Weiser Carrots And Sticks: Motivation Beyond Money At The Shakedown Café,
2012
Claremont McKenna College
Weiser Carrots And Sticks: Motivation Beyond Money At The Shakedown Café, Julian A. Martinez
CMC Senior Theses
It is generally assumed that monetary incentivization is the most effective means of motivating organizationally-beneficial behaviors. Individuals, under this line of thought, pursue their own objective self-interest above all else. However, evidence is being uncovered that indicates that human motivation may be a much more complicated facet of the human psyche. The purpose of this study is to examine the deeper underpinnings that drive people work that might lie beyond financial rewards. In order to do this, the Shakedown Café, a student-run restaurant on Pitzer College’s campus, will be examined. This specific organization is of particular interest because it does …
Labor Culture: Labor Morality Under Socialism,
2012
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Labor Culture: Labor Morality Under Socialism, Vladimir Magun
Russian Culture
Soviet leaders had always taken a keen interest in workers' behavior and labor motives and sought to keep labor morality under strict state control. A complex network of values and regulations was developed for this purpose after the October Revolution of 1917. They were best articulated in the "political economy of socialism" which purported to present a scientific picture of the country's economic life. Textbooks on socialist economy were widely circulated in the Soviet Union and appropriate courses included into a core curriculum for all higher education institutions in the country. Basic tenets of socialist political economy were taught in …
2011-12-05 Meeting Minutes,
2011
Morehead State University
2011-12-05 Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.
Staff Congress Records
Staff Congress meeting minutes for December 5, 2011.
Is There Deadweight Loss In Holiday Rewards?,
2011
University of Richmond
Is There Deadweight Loss In Holiday Rewards?, Kevin F. Hallock
Economics Faculty Publications
An interesting and provocative study was conducted by Joel Waldfogel of the University of Minnesota some 20 years ago. He wrote "The Deadweight Loss of Christmas." Waldfogel was not only discussing Christmas but noted that the ideas could apply to other holidays with gift-giving rituals. The study noted that although gift giving is generally applauded by economists since it is a way to help the macro economy, there is another side to the story. A problem with gift giving (or non-monetary rewards) is that the gift giver often does not perfectly know the preferences of the person receiving the gift. …
2011-11-07 Meeting Minutes,
2011
Morehead State University
2011-11-07 Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.
Staff Congress Records
Staff Congress meeting minutes for November 7, 2011.
Pay System Gender Neutrality,
2011
University of Richmond
Pay System Gender Neutrality, Kevin F. Hallock
Economics Faculty Publications
It was Francine Blau's "Equal Pay in the Office" (1977) that laid out some of the seminal research on gender differences in labor market outcomes. Blau and other pioneering researchers established decades ago that the gender pay gap (then around 40%) could not be ignored by academic economists. Many organizations are concerned with whether their individual pay systems are gender neutral, but it is not easy to test robustly a pay system's gender neutrality. To build such a test requires consideration of several issues, including control variables, occupational patterns, statistical specifications, and the often-overlooked difference between wage and salary income …
Savannah, Georgia,
2011
Georgetown University Law Center
Savannah, Georgia, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
Conferences, Panels, and Events
Highlights from Savannah, Georgia.
Seattle, Washington,
2011
Georgetown University Law Center
Seattle, Washington, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
Conferences, Panels, and Events
Highlights from Seattle, Washington.
Rochester, Minnesota,
2011
Georgetown University Law Center
Rochester, Minnesota, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
Conferences, Panels, and Events
Highlights from Rochester, Minnesota.
2011-10-03 Meeting Minutes,
2011
Morehead State University
2011-10-03 Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.
Staff Congress Records
Staff Congress meeting minutes for October 3, 2011.
Does More Education Cause Higher Earnings?,
2011
University of Richmond
Does More Education Cause Higher Earnings?, Kevin F. Hallock
Economics Faculty Publications
College graduates earned roughly 67% more per hour than high school graduates in the US in 2010. Those with more education earn more because the world of work measures in some manner that they are simply more productive in dollars and cents terms. Some signaling theory advocates argue that if the return to education were due to learning, then the returns should be smoothly proportional to the time spent in school. However, researchers have detected a larger jump in earnings for those who complete the final year of college. Whether different schools return differently is an extension of the learning …
Developing An Employee Training Addendum For A Sustainable Hospitality Operation,
2011
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Developing An Employee Training Addendum For A Sustainable Hospitality Operation, Devonne A. Williams
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
As sustainability has become an important part of everyday life for American consumers, it is important that the hospitality industry do whatever it takes to meet their needs. Consumers expect businesses that they patronize to have policies in place for waste reduction, air and water conservation, and improved air quality and environment. Without the support of the front line employees, however, a hospitality operation has no chance to obtain sustainable success in these arenas. By creating addendums to previously existing employee handbooks, businesses are able to provide their employees with new policies and expectations of sustainable behaviors. This professional paper …
Chandler, Arizona,
2011
Georgetown University Law Center
Chandler, Arizona, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
Conferences, Panels, and Events
Highlights from Chandler, Arizona.
Press Release,
2011
Georgetown University Law Center
Press Release, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
Conferences, Panels, and Events
The press release for the event: Creating a New Standard for the American Workplace for Workplace Flexibility 2010 held on January 24, 2005.
List Of Speakers,
2011
Georgetown University Law Center
List Of Speakers, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
Conferences, Panels, and Events
A list of Speakers for the event: Creating a New Standard for the American Workplace for Workplace Flexibility 2010 held on January 24, 2005.
Presentation: Presser,
2011
University of Maryland - College Park
Presentation: Presser, Harriet B. Presser
Conferences, Panels, and Events
Presentation by Harriet B. Presser on Working in a 24/7 Economy: Challenges for American Families, for the event: The Great American Time Squeeze: The Politics of Work and Family in a 24/7 World on March 3, 2005.
Presentation: Gerson & Jacobs,
2011
Georgetown University Law Center
Presentation: Gerson & Jacobs, Jerry A. Jacobs, Kathleen Gerson
Conferences, Panels, and Events
Presentation by Jerry A. Jacobs and Kathleen Gerson on The Time Divide: Work, Family, and Gender Inequality, for the event: The Great American Time Squeeze: The Politics of Work and Family in a 24/7 World on March 3, 2005.
Presentation: Gornick & Meyers,
2011
City University of New York
Presentation: Gornick & Meyers, Janet C. Gornick, Marcia K. Meyers
Conferences, Panels, and Events
Presentation by Janet C. Gornick, City University of New York and Marcia K. Meyers, University of Washington on Families That Work: Policies for Reconciling Parenthood and Employment, for the event: The Great American Time Squeeze: The Politics of Work and Family in a 24/7 World on March 3, 2005.
Selected Events On Workplace Flexibility In The Federal Government,
2011
Georgetown University Law Center
Selected Events On Workplace Flexibility In The Federal Government, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group
Selected events on Workplace Flexibility in the federal government from the event: Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing held April 30, 2008 for Workplace Flexibility 2010.
Appendix F: "A Sampling Of Government Reports On Workplace Flexibility",
2011
Georgetown University Law Center
Appendix F: "A Sampling Of Government Reports On Workplace Flexibility", Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
Briefings, Hearings, and Congressional Study Group
A Sampling of Government Reports on Workplace Flexibility from the event: Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing held April 30, 2008 for Workplace Flexibility 2010.
