...Happy Father's Day to the dad I am blessed to have...a guy who has taught me so much: the value of a dollar, the joy in never meeting a stranger, the way to work like you don't need the money, the tricks to selling ice to an eskimo, the right approach to treating others, and many, many more lessons. I'm so thankful to have someone who took me on a golf cart ride in the woods the night before I left for college so I could cry on his shoulder, drove to Toledo to pack up my stuff when I was too sad to do it, backs me up when I take a stand, doesn't say 'I told you so" after I make mistakes, and lets me learn my own way. I love you dad! **I’m glad I get a chance to speak today, not only about my dad, who is definitely worthy of this great honor, but also about his life’s work, which is Long’s Retreat Family Resort. In fact, if dad was here, he’d rather me NOT talk about him at all, and instead just tell you all about Long’s Retreat. After all, he is a businessman, down to the core. I’ve heard him described (more than once) as a guy who could “sell ice to an eskimo.” He learned from the best—my grandpa, Junior Long, who is a terrific businessman himself. In fact, although my dad’s name is Eric, his nickname of “Tip” came from when he was little, and used to run up and down the aisles of Long’s General Store in Latham on his tip toes. Even back then, he was never standing still, and always into something. Some things never change! But like I said, he’d rather me use this time to...
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...History Father's Day is a celebration of fathers inaugurated in the United States in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting. After the success obtained by Anna Jarvis with the promotion of Mother's Day in the US, some[who?] wanted to create similar holidays for other family members, and Father's Day was the choice most likely to succeed. There were other persons in the US who independently thought of "Father's Day",[1][2] but the credit for the modern holiday is often given to Sonora Dodd,[2] who was the driving force behind its establishment.[3] Father's Day was founded in Spokane, Washington at the YMCA in 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in Arkansas.[3] Its first celebration was in the Spokane YMCA on June 19, 1910.[3][4] Her father, the Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, was a single parent who raised his six children there.[3] After hearing a sermon about Jarvis' Mother's Day in 1909, she told her pastor that fathers should have a similar holiday honoring them.[3] Although she initially suggested June 5, her father's birthday, the pastors did not have enough time to prepare their sermons, and the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday of June.[1][2] It did not have much success initially. In the 1920s, Dodd stopped promoting the celebration because she was studying in the Art Institute of Chicago, and it faded into relative obscurity, even in Spokane.[5] In the 1930s Dodd returned to Spokane...
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...2012 Business research as it pertains to my company would consist of finding the right kind of client. My business is Health and Life Insurance for Business’s; we look for a business that has at least three employees and then try to get permission to offer our product to the employees. If we get that permission the only thing the owner of the business has to do is to payroll deduct the premium and send our company the premium checks once a month. I also do Financial Advising/Planning, in this industry I look for people that want to save for retirement or create a college fund for their children or grandchildren. My firm also does stock investing so if I have a client that wants to do that we can help them out. In the past when I have worked for the Telephone Company, it seemed like the product teams did not research the market need and the plant capacity properly. The introduction of DSL to the Tulsa market fell “flat on its face”. The customer want was great but the plant capacity and the technicians available to install the service were very low. The result was many potential customers simply refused to have the service installed after they had to wait for several weeks or the customer that had already been installed with the new service cancelled because the service provided was not the service promised. I suppose that recently Samsung was found to be in violation of some patent rights that Apple owned. The proper type of research in the Samsung Corporation could...
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...Management Review 2003, Vol. 28, No. 3, 447–465. THE CROSS-NATIONAL DIVERSITY OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: DIMENSIONS AND DETERMINANTS RUTH V. AGUILERA University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign GREGORY JACKSON Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry We develop a theoretical model to describe and explain variation in corporate governance among advanced capitalist economies, identifying the social relations and institutional arrangements that shape who controls corporations, what interests corporations serve, and the allocation of rights and responsibilities among corporate stakeholders. Our “actor-centered” institutional approach explains firm-level corporate governance practices in terms of institutional factors that shape how actors’ interests are defined (“socially constructed”) and represented. Our model has strong implications for studying issues of international convergence. Corporate governance concerns “the structure of rights and responsibilities among the parties with a stake in the firm” (Aoki, 2000: 11). Yet the diversity of practices around the world nearly defies a common definition. Internationalization has sparked policy debates over the transportability of best practices and has fueled academic studies on the prospects of international convergence (Guillen, 2000; Rubach & Sebora, ´ 1998; Thomas & Waring, 1999). What the salient national differences in corporate governance are and how they should best be conceptualized remain hotly debated (Gedajlovic...
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...860 Transfers and Servicing 10 Overall 15 Scope and Scope Exceptions | > Overall Guidance 15-1 The Scope Section of the Overall Subtopic establishes the pervasive scope for all Subtopics of the Transfers and Servicing Topic. Unless explicitly addressed within specific Subtopics, the following scope guidance applies to all Subtopics of the Transfers and Servicing Topic, with the exception of Subtopic 860-50, which has its own discrete scope. > Entities 15-2 The guidance in the Transfers and Servicing Topic applies to all entities. > Transactions 15-3 The guidance in the Transfers and Servicing Topic applies to the issues of accounting for transfers and servicing of financial assets. 15-4 The guidance in this Topic does not apply to the following transactions and activities: * a. Except for transfers of servicing assets (see Section 860-50-40) and for the transfers noted in the following paragraph, transfers of nonfinancial assets * b. Transfers of unrecognized financial assets, for example, minimum lease payments to be received under operating leases * c. Transfers of custody of financial assets for safekeeping * d. Contributions (for guidance on accounting for contributions, see Subtopic 958-605) * e. Transfers of ownership interests that are in substance sales of real estate (For guidance related to transfers of investments that are in substance a sale of real estate, see Topics 845 and 976...
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...What is a community? Traditionally a “community is a group of people who live in the same area,or people having common rights privliges or interests and living in the same place under the same laws”. This definition was found in Websters Dictonary, however; what about the less talked about communities that appear online? These communities have a lot of the same common interests and make it easier to stay connected with technology whether it is for work or personal interests. Our business is involved in a small tight-knit community online called the International League of Signature Gatherers. Discussions in this group may include upcoming political events, nearby campaigns, and contains references on who to work for amung many other political interests. This site helps our business hire and fire workers as well as a place where we can voice our opinions without being judged. I believe that’s why we consider this social community home. International League of Signature Gatherers was established in 2008 by a fellow petitioner turned manager named Arenza Thigpen, he runs the page listens to comments and concerns and helps if needed to fix problems. I. L.S.G. main purpose is to give information about upcoming political, campaigns and also give contacts for different projects. Almost everyone on the site has collected signatures from registered voters for money sometime in their past and still may do and then there are coordinators who run states and you have sub-coordinators...
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...Presentation of Rawls Back track: original position is "to set up fair procedure to which any decisions that are made will be just." He attempts to use "pure procedural justice" as a basis of theory Two principals are First : each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive scheme of equal basic liberties compatible with a similar scheme of liberties for others. Second: social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are both (a) reasonably expected to be to everyone's advantage, and (b) attached to positions and offices open to all." Knowing utilitarianism pertains to maximizing happiness ; Rawls believes this to be an alternative. He believes utilitarianism can negatively effect individual rights because maximizing happiness for an individual may involve removing certain rights from other individuals. Everything you heard is his answer to how happiness to a degree can be achieved since utilitarianism is one of the most scrutinized theories because in many cases, i believe promotes Liberalism in some sense. His alternative incorporates making decisions under uncertainty and maxim. They work hand in hand because the maximum of uncertainty should be appealing to all in charge of decision making. they are all equal in the fact that none should feel embarrassment or shame to another. No one is higher than another. Rawls continues after talking about the veil of ignorance, by speaking of the rationality of parties. Rawls begins...
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...all men have a mind (which desires) the non-sufferings of others, I mean that now, if one were suddenly to see a child about to fall into a well, anyone would have feelings of shock, fear and distress. It is not the case that it is in order to obtain friendship with the child’s parents, or that they seek to gain praises of their fellow villagers and friends, nor from thinking that such a thing is evil. The reason for this condition is that without XXX, one is not a man, without a heart that is shameful of evil, one is not a man, without expressions of complaisance, one is not a man, without a heart that knows right from wrong, one is not a man. The feeling of commiseration is the principle of benevolence; the feeling of being shameful of evil is the principle of righteousness; the feeling of expressing complaisance is the principle of propriety; a heart that knows right from wrong is the principle of knowledge. Men have these four principles just as they have their four (limbs) of the body. When men, having these four principles, but say of themselves that they cannot develop them, they are stealing from themselves, and he who says to his...
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...The Civil Rights Act of 1991 – How Does its Changes Affect the Workplace MMT 107-Human Resource Management APA Formatted Research Paper By: Anthony Barrera Submitted to: Mae Hicks Jones, Instructor 11/30/2012 Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to show what changes came from the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. Topics that will be mentioned are topics that have to do with unlawful practices in the workplace, for example, discrimination against employee’s physical appearance, orientation, or disability, but also one’s own emotional and personal beliefs. This paper will mention three topics that the Civil Rights Act of 1991 will prohibit in the workplace which are discrimination, inequality, and harassment. Each topic contains sub topics that will explain more in detail each of the three main points. Research of these topics is helped by internet sources, as well as, textbooks. Authors like Chuck Williams, Nickels G. Williams, James McHugh, Susan M. McHugh, Robert L. Mathis, John H. Jackson and sources from www.eeoc.gov and the Encyclopedia of Business. The sources indicate what laws where placed by the United States government and what changes is brought to the workplace and employees. Also, authors indicate what rights employees have with the new laws placed and how they can be protected. Conclusion will recap how employees are protected by the amendment and rights they are provided by the government for a pleasant work environment, free from harassment...
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...Fighting for Their Rights Throughout The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, characters are constantly standing up for what they believe in. Rosaleen stands up for her civil rights, Lily stands up for freedom from her dad, the Boatwrights and the Daughters of Mary stood up for the equality of women and African Americans. When Rosaleen heard of the signing of the civil rights act, she immediately went to register to vote, and when Lily was acting like she was stupid, she stood up for herself. When Lily’s dad was abusing her and not allowing her to do with her life what she wanted, Lily ran away from home in an attempt to find her own way through life. As African American women, society put the Boatwrights at a lower level than men and white people, and so they create their own organization in which they are special. Throughout the novel, Rosaleen Daise, Lily Owens, and the Boatwrights all stand up for what they believe in, signifying that people can only get past the expectations of society by fighting for what they think is right. In standing up for her beliefs of civil equality, Rosaleen moves past the set place that society has placed her in. Upon the signing of the Civil rights act, Rosaleen spends hours practicing her signature so that she will be able to register to vote without being rejected. When Rosaleen was on her way to vote and she was questioned by racist white men, she retaliated by pouring her snuff juice on their feet. After the white men beat her and...
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...opposite of poverty is justice." I believe that the government should take notice of social justice for it will raise individual development which will certainly lead to national development. In my view, social justice means the right management of laws that values equality of opportunity without favoring one party. With social justice, the rights are evenhandedly distributed for all, regardless of one's gender, religion, race, etc. There are several instances that the government is able to operationalize the provision that promotes social justice. First instance is about religion. The Philippines does not have an official religion as a result of separation of Church and the State. By this, discrimination among the people with different religions is less likely to occur. Every person in any religion has freedom to confess his beliefs without any fear of racism and punishment. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession without discrimination shall forever be allowed as explained in Article 3, Section 5 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Second instance is social justice in labor. The government promotes equal employment opportunities for all as stated in Section 3, Article XIII. Everyone has equal job opportunities; moreover, a worker has a right to be protected against unfair labor practices. Third is health-related issues. The government had already established special agencies for disabled persons since they are usually the ones who face a lot of discriminations...
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...are the ethical issues involved in the scenario? Shannon works as a Juvenile probation officer with the Department of Justice. Janet was on a vacation and Shannon had to cover her works with clients. Paperwork of Janet said that Janet was communicating regularly with her clients. But her clients didn’t say so. Then she attempted to check into thoroughly and found that client’s notes are written at same time on same date which isn’t possible at all. Again she also found that some of her clients needed referrals which Janet didn’t do. So it can be said without any hesitation she is lying and aren’t performing her duties perfectly. Simply she wasn’t honest in her work. 2. What client rights are involved in the scenario? Two rights of client are involved in the scenario. Clients have right to keep confidential their information...
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...Capitalism: A Love Story, which opened in 962 theaters earlier this month, is Michael Moore’s most ambitious work yet – taking aim at the root cause behind the injustices he’s exposed in his other films over the last 20 years. This time capitalism itself is the culprit to be maligned in Moore’s trademark docu-tragi-comic style. And by using the platform of a major motion picture to make a direct assault at the root of the problem, Moore has created space in the political mainstream for a radical conversation (radical meaning “going to the root”). It’s a conversation that is desperately needed as the economic crisis continues to devastate low- and middle-income Americans in spite of President Obama’s and Congress’ efforts to stop the bleeding by throwing trillions of dollars at the banks. Yesterday, Democracy Now! reported that while the Dow Jones topped 10,000 for the first time in a year, foreclosures have reached a record level of 940,000 in the third quarter. But with this film airing in major chain cinemas across the nation, the normally taboo topics of how wealth is divided, who owns Congress, and how vital economic decisions are made are now open for discussion in a way they haven’t been in the U.S. for decades. In Capitalism, Michael Moore features the reality of the economic crisis for America’s usually-invisible poor and working class. The movie begins with a family filming their eviction from their own home. In a terrifying scene, we watch from inside their living...
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...HRM-300 Week 2 DQ 3.doc HRM-300 Week 2 Equal Employment Opportunity Paper.doc HRM-300 Week 2 Human Resource Management Department Brochure.docx HRM-300 Week 2 Week 3 Assignment Outline.doc HRM-300 Week 3 DQ 1.doc HRM-300 Week 3 DQ 2.doc HRM-300 Week 3 DQ 3.doc HRM-300 Week 3 Employee Rights Review.doc HRM-300 Week 3 Learning Objectives Application.doc HRM-300 Week 3 Staffing Plan Paper.doc HRM-300 Week 4 Application of Learning Objectives.docx HRM-300 Week 4 DQ 1.doc HRM-300 Week 4 DQ 2.doc HRM-300 Week 4 DQ 3.doc HRM-300 Week 4 Job Description Worksheet.docx HRM-300 Week 5 DQ 1.doc HRM-300 Week 5 DQ 2.doc HRM-300 Week 5 DQ 3.doc HRM-300 Week 5 Learning Impact Statement.docx HRM-300 Week 5 Learning Objectives Application.doc HRM-300 Week 5 Sustaining Employee Performance Paper.doc General Questions - General General Questions HRM 300 Week 1 Individual Assignment Human Resource Management Overview HRM 300 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Human Resource Management Department Brochure HRM 300 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee Rights Review Paper HRM 300 Week 4 Individual Assignment Job Description and Recruiting Strategies Worksheet HRM 300 Week 5 Individual Assignment Employee Training Career Development Paper HRM 300 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Human Resource Management Presentation HRM 300 Week...
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...Jaleesa McBride A-1 Trailers Ethics Assignment 08/31/14 The problems with the trailers were caused by design issue. In my opinion both the utilitarian and the rights would come to the same conclusion in regards to dealing with this situation. From a utilitarian point of view, we look at the overall cost. To fix the problem it will cost the company 18 million, while not doing anything and paying legal cost will only cost the company about 12 million. When thinking about the company and its funds, doing nothing seems like a better option since the company will be saving 6 million dollars. On the other hand, trying to save money could ruin the company’s reputation due to the anticipated casualties. The 12 million is just an estimate, it could actually cost more than expected. From a rights theorist point of view, we must think about how the customer has the right to have a product that will perform the way it was designed to. If the company knowingly continue to sell the defective trailers, is a violation of the rights of the customers. When a customer purchase a product, they are paying the price for a product that is not defective. If the company wish to continue to sell the product and not fix the issues at hand, the customers should be aware of the issue and it should be left up to them whether they wish to use the product. Doing it this way will cause customers to choice other brands for safety and A-1 will begin to see a decrease in revenue. The company will then have...
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