Employment Essays

Barbara Ehrenreich is a journalist who posed as an unskilled worker in 1998 to highlight the struggles encountered every day by Americans attempting to live on minimum wage. Ms Ehrenreich had always been interested in poverty. As the result of the new law, people would be expected to leave welfare and get jobs, sounds good. […]

The act of management entails the coordination of individuals in order to attain particular aims through planning, organizing, providing resources, leading or directing activities, and regulating an organization or undertaking to accomplish an objective. Resourcing involves managing and utilizing different types of resources, such as human, financial, technological, and natural resources. The term management can […]

Currently, there is a shortage of nurses across North Carolina and the United States. Several states have implemented measures to address the issue through legislation and incentives. One viable solution is to increase salaries and provide additional federal funding to hospitals and healthcare facilities to support wage payments. In North Carolina, as in most markets, […]

1)Once hired, why do people work so hard at Microsoft? What motivates them? Answer: First, the culture of Microsoft. As the vision Gates mentioned: a computer on every desk in every home, running on Microsoft software, spirited many young to work hard. Second, rigorous and firm recruiting policy and process. As Ballmer said, “ We […]

Fayolism was an initial and comprehensive statement of a broader management theory. Henry Fayol introduced his 14 administrative principles in 1916 and they continue to be widely accepted as guiding practices for managers today as noted by Claude S. George, Jr. in “History of management thought” (Pg. 110, 1972). This essay focuses on how Fletcher […]

Groupe Danone is a world leader in the production of diary products being one of the largest dairy food and water produces in the world. With 90,000 employees in 120 countries of the world the company is very much knowledge-intensive and innovation-driven. Growing to become one of the most successful food and beverage companies in […]

The company’s strengths and resource capabilities can be analyzed using a S.W.O.T. analysis. One of its strong points is globalism, as Federal Express has a global presence. Operating in 211 countries, the services of this company appeal to a majority of the world’s population, resulting in tremendous revenues garnered from a vast market. Additionally, global […]

Memo on Moscow Aerostar Hotel issues HR Problem Statement Moscow Aerostar’s lack of cultural understanding has translated into faulty recruiting, training, and incentive building practices, which has produced an environment of de-motivated, unproductive Russian employees, unsuccessful managerial talent development, and a company without cohesive/identifiable core values. There is adverse impact on the budget and a […]

During my prior job, the management employed achievement motivation as a way to inspire and incentivize employees. This method of motivating workers yielded some positive results. Managers would identify staff members who consistently excelled over a period of four months. Out of this group, five individuals were selected to be rewarded for their exceptional performance […]

Monsters Inc. Monsters Inc. might just be seen as a Pixar animated kid’s movie when you first see it, but when you look deeper into it, you can see many similarities to general economic concepts, as well as our economy today. There are two totally different worlds in the movie; there is the world of […]

Inside Toyland, written by Christine L. Williams, is a look into toy stores and the race, class, and gender issues. Williams worked about six weeks at two toy stores, Diamond Toys and Toy Warehouse, long enough to be able to detect patterns in store operations and the interactions between the workers and the costumers. She […]

Industrial Organization is the application of psychological principles to address business and industry-related concerns involving human beings. One crucial function of Industrial Organization psychologists is devising methods of assessment for personnel selection, placement, and promotion. These psychologists examine job types to establish the relationship between specific tests and job performance. Our group focused on scrutinizing […]

Current Situation Corporate Overview and Financial Performance: PepsiCo, Inc. is one of the most successful consumer products companies in the world, with 2000 revenues of over $20 billion and 125,000 employees. The company consists of: Frito-Lay Company, the largest manufacturer and distributor of snack chips; Pepsi-Cola Company, the second largest soft drink business and Tropicana […]

Levi Strauss & Co. is a privately owned apparel company established in 1853 in San Francisco by Levi Strauss, specializing in the sale of denim overalls and becoming renowned for its denim jeans. Since its inception, the company has grown tremendously and now has three headquarters located in San Francisco (North America), Brussels (Europe), and […]

The View of Tattoos 1 The View of Tattoos in Our Society Today Melissa Oliphant Axia College of University of Phoenix The View of Tattoos 2 “People who drink, do drugs, have been jailed or do not believe in religion are more likely to be tattooed. “ , said Mom. Is there any truth to […]

Introduction Jeffrey Seglin, a business ethics columnist for the New York Times, participated in an event sponsored by Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. He described two Wal-Marts…one as evil and one as good. The evil company is very, very big and does everything to grow bigger. They use illegal immigrants to mop floors and are […]

E-road technology provides three distinct product lines that are tailored to meet specific market needs. These include a self-service kiosk, a kiosk application machine, and a kiosk vending machine; each serving its own unique purpose and possessing distinctive features. E-road technology differentiates itself from other companies in the e-kiosk industry by offering a variety of […]

Introduction M1, a telecommunications company founded in 1997 in Singapore, used to be the second biggest mobile operator in the country. However, since StarHub entered the mobile market, M1 currently holds the third largest position based on its number of subscribers. M1 quickly gained support and attracted over 35000 customers in just a few weeks […]

In 2003, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) had more than 10,000 locals and represented almost 75% of all union workers in Canada through its 113 member unions. According to Godard (220), the CLC aims to influence government laws and policies related to labour relations. The union density rate in Canada was at 30.5% in 2003, […]

Enron, once one of the fastest growing, innovative, and well managed business in the United States filed bankruptcy in December 2001. Shareholders, including Enron employees lost billions of dollars. The main question in everyone’s mind, is what truly happened to Enron? One act of Enron that contributed to the collapse was the Performance Bonus’s that […]

Benchmarking has become a prevalent tool used by organizations to determine how they are doing in comparison to other organizations and how to improve operations. It started in the area of manufacturing, but has become more widespread (Doerfel and Ruben, 2002; Greengard, 1995). In fact, benchmarking has been used in small and large, public and […]

The statement in Western Heritage that “A vast social gap separated poor working-class women from their middle-class counterparts,” is an overgeneralization of the truth. In the late 19th and early 20th century, single women of the lower middle class often had a similar lifestyle to those in the working class. It was only after marriage […]