...glass dome covered the button. Norma tried to lift it off, but it was locked in place. She turned the unit over and saw a folded piece of paper Scotch-taped to the bottom of the box. She pulled it off: "Mr. Steward will call on you at 8:00P.M." Norma put the button unit beside her on the couch. She reread the typed note, smiling. A few moments later, she went back into the kitchen to make the salad. The doorbell rang at eight o'clock. ''I'll get it," Norma called from the kitchen. Arthur was in the living room, reading. There was a small man in the hallway. He removed his hat as Norma opened the door. "Mrs. Lewis?" he inquired politely. "Yes?" ''I'm Mr. Steward." "Oh, yes." Norma repressed a smile. She was sure now it was a sales pitch. 103 SHORT STORY DECISIONS DECISIONS "May I come in?" asked Mr. Steward. ''I'm rather busy," Norma said, ''I'll get you your whatchamacallit, though." She started to turn. "Don't you want to know what it is?" Norma turned back. Mr. Steward's tone had been offensive. "No, I don't think so," she replied. "It could prove very valuable," he told her. "Monetarily?" she challenged. Mr. Steward nodded. "Monetarily," he said. Norma frowned. She didn't like his attitude. "What are you trying to sell?" she asked. ''I'm not selling anything," he answered. Arthur came out of the living room. "Something wrong?" Mr. Steward introduced himself. "Oh, the-" Arthur...
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...dome covered the button. Norma tried to lift it off, but it was locked in place. She turned the unit over and saw a folded piece of paper Scotch-taped to the bottom of the box. She pulled it off: "Mr. Steward will call on you at 8:00P.M." Norma put the button unit beside her on the couch. She reread the typed note, smiling. A few moments later, she went back into the kitchen to make the salad. The doorbell rang at eight o'clock. ''I'll get it," Norma called from the kitchen. Arthur was in the living room, reading. There was a small man in the hallway. He removed his hat as Norma opened the door. "Mrs. Lewis?" he inquired politely. "Yes?" ''I'm Mr. Steward." "Oh, yes." Norma repressed a smile. She was sure now it was a sales pitch. 103 SHORT STORY DECISIONS DECISIONS "May I come in?" asked Mr. Steward. ''I'm rather busy," Norma said, ''I'll get you your whatchamacallit, though." She started to turn. "Don't you want to know what it is?" Norma turned back. Mr. Steward's tone had been offensive. "No, I don't think so," she replied. "It could prove very valuable," he told her. "Monetarily?" she challenged. Mr. Steward nodded. "Monetarily," he said. Norma frowned. She didn't like his attitude. "What are you trying to sell?" she asked. ''I'm not selling anything," he answered. Arthur came out of the living room. "Something wrong?" Mr. Steward introduced himself. "Oh,...
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...Code of Ethics HCS 335 July 29, 2013 Holly Martinez de Andino Code of Ethics Ethics forces healthcare professionals to utilize reason and logic when making decisions about life and death for their patients. Sometimes those ethical decisions are not easy to make and further guidance is necessary. Agencies, like the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), work closely with healthcare providers in order to report accurate statistics about illnesses, births, and deaths. This paper is going to discuss what the mission and goals are for the Centers for Disease Control as well as what the relationship is between this organization’s culture and ethical-decision making. The Center for Disease Control (CDC), mission states the “CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same. ("About CDC: Mission, Role and Pledge", 2013). The Center for Disease Control also protects the U.S. whenever health threats occur that could be expensive and also dangerous to the health of the world. In order for the CDC to accomplish such a monumental task, the CDC is continuously conducting scientific studies and providing the necessary health information to protect the entire nation. They even educate to the communities about these potential environmental health...
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...CONFIDENCE IN LEADERSHIP THROUGH TRUST AND RESPECT Northcentral University The problem to be investigated is that in today’s business world, is there a need to use many different leadership styles in order to gain the trustworthiness and ethical stewardship required to be a leader in today’s diversified organization? According to Lussier and Achua (2004, p. 5), leadership is ‘‘the process of influencing leaders and followers to achieve organizational objectives through change.” Would it not stand to reason that in order to influence others, they must and should have to use different styles of leadership in order to achieve the ultimate goal- success of the organization? A leader who is flexible in their leadership styles and can just to the member personalities without injecting their own bias can prove to be an important asset to the organization. Transparency of characteristics of leadership, values, beliefs, religious views, and morals combine together make for a uniquely well-rounded strong and versatile leader that most people prefer to work with. The art of influencing others to get the desired results is no easy task. This task is a continuous effort of leadership behavior, consideration of others, commitment, and positive feedback. It takes a combination of leadership, trustworthiness and ethical stewardship in order to achieve success. The organization will have to do this without compromising their ethical values and beliefs. In today’s business...
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...village of Kyauk Su in Myanmar, our fields are becoming increasingly important. ECS believes that by opening, and democratizing research, we can more rapidly advance our important sciences and society at large, while directly fulfilling our mission. The key to scientific advancement has always been the open exchange of information. Yet even in today’s digital environment, many scientists around the world struggle to access quality, reliable research. The bottom line is discoveries need discoverability and that is only guaranteed through full Open Access. How did Free the Science come about? In March 2014, an ECS ad hoc Committee on the Free Dissemination of Research evaluated the evolving publishing landscape and the viability of transitioning to an Open Access publications model. They determined that in addition to maintaining our high standards of peer review, ECS should pursue complete Open Access to keep our publications relevant and sustainable. In May 2015, the ECS Board of Directors approved launching the Free the Science campaign to help fund the transition to complete Open Access by 2024. How much will it cost to Free the Science? Based on our projections and scenario planning, to completely open our digital library and publish all papers moving forward we will need to invest $40M to support our publishing operations. The good news is that the Free the Science initiative has already accrued $8M through operating surpluses and donations. How will ECS raise...
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...Author Tutor Course Date Axiall Company is a company aimed at the production of chemical commodities for years now. This paper will have an overview of the mission and duties of this company, roles of identified employees who work here, a reflection on my understanding of engineering in manufacturing operations and how the presentation impacted on my choice for a working environment. What makes it interesting to work in Axiall Company as an engineer will also be covered. Axiall Company mission revolves around stakeholders, natural resources and quality of life. To the shareholders, the company aims at creating value for them by ensuring operational excellence. To the natural resources, the company integrates these resources efficiently and safely to quality products that then improve the quality of life. Axiall Company focuses on the production of chemical commodities. The company is chemical-based and works like suggested in its mission to harness applied chemistry which in turn help improve human progress, everyday life and solve common problems. Axiall Company makes aromatics and chlorovinyl that are used in housing, construction, paper, plastics, pulp and pharmaceutical industries. The company has basic chlorovinyl products such as caustic soda, PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and chlorine. Aromatics that this company produces include acetone (for making acrylic resins), phenol, and cumene (makes acetone and phenol). The company’s building products can be used to make extruded door...
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...Liminality and Communitas as new sources of Social Capital in Business Relationship Dynamics Dr Annmarie Ryan, Department of Management and Marketing, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. Competitive Paper Abstract In this paper I develop a framework for the study of business relationships through the lens of liminality. This is achieved by discussing the work of Turner in relation to rites and rituals and their role in society. Those dimensions of the concept of liminality and communitas that are important for this study therefore include: that it involves interaction outside everyday lived experience; that liminality is constructed and is neither self-evident or naturally occurring; involves the transformation re-discovery and re-appropriation of every day spaces, through separation, or divestiture process, and subsequently (re)incorporated into the everyday through processes of investiture and importantly, incorporates a shared experience that can impact on relations between those who share the experience beyond the event itself. The concept of liminality is offered as a way to enable researchers to understand the interactions between managers in relationships in a new way. The focus of this paper is therefore threefold: 1/ to expand upon the concept of creating, holding and intensifying liminal space and 2/consideration of the effect of this on the organisation and 3/ reflection on this on-going entering into and leaving of liminal space...
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...The purpose of this research paper is to investigate whether Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is becoming a common standard in the Caribbean corporate financial community and the associated benefits as it relates to the business strategy and financial performance. Historically, corporations were expected to serve some public purpose as justification for the benefits and privileges they receive. However, since the 1970s, the view has become widespread that corporations exist solely to maximize profits and to increase shareholder’s wealth and for no other purpose Bartlett (2015). In a capitalist society it is rare to hear that one has gone into business for reasons other than to make as much money as possible. Based on this capitalistic...
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...managed. Furthermore, they must ease quick responses to changesin the environmentof the organization. The study of designing organizational processes can stimulate us to design better organizations. It can borrow ideas, tools and techniques fromareas such as artificial intelligence, computer science, coordination science, logic and operations research. Mostof the activities performedin organizations deal with the processing of information to meet various goals. The design of an organization must support the primary activities that help the organization to achieve its goals. Information technology is providing new ways of organizing and performing activities. Transactions that required several hours of human attention can nowbe achieved in a few seconds. There are various kinds of communicationfacilities that have increased efficiency at reduced coordination costs. Information technology based tools are influencing the ways in which organizations perform their activities. Therefore, we need to design and re-engineer organizations taking advantage of new ways of performingorganizational activities. Twofundamental problems faced in the research area of...
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...development scholars have undertaken and this has given rise to conflicting development approaches or strategies and these approaches have led to raging debates as to which one offers the best approach to rural development, (Thurlown, 2006). In this regard, the essay aims at critically examining the large-scale and small-scale development approaches, and further give view of which is the best approach to rural and agriculture development. It will start by defining key terms; large-scale and small-scale approaches. Thereafter, it will critically examine each of these developmental approaches; and later state which between the two offers the best approach to rural and agriculture development. Later in, a conclusion will be drawn. The focus of this paper will be on Small scale farming as an answer to rural development. Large-scale development approach refers to large scale type of farming as a means to bring about development to rural areas. Large scale farming can therefore be defined as the production of crops and rearing of animals for sale intended for widespread distribution for consumption by others. The main objective of large scale development approach is achieving higher profits, (Sen, 1991). Small-scale development approach refers to the use of Small scale farming as means to bring about development in rural areas. Small scale is closely related to subsistence farming and these terms are often used interchangeably. Small scale farming can be defined as production of crops and...
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...SYNTHESIS PAPER 1 Synthesis Paper Jennifer Collins Liberty University What have you learned about research at an introductory level? I have always heard people conducting research. I never thought that conducting research was this difficult. In the past few weeks I have learned a lot about research. I learned that research is a way to explore what has been tried before. Learning how to interpret the research can help you decide the legitimacy of the research and how to apply it to your situation. You have to have integrity and be ethical when conducting research. Yon should strive to conduct research ethically and with integrity. You have to gather information regarding your research proposal and obtain approval before conducting research. You should be upfront with participants, provide feedback and answer questions that they may have. You should have experience, good judgement and be wise. You should also know what you are doing before you try to involve participants and also be able to answer questions regarding your research. You should not be dumfounded. You should gather as much information as possible so as not to be bias. Most research attempts to test a hypothesis formulated by a researcher. Cozy and Bates (2012) states that a hypothesis is a type of idea or question. It makes a statement about something that may be true. After testing the hypothesis you should make a prediction concerning the outcome of the experiment. How you come up...
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...Abstract In this paper, I discuss the results of Williams Institute Ethics Awareness Inventory self-assessment, what Kudler Fine Foods appears as an organization, and an evaluation of my performance as a manager at Kudler. Personal Values Paper The mission of self-assessment is to promote ethics in community through research, education and leadership, by helping adults to judge, care and do what is right. These three points are the ingredients for moral maturity. A commitment to personal ethics is about developing a moral self capable of dealing with ethical issues as they arise (www.ethics-twi.org). Ethical Perspective Assessment According to the self-assessment, a person’s ethical awareness profile can be closely aligned with four different values: ‘C’, for character, ‘O’, for obligation, ‘R’ for results, and ‘E’ for equity. This essentially classifies people whose ethical perspectives are based on moral values and principles (‘C’), feeling obligated to do what is morally right (‘O’), the consequence of their actions (‘R’) and using their daily experience to steer them through ethical decision- making process (‘E’). My Personal Values Of the four different values, I base my ethical perspectives primarily on ‘O’ or obligation. I believe that human beings have intrinsic value and deserve equal respect. Therefore, I cannot support social decisions or traditions aimed at the best interests of society while discarding the feelings of a few. People should be allowed...
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...LITTLE ROCK CHURCH OF DELIVERANCE: PROPOSAL FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING __________________ A Paper Presented to Dr. Daniel Moosbrugger Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary __________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for CLED 620 __________________ by Melvin A. Moore 25 May 2011 Preface To the readers of this paper, you will notice that the name of [sic] G-d is not spelled out as it is done with reverence to the name and sovereignty therein. Furthermore, with consideration that this paper might be defaced or destroyed at a later time and this should not come of the name as identified in Deuteronomy 12:3-4. However, this shall not apply when relating scripture as to be obedient to the instruction of Deuteronomy 4:2. Introduction Little Rock Church of Deliverance (the Rock) is a settled church located in the Seventh Ward, South East sector of Washington, the District of Columbia. The church leadership comprises of a pastor, assistant pastor, youth pastor, evangelists, elders, deacons, trustees, and auxiliary leaders; furthermore, its roster is accounted as 250 members with a steadfast increase of new members entering the fold monthly. Serving as the headquarters of the Church of Deliverance Conference (C.O.D.), the leadership gives oversight to several other churches as the pastor is the Chief Apostle, Bishop of Administration, Minister of Music, President of the Women’s Department, and several other departments and ministries. It...
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...1. Discuss whether the analysts following Intel appear to have been influenced by any biases, both generally and in their reaction to Intel’s announcement in September 2000 (3 marks). 2. Discuss whether James Stewart’s assessment of eBay reflects any biases (3 marks). 3. In what ways are the events described at Intel and eBay similar and in what ways are they different (4 marks)? Question # 1 Brandt Cornell’s paper “Is the response of analyst to information consistent with fundamental valuation?” reveals that analyst recommendations are pro cyclical. As bad news arrives and the underlying price of the firm’s stock goes down , analyst downgrade company , the opposite effect arises when good news arrives. As Cornell says , this leads to a positive feedback loop. Thus, if analyst recommendations influence investor actions , then such a feedback could strengthen price movements in both direction. recommendation on DCF valuation but instead relied on representativeness. Debondt and Tahler (1990 found a tendency towards overreaction in forecast changes and under reaction in forecast revisions. As in the case of Intel , managers responded that market had overreacted. Debondt and Tahler also found overreaction for positive forecast modifications and under reaction for negative forecast modifications. Finally, they also found that overreaction, under reaction and excess optimism increase with forecast horizon suggesting that the longer the prediction horizon...
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...ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY A STUDY ON PRINTING INDUSTRY – INDIA S. Maheswari PhD Research Scholar Dept. of Labour Studies Madurai kamaraj university Madurai. Tamilnadu – India. maheswarisakthivel@gmail.com Introduction: Environmental Sustainability is the next great challenge that India faces along its path to development. The report, that was released by Dr. Prodipto Ghosh, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, at a national-level workshop in New Delhi, says that owing to high population density, India’s rapidly growing economy will put unprecedented pressures on its environment and natural resources – land, water, air, soil, and forests. These pressures are projected to become the highest in the world by 2020. Environmental Sustainability is likely to become the next great challenge along India’s development path. Environmental institutions are improving. Impressive environmental awakening and good practice initiatives by various companies are taking place. The priority is to scale up these good practices across the country and reverse/improve environmental outcomes. The policy needs to be integrated into the set of parameters or guideposts any printer uses to...
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