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"Boeing And Union Agree To Meet With Mediator"
<view this essay>.... that this situation required a mediator is really one of the highly talked about issues in class. Mediator's purpose is to come up with a solution to the problem facing boeing's union, as well as administration. It is a never ending battle which the administration is trying to fight with the union; it pretty much consists of the fact that in order for the company to stay competitive it needs to cut down on some of the privileges of its employees. The union members on the other hand refuse to recognize the financial situation of the employer and insist on better wages, bonuses, and all the other goodies associated with being in the union. James Dagnon a hu .....
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The Origins Of The Great Depression
<view this essay>.... for more of these gidgets and gizmos of the future, business used
their profits to expand to accommodate the consumer. During the period
from 1919 to 1929, manufacturing increased 64%.
Under the presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover, Americans
practiced the policy of laissez-fair. This deceitful, yet widely praised
policy was followed, and allowed the economy to go on without the
government interrupting or regulating it in any way. The belief that came
from this policy was that the businesses that consolidated would receive
larger profits from the consumer and share it in the worker's wages, who
would in turn invest in the general wealth by investing .....
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How The New Economics Effects Modern America
<view this essay>.... to complain or leave their jobs as a highly educated graduate. The educated high school grad may say, “ I don’t need this “ and leave. Where as the other may say” I can’t afford to leave”. Now I am not saying that the lower class doesn’t want more or isn’t smart. I think that they have it harder then someone who is educated and knows that they can leave and still find work. The problem is now there is an over abundance of cheap labor. Which will not help raise the already too low minimum wage.
“The danger of the information age is that while in the short run it may be cheaper to replace workers with technology” M. B. Zuckerman. The problem i .....
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Work
<view this essay>.... Henry F.
Bedford, a history teacher at Phillips Exeter Academy, and Trevor Colbourne, a
teacher at the University of New Hampshire, examine the Puritan attitude toward
work in their book The Americans: A Brief History. Puritans stress the goodness
of working by relating it to religious beliefs. Sloth is sinful, but the
Puritans also pointed out that it was self-defeating. Leisure is even
considered an "evil temptation" (Bedford and Colbourne 235-238). Marge Piercy,
a modern day poet, essayist, and novelist, attempts to explain why work is
desirable on contemporary terms in her poem "To Be of Use." To Piercy, hard
workers who really persevere are adm .....
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Should Top Executives Make The Money They Do?
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ABSTRACT
This report explores the issue of the pay that top executives make, and the
reasons why they do. It also suggests improvements that can be made to make the
system better.
High Pay Seems Small When Compared To Company Profits
Many companies pull in profits that are extremely high. When an employee of
such a companies salary is compared to the amount of profit that the company
earns, it starts to seem reasonable. It only makes sense that if the employee
is directly responsible for the success of their company, then they deserve .....
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The Modified Market Economy
<view this essay>.... enjoy.
The emergence of this kind of economy is mainly due to weaknesses in the market
economy which, with out regulation, becomes an economy mainly concentrated on
the wealthy people. The basic reason for the modified market economy is that
the free market does not produce an efficient allocation of resources, and that
the free market does not distribute output in a socially desirable way. For
example in a modified market, the government regulate the flow a income a bit so
that not only the rich make money. In a market economy the rich get richer and
the poor get poorer as there is no regulation in terms of income distribution.
The intervention by the go .....
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The Duties Of A Secretary
<view this essay>.... crucial to a certain case that day. She must be
familiar with all standard forms used in the office. Affidavits, bills of sale,
deeds, leases, mortgages, powers of attorney, propositions, and wills.
Tape Shorthand theory means the writing down of dictation from an
employer, and then transcribing the material onto sheets with the aid of
earphones and computer. Every secretary is required to have a skill speed of 80
WPM before graduating, also when taking the civil service exan. In some offices
the dictation is seized by one secretary while the typing is completed by
another. Usually larger offices hire clerk typist. It is important that
secretaries .....
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The European Monetary Union
<view this essay>.... independent role for currency in standard economic models?" According to Krugman, we do not yet fully understand the role of currencies in the world economies. Therefore, it is worthwhile and important to gain a better understanding of the elements involved in such a monumental transition and the ramifications of its establishment.
In the ensuing paragraphs we intend to show the progression of events leading up to the construction of the EMU; the emergence, objectives and tasks of the new system of central banking (formally known as the European System of Central Banks); the various qualifications for joining the Union; the differing opinions about the curre .....
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