Prologue: The Super-Story By Thomas Friedman (from Longitudes and Attitudes‚ 2002) ¶1 I am a big believer in the idea of the super-story‚ the notion that we all carry around with us a big lens‚ a big framework‚ through which we look at the world‚ order events‚ and decide what is important and what is not. The events of 9/11 did not happen in a vacuum. They happened in the context of a new international system – a system that cannot explain everything but can explain and connect more things in
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Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line‚ authored by a GM "shoprat"‚ Ben Hamper‚ is testimony of the aches and distress of an auto worker on the rivet line in the 1970 ’s and 80 ’s. This book describes and gives a picture of the reality of working class life and the impact the United Auto Workers (UAW) had on Hamper and his colleagues ’ working conditions. Hamper ’s recollection of his and hundreds of other American workers experiences on the assembly line is simultaneously hilarious and tragic
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Super Size Me and Society 15 January 2010 There has been a lot of stir in the media lately regarding McDonalds and its role in obese children in society. So much so that restrictions and regulations have been proposed and passed in California to ban toys from unhealthy meals that appeal to kids. When I first heard about this I thought it was pretty ridiculous. Americans should be free to do what we please. My opinion has changed since watching Super Size Me. I didn’t watch Super Size Me when
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Case study #2 Barrie Super Subs Introduction Barrie Super subs‚ one of the larger super subs restaurants‚ is a part of a chain of 300 restaurants across Canada. Currently‚ Barrie Super Subs has a restaurant manager‚ who rarely has time to serve customers and is even discouraged by head office from doing so; an assistant manager whose main priority is assisting the manager with purchasing‚ hiring‚ accounts and spends little time on the frontline serving customers; and finally‚ several part time
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Running Head: Foreign Auto Shop Final Case Paper jose terrs Submitted To: Dr. torres October 21ST‚ 2012 GEBB515 – ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP Abstract Many companies around the world have different styles of management. Some companies have “laid back managers” others have “drill sergeant managers” both types of managers are like and disliked. Management plays a very important role in any job field. The overall supervision and leadership shown by the management is what I think‚ constructs a business
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While the Auto Waits Themes Appearance VS Reality (What we see is not what really is.) Self-deception (Some people may deceive themselves or others just for the sake of pleasure.) Human behavior (Humans are inexplicable. It’s hard to understand them. They are sometimes irrational.) Climbing social ladder (Poor people want to be rich and accepted.) Pretense‚ Lies Fact VS Fiction Characterization The girl Main character Developing character Attractive Graceful Imaginative Pretender The man Main character
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Alfred P. Sloan. New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 2005. Gartman‚ David. "Harley Earl and the Art and Color Section: The Birth of Styling at General Motors." Design Issues (The MIT Press) 10‚ no. 2 (1994): 3-26. Glasmeier‚ Amy K‚ and Richard E McCluskey. "U.S. Auto Parts Production: An Analysis of the Organization and Location of a Changing Industry." Economic Geography (Clark University) 63‚ no. 2 (April 1987): 142-159. Grandin‚ Greg. Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford ’s Forgotten Jungle City. Metropolitan
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Introduction The Engstrom Auto Mirror plant employs over 200 people at its Indiana location. Since 1999‚ workers at the plant have received bonuses based on the Scanlon Bonus Plan‚ which paid a percentage of all labor savings each month. Workers were motivated by the bonuses to increase their productivity‚ thus saving the plant from its unprofitable state during the 1990s. However‚ in 2007‚ the plant once again faced issues of unproductivity and low profits. The plant manager‚ Ron Bent‚ had to
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journalists but it is also a subject which auto enthusiasts look forward to eagerly each season. Did their favorite car make it to the top? What did the critics have to say about it? And do these opinions agree with those who actually own these cars? This paper focuses on the BMW M3 in the sports car class. For those who own the BMW M3 it is likely they will claim that hands down it is the best sports car they have ever driven. Although not all of the auto magazines rated the BMW M3 as number one‚
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BAJAJ CASE STUDY 1. What challenges confronted BAL and which were of its own making? In 1980s‚ the government’s impact was the most challenging factor confronting BAL. It witnessed an increase in both foreign and domestic competitors because of the Indian government’s permission of foreign technology and local manufacturing capacity expansion. Accordingly‚ Japanese products were more preferred than domestic brands due to its durability and eye-catching design. Apart from Yamaha‚ Suzuki‚ and Piaggio
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