...organization is Habitat for Humanity Restore. “Habitat for Humanity ReStores are nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers that sell new and gently used furniture, home accessories, building materials, and appliances to the public at a fraction of the retail price” (Habitat for Humanity ReStores,2014). They are volunteers that dedicate their time to better the community and the environment. There are many locations of Habitat for Humanity, but the one we are working with is located in Winona Minnesota. Habit for Humanity was founded in 1976. “Habitat for Humanity ReStores are proudly owned and operated by local Habitat for Humanity affiliates, and proceeds are used to build homes, community, and hope locally and around the world” (Habitat for Humanity ReStores,2014). The Restore provides a variety of household items that are available for purchase. The services that the Restore provides is assistance with finding the items they are looking for or a substitute for the item if it is not available. The users of their services are home owners or renters. “The geographic areas they cover is in many states and Canada” (Habitat for Humanity ReStores, 2014). The organization’s mission statement is “seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope” (Habitat for Humanity International Mission Statement and Principles, 2014). Our evaluation of their mission statement is that it is a good statement because for...
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...mission purpose model is more for the non-profit organizations, whereas the shareholder return is for-profit organizations. The non-profit organizations do not make profit, because if and when they do, it must be reinvested into the company according to the law. On the other hand, the for-profit organizations profits’ go to the shareholders. One of the main benefits of the for-profit organizations is that the shareholders make money from investing in the company itself. I believe that the best model depends on what you are looking to do. Certain situations would call for a different model as the best choice. When it comes to non-profit organizations, they deal with only certain segments of the economy: such as health, education, social services and the arts. With non-profits, most of the goods that are produced are paid for and used by different people. Now that is not the case with for-profit companies. With for-profits companies, products are assumed to be easily judged in terms of quality. This is because the people that buy the product, use the product. With non-profit organizations, because it is based with healthcare and things of that nature, the people that buy it, are not always the ones taking the advantage of it. It is also hard for someone to judge the quality of something that they do not even use. With a lot of the non-profit organizations out there today, they will provide healthcare for third world countries that can’t afford it. The mission statement plays...
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...Secondary Report Affordable housing as a part of the smart cities mission in Pune TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 II. Literature Review..................................................................................................... 6 a. Affordable housing and slum redevelopment in a global context ..................... 6 b. Affordable housing and slum redevelopment in India ....................................... 7 c. Affordable housing and slum redevelopment in Pune ....................................... 9 III. Need Assessment ................................................................................................... 10 IV. Bibliography .......................................................................................................... 12 Introduction The term, “smart city” can be rather nebulous when taken by itself; there exists no widely accepted definition (Ministry of Urban Development, 2015, p. 5). The significance of a smart city varies across countries and cities, making it imperative to examine what the name means in the Indian context. As per the government, a smart city has three major features: a strong infrastructural core that induces high-quality living, a sustainable, clean environment and “smart solutions” (Ministry of Urban Development, 2015, p. 5). Even this concise description...
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...THE FRESH START COMPANY BUSINESS PLAN ANDREW A. SMITH STRAYER UNIVERSITY Company Description/Mission Statement Mission Statement: To enhance the standard of living of those less fortunate around the world one city at a time by providing their basic, essential needs, and developing their personal and interpersonal skills. At the Fresh Start Company we are devoted to providing new opportunities for homeless and low-income persons. Fresh Start, a company started by Andrew A. Smith alleviates the pains and ills of those who are homeless. Fresh Start assists homeless and low-income persons through seminars, and life skills. Seminars included topics such as investment, financial management/advisement, job training, interview skills, and appropriate business attire. Life skills’ training includes Stress Management, Supporting a Family on Low-Income, Family Budgeting on Low-Income, and personal/business relationship development. Independent and family counseling, school clothes, and business attire is also provided. Financial programs aide Fresh Start participants in becoming financially independent of the organization. Each member in the Fresh Start program will be provided with shelter, a mentor, and a bank account. The Fresh Start bank account will provide participants with a way to save money and become economically responsible. Each fresh start mentor will withhold 5% of their mentee’s check in a savings...
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...McCombs School of Business Fall 2010 The University of Texas at Austin 05105 Marketing 382 Strategic Brand Management MW 8:00 – 9:15 CBA 3.130 http://courses.utexas.edu Office Hours: Professor Leigh McAlister M/W 9:30-11 and by appointment CBA 7.228 leigh.mcalister@mccombs.utexas.edu TA: Jeremy Battier By appointment jeremy.battier@mba11.mccombs.utexas.edu Required Readings Course Reading Packet (CP): Required Available in GSB Copy Center Everyone must purchase his/her own copy of the packet. Do not share copies of the packet as this is a violation of copyright. Additional readings posted on course web site (BB) (http://courses.utexas.edu) Course Objectives Some of a firm’s most valuable assets are the brands that it has invested in and developed over time. Although manufacturing processes can often be duplicated, strongly held beliefs and attitudes established in consumers’ minds cannot. This course provides students with insights into the creation of profitable brand strategies. It addresses three important questions: (1) How do you build brand equity?; (2) How can brand equity be measured?; and (3) How do you capitalize on brand equity to expand your business? Its basic objectives are to provide an understanding of: (1) Important issues in planning and evaluating brand strategies; and (2) Appropriate concepts and techniques to improve the long-term profitability of brand strategies. The course...
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...form as it may be made public By law, the IRS generally cannot redact the information on the form - Information about Form 990 and its instructions is at www.IRS.gov/form990 Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service For the 2013 calendar year, or tax year beginning 01 -01-2014 , 2013, and ending 06-30-2014 C Name of organization DALLAS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC B Check if applicable D Employer identification number F Address change 75-2097161 Doing Business As Name change fl Initial return Number and street (or P 0 box if mail is not delivered to street address) Room/suite 2800 N HAMPTON ROAD F_ Terminated E Telephone number (214)678-2300 ( - Amended return City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code DALLAS, TX 75212 1 Application pending G Gross receipts $ 8,654,839 F Name and address of principal officer WILLIAM D HALL CEO 2800 N HAMPTON ROAD DALLAS,TX 75212 I Tax-exempt status J H(a) Is this a group return for subordinates? H(b) Are all subordinates included? Website :- WWW DALLAS-HABITAT ORG 1 F 501(c)(3) 501(c) ( ) I (insert no (- 4947(a)(1) or F_ 527 No (-Yes 1 Yes (- No If "No," attach a list (see instructions) H(c) K Form of organization F Corporation 1 Trust F_ Association (- Other 0- Groupexemptionnumber - L Year of formation 1986 M State of legal domicile TX Summary 1 Briefly describe the organization's...
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...Project Purpose This is a comprehensive project that you will work on throughout the course. You will work in groups to solve a problem using the theories, formulas, and concepts from this class. Course Objectives Execute problem-solving actions appropriate to completing a variety of case study assignments. Apply critical reading to identify the meaning of information in a problem statement. Apply analytical and logical thinking to extract facts from a problem description and determine how they relate to one another and to the problem(s) to be solved. Provide symbolic, verbal, and graphical interpretations of statements in a problem description. Apply analytical tools for evaluating the causes and potential implications of a problem. Generate potential solutions to a problem and determine the best course of action with regard to effectiveness, efficiency, and mitigation of risks. Design methodology for implementing problem solution(s). Develop tools for evaluating implementation of problem solution. Required Resources Textbook ITT Tech Virtual Library Project Logistics Select ONE of the following three projects: A, B, or C. You may work individually or in a group. Because of the workload, working in groups is recommended. Working as an individual on this project is discouraged. Project Deliverables Four written reports Final report Project presentation (Unit 10) Each written report must have the following items: APA formatting, double-spaced...
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...enemy behavior with the animals, beasts and other dependant pieces are glaring examples of greedy and selfish tendency of the prudent lives of the universe. These inhuman activities are obliging morally some conscious people to think about its protection. As a result, if any pre-emptive measure for maintaining peace and tranquility is taken all over the world, respecting human rights and humanity is considered as prime concern in such exceptional circumstances. Constitution, national laws and international conventions have accommodated few rights emphatically. ‘Right to life’ is that types of rights. In addition, non-complying with many other rights originated from nature is essential; otherwise, enjoyment of ‘right to life’ would be impossible. Safe environment is one of those significant rights which facilitate us to ensure ‘right to life’. Judiciary, legal instrument of national and international arena and Constitution of many countries have contributed significantly to consider safe environment as sine qua non to ‘right to life’. We would try to see how much judiciary, national or international legal documents feel obliged in ethical perspective to emphasize on the importance of safe environment to ensure ‘right to life’ from jurisprudential...
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...Corporate Social Responsibility in the Solar Photovoltaic Industry Corporate Social Responsibility in the Solar Photovoltaic Industry CSR Across Industries CSR Across Industries Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 The Solar Photovoltaic Industry and CSR related issues 3 Introduction 3 CSR Issues 4 Companies 4 The Companies 5 1. British Petroleum – (Philip Leith) 5 2. ENEL – (Santiago Liotta) 7 3. MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. / SunEdison – (Eleonora Ricciardi) 9 4. Sharp Solar – (Aaron Teo) 11 5. Suntech – (Tutram Nguyen) 13 Companies Comparison and Evaluation 16 Conclusions 17 Bibliography 18 Executive Summary In the last decade, the solar industry has seen exponential growth. Government subsidies, climate change debate and need to identify alternative eco-friendly energy sources have fueled this sector. The idea of harnessing renewable energy from the sun is naturally attractive but is it a perfect solution? Do the companies profiting in this business abide to the same United Nations Global Compact principles urged by environmentalist, conservationists, human rights activists, governments and other stakeholders around the world? This paper will provide our findings on our evaluation of five global players against a handful of corporate social responsibility issues in the solar industry. The Solar Photovoltaic Industry and CSR related issues Introduction As traditional hydrocarbon supplies are increasingly difficult and expensive...
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...basic rights to life that humans have. Paola Cavalieri and Peter Singer published a book in 1993 titled, “The Great Ape Project.” The novel is composed of different essays written by advocates of the projects who aim to discuss the ethology and ethics issues between human beings and apes. Cavalieri and Singer argue that we now have “sufficient information about the capacities of chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans to make it clear that the moral boundary we draw between us and them is indefensible.” The novel became instantly popular and eventually led to the creation of the self-titled Great Ape Project. The Great Ape Project was founded in 1994 and put into action six years later in Sorobaca City. The Great Ape Project is an international movement that “aims to defend the rights of the non-human great primates-chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and bonobos, our closest relatives in the animal kingdom.” According to the project, the three main rights his project wants to ensure for apes include, the right to life, the protection of individual liberty, and the prohibition of torture. The Great Ape Project argues that apes deserve the right to live a higher standard of life. Studies have proven that chimpanzee’s are the closest relatives of human beings. Chimpanzees share 98.4% of the same DNA that human’s have. DNA tests also say that gorilla’s share 97.7% of the same DNA that humans have. The Great Ape Project wants to bridge the gap between human beings along with...
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...| Business Leadership and Human Values Seminar2 CreditsBU 131.601.F5Summer Session 2016Wednesdays 1:30-4:30pm -- June 8 – July 27 Harbor East Room 230 | Instructor Rick Milter, Ph.D. Contact Information Phone Number: 410.234.9422 milter@jhu.edu Office Hours Typically before class session or by appointment. Required Learning Materials This course is a series of thematic conversations about human values and your responsibilities as an emerging/aspiring business leader. There is no traditional textbook, but there is much reading. You are required to read The Moral Compass: Leadership for a Free World, a workbook by Lindsay Thompson available online as a PDF in Course Documents. You will find details about required learning materials in the Bibliography and Theme Briefs sections of the Syllabus. Course Description and Overview This course explores ethical leadership as a framework for enterprise value creation in a complex environment of competing economic and moral claims. Students examine the intrinsic ethical challenges of leadership and the concept of a moral compass as a foundation for responding effectively to the ethical challenges of corporate citizenship and value creation in a competitive global economy. (2 credits) Syllabus Table of Contents Page Topic 2 Bibliography & Learning Resources 6 Calendar, Seminar Structure, Theme Briefs, Content 42 Seminar Preparation Toolkit 48 Learning Objectives, Graded Assignments...
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...these conferences is to glorify God, to foster community among Christian engineering educators, and to encourage and challenge each other in our work of kingdom building. Abraham Kuyper, one of the great thinkers within the Reformed tradition of Christianity, has said that there is not one square centimeter of the creation that is not claimed by Christ. As Christian engineering educators of whatever tradition, we seek to stake that claim in our discipline, exploring how our faith impacts our teaching, our profession, and the technological products we design. In this proceedings you will find seven papers that span several areas of interest: philosophical questions as well as practical matters, changing ABET requirements, and mission statements, to name a few. We hope you find these papers encouraging and enlighteningchallenging. May God be glorified...
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...Compulsory Licensing NGO’s Non-governmental Organisation’s R&D Research and Development RDT Rapid Detection Tests TRIPS Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights WTO World Trade Organisation Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Introduction 2 Factors effecting the control of malaria 3 What is the role of the pharmaceutical companies? 5 Recommendations 6 Reference List 8 Introduction This report aims to address the issues regarding the availability of drugs in the developing world in addition to what measures the developed world could use to ease the burden, including the evaluation of the options available and the potential cumulative effects that would accompany these processes. For the purpose of this paper, the author will concentrate on the infection rates in humans of Malaria in Sierra Leone. Although malaria is deemed as a preventable disease many factors inhibit the eradication of infection rates. In the recent World Malaria Report (2013) Sierra Leone is ranked as the country with the fifth highest prevalence rate per capita in addition to fifty percent of the population living in poverty (IMF, 2013). Highlighting the disparity between infection and access to treatment. The fact that Malaria is a reoccurring disease endorses the requirement of robust preventative measures in order for the developing world to gain control of infection rates. Drug resilience is also a major concern for the world as a whole as is counterfeit...
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...communication practices. This will be accomplished by examining the dimensions of the organization’s structure. The Home Depot’s sociability, power distribution and job autonomy, degree of structure, achievement rewards, opportunities for growth, tolerance for risk and change, conflict tolerance, and emotional support will be used to determine if the organization has a Theory Y culture. Introduction Home Depot is considered to be one of the top ranking home improvement organizations. The mission statement of this organization was formulated around being “committed to maximizing long term shareholder value while supporting management in the business and operations of the company, observing the highest ethical standards and adhering to the laws of the jurisdictions within which the company operates” (Homer TLC INC, 2010). The Home Depot transformed the “home improvement industry” by providing a well round reputation for products, corporate governance and strong values within the community. The purpose of The Home Depot remains to build relationships, have social responsibility, and concrete ethics as an organization. Employees are respected, offered growth and reputable incentive plans. Public policy makers and Home Depot collaborates on ideas to assure prosperity in our society. Home Depot delivers great customer service by revealing the best techniques in home improvement for amateur clientele. There are over 2,200 retail stores in the United States and 272 internationally. Overall,...
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...Introduction Whether you own your home or rent, chances are that at some point you will find yourself looking for something that will lead you to one of these two retail giants. The home improvement industry has evolved from small regional and locally owned hardware stores to these superstores. The top two in the industry are Home Depot and Lowe’s. Each has their eye on moving into international markets, each has superstores in all 50 states and each has evolved along different paths to reach their current positions. According to Fortune 500 Home Depot, Inc. is ranked at #25 and the second largest retailer in the US after Wal-Mart. Home Depot Inc. has its corporate headquarters in Atlanta Georgia. What began in 1979 as two 60,000-foot stores that resembled warehouses has grown to about 2,200 stores across North America, Puerto Rico, and China. Home Depot Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange as NYSE:HD. At the end of 2008 Home Depot Inc. employed 331,000 people. Home Depot sales recorded and posted in 2009 are $71,288.0 mil. Home Depot Inc. is the number one home improvement retailer with Lowe’s coming in second place with sales posted in 2009 at $48, 230.0 mil.. Founded in 1946 Lowe’s went from a small hardware store to the ninth largest retailer in the US. Lowe’s went public in 1961 and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange as NYSE:LOW in 1979. According to Fortune 500 Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is ranked at #47. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. are headquartered...
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