Strike in Space Case Study Executive Summary This case centers on the original 3 Skylab missions that began in 1973 following a successful series of Apollo missions starting in the 1960’s. NASA viewed the Skylab missions as logical successors of the Apollo missions and each of the Skylab missions picked up where the prior one left off. The primary focus of the missions was to determine if humans could in fact live comfortably for extended periods of time in weightless conditions and prior to
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Skylab‚ there was very little solid research done Each of the Skylab missions would be longer in length with Skylab 1 starting with 4 weeks followed by Skylab 2 at 8 weeks and finally Skylab 3 at 12 weeks. Every detail of the astronauts’ life in space was to be recorded for future examination and there was little left to chance. Virtually every minute of each day was spelled out by the flight control directors on the ground and the rigid timelines were to be followed to the letter. The astronauts
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In the Strike in Space case‚ there are two primary problems. One major problem is the misuse of authority of the ground control in the way it manages the astronauts. This abuse of power is evident in several sub-issues such as: micromanagement‚ procedural injustice‚ and the disregard for employee input. Another major problem is lack of motivation caused by unrealistic expectations‚ poorly defined goals‚ and the absence of an incentive policy. Micromanagement (Taylorism/Scientific Management)
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A strike is a form of protest whereby a group of employees withhold labour in order to pressure employers into granting a particular demand. (Cambridge Dictionairies) Causes and effects of strikes in South Africa: Causes - Lack of transformation‚ mutual respect‚ trust‚ and socio-economic equity (SABC‚ 2014). - Dissatisfaction with pay or working and living conditions. Effects - Companies: financial losses‚ reduced productivity‚ profitability and market share‚ and delayed service delivery. Employees:
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Strike [Sec. 2 (q)]: Strike means "a cessation of work by a body of persons employed in any industry acting in combination or a concerted refusal under a common understanding of any number of persons who are or have been so employed‚ to continue to work or to accept employment". Mere stoppage of work does not come within the meaning of strike unless it can be shown that such stoppage of work was a concerted action for the enforcement of an industrial demand. Procedure of Strikes According to Sec
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Drone Strikes: Death From Above The war in Afghanistan has proved to be very costly. With budget cuts being enforced with the financial meltdown‚ the Department of Defense is looking for a cheaper alternative to fight the war on terror. This is where drones and other sophisticated autonomous military hardware come into play. One such military platform that has proved its efficiency to combat terrorism is the drone. A drone being a unmanned air vehicle such as the Predator currently used in Afghanistan
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However‚ UAV’s gives the US government the capability of avoiding democracy all together‚ because there are no actual foot soldiers on the ground. If the United States undermines democracy through drone strikes‚ then what does the US constitution stand for? Of the Realpolitik persuasion “ethical considerations in war are downright dangerous‚ as they can prevent a state from taking action conducive to its national interest” (Dalziel‚ 2014‚ pg.2). While there are individuals in favor for no moral considerations
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The cost of “Three Strikes” By J. Carter In the late 80’s the state of California was in it worst economic slump since the great depression of the 1920’s. People who wanted to work couldn’t find jobs. Some people turned to crime to feed themselves and survive. Meanwhile‚ crack cocaine was having a devastating effect on low-income communities. Public safety was a major issue for California. History shows us that in bad economic times crime will be more prevalent. Crime waves follow the economy
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Drone Strikes After reading this article about the drone strikes and looking into other articles about drone strikes I am in favor of drone strikes that effectively hit the target without civilian deaths; (which is the major criticism of drone strikes) but not in favor of the power and strength our government is expressing while these strikes get used. These drone strikes are the centerpiece of the Obama administrations counter terrorism policy especially in Pakistan and Yemen. However though
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UPS Strike In early August of 1997 the United Parcel Service (UPS) had a predicament on its hands‚ a teamsters strike. UPS‚ the world ’s largest package distribution company was coming off a year [1996] in which they reported sales of $22.4 billion. UPS Employed 75‚000 management and non-union employees compared with 185‚000 teamsters who are part of the AFL-CIO that were going on strike. The teamsters rejected a contract extension offer from the company leaving the fate of millions of packages
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