AS AppBus Unit 2: Starbucks training (2)

Off-the-job training at Starbucks includes a number of elements. One is attendance at the "Support Centre" where "Partners" are trained in the art of coffee-making. Another is the national shut-down of all stores for three hours in the USA that is being described here. During that time, "Partners" improve their skills,receive coaching and feel motivated. Very interesting mixture of learning, teamwork, motivation, a break from work with accompanying loss of revenue, and support from head office.

AS AppBus Unit 2: Hygiene and motivating factors

In this video clip, Frederick Herzberg explains his theory of motivation. Hygiene factors prevent people from hurting or dissatisfaction. Motivating factors are about achievement and meaning and depend on the individual's ability. This is a video from 1972!

A2 Macroeconomics: Poverty in Ghana

Ghana is one of many developing countries. Here is a video showing how poverty affects women working as street carriers.



In Ghana, effective measures have been taken to grow GDP so that it may meet its Millenium Development Goals before the target year of 2015. Whether you live in a rural area or near a town is a very important factor for the poor in Ghana. Rural areas lack infrastructure and industry. Towns are overcrowded with workers having moved there from rural areas in search of work. Competition for jobs keeps wages of those who are poorly qualified low, perpetuating the poverty. Here is a website with further information.

Rural Poverty Portal on Ghana

A2 Macroeconomics, A2 EconBus Unit 4: Poverty in the UK

Being poor in the UK is a different experience to being poor in a developing country. This video show the issues that a young family is having to contend with. Many of the issues are linked to comparing themselves with other households in the country with basic survival and education enabled by income support and disability living allowance. However, these are often inadequate to fulfill the needs and wants of the family, particularly given rising food prices and the large proportion of their income that is spent on this.



How people are affected by poverty in the UK is explored here:



Here is another video that demonstrates the effect of rising food prices coupled with the recession and the fact that benefits and most low wages do not go up fast enough to keep pace.