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    MGT 331 Final Review 1. Subliminal advertisement - implying something without actually saying it‚ subconscious level 2. Obligation between the business and its employees-exchange of work and wages (pg 415) Quote: “fair pay for and honest days work” 3. Sexual harassment as a kind of (courts)- kind of discrimination 4. What is due process? – fair in impartial hearing‚ can use this mechanism when terminated – “appeal” 5. Common Law- according to common law‚ every employee is at will (subject

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    of economics‚ besides Keynesian economics‚ although classical economics is considered the first school of thought in economics‚ probably only due to timing. Although others have contributed ideas and theories to the classical school of thought‚ Adam Smith is the person behind the Classical economics school of thought. The Classical economics theory teaches and is based on the idea that the economy can stabilize and run effectively on its own‚ without any type of assistance. There are three basic

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    an early industrial pin factory from Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations to the organizing and structuring of work. The relation will be described done by examining the division and specialization of labour‚ requirements that lead to the need for coordination‚ Horizontal and Vertical Differentiation required for coordination and how structure/hierarchy arises and if it is in fact needed. We can see that through the division and specialization of labour that Adam Smith’s pin factory is an example of

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    The Difference between Classical and Keynesian Economics The differences between classical and Keynesian economics are many‚ but they can be categorized into a few key areas. In general‚ classical economists would like to see the government stay out of the economy‚ and try to influence it as little as possible. Keynesian economists‚ who follow the philosophy of famous economist John Maynard Keynes‚ by contrast‚ do not strongly advocate for a position. Those that follow this policy generally believe

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    the only two parties involved in the market (Investopedia‚ n.a.). Figure 2 shows that the equilibrium point‚ where supply and demand intersects at a given price for a given quantity‚ is where producer and consumer meet (Griffiths and Wall‚ 2008). Adam Smith stated that; a free market is guided by an “invisible hand”‚ which balances itself out without government Figure 2: Demand & Supply interference. Therefore the main belief of a pure market economy (=free

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    Prewriting activities for Essay #2 A. Important Documents on the Rights of the Individual Magna Carta: It was the first document forced onto a King of England by a group of his subjects‚ the feudal barons‚ in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their rights. In 1215 the charter required King John of England to proclaim certain liberties and accept that his will was not arbitrary—for example by explicitly accepting that no "freeman" (non-serf) could be punished except through

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    the world outside that elicits different responses‚ and hence bend the self from one way to another. Adam Smith’s theory of moral sentiments was founded on these external changing stimuli itself. Subsequently‚ philosophers tried to find principles of inner regulation and recovery which would rescue the sense of oneself from sensory fluctuations. However‚ after the writings that Adam devoted to political economy‚ emphasis was put on complete change.

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    (Clifton‚ N.J.: Augustus Kelley)‚ orig. pub. 1935. Hebert‚ Robert‚ and Alfred Link (1988)‚ The Entrepreneur: Mainstream Views and Radical Critiques‚ 2nd ed. (Westport‚ Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group). Henig‚ Peter D. (2000)‚ “Charles Darwin Meets Adam Smith‚” Red Herring‚ September 1‚ http://www.redherring.com/story_redirect. Holcombe‚ Randall G. (1988)‚ “Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth‚” Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics 1 (Summer):

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    Cited: Baker‚ Keith Michael. The Old Regime and the French Revolution Chicago: University of Chicago Press‚ 1987. Rothbard‚ Murray N. Economic Thought Before Adam Smith vol. 1.‚ Aldershot: England‚ 1995. Spiegel‚ Henry William. The Growth of Economic Thought Durham: Duke University Press‚ 1991. Toqueville‚ Alexis de. The Old Regime and the French Revolution New York: Anchor Books; Doubleday‚ 1955. Turgot‚ A

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    and the limited land resources. But government’s intervention can not be the only way. We can not deny the fact that free market is the most useful method in solving economic problems‚ definitely including the housing problem. Just like what Adam Smith said‚ the free market can be compared as the invisible hands. Once the housing demand gets ahead of (surpass)the housing supply‚ the land agents will build more houses in order to fulfill the market needs and to make profit from it as well. Whereas

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