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kevin keyfauver

Military OneSource - 5 views

MGT444 Spring2012 www.militaryonesource.mil
started by kevin keyfauver on 04 May 12 no follow-up yet
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    This is a great tool for military members. I would imagine that most of the new soldiers are fairly young and they don't know much about "life" yet.
Josh Sweeney

Work+Life Fit - 1 views

started by Josh Sweeney on 02 May 12 no follow-up yet
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    Website Name:
    Work+Life Fit
    URL:
    http://www.worklifefit.com/
    Intended Audience:
    The audience is unlimited.
    Website Overview:
    This site advises individuals and organizations how to use strategic flexibility in how, when, and where work is done and life is managed to profit, grow, and thrive; short-term as well as long-term. The specific author is unknown, but the parent company is Flex+Strategy Group. The founder, Cali Williams, is cited by The New York Times as "one of the smartest" and "sophisticated thinkers". If I had to guess, I'd say there are multiple authors contributing. The site did have a couple of dead links, or javascript errors but it is possible that the latter was just my browser. This company works with Pepsico, The United Nations, Ernst & Young, the U.S. Navy, and Microsoft to encourage a work life balance. If I didn't already believe they were a credible source, knowing that they back organizations like this would make me believe so.
    Relationship to Class:
    It's all about the work/life balance. It provides suggestions on balancing the two just as we've read in our class material.
    Other Comments:
    I bookmarked this site and I have every intention of keeping up with it.
Josh Sweeney

Unmarried America - 7 views

started by Josh Sweeney on 02 May 12 no follow-up yet
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    Website Name:
    Unmarried America
    URL:
    http://www.unmarriedamerica.org/
    Intended Audience:
    People who aren't married: roommates, divorced, widowed, gay, lesbian, or just single. The clues lie in the title. The material is open to the general public and no there isn't a certain level of knowledge assumed. They have a library of material to inform to uninformed.
    Website Overview:
    This organization focuses on the interests and concerns of America's unmarried adults, as employees, consumers, taxpayers, and voters. I believe this site to be credible as the President is an attorney with many years of experience. This organization is also cited in several newspapers and magazines. They don't have a logo and the name isn't really fancy. Truth be told, it appears the site hasn't been updated in over a year so it doesn't really contain up to date information. I don't believe the site has a built in bias because they cover such a wide array of topics. It would be difficult for the group to be bias on ALL aspects that they cover. The page doesn't appear to have a particular political agenda as they outright mention support of both all political parties. Overall, I believe the site is poorly designed and not easily navigated. The material is not very well archived and it has been ages since the site has been updated. Personally, I wouldn't use this site simply because of its appearance and difficult navigation. However, the articles of newspapers where things have been cited could be of use.
    Relationship to Class:
    The greatest relationship I feel this site has to the class material is related to family-friendly benefits. Single people don't have "families". The accommodations made for married people or those with children do not match those for the single people. Yes, they could use them if they had children, but they have made a personal choice not to have children at the time. As an unmarried American myself, I see this happening all the time. People are allowed to come in late or leave early for children. I have found it difficult to be able to obtain a flexible work schedule due to my lack of a "good" reason, i.e. children. When holidays roll around, it is often the single people who are expected to work because they don't have families or children at home.
    Other comments:
    The site also mentions that married people are paid more than unmarried workers. I can believe this because managers often know when people have a family to support. However, it wasn't supported by any concrete evidence in the articles I read.
Josh Sweeney

sites i'm working on... - 0 views

started by Josh Sweeney on 01 May 12 no follow-up yet
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