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Paying for Hospital and Physician Services Part I - Paying for Hospital Services Discuss (in about 2-3 pages) the advantage and disadvantage of the following hospital payment systems on cost containment and provider behavior: Fee-for-service Per diem The DRG-based payment system (i.e., Medicare’s Inpatient Prospective Payment System) Capitation Part II - Paying for Physician Services Using the background materials and the information you find from the literature and on the Internet, respond (in about 2-3 pages) to the following questions: Discuss the difference in Medicare payment methods for outpatient services and physician services. Discuss the difference between bundled payments and global payments. SLP Assignment Expectations Length: Write a 2- to 3-page paper, typed and double spaced, with 12 pt. Times New Roman font and 1-inch page margins. Use headers throughout the paper. This will aid you in not overlooking vital elements of the assignment and make the document easier for the reader to follow. ...
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The French and the German were a bit different when it came down to decentralized and centralized characteristics. The French on one hand had very high forms of decentralization. One said by Alexis de Tocqueville "Decentralization has, not only an administrative value, but also a civic dimension, since it increases the opportunities for citizens to take interest in public affairs; it makes them get accustomed to using freedom. And from the accumulation of these local, active, persnickety freedoms, is born the most efficient counterweight against the claims of the central government, even if it were supported by an impersonal, collective will.” This shows us how decentralization occurred in France. On the other hand Germany focused more on centralization their value of though was a bit different. About 439 districts have adapted to the centralization characteristics while there were other districts in Germany that still opposed this ideology. There is still a debate whether to adapt to centralization or decentralization even till the year 2005, so I would say that try both characterizes and see what is best for ones country. There is never a exclusively correct answer to any power or characteristics however, one must find where they fit best.
b.) Minimum wage law in Germany, France, Britain and the US were quite different. According to research I have found that in Germany construction workers, electrical workers, janitors, roofers, painters, and letter carriers were set off for minimum wage by the method of collective bargaining agreement. So basically in Germany you choose at what wage you want to work and its wage is decided for you, there is no set rule marked for what you will receive in the minimum wage criteria. On the other hand Britain, U.S. and France have a set minimum wage policy and this provides the nation with order and the workers with security, in case of economic fluctuation their pay will not be affected.
c.) Germany’s rules about co-determination are for the benefit of the working class. Unions were formed and they gave the workers a voice and the power to decide what is beneficial for the company, and thus they can cause the profit margin to either go up or down. I am quite fascinated with this policy, for one if I knew that I will have a say as well as power in a matter of escalating at my work place I would work extremely hard and make my workers and company better. This will not only make the economy stronger but also the society worth of value. The board and the work place level gave the people of Germany a podium to stand on and shine. So if one had any concerns with any matter in relations to the company they can step up and voice their opinion. All employees in a private sector firm are not covered by work counsel even though the law required it because of employee relations is standing on collective bargaining issues so there is no cue in where there should be a clause of protection. Its one s.
Student Answer and Work Form Unit 4 Ver. AStudent Name (required.docx
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MTH133
Unit 4– Individual Project – A
1. Use the graph of ( ) to match the function to its corresponding graph. In words describe the
transformation that occurs (ex: The graph of f(x) is shifted 6 units to the left).
( )
Choose from the following functions:
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
a)
Answer:
Function:
Description of transformation:
b)
Answer:
Function:
Description of transformation:
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
Name:
c)
Answer:
Function:
Description of transformation:
d)
Answer:
Function:
Description of transformation:
2. Find the domain of the function and express the answer in interval notation. Explain in words or show the
calculations.
a) ( )
Answer:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
b) ( )
Answer:
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Show Work or Explain in Words:
c) ( ) √
Answer:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
d) ( )
Answer:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
e) ( )
Answer:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
3. Find the specified asymptotes of the following functions. Recall that asymptotes are lines therefore the
answer must be given as an equation of a line.
a) Find the vertical asymptote of the function ( )
Answer:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
b) Find the horizontal asymptote of the function ( )
Answer:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
c) Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of the function ( )
Answer:
Vertical:
Horizontal:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
d) Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of the function ( )
Answer:
Vertical:
Horizontal:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
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Student 1 Random Student Mrs. Wilson Expository W.docx
Student 1
Random Student
Mrs. Wilson
Expository Writing
5 Dec. 2014
Technology and Video Games – Does The Good Outweigh The Bad?
Video Games may actually improve cognitive ability by up to 20% over non-gamers says
a recent study by The University of Southern California. Despite this evidence, Ed Bell believes,
although admitting that technology has improved some aspects of society, that we do not know
how to distinguish the good uses of technology from the bad. Ed Bell’s assertion that everything
was better back in the “good ole days” is misleading. Although technology is sometimes used
indiscriminately, as Ed Bell believes in Technology, Movement, and Sound; the benefit that
technology has had on our society, I believe, outweighs the cons – although there are cons.
Teachers in America are under constant pressure to improve test scores, and raise
achievement, yet in a society tethered to technology, they are losing the battle to keep kids
engaged. Ed Bell’s discourse about a leaf blower and noise pollution left much to be desired, yet
his appreciation of the “good ole’ days,” may be agreed upon by many teachers. Back in the
“good ole days,” teachers had fewer distractions from their instruction other than the occasional
note-passing or whispering during the lesson. In today’s society, teachers have to contend with
the constant struggle to keep kids engaged in more than the latest app or text from their friend or
parent. The problem has become almost epidemic, leading to kids learning less in addition to
impeding the progress of class. This sometimes makes it necessary to reteach what the students
fail to absorb because they had their head in their phone during the lesson. Unfortunately, this is
not the only negative effect technology has had on our society.
Student 2
Although Ed Bell’s diatribe seems to wage war on technology, it is the message of
inactivity that I think is the greater take-away from the article. For years, with the increasing
presence of modern conveniences in our daily lives, society’s activity level has steadily
decreased. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends that American
adults should get the equivalent of two and a half hours of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
each week. Children should get about an hour a day. With the popularity of games, and the
advancement of time-saving technology, there is less of this activity than there used to be – but
that is not all. With the advancement of computers and automation in the workplace, the
American employee is not working as hard either – well, not laboriously, anyway. In 1950,
thirty percent of Americans worked in high-activity occupations; by 2000, that proportion had
dropped to only twenty-two percent, according to a Harvard School of Public Health article. Ed
Bell’s article is seemingly mostly negative, but there are some positive benefits to technology as
well. .
Student Answer and Work Form Unit 3 Ver. CStudent Name ________.docx
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Introduction
In general, cloud computing is the main concern for most of the organizations around the world because it makes their information available and reachable in any where they are. Actually it is a software resource that is delivered on demand as a service. There are different storages of cloud computing such as Dropbox, SkyDrive and amazon cloud drive. Cloud computing has many advantages like saving large files, back up of stored files, file sharing and access from different devices.
The study was designed with an aim of creating a website that can help people in information technology (IT) lo learn through the website and at the same time make money for having knowledge in the areas that they are good in. With this idea in mind, we took advantage of Amazon cloud equipments such as servers, switches and other networking tools to create our own website. To design and create the pages, we used the Adobe CS5 which includes Photoshop and Dreamweaver then used the Amazon web server to upload and publish the website on the browser in order for it to be accessible to everyone on the browser. The researchers had an aim wanted to undertake this project so as to help people in IT help each other learn new things and at the same time benefit financially from passing their knowledge to other people.
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The main goal of this project is to make learning life easier and at the same time make people more helpful to the other people who need helps in IT field. Furthermore, this website will give the chance to earn money from providing lessons to people who wish to learn IT. Another goal that we focused on is when some companies have workload or need some people to do they can just submit it on our website and contact with who is able to be responsible to do it.
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Student answer A. (1) Use Mancur Olsons theory to explain the b.docx
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A. (1) Use Mancur Olson's theory to explain the behavior of Angola's government, elite, and general public with respect to the CIF and CSIH's contracts.
Angola’s government and political elite according to Mancur Olson’s theory are seen as distributional coalitions. Both parties have an incentive to partner with the CIF. China requires natural resources and the Angolan government and its elite want money. The funding is distributed amongst the group and society does not benefit at all. This behavior will continuously impede Angola’s economic growth. There is no funding for projects that create jobs to improve infrastructure. The general public suffers at the hands of this partnership. There is no trust of the government.
(2) What is stadium diplomacy? How does it fit Olson's theory?
A form of cultural diplomacy that China uses as a means to gain access to another country’s market. They are presented as gifts or constitute some sort of partnership between China and the host country. What developing country wouldn't want a newly constructed stadium? The return on a project such as this is assumes to be greater than the cost. That being to China shall we say.
B. (1) Are there parallels between China's treatment of miners in Mozambique and Zambia and Eastover Mining Company's treatment of workers in Harlan County, Kentucky? Explain.
There absolutely are parallels between China’s treatment of the Mozambique and Zambia miners and the workers in Harlan County. In both cases the workers were subjected to unsafe working conditions, unfair labor practices, and indecent wages. Fortunately, the Harlan County workers were able to strike and make a difference. In Mozambique and Zambia the state owned companies and the government swept it under the rug.
(2) Use Olson's model to explain the Chinese government's indifference to Aolong's mistreatment and near enslavement of Chinese workers in Gabon.
The main goal of the Chinese government is to increase its presence globally and strengthen its own economy. China has increased in economic strength over the past three decades. The workers that complained to the embassy regarding the treatment they received from Aolong was addressed as a nuisance. The Chinese government has a bigger incentive to turn a blind eye to the treatment of the workers. The cost of improving working conditions and overall treatment of the workers aren't seen as beneficial.
(3) Is Chinese unionism up to the task of defending Chinese workers in situations like Aolong?
It looks as those the state owned companies are protected by the government and has no incentive of changing its labor practices. Unfortunately, because of the relationship between unions and the government, the workers voice will not be heard.
(4) Why haven't Chinese unions worked to improve conditions for non-Chinese workers in places like Zambia?
Chinese unions have no incentive to improve working conditions for the non-Chinese worker. As long as the.
Student 1StudentProfessor ENG 10827 June 2014Instruments.docx
Student 1
Student
Professor
ENG 108
27 June 2014
Instruments of Fate in No Country for Old Men
In this movie, No Country for old men, there are three main characters. Anton Chigurh of a killer, Llewelyn Moss of a welder and Vietnam veteran, and Ed Tom Bell of a soon-to-retire country sheriff. Each of the three men has the fate of their lives. Especially, some instruments in this movie play very important roles to decide the fates of Chigurh and Moss. In this movie, Chigurh and Moss are the completely different characters. While Chigurh is a cold-blooded and kills many people, Moss is a typical Amarican who is a Vietnam veteran, has wife, and fearless man. The only common thing between Chigurh and Moss is that money and gun strongly affect both of their lives and fates. Both of them try to get something they want by using guns, but finally the desires leads them to deaths.
In this movie, money plays an important role as a tool for Chigurh to do coin toss. He uses this tool, or coin when he makes his actions and decisions. He often says, “Call it” to people and bets whether he kills them or not by the result of his coin tosses. For example, he says, “Call it” when he goes to a store and talks to an old man. Fortunately, the man wins and is not killed by Chigurh. This action, coin toss, shows us Chigurh’s power, which can control other people’s fates easily without any coherent reasons. We can also say that the coin toss is the way to escape the responsibility to kill people.
The last time that he says “Call it” to someone is when he meets Moss’s wife, Carla Jean. Jean finds that Chigurh is sitting down on the chair on the corner of a bedroom. Although everyone is afraid of him and said which side of the coin, Jean denies calling the coin. Instead of calling the result of coin toss; she criticizes Chigurh’s actions. She says, “The coin don't have no say. It's just you”(Coen). She argues that he chooses his decisions, not by coin, but by himself. She wants to say that a coin does not have any power to change him. In this scene, many audiences may have the questions about Chigurh. For example, “why did he start to kill people? ”, “does he have any purpose to kill people?” and so on. Thinking the reason why he is doing coin toss, we feel that Chigurh is actually lonely and normal person who want to rely on something. It seems Chigurh is not like a usual human beings because of his behavior, looking, and talking way. However, he actually very looks like a modern people, especially Americans who are isolated rather than independent. American people are becoming to do many things by themselves because of the high technologies such as the Internet, and iPhones. Nowadays, people can find any solutions by searching the information on the Internet. Moreover phones can even hear people’s voice and answer their questions. The coin is like an iPhone for Chigurh, who does not have any relationship with others and want to rely on something.
Although he decid.
Student Project There is no extension of the due date for t.docx
Student Project
There is no extension of the due date for the project. Late projects will not be accepted. A grade of zero will be given if the project is not turned in on time. Hard copy of the paper must be turned in to this instructor on or before the due date . No electronic submission
Paper Requirements
Use the DSM V to identify a coded disorder and use the symptoms of that disorder to create a client and case vignette. The client you create should meet all the criteria for the diagnosis you select. See following page
Student project paper organization and points distribution:
· 2 pts APA cover (page 1)
· 3 pts APA format entire paper (running heads and citations etc.)
· 20pts Accurately completed Multiaxial sheet (page2)
· 50 pts Create a client and present your client in a narrative using clinical language and terminology to describe symptoms of a DSM disorder. DSM V guidelines and criteria. This section must be at least 4 pages long and no longer than 5 pages (pages 3, 4, 5, 6) you will be penalized 5 points for each ½ page short of the 4 page narrative.
Make this person real…
· What do you observe when you meet and speak with this client
· What does this client say and how do they say it
· Describe symptoms of your client that represent indicators for an Axis I diagnosis
· Include medical issues. You must include at least one medical from Axis III
· Describe background and environmental contributors to the diagnosis at least three Axis IV factors Also provide demographics, age, race, sex etc…
· Discussion of the GAF explains criteria as it relates to your client (a paragraph 5pts.)
· You must give your client at least one assessment/ inventory/test relevant to confirming your diagnosis (depression inventory, substance abuse, OCD, bipolar or anxiety inventory etc...)
· Discuss and explain the results of the inventory ( a paragraph 5pts)
· Justify your diagnosis using DSM V criteria, terms and rule outs.( a paragraph 5pts)
· Use information secured from your two peer reviewed journal articles on the subject of the diagnosis to support your diagnosis,(a paragraph for each article 10pts)
· 10pts APA Resource/ reference page (page 7or 8) you must use and document the following:
· DSM V
· You must use, document and cite in text, at least two peer review journal articles on the topic of your diagnosis.
· The articles appear in reputable psychological research journals.
· Articles must have a publication date of 2001 to present.
· Document where you secured your assessment
· 10pts Appendix Place a copy of the inventory/assessment you used with your client in the appendix
Multiaxial Assessment
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Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention
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___________ ___________________________________________
AXIS II: Personality Disorders Mental Re.
Studding abroad has become a major priority to for the higher educ.docx
Studding abroad has become a major priority to for the higher education sectors of many counties. Because studying abroad will make students advance in many aspects of their life. Studying abroad will help students to will help students become better in their life in many aspects it will cater their academic , personal, cultural and carrier growth. Education is the most important thing in life. Without education it is impossible to accomplish anything in life. Students who get a chance to study abroad should not miss this opportunity because it is once in a lifetime opportunity due to the benefits it has.
One primary incentive of studying abroad is better education. Studying abroad ensures better educational opportunities’ compared to my home country due to a wider selection of study options to choose from. This will enable students to better specialize in their carrier that they chose. International education is also better because in many Asian countries the teaching method is more focused on theoretical knowledge more than practical. The result of this teaching style will make students gain a vast amount of information will no clue on how to use or apply them correctly. On the other hand the education system in west countries such as the united states will focus on both gaining knowledge and making sure that a student knows how to apply them correctly, so international education is better because it will make students gain a balance education between gaining a lot of knowledge and on how to apply them correctly, this will result in a balance and better rounded education.
Apart from getting better education studding abroad will help make students more independent and will make them get out from their comfort zone and face life. It will also make students to face various situations and crisez that they have to resolve with the help of the parents. And students will have to manage their on money and manage their own life which will help make students more mature. For example when I was back home at Kuwait everything was managed by my parents, such as paying bills, buying grocery. And other life aspects were also done by other people, such as cleaning the house, doing the dishes and cleaning my clothers. All those things I have never done befor in my life because we have house mades which help to do the chores. But when I came to the United states by self and I have never traved befor. I came to a foreign country when I was 18 years old and never had any responsablity to do back in Kuwait. But when I first landed I knew that I was by self and I had to take care of my own self; I searched to apartments and rented one within a weak or two from arriving, I stated to pay my own bills for water, electricity and many other responsibilities that I had to take care of. I have learned in one month to manage my life and became mature and I am grateful for this.
Other great aspect of studying abroad is that it will provide a great chance for cultural .
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The French and the German were a bit different when it came down to decentralized and centralized characteristics. The French on one hand had very high forms of decentralization. One said by Alexis de Tocqueville "Decentralization has, not only an administrative value, but also a civic dimension, since it increases the opportunities for citizens to take interest in public affairs; it makes them get accustomed to using freedom. And from the accumulation of these local, active, persnickety freedoms, is born the most efficient counterweight against the claims of the central government, even if it were supported by an impersonal, collective will.” This shows us how decentralization occurred in France. On the other hand Germany focused more on centralization their value of though was a bit different. About 439 districts have adapted to the centralization characteristics while there were other districts in Germany that still opposed this ideology. There is still a debate whether to adapt to centralization or decentralization even till the year 2005, so I would say that try both characterizes and see what is best for ones country. There is never a exclusively correct answer to any power or characteristics however, one must find where they fit best.
b.) Minimum wage law in Germany, France, Britain and the US were quite different. According to research I have found that in Germany construction workers, electrical workers, janitors, roofers, painters, and letter carriers were set off for minimum wage by the method of collective bargaining agreement. So basically in Germany you choose at what wage you want to work and its wage is decided for you, there is no set rule marked for what you will receive in the minimum wage criteria. On the other hand Britain, U.S. and France have a set minimum wage policy and this provides the nation with order and the workers with security, in case of economic fluctuation their pay will not be affected.
c.) Germany’s rules about co-determination are for the benefit of the working class. Unions were formed and they gave the workers a voice and the power to decide what is beneficial for the company, and thus they can cause the profit margin to either go up or down. I am quite fascinated with this policy, for one if I knew that I will have a say as well as power in a matter of escalating at my work place I would work extremely hard and make my workers and company better. This will not only make the economy stronger but also the society worth of value. The board and the work place level gave the people of Germany a podium to stand on and shine. So if one had any concerns with any matter in relations to the company they can step up and voice their opinion. All employees in a private sector firm are not covered by work counsel even though the law required it because of employee relations is standing on collective bargaining issues so there is no cue in where there should be a clause of protection. Its one s.
Student Answer and Work Form Unit 4 Ver. AStudent Name (required.docx
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MTH133
Unit 4– Individual Project – A
1. Use the graph of ( ) to match the function to its corresponding graph. In words describe the
transformation that occurs (ex: The graph of f(x) is shifted 6 units to the left).
( )
Choose from the following functions:
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
a)
Answer:
Function:
Description of transformation:
b)
Answer:
Function:
Description of transformation:
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
Name:
c)
Answer:
Function:
Description of transformation:
d)
Answer:
Function:
Description of transformation:
2. Find the domain of the function and express the answer in interval notation. Explain in words or show the
calculations.
a) ( )
Answer:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
b) ( )
Answer:
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Show Work or Explain in Words:
c) ( ) √
Answer:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
d) ( )
Answer:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
e) ( )
Answer:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
3. Find the specified asymptotes of the following functions. Recall that asymptotes are lines therefore the
answer must be given as an equation of a line.
a) Find the vertical asymptote of the function ( )
Answer:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
b) Find the horizontal asymptote of the function ( )
Answer:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
c) Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of the function ( )
Answer:
Vertical:
Horizontal:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
d) Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of the function ( )
Answer:
Vertical:
Horizontal:
Show Work or Explain in Words:
.
Student 1 Random Student Mrs. Wilson Expository W.docx
Student 1
Random Student
Mrs. Wilson
Expository Writing
5 Dec. 2014
Technology and Video Games – Does The Good Outweigh The Bad?
Video Games may actually improve cognitive ability by up to 20% over non-gamers says
a recent study by The University of Southern California. Despite this evidence, Ed Bell believes,
although admitting that technology has improved some aspects of society, that we do not know
how to distinguish the good uses of technology from the bad. Ed Bell’s assertion that everything
was better back in the “good ole days” is misleading. Although technology is sometimes used
indiscriminately, as Ed Bell believes in Technology, Movement, and Sound; the benefit that
technology has had on our society, I believe, outweighs the cons – although there are cons.
Teachers in America are under constant pressure to improve test scores, and raise
achievement, yet in a society tethered to technology, they are losing the battle to keep kids
engaged. Ed Bell’s discourse about a leaf blower and noise pollution left much to be desired, yet
his appreciation of the “good ole’ days,” may be agreed upon by many teachers. Back in the
“good ole days,” teachers had fewer distractions from their instruction other than the occasional
note-passing or whispering during the lesson. In today’s society, teachers have to contend with
the constant struggle to keep kids engaged in more than the latest app or text from their friend or
parent. The problem has become almost epidemic, leading to kids learning less in addition to
impeding the progress of class. This sometimes makes it necessary to reteach what the students
fail to absorb because they had their head in their phone during the lesson. Unfortunately, this is
not the only negative effect technology has had on our society.
Student 2
Although Ed Bell’s diatribe seems to wage war on technology, it is the message of
inactivity that I think is the greater take-away from the article. For years, with the increasing
presence of modern conveniences in our daily lives, society’s activity level has steadily
decreased. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends that American
adults should get the equivalent of two and a half hours of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
each week. Children should get about an hour a day. With the popularity of games, and the
advancement of time-saving technology, there is less of this activity than there used to be – but
that is not all. With the advancement of computers and automation in the workplace, the
American employee is not working as hard either – well, not laboriously, anyway. In 1950,
thirty percent of Americans worked in high-activity occupations; by 2000, that proportion had
dropped to only twenty-two percent, according to a Harvard School of Public Health article. Ed
Bell’s article is seemingly mostly negative, but there are some positive benefits to technology as
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· How have other people addressed similar projects?
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Introduction
In general, cloud computing is the main concern for most of the organizations around the world because it makes their information available and reachable in any where they are. Actually it is a software resource that is delivered on demand as a service. There are different storages of cloud computing such as Dropbox, SkyDrive and amazon cloud drive. Cloud computing has many advantages like saving large files, back up of stored files, file sharing and access from different devices.
The study was designed with an aim of creating a website that can help people in information technology (IT) lo learn through the website and at the same time make money for having knowledge in the areas that they are good in. With this idea in mind, we took advantage of Amazon cloud equipments such as servers, switches and other networking tools to create our own website. To design and create the pages, we used the Adobe CS5 which includes Photoshop and Dreamweaver then used the Amazon web server to upload and publish the website on the browser in order for it to be accessible to everyone on the browser. The researchers had an aim wanted to undertake this project so as to help people in IT help each other learn new things and at the same time benefit financially from passing their knowledge to other people.
Goals
The main goal of this project is to make learning life easier and at the same time make people more helpful to the other people who need helps in IT field. Furthermore, this website will give the chance to earn money from providing lessons to people who wish to learn IT. Another goal that we focused on is when some companies have workload or need some people to do they can just submit it on our website and contact with who is able to be responsible to do it.
Why did we choose this project?
We choose this project to be done in this course to implement .
Student answer A. (1) Use Mancur Olsons theory to explain the b.docx
Student answer
A. (1) Use Mancur Olson's theory to explain the behavior of Angola's government, elite, and general public with respect to the CIF and CSIH's contracts.
Angola’s government and political elite according to Mancur Olson’s theory are seen as distributional coalitions. Both parties have an incentive to partner with the CIF. China requires natural resources and the Angolan government and its elite want money. The funding is distributed amongst the group and society does not benefit at all. This behavior will continuously impede Angola’s economic growth. There is no funding for projects that create jobs to improve infrastructure. The general public suffers at the hands of this partnership. There is no trust of the government.
(2) What is stadium diplomacy? How does it fit Olson's theory?
A form of cultural diplomacy that China uses as a means to gain access to another country’s market. They are presented as gifts or constitute some sort of partnership between China and the host country. What developing country wouldn't want a newly constructed stadium? The return on a project such as this is assumes to be greater than the cost. That being to China shall we say.
B. (1) Are there parallels between China's treatment of miners in Mozambique and Zambia and Eastover Mining Company's treatment of workers in Harlan County, Kentucky? Explain.
There absolutely are parallels between China’s treatment of the Mozambique and Zambia miners and the workers in Harlan County. In both cases the workers were subjected to unsafe working conditions, unfair labor practices, and indecent wages. Fortunately, the Harlan County workers were able to strike and make a difference. In Mozambique and Zambia the state owned companies and the government swept it under the rug.
(2) Use Olson's model to explain the Chinese government's indifference to Aolong's mistreatment and near enslavement of Chinese workers in Gabon.
The main goal of the Chinese government is to increase its presence globally and strengthen its own economy. China has increased in economic strength over the past three decades. The workers that complained to the embassy regarding the treatment they received from Aolong was addressed as a nuisance. The Chinese government has a bigger incentive to turn a blind eye to the treatment of the workers. The cost of improving working conditions and overall treatment of the workers aren't seen as beneficial.
(3) Is Chinese unionism up to the task of defending Chinese workers in situations like Aolong?
It looks as those the state owned companies are protected by the government and has no incentive of changing its labor practices. Unfortunately, because of the relationship between unions and the government, the workers voice will not be heard.
(4) Why haven't Chinese unions worked to improve conditions for non-Chinese workers in places like Zambia?
Chinese unions have no incentive to improve working conditions for the non-Chinese worker. As long as the.
Student 1StudentProfessor ENG 10827 June 2014Instruments.docx
Student 1
Student
Professor
ENG 108
27 June 2014
Instruments of Fate in No Country for Old Men
In this movie, No Country for old men, there are three main characters. Anton Chigurh of a killer, Llewelyn Moss of a welder and Vietnam veteran, and Ed Tom Bell of a soon-to-retire country sheriff. Each of the three men has the fate of their lives. Especially, some instruments in this movie play very important roles to decide the fates of Chigurh and Moss. In this movie, Chigurh and Moss are the completely different characters. While Chigurh is a cold-blooded and kills many people, Moss is a typical Amarican who is a Vietnam veteran, has wife, and fearless man. The only common thing between Chigurh and Moss is that money and gun strongly affect both of their lives and fates. Both of them try to get something they want by using guns, but finally the desires leads them to deaths.
In this movie, money plays an important role as a tool for Chigurh to do coin toss. He uses this tool, or coin when he makes his actions and decisions. He often says, “Call it” to people and bets whether he kills them or not by the result of his coin tosses. For example, he says, “Call it” when he goes to a store and talks to an old man. Fortunately, the man wins and is not killed by Chigurh. This action, coin toss, shows us Chigurh’s power, which can control other people’s fates easily without any coherent reasons. We can also say that the coin toss is the way to escape the responsibility to kill people.
The last time that he says “Call it” to someone is when he meets Moss’s wife, Carla Jean. Jean finds that Chigurh is sitting down on the chair on the corner of a bedroom. Although everyone is afraid of him and said which side of the coin, Jean denies calling the coin. Instead of calling the result of coin toss; she criticizes Chigurh’s actions. She says, “The coin don't have no say. It's just you”(Coen). She argues that he chooses his decisions, not by coin, but by himself. She wants to say that a coin does not have any power to change him. In this scene, many audiences may have the questions about Chigurh. For example, “why did he start to kill people? ”, “does he have any purpose to kill people?” and so on. Thinking the reason why he is doing coin toss, we feel that Chigurh is actually lonely and normal person who want to rely on something. It seems Chigurh is not like a usual human beings because of his behavior, looking, and talking way. However, he actually very looks like a modern people, especially Americans who are isolated rather than independent. American people are becoming to do many things by themselves because of the high technologies such as the Internet, and iPhones. Nowadays, people can find any solutions by searching the information on the Internet. Moreover phones can even hear people’s voice and answer their questions. The coin is like an iPhone for Chigurh, who does not have any relationship with others and want to rely on something.
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Student Project
There is no extension of the due date for the project. Late projects will not be accepted. A grade of zero will be given if the project is not turned in on time. Hard copy of the paper must be turned in to this instructor on or before the due date . No electronic submission
Paper Requirements
Use the DSM V to identify a coded disorder and use the symptoms of that disorder to create a client and case vignette. The client you create should meet all the criteria for the diagnosis you select. See following page
Student project paper organization and points distribution:
· 2 pts APA cover (page 1)
· 3 pts APA format entire paper (running heads and citations etc.)
· 20pts Accurately completed Multiaxial sheet (page2)
· 50 pts Create a client and present your client in a narrative using clinical language and terminology to describe symptoms of a DSM disorder. DSM V guidelines and criteria. This section must be at least 4 pages long and no longer than 5 pages (pages 3, 4, 5, 6) you will be penalized 5 points for each ½ page short of the 4 page narrative.
Make this person real…
· What do you observe when you meet and speak with this client
· What does this client say and how do they say it
· Describe symptoms of your client that represent indicators for an Axis I diagnosis
· Include medical issues. You must include at least one medical from Axis III
· Describe background and environmental contributors to the diagnosis at least three Axis IV factors Also provide demographics, age, race, sex etc…
· Discussion of the GAF explains criteria as it relates to your client (a paragraph 5pts.)
· You must give your client at least one assessment/ inventory/test relevant to confirming your diagnosis (depression inventory, substance abuse, OCD, bipolar or anxiety inventory etc...)
· Discuss and explain the results of the inventory ( a paragraph 5pts)
· Justify your diagnosis using DSM V criteria, terms and rule outs.( a paragraph 5pts)
· Use information secured from your two peer reviewed journal articles on the subject of the diagnosis to support your diagnosis,(a paragraph for each article 10pts)
· 10pts APA Resource/ reference page (page 7or 8) you must use and document the following:
· DSM V
· You must use, document and cite in text, at least two peer review journal articles on the topic of your diagnosis.
· The articles appear in reputable psychological research journals.
· Articles must have a publication date of 2001 to present.
· Document where you secured your assessment
· 10pts Appendix Place a copy of the inventory/assessment you used with your client in the appendix
Multiaxial Assessment
Multiaxial Evaluation Report Form
AXIS I: Clinical Disorders
Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention
Diagnostic code DSM-IV name
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AXIS II: Personality Disorders Mental Re.
Studding abroad has become a major priority to for the higher educ.docx
Studding abroad has become a major priority to for the higher education sectors of many counties. Because studying abroad will make students advance in many aspects of their life. Studying abroad will help students to will help students become better in their life in many aspects it will cater their academic , personal, cultural and carrier growth. Education is the most important thing in life. Without education it is impossible to accomplish anything in life. Students who get a chance to study abroad should not miss this opportunity because it is once in a lifetime opportunity due to the benefits it has.
One primary incentive of studying abroad is better education. Studying abroad ensures better educational opportunities’ compared to my home country due to a wider selection of study options to choose from. This will enable students to better specialize in their carrier that they chose. International education is also better because in many Asian countries the teaching method is more focused on theoretical knowledge more than practical. The result of this teaching style will make students gain a vast amount of information will no clue on how to use or apply them correctly. On the other hand the education system in west countries such as the united states will focus on both gaining knowledge and making sure that a student knows how to apply them correctly, so international education is better because it will make students gain a balance education between gaining a lot of knowledge and on how to apply them correctly, this will result in a balance and better rounded education.
Apart from getting better education studding abroad will help make students more independent and will make them get out from their comfort zone and face life. It will also make students to face various situations and crisez that they have to resolve with the help of the parents. And students will have to manage their on money and manage their own life which will help make students more mature. For example when I was back home at Kuwait everything was managed by my parents, such as paying bills, buying grocery. And other life aspects were also done by other people, such as cleaning the house, doing the dishes and cleaning my clothers. All those things I have never done befor in my life because we have house mades which help to do the chores. But when I came to the United states by self and I have never traved befor. I came to a foreign country when I was 18 years old and never had any responsablity to do back in Kuwait. But when I first landed I knew that I was by self and I had to take care of my own self; I searched to apartments and rented one within a weak or two from arriving, I stated to pay my own bills for water, electricity and many other responsibilities that I had to take care of. I have learned in one month to manage my life and became mature and I am grateful for this.
Other great aspect of studying abroad is that it will provide a great chance for cultural .
Student 1Student ENG 11008 March 2015The King of Equalit.docx
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ENG 1100
8 March 2015
The King of Equality Comment by Katie: Thoughtful title!
On August 28, 1936 Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the best known speeches in American history. When people commemorate the “I Have a Dream” speech, as it has come to be identified, they recall King’s powerful message about civil rights and the true meaning of freedom in America. In the famous “I Have a Dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr. uses a number of rhetorical devices in order to match his word choice to the strength of his message. Numerous examples of allusion, parallelism, and anaphora are used as tactics to amplify the intensity of his message. Comment by Katie: Great thesis—it makes a clear claim and provides a forecast of your paper’s outline.
King begins his speech with a reference to the Gettysburg address, “Five score years ago…” (King par. 2).The opening allusion is exceptionally moving given that King spoke in front of the Lincoln Memorial. King uses examples of allusions, or references to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. Allusions can be direct or indirect, and are often used to broaden the reader’s understanding. The Gettysburg Address is not the only historical piece referenced in King’s speech; the Declaration of Independence is also referenced in paragraph four of the “I Have a Dream” speech. The speech reads, “This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the ‘unalienable Rights’ of ‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness’" (King par. 4). Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the Declaration of Independence in order to get his supporters to recognize the equal rights that they deserve as Americans. In order to provide an honorable basis, King uses numerous biblical allusions. Two examples of biblical allusions used in the speech include Psalms 30:5 and Jeremiah 2:13. King cries ‘It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.” (King par. 2) referring to Psalms 30:5, “For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning” (Dlugan, Andrew). Martin Luther King Jr. is expressing that the struggle for the black community was long and hard but the freedom they will receive will last a lifetime. Jeremiah 2:13 was also a biblical verse King evokes in his speech proclaiming, “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred,” (King par. 8) referring to Jeremiah 2:13, “For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and dug out cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that can hold no water” (Dlugan, Andrew). King is using this biblical verse to explain to his people that they must fight peacefully, without violence and hatred, and if they do they will be rewarded for their peaceful behavior. Comment by Katie: It may be a good .
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Thesis: British politics were changed in such a fashion because the changes caused something.
If these changes had not occurred, it is possible that x could have happened!
Before the 19th century Reform Acts, British politics possessed a conservative, statesmanlike,
and stable character. The Reform Acts introduced modern republicanism without significant
disruption because the working class British that became incorporated respected British
hierarchical society and the parliamentary system. Furthermore, many of the substantial social
changes from the 19th-20th centuries occurred because of substantial economic changes, not
political reform. If the franchise had not been enlarged to eventually encompass the working
class, it is quite possible that radical political movements, such as the Charterists, would have
gained a political hold.!!
Bagehot and Government!
Bagehot writes from within the period studied!
Bagehot takes an aristocratic view of government!
Ruling takes education, experience, and sobriety--this is what he calls “statesmanship”!
Statesmanship!
The job of the political elites is to provide sober judgment on issues!
His condemnation of American politics largely rests on the inability of the Americans to reach
sober conclusions on politically necessary issues!
Because the President and Congress are in constant competition, there can be no
statesmanship (37)!
The introduction of the working class endangers this statesmanship!
Bagehot writes, “I am exceedingly afraid of the ignorant multitude of the new constituencies.” (p.
17)!
The introduction of the working class would require specific actions on the parts of the
statesmen, and provide a real danger!
However, while Bagehot is anxious about reform, he does not dismiss it out of hand -- it is a
challenge but could provide reasonable results of the Parliament is followed!
Was he right or wrong? Were his concerns justified?!
Bagehot’s concerns are legitimate. The course of other countries’ attempts to reform would
demonstrate that. However, organized, radical labor movements did not form in Britain!
1832 Reform Act!
On its face, the 1832 Reform Act was substantial!
It brought 10-pound householders into the vote!
Functionally, this extended the franchise!
In practice, Bagehot, argues, it was not so extreme!
In the first place, constitutional changes take time to be discovered, as generational changes
matter (7)!
Most of the pre-1832 elites, such as Lord Pemberton, remained in power until the mid-1860s (7)!
Secondly, England is a “deferential society,” argues Bagehot.!
The newly-incorporated members did not participate directly in politics -- they remained
shopkeepers (8)!
“If a hundred small shopkeepers had by miracle been added to any of the ‘32 Parliaments, they
would have felt outcasts there.” (8)!
Parliament remained the space of the elite!
The newly-incorporated did not vote to push their personal interest in politics at the national
level!
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Student #1
I have chosen to write about the history of data analysis for the Los Angeles Police Department. While I currently reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado and work as a deputy sheriff in Denver, Colorado I grew up in the greater Los Angeles area and I know that they should have a large amount of data to draw from.
Currently the Los Angeles Police Department uses COMPSTAT to compile their data. They have a unit, known as the COMPSTAT unit, whose sole job is to compile crime statistics and analyze the data (Los Angeles Police Department, 2016) COMPSTAT is short for computer statistics. COMPSTAT was developed by Police Commissioner William Bratton in 1994 for use by the New York Police Department. According to the University of Maryland by the year 2000 over a third of police agencies with over 100 officers were utilizing some sort of COMPSTAT like program (University of Maryland, 2015). In 2002 William Bratton became the Chief of Police for the Los Angeles Police Department and brought with him the concept of COMPSTAT. During the first six years of his tenure Los Angeles saw a steady decrease in the cities crime rates thanks largely in part to COMPSTAT policing.
Mean, mode and median play a large part in analyzing criminal data. The mean is the average number. An example of this for crime data analysis would be in neighborhood C there was 14 robberies committed on Monday between 1 and 3 AM, 17 robberies on Tuesday at the same time period and 9 on Wednesday during the same time period. The mean would be 13.3 robberies per night for those 3 nights. Knowing this is high for the city the data could be used to justify extra police presence in Neighborhood C. An example of the mode would be if in the same neighborhood in the same week there were 17 robberies on both Friday and Saturday, 12 on Thursday and 11 on Sunday. The mode would be 17 and it would also be a reason to add extra police presence in the neighborhood until a significant decrease was seen in the amount of robberies taking place. Finally we come to the median. This is simply line the numbers up for the week and take the number that falls in the middle. In the case of the robberies occurring in neighborhood C the number would be 14. All of this data can be combined to show watch commanders and captain’s areas where they should be focusing their officer’s time. If there is a neighborhood that has seen only one or two robberies during the week, it is definitely not in as much need of a heavy police presence as Neighborhood C is.
Student #2
Beginning in the mid-1990’s, police in New York began to run statistical analysis of the city’s crime reports, arrests and other police activity known as COMPSTAT. Law enforcement agencies since this analysis began, has implemented their own data-driven approaches to tracking and adapting to crime trends. The LAPD is both heavily armed and thoroughly computerized. The Real-Time Analysis and Critical Response Division is its central processor..
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Student answer
(a) In US business unionism focuses on benefits to existing members, (opposed to other countries like Britain) employers’ organizations are not prominent at any level, however, employer’ organizations that seek to maintain unions away from employees have been prominent.
(b) Diversity creates a wider range of variation employment practices, (to mention one factor) but Britain lacks such factor, in addition, the government does not support employment regulation as it happens in US. (i) New modernized methods of union organizing have been implemented such as intensive direct communication with prospective members through young well-educated organizers. (ii) In the US diversity has been a strong factor leading to wider employment arrangements.
(c) (i) (i) according to Olson the likelihood of cross-national cooperation confronts different barriers such as, divergent interests, national differences in language, culture, law and union structure. However the potential exists.
Student answer
US employers are amongst the most anti union employers in the world because unions tend to hurt productivity and reduce profit margin.
Business Unionism uses the principle that unions should operate like a business. It has been attractive to the US employees because business union jobs pay better wages than non-union equivalents. It is operated by employers and employees, therefore the interest of all parties is advocated.
To expand union membership, the US confederation, the AFL-CIO tried to modernise and broaden issues that attract union members such as child care and equal pay. They have also used young well-educated organisers and involve extensive direct communication with prospective members and links to community groups such as churches.
The union density plummeted in the US because of the split of the major unions forming a coalition called the CTW - change to win coalition. In the UK the fall was due to state labour policies, management resistance and workplace practices, changing composition employment and the labour force and issues internal to unionism.
Non union personnel practices have developed the furthest in the US.
Cross-national cooperation is possible through trade and treaty agreements. The major difference between liberal and coordinated is the ability to obtain capital without having to plead with a bank. The liberal has the access to capital via public markets such as stocks and bonds while this is not so with the coordinated.
Olson will say that cross-national cooperation will break barriers and economic incentives such as increased trade will be gained.
Student answer
(a) The U.S. operates on "Employment at will" where employers do not have to provide just cause for dismissal, reasonable notice or severance pay on dismissal of an employee. The U.S. business unionism, focuses narrowly on providing benefits to existing members.
(b) The AFL-CIO tried to modernize and broaden issues that attract union members, (.
Structured Query Language for Data Management 2 Sructu.docx
Structured Query Language for Data Management 2
Sructured Query Language for Data Management 6
Table of Contents
Phase 1- Database Design and DDL 3
Business Rules & Entity Tables 3
Entity Tables: 4
SQL CODE: 4
Screenshots: 8
Phase 2 – Security and DML 13
Task 1 14
Task 2 15
Task 3 16
Task 4 17
Task 5 18
Phase 3 - DML (Select) and Procedures 19
Task 1 19
Task 2 20
Task 3 21
Task 4 22
Task 5 23
Phase 4 – Architecture, Indexes 27
Step 1: CREATE TABLE [Degrees] 27
Step 2: Re-create ‘Classes’ TABLE to add ‘DegreeID’ column and INSERT 6 classes 29
Step 3: ALTER TABLE [Students] 31
Step 5: DML script to INSERT INTO the ‘Students’ table ‘DegreeID’ data 33
Step 6: Display ERD 36
Phase 5 – Views, Transactions, Testing and Performance 37
References 38
Phase 1- Database Design and DDL
My team was recently contracted to design and develop a database for CTU that will store personal and confidential university data. This database is expected to provide the back-end architecture for a front-end web application with an intuitive User/Interface (U/I) to be used by the university HR department. We’ve decided to use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 given the nature of data to be stored because it will be more secure, and it also provides a suite of server maintenance tools to be left behind with the IT Department once the database and web application have been tested and accepted by university stakeholders.
During our preliminary meetings, CTU’s requirements were defined and adequately scoped to begin creation of the database. The following sections contain the business rules and entity tables developed during the preliminary meetings, as well as copies of all the SQL code used to build the database and create the Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD). Business Rules & Entity Tables
Business Rules:
· A student has a name, a birth date, and gender.
· You must track the date the student started at the university and his or her current GPA, as well as be able to inactivate him or her without deleting information.
· For advising purposes, store the student's background/bio information. This is like a little story.
· An advisor has a name and an e-mail address.
· Students are assigned to one advisor, but one advisor may service multiple students.
· A class has a class code, name, and description.
· You need to indicate the specific classes a student is taking/has taken at the university. Track the date the student started a specific class and the grade earned in that class.
· Each class that a student takes has 4 assignments. Each assignment is worth 100 points.Entity Tables:
SQL CODE:
Create Database:
CREATE DATABASE [Cameron_CTU]
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LOG ON
( NAME = N'Cameron_CTU_log', FILENAME = N'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SCAMERON_CTU\MSSQL\DATA\Cameron_CTU_.
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National Social Work Council, the Community
Chests and Councils of America, and a wide range
of professional associations; the nearly 3O0o/o
increase in the number of schools of social work
between World War I and the Great Depression;
the growth of professional journals; and the use
of the medical model and corporate.
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STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN PUBLIC INTEREST OF
TRANSPARENCY OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVACY
OF PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION AND SECURITY
INFORMATION: AN EXAMINATION OF TRIBUNE-REVIEW
PUBLISHING CO. V BODACK
I. INTRODUCTION
Pennsyivanians generally want the government to work
properly and to be free from corruption. They also generally want
to know how tax dollars are spent and how efficiently the
government works. The Right-to-Know Law provides access to
state government public records to any individual or entity that
properly requests them. ' The purpose of this law is to give a level
of transparency to the inner workings of the state government.^
However, this right to access public records could lead to the
inadvertent disclosure of important personal identification and
security information of innocent, private citizens.
Under the Right-to-Know Act, the state court system took
responsibility for determining not only what fits into the definition
of a "public record," but also whether the public interest in the
information outweighs the possible " 'impairment of a person's
reputation or personal security' " by the disclosure of that
information.^ Because, historically, Pennsylvania courts have
broadly interpreted the public record definition, individuals are at a
' Right-to-Know Law, 65 PA. STAT. ANN. §§ 67.101- .1102 (West Supp.
2009). The Right-to-Know Law completely overhauled public records access in
Pennsylvania, effective January 1, 2009. Id. §67.101. However, this act only
applies to requests for public records after December 31, 2008. Id. § 67.3101. So
any case pending with a request for information prior to December 31, 2008,
should be decided under the former Right-to-Know Act. The implications of the
revised Right-to-Know Law are discussed in the evaluation section. See infra pt.
IV.
' Pa. State Univ. v. State Employees' Ret. Bd. {Penn State), 935 A.2d 530,
533 (Pa. 2007) (citing Sapp Roofmg Co. v. Sheet Metal Workers' Int'l Ass'n,
Local Union No. 12, 713 A.2d 627, 629 (Pa. 1998)).
^ Id. at 538 (quoting § 66.1(2), repealed by Right-to-Know Law, 65 PA.
STAT. ANN. §67.102 (West Supp. 2009)) (citing Goppelt v. City of Phila.
Revenue Dep't, 841 A.2d 599, 603-04 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1998)).
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greater risk of having personal identification and security
information released to the public; and therefore, the courts have
been forced to carefully balance the competing interests of the
public and of the private individual.'*
This survey will examine how Pennsylvania courts have
attempted to achieve a balance between the public's interest in the
transparency of government and the private individual's interest in
the confidentiality of personal identification and security
information. Part II examines the case law prior to Tribune-Review
Publishing Co. v. Bodaclê as well as the development of the
exception to the required disclosure of information in public
records. Part III discusses Tribune-Review Publish.
Strengths Insight and Action-Planning GuideSURVEY COMPLETION.docx
Strengths Insight and Action-Planning Guide
SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 10-31-2012
Talal alshammary
Your Top 5 Themes
Deliberative
Context
Woo
Positivity
Relator
What's in This Guide?
Section I: Awareness
A brief Shared Theme Description for each of your top five themes
Your Personalized Strengths Insights, which describe what makes you stand out from others
with the same theme in their top five
Questions for you to answer to increase your awareness of your talents
Section II: Application
10 Ideas for Action for each of your top five themes
Questions for you to answer to help you apply your talents
Section III: Achievement
Examples of what each of your top five themes "sounds like" -- real quotes from people who
also have the theme in their top five
Steps for you to take to help you leverage your talents for achievement
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Section I: Awareness
Deliberative
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Deliberative theme are best described by the serious care
they take in making decisions or choices. They anticipate the obstacles.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
Instinctively, you are considered a businesslike individual by most of your teammates. Why? You
probably avoid activities in the workplace or classroom that make you appear foolish. It’s very likely
that you are likely to be the team member who is known for weighing the pros and cons rather than
rushing recklessly to conclusions. You seldom make impulsive or rash decisions. By nature, you
embody the proverb “Still waters run deep.” Quiet by nature, you give deep thought to many matters.
Often you appear earnest and dignified to others. People benefit from your clear-sightedness as well
as your sympathetic understanding and insights. Because of your strengths, you are somewhat
private about your personal life — that is, your past, your present activities, or your future plans. You
tend to be selective about what you tell and to whom you tell it. Driven by your talents, you often are
described as a no-nonsense person. You are determined to examine the smallest details of
processes, problems, regulations, plans, and contracts. Breaking these into their basic parts helps
you better understand them. You are easily annoyed by individuals who fail to give you enough time
to methodically investigate, study, or think through things.
Questions
1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to
you?
2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?
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Context
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Context theme enjoy thinking about the past. They
understand the present by researching its history.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes y.
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Your Top 5 Themes
Responsibility Relator Competition Analytical Futuristic
What's in This Guide?
Section I: Awareness
A brief Shared Theme Description for each of your top five themes
Your Personalized Strengths Insights, which describe what makes you stand out from others with the same theme in their top five
Questions for you to answer to increase your awareness of your talents
Section II: Application
10 Ideas for Action for each of your top five themes Questions for you to answer to help you apply your talents
Section III: Achievement
Examples of what each of your top five themes "sounds like" -- real quotes from people who also have the theme in their top five
Steps for you to take to help you leverage your talents for achievement
Section I: Awareness
Responsibility
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
By nature, you prefer to work with teammates who share your concern about doing everything correctly and ethically. It’s very likely that you bring an exceptionally mature perspective to your team. Most people regard you as the dependable and reliable one. Because of your strengths, you sometimes open yourself to diverse types of people. You ordinarily welcome individuals who otherwise would feel out of place or ignored. Instinctively, you may reject the idea that telling a falsehood about something unimportant is acceptable. Perhaps you refuse to make an innocent social excuse to protect someone’s feelings. Driven by your talents, you experience pangs of remorse when you realize you failed to do something you promised to do. You feel awful when you do not do something correctly. You probably regret having compromised your basic values about right and wrong.
Questions
As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to you?
Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?
Relator
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
Because of your strengths, you have the ability to instruct, train, or offer suggestions to people who look to you for assistance. It’s very likely that you probably are quite willing to welcome all kinds of individuals regardless of their appearance, education, social class, native language, religious preference, or political persuasion. This explains why your circle of friends or acquaintances is so diverse and interesting. Your openness might encourage people to seek your c.
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Issue: Given the success of being one of the world’s largest global payments technology companies, MasterCard has an opportunity to enter into the country of North Korea to expand its technology basis and help build the North Korean economy.
Recommendation: MasterCard should research and investigate the costs and benefits of expanding itself into North Korea.
Justification: In its current state, MasterCard is the second largest global payments technology organization and could use this strength to enter into North Korea to help build their economy not only by introducing its products and services into the country, but to help a weak economy become stronger with the proper use of a global payment technology.
Issue: Attempting to expand into other third world countries increases the security threat. The security at MasterCard needs an update to prevent their customers from becoming targets of credit card breaches and fraud.
Recommendation: MasterCard should design a new digital debit/credit card that uses a thumbprint to authorize the use of the card.
Justification: Fingerprints are a unique feature that can provide great security assurance when dealing with theft. The fact that no two fingerprints are identical will make it hard for fraud to take place.
Task 1: A Research and Development (R & D) team will be established for a 12 month period beginning May 2014 and continuing through May 2015 to determine what areas within North Korea would be in the best interest for MasterCard to locate. The team would consist of accountants, lawyers, management, and several other individuals who would work solely on this project for the year. The estimated cost for this project could reach up to $2 million. The current budget is listed at $2.5 million. All correspondence and findings will be reported to the current CEO, CFO, and COO as well as the Board of Directors.
Throughout the year, the R & D team will spend ample time traveling and speaking with the delegates of North Korea to get a good feel of the acceptance of a large corporation entering into their country. Travel expenses during the complete project are estimated to be a total of $150,000 of the expected budget.
The initial expense per visit to North Korea is a $1000 required tour that does not include any other amenities such as airfare, hotel, or food. The estimated complete “tour” expense for the year is $5,000. The flight expense during the year for the R & D team estimates the cost of $18,150 during the year. It is estimated that each ticket would cost $726 and no more than 5 team members would travel at a time, with an estimated 5 trips per year. A budget of $25,000 has been allotted for flight expenses alone due to the current trips per year estimation. As the end of the research gets closer, there may need to be an additional trip or two that need.
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STRAYER BUS475 WEEK 10 QUIZ 10
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Question 1
Which of the following sectors receives the largest percentage of corporate cash and in-kind contributions?
Health and human services.
Education.
Civic and community.
Culture and arts.
Question 2
Which company paid its employees to volunteer in their communities two days a week after a tsunami in Japan disrupted operations at its U.S. facilities?
General Electric.
UPS.
Sony.
Honda Motor Company.
Question 3
As communications improve and people around the world are able to witness the horrors of natural disasters, terrorism, and war, international relief efforts by corporations are becoming:
Less important.
More important.
Obsolete because of social media.
A liability because of negative media.
Question 4
Which company donates 5 percent of its branches or stores’ total sales revenue to a worthy local nonprofit organization three days a year?
H&M.
Whole Foods Markets.
Bank of America.
Citigroup.
Question 5
What company gives all of its earnings to charity?
Seventh Generation.
The Body Shop.
Newman’s Own.
Patagonia.
Question 6
Foreign-owned corporations use foundations:
More frequently than U.S. firms.
Less frequently than U.S. firms.
About as often as U.S. firms.
Only for setting up disaster relief.
Question 7
Which of the following non-profit, locally funded and controlled organizations offer housing rehabilitation and financial services to neighborhood residents?
General Electric.
UPS.
Sony.
Honda Motor Company.
Question 8
Habitat for Humanity is considered a:
Corporation.
Government division.
Nongovernmental organization.
Program for the homeless.
Question 9
According to a Harvard Business Review study, which of the following is not an area in which corporate contributions are most likely to enhance a company’s competitiveness?
Context for strategy and rivalry.
Demand conditions.
Stakeholder management.
Factor conditions.
Question 10
The term civic engagement describes:
The active involvement of businesses and individuals in improving communities.
A competitive, free market environment.
Strong governmental regulation to control businesses at the municipal level.
A close and collaborative business-government relationship.
Question 11
What percentage of AT&T’s procurement spending went to minority, women, and disabled veteran-owned businesses in 2011?
1 percent.
5 percent.
15 percent.
25 percent.
Question 12
The share of all giving made up by in-kind contributions of products and services has been:
Rising steadily over the past decade.
Declining steadily over the past decade.
Remaining relatively constant over the past decade.
Declining sharply over the past decade.
Question 13
Another term for corporate giving is corporate:
Welfare.
Goodwill.
Philanthropy.
Citizenship.
Question 14
Which region received the most U.S. international charitable contributions in 2011?
Europe
Africa
Asia-Pacific.
Latin America-Caribbean.
Question 15
Which company provided one million fre.
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Business Ethics (BUS 309)
(Discussion #1) Yahoo! CEO Bans Telecommuting
After reading the case study, answer the questions below.
In 2013, the chief executive officer at Yahoo!, Marissa Mayer, announced a policy banning
employees from telecommuting. Since assuming her role as CEO less than a year before, Mayer had
sought to increase Yahoo!'s productivity and revitalize the company's image.
Mayer's decision to ban telecommuting and demand that employees show up to their desks was seen
as part of her effort to revive Yahoo! Some employees were said to be abusing the telecommuting
option by not being productive when working from home, and some had even begun running start-
ups on the side while still on Yahoo!'s payroll. In general, there was a sense that telecommuting
employees generally did less then employees working in the office. This has become a common
worry for many employers as telecommuting has grown more popular.
In the memo circulated to Yahoo! employees announcing the company's new policy, the company
cited other reasons for the restriction. The memo read:
To become the absolute best place to work, communication and collaboration will be
important, so we need to be working side-by-side. That is why it is critical that we are
all present in our offices. Some of the best decisions and insights come from hallway
and cafeteria discussions, meeting new people, and impromptu team meetings. Speed
and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home. We need to be one Yahoo!,
and that starts with physically being together. - Jackie Reses, Yahoo head of HR.
Those involved in the decision to ban telecommuting chose to highlight the need for in-person
collaboration to spark creativity and productivity. They stressed that in order for Yahoo! to be a
cohesive company, employees should physically share a space and see each other on a daily basis.
Yahoo!'s decision to ban telecommuting bucked industry trends. Telecommuting has become
increasingly popular in recent years. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 5.82 million Americans
worked from home as of 2010, constituting nearly 4.35 percent of the overall workforce. Many
companies cite telecommuting as a reflection of a more family-friendly work environment.
Critics argued that Mayer's ban on telecommuting was misguided. They noted that when employees
are not working efficiently, it's likely a problem with management and not with the location of the
employees.
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Assignment 3 Part ll: PowerPoint Prcsentation
Due Week 10 and worth f 00 points
Create a turelve (12) to fifteen (15) slide PowerPoint in which you:
1. lltustrate the concepts from your written report in Part I of this assignment.
2. Create bulleted epeaking notes for your presentation in the Notes section of the PowerPoint.
3. Use a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requiremenB:
r lnclude a cover slide containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's
name, the courEe title, and the date. The cover slide and the reference slide are not included in
the required assignment page length. Each slide should contain no more than five (5) bullets per
slide. Speaker note$ for each slide must be included. Speaker notes should be at least 150
words.
The specific course leaming outcomes aseociated with this assignment are:
. Analyze the formation and dynamics of group behavbr and work teams, including the application
of power in groups.
e Outline variouE individual and group decision-making prooesses and key factors affecting these
processes, including etrrical considerations.
r Examine the communication process, the primary conflict levels, and the process for negotiating
resolutions wtthin organizations.
r Examine how power and influence empower and affect office politics, political interpretiations, and
political behavior.
. Use technology and informaton resources to research issues in organizational behavhr,
. Write clearly and concisely about organizational behavior using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, Iogic / organization of the paper, and
language and uriting skills, using the following rubric.
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Stress SurveySCI163 Version 62University of Phoenix Mat.docx
Stress Survey
SCI/163 Version 6
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University of Phoenix Material
Stress Survey
Name:
1. Double click and highlight or check off any of the following symptoms you have experienced in the past 6 months.
Headaches or migraines
Insomnia or sleep problems
Irritability
Fatigue
Digestive trouble
Sinus
Pain, tension or numbness
Constipation
Allergies
Neck Legs
Diarrhea
Menstrual problems
Shoulders Arms
Gas
Bladder trouble
Hands Low back
Bloating
Ringing in ears
Nervousness
Dizziness
Weight trouble
2. Choose the one above that causes you the most problems:
Does this cause you to be any
of the following?
Does this affect your work in any of the following ways?
Does this affect your life in
any of the following ways?
Moody
Decision making
Lose patience with spouse or children
Irritable
Poor attitude
Restricted household duties
Have interrupted sleep
Decreased productivity
Hinder your ability to exercise or play sports
Be restricted in your daily activities
Exhausted at the end of the day
Interferes with hobbies or activities
Unable to work long hours
Count the number of items above that you have selected.
If you have any number under five, you may have mild stress in your life and are probably at low risk for health problems. If you have any number under 10, you may have moderate stress in your life and are possibly more likely to have some kind of health problem in the next year. If you have a number over 10, you are may be extremely stressed and may have a health challenge looming in the near future unless you make changes.
Use the information from your survey to answer the following questions with a minimum of 150 words per answer. In your answers, use complete sentences and ensure that you have thoroughly answered each of the questions. Include citations and references in APA format as applicable.
1) Taking into consideration that 40% of all deaths in America are related to stress, what changes to your life will you make based on this worksheet? Explain.
2) The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the fight-or-flight response. What are the physiological changes that happen to the body during this response? (see textbook, Chapter 3). Describe a time when this happened to you.
3) What are some ways to deal with stress? How will you deal with stress? Explain.
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The Myth of Social Capital
in Community Development
James DeFilippis
King’s College, London
Abstract
This article argues that contemporary interest in social capital by community develop-
ment theorists, funders, and practitioners is misguided and needs to be thoroughly re-
thought. It argues that social capita.
Stress Management for LifeChapter 4The MindBody Connection.docx
Stress Management for Life
Chapter 4
The Mind/Body Connection
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
Opening Questions
How do my thoughts and feelings change my physical condition?
Why do I get sick after I go through a stressful time?
What is the placebo effect and does it really work?
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
Student Objectives
Describe the role of stress in disease
Discuss how stress can affect body systems including cardiovascular, nervous, digestive, and immune systems
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
Student Objectives
Explain the concept of psychoneuroimmunology
Explain the placebo effect as an example of the power of the mind over the body
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
What is going on in your mind determines what is happening in your body
The Mind/Body Connection
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
Encompasses both our emotional and mental health
Psychologically healthy people develop awareness and control over their thoughts and feelings
Psychological Health
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
A complex physiological process, the stress response, always starts with a single thought!
Psychological Health
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
FYI
- 70-80% of all visits to healthcare providers are for stress-related and stress induced illnesses
- Stress contributes to 50% of all illnesses in the U.S.
- The cost of job stress in the U.S. is estimated to be $200 billion annually
Impact of Stress
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy People 2000 (Hyattsville, MD: Public Health Service).
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
“Healthy People 2010” reports the continuing trend that health problems related to stress are among the most pressing concerns in public health
The Role of Chronic Stress in Disease
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
Stress can impact health either directly by way of physiological changes in the body, or indirectly through a change in the person’s behavior
Direct and Indirect Effects of Chronic Stress
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
The cumulative physiological wear and tear on the body that results from ongoing adaptive efforts to maintain homeostasis in response to stressors
Allostatic Load
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
Medium Chronic Stress
Muscle tension and pain
Headaches
Fatigue
Upset Stomach
Difficulty Sleeping
Cold or Sore Throat
Effects of Medium-Term Chronic Stress
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
Research Highlight
The Cold, Hard Facts
Psychologist Sheldon Cohen’s research found:
- Happy, relaxed people are more resistant to illness than those who tend to be unhappy or tense
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday,.
Strengths & Characteristics A shamans role in the health of thei.docx
Strengths & Characteristics
A shamans role in the health of their communities is very important. Their job is to know the plants/herbs that they live around, their medicinal use, how to diagnose a member of the community, and how to treat them.They also are the ones who are able connect on another level with the rainforest and their ancestors.
Shaman's should be very knowledgeable and wise of their surrounding environment. This includes knowing the medicinal uses of each plant. Also knowing that one plant can have many uses and symptoms. Like Plotkin describes in his book, once you find out one use for a plant it can lead and open to more uses as well as classify plants under groups.
A shaman should know of any side effects plants have and how to continue with the treatment for their community member. For example, ayahuasca, is a brew from the Amazon rainforest Plotkin wrote about. It is usually used for spiritual awakenings for a community member to connect with the spirit world and find their purpose in life/or how to become the best person they can be in this world. Today, they also offer it to tourists who are willing to take this brew. But if you are not use to taking this brew it can really cause scary hallucinations that the average human is not use to. The shamans are also here as a guide to walk you through this spiritual awakening and make sure you are calm and okay. My father was born in the jungle region of Ecuador, South America and worked as a tour guide all around the country. As I was reading Plotkin's book he told me that when he was a teenager that he actually took ayahuasca and described it as a crazy trip. And that the Shaman he was with helped him get through it. It was then when my father realized shamans develop a kind of tolerance to these plants that they are able to really get the most out of their use and connect with their spiritual world. It is definitely not an easy job.
It is said that one reason the Shamans reach out to their ancestors is to help them cure or treat their community members. As well as give them reasons as to why they became ill in the first place. They hold the key to the spiritual world that Indians in the rainforest rely so much on. Their vegetation, living, and health all rely on traditions that ancestors began. And the Shamans are the ones who can remind their culture (by connecting with their spirits) how traditions like healing work.
I have a strong belief that there is an important role for shamans in the contemporary world. Their knowledge and experiences they have can be so useful for our own knowledge in finding new medicines and ways to treat the human body. It allows us, humans, to have options in how we want to look/take/ treat ourselves with medicines. It also allows for two different cultures to diagnose a human body. You can get an objective viewpoint (from doctors) as well as a more social view point (from the shamans).
1. Macro economic factors and Industry Analysis
a. D.
StrayerBUS 475 – Business and SocietyCOURSE DESCRIPTIO.docx
StrayerBUS 475 – Business and Society
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course explores the role of primary and secondary stakeholders, both within and outside organizations. Ethics and social responsibility will be investigated and where organizational activities fall within different continuums will be reviewed. The broad forces in business, society, and globalization will be examined and how stakeholders can influence the destiny of both business and society will be discussed.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Required Resources
Lawrence, A. T., & Weber, J. (2014). Business & society: Stakeholders, ethics, public policy (14th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Supplemental Resources
Boţa-Avram, C. (2013). Is ethical behavior of companies influenced by governance? International Advances in Economic Research, 19(3), 325-326.
Bundy, J., Shropshire, C., & Buchholtz, A. K. (2013). Strategic cognition and issue salience: toward an explanation of firm responsiveness to stakeholder concerns. Academy of Management Review, 38(3), 352-376.
Cunningham, M. (2012). Privacy in the age of the hacker: Balancing global privacy and data security law. George Washington International Law Review, 44(4), 643-695.
Govil, S. K., & Jain, R. (2013). Globalization of markets. Advances in Management, 6(6), 65-65.
Khan, A., Muttakin, M., & Siddiqui, J. (2013). Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility disclosures: Evidence from an emerging economy. Journal of Business Ethics, 114(2), 207-223.
Lin, C. P., Tsai, Y. H., Joe, S. W., & Chiu, C. K. (2012). Modeling the relationship among perceived corporate citizenship, firms' attractiveness, and career success expectation. Journal of Business Ethics, 105(1), 83-93.
Mohan, V. R. M, & Paila, A. R. (2013). Stakeholder management in infrastructure / construction projects: The role of stakeholder mapping and social network analysis (SNA). Aweshkar Research Journal, 15(1), 48-61.
Mujtaba, B. G., & Cavico, F. J. (2013). Corporate social responsibility and sustainability model for global firms. Journal of Leadership, Accountability & Ethics, 10(1), 58-75.
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Valentine, S., & Hollingworth, D. (2012). Moral intensity, issue importance, and ethical reasoning in operations situations. Journal of Business Ethics, 108(4), 509-523.
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Due Week 4 and worth 240 points
According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is beco.
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Structure of the Written Report
Different Instructors will require different formats for case reports, but they should all have roughly the same general content. For this course, the report should have the following sections in this order:
1. Title page
2. Table of contents
3. Executive summary
4. Problem (Issue) statement
5. Data analysis
6. Key Decision Criteria
7. Alternatives analysis
8. Recommendations
9. Action and Implementation Plan
10. Exhibits
Grading Rubric
HIGH SCORE:
Content and Subject: Easily identifiable, clear. Meets or exceeds page or word length requirement.
Structure: Apparent, understandable, and applicable. Good flow and well-structured.
Examples/Sources: Examples were used. Integration of external sources occurred.
Analysis: Interesting and novel. Provides different Marketing Principles based actions, recommendations & perspectives; demonstrates critical thinking and critical analysis at a high level.
Mechanics: Excellent APA format. Virtually devoid of errors in grammar, syntax, punctuation, and spelling.
Bulletin of Education and Research
June 2013, Vol. 35, No. 1 pp. 95-105
Competitive Branding & Development Model:
A Qualitative Case Study of UAE approach to Human Capital
Dr. Nadir Ali Kolachi *
_______________________________________________________________
Abstract
The paper reports on the branding and development factors. Countries are in need to brand
their activities to attract the coordination and business from other countries. The main focus of
this paper is related to competitive branding at individual & country level in order to develop
required human capital in next five to seven years. The paper investigates the parameters of
branding and competency through the proposed model named competitive branding and
development (CBD) model. The model reports on the important factors for branding and
competency. The paper is spread on two levels of branding based on the micro level
(individual) and macro level (country). The paper aims to investigate the competitive branding
of individuals and countries. This paper will report on UAE perspective. The branding is
discussed through the proposed model named Competitive Branding & Development (CBD)
in this paper. The study reports as a practical Case study limited to UAE only. The choice of
case study approach in this research was convenient and suitable in such types of studies. The
practical implication of this study is to identify the parameters to brand & develop individual
and countries at various domains. The parameters are organized into a model form named as
Competitive Branding & Development (CBD) Model. The countries can utilize such model to
evaluate their competency levels in comparison to other countries. This paper is academic,
research and practical type and may benefit students, teachers, researchers, managers, policy
makers from International Business, Individual development, Country developm.
Strength1. Comprehensive Product Portfolio Microsoft offe.docx
Strength
1. Comprehensive Product Portfolio
Microsoft offers a comprehensive range of software, services, and hardware solutions across different customer classes, which enable it to enjoy a leading market position. Microsoft generates revenue by developing, manufacturing, licensing, and supporting software and services across a wide variety of computing devices. The company does business worldwide through offices in more than 100 countries. Microsoft carries out the development of systems (servers, personal computers, and intelligent devices), server applications (distributed computing environments), information worker productivity applications, business solution applications, high-performance computing applications, software development tools, video games, and online advertising.
Microsoft also provides consulting and product and solution support service, and trains and certifies computer system integrators and developers. It also concentrates on the development of various cloud-based solutions that provide customers software, services and content over the Internet by way of shared computing resources located in centralized data centers. The comprehensive product portfolio of Microsoft enables it to cater to a wide variety of customer requirements across industries and geographies.
2. Strong margins and cash position
Microsoft enjoys strong cash flow conversion rates. In FY2012, the company was able to convert 186% of its net income into cash from operations. Comparatively, IBM converted 118% of net income during FY2011 and Apple converted 122% of net income into cash from operations in FY2012. The strong cash conversion that Microsoft enjoys indicates the inherent strength in the company's business model which is dominated by sticky revenues requiring lower cost of acquisitions and pricing power associated with products that command high switching costs. The company’s strong cash flow generation capability supports its growth prospects. Strong cash flows and margins provide resilience to the business operations and reduce vulnerability to market declines. Cash flows enable the company to further finance growth at feasible costs.
3. Strong Intellectual Property
Securing patent rights is important for the development of the company’s product portfolio. Strong patent portfolio creates market exclusivity to the proprietary technology, giving the company an edge over its competitors. The company's success depends primarily on its ability to maintain and establish the proprietary nature of its technology through the patent process. The company protects intellectual property investments in a variety of ways. It actively works in the U.S. and internationally to ensure the enforcement of copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other protections that apply to its software and hardware products, services, business plans, and branding. Microsoft maintains a comprehensive U.S. and international portfolio of intellectual property which help i.
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The King of Equality Comment by Katie: Thoughtful title!
On August 28, 1936 Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the best known speeches in American history. When people commemorate the “I Have a Dream” speech, as it has come to be identified, they recall King’s powerful message about civil rights and the true meaning of freedom in America. In the famous “I Have a Dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr. uses a number of rhetorical devices in order to match his word choice to the strength of his message. Numerous examples of allusion, parallelism, and anaphora are used as tactics to amplify the intensity of his message. Comment by Katie: Great thesis—it makes a clear claim and provides a forecast of your paper’s outline.
King begins his speech with a reference to the Gettysburg address, “Five score years ago…” (King par. 2).The opening allusion is exceptionally moving given that King spoke in front of the Lincoln Memorial. King uses examples of allusions, or references to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. Allusions can be direct or indirect, and are often used to broaden the reader’s understanding. The Gettysburg Address is not the only historical piece referenced in King’s speech; the Declaration of Independence is also referenced in paragraph four of the “I Have a Dream” speech. The speech reads, “This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the ‘unalienable Rights’ of ‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness’" (King par. 4). Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the Declaration of Independence in order to get his supporters to recognize the equal rights that they deserve as Americans. In order to provide an honorable basis, King uses numerous biblical allusions. Two examples of biblical allusions used in the speech include Psalms 30:5 and Jeremiah 2:13. King cries ‘It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.” (King par. 2) referring to Psalms 30:5, “For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning” (Dlugan, Andrew). Martin Luther King Jr. is expressing that the struggle for the black community was long and hard but the freedom they will receive will last a lifetime. Jeremiah 2:13 was also a biblical verse King evokes in his speech proclaiming, “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred,” (King par. 8) referring to Jeremiah 2:13, “For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and dug out cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that can hold no water” (Dlugan, Andrew). King is using this biblical verse to explain to his people that they must fight peacefully, without violence and hatred, and if they do they will be rewarded for their peaceful behavior. Comment by Katie: It may be a good .
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Thesis: British politics were changed in such a fashion because the changes caused something.
If these changes had not occurred, it is possible that x could have happened!
Before the 19th century Reform Acts, British politics possessed a conservative, statesmanlike,
and stable character. The Reform Acts introduced modern republicanism without significant
disruption because the working class British that became incorporated respected British
hierarchical society and the parliamentary system. Furthermore, many of the substantial social
changes from the 19th-20th centuries occurred because of substantial economic changes, not
political reform. If the franchise had not been enlarged to eventually encompass the working
class, it is quite possible that radical political movements, such as the Charterists, would have
gained a political hold.!!
Bagehot and Government!
Bagehot writes from within the period studied!
Bagehot takes an aristocratic view of government!
Ruling takes education, experience, and sobriety--this is what he calls “statesmanship”!
Statesmanship!
The job of the political elites is to provide sober judgment on issues!
His condemnation of American politics largely rests on the inability of the Americans to reach
sober conclusions on politically necessary issues!
Because the President and Congress are in constant competition, there can be no
statesmanship (37)!
The introduction of the working class endangers this statesmanship!
Bagehot writes, “I am exceedingly afraid of the ignorant multitude of the new constituencies.” (p.
17)!
The introduction of the working class would require specific actions on the parts of the
statesmen, and provide a real danger!
However, while Bagehot is anxious about reform, he does not dismiss it out of hand -- it is a
challenge but could provide reasonable results of the Parliament is followed!
Was he right or wrong? Were his concerns justified?!
Bagehot’s concerns are legitimate. The course of other countries’ attempts to reform would
demonstrate that. However, organized, radical labor movements did not form in Britain!
1832 Reform Act!
On its face, the 1832 Reform Act was substantial!
It brought 10-pound householders into the vote!
Functionally, this extended the franchise!
In practice, Bagehot, argues, it was not so extreme!
In the first place, constitutional changes take time to be discovered, as generational changes
matter (7)!
Most of the pre-1832 elites, such as Lord Pemberton, remained in power until the mid-1860s (7)!
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Student #1 I have chosen to write about the history of data anal.docx
Student #1
I have chosen to write about the history of data analysis for the Los Angeles Police Department. While I currently reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado and work as a deputy sheriff in Denver, Colorado I grew up in the greater Los Angeles area and I know that they should have a large amount of data to draw from.
Currently the Los Angeles Police Department uses COMPSTAT to compile their data. They have a unit, known as the COMPSTAT unit, whose sole job is to compile crime statistics and analyze the data (Los Angeles Police Department, 2016) COMPSTAT is short for computer statistics. COMPSTAT was developed by Police Commissioner William Bratton in 1994 for use by the New York Police Department. According to the University of Maryland by the year 2000 over a third of police agencies with over 100 officers were utilizing some sort of COMPSTAT like program (University of Maryland, 2015). In 2002 William Bratton became the Chief of Police for the Los Angeles Police Department and brought with him the concept of COMPSTAT. During the first six years of his tenure Los Angeles saw a steady decrease in the cities crime rates thanks largely in part to COMPSTAT policing.
Mean, mode and median play a large part in analyzing criminal data. The mean is the average number. An example of this for crime data analysis would be in neighborhood C there was 14 robberies committed on Monday between 1 and 3 AM, 17 robberies on Tuesday at the same time period and 9 on Wednesday during the same time period. The mean would be 13.3 robberies per night for those 3 nights. Knowing this is high for the city the data could be used to justify extra police presence in Neighborhood C. An example of the mode would be if in the same neighborhood in the same week there were 17 robberies on both Friday and Saturday, 12 on Thursday and 11 on Sunday. The mode would be 17 and it would also be a reason to add extra police presence in the neighborhood until a significant decrease was seen in the amount of robberies taking place. Finally we come to the median. This is simply line the numbers up for the week and take the number that falls in the middle. In the case of the robberies occurring in neighborhood C the number would be 14. All of this data can be combined to show watch commanders and captain’s areas where they should be focusing their officer’s time. If there is a neighborhood that has seen only one or two robberies during the week, it is definitely not in as much need of a heavy police presence as Neighborhood C is.
Student #2
Beginning in the mid-1990’s, police in New York began to run statistical analysis of the city’s crime reports, arrests and other police activity known as COMPSTAT. Law enforcement agencies since this analysis began, has implemented their own data-driven approaches to tracking and adapting to crime trends. The LAPD is both heavily armed and thoroughly computerized. The Real-Time Analysis and Critical Response Division is its central processor..
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Student answer
(a) In US business unionism focuses on benefits to existing members, (opposed to other countries like Britain) employers’ organizations are not prominent at any level, however, employer’ organizations that seek to maintain unions away from employees have been prominent.
(b) Diversity creates a wider range of variation employment practices, (to mention one factor) but Britain lacks such factor, in addition, the government does not support employment regulation as it happens in US. (i) New modernized methods of union organizing have been implemented such as intensive direct communication with prospective members through young well-educated organizers. (ii) In the US diversity has been a strong factor leading to wider employment arrangements.
(c) (i) (i) according to Olson the likelihood of cross-national cooperation confronts different barriers such as, divergent interests, national differences in language, culture, law and union structure. However the potential exists.
Student answer
US employers are amongst the most anti union employers in the world because unions tend to hurt productivity and reduce profit margin.
Business Unionism uses the principle that unions should operate like a business. It has been attractive to the US employees because business union jobs pay better wages than non-union equivalents. It is operated by employers and employees, therefore the interest of all parties is advocated.
To expand union membership, the US confederation, the AFL-CIO tried to modernise and broaden issues that attract union members such as child care and equal pay. They have also used young well-educated organisers and involve extensive direct communication with prospective members and links to community groups such as churches.
The union density plummeted in the US because of the split of the major unions forming a coalition called the CTW - change to win coalition. In the UK the fall was due to state labour policies, management resistance and workplace practices, changing composition employment and the labour force and issues internal to unionism.
Non union personnel practices have developed the furthest in the US.
Cross-national cooperation is possible through trade and treaty agreements. The major difference between liberal and coordinated is the ability to obtain capital without having to plead with a bank. The liberal has the access to capital via public markets such as stocks and bonds while this is not so with the coordinated.
Olson will say that cross-national cooperation will break barriers and economic incentives such as increased trade will be gained.
Student answer
(a) The U.S. operates on "Employment at will" where employers do not have to provide just cause for dismissal, reasonable notice or severance pay on dismissal of an employee. The U.S. business unionism, focuses narrowly on providing benefits to existing members.
(b) The AFL-CIO tried to modernize and broaden issues that attract union members, (.
Structured Query Language for Data Management 2 Sructu.docx
Structured Query Language for Data Management 2
Sructured Query Language for Data Management 6
Table of Contents
Phase 1- Database Design and DDL 3
Business Rules & Entity Tables 3
Entity Tables: 4
SQL CODE: 4
Screenshots: 8
Phase 2 – Security and DML 13
Task 1 14
Task 2 15
Task 3 16
Task 4 17
Task 5 18
Phase 3 - DML (Select) and Procedures 19
Task 1 19
Task 2 20
Task 3 21
Task 4 22
Task 5 23
Phase 4 – Architecture, Indexes 27
Step 1: CREATE TABLE [Degrees] 27
Step 2: Re-create ‘Classes’ TABLE to add ‘DegreeID’ column and INSERT 6 classes 29
Step 3: ALTER TABLE [Students] 31
Step 5: DML script to INSERT INTO the ‘Students’ table ‘DegreeID’ data 33
Step 6: Display ERD 36
Phase 5 – Views, Transactions, Testing and Performance 37
References 38
Phase 1- Database Design and DDL
My team was recently contracted to design and develop a database for CTU that will store personal and confidential university data. This database is expected to provide the back-end architecture for a front-end web application with an intuitive User/Interface (U/I) to be used by the university HR department. We’ve decided to use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 given the nature of data to be stored because it will be more secure, and it also provides a suite of server maintenance tools to be left behind with the IT Department once the database and web application have been tested and accepted by university stakeholders.
During our preliminary meetings, CTU’s requirements were defined and adequately scoped to begin creation of the database. The following sections contain the business rules and entity tables developed during the preliminary meetings, as well as copies of all the SQL code used to build the database and create the Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD). Business Rules & Entity Tables
Business Rules:
· A student has a name, a birth date, and gender.
· You must track the date the student started at the university and his or her current GPA, as well as be able to inactivate him or her without deleting information.
· For advising purposes, store the student's background/bio information. This is like a little story.
· An advisor has a name and an e-mail address.
· Students are assigned to one advisor, but one advisor may service multiple students.
· A class has a class code, name, and description.
· You need to indicate the specific classes a student is taking/has taken at the university. Track the date the student started a specific class and the grade earned in that class.
· Each class that a student takes has 4 assignments. Each assignment is worth 100 points.Entity Tables:
SQL CODE:
Create Database:
CREATE DATABASE [Cameron_CTU]
CONTAINMENT = NONE
ON PRIMARY
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LOG ON
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STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN PUBLIC INTEREST OFTRANSPARENCY OF.docx
STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN PUBLIC INTEREST OF
TRANSPARENCY OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVACY
OF PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION AND SECURITY
INFORMATION: AN EXAMINATION OF TRIBUNE-REVIEW
PUBLISHING CO. V BODACK
I. INTRODUCTION
Pennsyivanians generally want the government to work
properly and to be free from corruption. They also generally want
to know how tax dollars are spent and how efficiently the
government works. The Right-to-Know Law provides access to
state government public records to any individual or entity that
properly requests them. ' The purpose of this law is to give a level
of transparency to the inner workings of the state government.^
However, this right to access public records could lead to the
inadvertent disclosure of important personal identification and
security information of innocent, private citizens.
Under the Right-to-Know Act, the state court system took
responsibility for determining not only what fits into the definition
of a "public record," but also whether the public interest in the
information outweighs the possible " 'impairment of a person's
reputation or personal security' " by the disclosure of that
information.^ Because, historically, Pennsylvania courts have
broadly interpreted the public record definition, individuals are at a
' Right-to-Know Law, 65 PA. STAT. ANN. §§ 67.101- .1102 (West Supp.
2009). The Right-to-Know Law completely overhauled public records access in
Pennsylvania, effective January 1, 2009. Id. §67.101. However, this act only
applies to requests for public records after December 31, 2008. Id. § 67.3101. So
any case pending with a request for information prior to December 31, 2008,
should be decided under the former Right-to-Know Act. The implications of the
revised Right-to-Know Law are discussed in the evaluation section. See infra pt.
IV.
' Pa. State Univ. v. State Employees' Ret. Bd. {Penn State), 935 A.2d 530,
533 (Pa. 2007) (citing Sapp Roofmg Co. v. Sheet Metal Workers' Int'l Ass'n,
Local Union No. 12, 713 A.2d 627, 629 (Pa. 1998)).
^ Id. at 538 (quoting § 66.1(2), repealed by Right-to-Know Law, 65 PA.
STAT. ANN. §67.102 (West Supp. 2009)) (citing Goppelt v. City of Phila.
Revenue Dep't, 841 A.2d 599, 603-04 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1998)).
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greater risk of having personal identification and security
information released to the public; and therefore, the courts have
been forced to carefully balance the competing interests of the
public and of the private individual.'*
This survey will examine how Pennsylvania courts have
attempted to achieve a balance between the public's interest in the
transparency of government and the private individual's interest in
the confidentiality of personal identification and security
information. Part II examines the case law prior to Tribune-Review
Publishing Co. v. Bodaclê as well as the development of the
exception to the required disclosure of information in public
records. Part III discusses Tribune-Review Publish.
Strengths Insight and Action-Planning GuideSURVEY COMPLETION.docx
Strengths Insight and Action-Planning Guide
SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 10-31-2012
Talal alshammary
Your Top 5 Themes
Deliberative
Context
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Positivity
Relator
What's in This Guide?
Section I: Awareness
A brief Shared Theme Description for each of your top five themes
Your Personalized Strengths Insights, which describe what makes you stand out from others
with the same theme in their top five
Questions for you to answer to increase your awareness of your talents
Section II: Application
10 Ideas for Action for each of your top five themes
Questions for you to answer to help you apply your talents
Section III: Achievement
Examples of what each of your top five themes "sounds like" -- real quotes from people who
also have the theme in their top five
Steps for you to take to help you leverage your talents for achievement
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Section I: Awareness
Deliberative
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Deliberative theme are best described by the serious care
they take in making decisions or choices. They anticipate the obstacles.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
Instinctively, you are considered a businesslike individual by most of your teammates. Why? You
probably avoid activities in the workplace or classroom that make you appear foolish. It’s very likely
that you are likely to be the team member who is known for weighing the pros and cons rather than
rushing recklessly to conclusions. You seldom make impulsive or rash decisions. By nature, you
embody the proverb “Still waters run deep.” Quiet by nature, you give deep thought to many matters.
Often you appear earnest and dignified to others. People benefit from your clear-sightedness as well
as your sympathetic understanding and insights. Because of your strengths, you are somewhat
private about your personal life — that is, your past, your present activities, or your future plans. You
tend to be selective about what you tell and to whom you tell it. Driven by your talents, you often are
described as a no-nonsense person. You are determined to examine the smallest details of
processes, problems, regulations, plans, and contracts. Breaking these into their basic parts helps
you better understand them. You are easily annoyed by individuals who fail to give you enough time
to methodically investigate, study, or think through things.
Questions
1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to
you?
2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?
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Context
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Context theme enjoy thinking about the past. They
understand the present by researching its history.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes y.
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Your Top 5 Themes
Responsibility Relator Competition Analytical Futuristic
What's in This Guide?
Section I: Awareness
A brief Shared Theme Description for each of your top five themes
Your Personalized Strengths Insights, which describe what makes you stand out from others with the same theme in their top five
Questions for you to answer to increase your awareness of your talents
Section II: Application
10 Ideas for Action for each of your top five themes Questions for you to answer to help you apply your talents
Section III: Achievement
Examples of what each of your top five themes "sounds like" -- real quotes from people who also have the theme in their top five
Steps for you to take to help you leverage your talents for achievement
Section I: Awareness
Responsibility
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
By nature, you prefer to work with teammates who share your concern about doing everything correctly and ethically. It’s very likely that you bring an exceptionally mature perspective to your team. Most people regard you as the dependable and reliable one. Because of your strengths, you sometimes open yourself to diverse types of people. You ordinarily welcome individuals who otherwise would feel out of place or ignored. Instinctively, you may reject the idea that telling a falsehood about something unimportant is acceptable. Perhaps you refuse to make an innocent social excuse to protect someone’s feelings. Driven by your talents, you experience pangs of remorse when you realize you failed to do something you promised to do. You feel awful when you do not do something correctly. You probably regret having compromised your basic values about right and wrong.
Questions
As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to you?
Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?
Relator
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.
Your Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand out?
Because of your strengths, you have the ability to instruct, train, or offer suggestions to people who look to you for assistance. It’s very likely that you probably are quite willing to welcome all kinds of individuals regardless of their appearance, education, social class, native language, religious preference, or political persuasion. This explains why your circle of friends or acquaintances is so diverse and interesting. Your openness might encourage people to seek your c.
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Issue: Given the success of being one of the world’s largest global payments technology companies, MasterCard has an opportunity to enter into the country of North Korea to expand its technology basis and help build the North Korean economy.
Recommendation: MasterCard should research and investigate the costs and benefits of expanding itself into North Korea.
Justification: In its current state, MasterCard is the second largest global payments technology organization and could use this strength to enter into North Korea to help build their economy not only by introducing its products and services into the country, but to help a weak economy become stronger with the proper use of a global payment technology.
Issue: Attempting to expand into other third world countries increases the security threat. The security at MasterCard needs an update to prevent their customers from becoming targets of credit card breaches and fraud.
Recommendation: MasterCard should design a new digital debit/credit card that uses a thumbprint to authorize the use of the card.
Justification: Fingerprints are a unique feature that can provide great security assurance when dealing with theft. The fact that no two fingerprints are identical will make it hard for fraud to take place.
Task 1: A Research and Development (R & D) team will be established for a 12 month period beginning May 2014 and continuing through May 2015 to determine what areas within North Korea would be in the best interest for MasterCard to locate. The team would consist of accountants, lawyers, management, and several other individuals who would work solely on this project for the year. The estimated cost for this project could reach up to $2 million. The current budget is listed at $2.5 million. All correspondence and findings will be reported to the current CEO, CFO, and COO as well as the Board of Directors.
Throughout the year, the R & D team will spend ample time traveling and speaking with the delegates of North Korea to get a good feel of the acceptance of a large corporation entering into their country. Travel expenses during the complete project are estimated to be a total of $150,000 of the expected budget.
The initial expense per visit to North Korea is a $1000 required tour that does not include any other amenities such as airfare, hotel, or food. The estimated complete “tour” expense for the year is $5,000. The flight expense during the year for the R & D team estimates the cost of $18,150 during the year. It is estimated that each ticket would cost $726 and no more than 5 team members would travel at a time, with an estimated 5 trips per year. A budget of $25,000 has been allotted for flight expenses alone due to the current trips per year estimation. As the end of the research gets closer, there may need to be an additional trip or two that need.
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Question 1
Which of the following sectors receives the largest percentage of corporate cash and in-kind contributions?
Health and human services.
Education.
Civic and community.
Culture and arts.
Question 2
Which company paid its employees to volunteer in their communities two days a week after a tsunami in Japan disrupted operations at its U.S. facilities?
General Electric.
UPS.
Sony.
Honda Motor Company.
Question 3
As communications improve and people around the world are able to witness the horrors of natural disasters, terrorism, and war, international relief efforts by corporations are becoming:
Less important.
More important.
Obsolete because of social media.
A liability because of negative media.
Question 4
Which company donates 5 percent of its branches or stores’ total sales revenue to a worthy local nonprofit organization three days a year?
H&M.
Whole Foods Markets.
Bank of America.
Citigroup.
Question 5
What company gives all of its earnings to charity?
Seventh Generation.
The Body Shop.
Newman’s Own.
Patagonia.
Question 6
Foreign-owned corporations use foundations:
More frequently than U.S. firms.
Less frequently than U.S. firms.
About as often as U.S. firms.
Only for setting up disaster relief.
Question 7
Which of the following non-profit, locally funded and controlled organizations offer housing rehabilitation and financial services to neighborhood residents?
General Electric.
UPS.
Sony.
Honda Motor Company.
Question 8
Habitat for Humanity is considered a:
Corporation.
Government division.
Nongovernmental organization.
Program for the homeless.
Question 9
According to a Harvard Business Review study, which of the following is not an area in which corporate contributions are most likely to enhance a company’s competitiveness?
Context for strategy and rivalry.
Demand conditions.
Stakeholder management.
Factor conditions.
Question 10
The term civic engagement describes:
The active involvement of businesses and individuals in improving communities.
A competitive, free market environment.
Strong governmental regulation to control businesses at the municipal level.
A close and collaborative business-government relationship.
Question 11
What percentage of AT&T’s procurement spending went to minority, women, and disabled veteran-owned businesses in 2011?
1 percent.
5 percent.
15 percent.
25 percent.
Question 12
The share of all giving made up by in-kind contributions of products and services has been:
Rising steadily over the past decade.
Declining steadily over the past decade.
Remaining relatively constant over the past decade.
Declining sharply over the past decade.
Question 13
Another term for corporate giving is corporate:
Welfare.
Goodwill.
Philanthropy.
Citizenship.
Question 14
Which region received the most U.S. international charitable contributions in 2011?
Europe
Africa
Asia-Pacific.
Latin America-Caribbean.
Question 15
Which company provided one million fre.
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Business Ethics (BUS 309)
(Discussion #1) Yahoo! CEO Bans Telecommuting
After reading the case study, answer the questions below.
In 2013, the chief executive officer at Yahoo!, Marissa Mayer, announced a policy banning
employees from telecommuting. Since assuming her role as CEO less than a year before, Mayer had
sought to increase Yahoo!'s productivity and revitalize the company's image.
Mayer's decision to ban telecommuting and demand that employees show up to their desks was seen
as part of her effort to revive Yahoo! Some employees were said to be abusing the telecommuting
option by not being productive when working from home, and some had even begun running start-
ups on the side while still on Yahoo!'s payroll. In general, there was a sense that telecommuting
employees generally did less then employees working in the office. This has become a common
worry for many employers as telecommuting has grown more popular.
In the memo circulated to Yahoo! employees announcing the company's new policy, the company
cited other reasons for the restriction. The memo read:
To become the absolute best place to work, communication and collaboration will be
important, so we need to be working side-by-side. That is why it is critical that we are
all present in our offices. Some of the best decisions and insights come from hallway
and cafeteria discussions, meeting new people, and impromptu team meetings. Speed
and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home. We need to be one Yahoo!,
and that starts with physically being together. - Jackie Reses, Yahoo head of HR.
Those involved in the decision to ban telecommuting chose to highlight the need for in-person
collaboration to spark creativity and productivity. They stressed that in order for Yahoo! to be a
cohesive company, employees should physically share a space and see each other on a daily basis.
Yahoo!'s decision to ban telecommuting bucked industry trends. Telecommuting has become
increasingly popular in recent years. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 5.82 million Americans
worked from home as of 2010, constituting nearly 4.35 percent of the overall workforce. Many
companies cite telecommuting as a reflection of a more family-friendly work environment.
Critics argued that Mayer's ban on telecommuting was misguided. They noted that when employees
are not working efficiently, it's likely a problem with management and not with the location of the
employees.
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Assignment 3 Part ll: PowerPoint Prcsentation
Due Week 10 and worth f 00 points
Create a turelve (12) to fifteen (15) slide PowerPoint in which you:
1. lltustrate the concepts from your written report in Part I of this assignment.
2. Create bulleted epeaking notes for your presentation in the Notes section of the PowerPoint.
3. Use a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requiremenB:
r lnclude a cover slide containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's
name, the courEe title, and the date. The cover slide and the reference slide are not included in
the required assignment page length. Each slide should contain no more than five (5) bullets per
slide. Speaker note$ for each slide must be included. Speaker notes should be at least 150
words.
The specific course leaming outcomes aseociated with this assignment are:
. Analyze the formation and dynamics of group behavbr and work teams, including the application
of power in groups.
e Outline variouE individual and group decision-making prooesses and key factors affecting these
processes, including etrrical considerations.
r Examine the communication process, the primary conflict levels, and the process for negotiating
resolutions wtthin organizations.
r Examine how power and influence empower and affect office politics, political interpretiations, and
political behavior.
. Use technology and informaton resources to research issues in organizational behavhr,
. Write clearly and concisely about organizational behavior using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, Iogic / organization of the paper, and
language and uriting skills, using the following rubric.
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Stress SurveySCI163 Version 62University of Phoenix Mat.docx
Stress Survey
SCI/163 Version 6
2
University of Phoenix Material
Stress Survey
Name:
1. Double click and highlight or check off any of the following symptoms you have experienced in the past 6 months.
Headaches or migraines
Insomnia or sleep problems
Irritability
Fatigue
Digestive trouble
Sinus
Pain, tension or numbness
Constipation
Allergies
Neck Legs
Diarrhea
Menstrual problems
Shoulders Arms
Gas
Bladder trouble
Hands Low back
Bloating
Ringing in ears
Nervousness
Dizziness
Weight trouble
2. Choose the one above that causes you the most problems:
Does this cause you to be any
of the following?
Does this affect your work in any of the following ways?
Does this affect your life in
any of the following ways?
Moody
Decision making
Lose patience with spouse or children
Irritable
Poor attitude
Restricted household duties
Have interrupted sleep
Decreased productivity
Hinder your ability to exercise or play sports
Be restricted in your daily activities
Exhausted at the end of the day
Interferes with hobbies or activities
Unable to work long hours
Count the number of items above that you have selected.
If you have any number under five, you may have mild stress in your life and are probably at low risk for health problems. If you have any number under 10, you may have moderate stress in your life and are possibly more likely to have some kind of health problem in the next year. If you have a number over 10, you are may be extremely stressed and may have a health challenge looming in the near future unless you make changes.
Use the information from your survey to answer the following questions with a minimum of 150 words per answer. In your answers, use complete sentences and ensure that you have thoroughly answered each of the questions. Include citations and references in APA format as applicable.
1) Taking into consideration that 40% of all deaths in America are related to stress, what changes to your life will you make based on this worksheet? Explain.
2) The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the fight-or-flight response. What are the physiological changes that happen to the body during this response? (see textbook, Chapter 3). Describe a time when this happened to you.
3) What are some ways to deal with stress? How will you deal with stress? Explain.
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The Myth of Social Capital
in Community Development
James DeFilippis
King’s College, London
Abstract
This article argues that contemporary interest in social capital by community develop-
ment theorists, funders, and practitioners is misguided and needs to be thoroughly re-
thought. It argues that social capita.
Stress Management for LifeChapter 4The MindBody Connection.docx
Stress Management for Life
Chapter 4
The Mind/Body Connection
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
Opening Questions
How do my thoughts and feelings change my physical condition?
Why do I get sick after I go through a stressful time?
What is the placebo effect and does it really work?
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
Student Objectives
Describe the role of stress in disease
Discuss how stress can affect body systems including cardiovascular, nervous, digestive, and immune systems
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
Student Objectives
Explain the concept of psychoneuroimmunology
Explain the placebo effect as an example of the power of the mind over the body
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
What is going on in your mind determines what is happening in your body
The Mind/Body Connection
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
Encompasses both our emotional and mental health
Psychologically healthy people develop awareness and control over their thoughts and feelings
Psychological Health
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
A complex physiological process, the stress response, always starts with a single thought!
Psychological Health
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
FYI
- 70-80% of all visits to healthcare providers are for stress-related and stress induced illnesses
- Stress contributes to 50% of all illnesses in the U.S.
- The cost of job stress in the U.S. is estimated to be $200 billion annually
Impact of Stress
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy People 2000 (Hyattsville, MD: Public Health Service).
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
“Healthy People 2010” reports the continuing trend that health problems related to stress are among the most pressing concerns in public health
The Role of Chronic Stress in Disease
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
Stress can impact health either directly by way of physiological changes in the body, or indirectly through a change in the person’s behavior
Direct and Indirect Effects of Chronic Stress
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
The cumulative physiological wear and tear on the body that results from ongoing adaptive efforts to maintain homeostasis in response to stressors
Allostatic Load
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
Medium Chronic Stress
Muscle tension and pain
Headaches
Fatigue
Upset Stomach
Difficulty Sleeping
Cold or Sore Throat
Effects of Medium-Term Chronic Stress
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday, 9/11/2014
Research Highlight
The Cold, Hard Facts
Psychologist Sheldon Cohen’s research found:
- Happy, relaxed people are more resistant to illness than those who tend to be unhappy or tense
H180: Stress Prevention & Management
Wednesday,.
Strengths & Characteristics A shamans role in the health of thei.docx
Strengths & Characteristics
A shamans role in the health of their communities is very important. Their job is to know the plants/herbs that they live around, their medicinal use, how to diagnose a member of the community, and how to treat them.They also are the ones who are able connect on another level with the rainforest and their ancestors.
Shaman's should be very knowledgeable and wise of their surrounding environment. This includes knowing the medicinal uses of each plant. Also knowing that one plant can have many uses and symptoms. Like Plotkin describes in his book, once you find out one use for a plant it can lead and open to more uses as well as classify plants under groups.
A shaman should know of any side effects plants have and how to continue with the treatment for their community member. For example, ayahuasca, is a brew from the Amazon rainforest Plotkin wrote about. It is usually used for spiritual awakenings for a community member to connect with the spirit world and find their purpose in life/or how to become the best person they can be in this world. Today, they also offer it to tourists who are willing to take this brew. But if you are not use to taking this brew it can really cause scary hallucinations that the average human is not use to. The shamans are also here as a guide to walk you through this spiritual awakening and make sure you are calm and okay. My father was born in the jungle region of Ecuador, South America and worked as a tour guide all around the country. As I was reading Plotkin's book he told me that when he was a teenager that he actually took ayahuasca and described it as a crazy trip. And that the Shaman he was with helped him get through it. It was then when my father realized shamans develop a kind of tolerance to these plants that they are able to really get the most out of their use and connect with their spiritual world. It is definitely not an easy job.
It is said that one reason the Shamans reach out to their ancestors is to help them cure or treat their community members. As well as give them reasons as to why they became ill in the first place. They hold the key to the spiritual world that Indians in the rainforest rely so much on. Their vegetation, living, and health all rely on traditions that ancestors began. And the Shamans are the ones who can remind their culture (by connecting with their spirits) how traditions like healing work.
I have a strong belief that there is an important role for shamans in the contemporary world. Their knowledge and experiences they have can be so useful for our own knowledge in finding new medicines and ways to treat the human body. It allows us, humans, to have options in how we want to look/take/ treat ourselves with medicines. It also allows for two different cultures to diagnose a human body. You can get an objective viewpoint (from doctors) as well as a more social view point (from the shamans).
1. Macro economic factors and Industry Analysis
a. D.
StrayerBUS 475 – Business and SocietyCOURSE DESCRIPTIO.docx
StrayerBUS 475 – Business and Society
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course explores the role of primary and secondary stakeholders, both within and outside organizations. Ethics and social responsibility will be investigated and where organizational activities fall within different continuums will be reviewed. The broad forces in business, society, and globalization will be examined and how stakeholders can influence the destiny of both business and society will be discussed.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Required Resources
Lawrence, A. T., & Weber, J. (2014). Business & society: Stakeholders, ethics, public policy (14th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Supplemental Resources
Boţa-Avram, C. (2013). Is ethical behavior of companies influenced by governance? International Advances in Economic Research, 19(3), 325-326.
Bundy, J., Shropshire, C., & Buchholtz, A. K. (2013). Strategic cognition and issue salience: toward an explanation of firm responsiveness to stakeholder concerns. Academy of Management Review, 38(3), 352-376.
Cunningham, M. (2012). Privacy in the age of the hacker: Balancing global privacy and data security law. George Washington International Law Review, 44(4), 643-695.
Govil, S. K., & Jain, R. (2013). Globalization of markets. Advances in Management, 6(6), 65-65.
Khan, A., Muttakin, M., & Siddiqui, J. (2013). Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility disclosures: Evidence from an emerging economy. Journal of Business Ethics, 114(2), 207-223.
Lin, C. P., Tsai, Y. H., Joe, S. W., & Chiu, C. K. (2012). Modeling the relationship among perceived corporate citizenship, firms' attractiveness, and career success expectation. Journal of Business Ethics, 105(1), 83-93.
Mohan, V. R. M, & Paila, A. R. (2013). Stakeholder management in infrastructure / construction projects: The role of stakeholder mapping and social network analysis (SNA). Aweshkar Research Journal, 15(1), 48-61.
Mujtaba, B. G., & Cavico, F. J. (2013). Corporate social responsibility and sustainability model for global firms. Journal of Leadership, Accountability & Ethics, 10(1), 58-75.
Strayer Database. Retrieved from http://research.strayer.edu
Note: The following resources, accessible through the Strayer Database, offer helpful business-related information: Business Source Complete, Credo Reference, Data-Planet Statistical Datasets, Mergent Online, ProQuest National Newspapers Premier, Regional Business News, and Research Starters – Business.
Valentine, S., & Hollingworth, D. (2012). Moral intensity, issue importance, and ethical reasoning in operations situations. Journal of Business Ethics, 108(4), 509-523.
Wachsman, Y., & Jie, Z. (2013). A model of cournot competition with lobbying. Journal of Business &
Assignment 1: Social Performance of Organizations
Due Week 4 and worth 240 points
According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is beco.
Structure of the Written Report Different Instructors will req.docx
Structure of the Written Report
Different Instructors will require different formats for case reports, but they should all have roughly the same general content. For this course, the report should have the following sections in this order:
1. Title page
2. Table of contents
3. Executive summary
4. Problem (Issue) statement
5. Data analysis
6. Key Decision Criteria
7. Alternatives analysis
8. Recommendations
9. Action and Implementation Plan
10. Exhibits
Grading Rubric
HIGH SCORE:
Content and Subject: Easily identifiable, clear. Meets or exceeds page or word length requirement.
Structure: Apparent, understandable, and applicable. Good flow and well-structured.
Examples/Sources: Examples were used. Integration of external sources occurred.
Analysis: Interesting and novel. Provides different Marketing Principles based actions, recommendations & perspectives; demonstrates critical thinking and critical analysis at a high level.
Mechanics: Excellent APA format. Virtually devoid of errors in grammar, syntax, punctuation, and spelling.
Bulletin of Education and Research
June 2013, Vol. 35, No. 1 pp. 95-105
Competitive Branding & Development Model:
A Qualitative Case Study of UAE approach to Human Capital
Dr. Nadir Ali Kolachi *
_______________________________________________________________
Abstract
The paper reports on the branding and development factors. Countries are in need to brand
their activities to attract the coordination and business from other countries. The main focus of
this paper is related to competitive branding at individual & country level in order to develop
required human capital in next five to seven years. The paper investigates the parameters of
branding and competency through the proposed model named competitive branding and
development (CBD) model. The model reports on the important factors for branding and
competency. The paper is spread on two levels of branding based on the micro level
(individual) and macro level (country). The paper aims to investigate the competitive branding
of individuals and countries. This paper will report on UAE perspective. The branding is
discussed through the proposed model named Competitive Branding & Development (CBD)
in this paper. The study reports as a practical Case study limited to UAE only. The choice of
case study approach in this research was convenient and suitable in such types of studies. The
practical implication of this study is to identify the parameters to brand & develop individual
and countries at various domains. The parameters are organized into a model form named as
Competitive Branding & Development (CBD) Model. The countries can utilize such model to
evaluate their competency levels in comparison to other countries. This paper is academic,
research and practical type and may benefit students, teachers, researchers, managers, policy
makers from International Business, Individual development, Country developm.
Strength1. Comprehensive Product Portfolio Microsoft offe.docx
Strength
1. Comprehensive Product Portfolio
Microsoft offers a comprehensive range of software, services, and hardware solutions across different customer classes, which enable it to enjoy a leading market position. Microsoft generates revenue by developing, manufacturing, licensing, and supporting software and services across a wide variety of computing devices. The company does business worldwide through offices in more than 100 countries. Microsoft carries out the development of systems (servers, personal computers, and intelligent devices), server applications (distributed computing environments), information worker productivity applications, business solution applications, high-performance computing applications, software development tools, video games, and online advertising.
Microsoft also provides consulting and product and solution support service, and trains and certifies computer system integrators and developers. It also concentrates on the development of various cloud-based solutions that provide customers software, services and content over the Internet by way of shared computing resources located in centralized data centers. The comprehensive product portfolio of Microsoft enables it to cater to a wide variety of customer requirements across industries and geographies.
2. Strong margins and cash position
Microsoft enjoys strong cash flow conversion rates. In FY2012, the company was able to convert 186% of its net income into cash from operations. Comparatively, IBM converted 118% of net income during FY2011 and Apple converted 122% of net income into cash from operations in FY2012. The strong cash conversion that Microsoft enjoys indicates the inherent strength in the company's business model which is dominated by sticky revenues requiring lower cost of acquisitions and pricing power associated with products that command high switching costs. The company’s strong cash flow generation capability supports its growth prospects. Strong cash flows and margins provide resilience to the business operations and reduce vulnerability to market declines. Cash flows enable the company to further finance growth at feasible costs.
3. Strong Intellectual Property
Securing patent rights is important for the development of the company’s product portfolio. Strong patent portfolio creates market exclusivity to the proprietary technology, giving the company an edge over its competitors. The company's success depends primarily on its ability to maintain and establish the proprietary nature of its technology through the patent process. The company protects intellectual property investments in a variety of ways. It actively works in the U.S. and internationally to ensure the enforcement of copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other protections that apply to its software and hardware products, services, business plans, and branding. Microsoft maintains a comprehensive U.S. and international portfolio of intellectual property which help i.
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