...practice that is against the rules. The managers at the Den either do not care or are afraid to enforce rules and regulations. Identify and discuss the drivers of unethical behavior at the Devil’s Den. The drivers of unethical behavior at the Devil’s Den are the lack of proper control by the management of College Food Services (CFS) which is a contract company that runs the restaurant business at the school. Because of laxity in management, employees get away with unethical behaviors and this only go to embolden them to keep on doing things they know is not allowed such as accessing the unlocked storage door to retrieve food for their own personal gains and self-interests. The managers do not want to take action because they feel this would deter the student employees from working for CFS. The contract company only pays a little over the minimum wage level. The pressure to entice employees to CFS makes management to look the other way when employees practice unethical behaviors. This is evidenced when an employee was caught pocketing money from the register and he was not threatened or punished because he was a very hard working individual who was willing to put in long hours of work at low pay. Management knew it would be difficult to get a replacement if he was fired. Discuss how the organization may go about changing its ethical standards? The organization can change its ethical standards by taking a look at its code of ethics, enforcing...
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...today's price, almost 38 cents a gallon. Additionally, a lower speed limit saves 167,000 barrels of oil per day and could save approximately 6,400 lives per year. Warrant 1. Decreased speed limit will improve fuel average of the vehicles. Backing 1. Cars are most fuel efficient when driven between 30 mph and 60 mph. Above 65 mph, mileage drops sharply. This isn't rocket science. If drivers are forced to slow down, we would all use less gasoline. On reducing speed to a lower level will also curb subsidies provided on fuel so it will cost less to the exchequer of the federal. Warrant 2. Decreased speed limit will decrease loss to the subsidies as fuel prices are increasing day by day. Backing 2. Besides, decrease in number of casualties will also reduce government burden of health coverage. Objections. Curbing the speed to the lower level will increase travel time and lead to traffic jams on most of the corridors. Rebuttal. Surveys show that drivers have been changing their habits in order to cut fuel costs. Above 65 mph, mileage drops sharply. This isn't rocket science. If drivers are forced to slow down, we would all use less gasoline. Assume that the original qualifier was certainly; indicate whether the qualifier changes as we move from a simple, static, uncontested argument to a complex, dynamic and contested argument. The...
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...globalisation accelerates and large corporations serve as global providers, these corporations have progressively recognised the benefits of providing CSR programs in their various locations. CSR activities are now being undertaken throughout the globe. 1.1 What is corporate social responsibility? The term is often used interchangeably for other terms such as Corporate Citizenship and is also linked to the concept of Triple Bottom Line Reporting (TBL), which is used as a framework for measuring an organisation’s performance against economic, social and environmental parameters. The rationale for CSR has been articulated in a number of ways. In essence it is about building sustainable businesses, which need healthy economies, markets and communities. The key drivers for CSR are1: Enlightened self-interest -...
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...1.0 Introduction 1.1 Definition of poverty CHUPICAL SHOLLAH MANUEL Poverty as a phenomenon is very elusive to define and is rather multidimensional and a contested concept whose definition is influenced by the contexts in which it exists. The concept has both a relative an absolute measure. The dominant Western definition since World War II has defined poverty in monetary terms, using levels of income or consumption to measure poverty (Grusky and Kanbur, 2006: 11) and defining the poor by a headcount of those who fall below a given income/consumption level or ‘poverty line’ (Lipton and Ravallion, 1993: 1 in Handley et al., 2009). Multidimensional definitions acknowledge that poverty is also defined by a sense of helplessness, dependence and lack of opportunities, self-confidence and self-respect on the part of the poor. (Narayan et al., 2000). Sen (1999) defines poverty as lack of freedom while another dimension view it as interlinked forms of deprivation in the economic, human, political, sociocultural and protective spheres (OECD, 2006).This essay discusses the issue of poverty in Africa from colonial period to present day. The paper also analyses the causes of poverty since colonial era, the poverty alleviation strategies adopted to deal with poverty and propose possible solutions for poverty alleviation. A plethora of case studies will be drawn from several countries to substantiate the claims and insights provides in this paper. 2.0 Poverty, colonialism and Colonial...
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...A critical investigation into the issues faced by logistical managers in getting aid to disaster areas Natural disasters are a fact of life for many areas around the world, for example last year alone there were earthquakes in both Nepal and Afghanistan that have broken 7 on the Richter scale, allowing them to be characterised as Major Earthquakes. Generally, features of such an earthquake are shown by by damage to most buildings, potentially, resulting in either partial of complete collapse, often with ignorance to well-designed buildings. They’re felt across a large area, with major damage tending to be contained within a 250km radius around the epicentre. Every single time a disaster breaks out in one of these areas there is international response from around the globe, be it from the UN that coordinates all nations’ international response teams such as aid provided by the UK and France to Nepal in late April 2015 or from an international NGO such as IFRCC, (International Federation for the Red Cross and Crescent) that have bases permanently stationed in the worst affected areas. The topic of logistical barriers was presented to me initially through a simple school discussion following the Haiti earthquake of 2010 as part of our talks we spoke about the inefficiencies faced by these teams such as the ports at Port-au-Prince became very blocked as air traffic couldn’t land as a result of the states of the runway and it really intrigued me as I looked into the maths and the...
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...II. BODY POVERTY DEFINEDhbernard Shhtaw, “peducation, housing and fair treatment under the law. We will examine the inequalities of treatment recorded to the poor in each of these areas, and the resulting degradation is the quality of their lives. The World Bank Organization describes poverty in this way: “Povergrgfrbfr I n addition to a lack of money, poverty is about not being able to participate in recreational activities; not being able to send children on a vdsvcdsour economy. Whilevrdvny definitions, one thing is certain; poverty is a complex societal issue. No matter how poverty is defined, it can be agreed that it is an issue that requires everyone’s attention. It is important that all members of our society work together to provide the opportunities for all our members to reach their full potential. It helps all of us to help one another. Joseph Julian, Social Problems: 3rd Edition (Prentice Hall, Inc. 1980), p.256. George Ritzer, Social Problems: Second Edition (Random House, Inc. 1986), p.341. http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/esic/overview/content/what_is_poverty.html CAUSES OF POVERTY 2. Cutback’s in health, education and other vital social services around the world resulted from structural adjustment policies prescribed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank as conditions for loans and repayment. In addition, developing nation governments are required to open their economies to compete with each other...
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...This proposal is about a seeker, an explorer of the soul through poetry and acting, with entertainment as second nature, by getting into the skin of men, women and children as actors do – in addition to a desire that seeks to understand and interact with others. Sufism expounds on simple living, sharing and forsaking for others. The good food and vine need not be consumed, but the spicier, crustier and more divine it is when given away, carries it farther with wings of the soul. That man by the Church who cannot walk as you do, who is asking for alms is doing what he does, but you need him more than he needs your cents. These viewpoints are inspired from Sufi thought but the anecdotes are my own assimilation from Italy this summer. This proposal is on the cutting edge for the Department of Film and Photography at the Virginia Commonwealth University. This is a proposal by a writer/actor who wants to carve out dreams by enactment and words in the mediums of photography and film. The venture evolved over years in a process of merging art with life and romance. The experience of being Artist in Residence is what I need intensely from America to be enriched in my work, along with a few things which hopefully I can give to students: in workshops and demonstration, class room...
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...self-organized groups of individuals that claim actorness in IR (advocacy groups; epistemic communities, policy networks; guerrillas; pirates; terrorist groups, etc.). In covering these issues, students are acquainted with some of the main theoretical debates in IR (e.g. Neo-Realism; Neo-Liberal Institutionalism; Social Constructivism; etc.). The lectures provide the general framework for discussing the role of the abovementioned actors in a number of policy areas and contemporary problems facing the international community. The tutorials go in further detail regarding the actors’ involvement in policy areas such as: security, democratization and human rights, environmental issues, international trade, terrorism and organised crime, humanitarian intervention, internet governance, state sovereignty, 'failed...
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...The Change Plan PROPOSALS BY THE CHANGE MANAGEMENT TEAM TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations NEW YORK, DECEMBER 2011 The Change Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement ........................................................................................................................................ 01 1. Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 02 2. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 09 3. Context ................................................................................................................................................... 10 4. The Secretary-General’s Vision ................................................................................................................ 12 5. Deliverable One – Enhancing Trust and Confidence: Towards a more stakeholder and client-oriented organizational culture ............................................................................................. 13 6. Deliverable Two – Engaging Staff: A global, dynamic, adaptable, meritocratic and physically secure work force. .......................................................................................................... 19 7. Deliverable Three – Improving Working Methods: A more open and accountable UN with streamlined procedures...
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...The education system of the Republic of Kazakhstan Introduction Education as a system - a unique social institution designed to develop the abilities of the individual; socially important ideals, fashions the future of society, to meet the needs of people in education throughout life (continuing education), as well as to meet society's need for social adaptation of young people to use their skills for economic development. President, NA Nazarbayev to the strategic directions of development of the republic in the coming decade include education and science, the development of which crucially depend on the pace of economic, technical and technological progress, political development, the state of culture and spirituality in society. During the years of reforms undertaken bold steps to introduce innovations. So, with the adoption in June 1999. Law "On education" has a new model of the national education system, corresponding to the International Standard Classification of Education, recommended by UNESCO. In accordance with it, based on the principle of continuity and has 4 levels of education: - Pre-school education and training. - Secondary education. - Higher Education. - Post-graduate education. In this model, there is no such levels, as vocational and secondary education. Training and retraining of personnel, it also is not education levels, and are considered as basic forms of additional professional education. ...
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...Cities without Slums Slum Formation Introduction When we talk about slums the focus is often how to bring people living in them into better living conditions. UN-Habitat claims that the number of slum dwellers worldwide is nearing a billion people but this number could triple by 2050 if not addressed. It is important to consider how we can prevent the creation of new slum populations as well as addressing the conditions that already exist. This report aims to investigate the push and pull factors that facilitate slum formation as well as worsen the problem where there are existing slum populations. The driving factors will be examined in relation to case studies relating to urbanization as well as conflicts and climate events that force displacement. By looking at these examples it will be assessed the manner in which these situations contribute the issue of slums across the world. Furthermore, the observations will be used to suggest what may be done to prevent or minimize the effect that they have in creating and worsening slum conditions. Slums tend to form when there is a demand for housing or infrastructure that is not sufficiently being addressed by whatever authorities or government controls an area. The problem of slum formation is complex; addressing land policies, housing prices, provision of adequate infrastructure and public services. The problem is especially exacerbated by large displacement or migration that can have a number of catalysts. Acioli states that...
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...one such provision is spending on activities of Corporate Social Responsibility. The importance of Corporate Social Responsibility is increasing in Indian Corporate scenario because organisation have realize that ultimate goal is not profit making beside this trust building is viable and assertable with societal relationship. “Companies Act 2013: A Revolutionary Legislation or Not” “Businesses need to go beyond the interests of their companies to the communities they serve.” ~Ratan Tata, Former Chairman the Tata Group India had a long tradition of corporate philanthropy and industrial welfare has been put to practice since late 1800 A.D. Historically, the philanthropy of business people in India has resembled western philanthropy in being rooted in religious belief. India has a long rich history of close business involvement in social causes for national development. In India, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR, herein after) is known from ancient time as social duty or charity, which through different ages in changing its nature in broader aspect, now generally known as CSR. From the origin of...
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...Executive Summary It will be provide the description about the FedEx (Federal Express Corporation) include industry type, competitors, leadership and so on. Also include the background and the internal and external problems like employee reward and recruiting. This report also provide the current leadership style and also the evaluation of leadership style which the basic reward system and motivated reward system. At the same time, describe of the internal leadership , which the Strength and weakness of leadership include the motivation relation, team dynamics, decision making and so on. In additional, we will show how the leadership strategy is going to affect the organization success and also provide the feedback and recommendations to achieved the company goals in the future and the increase of market share for the organization. 1. Introduction of Company Background Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) was built in 1971. The company was operating on 1973 and flies to 186 distributes within 25 cities in the US. However, in a 40 years later FedEx has grown to 658 aircrafts, deliver 7.500.000 packages per day and more than 220 countries around the world (FedEx, 2015). All this was a possible thanks to FedEx’s global acquisition strategy, the main competitive advantage, which has given the company a unique ability to access various markets around the globe. The multiple built firms and companies acquired by FedEx in various countries have all been integrated...
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...Road Transport Workers in Nigeria Festus M Epetimehin PhD Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji- Arakeji fessy51@yahoo.co.uk, fmepetimehin@jabu.edu.ng Abstract This study examines risk exposures among Road Transport Worker and their methods of mitigation. A simple random sampling technique was used to select respondents from Lagos State. Nigeria. In order to determine how different types of risk exposures contribute to number of accidents on the roads, Cramer’s V was used to analyze and test the formulated hypotheses at 0.05 significant levels. The result of the findings revealed that age, driving experience, treatment seeking behavior and speed limit have significant relationship with drivers’ risk exposures. The study also reveals that younger drivers are more exposed to accident than older drivers and the treatment seeking behavior used by the Road Transport workers exposed them as well as their families to financial danger. In line with these findings, it was recommended that Road Transport Workers, RTW should use a formalized means to mitigate their losses. Keywords: Risk, Vulnerability, Mitigation, Risk exposure, Accident, Insurance 1.0 Introduction Risk is an integral part of mankind. It is a permanent and important part of life. Everyone is exposed to various kind of risk including their properties. The willingness on the part of insurance industry to underwrite these kinds of risks the society is exposed to is crucial to achieving sustainable development. It is obvious that...
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...technology for good Ericsson Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report 2014 about ericsson Ericsson is a driving force behind the Networked Society – a world leader in communications technology and services. The Company’s long-term relationships with every major telecom operator in the world allow people, businesses and societies to fulfill their potential and create a more sustainable future. Ericsson’s services, software and infrastructure – especially in mobility, broadband and the cloud – are enabling the telecom industry and other sectors to do better business, increase efficiency, improve the user experience and capture new opportunities. With more than 115,000 professionals and customers in more than 180 countries, Ericsson ombines global c scale with tech ology and services leadership. Investments in research and development ensure that Ericsson’s n solutions – and its customers – stay in the forefront. The Company provides support for networks with more than 2.5 billion subscribers. Approxmately 40% of the world’s mobile traffic is carried through etworks delivered by i n Ericsson. Founded in 1876, Ericsson has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. The Ericsson share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and NASDAQ New York. Cover photo: Myanmar, a country undergoing democratic and social reform, has one of world’s lowest levels of mobile broadband p enetration. ICT can play a huge role in boosting socio-economic development. In 2014...
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