Essays on Work Ethic

Where did the idea of the American Dream first originate? Immigrants to the New World were bent on creating a new society, one that thrived on democratic principles, where they could worship freely and having equal standing in the eyes of the law regardless of their financial situation or social status. We believe these ideas to be our own, but they are not; these ideas are not uniquely American ideas. They are drawn from the beliefs of the early Protestants, specifically the ideas of separation of church and state, equality for all and hard work and integrity. The first ...

What began as simple sharing of Facebook statuses and Twitter updates have given way to public Snapchats and Instagram stories in which we broadcast every little detail of our lives for everyone to see, including our current and future bosses. While this type of technology has the capacity to foster a greater sense of community and can aid in globalization and sharing of cultures, it also facilitates negative behavior that can paint a less than flattering picture of a job candidate. This paper aims to discuss the positive and negative ways social media can be used to influence job ...

Introduction

Workers have different feelings towards everything within the workplace. The attitudes of the teenage and student employees, especially in the hospitality sector, are of great ethical importance since they determine how these workers treat the clients, how seriously they take their work, and whether they will steal from the business or not (Rogojan 6). This paper explores a case study and will attempt to establish how typical are the attitudes that Sheehy reports. The paper will also show how Sheehy’s description of a new work ethics matches with my own experiences.

How typical are the attitudes that Sheehy reports?

Sheehy raises a number of attitude issues ...

Sometimes, personal experience can be very beneficial. At the same time, though, systematic research can be just as important as well and even better. There are many reasons as to why this is the case. However, one of the biggest reasons, is the fact that systematic research allows someone to gain support based on facts and hard evidence, not just their own experiences. Moreover, there are specific types of cases that require research and facts and nothing based on personal opinions or experience. For example; let’s say that there is an individual who is attempting to solve a ...

Introduction and Identification of Facts

Signode Industrial Group is a global leader in the manufacture of a wide range of protective packaging solutions. The company’s product lines include Contrax, Tenax, and GripPack, among other products. It has gone through various changes over its life with one of the major changes being the acquisition by the Carlyle Group in 2014 and the subsequent rebranding of the company from Signode ITW to Signode Industrial Group (The Carlyle Group, 2014). The year 2014 marked several changes in the human resources structure of Signode. The acquisition by the Carlyle Group brought with it the challenges of leadership ...

Many of us, when we think about our histories, do not realize how influenced we are by the institutions are us. Whether it is by religion, class, work, a different institution, or a combination of a few, who we become has much to do with what we witnessed, and what went on around us, how we were raised, and the opportunities that were presented to us in youth. In some cases, these institutions began before we were born. For me, it is a combination of institutions. While many played small roles in my upbringing, as well as who I ...

This paper establishes some ways through which the Portland Plant can raise their productivity levels as well as increasing profitability, which is set to be achieved through various methods. These methods are going to be founded by performance objectives and eventually the paper will offer recommendations towards achieving that desired performance. It is evident from the information provided regarding the Portland Plant that there a myriad of issues that the Plant is struggling with. The Plant’s main customers, Hewlett Packard as indicated had experienced a problem with the product that they were offered from the Plant. It is ...

“Poor single mother on welfare tell me how you did it?” rings the famous lyric of the late Rapper-Activist Tupac Amaru Shakur. The son of a former Black Panther, this ode to his mother provides a glimpse into the conundrum of surviving in the wake of being poor and black on public assistance. What Shakur unknowingly reveals is the image of welfare in a more empathetic and realistic way that illuminates instead of ignoring the lived realities of its recipients. While Shakur’s lyric is compassionate in it’s depiction, conservative lawmakers are less considerate in their elucidation of ...

In Jan Beatty’s “My Father Teaches Me to Dream”, the overriding theme is that a strong will to devote one’s life to work is more important than any other distractions, such as dreaming. Similarly, Georgia Douglas Johnson’s “Calling Dreams” stresses the value of a work ethic, and the wastefulness of spending one’s life dreaming. For example, Johnson states, “The right to make my dreams come true/I ask, nay, I demand of life,” (Johnson, 1-2). Here, the poetess makes her will clear, that she has just cause to pursue her dreams, and make them come true. ...

Issey Miyake

Historic Designer Research Paper Issey Miyake Modernly recognized as one of the greatest historical and contemporary fashion artists and designers to establish their very own unique and creative method of direct collaboration between artists and manufacturers; Issey Miyake thrives off of traditional artistic methods and their revival in direct response to the demand of times. The Japanese born artist has made a huge global impact within the fashion industry, while continuing to adapt contemporary, innovative, and industrial apparel designs, artistic exhibitions, and fragrances (Issey Miyake | Fashion Designer Biography, n.d.). First let us explore the background of the artist and ...

Intercultural Management Analysis (IMA)

Cultural comparison summary and objectives. Compare the relevant cultures in th case using Kluckholn and Strodtbeck; and at least one other cultural theorist. According to Changing Minds (2016), there are six dimensions of culture specified in the Kluckholn and Strodtbeck's framework. Key among these dimensions is the Nature of People Dimension (Minds, 2016). This dimension specifies that people are generally deemed to either be good or bad based on how a particular individual perceives them. This subjective perception also ultimately influences how the individual in question responds to the said people, and also how the individual perceives themselves (Minds, ...