...What is actually virtual meeting on business? Recent years, advanced technology brought a lot of new opportunities in our life and on our businesses meanwhile these technological improvements get inside our life day by day. Virtual meeting is one of these opportunities which many businesses are using it and many of them will use in the future. Virtual meeting is having a meeting by using internet connection virtually with the other branches or other related companies that you work with. “Virtual meetings will never eradicate the need for traditional face-to-face meetings, but they often provide the least expensive means of bringing people together” (2011, Mittleman). As long as companies remain, people who work within these companies will travel to other countries or cities to have meetings but virtual meeting which is videoconferencing and telepresence will decrease these travels. What are the advantages of the virtual meetings on an organization? Maybe 15 years ago, if we talked about a virtual meeting, it would be so weird but now this is very common way to have a meeting and will be more than now. There are a lot of advantages of the virtual meetings first and important one for a business is saving time. The other important advantage is saving money. These two important things are actually main factors to consider for many businesses anytime. These virtual meetings will reduce your employees to travel for a meeting sometimes these meetings can last 1 week or...
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...dilemma as your family does not want to be relocated. The project has a six-month deadline. What factors should you consider in order to make this virtual assignment effective? Answer: First of all, virtual assignments is where the employees and managers are located in different areas as in this case, the Project Manager’s office is in London whereas the other six team members are in Munich. Thus, the Project Manager has to rely heavily on communication technologies such as telephone, email or video conference. In my opinion, the factors that has to be taken into consideration include effective use of technology, invest time in building relationships and trust, provide specific intercultural training and arrange face-to-face meeting occasionally. To bring a success to virtual assignments, I will need to be aware of the full range of technology tools available to us and become practices and proficient in their use. Without familiarizing the technology, it is difficult for managers to keep in touch with the team and it might end up slowing down the team performance. For instance, it will be a waste of time discovering the function of Skype tools during the virtual meeting. Besides that, as a newly-appointed Project Manager, trust and a comfortable level of social or personal interaction are enormously important for effective virtual assignments. It is crucial for me to find ways to engage with my members and create an appropriate and effective dynamic within the team. Initially...
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...fast, there is a high possibility of a complete cure or remission even if the disease has been diagnosed in later stages of development even with metastases (pp.1012-1014). My research will show that it is not a dismal death sentence for those diagnosed with it. Choriocarcinoma (GTD) is primarily found in women during their childbearing years however it has been diagnosed in men as well. This paper will concentrate on the causes, risk factors, and forms of treatment in women. Doctors have no exact explanation for the development of Choriocarcinoma (GTD), though there are many risk factors. Some of the leading causes are an ectopic pregnancy where the fetus starts development in the fallopian tube. According to Goldstein and Berkowitz (2004b) the development of Choriocarcinoma in the beginning stages of a pregnancy where the fetus develops only partially or not at all happens in about 50 percent of women who have been diagnosed with this cancer (pp. 2347-2367). In these cases there can be a history of what is called...
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...My Virtual Life My virtual child covers physical, social and emotional and cognitive development at various ages. This gave me the chance to imagine many stages in a child’s development. Each child has a unique set of characteristics based on his/her parent’s personalities. At the beginning you are required to answer a series of questions which will determine the outcome of your child’s personality. My child was a girl I decided to name her Jordyn. At birth as a parent I had high blood pressure, premature dilation of the cervix, and I also had to go on maternity leave early. I remained in the bed for the last two months of the pregnancy. The Doctors decided to induce labor early and Jordyn was born three weeks early. I noticed that Jordyn seemed to be restless and uncomfortable and sometimes cries more than most newborns However three weeks after birth Jordy began to gain weight. My partner and I also decided to breastfeed. During toddlerhood, Jordyn’s speaking and motor skills developed at a very swift pace. Very soon she was able to mock and repeat a lot of the things that I did and said. She began to take a lot of interest in her surroundings, making her want to use and experiment with different things in her small environment. She also became very independent around age two and wanted to do things on her own such as play sports and even dribble a ball. Even though she still remained shy around people and didn’t like to socialize with many people she was still active...
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...It’s a Woman’s Choice to Have an Abortion Angel Jones Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare AIU Virtual Campus October 31, 2015 It’s a Woman’s Choice to Have an Abortion Abortion is defined as the termination of a pregnancy before birth using medicine or surgery, resulting in the removal of the fetus and placenta from a woman’s uterus. Because the process of this procedure ultimately results in the death of the fetus, Abortion has been one of the most debated ethical issues of our time and dividing our nation (Raffel, Borgone, D’Ambrosio, Heydon, 2015). The world is divided on this issue with pro-choice supporters on one side, pro-life supporters on the other side, and the government in the middle. The government is trying to eliminate the option of abortion for women, stripping them of their right to make decisions concerning their bodies. Is it fair? Everyone has their own opinion or arguments against abortion, but ultimately it should be the woman who makes the choice whether to have an abortion or not. There have been many debates on abortion between the pro-life and pro-choice supporters. Among those topics debated has been whether or not abortions are safe, considered murder, or if it’s used as a form of contraception. The pro-life supporters have argued that life begins at the time of conception so abortion is considered murder. The pro-choice supporters fired back stating that nearly all abortions take place in the first trimester, when a fetus cannot...
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...The transition to parenthood is considered a substantial reformation process that begins during the first noticeable signs of pregnancy and continues until well after birth (Perren et al., 2005). This is possibly one of the most stressful life events many individuals experience as an infant requires considerable demands at all times (Leigh & Milgrom, 2008), which can induce psychological, social and physical changes for parents (Wright, Henggeler & Craig, 1986). Currently, paternity leave in the UK stands at around 2 weeks and maternity leave can range from around 6 to 12 months. From the onset of parenthood, mothers are faced with an enormous amount of responsibility and are expected to care for their infant all hours of the day (Galinsky,...
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...Considering this definition, at the season of most premature births, the hatchling is not a person. The definition is dreadfully unsophisticated. One needs to mull over the formative phases of the fetal life compass. Most premature births happen not long after the affirmation of pregnancy, which is normally before the twelfth week. The initial 12 weeks are known as the first trimester or the embryonic stage. As of now the baby is around 3-3.5 crawls in length and has a weight of 15-20 grams. The neurological framework is primitive, best case scenario, showing just ambiguous swimming movements (Rosenblatt...
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...Teen Pregnancy and Sex Education in America: Cause and Effect Teenage pregnancy is a problem that affects many people. It is not just a problem to the girl and her family, but it also has a significant impact on society as a whole. Reducing the number of teen pregnancies would help promote child well-being and decrease child poverty rates.1 More comprehensive sex education courses would help teenagers better understand how to protect themselves and, in turn, would help reduce the number of teen pregnancies in the United States. Among fully industrialized countries, the United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy. The rate of teen pregnancy in the United States is almost twice that of Great Britain, four times that of France and Germany, and over 10 times that of Japan. US taxpayers spend $7 billion a year on teen pregnancy.2 The numbers around teen pregnancy are alarming. Thirty-four percent of girls get pregnant at least once before age 20, resulting in more than 820,000 teen pregnancies a year. Less than one third of teen mothers get a high school diploma, and only 1.5 percent gets a college degree. The maternal death rate for teen mothers is 2.5 times greater than for mothers ages 20 to 24. Teen mothers are also at greater risk for complications such as poor weight gain during pregnancy, pregnancy-induced hypertension, anemia, sexually transmitted diseases, and cephalopelvic disproportion. 3 Babies born to teenagers are more at risk for premature...
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...Why Off-Sites Should Go Virtual: the Virt-Site By Keith Ferrazzi Organizations are all trying to do more with less. As the economic downturn drags on, companies have tightened their belts even further. Businesses continue to lay off thousands of workers; holiday parties are being drastically downscaled; executive perks like corporate jets have become history; and the list goes on. As part of that belt-tightening, some companies have begun to rethink their strategic off-sites. Instead of flying executives from around the world to an expensive three-day offsite location, why not just conduct everything virtually? The problem, though, has been that many companies have been trying to use videoconferencing, virtual reality technologies, and other tools to try to replicate physical off-sites. One idea was to encourage spontaneous conversations by simulating a “virtual cocktail hour. ” Wrong! The use of virtual technologies to replicate traditional physical off-sites misses a huge opportunity. Doing so results in a “poor man’s” version of the real thing, like online training courses that consist of nothing more than a video recording of an instructor followed by a test. Instead, companies need to be much smarter about how they conduct virtual off-sites. They need to leverage online’s unique characteristics to push beyond what’s possible in a physical setting and truly transform the process. Interviews with dozens of experts resulted in the following methodology, dubbed the virt-site...
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...Teen Pregnancy The amount of teens that are having sex has fluctuated since 1991, ranging from thirty-three to thirty-eight percent. And a study in 2011 reported that thirty-four percent of high school students stated that they were sexually active ("Sexually Active Teens"). And about one in five of those students are using contraception. The choices that these teens are making to not use contraception are the reason why there are numerous accounts of teen pregnancies. Is it because they are not being educated properly? Or even being educated at all on sexual education? But not being educated properly is not the only reason as to why more and more teens are getting pregnant; it could also be the media that has an effect on them as well. There are countless affects that a teen pregnancy can have on both the teen and the child. Teen pregnancies have been a problem in the United States for numerous years. Although pregnancies rates have dropped since the 1990’s, our country still has a higher teen pregnancy rate than any other country. While there are negative consequences for the mother, the infant is also at risk by being born to a teenage mother. The most common risk is a low birth weight. With a low birth weight, the child can develop long-term effects such as developmental and cognitive delays when they grow older. The cause of a low birth weight in the child is due to the mother’s prenatal care, poor diet, and stress. Statistically, babies born to teen- agers...
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...would prevent pregnancy if taken correctly. Several other birth-control methods have been developed in the past ten years that are just as effective. Birth control has had effects on women’s mental, physical and social lives since its debut in the United States fifty years ago. One of the most researched drugs is the birth control pill. A great deal of information has arisen to improve the drug but there is one aspect that has not been studied as thoroughly, its effect on mood. The least publicized mental effect of the pill is that many women developed depression, until recently. There has not been any direct proof to back up the statement that hormonal contraceptives are the cause. Enovid, the first birth control on the market in the 1960’s, acknowledged in their packaging that there were cases where psychic depression occurred, but also declared that the relationship between the two were not clear. This is the only identified mental side effect that is thought to be associated with birth control. There are several physical effects that birth control has on women’s lives. The medical side-effects are commonly known because of commercials. These side effects include nausea, headaches and possible blood clots. The pill not only prevented pregnancy but it also relieved painful menstrual problems like cramps and migraine and also helped with acne. Some other side-effects from the pill were altered sex drives and sex lives and unplanned pregnancies were lowered...
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...Civil Rights Act of 1866 (http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/other.cfm#cra-1866) Summary of Act's Principle Requirements and Regulations Impacting HR - This law protects the equal right of all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States to make and enforce contracts without respect to race. Governmental Enforcement Agency - Enforced by individuals, not a federal agency Impact on HRM Functions and Policies - This includes all contractual aspects of the employment relationship, such as hiring, discharge, and the terms and conditions of employment. The Supreme Court has held that the statute also prohibits retaliation against persons who complain about race discrimination prohibited by the statute. (http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/other.cfm#cra-1866) Equal Pay Act of 1963 (http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/epa.cfm) Summary of Act's Principle Requirements and Regulations Impacting HR - Requires that male and female workers receive equal pay for work requiring equal skill, effort and responsibility, and performed under similar working conditions. (http://www.princeton.edu/hr/policies/appendix/a1/1_6/) Governmental Enforcement Agency - EEOC Impact on HRM Functions and Policies - Pay differentials are permitted when they are based on seniority, merit, quantity or quality of production, or a factor other than sex. (http://www.shrm.org/LegalIssues/FederalResources/FederalStatutesRegulationsandGuidanc/Pages/EqualPayActof1963.aspx) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended...
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...Abortion Could it be Ethical Kelanah Hubbard SOC120 Introduction to Ethics and Social Responsibility Prof. Jennifer Murphy September 3, 2012 Could you imagine witnessing a child have surgery at 21 weeks gestation for spina bifida, outside of the womb and then be placed back inside? Would you agree with the mother aborting the child if there were no chance of adverse side effects from surgery and the child was going to have a normal birth in 3-4 months? “As the surgeon was closing the womb, the miracle happened. Baby Samuel pushed his hand out of the womb and grabbed the surgeon’s finger. Photographer Michael Clancy caught this astonishing act on film. And in that instant, Clancy went from being prochoice to being prolife. As he put it, “I was totally in shock for two hours after the surgery…. I know abortion is wrong now---it’s absolutely wrong.” (Alcorn, 2000, pg.33) Abortion and whether it is right or wrong ethically and what might be some of the opinions and ethical solutions, has always been a big debate and will be covered more. Utilitarianism argues that given a set of choices, the act we should choose is that which produces the best results for the greatest number affected by that choice. I believe that is the best solution for the crisis of abortion because it would make more people have to weigh their options and truly think about the choice they are about to make. People in society these days make decisions very selfishly and do not think about what is...
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...| |Employment Law also called labor law is the body of laws,administrative rulins, and precedents | | | |which address the legal rights of, and restrictions on working people and their organizations. In this | | | |paper I will discuss the history of a few important acts that have been passed over the years to protect | | | |employees in the United States. This paper will also discuss the major protections that these acts | | | |provide and who are eligible for that protection. As well as what are the differences between an | | ...
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...Bria Rouse English 101 When I was 16 years old my mother and I started having certain concerns that something might be wrong since I hadn't started my period. She had done so many things to prepare my body and mind for a moment that would evidently never happened. She taught me all the techniques and precautions for making sure I would never be in the dark about the changes my body would normally go through when puberty hit. I had begun to develop the breast and curves of a growing young women, so had all of my peers but they had also began their cycle. I felt left out when I’d see them going to the restroom during school hours with their little toiletry pouches. After some time had passed my mother made an appointment with my adolescence pediatrician. The doctor tried to examine me and I found it unbearably painful even with the smallest of tools. My doctor then decided that I should have an ultra sound. I had the abdominal and the vaginal screening they finally found what they called a "floating uterus." She sat me down and told me that she had only seen one other case that reminded her of mine in medical school and that she thought it could possibly be Vaginal Agenesis. For conformation the pediatrician sent me to a specialist. The Dr. there confirmed what the pediatrician had discovered after scheduling a MRI, she said “Well, here is the deal you will never be able to have kids but you can adopt or have a surrogate mother by the way I admire the fact that...
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