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Manpower Motivation, 2003.
Examines the negative impact of cost reduction on manpower motivation.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 40.95
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Examines the negative impact of cost reduction on manpower motivation. Discusses yielding positive economic growth through cost reduction, the concept of downsizing, the attitude of the corporate culture, and the relation between compensation and reduced costs.
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"Concerted efforts are under way throughout a majority of economic sectors in the United States all geared toward yielding positive economic growth through cost reduction...."
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Manpower Challenges in Health Care, 2003.
Discusses the challenges health care administrators face in staffing medical facilities.
4,000 words (approx. 16.0 pages), 17 sources, MLA, AU$ 140.95
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This paper looks at the concerns that have arisen in the United States regarding health manpower policies. Current issues dealing with the nation?s health manpower, such as a widespread nursing shortage, a physician surplus, unequal geographic distribution of health care professionals, and an imbalance in the physician work force are considered in this paper. Included are recommendations for correcting the problems discussed.
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"In order to determine the reason for the current surplus one must consider decisions that were made in the United States four decades ago. During the 1960?s and 1970?s there was great concern that the nation was in need of an increase in the physician supply in order to provide adequate health care to the people. Both federal and state governments provided monetary support to U.S. medical schools in order to increase their class sizes. ?Total federal support, through restricted revenues, teaching and training, and public service, increased from $690 million in 1970 to $1,739 million in 1980, a 152% increase.?3 In addition, the Immigration and Naturalization Service also assisted in the endeavor by changing their regulations to allow more foreign-trained physicians to enter and remain in the country."
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The United States, the Superpower, 2005.
This paper explains that geography, technology, manpower, productivity, investment and finance are linked together to make and maintain the U.S. as a superpower.
2,520 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 99.95
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This paper explains that its geography and demography gave the U.S. the initial capacity to invest U.S. capital thus becoming a mighty engine of world finance, gathering increments of power by bolstering old enterprises or by opening new enterprises. The author points out that W.W. II literally forced America to become an internationalist nation; the period after W.W. II marked a transition to a new phase of nationalist feeling incorporating a militarist emphasis in foreign policy and an increasing anxiety about security. The paper states that the use of atomic bombs in Japan to end W.W. II was a watershed event in history and ultimately proved to be the catalyst in propelling the U.S. into the elite club of world superpowers at the time: Today, America is the only superpower in the world.
Table of Content
The Early Years
This Land Is Our Land
National Interest
Economy As A Factor In Superpower Status
Strategy of Containment
Other Ingredients That Made America A Superpower
The Dynamism of American World Power
In Conclusion
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"In any calculus of the world's resources - immediate, reserve and potential - America leads the procession of the nations, with even the Soviet Union following at a distance. America was estimated (in 1950) to have 30 percent of the world's harnessed water power and to produce 42 percent of the world's total electrical power from all sources - about 430 billion kilowatt hours (Western Europe produced 25 percent, the Soviet Union eight percent). It used 60 percent of the world's total petroleum production and 25 percent of its total coal production. Its per-capita use of electrical energy from all sources increased from 455 kilowatt-hours in 1924 to 3,000 kilowatt-hours in 1954, and its per-capita use of total mechanical energy was like that derived from burning eight tons of coal for every person."
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Crusades, 1992.
A look at the military history including strategy, manpower, Islamic-European cross influences, cavalry, infantry, sieges and fortresses.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 92.95
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"The purpose of this research is to examine the military history of the Crusades. The plan of the research will be to set forth the context of Middle Ages military convention at the time of the Crusades, and then to discuss how the Crusades were initially fought militarily, how military strategy and practice changed over the course of the many crusades and why, and the influences on military practice that occurred because of the encounter between Islamic military and wider culture on one hand, and European warfare and weaponry on the other.
By the time of the Middle Ages, the principal military fact about Europe appears to have been that indigenous European forces deriving from the Imperial Roman infantry had for various reasons been overwhelmed by the barbarian innovation and advantage of armed cavalry. This innovation was gradually adopted in Europe..."
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Health Care Industry, 2002.
This paper takes an extensive look at the healthcare issue in the U.S.
5,315 words (approx. 21.3 pages), 20 sources, APA, AU$ 170.95
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This paper is a deep analysis of the issues of Health Care providence in the U.S. It discusses the issues of physician manpower by analyzing the physician surplus, the imbalance of the physician workforce and geographic distribution. This paper also discusses the issues, problems and trade-offs of nursing manpower. In each case the paper offers recommendations to solving the issues discussed.
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"The primary goal of a health care system is to provide equal and affordable access of quality health care to the members of the population. This includes providing the nation with the right combination of health care providers. It also involves determining the various needs of the different geographic locations of the nation as well as the needs of disadvantaged and minority groups. These objectives as well as others help to ensure access to care for the population as a whole."
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Irish Healthcare, 2006.
An overview of the two-tier Irish healthcare regime and the implications for the provision of services.
3,707 words (approx. 14.8 pages), 19 sources, MLA, AU$ 132.95
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The market created by the public-private mix of healthcare in Ireland is described structurally as a two-tier health system. This paper examines how Ireland fares in providing acceptable healthcare to its citizens with its two-tier system. Areas discussed include waiting lists, manpower and the problems caused by an egalitarian society.
Outline
Waiting lists Numbers and Investment Under the Waiting List Initiative
Consultant Manpower
Acute Hospital Bed Designations,1999
References
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"Everyone has a statutory right to free public hospital care in Ireland. Yet this entitlement cannot be met and is not met by public hospital services, as can be seen by the existence of long waiting lists. This is the main cause that 45% of the population is covered by private health insurance. People who are afraid of being left on a waiting list for months and even years in case of illness prefer to hedge their bets and buy into private health insurance, this is according to ESRI research. John Gormely of Green Party said in Dail debate referring to the ESRI report (2005) " it reveals the stark reality of Ireland's two-tier healthcare system. According to the study the quality of Ireland's health service is ranked at 21st out of 22 wealthier countries and is only ahead of the United States". "
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Change Review, 2007.
This paper discusses various models and theories of change review.
1,763 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 73.95
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The writer of this essay notes that in the business world, change has always been the order of the day. The writer points out that existing and developing technology has provided the backdrop for rapid change not only for businesses internally and locally, but also externally and internationally. Basic business functions, record keeping and communications are facilitated by technology, which provides for time and manpower to effectively be invested in innovation and other areas of improvement in the company. The writer explains that for whichever purpose technology is used in a specific company, the fact of change remains. Along with change comes the necessity for change management. In this article, the writer discusses different models and theories regarding change management within the business world.
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The Action-Observation-Reflection Model
The Normative Decision Model
Situational Leadership Theory (SLT)
The Contingency Model
The Path-Goal Theory
Sources
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"For whichever purpose technology is used in a specific company, the fact of change remains. Along with change comes the necessity for change management. From a human management perspective, this is no easy task. Many contingencies need to be considered in terms of change in the business world. Concomitantly with the fact of change, it is also true that human beings in generally dislike change, and some resistance will result. Nevertheless, the inevitability of change makes it impossible to avoid it, and managers therefore need to have strategies in place for managing change optimally within their specific situations. For the Long Beach Mortgage Technology Project Plan, for example, the changes and additions to existing technology has been shown not only to be necessary in terms of retaining a competitive edge, but also in order to increase the speed and effectiveness of client communications and business. It has also been shown that networking and concomitant security practices are essential to the success of the new implementations. The new implementations will furthermore be quite complex, even while they are integrated with existing systems. In order to manage such wide-scale changes effectively, it is essential that the IT manager, Mr. Andrade, effectively manage the implementation team and the personnel involved in the changes. In order to do this, he has to keep in mind that technological complexity and the implementation of new software that workers have to familiarize themselves with involve a certain amount of uncertainty and thus fear and also resistance to change."
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Counseling Services, 2007.
This paper discusses the need for counseling services, especially for those financially or physically challenged.
897 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 40.95
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The paper considers that psychological and other counseling services are probably the most worthy of professions. The paper explains that human beings in our fast-paced world have a tendency towards emotional, psychological and work-related stress. The paper maintains that the government should take particular interest in the counseling profession and funding for those most in need since it is often difficult and challenging to reach the most needy. The paper contends that in a democratic society, care should be taken to include everybody in the empowerment and freedom paradigm. The paper concludes that with proper counseling services, the United States could remarkably enhance its economy in terms of manpower and business creativity.
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"Services currently in place take considerable trouble in providing the poor and disabled communities with targeted counseling services. One example of this is the Catholic Church (Catholic Charities, 2003), in its charitable counseling services to the poor and elderly. Counselors come to the homes of those unable to reach counseling services physically. Another service offered to the physically disabled is the counseling service for physically disabled veterans. This service is specifically targeted at service men and women who became physically disabled in the course of their duties. These persons are helped to reenter society and the workplace, along with dealing with their new disability status."
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Strategic Leadership in WWII and Vietnam, 2004.
A comparison of the Axis leadership of WWII with Vietnam's leadership during the Viet Nam war.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 61.95
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This paper compares the flawed strategic vision of the Axis leaders of WWII with the genius of Nguyen Giap in Vietnam. The paper discusses the structural advantages of the Allied forces in WWII in terms of wealth and manpower and the superior strategic vision of Communists in Vietnam.
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"The Allied Coalition that defeated the Axis Powers in World War Two consisted of dozens of nations. The major Allies were France, the United Kingdom, China, the Soviet Union and the United States. Other Allies included Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India and South Africa from the British Commonwealth. Brazil, Iran, Iraq, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama all declared war on the Axis as well and gave varying but limited support to the..."
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Change Management, 2006.
This paper examines change management at a fictitious e-retailing company, BESTPRODUCTS, which is struggling with its day-to-day operations and supply chain management.
1,820 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 12 sources, APA, AU$ 75.95
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This paper explains that the supply chain process of BESTPRODUCTS can be improved by developing and implementing (1) an electronic data interchange (EDI) system to receive requirements and orders from large customers and to send requirements and orders to vendors and (2) a new website to show real-time inventory available for sale and customer order status. The author points out that the company needs to change the layout of its website and make it more customer friendly and attractive in order to provide a unique customer experience. The paper stresses that, to utilize each of it resources optimally, BESTPRODUCTS needs a system that can integrate all of it resources management---hardware, software, manpower, management and money.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
E Commerce
Supply Chain Management an Overview
Porter's Value Chain
Making Change at BESTPRODUCTS
Resource Management
Steps to be Taken to Implement the Change
Conclusions
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"There is no doubt that the future belongs to e-commerce and BESTPRODUCTS, Inc. is quite aware of this fact. The company has adapted to electronic commerce through the use of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) since its inception; however, the increasing speed of data transmission and increasing penetration of Internet and the World Wide Web has opened up many more possibilities for the company. It is very easy for a company to link to any other company or customer without the need for private communication networks."
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Software Development, 2007.
An analysis of the software development process.
1,007 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 46.95
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The paper discusses the importance of following a predefined process during software development. This minimizes risks and ensures that software quality is predictable, protecting both the IT department and management, because all requirements are agreed upon before actual development. The paper examines how the software development process can also provide estimates with regards to manpower, schedule, and other resources. Software quality is also controlled through testing and version control. The paper concludes that the software development process assures that a high quality product is produced.
Outline:
I. Introduction
II. Software Development Process
III. Paradigms and Methodologies
IV. Conclusion
Bibliography
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"Agile Software Development/Extreme Programming (XP) - These are both techniques that follow the concept of Iterative and Incremental Development. This modern approach is opposed to the traditional software development process that follows fixed pre-defined steps. Instead, it emphasizes learning and software evolution. It also attempts to minimize risk by re-evaluating project priorities regularly, and modifying objectives as needed. These techniques are especially applicable to risky projects that have dynamic requirements."
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Nurse Practitioners, 2008.
A discussion on the advantages of nurse practitioners in Canada.
1,848 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 11 sources, APA, AU$ 77.95
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Canadians have seen a constant deterioration in the existing health care system and current wait times have exceeded accepted limits and medical manpower has significantly decreased. This paper examines how in reaction to these growing problems Canada's health care officials have began implementing a relatively new role for nurses into the health care system. It looks at how the nurse practitioner has a master's degree in nursing and additional education in medical care and how, by employing the nurse practitioner in many areas of health care there has been an increase in access to existing recourses, decreased wait times, improved health outcomes by early diagnosis and overall health education.
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Abstract
The Nurse Practitioner Advantage
Nurse Practitioners Are Crucial
General Practitioners and Nurse Practitioners Working Together
Conclusion
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"Nevertheless, implementing NPs into the current health care system is facing some difficulties. The biggest sets backs have been from the opposition of general practitioners (physicians). General practitioners are nervous that nurse practitioners will be taking employment opportunities away that were previously dedicated to only doctors. And some doctors are even going to the extreme as of saying that nurse practitioners are so under qualified that they are dangerous. One doctor, Dr. Scott Stern, was reported saying, "in most situations, patients are compromising their care and settling for less when they see someone other then a doctor.... To assume that somebody who has much less training is going to do as good a job just doesn't make any sense" (Perez, 2006). But, the role of the NP is not designed to replace any other member of the health care system, but rather is intended to work in relationships to improve timely access to care with a slightly different approach to care. "
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Why Did the North Win the Civil War?, 2009.
This paper looks into American history and discusses reasons why the North won the Civil War.
1,648 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 69.95
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In this article, the writer introduces, discusses and analyzes the topic of the Civil War in American history. Specifically, the paper contains an analysis of James M. McPherson's "Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction" and "Why the North Won the Civil War" by David Herbert Donald. The writer discusses why the North won the Civil War. The writer maintains that the North won the Civil War for a variety of reasons, and not all of them have to do with manpower and might. The writer concludes that the North won even though the South enjoyed several advantages, because the North, in the end, had superior forces and most of all, superior materials and more industry to create more weapons than the South had, and so, they simply outlasted the Southerners and their reserves.
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"The geography of the South was on their side, too. Mountain ranges in the east helped repel invasion, and the major valleys that supported invasion faced away from Richmond, the capital of the South and the target for invasion and destruction. Instead, the major attack route, the Shenandoah Valley, ran toward Washington DC, the logical Southern target for destruction. Thus, the South owned several key advantages that could have led to victory, but of course, did not.
"In conclusion, the North won the Civil War for a variety of reasons, including manpower, industry, and leadership. The South had several advantages. Some they capitalized on and some did not work out for them, as history clearly indicates."
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Conscription in Canada During World War I, 2008.
An analysis of the conscription crisis that developed in Canada in 1917.
2,767 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 15 sources, MLA, AU$ 107.95
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This paper discusses the tensions and divisions that conscription created within Canada in 1917 when the allied situation in World War I demanded a massive mobilization of manpower. At the beginning of the war, voluntary enlistment was taken for granted, but as the war dragged on it did not produce the needed numbers. The writer explains that the French-speaking community in Quebec was seen as not doing their part and this led to heated and bitter debate and further divisions between them and the English-speaking community. The writer provides the historical and political background for these divisions and discusses how conscription affected other groups negatively as well.
Outline:
Introduction
World War I
Quebec
Conscription
Conclusion
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"The start of World War I affected Canada as a new Conservative government headed by Robert Laird Borden set out to rally the public to the British cause in the war. At the end of the previous term, Canadians had been divided on the issue, but Borden managed to bring them together after Germany invaded neutral Belgium. It was then that 33,000 Canadian soldiers reached England and fought at the second battle of Ypres. By 1916, there were four Canadian divisions, with a fifth available for reinforcements. Canada's participation served to bolster the nation's image in the world and contributed to the end of its colonial status."
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Canada's Ageing Population, 2008.
Discuses the implications and solutions for the problem of Canada's aging population.
3,515 words (approx. 14.1 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 127.95
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This paper explains that, as in other countries, due to increased birthrates in the mid twentieth century, combined with relatively low birthrates in modern society, Canada is experiencing population aging. The author points out that this demographic shift creates a situation in which potential problems regarding economic stability are created and in which the workforce does not have enough manpower to support the aged population. The paper suggests that increasing immigration rates and implementing social programs may assist in helping balance this situation.
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"This Health Canada report proceeds to stress the complexity of aging population issue, as it concerns not only the well-being of today's older Canadians but also broader areas and sectors that affect the entire population, including health, labour markets and public finances. They stress the fact that all levels of government are needed to work together in establishing a defensive front to safeguard the economy. Health Canada provides a detailed list of the challenges that Canadian society will face in recent years and how to properly adapt to work with these changes."
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Dell and Global Communications, 2008.
A look at the growing trend of company out sourcing to Asia with a focus on Dell.
2,337 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 10 sources, APA, AU$ 92.95
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This paper examines how the trend is growing for many global multinational companies to increasingly transfer parts of their business systems to offshore locations like India, which offers substantial savings on manpower costs as well as reducing employee attrition. In particular, the paper looks at Dell and how it is experiencing a severe downturn for several reasons, including a tarnished consumer image as a result of poor customer relations management (CRM), the slow growth rate within a highly competitive industry, as well as intense price competition. The paper the examines how, in an effort to compete and reduce costs in the increasingly complex global market, Dell turned to outsourcing - with mixed results.
Outline:
Introduction
Background to Dell's Situation
Outsourcing
Possible Solutions
Analysis and Summary
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" For many years Dell was seen as a market leader. The company was founded by Michael Dell in his University of Texas dorm room in 1984. (Accounting problems: the tip of the iceberg) The company since has enjoyed increasing popularity and "...loved by investors, analysts and business journalists" (Accounting problems: the tip of the iceberg). However, in the last three years Dell has, as one pundit puts it, "...been in serious strife" (Accounting problems: the tip of the iceberg). In essence, this refers to various problems that the company has experienced and the downturn in its position as a market leader. "
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