...Northeastern University College of Professional Study The general purpose of project management is to advance the projects toward success, which includes ensuring they are completed on time, within budgetary constraints, of high quality, and they accommodate the assigned responsibility. To accomplish projects, laborers may capitalize on various theories and principles as guidelines. Examples of this include following project management process in an orderly fashion, starting with initiation, moving to planning, advancing to execution, following with monitoring and control, and wrapping up with closure. This also is best done by adhering to project management knowledge areas, which include management of scope, risk, time, budget and additional components that are integral to the process. The successful execution of these practices helps with the efficient advancement during each step of the project. Furthermore, completing tasks with ethical and social responsibility is another vital step of the process as project team members will be more coordinated when directing tasks. Merging efforts also aids the cooperation of team members. Different projects require the involvement of laborers with assorted skills and these workers hail from varied backgrounds and cultures, possess unique knowledge bases, and have endured an array of experiences. While these combinations can prove to be successful to projects, they also can prompt occasional issues. The key to advancing beyond obstacles typically...
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...Writing to Convince Argumentative and Persuasive Essays Sometimes we write to defend an opinion, to argue against somebody’s point of view, or to convince readers why and how we think a certain problem should be settled. The argument we develop should be a logical, properly thought-out presentation of ideas that makes a claim about an issue and supports that claim with evidence. Within this general frame, our argument consists of four basic components: (1) an issue, (2) a claim, (3) support, and (4) a recognition and refutation of the opposing view. A. The Issue. An argument is concerned with an issue – a case (like war, smoking, cloning, etc.) on which people hold opposite or different opinions. To build a convincing argument about an issue, it is essential that we be aware of the audience we are addressing: • Agreeing audience: When you write to people who already agree with your claim, the focus is usually to urge them to take a specific action and build emotional ties with them. • Neutral audience: In writing to a neutral audience, try to emphasize the importance of the issue and offer explanations that clear up your readers’ questions or misunderstandings about, or lack of interest in it. • Disagreeing audience: The most challenging audience combines people whose viewpoints contrast with yours; they may be hostile to your claim and have strong feelings about the issue. In writing to a disagreeing audience, your goal is to convince readers to consider...
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...looking at the implications the book themes has for leadership in health and humans sciences and an overview of the books personal impact. Leadership for everyone: how to apply the seven essential skills to become a great motivator, influence, and leader. Dr. Peter J. Dean's seven necessary skills to become a great leader illustrates this by an acronym L.E.A.D.E.R.S. This acronym stands for: listen to learn, emphasize with emotions, attend to aspirations, diagnose and detail, engage for good ends, respond with respectfulness and speak with specificity. Listen to learn: According to Dr. Peter, it is important that more attention in a business setting or organization is being paid for listening. Listening is the most important component of any communication and key to productive conversations. A leader who understands by listening to learn employs these tactics for effective communication: eye contact consistently, distraction avoidance, facing the speaker, and the patience to let the speaker conclude before interjecting. Purposeful listening, voice tone and mood of speaker recognition, hearing what said, and open-mindedness are signs of active listening. Fundamentals for a leader are both listening and learning; learning is a fruit of listening. Emphasize with emotions: Emotions introduced into a conversation by a leader portrays...
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...Claudette Miller BSAD 235-D-1 Final Project March 9, 2016 My personal mission statement is to improve myself professionally and personally through education and open-mindedness so that I can advance in both my life and career in a way that I can enjoy and feel content. I will make efforts to further my knowledge every day through reading books or magazines. I will work towards improving my inferior qualities such as organization, responsibility and compassion so that I can be a better mother, daughter, sister, student and friend. I will continue to strive for a healthy and long life by following a scheduled exercise regimen and a more balanced diet. I will continue my career development by remaining employed in a field where I can grow and continue to improve my income to achieve other personal goals. I will strive to put time aside for family and friends so that I may be able to treasure the connection I have with them while they are in my life. I will attain a respected leadership role to the people around me by taking a more active role in creating initiatives and solutions to problems around me. My financial goals are to get out of debt by taking stock of all of the debt I need to rid myself of. I will concentrate on paying off credit cards and loans. I will work on setting this goal by paying off my high interest credit cards and loans first and will aim on completing this goal by next summer. Another financial goal I have is to make and utilize a budget. A few...
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...negative reaction on the part of customers and partners will inevitably lead to a significant reduction in the profitability of the company, and widely disseminated by the media unsavory reputation will lead to a lack of any credibility. Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman wrote that "the true role of business! "PICs in its use of energy and resources in activities designed to increase profits, provided that it adheres to the rules of the game ... participate in an open competition, without resorting to fraud and deception." Ethics imposes restrictions on the business system, being the moral rules and practices of a given society. Business Ethics - Business ethics based on honesty, openness, fidelity to one's word, the ability to function effectively in the market s compliance with applicable laws, rules and established traditsiyami.22 Experience confirms the importance of international business to business ethics in shaping the success of the company. So, dishonest behavior of the firm Coca-Cola, cases of bribery of competitors as compensation in lawsuits with them cost the company market share, given away Pepsico, as the latter had evidence information about the unseemly activities of the company Coca-Cola. By the early 80's. in business ethics has developed three main areas: "ethics of philanthropy", "ethics of justice", "ethics of personal autonomy" The first of these directly connects well with the result, to which the good results, and encourages businesses to charity. The...
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...contribution to the development of the nation character. Index Terms:- Madrasah, education, national character. ———————————————————— 1 INTRODUCTION Pesantren and madrasah is the root of education in Indonesia. Pesantren and madrasah have produced many leaders in the field of education, religion (scholars), statesman even hero, so it can not be denied the role and contribution to the character with establishment of the Nation, such as Wahid Hashim, Hamka, Hasyim Muzadi, Mahfud MD. In the contemporary context, encountered symptom of moral decline that is really worrying, such as fraud, deceit, oppression, and harm each other, even fight each other which not only affects adults but also among the students, as a generation, have tarnished the credibility of the education (Nata, 2003), it was time for madrasah to act more minimizing the deterioration of the nation and mankind in general, as well as the role of madrasah Baitul Hikmah during the golden age of Islam, which has contributed greatly to progress Islam. This role should be transferred by madrasah to be applied at this time, so it is going to become a laboratory of religion education and research center of scientific activity, which gave the intellectual leaders in various disciplines. Similarly madrasah expected to...
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...HOMOSEXUALITY AND CHRISTIANITY 3 Working Outline I. The term homosexuality is frequently use to describe both orientation and behavior. (Main idea). A. People often use the terms sexual identity and sexual orientation interchangeably. 1. Sexual identity relates to individual expression of feelings. whether heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual involved in the metabolic processes of the brain and body. a. Heterosexual feelings involve an emotional and/or a physical attraction to the opposite sex. b. Homosexual feelings involve an emotional and/or a physical attraction to the same sex. c. Bisexual feelings involve an emotional and/or a physical attraction to same and opposite sex. 2. Sexual orientation describes the direction and focus of sexual and emotional attractions experienced by a person. a. Sexual direction and focus b. Emotional attraction and focus B. Many myths surrounding homosexuality exist and they need to be corrected. Here are five essential myths (First subordinate idea). 1. Perhaps the most destructive is the beliefs that homosexuals are child molesters. a. A homosexual can molest a child. b. A heterosexual can molest a chld. 2. The belief that homosexuals are promiscuous and incapable of long-term committed monogamous relationships. c. This is a general statement that shows no knowledge of this particular population...
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...BUSINESS ETHICS Business ethics is nothing but the application of ethics in business. Business ethics is the application of general ethical ideas to business behavior. Ethical business behavior facilitates and promotes good to society, improves profitability, fosters business relations and employee productivity. The concept of business ethics has come to mean various things to various people, but generally it‘s coming to know what it right or wrong in the workplace and doing what‘s right - this is in regard to effects of products/ services and in relationships with stakeholders. Business ethics is concerned with the behavior of a businessman in doing a business. Unethical practices are creating problems to businessman and business units. The life and growth of a business unit depends upon the ethics practiced by a businessman. Business ethics are developed by the passage of time and custom. A custom differs from one business to another. If a custom is adopted and accepted by businessman and public, that custom will become an ethic. Business ethics is applicable to every type of business. The social responsibility of a business requires the observing of business ethics. A business man should not ignore the business ethics while assuming social responsibility. Business ethics means the behaviour of a businessman while conducting a business, by observing morality in his business activities. According to Wheeler Business Ethics is an art and science for maintaining harmonious...
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...INTRODUCTION At multiple points in their careers, public relations (PR) practitioners are likely to face decisions that are ethical in nature. Such decisions reflect a range of ethical dilemmas between, for example, truth vs. loyalty, justice vs. mercy, short-term vs. long-term consequences, and the individual vs. the collective (Kidder 1995, p. 18; Stacks & Wright 1989, pp. 53-67). Public relations practitioners, by nature of their position and job responsibilities, are often in a crossroad of a range of competing interests. Often, the tension may be between the practitioner’s own values and the culture of the organization. In other cases, it may be a conflict between the practitioner’s professional code of ethics and organizational norms and expectations. In yet other circumstances, they may be faced with competing interests between the organization and its various publics. At the very least, practitioners will frequently confront contradictions between business demands for economic performance and public expectations for ethical conduct. Concerns over these competing responsibilities and the ethical dilemmas they produce for public relations are the subject of this essay. In it, a range of challenges faced by public relations practitioners related to issues of ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are explored. It is argued that CSR has, in many respects, altered the expectations and demands placed on the profession. As a profession, public relations...
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...particular object or entity. Example, whether one complete the project successfully or leave the office at 6:00 PM in the evening. In the simplest case, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors should be related but there are instances that the relation between attitudes, beliefs and behaviors is not very strong (Wiegel et al., 1974). For example, we might dislike studying, (a negative attitude) and rarely study at all (negative behavior) yet truly believe it will lead to success, yet rarely study. We could even dislike studying, be unsure whether it leads to better grades, and yet spend a great deal in studying. Hence, we can say that attitude is a complex cognitive process (Neovistas.com, 2004). Attitudes can be examined in terms of its three components: Affect, Behavioral, and Cognition. Affect consists of the emotional feelings stimulated by the object of the attitude for example: “I don’t like my boss” while behavioral are acts related to attitude object. Example: “I want to transfer to other department and cognition is the thoughts about attitude object. Example: “It will reduce the stress I am feeling” (Bergmann, 1998). The object of an attitude can be anything people have opinions about. Therefore, individual people, groups of people, institutions, products,...
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...Global risks: Economic Risks Risks in the economic category include fiscal and liquidity crises, failure of a major financial mechanism or institution, oil-price shocks, chronic unemployment and failure of physical infrastructure on which economic activity depends. Environmental Risks Risks in the environmental category include both natural disasters, such as earthquakes and geomagnetic storms, and man-made risks such as collapsing ecosystems, freshwater shortages, nuclear accidents and failure to mitigate or adapt to climate change. Geopolitical Risks The geopolitical category covers the areas of politics, diplomacy, conflict, crime and global governance. These risks range from terrorism, disputes over resources and war to governance being undermined by corruption, organized crime and illicit trade. Societal Risks The societal category captures risks related to social stability – such as severe income disparities, food crises and dysfunctional cities – and public health, such as pandemics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the rising burden of chronic disease. Technological Risks The technological category covers major risks related to the growing centrality of information and communication technologies to individuals, businesses and governments. These include cyber attacks, infrastructure disruptions and data loss. Ten Global Risks of Highest Concern in 2014 1 Fiscal crises in key economies 2 Structurally high unemployment/underemployment ...
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...PERSPECTIVES Voluntary Action in India Role, Trends and Challenges Anil Bhatt The voluntary sector needs to play a more overt political role if it is to make any long-lasting dent on social transformation. T H E last t w o decades have seen an unprecedented growth of voluntary or nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) in India. While voluntarism has been an age-old phenomenon, it is only in the last couple of decades that so much is being talked, written, debated and done about it. There is a good reason for this. Modern voluntarism is signicantly different from the conventional voluntarism in form, content, intent and impact. Conventional voluntarism was primarily aimed at charity and relief or at best, social welfare and social reform. It sprang out of religiosity, generosity and altruism. It was inspired by idealism rather than ideology [ B a x i 1986]. M o d e r n voluntarism, while incorporating some of the elements of conventional voluntarism, is based on ideology rather than mere idealism. It aims at achieving development and social justice rather than relief and welfare. Therefore, the tools, techniques, approaches and objectives of modern voluntarism differ from that of the conventional. Modern voluntarism strives to change the social, economic and political position of the poor, the deprived, the oppressed and the weak. In the final analysis, therefore, it aims at redistribution of power, status and wealth. W i t h i n this broad mission though, activities, approaches...
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...aims, in order to develop and deal with new situations or markets: Sometimes deep organizational change is necessary in order to maintain a competitive edge. EXAMPLE OF AN INDUSTRY BASED: THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS Industry associations pay significant roles in the newspaper industry at the national, regional, and global levels. They are particularly important to members because newspaper firms engage in little research and development on their own, have historically exhibited low levels of innovation, and generally do not have organized strategy or business intelligence offices. The industry is highly domestic with only a few international firms and few papers are exported (Picard & Brody, 1997). The industry is three centuries old, has undergone relatively few major technological changes in its history, and became extraordinarily profitable during the second...
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...Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Background of the Study The business world changes in every tick of the clock. As a result, businesses tend to rise or fall and the stability of the business enterprise is always at stake. But, business sustainability depends on its financial performance and the people governing the business. And to measure whether companies are capable of handling potentially unexpected corporate risks, companies’ accounting transactions are reported through financial statements. These financial statements are the masterpieces of accountants who analyze the transactions and measure the financial stability of the company if they are sustainable enough to defray any business risks. However, in presenting these statements, some accountants may mislead owners or decision makers through financial mistatements which affect the business itself. Because of this accounting malpractice, it may cause to a major problem that will put CPAs into grave misconduct such as allegation of fraud and engangement in corporate accounting scandals. Accounting malpractice are affecting the businesses globally. It decays the economy of the country and slowly creeps into different industry until they are no longer outlive in the business world. In fact, the Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse in Asia-Pacific Region led by Wells (2010) found out that the Asia Pacific median has a loss that was significantly higher than the global median loss of $160...
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...Class 7 Compensating Employees Fairly Three basic principles to make decisions concerning salary * Internal job consistency: compensation must reflect the of a job compared to other jobs wthin the organization, in terms of required qualifications, responsabilities, effort and working conditions * External salary competitiveness: salaries a company offers must be comparable to those offered by its competitors * Employee motivation and mobilization: compensation must be motivating in order to encourage performance and loyalty Manager’s Role: * To understand compensation principles * To possess adequate knowledge of the positions managed * To ensure equity, an important factor in compensation decisions Objectives of compensation * As a major HR tool, compensation aims: * To attract * To motivate * To retain employees Building a compensation Program Legal Context Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Pay Equity Act to correct salary differences caused by systemic discrimination Pay Equity Act to correct salary differences caused by systemic discrimination Labour standards act Labour standards act Labour standards act Labour standards act * Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom Employee A<-> Equal salary for equal or equivalent work <-> employee B * Pay equity Act (for organizations with more...
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