family members to watch different programs‚ in separate rooms‚ pulling the family apart as opposed to bringing them together. Even some children have TV sets in their rooms. Instead of playing outside‚ kids are spending hour in front of the television (Winn 465-66) Children are also being affected by other new electronics. High-tech children’s toys are becoming more and more common. Instead of playing outside with other kids‚ children in our society play video games or play on a computer. Even educational
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most significant social events in the twentieth century. The first advertisements for the television pictured a family gathered around the set with “Sis on Mom’s lap‚ Buddy perched on the arm of Dad’s chair‚ Dad with his arm around Mom’s shoulder” (Winn 352). Today‚ ninety percent of American households possess a television and the average American home has more television sets than people. The average daily viewing time per adult in the United States is 4.5 hours‚ making television the most important
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Harrah’s Casino Case Analysis Marilyn Winn has been appointed HR director for Harrah’s Casinos. Under her leadership‚ Harrah’s casinos employees have become motivated about customer service and she had decreased the turnover rate. Winn’s central force behind motivating employees was the implementation of an incentive pay plan to reward employees for improvements in customer service. When first introduced‚ the incentive pay plan was a great success. However‚ as time passed‚ employees became
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Oiler’s termination from his job by the Winn-Dixie Corporation was an obvious violation of his employee rights. Though balancing employee rights with proper discipline is a constant challenge for HR professionals. But in this case of Oiler‚ the work place behavior of the employer had not changed and there is no problem‚ with the co-employers also. Also in the own time‚ the company have no rights about the way he dress. Hence there is also no such challenge for the Winn-Dixie that it has to terminate Oiler
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Joseph Winn Suzanne May Redrafting the Maastricht Treaty The May-Winn Act The Maastricht Treaty was signed on February 7‚ 1992 in Maastricht Netherlands. The treaty led to the creation of the euro‚ and created what is commonly referred to as the pillar structure of the European Union. The treaty established the three pillars of the European Union: European Community‚ Common Foreign and Security Policy‚ and the Justice and Home Affairs. The convergence criterion that member states would
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should be just that…personal time. 2. What do you see as the consequences of organizations that punish employees for certain off-the-job behaviors? Explain a) Unfortunately in this case Mr. Olier was fired and the lawsuit was a victory for the Winn-Dixie company. However I think that an employer who chooses to punish their employees because they do not agree with or take offense to their “off-the-job behaviors” should be mindful that employees may not respond to this kind of situation quietly
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Entertainment‚ Inc.: Rewarding Our People Marilyn Winn faces a tough challenge to improve employee satisfaction and motivation in a struggling economy that has just experienced the 9/11 disaster. Many of Harrah’s employees feel that the incentive program that Winn has implemented sets goals that are too aggressive while others feel a sense of entitlement for the bonuses. Both of these cases do not help Winn improve employee motivation and customer service. Winn needs to find a way to revise the employee
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environment that encourages the use of technology‚ while providing students with the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary for success. In many ways‚ this challenge resembles a balancing act that may prove difficult (Lidstone & Stoltman‚ 2006). John Winn (2003)‚ a Lieutenant Colonel in the
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Does the Duty to Bargain Preclude Unilateral Wage Increases? Summary This case study poses the question‚ “Does the duty to bargain preclude unilateral wage increases?” Before this question can be answered‚ lets discuss the background of the events. Winn-Dixie is a chain of retail grocery stores that can be found in multiple states. The United Food and Commercial Workers union represents the employees of the company. These employees work in receiving‚ shipping and processing of food products in the
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The Current State of Development in Latin America Throughout this paper I will be making reference to Peter Winn ’s book Americas. Winn states on page 4 that "Latin America is equally an invention‚ devised in the nineteenth century by a French geographer to describe the nations that had once been colonized by Latin Europe---Spain‚ France‚ and Portugal." In attempting to establish the current state of development in Latin America‚ historical chronology serves as the foundation necessary for a
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