Therefore, the organization will have to appeal to other companies by offering lower prices, higher quality product, better transportation cost, and a design to appeal to its consumers. The functional strategy the company will use allows the organization to take advantage of and maximize the use of various resources. Many companies are looking toward cheaper labor, Riordan has set its focus on acquiring a workforce with exceptional skill and a high quality work ethic. The company realizes it is more cost-effective and more efficient to hire knowledgeable employees with the drive to perform jobs at the highest level possible (Gallos, 2003). Riordan will pay higher salaries to employees with high-level skillset to attract and maintain employees with these skills.
A common stereotype is that the poor, uneducated parent isn’t going to be involved with their child’s progress and school activities. This is based on the assumption that these families are uneducated, and therefore will not be interested in their child’s education. However, other factors are not thought of. Some of these immigrant families cannot participate in PTO meetings because they are working long hours in our agriculture fields, getting home late and having to still help with homework, cook dinner and get their children to bed. These families do not work a typical 9-5, this does not mean that they are not involved with their children’s school.
Similar to the ideal of our Nation, to increase education and accessibility to all, for our country is better when more people get degrees as our company is. To have any real sustainability as a company, education is a primary factor in the success, not just for the elite few, but also for the masses. The introduction of increased benefits in the tuition reimbursement program will send a significant message of respect and caring to employees. The application of the program will show benefits daily. What better to invest in
Another alternative is to further your education. Furthering your education puts you in a higher percentile of people in the job market. A child interested in education should be fostered and encouraged to seek and obtain goals. The school system is very important in this process, the higher quality teachers that are in schools supporting their students can play a very important role in stopping the poverty
It is easier to blame the person than it is to blame the society for their failure. Many societies provide inequality for its people, discriminating against minorities and failing to provide enough jobs and opportunities. Several people are trapped into institutional discrimination. Structural conditions of society can be blamed for poverty. Most jobs today, require a College degree.
Sociologists say that parents and children lack the skills and knowledge to succeed and for their children to succeed. They also say that they haven’t been given the right skills or equipment to succeed. J.W.B Douglas said that working class homes lacked books, toys and educational resources for the child and the parent is less likely to spend time helping the child out, these parents were the parents who didn’t attend parent’s evenings or school events. Whereas middle class parents were keen to support their child and child’s school and visited the school events. These parents focused on their child’s future and knew how to help them out.
Decreased social mobility is hard on the lower class because without being able to move forward, they are stuck in a cycle of poverty. Quality public education is their best ticket out of the lower class and rebuilding a middle class. The government has to realize that education is such an important tool and the US has been a leader in this since the 1930s, but they didn't stay leaders because their commitment is waning. Higher education is increasingly more necessary, and the costs and competition for spots in these schools are becoming more difficult for people stuck in a sub-par high school or who simply can't afford
Hiring within the company makes a positive statement. Offering tuition reimbursement is also a making statement “the company cares for its employees”. The opportunity to attend a high education can improve ones quality of life. The education will build confidence, employees will have the feeling of being need and willing to take the responsibility of doing what it that to get the job done, which can increase overall productivity. Employees who attend the program can introduce new idea and encourage other employees.
Crystal Sherriff The formation of families will always be a topic worthy of discussion as it is one the most important systems in our society. Family is a very important factor in the development of an individual so one must start from the beginning and cross examines the influencers of family formation. In our society we are plagued with low marriage rates and high divorce rates, especially within the African American community. In even worse shape are African American women, who have the lowest marriage rates out of all their white counterparts and African American men (Hattery-Smith, p.39). It leaves researchers with the question why the institution of marriage isn’t going as well as it once was and what factors are attributing to the
We cannot go wrong if we invest more money in our academic system; the more educated people, the more productive society will be, and more efficient for the next generation. The person who received a good