IT for Change Case Study e-Choupal – An Initiative of ITC IT for Change 2008 This case study is part of a research project that sought to analyse how different telecentre models approach development on the ground‚ proceeding to elaborate a typology based on the cornerstones of participation and equity. To conduct this assessment‚ four telecentre projects were examined: the Gujarat government’s E-gram project‚ the corporate-led venture by ITC called e-Choupal‚ the private enterprise model of Drishtee
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boom‚ came a need for a bigger and better work force. Problems such as inhumane working conditions‚ long hours‚ child labor‚ and low wages‚ were due for a long awaited change. In 1887 the Interstate Commerce Act was passed‚ with the goal to regulate railroads and prevent any monopolies. This was followed by the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890‚ workers compensation in 1902‚ and the formation of the National Child Labor Committee showcasing the horrors of child labor in 1904. Keating-Owen Act of 1916‚ Bunting
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The New Deal was introduced in the 1930’s and it brought about reforms like social security‚ union-friendly labor laws‚ and agencies such as the economy act‚ federal deposit Insurance Corporation‚ and Securities and Exchange Commission. The Federal deposit Insurance Corporation was set up as an insurance policy on bank accounts. In 1933‚ banks would insure up to 2‚000 dollars‚ whereas now banks will insure up to 200‚000 dollars. In 1945‚ WWII ended and many people were supportive of the New Deal
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1800’s‚ there was a series of occurrences that influenced women across the U.S. The Women’s Suffrage Movement was a major turning point in the lives of women. There were many rights that woman were being deprived of during that 1800’s. Women were raped‚ abused‚ called names‚ sexually assaulted‚ and given poor education. They were underestimated in many different aspects and were thought to be incapable of making their own decisions. The ongoing attack and criticism against women was what triggered
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The articles that were assigned were accounts from Spanish men who actually lived during the 1700’s to the mid 1800’s‚ and their impact on the Indians. They were able to document different situations in which the Natives were exploited or abused‚ although some portions of the readings like the one by Father Junipero of the San Diego Mission‚ or that of Captain Alejandro Malaspina are completely one sided. Both make it seem to the reader like the Natives were uncivilized and didn’t have a fear of
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Topic 1: Work Motivation A highly motivated employee can be said to have good direction and high levels of effort and persistence (Arnold et al.‚ 2005). It is therefore safe to assume that high levels of motivation lead to higher performance levels. This essay will explore the phenomenon of ‘what motivates people’ in 2 ways. One focuses on the employee and will be examined by using the ‘Goal Setting Theory’ (GST) by Locke et al. (2002). The other focuses on the job itself and will be examined using
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CSR ACTIVITIES OF ITC ITC Limited was incorporated on August 24‚1910 under the name of ‘Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited at Radha Bazar Lane‚Kolkata.Later it was renamd as “Indian Tobacco Company.”in 1974.It is one of the Indias’s foremosrt private sector companies with a market of approx $14 billion.Its range of products includs:Cigerettes & Tobacco‚Hotels‚Information Technology‚Paperboards & Speciality Papers‚Agri-Exports‚Foods‚Lifestyle Retailingand Greeting
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non-traditional methods for increasing employee motivation. They have achieved this success in part because of their ability to communicate with their employees. It is because of this communication that they are able to motivate employees through intrinsic rewards. Creating Motivation: Analysis of Google‚ Starbucks‚ and Whole Foods Introduction Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be." By championing new
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The Hippie Movement was the most well known and influential movement of the 60’s.The countercultural movement originated as a youth movement in college campuses around the US‚ eventually spreading into the UK and Canada. Not only was it a political movement‚ it was also a lifestyle. The Hippies had an array of concerns but the main tenet was about being happy. Most rejected large institutions‚ the middle class‚ and conformed society. Their attitudes toward life contained little thought or concern
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Women’s suffrage was a difficult topic in the late 1800’s early 1900’s because women wanted to have a voice in their community while men thought that women were weak and should be silenced. Woman fought for their rights‚ impacting everyone globally and showing men that they had a strong opinion and wouldn’t be silenced even if the consequences meant getting arrested or being deported. Many people were against women’s suffrage because they believed that women should be the ones who should stay at
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