Essays Tagged: "Workforce"

Gender Roles in Education

this problem, but in order to fully tackle the issue one must recognize that this inequality in the workforce is rooted in what shapes future employees and employers-- education. This paper will exami ...

(7 pages) 435 0 4.7 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Changing gender roles

hich have altered the way people work and indeed which people work as more and more women enter the workforce, and by perhaps pressure brought to make changes because of the perception that the tradit ... hich have altered the way people work and indeed which people work as more and more women enter the workforce, and by perhaps pressure brought to make changes because of the perception that the tradit ...

(20 pages) 1087 3 4.2 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Carl Sandburg: Poet, Artist and Contemporary Visionary of the 20th Century. Focuses on his life, his accomplishments and themes.

Sandburg loved and wrote in detail about the beauties of everyday items in the Midwest such as the workforce, that no one at the time truly paid attention too. The romantic naturalist who focused on ... off (Carl 1). Sandburg's poems still speak to people in the city, in the ghetto, and the industrial workforce. The reason why his poetry sticks around is because of his amazing skill of tying folklore ...

(10 pages) 154 0 3.8 Apr/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Anti-Affirmative Action

towards statistical measures. It promotes the hiring and acceptance of less experienced jobs of the workforce and less able students. Sometimes the affirmative action policies forces employers and sch ...

(2 pages) 134 0 4.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Battle of the Sexes, who is more superior , man or woman?

Men have there strong points as do women but they are in different areas. Men tend to belong in the workforce as heavy laborers and women behind the desks, women can have children and men cannot, and ...

(2 pages) 89 2 4.1 Oct/1996

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

Industry and the effects of climate in Italy.

mpanies (94% and 5.6% according to 100 workers) thoug981 data), employing, however, only 70% of the workforce, 30% being monopolized by large c ompanies (more than 100 workers) though these comprise o ... half the industrial comp anies operate at little more than workshop level, as is seen by the small workforce in each production unit.On the other hand, the small number of large companies is explaine ...

(19 pages) 94 0 3.7 Mar/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography

Coping with Computers

s a work force that has been caught with their 'pants down.' For many of the senior members of this workforce, they are at a disadvantage when it comes to competing with newer college graduates in tod ...

(2 pages) 44 0 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

The Information Superhighway: Tells about the positive and negative effects that the information superhighway (internet) has had on society.

ing goods via Internet and increase these profits by the reduction in work force. This reduction in workforce, however, reduces the quantity of available purchasers, having a negative economic effect ... on, which has given society an "I need it now" mentality. Small companies who used to rely on local workforces, the teens of America, the future of society, now have been shoved aside like abandoned u ...

(3 pages) 122 0 4.6 Dec/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Computer Ethics

Unit 1, Business at work

Secretary) and Chris Hill (Commercial and Quality Director) which both delegate downwards to their workforce, managers etc, they also hold shares themselves, they control the company directly.Scream. ... turnover this was permanently concealed.The reason why Scream.co.uk Ltd does not want the public or workforce to view their financial status is because it's a small Ltd with little sales.Business obje ...

(16 pages) 284 0 4.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Proper motivation: the key to an organization's success. Outlines a sample motivation plan for any organization. Discusses other motivational theories as well.

ing ever more important especially with the shift towards a more socially and culturally responsive workforce. So how does a company find out what motivates its employees? How do they provide a motiva ...

(7 pages) 2115 0 4.6 Jan/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Analysis of Kodak's globalization attempts

g to cut 10,000 more jobs in an effort to save $1 billion in costs. In addition to the reduction in workforce, Kodak is also planning to cut its budget by $100 to $150 million.Although Kodak has done ...

(2 pages) 395 0 4.3 Jan/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Economic Picture of Great Britain 2003 This is an economic report on the United Kingdom going into details using current 2002 stats.

ation Rate15Importing partners and Products16Exporting Partners and producers16Income distributing17Workforce Composition18Stability of economy18Unemployment Rate18Employment Rate19Participation Rate1 ... wn in this report however the graph on page 14 indicates the differences in incomes in each country.Workforce CompositionCanadaUnited Kingdomservices 74%, manufacturing 15%, construction 5%, agricultu ...

(14 pages) 236 1 4.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Did the people benefit from Nazi economic policies?

ing on the surface but were not necessarily getting better.It seemed on the surface that the German workforce benefited from Nazi policies because the unemployment levels fell quickly after 1933. The ... Germany's national income was now higher. Germanys wages continued to rise but now more slowly. The workforces were putting more in than they were getting out, people worked longer hours for their wag ...

(3 pages) 66 0 3.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

Human Resource Issues: Broadbanding Benefits

vesq Simplify the classification systemq Provide agencies with greater flexibility to meet changing workforce needsq Reduce the number of job classes, grade levels, & titlesq Allow for position sp ...

(1 pages) 167 0 3.7 Feb/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Corporate downsizing

nological changes such as automation, which brings about the need for a reduction in the production workforce. Others may feel that competitiveness with other companies warrants the need for a reducti ... Others may feel that competitiveness with other companies warrants the need for a reduction in the workforce. Financial setbacks due to customer demand, market shares, and loss of revenue could also ...

(10 pages) 399 0 2.1 Feb/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Performance Appraisals at Hitachi - MGT 431: Human Resources Management

Performance Appraisals at HitachiPerformance appraisals are a common method used in today's workforce to assist in the determination of compensation increases. Additionally, these performance ...

(4 pages) 747 3 4.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Automotive Companies

A Critique of Phyllis Schlafly disbelief on School-to-Work Programs

ed to be taught the basic knowledge and skills; not vocational training that would better serve the workforce. However, from personal experiences school-to-work program can be an effective tool for st ...

(3 pages) 34 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

THE RCMP this essay outlines the RCMP's current structure and gives a historical perspective. Outlines why the RCMP is a Canadian Icon.

ada's oldest and most renowned government departments. Ever since its beginning the RCMP has been a workforce committed to excellence in protecting our Country through international, national, and loc ...

(6 pages) 99 3 4.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

How Contemporary Organisations Gain Competitive Advantage by Human Resource Management

ways of working -these changes have had significant implications for the majority of the full-time workforce within the industrialized world, there are some issues, such as leadership, teamwork, empo ...

(1 pages) 170 1 2.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Managing people in the new century

response to the serious problem of imposing standards of discipline and regularity on an untrained workforce. In the 1840s common humanity and political pressure began to combine with enlightened sel ... terest among a few of the larger employers to make them aware of alternative ways of managing their workforce, other than coercion, sanctions, or monetary reward. Theorists also suggest that the ways ...

(19 pages) 1194 2 3.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management