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Shirk
Shirk may refer to: * Shirk (surname) * Shirk (Islam), in Islam, the sin of idolatry or worshiping beings or things other than God ('attributing an associate (to God)') * Shirk, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran * Shirk-e Sorjeh, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran * "Shirk break", a synonym for coffee break * Shirking model, part of the economic principle of the efficiency wage In labor economics, an efficiency wage is a wage paid in excess of the market-clearing wage to increase the labor productivity of workers.Mankiw, Gregory N. & Taylor, Mark P. (2008), ''Macroeconomics'' (European edition), pp. 181–182 Specifica ... * USS ''Shirk'' (DD-318), a United States Navy destroyer in service 1921 to 1930 See also * Shirag, a village in Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran {{disambiguation ...
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Shirk (Islam)
''Shirk'' () in Islam is a sin often roughly translated as 'idolatry' or ' polytheism', but more accurately meaning 'association God]'. It refers to accepting other Divinity, divinities or powers alongside God as associates. In contrast, Islam teaches that God does not share divine attributes with anyone, as it is disallowed according to the Islamic doctrine of ''tawhid.''Kamoonpuri, S: "Basic Beliefs of Islam" pages 42–58. Tanzania Printers Limited, 2001. It is considered to be the gravest sin in Islam. The Quran, the central religious text of Islam, states in 4:48 that God will not forgive ''shirk'' if one dies without repenting of it. The one who commits ''shirk'' is called a ''mushrik''. The opposite of ''shirk'' is ''tawhid'' and the opposite of ''mushrik'' is ''muwahhid''.. Etymology The word ''shirk'' comes from the Arabic root sh- r- k (), with the general meaning of 'to share'. In the context of the Quran, the particular sense of 'sharing as an equal partner' is u ...
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USS Shirk (DD-318)
USS ''Shirk'' (DD-318) was a Clemson class destroyer, ''Clemson''-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1919 to 1930. She was scrapped in 1931. Namesake James W. Shirk was born on 16 July 1832 in Pennsylvania. He was appointed midshipman on 26 March 1849. He cruised between 1849 and 1860 on the coasts of Africa, East India, and North America, on the gunnery ship, . He also served in the Great Lakes and with the Pacific Squadron. During the American Civil War, he won distinction for his service in the Mississippi Squadron at the Battle of Fort Henry on 6 February 1862; and at Pittsburgh Landing on 1 March 1862; and again on 6 and 7 April 1862. During the latter engagement at Pittsburgh Landing, his ship, , in company with , prevented the Confederate States of America, Confederate forces from crossing the river and saved the Union Army from defeat in the Battle of Shiloh. He later took part in engagements with Confederate batteries at Chickasaw Bayou, Battle ...
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Shirk (surname)
Shirk is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Amos Urban Shirk (c. 1890 – 1956), American businessman * Bill Shirk (born 1945), American escape artist * Dave Shirk, visual effects supervisor * Eugene Shirk (1901–1994), American politician *Gary Shirk (born 1950), American football player * George H. Shirk (1913–1977), American lawyer and historian * James Shirk (1832–1873), American naval officer * John Shirk (1917–1993), American football player *Ken Shirk, American triathlete and ultramarathon runner * Marshall Shirk (born 1940), American player of Canadian football * Matthew Shirk (born 1973), American lawyer *Susan Shirk Susan L. Shirk is an American political scientist and China specialist currently serving as a research professor at University of California, San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. She was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the B ...
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Shirk-e Sorjeh
Shirk-e Sorjeh () is a village in Zohan Rural District of Zohan District, Zirkuh County, South Khorasan province, Iran. It is located along the Qohestan–Zohan road, by road northeast of Birjand. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,156 in 265 households, when it was in Qaen County Qaen County () is in South Khorasan province, South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qaen. This city is known as “The Capital of Saffron”. History After the 2011 National Census, Zirkuh District, Zirkuh and Zohan Dist .... The following census in 2011 counted 962 people in 281 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,115 people in 340 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County. It was the most populous village in its rural district. See also Notes References Populated places in Zirkuh Coun ...
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Shirk, Iran
Shirk (, also Romanized as Shīrk; also known as Shīrag and Shīrg) is a village in Fakhrud Rural District, Qohestan District, Darmian County, South Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 617, in 161 families. References Populated places in Darmian County {{Darmian-geo-stub ...
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Efficiency Wage
In labor economics, an efficiency wage is a wage paid in excess of the market-clearing wage to increase the labor productivity of workers.Mankiw, Gregory N. & Taylor, Mark P. (2008), ''Macroeconomics'' (European edition), pp. 181–182 Specifically, it points to the incentive for managers to pay their employees more than the market-clearing wage to increase their productivity or to reduce the costs associated with employee turnover. Theories of efficiency wages explain the existence of involuntary unemployment in economies outside of recessions, providing for a natural rate of unemployment above zero. Because workers are paid more than the equilibrium wage, workers may experience periods of unemployment in which workers compete for a limited supply of well-paying jobs. Overview of theory There are several reasons why managers may pay efficiency wages: * ''Avoiding shirking'': If it is difficult to measure the quantity or quality of a worker's effortand systems of piece rates o ...
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Coffee Break
A break at work (or work-break) is a period of time during a shift in which an employee is allowed to take time off from their job. It is a type of downtime. There are different types of breaks, and depending on the length and the employer's policies, the break may or may not be paid. Meal breaks, tea breaks, coffee breaks, lunch breaks or smoko usually range from ten minutes to one hour. Their purpose is to allow the employee to have a meal that is regularly scheduled during the work day. For a typical daytime job, this is lunch, but this may vary for those with other work hours. Lunch breaks allow an employee's energy to replenish. It is not uncommon for this break to be unpaid, and for the entire work day from start to finish to be longer than the number of hours paid in order to accommodate this time. Break laws and regulations Finland In Finland, works breaks are guaranteed by both the Finnish Working Hours Act as well as by collective agreements. Workplaces with collecti ...
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