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    Underground Railroad Through the development of the Underground Railroad slave escape in the mid 1800s‚ there was much leading into this great historical occurrence. Two key things that factored into this were the many dangers involved in the travel and journey and also the abolitionists that helped the slaves through their rigorous escape. In analysis of the excursion with the dangers faced and the perseverant abolitionists‚ through the many struggles their rough journey ended in success for

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    There are many benefits of having a railroad run through your city in 1800s. But there are also many drawbacks too. In this document I will explain to you the drawbacks and benefits of having a railroad. There will be many different things you will be learning about to having a railroad in the city. Some benefits of having a railroad run through your city is that you can be able to import goods or you can also export goods.This means that they will be able to trade food / goods with other states

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    Railroads in the 1900's

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    PJ Schaefer Joel Favino APUSH Railroads‚ Steamboats‚ and Ships One of the big new things of this time period was the railroad and trains. The thing it impacted the most was social living. You could send letters and packages so much quicker without having to send it with a horse and buggy. Also if there wasn’t railroads the western towns wouldn’t have had a chance at survival‚ they needed fresh goods to be carted across the country all the time. The railroad was the means for this. It also meant

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    Nogo Railroad Analysis

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    1) Nogo Railroad a) What are the Macro and Micro problems in the case? i) Macro (1) High employee expenses (2) Low employee moral (3) No HR as a strategic function (4) Badly negotiated Union Contracts (5) No established recruitment processes (6) No job descriptions to measure job output and performance. (7) History of organized resistance by the Union and train crews ii) Micro (1) Nepotism and Featherbedding (2) No upper management “buy-In” (3) obsolete HR policies‚ practices and

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    1. The 1870 Forster Education Act was the primary piece of legislation which dealt directly with the provision of education in Britain. It made education compulsory‚ up to the age of 10. It was paired with the 1870 Factory Act‚ which took children out of employment‚ mainly from mining and factory work. This act was passed by the government to educate its work force and create a more skilled and literate labour market. Education was also seen as anti- revolutionary‚ by giving the working class improvements

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    Between 1870-1920‚ The progressive era emerged as a way to fix many of the ills of American society that had developed during the great spurt of industrial growth in the last quarter of the 19th century. This was done through multiple reformers who spoke out on issues such as temperance‚ sex education‚ rights for workers‚ and overall activists. Two of the most prominent movements were the Women’s and African American’s movements. Though both groups may have had different means of achieving the goals

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    THE NOGO RAILROAD CASE

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    Updated September 21‚ 2010 PARTI. Anticipating Change CASE ANALYSIS FORM Name: MAO BUNNHATH ID No: 26402 Course: Managing Change and innovation THE NOGO REAIL I. Problems The problems foCASE STUDY Case Study Name and Page #: The NOGO Railroad‚ page 56 Student Name: Wendy Thompson Date: October 9‚ 2011 I. Problems A. Macro 1. Reduction of current employee expenses for day-to-day operations 2. Employee morale (accepting the necessary changes for increased productivity and growth)

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    Chapter 6 Railroads Quiz

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    1. What do the majority of rail movements involve? Low value‚ heavy commodities 2. The basic unit of measurement for railroad freight handling is known as the: Carload 3. Which type of railroad car has the greatest numbers in service? Covered hopper 4. Who are the owners the greatest percentage of rolling stock in use? Class I railroads 5. What is the standard track gauge in the U.S? 4’ 8.5" 6. Which of the following helped lead to the erosion of rail dominance in U.S. transportation? Government

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    Sources of Opportunities

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    (2003) describes an entrepreneurial opportunity as: “...a situation in which a person can create a new means-end framework for recombining resources that the entrepreneur believes will yield a profit. This definition of an entrepreneurial opportunity is useful in that entrepreneurial opportunities are about two things: something happening in the environment (resources) and something to do with the individual (creation‚ beliefs‚ recombination). Since opportunities are not always profitable the key word

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    History 101 4/8/2009 Middle Class Life‚ 1870-1917 Middle Class Life‚ 1870-1917 During the late eighteenth century and early twentieth century‚ The United States became an industrialized and urbanized nation. With the rapid growth of railroads‚ industries have expanded their businesses throughout the nation. During this time‚ the urban population increased tremendously‚ and more than half of the Americans lived in cities. The cost of life in cities was more expensive compared to rural areas

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