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Compensating an employee for work performed or services rendered constitutes an important aspect of personnel management. The question of determining and establishing appropriate wages and salaries for comparable, different and varied jobs in an organization is one that raises complex, thorny and even nebulous issues such as "equity." The eight-week intensive training of the intern was a considerable concentration on the basic and specific methods of determining the relative ranks of jobs on the basis of their contents as judged by certain defined job characteristics or factors. In the early part of the internship program, the intern was acquainted with the basic philosophy and fundamental methods of job evaluation. The intern was subsequently introduced to the actual job evaluation methods as applied in TWA. Actual case problems and situations were studied; job descriptions were reviewed, audit of jobs were conducted; the intern had the opportunity of observing and participating in actual information collecting, verifying and recording process. The intern was acquainted with the techniques of compiling salary surveys and applying such information as a method of comparing internal salary structures with external market conditions. The latter part of the program was largely a concentration on and analysis of job descriptions and organizational structures of Ethiopian Airlines. The study basically involved the understanding of the salary structures of management personnel of Ethiopian Airlines, the investigation of the possibilities of translating TWA job evaluation methods, and the subsequent application of the methods employed by TWA to that of Ethiopian Airlines.

The purposes of this study were, 1. To develop a documented history of the founding of the town of Islip. 2. To trace the development of public education within the town and to parallel this development with state-wide developments in the field.

[pt] Como o jornalismo contemporâneo, herdeiro do positivismo e dos ideais de imparcialidade e objetividade predominantes no século XIX, fala da alteridade? Esta pesquisa avalia o conceito de verdade no jornalismo atual e as formas de narrar-se o Outro a partir de reportagens recentes do jornal americano The New York Times. Partindo de reportagens sobre o Brasil divulgadas no jornal mais tradicional dos Estados Unidos, se verifica que em muitos aspectos o jornalismo do século XXI se aproxima do jornalismo do século XIX. Entretanto, algumas narrativas recentes já apontam para novas formas de falar-se do diferente. Com elas, se percebe que falar do Outro respeitando a diferença parece ser não somente uma questão de boa intenção do repórter, mas também, de sua habilidade em usar conteúdo e forma em prol da aproximação do objeto do qual se fala. / [en] How the contemporary journalism, the inheritor of positivism and of the impartiality and objectivity ideals predominant in the 19th century, talk about the otherness? This research evaluates the concept of truth in the recent journalism and the ways to narrating the Other, initiating with recent reports of the American newspaper The New York Times. Starting with recent news about Brazil published in the most traditional newspaper of the United States, we realize that in many aspects the journalism of the 21st century approaches the 19th century journalism. However, some recent narratives show that there are many ways to tell about the different. In these cases, we note that talk about the Other regarding diversity seems to be not only a case of reporter`s good intentions, but an ability to use the content and the form to approaching the object too.

Estabelecendo similaridades entre fenômenos culturais populares-urbanos emergidos em uma metrópole mundial (Nova York), e em uma metrópole periférica brasileira (Salvador), que se estabelecem a partir de semelhantes relações com a cidade, com a indústria cultural, e com dados políticos e econômicos, procura compreender dinâmicas presentes na produção cultural do atual estágio do capitalismo, caracterizada pela orientação da cultura para a produção de mercadorias. Sendo assim, propõe um estudo comparativo, em que o conteúdo estético é deixado em parênteses, em favor de análises de efeitos materiais, sociais e econômicos, apresentando-se também como uma tentativa de compreensão de lógicas existentes em outras manifestações culturais contemporâneas, além de se apresentar como uma contribuição para reflexões sobre possíveis vínculos entre Arte, Cultura e Cidade. / Establishing similarities between popular-urban cultural phenomena emerging in a world metropolis (New York), and a peripheral Brazilian metropolis (Salvador), which establishes from similar relations with the city, with the cultural industry, and with political and economic data, aims to understand cultural dynamics present in current stage production of capitalism, characterized by the guidance of culture for the production of goods. Therefore, it proposes a comparative study, in which the aesthetic content is left in parentheses, in favor of analysis of material, social and economic effects, as well as an attempt of understanding existing logic in other cultural contemporary events, in addition to performing as a contribution to reflections on possible links between Art, Culture and City.

Desde a virada do século, espetáculos da Broadway, em Nova York, passaram a ser largamente produzidos em São Paulo. No intervalo de pouco mais de uma década, um sistema organizado de produção de musicais instaurou-se na capital paulista. Esta tese tem como objetivo investigar alguns trânsitos teatrais entre essas cidades no início do novo milênio. A pesquisa analisa a maneira pela qual intérpretes atrizes e atores produziam, atualizavam e negociavam as diferenças nos bastidores. O trabalho adotou duas grandes estratégias. Primeiro, realizei uma investigação documental baseada em fontes primárias capaz de identificar os condicionantes sociais, econômicos e simbólicos que contribuíram para tornar os musicais teatralmente verossímeis, economicamente rentáveis e socialmente desejados em São Paulo. Concomitantemente, desenvolvi uma pesquisa de campo em escolas de teatro musical em São Paulo e Nova York, onde verifiquei que, no dia a dia do aprendizado, a interpretação era fundamental para expressar o mundo emotivo interno em cena. Além disso, professores ensinavam que artistas precisavam reconhecer os tipos que os seus corpos lhes permitem ser: quem teria o perfil para ser protagonista em certos espetáculos e quem não teria. Também realizei entrevistas com atrizes e atores brasileiros que viajaram para os Estados Unidos com a intenção de se especializarem como intérpretes. Aos poucos, ficou evidente como sujeitos adotavam uma gramática que qualificava os musicais ora como universais ora como particulares. Por um lado, as emoções entre as pessoas seriam universalmente compartilhadas nas duas cidades, permitindo o trânsito das peças. Por outro lado, os corpos de artistas eram particularmente diferenciados e nem todos tinham perfil para o trabalho. O itinerário dessas peças entre as cidades foi pavimentado por um conjunto intrincado de argumentos que incluía a potencialidade pedagógica das técnicas cênicas, as vantagens econômicas das produções, a comunhão global de emoções e a conquista de um sonho individual de artistas. Em paralelo, em São Paulo, os trajetos sofriam deslocamentos, adaptações, contestações e disputas. Dessa forma, investigo como discursos e práticas acerca da particularidade e da universalidade foram produzidos, reproduzidos, ressignificados, negociados, e, por vezes, recusados pelos sujeitos. As diferenças e semelhanças apareciam nas relações estabelecidas durante as diversas circunstâncias observadas. A pergunta analítica que atravessa toda a tese é: como as diferenças e as semelhanças apareciam nos trânsitos teatrais entre São Paulo e Nova York? / Since the turn of the century, Broadway shows in New York City have come to be largely produced in São Paulo. In less than a decade, an organized system of musical production was established in the capital of the Brazilian State of São Paulo. This thesis purpose is to investigate some theatrical traffic between these cities in the beginning of the new millennium. The research analyses actress and actors way of producing, updating and negotiating the concept of difference in the backstage. The work has adopted two major strategies. First, I pursued a documental investigation based on primary sources to identify the social, economic and symbolic environment that allowed this to become viable. Simultaneously, I have endeavored field research at musical theater schools in São Paulo and New York City. I concluded that, in the daily learning, acting was essential to express the inner emotional world portrayed in scene. Furthermore, teachers instructed artists to recognize the types their bodies allowed them to be: who could be the lead in certain shows and who could not. I have also conducted interviews with Brazilian actress and actors that had travelled to the United States pursuing a career. Slowly, it became evident how subjects adopted a certain grammar that sometimes qualified musicals as universal, while at other times understood them as particular. On one hand, emotions were universally shared between the two cities allowing the traffic of plays. On the other, the performers bodies displayed particular differences and not all embodied the necessary type for the job. An intricate ensemble of arguments that included pedagogic potential of theatrical techniques, economic advantages of productions, global communion of emotions and the artists conquer of their individual dream cemented the plays itinerary between the cities. In parallel, in São Paulo, this discourse suffered displacement, adaptation, defiance and dispute. Thus, I investigate how speech and practices regarding particularity and universality have been produced, reproduced, re-significated, negotiated and, at times, rejected by subjects. Differences and similarities have surfaced in relationships established during the many circumstances observed by this author. The analytical question for the entire thesis is: how differences and similarities emerge in theatrical traffic between São Paulo and New York City?

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1982. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references. / The proliferation of over 500 fitness programs for the employees of American corporations marks a turning point for the way American corporations regard employee and corporate health. Typically, sports facilities were the province of recreation or education facility planners. A category of sports activities has been isolated, however, for its cardiovascular characteristics and is the basic component of a fitness program The physiological characteristic which are of concern are those activities which contribute to the "training effect" of the heart or the ability of the heart to pump blood and oxygen to the body. The benefits of this conditioning are manifold. Longitudinal medical studies indicate that there are positive relationships across a large population for aerobic exercises or exercises which demand oxygen and decreased risk of heart attack in later life. While the correlation between exercise and good health seems merely the confirmation of good sense, it is a recent occurrence that this relationship has been quantified by corporations and utilized to increase "corporate health," through the construction of fitness facilities for employees. The intention behind this thesis is to explore the existing information about fitness centers and design a facility as the reuse of an historic building in Brooklyn, New York. / by Diane Theodora Georgopulos. / M.Arch.

Thesis. 1977. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Bibliography : leaf 92. / by Alva Tabor III. / M.Arch.

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Esta tese é sobre a globalização e o impacto da ancestral capoeira angola na moderna e cosmopolita cidade de Nova York. A capoeira angola é ume estilo tradicional que se refere à ancestralidade africana. É uma antiga arte marcial afro-brasileira ensinada por um velho capoeirista da Bahia chamado João Grande. Ele possui uma escola na Rua 14, em Manhattan, e já recebeu diversas homenagens nos Estados Unidos. Mestre João Grande chegou em Nova York em 1990 e permanece ensinando seu conhecimento antigo para alunos de toda parte do mundo, pessoas atraídas pela multicultural Nova York. Sua história de vida é o foco dessa tese. Neste sentido, a pesquisa é uma tentativa de entender a importância das tradições em nossa vertiginosa sociedade moderna. Mais do que isso, tenta refletir sobre o papel da capoeira no processo histórico brasileiro, diante dos conflitos entre a ancestralidade africana e a construção da identidade nacional. / This thesis is about the globalization anda impact of ancient Capoeira Angola techniques in the modern and huge New York City. Capoeira angola is a traditional style of capoeira that remains to the African ancestry. It is an ancient Afro-Brazilian martial art taught by an elderly capoeirista from Bahia, called João Grande. His school is at 14th Street, in Union Square. He has received numerous awards in the United States, including a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey, in 1995. In September 2001, he was awarded the National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is one of the most prestigious awards for practitioners of traditional arts in the US. Mestre João Grande arrived in New York in 1990 and still teaches his ancient knowledge to students from all around the world, people who comprise the multicultural New York City. His life history is the focus of the thesis. In this way, the research is an effort to understand the importance and survive of traditions in the midst of globalization in our modern society. More than that, it tries to understand the role of capoeira in the Brazilian historic process, before the conflicts between the African ancestry and the building of a national identity.