Essays Tagged: "working hours"

NON-TRADITIONAL WORK HOURS IMPROVE EMPLOYEE MORALE & INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY

NON-TRADITIONAL WORKING HOURS IMPROVE EMPLOYEE MORALE & INCREASE PRODUCTIVITYPrepared forMr. Robert Pigg, Presid ... Niceville, FL 33870Dear Mr. Pigg:Here is the report on the productivity and morale study concerning working hours you asked us to conduct.As you will see we have made recommendations to support the be ... s to conduct.As you will see we have made recommendations to support the benefits of flexibility in working hours which will increase productivity and morale in the work place. This office is confiden ...

(5 pages) 345 1 3.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The A Team.

tique expands on four critical issues where Subway is most vulnerable to the competition. Expanding working hour's strategy explains in depth why it is necessary for Subway to expand its working hours ... Subway's activities will maximize the usefulness of the site.Expansion of Operating HoursExpanding working hours to parts of the day other than lunchtime is one of the promising strategic directions ...

(8 pages) 413 1 4.4 Jan/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Workplace Surveillance: Is it Ethical for employer to monitor their employee's communication via Internet?

he computers. Employers can track down what kind of sites their employees actually visit during the working hours using Internet Monitoring Software.Some employees sometimes sneak in some online shopp ... is the main reason why employers want to keep an eye on what the staffs are doing all through their working hours. They want to make sure that the employees are not wasting the company's time and mone ...

(10 pages) 486 2 4.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

"1984" By George Orwell - The following talks about how Orwell wrote his book to show us the evils of totalitarianism.

rimitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to make them accept longer working hours or shorter rations" (Orwell 62). Through simple patriotism and deception, he began his ... ial Police in 1927, he returned to Europe, where he worked for low pay in France and England. After working numerous jobs, Orwell decided in 1928 to become a professional writer. In 1933, Orwell assum ...

(13 pages) 206 1 4.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Yahoo Manages Its Human Resources.

ny lacks human resource management efficiency. Doesn't have the right time to do their jobs (proper working hours).2. The company is too flat and there are job discrepancies within the organization."h ... eliminate them. Then making the employees more effective and efficient.3. Management must impose a working hours period for all the employees and initiate disciplinary actions for the ones who didn't ...

(2 pages) 114 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > E-commerce

To what extent do McDonalds use motivational theories to enhance the performance of their employees and hence increase efficiency/productivity? Are these methods effective?

ions of people with fast food. It is important for them to ensure that the workforce they employ is working to their full potential. McDonalds are very customer/ market orientated. They depend on a re ... sure that their workforce is motivated.Motivation can be linked to a number of factors such as pay, working hours, working environment etc. (see appendix p1 for full list). As well as these the corpor ...

(6 pages) 392 1 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Speech - The Sydney Morning Herald Plain English Speaking Awards - We're champion workers - dont laugh its true.

ies in continental Europe and of course Australia, we have ranked the mighty place of number one in working hours in a statistical study done by Rodney Tiffen an associate professor of government at S ... .Australians now average 1855 hours of work per year! That is 77 days out of 365, 20% of the year - working. Now that may not seem heaps to you, but think of this, that equates to 78% of your life wor ...

(4 pages) 23 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Social Work Services: How to Lower Chronically High Turnover Rates and Prevent Worker Burnout

caseloads, little or no guidance or support, and a stressful work environment with low pay and long working hours. While many social workers are very committed to their job, review of literature shows ... mmon symptoms of burnout in themselves, identify reasons for their stress, and learn application of working solutions to decrease their stress load ("Chicago program," 2003). Additionally, social work ...

(6 pages) 183 0 4.3 Aug/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

"A series of unfortunate events, the miserable mill" by lemony snicket

ss. Right when they arrive at Lucky Smell's Lumbermill, the Boss puts them to work in the mill. The working hours aren't generous, either. Everyone has to wake up very early and only leave when the su ...

(1 pages) 24 0 5.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

A REPORT ON SUCCESSFULLY DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA

status, business decision making, social behaviour, work attitudes, communication and awareness for working hours. Specific recommendations will also be made to outline the conventions of business att ... dates 12.6 million people. The national language is Putonghua or Mandarin, which in one of the five working languages of the United Nations. China is a multi-religious country with Buddhism, Taoism an ...

(6 pages) 209 0 3.7 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Building Quality Organizations ASSIGNMENT 3

one.A primary factor in this has been the delay in construction of advanced facilities, inefficient working hours and the high cost structure of port logistics at our country's ports and harbours. At ... culture of quality was to formulate a clear vision statement and to communicate that to the people working at Kolkata Port. The process involved bringing together key executives, at the property or c ...

(17 pages) 418 0 4.4 Jan/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

History of Pornography and Safe Sex

from the truth, they work under poor conditions. Meal breaks, unsanitary conditions, and very long working hours are the lesser concerns. The main concerns of the actors are the deadly diseases they ... h as Wicked Pictures and Vivid Video, who are also two of the largest porn distributors , have been working with a "condom- only" policy for several years, and its unclear as to if it has harmed their ...

(15 pages) 84 4 4.9 Apr/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

What were the "Roaring Twenties?"

American history, more Americans lived in cities than in the country, furthermore, average American working hours dropped, while their salary increased by 11 per cent, which meant that there would be ... nts, sporting events and shops.The Roaring Twenties, however, did not benefit everyone. Farmers and working-class benefited very little from the Roaring Twenties, the growth of their average earnings ...

(2 pages) 47 0 1.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Journal Entry- Russian Immigration.

t around where we lived. Until one night my father did not come home, my mother told me he was just working late, but I knew something else was wrong, it was way after any working hours. I became so f ... .The lower eastside of New York was were we had been living for almost two months. Recently I began working in a grocery store where I started off making $2.00 an hour, which wasn't bad at all, I made ...

(5 pages) 39 0 3.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Instead of small-scale of tourism, we need to develop more large resorts. Critically evaluate this assertion, focusing upon the role of tourism in economic development in your answer.

NTRODUCTION.It can be seen that after World War II, with the impact of advanced technology, shorter working hours, greater individual prosperity and many other elements like these, millions of people ...

(5 pages) 67 2 4.8 Nov/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

What measures the Standard of Living?

they have leisure time to enjoy their hard work. Americans however spend excessive amounts of time working, which inhibits them from having time to enjoy the fruits of their labor. This is where the ... their leisure time and enjoy taking time off from work, whereas Americans try to squeeze in as many working hours as possible to make a few extra bucks. It is important to realize that money is not wo ...

(1 pages) 17 0 3.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Marketing Plan of Deli-Food Services

he recent Australian Workplace Industrial Relations Survey 1995 shows that there is an increased in working hours. The percentage of all persons working over 60 hours per week has increased from 3 per ... , 1998, p226-280).To cope with housework after work inadvertently adds to the stress level of these working housewives as they have also have to take care of the needs of their family and children.The ...

(23 pages) 474 0 4.2 May/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Labor Relations Paper

ir often harmful business practices. Prior to this movement many employees were subjected to unsafe working conditions, long working hours, and limited time off. When employees spoke out about these w ... oyees. In phase two there are contract negotiations as they relate to pay, job security, rules, and working conditions. Administering to those negotiated contracts finishes up the three phases. Disagr ...

(6 pages) 703 0 4.8 Nov/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

This paper will touch on the campaign, the election, contract negotiations, grievance handling, arbitration, labor relation, and strikes.

ir often-harmful business practices. Prior to this movement many employees were subjected to unsafe working condition, long working hours, and limited time off. Employees spoke out against these worki ... tiations can be successful by changing company policy, reorganizing hiring procedures, and changing working conditions. These negotiations involve establishing new written policy. Thirdly, once the po ...

(3 pages) 96 0 1.5 Apr/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

"A Day in the Life of Salary-man" by John Burgess & "Down and Out in Paris and London" by George Orwell about Slavery

, the answer is no. In my opinion, dishwasher is a slave, but salary-man is not.First of all, their working hours are distinctly different. According to Orwell, George works from seven in the morning ... nth” (Burgess 256). Just for a two hour dinner, the bill comes to about $1600.In addition, the working environment and the duties of work for salary-man and dishwasher are also different. Accordi ...

(3 pages) 21 0 3.8 Apr/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature