The Business Professor
Classes of Employee in Business
This Video Explains Classes of Employee in Business
The Business Professor
Understanding the Fair Labor Standards Act
In this video, we delve into the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a crucial federal law that safeguards the rights of employees in terms of wages and working hours. Join us as we explore the key aspects of the FLSA, such as its...
The Business Professor
Emotional Labor
What is Emotional Labor? Emotional labor is the process of managing feelings and expressions to fulfill the emotional requirements of a job. More specifically, workers are expected to regulate their personas during interactions with...
The Business Professor
Cost Classification - Absorption and Variable Costing
Cost classification is a major component of absorption and variable costing. Absorption costing allocates fixed overhead to Cost of Goods Sold while Variable costing allocates fixed overhead to whisl Selling General and Administrative...
The Business Professor
Allocating Costs by Department
Cost allocation is the process of assigning costs within the organization to cost objects. The purpose is to determine efficiency, effectiveness, and profitability.
Weird History
The Fatal Feud Between Jimmy Hoffa and Robert Kennedy
As a relative novice to politics and the labor landscape in the United States, Robert F. Kennedy worked as a lawyer for several Senate committees before being appointed chief counsel of the US Senate Select Committee on Improper...
Curated Video
Why So Few Americans Live In This HUGE Area Of The East Coast
The eastern half of the United States is home to about 80% of the country's total population. Despite this, there's a relatively large part of the East Coast that has far fewer people and no major cities. This region, stretching along...
One Minute History
185 - Capitalism - One Minute History
Capitalism is an economic system where private ownership of business, land, and labor is intended to promote natural economic growth and individual entrepreneurship. Scottish Economist Adam Smith wrote “the Wealth of Nations” in 1776, a...
Food Farmer Earth
Overcoming Labor Challenges: Insights from a Successful Cherry Farmer
Discover the toughest challenge faced by cherry farmers today: finding and retaining skilled labor. Learn how changes in immigration laws and societal values are impacting the availability of workers in this labor-intensive industry.
Curated Video
The Tempest Act 3: Labor
Act Three of Shakespeare's plays often marks the climax, and "The Tempest" is no exception. This video essay explores the critical events of Act Three, where personal and political dramas collide on a mystical island. We delve into the...
Curated Video
Shakespeare's The Tempest: Act 1, Scene 1 Analysis
This video explores Act 1 of Shakespeare's "The Tempest," focusing on the dynamics of authority and rebellion. It delves into how the act sets up the play's central tensions, particularly the nature of authority and its various...
Curated Video
Life in the Colonies: Work
The Thirteen Colonies were built by a diverse workforce including skilled laborers, indentured servants, enslaved people, and criminals, in stark contrast to modern labor practices.
PBS
Golem: The Mysterious Clay Monster of Jewish Lore
Made from clay and animated by the sacred word of G-d, the golem of Jewish origin has evolved from a 6th-century meditation of creation, to a source of labor, and finally, an avenging symbol of redemption. The golem many people recognize...
Curated Video
Mother Jones and the American Labor Movement
Dr. Forrester tells the stories of Mother Jones and Samuel Gompers. She describes “The Haymarket Affair,” and talks about the accomplishments of our country’s labor movement.
Wonderscape
Exploring Communism: Origins, Principles, and Global Impact
This video examines communism, focusing on its origins during the Industrial Revolution, criticisms of capitalism, and the ideas of Karl Marx. It outlines the rise of communism in Russia, the role of dictatorships in communist countries,...
Curated Video
WWII POW Camps on U.S. Soil
Between 1942 and 1946, the U.S. government constructed around 700 POW camps on U.S. soil, housing around 400,000 captured enemy soldiers. But what were the conditions like there?
Curated Video
The Haymarket Affair
One of the worst miscarriages of justice in U.S. history, the Haymarket Affair, a labor action in support of an eight-hour working day, led to the unlawful executions of four Chicago residents.
Curated Video
Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal
In the early 1900s, President Theodore Roosevelt's progressive legislation, dubbed the Square Deal, aimed to limit the power of corporations, protect consumers, and conserve natural resources. The Square Deal drastically changed the...
Curated Video
Forced Removal to Mexico: Repatriation Drives
During the Great Depression, the U.S. government detained and deported almost 2 million Mexican American citizens and people of Mexican descent, in an initiative known as the Repatriation Drives.
Curated Video
Department of the Interior
Many government departments have a focused mission, but the Department of the Interior is known as the "Department of Everything Else." So what are its responsibilities and how does it keep our country in check?
Curated Video
Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce is one of the largest, most powerful of U.S. government agencies. Its mission? To “create the conditions for economic growth and opportunities for all communities.”
Curated Video
Building the Erie Canal: Explained
The earliest major industrial project in the United States’ history, the Erie Canal connected East to West by water and enabled a new era of commerce, trade, and movement.
Curated Video
Making a Living in Colonial America
Making a Living in Colonial America examines how colonists earned livings during the colonial days.
Oxford Comma
What You Need to Know Before You Read Love's Labor's Lost
Welcome to what you need before you read, the series where I attempt to inoculate you from boredom by injecting a little context and relevancy into you reading experience. This video will provide background information, context, and...