Chapter 7—Recruiting in Labor Markets MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The limitations the U.S. government places on available visas for high-skilled foreign workers a. protect U.S. high-skilled workers from the outsourcing of their jobs overseas. b.- make U.S. firms less competitive world-wide. c. have resulted in fewer terrorist threats in the U.S. d. have resulted in lower salaries for high-skilled U.S. workers. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 193 OBJ: 1 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking LOC: Environmental
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Summary: The article “Beauty and the Labor Market” by Daniel S. Hamermesh and Jeff E. Biddle examines the economics of discrimination in the labour market based on looks and the relationship that exists between beauty and labour market earnings. Analyzing‚ results from several studies‚ data from various empirical research and surveys; the article identifies the source of earnings differentials related to looks in six distinct and detailed sections. The first section addresses the question of
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part of emotional labor. If your job requires you to serve customers‚ clients‚ or the public‚ your employer is asking that you engage in what sociologists call emotional labor (Ferrante‚ Joan). “Emotional labor is an element of work activity in which the worker is required to display certain emotions in order to complete work tasks in the way required by an employe.” (Organizing and Managing Work‚ Tony J.Watson‚ 2002). According to Mastracci et al. (2011)‚ to engage in emotional labor is not only simply
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If the use of child labour is ended there is chance that the kids that work long hours under the heat of the sun will be able to earn themselves an education through schools and ● educational programs that will be offered by Russia‚ through the use of great school systems‚ these children will be able to graduate and with their academic experiences gain access to jobs like being a teacher‚ a doctor‚ a lawyer‚ amongst other fields that will bring advances in technology in medicine‚ and the education of others
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of child labor from international corporations should not be supported. Human life and dignity should be our greatest value and the protection of children are our number one priority. Consumers should not be purchasing items from countries and companies that quietly tolerate child labor‚ because this kind of ignorance by consumers is being taken advantage of by big companies to increase their profits.
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Congress passed the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) in June 1933‚ which sought to create a new corporatist style of regulated and planned economy in which big government‚ big business‚ and labor would work together to achieve greater efficiency. The NIRA stipulated that “employees shall have the right to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing‚” which marked the first time the federal government legally
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Labor Standards and the World Trade Organization Executive Summary: The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the organization most suited for implementing and regulating core labor standards compared to other international labor organizations like the IMF and the World Bank since it has the power to enforce its regulations‚ to treat its members evenly‚ and can impose multilateral solutions. For a long time‚ the WTO has debated about the incorporation of core labor
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Labor workforce from the 19th Century to the 20th Century and the forces of Change Introduction The focus of this research is the outlook of the American workforce composition difference from the 19th century to the 20th Century and the forces of change. Throughout this research analysis‚ one will be able to see some but not all of the different changes in labor and the forces of those changes. The shifting of labor will always be something that is happening throughout the very existence of itself
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References: * Stolen Youth: Brutalized children‚ Globalization and Campaign to end Child Labour By Robert Weissman (1997) * One world Guide on Child Labour * Report alleges Victoria ’s Secret linked to child labor (December15‚ 2011) CNN US news. * Child Prostitution By Louren Kotow * Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Victorian Children (October 13‚ 2010) * Sadler Committee reports (1832) * CNN IBN report: More than 1 million children in India (May 11‚ 2009)
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The Warwick MBA Assignment Cover Sheet Submitted by: 1267499 Date Sent: 15 April 2013 Module Title: Economics For Business Environment Module Code: EBE Date/Year of Module: 2013 Submission Deadline: 17 April 2013 Word Count: 1180 Number of Pages: 8 (including this) Question: Mid Module Assignment for EBE “This is to certify that the work I am submitting is my own. All external references and sources are clearly acknowledged and identified within the contents. I am aware of the University
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