...Business Research Ethics Byron C. Nelson March 2, 2013 RES 351 University of Phoenix Prof. Lara Lucas Unethical Research Two employees of Lee Research of Lenexa Kansas were indited for falsifying research information. The research company was contracted by Schering/Plough, a subsidiary of Mereck & C, to conduct clinical trails of a new allergy medication. The trials were conducted from January 2010 to May 2010. Dr. Wayne Spencer, a licensened physician and the principle investigator of the study, along with Lisa Sharp, the director of clinical trials at Lee Research Institute were named in the inditement.Dr. Spencer and Sharp were each charged with one case of conspiracy, three counts of mail fraud, and one count of falsifying information required by the Food and Drig Administration (Pharmalot.com, 2011). Dr. Spencer and Sharp were terminated by Lee Reasearch Institute following the inditements. Lee Research Institute immediately started an internal investigation of the alledged insedence in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration and Schring/Plough (Kansas City Business Journal, 2011). The indictment accuses the two former employees of providing false information of the patients participating in the study trials. The study was to be conducted using subjects 50 years old or greater who suffer from ragweed allergies. Employees of the contracted research organization were prohibited from participation in the case study. Dr. Spencer and Sharp are...
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..."Operation Divine Wind is over! The Japanese whalers are going home!" the Sea Shepherd headline read. "There are hundreds of whales swimming free in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary that would now be dead if we had not been down there for the last three months. That makes us very happy indeed," Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson is quoted as saying on the organization's website. News of the Japanese whaling fleet's withdrawal comes four days after the Institute of Cetacean Research, which oversees the Japanese whaling program, reported a confrontation between the Japanese ships and Sea Shepherd's ship Bob Barker. The Bob Barker fired more than 40 flares and aimed a "high-powered" laser beam at the Japanese ships for more than 50 minutes, the institute said in a news release. Watson said that with the high-seas showdown, "the whaling season was effectively over for the season." Japan hunts whales every year despite a worldwide moratorium on whaling, utilizing a loophole in the law that allows for killing the mammals for scientific research. Sea Shepherd said it would be back to block the Japanese fleet if it returns this year. “If the Japanese whalers return, Sea Shepherd will return. We are committed to the defense of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary,” Watson said on the website. “No matter how long it takes, no matter how risky or expensive. The word 'sanctuary' actually...
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...has gone on for centuries and it has been a necessity for people all over the world. The IWC does allow tribes like the Eskimos, who have hunted whales traditionally, to continue to hunt whales but they could only be a certain type of whale. Traditionally, there used to be a demand for whale oil as a lubricant for machines but these are synthetic so that means you don’t need to kill the whale you could just make. In 1987, the IWC imposed a moratorium on commercial whaling which means they were banned from killing whales for recreational purposes. During the same year, Japan had set up a scientific whaling program, which was when they killed whales from the Southern Ocean and taking them on board of research vessels. The IWC actually permitted Japan to kill whales for research and they could kill a thousand whales from 1987 to the present....
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...Every action has a reaction and every reaction has a counter action – “The Pattern”. We all follow –“The Pattern” no matter when but have you ever pondered how this conforms in context of international students at FS. Take my experience, the action was initiated when I wrote the FSAT, the reaction was the selection and counter action would be to overcome all the exciting complexities associated with the Frankfurt School journey ahead, more specifically, to travel along the trajectories of Frankfurt School Curve, which ultimately will leads to titanic productivity. In order to achieve the productivity by our counter actions we as international students need to sail across below mentioned “5 variable paths” of Frankfurt School curve. Interestingly, to make it more relevant with our business focused curriculum, I further fuse these paths lucidly with complexities International organization faces while playing Game of Globalization (or Thrones)! The intention of writing is to make you aware about the complexities the International students and organizations face on the same paths concurrently, although overcoming them with slight intelligentsia would lead to immense productivity. PATHS OF FRANKFURT SCHOOL CURVE: ASSUMPTION: Distance to travel on paths of curve signifies complexity level. The paths are the synonym of opportunities which we have to grab by overcoming complexities they offer while travelling Frankfurt School Curve, high distance travel along a path states harshness...
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...to an agency official, "factors including weather conditions and sabotage acts by activists" were to blame for the weak results.” In testimony on "The Threat of Eco-Terrorism" given to the a US congressional subcommittee in 2002, Sea Shepherd was the first group mentioned by an FBI official for having attacked commercial fishing operations by cutting drift nets. Sea Shepherd has received support for its tactics against fishing, whaling, and seal hunting from quarters such as media personalities, while their violent tactics are sometimes opposed even by those who denounce whaling, such as Greenpeace and the governments of Australia and New Zealand. Officials of the American, Canadian, and Japanese governments, as well as the Institute of Cetacean Research of Japan, have referred to them as terrorists. Their actions have included scuttling and disabling...
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...Dr. Charles Brooks EPS 202 - 104 30, April 2013 The Effects of Whaling and the Ecology Whaling is one of the oldest human activity for hunting done by man since the beginning of time. Whaling can come with a cost, and result with a set of consequences that can affect the ecology and the world. The consequences of whaling can not only endanger and extinct whales, but destroy and kill the oceans that can eventually kill all life. Whaling is the hunting of whales primarily for meat and oil. It is believed that whaling dates back to a millenia. According to Encyclopedia infoplease.com, “whaling for subsistence dates to prehistoric times. The early people of Korea were hunting whales as far back as 5000 B.C., and those of Norway began whaling at least 4,000 years ago. Various peoples of the NW North American coast and the Arctic have a long tradition of whaling. Whaling, done from canoes or skin boats, often when migrating pods of whales passed nearby, was a very dangerous undertaking. Over time, many, such as the Qwidicca-atx (Makah) people of the Olympic peninsula, developed set spiritual and hunting practices that became the core of their culture.” The origins of commercial whaling started according to online encyclopedia infoplease.com: “The hunting of whales is thought to have been pursued by the Basques from land as early as the 10th cent. and in Newfoundland waters by the 14th cent. It is not until the middle of the 16th cent., however, that the appearance of Basques...
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...Series Forecasting Analysis on the Monthly Stocks of Rice in the Philippines A Research Paper Presented To Dr. Cesar Rufino Of the Department of Economics School of Economics De La Salle University, Manila In Partial Fulfillment of the Course Requirements in Economic Forecasting (ECOFORE) Term 3 AY 2014-2015 Submitted by: Jayme, Kevin Matthew D. April 24 2015 0 I. Introduction The Philippines has been the accredited as an agricultural nation that provides different types of agricultural related goods, both for the domestic and international market. Rice has been the staple food in the Philippine to 80% of the population as it is customary diet that has been in beaded in the Philippine culture (Drilon Jr., 2012). Despite the strong history of agriculture and the skills and weather condition perfect for growth of rice, decrease of land and increase of total population around the Philippines decrease the opportunity for the population to have access to rice. In addition, neighboring countries, such as Thailand and Vietnam, had been on the rise of rice exportation. Not to mention the implementation of the ASEAN integration is happening in 2015. This means that the Philippines is lagging behind as it is the 8th largest exporters of rice in the world (Tiongco & Francisco, 2011). Institution, such as International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), has gone into research and development of rice growth in different conditions and situation that would...
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...ELECTROTECHNOLOGY I APPLIED PHYSICS WATCHKEEPING MACHINE SHOP 2 PHILIPPINE HISTORY AND CULTURE 2ND SEM Units 3 3 2 3 4 1 3 3 2 2 24 26 3RD YEAR ELEC 2 ENG 7 MARPP 1 MASHOP 3 THERMO 1 PE 4 ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY 2 TECHNICAL WRITING W/ ORAL COMM MARINE POWER PLANT I(DIESEL) MACHINE SHOP 3 MARINE THERMODYNAMICS 1 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 4 Subject Name AUMAC 104 AUXILLARY MACHINERY 1 Units 4 4 3 4 3 4 2 NAVAL ARCH INTRO TO NAVAL ARCHITECTURE PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 1ST SEM Subject Name ELEC 3 PSY 1 WEG MARPOL HYMECH ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY 3 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 2ND SEM Units 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 23 AUTO 2 SOC 4 MARPP 3 RMMC MARLAW PERSMAN Subject Name AUTOMATION MARINE AUTOMATION INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL RIZAL MARINE POWER PLANT II STEAM RESEARCH WITH MARINE CONCEPTS MARITIME LAW 1 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Units 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 23 WORLD GEOGRAPHY MARINE POLLUTION AND PREVENTION MECHANICS & HYDROMECHANICS AUMAC 203AUXILLARY MACHINERY 2 TECH...
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...The Ottawa Hospital, or L'Hôpital d'Ottawa, is a non-profit, public university teaching hospital in Ottawa, Canada. The hospital is made up of the former Grace Hospital, Riverside Hospital, Ottawa General Hospital and Ottawa Civic Hospital. The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, was established in 1845. It is a modern 456 bed teaching hospital. Now a day, it is a 1,195-bed academic health sciences centre affiliated with the University of Ottawa, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Ottawa Hospital is also one of two trauma centres in Eastern Ontario and southern Quebec. The other is Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario which is for children only. The employment contract is between the Ottawa Hospital and the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital. According to the review and research about this agreement, the principle and legal concepts that learned from BUSI 2601 class, it provides the important issues that might be happened when signing an employment contract. The most important step of signing employment contract is to read the contract carefully and review the contract with a lawyer to make sure yourself understand everything in the contract that you are going to sign. The basic legal step, concepts and terminology, ethical issues of signing a contract will be talked in detail at first. The explanation of the employment contract by describe the clauses of the contract will also be talked. There will be the legal...
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...important to understand as by exploring the way consumers think and the physical actions that result from these feelings, the crucial reasons behind how they spend their money can be established. This report examines the differences in consumer behavior of Chinese and Australia wine consumers. The purpose of the report is to strategically analyze the effects of consumer behavior theories, market segmenting, targeting, positioning and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in order to provide recommendations for further opportunities for Australian exporters. PART 1: THEORIES 1. SEGMENTATION, TARGETING AND POSITIONING Market segmentation, targeting and positioning are part of key elements of marketing most consumer goods. Through consumer research, marketers of brands uncover specific market segments with distinct needs (Schiffman et al, 2011). Then the marketers develop products and devise strategies to price, promote and distribute them. Key issues relating to segmentation in order for a successful target. Need to be identifiable, sizeable, stable, Accessible, congruent with company objectives and resources Australian Market Segmenting and Positioning In Australia, the wine industry covers a very broad demographic of consumers from working class to the very wealthy upper class. Consumers are also of varying age groups with the most prominent group of wine drinkers being 45-55 year olds, although large percentages of people both below and...
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...Reality, according to the Encarta Dictionary, is defined as “actual being or existence, as opposed to an imaginary, idealized, or false nature.” It is something that I thought I had a good grasp on, that is, until I reviewed my conflict style through multiple sets of eyes. I understand that every conflict style has its pros and cons, and therefore I should not cringe when I see that my husband believes me to be in the Control-Competition category; however, I cannot stop myself from thinking that the words control and competition are appalling and negative. It is especially hard to digest, seeing as how I had myself primarily in the Solution-Orientation category and thought that I fit the Control-Competition category least of all. I tend to adjust my conflict style according to whom I am dealing with and where the dispute takes place. When dealing with my husband, my preference is to wait and give myself time to think things through. I would rather handle all disputes behind closed doors; that way, if I have things to say to that may cause either party embarrassment or discomfort, it occurs privately, and I can avoid adding extra emotional fuel to the fire. I do not like to be corrected in front of my peers and feel that the emotions my anger and embarrassment create are hard to keep out of the conflict and often get in the way of solving the true issues. Taking time to think things through also allows me to focus on exactly what it is that I am upset about and...
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...developed skills wereadaptable, collaborative, committed, communicative, competent, dependable, enlarging, enthusiastic, intentional, mission conscious, prepared, relational, self-improving, selfless, solution oriented, and tenacious. The key is to make individualists into team players by cultivating the necessary traits. The dynamics of teams will be discussed through diversity, conflict and conflict resolutions within my organization. This paper will also describe three outcomes that could reasonably occur as a result of conflict resolution. Conflict is a necessary evil that is inevitable. Conflict can be either a strength or weakness to a company’s overall goal. When individuals come together for a common goal conflicts may arise. As research has shown, there is more positive values than negatives. Conflict Resolution Conflicts are inevitable whenever individuals with different personalities come together to work interdependently. Sometimes this dynamic helps to strengthen the team, and on the other hand some teams suffer which produces a poor outcome like according to Mary Parker Follett who stated that “as we cannot avoid it, we should, I think, use it to work for us”, referring to a conflict in...
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...Danielle Murray Saint Leo University MBA 530 – Conflict Resolution Dr. Cecile T. Massé, Ph.D. April 10, 2014 Assignment #2 Abstract Conflict is something that comes up every day whether at home, work, school, or out running errands. There is no way to escape conflict. We must find ways to resolve the conflict; otherwise, life will be miserable and stressful. In this paper, I will be discussing the types of conflict, approaches to conflict resolution, and how to deal with conflict. Introduction We resolve conflicts every day without even realizing it. It can be something as small as arguing over what color the sky is to something as major as a car accident. Everyone deals with issues that come up in different ways. Nelson & Quick (2013) defined conflict as “any situation in which incompatible goals, attitudes, emotions, or behaviors lead to disagreement or opposition for two or more parties” (p. 472). Resolution was then defined as “a decision or determination; the act determining an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc” (“Resolution, 2014). In 2013, Ome summed up conflict resolution as “a variety of approaches aimed at terminating conflicts through the constructive solving of problems” (p. 5512). Types of Conflict Nelson & Quick (2013) broke down the types of conflicts for us to better understand and distinguish. Functional conflict is a healthy, constructive disagreement between two or more people (p. 472). It can produce more ideas and build...
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...Russia, China, Japan, or the former Soviet Union. Kraig backs his claim by citing multiple civil conflicts that indirectly effect oil prices and our economic way of life in addition to the threat of small arms and a future attack on the homeland. Initially, it is noticed that Michael Kraig has numerous fallacies in his argument that failed states pose a greater threat to the U.S. than stable nations, for one he doesn’t recognize that the threats he cites can be traced to stable nations. Many of the nations Kraig cites, including terrorist organizations are funded and supplied by Russia and China. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Russia and China sell arms to every single nation the United States labels as a “Rogue State” or “State Sponsor of Terrorism”. Furthermore, the Congressional Research Service on August 25, 2005, listed multiple dubious transactions involving Russia, including “Russia signing an agreement with Iran to finish construction of the Bushehr nuclear power reactor, a transaction worth $800 million or more”, in 1995. Additionally, in 1996, “reports surfaced of Russian entities providing ballistic missile assistance to Iran, including training; testing...
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...Nordic Journal of African Studies 12(1): 23-38 (2003) CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA OLU OKOTONI and ABOSEDE OKOTONI Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria ABSTRACT This paper examines the management of conflicts in the administration of secondary schools in Osun State, Nigeria. It also identifies, discusses and analyses the causes as well as the various ways conflicts manifested in the administration of secondary schools in the state. The effects of conflicts on school administration are equally examined. Quantitative and qualitative data were generated from both primary and secondary sources. The paper shows that administration of secondary schools in the state was hampered by high rate of conflicts. Several types of conflicts were identified in the schools among which were conflicts between management and staff, between staff and students, between the communities and schools, and inter-personal conflicts, to mention a few. The causes of conflicts in schools in the state included inadequate welfare package for workers, forceful and compulsory retirement/retrenchment of workers, administrative incompetence, personality clashes, role conflicts, and non-involvement of students in school administration. The fact that most of the school administrators were not knowledgeable in conflict management, coupled with the absence of laid down procedures for conflict management in most schools contributed to the high rate of conflicts...
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