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The social construct of respectability in contemporary America is one that is focused on the increased value of time. As long-term growth and achievement take a back seat to short-term returns in the new capitalism, time becomes more valuable. Consequently, organizations have adapted and stability for workers has diminished. Relationships between employees and the companies that employ them have shifted from one that is based on mutual respect through mutual dependency to one in which past…

This memo intends to provide thoughtful feedback about the simulation done in class as a part of the Management & Operation program. The instructor will share this memo with McGraw-Hill to improve and adjourn the program. This memo is divided into two parts. The first part will specifically address the following points: 1) Overall experience with the simulation 2) Strengths of the simulation 3) Weaknesses of the simulation 4) Key opportunities to improve the simulation…

One of the problems discussed in chapter 7 and 8 of Fast Food Nation is the set routine of workers and assigning single task to one worker for the entire duration of their shift. Using disassembly line model in slaughterhouses can be explained with order theory. Order theory illustrates how slaughterhouse workers are functional to the slaughterhouse industry. Each worker is responsible for a particular task, which benefits the industry. It allows the slaughterhouses to work faster and more…

What are the main assumptions? In Dancing with Robots Levy & Murnane (2013) put forward a number of arguments relating to labour markets, education, and the standardisation of robotic labour; which can also be referred to as Skill-Biased Technological Change (SBTC). To begin, Levy & Murnane acknowledge computer strengths and limitations while acknowledging some foreseeable future challenges of cybernation. For example, computer strengths are speed and accuracy rather than flexibility. In…

Technology and innovation play a major role in the development of emerging and developed economies, as it provides an opportunity for businesses to produce more with the same amount of resources and creates new markets and industries within an economy. However, the people who benefit the most from these technological innovations are those who are high-skilled workers. As the global economy continues to globalize and grow, there has been a noticeable shift in favor of those who develop skills and…

Inequality is increasingly at the forefront of public debate. After seven years, global economies today continue to struggle for recovery from the 2007-2009 Great Recession. Rising inequality is not a new issue, yet the subject and its distribution has been continuously marginalized in the field of mainstream economics. Perhaps it is due to inconsistent views of what economic inequality is, its level of economic consequences, and when inequality becomes unjustified. As a famous economic…

The care planning meeting is central to social work practice with children and families; it is what children and families' social workers do more than any other single activity (except for recording), and it is through the CPM’s that recommendations are made on a daily basis about the risk, protection and welfare of children of looked after children. As a result if is vitally important that social workers reflect and engage in reflection and identify themes is part of improving and growing as a…

The working conditions were harsh for the Forever 21 workers. They often worked twelve-hour shifts for limited pay. Bathrooms were locked so workers could not go without asking for permission, which was often denied. Garment workers would only make about $200 dollars or less a week and were forced to take work home to finish it. Companies would randomly fire workers and refuse to pay them. Garment workers had to work Sundays as well for only $3.25 per hour making only $25 dollars for an…

One Last Goodbye My sister and I are smiling posing for a picture, well at least my sister is, while I on the other hand am sticking my tongue out looking who knows where. I don’t remember much about this day, but how much can you really expect a 4 year olds brain to retain? I do remember us being closer than ever though, she was like my best friend…actually she was my best friend. We were meeting up the last time before our adoptions were finalized. In the background is our social worker, he…

Part I- Global Comparisons/U.S. vs. Switzerland My global comparison on work life balance will be the U.S. and Switzerland. I chose Switzerland because I have always heard great rumblings about how well the Swiss treats its workforce. I decided to explore this more to determine whether or not it compares positively or negatively on the work life balance in the U.S. My objective is determine which country promotes the best work-life balance that promote a healthy and productive work environment.…