...Problem Statement: With intentions of better working conditions and higher productivity, Thomas North erected a new mill and achieved poor morale and lower productivity. The salary was also increased five cents an hour with no positive effects. Analysis: Some of the various causes of the problem are: Many of the duties that were once prided upon are no longer available to the workers. Blocks are now carried to the saw bed by an unskilled low-paid worker to the splitters, whose only job now is to split blocks. The trimmers were also relieved of removing waste chips by another low-paid person. This is a huge deal in the fact that the workers used to put all the chips outside in rows so they could see the days work well done. The workflow may be streamlined now with new machines but since there is no job enrichment, as there once was, the workers are now complacent and less caring about their jobs. It is now a matter of getting the quantity to make numbers rather than the pride and quality of the work. The problem is not the mill or the new equipment, it is the behavioral attitudes the employees now have towards their work. It is not money or KITA that used to drive the workers it was pride; now the workers are de-motivated. The Welsh are no longer in shanties were they liked to work. Now they are forced to work in the mill, the place that they looked down upon, were the un-skilled Irishmen worked. Not only are the Welsh in a place that they are not content, they are now...
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...materials – complete in accordance with the specifications below: PART 1 – DESCRIPTION OF WORK A. Contractor will furnish all permits, labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, tools, transportation and services necessary for, and incidental to, the proper installation and completion of a slate roof on the project named above. This work will include removing and disposing of existing slate roofing; installing underlayment; installing new flashings as specified below; and installing new roofing slate to cover the entire existing slate roof area as indicated in the attached Roof Plan Sketch, to leave a very long term, damage resistant, weatherproof roof. 1. Approximate number of squares of slate to be installed is 2. Areas where flashing is to be replaced (list all pertinent areas such as chimneys, valleys, ridges, plumbing vents, step-flashings, dormer aprons or top-flashings, etc. – add additional lines as needed): B. Low-slope roof replacement: C. All roofing work shall be executed such that the building is protected from water penetration. PART 2 – QUALITY CONTROL A. Contractor shall use workmen who are trained and experienced in laying slate, installing metal flashing, and all other skills needed to satisfactorily complete the project as specified. Contractor shall keep the building weatherproof, and make every reasonable attempt to complete...
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...along the two rafter so the underlay stays there cut the underlay of ca. 20 centimeters from the rafter to be sure that it doens’t become too short mount an healed in the top and the bottom where the window has to be the normal high is 185 cm. from the floor to the upper edge of the window get the window unpacked and take off the protection mount 4 bracket in the frame to in the top and to in the bottom after the after you have mount the frame on the roof set the window in and look at the bottom and the sites of the window and look of the air is the same after this you take the window out again and you can mount the flashings The flashings consits of an pack named ”edl” when it is a slate roof it con som sidder på siderne.sist of an top brim witch must be laid under the salte plates so water doesn’t run down under the flashing in the bottom it is conversely when the water runs down the roof and therefore shell it lay under every saltev in the sites is there also covering they go in under every sIate it is important that when they are mounted to start from the bottom so the roof and the flashings overlaps each other after it comes there an profile beyond the top of them witch sits on the sides last the window is finish there can come light in the...
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...Roseto at the end of the nineteenth century of the land of opportunity across the ocean. In January of 1882, a group of eleven Rosetans — ten men and one boy — set sail for New York. They spent their first night in America sleeping on the floor of a tavern on Mulberry Street, in Manhattan's Little Italy. Then they ventured west, ending up finding jobs in a slate quarry ninety miles west of the city in Bangor, Pennsylvania. The following year, fifteen Rosetans left Italy for America, and several members of that group ended up in Bangor as well, joining their compatriots in the slate quarry. Those immigrants, in turn, sent word back to Roseto about the promise of the New World, and soon one group of Rosetans after another packed up their bags and headed for Pennsylvania, until the initial stream of immigrants became a flood. In 1894 alone, some twelve hundred Rosetans applied for passports to America, leaving entire streets of their old village abandoned. The Rosetans began buying land on a rocky hillside, connected to Bangor only by a steep, rutted wagon path. They built closely clustered two story stone houses, with slate roofs, on narrow streets running up and down the hillside. They built a church and called it Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and named the main street on which it stood Garibaldi Avenue, after the great hero of Italian unification. In the beginning, they called their town New Italy. But they soon changed it to something that seemed more...
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...order for us to achieve the same goals and objectives per period. The company sets our quota periodically. At the end of the period, we discuss with our superior of what percentage we have achieved in a certain time. Aside from strategic congruence, Thoroughness is also present. We also follow the 4 dimensions in performance management. Employees are being evaluated at a certain period of time, once a year, including managers. Human resource will also evaluate our job descriptions as well as our responsibilities and duties. After being evaluated for a certain period of time, feedbacks are given to us regarding our performance for that period of time. 2. Two characteristics that are not present in our firm are the Identification of Effective and Ineffective performance and Reliability. There are some employees that are not working properly yet they are still receiving allowances and incentives. It is a combined effort of all employees disregard of what an employee has done to achieve monthly quota. We can also not secure in staying in the company even if you were trying so hard. Supervisor’s judgment in performance evaluation is not fair and not free of error. 3. The best characteristic that is present in our company is the strategic congruence. Our individual goal is aligned with the company’s goal. Our immediate superior always discusses to his...
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...accountability based on “work and interaction”, in accordance with explaining the consequences of treating the individual not as an instrumental. In my personal opinion, I agree with an individualizing form of accountability because the organization stands for making a profit. In order to sustain and maintain the organization, a company needs to have a good performance, which brings it a profit. The hierarchical accountability is most suitable for this goal because it concentrates on securing self, as one is driven by the standard of acceptance and recognition. On the other hand, I do give a certain respect to attempting a socializing form of accountability. This form may benefit the company, as it facilitates a shift in focus away from superior control and makes a subordinate accountant have face-to face accountability between people of relatively equal power. However, it will eventually become a double-edged sword because this form of accountability leads to direct encounters between others. When that occurs, it...
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...To show that the companies are now merged, one of the most common practices is to use “one company, one email”. That way everyone can see that the companies have merged. But we also need to know how many computers they are currently using as well as how many servers, both physical and virtual. This will allow us to assess the combined strength of their IT infrastructure. We also need to know what version of Windows Server they are using as well as what Exchange server that they are using, that will help us establish how we can migrate all the information to one server for the new company to access the combined information. This will also allow us to establish domain trust for both networks that way both companies can access and share information between all the users. We can use the Active Directory Migration Tool to help with the merger of information. The ADMT will allow us to migrate users, computers, and groups from one domain to another domain. Since we are using an Exchange Server we need the information for the other company so we can use the Inter-Organization Replication Tool to replicate all of the information between the exchange servers so they both have all of the information, emails and anything that has been sent. This will also allow the coordination of meetings, appointments, contacts and all public folders to share access. If one or more domain exist, as in a merger, you can combine the multiple domains into a hierarchical tree structure. If one company is using...
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...Company Vision: A globally recognized company and at the forefront of the hospitality and real estate industry in the country that offers consistent products and services in key business and leisure destinations. We will be known for our innovation, exemplary service to both external & internal customers, and superior financial performance. Company Mission: We are committed to deliver quality products and services to exceed our clients’ satisfaction. We constantly achieve to reward them with superior experience and value for their money. Brief Historyof the Company and its Businesses: The company J. King & Sons Trading was started in 1950’s by family patriarch Jesus King. Beginning with a textile store called the King’s Remnants up to the 1960’s. In 1972 it was incorporated to J. King & Sons Company, where it ventures into real estate development. To date, the company business has diversified into: * Real Estate Leasing * Drive-In Hotel Operations * Hotel Operations * Health and Leisure * Real Estate Development * Laundry Operations Real Estate Leasing: J. King & Sons Company Inc. began to venture into the leasing of warehouses and commercials and residential spaces in 1970’s. It is now leasing over 200 warehouses in key areas of Cebu, Manila and Davao. Drive-In Hotels: In the mid-1990’s the company began focusing on the idea of a per day rental basis for its apartments to boost its real estate leasing business...
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...INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY MAESTRÍA EN ADMINISTRACIÓN EMPRESARIAL (MGN) Materia: ECONOMÍA PARA LA TOMA DE DECISIONES Caso: Ethical Conflicts at Enron: Moral Responsibility in Corporate Capitalism Pregunta 1: En el caso de Enron y las acciones que llevaron a su colapso, ¿podría decirse que se trató de problemas de agencia? Justifique su respuesta a partir de los conceptos de principal/agent y la información proporcionada en el caso. Respuesta: Con respecto a lo abordado dentro del caso que nos ocupa y tomando en cuenta los factores que llevaron al colapso a ENRON considero que efectivamente se trató de un problema de agencia, lo que sucedió con esta firma. Según su definición un problema “principal/agent” o de agencia se da cuando los objetivos de los agentes (en el caso de Enron, los altos ejecutivos) son diferentes a los del dueño o dueños (en este caso los accionistas de Enron), y es difícil o muy costo para el dueño monitorear al agente para que se cumplan los objetivos del dueño, que como ya lo hemos estudiado debe de ser maximizar las ganancias de la empresa. Como lo apunta nuestro caso de estudio, la firma Enron “tenía una tendencia por contratar solo a los mejores y más brillantes y los recompensaba como estrellas de rock mientras al mismo tiempo ellos demandaban que “innovaban, innovaban, innovaban””, esto apunta a que claramente los objetivos de estos ejecutivos estaban sumamente alejados de su principal deber dentro...
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...Assignment 3.1: Determining Causes and Effects – Draft Version English 115 Known as the Laurentian Great Lakes for its connection to the St. Lawrence River, the lakes combined make up nearly 20 percent of the world's fresh water (Latham, Wright, & Tsang, n.d.) Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior are 5 lakes that provide food, jobs, and recreation to the surrounding regions reaching into two countries. The New York Times (2010) also estimate more than 30 million people are the recipient of potable water from the lakes. With over 3.2 million harvestable fish worth an estimated 4.8 million dollars, Lake Huron is important to the fishing industry. According to McCrimmon (2002), Lake Huron alone has over 117 species of fish. Lake Huron, as well as the other great lakes, is also polluted. For this essay, pollution is the injection of biological or non-biological elements into Lake Huron which are detrimental to the health of the lake and its inhabitants. Sewage, along with additional factors and with far reaching effects, is the primary cause of the decline of the various benefits the lake provides; it is harmful and potentially fatal to people, jobs, the economy, and of course, the aquatic life and wildlife of the Lake Huron area. There are quite a few types of pollution which are damaging Lake Huron. Industrial sewage and waste may be, arguably, the most damaging cause of pollution. Additional causes of Lake Huron's pollution also come from biological...
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...APES Population Ecology Isle Royale In this simulation, you will complete all the activities for exercises 1-5, record all your results, answer all the questions, and provide a final summary of your findings. You will not need to write a formal report. Background Isle Royale is an island sitting about 15 miles from the northern shore of Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes on the border of Canada and the U.S. Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world, stretching 160 miles from north to south and well over 300 miles from east to west. That's a long way to swim, and not many large animals have made it from the shores of Lake Superior to Isle Royale. About 100 years ago, however, a few moose found their way across from mainland Canada to the island, probably walking most of the way across surface ice during an especially cold winter. The moose found a veritable paradise, with lots of grass, bushes, and low-lying trees to eat and no predators. Their population exploded, reaching several thousand individuals at its peak. In 1949, the area around Lake Superior had another cold winter and large parts of the lake's surface froze solid. A small pack of wolves found a tongue of ice that extended all the way to Isle Royale. There they found a population of moose that had grown so large they had eaten almost all the available food, and many of the moose were severely undernourished. These starving moose were easy prey for the wolves. The wolves and moose on...
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...may have given CARDWARE Inc. a good example for potential customers. Although the company wants to put off he athletic look which she apparently does not have. It is not being sexist or age discrimination it has to do with company image, just like not hiring someone because they have gauged ears you don’t want the company to have that image so you can continue to attract the customer base you require. “Under the doctrine of Respondent superior, the principal-employer is liable for any harm caused to a third party by an agent-employee within the scope of employment” (Miller, R. L. 2012) The plaintiff could use a theory of negligence and a theory of vicarious liability and Respondeat superior to state that The Sporty One is responsible for the actions of its clerk. In order to establish an employer's liability for the actions of its employee in a tort action, plaintiff must prove that an Employee/Employer relationship actually existed and, that the tortious conduct of the employee occurred within the "scope of his employment." The respondent superior also states that restatement sets forth various factors to determine whether unauthorized conduct is similar to or incidental to the conduct that caused the incident. In this particular scenario, the employer's best defense is that the employee's actions are outside the scope of the employee's duties. Undeniably, the employer can likely state the company's policy is to call emergency...
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...17INSTITUTO DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE ADMINISTRACIÓN ESTUDIO EXPLORATORIO SOBRE LA RELACIÓN ENTRE EL ESTILO DE NEGOCIACIÓN Y LA PROFESIÓN DE FUTUROS GERENTES VENEZOLANOS Trabajo presentado para la obtención del grado en Maestría en Administración Autores: Gustavo Rafael Arellano Jorge Karina Madrigal Hoyos Caracas, Noviembre 2012 INSTITUTO DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE ADMINISTRACIÓN Trabajo de grado aprobado por el siguiente jurado: __________________________________ Tutor: Profesor José Ramón Padilla __________________________________ Jurado: Profesor José Mayora Caracas, Noviembre 2012 RESUMEN El presente trabajo se desarrolló en el área de negociación y tiene como objetivo principal aportar evidencias empíricas para determinar si existe relación entre el estilo de negociación de futuros gerentes venezolanos con grado universitario y sus profesiones. El estudio se enfocó en dos áreas de formación universitaria: ingeniería y FACE (finanzas, administración, contaduría y economía), tomando como base teórica los cinco estilos de negociación propuestos por De Manuel Dasí y Martínez-Vilanova (1997): formalista, impositivo, dirigente, cooperativo y diplomático. La investigación fue de tipo exploratoria con diseño documental y de campo. Se utilizó como instrumento de recolección de datos una encuesta elaborada por estos autores cuyo objetivo es comprobar el grado de estilo de negociación y tendencia que poseen los individuos. Los resultados de la investigación...
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...Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Campus Sonora Norte Ingeniería Industrial y de Sistemas Sistemas de Innovación Tecnológica IN3040 AC 103 – Caso I- 1 Elio Engineering, Inc. Profesor: Leoncio Montiel R Equipo: “Los Precisos” José de Jesús Soto Ramírez A00958529 Francisco Arriquivez A00958496 Lunes 01 de febrero de 2016 AC 103 – Caso I-1 Elio Engineering, Inc. Antecedentes: En esta sección expliquen los antecedentes del caso. Paul Elio es una persona con experiencia en el diseño e innovación de nuevos productos. El fundó la empresa “Elio Engineering, Inc.” Junto con Hari Sankara, la cual es una compañía que diseñó una nueva tecnología de asientos para automóviles que forma parte de los asientos tipo ABTS (All-Belt-To-seat) y este nuevo diseño se llama NC (No Compromise). Para poder ser proveedor de las grandes compañías automotrices, primero deben de pasar todas las pruebas de seguridad y calidad por parte del gobierno y otras asociaciones. Es por esto que en Noviembre de 1998 Paul y Hari se reúnen en pláticas con Bostrom Seating para realizar el prototipo y probar su asiento debido a que no contaban con los recursos suficientes. Desarrollo: En esta sección explicarán los principales hechos del caso y que son relevantes para la problemática que se presenta. Como se mencionó anteriormente Paul Elio y Hari Sankara fundaron la compañía de Elio Engineering basados principalmente en el diseño de los asientos. ¿Qué...
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...The Condition of Lake Heron Sherrika R. Newman Professor Carrie Miller English Composition November 24, 2013 Lake Heron is one of five Great Lakes located on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States. It is the second-largest Great Lakes due to the having a surface area of 23,000 square miles. But by volume Lake Huron is only the third largest of the Great Lakes. Looking at illustration (A) below, Lake Heron is surrounded by Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. It is often referred to “the lake in the middle.” (A) In illustration (A) above you can also see that Lake Huron is connected to Lake Michigan through the straights of St. Mary’s River. It is a fact that this lake was the first Great Lakes to be discovered by European explorers. It is also a reality that Lake Heron has become a victim to water pollution over recent years. This has become a major issue for Coastal Conversationalist. Lake Huron has become a major dumping ground for many different types of pollutants. These pollutants enter the lakes fresh water and are commonly classified by point source or non-point source pollution. Point source can usually be traced back to the specific location and source of culprit. Dumping of hazardous chemical depositions or nuclear waste from industrial and treatment facilities is an example of point source pollution. Because point source pollution can be traced back to the owner it is the easiest source of pollution to control and regulate...
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