...may possibly end the employment without a motive. At first sight, employment at will seemed to be an impartial policy that gave the owner and the worker a way out of an unwanted working relationship. Nevertheless, the policy actually worked to the advantage of the owner, the person who typically has the upper hand in the relationship (Zachary, 2012, p. 21). This does not insinuate that managers can randomly terminate workers with no good faith consultation, equality, and unbiased procedures. Managers have to express an honest attempt to rectify the worker’s performance or the additional problems that led to firing the employer. “Because we have at will employment” it shall not be exercised as grounds to terminate a worker (Heathfield, n.d.). As the manager, I must analyze the employment-at-will doctrine and determine what, if any, exceptions and liabilities exist before taking any action in regards to the following scenarios: 1. John posted a rant on his Facebook page in which he criticized the company’s most important customer. John can legally be fired from the company because crucial information about the customer should not have been disclosed on social media. Disrespect towards clients or a colleague is not acceptable. John’s ranting on social media may have upset the customer and could have caused the company to lose a valuable client. John will receive a written warning in regards to the inappropriate behavior. In order to...
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...Treat me, how you want to be treated or else! Death can bring out the worst of behaviors out of people in mourning. I’ve worked in the Death Care industry in one way or another my whole life. I’ve experienced some very rude and offensive people during one of life’s darkest moments. I’ve been cursed at, lied on, and even threatened with violence from grieving families. I’d like to tell you a couple of times, I was very offended by customers I was serving. When a person dies, depending on the circumstances surrounding the death, many changes can occur to the remains. I once had a case where the deceased had been on a ventilator for over a month, while family members argued over pulling the plug. This caused a major case of edema, which is an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavity or tissues of the body. As anyone can figure out, this caused a great amount of swelling to all parts of the body including the head and face. The Funeral Director advised the family of the outcome and what could be done from an embalmers position. Against the professional opinion of the Director, the family opted for a public viewing anyway. Upon the family’s arrival for the private viewing time with their loved one, they entered the chapel and started ranting and raving, that the person in the...
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...even with the best of intentions. Lorraine Hansberry touches upon this in her play A Raisin In The Sun primarily using the character Walter Lee. Another work of literature that touches upon this issue of pride is the short story “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence, where the protagonist Paul demonstrates pride leading to madness taking over. These works are comparable with the theme of Pride being that both character’s, Walter and Paul, on took daring actions for their mother with the best of intentions. However although alike, these works differ because Walter’s mother wants to better her family’s living situation and fulfill a dream as opposed to Paul’s mother who is simply greedy as well as hungry for money and materialistic things. Throughout Hansberry’s A Raisin In The Sun the members of the Younger family each explain their own desire for success and a better life. While each member of the family hopes for something different, in the end they all wished to better their family situation. Walter’s discussion with Ruth in the beginning of the play illustrates his definition of success and the “American Dream” when he is ranting “Charlie Atkins was just a “good-for-nothing loudmouth” too, wasn’t he! When he wanted me to go in the dry-cleaning business with him. And now- he’s grossing a hundred thousand a year. A hundred thousand a year! You still call him a loudmouth!” (Hansberry 615). This scene shows how Walter is envious of wealth and considers bringing in a large...
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...As I watch the rain drops fall I find solace. I never knew how a thunderstorm could relate to all of the troubles and emotional turmoil in my life. With each sound of the thunder it shows the chaotic atmosphere that I have created. The lightning shows how quickly one bad decision had a tumultuous effect on me as well as others around me. How did I get here? “Layla! Do you hear me?” My father finally stopped his ranting and raving to ask me a question. Still in a daze I could not answer him. “Layla! How could you be so stupid? “My father asked. Daddy I do not know, I thought that I was making a sound decision. I thought that I was in love; then again I guess I was just in love with the idea of being in love. In my mind I thought I found my knight in shining armor. I was swept off of my feet, only the broom really was not for me; it was used to hide the web of lies that was spun around me. How could I be so stupid? How could I not see past the deception? I turned towards my father and asked why is love painful. My father’s reply was biblical of course, something that I was just not ready to listen just yet. He quoted I Corinthians 13 about how love is patient and kind and endures all things. I had a fragile heart in one hand and a boatload of issues in the other, and all that he could do is preach. I had to erase all of the pain and sorrow, but I did not have an eraser. I wish I could find all of the answers to ethical dilemma. The only way to do that would be to go back to...
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...1 The Great No-No If you picked up this book because of difficulties in your own relationship, then your simple act indicates two important things about you. First, it signifies that you’re feeling some pain. I’m not talking about the obviously physical, just-cut-your-finger kind of pain. I’m talking about the kind of pain that hurts somewhere in your spirit. But even though your pain is spiritual, it can still be described in physical terms. If your relationship is in acute crisis, then the pain may feel sharp and piercing. Or if your frustration is chronic, then the pain may feel like a dull ache or perhaps an empty, hungry kind of sensation. Another possibility is a stifling, suffocating kind of feeling. You may associate it with your chest, your heart, the pit of your stomach, the back of your neck or even your head. But wherever you feel it, whether it’s subtle or intense, you’re still feeling some form of pain. You may also have the disturbing sense that your life wasn’t supposed to turn out this way. You started this marriage with dreams that you hoped your relationship would fulfill. You wanted love, respect, and a soul-mate with whom you could share life’s experiences. You not only wanted to be nurtured, but you wanted to be appreciated for being the loving person you always knew you could be. You wanted the opportunity to let your love unfold, and now you fear that the opportunity is passing you by. The second thing indicated by your picking up this book is that you...
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...Before I even begin writing this, I feel that I must make this disclaimer loud and clear. I am fairly certain that at some point in this blog every one of you will be offended. You will think that I know nothing about parenting, that I am slightly imbalanced, and that I should not be allowed to parent my own children. Though all of that is true sometimes, I assure you I am not as crazy as I sound, that my children are healthy and happy, and that most of the time they really do like me. Since having children, I have noticed some things. I have noticed that every time I see a smattering of stick people stickers on the back of a minivan, my soul dies a little. That commercials really are brainwashing my kids into thinking they need whatever new sugar frosted chocolate bombs in the shapes of kitties and bunnies cereal Kellogg’s has released this month. That if we don’t trek our children to Disneyworld before they are 5 years old, I’m pretty sure Walt Disney himself will rise from the dead and smite us all. But most of all, I have noticed the multitude of ways that we are ruining our children. 1. Participation trophies. Participation trophies are the biggest load of bull I have ever witnessed. The only time they are appropriate is if your child is playing in a 3 year old soccer league (quite frankly, I can’t believe this exists), and all they do is run around in circles, pick at the grass and their nose, and dig for bugs in the middle of the field. If they can make it through...
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...Galileo Research Paper Galileo Galilei was one of the many philosophers that helped determine how and why the world worked the way it does. He based many of his experiments and theories off the beliefs of another great philosopher, Nicolaus Copernicus. Both of these scientists’ theories went against Aristotle. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher that observed many aspects of our universe. He made many theories, but never conducted experiments to support them. Although proof was never in place, the Roman Catholic Church believed that Aristotle’s theories were facts. Since Galileo went against Aristotle, the Church believed that he was going against their authority and religion. Galileo spent his whole life figuring out why the world does what it does and fighting with the Church to get his ideas across to the world. He was born a versatile open-minded intellectual. Galileo was constantly learning something new and becoming wiser. Galileo’s life was never boring or wasteful. Instead he wondered about things like, “how hot is heat?”.(Fisher, 14) He was born in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564. His family included his father, Vincenzio Galilei, his mother, Giulia Ammannati, two brothers, Michelangelo and Benedetto, and three sisters, Virginia, Livia, and one whose name was not recorded. His father was a merchant and talented musician. His father was also a rebellious thinker. Galileo was influenced by this a great deal. Some of Galileo’s work reflected the opinions from his father...
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...The National Basketball Association (NBA) Lockout HRMG 5930 Strayer University October 08, 2012 Abstract While there were many who might have been sick of the whole NBA lockout fiasco, and were thinking the NBA lockout may have been a bad thing for all parties involved…it was clear that the lockout not only effected the fans, it also had a lasting effect on many people behind the scenes as well. From the people like the office assistants who did a lot of the scheduling of games, marketing and halftime entertainment, to the concession stand companies and workers, bar owners (who hosted watch parties), the thousands of security guards and ushering staff members that worked and staffed the arenas, the problems trickled down and caused issues and unemployment problems for many people we may not have even though about. In retrospect, the lockout affected a lot more than the players and owners that we have seen on television, it lasted so long that its affect also caused havoc and mayhem in the lives of so many working class folks, that it even forced some to seek part-time or other employment to make ends meet in their households. This paper will address what the NBA lockout was about, what each sides issues were (Owners and Players), what they wanted and set out to achieve, the outcome and what it meant for the owners and players, and finally, CBA affected all parties involved. While the fans and countless others were probably sick and tired of the whole NBA lockout...
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...BMA247 ORDINARY EXAMINATION CASE STUDY 1: WHAT DRIVES EMPLOYEES AT MICROSOFT? The reality of software development in a huge company like Microsoft (it employs more than 48,000 people) is that a substantial portion of your work involves days of boredom punctuated by hours of tedium. You basically spend your time in an isolated office writing code and sitting in meetings during which you participate in looking for and evaluating hundreds of bugs and potential bugs. Yet Microsoft has no problem in finding and retaining software programmers. Their programmers work horrendously long hours and obsess on the goal of shipping product. From the day new employees begin work at Microsoft, they know they are special and that their employer is special. New hires all have one thing in common—they are smart. The company prides itself on putting all recruits through a gruelling “interview loop,” during which they confront a barrage of brain-teasers by future colleagues to see how well they think. Only the best and the brightest survive to become employees. The company does this because Microsofties truly believe that their company is special. For instance, it has a high tolerance for nonconformity. Would you believe that one software tester comes to work every day dressed in extravagant Victorian outfits? But the underlying theme that unites Microsofties is the belief that the firm has a manifest destiny to change the world. The least consequential decision by a programmer can have an...
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...BEST PRACTICE Waking Up IBM How a Gang of Unlikely Rebels Transformed Big Blue Six years ogo, IBM was a hasbeen. Today, it's an e-business powerhouse. It didn't turn around by imposing change from the top. It let ideas, initiatives, and enthusiasm bubble Lip from below. Maybeyour company should do the same. BYGARYHAMEL D o YOU REMEMBER WHEN IBM was a case study in complacency? Insulated from the real work! by layer upon layer of dutiful manaj;ers and obsequious staff, IBM's executives were too busy fighting their endless turf battles to notice that the company's once unassailable leadership position was crumbling around them. The company that held the top spot on fortune's list of most admired corporations for four years running in the mid-T98os was in dire need of saving by the early 1990s. Fujitsu, Digital Equipment, and Compaq were hammering down hardware margins. EDS and Andersen Consulting were stealing the hearts of CIOs. Intel and Microsoft were running HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW July-August 2000 137 BEST P R A C T I C E • Watting Up fBM that the data was being provided by Sun. And IBM didn't have a clue as to what was happening on the open Internet. It bothered me." The fact that IBM's mucketymucks were clueless about the Web Missing an Olympic wasn't exactly news to Grossman. Opportunity When he had landed at IBM a few years earlier, everyone was still usThe first match was struck in 1994 ing mainframe terminals. "I was in the backwoods of IBM's...
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... Printed in the United States of America The author is very grateful to the following people for their collaboration and advice while preparing this book and CD set: Vijay Banta, Jacqueline Gillett, Thomas Gillett, Marcy Carreras, John McDermott, Natasha McDermott, Cat McGrath, Patrick O'Connell. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amy Gillett has taught English as a Second Language (ESL) in Stamford, Connecticut and in Prague, Czech Republic. Her essays and humor writing have appeared in many publications, including MAD Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Family Circle. Amy majored in Slavic Languages and Literature at Stanford University and holds a Master's degree from Stanford in Russian and Eastern European Studies. Amy has studied and worked abroad in many countries and speaks several foreign languages, including Russian, Czech, French, and Italian. She is also the author of Speak English Like an American for Native Spanish Speakers, Speak English Like an American for Native Russian Speakers, and Speak English Like an American for Native Japanese Speakers. ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR Manny Jose is an illustrator and graphic designer who has been doodling...
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...Minimalist contentions: Fight Club Introduction Chuck Palahniuk is one of the most influential American fiction writers who emerged in the 1990s. His debut novel, Fight Club (hereafter: FC) reached cult status after the film adaptation by David Fincher was released in 1999, and widespread and divided critical reception was soon to follow. Much of the current debate about Fight Club focuses on the political implications of the text, but most often recourse to it by way of referencing the film. These arguments usually question or celebrate the transgressive potentials of the book (Giroux; Mendieta), or address issues of masculinity brought into the fore by their literary and cinematic representations emergent in the same decade (Tuss; Friday). However, few, if any, have addressed the literary aspirations of the text and its author. Although none of the approaches to the thematic concerns of Fight Club are unjustified, in the argument that follows I will suggest that conclusions drawn and critical judgments passed have been hasty, and not only failed to take into account the formal aspects of story-telling, but that the narrative features of Palahniuk’s text have largely went unexplored, and constitute a blind spot of the reception. Critics condemning or acclaiming the novel, and, indeed, many a cultic reader of Palahniuk ignored Fight Club as a literary narrative, and have inadvertently been repeating the catchphrases of the text, either reinforcing or trying to undermine what...
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...Context Johannes Kepler was born in the midst of an exciting and confusing time for Europe. The continent was entering the Renaissance, a reawakening of thought across the continent. By the time of Kepler's birth, the Renaissance had reinvigorated European culture, politics, philosophy, religion, literature, and science. The authority of the Catholic Church was challenged for the first time in centuries by the reformer Martin Luther, who pointed out the wrongs that he felt the Church had committed. Luther's rebellion spurred the Protestant Reformation, in which Luther and his followers freed themselves from the authority of the Church, creating a new sect of Christianity. Kepler, a Protestant, often found himself caught in the midst of the resulting tension between Catholicism and Protestantism. Catholics frequently persecuted him. A similar challenge of scientific authority was also in progress, a radical shift in thought that later became known as the Scientific Revolution. Scientists in all fields were beginning to question the wisdom of the ancient philosophers who had molded their disciplines. They gradually began rely on objective facts and observation and to turn away from the mysticism, religion, and unfounded theorizing that had previously dominated the field. This drastic change in scientific practices and beliefs was most apparent in the field of astronomy. Physics and astronomy had been dominated by the work of Aristotle, a philosopher from the time of ancient...
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...1. Introduction to Emotional Intelligence The intelligence quotient, or IQ, is a score derived from one of several different standardized tests to measure intelligence. It has been used to assess giftedness, and sometimes underpin recruitment. Many have argued that IQ, or conventional intelligence, is too narrow: some people are academically brilliant yet socially and interpersonally inept. And we know that success does not automatically follow those who possess a high IQ rating. Wider areas of intelligence enable or dictate how successful we are. Toughness, determination, and vision help. But emotional intelligence, often measured as an emotional intelligence quotient, or EQ, is more and more relevant to important work-related outcomes such as individual performance, organizational productivity, and developing people because its principles provide a new way to understand and assess the behaviours, management styles, attitudes, interpersonal skills, and potential of people. It is an increasingly important consideration in human resource planning, job profiling, recruitment interviewing and selection, learning and development, and client relations and customer service, among others. 2. Concept of emotional intelligence Emotional intelligence describes the ability, capacity, skill, or self-perceived ability to identify, assess, and manage the emotions of one’s self, of others, and of groups...
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...Courtney Parker c.energizerbunny@gmail.com Courtney Parker c.energizerbunny@gmail.com Abstract Case Analysis and Three year Plan for Starbucks Abstract Case Analysis and Three year Plan for Starbucks Module 7 Final project Case Analysis - Starbucks Module 7 Final project Case Analysis - Starbucks Courtney Parker Strategy Final Project Case Analysis – Starbucks For my case study I have chosen the corporation of Starbucks. The intention of this paper is to introduce the mission and vision statement of Starbucks along with a presentation and review of their code of ethics. These statements and the code of ethics will be compared to and evaluated with the second chapter recommendations and concepts within Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases by Fred R. David. Starbucks does not have a vision statement but rather a mission statement in conjunction with a value statement of sorts. Interestingly, Starbucks mission statement is fairly far removed from coffee, their main source of profit and business venture. It states: “To inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time” (Starbucks.com, 2013). While the statement is inspiring, as a mission statement it fails when held to the standards put forth by Fred David. Although the mission statement for Starbucks addresses some of these, it only lightly highlights some and completely misses others. According to Strategic Management Concepts and Cases, a mission statement must...
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