motivation by providing monetary incentives during the downturn to increase quality of products and increase the drive in the employees (morale‚ emotions‚ and intrinsic drives)‚ but inattentively did not take into account the needs and desires of the workforce as a whole. The Scanlon Plan did not continue to develop‚ instead it stayed in one place without further cultivation. The Scanlon Plan was influenced by many factors including overtime‚ product returns‚ length of the month‚ and sales mix. A low Scanlon
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members of prisoners not only suffer the indignity of what a mate‚ sibling‚ or parent may have done to an innocent victim. They lose money every time they reach out to communicate with their love one. It is a documented fact that inmates who regularly correspond with their family members do better with reform programs offered to them. Additionally‚ the convict’s interaction gives them motivation and inspires them to stay on the positive path toward leaving prison and perhaps even an early relief. Depending
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The break-up of the Soviet Union (USSR) occurred in 1991 after the resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev and the various Republics declaring independence. The term “break-up” can be unpacked to entail the unpopularity of the leadership within the party and Politburo‚ which led to the attempted August Coup of 1991 by the more conservative elements of the Politburo who were unhappy with Gorbachev’s reforms; the unpopularity of the leadership within the people‚ which led to Boris Yeltsin getting elected
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The end justifies the means The end justifies the means is an expression that is often used in society to validate or excuse distasteful and objectionable actions undertaken by its people. In effect‚ the phrase is a justification for dispensing with all morality and principle in the passage towards a successful conclusion. The Greek writer Sophocles wrote in Electra 409 BC “the end excuses any evil." This was a thought later considered‚ by the Roman poet Ovid‚ ‘the result justifies the deed’ (c
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BACKGROUND The European Union (EU) was founded as the European Economic Community (EEC) by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 to promote economic and political integration in Europe. The beginning of the EEC followed the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community‚ created after World War II as a means of promoting integration among former enemies. The EEC has expanded from its original six members (Belgium‚ France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Luxembourg‚ and Netherlands) to include United Kingdom‚ Ireland
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The theme of the story “The Leaving”‚ was loneliness. This was portrayed by the main character Silas excellently. Silas is an older man that knows he is close to his end‚ but the sad thing is that at the end of the writing it appears‚ he not only accepts it will happen but wants it to happen sooner than later. It was weird‚ but when reading this‚ there was an eerie feeling of belonging for Silas‚ as he lived in a house that is broken down‚ having seen a lot of happiness in its prime. Unfortunately
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The Soviet Union implemented a command economy in Lenin’s reign‚ but it furthered quite a lot during the mid-1920s when Stalin was put into power. This economy had many weaknesses‚ created several burdens‚ and finally‚ it collapsed. A command economy is a system in which the government oversees all the production and profits the country makes. In this type of economy‚ the government controls all the money of the country‚ this includes prices and wages. Within the industry‚ the administration also
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“Why did détente develop between 1969 and 1979?” Détente developed between 1969 and 1979 due to improved relations between the USA and the USSR. The end of the Vietnam War improved relations between the USA‚ USSR and China. Leaders were in contact and numerous summits such as SALT 1 and the Helsinki Accords were held between leaders bringing reform across Europe. The arms race had slowed up as no country had progressed any further from the reality of Mutually Assured Destruction. On top of this
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The Iron Wave: Why Confederate and Union Navies Changed Their Opinions on Ironclads The creation of the ironclad sparked a major transition in naval warfare from wooden ships to iron ships. On paper‚ ironclads had the chance to become the next generation of naval fleets due to their iron armor being much stronger than wooden ships‚ alongside the development of new weapons such as the torpedo and the naval ram. However‚ the Navy’s opinion of ironclads changed from optimistic to pessimistic only a
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6722 Dr. Latoya Pierce Walden University August 17‚ 2013 Developing a Counseling Plan Marilyn Monroe was born June 1926 in Los Angeles‚ California ("Biography for Marilyn Monroe‚" 1990-2013). Marilyn’s mother dealt with mental illnesses and she did spend much of her time in and out of mental institutions‚ which left Marilyn to the care of foster homes‚ shuffled from one foster home to another and even a few orphanages ("Marilyn Monroe Biography‚" 2013). Marilyn was 16 before she found a way to
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