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Papers On Labor Studies
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Fashion, Gender Distinction, and the Industrial Revolution
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A 14 page discussion of the contention that gender differentiation in both the public and private spheres became increasing exaggerated during the Industrial Revolution. The author describes the clothing of the time by decade and concludes that gender distinctions in terms of fashion were indeed exaggerated. Women's fashions would be more accurately described as flamboyant than practical, a distinction which in itself served to clearly distinguish them from the male gender. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPfashio.rtf
First Central Bank Of River City - Harvard Case Study
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An 8 page paper that discusses the legal and ethical issues of this case. The issue is the union attempting to organize employees of the bank. Actions are used as evidence for the legal and ethical issues. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGbnkhvd.rtf
Four-Day Work Weeks: Advantages and Disadvantages
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In three pages this paper assesses the pros and cons of changing from a five- to a four-day work week. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGfourweek.rtf
Gender Wage Disparity in the U.S. Workforce
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A 12 page overview of the numerous factors that translate into wage disparity. Contending that many of these factors extend far back into history, the author provides a so-called "radical feminist" analysis of the issues and contrasts that analysis
with a structural functionalist analysis. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPwrkPay.rtf
Graduate Students and Labor Union Organization
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This 7 page report discusses the
issues associated with the fact that countless numbers of low-paid or even unpaid
"professionals" who are employees of the university setting but who rarely receive either
the same benefits or compensation as "real" employees. As a result, such students have
begun to organize or try to organize unions to represent their unique needs and concerns.
AN annotated bibliography lists and describes 6 sources.
Filename: BWgradun.rtf
Height as a Factor in Higher Salaries
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A 7 page paper assessing the value of conducting
a study of the relationship between men's height and men's salaries. Numerous studies throughout the decade of the 1990s have establised a direct link between increased height and increased salary, a factor that may well be operational in the continued wage gap between men and women. The paper reviews the literature and provides suggestions for methodology and anticipated results. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KStallMen.wps
Hiring Jimmy Hoffa As A Negotiator
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A 10 page research paper which looks at Jimmy Hoffa's career as an expert negotiator. Hoffa, as president of the Teamsters' Union, wielded immense power throughout the 50s and 60s and up until his disappearance in 1975. The writer examines --hypothetically-- whether or not Jimmy Hoffa would make a good negotiator in today's political and economic atmosphere. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Hoffa.wps
How Stereotyping Leads to Discrimination in the Workplace
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A 5 page paper which
discusses how stereotyping people by gender, sexual orientation, and age leads
to at least some form of discrimination in the workplace. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAhowstre.wps
How unions can flourish under the capitalist model
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This 8 page paper explores various theories as they respect unions. Capitalism and communism are discussed. The paper supports both unionism and capitalism and makes recommendations as to how unions can flourish under the capitalist paradigm. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA506cap.rtf
Human Resource Analysis – Malaysia
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the country, including population, literacy rate, GDP, type of government, types of industries and general economic facts. The writer also discusses the issue of foreign workers, illegal immigration, wages, poverty factors, who may and may not participate in a trade union and other aspects of work in Malaysia. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGmlyhr.rtf
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