...Pros and Cons of Unions Today GB 541: Employment Law Unit 6: Research Paper Assignment (Final) June 12, 2014 Prof. K. Rauch Unions in America Currently, there is are over 60 unions representing over 14 million workers throughout the country. A labor union is defined as an organization intended to represent the collective interests of workers in negotiations with employers over wages, hours and working conditions. Labor unions are often industry-specific and tend to be more common in manufacturing, mining, construction, transportation and the public sector (Labor Unions, 2014). Congress enacted the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA") in 1935 to protect the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and to curtail certain private sector labor and management practices, which can harm the general welfare of workers, businesses and the U.S. economy (National Labor Relations Act, 2014). Labor union s are mostly associated with Democratic Party and supports them during election. When unions are powerful, they boost the incomes of not only their members but also of nonunion workers in their sector or region. Labor unions strive to improve the lives of all working families by bringing economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our nation. Also, it is important because most corporations focus on creating profits at the expense of employees. History Unions are very prevalent in the United States presently and has a long history...
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...Human Gender Selecting Jessica McIntosh Medical Office Management Dr. Bridget Kelly Bryant & Stratton ABSTRACT This paper aims to provide a concise review of the ethical issues that are commonly raised in the debate between non-medical sex selection and natural selection. Background information on sex selection technologies is provided, as is a description of the process regarding the medical procedure. Arguments for and against gender selection will be explained and compared and conclusions will be drawn. Included will be the pros and cons of gender selection. Finally, the views of people I know as well as my own. Aside from cases in which it is used to prevent an inherited disease more likely to strike one gender than the other, should parents be permitted to use technology that selects the gender of their children? One of the first pieces of information that parents receive about a newborn baby is its gender. The widespread use of ultrasound technology during pregnancy even allows many parents to find out whether their baby is male or female before it is born. In recent years, technology has enabled parents to go one step further. They can now, with a good chance of success, take steps to select the gender of their children. While gender selection is legal in the U.S., it has generated some controversy among the medical advisory groups that tackle questions of bioethics. For instance, although the sperm-separation method is widely endorsed for families...
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...Man Vs Robots Table of Contents Are you #teamrobot?3 Advancements in technology are doing more harm than good3 Family structures will collapse4 Social effects of the automaton takeover5 Positive outcome6 Mental effects of the automaton takeover6 Who will win the battle? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7 Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………………………7 Man vs Robots Are you #teamrobot? Computers run the world! Wouldn’t you agree? Think about it, imagine going an entire twenty four hours without turning to your electronics for help, you can’t. Our generation has been spoiled with using the “easy, fast way out”. Remember that time the cashier was moving too slow when you were in a hurry, thank goodness for that self-checkout. How many times do you go to the supermarket and prefer to deal with the machine versus the nice cashier lady who greets you with a smile and small conversation? Most people in this generation prefer to deal with machines and not people and it is becoming a problem in society. Advancements in technology are doing more harm than good The problem is the advancement in technology is destroying and eliminating job opportunities for mankind. When people visit their local grocery store you can see that machines have replaced cashiers and even outperforming mankind. The rich are becoming richer and the poor becoming poorer. Robots are cheaper and they execute factory jobs better than humans. In an article from The Desert Sun, The Boston...
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...What is Decision Making? Some Definitions A good place to start is with some standard definitions of decision making. 1. Decision making is the study of identifying and choosing alternatives based on the values and preferences of the decision maker. Making a decision implies that there are alternative choices to be considered, and in such a case we want not only to identify as many of these alternatives as possible but to choose the one that (1) has the highest probability of success or effectiveness and (2) best fits with our goals, desires, lifestyle, values, and so on. The two important ideas here are that first, there must be some genuine alternatives to choose from among. Note that "Do it" or "Don't do it" does not qualify as a set of alternatives. Only "Do this" or "Do something else" really qualfies. Second, every decision must be made in the light of some standard of judgment. This standard usually gets expressed in the form of criteria, which reflect the values and preferences of the decision maker. These values and preferences are often influenced by corporate rules or culture, law, best practices, and so forth. 2. Decision making is the process of sufficiently reducing uncertainty and doubt about alternatives to allow a reasonable choice to be made from among them. This definition stresses the information-gathering function of decision making. It should be noted here that uncertainty is reduced rather than eliminated. Very few decisions are made with absolute...
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...OP issue & Challenges -Ocean Park was an old and tired brand and no one knew what it stood for. -HK has few scenic endowments hence need to create own attraction which take long time and high investment -Econ dwntn(1997) & SARs(2003) strike in Asia,fell by70%attendance,threat to close down. External environment analysis- PEST Factors Political -in 2009, the Govt of HK tourism board(HKTB) introduce removal of the quota of the Hong Kong Tour Group Scheme of Mainland tourists in 2002 -implementation of Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) enables Mainlander to visit HK as free and independent tourists without the need to apply for special visas. Economic As of Feb 12, high inflation rate lead to increase tickets price. From $208 (in 2009) to $280 (in 2012) .Decline in revenue will force OP to increase their retail price to sustain profit. Social -caters tourist from mainlander who are not sophisticated and they require long education campaign - Different market- locals & business group, and international tourist; family oriented Technological -use of latest technology in lighting, music and multimedia special effects, to enhance amazing undersea creatures. Industrial Analysis- Application of Porter’s 5 Forces 1. Threat of entry – very high -the entry barrier is high due to the need to invest large amount of financial resources -required land for a full scale development 2. Bargaining power of supplier (OP) – low -OP known in the industry hence weaken the bargain...
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...Outsourcing: A problem within itself August 26, 2012 AT&T is a communications and now entertainment company whose corporate headquarters are located in Richardson, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia. AT&T is responsible for most of the ways of communication in America today. With landlines and voice over IP, consumers will be able to construct business or speak with loved ones over the phone. AT&T went through a huge change in the 2000s with the merge of Southwestern Bell, Bellsouth, and Pacific Bell. With the merge and buyout of these companies, AT&T is now in almost virtually every home if you have a landline. A little known fact that people do not know is that, even though you may have another provider, AT&T owns almost 95% of the lines that are ran into your homes, which means, AT&T has become very profitable off of its competitors who have to buy these lines from AT&T in order to still be in business. AT&T has a corporate perks site for employees to purchase goods and discounted rates. Also, AT&T offers a 6% match of your 401K, which is a great reason to seek employment with the company. Due to the merge, a lot of employees lost their jobs due to a non-need of these employees with the AT&T organization. A lot of these employees that came from Bellsouth, etc. were asked to take pay cuts or relocate in order to keep their jobs. This was a huge cost-cutting move which has now led to an increase in jobs and the development of new products....
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...Overview………………………………………………………2 2.0 Scope of Coverage and Pricing Policy 3 2.1 Scope of Coverage………………………….…………………3 2.2 Pricing Policy…………………………………………………7 3.0 Relation to Current Practice in Malaysia 11 4.0 The Growth of Individual Health Insurance 15 5.0 References………………………………………………….……….19 1.0 Overview and Objectives 1.1 Overview Commercial Property Insurance (CPI) is an insurance that is used to cover risk of loss to an organization’s properties. Business owners can buy commercial property insurance regardless of whether they own, rent, or lease a building. Commercial Property Insurance provided either replacement cost coverage, actual cash value coverage, or a combination of both. Replacement cost coverage is to cover the payment of replace your property with new property while actual cash value coverage is to pay the replacement cost of the property minus depreciation. Although replacement cost coverage is more expensive than actual cash value coverage, it might better ensure that your business fully recovers after a significant loss. Commercial Property Insurance distribute to few parts, it included Fire Insurance, Fire Consequential Loss, Burglary & Robber Insurance, Plate Glass Insurance, Employer Liability and Public Liability. Fire insurance is an insurance that covers damage or loss caused by fire, lightning and domestic gas explosion. It can be extended to cover extraneous...
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...A Macroeconomic Outlook for AutoEdge Phase 1 Individual Project ECON616-1402B-03 Applied Managerial Economics Lorena LaRue Jenson Hagen, CPA, MFA Colorado Technical University May 25, 2014 Abstract After a task of completing the most important factors for the relocation of AutoEdge from their current location, there is further research required by Lester Scholl to identify additional aspects regarding the economy of both respective countries, United States and South Korea. The board was appreciative of the last presentation being performed and requires additional information to achieve the decision required for the success of the facility. This information required by the organization contains facts concerning the gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment, interest rates, and inflation for both countries. They desire the information to be current within six months, so the organization can make the best decision possible for AutoEdge (CTU, 2014). Utilizing the economic factors of an organization will present the future for the organization and assist with the processes required to make the business a success. A Macroeconomics Outlook for AutoEdge Within the process of business in our current society, there are many issues one must face, especially when participating in global business expansion practices. In the case of AutoEdge, there have been issues affecting the progress and growth of the organization because of international business issues in the selected...
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...Warren Buffet once said, “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” With a company that has over five hundred employees, four locations worldwide, and $50 million in annual sales, placing the value on the organization is simple; look at the bottom line and see the profit. This is the situation at Riordan Manufacturing where the price it paid to do business was less than what it made, defining a clear value in what Riordan provides. Riordan’s Sales and Marketing department has a clear value; $50 million is sales to show of it. But how do we show the value for other departments within the organization such as Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) solutions? While the IS and IT costs and what Riordan pays for it are clear from looking at the financials, the value is not. This brings us to the question of what value does Riordan Manufacturing get out of its IS services and IT department. This question is the problem that Riordan Manufacturing has had for many years. Recently, Riordan executive management hired a new Chief Information Officer (CIO) to improve its infrastructure and to answer this question. While management wants to use more IS and IT solutions throughout the organization, it has had trouble finding the perfect fit in all aspects of its operations. Even though IS and IT costs have risen, the puzzle pieces still have not come together; the value and benefit has not been clear to the company. As we will see throughout this review, it is time...
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...P1 – Describe the type of business, purpose and ownership of two contrasting businesses The first Business I have chosen is British Airways, because of my interest in travelling. Also, I thought it’d be a very interesting and different company to choose and base my research on. British Airways, often shortened to BA, is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom and it is the largest airline in the United Kingdom based on fleet size. When measured by passengers carried, it is second-largest in United Kingdom, behind EasyJet. The airline is based in Waterside near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. A British Airways Board was established by the United Kingdom government in 1972 to manage the two nationalized airline corporations, British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, and two smaller, regional airlines, Cambrian Airways, from Cardiff, and Northeast Airlines, from Newcastle upon Tyne. On 31 March 1974, all four companies were merged to form British Airways. After almost 13 years as a state company, British Airways was privatized in February 1987 as part of a wider privatization plan by the Conservative government. The carrier soon expanded with the acquisition of British Caledonian in 1987, followed by Dan-Air in 1992 and British Midland International in 2012. British Airways is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance, along with American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, and the now defunct Canadian Airlines. The alliance has...
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...FedEx Corporation Strategic Audit May 14, 2004 MGMT 449 Prepared by: Clement Chen Lisa Duong Hideo Yang Marny Susanty Mario Vellandi Andrea Betro Forward: This company for this case analysis was chosen by me, Mario Vellandi. I found FedEx interesting because they are one of the top four logistics companies in the world with 2002 group revenues of $24.2 billion. Since I was studying the transport industry, I found them to be an excellent company to analyze while in Strategic Management. Research Process To prepare for this case, I had performed primarily all the research for this case. This process involved first going to the firm’s SEC filings on its website, then downloading the .rtf version of its 2003 10-K, and the following 10-Qs and pre-announcements. After having read and highlighted some 65 pages and notating applicable data for each section of the strategic audit, I copied the data into individual Word documents titled after each respective category. I also utilized company info from the investors section of its site. Next I used the standard and news search functions of Google, among other sites, by combing the term fedex with a combination of various business terms such as competition, weaknesses, swot analysis, and commercials. I had also used combinations with competitors’ names and specific business functions. Next, I had used the advanced features to limit my searches in two ways: by data type, and by domain extension. I found relevant existing secondary...
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...|Term |Definition | |4/5ths rule: |Rule stating that discrimination generally is considered to occur if the selection rate for a protected group | | |is less than 80% (4/5ths) of the selection rate for the majority group or less than 80% of the group’s | | |representation in the relevant labor market | |401(k) plan: |An agreement in which a percentage of an employee’s pay is withheld and invested in a tax deferred account | |Absolute |Measuring an employee’s performance against some established standards | |standards | | |Accept errors |Accepting candidates who would later prove to be poor performers | |Action |A training technique by which management trainees are allowed to work full time analyzing and solving problems| |learning |in other departments | |Active |The performance of job-related tasks and duties by trainees during training | |practice: | ...
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...|Term |Definition | |4/5ths rule: |Rule stating that discrimination generally is considered to occur if the selection rate for a protected group | | |is less than 80% (4/5ths) of the selection rate for the majority group or less than 80% of the group’s | | |representation in the relevant labor market | |401(k) plan: |An agreement in which a percentage of an employee’s pay is withheld and invested in a tax deferred account | |Absolute |Measuring an employee’s performance against some established standards | |standards | | |Accept errors |Accepting candidates who would later prove to be poor performers | |Action |A training technique by which management trainees are allowed to work full time analyzing and solving problems| |learning |in other departments | |Active |The performance of job-related tasks and duties by trainees during training | |practice: | ...
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...6/28/13 CCJ/HIS 4700 History of Corrections The earliest forms of the American Correctional Systems were similar in many ways with those practiced in England. Up until the 1780s, punishment by imprisonment was unknown in Europe or the European colonies. Punishments for criminal behavior tended to be public events which were designed to shame the person and deter others; these included the ducking stool, the pillory, whipping, branding, mutilations and the stocks (woodfin.org 2013). Corporal punishment was inflicted almost exclusively on the lower classes, since the rich were usually able to pay fines instead. At the time the sentence for many other offences was death. Colonialists never considered the possibility of rehabilitation; their aim was to frighten the offender into law abiding behavior. Unlike today where prisons are viewed as instruments of punishment, this has not always been the case. The common jail dates back hundreds of years, but was used solely as a means of detention, a temporary place for the prisoner until acquitted, fined, or subjected to corporal punishment (Schamalleger, F. 2010). Pennsylvania was determined to be different from other colonies. Founder William Penn brought his Quaker values to the new colony, relying on imprisonment with hard labor and fines as the treatment for most crimes, while death remained the penalty only for murder. In 1790 Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Jail became the first prison by the Pennsylvania Quakers. In the...
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...Human resource management means managing and directing the people who work in organization and human resource development means to develop the people with giving the training. Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization's most valued assets - the people working there who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the business. ... Why is HR Management Important to all Managers? 1. To run the organization effectively and efficiently. 2. The HRM is an important to all the managers because during the daily operation everybody might come across different difficulties, conflicts and arguments or such circumstances. It is the nature of working with human being. There for the HRM is very important to overcome such circumstances to all the managers, shift leaders or any. 3. Moreover, HRM is Important to all Managers. Don’t Let These Happen to You! The wrong person High turnover Poor results Useless interviews Court actions Safety citations Salaries appear unfair Poor training Human Resource Management Process Line and Staff Aspects of HRM Authority Making decisions Directing work Giving orders Line Managers Accomplishing and goals Staff Managers Assisting and advising line managers Line Manager’s HRM Jobs The right person Orientation Training Performance Creativity Working relationships Policies and procedures ...
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