Cleaning cooperatively : an analysis of the success and potential of a cooperative business

Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2001.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 95-101).In this study, I evaluate a cooperative cleaning business's success in improving employment outcomes for immigrant workers. Cooperative business development is often undertaken as a community economic development strategy that seeks to promote better work experiences for those with limited employment options. The argument that ownership and control in the workplace are key features of such a strategy is superficially easy to accept, but becomes more problematic when trade-offs among goals and outcomes are introduced. To better understand the nature of these trade-offs, I compare employment outcomes and business strategy across four different cleaning companies: a cooperative cleaning business, a maid service franchise, a unionized janitorial firm, and an independent housecleaner. While wages and benefits do not differ substantially across the four cases, cooperatives provide opportunities for training and mobility, control over work and over management of the business, and a sense of satisfaction that are unusual in the cleaning industry and of value to their members. These findings are tempered by the observation that these cleaning cooperatives remain a scattered set of experiments that often must struggle to sustain themselves. Enjoying the benefits of cooperative ownership may require members to sacrifice time and salary, and may in the short-term hamper business growth and profitability. The strategies used by successful cooperative and non-cooperative cleaning businesses provide a useful guide to these businesses as they seek to meet the dual goals of providing better work experiences for their members and successfully competing within the cleaning industry.by Virginia L. Doellgast.M.C.P

Swift and Lemuel Gulliver: A Critical Study of Gulliver\u27s Significance to the Satire in Gulliver\u27s Travels (1949)

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................1 II. ANALYSIS OF GULLIVER’S ROLE IN LILLIPUT……..............................13 III. ANALYSIS OF GULLIVER’S ROLE IN BROBDINGNAG…....................29 IV. ANALYSIS OF GULLIVER’S ROLE IN LAPUTA.......................................47 V. ANALYSIS OF GULLIVER’S ROLE IN HOUYHNHNM LAND................56 VI. CONCLUSION............................................................................................69 VII. BIBLIOGRAPHY......................................................................................... 7

Effects Of A Group Intake Procedure On Productivity And Delivery Of Services In A Community Mental Health Setting

A modified institutional cycle design was used for the evaluation of the impact on productivity and client services of a change from a waiting list to a group intake procedure. Subjects were 837 callers requesting outpatient services including individual, group and family or marital counseling in a decentralized, state-funded community mental health center; Key contrasts comparing cross-sectional and longitudinal differences between two sites, which began group intake at different times, and a third site which continued a waiting list, were observed for three indices of agency productivity and two indices of client service. A comparison was also made between the costs to the agency of group intake versus a waiting list. Clients\u27 return rate and progress in treatment were tentatively explored at one site as a check for harmful effects; The results of this user-focused study favored group intake over waiting lists in agency productivity as measured by the ratio of contact hours relative to scheduled hours, the ratio of reimbursable hours relative to scheduled hours and the ratio of number of people seen for intake relative to hours scheduled for intake. The percent of telephone calls resulting in attendance at intake and the average number of days between telephone contact and first treatment appointment showed that group intake improved service to clients compared to waiting list results; Additional findings supported the feasibility and desirability of group intake for the agency studied. Group intake resulted in a savings in costs to the agency due to a reduction in missed first appointments. Tentative findings on clients\u27 return rates suggested that a larger proportion of clients entering through group intake remained in treatment ten or more sessions, compared to the previous year. No harmful effects of group intake were indicated by an examination of progress ratings before and after group intake at one site

Silence Is Golden: Older Women\u27s Voices and The Analysis Of Meaning Among Survivor\u27s Of Domestic Violence

Current estimates indicate that upwards of 3,000,000 women a year are physically abused by an intimate partner, however, it is important to note that serious limitations associated with these estimates exist. Despite media campaigns, educational efforts, community outreach, and legislation, the majority of intimate partner violence that occurs in the United States continues to go unreported. While there is a vast literature on domestic violence, the focus has been on the experiences and outcomes of younger women. Very few studies have investigated the experiences of older women as survivors of domestic violence who came of age in an era of traditional gender values when men had authority and dominion over women, and there was no public acknowledgement of domestic violence. Little is known about the meaning older women make of their experiences with and beyond domestic violence, or the lifetime effect domestic violence has on women as they age. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the ways in which older women make meaning of their experiences with domestic violence. The intent was to center on and illuminate the lives of older women survivors of domestic violence- the ways that they have come to understand and work through the complicated emotions and relationships in the wake of the abuse, and how they have constructed their identities around the experience. Additionally, I wanted to expose the institutional structures, forces, and wordless authorities that worked to subordinate these women and keep them silent. Life history interviews of 15 older women survivors, aged 60 to 89, were collected and analyzed. Four of the women were Native American and eleven of the women were white. Findings highlight the link between family of origin and individual development, and the influence that the family of origin has on later life values and actions. Several major themes emerged from the interviews related to the development of self-esteem, the loss of innocence, timing & decision making, divorce stigma, support, intimacy, remorse, and resilience. Race and age-related differences indicated that the younger women were less effected by traditional family values and divorce stigma; women who left their abusers very early in the relationship generally had better physical, psychological, and social outcomes, as did their children; and Native women were quicker to act on the decision to leave, were more focused and successful at restoring balance to their lives, were more forgiving of their partner\u27s, and dwelled less on feelings of remorse or regret. All of the women spoke of the gender restrictions they faced, usually reflecting on `a different time\u27 to account for their subordination, but they didn\u27t question their scripted roles or responsibilities as women, wives, and mothers. Some of the older women, despite their personal histories of violence and abuse at the hand of their husbands, continue to feel that men should have authority over women in marriage

History of the Deer Lodge Valley to 1870

Partial summary: Describes how the Flathead tribe used the valley to travel to hunt bison in the east

G3 Facebook Campaign

G3 Enterprises, started by the third generation of the Gallo family, provides packing and supply chain services within the wine industry. The transportation department focuses and specializes in transporting wine grapes from vineyards to the wineries for Gallo and external companies. In some ways, marketing a service as business-to-business can be more complex than marketing a business-to-consumer product according to B2B International (Hague, Harrison, 2017). Therefore, G3 needs to branch out of its traditional marketing and keep up with current trends by creating a greater social media presence. If G3 Transportation can successfully showcase its trucking service through social media, the company will be able to reach a larger audience, generate new customers, and also build better employee/customer relationships. This project will overcome G3 Transportation’s lack of social media presence with a Facebook campaign

TO CLOTHE A FOOL : A Study of the Apparel Appropriate for the European Court Fool 1300 - 1700

In order to design a costume for a period show, a costumer must unify the personality of the character in the appropriate historical style with the director\u27s concept for the production. My study endeavors to aid the costumer in search of the historical clothes of the Medieval and Renaissance court Fool. Lack of time to do extensive research often imposes limitations on a designer\u27s creativity. Through extensive research. into Medieval and Renaissance art, with the aid of Robert Armin\u27s jest book, and descriptions of the household accounts of the period, I have compiled a document that will save a harried designer time and leg work. There are several books available on the personality of the court Fool as presented in drama, and studies are available about the history of the court Fool. However, no one, to my knowledge, has collected and presented a study solely dedicated to the clothes of the court Fool. Costume book authors either ignore the Fool or present only one illustration. Many of the most interesting illustrations are in books printed in the 1800\u27s; and, therefore, they are not available to most researchers. Als·o several of the books are written in French; and, therefore, they must be translated before the text can become valuable to most American designers. Some writers have concentrated on various special characters such. as servants or royalty; other writers have specialized in costume piece.s or special periods of clothing. The plan followed in this study was first to carefully view the art of the Medieval and Renaissance courts. I studied paintings and etchings and searched for the court Fool in the background. Then I would sketch or xerox the Fool and isolate him from the rest of the picture. His clothing was analyzed by breaking it down into four categories: hood, bauble, coat, shoes. Note was taken of any other accessories such as swords or jewelry. The Fool\u27s wardrobe is distinguished by several recurring traits. To be included in this study, traditional Fool\u27s clothing must have ass\u27s ears, bells, cockscomb, or some type of a tail. The Fool may carry one of several types of baubles or marottes. The basic garment may be either a tunic of varying length or a body suit. The shoes may be long and pointed, or they may reflect the contemporary fashion. My second approach was to read source books containing documents pertaining to the household accounts of the period and literature providing references to the court Fools. From these. I gleaned such. information as money allotted for the Fool\u27s clothes, descriptions of the clothing, insights into the social position of the Fool, and the function of the court Fool in the noble household. In order to provide a study encompassing all the design possibilities, my third approach. was to scour costume books, assembling a series of costumes that prominent costume writers advocated for the court Fool. I included secondary sources because my purpose was to compile a document containing all the costume possibilities available for a designer. The secondary sources provided adaptations of the historical garments and stylized designs based on the writer\u27s historical research. Since there are. numerous fool characters in the plays of Shakespeare, children\u27s· drama, and musicals like Once Upon A Mattress, my goal is to fill a void by providing a fingertip reference for a costume designer. My hope is that with the aid of the study a costume designer can quickly scan the various costume possibilities. Therefore, a designer could create designs for the court Fool of greater variety that would combine the personality of the character and the director\u27s vision