...FDNY Lt. Ray McCormack stated that the fire service needs a "culture of extinguishment, not safety…. Too much safety makes Johnny a poor leader and a terrible rescuer…. Attempting to make the job safer by teaching you to place yourself above those in need is wrong and goes against everything the fire service has ever stood for.” What do you think of this statement? Do you agree or disagree – take a position and defend it. I would have to disagree with this statement, it is a old style of thinking and the fire service needs to change with the society. First, the statement of "culture of extinguishment" is wrong, as an all hazard response unit the fire service is now a culture comprised of more than just extinguishing fires. Also, safety of personnel and victims is of utmost importance. In society today, if you perform an unsafe action then it is not just you who is under investigation, but everyone involved and the department. It is imperative that today's firefighters have safety in mind and is...
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...Case Analyses: Bob’s Meltdown 1. What is the key problem with the case? The key problem in the case is that Bob, regardless of the reason, degraded company policy. The band office has a strict “Respect for the Individual” policy and Bob verbally attacked Donna in the hallway in front of his other coworkers. Yes, Bob was under a lot of stress from both work and home but he should have found a healthy outlet to relieves the stress and confronted Donna in a professional manner. 2. Identify and briefly describe three courses of action you would take in addressing the problem? Fire Bob: Because Bob did not follow, company policy and lashed out verbally at another coworker the Chief needs to let Bob go. The reason for this is that if the situation is not handled appropriately then other employees will not take the policy seriously In addition to the policy not being followed employees will not take their job seriously because they assume they can get away with their improper actions. The reason for this is that the other band offices will lose respect for authority members because of their lack of consistency with other staff members .Send Bob on a leave of ambience: Sending Bob on a leave of ambience will be very beneficial for both him personally and the Band Office. The reason for this is that it would allow Bob to relieve stress by either professional or personal ways, such as anger management. By Bob leaving, he will be able to get healthy mentally and heal from all the...
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...Cons of Gun Outlaw in the United States Sarah Chadwick, Maria Escalante, Aubrey Ballard, Jonathan Mcwilliams, Royal Delahoussaye, Andrew Urey, Stacon Boisse BCOM/275 February 12, 2013 Joseph Scott University of Phoenix Cons of Gun Outlaw in the United States I hate guns. Should an argument be made over a hate statement or should the right to bear arms hold to be as valuable as gold. The introduction of gun control laws can be an effective way to make the streets of America safe again but on the other hand this can also make law-abiding citizens become vulnerable for those whom have illegal possession of fire arms. Firearms, for the most part, are big business in the United States. Manufacturing firearms and ammunition have helped drive the economy for decades. The threat of banning some firearms has created the price of the AR15 assault riffle to sky rocket; so even the thought of not having a gun is big business. Fire arm sells increase with a bad economy because people feel they need protection from people becoming desperate (Thurman,R., 2009). Gun control is a sensitive subject in any country, in any neighborhood, or any civilized establishment. In America alone, about 80 million people representing half of the U.S. homes, own more than 223 million guns. And politically, 60% of Democrats and 30% of Republicans favor stronger gun owner laws (White, 2013). Gun rights are granted by the Second Amendment, which reads: “A well regulated Militia...
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...Case Analysis Template Case: IMAGE International Student: Greg Rion Preliminary Step: Choose Your Role. Determine which key character you want to be in the case. Choose a manager. You are learning to become a manager. Do not choose a customer. Conduct the entire analysis from the point of view of this character. Make sure that all of the alternative solutions you list (see below) are things from your role's perspective and things within the power of your character to do. If you don’t have a name, identify a job title. Do not list alternatives that other people have; only list the options facing your chosen role. You are making your character's decisions and no one else's. Identify your character: Marie-Christine Berthelin Step 1 - Identify the Problem/Opportunity. Identify the major problem or opportunity from your character's perspective in one or two sentences. Hobert Reynolds spending too much money on personal entertainment while using company funds. Step 2 - Identify the Causes of the Problem/Opportunity. Internal and external environmental factors should be examined. Causes of problems or opportunities tend to be historical in nature. Consider: Why did the problem/opportunity occur? When did it begin? Where does it occur? Where doesn't it occur? What effective management practices should the organization be using? What has the organization failed to do? Mr. Reynolds feels that it by giving the employees all the extra entertainment opportunities...
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... While this directive applied to all U.S. operators we will look at implementation at Delta Airlines. As Delta began reviewing the requirements, the maintenance planning team officials decided to implement it in its own way. We will look at how communication worked and in some cases did not work in this process. When AD 87-99 was issued by the FAA in August 1999 to order the replacement of insulation certain aircraft Delta was hugely affected. In total the AD covered 699 aircraft, 247 of which were operated by Delta. The problem, according to the FAA, was the original insulation blankets were covered with metalized Mylar. Over time this metalized Mylar had become flammable and replacement was required to reduce the risk of the spread of fire aboard the affected aircraft. The AD required operators to replace the blankets within four years but went on to say “The FAA is also strongly encouraging operators to accomplish the insulation replacement during the earliest practical maintenance check.”(AD: # APA 87-99 FAA) Delta Airlines, a U.S. based carrier was founded in 1924 and has...
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...operating as independent structures, with each being run by a totally separate department. The information technology security system, which controls access to information technology infrastructure including mail servers, the internet, database applications and web servers was managed by the department of information technology. The physical security system, which incorporates door access into buildings, systems of life support such as CCTV and Fire, and the badging process of employees, was run by the department of facilities (Mehdizadeh, Y, 2003). Currently, security operations involve the guarding of buildings and equipment in addition to protection of networks, taking care of issues of privacy, and risk management. The interrelation between the aspects of the security initiatives necessitates consolidation of the two security systems. Such a convergence of the IT and physical security functions is important in achieving an efficient security system (Mehdizadeh, Y, 2003). However, such an operation is also lined up with disadvantages. This paper looks at the pros and cons of combining the IT and physical security functions in a medium to large-size firm with complex IT system requirements and a global footprint. It also analyzes the fundamental components of an IT security system and explains how their integration supports and enhances the overall security profile of the organization. PROS AND CONS OF COMBINING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND PHYSICAL SECURITY FUNCTIONS. Combining...
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...strong manager with powerful relationships with her mentor Roy weaver. She is very direct and says what she thinks. She is confident and doesn’t let peer pressure sway her mind. She is portrayed as extremely intelligent and good risk taker. This is a sort of power relationship conflict. Dubinsky had developed the Apple’s distribution system in last few years and has brought it to ages ahead. The customer relationship has been never better than before. The new model jeopardizes the Dubinsky position in the company. The message that conveys from the talks of new model is all negative as it put current model under fire. The communication regarding the new model and its pros and cons has been poor, it was later at the conference that a task force was made to understand the change. Before that all the development was done in background at individual level or say department level. This divided the Apple in almost two group and both working against Apple’s culture. The past history of Apple with groups seen as differently entity entirely has been the reason for this kind of behavior. As the organization grew so does the conflict between the product organization and functional organization grew. The culture of the organization...
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...Form Review Highlights Pros: * "Great environment combined with a perfect work-life balance" in 49 reviews * "Great work environment/culture which makes it a fun place to work" in 45 reviews * "Good benefits; Good company to work for till profits started to slide off" in 36 reviews * "Lots of great people at the company, learned a lot and inspired my career in technology" in 33 reviews * "Good pay, great management, I felt like the work I was doing was important for the company" in 30 reviews Cons: * "No work life balance, limited career advancement, lack of good benefits of tech companies" in 20 reviews * "Senior management (C-Level) does no communicate down to employees well" in 27 reviews * "Poor management decision making processes - not innovative" in 18 reviews * "Upper management doesn't listen to people lower down that actually know what they're talking about" in 15 reviews * "Many bad/useless middle management built up over the years but the layoff did some clean up" in 13 reviews Reviews Dec 8, 2013 “Loved the company and the people.” Software Development Manager (Former Employee) Rolling Meadows, IL I worked at BlackBerry full-time for more than 5 years Pros – BlackBerry was a great company with great people. I still believe the technology is the best in the industry and is only lagging due to customer lack of appreciation of the importance of Mil grade security. Cons – Executive management...
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...is that environmental concerns have faded from the political radar screen because of the recession. 4. To the extent that environmental concerns have faded in economics hard times, and they have, it is a reflection of the fact that most of the public and most of the leadership still believes that protecting the environment represents spending money rather than saving it, represents consumption rather than investment. 5. Living in the city or the country (rural), both has its pros and cons. So it depends on the individual. 6 City living have more conveniences and everything you could possibly want is more easily attainable. The cons are the traffic congestion, the lack of housing, the noise, and air pollution. 7. Rural living has cleaner air, slower pace of life, and the friendliness of the community. The cons of living in rural areas are no fast foods or movie theaters close by. Or to have better hospital care available and that it would be nice to get quicker responses from police and fire departments. 8. Global climate is and will have an effect on our lives. Our health is in danger due to the warming change with fewer cold-related deaths and more heat-related summer deaths and skin cancers. 9. I think what makes this issue an argumentative claim is because the issue of the quality of life is a very important claim in viewing the argument about the points...
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...|The Case of the Unethical Boss The City of Newark Health Department serves over twenty thousand resident’s each year in the City of Newark, NJ. The department employs over five hundred city workers to render healthcare services to predominately African American and Latino residents. The City of Newark is the largest city in the State of New Jersey. The City consist of over three hundred thousand residents that are living in poverty where the household medium is $12,000 yearly. The Health Department has vital agencies that support the resident’s immediate needs, such as WIC (Women, Infant, and Children) Immunization, Homeless Health Care Project, Sexual Transmitted Diseases, Dental and Medical Clinics, and most important Ryan White/ HOPWA Unit, for HIV/AIDS. The City of Newark at one time had the highest population of AIDS cases in the United States. The federal government had given the City of Newark $25 million dollars annually to combat the prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS cases. The overall operating budget for the health department is $75 million dollars. The Ryan White AIDS Unit, consist of twenty employees, that administer financial services to community nonprofits and other entities in dealing with the HIV epidemic. It is imperative that funding from the city is allocated appropriately and expeditiously in order to meet the needs of its residents. The department contracts with homeless shelters, medical agencies, and food organizations to provide medical...
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...The Aspects of Internal Hiring Vs. External Hiring: Pros and Cons Calvin Bowens WRTG 394 Advance Business Writing 1 October 2014 Professor John Ross Executive Summary This research provides an evaluation of the historic and current practices used to select internal employees for promotion in mid-level manager position versus selecting external candidates to fill those positions. Methods of this evaluation will include pros and cons, site managers and human resource team feedback, as well as, corporate leadership take on possible approaches. Results of this evaluation show that each hiring requirement is unique in nature when referring to positions of leadership. All members interviewed or who shared their insight stated having a clear understanding of what higher level leadership wants and demands must be established up front. Therefore, assumptions of these higher level expectations almost always end in failure of the newly hired external candidate or the internally hired employee. In addition, research finds current business practice being utilize in the company does not support selecting internally or externally. There are several areas requiring further attention and investigation, to include possible remedial training for human resource generalist and site managers for the sole purpose of building staff confidence and growing leaders from within. Corporate leaders have taken the hands-off approach to hiring mid-level managers. With that said, a clear and concise...
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...to low class, racial discrimination and crime rate in general is outrageous. Having a piece of paper in your hand saying you attended four years at a school doesn’t always mean you are going to catapult into a better life, where you never have to face how cruel and intolerant society can be. Teaching young students that the only way to a better life, especially those who are struggling to pass basic classes, is through college is not only unfair but you’re setting them up for failure. “Here’s a stark fact: According to research by Georgetown’s Anthony Carnevale and Jeff Strohl, less than 10 percent of poor children now graduate with a four-year college degree,” declares Mr. Petrilli in his paper. There are definitely cons and pros to attending college, pros being that College graduates tend to earn more money and have more and better employment opportunities. With that being said student loan debt is crippling for college graduates and these debts often forces graduates to live with their parents, delaying financial independence, getting married and other milestones. With these odds added together with the high chance of most students not being able to even complete college, why risk them being in extreme debt with no college diploma to show for it? “Then, even when students graduate high school with seventh-grade skills, we encourage them to enroll in college, starting with several semesters of “developmental” education,” says Michael Petrilli. My little brother is in his...
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...Con Side of Debate Summary As discussed on the pro side of my team’s debate about police officers wearing a body camera at all times, as we find ourselves going back in time with the racial tensions growing ever higher in America. My team and I have debated the arming of police officers with body camera’s, although there were many positive points to this action there are just as many negative points that could draw concern and force future studies before deciding this is for sure the way ahead for our police officers in today’s environment. With all the concerns one of the biggest that we all tended to agree on is the human factor, when the police are armed with a body camera someone would have to turn it on and turn it off so again if for some reason the officer camera wasn’t working then the argument would be made that the camera was deliberately turned off to hide something. One course of action to counter this was suggested that it would be like a time clock when the officer came on duty someone would key the camera on and then it wouldn’t be turned off until the end of the shift. Another concern that would have to be figured out was how here in America it seems we all come up with and have great idea’s but as soon as we are told that our taxes are going up to pay for this then everyone tends to back away from the idea. As we stop and think about most of the major crimes in America it seems most occur in the darkness of the night, so one of the biggest hurdles I think...
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...Criminal Justice Organizational Trends CJA/444 April 29, 2014 Tim Slovak Criminal Justice Organizational Trends The act of making or becoming different; change. Change is a process of evolution and remains constant. What accompanies change could be good or bad, but regardless of the change adjustments must be made to accommodate change. These changes, adjustments and accommodations, are referred to as trends. Such trends within United States criminal justice organizations are vital in keeping pace with societal change and combating crime. Some recent trends are the privatization and militarization of criminal justice organizations. In this writing, I will discuss and attempt to compare these trends with current criminal justice organizations. The privatization of criminal justice organizations stems from the idea that awarding contracts to private companies that could run such services efficiently and effectively would potentially save and even earn the government money. (Nichols, 2010) To understand privatized policing we must first differentiate between police and private security force. Although both function as public safety officials and the duties performed are similar, they are two separate entities. “The term police typically refers to sworn officers working as members of the executive branch of government rather than to private security agents or agencies.” (Forst, p. 22, 2000) A private security agency while serving in the same capacity as a...
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