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Flexible Working Hours, 2006.
A research proposal regarding flexible working hours (FWH).
4,448 words (approx. 17.8 pages), 19 sources, MLA, $ 116.95
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This research proposal aims to examine the following hypothesis: When employers encourage and empower employees to utilize flexible work hours, while simultaneously affording opportunities for employees to progress within the company, employees, as well as employers, most likely gain a predisposition to profit - literally and figuratively.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
II. Work - Work - Work
The Need for Flexible Working Hours
1.1 Aims and Objectives
Proposed Questions
1.2 Scope
1.3 Rationale
1.4 Background
II. Literature Review
A time to . . .
Sex Factors in/of FWHs
Flexible Work Options Questionnaire
Attitudes Regarding FWHs
FWHs in Politics
Value of a Worker
To Retain Qualified People
Steps to a Flexible Working Life
III. Methodology
The "Right" Kind of Atmosphere
3.1 Approach
3.2 Data Gathering Method
3.3 Validity of Data
3.4 Originality & Limitations of Data
3.5 Summary
Caring Is Key
From the Paper
"The primary barrier that may prevent employees from using FWOs to their best advantage is financial as FWOs may entail reduced hours and subsequent income reduction. Variations that do not include financial penalties, however, may include parental leave; flex; educational pursuits; training; career's leave; telecommuting; etc. Employees, nevertheless, may hesitate to utilize these options if they think doing so will net unfavorable considerations. Lack of support from supervisors, and/or negative judgments or perceptions regarding an employee's work commitment may prevent them from utilizing FWHs."
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The Influx of Women in the Workplace, 2007.
This paper discusses the increasing female workforce in Australia.
2,270 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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The paper explores statistical evidence that shows how women are currently entering the professional arena in Australia at a higher rate than their male counterparts. The paper relates that several reasons for this change in percentages exist. The paper explains that women are becoming more educated, more women need to earn money to support their families following a divorce and companies may be more inclined to hire women so that they will not be accused of discrimination. Hiring women also allows businesses to apply for loans that require them to have females executives.
Outline:
Introduction
Statistical Proof
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Most people are aware of the worldwide women's movement that has taken place over the past few decades. Historically, women stayed home and tended to children and cleaning, while the men went into the world, carved out careers and brought home the bacon. Several decades ago however, it all changed and women began to demand their rightful place in the workforce. Pursuing degrees, getting technical training and other elements have all been done and today there are more women working outside of the home than ever before. Even with the women's movement comfortably settled in however, it may surprise some to know that women are outpacing men in entering the professions in Australia."
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Double Standards in the Workplace, 2007.
This paper examines the unfair standards that the United States' corporations condone in the foreign industry sector.
1,068 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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The writer explores the standards that American workers demand and are given in the workplace, as compared to the substandard working conditions that American companies provide foreign workers overseas. The writer then discusses the impact of this practice on society, environment and the labor standards in general. The paper contends that the time has come for US companies to show by example to the rest of the world that it is possible to be fair and profitable at the same time.
Outline:
Introduction
Environment
Labor Conditions
The Problem
The Solution
Conclusion
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"During recent years, workers in the United States have watched helplessly as US corporations move their operations to other countries. While the corporations defend their actions with financial rhetoric the news media continues to uncover unsafe working conditions, environmental dumping and dirt poor wages for those foreign employees who were initially thrilled to have an American company come to their area of the world. When the world looks at America they often see a land of opportunity. They are aware that United States workers have a high standard by which they work. They are provided breaks, safety equipment, regular wage increases and many times, benefits for not only themselves but also for their families."
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Outsourcing Jobs, 2007.
A look at how the US economy benefits from the international outsourcing of jobs.
2,370 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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The paper discusses how the practice of outsourcing helps US employers remain competitive since foreign workers abroad will gladly work for lower wages. The paper examines how, as a result of outsourcing, US consumers reap the benefits of cheaper prices and workers abroad in developing countries gain money to spend and become US customers. The paper explores how outsourcing results in the creation of new jobs and helps to make more money become available for training and new equipment. The paper concludes that the jobs that disappear to other countries leave American workers with better and higher-paying jobs in the long run and that sending work to other countries has been found to benefit nearly everyone.
Outline:
Introduction
Historical Background
The Job Shortage
The Positive Effects of Outsourcing
Unemployed Workers
Conclusion
References
From the Paper
"Only 16% of Americans agree that outsourcing is good for the economy (Jones, 2005). Many Americans are genuinely concerned and alarmed; in fact, a public opinion survey in January, 2006 showed that the issue of outsourcing jobs to other countries has reached a "tipping point" where public opinion could become strong enough to influence government policy (imposing a tax, for example, on employers who outsource jobs) because an overwhelming majority expresses concern about the issue. Yankelovich (2006) reports that 87% of those people polled recently said they are concerned about outsourcing, and 52% admitted that they "worry a lot" about it. A huge 81% gave the government poor grades (C, D. or F) in the way it handles the issue--although 74% did not see any way the government could stop companies from doing it."
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The Meat Packing Industry, 2007.
A discussion of the "Blood, Sweat and Fears: Workers' Rights in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants" report by the Human Rights Watch about the hazardous working conditions in the meat packing industry.
1,431 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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The paper discusses a report that asserts that the meat packing workforce, which consists of mainly immigrant workers, has to contend with treatment and conditions which violate their human rights. The paper describes the dangerous conditions faced by workers. The paper is of the opinion that that there needs to be more investigations into the rights of immigrants, especially those who work in dangerous job sites like slaughterhouses. The paper explains that English is a second language for immigrants and they do not have legal citizenship so they may not be able to push for their rights.
From the Paper
"Gonzalez begins her article by quoting the Human Rights Watch report as claiming the U.S. "is failing to protect that [meatpacking] labor force." And in her second paragraph, Gonzalez is quick to balance her story by quoting "a meat industry official" - J. Patrick Boyle of the American Meat Institute - who claimed the report was "way off mark" and that it would need as many pages as it originally presented (175) to correct "the falsehoods and baseless claims" in the report."
"That statement by Boyle certainly sounds like an exaggeration, and coming from a bureaucrat whose job it is to lobby Congress and to spin the story in favor of the meat industry, it is not surprising. But when one realizes how horrifyingly dangerous it is to work around very sharp knives and be expected to work very fast, it makes Boyle's statement seem ridiculous."
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Compensation, 2007.
This paper describes various approaches to compensating employees.
948 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 33.95
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This paper details the history of compensating employees for work, including various approaches used today. The author details sales compensation as compared to different methods of paying employees. The writer states that different methods of compensation depend on the actual work being performed. The paper concludes by citing the important connection between employee compensation and employee motivation.
From the Paper
"Although archaelogists do not know the first time that humans worked for compensation, the first salaried work necessitated an advanced society that had some type of barter system in place that allowed work to be exchanged for goods and services. In addition, the society needed to have organized employers that agreed on how much should be given for how much work. From this, most infer that the first salary would have been paid in a village or city during the Neolithic Revolution, sometime between 10,000 BC and 1,000 BC (Wikipedia)."
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Outsourcing, 2007.
This paper examines the outsourcing of U.S. information technology jobs to other parts of the world, such as Southeast Asia.
5,421 words (approx. 21.7 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 133.95
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The paper investigates how long the US should expect the current practice of outsourcing to continue and whether or not the outsourcing of IT jobs will continue to have the same economic impact five to ten years from now. The paper investigates the possibility that laws will be passed in the near future to prevent jobs from moving to outside the U.S. The research also focuses on what the future holds for graduates in the information technology fields and the manner in which companies and individuals can benefit the most from outsourcing.
Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
History of Outsourcing in the United States
How Long We Can Expect this Current Practice to Continue
The Possibility that Laws will be Passed
What the Future Holds
The Manner in which Companies and Individuals can Benefit the Most from Outsourcing
Conclusion
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"Many individuals that were unemployed as a result of outsourcing in the manufacturing sectors were retrained in the area of information technology. For many years the information technology sector and jobs within this sector thrived within the United States. However, more recently there has been a significant increase in the number of IT jobs that have been outsourced to countries where skill levels are similar and the cost associated with labor is cheaper."
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Employee Safety, Health and Welfare Law, 2007.
This paper discusses employee safety, health and welfare in the US, focusing on the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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In this article, the writer provides a history and overview of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA). The writer points out that this Act covers all American employers and their employees in occupations spanning the range from agriculture to manufacturing. Further, the writer explains that depending on the nature of the industry, OSHA standards may require that employers adopt a variety of practices, means, methods or processes that are deemed reasonably necessary and appropriate to protect workers on the job. The writer concludes that concerns about the new chemicals used in manufacturing, as well as the burgeoning arms manufacturing industry made safety legislation for American workers a pressing national concern.
From the Paper
"For example, compliance with safety standards may include ensuring that employees have been provided with, have been effectively trained on, and use personal protective equipment when required for safety or health. Whenever an employee must wear fire-retardant clothing or secure long hair when working over a kitchen grill, the employer is ensuring that he or she is compliant with OSHA. It is not only employees who are bound by OSHA - employees must also comply with all rules and regulations that apply to their own actions and conduct to ensure their own safety. An employee that refuses to secure his or her hair when working on a machine press is violating the law just as much as an employer that requires his or her employees to wear potentially dangerous clothing."
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Karl Marx, 2007.
This paper examines the beliefs of German philosopher Karl Marx.
1,563 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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In this article the writer analyzes the views of Karl Marx, in particular with regards to his views of the alienation of a worker. The writer discusses that Karl Marx defined this type of alienation as being a social problem, which had been in fact created by the bourgeois management of production on one hand, and exchange on the other. The writer notes that today, the condition of the worker is not as alienated as described by Karl Marx during his times, but still, a human being still produces automatically to earn his livelihood, rather then producing without any sort of external necessity, perhaps like an artist or a musician. The writer concludes that in a society where the forces of the market are able to dictate human behavior, people would never be able to realize their full potential, and this would mean that capitalism today, which interferes with the true nature of a human being, must be abolished as far as it is a possibility.
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"In other words, Karl Marx was of the firm opinion that in general, a worker was alienated to a large extent. Perhaps, said Karl Marx, the obvious expression of this alienation was seen in the fact that the worker was quite unable, in capitalist times, of actually owning what he had produced with his effort and hard work. The fact cannot be denied, that the existing conditions of production did indeed dehumanize the worker, to such an extent that he became a mere animal, in following his routine and losing his creativity. The worker would also feel alienated because of the fact that work is not 'himself', it is outside of him, and therefore, not at all a part of his true nature. He becomes both mentally and physically 'debased', and is happy only during his leisure time, which is not much, and he is almost like an animal, in the basic satisfaction of his animal functions of eating, sleeping, procreating, while in his creativity and so on, he is reduced to an animal like thinking. Therefore, the animal becomes human, and the human, animal."
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Starbucks' Management Strategies, 2006.
A review of management strategies that help Starbucks motivate employees and customers.
2,247 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper takes a look at how Starbucks' management motivate their employees, and their customers to purchase their products. According to the paper, Starbucks is making an enormous amount of money by brewing and selling coffee in 9,000 stores in 39 countries, and by building new stores all over the world in which to brew and sell more coffee than any other company.
From the Paper
"One of Schultz's high points - which resulted from Starbucks' notably visionary organizational behavior, i.e., their decision to provide full healthcare benefits (bearing 75% of the cost) to part-time and full-time employees - was his invitation to meet with U.S. President Bill Clinton, in the Oval Office, in 1994. He had been invited as part of a group of CEOs the president had invited to a luncheon on health care, but he was given a 15-minute private meeting with the president, to talk about companies' healthcare benefits to employees."
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Affirmative Action, 2006.
A review of the history of affirmative action.
1,544 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper takes a look at the concept of affirmative action. The paper reports that affirmative action was first used by President John F. Kennedy during 1961 in his call for action towards greater equality in terms of federal contracting. The paper goes on to say that the President instructed contractors to take "affirmative action" to ensure that applicants be treated equally regardless of race, creed or sex. The paper goes on to discuss some of the problems that affirmative action policies create and concludes that, because of these problems, it is time to terminate affirmative action policies.
From the Paper
"It has been mentioned above that affirmative action policies such as point and quota systems emphasize rather than redress issues of unfairness and racial discrimination. Awarding any favoritism to persons because of their skin color is discriminatory. This has negative effects on both the favored and the disfavored. Persons who are favored for their minority status could be made to feel that they have not achieved their respective positions for their merits or talents. They may as a result doubt their ability to perform well, and concomitantly in actual fact not perform well because of this feeling. This is reinforced by the resentment experienced from disfavored groups who feel that their rights have been violated."
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State and Federal Employment Systems, 2006.
A comparison between federal employment laws and New Hampshire state laws of employment.
1,235 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the topic of employment law. Specifically the paper discusses how the federal and New Hampshire state systems of government may or may not differ in their application of employment laws. Federal employment laws set the standard for most state laws.
From the Paper
"New Hampshire also has a statute regarding "displaced homemakers" that covers older women who may have been absent from the workforce for many years, and are suddenly displaced due to death, divorce, or other occurrences. The state offers assistance to these women, training for new jobs, and employment assistance. This is also a statute that is not represented in the federal employment laws. It is clear this must be a problem in New Hampshire because lawmakers felt it needed to be addressed. This statue originally took effect in 1979, so it seems New Hampshire is more forward thinking than many other states who do not yet address this issue."
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