...COCA-COLA SETTLES RACIAL BIAS CASE http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/17/business/coca-cola-settles-racial-bias-case.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm By GREG WINTER Published: November 17, 2000 In the largest settlement ever in a racial discrimination case, the Coca-Cola Company agreed yesterday to pay more than $156 million to resolve a federal lawsuit brought by black employees. The settlement also mandates that the company make sweeping changes, costing an additional $36 million, and grants broad monitoring powers to a panel of outsiders -- an unusual concession in employment discrimination cases. The lawsuit, filed in April 1999, accused Coke of erecting a corporate hierarchy in which black employees were clustered at the bottom of the pay scale, averaging $26,000 a year less than white workers. As redress, the settlement provides as many as 2,000 current and former black salaried employees with an average of $40,000 in cash, while the four plaintiffs whose names are on the lawsuit will receive up to $300,000 apiece. ''There's going to be fundamental change at the Coca-Cola Company,'' said Kimberly Gray Orton, a plaintiff who worked for Coca-Cola for 13 years and who says that she made less than the white workers she supervised. ''A lot like a rock in a pond, there are going to be ripples.'' Perhaps more surprising than its size, the settlement gives an outside panel, appointed by Coke and the plaintiffs' lawyers, limited authority to revise company personnel policy, a...
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...There are many steps to the Grad at Grad. It is hard to achieve it , but some people can like my character Lev. Most people ask what is the Grad at Grad? and some say they know what it means, but they truly don’t. The five pillars of the Grad at Grad are being Open to Growth, Intellectually competent, Religious, loving and last but not least being Committed to Doing Justice. My character Lev comes from the Neal Shusterman Unwind series. Throughout the book the author expresses and shows how Lev has achieved the Grad at Grad. Three of the Grad at Grad pillars Lev has achieved by being Committed to Doing Justice,intellectual competent, and Committing Justice Lev has many of these traits and one of them is that he is Committed to Doing Justice....
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...In the late 90’s my brother called me, he designed computer chips for Hewlett Packard. He wanted to know if I had received a package that day from him. I stated no I had not, he said to please call him when it arrives. Later that afternoon, the UPS man delivery a huge package to my door. In opening this large box I discover a Gateway desktop PC system. I made a quick call to my brother, I remember the conversation going something like this! Why did you send me a computer? What I am to do what with it? My brother laughed, and stated it was time for his sister to catch up to the 20th century. He talked me through how to set it up and turn it on. His advice was “play with it, use it and call me if you crash it”. A year later, and after several crashes, I brought my first new computer. My love for how they made everything easier, the things they can do and the things I can creative with one. The spark was ignited, I do everything I can using my computer. I have a 30 year career as a Registered Nurse; in those years I have had many different experiences. Including nursing homes, medical-surgical, ICU, ER, pediatrics, obstetrics, and doctor office, and temporary staffing agencies. As a floor nurse, charge nurse and house supervisor, these experiences of life, and death have influenced my patients, their families, coworkers, my family and me. They have given me the skills to prioritize, organize, to think on my feet, and make life saving choices. Around 2006 my supervisor...
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...| Improving Communication Processes | Jessica Ohl 920 North Broad Street Ext, Grove City, PAJessica.Ohl09@gmail.com717-476-3089GM591-Leadership and Organizational BehaviorProfessor Trina Greer | 2/19/2012 | | Introduction The organization that I chose for the topic of discussion for my final project is The Management Alliance, Inc. The Management Alliance, Inc. is a non-profit, full-service association management company serving national, state and global associations. We provide everything from complete management to outsourcing solutions to help your association thrive. Some of the associations that we manage are the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association, National Association of State Farm Agents, and International Association of Special Investigation Units. I am an Association Coordinator for the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association; I am in charge of membership retention, invoicing and fees. I also set-up the continuing education seminars for veterinarians so that they are able to obtain the required credit hours that are needed on a yearly basis to keep their veterinary license. The Management Alliance works extremely hard to up-keep our customer satisfaction and in order to do this our number one concern is communication processes within the organization as well as with our customers. We have always been known for our great customer satisfaction and our one-on-one time with our association members. The Management Alliance was established in...
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...Leadership, Ethics and Corporate Governance In order to identify the definition of a leader, one must first define an accurate representation of the meaning of leadership. There are many ways to define leadership. For example, Webster’s dictionary defines leadership as, “1. The office, position or function of a leader, and 2. The quality of character and personality giving a person’s ability to gain confidence of, and lead others,” While this definition presents an accurate meaning of the word leadership, it greatly lacks the detail in truly defining the meaning of leadership. “There are many ways to define leadership. In fact, there are almost as many different definitions of leadership as they are people have tried to define it" (Stogdill, 1974, p. 7). The definition of leadership has evolved over the years, for example in the early 1900s, leadership was defined as, “the ability to impress the will of the leader of those who lead and induce obedience, respect, loyalty, and cooperation” (Moore, 1927). Today, leadership scholars agree that there is not a single common definition for leadership (Rost, 1991). The process of leadership is the interaction conducted between the leader and the followers whereby the leader influences a group of followers to achieve a common goal. Leadership and management are not synonymous. In numerous ways, leadership is a process similar to management. Both leadership and management involve influence, working with people, and effective goal accomplishments...
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...GRADUATION AUDIT CONVO 2016 GRADUATION CHECKLIST (COURSE COMPLETION) IT400C - BACHELOR OF TECH (HONS) INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Student's name : Student's ID : Major : Minor : E-mail : H/P Number : Course Group Courses NATIONAL REQUIREMENT MPW2133 Malaysian Studies MPW2143 Islamic Studies* MPW2153 Moral Studies* Co-Q I Co-Q II Co-Q III Co-Q III MPW2123 Bahasa Kebangsaan A/B* HCB2033 Professional Communication Skills LCB1042 Academic Writing PCB1012 Introduction to Oil & Gas Industry CCB2012 Health, Safety & Environment Total Credit hour Grade Req CrH 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 2 22 Remarks COURSE COMPLETION STATUS Expected Final Semester Graduation, tick ( / ) Course Group Course Registration SEP 2015 Courses Course Group Course Registration JAN 2016 Courses Course Group Course Registration MAY 2016 Courses 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 39 MAJOR TCB1033 TCB1083 TCB2013 TCB2063 TCB2083 TCB3023 3 3 3 3 3 3 Internal ) ) ) Credit Hour Remarks Credit Hour Remarks Credit Hour Remarks Total Credit hour TECHNOLOGY CORE GCB2013 Statistics and Empirical Method GCB3013 Corporate Ethics SCB2053 System Analysis and Design GCB3093 Small Business and Entrepreneurship TCB2023 Operating Systems TCB1013 Structured Programming TCB1043 Computer Organization TCB2053 Object-Oriented Programming TCB2043 Software Engineering TCB3073 IT Project Management FCM1013 Discrete Mathematics SCB1033 Data and Information Management TCB1063 Algorithms & Data Structures Total Credit...
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...Introduction McCrimmon introduces a new form leadership in which it is designed to enhance a person’s success called “Thought Leadership.” Thought leadership can be defined as one that can enable someone to think differently. He argues how much more differently thought leadership differs from distributed leadership and shared leadership. Goleman argues the science behind the human using emotional intelligence in everyday life. In the beginning Goleman writes he was enjoying an evening with his wife and describing the scenic route as they were driving home in the wet weather conditions and noticed someone begging for money that happens to be missing both of their legs. With kindness he gave the person five dollars and as he drove away it happened to blow away into the street. As he was driving away, another car which happened to be behind him stopped and picked up the money and gave it back to the person in the wheelchair. After reading his article he recognizes that the person who stopped is a leader who recognized a problem and used his emotions to solve the problem. He talks about the human emotions. He talks about the limbic system; which has a key assembly the “Amygdala” is placed around the brain holds that grasps the humans’ emotional memories. The Amygdala serves as a transmitter to the Thalamus which processes the sensory information in your brain. In his argument he references the dimensions of human emotion which can be used for a specific capability...
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...We learn to distinguish colors such as green from yellow, objects hat are food from those that are “not to eat” and things that are for girls from things that are for boys. Soon we take the meanings of our classificatory system so much fro granted that we cease to question them. We believe that we perceive reality, even though, to a large extent, we are seeing only our cultures interpretation of it. A little boy needs to be taught that he cannot wear a pink ruffled tutu. Such outfits are arbitrarily classified as “feminine”, although there is nothing intrinsically feminine about them. Although children quickly learn to identify gender by clothing. E Not only do we construct and interpret the reality of the external world through the application of names and symbols but the same names and symbols gradually construct us. Social constructs also influence more profound matters of conduct, personality and intellect. To conform to a culture representation of femininity, women may thing of themselves as being- and act as thought they are “physically weak”, incapable of understanding electronics and preoccupied with getting married and having babies. If women are assumed to be incapable of learning mathematics, they will not be taught mathematics. -as children, we learn to view ourselves and to behave according to others perceptions and expectations of us. Cultures vary widely in their attribution of characteristics to femininity and masculinity. - Understandings about the...
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...Graduation Day A lengthy four years of high school really set the stage for a great graduation. Graduating from high school became the single most important event in my life so far. Being a part of Wake Forest-Rolesville’s 2011 graduating class was a special moment. This moment is very significant to me because it was a long term goal that I had set out to accomplish, and I succeeded in doing so. Of course I felt accomplished after graduating high school, but I also realized many new doors would open for me. As a high school graduate I became eligible for higher education. Being able to attend college is essential for trying to achieve my life goals. Graduating from high school meant that I was just one step closer to achieving these life goals. A Painful Strand The death of my grandfather played a major role in my growth as a young man. His death did more than just show me that his time was up. I recall this experience being one of my most difficult. This was my first time ever witnessing death, seeing my father cry, and attending a funeral. Watching my grandfather pass away and my father cry were both very painful experiences. I had never planned nor prepared myself for anything like that. The pain and sadness that came along, transformed me into a cold hearted person. Taking on this new change required me to grow up much faster than planned. The growth took place because, I lost interest in many of the activities and trends a teenager might find attention-grabbing...
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...Property Crimes Case Study # 49 Applied Managerial Statistics: GM533 Virginia Davis, Lauren Holder, Stanley Philip and Andrea Watson Executive Summary The Property Crimes study examined data provided by various U.S. government agencies on crime rates in the fifty U.S. states. Other data studied were eight possible contributing factors such as per capita income, high school dropout rate, average precipitation, population density, and urbanization. Analysis revealed, of the eight possible contributing factors, three of those variables (urbanization rate, high school dropout rate and population density) affected property crime rates. Of the given data, the model accounted for approximately 66% of the contributing factors associated with property crimes. Statistically, the data is generally considered to be strong, however, to account for the remaining 34% of factors contributing to property crime rates in the U.S., further data and evaluation of other possible factors would be necessary. Introduction Property crime, as defined by the U.S. Department of Justice (2011), is the taking of money or property without force or threat to victims and is inclusive of the following offenses: burglary; automotive theft, larceny and arson. An exception to the rule is arson, although it does not involve the taking of property, it does use force against victims. Additionally, crime is defined as an act of violence that is carried out by one or more individuals and can be toward another...
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...Mr. Billings, the crisis brewing between the water products division and the solutions division requires careful consideration and a plan that addresses each aspect of the conflict. Within Stone Finch, the drivers of the recent rapid growth drain have severely threatened your company's long-term stability and sustainability, representing the paradox before you. To address this paradox, you must focus on rebuilding relationships within your organization. Healthy working relationships between employees within your company act as the cornerstone to success. Begin by emphasizing the importance of personal relationships within your organization (Whitener, & Stahl, 2004, 466), and addressing your employees' needs and concerns (Cohen & Bradford, 1989, 572). Together these actions will produce a virtuous spiral of success (Lawler, 2003, 587). In order to help Stone Finch, you must become a leader as a teacher and steward (Senge, 1990, 102), which points the way towards the vision that can bring the future paradox into the present (Nanus, 1996, 462). Having an appropriate vision allows you to see the actions taking place within the company, bringing change to improve the efficiency of your organization (Kotter and Cohen, 2002, 701). Employees usually respond positively to rewards based on certain tasks they complete. When talking about the proper ways of rewarding an employee you must know their preference of rewards (Kirkman & Hartog, 2004, 615). Additionally, employees must have the...
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...It should come as no surprise that most applicants do not enjoy drafting their graduate admissions essay. Writing a statement that tells a graduate admissions committee all about you and can potentially make or break your application is stressful. Take a different perspective, however, and you will find that your admissions essay is what ensures that you match up with a graduate program that will offer you the training you need for the career you desire. Let's take a closer look at the graduate admissions essay. What is its Purpose? Your graduate school application provides the admissions committee with a great deal of information about you that cannot be found elsewhere in your graduate application. The other parts of your graduate school application tell the admissions committee about your grades (i.e., transcript), your academic promise (i.e., GRE scores), and what your professors think of you (i.e., recommendation letters). Despite all of this information, the admissions committee does not learn much about you as an individual. What are your goals? Why are you applying to graduate school? With so many applicants and so few slots it's critical that graduate admissions committees learn as much as possible about applicants so as to ensure that they choose students who best fit their program and are most likely to succeed and complete a graduate degree. Your admissions essay explains who you are, your goals, and the ways in which you match the graduate program to which you...
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...One of the proudest accomplishments of my life was earning my college degree, despite the fact that my early adulthood pointed in the opposite direction, beginning with my marriage at the age of 19. Throughout the 1990s I lived as one of the "working poor," someone who slipped through the cracks of supposedly historic prosperity. By the age of 25 I was divorced and frustrated with menial, low - paying jobs: clerk, receptionist, and hou secleaner. There is nothing like scrubbing someone else's toilet to inspire one with determination toward obtaining an education. Because of my absolute commitment toward earning my degree, I got a flexible shift at a retail warehouse which enabled me to a cquire my degree while supporting myself financially. Enrolled at the local community college, I experienced a different world opening up to me; excited by a new encouraging environment, I excelled academically. I learned that if I tried hard, I could suc ceed; if I wanted something badly enough, I possessed the ability to take advantage of these opportunities. I worked a minimum 35 - hour workweek for five years to put myself through school without succumbing to the temptation of a student loan. I paid tuiti on up front with the money I earned. It was the example of my mother, a Puerto Rican immigrant working diligently to provide for her family, who instilled a work ethic into me that has stood me in good stead. With a lifelong passion for history, I have de veloped an interest in...
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...California State University, Long Beach Brotman Hall BH 101 Enrollment Services (562) 985-5471 GRADUATION PROCEDURES-BACCALAUREATE Graduation Semester Request to Graduate Filing Deadlines Fall Preceding March 1 Winter Preceding March 1 Spring Preceding October 15 Summer Preceding October 15 Commencement Ceremony/Diploma Fee: $45 Program Certificate Fee: $10 What must I do before I file to graduate? 1. Complete 90 semester units (can include work in progress) 2. Attempt the Writing Proficiency Exam (WPE). You must fulfill the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement to graduate 3. Meet with your adviser to review your plan to complete all remaining degree requirements on time 4. Review your Academic Requirements Report or unofficial transcript to verify that your degree objectives are correct. If an objective is missing, you must see your advisor prior to filing. For additional information, see Changing Degree Objectives 5. Check your Academic Requirements Report and see if there is a Timely Graduation Alert near the top of the report. If you have been identified as a Super Senior or Senior Plus student, you may be required to submit a Timely Graduation Appeal* when you file your Request to Graduate 6. Ensure your contact information is current in MyCSULB What do I need to submit? 1. A completed “Request to Graduate” form. 2. Commencement Ceremony/Diploma Fee ($45). If submitting your request after the filing deadline...
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...Stage 2 Developing Table of Contents Stage 2 DevelopingTable of Contents 0 Table of Contents 1 1.1 Key factors in case study 2 1.2 Likely financial needs of the clients 7 1.2.1 Savings 8 1.2.2 Insurance 8 1.2.3 Investment 8 1.3 Suggestions how the needs can be resolved 9 1.4 Likely providers 9 1.5 Relevant products and services 11 1.5.1 Savings 11 1.5.2 Insurance 14 1.5.3 Investment 15 1.6 Reviewing the customer service provision 17 1.6.1 Citibank 17 1.6.2 AXA 19 1.6.3 Lloyds TSB Bank 19 1.6.4 NS&I 20 1.6.5 HSBC 22 1.7 Reviewing the extent to which funds are protected or at risk 22 1.7.1 Savings 23 1.7.2 Investments 23 1.7.3 Insurance 23 1.7.4 Pension 23 1.8 Identifying the criteria on which to base the decisions 24 1.9 Justification for selection 25 1.9.1 Benefit-needs analysis 25 1.9.2 Comparison with other providers, products and service 26 1.9.3 Tax implications 27 1.9.4 Risk implications 29 1.9.5 Analysis of the customer service commitments 30 1.9.6 Compensation analysis 30 1.10 Conclusion 31 References 34 1 Key factors in case study In the case, I will give you a brief introduction about key factors in this case. My clients are Duncan Kenndy and Elaine, a retired couple. Duncan Kennedy is a 64 years old man. And he is a retire government...
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