issues of self-image and self-presentation‚ and regret. Ten interviews each were conducted with ``ordinary ’ ’ men and women consumers‚ and a further 10 with women classi®ed as ``excessive shoppers ’ ’ (more commonly referred to as ``compulsive buyers ’ ’). Two male excessive consumers were also interviewed. Distinctive patterns emerged for each dierent shopper group. Findings show that impulse buying‚ regret and other concepts have complex meanings beyond those that can be measured easily in
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Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Agreements Strayer University BUS 310 Prof. Robert High March 15‚ 2009 Outline Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Agreements I. History of the American Labor Movement a. Labor and Employee Laws b. The Union II. Labor Relation Process c. Public-Sector Labor Relations
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establish a comfortable working relationship based on mutual understanding and respect between the two. If there had been early resolution of the problems employees’ morale and overall productivity mostly likely would have improved. The collective bargaining process enhances labor relationship of its employees and union to perform better with fewer hazards for either party. These protective legislations improve the work quality with less negative effects. It ensures employees of their security and employers
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Chapter 2 Problem 16: You are an assistant to a senator who chairs an ad hoc committee on reforming taxes on telecommunication services. Based on your research‚ AT&T has spent over $15 million on related paperwork and compliance costs. Moreover‚ depending on the locale‚ telecom taxes can amount to as much as 25 percent of a consumer’s phone bill. These high tax rates on telecom services have become quite controversial‚ due to the fact that the deregulation of the telecom industry has
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Case study 15-1: The Union’s Demand for Recognition and Bargaining Rights 1. Evaluate the various claims made by the union and counterclaims made by the company regarding the charges of unfair labor practices. Which of the arguments are most persuasive? The union claimed that the company had violated Section 8(a)(1) of LMRA by: Repeat investigate employees about union activities Threat employees that they would take the benefits if the selected union present for them Threat employees because
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Case: “When International Buyers and Sellers Disagree” The subject of this case is one that happens quite often in international commerce; I personally believe that when doing deals specially with other countries we must especify everything in order to avoid this kind of conflicts. There are differents forms to solve this case‚ the first that I will mention is using the CISG. According to article 1 of the CISG‚ this law is applicable since both country are member states‚ they are selling goods
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Collective Bargaining Exercise BUS 305 – Industrial Relations A critical part of industrial relations is the collective bargaining process. As a class‚ and individually‚ we have studied the different stages of collective bargaining‚ their importance and contribution to maintaining amicable relations between the unions representing employees and ther employers. On March 15‚ 2013‚ our class had the opportunity of participating in an exercise
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board in the game console market. High-definition games‚ free online connectivity‚ and a high degree of device and gaming personalization set the pace for where Microsoft wants to take the market. But with the unveiling of the Sony ’s more powerful PlayStation 3 and the continued huge loses from Microsoft ’s games division‚ the Xbox 360 is by no means a guaranteed success. At Microsoft ’s pre-E3 press event on Monday‚ the company showed its next-generation video game console the Xbox 360 to video game
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The Importance of Plea Bargaining in Criminal Trials Screeech! That is the sound of our court system coming to a grinding halt‚ if plea bargaining were no longer utilized. Not only does plea bargaining save taxpayers an enormous amount of money‚ it often provides the evidence for a conviction and allows public defenders and other court officials to concentrate their limited resources on more important or difficult cases. Some people may believe that plea bargaining with criminals is wrong.
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Plea bargaining is where you choose a deal to help you with your sentence. Do I think plea bargaining should be completely abolished‚ no I don’t think it should be. Even for serious offenders; I feel like serious offenders have the same right as everyone else. Abolishing plea bargaining would affect the way you sentence‚ also with the judges decision on convictions. There are many pros and cons of abolishing plea bargaining. Some pros on plea bargaining are that it’s used to help defendants from
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