...Mandatory military service is a subject that evokes an immediate knee jerk response without benefit of research or facts. Should the federal government require mandatory service of all citizens between the ages of 18 and 35? Yes, I believe it should since the benefits far outweigh the temporary discomfort. All of society benefits by this mandatory civic duty. This topic was selected because of a personal belief in the requirement and the need for drastic action to “repair” today’s society. Today’s society expects an individual to graduate high school and go on to college or directly into the job force. These two only options force a large number of graduates to search for alternatives. One alternative is military service. Other alternatives include, minimum wage positions which require no training, not working at all which means being dependent on someone else, or turning to crime for a living such as theft or drugs. Politicians and lawmakers prefer not to address this issue and pretend it had been finalized. They understand how unpopular they could be and how much opposition they would get from anti-military segment, young adults that would be affected, and those just looking for a platform to vocalize their views. Most politicians look at the immediate effect on their own careers rather than the expected benefits in the future. Lawmakers look at the probable outcry of violating civil rights. A large number of citizens will oppose mandatory military service out...
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...Research on the Chilean Mine Collapse of 2010 This paper researches four news articles that reported on the Chilean mine collapse that occurred on 5 August, 2010. The focus will be on the communications of the collapse regarding audience. The paper will discuss the potential needs of the families of the miners in receiving a message about this incident and the potential needs of the company’s employees when receiving a message about this incident. Finally the question “What actions must you take before and after the message is delivered to ensure that it was received as intended?” will be answered. There are various similarities within all four articles. First, no one knows exactly if the men trapped below were able to make to an emergency shelter in the mine where there was three to four days of emergency rations stored. All reports do concur to the fact that drilling back down to rescue the miners will be difficult and will take some time. However, once news of the collapse spread through the local community and finally to the world, the families of those men trapped were angry and frustrated with the lack of news. The families’ of the miners require some type of feedback on their current status and that everything possible is being done to assist them. The biggest drawback is being trapped that far below, the mining company and rescue teams did not have answers for those families. Turning to the employees, whether they are working in another mine or part of the...
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...Conflict Management Styles Paper Team B CJA/444 January 12, 15 Professor Walton Barnes • Stress One tool that is critical to the success of any law enforcement officer’s career is the ability to cope and deal with stress. Stress in the workplace is a significant factor in most career fields and has spurred numerous scientific studies (Beehr, 1995, Jex, 1998). Law enforcement is no exception to work related stress, and could be considered by some to be one of the most stressful fields of work. Using the Beehr and Newman Facet Model (Beehr and Newman,1978), Employees in a work environment can be affected by both personal situations and workplace situations. Depending on how employees deal with stress, it can affect both their personal lives, and their lives in the workplace. For law enforcement officers, stress at the workplace can arise from being involved in dangerous situations, experiencing traumatic injuries to other individuals, or being required to work unconventional hours. Officer’s need to deal with these stressors, and can do so in both positive and negative ways. Some positive ways an officers can deal with stress is through exercise or developing new hobbies. Negative responses to stress can manifest themselves in such destructive ways as alcoholism and drug abuse. If Officer’s are unable to develop positive ways to deal with stress, it could possibly lead to career ending mistakes. Inmate/officer...
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...With the spate of recent corporate failures there have been increased criticisms and calls for regulatory reform of existing accounting and auditing practices. The issue of regulation within the accounting profession has been highly contentious and led to many debates. Those in favour of a free-market stress that market forces will optimise the allocation of resources and as such regulation is not necessary. Whilst those opposing this view believe that markets are imperfect and as such outside intervention in the form of regulation is required. Both sides hold valid arguments as to why regulation is or is not necessary and this paper shall examine these opposing views before providing an informed opinion. The anti-regulation or free-market approach to accounting is one that has been subscribed to for many years. The main thrust of the American Institute of Accountants in 1934 was anti-regulation, they stressed that, “no attempt [should be made] to restrict the rights of corporations to select detailed methods of accounting deemed by them to be best adapted to the requirements of their business” (May 1934, 80). The argument behind this notion is that the natural market forces or the “invisible hand” of the market will ensure self-regulation. Ross (1979, 379) implies this when he writes, “…disclosure regulations are generally neither required nor desirable, since left on their own, firms will have incentives to report accurately”. The belief that firms have internal incentives...
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...Course Syllabus COUN 601 Marriage & Family Counseling I Course Description A consideration of the dynamics of marriage and family relationships is given. The emphasis is on under-standing the structure and function of marriage, the various aspects of the marital relationship, family systems, and ways the counselor may approach marriage and family counseling as a creative, preventative, and healing ministry. Rationale This course is designed to cover the numerous and varied marriage and family theories as well as the history of marriage and family therapy. The information in this class is designed to equip counselor trainees for practice and to successfully complete the licensure exam. Counseling 601 is a required course in the 48 and 60-hour licensure programs and is intended to introduce students to the concept and philosophy of marriage and family therapy. Students will be required to understand the systems philosophy and six major theoretical frameworks within the marriage and family therapy field. Students will understand such core content areas as: marriage and family history, key theoretical figures, ethics and legal matters, counseling issues, some techniques, current trends, and future themes. This is the first marriage and family course, thus it is designed to teach foundational materials necessary to pass state licensure examinations. For a more in-depth and deeper level of understanding, demonstration and skill development, the COUN 602 class may...
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...Robert C. Paramo Argosy University Dr. Lee Heinz August 20, 2010 Abstract My research topic on how implementing a differentiation and cost leadership strategy in parallel will facilitate mortgage companies to design a competitive advantage making industry conditions irrelevant within San Bernardino County is a quantitative analysis requiring a comprehensible methodology approach. In this paper I will discuss my research topic and provide sample research questions and hypotheses. Within the body of the analysis I will include a literature review and a draft methodology outlining the participants involved in my research, describe the purpose of sampling and the techniques I will use. Finally, I will illustrate the significance of my study and the anticipated findings as result of my research endeavor. Assignment 7.1 This detailed analysis will provide both depth and breadth vis-à-vis my research topic utilizing various research techniques and approaches. My research problem focuses on how implementing a differentiation and cost leadership strategy in parallel will facilitate mortgage companies to design a competitive advantage making industry conditions irrelevant within San Bernardino County. My research topic is designed to uncover the current strategies real estate companies are using to remain profitable and increase market share within San Bernardino County. This research problem will indentify generic strategies and uncover how focusing on both differentiation...
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...Genetically Modified Organisms Andre Thomas Soc/215 10-14-15 Dr. Melisha Plummer Genetically Modified Organisms Much has been written about genetically modified organisms. These are commonly known as GMOs. Genetically modified organisms have some positive attributes. However, GMOs also have adverse effects on animals, the environment and the health of the consumer. In order to understand why GMOs have these effects, it is important to know exactly what a GMO is and how these differ from the normal breeding farmers have done for years. The Free Dictionary defines a GMO as “An organism whose genetic characteristics have been altered using the techniques of genetic engineering.” It goes on to explain that modern science has the ability to modify the genetic makeup of plants and animals. Scientists can even transfer genes from one species to another. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/genetically+modified+organism Advocates of genetically modified organisms say that the use of the gmos could end world hunger they also say we could create plants and animals that are resistant to disease and tolerant to pesticides. They can also engineer plants to be drought resistant. They argue these changes would stop famine because the plants could naturally resist. The proponents use pathos to convince people they have the answer to world hunger. They show you pictures starving people around the world and tell you their “improved” seeds make hunger go away. Perhaps it could but the studies...
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...The Human Cloning Debate its Benefits Potential and Controversies Charles J. Butler Devry University ENG 135 Professor Norton Abstract This paper explores the vast science and medical research that has gone into cloning, specifically human cloning. It focuses mainly on internet websites and articles posted on to the internet. The articles focus mainly on the history of cloning and the various ways that nature has used cloning and how mankind has extended natures approach and ultimately advanced cloning methods and the new technology that has been discovered because of these advances. The articles contain proof that further advancements in cloning can develop possibilities in preventing and curing diseases. There is discussion on how continued research into therapeutic cloning can expand the knowledge of how certain diseases and cancer attack the body, and how this knowledge can help fight and even eliminate both these issues. Another topic of discussion is how cloning could lead specific cell production of various organs and tissues through-out the body which can lead to curing failing organs and even the possibility of growing replacements organs thus doing away with then need for lengthy organ transplant lists and the needless suffering of thousands of patients a year. The paper contains the various ethical and controversial arguments that human cloning bring up. Keywords: Therapeutic cloning, The Human Cloning Debate its Benefits Potential and Controversies ...
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...The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Abstract This paper addresses financial analysis standards legislated in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). The focus will be on how the legislation enhanced the role of auditing and auditing firms, the impact of whistleblower legislation, and the recent Supreme Court decision. The paper attempts to show that though there continues to be opposition to SOX’s financial reform legislation, there is a case to be made in support of SOX. The research relies on historical data, such as the Enron scandal, and the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court decision that deems SOX as constitutional, to support that legislation is a necessary requirement in today’s global corporate environment, in which some of the largest corporations have proven that, left to their own devices, they will gravitate toward corporate malfeasance. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: WorldCom. Enron. Adelphia. Global Crossing. What do all these companies have in common? They will always be synonymous with the following: financial fraud, corporate malfeasance, internal corruption, and the reason behind the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). Not since the Crash of 1929 and the subsequent passage of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Bumgardner, 2003, para. 2), had the country seen such a push for financial reform. Triggered by investigations into corporate fraud by some of the largest and most successful corporations...
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...Unit 9 Final Project HU – 245 - 10 Professor Ronald Wade Erin Broker 8/30/2009 Kaplan University Unit 9 Final Project Introduction Ethics is the area of study that deals with morality and how we make decisions about how we behave as individuals and how our actions reflect our values and conduct towards one another. This class focused on two viewpoints that helped us define morality and how to apply it in new ways of thinking and reasoning when dealing with issues in our lives: consequential reasoning and non-consequential reasoning. Through an evaluation of my collected works, I will attempt to show an improvement in the areas of analytical skill building, knowledge acquisition, and practical application that are the key objectives of this class. The objective of these three skill areas was to help us better understand how to think ethically and to understand why others think the way they do and how to come to a better understanding of a difference of opinions on various subjects. Analytical Skills Analytical skill building helps to improve your critical reading, writing and thinking skills. In unit 2 Case Study B, I evaluated a situation where an employee was upset with his employer’s treatment of its employees. In analyzing the situation, I was able to come to an understanding of how best the company should respect Mr. Lopez’s rights and moral dignity as an employee by using consequential reasoning: A company should take whatever steps necessary to...
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...strategy. Drawing on examples from a number of leading companies, we suggest that the best vehicle for sustainable organization development is to engage training participants in real work with live strategic issues. This delivers a “triple hit” benefit wherein training can achieve development goals; increase participant grasp of and commitment to company strategic goals; and actually produce innovative ideas, solutions and strategies to meet the needs of the business. Since the publishing of Adelsberg and Trolley’s influential 1999 book Running Training Like A Business, which made the case that training departments must evolve from an HR function to a business orientation, it appears that little has changed. In a 2011 update to their original research they concluded that: • Training remains tactical • “Keys” to be strategic are obvious, but the challenge is using those keys to unlock value •...
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...The pursuit of financial stability* It gives me great pleasure to address this gathering at the 7th Annual Conference on Money and Finance in the Indian economy organised by the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR). Issues related to monetary policy and financial sector continue to attract a lot of research interest all over the world and this is all the more true for emerging economies like India which are gradually integrating with the rest of the world. Accordingly, the initiatives taken by the IGIDR to hold annual conferences on the topic of Money and Finance to bring together researchers and policymakers are indeed welcome. 2. With growing financial openness, globalisation and liberalisation, financial stability issues have come to the forefront. These issues have ranged from discussions on basic issues of the definition of financial stability itself to issues of measurement, issues of choice of instruments to achieve the objective of financial stability and even issues on the degree of activism that central banks should adopt in pursuing this objective. 3. Traditionally, it has been believed that monetary stability leads to financial stability. However, as the events of the 1990s show, it need not necessarily be the case. While there are complementarities between these two objectives, especially in the long run, the same need not hold in the short-run. A stable macroeconomic environment - low and stable inflation, sustained growth and low interest...
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...Sci Eng Ethics (2011) 17:597–605 DOI 10.1007/s11948-010-9213-7 Teaching Ethics to Engineers: Ethical Decision Making Parallels the Engineering Design Process Bridget Bero • Alana Kuhlman Received: 14 January 2010 / Accepted: 18 May 2010 / Published online: 4 June 2010 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 Abstract In order to fulfill ABET requirements, Northern Arizona University’s Civil and Environmental engineering programs incorporate professional ethics in several of its engineering courses. This paper discusses an ethics module in a 3rd year engineering design course that focuses on the design process and technical writing. Engineering students early in their student careers generally possess good black/white critical thinking skills on technical issues. Engineering design is the first time students are exposed to ‘‘grey’’ or multiple possible solution technical problems. To identify and solve these problems, the engineering design process is used. Ethical problems are also ‘‘grey’’ problems and present similar challenges to students. Students need a practical tool for solving these ethical problems. The stepwise engineering design process was used as a model to demonstrate a similar process for ethical situations. The ethical decision making process of Martin and Schinzinger was adapted for parallelism to the design process and presented to students as a step-wise technique for identification of the pertinent ethical issues, relevant moral theories, possible...
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...[ WHITE PAPER ] [ PROMOTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS –THE CHANGING DYNAMICS OF MARKETING PROMOTIONS IN FMCG By: Martin Long – Head of Business Consulting IRI – UK ] EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS: Eagle House, The Ring Bracknell, RG12 1HS Telephone: +44 (0)1344 746 000 [ PROMOTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS ] “It is clear that we are not in a traditional recession but actually are seeing a global economic realignment which will redefine our national economies after this downturn.” Thom Blishock – President of Consulting & Innovation – IRI In the current adverse economic climate, which is without precedent in recent history, manufacturers and retailers are being confronted with some painful realities around the current effectiveness of their promotional activities. As a result in the severe degradation of consumer confidence, marketers, category and brand managers are finding that the type of promotions that have served them well in the past, are no longer as effective. This traditional and rigorous analysis of “past events” limits its impact in a situation which is proving unique to most modern marketers and category managers. The fundamental challenge to be faced today revolves around recognising the need to use more focused and speedy methods of analysis to support brands, as part of a holistic organizational approach, rather than purely as a function Of marketing, sales or, in the context of retail, the buying department. Marketing mix modeling, forecasting, price driver reporting and various...
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...quadrants is the ideal situation for InterClean to achieve the merger with EnviroTech. Such a solution can be found with the right implementation of the HR domain statement, nine step problem solving process, effective change management and conscientious decision making. The paper tries to identify the various issues related to the merger, challenges, opportunities, solution paths, time lines and risks associated with the implementation of solutions. The paper also provides a set of timelines and metrics for measurement of the outcomes. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification InterClean belongs to an eight billion dollar industrial cleaning and sanitation industry. As per the scenario, the principal stakeholders are trying to increase the profitability of the company through change in the business strategy and by the acquisition of a new company EnviroTech, an acquisition that is in-line with new business strategy and bound to achieve the targeted profitability of 40%.(University of Phoenix, 2008). Based on the decisions of David (President and CEO), the HR have taken immediate steps at performing skill gap analysis and identifying the best strategy for staffing the organization. This knee jerk reaction has created lot of confusion amongst the sales staff, with no direct or indirect form of communication establishing the cause-effect relationships leading to creation of an environment fostering disengagement. The opportunity however, is for formalization of the...
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