The Great Depression and the Current Recession David Gillies‚ Melissa Phillips‚ Chad Ruter‚ and Pat Warren University of Sioux Falls Consumer Price Index The consumer pricing index (CPI) is a measure of the price level of consumer goods and services. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began calculating and issuing the monthly calculation in 1919. The CPI is calculated by observing price changes among a wide range of products and weighing these price changes by the share of income consumers
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The question of what caused the great recession of 2007-2008 is on that is not easily answered. As with the great Depression of the twentieth century we can look back retrospectively and at some potential causes but the exact factors remain debated. When speaking of the great depression Ben Bernanke famously said‚ “To understand the Great Depression is the Holy Grail of macroeconomics.”(Bernanke‚ 2000) The same can easily be said of the great recession. For this discussion I will isolate the
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Autism in the Workplace 2013 A child just turned 16 months old a week ago‚ they have spoken no words‚ and have had little to no signs of joyful expression; these are severe red flags that this child may be suffering from a condition known as Autism. Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)‚ are general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. Autism appears in very early brain development; however‚ the most obvious signs of autism and symptoms tend to emerge between 2 and
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Dating in the Workplace Executive Summary The ethical dilemma introduced in this paper is a popular one: Dating in the Workplace. It is an issue that has grabbed the attention of the media‚ and it has the power to ruin an organization if not dealt with correctly. This paper will raise awareness of the rewards and risks of dating relationships in a work environment. Introduction Above all‚ this paper will answer two important questions: What are the primary and secondary ethical issues of concern
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Compare and Contrast the “Winners and Losers” of the Great Recession Lehman Brothers went bankrupt; Merrill Lynch was merged; AIG needed a large amount of money to get rid of financial difficulties. When the Great Recession broke out in 2008‚ it shocked the whole world and made everyone feel insecure. It seemingly was caused by sub prime mortgage crisis‚ but the underlying reason was that the U.S. government had severe problems in financial orders and development imbalances. Five years later‚ the
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Great Recession 2007-2008 Our 2007-2008 financial crisis is blamed on cheap mortgage credit‚ including lax underwriting process and government policies. In 2003‚ the government passed the American Dream Development Act‚ which provided financing to low-income families. Trying to help lower middle class families‚ the policy led to mortgage subprime mortgages. Financing to families with low credit rating at high interest rates. Since a large part of the population is middle to lower class‚ an exhaustible
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The McKenzie‚ Jones and Conklin (MJC) Case Study led to a reflection on the paradigm shift involving women in the workplace. Since television serves as a cultural barometer‚ often featuring programming that mirrors the values and standards of a society‚ a retrospective about the roles women have portrayed in the past and currently came to mind. During the 1960s and 1970s we were introduced to : Laura Petrie of The Dick Van Dyke Show‚ who played a stay-at-home mom; Carol Brady of The Brady
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Trends in Workplace Learning: Supply and Demand in Interesting Times By Laurie Bassi‚ Scott Cheney‚ and Eleesha Lewis The ancient Chinese saying "May you live in interesting times" has perhaps never been more relevant. As the 1990s draw to a close and the new millennium fast approaches‚ life is phenomenally interesting--and demanding. Professionals who are responsible for workplace learning and performance improvement are squarely in the center of the swirl of exciting possibilities--and requirements--that
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Chapter 1: THE DYNAMIC NEW WORKPLACE CHAPTER 1 STUDY QUESTIONS In studying this chapter‚ students should consider the following questions: * What are the challenges of working in the new economy? * What are organizations like in the new workplace? * Who are managers and what do they do? * What is the management process? * How do you learn the essential managerial skills and competencies? *
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Ethics in the Workplace. Purpose Statement The purpose of this study is to determine whether employees demonstrate ethical behavior in the workplace. Problem Statement Research is needed to explore the experiences of employees with regard to ethics or the lack thereof in the workplace today. The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of employees in the workplace and to examine the differences and similarities of their experiences with regard to ethics in the workplace. The methodology
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