air traffic has continued to increase and it now constitutes a considerable proportion of the travelling public. The amount of long-hour flights has increased significantly. Based on the International Civil Aviation authority, air traffic can be anti Continue Reading...
This was usually the case with the proliferation of British rule at the time; trade was the predecessor to British Colonialism. For administrative purposes, Singapore became a part of Penang and Malacca which were two other settlements in the region Continue Reading...
Elderly in Monrovia, CA The population of people aged 65 years or greater is steadily escalating, as baby boomers come of age. It is estimated that this age bracket accounts for 10% of the total world population, and is statistically increasing. As Continue Reading...
.." while more than sixty percent of women in the developing world represent those employed in domestic work, street trading and other low paying jobs lacking in "security, benefits, and legal protections..." (2005) Within the informal sector of empl Continue Reading...
Human resource professionals are often responsible for creating attractive benefits packages for workers, which requires that HR professionals know about general and industry-industry specific trends and occupational laws in allocating benefits, sto Continue Reading...
Human Resources Domestic and International Human Resources Adler (1990) emphasizes the importance of the international experience in the business world. The developing technologies between the time of Adler's presentation and 2004 has made this all Continue Reading...
Ergonomics: discuss the contribution that anthropometry makes to our understanding of ergonomic interventions in the workplace? Ergonomics discusses the science of designing how users interact within their work place as well as the many equipment th Continue Reading...
If the foundations of the NLRA are to be supported, the illegal worker will need to be provided with the complete display of NLRA solutions. With that said, the tension still remains. Key Issues Statistics do show that illegal aliens are accountin Continue Reading...
The penalties for being out of compliance when OSHA comes knocking should be enough to motivate any healthcare facility to devise a plan to make sure that they are in compliance with OSHA's regulations. The startling thing is that it took an initia Continue Reading...
Nurses' perceptions of shortage effects Nursing stats Statistical methods were not always explained or even mentioned in the methods section of the articles, but were often buried in the text of the results section or listed only as footnotes to ta Continue Reading...
Human Rights Crisis in the Meatpacking Industry Meatpacking Industry Safety Standards Meatpacking workers have historically been exposed to some of the most dangerous work conditions, resulting in one of the highest injury rates of any occupation i Continue Reading...
In addition to changes in admission policies at universities, new workshops in education are beginning to address this issue head on, with teaching participants being taught that American history and education are both "written from the perspective Continue Reading...
Differences in opinions between various study groups are expected to become apparent. These differences will help to determine the amount of bias present in opinions regarding housing discrimination among non-Irish nationals. Interpretation of these Continue Reading...
The assumption here is that counselor burnout may be heightened as a result of the diversity of students who attend post secondary educational institutions, and the variety of services the 2-year postsecondary counselors must provide to these studen Continue Reading...
Those individuals that are at the low end of the spectrum when it comes to earning wages would be happy to see more money in their paychecks as well, and many of the women that were in the workforce during that time were able to perform the jobs jus Continue Reading...
1 most effective recruiting incentive for executives and the No. 3 most effective recruiting incentive for managers and line workers. Plus, domestic partner benefits can improve a company's employee retention rate." In other words, it is more effect Continue Reading...
According to Rohe and his colleagues, though, "Over time, however, there has been a tendency for departments to expand their programs to involve a larger number of officers and to cover wider geographic areas. Besides these special units, a number o Continue Reading...
International Leadership Leadership style is a part of cultural distinctiveness. Among the western nations, American leadership style has been developed in the United States and the German leadership style embraced in Germany. France has it independ Continue Reading...
Women in Corporate Professions The American workforce is increasingly reflecting the changing American demographic. "Minorities" like women and people of color are occupying more management and leadership positions in the business world and corporat Continue Reading...
Family Medical Leave Act Before the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law in 1993, the United States was among the few industrialized nations with no such legislation in place. Employees had to make do with piecemeal legislation, Continue Reading...
Right," Gaffney et al. (2012) examine how nurses respond to workplace bullying. The authors point out that although the consequences of workplace bullying include diminished performance and rises in problems like absenteeism and turnover, there Continue Reading...
Bullying and Conflict in Relation to Learning About Gender and Other Forms of Equity One of the harsh realities of life in the United States is the potential for bullying behaviors to adversely affect the learning environment for young victims, tran Continue Reading...
Paternity leave has emerged as one of the debatable issues in today's society, especially because of the changing nature of the modern workplace. Generally, many new fathers tend to return to work after celebrating the birth of their newborns. Father Continue Reading...
Sexism Against Women Sexism is the unfair preference of one gender and its capabilities over the other gender. (Gotz, 1999) Sexism is not a bias that just comes out of nowhere and is present in the world today. This tradition or problem in fact is p Continue Reading...
Civil Rights Act of 1964 enforced the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution by ensuring a legislative act that would prevent discrimination and extend equal protection under the law. The bill in its entirety protects all Americans, regardless of r Continue Reading...
scientific effects of smoking on the human body especially on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. We will give a brief analysis on how smoking affects the mentioned systems and see how the human body system works if the individual does not s Continue Reading...
Business Risks -- Overview of the Risk Environment There are various types of business risks in the business environment, and these risks, of course, can differ from environment to environment depending on the type of business or organization. The s Continue Reading...
Business Law in Relation to Age Discrimination According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, almost 50% of the America's working population is 40 years or older. This means that Age Discrimination in Employment Act now covers almost of the American w Continue Reading...
Half the Sky from a Feminist Perspective In the last sixty years, women in Western countries and to a lesser extent the rest of the world have become outspoken about women's rights, demanding equal rights in political, economic, cultural, social, an Continue Reading...
Unions are various organizations are formed by and for workers to practice collective wages, objectives, rules and benefits in a workplace environment. Unions started to grow mainly after the civil war as one of the reactions to contemporary industri Continue Reading...
Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Research Ethical issues in terms of research are sometimes difficult to pinpoint, but all are made in order to ensure defendant's constitutional rights and to protect any other research participants from potential Continue Reading...
Domestic Violence Evolution of Domestic Violence to Today: What it Is, and How We See It Domestic violence has become a very important issue to be tackled in today's society. Fortunately, over the years, many have recognized the need to address thi Continue Reading...
Give profile to people in the organization who are high performers and who also use the policies to create a view that success and work-life balance can go hand in hand. Organize some social functions at times suitable for children as well as adults Continue Reading...
The Harvard model argues that unions provide an excellent means for getting workers' valuable opinions aired and for "shocking" management into adopting better practices (Turnbull 1991). (Flanagan & Deshpande, 1996, p. 23) Labor costs are one o Continue Reading...
Threats of Violence in Counseling and Psychotherapy There is an urban legend about an incident at a mental hospital caught on video: a psychotic patient at a hospital, who has a history of threatening violent acts, manages to smuggle a screwdriver f Continue Reading...
Stress and Job Performance in the Nursing Profession Sources and Consequences of Stress Participants Materials Job Satisfaction and Feelings of Adequacy Job Performance Gender and Menopausal Status Expected Results and Discussion The relatio Continue Reading...
Pretrus, Teodor and Kleiner, Brian H. "New developments concerning workplace safety training: Managing stress arising from work." Management Research News 26:6, pp. 68-76. The authors of this paper have taken a very real problem -- work-related stre Continue Reading...
likeability is effected by management in the international workplace. It assumes a phenomenological approach to the notion of likeability, and is based on the idea that likeability in management is fundamental to achieving "connectedness" among empl Continue Reading...
Cultural Competence Culturally competent care Cultural competence and the Old age homes The basic knowledge in nursing or medical studies in itself is not enough. As Watson puts it, there is need to instill the humanistic aspect into the career or Continue Reading...
