...Jillian Harris December 8, 2015 Intro to Social Work Dr. Sylvia Boynton Values Paper My personal and professional values are congruent to social work and the NASW Code of Ethics. One of the values is my self-determination to promote social justice and social change on behalf of the clients. I would like to highlight how important this value is to me because this was one of the reasons that motivated me to pursue this career, which is not related to any other educational experience that I may be taking interest in right now. Prior to pursuing my education at Florida Memorial University I was working as a tutor and did a bit of volunteering at the Broward County School Board after School Program, which further developed my interest for social justice. On my second day of volunteering at Cypress Elementary School in Pompano Beach, Florida, I encountered an epiphany as I was waiting in one of my kid’s class room. I realized that social work was my vocation. I was able to foresee myself doing something related to this population, which would challenge my skills. I saw a need of sincere and passionate people like myself in this type of setting in where a lot of children had adapted parents and a few that were also in and out of foster care. Oppression has always bother me because I find it unfair that a lot of people, especially children are not treated with dignity and respect as they should instead many people take advantage of them for profitable purposes. Another example...
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... |ENG/120 Version 3 | | |Business Literature | Copyright © © 2011, 2007, 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course explores business and the workplace through imaginative literature and essays. Students may study poems, plays, short stories, and essays with themes or story lines that emanate from the workplace. Students will read, interpret, and analyze the literature while responding to the connections between occupation and personal identity and the connections between the social and personal significance of their relationship with work. Students will note and discuss trends in society that are illustrated by business and workplace attitudes and portrayed in literature. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the...
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...Final Essay * Integrity * * Integrity is a personal characteristic that should be considered as the most important characteristic of a person. A person who has strong ideas, and strong moral values, but who does not have integrity might stray in the wrong direction if they cannot support their ideas. A person with integrity will not fold under pressure and will stand to defend his views regardless of the situation. * Integrity is considered a contract with yourself. If you make a decision to support an idea or belief, that contract with yourself, integrity, will keep you on a constant and steady path to support and defend your ideal. As described by Damian Cox :“A related approach to integrity is to think of it primarily in terms of a person's holding steadfastly true to their commitments”. This commitment will present your integrity on the subject and will earn you the respect of everyone even those who oppose your views. A commitment of integrity to yourself could be the most important commitment you can make in your life. For example a commitment to quit smoking, start exercising or finish college would build your character not only towards others but most importantly towards yourself. * In today’s world there are many ways integrity can be attacked. With the development of social media, every person’s integrity is subject to scrutiny and challenge. In the same manner one can use social media outlets to demonstrate your integrity by presenting the...
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...Organizational Ethics Mariela Morales ETH/316 April 27th, 2015 Business Organizational Ethics Humana, a big insurance company across the United States, who not only works with Medicare Advantage plans but also offers health insurance for regular plans, has very strict ethics policy in order to comply with every employee and also to comply with all the legal rules and laws established. Ethics Social pressure represents a big impact in business ethics. Every company, big or small, they know they have to have big consideration to how to meet social expectations whether it is for the community or the environment. The reason why social pressure is a big factor in a company is due to the fact that if a company fails to comply or to adhere to social standards this can be very damaging for the company’s credibility. A brief example to on how social pressure drives business to comply or adhere to ethics is; perhaps the marketing or the advertising performed by any company has to accurate. In this case, talking about Humana, if they offer a health plan where they advertise that for $120.00 the person insured will only have a deductible amount of $500.00 and fail to have a disclaimer of saying “For qualifying plan”, this can cost them a lawsuit and this will affect the image and credibility of the company. Another example that will reflect more on how the company treats their employees, if this company does not follow the correct ethics policies...
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...Introduce to Corporate Governance 2. Governance makes a Difference 3. Failures of Corporate Governance 4. Failures in Major companies 5. Reform of Corporate Governance 6. Conclusions 2. Question 2 1. Introduce to Cadbury Report 2. Conclusions 3.0 References Question 1 Based on the above it has been stated that “the problem is not a failure to comply with rules but a failure in governance practice”. Do you agree and why? (10 Marks) Introduce to Corporate Governance Corporate governance looks at issues pertaining to transparency, integrity, effectiveness and accountability in the management of the affairs, and all other activities of an organization. Management is concerned with the company’s operations, functions and financial performance; hence, corporate governance aims to involve the quality assurance of the operation of the board itself. The concern is for the welfare, good performance, corporate ethics and morality, as well as social and public responsibility for the good corporate citizenship. Corporate governance also involves in system to ensure that the organization’s obligations to its major stakeholders. The relationship among the many stakeholders and the way of corporation is directed and governed is therefore created. Stakeholders might include customers, employees, creditors, suppliers and distributors, the community and the owners at large. The principle stakeholders are the board of...
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...RUNNING HEADING: CULTURAL DIFFERENCES University of Phoneix September 23, 2013 Dr. Victoria Anyikwa Culture refers to a set of shared values, beliefs, and norms held by individuals of a group. Culture includes customs, material artifacts, and language that is transmitted from generation to generation. In the United States alone, there are several cultural differences. People do not dress the same, have the same religion, people have different perceptions of the world around them, have different languages, and also have different ways of expressing their personality. Differences between individuals within a culture are much greater than differences within groups. A person's belief, personality, sexual preferences, social standing, education, among other factors affect human behavior and culture. Recognizing and understanding differences in cultural patterns provides a framework for interpreting goals and behaviors of others. The purpose of this paper is to analyze religion and sexual identify/ orientation and point out their significance in understanding cultural differences. Religion Religions throughout the world are distinct in differences and relationship, with some having faith in saints, some in sacrifices and some in multiple gods. Religion is observed throughout the world in unlike traditions in few factors or other and can affect an individual’s behavior in his or her own tradition. According to Santrock (2010), people in numerous traditions will carry...
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...Self Culture and Society - Dorothy Lee "Individual Autonomy and Social Structure" Essay 1 October 2015 Many societies have adopted the notion of following a social structure where there is a type of hierarchy in an organisation based on the relationship between individuals. In the Western culture, a social structure is defined as a system that is based on the establishment of social interactions between diverse relationships such as those between parents and children. In contrast, non-western societies have been living a lifestyle where individual autonomy prevails within different families. Hence, in those societies, the concept of child-rearing is a process of self-governance. This idea is well depicted in Dorothy Lee’s article titled Individual Autonomy and Social Structure in which she illustrates the key social problem as the conflict between individual autonomy and social structure. In this paper, I will be exploring how the concept of child-rearing within the Navaho Indians, the Wintu Indians and Sikh cultures is used to resolve the key social problem by analysing how individual autonomy is shaped by cultural framework and by examining the idea of individual integrity as well as self-governance. To begin with, through the use of different societies and cultures such as Aboriginal societies, Upper Burma and the Burmese society, Lee presents the reader with materials from each society in order to show how the idea of individual autonomy is reinforced by...
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...believe that Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. will be able to provide high quality services to all its customers and also be able to hire highly qualified personnel who understand the mission of the business (Mika, 2010). From my own perception and experience Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. had provided me great service quality. The key areas of my Business’s code of ethics are the “Integrity Statement”. Through this code, employees are expected to act in an honest manner and always be real, even when the supervisor is not watching. It is a known fact that business relationships are primarily based on trust, which is required for a healthy restaurant - customer relationship and improvement of the employer – employee relationship (Halbert & Ingulli, 2009). Employees who are able to earn the trust of their employers are able to enjoy a certain level of independence. For example, if there is no trust in the business then they would be unable to cooperate causing them to lose business because if they have a big job to complete and need team effort. The employee and the employer would be unable to work together to get the job done efficiently and effectively. With this independence, the employees are able to operate in a creative manner, ensuring that the restaurant is able to adapt...
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...credibility when making conversation at work-related social events. Central Idea: To inform my classmates how to enhance credibility when making conversation at work-related social event by engaging in a conversation, being honesty, and keep confidences. Introduction: I. Today I would like to inform you on how to enhance your credibility when making conversation at work-related social events. Dr. Victor Fund said, “A good leader is probably no different in any culture in the sense that a good leader must have credibility.” II. Gaining credibility at work is very important. It will determine if you will move up or stay in the same position within a company. There are many ways one can go about to enhance credibility, however I would like to talk about three key points that I found will be more useful. III. First I will talk about how to engage in a conversation; second I would like to express the importance of being honest and third keeping confidences. During work-related social events we must take advantage to network with colleagues. However, it can be hard to actually engage in a conversation, especially if you are shy. But we have to step out of our comfort zone and overcome our fear. Body: I. Ways to engage in a conversation is to look approachable, begin with a question and show interest and give compliments. According to Healthguidnace.org, “Smiling is one of the most powerful tools in your arsenal for any social interaction” (Bradley). When you are...
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...the government itself but the people behind it. There were official positions whose function was to serve the community. Today’s welfare is not only achieved through individual efforts but through the leadership styles of chosen state heads. These leaders have various qualities and styles which may or may not, contribute to or benefit the society. One quality of an effective leader is his feeling of oneness with his people. To say that the leader has an explicit understanding with his people, he must first be one with his people. A common vision and goal may emerge that could suit the needs and welfare of everyone. Man is a social being. He can be weak and need support of communal living. His capabilities and form of expression are inseparably linked to the existence of others. Wise socialization is achieved not through repression but through social interest. Development is not achieved with the efforts of few persons or by the government alone. For it to be real, every member of the society must participate in order to achieve the goal set by the government. No matter how effective and efficient the law enforcers are in maintaining peace and order the problem of the society cannot be eradicated. The main culprits are poverty, aggressiveness, alcoholism, drug abuse and mental disorders. There are so many problems encountered by the politicians, thus, a need for a good and sound decision-making process in necessary....
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...steps we take to ensure our employees follow our code. I will then explain our commitment to social responsibilities to our community. Our conduct code is the foundation to our company, and we take great pride in teaching our employees so they will have the necessary tool to provide our customers with outstanding customer service. Chipotle believes in giving back to our community, doing this brings us closer to our customer and employees. Key areas of our conduct code One of our key areas of conduct for our company is integrity not only to our customer but for ourselves. We believe that integrity is the heart and soul of a successful company. ”Chipotle is a company based on integrity. Integrity is about being real and being honest. It means doing the right thing even when no one is watching. These values permeate the way we do, and do not do, business. You are expected to use good judgment, adhere to high ethical standards, and avoid situations that create an actual or perceived conflict between your personal interests and those of Chipotle. Chipotle requires that the transactions you participate in are ethical and within the law, both in letter and in spirit.” (Integrity Statement)(2013). “There are in fact some very basic principles that surround the qualities of business integrity. At its core, integrity begins with a company leader who understands the qualities of integrity which then filters down throughout the company into every department and every member’s approach...
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...Paper on Personal Values and Ethical Standards In this paper, I will present the development of my personal values, ground rules and ethics. • I will focus on the developmental aspect by defining what my values are, the sources that helped shaped my values and the criteria and decision-making factors I currently use today. Next, I will the follow three aspects; Discuss the implications of your values for your work as a human services profession • Discuss a specific ethical dilemma in relation to the ethical standards of human service profession. • Discuss the ethical standards of the following general principles; the use of psychological tests in the court room, the lie detector, boundaries of competence, Integrity, sexual harassment, human differences and the legal definition of insanity. My values were shaped based on the teachings of Christian values. My parents demonstrated those teachings in their parenting style as well as in their relationships towards one another as husband and wife. For example; my father was the financial provider for our family and my mother was the home make. While, growing up my father always worked second or third shift which did not allow him to spend as much time with my two siblings and I. Nevertheless my mother reverenced my father and kept his presents active in the home. For example, my father would write my siblings and I encouraging notes and place them on our refrigerator every day. My father would write; happy...
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...[pic] SOCIAL CONTEXT OF BUSINESS ADM 1101A, ADM1301C and ADM1301D FALL 2012 GROUP ASSIGNMENT Instructions You must follow these instructions precisely – failure to do so will result in a grading penalty. Working in groups of 5 or 6, choose any major private sector corporation operating in North America and using the Internet and other sources, complete the tasks identified below. You should ensure that you select a company for which you can find sufficient information to answer all the questions below. Section 1 – Background 1. Fully describe this company: a. Its name b. What are its business interests and its history? c. Who owns it? d. Who are its main competitors and how successful are these competitors in competing with this company? e. Who is on its board of directors and how is this board structured? f. From a search on news articles from anywhere in the world, give some examples of this company being featured in the popular press and the nature of this media coverage (how has the popular media influenced this company?). Section 2 – Stakeholders 2. Does this company exhibit a “shareholder” or “stakeholder” approach in its operations? 3. Who are this company’s key stakeholders, why are they “key” and how does this company manage its stakeholders? 4. How do these key stakeholders influence the company? Section 3 – Government and Civil Society 5...
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...Ageing is a life course that comprises the later part of life, the period of deterioration and the end of the human life cycle. The social roles: retirement, social relationships: widowhood, personal goals, financial and functional independence are changing that render human beings progressively more likely to die (Medawar, 1952). “aging is a broad concept that includes physical changes in our bodies over adult life; psychological changes in our minds and mental capacities, social psychological changes in what we think and believe, and social changes in how we are viewed, what we can expect, and what is expected of us” (Acthley & Barusch, 2004:4). Therefore, elders have a lot of thoughts about death and dying. This needs to be recognized and...
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...Running head: EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP Effective Project Management Leadership Class November 9, 2011 Effective Project Management Leadership Effective project management leadership is the ability to influence an organized group toward accomplishing their goals. Knowing what a project management is can help the reader understand the aspect of being aware of the management aspects of the profession. To be an effective leader you must be able to build teams and get results. In order to do these things we must have good communication skills, leadership skills and having integrity. All of these skills will still include that which demands Leadership. Define Communication According the Webster Dictionary (2011), “communication is the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated; and the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs” (Webster Dictionary, 2011). Good communication is very important. Communication is a learned skill. An effective leader should have the ability to communicate with people at all levels. Benefits of communication, is that it over been here for as long as we can remember. To be effective in communications we must be more motivational and focused on helping people move to action. According to Moses (2011), after comparing the communication issues and approaches...
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