Discuss how it has been impacted by the forces listed in Part B from its inception until today, giving particular attention to the viability of the business, its workforce, and its future. Consider how it has evolved and how it has faced competition.

Sears and Roebuck

Part A
Choose company within particular economic sector.
Selection: Sears and Roebuck

Part B
This course studies work and work force trends through the examination of the history of various themes and the subsequent impact on work and the work force. You must use each of the following 6 themes as headers to discuss their impacts on your chosen company.

The themes are:

• • Immigration, globalization
• • Science, technology, obsolescence
• • Politics, social and cultural movements, world events
• • Labor movement — the rise and fall of organized labor
• • Workforce — membership (gender, age, family, skills) relations with management
• • Workforce protections — laws, workplace safety, healthcare, wages, retirement

Part C
Discuss how it has been impacted by the forces listed in Part B from its inception until today, giving particular attention to the viability of the business, its workforce, and its future. Consider how it has evolved and how it has faced competition.