...as one of the most ethical companies in the U.S. Due to recent changes in our governments healthcare system, there was a moment in 2013 that the company faced a dilemma that involved deciding whether or not to change their part-time employees health benefits. For years, Trader Joe’s has offered healthcare coverage to its part-time employees at reasonable prices while paying their part-time staff very generously compared to other grocery chains. On August 30th 2013, Trader Joe’s CEO, Dan Bane sent employees a confidential memo stating that the company would no longer be offering healthcare coverage for anyone working fewer than thirty hours a week. When the news was first announced, many thought Bane’s decision was heartless and many believed that there had to be a good reason for Bane’s decision; after all not too many companies in the U.S. offer health benefits to part-time employees. Immediately negative news hit article headlines, pointing out only one statement in the letter Bane wrote to all Trader Joe’s employees, “With low-wage workers eligible for tax subsidies to buy health insurance next year, the company has calculated that offering medical coverage to part-timers who work 18 hours or more is no longer worth the cost”. Of course Trader Joe’s part-time employees immediately became upset and started to question the companies ethical interests of what “doing the right thing” as Trader Joe’s has always been known for, really meant for them. For many years, Trader...
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...stores grew to 26. In 1988 they expanded to northern California. The combination of innovative products along with a service-oriented culture has created a loyal customer base that continues to grow nationally. Today, TJ has over 270 stores in 22 states with revenues exceeding $5 billion. Coulombe sold the business in 1978 to the Albrecht family, owners of a multi-billion dollar retail chain in the EU. However, the company remains private. The Albrechts are passive investors—operating control was left in Joe’s hands who continued as CEO until he retired in 1988. John Shields, whose background includes retail and merchandising, and who provided the operational know-how to expand the business, became CEO, a position he held until 2001. Dan Bane is the current CEO. Trader Joe’s offers an array of products that are distinct from those sold in traditional supermarkets. They do not carry national brands, but rather a host of food and beverage products along with a number of healthcare selections. Products include cheese, wine, ready-to-prepare foods, frozen items, produce, and ethnic choices, of which 75 percent carry the Trader Joe’s label. Most products are offered at low prices (which differentiates Trader Joe’s from competitors such as Whole Foods and Bristol Farms) but are considered to be of high quality, both in terms of taste and healthfulness. Because their stores are generally in the 15,000 square foot range, Trader Joe’s offers about five times fewer products than conventional...
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...Technology – Boon or Bane? Posted on August 25, 2011by Sumukh Naik Technology is one of the greatest invention of mankind.It is so powerful that it shapes our thinking and our way of life within no time.It is ever evolving.Technology is a tool invented and sharpened by humans to make their life easier.Those who know the correct application of technology, be it any sphere of activity, have managed to make lives easier for themselves and to some extent also for others. I feel the best technological breakthrough was the invention of computers which basically led to further advancement in technology viz the creation of many softwares and hardware. Technology has gifted mankind with various boons but look closely and you will realise that technology have blessed mankind with two very important aspects – facility of communication and creation of time. Creation of phone, fax, paging services, mobile services, video conferencing etc are few of the facilities that the human mind has been able to conceive with the aid of technology.All have played a very important part in making the world a ‘Global Village’. Technology has ensured that one can easily communicate with anyone on land, in air(aeroplanes) or even when the person is under the calm waves of dark deep-sea (submarines). But the Time Creation aspect of technology has now posed a challenge and threat which very few had ever thought of. Computers – They have evolved rapidly at the rate of knots. A few decades ago, a single...
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...TELEVISION-BOON OR BANE Since the invention of the television by John Lagie Baire in 1920, television has been one of the most widely used equipments in households all around the world. People have been amazed by the wide reaching capabilities of television. However, it has been argued that the invention of the television was a mistake and that television has become one of the most baneful machines that man has created. Television has led to a new era of knowledge. Television has helped in spreading news from various parts of the world to almost every nook and cranny of the earth. Television, being one of the most widely used media of communication, has brought fame for many. It has helped in the globalization of various sports and has also created the era movies. This opened to the human race, a new field of communication. Serials, cartoons, movies etc became common. Television has also helped many to know more. Data communication networks like the Nation Geographic, Discovery, Animal planet, British Broadcasting service etc have helped a great deal in enriching the world with knowledge. Hence besides being a provider of entertainment, television is also a source of knowledge. But television has its own defects. First of all, television generates radiation. This can prove any harmful if used too much. Second, straining eyes over television can cause irreparable damage to the retina. Third, increased television viewing results in lack of physical as well as mental growth. The...
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...We are in the age of science and technology. Man cannot live without the aid of science. Science has so much engulfed our lives that nothing can take place in our day to day work without the help of science. Our food, transport, learning, administration, recreation and social life are all linked with science in various ways. To answer the question whether science has come to mankind as a boon or as a use for ruin (bane), one should know what science exactly means. Science is said to be a systematic classification of experiences. We, men wonder at the various things and events happening around us. We get doubts; what are they? These questions are the basic seeds for science. Then starts the thinking, reasoning, analysis, synthesis, comparison and contrast and finally the truth emerges. Scientists say there is a scientific method for everything and there are inevitable steps to be followed: (1) Observation (2) Hypothesis (3) Experiment (4) Theory and (5) Proof. All scientists have, in a way, followed these steps. The aim of science is search for truth, and to know things, hitherto unknown. A scientist does not accept ideas, simply because, they were accepted by others earlier. Great discoveries are a result of reasoning. A lot of patience and observation are required. Civilization, as it is today, is the result of a number of discoveries made in the field of science. The invention of them simple wheel has resulted in our modern industrialization. Electricity, as a source of...
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...your friends no matter what where you are. For instance, you can contact easily to your friends by calling or sending messages everywhere without electricity. It is maybe the main reason why almost all people today choose to own a mobile phone. From the customer’s point of view, it is obvious that mobile phones assist you in business a lot, such as, make schedule of working, surf the internet, and keep in touch with their companies. Moreover, you can relax with mobile phone’s applications, for example, play games, listen to music, or chat with your friends. On the other hand, there are also disadvantages. Using a lot mobile phone can harm your brain, particularly teenager and children who arIs Mobile phone is bone or bane? Answer Mobile phone: Boon or Bane? Communication among people is most important. Olden days letters were used to send through bird. With the invention of telephone by people used to talk and communicate to long distances. With advent of mobile phone the entire concept of communication is completely changed. The world became one. Earlier mobile phone was luxury and now it is necessity. Every one from house maid, rickshaw puller, taxi drivers, office boys etc, from common man to elite people are using mobile phone for communication. The cost of mobile starts from modest Rs 3000 to billions (platinum and diamond studded). According to survey nearly 30 crores of people are using mobile phone. It is estimated by 2010 nearly 25 crores of people use mobile...
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...Mobile phone: Boon or Bane? In the present millennium , science has bestowed on us a number of innovations n one among them is - MOBILE PHONES .Every thing conferred upon us ought to b utilized in a positive way . "Is mobile phone a BOON or BANE ?" is very interesting . Communication among people is most important. Olden days letters were used to send through birds. With the invention of telephone,people talk and communicate to long distances. With advent of mobile phone the entire concept of communication is completely changed. The world has became one. Earlier mobile phone was a luxury and now it is a necessity. Every one right from the house maid, rickshaw puller, taxi drivers, office boys etc., from a common man to the elite class, people are using mobile phones for communication. The cost of mobile starts from modest Rs 3000 to billions (platinum and diamond studded). Whether the mobile phone is boon or bane? xxcgv,m We see many people use cell phone, some to pass on information, the love birds used to talk very often, marketing agents to contact customers, boss to give instruction, mother can monitor where her children are, the children can inform their parents where there are, your house maid may inform you that she may not come to work and give her mobile number to contact in case of emergencies, your drivers will come to the place from car parking place when you contact him, your vegetable vendor will deliver the vegetables when you ask him over mobile to deliver...
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...Topic: NSTP/CWTS: boon or bane? Title: NSTP aims to promote and integrate values education for youth development. Thesis Statement: NSTP can make life better and can make the students unhappy or annoyed. Statement of the Problem: This study intends to determine the importance of National Service Training Program as a curriculum requirement for all college students. Sub-Problem: 1. What are the purposes of National Service Training Program? 2. What are the results that it is intended to achieve? 3. On what way it can provide an opportunity for the youth to directly contribute to nation building? Importance of the study: The importance of this research is to further know the understanding of how the National Service Training Program can affects the behaviours of a student. Objectives of the study: ✓ To know the importance of National Service Training Program ✓ To promote and integrate values education ✓ To provides an opportunity for students ✓ To determine the factors it can affect the behaviours of a student Time and Place of the study: I conducted this research at the library by searching for books and magazines regarding to the topic that I chosen. I also search to the internet and found out that there so many websites that I can get more information about my topic. Scope of Limitations: This study is only concerned on how National Service Training Program can affect the behaviours of...
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...Over the years, the popularity of television has grown to such an extent that today, at least one Television set can be found in almost every home in the world. Its the menace that everyone loves to hate but can't seem to live without. Nowadays, there are hundreds of television channels. For those who are ill or housebound, television provides them with a company while they are alone, whereas others just enjoy the entertainment factor. Entertainment in the home can be very challenging for the most loving families; therefore television can be a good thing as it can provide parents with a "babysitter"! For those older folk who can no longer cope with going out for shopping, TV is the answer! Not to forget the teens who simply can't seem to have enough of Hannah Montana or the lovely middle-aged ladies who love watching their favorite series of either 'Desperate Housewives' or 'Sex and The City'! Though, actually going to a concert has a better atmosphere than just watching it on television, some people praise this as it is much cheaper than buying a ticket to go to the venue itself. TV has brought the education at viewers' door-steps. It has encouraged formal and open education in a big way. Well, those were just the 'WOW' factors of Television. However, its not all good! For instance, while I was in middle-school, I had this unforgettable poem on a couple who was highly addicted to TV. They watched Television for days and nights together; never did they make a single movement...
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...Teacher, Mother, Secret lover! What else can it be, than our very own Television? Over the years, the popularity of television has grown to such an extent that today, at least one Television set can be found in almost every home in the world. Its the menace that everyone loves to hate but can't seem to live without. Nowadays, there are hundreds of television channels. For those who are ill or housebound, television provides them with a company while they are alone, whereas others just enjoy the entertainment factor. Entertainment in the home can be very challenging for the most loving families; therefore television can be a good thing as it can provide parents with a "babysitter"! For those older folk who can no longer cope with going out for shopping, TV is the answer! Not to forget the teens who simply can't seem to have enough of Hannah Montana or the lovely middle-aged ladies who love watching their favorite series of either 'Desperate Housewives' or 'Sex and The City'! Though, actually going to a concert has a better atmosphere than just watching it on television, some people praise this as it is much cheaper than buying a ticket to go to the venue itself. TV has brought the education at viewers' door-steps. It has encouraged formal and open education in a big way. Well, those were just the 'WOW' factors of Television. However, its not all good! For instance, while I was in middle-school, I had this unforgettable poem on a couple who was highly addicted to TV. They...
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...APTITUDE EXAMINER SUBMITTED BY Umera Pawar Seat no : Uzaira Sayyed Seat no : 2010-2011 Under the guidance of Mrs. Anupama Bali Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for qualifying B.Sc. (I.T.), Semester – VI Examination Vivek College of Commerce Vivek College Road, Siddharth Nagar, Goregaon (West), MUMBAI - 400 062. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Acknowledgement We would like to take this opportunity to express our deep regards towards all those who offered valuable guidelines in our hour of need. We like to express our gratitude to, The Management of Vivek College of Commerce for its valuable co-operation and our respected Principle, Dr.Nandita Roy, for her continuous support and guidance which helped us to keep our focus and achieve excellence in our endeavor. We are greatly thankful to Vivek College Library for providing us with the required books and articles. Our sincere thanks to the librarian Mrs. Bindu Varma for being supportive and co-operative. We would also like to acknowledge the valuable support extended by Prof. Anupama Bali ( Head Of Department ), Prof. Aparna Padte, Prof. Maria Muthukumar, Prof. Mohnish Dukhande, Prof. Murugesh Chandran for their valuable suggestion rendered throughout the course of project. We would also like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitudeto Ms. Sayyed Humera our project guide for bestowing belief in our talent...
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...CLASS PROJECT GM 520: BUSINESS REGULATIONS: SARBANES-OXLEY August 14, 2006 Need a Sarbanes Oxley Compliance Plan? The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, sponsored by US Senator Paul Sarbanes and US Representative Michael Oxley, represents the biggest change to federal securities laws in decades. Effective in 2006, all publicly-traded companies are required to submit an annual report of the effectiveness of their internal accounting controls to the SEC. It came as a result of the large corporate financial scandals involving Enron, WorldCom, Global Crossing and Arthur Andersen. Provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) detail criminal and civil penalties for noncompliance, certification of internal auditing, and increased financial disclosure. It affects public U.S. companies and non-U.S. companies with a U.S. presence. SOX is all about corporate governance and financial disclosure. High-profile business failures culminating in a media fixation on Enron called into question the effectiveness of business’ self-regulatory process as well as the effectiveness of the audit to uphold public trust in capital markets. Legislation to address shortcomings in financial reporting was slowly progressing in Congress. The sudden collapse of WorldCom guaranteed swift congressional action. President Bush signed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in to Law on July 22, 2002. The most significant legislation affecting the accounting profession since 1933. Developing...
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...Enterprise resource planning From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [hide]This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article possibly contains original research. (August 2012) This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2012) Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a business management software—usually a suite of integrated applications—that a company can use to collect, store, manage and interpret data from many business activities, including:- Product planning, cost and development Manufacturing or service delivery Marketing and sales Inventory management Shipping and payment ERP provides an integrated view of core business processes, often in real-time, using common databases maintained by a database management system. ERP systems track business resources—cash, raw materials, production capacity—and the status of business commitments: orders, purchase orders, and payroll. The applications that make up the system share data across the various departments (manufacturing, purchasing, sales, accounting, etc.) that provide the data.[1] ERP facilitates information flow between all business functions, and manages connections to outside stakeholders.[2] Enterprise system software is a multi-billion dollar industry that produces components that support a variety of business functions. IT investments have become the largest category of capital expenditure in United States-based businesses...
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...De La Salle Lipa College of Business Economics, Accountancy, and Management Accounting Software: Boon or Bane A Term Paper Presented to Dr. Josephine Magbojos CEAS, English Department In partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Comski2 2014 by Briones, Kristine Norien Resma, Maria Angelica F. Abstract The development of technology brought many changes in the accounting world and the development of accounting software is one of its biggest contributions. Accounting softwares are beneficial for a business and a company for it to produce a financial report faster and easier. The use of different programs for the calculations and reporting made its way to no more manual accounting which is more complicated to do. To maximize the benefits of its uses the advantages and disadvantages of these softwares must be identify before using it. Hence, with proper knowledge of its positive and negative effect, a business or an auditing firm will be able to properly utilize its functions that will then produce financial reports which are essential to the company’s economic decision making. Technology has been an integral part of everyone’s daily lives. Different machineries, gadgets, softwares, and equipment have changed the ways of living of the Filipinos. These things ease the job of a worker, helps a student do home works and research faster, and a mother do household chores. Many developed softwares that are useful for the management of the organization. Like...
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...Metro rail systems: Boon or bane for urban India? Indian cities will begin operating metro rail transport systems in seven cities, which taking the total number of cities with such systems to 11. But some fear that the sleek trains will be unaffordable for the vast majority of city dwellers, where 77 per cent of the population lives on less than 20 rupees (S$ 0.45) a day. Mumbai - based civil engineer Sudhir Badami, said that the metro transport system might be viable to some extent in big cities, but certainly not in smaller cities. They are already struggling to find money to provide their basic facilities such as piped drinking water, sanitation, education and health care. Others also think that building a metro network takes too long and is too disruptive. In contrast a bus system can be put in place within a year with minimal disturbance. They also believed a well – planned bus system can carry 30,000 commuters an hour. It is the same number as a metro rail system. In contrast, the director of urban development ministry in New Delhi, Prakash Singh said that buses are not feasible in some cities. He thought that cities needs additional land to widen existing roads and create a dedicated bus corridor. But, a separate, dedicated corridor was carved out from the existing road and ended up creating chaos on the road as other vehicle had to make do with much narrower road. In my opinion, the government in India should still create the metro rail transport system but with...
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