...What are some arguments in favor of the Robber Barons (or captains of industry)? Just as professor Burton mentioned, the Robber Barons were not one sided, in that they were only good or bad. The truth is that they were complex individuals that did do good and bad things. In addition, one argument in favor of Robber Barons consists of the philanthropy that these individuals practiced. Consequently, in many cases their intentions may be maleficent, however, if the donations that these individuals made to society helped, then they can be labeled as beneficial. For example, Daniel Drew built several churches; helped found Drew Theological Seminary and Drew Seminary for Young Ladies. These institutions helped society in a positive fashion. Additionally,...
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...In today’s day and age there are many rules and guidelines in which business must follow. When looking back on American’s history and compare a robber baron to a present day CEO there are many seminaries and differences. A robber baron is someone who became very wealthy during the industrial age doing unethical work. Even though many robber barons created thousands of jobs, and jumpstarted important industries to the American economy. Just like our present day CEO’s of major companies. John D. Rockefeller a robber baron during the industrial age became the founder of the Standard Oil Company and Larry Page who became the CEO of Google. John Rockefeller was an American industrialist, who became a high school dropout in 1855; John Rockefeller went from being a book keeper to having near control of the north east oil companies. John Rockefeller started one of the greatest monopolies of the progressive era. The Standard Oil Company grew to dominate the oil industry and became one of the first big trusts in the United States. John Rockefeller started his career in business when he was six-teen years old at Hewitt & Tuttle, a small commission firm for producing ships. His employers where impressed with his abilities for business as well his compassion donating a percent of his earning to charity and soon gave him more responsibilities within the business. John Rockefeller went into his own business by the age of twenty as a commission merchant. He soon realized that growth and industrial...
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...relations timeline below, then seek more information from the text and the web to fill in the blanks and explanations. Early American Period -Founding of the Republic -Use of public opinion, managed communications and persuasion Early American Experience -Sam Adams – Committees of Correspondence to distribute the news -Staged Events – Boston Tea Party -Thomas Paine – wrote persuasive pamphlets The Federalists Papers -Letters to newspapers 1787-88 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay -Pressure group PR campaign to gain acceptance for the Constitution -Used accurate facts and sound ideas -“History’s finest public relations job.” –Allen Nevins Antifederalists -Letters in newspapers criticizing new constitution, urging against ratification -Concession for Bill of Rights -Negative name -Antifederalists went away -Federalists became a party. Early PR Men in America – 1800s -John Beckley for Thomas Jefferson -Amos Kendall for Andrew Jackson. Kendall was first press secretary -Mathew St. Clair for Davy Crockett Robber Barons and the Muckrakers -Adversarial PR & Press Relations -Press Agentry: Provocative act to get publicity and draw attention toward an idea or grievance (P.R. Barnum, 1830s) -First corporate PR department established by George Westinghouse -First publicity agency: The Publicity Bureau, Boston, 1900 The Father of PR -Ivy Ledbetter Lee -Declaration of Principles - first code of ethics -Supply prompt and accurate...
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...Drugs and crime Author Institution What 2 theories did you select? Briefly identify and describe them This paper will deal with biological and sociology theories. Biological theory Emerged in 19th century in response to the moralistic nature theories biological theories used a disease model to explain addiction. Sociology theory attempts to create an Understanding on how phenomena such as drug and alcohol use and abuse are defined is important in helping us to discover explanations and creating social policies. How does this theory explain drug use and abuse? Explain in detail For biological theory for the model as an illness, addiction was seen as one thing that was promptly spread. Drugs were seen as toxins that destroyed the body. More modern biological theories have targeted on the subsequent two areas as well as neurochemical bases for addiction and propagation bases for addiction. Neurochemical explanations determine the supply of addiction in neurotransmission, which may be outlined as, the mechanism by that signals or impulses are sent from one nerve cell to a different. Briefly describe the individual, the offense, and the drugs used. State prison inmate reported being under the influence of drugs when committing violent offenses including rape harassment and destruction of properties. How much influence did drugs appear to have on the individual with regard to committing the crime? Explain. These crimes embrace people who are important to the activity of...
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...An Effort in Futility Communications 220 June 11, 2012 Kimberly Artis-Pearce An Effort in Futility The creation of the “War on Drugs” has had many negative impacts on the American people, with an annual cost of $40 billion, little or no impact on illegal drug use by the youth of this country, and by adding to the fear amongst doctors for prescribing the necessary drugs to combat pain for fear of sanctions by the federal government. As C. S. Lewis once wrote, “Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” This quote by C. S. Lewis provides us with a perfect example of why the so called “war on drugs” has had horrible consequences for the public of the United States. With members of the Federal government continually trying to expand the role that the government plays in our daily lives, the drug war has provided numerous reasons for the government to intrude into the American peoples private affairs. In addition to the overwhelming amount of money that this “war” is costing the people of the United States, the government has funded its own studies and found that the number of people who do drugs on a consistent...
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...CULTURE http://www.managementstudyguide.com/charles-handy-model.htm Charles Handy Model of Organization Culture inShare1 Tweet What is an organization ?An organization is a setup where individuals (employees) come together to work for a common goal. It is essential for the employees to work in close coordination, deliver their level bests and achieve the targets within the stipulated time frame for the smooth functioning of the organization.Every organization has certain values and follows some policies and guidelines which differentiate it from others. The principles and beliefs of any organization form its culture. The organization culture decides the way employees interact amongst themselves as well as external parties. No two organizations can have the same culture and it is essential for the employees to adjust well in their organization’s culture to enjoy their work and stay stress-free.Several models have been proposed till date explaining the organization culture, one of them being the Charles Handy model. | | Who is Charles Handy ? Charles Handy born in 1932 in Ireland is a well-known philosopher who has specialized in organization culture. According to Charles Handy’s model, there are four types of culture which the organizations follow: Let us understand them in detail: 1. Power There are some organizations where the power remains in the hands of only few people and only they are authorized to take decisions. They...
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...Evolution of PR from its Inception to Today To discuss the origins of public relations, one must consider what is meant by “public relations.” What is generally termed as public relations today, with greater emphasis on managing communication between publics and the client, began to take shape over the past century. However early methods used by public relation practitioners and the goals for which these methods were utilized are millennia old. Kings and religious leaders throughout time have used persuasion to reinforce their image of power or to spread a truth deemed critical to the populace. Monuments and statues declaring the insurmountable power of leaders and decrees or writings of early religious leaders were used to persuade people to act in accordance with the creators’ goals or desires. The Renaissance brought increased public relation efforts in politics with the forced creation of the Magna Carta and the practices of political philosophers such as Machiavelli. The 1400’s saw the new world discovered, mercantile trade expand even further, and Gutenberg invent the movable type printing press. These factors stimulated new ways of thinking of oneself in relationship to others and increased the uses and means by which one could capitalize on persuasion. The usage and study of public relations has generally been led by the United States and can be seen through five stages: The Beginning of PR (1600-1799), Communicating/Initiating (1800-1899), Reacting/Responding...
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...encouraged to build a relationship with oneself, requisite for self discovery. To this end, the course emphasizes on building the conceptual foundations and acquiring psychological skills through classroom teaching/learning consisting of reflective as well as creative engagement in exercises, projects and hands on experiences. The teaching-learning of the programme would be organized through lectures, group discussions, experiential exercises, group projects, presentations, workshops and seminars. Students would be encouraged to connect to real life issues and participate in the programs and practices in the different social context. To this end practicum is incorporated as an important component in most of the papers with hands on training in the use of various research methods such as: laboratory experiments, field experiments, observation, testing, survey, interview, case study. The programme has three components i.e. Discipline 1(DC1), Discipline 2 (DC2) and Application courses (AC). While in DC 1 practicum is a key component, AC follows a modular pattern where hands on training will be provided for developing psychological skills and their applications. Every semester, teaching will be spread over 16 weeks, including 2 weeks for review. Teaching of DC 1 and...
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...1.0 Introduction First of all, outsourcing can be regard as finding an outside or external vendor to conduct all or certain part of an organisational activity and this method is usually practiced by Transnational Corporations in their business operations due to cost constrain (Ashley E, 2008). (Please refer to appendix 1.0 for more information on Transnational Corporations). Furthermore, the main factor that forces many companies to be more low cost oriented is due to the massive pressure of the current competitive market and also the destructive price wars causes by globalisation that has been circulating in the market ever since the pre-1900s era (Henry A, 2008). (Please refer to appendix 1.0(A) for more information on History Of Outsourcing). In addition to that, by cutting cost in any way can eventually effects the specific company`s position in the market and that is why many companies also tend to choose those low wage countries in Asia for the outsourcing of their non-core business activities (Ashley E, 2008). The non-core business activity that the companies usually seek for outsourcing will be ranging from packaging and distribution, assembly and many more. Thus, through the existence of outsourcing ultimately enabled companies to focus on the prospective directions of activity, utilise the available resources efficiently, development of core competencies and to gain competitive advantage as well (Lacity MC & Willcocks LP, 2001). In accordance with that, the first...
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...services, portable self-storage, healthcare solutions services, services for third parties for construct waste facilities, and municipal, industrial, commercial, and residential trash and recycling services (Yahoo, 2010). Waste Management Inc.’s website offers a deeper look into the company’s bragging points in recent years. The company employs 45,000 employees to serve over 20 million customers. In 2009 the company generated $2.01 earnings per diluted share, reduced operating expenses by 14.5%, generated $1.4B in free cash flow, and returned $795M to shareholders (wm.com, 2010). In addition to its financial success Waste Management Inc. is ensuring future success through its continued advancement and exploration in reusable materials research and development. Waste Management Inc. uses waste to create energy for 1...
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...Chap. 1 What is Public Relations, Anyway? * Marston’s 4-step Race Model * R = Research * A = Action * C = Communication * E = Evaluation * The model describes the public relations process * Public relations is a planned process to influence public opinion, through sound character and proper performance, based on mutually satisfactory two-way communication * Public relations helps an organization and its publics to mutually adapt to each other. * Public relations is an organization’s efforts to win the cooperation of groups of people * Sharpe’s 5 Principles * Honest communication for credibility * Openness and consistency for confidence * Fairness of actions for reciprocity, goodwill * Two-way communication to build relationships * Research and evaluation to determine actions and to adjust for social harmony * Roles of PR * 1. Management * To succeed, public relations must report to top management, unimpeded by any other group. * 2. Action * True public relations cannot take place without ethical, consistent action. No amount of persuasion will cover up for poor performance. * PR as a management interpreter * Public relations professionals interpret these roles of management to the public * Philosophies * Policies * Programs * Practices * PR...
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...Global Business Plan Alvi H20 Inc… Alvaro Global Business Plan Alvi H20 Inc… Alvaro By: Alvaro Padilla INT 601~ BRAD SIMON August 25th, 2013 Brad Simon By: Alvaro Padilla INT 601~ BRAD SIMON August 25th, 2013 Brad Simon Clean, Tasty, Refreshing Clean, Tasty, Refreshing Table of Contents I. Table of Contents2 II. Executive Summary3 III. Industry Analysis4 IV. Country Attractiveness Assessment9 V. Market Database and Assessment15 VI. Global Marketing Plan19 VII. Financials24 VIII. Assessing Risk Factors28 IX. The Management Plan33 X. Summary38 XI. References39 II. Executive Summary Alvi H2O Inc. is an industry that provides new portable water purifier using Bio Sand Filter to target Haiti where there is a need in clean drinking water. The product is in high demand in Haiti as the country recovers from the 2010 earthquake. The company began in June 2013 with Alvaro Padilla as the president and founder. He is also the chief executive of operations and oversees all the operations in the business. He has the capability of running this business successfully since he holds an International Master in Business Administration. The management team to the company is also composed of Andrew Yap as the director of operations whose role is to oversee all the operational aspects of the business and Kimberly Taylor who will assist the director of operations in controlling and organizing resources in the organization...
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...The History of Money THE HISTORY OF MONEY From Its Origins to Our Time This was the final draft of the English text of "Une Histoire de l’Argent: des origines à nos jours" - www.autrement.com/ouvrages.php?ouv=2746710306 - published by Autrement in Paris in November 2007 with a few minor changes in the final French text. I am very grateful to Philippe Godard - www.autrement.com/collections.php?col=277 for his editorial support, and to Autrement for allowing me to make the English version accessible here. INTRODUCTION This book is about the history of money: how did it begin? how has it evolved to the present day? what has it enabled humans to achieve? and why do so many people in the world today have problems with it and suffer from the way it works? The book is also about the future: how may money develop further? how might we want it to develop? Humans are the only creatures that use money. Animals and birds and insects and fishes and plants exist together in the world without it. But in human societies the earning and spending of money has become one of the most important ways we connect with one another. Most of us have to have money. We need to get enough coming in to match what we need to pay out. We all need to understand at least that much about money. But there is more to it than that. Over the centuries, money has reflected changes in politics and government, in economic life and power, in science and technology, in religious and other cultural beliefs, in family and...
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...services delivered but by who delivers them. This latest evolution of FinTech, led by start-ups, poses challenges for regulators and market participants alike, particularly in balancing the potential benefits of innovation with the possible risks of new approaches. * Professor, Co-Director, Duke-HKU Asia America Institute in Transnational Law, and Member, Board of Management, Asian Institute of International Financial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong. ** Senior Research Fellow, Asian Institute of International Financial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong; and Founder, FinTech HK. *** CIFR King & Wood Mallesons Chair of International Financial Law, Scientia Professor, and Member, Centre for Law, Markets & Regulation, UNSW Australia. The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the the Hong Kong Research Grants Council Theme-based Research Scheme (Enhancing Hong Kong’s Future as a Leading International Financial Centre) and the Australian Research Council Linkage...
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...Eric Berne Games People Play The psychology of human relationships Table of contents PREFACE.........................................................................................................................................................................3 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................................4 1 SOCIAL INTERCOURSE..........................................................................................................................................4 2 THE STRUCTURING OF TIME ...............................................................................................................................5 PART I ANALYSIS OF GAMES ...................................................................................................................................8 CHAPTER ONE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS .....................................................................................................................8 CHAPTER TWO TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................10 CHAPTER THREE PROCEDURES AND RITUALS .........................................................................................................14 CHAPTER FOUR PASTIMES .............................................................................................................................
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