RASHI SINGH MGT 410 11/14/2013 Case Study -- New Haven Federation of Teachers: Collective Bargaining Discussion Questions 1. Describe the role David Cicarella fills for the New Haven Public Schools. He is the president of New Haven Federation of Teachers and is the reason behind the new collaborative education reform in the New Haven Public Schools. He wanted to change the status quo of the educational system. 2. What circumstances occurring in or around the year 2009 affected the
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The Combahee River Collective was a black feminist Lesbian organization that produced “A Black Feminist Statement” in 1977. In their “What We Believe” proclamation‚ they addressed the difficulty with hegemonic white woman’s view of feminism and the marginalization involved with
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“The Selective Financial Misrepresentation Hypothesis” By Lawrence Revsine The selective misrepresentation hypothesis states that management has learned that they can manipulate the perception of their entity’s financial position. This is due‚ in part‚ to the increasing complexities of business which means that financial reporting is no longer based on direct observation of events but rather on summaries of these events. Additionally‚ financial reporting standards are often “arbitrary‚ complicated
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Throughout history‚ many groups have tried to influence politics for countless numbers of reasons. Many of whom are fed up with the system either because they find that the system that is bias and supports the rich‚ or it goes against their personal values and ideals‚ upon other reasons. This led to people wanting to shape politics through elections‚ interest groups‚ and social movements. The United States pride itself on giving its citizens the right to choose their representatives and leaders
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In the nineteenth century‚ America was sizeable as it delved into the Industrial Revolution and watched its economy grow. With new technology and a voracious appetite for capital goods‚ the nation’s productive capacity multiplied. Cities formed as business owners built factories that attracted and hired millions of workers. Immigrants poured into the country‚ while prospective settlers west found the frontier closed. The working class was scrambling for employment and factories willingly provided
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and federal government‚ collective bargaining is not accepted. Many public organizations have unions to for employees to be able to address issues like benefits‚ wages‚ and to improve his or her work environment. For example‚ the United States Postal has adopted the collective bargaining approach to improve work environments and benefits for employees. White collar and private organizations do not favor collective bargaining. Federal organizations that adopted the collective bargaining do not use
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Case Study: Collective Bargaining at West University 1. Employees decide to form a union to gain job security and higher wages or when they feel management is not doing their job correctly or fairly. The labor laws are in place that provides rights to unionize. I am not convinced they encourage‚ but they provide a protection to workers who feel they need the support of the union. The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act) basically provides employees the right to unionize. When under
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Gan‚ Y.‚ & Zhu‚ Z. (2007). A Learning Framework for Knowledge Building and Collective Wisdom Advancement in Virtual Learning Communities. Educational Technology & Society‚ 10 (1)‚ 206-226. A Learning Framework for Knowledge Building and Collective Wisdom Advancement in Virtual Learning Communities Yongcheng Gan Ontario Institute for Studies in Education‚ University of Toronto‚ Toronto‚ Ontario‚ M5S 1V6‚ Canada Tel: +1 416 923-6641 ext 2454 yongcheng.gan@utoronto.ca Zhiting Zhu Educational
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Marie Hermosisima Patrisha joy Morales Joanna Keziah Ramos Group 4 BSMT3E Background of the Study Placenta is an organ characteristic of a true mammal during pregnancy‚ joining mother and offspring‚ providing endocrine secretion and selective exchange of soluble‚ but not particulate‚ blood borne substances through an opposition of uterine and trophoblastic vascularized parts. Although many bacteria may cause the infection of the placenta‚ the most common organism associated with this
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Open source and private -collective model of innovation |1 INTRODUCTION Having written the paper on the open source software development as an example of private-collective innovation model Eric von Hippel and Georg von Krogh opened the door to a new area of study for organisation scientists. The paper has achieved widespread recognition amongst fellow theorists and has been used as a basis for further investigation of and expanding the topic. Additionally‚ it has prompted practical perspectives
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