| The Triangle Fire | | | ALEX I. EDWARDS | FIT | This paper speaks of the tragedy that took place in 1911, which in turn became a major clash between management and labor. However, end the end brought about new regulations and reforms that are still be used today. | If it weren't for the tragedy that took places many years ago, the lives sacrificed unknowing by the individuals who lost their lives in this tragedy, we today could be still working in hazardous, unfavorable
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ABSTRACT The paper introduces research on transatlantic relations done by neo-Gramscian authors. This research is distinctive by focusing on class in international relations and by using the concept of hegemony in a relational sense. Hegemony is leadership through the active consent of other classes and groups. A central question of this neo-Gramscian research is whether an international class of capitalists has emerged. Some authors have answered in the positive. This paper, however, maintains
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business, the outsourcing of jobs overseas. Due to its political and economical ramifications we witness numerous debates on the topic. Although it makes economical sense for companies to contract the cheapest labor, the movement of jobs to other countries presents an ethical dilemma. In this paper I will discuss the impact of outsourcing across cultures as well as the consequences faced by companies that decide to employ it. According to Credo reference (2004), “outsourcing is the term used to describe
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when a person is physically transported from a country and has no opportunity to escape from those transporting him”. Literature on forced migration often focuses on asylum seekers and refugees, but there are other groups of displaced persons. This paper will look at trafficked people, particularly on Korean comfort women during the Imperial Japan times, from the years 1931 to 1945. Comfort women are females who were forced into sexual slavery during the Sino-Japanese War and World War II, to provide
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orLabor Unions: Aging Dinosaur or Sleeping Giant? The Labor Movement and Unionism Background and Brief History Higher wages! Shorter workdays! Better working conditions! These famous words echoed throughout the United States beginning in 1790 with the skilled craftsmen (Dessler, 1997, p. 544). For the last two-hundred years, workers of all trades have been fighting for their rights and seeking methods of improving their living standards, working conditions, and job security (Boone, 1996,p.287)
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Yola ABSTRACT This paper introduces the development of Human Resource Management (HRM) from a historical perspective and explains the debate between HRM and personnel management. Thus, the paper identifies the historical developments and their impacts on HRM, outlines the development and functions of HRM, explains the differences between HRM and Personnel Management, evaluates ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ approaches to HRM, illustrates how diversity is an issue in Human Relations (HR) practice and finally
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technological advantage after the mid-fourteenth century while advancing economically? Part One In the first section of the book, the author elucidates the staying power of the Chinese empire was due to the following factors. The economics of defense in relation to the size of empire and the power of its neighbors never became an extreme burden that it rendered the state impotent for any consecutively long period of time. It was always able to reformulate itself after a short disunity or rule by a foreign
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organizations respond to the ever shifting trends, conform to guidelines on the federal and state levels, and manage workplace flexibility. This means that it is imperative that human resource specialists understand the developing global environment. This paper will discuss the main functional areas of Human Resource Management and explore the manner in which each function donates to the overall presentation of an organization. Next, federal equal employment opportunity laws will be surveyed, and the primary
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take advantage of advances in technology. For more information regarding JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. http://www.jstor.org Tue Mar 18 16:15:54 2008 DOES FAIRNESS PREVENT MARKET CLEARING? AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION* This paper reports the results of an experiment that was designed to test the impact of fairness on market prices. Prices were determined in a one-sided oral auction,
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF MARGINAL TAX CUTS SAYANTAN MITRA In my last paper, I argued in favor of the across-the-board tax-cuts proposed by the Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. With the help of instances from both micro as well as macroeconomics, I showed how a reduction in marginal and corporate taxes was beneficial for the economy. I used the growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of the positive direction which the economy would take as a result of tax-cuts. I
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