Student answer
(a) In US business unionism focuses on benefits to existing members, (opposed to other countries like Britain) employers’ organizations are not prominent at any level, however, employer’ organizations that seek to maintain unions away from employees have been prominent.
(b) Diversity creates a wider range of variation employment practices, (to mention one factor) but Britain lacks such factor, in addition, the government does not support employment regulation as it happens in US. (i) New modernized methods of union organizing have been implemented such as intensive direct communication with prospective members through young well-educated organizers. (ii) In the US diversity has been a strong factor leading to wider employment arrangements.
(c) (i) (i) according to Olson the likelihood of cross-national cooperation confronts different barriers such as, divergent interests, national differences in language, culture, law and union structure. However the potential exists.
Student answer
US employers are amongst the most anti union employers in the world because unions tend to hurt productivity and reduce profit margin.
Business Unionism uses the principle that unions should operate like a business. It has been attractive to the US employees because business union jobs pay better wages than non-union equivalents. It is operated by employers and employees, therefore the interest of all parties is advocated.
To expand union membership, the US confederation, the AFL-CIO tried to modernise and broaden issues that attract union members such as child care and equal pay. They have also used young well-educated organisers and involve extensive direct communication with prospective members and links to community groups such as churches.
The union density plummeted in the US because of the split of the major unions forming a coalition called the CTW - change to win coalition. In the UK the fall was due to state labour policies, management resistance and workplace practices, changing composition employment and the labour force and issues internal to unionism.
Non union personnel practices have developed the furthest in the US.
Cross-national cooperation is possible through trade and treaty agreements. The major difference between liberal and coordinated is the ability to obtain capital without having to plead with a bank. The liberal has the access to capital via public markets such as stocks and bonds while this is not so with the coordinated.
Olson will say that cross-national cooperation will break barriers and economic incentives such as increased trade will be gained.
Student answer
(a) The U.S. operates on "Employment at will" where employers do not have to provide just cause for dismissal, reasonable notice or severance pay on dismissal of an employee. The U.S. business unionism, focuses narrowly on providing benefits to existing members.
(b) The AFL-CIO tried to modernize and broaden issues that attract union members, (.
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Employee Relations in a Union-Free Environment
Many times, employee relations break down because of interpersonal conflicts. At work, for example, employees and supervisors disagree and cannot get past the issue.
The video below encourages employers to take a proactive approach to employee relations so that problems and issues do not escalate.
Source: TheMyHRpro. (2013, April 10). Employee and labour relations [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnMcAHsGZ2E
Read about successful employer practices taken by today’s organizations to maintain good employee relations.
What can we do as individuals, however, to handle disagreements at work? View the following video that provides you the simple STABEN model on how to work through disagreements amicably.
Source: Byrne, J. (2013, April 22). Conflict resolution in 6 simple easy steps [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSGy5yvC0hM
What Are Labor Relations?
There are times when the relationships between employers and employees break down and the employees feel they need help from a third party. This is when a labor union might appear attractive to employees in their attempts to try to improve workplace conditions. Read the article What Are Labor Relations? from wisegeek.org which begins our discussion of labor unions. (Make sure to review the key terms that follow the article.)
The Nature of Unions
A labor union, or union, is defined as workers banding together to meet common goals, such as better pay, benefits, or promotion rules. In the United States, 11.1 percent of American workers belong to a union, down from 20.1 percent in 1983 (See Bureau of Labor Statistics [Jan. 2016]. Union Members.)
We will discuss the history of unions, reasons for decline in union membership, union labor laws, and the process employees go through to form a union. First, however, we should discuss some of the reasons why people join unions.
People may feel their economic needs are not being met with their current wages and benefits and believe that a union can help them receive better economic prospects. Fairness in the workplace is another reason why people join unions. They may feel that scheduling, vacation time, transfers, and promotions are not given fairly and feel that a union can help eliminate some of the inequity associated with these processes. Let’s discuss some basic information about unions before we discuss the unionization process.
History and Organization of Unions
Labor Union AFL-CIO Perspective
The following video shows a history of labor unions from the perspective of the AFL-CIO:
Source: PAaflcio. (2011, January 11). A brief history of unions [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/ubIWyT7nGdU
The first local unions in the United States were formed in the 19th century, eventually leading to the establishment of the National Labor Union (NLU) in 1866.
The goal of the NLU was to form a national labor federation that could lobby government for lab ...
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Unit 8 Professional Words of Wisdom
"I attend professional conferences and meetings whenever possible to keep my knowledge and skills current. I read trade magazines; carry them in my car to read during down times so I can keep abreast of trends, issues, and new rules and regulations."
- Andrea L. Lee, DPA A. Lee, Professional Questionnaire, November 28, 2012
Learning is a lifelong process. There are many ways that you can earn credit, certification, and knowledge in your field. It does not have to be something as time consuming as a degree. Something as simple as attending a company workshop also counts as professional development. Your employer may offer options for you to participate in trainings. Educational materials are also available through professional organizations and conferences.
Your posts should be in the 100-word range.
Discuss at least three ways that you can gain additional knowledge within your field that will not be a large financial burden on you.
Unit 9 Professional organizations that are specific to career areas are a common way that professionals stay in touch with current issues in their field. For instance, the Business and Professional Women (BPW) is a common group in many cities. They offer workshops, conferences, and meetings that provide opportunities for training, skill building, and networking. Professional Fire Fighters also have similar groups.
Your posts should be in the 100-word range.
Discussion Topic
Research to find one professional organization, either locally or nationally, that you feel will provide you with opportunities for professional development and staying current in your area. Discuss what the organization provides and how it will be a help to you personally.
student answer
(A) Unions in smaller countries don’t encompass large segments of the population as in larger countries. In larger countries unions are likely to be more concerned with society at large than with their members.
(B) Small groups thrive quickly, but weaken over time or through stability. This can result in better cooperation between labor and management in the Japanese Plant, because there’s only one union as opposed to the dozen craft unions of the British. Decisions happen slowly or can be delayed when you have larger groups. Members of small groups have unequal organizational power for collective action, and this unbalance reduces but does not disappear over time in stable societies.
(C) Encompassing organization have some incentive to make the society in which they operate more prosperous, and an incentive to redistribute income to their members with as little excess burden as possible, and to stop redistribution unless the amount redistributed is substantial in relation to the social cost of the redistribution. Olson also states, organizations will often consider increasing society’s production, as long as the burden does not exceed the expected reward, and are encouraged to bargain with other subst.
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Discussion #1
As described here,
Free Trade Agreements with 20 Countries,
the United States has free trade agreements in force with multiple countries. Compare and contrast two of the agreements.
Discussion #2
Most unions have opposed free trade agreements, such as NAFTA. On the other hand, most employer lobbying groups have supported such agreements. Create an argument for one side or the other.
Please use at least three references from class resources to support your argument.
Writing a Thesis and Making an Argument
References 1.
http://usa.usembassy.de/etexts/oecon/chap9.htm
https://ustr.gov/about-us/benefits-trade
https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/employee-rights-when-working-multinational-employers
Codes of Conduct for Multinational
Corporations: An Overview
James K. Jackson
Specialist in International Trade and Finance
References number 2.
Module 4: Labor Relations in a Global Environment
Topics
Unions, the Global Economy, and Free Trade
Labor Relations and Multinational Corporations
The Labor Relations Environment in Foreign Countries
1. Unions, the Global Economy, and Free Trade
Today international trade and global economic activity are enormous. In recent years, the focus has shifted from the national economy to a more global perspective. Many developing nations are experiencing newfound prosperity, and U.S. firms are rapidly expanding their overseas markets. However, the net benefits of globalization have been uneven. Many American jobs have been lost. Among the hardest hit have been industries with a strong union presence—steel, automobiles, textiles, and consumer electronics. An estimated 17 million American workers have been displaced since the early 1980s. About one-third of these jobs were in manufacturing.
The AFL-CIO has begun to recognize that unions must broaden their perspective. They can no longer concern themselves exclusively with U.S.-based corporations and the domestic economy. If unions are to survive and prosper, they must incorporate a more global perspective. Speaking at a gathering of worldwide trade unions in 2001, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney stated:
[t]he global economy that corporations have forged can only be tamed by the international solidarity of working families everywhere…[w]e must commit to pressuring our governments to champion the cause of building enforceable workers' rights into the rules of the global market. (Sweeney, 2006)
Sweeney and other union leaders acknowledge the benefits of expanding global trade. They also point out that these new economic realities come with some costs. To fuel their growing economies, countries are sometimes forced to compete among themselves to attract investment capital. This competition does not always translate into higher wages or an enhanced standard of living. In fact, in some instances, competition for new plants and new investment may actually drive down wages. Organized labor also believes that expanding global competition can erode workers' righ.
Employee Relations in a Union-Free EnvironmentMany times, employ.docxgidmanmary
Employee Relations in a Union-Free Environment
Many times, employee relations break down because of interpersonal conflicts. At work, for example, employees and supervisors disagree and cannot get past the issue.
The video below encourages employers to take a proactive approach to employee relations so that problems and issues do not escalate.
Source: TheMyHRpro. (2013, April 10). Employee and labour relations [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnMcAHsGZ2E
Read about successful employer practices taken by today’s organizations to maintain good employee relations.
What can we do as individuals, however, to handle disagreements at work? View the following video that provides you the simple STABEN model on how to work through disagreements amicably.
Source: Byrne, J. (2013, April 22). Conflict resolution in 6 simple easy steps [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSGy5yvC0hM
What Are Labor Relations?
There are times when the relationships between employers and employees break down and the employees feel they need help from a third party. This is when a labor union might appear attractive to employees in their attempts to try to improve workplace conditions. Read the article What Are Labor Relations? from wisegeek.org which begins our discussion of labor unions. (Make sure to review the key terms that follow the article.)
The Nature of Unions
A labor union, or union, is defined as workers banding together to meet common goals, such as better pay, benefits, or promotion rules. In the United States, 11.1 percent of American workers belong to a union, down from 20.1 percent in 1983 (See Bureau of Labor Statistics [Jan. 2016]. Union Members.)
We will discuss the history of unions, reasons for decline in union membership, union labor laws, and the process employees go through to form a union. First, however, we should discuss some of the reasons why people join unions.
People may feel their economic needs are not being met with their current wages and benefits and believe that a union can help them receive better economic prospects. Fairness in the workplace is another reason why people join unions. They may feel that scheduling, vacation time, transfers, and promotions are not given fairly and feel that a union can help eliminate some of the inequity associated with these processes. Let’s discuss some basic information about unions before we discuss the unionization process.
History and Organization of Unions
Labor Union AFL-CIO Perspective
The following video shows a history of labor unions from the perspective of the AFL-CIO:
Source: PAaflcio. (2011, January 11). A brief history of unions [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/ubIWyT7nGdU
The first local unions in the United States were formed in the 19th century, eventually leading to the establishment of the National Labor Union (NLU) in 1866.
The goal of the NLU was to form a national labor federation that could lobby government for lab ...
Unit 8 Professional Words of WisdomI attend professional co.docxLynellBull52
Unit 8 Professional Words of Wisdom
"I attend professional conferences and meetings whenever possible to keep my knowledge and skills current. I read trade magazines; carry them in my car to read during down times so I can keep abreast of trends, issues, and new rules and regulations."
- Andrea L. Lee, DPA A. Lee, Professional Questionnaire, November 28, 2012
Learning is a lifelong process. There are many ways that you can earn credit, certification, and knowledge in your field. It does not have to be something as time consuming as a degree. Something as simple as attending a company workshop also counts as professional development. Your employer may offer options for you to participate in trainings. Educational materials are also available through professional organizations and conferences.
Your posts should be in the 100-word range.
Discuss at least three ways that you can gain additional knowledge within your field that will not be a large financial burden on you.
Unit 9 Professional organizations that are specific to career areas are a common way that professionals stay in touch with current issues in their field. For instance, the Business and Professional Women (BPW) is a common group in many cities. They offer workshops, conferences, and meetings that provide opportunities for training, skill building, and networking. Professional Fire Fighters also have similar groups.
Your posts should be in the 100-word range.
Discussion Topic
Research to find one professional organization, either locally or nationally, that you feel will provide you with opportunities for professional development and staying current in your area. Discuss what the organization provides and how it will be a help to you personally.
student answer
(A) Unions in smaller countries don’t encompass large segments of the population as in larger countries. In larger countries unions are likely to be more concerned with society at large than with their members.
(B) Small groups thrive quickly, but weaken over time or through stability. This can result in better cooperation between labor and management in the Japanese Plant, because there’s only one union as opposed to the dozen craft unions of the British. Decisions happen slowly or can be delayed when you have larger groups. Members of small groups have unequal organizational power for collective action, and this unbalance reduces but does not disappear over time in stable societies.
(C) Encompassing organization have some incentive to make the society in which they operate more prosperous, and an incentive to redistribute income to their members with as little excess burden as possible, and to stop redistribution unless the amount redistributed is substantial in relation to the social cost of the redistribution. Olson also states, organizations will often consider increasing society’s production, as long as the burden does not exceed the expected reward, and are encouraged to bargain with other subst.
Discussion #1As described here, Free Trade Agreements with 20 Co.docxmecklenburgstrelitzh
Discussion #1
As described here,
Free Trade Agreements with 20 Countries,
the United States has free trade agreements in force with multiple countries. Compare and contrast two of the agreements.
Discussion #2
Most unions have opposed free trade agreements, such as NAFTA. On the other hand, most employer lobbying groups have supported such agreements. Create an argument for one side or the other.
Please use at least three references from class resources to support your argument.
Writing a Thesis and Making an Argument
References 1.
http://usa.usembassy.de/etexts/oecon/chap9.htm
https://ustr.gov/about-us/benefits-trade
https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/employee-rights-when-working-multinational-employers
Codes of Conduct for Multinational
Corporations: An Overview
James K. Jackson
Specialist in International Trade and Finance
References number 2.
Module 4: Labor Relations in a Global Environment
Topics
Unions, the Global Economy, and Free Trade
Labor Relations and Multinational Corporations
The Labor Relations Environment in Foreign Countries
1. Unions, the Global Economy, and Free Trade
Today international trade and global economic activity are enormous. In recent years, the focus has shifted from the national economy to a more global perspective. Many developing nations are experiencing newfound prosperity, and U.S. firms are rapidly expanding their overseas markets. However, the net benefits of globalization have been uneven. Many American jobs have been lost. Among the hardest hit have been industries with a strong union presence—steel, automobiles, textiles, and consumer electronics. An estimated 17 million American workers have been displaced since the early 1980s. About one-third of these jobs were in manufacturing.
The AFL-CIO has begun to recognize that unions must broaden their perspective. They can no longer concern themselves exclusively with U.S.-based corporations and the domestic economy. If unions are to survive and prosper, they must incorporate a more global perspective. Speaking at a gathering of worldwide trade unions in 2001, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney stated:
[t]he global economy that corporations have forged can only be tamed by the international solidarity of working families everywhere…[w]e must commit to pressuring our governments to champion the cause of building enforceable workers' rights into the rules of the global market. (Sweeney, 2006)
Sweeney and other union leaders acknowledge the benefits of expanding global trade. They also point out that these new economic realities come with some costs. To fuel their growing economies, countries are sometimes forced to compete among themselves to attract investment capital. This competition does not always translate into higher wages or an enhanced standard of living. In fact, in some instances, competition for new plants and new investment may actually drive down wages. Organized labor also believes that expanding global competition can erode workers' righ.
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Student answer
(a) Olson talks about the encompassing special interests organizations in chapter 4, discussing how it affects the incentives it faces when seeking redistributions to its clients, and when deciding whether to seek improvements in the efficiency of the society. He points out the imperfection between incentives and policies, stating that these special interest organization's leaders may be mistaken abut what policies will best serve its clients and which ones will achieve growth. These special interest organizations, like GM with no direct competitors, may have no corrective mechanisms apart from the reactions to the setbacks the society suffers. This was seen in Roger and Me, when as a result of the outsourcing of jobs, laid off workers were facing evictions. Olson says, "... there is no guarantee that encompassing organizations will always operate in ways consistent with the well-being of their societies, or that the societies with such organizations will necessarily prosper." (Olson) I do believe Olson's depiction of special interest groups, but also believe that GM should have taken greater responsibility and concern for the communities in which it has done business. I think the way the Obama administration went about handling the bailout was flawed, and should have been looked at more intensively, but I get that something had to be done. Instead of just giving the money to UAW, there were other ways in which the situation could have been less troublesome. As stated in the Wall Street Journal article, "... the president could have both kept the auto makers running and avoided losing money. The preferential treatment given to the United Auto Workers account for the American taxpayers' entire losses from the bailout." (WSJ)
Student answer
The bail out of the auto industry certainly corroborates Olson's argument against special-interest organizations. Michael Moore's Documentary frames the negative effects that powerful special-interest groups create over the economy as a whole. At the same time, the legal (or illegal) practices of a free enterprise system allow social irresponsibility. Firms such as GM have used such practices to increase economic power among special-interest organizations, while government regulations do nothing but contribute to disproportion economic distribution among societies. The bail out of 2009, clearly delineates government action to favor the UAW, while increasing tax payer expenses by doing so.
Student answer
I would frame the decision to rescue GM in 2009. The GM company is exclusive coalition, which is interested in its own surplus and income. As we see in the movie Rogers and Me, GM is absolutely not social responsible: tens of thousands people from Flint suddenly lost their jobs, and, as a result, the town appeared in the list of the worst towns in the US. According to M. Olson, the exclusive coalition has influence on the government (special interest group could have ideological influence.
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Chapter 9:
Learning Objectives
1. Identify various types of organized interests and distinguish interest groups from political parties.
2. Describe strategies used by interest groups to influence the political process.
3. Assess the organizational problems facing interest groups and the factors contributing to their success.
4. List some of the most powerful interest groups and explain their purposes and strategies.
5. Evaluate the costs and benefits of interest group activity for American democracy.
Introduction
Whereas political parties mainly exist to support campaigns and win elections, interest groups seek to directly influence government policy. Interest groups play an important role in extending the practice of democracy by linking citizens and citizen groups to their government in a more permanent fashion than do periodic elections. Interest groups may educate voters and public officials on the issues, support candidates in their campaigns, and litigate in the courts, among other functions. But the relationship of interest groups to democracy is neither simple nor consistently beneficial. Interest groups may also pursue specific objectives harmful to society’s larger interests. This lesson explores the range of interest group activity in the American political system and evaluates the impact of interest groups on policy and, more generally, the democratic process.
Study Questions
1. How do interest groups differ from political parties?
2. Why do interest groups form?
3. Define the following:
a. The collective action problem
b. Free riders
4. Why are some groups more successful in mobilizing their potential membership than others?
5. Define the following types of interest groups and give at least one example of each, including:
a. Public interest groups
b. Economic interest groups
c. Government groups
d. Single-issue vs. Multi-issue
e. Political Action Committees
f. Ideological
6. What is the difference between a "public" and a "special" interest? Is the dividing line usually clear? Give an example.
7. What kind of individuals are more likely to be represented in interest groups?
8. What strategies do interest groups use to achieve their goals? Discuss the following:
a. Lobbying
b. Grass-roots organization (vs. "astro-turfing")
c. Public relations
d. PACs and political contributions
e. Advertisements
f. Demonstrations
9. How do lobbyists practice their trade? What legal constraints have been placed on lobbying?
10. Explain some of the problems associated with interest group participation in the policy-making process. To what phenomena do the following phrases refer?
a. Iron triangles
b. The revolving door
c. Capture theory of regulation
11. The number of lobbyists working in Washington, DC has more than doubled in the last eight years. Many believe that the influence of lobbyists has proven seriously corrosive to democratic principles. Do you agree?
12. What is the theory known as pluralism?
13. Contrast pluralism with the elitist unde.
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The French and the German were a bit different when it came down to decentralized and centralized characteristics. The French on one hand had very high forms of decentralization. One said by Alexis de Tocqueville "Decentralization has, not only an administrative value, but also a civic dimension, since it increases the opportunities for citizens to take interest in public affairs; it makes them get accustomed to using freedom. And from the accumulation of these local, active, persnickety freedoms, is born the most efficient counterweight against the claims of the central government, even if it were supported by an impersonal, collective will.” This shows us how decentralization occurred in France. On the other hand Germany focused more on centralization their value of though was a bit different. About 439 districts have adapted to the centralization characteristics while there were other districts in Germany that still opposed this ideology. There is still a debate whether to adapt to centralization or decentralization even till the year 2005, so I would say that try both characterizes and see what is best for ones country. There is never a exclusively correct answer to any power or characteristics however, one must find where they fit best.
b.) Minimum wage law in Germany, France, Britain and the US were quite different. According to research I have found that in Germany construction workers, electrical workers, janitors, roofers, painters, and letter carriers were set off for minimum wage by the method of collective bargaining agreement. So basically in Germany you choose at what wage you want to work and its wage is decided for you, there is no set rule marked for what you will receive in the minimum wage criteria. On the other hand Britain, U.S. and France have a set minimum wage policy and this provides the nation with order and the workers with security, in case of economic fluctuation their pay will not be affected.
c.) Germany’s rules about co-determination are for the benefit of the working class. Unions were formed and they gave the workers a voice and the power to decide what is beneficial for the company, and thus they can cause the profit margin to either go up or down. I am quite fascinated with this policy, for one if I knew that I will have a say as well as power in a matter of escalating at my work place I would work extremely hard and make my workers and company better. This will not only make the economy stronger but also the society worth of value. The board and the work place level gave the people of Germany a podium to stand on and shine. So if one had any concerns with any matter in relations to the company they can step up and voice their opinion. All employees in a private sector firm are not covered by work counsel even though the law required it because of employee relations is standing on collective bargaining issues so there is no cue in where there should be a clause of protection. Its one s.
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Student Answer and Work Form Unit 4 Ver. A
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MTH133
Unit 4– Individual Project – A
1. Use the graph of ( ) to match the function to its corresponding graph. In words describe the
transformation that occurs (ex: The graph of f(x) is shifted 6 units to the left).
( )
Choose from the following functions:
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
a)
Answer:
Function:
Description of transformation:
b)
Answer:
Function:
Description of transformation:
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0
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-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
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Name:
c)
Answer:
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2. Find the domain of the function and express the answer in interval notation. Explain in words or show the
calculations.
a) ( )
Answer:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
b) ( )
Answer:
-2
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c) ( ) √
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3. Find the specified asymptotes of the following functions. Recall that asymptotes are lines therefore the
answer must be given as an equation of a line.
a) Find the vertical asymptote of the function ( )
Answer:
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b) Find the horizontal asymptote of the function ( )
Answer:
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c) Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of the function ( )
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Student 1
Random Student
Mrs. Wilson
Expository Writing
5 Dec. 2014
Technology and Video Games – Does The Good Outweigh The Bad?
Video Games may actually improve cognitive ability by up to 20% over non-gamers says
a recent study by The University of Southern California. Despite this evidence, Ed Bell believes,
although admitting that technology has improved some aspects of society, that we do not know
how to distinguish the good uses of technology from the bad. Ed Bell’s assertion that everything
was better back in the “good ole days” is misleading. Although technology is sometimes used
indiscriminately, as Ed Bell believes in Technology, Movement, and Sound; the benefit that
technology has had on our society, I believe, outweighs the cons – although there are cons.
Teachers in America are under constant pressure to improve test scores, and raise
achievement, yet in a society tethered to technology, they are losing the battle to keep kids
engaged. Ed Bell’s discourse about a leaf blower and noise pollution left much to be desired, yet
his appreciation of the “good ole’ days,” may be agreed upon by many teachers. Back in the
“good ole days,” teachers had fewer distractions from their instruction other than the occasional
note-passing or whispering during the lesson. In today’s society, teachers have to contend with
the constant struggle to keep kids engaged in more than the latest app or text from their friend or
parent. The problem has become almost epidemic, leading to kids learning less in addition to
impeding the progress of class. This sometimes makes it necessary to reteach what the students
fail to absorb because they had their head in their phone during the lesson. Unfortunately, this is
not the only negative effect technology has had on our society.
Student 2
Although Ed Bell’s diatribe seems to wage war on technology, it is the message of
inactivity that I think is the greater take-away from the article. For years, with the increasing
presence of modern conveniences in our daily lives, society’s activity level has steadily
decreased. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends that American
adults should get the equivalent of two and a half hours of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
each week. Children should get about an hour a day. With the popularity of games, and the
advancement of time-saving technology, there is less of this activity than there used to be – but
that is not all. With the advancement of computers and automation in the workplace, the
American employee is not working as hard either – well, not laboriously, anyway. In 1950,
thirty percent of Americans worked in high-activity occupations; by 2000, that proportion had
dropped to only twenty-two percent, according to a Harvard School of Public Health article. Ed
Bell’s article is seemingly mostly negative, but there are some positive benefits to technology as
well. .
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Student Answer and Work Form Unit 3 Ver. C
Student Name: ______________________________________
1a. Answer: _______________
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· How have other people addressed similar projects?
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· Meta-analysis of your project. Including timeline and what parts will be hard and what will be easy.
Introduction
In general, cloud computing is the main concern for most of the organizations around the world because it makes their information available and reachable in any where they are. Actually it is a software resource that is delivered on demand as a service. There are different storages of cloud computing such as Dropbox, SkyDrive and amazon cloud drive. Cloud computing has many advantages like saving large files, back up of stored files, file sharing and access from different devices.
The study was designed with an aim of creating a website that can help people in information technology (IT) lo learn through the website and at the same time make money for having knowledge in the areas that they are good in. With this idea in mind, we took advantage of Amazon cloud equipments such as servers, switches and other networking tools to create our own website. To design and create the pages, we used the Adobe CS5 which includes Photoshop and Dreamweaver then used the Amazon web server to upload and publish the website on the browser in order for it to be accessible to everyone on the browser. The researchers had an aim wanted to undertake this project so as to help people in IT help each other learn new things and at the same time benefit financially from passing their knowledge to other people.
Goals
The main goal of this project is to make learning life easier and at the same time make people more helpful to the other people who need helps in IT field. Furthermore, this website will give the chance to earn money from providing lessons to people who wish to learn IT. Another goal that we focused on is when some companies have workload or need some people to do they can just submit it on our website and contact with who is able to be responsible to do it.
Why did we choose this project?
We choose this project to be done in this course to implement .
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A. (1) Use Mancur Olson's theory to explain the behavior of Angola's government, elite, and general public with respect to the CIF and CSIH's contracts.
Angola’s government and political elite according to Mancur Olson’s theory are seen as distributional coalitions. Both parties have an incentive to partner with the CIF. China requires natural resources and the Angolan government and its elite want money. The funding is distributed amongst the group and society does not benefit at all. This behavior will continuously impede Angola’s economic growth. There is no funding for projects that create jobs to improve infrastructure. The general public suffers at the hands of this partnership. There is no trust of the government.
(2) What is stadium diplomacy? How does it fit Olson's theory?
A form of cultural diplomacy that China uses as a means to gain access to another country’s market. They are presented as gifts or constitute some sort of partnership between China and the host country. What developing country wouldn't want a newly constructed stadium? The return on a project such as this is assumes to be greater than the cost. That being to China shall we say.
B. (1) Are there parallels between China's treatment of miners in Mozambique and Zambia and Eastover Mining Company's treatment of workers in Harlan County, Kentucky? Explain.
There absolutely are parallels between China’s treatment of the Mozambique and Zambia miners and the workers in Harlan County. In both cases the workers were subjected to unsafe working conditions, unfair labor practices, and indecent wages. Fortunately, the Harlan County workers were able to strike and make a difference. In Mozambique and Zambia the state owned companies and the government swept it under the rug.
(2) Use Olson's model to explain the Chinese government's indifference to Aolong's mistreatment and near enslavement of Chinese workers in Gabon.
The main goal of the Chinese government is to increase its presence globally and strengthen its own economy. China has increased in economic strength over the past three decades. The workers that complained to the embassy regarding the treatment they received from Aolong was addressed as a nuisance. The Chinese government has a bigger incentive to turn a blind eye to the treatment of the workers. The cost of improving working conditions and overall treatment of the workers aren't seen as beneficial.
(3) Is Chinese unionism up to the task of defending Chinese workers in situations like Aolong?
It looks as those the state owned companies are protected by the government and has no incentive of changing its labor practices. Unfortunately, because of the relationship between unions and the government, the workers voice will not be heard.
(4) Why haven't Chinese unions worked to improve conditions for non-Chinese workers in places like Zambia?
Chinese unions have no incentive to improve working conditions for the non-Chinese worker. As long as the.
Student 1StudentProfessor ENG 10827 June 2014Instruments.docxjohniemcm5zt
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Student
Professor
ENG 108
27 June 2014
Instruments of Fate in No Country for Old Men
In this movie, No Country for old men, there are three main characters. Anton Chigurh of a killer, Llewelyn Moss of a welder and Vietnam veteran, and Ed Tom Bell of a soon-to-retire country sheriff. Each of the three men has the fate of their lives. Especially, some instruments in this movie play very important roles to decide the fates of Chigurh and Moss. In this movie, Chigurh and Moss are the completely different characters. While Chigurh is a cold-blooded and kills many people, Moss is a typical Amarican who is a Vietnam veteran, has wife, and fearless man. The only common thing between Chigurh and Moss is that money and gun strongly affect both of their lives and fates. Both of them try to get something they want by using guns, but finally the desires leads them to deaths.
In this movie, money plays an important role as a tool for Chigurh to do coin toss. He uses this tool, or coin when he makes his actions and decisions. He often says, “Call it” to people and bets whether he kills them or not by the result of his coin tosses. For example, he says, “Call it” when he goes to a store and talks to an old man. Fortunately, the man wins and is not killed by Chigurh. This action, coin toss, shows us Chigurh’s power, which can control other people’s fates easily without any coherent reasons. We can also say that the coin toss is the way to escape the responsibility to kill people.
The last time that he says “Call it” to someone is when he meets Moss’s wife, Carla Jean. Jean finds that Chigurh is sitting down on the chair on the corner of a bedroom. Although everyone is afraid of him and said which side of the coin, Jean denies calling the coin. Instead of calling the result of coin toss; she criticizes Chigurh’s actions. She says, “The coin don't have no say. It's just you”(Coen). She argues that he chooses his decisions, not by coin, but by himself. She wants to say that a coin does not have any power to change him. In this scene, many audiences may have the questions about Chigurh. For example, “why did he start to kill people? ”, “does he have any purpose to kill people?” and so on. Thinking the reason why he is doing coin toss, we feel that Chigurh is actually lonely and normal person who want to rely on something. It seems Chigurh is not like a usual human beings because of his behavior, looking, and talking way. However, he actually very looks like a modern people, especially Americans who are isolated rather than independent. American people are becoming to do many things by themselves because of the high technologies such as the Internet, and iPhones. Nowadays, people can find any solutions by searching the information on the Internet. Moreover phones can even hear people’s voice and answer their questions. The coin is like an iPhone for Chigurh, who does not have any relationship with others and want to rely on something.
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There is no extension of the due date for the project. Late projects will not be accepted. A grade of zero will be given if the project is not turned in on time. Hard copy of the paper must be turned in to this instructor on or before the due date . No electronic submission
Paper Requirements
Use the DSM V to identify a coded disorder and use the symptoms of that disorder to create a client and case vignette. The client you create should meet all the criteria for the diagnosis you select. See following page
Student project paper organization and points distribution:
· 2 pts APA cover (page 1)
· 3 pts APA format entire paper (running heads and citations etc.)
· 20pts Accurately completed Multiaxial sheet (page2)
· 50 pts Create a client and present your client in a narrative using clinical language and terminology to describe symptoms of a DSM disorder. DSM V guidelines and criteria. This section must be at least 4 pages long and no longer than 5 pages (pages 3, 4, 5, 6) you will be penalized 5 points for each ½ page short of the 4 page narrative.
Make this person real…
· What do you observe when you meet and speak with this client
· What does this client say and how do they say it
· Describe symptoms of your client that represent indicators for an Axis I diagnosis
· Include medical issues. You must include at least one medical from Axis III
· Describe background and environmental contributors to the diagnosis at least three Axis IV factors Also provide demographics, age, race, sex etc…
· Discussion of the GAF explains criteria as it relates to your client (a paragraph 5pts.)
· You must give your client at least one assessment/ inventory/test relevant to confirming your diagnosis (depression inventory, substance abuse, OCD, bipolar or anxiety inventory etc...)
· Discuss and explain the results of the inventory ( a paragraph 5pts)
· Justify your diagnosis using DSM V criteria, terms and rule outs.( a paragraph 5pts)
· Use information secured from your two peer reviewed journal articles on the subject of the diagnosis to support your diagnosis,(a paragraph for each article 10pts)
· 10pts APA Resource/ reference page (page 7or 8) you must use and document the following:
· DSM V
· You must use, document and cite in text, at least two peer review journal articles on the topic of your diagnosis.
· The articles appear in reputable psychological research journals.
· Articles must have a publication date of 2001 to present.
· Document where you secured your assessment
· 10pts Appendix Place a copy of the inventory/assessment you used with your client in the appendix
Multiaxial Assessment
Multiaxial Evaluation Report Form
AXIS I: Clinical Disorders
Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention
Diagnostic code DSM-IV name
___________ ___________________________________________
AXIS II: Personality Disorders Mental Re.
Studding abroad has become a major priority to for the higher educ.docxjohniemcm5zt
Studding abroad has become a major priority to for the higher education sectors of many counties. Because studying abroad will make students advance in many aspects of their life. Studying abroad will help students to will help students become better in their life in many aspects it will cater their academic , personal, cultural and carrier growth. Education is the most important thing in life. Without education it is impossible to accomplish anything in life. Students who get a chance to study abroad should not miss this opportunity because it is once in a lifetime opportunity due to the benefits it has.
One primary incentive of studying abroad is better education. Studying abroad ensures better educational opportunities’ compared to my home country due to a wider selection of study options to choose from. This will enable students to better specialize in their carrier that they chose. International education is also better because in many Asian countries the teaching method is more focused on theoretical knowledge more than practical. The result of this teaching style will make students gain a vast amount of information will no clue on how to use or apply them correctly. On the other hand the education system in west countries such as the united states will focus on both gaining knowledge and making sure that a student knows how to apply them correctly, so international education is better because it will make students gain a balance education between gaining a lot of knowledge and on how to apply them correctly, this will result in a balance and better rounded education.
Apart from getting better education studding abroad will help make students more independent and will make them get out from their comfort zone and face life. It will also make students to face various situations and crisez that they have to resolve with the help of the parents. And students will have to manage their on money and manage their own life which will help make students more mature. For example when I was back home at Kuwait everything was managed by my parents, such as paying bills, buying grocery. And other life aspects were also done by other people, such as cleaning the house, doing the dishes and cleaning my clothers. All those things I have never done befor in my life because we have house mades which help to do the chores. But when I came to the United states by self and I have never traved befor. I came to a foreign country when I was 18 years old and never had any responsablity to do back in Kuwait. But when I first landed I knew that I was by self and I had to take care of my own self; I searched to apartments and rented one within a weak or two from arriving, I stated to pay my own bills for water, electricity and many other responsibilities that I had to take care of. I have learned in one month to manage my life and became mature and I am grateful for this.
Other great aspect of studying abroad is that it will provide a great chance for cultural .
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ENG 1100
8 March 2015
The King of Equality Comment by Katie: Thoughtful title!
On August 28, 1936 Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the best known speeches in American history. When people commemorate the “I Have a Dream” speech, as it has come to be identified, they recall King’s powerful message about civil rights and the true meaning of freedom in America. In the famous “I Have a Dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr. uses a number of rhetorical devices in order to match his word choice to the strength of his message. Numerous examples of allusion, parallelism, and anaphora are used as tactics to amplify the intensity of his message. Comment by Katie: Great thesis—it makes a clear claim and provides a forecast of your paper’s outline.
King begins his speech with a reference to the Gettysburg address, “Five score years ago…” (King par. 2).The opening allusion is exceptionally moving given that King spoke in front of the Lincoln Memorial. King uses examples of allusions, or references to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. Allusions can be direct or indirect, and are often used to broaden the reader’s understanding. The Gettysburg Address is not the only historical piece referenced in King’s speech; the Declaration of Independence is also referenced in paragraph four of the “I Have a Dream” speech. The speech reads, “This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the ‘unalienable Rights’ of ‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness’" (King par. 4). Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the Declaration of Independence in order to get his supporters to recognize the equal rights that they deserve as Americans. In order to provide an honorable basis, King uses numerous biblical allusions. Two examples of biblical allusions used in the speech include Psalms 30:5 and Jeremiah 2:13. King cries ‘It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.” (King par. 2) referring to Psalms 30:5, “For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning” (Dlugan, Andrew). Martin Luther King Jr. is expressing that the struggle for the black community was long and hard but the freedom they will receive will last a lifetime. Jeremiah 2:13 was also a biblical verse King evokes in his speech proclaiming, “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred,” (King par. 8) referring to Jeremiah 2:13, “For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and dug out cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that can hold no water” (Dlugan, Andrew). King is using this biblical verse to explain to his people that they must fight peacefully, without violence and hatred, and if they do they will be rewarded for their peaceful behavior. Comment by Katie: It may be a good .
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Thesis: British politics were changed in such a fashion because the changes caused something.
If these changes had not occurred, it is possible that x could have happened!
Before the 19th century Reform Acts, British politics possessed a conservative, statesmanlike,
and stable character. The Reform Acts introduced modern republicanism without significant
disruption because the working class British that became incorporated respected British
hierarchical society and the parliamentary system. Furthermore, many of the substantial social
changes from the 19th-20th centuries occurred because of substantial economic changes, not
political reform. If the franchise had not been enlarged to eventually encompass the working
class, it is quite possible that radical political movements, such as the Charterists, would have
gained a political hold.!!
Bagehot and Government!
Bagehot writes from within the period studied!
Bagehot takes an aristocratic view of government!
Ruling takes education, experience, and sobriety--this is what he calls “statesmanship”!
Statesmanship!
The job of the political elites is to provide sober judgment on issues!
His condemnation of American politics largely rests on the inability of the Americans to reach
sober conclusions on politically necessary issues!
Because the President and Congress are in constant competition, there can be no
statesmanship (37)!
The introduction of the working class endangers this statesmanship!
Bagehot writes, “I am exceedingly afraid of the ignorant multitude of the new constituencies.” (p.
17)!
The introduction of the working class would require specific actions on the parts of the
statesmen, and provide a real danger!
However, while Bagehot is anxious about reform, he does not dismiss it out of hand -- it is a
challenge but could provide reasonable results of the Parliament is followed!
Was he right or wrong? Were his concerns justified?!
Bagehot’s concerns are legitimate. The course of other countries’ attempts to reform would
demonstrate that. However, organized, radical labor movements did not form in Britain!
1832 Reform Act!
On its face, the 1832 Reform Act was substantial!
It brought 10-pound householders into the vote!
Functionally, this extended the franchise!
In practice, Bagehot, argues, it was not so extreme!
In the first place, constitutional changes take time to be discovered, as generational changes
matter (7)!
Most of the pre-1832 elites, such as Lord Pemberton, remained in power until the mid-1860s (7)!
Secondly, England is a “deferential society,” argues Bagehot.!
The newly-incorporated members did not participate directly in politics -- they remained
shopkeepers (8)!
“If a hundred small shopkeepers had by miracle been added to any of the ‘32 Parliaments, they
would have felt outcasts there.” (8)!
Parliament remained the space of the elite!
The newly-incorporated did not vote to push their personal interest in politics at the national
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Student #1
I have chosen to write about the history of data analysis for the Los Angeles Police Department. While I currently reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado and work as a deputy sheriff in Denver, Colorado I grew up in the greater Los Angeles area and I know that they should have a large amount of data to draw from.
Currently the Los Angeles Police Department uses COMPSTAT to compile their data. They have a unit, known as the COMPSTAT unit, whose sole job is to compile crime statistics and analyze the data (Los Angeles Police Department, 2016) COMPSTAT is short for computer statistics. COMPSTAT was developed by Police Commissioner William Bratton in 1994 for use by the New York Police Department. According to the University of Maryland by the year 2000 over a third of police agencies with over 100 officers were utilizing some sort of COMPSTAT like program (University of Maryland, 2015). In 2002 William Bratton became the Chief of Police for the Los Angeles Police Department and brought with him the concept of COMPSTAT. During the first six years of his tenure Los Angeles saw a steady decrease in the cities crime rates thanks largely in part to COMPSTAT policing.
Mean, mode and median play a large part in analyzing criminal data. The mean is the average number. An example of this for crime data analysis would be in neighborhood C there was 14 robberies committed on Monday between 1 and 3 AM, 17 robberies on Tuesday at the same time period and 9 on Wednesday during the same time period. The mean would be 13.3 robberies per night for those 3 nights. Knowing this is high for the city the data could be used to justify extra police presence in Neighborhood C. An example of the mode would be if in the same neighborhood in the same week there were 17 robberies on both Friday and Saturday, 12 on Thursday and 11 on Sunday. The mode would be 17 and it would also be a reason to add extra police presence in the neighborhood until a significant decrease was seen in the amount of robberies taking place. Finally we come to the median. This is simply line the numbers up for the week and take the number that falls in the middle. In the case of the robberies occurring in neighborhood C the number would be 14. All of this data can be combined to show watch commanders and captain’s areas where they should be focusing their officer’s time. If there is a neighborhood that has seen only one or two robberies during the week, it is definitely not in as much need of a heavy police presence as Neighborhood C is.
Student #2
Beginning in the mid-1990’s, police in New York began to run statistical analysis of the city’s crime reports, arrests and other police activity known as COMPSTAT. Law enforcement agencies since this analysis began, has implemented their own data-driven approaches to tracking and adapting to crime trends. The LAPD is both heavily armed and thoroughly computerized. The Real-Time Analysis and Critical Response Division is its central processor..
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Structured Query Language for Data Management 2
Sructured Query Language for Data Management 6
Table of Contents
Phase 1- Database Design and DDL 3
Business Rules & Entity Tables 3
Entity Tables: 4
SQL CODE: 4
Screenshots: 8
Phase 2 – Security and DML 13
Task 1 14
Task 2 15
Task 3 16
Task 4 17
Task 5 18
Phase 3 - DML (Select) and Procedures 19
Task 1 19
Task 2 20
Task 3 21
Task 4 22
Task 5 23
Phase 4 – Architecture, Indexes 27
Step 1: CREATE TABLE [Degrees] 27
Step 2: Re-create ‘Classes’ TABLE to add ‘DegreeID’ column and INSERT 6 classes 29
Step 3: ALTER TABLE [Students] 31
Step 5: DML script to INSERT INTO the ‘Students’ table ‘DegreeID’ data 33
Step 6: Display ERD 36
Phase 5 – Views, Transactions, Testing and Performance 37
References 38
Phase 1- Database Design and DDL
My team was recently contracted to design and develop a database for CTU that will store personal and confidential university data. This database is expected to provide the back-end architecture for a front-end web application with an intuitive User/Interface (U/I) to be used by the university HR department. We’ve decided to use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 given the nature of data to be stored because it will be more secure, and it also provides a suite of server maintenance tools to be left behind with the IT Department once the database and web application have been tested and accepted by university stakeholders.
During our preliminary meetings, CTU’s requirements were defined and adequately scoped to begin creation of the database. The following sections contain the business rules and entity tables developed during the preliminary meetings, as well as copies of all the SQL code used to build the database and create the Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD). Business Rules & Entity Tables
Business Rules:
· A student has a name, a birth date, and gender.
· You must track the date the student started at the university and his or her current GPA, as well as be able to inactivate him or her without deleting information.
· For advising purposes, store the student's background/bio information. This is like a little story.
· An advisor has a name and an e-mail address.
· Students are assigned to one advisor, but one advisor may service multiple students.
· A class has a class code, name, and description.
· You need to indicate the specific classes a student is taking/has taken at the university. Track the date the student started a specific class and the grade earned in that class.
· Each class that a student takes has 4 assignments. Each assignment is worth 100 points.Entity Tables:
SQL CODE:
Create Database:
CREATE DATABASE [Cameron_CTU]
CONTAINMENT = NONE
ON PRIMARY
( NAME = N'Cameron_CTU', FILENAME = N'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SCAMERON_CTU\MSSQL\DATA\Cameron_CTU.mdf' , SIZE = 3072KB , FILEGROWTH = 1024KB )
LOG ON
( NAME = N'Cameron_CTU_log', FILENAME = N'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SCAMERON_CTU\MSSQL\DATA\Cameron_CTU_.
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The French and the German were a bit different when it came down to decentralized and centralized characteristics. The French on one hand had very high forms of decentralization. One said by Alexis de Tocqueville "Decentralization has, not only an administrative value, but also a civic dimension, since it increases the opportunities for citizens to take interest in public affairs; it makes them get accustomed to using freedom. And from the accumulation of these local, active, persnickety freedoms, is born the most efficient counterweight against the claims of the central government, even if it were supported by an impersonal, collective will.” This shows us how decentralization occurred in France. On the other hand Germany focused more on centralization their value of though was a bit different. About 439 districts have adapted to the centralization characteristics while there were other districts in Germany that still opposed this ideology. There is still a debate whether to adapt to centralization or decentralization even till the year 2005, so I would say that try both characterizes and see what is best for ones country. There is never a exclusively correct answer to any power or characteristics however, one must find where they fit best.
b.) Minimum wage law in Germany, France, Britain and the US were quite different. According to research I have found that in Germany construction workers, electrical workers, janitors, roofers, painters, and letter carriers were set off for minimum wage by the method of collective bargaining agreement. So basically in Germany you choose at what wage you want to work and its wage is decided for you, there is no set rule marked for what you will receive in the minimum wage criteria. On the other hand Britain, U.S. and France have a set minimum wage policy and this provides the nation with order and the workers with security, in case of economic fluctuation their pay will not be affected.
c.) Germany’s rules about co-determination are for the benefit of the working class. Unions were formed and they gave the workers a voice and the power to decide what is beneficial for the company, and thus they can cause the profit margin to either go up or down. I am quite fascinated with this policy, for one if I knew that I will have a say as well as power in a matter of escalating at my work place I would work extremely hard and make my workers and company better. This will not only make the economy stronger but also the society worth of value. The board and the work place level gave the people of Germany a podium to stand on and shine. So if one had any concerns with any matter in relations to the company they can step up and voice their opinion. All employees in a private sector firm are not covered by work counsel even though the law required it because of employee relations is standing on collective bargaining issues so there is no cue in where there should be a clause of protection. Its one s.
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MTH133
Unit 4– Individual Project – A
1. Use the graph of ( ) to match the function to its corresponding graph. In words describe the
transformation that occurs (ex: The graph of f(x) is shifted 6 units to the left).
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Student 1
Random Student
Mrs. Wilson
Expository Writing
5 Dec. 2014
Technology and Video Games – Does The Good Outweigh The Bad?
Video Games may actually improve cognitive ability by up to 20% over non-gamers says
a recent study by The University of Southern California. Despite this evidence, Ed Bell believes,
although admitting that technology has improved some aspects of society, that we do not know
how to distinguish the good uses of technology from the bad. Ed Bell’s assertion that everything
was better back in the “good ole days” is misleading. Although technology is sometimes used
indiscriminately, as Ed Bell believes in Technology, Movement, and Sound; the benefit that
technology has had on our society, I believe, outweighs the cons – although there are cons.
Teachers in America are under constant pressure to improve test scores, and raise
achievement, yet in a society tethered to technology, they are losing the battle to keep kids
engaged. Ed Bell’s discourse about a leaf blower and noise pollution left much to be desired, yet
his appreciation of the “good ole’ days,” may be agreed upon by many teachers. Back in the
“good ole days,” teachers had fewer distractions from their instruction other than the occasional
note-passing or whispering during the lesson. In today’s society, teachers have to contend with
the constant struggle to keep kids engaged in more than the latest app or text from their friend or
parent. The problem has become almost epidemic, leading to kids learning less in addition to
impeding the progress of class. This sometimes makes it necessary to reteach what the students
fail to absorb because they had their head in their phone during the lesson. Unfortunately, this is
not the only negative effect technology has had on our society.
Student 2
Although Ed Bell’s diatribe seems to wage war on technology, it is the message of
inactivity that I think is the greater take-away from the article. For years, with the increasing
presence of modern conveniences in our daily lives, society’s activity level has steadily
decreased. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends that American
adults should get the equivalent of two and a half hours of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
each week. Children should get about an hour a day. With the popularity of games, and the
advancement of time-saving technology, there is less of this activity than there used to be – but
that is not all. With the advancement of computers and automation in the workplace, the
American employee is not working as hard either – well, not laboriously, anyway. In 1950,
thirty percent of Americans worked in high-activity occupations; by 2000, that proportion had
dropped to only twenty-two percent, according to a Harvard School of Public Health article. Ed
Bell’s article is seemingly mostly negative, but there are some positive benefits to technology as
well. .
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Project Proposal
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· Introduction:
· What you want to do and why you want to do this project
· Lit Review:
· How have other people addressed similar projects?
· Methodology:
· How are you going to do what you plan to do?
· Deliverables:
· Besides a project report, what else are you going to show me when you are done?
· Project plan:
· Meta-analysis of your project. Including timeline and what parts will be hard and what will be easy.
Introduction
In general, cloud computing is the main concern for most of the organizations around the world because it makes their information available and reachable in any where they are. Actually it is a software resource that is delivered on demand as a service. There are different storages of cloud computing such as Dropbox, SkyDrive and amazon cloud drive. Cloud computing has many advantages like saving large files, back up of stored files, file sharing and access from different devices.
The study was designed with an aim of creating a website that can help people in information technology (IT) lo learn through the website and at the same time make money for having knowledge in the areas that they are good in. With this idea in mind, we took advantage of Amazon cloud equipments such as servers, switches and other networking tools to create our own website. To design and create the pages, we used the Adobe CS5 which includes Photoshop and Dreamweaver then used the Amazon web server to upload and publish the website on the browser in order for it to be accessible to everyone on the browser. The researchers had an aim wanted to undertake this project so as to help people in IT help each other learn new things and at the same time benefit financially from passing their knowledge to other people.
Goals
The main goal of this project is to make learning life easier and at the same time make people more helpful to the other people who need helps in IT field. Furthermore, this website will give the chance to earn money from providing lessons to people who wish to learn IT. Another goal that we focused on is when some companies have workload or need some people to do they can just submit it on our website and contact with who is able to be responsible to do it.
Why did we choose this project?
We choose this project to be done in this course to implement .
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A. (1) Use Mancur Olson's theory to explain the behavior of Angola's government, elite, and general public with respect to the CIF and CSIH's contracts.
Angola’s government and political elite according to Mancur Olson’s theory are seen as distributional coalitions. Both parties have an incentive to partner with the CIF. China requires natural resources and the Angolan government and its elite want money. The funding is distributed amongst the group and society does not benefit at all. This behavior will continuously impede Angola’s economic growth. There is no funding for projects that create jobs to improve infrastructure. The general public suffers at the hands of this partnership. There is no trust of the government.
(2) What is stadium diplomacy? How does it fit Olson's theory?
A form of cultural diplomacy that China uses as a means to gain access to another country’s market. They are presented as gifts or constitute some sort of partnership between China and the host country. What developing country wouldn't want a newly constructed stadium? The return on a project such as this is assumes to be greater than the cost. That being to China shall we say.
B. (1) Are there parallels between China's treatment of miners in Mozambique and Zambia and Eastover Mining Company's treatment of workers in Harlan County, Kentucky? Explain.
There absolutely are parallels between China’s treatment of the Mozambique and Zambia miners and the workers in Harlan County. In both cases the workers were subjected to unsafe working conditions, unfair labor practices, and indecent wages. Fortunately, the Harlan County workers were able to strike and make a difference. In Mozambique and Zambia the state owned companies and the government swept it under the rug.
(2) Use Olson's model to explain the Chinese government's indifference to Aolong's mistreatment and near enslavement of Chinese workers in Gabon.
The main goal of the Chinese government is to increase its presence globally and strengthen its own economy. China has increased in economic strength over the past three decades. The workers that complained to the embassy regarding the treatment they received from Aolong was addressed as a nuisance. The Chinese government has a bigger incentive to turn a blind eye to the treatment of the workers. The cost of improving working conditions and overall treatment of the workers aren't seen as beneficial.
(3) Is Chinese unionism up to the task of defending Chinese workers in situations like Aolong?
It looks as those the state owned companies are protected by the government and has no incentive of changing its labor practices. Unfortunately, because of the relationship between unions and the government, the workers voice will not be heard.
(4) Why haven't Chinese unions worked to improve conditions for non-Chinese workers in places like Zambia?
Chinese unions have no incentive to improve working conditions for the non-Chinese worker. As long as the.
Student 1StudentProfessor ENG 10827 June 2014Instruments.docxjohniemcm5zt
Student 1
Student
Professor
ENG 108
27 June 2014
Instruments of Fate in No Country for Old Men
In this movie, No Country for old men, there are three main characters. Anton Chigurh of a killer, Llewelyn Moss of a welder and Vietnam veteran, and Ed Tom Bell of a soon-to-retire country sheriff. Each of the three men has the fate of their lives. Especially, some instruments in this movie play very important roles to decide the fates of Chigurh and Moss. In this movie, Chigurh and Moss are the completely different characters. While Chigurh is a cold-blooded and kills many people, Moss is a typical Amarican who is a Vietnam veteran, has wife, and fearless man. The only common thing between Chigurh and Moss is that money and gun strongly affect both of their lives and fates. Both of them try to get something they want by using guns, but finally the desires leads them to deaths.
In this movie, money plays an important role as a tool for Chigurh to do coin toss. He uses this tool, or coin when he makes his actions and decisions. He often says, “Call it” to people and bets whether he kills them or not by the result of his coin tosses. For example, he says, “Call it” when he goes to a store and talks to an old man. Fortunately, the man wins and is not killed by Chigurh. This action, coin toss, shows us Chigurh’s power, which can control other people’s fates easily without any coherent reasons. We can also say that the coin toss is the way to escape the responsibility to kill people.
The last time that he says “Call it” to someone is when he meets Moss’s wife, Carla Jean. Jean finds that Chigurh is sitting down on the chair on the corner of a bedroom. Although everyone is afraid of him and said which side of the coin, Jean denies calling the coin. Instead of calling the result of coin toss; she criticizes Chigurh’s actions. She says, “The coin don't have no say. It's just you”(Coen). She argues that he chooses his decisions, not by coin, but by himself. She wants to say that a coin does not have any power to change him. In this scene, many audiences may have the questions about Chigurh. For example, “why did he start to kill people? ”, “does he have any purpose to kill people?” and so on. Thinking the reason why he is doing coin toss, we feel that Chigurh is actually lonely and normal person who want to rely on something. It seems Chigurh is not like a usual human beings because of his behavior, looking, and talking way. However, he actually very looks like a modern people, especially Americans who are isolated rather than independent. American people are becoming to do many things by themselves because of the high technologies such as the Internet, and iPhones. Nowadays, people can find any solutions by searching the information on the Internet. Moreover phones can even hear people’s voice and answer their questions. The coin is like an iPhone for Chigurh, who does not have any relationship with others and want to rely on something.
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Student Project
There is no extension of the due date for the project. Late projects will not be accepted. A grade of zero will be given if the project is not turned in on time. Hard copy of the paper must be turned in to this instructor on or before the due date . No electronic submission
Paper Requirements
Use the DSM V to identify a coded disorder and use the symptoms of that disorder to create a client and case vignette. The client you create should meet all the criteria for the diagnosis you select. See following page
Student project paper organization and points distribution:
· 2 pts APA cover (page 1)
· 3 pts APA format entire paper (running heads and citations etc.)
· 20pts Accurately completed Multiaxial sheet (page2)
· 50 pts Create a client and present your client in a narrative using clinical language and terminology to describe symptoms of a DSM disorder. DSM V guidelines and criteria. This section must be at least 4 pages long and no longer than 5 pages (pages 3, 4, 5, 6) you will be penalized 5 points for each ½ page short of the 4 page narrative.
Make this person real…
· What do you observe when you meet and speak with this client
· What does this client say and how do they say it
· Describe symptoms of your client that represent indicators for an Axis I diagnosis
· Include medical issues. You must include at least one medical from Axis III
· Describe background and environmental contributors to the diagnosis at least three Axis IV factors Also provide demographics, age, race, sex etc…
· Discussion of the GAF explains criteria as it relates to your client (a paragraph 5pts.)
· You must give your client at least one assessment/ inventory/test relevant to confirming your diagnosis (depression inventory, substance abuse, OCD, bipolar or anxiety inventory etc...)
· Discuss and explain the results of the inventory ( a paragraph 5pts)
· Justify your diagnosis using DSM V criteria, terms and rule outs.( a paragraph 5pts)
· Use information secured from your two peer reviewed journal articles on the subject of the diagnosis to support your diagnosis,(a paragraph for each article 10pts)
· 10pts APA Resource/ reference page (page 7or 8) you must use and document the following:
· DSM V
· You must use, document and cite in text, at least two peer review journal articles on the topic of your diagnosis.
· The articles appear in reputable psychological research journals.
· Articles must have a publication date of 2001 to present.
· Document where you secured your assessment
· 10pts Appendix Place a copy of the inventory/assessment you used with your client in the appendix
Multiaxial Assessment
Multiaxial Evaluation Report Form
AXIS I: Clinical Disorders
Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention
Diagnostic code DSM-IV name
___________ ___________________________________________
AXIS II: Personality Disorders Mental Re.
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Studding abroad has become a major priority to for the higher education sectors of many counties. Because studying abroad will make students advance in many aspects of their life. Studying abroad will help students to will help students become better in their life in many aspects it will cater their academic , personal, cultural and carrier growth. Education is the most important thing in life. Without education it is impossible to accomplish anything in life. Students who get a chance to study abroad should not miss this opportunity because it is once in a lifetime opportunity due to the benefits it has.
One primary incentive of studying abroad is better education. Studying abroad ensures better educational opportunities’ compared to my home country due to a wider selection of study options to choose from. This will enable students to better specialize in their carrier that they chose. International education is also better because in many Asian countries the teaching method is more focused on theoretical knowledge more than practical. The result of this teaching style will make students gain a vast amount of information will no clue on how to use or apply them correctly. On the other hand the education system in west countries such as the united states will focus on both gaining knowledge and making sure that a student knows how to apply them correctly, so international education is better because it will make students gain a balance education between gaining a lot of knowledge and on how to apply them correctly, this will result in a balance and better rounded education.
Apart from getting better education studding abroad will help make students more independent and will make them get out from their comfort zone and face life. It will also make students to face various situations and crisez that they have to resolve with the help of the parents. And students will have to manage their on money and manage their own life which will help make students more mature. For example when I was back home at Kuwait everything was managed by my parents, such as paying bills, buying grocery. And other life aspects were also done by other people, such as cleaning the house, doing the dishes and cleaning my clothers. All those things I have never done befor in my life because we have house mades which help to do the chores. But when I came to the United states by self and I have never traved befor. I came to a foreign country when I was 18 years old and never had any responsablity to do back in Kuwait. But when I first landed I knew that I was by self and I had to take care of my own self; I searched to apartments and rented one within a weak or two from arriving, I stated to pay my own bills for water, electricity and many other responsibilities that I had to take care of. I have learned in one month to manage my life and became mature and I am grateful for this.
Other great aspect of studying abroad is that it will provide a great chance for cultural .
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Student 1
Student
ENG 1100
8 March 2015
The King of Equality Comment by Katie: Thoughtful title!
On August 28, 1936 Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the best known speeches in American history. When people commemorate the “I Have a Dream” speech, as it has come to be identified, they recall King’s powerful message about civil rights and the true meaning of freedom in America. In the famous “I Have a Dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr. uses a number of rhetorical devices in order to match his word choice to the strength of his message. Numerous examples of allusion, parallelism, and anaphora are used as tactics to amplify the intensity of his message. Comment by Katie: Great thesis—it makes a clear claim and provides a forecast of your paper’s outline.
King begins his speech with a reference to the Gettysburg address, “Five score years ago…” (King par. 2).The opening allusion is exceptionally moving given that King spoke in front of the Lincoln Memorial. King uses examples of allusions, or references to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. Allusions can be direct or indirect, and are often used to broaden the reader’s understanding. The Gettysburg Address is not the only historical piece referenced in King’s speech; the Declaration of Independence is also referenced in paragraph four of the “I Have a Dream” speech. The speech reads, “This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the ‘unalienable Rights’ of ‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness’" (King par. 4). Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the Declaration of Independence in order to get his supporters to recognize the equal rights that they deserve as Americans. In order to provide an honorable basis, King uses numerous biblical allusions. Two examples of biblical allusions used in the speech include Psalms 30:5 and Jeremiah 2:13. King cries ‘It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.” (King par. 2) referring to Psalms 30:5, “For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning” (Dlugan, Andrew). Martin Luther King Jr. is expressing that the struggle for the black community was long and hard but the freedom they will receive will last a lifetime. Jeremiah 2:13 was also a biblical verse King evokes in his speech proclaiming, “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred,” (King par. 8) referring to Jeremiah 2:13, “For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and dug out cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that can hold no water” (Dlugan, Andrew). King is using this biblical verse to explain to his people that they must fight peacefully, without violence and hatred, and if they do they will be rewarded for their peaceful behavior. Comment by Katie: It may be a good .
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Thesis: British politics were changed in such a fashion because the changes caused something.
If these changes had not occurred, it is possible that x could have happened!
Before the 19th century Reform Acts, British politics possessed a conservative, statesmanlike,
and stable character. The Reform Acts introduced modern republicanism without significant
disruption because the working class British that became incorporated respected British
hierarchical society and the parliamentary system. Furthermore, many of the substantial social
changes from the 19th-20th centuries occurred because of substantial economic changes, not
political reform. If the franchise had not been enlarged to eventually encompass the working
class, it is quite possible that radical political movements, such as the Charterists, would have
gained a political hold.!!
Bagehot and Government!
Bagehot writes from within the period studied!
Bagehot takes an aristocratic view of government!
Ruling takes education, experience, and sobriety--this is what he calls “statesmanship”!
Statesmanship!
The job of the political elites is to provide sober judgment on issues!
His condemnation of American politics largely rests on the inability of the Americans to reach
sober conclusions on politically necessary issues!
Because the President and Congress are in constant competition, there can be no
statesmanship (37)!
The introduction of the working class endangers this statesmanship!
Bagehot writes, “I am exceedingly afraid of the ignorant multitude of the new constituencies.” (p.
17)!
The introduction of the working class would require specific actions on the parts of the
statesmen, and provide a real danger!
However, while Bagehot is anxious about reform, he does not dismiss it out of hand -- it is a
challenge but could provide reasonable results of the Parliament is followed!
Was he right or wrong? Were his concerns justified?!
Bagehot’s concerns are legitimate. The course of other countries’ attempts to reform would
demonstrate that. However, organized, radical labor movements did not form in Britain!
1832 Reform Act!
On its face, the 1832 Reform Act was substantial!
It brought 10-pound householders into the vote!
Functionally, this extended the franchise!
In practice, Bagehot, argues, it was not so extreme!
In the first place, constitutional changes take time to be discovered, as generational changes
matter (7)!
Most of the pre-1832 elites, such as Lord Pemberton, remained in power until the mid-1860s (7)!
Secondly, England is a “deferential society,” argues Bagehot.!
The newly-incorporated members did not participate directly in politics -- they remained
shopkeepers (8)!
“If a hundred small shopkeepers had by miracle been added to any of the ‘32 Parliaments, they
would have felt outcasts there.” (8)!
Parliament remained the space of the elite!
The newly-incorporated did not vote to push their personal interest in politics at the national
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Student #1
I have chosen to write about the history of data analysis for the Los Angeles Police Department. While I currently reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado and work as a deputy sheriff in Denver, Colorado I grew up in the greater Los Angeles area and I know that they should have a large amount of data to draw from.
Currently the Los Angeles Police Department uses COMPSTAT to compile their data. They have a unit, known as the COMPSTAT unit, whose sole job is to compile crime statistics and analyze the data (Los Angeles Police Department, 2016) COMPSTAT is short for computer statistics. COMPSTAT was developed by Police Commissioner William Bratton in 1994 for use by the New York Police Department. According to the University of Maryland by the year 2000 over a third of police agencies with over 100 officers were utilizing some sort of COMPSTAT like program (University of Maryland, 2015). In 2002 William Bratton became the Chief of Police for the Los Angeles Police Department and brought with him the concept of COMPSTAT. During the first six years of his tenure Los Angeles saw a steady decrease in the cities crime rates thanks largely in part to COMPSTAT policing.
Mean, mode and median play a large part in analyzing criminal data. The mean is the average number. An example of this for crime data analysis would be in neighborhood C there was 14 robberies committed on Monday between 1 and 3 AM, 17 robberies on Tuesday at the same time period and 9 on Wednesday during the same time period. The mean would be 13.3 robberies per night for those 3 nights. Knowing this is high for the city the data could be used to justify extra police presence in Neighborhood C. An example of the mode would be if in the same neighborhood in the same week there were 17 robberies on both Friday and Saturday, 12 on Thursday and 11 on Sunday. The mode would be 17 and it would also be a reason to add extra police presence in the neighborhood until a significant decrease was seen in the amount of robberies taking place. Finally we come to the median. This is simply line the numbers up for the week and take the number that falls in the middle. In the case of the robberies occurring in neighborhood C the number would be 14. All of this data can be combined to show watch commanders and captain’s areas where they should be focusing their officer’s time. If there is a neighborhood that has seen only one or two robberies during the week, it is definitely not in as much need of a heavy police presence as Neighborhood C is.
Student #2
Beginning in the mid-1990’s, police in New York began to run statistical analysis of the city’s crime reports, arrests and other police activity known as COMPSTAT. Law enforcement agencies since this analysis began, has implemented their own data-driven approaches to tracking and adapting to crime trends. The LAPD is both heavily armed and thoroughly computerized. The Real-Time Analysis and Critical Response Division is its central processor..
Structured Query Language for Data Management 2 Sructu.docxjohniemcm5zt
Structured Query Language for Data Management 2
Sructured Query Language for Data Management 6
Table of Contents
Phase 1- Database Design and DDL 3
Business Rules & Entity Tables 3
Entity Tables: 4
SQL CODE: 4
Screenshots: 8
Phase 2 – Security and DML 13
Task 1 14
Task 2 15
Task 3 16
Task 4 17
Task 5 18
Phase 3 - DML (Select) and Procedures 19
Task 1 19
Task 2 20
Task 3 21
Task 4 22
Task 5 23
Phase 4 – Architecture, Indexes 27
Step 1: CREATE TABLE [Degrees] 27
Step 2: Re-create ‘Classes’ TABLE to add ‘DegreeID’ column and INSERT 6 classes 29
Step 3: ALTER TABLE [Students] 31
Step 5: DML script to INSERT INTO the ‘Students’ table ‘DegreeID’ data 33
Step 6: Display ERD 36
Phase 5 – Views, Transactions, Testing and Performance 37
References 38
Phase 1- Database Design and DDL
My team was recently contracted to design and develop a database for CTU that will store personal and confidential university data. This database is expected to provide the back-end architecture for a front-end web application with an intuitive User/Interface (U/I) to be used by the university HR department. We’ve decided to use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 given the nature of data to be stored because it will be more secure, and it also provides a suite of server maintenance tools to be left behind with the IT Department once the database and web application have been tested and accepted by university stakeholders.
During our preliminary meetings, CTU’s requirements were defined and adequately scoped to begin creation of the database. The following sections contain the business rules and entity tables developed during the preliminary meetings, as well as copies of all the SQL code used to build the database and create the Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD). Business Rules & Entity Tables
Business Rules:
· A student has a name, a birth date, and gender.
· You must track the date the student started at the university and his or her current GPA, as well as be able to inactivate him or her without deleting information.
· For advising purposes, store the student's background/bio information. This is like a little story.
· An advisor has a name and an e-mail address.
· Students are assigned to one advisor, but one advisor may service multiple students.
· A class has a class code, name, and description.
· You need to indicate the specific classes a student is taking/has taken at the university. Track the date the student started a specific class and the grade earned in that class.
· Each class that a student takes has 4 assignments. Each assignment is worth 100 points.Entity Tables:
SQL CODE:
Create Database:
CREATE DATABASE [Cameron_CTU]
CONTAINMENT = NONE
ON PRIMARY
( NAME = N'Cameron_CTU', FILENAME = N'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SCAMERON_CTU\MSSQL\DATA\Cameron_CTU.mdf' , SIZE = 3072KB , FILEGROWTH = 1024KB )
LOG ON
( NAME = N'Cameron_CTU_log', FILENAME = N'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SCAMERON_CTU\MSSQL\DATA\Cameron_CTU_.
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qstlred the primary of corporate methods and
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m frate and local government involvement in and
a'ntol of societal change. The emergence of the
fdc of public administration led to increased
um:ressionalism in government departments of
lmu*::-l rr'elfare. These bureaucracies were receptive
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STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN PUBLIC INTEREST OF
TRANSPARENCY OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVACY
OF PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION AND SECURITY
INFORMATION: AN EXAMINATION OF TRIBUNE-REVIEW
PUBLISHING CO. V BODACK
I. INTRODUCTION
Pennsyivanians generally want the government to work
properly and to be free from corruption. They also generally want
to know how tax dollars are spent and how efficiently the
government works. The Right-to-Know Law provides access to
state government public records to any individual or entity that
properly requests them. ' The purpose of this law is to give a level
of transparency to the inner workings of the state government.^
However, this right to access public records could lead to the
inadvertent disclosure of important personal identification and
security information of innocent, private citizens.
Under the Right-to-Know Act, the state court system took
responsibility for determining not only what fits into the definition
of a "public record," but also whether the public interest in the
information outweighs the possible " 'impairment of a person's
reputation or personal security' " by the disclosure of that
information.^ Because, historically, Pennsylvania courts have
broadly interpreted the public record definition, individuals are at a
' Right-to-Know Law, 65 PA. STAT. ANN. §§ 67.101- .1102 (West Supp.
2009). The Right-to-Know Law completely overhauled public records access in
Pennsylvania, effective January 1, 2009. Id. §67.101. However, this act only
applies to requests for public records after December 31, 2008. Id. § 67.3101. So
any case pending with a request for information prior to December 31, 2008,
should be decided under the former Right-to-Know Act. The implications of the
revised Right-to-Know Law are discussed in the evaluation section. See infra pt.
IV.
' Pa. State Univ. v. State Employees' Ret. Bd. {Penn State), 935 A.2d 530,
533 (Pa. 2007) (citing Sapp Roofmg Co. v. Sheet Metal Workers' Int'l Ass'n,
Local Union No. 12, 713 A.2d 627, 629 (Pa. 1998)).
^ Id. at 538 (quoting § 66.1(2), repealed by Right-to-Know Law, 65 PA.
STAT. ANN. §67.102 (West Supp. 2009)) (citing Goppelt v. City of Phila.
Revenue Dep't, 841 A.2d 599, 603-04 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1998)).
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greater risk of having personal identification and security
information released to the public; and therefore, the courts have
been forced to carefully balance the competing interests of the
public and of the private individual.'*
This survey will examine how Pennsylvania courts have
attempted to achieve a balance between the public's interest in the
transparency of government and the private individual's interest in
the confidentiality of personal identification and security
information. Part II examines the case law prior to Tribune-Review
Publishing Co. v. Bodaclê as well as the development of the
exception to the required disclosure of information in public
records. Part III discusses Tribune-Review Publish.
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Strengths Insight and Action-Planning Guide SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 09-29-2015
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Your Top 5 Themes
Responsibility Relator Competition Analytical Futuristic
What's in This Guide?
Section I: Awareness
A brief Shared Theme Description for each of your top five themes
Your Personalized Strengths Insights, which describe what makes you stand out from others with the same theme in their top five
Questions for you to answer to increase your awareness of your talents
Section II: Application
10 Ideas for Action for each of your top five themes Questions for you to answer to help you apply your talents
Section III: Achievement
Examples of what each of your top five themes "sounds like" -- real quotes from people who also have the theme in their top five
Steps for you to take to help you leverage your talents for achievement
Section I: Awareness
Responsibility
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
By nature, you prefer to work with teammates who share your concern about doing everything correctly and ethically. It’s very likely that you bring an exceptionally mature perspective to your team. Most people regard you as the dependable and reliable one. Because of your strengths, you sometimes open yourself to diverse types of people. You ordinarily welcome individuals who otherwise would feel out of place or ignored. Instinctively, you may reject the idea that telling a falsehood about something unimportant is acceptable. Perhaps you refuse to make an innocent social excuse to protect someone’s feelings. Driven by your talents, you experience pangs of remorse when you realize you failed to do something you promised to do. You feel awful when you do not do something correctly. You probably regret having compromised your basic values about right and wrong.
Questions
As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to you?
Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?
Relator
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
Because of your strengths, you have the ability to instruct, train, or offer suggestions to people who look to you for assistance. It’s very likely that you probably are quite willing to welcome all kinds of individuals regardless of their appearance, education, social class, native language, religious preference, or political persuasion. This explains why your circle of friends or acquaintances is so diverse and interesting. Your openness might encourage people to seek your c.
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Issue: Given the success of being one of the world’s largest global payments technology companies, MasterCard has an opportunity to enter into the country of North Korea to expand its technology basis and help build the North Korean economy.
Recommendation: MasterCard should research and investigate the costs and benefits of expanding itself into North Korea.
Justification: In its current state, MasterCard is the second largest global payments technology organization and could use this strength to enter into North Korea to help build their economy not only by introducing its products and services into the country, but to help a weak economy become stronger with the proper use of a global payment technology.
Issue: Attempting to expand into other third world countries increases the security threat. The security at MasterCard needs an update to prevent their customers from becoming targets of credit card breaches and fraud.
Recommendation: MasterCard should design a new digital debit/credit card that uses a thumbprint to authorize the use of the card.
Justification: Fingerprints are a unique feature that can provide great security assurance when dealing with theft. The fact that no two fingerprints are identical will make it hard for fraud to take place.
Task 1: A Research and Development (R & D) team will be established for a 12 month period beginning May 2014 and continuing through May 2015 to determine what areas within North Korea would be in the best interest for MasterCard to locate. The team would consist of accountants, lawyers, management, and several other individuals who would work solely on this project for the year. The estimated cost for this project could reach up to $2 million. The current budget is listed at $2.5 million. All correspondence and findings will be reported to the current CEO, CFO, and COO as well as the Board of Directors.
Throughout the year, the R & D team will spend ample time traveling and speaking with the delegates of North Korea to get a good feel of the acceptance of a large corporation entering into their country. Travel expenses during the complete project are estimated to be a total of $150,000 of the expected budget.
The initial expense per visit to North Korea is a $1000 required tour that does not include any other amenities such as airfare, hotel, or food. The estimated complete “tour” expense for the year is $5,000. The flight expense during the year for the R & D team estimates the cost of $18,150 during the year. It is estimated that each ticket would cost $726 and no more than 5 team members would travel at a time, with an estimated 5 trips per year. A budget of $25,000 has been allotted for flight expenses alone due to the current trips per year estimation. As the end of the research gets closer, there may need to be an additional trip or two that need.
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Question 1
Which of the following sectors receives the largest percentage of corporate cash and in-kind contributions?
Health and human services.
Education.
Civic and community.
Culture and arts.
Question 2
Which company paid its employees to volunteer in their communities two days a week after a tsunami in Japan disrupted operations at its U.S. facilities?
General Electric.
UPS.
Sony.
Honda Motor Company.
Question 3
As communications improve and people around the world are able to witness the horrors of natural disasters, terrorism, and war, international relief efforts by corporations are becoming:
Less important.
More important.
Obsolete because of social media.
A liability because of negative media.
Question 4
Which company donates 5 percent of its branches or stores’ total sales revenue to a worthy local nonprofit organization three days a year?
H&M.
Whole Foods Markets.
Bank of America.
Citigroup.
Question 5
What company gives all of its earnings to charity?
Seventh Generation.
The Body Shop.
Newman’s Own.
Patagonia.
Question 6
Foreign-owned corporations use foundations:
More frequently than U.S. firms.
Less frequently than U.S. firms.
About as often as U.S. firms.
Only for setting up disaster relief.
Question 7
Which of the following non-profit, locally funded and controlled organizations offer housing rehabilitation and financial services to neighborhood residents?
General Electric.
UPS.
Sony.
Honda Motor Company.
Question 8
Habitat for Humanity is considered a:
Corporation.
Government division.
Nongovernmental organization.
Program for the homeless.
Question 9
According to a Harvard Business Review study, which of the following is not an area in which corporate contributions are most likely to enhance a company’s competitiveness?
Context for strategy and rivalry.
Demand conditions.
Stakeholder management.
Factor conditions.
Question 10
The term civic engagement describes:
The active involvement of businesses and individuals in improving communities.
A competitive, free market environment.
Strong governmental regulation to control businesses at the municipal level.
A close and collaborative business-government relationship.
Question 11
What percentage of AT&T’s procurement spending went to minority, women, and disabled veteran-owned businesses in 2011?
1 percent.
5 percent.
15 percent.
25 percent.
Question 12
The share of all giving made up by in-kind contributions of products and services has been:
Rising steadily over the past decade.
Declining steadily over the past decade.
Remaining relatively constant over the past decade.
Declining sharply over the past decade.
Question 13
Another term for corporate giving is corporate:
Welfare.
Goodwill.
Philanthropy.
Citizenship.
Question 14
Which region received the most U.S. international charitable contributions in 2011?
Europe
Africa
Asia-Pacific.
Latin America-Caribbean.
Question 15
Which company provided one million fre.
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Business Ethics (BUS 309)
(Discussion #1) Yahoo! CEO Bans Telecommuting
After reading the case study, answer the questions below.
In 2013, the chief executive officer at Yahoo!, Marissa Mayer, announced a policy banning
employees from telecommuting. Since assuming her role as CEO less than a year before, Mayer had
sought to increase Yahoo!'s productivity and revitalize the company's image.
Mayer's decision to ban telecommuting and demand that employees show up to their desks was seen
as part of her effort to revive Yahoo! Some employees were said to be abusing the telecommuting
option by not being productive when working from home, and some had even begun running start-
ups on the side while still on Yahoo!'s payroll. In general, there was a sense that telecommuting
employees generally did less then employees working in the office. This has become a common
worry for many employers as telecommuting has grown more popular.
In the memo circulated to Yahoo! employees announcing the company's new policy, the company
cited other reasons for the restriction. The memo read:
To become the absolute best place to work, communication and collaboration will be
important, so we need to be working side-by-side. That is why it is critical that we are
all present in our offices. Some of the best decisions and insights come from hallway
and cafeteria discussions, meeting new people, and impromptu team meetings. Speed
and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home. We need to be one Yahoo!,
and that starts with physically being together. - Jackie Reses, Yahoo head of HR.
Those involved in the decision to ban telecommuting chose to highlight the need for in-person
collaboration to spark creativity and productivity. They stressed that in order for Yahoo! to be a
cohesive company, employees should physically share a space and see each other on a daily basis.
Yahoo!'s decision to ban telecommuting bucked industry trends. Telecommuting has become
increasingly popular in recent years. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 5.82 million Americans
worked from home as of 2010, constituting nearly 4.35 percent of the overall workforce. Many
companies cite telecommuting as a reflection of a more family-friendly work environment.
Critics argued that Mayer's ban on telecommuting was misguided. They noted that when employees
are not working efficiently, it's likely a problem with management and not with the location of the
employees.
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Student answer (a) In US business unionism focuses on benefits t.docx
1. Student answer
(a) In US business unionism focuses on benefits to existing
members, (opposed to other countries like Britain) employers’
organizations are not prominent at any level, however,
employer’ organizations that seek to maintain unions away from
employees have been prominent.
(b) Diversity creates a wider range of variation employment
practices, (to mention one factor) but Britain lacks such factor,
in addition, the government does not support employment
regulation as it happens in US. (i) New modernized methods of
union organizing have been implemented such as intensive
direct communication with prospective members through young
well-educated organizers. (ii) In the US diversity has been a
strong factor leading to wider employment arrangements.
(c) (i) (i) according to Olson the likelihood of cross-national
cooperation confronts different barriers such as, divergent
interests, national differences in language, culture, law and
union structure. However the potential exists.
Student answer
US employers are amongst the most anti union employers in the
world because unions tend to hurt productivity and reduce profit
margin.
Business Unionism uses the principle that unions should operate
like a business. It has been attractive to the US employees
because business union jobs pay better wages than non-union
equivalents. It is operated by employers and employees,
therefore the interest of all parties is advocated.
To expand union membership, the US confederation, the AFL-
CIO tried to modernise and broaden issues that attract union
members such as child care and equal pay. They have also used
young well-educated organisers and involve extensive direct
communication with prospective members and links to
2. community groups such as churches.
The union density plummeted in the US because of the split of
the major unions forming a coalition called the CTW - change
to win coalition. In the UK the fall was due to state labour
policies, management resistance and workplace practices,
changing composition employment and the labour force and
issues internal to unionism.
Non union personnel practices have developed the furthest in
the US.
Cross-national cooperation is possible through trade and treaty
agreements. The major difference between liberal and
coordinated is the ability to obtain capital without having to
plead with a bank. The liberal has the access to capital via
public markets such as stocks and bonds while this is not so
with the coordinated.
Olson will say that cross-national cooperation will break
barriers and economic incentives such as increased trade will be
gained.
Student answer
(a) The U.S. operates on "Employment at will" where employers
do not have to provide just cause for dismissal, reasonable
notice or severance pay on dismissal of an employee. The U.S.
business unionism, focuses narrowly on providing benefits to
existing members.
(b) The AFL-CIO tried to modernize and broaden issues that
attract union members, (child care and equal pay). They used
young, educated organizers and involve extensive direct
communication with prospective members and links to
community groups such as churches.
Union density plummeted because of these reasons: macro-
economic context, changing composition employment and of the
labor force, management resistance and workplace
practices, state labor policies andinternal issues in unions.
Nonunion personnel practices developed furthest in the U.S
(c) Cross national allows nations to trade amongst each other.
3. Olson would say that cross-national cooperation would help a
country's economy grow. The economic incentives would be
giving all barriers to trade between countries ex) tariffs and non
tariffs.
Student answer
Historically, US employers have been the most antiunion, but
the British system was probably the worst among the
industrialized nations from the standpoint of competitiveness.
Until a couple of decades after the Donovan Commission report
Britain had multiple craft unions in each plant represented by a
single shop steward; in part in response to the needs of US
multinationals doing business in Britain, the article says that the
trend has favored single-union plants.
a) Why are US employers among the most anti-union
employers in the world? What is business unionism, and why
has it been attractive to US employees but not to employees in
most other countries?
a. The US economy is arguably the most market-driven
economy in the world, with policies that more often reflect the
interests of free-market competition and a lack of government
interference or corporate activity. American businesses see
unions as antithetical to those ideas, and are subsequently more
anti-union than businesses in any other country.
Business Unionism is the idea that unions should be run like
businesses, in that they reflect the industries and companies, as
opposed to representing classes or revolutionary ideas. Unlike
other countries, US unionism did not develop out of a class
system (because class systems never really existed), and the
idea of class-based unionism never really took hold.
b) In Britain there has been less regulatory stability than in
the US as alternative Conservative and Labor governments have
passed laws antagonistic to (e.g., the 1971 Industrial Relations
Act) and friendly to (e.g., the 1999 national minimum wage
under Tony Blair) unions, but the union density is much higher,
4. more than double, than in the US.
a. What are steps the US confederation, the AFL-CIO has
taken, including internecine conflict and departures of unions
from the AFL-CIO, to expand union membership?
i. US labor groups
have adopted proposals such as membership rebates to
encourage organizing activity by smaller unions. This reflects a
bit of a shift in policy from increased political activity. Smaller
unions have also taken to become part of larger unions in an
attempt to increase resources and gain appeal through increased
bargaining power.
b. Why has union density plummeted in both countries?
i. Union density
plummeted in Great Britain as a result of the conservative
policies of Thatcher’s government in the 1980s. In the United
States, globalization forces have made union labor less
appealing to management, and have driven many workers to
non-union sectors.
c. In which country have nonunion personnel practices
developed furthest?
i. Because of the
historically low union density, non-union practices in the US
have developed further than any other country.
c) According to Katz and Colvin, the authors of the piece on
US labor relations, a solution to labor's global woes is cross-
national cooperation among labor movements in different
countries. At the same time, Bamber et al., in their introduction
to the book, claim that there are two or more fundamentally
different varieties of capitalism, liberal and coordinated.
a. If there are two fundamentally different kinds of
capitalism, how is cross-national cooperation possible? Are the
kinds really different?
i. Even though
there are two different types of capitalism, there are enough
smaller variations to find some common ground. That being
said, the different forms of capitalism in different countries are
5. identified by the authors as the single largest obstacle to cross-
national cooperation in unions.
b. What would Olson say about the likelihood of cross-
national cooperation? Where are the economic incentives?
i. Olson would
say that such cross-national cooperation would not be likely,
because of the increased regulation that would come with
increased governmental involvement. The only incentives for
cross-national cooperation, Olson would argue, is for the
union—in that it would increase the number of dues-paying
members, and the potential political clout for the union.
Student answer
(a)
In US the diversity in employment relationships is growing due
to an increase in non-union employment, which suggests that
union density is decreasing. In Britain, union membership has
fallen about 40 per cent since 1979 and is struggling to adapt to
changes of the 21st century.
(b) The American Federation of Legislation (AFL) as well as
the Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) play an
influential role by developing the collective bargain. Union’s
political actions can influence rewards or punishments among
politicians and lobbying for legislation. However, The Trades
Union Congress has not direct involvement with collective
bargaining, its primary role is to lobby governments.
(c) In US decentralization is one factor leading to changes in
collective bargaining. As companies withdrew from master
agreements, bargaining shifted to the plant level, and pattern
bargaining weakened. In Britain however, in recent years there
has been an increase in employment regulation by the state. The
outcome of such interaction is in process.
6. (d) In US there has been an extensive legislative activity in
employment discrimination. In 1964 the government prohibited
discrimination in the grounds of sex, race, color, religion, or
national origin. In Britain there is less incentive from the
government to abolish discrimination and class inequalities.
Student answer
The US operates under the "employment at will"theory while
the British labor relations system can be characterised by
voluntary relations between the social partners with a minimal
level of interence from the state. In th US the NLRA provides a
structure of rules establishing employee rights with respect to
collective action. In 2007 union density in the US was
approximately 36% in the public sector and 7.5% in the private
sector. As of 2008, the amount of union membership in the
workforce in the UK was 7.6 million and the percentage density
fell from 56% to 28%.
In the US the AFL-CIO which is the federation of national
unions monitor the operations of unions by providing a voice,
resolving disputes, enforcing policies and ethical practices and
providing a link to the international movement. After 1980,
collective bargaining have been progressively decentralised
with bargaining shifting from company wide agreements to the
plant level. Varying work practices and pay systems have
contributed to this collective bargaining decentralisation. The
EFCA is yet to be passed. This law will serve to benefit and
protect employees in terms of unlawful discharge, unfair labor
practices and provide arbitration in negotiating contract.
The British Unions played a part in establishing the labor party
in 1906. It has however distanced itself from unions since the
mid 1980s because it secured funding from the business sector.
The TUC is one of Britains main union confederation. Their
main focus is to lobby government on union issues, provide
services to the affiliated unions and adjudicate disputes between
unions. Before world war 1, there were centralised negotiations
7. across industries which left little room for workplace
bargaining. After world war 2 and the rise of the single-
employer bargaining by the mid 1970s collective bargaining was
decentralised throughout much of the private sector. In regards
to fairness a minimum wage was first introduced in 1999 and
relative pay inequality has not been addressed but has been
institutionalised in the form of bonuses and performance-related
pay. Gender inequality remains evident and increased
immigration raises challenges in preventing and resolving
disputes over racial discrimination at work.
Student answer
(a) Union density (the percentage of the workforce that is
unionized).
In the U.S. in 2007, union density was approximately 36% in
the public sector and 7.5% in the private sector. The level and
density of unionisation has fluctuated since the end of World
War II for the British, between 1979 and 2008 union
membership fell by 5 million members to 7.6 million, with
union density falling from 56% to 28%.
(b) Nature of political engagement by the leading union
confederation (TUC versus AFL-CIO), including business
unionism in the US and the role of the British Labor Party.
The TUC is Britain’s one main union confederation and is not
directly involved in collective bargaining but lobbies
governments on union issues, provides services to affiliated
unions and judges disputes between affiliated unions.
AFL-CIO provides a national political and public voice for the
US union movement, they resolve jurisdictional disputes among
members, enforce codes of ethical practices and policies against
racial and sex discriminationand is also a link to the
international labor movement.
(c) Extent of decentralization and fragmentation.
In the union sector, the structure of collective bargaining is
8. highly fragmented and this fragmentation is increasing, with
most bargaining taking place at the single workplace level.
Since the 1980's, collective bargaining structures have been
progressively decentralised with the focus of bargaining shifting
away from companywide agreements to the plant level.
(d) History and importance of discrimination law (read between
the lines).
In Britain, increased immigration raises challenges in
preventing and resolving disputes over racial discrimination at
work. Bullying and harassment are more of an increasing
importance.
In the U.S, the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is yet to
become the law, it involves: allowing unions to organise
through card check recognition, facilitation of speedy
processing of unfair labour practice claims, increased penalties
on employers who unlawfully discharge employees and
provision of interest arbitration if the parties are unable to
negotiate a first contract.
Student answer
In both Britain and the United States unions were formed for
and by skilled craftsmen. There was an increase of union
membership in both countries after World War II. Union
membership in Britain was at an all-time high in 1979 with
more than half of the countries working population (55.8%) as
members. In the United States, union membership was already
in the declining stages with only 27.1% of its workforce
belonging to unions in that same year. A change in British
government in 1979 caused an increase in private sector
employment which had an adverse effect on union memberships.
Even with continued membership decline, by 2007 Britain still
maintained a higher density of unionization than the US with
28% of its workforce affiliated.
In representing unions on a national level, AFL-CIO and TUC
initially had the same ideas in mind. Unfortunately, there is
little comparison in the outcomes. TUC has no political power
9. while AFL-CIO is known to have a “kingpin” position within
the labor movement. US unions play a major role in politics;
using their power to legislative purposes. They have grown so
powerful that the government treads lightly when dealing with
the union unlike TUC who was crushed by the conservative
government’s changes. Employers capitalized on the non-union
movement tying work performance and evaluations to job pay in
both Britain and the US.
At one time collective bargaining was performed on a national
level for entire industries. Workplace rules were hard to
establish on a national level and required more specifics.
Certain workplace practices were fit for particular
environments. Britain and the US experienced a shift trending
toward workplace level bargaining. This will add more to the
role of workplace and plant level managers. The will take on the
responsibilities of a HR specialists. To combat unfair work
practices the US government passed the Civil Rights Act of
1964 & established the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission prohibiting varies forms of discrimination. Britain
adopted a similar governing body later in 2007 called the
Equality and Human Rights Commission. There is still relevant
income inequality in both countries. Britain and the US
continue to research different ways to promote better
opportunities to close the gap on income inequality and
workplace fairness.
Student answer
Union density (the percentage of the workforce that is
unionized)
a. Union density in the United States is and has always been
significantly lower than it has been in Great Britain.
b) Nature of political engagement by the leading union
confederation (TUC versus AFL-CIO), including business
unionism in the US and the role of the British Labor Party
a. Political engagement on the part of unions in the US and
10. Great Britain differ mainly in the type of involvement, even if
not the level of involvement. AFL-CIO’s primary political
activity comes in the form of endorsing (and punishing)
political candidates based on their proclivity toward labor
priorities. The TUC, however, approaches its political activity a
bit differently by being a financial supporter of the Labour
Party. In the US, groups like AFL-CIO also tend to use their
political muscle to directly pressure management into
complying with demands. The Labour party in Great Britain
does not have that same approach, but uses its influence to
shape public policy (which, concerning labor is far more
expansive than in the US).
c) Extent of decentralization and fragmentation
a. Bargaining in the United States is becoming far more
decentralized, as the center of negotiations becomes the plants
and companies instead of the industries. This trend is reversed
in Great Britain, where changes in labor relations driven by
European Union policies and other social factors are driving the
country toward increased centralization of collective
bargaining.
d) History and importance of discrimination law (read
between the lines)
a. In Great Britain, unions developed as a consequence of
the feudal class system. Until a spike in immigration in the
1990s, race discrimination was never a major issue for public
policy and was never addressed as such. The only
discrimination issue widely acknowledged by British markets is
the issue of gender equity—which parliament has taken some
steps to address.
In the US, discrimination issues were a main focus of public
policy through the 19th and 20th centuries. This led to a fair
amount of labor law focusing on preventing management’s
ability to discriminate against everything from gender to race,
religion, and even disability.
11. It is clear that discrimination law is a much stronger driving
force in the US than it is in Great Britain.