...Legal Implications in Human Resource Management Dr. Kyle Steadham 18 August, 2014 Introduction For our module ones case assignment we will look at the Gelato Cheese Company. It has 100 employees at its principal processing plant. The plant crew is primarily young with 85% between the ages of 25 and 35. It is located in Heartland Corners U.S.A. which is comprised of 50% white and 25% African American with the remaining 25% Hispanic American, Asian American and others. The company requires a high school diploma for employment on its cleaning crew and the entire crew is white. Statistically, 75% of Heartlands Corners white population has completed high school while 25% of those in minority groups have completed high school. We will look to see if the company is in in compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (CRA) of 1964 and the Age Discrimination Employment Act (ADEA) and if the company should make any changes to their policies and why those changes are necessary along with recommendations. We will also discuss how Title VII of the CRA of 1964 and the ADEA may or may not apply and how disparate treatment and adverse impact may or may not apply. There is also a reference page at the end of the paper quoting references and a grading rubric. Compliance to CRA 1964 The CRA barred racial discrimination in businesses, voter registration, and in any program that received support from the federal government. It also gave the Justice Department legal power...
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...Romance between Superior and Subordinate St. Petersburg College Saturday 23 February 2013 I. Introduction The overview for this research contains the issues of having any romantic relationship with a co-worker particularly between a superior and his or her subordinate. Included in this paper are some of the assessment key points such as: factors that contribute to the development of romantic feelings, the impacts that romantic relationship create for any organization, the implications of personal interests on professionalism, and probable consequences that resulted from such relationship[s]. This part is both vital and critical in the research since this will indicate any interest of the readers to further get hooked with the said topic presented. II. Key Findings * Factors that contribute to the to the development of romantic feeling According to Charles E. Pierce, Donn Byrne, and Herman Aguinis via their journal titled ‘Attractions in organizations: a model of workplace romance’, the intimate contact between male and female employees has increased due to the sexual integration in the workplace. It was mentioned that having such romantic links or feelings toward a boss and his or her subordinate is not far from happening since it a report, there are more and more people spending increasing amounts of time at work and at the same time, there are more single people in the workplace. In a survey, today, workplace...
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...allowing everyone from the United States to Germany and Korea to embrace the culture (Bennett, 1999). Hip-hop culture has made an enormous transition from its beginning stages to its current state. Early hip-hop reduced inner-city gang violence, as aspects such as the break dancing and rapping acted as positive outlets for at-risk youth, but the emergence of “gangsta” and commercial rap during the 1990s severely lessened the emphasis on non-violence (Watkins, 2001). Today, media associate hip-hop culture with drugs, sex, and violence (Yousman, 2003). This research paper will analyze advertisements in hip-hop magazines, with the aim of discovering how women are depicted. Specifically, this paper will examine how the majority of advertisements within three major hip-hop magazines in the United States depict women in a manner that both reinforces male dominance in American society and depicts women as sexual objects. This paper will also explain and demonstrate how the media images are functioning according to Professor George Gerbner’s cultivation theory. Several scholarly sources deal with hip-hop culture and gender biases, as well as the media that stereotype females (Baileyl 2006; Bennett 1999; Boyd 2004; Dixon & Linz 1997; Grossberger, 2003; Jones 1997; Keyes 2000; Rubin, West, & Mitchell 2001; Watkins 2001; Yousman 2003). Keyes (2000), for example, discusses black female identity in the context of rap music. Females are portrayed in the media as having been absent from the...
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...Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Ivey Management Services, c/o Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 2008, Ivey Management Services Version: (A) 2008-02-26 In a hangar near Calgary International Airport, three sleek red BK117 helicopters sat waiting to be dispatched to accident sites in southern Alberta. In an adjoining building overlooking a landing strip, dispatch staff quietly monitored multiple screens at a dozen workstations in the Emergency Link Centre. In the pilots’ lounge and surrounding offices, helicopter pilots, nurses and paramedics were on standby 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A myriad of other professionals, including experts in clinical operations, aviation, engineering, communications, disaster preparedness and base operations, to name only a few, comprised the support group of the STARS Air Ambulance service, or, as it was more formally known, the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (see Exhibit 1). According to Dr. Greg Powell, the STARS chief executive officer (CEO), the business of STARS was to “find patients, take care of patients, and...
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...this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Ivey Management Services, c/o Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 2008, Ivey Management Services Version: (A) 2008-02-26 In a hangar near Calgary International Airport, three sleek red BK117 helicopters sat waiting to be dispatched to accident sites in southern Alberta. In an adjoining building overlooking a landing strip, dispatch staff quietly monitored multiple screens at a dozen workstations in the Emergency Link Centre. In the pilots’ lounge and surrounding offices, helicopter pilots, nurses and paramedics were on standby 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A myriad of other professionals, including experts in clinical operations, aviation, engineering, communications, disaster preparedness and base operations, to name only a few, comprised the support group of the STARS Air Ambulance service, or, as it was more formally known, the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (see Exhibit 1). According to Dr. Greg Powell, the STARS chief executive officer (CEO), the business of STARS was to “find patients, take care of...
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...this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Ivey Management Services, c/o Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 2008, Ivey Management Services Version: (A) 2008-02-26 In a hangar near Calgary International Airport, three sleek red BK117 helicopters sat waiting to be dispatched to accident sites in southern Alberta. In an adjoining building overlooking a landing strip, dispatch staff quietly monitored multiple screens at a dozen workstations in the Emergency Link Centre. In the pilots’ lounge and surrounding offices, helicopter pilots, nurses and paramedics were on standby 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A myriad of other professionals, including experts in clinical operations, aviation, engineering, communications, disaster preparedness and base operations, to name only a few, comprised the support group of the STARS Air Ambulance service, or, as it was more formally known, the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (see Exhibit 1). According to Dr. Greg Powell, the STARS chief executive officer (CEO), the business of STARS was to “find patients, take care of...
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...Introduction Information and communication technologies (ICT) refer to several forms of information exchange between two or more computers through any of the several methods of interconnection. These technologies provide speedy, inexpensive and convenient means of communication. The adoption of these technologies in many countries by different sectors of the economy have been found to have direct positive impact on the organizations's efficiency and have led to more rapid acceleration of development in these countries. In Nigeria, however, preliminary investigations show that only a few organizations in the economy have adopted the ICTs, but there has not been formal study to determine the level of adoption and impact on the efficiency of the organizations and the consequent effect on the nation's economy. This study, is therefore, designed to determine the level of adoption in the Nigerian organizations, and the impact on the operations of these organizations as well as investigating the factors responsible for the present level of adoption of these technologies in the organizations. Globalization of the social economy will further increase during the 21st century. The mission of international air transportation will become more important, and all airports around the world will have a significant role to play. Furthermore, it is predicted that air transportation demand in the world will double over the next 15 years. In the meantime, since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks...
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...Tenerife Airport Disaster Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Human Factors in Aviation Safety August 24, 2012 Abstract To err is human, or at least that’s how the saying goes. Most mistakes that people make are small, but then there are those mistakes that can be life threatening. On March 27, 1977, two Boeing 747 passenger aircraft collided on the runway of Los Rodeos Airport, on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. A combination of factors contributed to the collision, but the end result fell on human factors. Due to several instances of miscommunication, misunderstandings, over-confidence, and lack of patience, the lives of 583 people were taken. This paper discusses what actually happened, and utilizes information gathered from the Netherlands Investigation Board, the research and input discussed by ALPA (Air Line Pilots Association), and human factors that were involved. Human Factors and the Tenerife Airport Disaster To err is human, or at least that’s how the saying goes. Most mistakes that people make are small, but then there are those mistakes that can be life threatening. On March 27, 1977, two Boeing 747 passenger aircraft collided on the runway of Los Rodeos Airport, on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. A combination of factors contributed to the collision, but the end result fell on human factors. When it comes to human error, specifically in the aviation field, situational awareness is the key. The weather conditions, in conjunction...
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...Rating the News Sites David Pace Axia College Last night; Saturday the 28th, 10 people died in a string of car crashes on a Florida interstate because of low visibility due to a nearby wildfire. Interstate I-75 was closed down in both directions as crews worked to clear out the 70 or more vehicles that were included in this debacle. The media outlets Foxnews, MSNBC, and CNN all covered the story; this story is currently the top article for all three news stations. Each of the news stations describes the incident, the cause, and a death and injury toll. In addition to the text material, the websites also include pictures of the event. CNN takes this one step further by adding a video link to WKMG, a CBS network affiliate for Central Florida, which had helicopter video footage of the accident aftermath. MSNBC includes a link to the local Florida paper, The Gainesville Sun; which includes more information of the hospitalization of those involved as well as quotes from local law enforcement. Each of the websites uses law enforcement and victim quotes to help describe the event and its cause; however, each of the news stations used the quotes in a slightly different way. The quotes from MSNBC and Foxnews seemed to be from the victim’s perspective but were based in facts and disruptive about the situation itself. Whereas CNN used quotes that had much more felling; these quotes gave the news article a more personal and emotional tone unlike the professional, sterile tone of...
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...Information & Management 41 (2004) 805–825 eAirlines: strategic and tactical use of ICTs in the airline industry Dimitrios Buhalis* Centre for eTourism Research (CeTR), School of Management, University of Surrey, Guildford, England GU2 7XH, UK Received 16 June 2002; received in revised form 26 April 2003; accepted 6 August 2003 Available online 13 November 2003 Abstract Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have revolutionised the entire business world. The airline industry in particular has fostered a dependency on technology for their operational and strategic management. Airlines were early adopters of ICTs and have a long history of technological innovation, in comparison to many other travel and tourism businesses. This paper discusses comprehensive research, including exploratory research with airline executives, using qualitative methods to examine the use of ICTs in the contemporary airline industry and to discuss recent developments in the industry. The work demonstrated that the airline industry was using the Internet to improve its distribution strategy and reduce costs; it also used Intranets and internal systems to develop tactical and strategic management. In addition, Extranets were being gradually used for communicating with partners and to support business-to-business (B2B) relationships. The effort demonstrated that ICTs will be critical for the strategic and operational management of airlines and will directly affect the future competitiveness...
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...free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets. Introduction Marine transportation is an integral, if sometimes less publicly visible, part of the global economy. The marine transportation system is a network of specialized vessels, the ports they visit, and transportation infrastructure from factories to terminals to distribution centers to markets. Maritime transportation is a necessary complement to and occasional substitute for other modes of freight transportation. For many commodities and trade routes, there is no direct substitute for waterborne commerce. The Important of Maritime Transport in the Global Economy Transport is the most important link in economic relations. It is involved in creating of products and delivering it to consumers, provides the link between production and consumption, between different industries, between countries and regions. It affects the development of the economy as a consumer of metal, energy, timber, rubber and other products. More than...
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...A Civil War diplomatic crisis between the United States and Great Britain occurred in November 1861 when an overzealous Union captain stopped and searched the British vessel, Trent. The ship was stopped and boarded in international waters to search for two Confederate ambassadors. Using the Internet, libraries, and other research sources, research the Trent Affair. You should consider the circumstances, participants, and the outcome of this crisis to the North and the South. Construct a typewritten report to summarize your research findings. Use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation when constructing your report. Relations with the United States were often strained and even verged on war when Britain almost supported the Confederacy...
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...A Guide to Writing Good Requirements QA Check Points Enterprise Program Management November 22, 2009 Gathered By: Wail A. Dawud; Lead Enterprise Analyst Original Author Ivy Hooks for Third NCOSE Symposium and Published in the Proceedings of the Third International Symposium of the INCOSE - Volume 2, 1993. Disclaimer: the original author is the SOLE owner of this document and should credited with it. The only difference between the original documents and this document is formatting and some added clarification of certain examples and follow up analysis.. Table of Contents 1. introduction 4 2. good requirements 5 3. Common problems 6 3.1 Bad assumptions 7 3.2 writing implementation (how) instead of requirements (what) 8 3.3 describing operations instead of requirements 10 3.4 using incorrect terms 11 3.5 using incorrect sentence structure or bad grammar 13 3.6 missing requirements 16 3.7 over specifying 18 4. writing quality requirements – qa check points 20 4.1 chatacteristics of quality requirement statements 21 4.1.1 correct 22 4.1.2 feasible 23 4.1.3 necessary 24 4.1.4 priotirized 25 4.1.5 unambiguous 26 4.1.6 verifiable 27 4.1.7 Complete 28 4.1.8 Consistent 29 4.1.9 modifiable 30 4.1.10 traceable 31 5. reviewing requirements for quality 32 5.1 example #1 33 5.2 example #2 34 5.3 example #3 35 5.4 example #4 36 6. Revision History 37 1. introduction This document will address what makes good...
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...sufficient information available that would explained the relationship between manager and crew tenure on store level financial performance. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to shed light on the “employee tenure-store level performance” relationship as well as to discover how managerial skill, service quality and profit are related. 1. The Relationship between Employee Tenure and Operating Performance Before exploring the relationship between store level financial performance and other relevant site factors, it is essential to establish a measure for store level performance. Internal analysis collected sales and profit data for 75 stores. Based on Appendix A, one can conclude that these variables are highly correlated and significant (i.e. r = 0,924, p-value = 0,000) Ultimately, profit is used as a proxy for store level performance, since it takes into account both, the costs as well as the revenues of making the sales. Despite the lack of objective evidence on the importance of employee tenure, Store24 has awarded managers for increases in employee tenure in the past. Hence, the first question posed by CFO Doucette asks whether employee tenure is a driver of store level performance. A first indication is retrieved from the correlation analysis in Appendix A1, in which it is found that management tenure has a 0,439 (p-value = 0,000) correlation (p-value = 0,000) with profit, whereas crew tenure has a 0,258 (p-value...
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...“Case Study: Opening Your New Dunkin’ Donuts Locations” KO Management for Organizations Professor BA August 24, 2015 Introduction: As the rising District Manager for the new Dunkin’ Donuts stores, many factors must be presented, analyzed, promoted, and executed. Opening new stores requires innovative ideas, being ahead of the game with the newest trends, and stabilizing the stores for the least amount of turnovers. Managing stores also means maintaining respect while coaching is vital. This requires feedback on both upward and downward channels of communication. For the purpose of this paper, Dunkin’ Donuts will be assessed and evaluated based on its job and organizational designs, criteria for recruiting and selecting for optimal efficacy, and appropriately training and appraising employees. Job Design: The job design of an organization includes the job analysis, job description and the job specification. As described in “The Five Functions of Effective Management”, the purpose of a job design is “organizing tasks, duties, and responsibilities into a productive unit of work” (As quoted by Baack, 2011, Section 4.2). Analyzing the job requires the human resource department to identify these tasks, delegate who will execute them, and to match the employee to the task. Human Resources collaborate with Dunkin’ Donuts department mangers to figure out what will work in the organization design. Often times, this will mean comparing the company with other similar quick...
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