What is meant by the term "collective memory" and why must historians beware ? "Collective memory" is a term used to describe a pool of shared or recollected information held by a group‚ as a community or culture‚ and passed from one generation to the next. First used in 1925 by the sociologist Maurice Halbwachs in "La mémoire collective"‚ this term was employed to describe the memories held by French people during and after the First World War. However‚ this is not to be confused with personal
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Individual Rationality and Collective Rationality in Double Auction Introduction 1. Introduction of Double Auction As one of the most popular way to trade‚ auction has a long history. According to the different kinds of market structure‚ there are two kinds of auction‚ one-side auction and two-side auction (i.e. double auction). Compared with one-side auction‚ the market structure of the double auction is many-to-many‚ which means that there are more than one seller and more than one
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and federal government‚ collective bargaining is not accepted. Many public organizations have unions to for employees to be able to address issues like benefits‚ wages‚ and to improve his or her work environment. For example‚ the United States Postal has adopted the collective bargaining approach to improve work environments and benefits for employees. White collar and private organizations do not favor collective bargaining. Federal organizations that adopted the collective bargaining do not use
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RASHI SINGH MGT 410 11/14/2013 Case Study -- New Haven Federation of Teachers: Collective Bargaining Discussion Questions 1. Describe the role David Cicarella fills for the New Haven Public Schools. He is the president of New Haven Federation of Teachers and is the reason behind the new collaborative education reform in the New Haven Public Schools. He wanted to change the status quo of the educational system. 2. What circumstances occurring in or around the year 2009 affected the
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In the nineteenth century‚ America was sizeable as it delved into the Industrial Revolution and watched its economy grow. With new technology and a voracious appetite for capital goods‚ the nation’s productive capacity multiplied. Cities formed as business owners built factories that attracted and hired millions of workers. Immigrants poured into the country‚ while prospective settlers west found the frontier closed. The working class was scrambling for employment and factories willingly provided
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The Combahee River Collective was a black feminist Lesbian organization that produced “A Black Feminist Statement” in 1977. In their “What We Believe” proclamation‚ they addressed the difficulty with hegemonic white woman’s view of feminism and the marginalization involved with
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Case Study: Collective Bargaining at West University 1. Employees decide to form a union to gain job security and higher wages or when they feel management is not doing their job correctly or fairly. The labor laws are in place that provides rights to unionize. I am not convinced they encourage‚ but they provide a protection to workers who feel they need the support of the union. The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act) basically provides employees the right to unionize. When under
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Open source and private -collective model of innovation |1 INTRODUCTION Having written the paper on the open source software development as an example of private-collective innovation model Eric von Hippel and Georg von Krogh opened the door to a new area of study for organisation scientists. The paper has achieved widespread recognition amongst fellow theorists and has been used as a basis for further investigation of and expanding the topic. Additionally‚ it has prompted practical perspectives
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Gan‚ Y.‚ & Zhu‚ Z. (2007). A Learning Framework for Knowledge Building and Collective Wisdom Advancement in Virtual Learning Communities. Educational Technology & Society‚ 10 (1)‚ 206-226. A Learning Framework for Knowledge Building and Collective Wisdom Advancement in Virtual Learning Communities Yongcheng Gan Ontario Institute for Studies in Education‚ University of Toronto‚ Toronto‚ Ontario‚ M5S 1V6‚ Canada Tel: +1 416 923-6641 ext 2454 yongcheng.gan@utoronto.ca Zhiting Zhu Educational
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international peace and security‚ and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace‚ and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace‚ and to bring about by peaceful means‚ and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law‚ adjustment or settlement of international
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