Essays Tagged: "Workday"

The use of Merit Pay Scales as Incentives in Health Care

er a hard 12-hour day. Taylor knew that if he could find some way to harness this energy during the workday, huge productivity gains would be achieved (REFERENCE?). Thus was born the concept of motiva ...

(7 pages) 368 0 4.1 Mar/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

using thesis statement

ning classes after an eight-hour shift, being expected to look lively and fresh to restart the next workday, as well as using either your small hours or your weekends to catch up with the unfinished w ...

(4 pages) 145 1 5.0 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

Research on the career of a pharmacist.

sually work in clean, well-lighted, and well-ventilated areas. Many pharmacists spend most of their workday on their feet. When working with sterile or potentially dangerous pharmaceutical products, p ...

(2 pages) 126 0 3.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

This essay is about drinking and industrial work discipline. Drinking on the job was normal until the rise of industrialization in Europe, this essay explains why the change in attitude occured.

ce of work varied according to life's other plans. Discussion, drink, and song were all part of the workday. The use of alcohol as a stimulant, and thirst quencher, and for social exchanges was preval ...

(4 pages) 44 0 2.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Sleep Deprivation Or A Sleep Disturbance Disorder?

re is a tendency of reduction in the sleep length of night-shift workers. Researchers believed that workday sleep length is related to time-of-day worked. Workers on the night-shift on the average hav ... related to time-of-day worked. Workers on the night-shift on the average have significantly reduced workday sleep length (Tepas, Armstrong, Carlson, Duchon, Gersten, & Lezotte, 1985). There could ...

(3 pages) 96 1 1.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Dating in the workplace.

yer must first decide to what extent he or she will allow the relationship to take place during the workday. This must be enforced in any way possible, probably through job design, or an agreement bet ... ork, there is less of a chance of a conflict of interest. A fight with mate could ruin any person's workday but imagine if, instead of being away from all the problems while you work, they're right th ...

(3 pages) 140 0 4.6 Apr/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The 1920s n Canada and whether or not Canada Echoed the US in the Twenties.

began to thrive. The Winnipeg general strike changed things for workers. This was when the average workday was reduced to eight hours and the wages were heightened. This seemed to make the economy be ...

(2 pages) 45 1 4.6 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

All you need to know about Ireland and its turbulant history

ht to organize and bargain collectively. They also have paid time off, sick leave, social security, workday breaks, and protection against unfair dismissal. These laws are all very similar to US labor ...

(3 pages) 78 0 4.1 Jan/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Gateway to heaven"

listened to the bells and whistles of another pristine day. This was Beijing, China on another busy workday, no time to talk, money is to be made, there is always somewhere to go and some place to be. ...

(18 pages) 79 0 3.4 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

The Labor Movement in the 1920's

by the United States Steel Corporation workers in 1919. They were annoyed with their seven 12 hour workdays a week. The leader of the American Federation of Labor joined the International Workers of ... ght-hour day.The United Mine Workers went on strike in hope of receiving better wages and a shorter workday. Attorney General Palmer got a court order that told the strikers to return to work. Lewis f ...

(2 pages) 8572 0 3.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Dad's Guitar

The sun was hot on my neck as I got out of the truck. The end of a long Wyoming workday in June seemed about like always, high thin clouds laughed at the thought of rain as a hot s ...

(6 pages) 34 0 4.1 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Workplace conflict

Introduction:Conflict is an inevitable part of our workday life as different values and points of view can create tension among peers. Conflict is defi ...

(6 pages) 232 0 3.7 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Getting Into Shape

rcise craze. I started exercising while in the military because we were given extra time during our workday to exercise. At first, I was just going to get out of work and I was only going through the ...

(2 pages) 26 1 4.3 Apr/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Learning Team A Wellness Strategy CJA470: Managing Criminal Justice Personnel June 8, 2005

eted his schoolwork and Shane's stress comes from issues that arise during the course of his normal workday. Linda stresses the completion of her training phase. Even though Michael's form of work is ...

(4 pages) 56 0 3.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

The Industrial Revolution

olution. Inventions such as the steam engine and the horse plow made for a more efficient and rapid workday. These inventions and others increased output of the economy, and living conditions grew bet ...

(1 pages) 18 0 0.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Compare and Contrast the Populists and Progressives

m, the graduated income tax, the secret ballot, the direct election of senators, and the eight-hour workday.Similarly, the Progressive movement called for solutions to many economic ills in need of re ... out to resolve the problems created by industrialization. The populists established the eight-hour workday in an effort to curb long hours. The progressives sought to cut worker's hours also, but the ...

(4 pages) 71 0 0.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Basis of Justice in Scripture

. The landowner hires workers for one days standard pay at different times during the course of the workday. When it is time to pay the workers, all got the usual day’s pay as promised. When the ...

(2 pages) 19 0 4.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Industrial Conditions; Urban Life; Politics.

ressive reforms, Roosevelt successfully improved the working environment by instituting a nine-hour workday and a 10% increase in wages. The Square Deal program also marked the end of laissez-faire, w ...

(2 pages) 23 0 5.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Strikes for Higher Pay--1887

on May Day 1886, 340,000 workers walked off their jobs in support of the campaign for an eight-hour workday. This strike, the Haymarket Riot, turned deadly. There was a bomb released, killing four pol ...

(2 pages) 883 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Managing Overtime

roduction driven outfit therefore; everything is based on production verses cost ratio. The average workday for a postal employee is eight hours. It does not take a genius to figure out that the longe ...

(8 pages) 13 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management