These statements constitute a threat because they demonstrate that the company was making attempts to influence employees regarding the union vote by making viable threats regarding existing benefit packages. This is an important consideration to make because it represents a means by which the organization sought to overcome the influence of the union by attempting to dissuade employees from voting one way regarding the vote. 2. Do the employer statements constitute an unlawful promise of benefits in violation of Section 8(a) (1) or the act? Why or why not?
The fabrication phases and the assembly and test phase consist of their own procedures. Nowadays manufacturing process becomes more and more technologically diverse and intense. It results in a decrease in a direct labor percentage of total manufacturing cost. Management considered that an inaccuracy of GEI’s standard cost system caused a poor financial performance. The company need find a better cost system which could truly track costs and identify which of products were profitable and which were not.
It wasn’t until shortly after his death that Karl Marx’s ideology began to significantly influence socialist movements. Although relatively unknown during his lifetime he has become one of the fundamental economic and sociological figures of the modern era. Many of his theories and insights into the way society functions are still relevant in the expanding capitalist society that exists today. Marx was very critical of capitalism and the division in society between the bourgeoisie and proletariat classes, attempting to highlight the injustice and exploitation of the working class by the wealthy upper and middle class. Marx predicted that capitalism within a socioeconomic system would inevitably create internal tensions between social classes leading to its demise and replacement by a new system, communism.
In Praise of Margins ESSAY As we reach adulthood and have a professional career, there are far greater demands and responsibilities we need to commit in order to “function” right in our economical society today. With the stress that goes along with those responsibilities, we just can’t help but to sometimes take time off from everything we do in our society and spend it on things that are “marginal”. In Ian Frazier’s article “In Praise of Margins”, he reveals the value of marginal things and defines it as an un-purpose, free-form aimless activity that don’t quite work out, and though it doesn’t account for themselves in the economic world, it is important and necessary for our lives. For young Ian Frazier and his friends, their marginal place were in the woods. It was a place where they “can try out odd ideas” (Frazier p54) and do whatever they feel like doing, without having to worry about what others may think.
This advantage is most especially important in the technologies sector, in which a definitive product of specific design or purpose sets the standards for which other organizations can find most difficult to match. Though designs may be similiar in style, the cause of entering into an untapped “arena” may provide unparalled precedence in the industry. Additionally, being a first mover provides the organization the ability to set pricing at whichever value suffices its tactical goals (primary goals), as well as an enhanced demand for a rather new and innovative product. However, the problem with being a first mover is actually based upon the contrary to what is mentioned above. Without prior market penetration of an organization’s competetitors, the usefulness and effectiveness of properly marketing a new product or service can be quite burdensome.
For this paper, you would explain the problem and provide some background on why this problem exists. If the cause is unknown, then you could speculate as to the origin of the issue/problem (consider some of what was discussed in Appendix A). You would discuss what team member conflict is and how too much conflict might be detrimental to your chosen organization (e.g., too much time and money wasted, job satisfaction is low). In essence, why should the organization be concerned about this issue? You need to show how a concept from class (e.g., team conflict) applies to the organization’s situation.
Is classical sociology still relevant today? Discuss with reference to a contemporary social issue This essay will be concentrating on the contemporary work of George Ritzer, specifically his theory of Mcdonaldization and how he has taken the classical work of Weber and his theory of rationalisation and applied it to the workings of modern day society. The essay will then look at how this is having an effect in the work place, where rationalisation, predictability and control of tasks takes place causing people to find their jobs dehumanising and mundane. Finally it will then move on to examine and assess criticisms of Ritzer that have been raised by other sociologists Weber described rationalisation as the process in which factors that motivate and affect our behaviour such as traditions, values and emotions are replaced with more rationalised and calculated factors such as efficiency and predictability, causing our social life to become increasingly subject to planning. Goals are achieved through more efficient means due to standardized behaviour, this is due to the fact that rules made through practical rationality, where calculations are made based on an individual’s subjective day to day interest, is being taken over by bureaucracy, and these new rules are then mindlessly followed without any thought or regard for our higher human values.
They also struggled with understanding the difference between their ‘best alternative’ and the lens assigned ‘best alternative’. Ethical lenses adopted by individuals tend to influence decision making by affecting how problems and conflicts are approached. Your ethical lens of preference makes you ‘blind’ to the other approaches and makes it difficult to see the benefits of the other lenses and weaknesses of your own lens. This adds tension to groups because what seems like the best solution to a problem to a single team member might be completely inappropriate to another. The team found that these different approaches can create more issues within a team or group if you don’t understand that everyone has their own ‘right approach.’ To a rights and responsibilities lens approaching an issue head on and dealing with the conflict directly might not be fun, but it is necessary in order to move past the problem in the most efficient way possible.
With a more competitive environment, Hallington was facing restructuring and reorientation challenges. The company could no longer ignore the external competitive pressures to reduce costs. Since HUS was failing to address these issues, employees were concerned about their future within the organization. As a result, company morale and productivity had been affected. The CEO of Hallington Utilities Services, has identified three main issues that are major concerns: privatization, downsizing, and unionization.
Essentially all advertising as we now know it is emotionally manipulative, but whether this is harmful or not is highly questionable. For the sake of analysis, that advertising creates a market, new needs, and generally encourages consumerism will be assumed to be true. These facts on their own could be debated until the end of time, but to focus only on analyzing the ethics of manipulative advertising, some assumptions must be made. If this is true, then it is also true that advertising and production are necessary for prosperity. If advertising has a direct effect on consumerism and production, then advertising is essentially creating jobs and markets and helping people make a living.