...Case #37 Zachary Hancher MGT 3374 - 003 January 30th 2014 Case #37 The chief supervisor of patient escorts argued that the problem with the present hiring system is that the application does not have any useful information on the applicant. He said that there are no longer questions that give insights into the employee’s personality. His suggestion was to ask applicants about hobbies, outside activities and their personal likes and dislikes on the application. He also suggested that each applicant be required to have 3 letters of recommendation, centered on the applicant’s ability to be friendly at all times, from people who know the applicant well. On the surface, this option seems doable and helpful. A problem with this method is the long application process for a job that requires such little education and formal skill. Asking about personal life at home could also flirt with invasion of privacy of the applicants. The Assistant Human Resource Manager contended that the interviewing process be modified. During the normal interview there is no attempt to place each applicant in stressful situations. He believed that determining how the applicant reacts under stress could be a solution to this problem. He proposed the hospital ask four or five stress-producing questions to determine how the applicant reacts under duress and particularly with irritable patients. Personally I think that this should be done during every interview. This, however...
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...Ethical Analysis 1. Description of the Ethical Issue: My field instructor received a call from a lady reporting three young boys missed the bus and were playing in the strawberry fields. While driving to the location we passed what looked like a condemned house and my field instructor made the comment that it looked like the last family moved out and now it sits vacant. We located the three boys, all three were covered in dirt, one had no shoes, and none of them had breakfast. The three boys were in grades; kindergarten, first, and second. Upon questioning the three boys we found out their mom leaves the house early for work and their 12-year-old brother was unaware they were home and left. We asked the boys where they lived, and they pointed to what my field instructor and I thought was a vacant house. My personal feelings regarding the ethical dilemma trigged feeling of sadness for the boys, as they are experiencing poverty at an early age. I am also fearful of the impact of poverty might have on them growing up, along with the impact on the family when we have to call DCF. The mother is an illegal immigrant, single parent, and working a minimum wage job. I chose this particular ethical dilemma because people do not choose to be poor; however, as a mandated reporter do I call DCF because a mother is...
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...Neglect and Abandonment: Les 400 Coups Les 400 Coups, is a 1959 French film directed by François Truffaut is highly impactful first-person narrative. The protagonist Antoine Doniel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), is a young Parisian boy who struggles with life. The theme rejection is supported in the film, Les 400 Coups through demonstrations of abandonment, neglect and unhappiness, conveyed through robust cinematography. Abandonment is dramatically demonstrated in the opening sequence. Anotine Doniel, is first introduced to us in the classroom setting. The camera zooms in on him drawing on a pinup poster. Immediately Anotine gets in trouble and is segregated from everyone by being directed behind a large black board. He is being denounced from the...
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...An Analysis Of Mary Bell Strayer University CRJ 180 Professor Abreu At such a young age of eleven years, Mary Bell had nearly perfected the intricate, deceptive and disturbing superior intelligence outlining the characteristics of a psychopath. Her actions to rule her in such a category included the murders of two young boys, Martin Brown, age 4, and Brian Howe, age 3. Also uncovered throughout the investigation into her, it became known that, even before Martin’s death, Mary had physically hurt several other children. One of these incidences, she later admitted to pushing her cousin, a three-year-old boy, off a ledge several feet above the ground. The disturbingly keen wit Mary had developed sparked her to show initiative to find this boy behind some empty sheds near a pub, bleeding from the head. Incidentally, where she “found” him was right where she had left him. After murdering Brian Howe, Mary insistently wanted Brian’s older sister, Pat, to discover his lifeless body in order to shock her. Mary led his sister to the industrial area where many of the kids in the town often played among the construction materials, old cars, and dangerous wreckage. Mary even pointed out some large concrete blocks to Pat, encouraging her that that’s where her brother might be playing. Sure enough, later that night, the Newcastle Police found Brian’s body between the rocks, covered with grass and purple weeds. Brian Howe had been strangled; his thighs appeared to have puncture marks...
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...policies that would address this issue and decrease future instances. The problem in writing a policy that attacks motherhood, health and reproduction rights is whether to respond to it as a criminal act or mental illness. The 1980’s began the widespread concern about substance abuse during pregnancy with the dramatic increase in newborns prenatally exposed to drugs, in particular, primarily crack cocaine. In response to the increased awareness of this problem many states developed policies to address the needs of these infants, however with the lack of federal policy there was no national uniformity or cohesion. This is certainly relevant to social work because of the increase in new cases of substance abusing parents, possible cases of neglect and child maltreatment as well as issues of health insurance and medical assistance for these substance addicted infants. Social work policy through government implementation is able to directly impact the welfare of people by providing services and income. Beyond just establishing social programs that would ultimately be used to serve, treat and aid this population, policy will also be able to regulate the guidelines in which pregnant mothers are being drug tested...
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...Introduction Most of the time, physical abuse is not recognize by peoples as a serious problem. Physical abuse occurs when someone physically hurts you, such as by hitting you or throwing something at you. Even if someone only hits you once or doesn't hurt you that badly, it is a big deal. It may be not so serious because it seems they’re not badly hurt, but what the people doesn’t know is they are causing harm, a serious harm to that people they hurt physically.Abuse tends to escalate, putting you at greater risk in the future. Just one incident of being physically hurt by anyone is unacceptable, and you should take steps to stop the abuse. They cause harm in the sense that that even small hurting can cause hidden scars, Hidden scars which are formed by the emotional and psychological wounds. This Hidden scars is manifested by almost all of the people specifically during their teenage years. All parents want a disciplined and well behaved child. However, there are times when a parent loses control or simply has no control over their child. This is when simple parenting crosses the line and becomes emotional abuse. Emotional abuse is elusive. Unlike physical abuse, the people doing it and receiving it may not even know it is happening. It can be more harmful than physical abuse because it can undermine what we think about ourselves. It can cripple all we are meant to be as we allow something untrue to define us. Emotional abuse can happen between parent and child, husband...
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...distinctive strengths and blind spots. In class we have discussed different theories and analogies to better understand the complexity of perspectives. Perspectives will both facilitate and constrain perception. A good example of this statement is the Burke Theorem. The Burke Theorem states that “A way of seeing is also a way of not seeing- a focus upon object A involves a neglect of object B”. My understanding of this theory is that if you only focus on one perspective for viewing, you end up neglecting other perspectives, which doesn’t allow you to fully see reality as you could from looking with more than one perspective. An example given in class was how each student viewed the same exact water bottle. Students sitting on different sides or directly in front of the water bottle will have different views. Students sitting in rows towards the left and right sides of the classroom saw the sides of the bottle, while students sitting directly in front saw the front of the bottle. And on the other hand the professor holding the water bottle only saw the straw and lid. With only using one perspective you neglect what else can be seen. Another analogy we discussed in class was Maslow’s Hammer. Maslow stated that “It is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail”. This is an example of over – reliance on a familiar tool. If you go around living...
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...There are many communicable diseases that can affect our community. Malaria is one that is increasing in the number of outbreaks reported each year. This analysis of malaria will help identify the disease, discuss the epidemiological determinants of the outbreak and the effect to the community at a system level, as well as identify the reporting protocol, protocol execution plan and prevention strategies. Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide, particularly in Africa and South Asia. There are four types of Malaria. The most severe type is a microscopic parasite called Plasmodium falciparum. Malaria-like symptoms were first described in ancient Chinese medical writing, then in 2700 BC, malaria was described in the Nei Ching, The Canon of Medicine. Malaria became widely spread in Greece by the 4th century BC. Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, a French army surgeon was the first to notice parasites in the blood when stationed in Algeria in 1880 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1907 for his findings (CDC). The United States eliminated malaria in the early 1950’s, but up to 2,000 cases of malaria are reported annually, mainly due to foreign travelers. The transmission and risk factors are epidemiological determinants of this outbreak of malaria. First, malaria is transmitted primarily by Anopheles mosquito bites. It is transmitted in most cases by an infected female mosquito. The parasites are transmitted to humans from the mosquito’s saliva to the blood...
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...Certainly, parental neglect is not the sole or even the primary cause of the majority of NFTT cases; however, the factor of neglect should always be taken into consideration, since the possibility exists that neglect is the sole cause behind NFTT symptoms (Scholler & Nittur, 2012). Furthermore, NFTT cases are a large percentage of the number of FTT diagnoses. One study attests that up to 80% of all FTT cases fall into the NFTT category (Panetta, Magazzù, Sferlazzas, Lombardo, Magazzù, & Lucanto, 2008); a second study estimates the number of NFTT patients to be 50% (Khoshoo & Reifen, 2002). Regardless of the exact statistic, it remains clear that the issue of NFTT and its connection to child neglect is a weighty matter requiring closer examination and analysis. Symptoms and Diagnosis NFTT is most typically diagnosed in infancy and toddlerhood (Dykman, et al., 2001). Based on clinical experience, up to 80% of children diagnosed with NFTT are between the ages of 6 and 16 months (Rosenn, Loeb, & Sura, 1980). The symptoms in a child that can lead a physician or other...
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...situation. Introduction The problem of child abuse is very prevalent in the Nigerian society. The problem arose as result of various factors which include economic, social, and cultural. It is accompanied by adverse consequences to the child, family and society. This paper discusses the influence of some of the cultural practices prevalent in Nigeria on child abuse. The aim of the study is to bring to limelight how some cultural practices increase the problem of child abuse in Nigeria, and suggest ways of controlling the situation. Data for the study was collected through the use of participant observation and secondary documents such as previous research works. Child abuse has been defined as the “physical or emotional mistreatment and neglect of children or the sexual exploitation in circumstances for which the parents can be held responsible through acts of commission or omission” (Doye, 1990). The word ‘parent’ includes natural, adoptive, step and foster parents. The Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia (Wikipedia, 2009), defined child abuse as the “physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment of children”. Child abuse can be described as a situation where a child is denied his basic/fundamental human right as a child/person. According to Ciroma...
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...confirmed that child abuse really existed in Africa generally and Nigeria in particular. The term “Child Abuse” refers to intention acts that result in physical or emotional harm to children. Child abuse covers a wide range of behaviour from physical assault by parents or other adult caretakers to neglect of child basic need. Traditionally, parent or adult have been entrusted by the society with the responsibility of caring for and guiding their children best interest. Observations have shown that parents or guardians differ in their ability to care for and protect their children. Thus the extent of child abuse is difficult to measure, culture around t he world have different standards in dealing in what constitutes child abuse. In Sweden, for example, the law prohibits any physical punishment of children, including spanking. By contrast, in some countries of Asia, Africa and the Caribbean parents are expected to punish their children by hitting them. Ordinarily, there is nothing wrong with that, but in cases where families or adults engage in practices that interfere with or inhibits a child, generally welfare and educational development, calls for serious concern in Africa in general cannot be left out in this performance problems. Often, feelings of guilt violation and lowered self esteem have been produced within them. In present day Nigeria, the use of violence against children in the name of discipline is rampant among parents or adults. In their homes, in schools and in various...
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...Privacy, Exposure and Price Discrimination Luc Wathieu1 Harvard Business School, Soldiers Field, Boston, MA 02163 (email) lwathieu@hbs.edu (Tel) 617-495-1016 Submitted for presentation at the first QME conference This paper explores the demand for privacy that arises from the loss of consumer surplus when firms gain the ability to treat different consumers differently. It is shown that firms in quest of a competitive advantage may have an incentive to acquire consumer information and use it to gain exclusive access to finer consumer segments, even when the costs of customized marketing are exceedingly high. When such is the case, the opportunity arises for an intermediary to coarsen market access in order to protect consumer surplus and to bar firms from exercising price discrimination. This intermediary could be a mass retailer, a mass media or a diverse community. Formally, the paper analyzes the situation of an intermediary who owns a finer market access system, i.e., the capability to separately access two types of consumers who previously remained undistinguishable. The system could be made available to one firm in exclusivity, or to several firms (two instances of “exposure”), or to no firm at all (“privacy”). The best-bidding agent (from among firms, marginal-type consumers, and mainstream-type consumers) is buying the right to command the equilibrium access allocation. The solution involves either privacy (commanded by mainstream consumers) or exclusive exposure (commanded...
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...as intended with the Regency Grand Hotel. The series of events that occurred thereafter led to deterioration and poor overall performance (McShane & Sheen, 2012). Incorrect implementation of empowerment is clearly the underlying cause for the hotel’s recent performance, which is explained by the Expectancy Theory of motivation and Dissatisfaction Model. Problem Empowerment was too quickly placed in action without the consideration of culture differences and previous working ethics. This led to hotel performance failure because of employee dissatisfaction. The Dissatisfaction model (Exit-voice-loyalty-neglect) explains how employees had responded to job dissatisfaction (McShane & Steen 2012). The Expectancy theory of motivation complements the previous theory in explaining how employees worked towards a particular outcome (McShane &Steen, 2012). Analysis “After meeting with the managerial team at The Regency Grand Hotel, Becker was pleased with the response from the managerial staff and was eager to have his empowerment plan implemented (McShane & Steen, 2012).” Managers in this meeting expressed loyalty (Dissatisfaction model) by merely accepting the current conditions and waiting for the problem to work itself out (McShane & Steen, 2012). Empowerment encourages employee autonomy, decision-making, and innovation; all of these being opposite ideologies to the bureaucratic management system the hotel were used to. “In the past, the Regency had emphasized administrative...
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...period. Mrs. Mitchell then applied for and was granted certiorari from the decision to the District Court of Bernalillo County. The District Court reversed the Commission’s decision and ordered the benefits to be reinstated. Issue: The issue is whether Mrs. Mitchell’s actions constituted misconduct under § 59-9-5(b), N.M.S.A. 1953. Rule: The term ‘misconduct’ is not clear in the Unemployment Compensation Law. The Wisconsin Supreme Court found that in a previous case no statutory definition of misconduct existed. They verbalized a definition for such however the Supreme Court of New Mexico accepts the definition which they feel shows that Mrs. Mitchell’s actions fell under misconduct. Analysis: Mrs. Mitchell’s noncompliance, unsuitable attire, name calling and other conduct exhibited a willful neglect of the Center. Each separate occasion was not enough to conclude misconduct when taken into consideration that Mrs. Mitchell’s conduct can be categorized as misconduct under the definition by the...
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...ite aHOW TO WRITE COLLEGE RESEARCH PAPERS Mayland Community College S.O.A.R. Program 2004 As a college student you will be required to write research papers for many of your classes. A research paper is an in-depth report on a particular topic. It involves seeking sources of information that may include facts, statistics, historical writings, etc. The topic is usually one that you select, although the instructor may assign a topic area. This module is divided into two sections. The first section deals with the basics of developing and writing research papers. The second section covers information on different types of papers. You will learn how to approach writing assignments, how to find and document resources, how to prepare an outline, how to present your papers, and how to avoid plagiarism. Section One covers the following topics: 1. Getting Started 2. Brainstorming Your Topic 3. Beginning Your Research 4. Outlining Your Paper 5. The First Draft 6. Writing the Paper 7. Proofreading and Revising 8. Documenting (Citing) Your Sources 9. Delivery Section Two covers: 1. 2. 3. 4. Book Reports Term (Research) Papers Short and Long Reports Avoiding Plagiarism 1. GETTING STARTED The first step in any research paper assignment is to decide on your topic. Be sure your topic is manageable, meaning you can cover it adequately; it is appropriate to the topic; and it is interesting to you. For example, in Sociology class you may be studying changes in society. The broad theme...
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