goals of establishing a supplier's sustainability relationship management program is to develop a sense of purpose for the organization. The organization itself must be living up to a certain code of conduct with regard to environmental goals in order to utilize supplier's commitments as a key in such a goal. In other words the company must determine what about "green" production is important to them in order to determine what is important to them in a supplier. Once this has been determined then the company must succinctly express such details in suppler communications and research. Some companies have taken to asking suppliers to agree to a set of standards. "
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IT Surveillance in the Workplace, 2008.
A research paper examining the argument that surveillance results in negative impacts to both the quality and quantity of work of employees who are under electronic surveillance.
17,236 words (approx. 68.9 pages), 153 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This research paper attempts to ascertain whether the pervasive workplace monitoring in today's businesses and organizations is effective in nature and whether this pervasive monitoring of employees is really needed and furthermore the ultimate driver of this surveillance. It concludes that findings have shown that stress, high tension, headaches and extreme anxiety as well as depression, anger, severe fatigue and musculoskeletal problems are derivatives of the impact of electronic surveillance in the workplace. While employers do have the right to conduct monitoring in the workplace and this certainly has been the case in historically and traditionally, there are considerations of the employer and laws and regulations that are necessary to ascertain information on the part of the manager in order to be in compliance on the part of the organization.
Outline:
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Significance of the Study
Methodology
Literature Review
Summary of the Literature Review
Findings of the Study
Recommendations
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"The work of Patrick W. Schmitz entitled: "Workplace Surveillance, Privacy Protection, and Efficiency Wages" published in the Labor Economics journal (2004) states that workplace surveillance technology is infiltrating the employee's daily environment. It has been estimated that in the United States more than twenty million workers were subject to electronic monitoring in 1993 that companies spent more than $1 billion on monitoring software in 1996, and that by now 80 percent of US corporations keep their employees under regular surveillance." This is stated to be accomplished through the use of "...video cameras, telephone taping devices, and computer monitoring systems." (Schmitz, 2004) This is not all, in addition, email and voice communication may be archived and searched as well as can keystrokes and it is even possible for employers to "track the amount of time employees spend away from their computers." "
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Services and the Environment, 2008.
An open discussion on the differences between the environmental impacts of manufacturing businesses and service businesses.
1,726 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper discusses the subject of services and the environment and states that it is impossible to completely decouple the environmental impact of the service industry from that of the manufacturing sector as they are interdependent on each other. The paper further discusses the human capital that goes into each sector and the consumers who drive the sectors with their level of demand. The paper concludes that no matter how one apportions the environmental impact of society as a whole, there will always be some impact associated with the service industry because of complex relationships.
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Introduction
Discussion
Conclusion
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"Service industries have other inputs as well - from the supplies needed to run the business to the transportation networks needed to bring the human capital to the workplace to the communications networks needed to bring the products to the market. This cannot be understated - some service industry firms have a huge environmental impact in the way they bring their goods to market. Consider a legal contract that one lawyer sends by overnight courier to another lawyer on the other side of the country. The physical product may be only a few pieces of paper, but there is a high environmental impact borne of bringing that legal service to market simply by virtue of the transportation service provided."
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Employee Relations Issues, 2008.
A comprehensive account of many of the issues that arise in an employer-employee relationship.
3,920 words (approx. 15.7 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 106.95
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This paper states that current employee relation issues cover many facets. The paper then proceeds to discuss such issues as employee privacy, retirements issues, working hours, health problems, strikes, financial implications of offspring and obesity of the workers.
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Current Employee Privacy Issues
Private Retirement Programs
Flexible Working Rights
Costs of Child Care
Strikes
Public Health Privatization
Pitfalls in the US Work Force
Ethics of Outsourcing
Inflated Rates on Outsourcing Deals
Defined Contribution in the Global Scenario
Weight Crisis and Health Care Costs
Expatriates' Taxes and Other Woes
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"The decline in the importance of private defined benefit plans in relation to defined contribution plans has been attributed to certain factors (Ostaszewski 2001). These factors include costs of government regulation, societal and cultural changes, modified employer attitudes, and employees' insufficient knowledge about defined benefit plans. Some observers interpret the decline as the end of private defined benefit plans. The last 25 years were characterized by a change in the relationship between total compensation, including proprietor's income, and wages. A study conducted showed that the shift from defined benefit plans correlated with the shift from labor's wages. It underscored the importance of wages as an index for defined benefit plans. It also called attention to the weakness of the wage index in the national income, which pointed to the weakness of defined benefit plans. There were indications that both labor's wages and defined benefit plans were affected by changes in the national economy, the changing role of government as well as the changed views on risk perception and distribution."
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Effective Leadership Styles, 2008.
An overview of leadership and the three dominant leadership styles.
1,176 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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The paper relates that effective leadership is considered by many modern business analysts to be among the most significant predictors of the success or failure of any given business venture. The paper then discusses the three main types of leadership; transactional, transformational and charismatic leadership.
Outline:
Introduction - Leadership Styles
Transactional Leadership
Transformational Leadership
Charismatic Leadership
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"According to evolutionary anthropologists and psychologists, human beings evolved a predisposition toward group cooperation long before recorded history. Whether as nomadic tribes, hunter-gatherers, or agriculturalists, group cooperation and the joint effort of many enabled every individual to achieve a safer, healthier, and more prosperous existence than would ever have been possible alone. The phenomenon of eadership in one form or another almost certainly arose naturally, because human societies always exhibit group dynamics substantially based social hierarchies and on the relative authority of those highest in social status over those lower in social status (Gerrig & Zimbardo 2005)."
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Graduate Management Schemes, 2008.
A research proposal to explore the factors that contribute to the decision of graduates to apply for hotel training schemes.
1,208 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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The paper outlines a proposal to research the role of graduate management schemes in their attraction and retention of talent in the hotels in the UK. The paper provides a brief review of the literature that indicates a critical need for coordination and cooperation among sectors in the U.K. in the training and education of these individuals in the hotel industry. The paper explains that better preparation of employees while at the college or university level will result in employees that are more committed and increase the productivity for the hotel chain establishment.
Outline:
Introduction
Purpose of the Study
Research Questions
Methodology
Literature Review
Findings of the Study
Recommendations for Research
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"The objective of this work is to prepare a proposal for research in the area of the role of graduate management schemes in their attraction and retention of talent in the hotels in the UK. The majority of hotel employees are low-skilled and have no qualifications therefore having obtained a graduate degree makes employees more attractive and as well it have become a realization that these employees are generally of higher caliber and therefore retaining these employees and gaining a commitment from the employee in terms of the longevity of these employees have become of vital importance to the hotel industry."
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Gender and Upward Influence: An Indian Study, 2008.
A look at a study by K. Asha, A. Mahfooz, and R. Himanshu, that was carried out on interactions between Indian male and female workers, entitled "Gender, Affect and Upward Influence: An Indian Study".
878 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper describes and critiques the research study, "Gender, Affect and Upward Influence: An Indian Study", hypothesizing that in Indian mixed-sex workforce groups, interactions between males and females continue to be dominated by attitudes that women hold a lower social status than men. The paper explains that study examines the usage of upward influence (UI) in the workplace environment and contradicts previous studies that indicate little or no difference in UI strategies between males and females in the workplace. The paper also explains that the study uses a combination of survey methodology to prove eight separate hypotheses and includes interviews.
Outline:
Description of the Experiment
Independent and Dependent Variables
Sampling Used
Reliability and Validity of the Experiment
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"Gender will become an increasingly important issue in the Indian business world, as businesses continue to hire greater numbers of women to fill the labor void created by an expanding market. This research study hypothesizes that in mixed-sex workforce groups, interactions between males and females continue to be dominated by attitudes that women hold a lower social status than men. The study examines the usage of upward influence (UI) in the workplace environment (Asha, Mahfooz, & Himanshu, 2006). This study contradicted previous studies that indicated little or no difference in UI strategies between males and females in the workplace."
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Charles Schwab Company, 2008.
An analysis of the use of strategic planning in the Charles Schwab Company.
1,539 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper presents a case study of the Charles Schwab Company which created stock trading on the Internet in 1996 by going from a tiny firm to the world's largest financial services company. It discusses the need for the company to use strategic planning in order to deal with issues since strategic planning is what determines the overall direction and goals of the organization.
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Introduction
The Company
Conclusion and Recommendations
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" The Charles Schwab Company has been profitable, which has not created a huge dip in sales and revenue. It has been discovered that with this growth in technology, people have been able to compete with in the industry. For example, the typical companies are not the only ones that are fighting for the market. The company decided that this type of competition has decreased in value of stock prices and has made the company look into different methods to increase profitability. Considering these factors, it is recommended that the Charles Schwab company must change its business model to allocate for modern growth and find new innovative technology, which keeps the customers' attention while being one step ahead of the competition, which seems that has been the pattern of this company due to the fact that it had created OneSolution and e-Schwab before the online trading craze began. It is also recommended to keep motivating employees because without teamwork, the company will fall apart. Along with that, it is necessary to have strong leadership when competition is intensified. Therefore, this company was not being squeezed in the middle; however they were making a category of one because they have strong leadership that embraces innovative technology. Companies need strong leadership so that they have the ability to be innovative enough to set themselves apart from their competitors and maintain a successful and stable structure company, which benefits the employees and the overall company."
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Pawnbroker Training, 2008.
An assessment of the effectiveness of non-workplace based training programs for the pawnbroker industry.
5,996 words (approx. 24.0 pages), 18 sources, APA, $ 142.95
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This paper contends that there is a lack of formal training in the pawnbroking industry and the lack of such training may severely restrict employees' professional development and constrain growth opportunities in the industry. It proposes a study to to determine which factors contribute to or hinder the effectiveness of non-workplace based training programs in the pawnbroker industry. It also investigates the reasons for the lack of formal training in the pawnbroking industry and suggest ways to improve the current situation of training in the industry.
Outline:
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of Study
Importance of Study
Scope of Study
Rationale of Study
Overview of Study
Review of Related Literature
Methodology .
Description of the Study Approach
Data-Gathering Method and Database of Study
Data Analysis
Summary
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"In many ways, pawnshops are the simplest forms of banks. In pawnbroking, customers pledge goods of various values as collateral for different types of loans, most of which are short term. The pawnbroking industry is truly ancient, just as the recognition of the danger it involves of oppressing the poor is ancient. According to the encyclopedic entry for pawnbroking, "In fact, the Bible provides the poor with a number of safeguards against oppression from their creditors. According to Ex. 22.25-27 and Deut. 24, 6, 12, 13, 17, pawnbrokers may not practice usury, may not take necessities of life as security, and in general must not take as a pledge any article whose loss would severely injure the borrower" (Pawnbroker, 2007, p. 36900). During the Middle Ages, Christians were generally forbidden by the church from lending money at interest, and pawnbroking was left largely to the Jewish community as one of the few means of a livelihood available to them (Pawnbroker). "
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Case Study: Makey's Foods, 2008.
Presents a marketing strategy for the expansion into Russia by Makey's Foods, an American based company participating in the fast foods industry.
2,935 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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This paper explains that fast foods company Makey's Foods has chosen to enter Russia because the industry there is far from mature and still presents great potential for future growth and development. The paper also points out that, other than McDonald's, the limited success of the international fast food brands in Russia can be explained by the multitude of barriers posed by the Russian environment, which are presented in the paper. The paper then analyzes the Russian culture and economy and presents several critical international marketing strategies for expansion.
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Company Description
The Russian Economy
The Russian Fast Food Industry
Customer Analysis
Competitor Analysis
Barriers to Entry
Economic Barriers
Institutional and Administrative Barriers
Cultural Barriers
International Objectives
International Strategies
Challenges in International Management
Conclusions
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"The cultural barriers posed on entrance to Russia are extremely important and the capability to overcome them could actually mean the success of Makey's Foods. A most relevant such barrier is given by language. The official language is Russian and about 100 different languages are being spoken aside from it. The English speaking company has to find a way to address their audience; otherwise, they risk losing their investments in the Russian venture."
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Understanding the Family Medical Leave Act, 2008.
An analysis of the purpose and limitations of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
2,626 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper analyzes the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993. It discusses the purpose of the law and how it has assisted employees who are eligible for it. The paper looks at who the law applies to and what conditions it guarantees, as well as what provisions it makes. Finally, the paper discusses the limitations to FMLA's coverage.
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"Although the FMLA is very specific and the DOL has clearly explained provisions of the law, it has been the subject of some controversy. In Nevada Dept. of Human Resources v. Hibbs, 538 U.S. 721 (2003), Hibbs, an employee of the Nevada Department of Human Resources sought leave under the FMLA to care for his wife. His request was granted, but the Department eventually informed Hibbs that his leave was exhausted and told him to return to work. Hibbs failed to do so and was terminated. Hibbs sued the Department, seeking monetary damages for interfering with Hibb's exercise of FMLA rights. The Supreme Court determined that state employees could recover monetary damages in federal court for a State's failure to comply with the FMLA. This was an important holding because the Eleventh Amendment generally bars suits against the states in federal court. However, the Court determined that when Congress specifically intends to abrogate Eleventh Amendment immunity, it can do so, and that it did so in the FMLA. Given that one of the purposes of the FMLA was to end gender-based discrimination in the taking of leave, that motive was substantial enough to end Eleventh Amendment immunity."
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