...Cross for instance has raised the most for the beneficiary victims of Katrina. Donations throughout the United States such as: Red Cross, The Salvation Army, Joan B. Kroc, The American Cancer Society, and many other contributors raised funds for the victims of Katrina. The contributors statistics show that “The Red Cross moved up two spots to No. 2, rising nearly $3-billion,” Chronicle of Philanthropy. 20.2 (Nov. 1, 2007) while “The Salvation Army fell to No. 3, raising $1.6-billion” Chronicle of Philanthropy. 20.2 (Nov. 1, 2007) in the effort to provide outstanding amount of contribute to the people of Katrina’s destruction. Many who have lost their businesses and other data in the computing related plans by which the “Information Technology (IT) Disaster Recovery plan (DRP) to help protect their business data so as to ensure their survival,” (Academy of Strategic Management Journal. 10.2 (July 2011): p127) provides people who own businesses a safer straightforward plan to protect their values. Banks for instance have lost their power to the storm that their systems were not functioning, but at the “Hancock's SunGard backup facility,” "we were able to restart our core technology systems, ATM processing and card processing within 48 hours," Loper reports. "Then we worked on bringing up the servers and branch connectivity." Bank Systems + Technology. 45.10 (Oct. 1, 2008):...
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...Draft Version of Goodwill Case Study Introduction: Humanitarian work is associated with receiving charitable donations from members, businesses, and government agencies, to be redistributed to communities in need. Goodwill is an example of a different mission in Humanitarian work. Goodwill is the pioneer organization in branding their humanitarian work and build an international business without compromising their core mission or reputation. Goodwill uses good reputation of its name to generate contributions and donations. The materials donated find its way to the organization's stores, to secure funds for their community based programs. This group case study will discuss Goodwill’s advantages and their success in social services, highlight problems as well as solutions facing the organization, discuss the concept of discrimination and include any personal experiences, and the ability to innovate within organizations. Advantages of Goodwill: Since 1902, when Goodwill started its charitable work, the organization maintained a good reputation. Today, the biggest advantage of Goodwill is the good reputation the organization still enjoys. Goodwill success arises from the organization's management ability to focus on their employee’s morale in order to maintain the organization's reputation. Another great advantage of Goodwill is the high rate of satisfaction among their employees. The company hires from the weak sections of the employment market by focusing on the immigrant...
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...for and against the TBL accounting in corporate accounting reporting. Many companies concur with the significance of concept to reinforce their business, yet others hold the view that TBL is accompanied by diverse debates. The findings of this review show that TBL accounting: • Refers to a good tool of the measurement of accountability and transparency • Provides a beneficial opportunity to obtain the value of a corporate name and the market share in completion • Contributes to the reduction of production cost and the conservation of environment through making use of resources efficiently • Improves corporate management and employee productivity due to the measurement of accountability and transparency • Impacts on a core competency of business and a social situation • Adjusts a methodology to measure social and environmental performances TBL accounting with economic, social, environmental activities has been some negative thus far. However, the arguments against TBL accounting, which are related to core competency, poor societies and measure standard, are still doubtful and cannot address a strong persuasive in opposition to its efficiency. A Table of Contents Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………........1 1. A review of the Literature ……………………………………………….……………………………….1 2. The Claims of Proponents…….………………………………………….………..……………………..3 2.1 The improvement of Reputation………………………………………………...
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...Eygypt’s political transitions. Summarize political developments in post Mubarak Egypt and identify that country’s most likely political trajectory over the next five years. What do you see as the major forces shaping contemporary political development in Egypt? Introduction Dr Jamal al-Din Hamdan, a renowned Egyptian historian, wrote in Volume 1 of his four-volume book Shakhsiyat Misr (Egypt’s Distinctive Character), In Egypt the ruler is regarded as a God until he falls. He is above criticism, until he departs. He is the history and geography [of Egypt] until he is replaced by someone else. He always fancies Egypt as his private property, his hamlet or his larger village. He is the state and the fatherland. Loyalty to the fatherland is synonymous with loyalty to his regime, and to him personally ... He regards any criticism of Egypt as criticism of him personally and, hence, an unforgivable treason. (Najjar, Fauzi 2008) This has been the character of the state of Egypt from its earliest rulers, the pharaohs. In January 25 the foundations of this slumber Tahrir Square and elections For eighteen days, from January 25 to February 11, 2011, Tahrir was occupied in order to take down Mubarak’s regime, and over these weeks, the square witnessed many bloody episodes. On Tuesday, January 25, thousands of Cairenes responded to a Facebook call to follow the model of the Tunisian revolution that had just deposed that country’s president and forced him to flee. Of the hundreds...
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...Ethical Organization Cheryl A. Boyd HSM230 September 23, 2012 Jennifer McNaught Building an Ethical Organization Today it is more important than ever for an organization to be seen as an honest and ethical organization. There is a long list of organizations that make the list of unethical organizations. Companies that abuse the public trust and are perceived to be abusive to clients, are dishonest, and give poor service make the list of unethical organizations. We have all seen the reports on the banks and scandals like Enron. We see daily the retail stores singled out or being sued for the mistreatment of employees. The list of ethical organizations is a much shorter list. This list is made up heavily of nonprofits such as the Salvation Army, Red Cross and the Susan G. Komen Foundations. What makes an ethical organization? “Many business experts treat ethics like a sermon on the mount. Although it is hard not to preach a bit when it comes to ethics. It’s interesting to consider how good ethical behavior is why the great companies are just that “(Mathews, 2012, pp. 1). There is a large movement today for organizations to be seen as an ethical organization. While it is possible for existing organizations to be fixed, it is best for a company to start out on a solid ethical foundation. “There are eight elements that comprise the ethical bedrock of an awesome organization. These elements are respect, honor, integrity, customer focus, results-oriented, risk-taking, passion...
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...Topic 1: Managing Management: • What is it? • Efficiency and Effectiveness Management • The process of getting things done effectively and efficiently, with and through people Effectiveness • “Doing the right things”, doing those tasks that help an organisation reach its goals Efficiency • Concerned with the means, efficient use of resources like people, money, and equipment (“Doing things right”) Managers: • Who are Managers? • Levels of Managers Top Managers • Responsible for making decisions about the direction of the organisation. • Examples; President, Chief Executive Officer, Vice-President Middle Managers • Manage the activities of other managers. • Examples; District Manager, Division Manager First-Line Managers • Responsible for directing nonmanagerial employees • Examples: Supervisor, Team Leader • Types of Managers Nonmanagerial Employees • People who work directly on a job or task and have no responsibility for overseeing the work of others. • Examples: sales and service staff Managers • Individuals who direct the activities of others in organisations. Functions of Management ( Fayol): • Planning, Organising, Leading, Controlling The Functions Approach • In the functions approach proposed by French industrialist Henri Fayol (1916), all managers perform four management activities • These activities are relevant to all managers, in all fields and industries • Originally Fayol proposed five functions/activities...
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...RISE OF THE NATION STATE State, Nation, and Nation-state The present-day layout of the world’s political map is a product of humanities endless politico-geographic accommodations and adjustments. A mosaic of more than 200 states and territories separated by boundaries makes the world looks like a jigsaw puzzle. Human territoriality refers to a country’s (or more local community’s) sense of property and attachment toward its territory, expressed by its determination to keep it inviolable and defended. A state is a politically organized territory, administered by a government, and recognized by the international community. A state must also contain a permanent population, an organized economy, and a functioning internal circulation system (infrastructure). Since certain countries have internal divisions, the solution is to capitalize “State” (e.g. State of Florida, State of Uttar Pradesh India)). When used for the formally independent political units, the term country and state are interchangeable. A nation, by contrast, is a tightly knit group of people possessing bonds of language, religion, ethnicity, and/or other shared cultural attributes. Theoretically, a nation-state is a recognized country possessing formal sovereignty and occupied by a people who see themselves as a single, united nation. In only a handful of countries do state territories largely coincide with the distribution of people who feel they are part of one nation. Iceland, Portugal, Denmark, and Poland are...
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...KERN COUNTY RECYCLING GUIDE 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Curbside Recycling Programs ........................2 Drop-off Recycling Programs .........................4 Buyback Recycling Programs ........................6 Recycling Automotive Products ......................9 Recycling Bulky Waste ................................10 Commercial Recycling .................................11 Construction & Demolition Material .............12 Special Recycling Programs & Education ......13 Electronic Waste (E-Waste) ..........................14 Green Waste Recycling ...............................15 Recycling Hazardous Waste ........................16 Junk Mail ....................................................18 Recycling Market Development Zone ...........19 Waste Disposal Site Locations & Schedule ....20 A - Z Directory ............................................21 Illegal Dumping ..........................................30 www.KernCountyWaste.com IMPORTANT RECYCLING/ WASTE CONTACT NUMBERS Kern County Recycling Hotline ............................(661) 862-8979 Kern County Waste Management Department Local ........................................................................ (661) 862–8900 Toll-free ......................................................(800) 552–KERN option 6 ..................................................................... (800) 552–5376 option 6 TTY – ready............................................................. (800) 735–2929 Website ............
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...ENGLISH ONLY COURT CASES INVOLVING THE U.S. WORKPLACE: THE MYTHS OF LANGUAGE USE AND THE HOMOGENIZATION OF BILINGUAL WORKERS’ IDENTITIES KARI GIBSON University of Hawai‘i Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects against discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, sex, religion and national origin. However when the judicial system has examined English only workplace policies in light of Title VII, it has generally determined that such policies are not discriminatory if an employee is able to speak English. Although plaintiffs have argued that language is inextricably linked to national origin and cultural identity, the courts have stated that the use of a language other than English is detrimental to the morale of monolingual English speakers and a single language is necessary to ensure workplace harmony and proper management. This paper examines the court cases where English Only workplace policies have been challenged, and identifies the prevalent myths and ideologies held by businesses and the courts about language use, identity, and bilingual speakers. Through the process of homogeneism, linguistic diversity is rejected as monolingual English speakers are able to create and enforce rules that favor themselves as they construct the identity of “American” in their own image. Language is a central feature of human identity. When we hear someone speak, we immediately make guesses about gender, education level, age, profession, and place of origin....
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...Welcome to Week 1! College is all about change, and this course is designed to help you adapt to the new learning environment, new challenges, and even the new way of attending college in an Internet environment. You will begin this week by looking into what essential qualities are necessary for success at college and in your career. You will then begin working on developing these qualities by completing the assignments for the week. For those of you who think you have all the skills that this class might help you develop, challenge yourself to think more deeply about the topics. Go beyond what you've learned in the textbook and what you are asked to do for the assignments. Reflect deeply on what has worked well for you in your career or your life. What are your stumbling blocks? Focus on using the deeper levels of thinking from Bloom's taxonomy in your responses on all assignments, discussion posts, and so on. You will get out of your education what you put into it. Have questions? Please post them in the Q & A Forum in the Discussion area. For faster response times, feel free to call or e-mail me. ------------------------------------------------- Ready? Let's get started! Click on the Week 1 Objectives tab to left to see what learning we will achieve this week. Marketing, Strategies, and Research What is Marketing? | What is Market Management? | Discovering Consumer Wants and Needs | The Marketing Orientation and the Marketing Concept | The Four Ps | Market Research...
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...I chose procreation as a topic for this paper for a few reasons. First, because of complicity of the issue. Scope of this problem almost unlimited and correlates not only with modern legal and ethical general acceptable principals, but also with core issues of human existence. Second, I do believe, that understanding of origin of procreation and ability to build personal approach in this issue plays significant role for every professional in the Health Care System. Even if in real life situation some of us will never directly participate in solving such problem, still establishing firm personal position on this issue will benefited everyone who involved in running of human services. Third, I think that in the scope of course “Legal and Ethical issues in Health Care”, procreation could be a best example to justify my personal opinion on the social role of ethics and its priority over the social role of legal system. In comparing law and ethics, many people thinking about law as a sphere of clearly identified and easy to recognize points, while sphere of ethical issues for many, more-less limited to the individual stand points in terms of what is good and what is bad. However, it is an ethics established law, not law established ethics. Especially in the procreation dilemma, it turns out ethics plays a big part in all aspects of breeding, in the sense that ethics makes our choices relevant to other people. The decision to have or not to have children has a profound impact on all...
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...domain of CRM, a number of which appear in Table 1.1. As a relatively immature business or organizational practice, a consensus has not yet emerged about what counts as CRM. Even the meaning of the three-letter acronym CRM is contested. For example, although most people would understand that CRM means customer relationship management, others have used the acronym to mean customer relationship marketing.1 Information technology (IT) companies have tended to use the term CRM to describe the software applications that automate the marketing, selling and service functions of businesses. This equates CRM with technology. Although the market for CRM software is now populated with many players, it started in 1993 when Tom Siebel founded Siebel Systems Inc. Use of the term CRM can be traced back to that period. Forrester, the technology research organization, estimates that worldwide spending on CRM technologies will reach US$11 billion per annum by 2010.2 Others with a managerial rather than technological emphasis, claim that CRM is a disciplined approach to developing and maintaining profitable customer relationships, and that technology may or may not have a role. Some of the differences of opinion can be explained by considering that a number of different types...
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...4 Impacts on the real economy...............................................................................................4 Implications for the economic outlook..................................................................................5 Macroeconomic overview ....................................................................................................6 Key impacts on low-income households............................................................................13 The social services sector..................................................................................................17 Services provided to individuals and families ....................................................................21 Capacity of the system to deliver .......................................................................................27 3. Australia’s economic outlook ...................................................................................... 6 3.1 3.2 4. Implications for social services................................................................................. 17 4.1 4.2 4.3 5. 6. Conclusions ................................................................................................................ 31...
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...Jamaica: The Rastafarian Movement Introduction to the Rastafari Phenomenon By Nathaniel Samuel Murrell Seldom has such a relatively small cultural phenomenon as Rastafari attracted so much attention from young people, the media, and scholars in the fields of religion, anthropology, politics, and sociology. The signature long, natty dreads on the heads of Rastafarians, who fearlessly chant down Babylon (Western political and economic domination and cultural imperialism) with the help of reggae music, make Rastafari a highly visible movement and "one of the most powerful cultural forces among youths in Jamaica" and in countries around the world where one least expects to find elements of Afro-Caribbean culture. Between the 1930s and the 1950s, few people bothered to study the significance of the political and ideological concepts in Rastafarian culture. Even Jamaicans who may have understood the philosophy of the movement regarded Rastafari as another passing fad, which would die a natural death once the novelty wore off. Former Rastafarian and practicing psychologist Leahcim Tefani Semaj noted that during this phase of the movement, the dominant public opinion toward the Rastafarians was "The damn Rasta dem, wey de Rasta dem want, we just put dem in a damn boat and put dem out in the sea and sink the boat-say dem want go Africa!" Prior to the 1970s, images of the unsanitary-looking, marijuana-smoking "Natty Dread" with unkempt dreadlocks, often controlling...
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...HUM 1000: WORLD CIVILIZATIONS NOTES BY DR. KAKAI P.W THE NATURE AND ORIGIN OF CIVILIZATION IN AFRICA Definition of key terms As we begin this course, it is crucial to first discuss our understanding of the concept ‘civilization’. This is a comparative term which is usually applied in comparison to such words as ‘barbarian’ ‘savage’ and ‘primitive’. In classical antiquity the Europeans used the word ‘barbarian’ to refer to a foreigner who was regarded as inferior (Ogutu and Kenyanchui, An Introduction To African History, 1991 p33). Do you think this is still the way we use the word barbarian? The Latin speakers referred to hunters, food-gatherers as savage. In the 17th century this term ‘savage’ referred to a person without art, literacy, or society who lived in fear of existence and death. ‘Primitive’ on the other hand, in Latin meant ‘the first or original’. Europeans used these words interchangeably when referring to non-Europeans while the word civilization was preserved to describe historical developments of European people (ibid). Now the term civilization is no longer confined to the above development but also extends reference to non-European communities. Attributes of civilization includes observance to law, belonging to an organized society, having a society of literate people with advanced developments in urbanization, agriculture, commerce, arts and technology. The French thinkers of the 18th century referred to a person of the arts and literature...
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