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- 1031: "The Glass Managerie"
- ... has a very skinny, fragile shape. She looks very frail and breakable. Laura lacks self- confidence, so much that she can't stand to be in a room of crowded people, such as in her business school. She feels like nobody can relate to her and her struggles. She knows that she is never going to satisfy her mother's greatest wish for her, and because of that, feels like she ... on a small table. It is separated from the dining room by a curtain. Other than the apartment building, the city has a park, art museum, zoo, factory where Tom works, and the Rubicam's business college that Laura briefly attended. The setting of this story is already modern and does not need to be changed to a different location. It is still a city and has all the same features ... Tom, leaving her and Laura stranded, much like his father. Laura deals with extremely low self esteem problems and always feeling like she does not please her mother. She could not even go to her business college because of her fear of people and not being accepted. She had no friends in high school and only once had feelings for a boy. Her disability is often difficult for people to ...
- 1032: Questions of Ethics In Computer Systems and Their Future
- ... as nothing but sour grapes and a big opportunity to use her position to knock the Internet. If she honestly believes she's done everything to insure her customer base that her system of doing business is any bit as less likely to fall victim to insider trading and traders touting of stocks beyond what they should be touted as, she is sadly mistaken. The average investor is going to use ... time, and they already regulate those technologies for our protection! It's not regulation they are looking to do, it is ownership of the Internet they are trying for, and with the help of big business, who sits there and cries foul, they may very well achieve this. Talk about two groups in need of finding some ethics big business and the government are sorely lacking. This the first major technology that has leveled the playing field for even the littlest user. Don't buy the hype where ever you can try to keep ...
- 1033: Industrial Revolution
- ... to return his rail road workers, he was arrested and the workers were forced to work. In 1890, for example, Congress passed the Sherman Anti-trust Act. This law’s purpose was to punish big business corporations that merged to eliminate competition. “Survival of the fittest” ideal of the social Darwinists were destroying the small businesses. Yet more and more it was being used as a weapon against unions. The factory owners used federal troops and state militia against strikers. They hired private armies against the strikers with an intent to maim and kill for stopping union strikes. These rapid changes in the ways of business caused a wide spread of socialism. Many common workers believed that the government should take full control of the big business and industries to regulate price, working condition, and enforce illegal ‘deals’ between industries to wipe out competition. I believe that total overthrow of the country’s economic system would not have accomplished the goal ...
- 1034: Some Of The Most Important Pre
- ... own party, allowing him a place on the ballot. The third party candidate for this election was Theodore Roosevelt. His party, the Progressives main issue were, they believed that abuses of power by government and business could be ended (i.e., bribery and corruption), business regulations, importance of technology. The main issues in this election were Big Business abusing powers by monopolizing others. "Trust Busting" was the major idea of this period. Many felt that government should get involved to stop power abusing. The idea of regulations, such as the on the ...
- 1035: Collective Bargaining in the Workplace
- ... which the differing interests of management and employees may be resolved on a collective basis. The collective agreement is not made between parties who seek each other out for the purpose of entering into a business transaction and who can shop around among competitors for the most favourable connection. It is made between parties who find themselves already in a joint enterprise and who have little or no choice in selecting ... union in an organisation are easy to see when we consider the objectives of both sides. Management's objective in collective relations may fall into four broad categories: first, the preservation and strengthening of the business enterprise; second, the retention of effective control over the enterprise; third, the establishment of stable and ‘businesslike' relationships with the bargaining agents; and fourth, promotion of certain broad social and economic goals. The union may threaten the survival and growth of the enterprise in several ways. It may press demands, which impair the financial health of the business, or it may undermine management's efforts to build a loyal organisation. On the other hand the of the union leadership fall into the following categories: first, the preservation and strengthening of the union ...
- 1036: Utility Deregulation
- Utility Deregulation The electric utility industry began in the late 1870's as street lighting and electric railway business by private electric companies. Through the years it has grown to become one of the nation's largest business enterprises. Some municipally owned electric systems were established to provide street lights and to replace arc lighting systems during a depression period when electric companies were unable to secure funds for expansion (Weidenbaum 1995). Electricity ... We will be able to choose the company with the best service and price. The quality of service will be a big factor along with price, in deciding whether to continue buying from a particular business or to switch to another one.
- 1037: Student Development in Higher Education
- ... 19-year-old freshman at Northern Illinois University. She originally is from Naperville, IL and majoring in Chemistry. The upperclassman student whom I interviewed is a 20 year old junior at DePaul University, majoring in Business, originally from Quincy, IL. When interviewing both students, I asked them each the same questions, with slight changes expounding on their experience with either upper or lower classman. The seven questions I asked were 1 ... stated that her education (classes) have not been valuable to her progress toward her career goals, but work and university experiences have given her a stronger and more focused foundation for the career field of business. Continuously, she pursues jobs and internships that give her practical experience for a job, and she does not wish to pursue different types of jobs, which indicates to me that she is past the exploration ... an internship at a marketing firm. She previously was a marketing major, but the bad work experience and non-success with the internship caused her to change her emphasis to swing towards corprate communications in business. The internship gave her time to observe this area of interest and confirmed her interest to pursue other internships and practicum experience at her university. Using Perry's theory of cognitive-structural perspectives, the ...
- 1038: P. T. Barnum
- ... Charity Hollet. Charity and Barnum soon got married in 1829 when Barnum was 19. Charity was a devout Congregationalist. With his new bride beside him Barnum set out to make a name for him in business. Like his father he juggled several jobs. He bought his own store in Bethel, he started a newspaper, and he ran a lottery. Much to Charity's dismay Barnum adopted a new religion, Universalism, which ... also struck up a friendship with Nancy Fish, who was 40 years younger then him, when he was still living with his wife. In 1871 he ended his retirement. He got back into the circus business with vengeance. He spent all his time promoting his circus. He wrote children books and sold them. Barnum ordered tents with three rings instead of the traditional one ring circus. He could fit thousands of ... created. In 1890 in the fall he suffered a stroke wich confined him to bed. Sadly in 1891 April 7th Barnum died in his sleep at his 17 acre estate. He was a genius in business and promotion. He will always be immortal and he will be known for creating the "Greatest Show On Earth."
- 1039: Fdr Vs. Hoover
- ... and Hoover. President Hoover, a strong believer in traditional values, can definitely be described as a conservative. His initial "hands-off" policy in dealing with the Great Depression show this well. He believed in the business cycle and that the country would pull its self out of the depression. He did not want to use government power in dealing with this catastrophe, mainly because of his predecessor's tradition of lassiez-faire. Hoover stated in an election speech, "Every step of bureaucratizing of the business of our country poisons the very roots of liberalism (old definition)." As government gets bigger, there are needed more offices, agencies and bureau's to handle affairs. This bureaucracy, he said, would take the American ... out. As the depression worsened, Hoover began to think he should not sit back and watch the depression thorough, but help out as much as he can to quicken the arrival of prosperity in the business cycle. While this government action was one of liberal proportions, Hoover is still classifies as a conservative because of his long terms goals having conservatism written all over them. Drastic times call for drastic ...
- 1040: Labor Unions
- Labor Unions Since the foundation of the American Federation of Labor(AFL) in 1886, most unions in the United States have displayed a pragmatic out look, largely compatible with that of business. The general purpose of unions has been to protect and advance the well being of workers, while that of business has been to promote the interests of stockholders. Higher wages and higher profits are compatible over the long run in a growing economy. Conflict does arise, however, from the fact that in the short run ... studies show substantial differences in the effectiveness of different unions, and that is in the spirit of Marshall's analysis. Substantial variation has also been found in the effectiveness of unions over the course of business cycles. On the average, unions have raised the wages of their members as compared to nonmembers by about 15 percent, somewhat more during periods of depression and somewhat less during periods of prosperity. Empirical ...
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