...the way to improve their economy. Today Japan manufactures top quality products and is the envy of the world. However, their management approach of resources is unique from the American traditional approach. This paper will attempt to define quality and its elements as well as describe how quality pioneers’ use of the total quality elements made the pioneer successful. Also attempts to explain why the elements of quality are useful in today’s environment and discuss what is foreseen about the future of quality. According to Goetsch (2010) quality is a standard or level of something as measured against another thing of a similar kind, the degree of excellence of something, for instance, the quality of life. Also quality is an interpretation of superiority or the non-inferiority of something. Customers and consumers value quality in everything in life whether expected or perceived. However, the elements of quality are useful in the environment today because without quality many products may fail. Looking at what consumers or customers need or expect to fulfill their wants or needs, quality is necessary. Good quality is necessary to achieve success. Without good quality many may suffer chaos and stress. The elements that lead many to success conduct research and use it in planning the products, producing products, and checking products to ensure the product is according to specification or plan. In addition market the product and analyze the reception of product in the...
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...DANGERS OF SECONDHAND SMOKE ____________________ In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Communication Arts II ____________________ By Julienne TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………….. II. NATURE OF SECONDHAND SMOKE…………………………………………….. III. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SECONDHAND SMOKE…………………….... A. Cotinine…………………………………………………………………………... B. Carcinogens………………………………………………………………………. 1. Carbon Monoxide……………………………………………………………… 2. Cyanide……………………………………………………………………….... IV. TYPES OF SECONDHAND SMOKE……………………………………………….. A. Mainstream Smoke………………………………………………………………… B. Sidestream Smoke…………………………………………………………………. C. Thirdhand Smoke………………………………………………………………….. V. EFFECTS OF SECONDHAND SMOKE……………………………………………. A. Cancers…………………………………………………………………………… 1. LungCancer………………………………………………………………….. 2. Breast Cancer ……………………………………………………………….. B. Effects in Cardiovascular System………………………………………………… 1. Coronary Heart Disease……………………………………………………… 2. Stroke…………………………………………………………………………. 3. Other Heart Disease………………………………………………………….. C. Effects in Respiratory System…………………………………………………….. 1. Asthma………………………………………………………………………... 2. Irritation of Respiratory Tract………………………………………………… D. Effects in Neurological System……………………………………………………. 1. Dementia………………………………………………………………………. E. Effects During Pregnancy…………………………………………………………. F. Effects to Children…………………………………………………………………...
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...the death penalty. II. How do you got put on the death row “death penalty” A. What state uses what method? B. What states don’t use any method? III. What do the people think about the death penalty in the U.S.? A. Why are people for the death penalty? B. Why are people against the death penalty? Conclulusion-The death penalty isn’t the right way to go for punishment after a crime it just as worse as the person that committed the crime. Fighting Crime with Murder The death penalty is a common topic and one of the major’s topics today. This research paper as you can already see is about the death penalty and it will show and tell what it is, how it works also how it is wrong because, two wrongs do not make a right even though two negatives make positive. I have learned many of things about the death penalty more than what I expected to learn. I hope by you reading my research paper you will learn how the death penalty isn’t the right way to go just like abortions some people say abortions are right but not the death penalty or the other way around it does not make any sense they both are murdering someone. Yes, the person on the death penalty did something wrong to get there but like I said before two wrongs does not make a right. Make them suffer in the prisons for what they have done instead of dying painless. Also now days you never can tell if that person truly committed that crime unless you were there or not. The death penalty has been around...
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...Mohamed A. Hassan Ph.d Research Scholar What was up with Wall Street? The Goldman Sachs Standards and Shades of Gray Abstract This paper discusses the business ethics in the organization through the examination of ethical practices conducted at Goldman Sachs Inc. The paper includes a list of all the actions executed by Goldman Sachs Inc which are defined in this paper as gray area practices. The paper also presents an ethical analysis of these gray area actions as well as all the parties that were affected by the Goldman Sachs practices. Business Ethics The problem to be investigated is business ethics through the examination of ethical practices conducted by Goldman Sachs Inc and ethical gray areas which are situations and problems that don’t fit neatly into any existing mode of ethical analysis within the business (Marshall, 2007). Business ethics are very important to inspire the employees and attract more wanting to work for the business. Business ethics are also important because if the business lacks good ethics, this can damage the business reputation and make it less appealing to stakeholders and that will lead to profit loss affect the whole business. Ethics of business has been discussed by Peter Drucker (Drucker, 1986, p. 254) which he said “The problem is one of moral values and moral education, of the individual, of the family, of the school. But there neither is a separate ethics of business, nor is one needed”. Drucker’s interpretation of business ethics...
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...can be used to support brand building, research attitudes of consumers, and influence key publics. This simulation illustrates the use of Public Relations to develop a Public Relations plan and to use its various tools to manage a crisis” (University of Phoenix, 2010). A company must be able to communicate well with the outside environment to conduct public relations successfully. This is particularly true concerning crisis management. A real life example is the crisis management strategies undertaken by Johnson and Johnson during the Tylenol crisis in 1982. By managing relations well with the public, the company could diffuse a crisis situation that put the very existence of the company in question (cited in Devlin, 2004). The case study of the Tylenol crisis serves to illustrate the importance of well-managed communications strategies when it comes to concerning managing public relations in a crisis situation. When the catastrophe broke out, Tylenol was the profuse merchandise of Johnson & Johnson. Leading the painkiller market, it was contributing 33% of the year-to-year profit growth of the company (cited in Watson, 2006). During fall 1982, some unknown parties removed a number of Tylenol packages from store-shelves in the Chicago area, opened those packages, removed the tablets, replaced them with cyanide contaminated tablets and replace those packages on the shelves without any apparent signs of tampering. As a result of the cyanide in the capsules, seven people died horribly...
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...faster rate than the control group. Germination is the process of the plant growing from the seed. Germination starts when a seed soaks up water at a constant rate. The soaking up of water by the seed is called imbibition (imbibition means drink and seeds imbibe water). When the seeds continuously intake water they hydrate there enzymes and it increases their metabolic activity which produces energy for the plant to grow. Liquid nitrogen helps the seed germinate faster by freezing the seed over so that the water levels around the seed increase. When the seed is sowed it already has water soaked into it so it grows faster. The Apple seeds that will be used are Malus Domestica. I will refer to Malus Domestica as MD for the rest of the paper. MD seeds...
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...Amanda Bjork JOUR 330 Research Paper Part 3 According to UMUC JOUR330 Module 4, “part three of the public of the four-step public relations process is the action phase. It is during this stage of the process that the organization implements its strategic plan by doing and saying things to change attitudes, perceptions or even behavior on the part of its targeted publics”. The public relations decisions made as a result of the Tylenol crisis arrived in two phases. The first phase was the actual handling of the crisis. The comeback of both Johnson & Johnson and Tylenol was the second phase in the public relations plan. The planning for phase two began almost as soon as phase one was being implemented. The sabotage of the Tylenol capsules spurred an extreme panic about the safety of over-the-counter medications. In fact, the Tylenol crisis was so prominent that a survey at the time shows more Americans were aware of the tragedy than could identify the president of the United States (Murray & Shohen, 1992). It even threatened the very survival of Johnson & Johnson as a company because at the time, Tylenol products made up a very large portion of their revenue. Johnson & Johnson chairman and CEO, James Burke, reacted to the negative media coverage by forming a seven-member strategy team. The team's strategy guidance from Burke was first, "How do we protect the people?" and second "How do we save this product?" The company's first actions were to immediately alerted...
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...Defining Marketing Paper Rebecca Schoenfeld MKT/421 8-8-11 Elizabeth Hartsig Defining Marketing Paper Marketing is a huge part of personal and business day-to-day life. People encounter marketing when they turn on the television, go to the supermarket, on billboards while they are driving down the road, and even at their jobs. Usually individuals opinions about marketing is they will think about the most popular business or products out in the world to date such as electronics, places to go, shoes, and clothing brands. In this paper I will be discussing my personal view on what marketing means to me, along with how two other out side source interpret marketing. Furthermore I will deliberate about the importance of marketing in organizational success. I will also be altercating three examples from different business worlds and how they incorporate marketing into their business. The definition of marketing reminds me of my workplace at Communication Test Design Inc. (CTDI). As a supervisor or manager, it is their responsibility to know exactly what the customer wants and needs. The feedback that they receive from our customers is what is important when refurbishing and selling the Verizon Fios set top boxes. This type of information goes in a weekly recap sent to the organization so that we can see what we need to improve to satisfy the customers needs. Knowing what makes the customer satisfied is what makes the company successful because we know that if our customer...
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...Computer Disposal Paper By: Calvin Drager The best way to dispose of these 500 computers is through E-waste recycling and here’s why. E-waste recycling has become one of the fastest-moving industries in the world. Our society has, for the most part, always been aware that certain convenient technologies we use every day also contain some of the most harmful known substances. Cell phones, computers, laptops, CRTs, flat screen TVs, tablets, printers, and monitors have all assisted our society in advancing our wants and needs. As we all know, technology moves faster than the speed of light, and by the time we have the newest gadgets, we are already in the process of wanting something bigger and better. As convenient as these technologies are, let's not forget that most of these gadgets contain harmful substances and should be properly recycled, refurbished, or reused. When these products are placed into landfills, either on purpose or not, we have a huge problem. Recycling electronics prevents the biggest and most prevalent pollutants in our society, which come from mining. Chemicals such as cyanide and sulfuric acid are commonly used in the mining process. When these substances spill, leak, or leach into the ground or water, the ecosystem is heavily affected. Once the chemicals are introduced to our landscape, the cycle of pollution is put into place. Through such common environmental occurrences as erosion and heavy rain, the pollutant chemicals end up in our oceans, streams...
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...Bhopal disaster Co o r din at es: 2 3 °1 6 ′ 5 1 ″ N 7 7 °2 4 ′ 3 8 ″ E From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Bhopal dis as te r (commonly referred to as Bhopal gas trage dy) was a gas leak incident in India, considered one of the world's worst industrial catastrophes.[1] It occurred on the night of December 2–3, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. A leak of methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals from the plant resulted in the exposure of hundreds of thousands of people. The toxic substance made its way in and around the shantytowns located near the plant.[2] Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate death toll was 2,259 and the government of Madhya Pradesh has confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release.[3] Others estimate 3,000 died within weeks and another 8,000 have since died from gas- related diseases.[4][5] A government affidavit in 2006 stated the leak caused 558,125 injuries including 38,478 temporary partial and approximately 3,900 severely and permanently disabling injuries.[6] UCIL was the Indian subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), with Indian Government controlled banks and the Indian public holding a 49.1 percent stake. In 1994, the Supreme Court of India allowed UCC to sell its 50.9 percent share. Union Carbide sold UCIL, the Bhopal plant operator, to Eveready Industries India Limited in 1994. The Bhopal plant was later sold to McLeod...
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...* Defining Marketing University of Phoenix MKT/421 - Marketing 22 July 2013 Defining Marketing What is marketing? What is the definition of marketing? A good marketing strategy is essential for a company's success while no or bad strategy can damage an organization. Different sources and information combined within marketing catch the consumer's attention for products or services. This paper explains the different definitions of marketing along with the author's personal interpretation of marketing. Additionally, the importance of marketing is discussed on three examples where marketing was used but with severe problems. Personal Definition of Marketing The author's personal definition about marketing is that organizations take steps to catch customer's attention and convince them to buy their product. Parts of efficient marketing are sales, promotions, and advertisements to increase sales. Overall, marketing ensures that a company makes profit and stays on consumer's minds. KnowThis.com – Definition of Marketing According to KnowThis.com marketing is defined as “the strategies and tactics used to identify, create, and maintain satisfying relationships with customers that result in value for both the customer and the marketer” (KnowThis.com 2009, p. 3). The key elements are strategies and tactics, create, identify, satisfying relationships, value, and maintain with consumer and marketer.KnowThis.com argues that tactics and strategies are the base...
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...Marketing is a huge part of personal and business day-to-day life. People encounter marketing when they turn on the television, go to the supermarket, on billboards while they are driving down the road, and even at their jobs. Usually individuals opinions about marketing is they will think about the most popular business or products out in the world to date such as electronics, places to go, shoes, and clothing brands. In this paper I will be discussing my personal view on what marketing means to me, along with how two other out side source interpret marketing. Furthermore I will deliberate about the importance of marketing in organizational success. I will also be altercating three examples from different business worlds and how they incorporate marketing into their business. The definition of marketing reminds me of my workplace at Communication Test Design Inc. (CTDI). As a supervisor or manager, it is their responsibility to know exactly what the customer wants and needs. The feedback that they receive from our customers is what is important when refurbishing and selling the Verizon Fios set top boxes. This type of information goes in a weekly recap sent to the organization so that we can see what we need to improve to satisfy the customers needs. Knowing what makes the customer satisfied is what makes the company successful because we know that if our customer is happy our business profits will also be increasing as well. According to the textbook Basic Marketing, The...
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...What is a cult? Cult Research Paper There are many types of cults in the world, cults are everywhere but you just do not see them. Every person in the world has been in contact with them in one way or another in many cases you cannot see them. The first cult I had heard about was the infamous James Warren "Jim" Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) who was the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple, best known for the cult murder/suicide in 1978 of 909 of its members in Jonestown, Guyana, and the murder of five individuals at a nearby airstrip. Over 300 children were murdered at Jonestown, almost all of them by cyanide poisoning. Cults can be involved in churches and even are earliest religions are called cults. Cults are not the strongest groups' sects are the strongest group. When you join a sect you cannot get out of them but a cult you can leave without having any problem or commitment. Sects will not let you out because many times it's illegal and they are afraid that you will say something to the public. Cults sometimes are illegal to. Religious cults are in every town and village there is no definition of a cult that is accepted by sociologists and psychologist or religion many types of activities will take cult like structures, an example would be any popular trend like physical exercise this is called the physical fitness cult. Famous athletes are a big figure when it comes to cults, many times Movie stars, professional athletes will endorse a product and a...
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...Top of Form Introduction The utilization of resources and generation of waste is for beyond the limit that the biosphere was made to carry. Infact, man today is caught in the vicious circle of increasing wants, declining resources and increasing waste being generated by the industries and municipalities is posing a problem of enormous dimensions. The domestic and industrial effluents are contributing in enhancing this problem. It might become the biggest problem if it is not dealt with immediately . Industrial Waste The term industrial waste is generally understood to refer specifically to the liquid waste produced as a result of some industrial operation, as distinct from an industry’s solid refuse or its gases, fumes and vapors. Like municipal sanitary sewage, most of such liquids must ultimately be disposed of into rivers or other water courses. The liquid wastes of a community, whether domestic sewage or industrial wastes, should receive appropriate treatment before discharge into streams in order to prevent gross pollution. The treatment methods for domestic sewage are based on a fundamental and growing body of knowledge. These methods, however, are not suitable for industrial wastes, which are quite varied in character. Frequently anew industrial process development will produce a waste that is not amenable to treatment by any of the conventional methods. For such wastes, laboratory investigations followed by pilot-plant studies must precede final design of treatment...
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...other animals and plants. (Lee, Mark, and Kenneth I., 11) As the world is increasingly focusing on environmental awareness, a new “green” trend has arisen. This research essay will discuss the issue of sustainability of the environment in production, growing consumer interest in the green trend, and how it is affecting businesses. The effects of an altered climate are already evident in retreating glaciers, shrinking polar ice, droughts, floods, and other extreme weather events. As environmental awareness is becoming more common, and since production industries tend to think in terms of the long run (Wilson, Tim) there is a demand for a transformational shift towards sustainable systems of production and consumption, however many people confuse being green with being sustainable. To be green, substances from the earth's core must not be extracted faster than they're regenerated, pollutants must not be discharged into the atmosphere faster than the earth's systems can clean them, and surface level resources must not be destroyed or harvested faster than they are regenerated (Wills, Brett). To be sustainable, materials and energy inputs must be harvested in a way that does not deprive future generations, meaning use of resources that are renewable (such as wood or solar energy) and recyclable (such as metals or paper). Also, wastes (pollutants in the water, land, and air including greenhouse gases) must be within the “sink”...
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