One of the core issues for economists in the past decade has been the productivity slowdown that began in the early 1970s. Any thoughts ?
One of the core issues for economists in the past decade has been the productivity slowdown...
1. Use productivity to explain why some economists think a “new economy” has been established in the United States.
OM in the News: The Productivity Challenge AUGUST 12, 2016 by Barry Render tags: Productivity, U.S. economy Plunging Productivity Gains in US worker productivity have slowed dramatically since the early 2000s, a trend that could restrain the economy's future growth Labor productivity (output per hour) Percentage change from previous quarter at annual rate 5-year moving average What better way to start the fall semester but with a discussion of the importance of productivity (see Chapter 1, pages 13-18). There we...
one of the reasons provided for the shift in employment has been the difference in productivity gains between the manufacturing and service sectors. if productivity rose more in the manufacturing sector than in the service sector, what effect would this have on employment in the manufacturing sector?
Precision Machining Corporation has been growing steadily over the past decade. Demand for the company’s products continues to rise, so management has decided to expand the production facility; $2 800 000 has been set aside for this over the next four years. Management has developed two different plans for expanding over the next four years: Plan A and Plan B. Plan A would require equal amounts of $750 000, one year from now, two years from now, three years from...
Maria is a 21 year old single mother of two. She has been having issues with her supervisors. She wants to contact the corporate office to report her supervisors but she is having second thoughts about making the call. Discuss one specific protection that she has being an employee at McDonald. Nurses must abide by their scope of practice but also by their code of ethics. Discuss one reason that a nurse may be disciplined and what are the remedies...
Review the various health issues that have been polled by the Kaiser Foundation and chose one (Poll on Reproductive Health Policy) to discuss. Read the news release on the poll then describe the issue, the poll conducted, the merits of the poll (significance), explain the public health view of the issue (provide evidence) and share your own thoughts regarding the issue. Discuss how your selected issue is addressed in the 10 essential services of public health.
1. Maria is a 21 year old single mother of two. She has been having issues with her supervisors. She wants to contact the corporate office to report her supervisors but she is having second thoughts about making the call. Discuss one specific protection that she has being an employee at McDonald 2. Nurses must abide by their scope of practice but also by their code of ethics. Discuss one reason that a nurse may be disciplined and what are...
Tariffs and the border wall have been in the news over the past several months. Please discuss one of these issues in your discussion forum and the impact that it has had or could have on supply chain and specifically purchasing.
Judy's son has been noticing that his mother has been getting more forgetful and that the forgetfulness began very quickly and is getting worse. She has begun having difficulty with speech, so Judy went to the doctor who diagnosed her with a stroke. What was the doctor's diagnosis regarding her memory loss? Select one: a. Judy is in the early phases of Parkinson's disease. b. Judy experienced irreversible memory loss and is diagnosed with vascular dementia c. Judy is in...
Tax avoidance by Multinational Corporations has been one of the most controversial issues in the debate about globalization. Recently the U.K. has instituted a new tax popularly referred to as the “Google Tax”. What is this tax about and how will it force MNCs to pay their fair share of taxes?