References: No Author Noted‚ (2001)‚ Effective Downsizing Enables Corporate Re-Recruiting‚ Retrieved April 15‚ 2008‚ http://www.inc.com/articles/2001/07/23101.html Heathfield‚ S.M.‚ (2003) Downsizing Survivors: Motivating the Employees Who Remain after Layoffs‚ Retrieved April 15‚ 2008‚ http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gately/pp15s165.htm Comer‚ M.‚ (n.d.)‚ Restoring
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whatever it takes to accomplish that goal. In an ever-growing industry that is health care‚ it is often necessary for organizations to downsize to control costs while maintaining quality. External as well as internal motivators make the process of downsizing necessary to maintain a competitive edge. Difficult decisions must be made taking employees lives under consideration‚ without losing sight of the desired effect; cutting
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Honorable Men of Hopewell are in charge of making all of the important economic decisions. “We’re deciding the future of this great state‚ and that’s your future too‚ son (Campbell: 108).” This comment was said by Stonewall Pinochet‚ the leader of this powerful group of men. Stonewall was one of the wealthiest men in the state of Mississippi and had a major reputation to uphold. He was the leader of the legacy. The Honorable Men of Hopewell were not voted in but merely selected because of their
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The expression‚ deviance draws reference to frown upon behaviour in a social context; the breach of various concerted norm that generally exist in a community or in society (Newman 2004). Some types of deviance are determined by criminal law‚ others by social standards‚ morality‚ the expectations of certain social groups‚ the welfare system or the medical vocation (Roach-anleu 2003).It is subjective to classify what is regarded as deviant since norms and values vary across nations and culture. Various
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that may lead to polygamous and interspecies marriages. The gay rights movement in the US can be traced back to the Stonewall Riots that occurred following a police raid on the Stonewall Inn in New York City at 3 a.m. on June 28‚ 1969. Police raids on gay bars were commonplace‚ but on this occasion the gay and lesbian patrons fought back and sparked days of protests. The Stonewall Riots marked the beginning of a political movement for gay rights during a time when it was illegal to have homosexual
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Deviance is a behavior that does not conform to social norms‚ therefore is socially created. Since most people in the United States believe that homosexuality is wrong‚ society has created homosexuality to be a deviance. Since deviance is relative and not absolute to a society‚ homosexuality is not a universal form of sexual deviance. There are many cultures that accept forms of homosexuality. The Western society is not accepting of it though‚ and many times this non-accepting view cause discrimination
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In 1969‚ the Stonewall Inn - a gay bar in New York - was raided by police for operating without a liquor license. Outside of the bar‚ police became hostile towards a lesbian‚ enraging the crowd surronding the Stonewall Inn. This lead to a six day riot that ultimately lead to ``the founding of groups like the Gay Liberation Front and Gay Activists Alliance’’ \cite{Carter-2009}
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Week 4 LDR 531 Story #2 Breaking the News A “Tell Your Team About downsizing” Adventure As a manager‚ I think the best strategy for relaying the company’s decision to downsize would be by oral communication having a formal meeting with the whole team. I believe this is the best method because it keeps morale up and structure within the business. The team will appreciate honesty‚ and while they still have some concerns‚ they feel confident that you have their backs – even if things do not
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Employment Problems In The U.S. Downsizing‚ restructuring‚ rightsizing‚ even a term as obscure as census readjustment has been used to describe the plague that has been affecting corporate America for years and has left many of its hardest working employees without work. In the year 2001 we had nearly 1.8 million jub cuts‚ that’s almost three times as much as the year 2000(Matthew Benz). In the 1990’s‚ one million managers of American corporations with salaries over $40‚000 also lost their
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Rebuilding 5 Share the Scaled-Down Resources 6 Use Ad Hoc Task Forces to Solve Especially Tough Problems 6 Improving Communications Among Survivors of the Downsizing 7 Understanding the Organization Down Cycle 8 Conclusion 9 Reference 10 Introduction Downsizing is no longer seen as a last resort or a response to crisis. Instead it has become a vital tool for shaping an organization to meet new challenges and circumstances
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