In the article titled “Why Some Critics Don’t Think Caitlyn Jenner Deserved the Arthur Ashe Courage Award”‚ writer Justin Wm. Moyer from the Washington Post discusses the criticisms that have come with ESPN’s decision to give Caitlyn Jenner the prestigious award which symbolizes courage. Moyer writes about the doubters who don’t believe that what Caitlyn Jenner did by publicly coming out as transgender constitutes as “courageous”. He also references those who believe that Lauren Hill‚ a 19-year-old
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Racist Hollywood The lack of diversity in the nominations in the Academy Awards has been a recent hot topic. There hasn’t been a person of color nominated for an Oscar in the top acting categories over the last two years. This lack of diversity in the nominations is not just a recent problem. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have handed out awards to the best in film since 1929. Since then‚ 93.8% of nominees in the top acting categories‚ along with best director‚ have been white.
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DSC 101 DESIGN AWARENESS Prof. Jacques Giard‚ PhD ©Jacques Giard 2010 DSC 101 Design Awareness 1 What are the goals for today? • Gaining a basic understanding of the designing process… • The Velcro story • Design-in-the-News… • What we already know… ©Jacques Giard 2010 DSC 101 Design Awareness 2 Design in the News McDonald’s plans to spend more than 600 million euros (US$828 million) to remodel 1‚280 of its European restaurants. NY Times Saturday August 25‚ 2007 "Re-imaging
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Motives and Incentives “Since often enough in war it is surer and safer to quest for food with sword and buckler than with all the instruments of husbandry” Xenophon Why would the Greeks go to war in the first place? Moreover‚ why would small farmers participate in the phalanx rather than cultivate their crops and earn income? The fact that such tactical development and the ensuing improvements in the military technology were effective in battle is not a sufficient argument for the drastic increase
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Skill-based pay refers to a pay system in which pay increases are linked to the number or depth of skills an employee acquires and applies and it is a means of developing broader and deeper skills among the workforce. Such increases are in addition to‚ and not in lieu of‚ general pay increases employees may receive. The pay increases are usually tied to three types of skills: • horizontal skills‚ which involve a broadening of skills in terms of the range of tasks • vertical skills‚ which
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Employee Compensation that Encourages Performance By Kate Greene‚ SPHR The strategy my neighborhood kids use to get customers for their lemonade stand is not unlike what many employers use to get employees. The kids scream “35 cents a glass” over and over‚ louder and louder. Would they have more success if they used signs‚ knocked on doors‚ yelled in a more even tone of voice‚ sold from a rolling wagon‚ etc.? Similarly‚ employers that advertise $8.00 an hour‚ over and over‚ may not get applicants
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Compare/ assess HSBC and Citi-corps IT strategies. Do they invest in IT primarily as a way of cutting costs and improving their operational efficiencies‚ or do they invest strategically with a view to entrench their competitive positions? As noted in the conclusion of the article written by the Asia Case Research Center and the University of Hong Kong HCBC and Citigroup have both developed into global financial institutions. Both organizations have heavily invested in Information Technology and
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Should humans receive incentives for charitable acts? This question has been controversial over the last few years. Many people have seen an issue with this‚ believing that receiving incentives could send a morally wrong message but is that the case for everyone? I believe that wrongdoings sends a morally wrong message and not helping out the less fortunate is as much as a wrongdoing as not helping your fellow brethren. Helping others is good for one’s own soul and others as well; it gives us a sense
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PERFORMANCE‚ COMPENSATION‚ AND THE BALANCED SCORECARD* Christopher D. Ittner‚ David F. Larcker‚ and Marshall W. Meyer The Wharton School The University of Pennsylvania November 1‚ 1997 *This research was funded by the Citicorp Behavioral Sciences Research Council‚ whose support is gratefully acknowledged. © 1997‚ Christopher D. Ittner‚ David F. Larcker‚ and Marshall W. Meyer PERFORMANCE‚ COMPENSATION‚ AND THE BALANCED SCORECARD A growing number of firms are replacing their financially-based
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Since the time of FDR the press‚ the general public‚ politicians‚ and academics have questioned the validity of high CEO pay. Following World War II‚ executive compensation was growing‚ but at a relatively slow rate of 0.08%‚ this was up until the mid 1970’s. Then for some reason the growth rate accelerated‚ increasing by an astounding average of 212% (Frydman and Jenter‚ 2010). This rapid growth can be traced back to Milton Rock and Edward Hay who brought about “peer groups” as a means of evaluating
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