Bolivia: Slow But Steady Progress
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This 6 page paper tracks the progress of health, education, socio-economic and politic conditions between the census years of 1976 and 1994. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBboliv.doc.

Book Review / "Reinventing the Workplace" by David Levine
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A 6 page paper that provides notes & discussion of David Levine's book "Reinventing the Workplace: How Business and Employees Can Both Win". Bibliography lists no additional sources.
Filename: Reventw.wps

Boomers and Gen -Xers in the Workplace
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This 10 page paper explores the management style of both boomers and Gen Xers and what needs to change in order to incorporate this rising generation into corporate America. Definitions of the generations are included. The focus of this paper is on management but touches on other pertinent areas as well. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: SA013Xer.wps

British Human Resource Management Issues
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6 pages in length. Myriad human resource management issues grace various forms of the British media, providing the populace with ample opportunity to gain a more significant understanding of the challenges and struggles typically inherent to the aspect of commerce. From these many topics, the student may decide to choose such issues as effective leadership and minimum wage concerns as they relate to Britain's quest to better its workforce. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCBrtHR.rtf

Bureaucracy
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A ten page paper which looks critically at Weber’s assertion that bureaucracy is ‘necessary, unavoidable and unstoppable’, in terms of both the structural organisation of bureaucracies and possible alternatives to them.
Filename: JLbureauc.rtf

Business Implications Of The Americans With Disabilities Act
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This 17 page research paper investigates the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and its effect on small businesses. The paper addresses the Act itself, its intent, the cost of compliance, litigation, and case histories of small businesses who made accommodations to comply with the law. Bibliography lists 14 references.
Filename: Ada1990.wps

Business Strategy and Human Resource Management; Different Approaches
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This 5 page paper considers the different approach to strategy and how they reflect on human resource issues. From the classical schools of Taylorism and the ideas of Sloan, through to the evolutionally, or emergent strategy of Michael Porter, and the emergence of the Japanese styles, including Kaizen. The writer discusses the attributes and theories and argues they may not be as far apart as they appear. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEstrtmg.rtf

BUSINESS' SILENT PARTNERS: TRAINING, INCENTIVES AND COMMUNICATION
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This 5 page paper discusses the problems that can occur when a company lacks adequate training for employees, or when departments develop independently from the company's goals. Solutions offered include increased communication, incentives and cross training of personnel. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: Mbbizcom.rtf

Cafeteria Benefits Menu / Health Plans
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A 12 page research paper on some of the choices of benefits employers have made available to their employees over the last several years. The changes have greatly reduced the employers' costs of benefits, and employees enjoy the ability to choose plans that will best suit their needs at any point in their lives, whether they are young and single, married with small children or nearing retirement age. The paper discusses traditional major medical insurance, the rise of the HMOs and the reasons behind it, the new Medical Savings Accounts, and gives an example from a large automotive afterservice business. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: Cafplan.wps

Cafeteria Plans vs. Traditional Health Insurance Plans
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An 8 page analysis of traditional medical health plans and cafeteria/flexible health plans. The writer provides employer and employee costs, and makes a comparison of advantages and disadvantages for employers and employees under both types of plans. The writer agrees with experts who maintain that the plans are most effective when used in combination. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Helplan.wps