...To: Whom It May Concern Date: May 17, 2013 Re: Whistleblower Incidence Whistle-blowing is the activity of a person telling the general public or a person of authority something dishonest or illegal occurring within their organization. Many individuals end up facing severe consequences in the form of backlash from their organization. Over fifteen years ago, Joanna Gualtieri, a former foreign affairs realty portfolio manager, spoke up about lavish spending in the form of accommodation abroad for staff that was a part of foreign affairs. Reports from the Inspector General and Auditor general evidenced her claims. Some of the spending she observed was an eighteen million dollar mansion in Tokyo which remained empty for several years. The individual who was supposed to stay in it rented luxury properties spending up to $350,000 of government money a year. Another instance was a million dollar condominium owned by the crown in which the Ambassador’s Japanese butler and chef lived. At the time, she stated the bureau did not care and was reduced to a low-level job due to her claims. Her superiors ignored her and censored reports that described how the government’s multi-million dollar properties were being improperly used. She was harassed by three of her bosses and eventually ended up on unpaid medical leave. Some of the harassment she faced included: * Nay-saying of her concerns and claims * Ridicule to her dedication and stewardship * Forbiddance of...
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...the defined area related to the subject. All departments in our offices are responsible for information security. This report is only for the internal use side of our network. For routine operational information that is not widely available to the public, requires no special measures to protect. This could be things such as correspondences, internal phone directories, or inter-office memoranda. All internal documents should have the bottom of the page labeled “Internal Use Only” regardless of whether printed, stored, or transmitted. Transmissions by spoken word such as answering machines, voicemail, phones, cellular devices, and conversations. Should have reasonable precautions taken to ensure there is no inadvertent disclosure of information. Transmissions by fax, are located in areas no accessible to general public. Transmissions to printers are also kept in locations not accessible to general public and user need reasonable care in printer location selection. Internal transmissions like emails do not need any special handling but again users need to take care with what they are sending to who. Displays and any other media is to be removed or stored out of the sight of non-employees as well all screens faced to where the public cannot see them. Destructed of paper is to be shredded and any media containing hardware incinerated. Workstations and servers are to be password protected and screen saves set to low time limits, and must be located in secured areas with limited access...
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...objective of popularizing the method; campaigns to educate and inform the public as well as helping them understand the process and a question and answer session to give any further information needed. As well as procuring new clients, it will also help the company reassure and build confidence in the current clients. Lifestyle, sponsorship and even marketing are what Radiance should focus on; these are extremely important aspects to any company. These areas help to ensure a firm not only care about the community but garnering profit as well. The venues would include such places as training facilities and gyms. However, they should place their marketing wisely as to not encourage children to believe their bodies are anything less than what they should be given the amount of influence that any type of media has on the perception of young people. Melissa should employ a number of damage control techniques to help change the perception of the company by its stakeholders. The steps to take would be; make absolutely certain the public relations are dealt with, build a campaign that show empathy but tell the story as the company sees it, take steps that will improve the image of the company. While waiting for time to pass would seem like the reasonable solution, “waiting for time to pass would be a bad idea (Kang & Sakai, 2000); the damage is done and the company has let it slide which gives the public the idea that the company is culpable. Radiance would see either positive...
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...an education. We who are privileged in receiving an education, having public safety, and being able to enjoy freedom of speech don’t realize what our brothers and sisters in other parts of the world go through. It’s important to think about how our lives compare to the lives of other people around the world and in comparing myself to Malala, I hope to show the importance of an education, public safety, and the freedom of rights. What is education? Education is the most important aspect of a person’s life. It’s fruits and benefits are endless. An education develops a human being and it improves the well being of an individual. In today’s society, having an education can lead to a more better quality life. Unfortunately, in some places around the world, getting an education is looked upon as a crime, especially for women in Pakistan. Through Malala’s story, we are able to see the struggle and hardships for kids from getting an education. I’m able to realize how fortunate I am as receiving an education has always been there for me. Growing up, I’ve moved from place to place and thankfully, education has been available wherever I’ve been. The importance of an education cannot be put in words as it is highly valuable in the modern world. What do you think of when you hear Public Safety? One may think of a policeman, other’s firemen. The kind of public safety that I’m talking about is public violence. Public violence...
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...case involves problems dealing with failed leadership, poor communication and its relationship with it’s neighboring Manchester community. Case/ Problem In 1991 Rhone-Poulenc plant management, had no contact with the local community of Manchester. Very few member of the local community worked for the facility. During this year, Poulenc sought a modification permit for incinerating hazardous waste, a requirement of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reclassify certain hazardous materials. The permit modification would allow Poulenc to burn hazardous household waste. As part of the permitting process, the company was required to hold an informational meeting. Only a few key members of the community were notified of the public meeting by letter. Carol Alvarado, a voting precinct’s judge and...
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...[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6713] AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, TO UPHOLD THE TIME-HONORED PRINCIPLE OF PUBLIC OFFICE BEING A PUBLIC TRUST, GRANTING INCENTIVES AND REWARDS FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE, ENUMERATING PROHIBITED ACTS AND TRANSACTIONS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Section 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees." Section 2. Declaration of Policies. — It is the policy of the State to promote a high standard of ethics in public service. Public officials and employees shall at all times be accountable to the people and shall discharge their duties with utmost responsibility, integrity, competence, and loyalty, act with patriotism and justice, lead modest lives, and uphold public interest over personal interest. Section 3. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act, the term: (a) "Government" includes the national government, the local governments, and all other instrumentalities, agencies or branches of the Republic of the Philippines including government-owned or controlled corporations, and their subsidiaries. (b) "Public Officials" includes elective and appointive officials and employees, permanent or temporary, whether in the career or non-career service, including military and police...
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...Private Sector-Public Sector Cybersecurity Issues Andrew T. Bouley Professor: Choi 6/28/2015 Table of Contents I. Question 1 1. Introduction ………………………………..….………………………………………..3 2. Uber……………………………………………….…………………………………….3 3. Google ……………………………………………………….………..……………..3-4 II. Question 2 1. Internet Privacy…..…………………….……………………………………………… 4 2. Shopping Choices……………….……………………………………………….….. 4-5 3. Lifestyle Habits………………………………..………………………………………. 5 III. Question 3 1. Geographic Location……….………….……………………………………………… 6 2. Terms and Conditions………………...……………………………………………...6-7 IV. Question 4 1. Public Support………………………….……………………………………………… 7 2. Private Support….……………….………………………………………………….. 7-8 V. Question 5 1. Human Involvement……..…………….……………………………………………… 8 2. Marketing Strategies…………….…………………………………………………….. 9 VI. References 1. Rijmenam, M….……………………………………………………………………... 10 2. Hirson, R…………………………………………………….……………………….. 10 3. K.N.C. ……………………………………………………………………………..… 10 4. Hattem, J. .……………………………….………………………………………….. 10 Local restaurant recommendations, personalized ads, enticing offers that seem to be the perfect suggestion. It is fairly common for these types of scenarios to take place and it all is thanks to Big Data. Big Data allows companies to catalog and mine through huge amounts of web files to help them understand their clientele, competitors, and even in Google’s case the web itself. Most large companies seem to love it; it makes their lives easier...
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...group. The purpose of doing that was to see how it affect others responses. The company posted a blog stating how sorry they were on how the paper was described and may have caused any anxiety to others. According to Abc7 News (2015), "I don't think there's any way to overstate this -- you just simply do not play with people's emotions without asking their permission first," said consumer psychologist Kit Yarrow (6). I believe there should have been a better way of doing this research for the sake of all people and their feelings. Facebook’s ethical obligation in their communications to the general public is to be truthful, respect privacy, deception and the right to be informed. Facebook gives individuals the power to share as part of their mission to make connections with others. However, Facebook has not yet responded to the general public nor the researchers due to allegations being made. There is a policy that states how information is collected and how it is used and shared. Due to the way ethics of Facebook study was conducted, there was no effective communication in terms of establishing credibility. Gajos (2014), “Although Facebook maintained this experiment was “for science,” many users were shocked, outraged, and troubled as they realized the extent to which Facebook owns their private information and how willing they are to use it.” (para. 1). I would suggest the...
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...GPT 1 Task 3 Cassandra Green Bette Bogdan August 23, 2014 Outbreak From April to May 2013 there was a measles outbreak that occurred in a North Carolina community. One unvaccinated person traveling from India back to the United States brought the infection with them. The person belonged to a Hare Krishna community of about 25 families that did not vaccinate for communicable diseases and the result was an outbreak between two counties. Measles is a very contagious respiratory disease spread through droplets from the nose, mouth, and throat that are sprayed out when an infected person coughs or sneezes. One person can infect hundreds. The disease is preventable through vaccination and was officially eliminated in 2000 in the United States but due to more recent views on vaccination there have been more and more cases showing up throughout the country. Epidemiological Indicators A RNA virus that affects only humans causes measles. Measles are so contagious that 90% of people who are not immunized come in contact with someone who has it they will become infected. (Missouri Department of Helth and Senior Services) There is an incubation period of about 10 days with a rash appearing approximately 14 days after exposure. A fever is presents anywhere from 7 to 18 days after exposure. A person is most contagious up until 4 days after the onset of the rash. When a person is suffering from the measles they will have a fever, runny nose, cough, sore throat, malaise, and most...
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...that email worked around the globe causing more damage than any virus may have wrecked. From magazines to CNN, Intel received negative reviews. There was even an on slot of jokes about Intel. Throughout the media mania, Intel was still in denial about the seriousness of the situation. Intel announced that the error would only happen once in a billion on random FPU devices & that a spread sheet user would only encounter a subtle flaw once every 27,000 years. Whether this was true or not was up for debate, but for the general public it was not what should have been addressed. People wanted to know they were buying products from a quality company who would listen and rectify a customer’s complaint. Ultimately, Intel had to publicly admit the problem & offer a solution. Intel would replace the offending chip only for those who could prove that they needed the chip replacement for complex mathematical calculations & needed accuracy. This cause a public outrage & outcry for...
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...Laurie Ewart J3400 Reflection Paper #1 9/18/13 Secondary Research-Chapter 5 As public relations professional, research would be one of the most important aspects of your career. Research should be your first step before launching a new product or marketing plan. If you fail to do the research first, you risk wasting a great deal of time and money on your project. Researching your target marketing is a huge benefit. Secondary research is essentially a summary of data that has already been collected. If you have a question to answer you can easily access the data and analyze it in order to get the answer you are looking for. This is opposed to primary data, which you would have to conduct new research to get the information you need. While secondary research seems to take much less effort, it still had its advantages and disadvantages. One of the main advantages to secondary research is that it is cost and time effective. Since you will not have to conduct the research you would have very little money and time in simply accessing the data from another source. The amount of time you would save by not conducting research you can now spend on analyzing data or any other areas of your plan that it is needed. Another advantage to secondary research is that you have several different sources that you can utilize to find your data. There are many websites that offer this type of information. One of the largest drawbacks of secondary research is that the results are usually...
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...I 8/29t20r3 A Vffisins, ffi@ Sqles Promotion,qnd Public Relations Chapterr Defin ition .Advertising eAny paid form of nonpersonal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods,or services an identified by sponsor. = 8t29t20t3 our important-ddeiSi6nS in program developing advertising o Setting advertisingobjectives o Setting the advertisingbudget o Developingthe advertisingstrategy . Evaluatingadvertising campaigns -='-:: % . =*_*-:.? -Setti ng Adverti i g O si bk'ctiv s e ->ti'.;-"-t --- . Advertising objectives can be classifiedby primary Purpose: . Inform . Introducing new products. Earlyads of HDTV or DVD playerintroduction. . Persuade . Bccomes more important as competitionincreases Sony offers best quality . Comparativeadvertising:Anti Dandruff Shampoo . Remind ' Most important for mature products Coca-Cola . Reminding customerswhere to buy it 8t29t20r3 :--*:-:=:-: budget Settingthe advertising . Several when setting the ad factorsshould be considered budget: . Stagein the PLC:New products, largead budget to aware and persuade;mature brands - low . Market share:building the market or taking market sharerequireslargead budget. . Levelof competition: many competitors - large . Ad clutter: high - large . Degreeof brand differentiation:undifferentiatedbrand heavyad budget Message execution:Turn big idea into actual ad executionthat will capturetarget market'sattention and interest.Creativepeople must find the best...
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...Running Head: Social Performance, Part 1 Esmil O. Feliz Professor: Vincent Fordiani Business; Business and Society – BUS 475 Strayer University February 03, 2013 The company Draft Studios Incorporated is a medium size private organization which specializes in computer animation films and provides media trade show graphics on a small scale. Draft Studios Inc. provides animated realistic renderings by local artists to Hollywood producers and provides quality printed graphics to companies for trade shows and media outposts. Draft Studios Inc. currently employs just over 3,000 employees and has annual earnings of $275 million with share price at $59.00 per share. The company is committed in becoming a top provider of animated material and story boards to the Hollywood market and a market leader in implementing an industry-standard of high quality images to its customers. Draft Studios Inc. is dedicated on doing its part in being a good corporate citizen and has established goals to begin a educational foundation that directly encourage young students interest in becoming graphic designer, artists, and computer animators. The primary stakeholders for Draft Studios Inc. includes stockholders, creditors, customers, suppliers and employees, each share a unique relationship with the company in the form of a two way exchange. The relationship between the company and its stockholders is that the stockholders invest money in to the company and the company...
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...The company I chose is Third Federal Bank. Third Federal Bank is a medium size public corporation specializing in the banking needs for a wide range of customers. The company provides services that fit the needs of all business groups. Third Federal Bank has approximately 2,000 employees and has annual revenue of $330 million with share price at $24.50 per share. The company is committed becoming the market leader providing the best innovative banking products and services while offering quality service to its customers. Third Federal bank is dedicated to doing its part in being a good corporate citizen and has established its goal to set up a foundation that directly funds health-related needs for individual children when insurance and other financial resources have been exhausted. The primary stakeholders of this company includes the stockholders, creditors, customers, suppliers and employees, they provide a unique transaction or two way exchange. The relationship between the company and the stockholders is that the stockholder invests in the firm and the firm pays a satisfactory return on investments and realizes an appreciation in stock overtime. The role of the stockholder is to exercise voting rights based on share ownership and to exercise their rights to inspect the company books and records, they have the power to have a negative or positive influence on the company, it is in their best interest to help the company achieve its goals since in the success of...
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...Batten Pogradec / Bucimas Albania SUMMER D.E.P.O Good morning everyone. I am honored that so many people have taken their time to come and listen to my talk”. If I could briefly just introduce myself, I am Geritano Pengu and I’m twenty-six years old. I lived in Rome, Italy for over eight years. My job was as a general manager, and for over two years I managed the club called “Summer DEPO” in Pogradec. - The topic of my talk is “Summer DEPO” (the club) (Slide 1) First of all I would like to present an overview of my talk today: - Firstly I would like to introduce you more into the history of “Summer DEPO”. - Secondly I would like to say few words about the functions. - Thirdly I would like to talk about the events and the public relations. - Fourthly I want to talk about some issues. - Finally I would like to conclude with the closing of “Summer DEPO”. (Slide 2) I would like to begin with the history of Summer DEPO. “Summer DEPO” was constructed in 2008 in Bucimas Pogradec and it was located in a very beautiful geographic position near the Ohrid Lake. The meaning of the name “Summer DEPO” is very simple, summer because is open only during the summer season and Depo which in English translates as depot. (Slide 3) I would like to turn briefly to the functions of Summer DEPO. “Summer DEPO” was a private beach during the day which was the landmark for the youth, and four times a week it was just a nightclub with a capacity of 600 people. “Summer DEPO” was...
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