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    Norma Rae: Labor Unions and the Power Struggle

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    in a fair way by its management in terms of wages, hours, benefits, and working conditions. The film Norma Rae (Asseyev, Rose, & Ritt, 1979) is based on the true story of textile worker Crystal Lee whose efforts resulted in the establishment of a labor union. The film, set in 1978 rural

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    In On The Run, Alice Goffman focuses on a particular group of young Black men living in a poor neighborhood, struggling to live a “good” and “fair” life. These boys from 6th street are segregated from resources that would be found in more economically advanced neighborhoods. A “resource” that they do run into more than often is over policing in their neighborhood. As they are disproportionately targeted for arrest to fill quotas, this constant behavior and events deemed as a norm (even little children

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    but most importantly crime. Criminal acts are committed by the elites that are following the core of the neoliberal doctrine which is maximizing profits while minimizing costs. Corporate crimes are committed by executives or executive officers on behalf of corporations to further their own interests or the interest of the organizations’. These crimes can result in harming the working class which may

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    In a world of unequal capabilities, there is the need to be each other’s keeper by helping lift up the less fortunate. There are countries around the world where some children have neither a decent place to sleep nor call a home, and some families must go hungry for days because they can not afford a meal. Unfortunately, this is true for some citizens of this great United States of America. In the absence of a social safety net to help catch those members of the society who find themselves trapped

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    Foxconn, which is also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.,Ltd, is a multibillion business. Many big names are listed on Foxconn’s clients’ list, such as Apple, Cisco, Dell, and Nokia. According to a report, Foxconn has become the world largest electronics contractor manufacturer, and it is the third richest information technology company by calculating its revenue each year . As a manufacture company, Foxconn’s story is a huge success. They provide thousands of job opportunities in different

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    Overtime,stakeholder demands for corporate social and environmental responsibility have been greatly increasing."According to Girod and Michael (2003,cited in Jones etal,2007 ) CSR is ‘a key tool to create, develop and sustain differentiated brand names". The importance and eminence of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) across the business world started to increase during 1998-2007. Role conflicts often arise when competing demands like business goals and social goals are in question. The increase

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    The Myth of Csr

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    premised on the notion that companies confronted with boycott threats, as Nike was in the companies can ‘do well’ and ‘do good’ at the same time – both 1990s, or with the threat of high-profile lawsuits, as McDonald’s saving the world and making a decent profit, too. is over obesity concerns, may see CSR as a strategy for presenting The unprecedented growth of CSR may lead some to feel a friendlier face to the public. a sense of optimism about the power of market mechanisms Once launched, CSR initiatives

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    Environment of work space can facilitate performance. Physical conditions, psychological conditions, and temporal conditions at work effect efficiency. Overall job satisfaction and motivation work together to increase performance on the job. MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES IN THE WORKPLACE Motivation is the willingness to exert high levels of effort toward

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    violating overtime as immoral, doesn’t mean that the host county does. However global labor standards need to be unified. Issue 3: Siding with Ira Kay, I agree with his position on the issue. The “American Dream” is to essentially start from nothing, working up the ladder to gain money, power, and the image of a lavish, executive lifestyle; resulting from hard work paying off and wages that compensate for it. Annual pay and stock incentives for most executives will fluctuate with the company’s performance

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    citizens satisfied, but that is exactly what their occupation entails (United States). The federal government officials are elected by those very citizens to accurately represent the multitude of voices in Congress and act accordingly. Is that even possible? Immigration is defined as the act of “com[ing] to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence” (Immigrate). This makes the process of immigration seem simple enough; however, the actual process is far from simple. The U

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