...CASE ANALYSIS: RIO GRANDE SUPPLY COMPANY PROBLEM STATEMENT 1. Facts of the case Rio Grande Supply Company is a Texas-based wholesale plumbing supply company - Promotes integrity, honesty and a respect for each individual employee as the company’s values Has very strict policy on computer use; only for business-related activities Jasper Hennings, President, believes that a company’s top executives were largely responsible for determining a firm’s corporate culture Henry Darger, hard-working chief of staff and a member of Jasper Hennings’ church - fired a female employee for accessing another worker’s email. - his young nephew had committed suicide and a business he’d helped his wife start had failed. used company computer to access pornographic sites. Female employee, fired by Henry Darger for having accessed another worker’s email surreptitiously. 2. Statement of the problem How will Jasper Hennings handle the situation involving his chief of staff, Henry Darger and the female employee KEY OBJECTIVES To define a specific course of action for Jasper Hennings involving Henry Darger and a female employee, whom Henry Darger fired DIAGNOSIS AND ANALYSIS OF CAUSES An organization’s values serve as the guiding principle that are most important in performing work and achieving goals. These values are shared amongst all employees to help them determine what is right and wrong. Values shape the culture of the organization...
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...Rio Grande Supply Co. Objective: To determine the appropriate action of Jasper Hennings as the president of the company to the two employee, Henry Darger the chief of operations and the female employee that Henry Darger fired. Statement of the Problem: How does Jasper Hennings the president of the Rio Grande Supply Co. handle the issue of Henry Darger by firing the female employee by following the company’s values it adopted: integrity, honesty, and a respect for each individual employee? Analysis of the Problem: Jasper Henning can fire Henry Darger but it is costly and it is hard to find another employee that could fit the position of Henry Darger. But I suggest not to fire Henry Darger but send him in a counseling procedures in order to give him the correct punishment. Also I suggest to hire the female employee and send him also to counseling. Questions: 1) What environmental factors have helped to create the situation Jasper Hennings faces? What factors does Jasper need to consider when deciding on his course of action? 2) Analyze Rio Grande’s Culture. In addition to the expressed cultural values and beliefs, what other subconscious values and beliefs do you detect? Are conflicting values present? When values are in conflict, how would you decide which ones take precedence? 3) Assume you are Jasper. What are the first two action steps you would take to handle the Henry Darger situation? How would your role as a cultural leader influence...
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...in Student Version Copyright 2010 8/24/09 by FACHE RIO GRANDE MEDICAL CENTER Cost Allocation Concepts This case focuses on cost allocation concepts, specifically the fairness and incentives created by a new allocation system applied to a department that is moving to a new, stand-alone facility. The primary thrust of the case is qualitative rather than quantitative, but this model can be used to compare results under alternative allocation schemes. The model consists of a complete base case analysis--no changes need to be made to the existing MODEL-GENERATED DATA section. However, in the student version all values in the INPUT DATA section have been replaced with zeros. Thus, students must enter the appropriate values into the red cells that currently contain a zero or hyphen. When this is done, any error cells will be corrected and the base case solution will appear. Note that the model does not contain any uncertainty analyses, so students will have to create their own if required by the case. Furthermore, students must create their own graphics output (charts) as needed to present their results. INPUT DATA: KEY OUTPUT: Dialysis Center Data: Dialysis...
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...potential (e.g. fur trade) the west had. Unfortunately many Americans, mostly from the south also sought new lands but for the wrong reasons, reasons such as acquiring more lands for the expansion of cotton cultivation, thus also spreading more slavery. One of the main events that lead to the war was the dispute of boundaries between Mexico and the United States and the union of Texas with the U.S. Mexico did not like the fact the Texas joined the union, in the years prior, Mexico had been at war with Texas trying to get them to surrender to their rule but could not succeed. Another reason that possibly lead to the war was that the U.S. wanted to establish their border at the Rio Grande, but Mexico believed their border was at the Nueces River which was about 120 miles north of the Rio Grande....
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...To be tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code, an organization must be organized and operate exclusively for exempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3). Earnings may not be received by any private shareholder or individual. The organization may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities and it may not participate in any campaign activity against political candidates. The exempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3) are charitable, religious, educational, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition, and preventing cruelty to children or animals. The term “charitable” is used in its generally accepted legal sense and includes relief of the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged; advancement of religion; advancement of education or science; erecting or maintaining public buildings, monuments, or works; lessening the burdens of government; lessening neighborhood tensions; eliminating prejudice and discrimination; defending human and civil rights secured by law; and combating community deterioration and juvenile delinquency (IRS. org, 2013). Charitable organizations are eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions. The Community Benefit standard was adopted in 1969 by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as an alternative basis for recognizing hospitals as income tax exempt. The community benefit standard for healthcare organizations offer unreimbursed goods, services...
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...Taylor's strength lies in his war zone nearness. He is more effective when he is under pressure, he was an amazing strategist in battling the fight inside his visual perception. Driving from the front, sitting upright in the stirrups where every one of his troops could see him, he enlivened his fighters to have strength under flame. Amid a significant period at the skirmish of Buena Vista, when a key staff officer detailed the American line was going into disrepair, Taylor reacted by saying "I know it, however the volunteers don't have any acquaintance with it. Leave them be and see what they do" (n.d., 2016). In 1846, General Zachary Taylor assembled a stronghold on the Rio Grande inverse the Mexican town of Matamoros. In April, the Mexicans countered by sending a constrain of around 1600 cavalrymen over the Rio Grande where, on April 25, they overpowered a compel of 60 dragoons under U.S. Chief S. B. Thornton. Mexican powers at Matamoros consistently...
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...Border Fence The Mexican border has been a controversial event for the past years. It has been constructed of several barriers that were intended to keep illegal Mexican immigrants from traveling across the border into the United States. Many people have debated that the border has harm the environment physically and economically. My opinion on the border fence is that the government of the United States should not waste money on making the border fence bigger and should focus on other important situations. The placement of the barriers was to keep illegal border crossings into the southwest part of the United States. The voices of the people have raised and claim that they are a drain on taxpayers’ money and more of a political gambit. They see the Mexico-unites states barriers as an ineffective production to illegal immigration that ultimately jeopardizes the safety and health of people seeking their homes and safety in the United States. As well as concerned about the environment and animal habitats. In the uninhabited areas of the border and urban areas is where drug-trafficking and illegal crossings have taken place. Crime has taken place in cities like El Paso, Texas and San Diego, California. Border patrol agents through a system of cameras and sensors monitor the border fences. In the last 13 years, over 5,000 migrant deaths occurred along the border according to documents from the human rights national commission of Mexico. In 2005 a representative Duncan...
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...Contr BORDER CONTRABAND Name Course Date In Border Contraband, Díaz examines the reality of change in the smuggling contraband over the Texas-Mexico border. Díaz states that the innocence of smuggling could not relate to the violence witnessed and what was reported in the news, a difference which inspired him to write the book. For example, the news media indicated that any encounter between the Texas Rangers and the border smugglers would result in the border smugglers initiating violence and the officers shooting back and killing or wounding them while they escaped unhurt. The content in the news did not reflect what Diaz had witnessed as a child in the smuggling business. Diaz notes that the initial smuggling was illegal but the items being ferried were not, unlike the tequila trafficking during prohibition and the following drug trade. The author notes that the accounts of smuggling were unbalanced due to the poor race relations at the time, and hence stories favored the perspective of law enforcement. However, he notes that most of the smugglers were not gangsters but were just evading tax. The first part concentrated on the period between 1848 and 1910 when Mexico and the United States focused on collective tariffs and the borderlands’ efforts to avoid the tariffs through smuggling. The second part started with the Mexican Revolution in 1910 when the security forces and national customs at the border moved to interdiction of prohibited items, mainly drugs...
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...near Corpus Christi. New Mexico, Arizona, California along with other territory belonged to Mexico, having won them from Spain some 25 years earlier. There were debates in Congress that the invasion of Mexico was unconstitutional. America had never invaded others (except the American Indians). A young congressman, Abraham Lincoln, began his move into the national limelight as an avowed opponent to the war. Polk saw America as having a manifest destiny to control the entire continent. The great American attitude of “can do” was increasing in strength. Arrogance was never been in short supply in our brief history. President James K. Polk sent troops to Corpus Christi to move the border to the Rio Grande. This was not something the Mexicans wanted. They responded with some strength and were not the push-over Polk and the war hawks thought they would be. For such a strong nation to invade a weak and poor neighbor was not popular. Mexico had only been free of Spain for some 25 years. They were pretty well vanquished after their revolution and the war with Texas. Polk sent down to Cuba for General Santa Anna to come out of retirement and help his cause in Mexico. (The same Santa Anna, who ten years earlier, lost Texas to Sam Houston.) Santa...
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...Jonah Marin Mrs. Taigen and Mrs. Keithly History and English April 20, 2017 Unjustified War with Mexico An incident occurred in the disputed territory north of the Rio Grande. Reports suggest 16 Americans were killed. The number of Mexican soldiers killed is unknown. 70 soldiers were attacked by a much larger Mexican force. The United States was not justified in going to War with Mexico because tensions were high, derision, and upsetting Mexico. “In Texas at the Alamo, Texans won their independence from Mexico in 1836.” (p.317 ph. 4). “In late 1844, James K. Polk was elected president of the United States.” (p.317 ph. 6). “In 1821, Mexico declared itself free its mother country, Spain.” (p.317 ph. 2). “The War of 1812 caused New England...
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...so that children are able to enjoy it. 5) This book was a very well written book which I think parents should encourage their children to read. It deals with illegal immigrants from Mexico. It teaches children about being tolerant, accepting, generous, and standing up for what is right. I think it teaches a good lesson for all children and parents. 6) I enjoyed reading about helping another person who was worse off than they were. The illustrations were colorful, interesting and well done and for that I really liked them. Summary * This is a story about Prietita a young Mexican American girl who meets a Mexican boy by the name of Joaquin. * Joaquin is a Mexican immigrant boy who along with his mother crossed the Rio Grande to Texas in search for a better life. * Prietia defends Joaquin when he is being bullied by all the other neighborhood kids, including her own friends. * Prietia and Joaquin become friends and she helps heal his wounds and saves her lunch so that he can eat. * When the border patrol comes to town,...
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...Manifest Destiny, which is the idea that the United States had the God given rights to expand westward from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and from the Canadian to the Rio Grande boundaries, became popular during the 1840’s due to it being coined by John L. O'Sullivan. This ideal grew exponentially over time, so the United States increased in popular support towards the expansion of the West. Although the United States thought they had the God given right to achieve Manifest Destiny, other nationalistic countries, such as Mexico, though the opposite and expelled US citizens of their lands to not lose control of their territory against the American military. This vision of Manifest Destiny is what eventually helped the United States win the public’s support during the Mexican-American...
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...sixteen year old boy running away from home in an attempt to start a new life. With the person he was closest to dead, and his mother selling the ranch he grew up on, John Grady leaves San Angelo with no regrets. This idea of detachment is reinforced throughout the book, but mostly in the latter half; it’s clear that John Grady feels no attachment to Texas or his family anymore, as he says, “I have no country” (p.299). He no longer has a sense of being; no sense of individualism. It's this sense of detachment McCarthy gives to further John Grady's character development. As All the Pretty Horses unravels, through the actions of Blevins and Perez, we see that book revolves around the maturation of John Grady. The crossing of the Rio Grande river is one of the first instances we truly see a change in John Grady's character. John Grady and Rawlins had just met thirteen-year-old Jimmy Blevins, a boy who acts as a FOIL character for the entirety of the book. At the river, John Grady and Rawlins debate whether or not they should let Blevins ride with them. For many reasons, Rawlins says no, however; John Grady can't bring himself to leave without him. (p.79) “Meanin just leave him?” “Yessir.” “…you realize the fix he's in?” “I realize it. It's the one he's put hisself in.” “…I can't do it.” Even though it meant re-routing his destination and eventually risking his life, John Grady stuck by Blevins’ side through thick and thin. Even though he and Rawlins...
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...biracial identity, he makes the bridge when he tries to eliminate his frustrations by using Mexican and American products to cook, and he feels more comfortable because ''I could make a food that doesn’t have to be Mexican or American'' (936). In his introduction, Montano refers to ‘’the earthy smell of boiling pinto beans’’ as something that apparently both sides of his family liked (936). Later in life, his experience in Argentina with cooking Mexican food for his friends helped him realize and gain confidence in his identity as a Mexican- American (940). Second, talking about Eagle Pass, Texas, Montano uses food to make a bridge between Mexican and American culture. It is the hometown of his dad. Eagle Pass is an American town by the Rio Grande River with Mexico. Montano describes a place where he usually goes, Mancha Meat Market and Bakery. They have a special which is ‘’barbacoa, slow-cooked beef,’’ and it ‘’had served as the Mancha family’s specialty for 70 years’’ (937).The bridge in this point is when...
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...Kristine Sizemore American Intercontinental University Unit 4 Individual Project HIST105 – U.S. History May 26, 2013 Abstract The Mexican-American War, it was a war where the United States cemented itself as a world super power; however, that came at a cost. This paper explores the ups and downs of the Mexican-American War. Mexican Cession: 1848 (Mexican-American War) The Mexican Cession in 1848 or better known as the Mexican-American War was a war where Mexico gave most of their land to America. It was a quest for James L Polk, the president at the time to expand the United States westward toward the Pacific Ocean. Mexico was forced to give approximately one-third of their land away when the United States captured Mexico City. They were given two choices: the first one being lose all of Mexico to the United States because the United States had a much stronger military than Mexico. The second choice being to surrender the part of their land to the United States that the United States wanted. After much deliberation and very heated debates between Mexico and the United States, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848 to finally end the war. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, drafted by Nicholas Trist, stated that the United States was to pay Mexico a sum of $15 million in exchange for Mexican territory, that today are known as Texas, California, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, and New Mexico. Also, the United States had to...
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