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This case study would not have been possible without the cooperation and interest of Polaroid Corporation officials and employees. Director of Human Resources Development Donald Fronzaglia generously shared his time, knowledge and enthusiasm and provided access to his staff and to Tuition Assistance Plan participants for the extensive ...
Polaroid Corporation was an American company best known for its instant film and cameras, which now survives as a brand for consumer electronics. The company was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land, to exploit the use of his Polaroid polarizing polymer. [1] Land and Polaroid created the first instant camera, the Land Camera, in 1948.
A study was conducted to determine the factors that account for the sustained and unusually high rate of participation in tuition-assisted education by Polaroid employees.
Optics, polarization, color vision. Edwin Herbert Land, ForMemRS, [2] FRPS, Hon.MRI (May 7, 1909 – March 1, 1991) was an American scientist and inventor, [4] best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation. He invented inexpensive filters for polarizing light, a practical system of in-camera instant photography, and the retinex ...
case study reports on three highly used tuition assistance programs. The programs are those of the Education Fund of District Council 37 of AFSCME; Polaroid Corporation's Tuition Assistance Plan; and.the Education Opportunities Plan of Kimberly-Clark Corporation. The case studies describe the historical background and design of the
Godfrey is a graduate of the University of Maine and Boston University (where she received an MSW). She was awarded an honorary degree in business from Bentley College in 1995. She was a Kellogg Leadership Fellow and the recipient of the Leavey Award for Excellence, as well as the Beta Gamma Sigma Entrepreneurship Award.
Dr. Edwin Land, founder of the Polaroid Corporation, once said that "the function of industry is not just the. making of goods; the function of industry is the development of people!' If given the opportunity, most people who are functionally illiterate can reach their true potential and lead more productive lives both in and out of the workplace.
Inner City, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Polaroid Corporation, located in the Roxbury section of Boston. Without the use of public funding, Polaroid created this job training program 17 years ago to provide Boston's unemployed residents with entry into meaningful employment.