...by May Hall 1/99 For centuries, major theorists have considered the nature of organizational dynamics and organizational developments as a component of the management of human collectives. In the early polis of Ancient Greece, men like Plato and Aristotle evaluated organizational theories...
...consciences: one which is common to our group in its entirety, which, consequently, is not ourself, but society living and acting within us; the other, on the contrary, represents that in us which is personal and distinct, that which makes us an individual" (Emile Durkheim, 1893 PG). Emile...
...September of 1999" With the advance of technology, world disasters may be shown in our living rooms within hours of their occurrence. Yet hearing or reading the words of the victims of the earthquake disaster in Turkey last month, adds a different layer to the physical rubble. We hear fear: I...
...most promising economies, Argentina suffered economic collapse at the end of 2001 and did not see the beginning of any significant recovery until well into the next year. The purpose here is to identify contributory factors and to assess whether the Latin America trade alliance MERCOSUR was...
...3, GM, Ford, and Chrysler still controlling the market. These mega-corporations are each structures as a corporation, although they each were initially established as sole-proprietorships or as partnerships. Each of the three major auto manufacturers is involved in a variety of partnerships with...
...again in the early part of the 1950s. And that long-term legacy comes from the fact that women, having been exposed to opportunities, discover in the 1950s that work is not such a bad thing; that wage work and family life can be combined. And they really did think, by the early 1950s, among more...
...a variety of philosophies and ideologies concerning capitalism and labor. Marx's works are classic in this respect and Durkheim and Weber have had a lot to say about the work force, bureaucracy, and capitalism.
Harry Braverman's work on the subject of labor was first published in 1974. It...
...that Asian countries were entirely isolationist in their trade policies prior to interaction with European trade emissaries. Tales of Marco Polo and the East Indian Trade Company have tainted the world view to distort and ignore a period in Chinese history that was defined by a strong...
...other than unilateral trade agreements. Even in the existence of such agreements, in fact, the English speaking Caribbean countries restrict their trade primarily to interaction with the U.S. and the European Union. With the expiration of the Lome Convention treaty in February 2000, a treaty...