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This paper advocates passage of the American Jobs Act of 2011. Two years after the Great Recession of 2007-2009 ended, unemployment continues at near record highs. As of September 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor…

North's lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel touches on many different and equally important concepts in the study of economics. Many of them are concepts which are just being identified, and as a process, represent…

The ongoing global economic downturn makes an understanding of the relationship between the supply of money available and unemployment rates a timely and valuable enterprise, but despite a growing body of econometric…

The 21st century demands a different skill set of workers than existed in previous eras. This paper reviews some of these critical skills, such as technical knowledge, managing diversity, and strong communication abilities. Workers must seek to improve these KSAs to avoid being left behind in a technologically connected global community that demands flexibility and adaptability in the face of constant change.

People Management and Human Resource Management

Up until recently, the manager has been regarded as the "boss." On numerous occasions even, he was the actual owner of the company. This manager's main objective was to register profits as increased as possible and to…

The big business boom in the United States in early 1900s was seen by many as a bane and others as a blessing. Those who labeled it a disease were also those who called the owners of big businesses "robber barons" and…

This paper analyzes the relation of the U.S. dollar to oil and the economy. The relationship is primarily based on the merger of state and corporate power, also known as Fascism. Wall Street speculators have gotten government permission to act as hedgers; corporations have military support in the Middle East; and the Fed is devaluing the dollar.

An easy target for many politicians when it comes to taxation, are the big bad American corporations. Politicians tout the supposed fact that corporations make so much money they can afford to give some of it back to…

The issue of international trade and increased globalization is one of the most controversial subjects in the worlds of business and politics today. Proponents of globalization claim that there are direct economic…