America for a very long time. Gender has been one of the main culprits that played a factor in the wage gap between men and women‚ but race may have a role as well. The wage gap is expressed as a percentage (e.g.‚ in 2013‚ women earned 78.3% as much as men aged 16 and over) and is calculated by dividing the median annual earnings for women by the median annual earnings for men. (“The Wage Gap”) In 1942‚ the National War Labor Board urged employers to voluntarily equalize wage and salary rates
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years‚ intense competition and challenging economic conditions have contributed to difficult times for golf course owners and operators across Canada including the Niagara Region. Group Assignment – In your groups become familiar with the golf industry in the Niagara region by visiting the Niagara Golf Trail website (www.niagaragolftrail.com). Based on the content in Chapter 1 on Micro and Marco Environments‚ answer the following questions: 1. What advantages does a golf course receive by
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The wage gap has yet again received some much deserved scrutiny as the Australian Greens political party‚ a left-wing environmentalist party who have gained increasing support from the Australian public in recent years‚ released on 31 July‚ 2015 that they will be introducing a bill to parliament in the next month which aims to eliminate “salary secrecy” within workplaces by banning “pay gag clauses” and ensuring that existing “gag clauses” are unenforceable. “Gag clauses” are contractual clauses
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Malcolm Turnbull‚ Australia’s Prime Minister‚ admits that Close the Gap‚ a program aimed to reduce inequality between Aborigines and nonnative Australians‚ has had mixed progress at best. Child mortality rates have fallen and high school graduation rates have risen‚ but figures contrasting life expectancy and employment between the groups aren’t satisfactory. The Australian government has been criticized for weak engagement with Aboriginal communities and misguided spending‚ and barriers of language
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Current Trends in Hospitality Industry Subject: Scholarship assignment Candidate: Zivojin Milivojevic/SLMC-CAIRNS The upcoming year is projected to be a better and brighter one for the hospitality industry‚ but what are the new factors driving the market in 2012?The landscape is evolving quickly as new technology demands that hotels become more social and engaging in their marketing efforts‚ travelers are looking for the best value propositions‚ and consumer demand is pushing for hotels to make
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This scholarly article clearly illustrates on the achievement gap experienced since the beginning of the 20th century to present time. Therefore‚ it is pertinent to understand the family dynamics and the poverty concentration which are highlighted. As noted by William Julius Wilson‚ “the individual framework does not capture the impact of relational‚ organizational and collective processes that embody the social structure of inequality.” This phrase is particularly true because most model minority
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A Gap of Sky In Anna Hope’s short story “A Gap of Sky” from 2008‚ we hear about an English student and an ordinary day for this girl in London. In reality we get introduced to a whole world of a young girl. In the story we hear about a nineteen year old girl who lives in London. She wakes up in her bed and feels really tired after a long night of partying with friends. Suddenly she realizes that she has to do some homework - an essay for the university. She understands that the time is running
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Current Issues in the Hospitality Tourism Industry in Oman (This is posted at the http://www.ecotourismblog.com/oman-perfect-destination-at-its-best-2/#comment-47) Introduction: Oman is country with an area of 309‚500 sq. kilometers and a population of 3.7 million people. The mainstay of the Omani economy is oil. Total size of the economy is 81 billion USD and per capita income is 22‚180 USD. The economy presently faces an imminent danger of the sharply falling oil prices. In this scenario the only
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[2]Team have task-oriented work groups‚ team members have a positive relationship and cooperation among them. The biggest advantage for real team is the synergy effect‚ when the output is greater than the sum of individual input. Especially in hotel industry effective‚ coordinated and respectful team is 70-80% of successful enterprise.[3] Each team member don’t need to be afraid to express his/her own opinion‚ even if it will cause to conflict. Any team meeting or working cannot take place without conflicts
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1.0 TITLE OF THE STUDY Customer Satisfaction in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry: Analysis on service quality and service failure 2.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY / INTRODUCTION Customer satisfaction plays a crucial role for success and survival in today’s competitive market. Customer satisfaction is considered a prerequisite for customer retention and loyalty‚ and obviously helps in realizing economic goals like profitability‚ market share‚ return on investment‚ etc. (Scheuing‚ 1995; Reichheld‚
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