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Prepare a 3 page paper using APA format discussing problem 1 in the “Problems to Ponder” at the end of chapter 10. Be sure to address each question in this problem.
Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Please include citations to support your ideas.
Problems to Ponder - Problem #1
Paul Krugman, Nobel economist at Princeton, states, “At the heart of capitalism’s inhumanity-and no sensible person will deny that the market is an amoral and often cruelly capricious master-is the fact that it treat labor as a commodity” (The Accidental Theorist, Norton, 1998, p, 15) Is it true that capitalist employers treat their workers as “commodities”? Give examples.
Contrast Professor Krugman’s views with those of Bill Marriott, president of Marriott Corporation, who said:
“One of the important things…is (to) counter the notion that big corporations are faceless machines….When employers know that their problems will be taken seriously, that their ideas and insights matter, they’re more comfortable and confident. In turn they’re better equipped to deliver their best on the job and to the customer. Everyone wins: the company, the employer, the customer. The philosophy of putting employers first particularly important in our industry, because Marriott is in the people business, not just the service business…I’ve said again that our associates are number one. It won’t hurt to say one more time. Without the hard work and dedication of our team, Marriott wouldn’t exist. Period. That’s why taking care of our employees is a top priority for the organization. (The Spirit to Serve, HarperBusiness, 1997, pp. 5, 35, 126-127)
Are employees treated as “commodities” at Marriott? Is their labor policy “cruelly capricious” or “caring”? Is Marriott the exception to the rule among big companies?
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needs to be done by tomorrow morning.
Prepare
a
3 page
paper using APA format discussing problem 1 in the “Problems to Ponder” at the
end of chapter 10. Be sure to address each question in this problem.
Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standa
rds. Please include citations to
support your ideas.
Problems to Ponder
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Problem #1
Paul Krugman, Nobel economist at Princeton, states, “At the heart of capitalism’s inhumanity
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and no
sensible person will deny that the market is an amoral and often cruell
y capricious master
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is the fact
that it treat labor as a commodity” (The Accidental Theorist, Norton, 1998, p, 15
)
I
s it true that
capitalist employers treat their workers as “commodities”? Give examples.
Contrast Professor Krugman’s views with those of Bill Marriott, president of Marriott
Corporation, who said:
“One of the important things…is (to) counter the notion that big corporations are faceless
machines….When employers know that their problems will b
e taken seriously, that their ideas and
insights matter, they’re more comfortable and confident. In turn they’re better equipped to deliver
their best on the job and to the customer. Everyone wins: the company, the employer, the customer.
The philosophy of
putting employers first particularly important in our industry, because Marriott is
in the people business, not just the service business…I’ve said again that our associates are number
one. It won’t hurt to say one more time. Without the hard work and ded
ication of our team, Marriott
wouldn’t exist. Period. That’s why taking care of our employees is a top priority for the organization.
(The Spirit to Serve, HarperBusiness, 1997, pp. 5, 35, 126
-
127)
Are employees treated as “commodities” at Marriott? Is the
ir labor policy “cruelly capricious”
or “caring”? Is Marriott the exception to the rule among big companies?
