... that's a 2.2 increase, making it the highest its reached in the inflation pool. With manufacturers paying higher prices for materials and supplies, shows a growing assumption that inflation is on the rise. "The Columbia University's Center for International Business Cycle Research said that its leading inflation index rose for the fourth straight month in October to 109.0 from a downwardly revised 108.7 in September." With the rise of material costs it is a clear indicator of inflation. Inflation is clearly measured by the price index such as those numbers stated above. Price Index clearly measures the ...

... bat or is corporate America striking individuals out before a pitch is thrown? Corporate America has shown many and great advancements through the years but barriers still exist. One of the most widely known but not seen barriers is the glass ceiling effect. Does the glass ceiling still exist and if so, to what extent? The "glass ceiling" is a concept that betrays America's most cherished principles. The glass ceiling is the unseen, yet unbroken artificial barriers based on attitudinal or organizational bias that keeps minorities and women from advancing to the upper realm of the corporate ladder, regardless of ...

... century childhood spending days in a one-room school and helping on the farm. At an early age Ford showed an interest in mechanical things. In 1879 a 16 year-old henry ford left home ,and went to Detroit to work as an apprentice machinist. Ford remained an apprentice for three years, he then returned to Dearborn. Over the next few years Ford repaired steam engines found occasional work in factories and over hauling his father farm equipment. Upon his marriage to Carla Bryant in 1888 he supported himself by running a sawmill, but Ford was looking for better opportunities, and in 1891 he began work as a ...

... wages of college graduates are up. Of the fastest growing technical jobs, software engineering tops the list. Carnegie Mellon University reports, "recruitment of its software engineering students is up this year by over 20%." All engineering jobs are paying well; proving that highly skilled labor is what employers want! "There is clear evidence that the supply of workers in the [unskilled labor] categories already exceeds the demand for their services," says L. Mishel, Research Director of Welfare Reform Network. In view of these facts, I wonder if these trends are good or bad for society. "The danger of the infor ...

... wealthy parents worldwide. Dr. Brigitte Boisselier, Ph.D., the CLONAID scientific director, sees no ethical problem with the procedure. “Parents have the right to decide to have a baby who will bear the genetic code of one of them.� she states. This way, a widow can now have her child look identical to her dead husband through the process of frozen sperm implantation. You may be wondering, “What if the person I want to clone dies?�. Well, at CLONAID, they're way ahead of you. It offers a service called “ INSURACLONE which, for a small fee of fifty thousand dollars, they will provide the sampli ...

... Japan the government both during the Meiji period and the post World War II period followed a policy of active, sector selective industrial targeting. Japan used basically the same model during both historical periods. The Japanese government would focus its tax incentive programs, subsidies, and R&D on what it saw as emerging industries. During the Meiji period Japan focused it's attention on emulating western technology such as trains, steel production, and textiles. The Meiji leaders took taxes levied on agriculture to fund the development of these new industries. Following World War II Japanese industries used ...

... but that is precisely the manner in which the flurry of mergers and acquisitions have been managed lately: “Consolidation in the banking industry reached a near-record pace in the third quarter, with acquirers paying unprecedented prices to build their empires� (Elstein, 1997; p. 1). Households cannot make purchases of the magnitude of cost and irresponsibility that these banks and other businesses in nearly all segments of the economy are doing as quickly as they can manage. Where we have to live on a budget and within our means, they can always increase their revenues simply by tapping their customers on th ...

... needs. As the average car on the road is 8 years old, compared to 5.8 years in 1970, the signal to the auto industry has been that cars are being built better and consumers are not afraid to buy them. Of course, this choice does not come without an opportunity cost for the consumer. A used car will generally be bought on the condition "as is" or, at best, with a very limited warranty. If a buyer of a used car drives off the lot and finds they have purchased a vehicle that needs lots of money spent on it for repairs, they may possibly find themselves out of luck. Another downside may come as more people cont ...

... To succeed in the real world, an edge is needed. This edge starts by picking up a pencil and signing up for Enterprise and Innovation. With this edge a job should be easier to get and more enjoyable. The goals that were set for this course are quite simple, relative to each other, and helpful. My major goal is to comprehend an edge and understanding in searching for a job and/or running a successful business. This goal also branches off into many smaller goals or steps. One of these steps is to gain experience by taking this course. The experience I will gain is about running a business and by getting knowledge ...

... what it wants its workers getting paid, and then the management will tell the union what it can pay the workers and still be earning a reasonable profit. They bargain and it usually works out. Most businesses and corporations have eight-hour work days, with optional extra hours. This is not usually a topic in negotiations, but could be. Working conditions could be discussed. If workers in the factory have no heat, no lunch breaks or they are not allowed to speak, (which was the case in many sweatshops for immigrants and children in the 1920's through 1940's), then the labor unions will obviously want somethin ...