...As a previous hiring manager and director of human resources at a firm downtown, I have experienced many ethical situations that require attention. The company I did the hiring for, needed individuals with a complete working knowledge of cable equipment and be able to interact with clients on a daily basis. In order for me to bring them in for an interview, they needed to complete an assessment that I created with a scoring system. One particular instance is when a potential candidate scored a 92% on the assessment, the highest I have ever seen on this rigorous test. I called him in and scheduled an interview for the very next day. I brought in the owner of the company on this interview because I felt the need for this and that I believed that we would hire him on the spot. I waited in my office and the candidate came in on time, introduced himself, and the interview began. Looking at his hygiene, he had a beard that scared me, his finger nails were long, and I smelt his body odor from a distance. He had all the right answers and was very confident in what he could do for our company. He dressed the part and was ready to start immediately. I called in the owner and introduced him to the applicant, and the owner says, “Wow, (cough cough) you understand this is a job that you will have to interact with customers on a daily basis, correct?” The applicant replied, “Yes of course.” The owner could not stand to be in my office and left immediately. I told the applicant...
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...Case study Question 1. which of Fayol’s 14 universal principles of management in table 2.1 are evident in C.F Martins case? explain your reasoning for each principle selection. the first principle that is evident in C.F Martin cases is: Division of labor. The Guitar company had division of labor, in the sense that it had employees that were specialized in making guitar strings and those that were making guitars. employee know there responsibilities and exceptions. Authority: He gave commands to his employees. He managed to employees that he thought were talented to go and fix problems that were lacking in other departments without them resisting the orders. Initiative: After the training he come up with the core values that were going to help the company move from a traditional hierarchical to that of which employees were involved in the decision making. Question 2. What would Mary Parker Follet probably about Chris Martin management style? Mary Parker Follets would describe Chris Martin management style as moving from a top to down management to that of teamwork. Chris changed his management style of ordering employees what to do and juggling them from departments to other to that of assigning work. He also made the work environment conducive and encouraged teamwork. Question 3. Is Chris Martin a Theory X or a Theory Y manager. Theory Y: He is took pride in his company and wanted the company to move forward. As a result he decided to take...
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...Does Method have a societal marketing orientation? After review of the video for Method, I find that they definitely have a societal marketing orientation to their business. As defined in our book, societal marketing orientation is described as “meeting the customer’s needs while enhancing individual and societal well-being” (Lamb/ Hair/ McDaniel, 2013). Method’s products for example are toxin free, more durable, efficient, and made from reusable material while being produced by green energy sources. The products made by Method are also cost efficient as being stated in the video; “only $.30 more than the average cleaning products consumer’s buy.” (Lamb/ Hair/ McDaniel, 2013). With this combination of meeting consumer needs and being environmentally conscious, Method is creating an impact on society. Method does not educate consumers on being environmentally conscious, but their business and business model sets an impressive standard how businesses and organizations can become more eco-efficient at producing their product and materials. By aligning their business model with their environmental conscious movement of building their product, they have created CO2 admission free business. Method, as they stated in the video “are planting one thousand trees at Chicago’s O’Hare airport which will offset more than the CO2 use of the company and its’ employees.” (Lamb/ Hair/ McDaniel, 2013). Is it just a market-oriented company that integrates a number of environmental practices...
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...What are the advantages and disadvantages of the primary types of auditors? Which type interests you the most? Explain. The most common primary types of auditors are certified public accounting firms, government accountability office auditors, internal revenue agents, and internal auditors. CPAs are licensed to express audit opinions on financial statements and are used as independent or external auditors. I’m not currently aware of any disadvantages of being a CPA. GAO auditors work for the federal government and report directly to Congress. In many states GAO audit experience fulfills the experience requirement to be a CPA. Due to vast experience and the scope of their job auditing the federal government, GAO auditors are highly regarded. On the other hand, the immensity of the job maybe isn’t for just anyone. IRS agents enforce federal tax laws to ensure compliance in tax returns. It might seem a simple matter to generally focus on one type of audit, however, the tax laws are complicated and contain hundreds of volumes of interpretations. Internal auditors are employed by individual companies to audit for management. Experience in internal auditing often leads to CPA or CIA certification. One problem with internal auditors is lack of independence. Although they report directly to the president, or other ranking authority, they cannot be entirely independent due to the employer-employee relationship. As a result, external auditors are sometimes hesitant...
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...Most believe the Fourteenth (14th) Amendment of the US Constitution, is currently being misinterpreted. Some people believe that it gives citizenship to children born in the United States of illegal alien parents. These children, via their birthright citizenship, act as anchor babies and can, upon reaching the age of majority, facilitate bringing their extended family into the US in order to obtain citizenship. Although some experts believe that a Constitutional amendment would be necessary to remedy the misinterpretation, many believe that Congressional action would be sufficient and is urgently warranted. Passed by Congress June 13, 1866. Ratified July 9, 1868. “Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” Babies born to illegal alien mothers within U.S. borders are called anchor babies because under the 1965 immigration Act, they act as an anchor that pulls the illegal alien mother and eventually a host of other relatives into permanent U.S. residency. The United States did not limit immigration in 1868 when the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified...
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...Quiz 2 Intro to Business * Question 1 3 out of 3 points | | | The majority of businesses today are formed asAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | sole proprietorships. | Correct Answer: | sole proprietorships. | | | | | * Question 2 3 out of 3 points | | | Based on data gathered from the U.S. Census Bureau, _____ are less common than _____ but they tend to be larger and more profitable than _____.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | partnerships; sole proprietorships; sole proprietorships | Correct Answer: | partnerships; sole proprietorships; sole proprietorships | | | | | * Question 3 3 out of 3 points | | | In most states, the document that owners must file in order to form a corporation is referred to as theAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | articles of incorporation. | Correct Answer: | articles of incorporation. | | | | | * Question 4 3 out of 3 points | | | A key advantage of a corporation is thatAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | the owners maintain limited liability. | Correct Answer: | the owners maintain limited liability. | | | | | * Question 5 3 out of 3 points | | | The party in a franchise relationship that pays for the right to use resources supplied by another business entity is known as theAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | franchisee. | Correct Answer: | franchisee. | | | | | * Question 6 3 out of 3 points ...
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...expressions X^2-36/3x and 7w-2/16w^2-1 The domain of a rational expression is the set of all numbers which are allowed to substitute for the variable in the expression. It is possible that some numbers will not be allowed depending on what the denominator has in it. In our Real Number System division by zero cannot be done. There is no number (or any other object)which can be the answer to division by zero so we must simply call the attempt “undefined.” A denominator cannot be zero because in a rational number or expression the denominator divides the numerator. In my first expression, the denominator is a constant term, meaning there is no variable present. Since it is impossible for 3x to equal zero, there are no excluded values for the domain. We can say the domain (D) is the set of all Real Numbers, written in set notation that would look like this: For my second expression, I need to set the denominator equal to zero to find my excluded values for w. 16w^2– 1 = 0 I notice this is a difference of squares which I can factor. (4w +1)(4w - 1) = 0 Set each factor equal to zero. 3w – 2 = 0 or 3w + 2 = 0 Add or subtract 2 from both sides. 4w = -1 or 4w = 1 Divide both sides by 4. w = 1/4 or w = -1/4 These are the excluded values for my second expression. The domain (D) for my second expression is the set of all Reals excluding ±1/4. In set notation, this can be written as D = {w| w ∈ ℜ, w ≠ ±1/4} Now, both of my expressions do not...
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...| Discussion Online Help | | | * Online Help: * Today’s modern interactive systems are expected to provide online help, online manuals, online documentation, quick-start guides, and interactive tutorials to serve user needs for training and reference. * The main advantage of online documentation are always available, keyword searching, and ease of distribution. Unlike print documentation which can easily get lost, online documentation is always available when the system is used. * One of the significant advantages of online documentation is the ability to search for terms or phrases via keyword searches a big improvement over fixed indexing. * Another important advantage of online documentation is ease of distributing the documentation and it is provided along with the program itself. * For instance, Apple Help concepts: Apple designs the help viewer application and help application programming interface. It describes the help viewer interface, how help viewer displays user help book, and how users access help from their application. * Users view online help in Help Viewer, a browser-like application designed to display HTML help content. * One of the primary advantages of Help Viewer for viewing online help is its ability to quickly and accurately search an installed set of help content. * Online help with an idea of what users want to accomplish; help should allow them to get the information they need as quickly...
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...Importance of Communication In the mid-1960s, Bowman reported that senior U.S. business executives rated “ability to communicate” as a positive factor for getting promoted (Bowman, 1964). With that being said I believe that communication skills are important to organizational success, in addition to being a “eye catcher” for recruiters. Knowing from working in the corporate environment communication is the key. Poor communication skills could have a domino effect leading to unhappy employees, unsatisfied customers, missed deadlines and ultimately unhappy management. For example - the company I’m employed with works for larger Pharmaceutical companies to collect data, recruit investigative sites, and complete regulatory documents. The Pharma provides verbal and written communication regarding their expectation to team managers who than relay the information to team lead(s), which then gets trickled down to the team. Now, if the communication is delayed (knowing that there is a specific deadline), or if the communications/requirements are not well explained to the team and a deadline is missed or the work is not done correctly, this could generate unhappy customers (the Pharmaceutical company). Having an unhappy sponsor (Pharma) could mean re-work, less or no future business for the company. In closing, many employers are highly interested in personal that possess great communication skills. Having great communication skills is a great focal point for recruiters to ensure...
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...Networking Security Fundamentals Week 1 Question 1 "Providing Security Over Data" Please respond to the following: The CIA Triad offers three security tenets that allow data owners the framework to secure data. Considering your place of employment or your home computing environment, discuss in detail the means in which each of the three tenets are addressed to mitigate risk and enhance security in your chosen environment. In my workplace, all three security tenets are strongly enforced. Our information systems are available 99.9% of the time. We have specialists on call to support all facets of the organization, so even an unplanned outage can be mitigated by flipping to a mirror, then correcting the issue in the production environment. The integrity of the information is protected by the user account controls implemented by the data administrators, who create views and profiles for each user. Additionally, network admins restrict access to the data servers themselves. The confidentiality is also protected by the user account controls. With these in place, only authorized users are able to access or modify data. The use of mobile devices to create or access data has gained worldwide appeal and has obtained critical mass. From the e-Activity, summarize the attack and describe how you would mitigate the threat. Mobile devices are now more alluring to attackers due to the concentration of users on a small base of operating systems. For example, prior to the launch of smart...
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...Week 1 Discussion Questons What’s Bothering Trevor Cost is something that everyone dislikes when it comes to seeing a doctor. I know from experience what it's like not to have health insurance. I thought I would be able to get Obama Healthcare however I was told I don't make enough hours so I have no insurance. If I was in Trevor shoes I would have chose option 1 to pay $150 to see my PCP. Trevor might not have the money at the time of his visit, if that is the case the doctor office just might work out a payment plan with Trevor. Trevor have to think about what would be best for him and his family. Trevor have several options to access. His only problem is the wait time and the distance of travel. His best option would be to go to the ER. With Trevor experiencing chest pain he will be seen faster. I know that for a fact because when I was experiencing chest pain they took my vitals and rushed me straight to the back. So his wait time would have not been long and he would be closer to finding out what's wrong with him so he can get ready to start his treatments. Trevor wants the best quality of care possible, so he must listen to the healthcare professional in regards with the instructions of his treatments. Trevor must make sure he follows all of the doctor orders in order to get better. Trevor and his wife need to make sure they understand what the doctor is telling him to do. If Trevor choose not to follow the doctor orders his health my get worse. Revolutionary...
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...Discussion Question Week 1 By: Rashad C Wright Determine the three primary purposes of cost estimates. Predict two issues that could arise if a cost estimate is not conducted properly or at all. The IGCE serves as the basis for reserving funds during the acquisition planning period. Which means that it is used for comparing costs or prices proposed by offerors or applicants. The IGCE also serves as an objectives basis for determining price reasonableness. Agreement, Contracting, and Budget Officers review past government purchases to justify both price and costs of a product and services before awarding a contract. Also the ability to review current reasonable market price, provides an opportunity to negotiate realistic prices when the Government request corrections in the IGCE. There are three primary purpose of cost estimate. The primary purpose of cost estimates are: To reserve funds for the contract during the acquisition planning phase, As a basis of comparison for costs or prices proposed by prospective vendors, To determine price reasonableness if only one vendor responds to a solicitation. Reserving the funds for contracting during the acquisition planning phase is great because it helps with assisting preparation for upcoming budgets. Budgeting officers are able to ensure that allotted funds are available for government projects. The second primary purpose is the comparison for costs or prices proposed by prospective vendors. This importance of this purpose...
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...MGT 522 Week 4 Discussion #1 Read Taking Sides - Issue 11 - pp. 168-187 and answer the following questions: * How does information overload rob an employee’s quality of work/life? * What do you see as the advantages of working in a 24/7 virtual environment? * What are some alternate perspectives that HRM professionals may pursue to reduce the problems of information overload? Issue 11 deals with the increased dependence on laptops, cell phones, and PDA’s. This has become a serious problem in the workplace due to employees being distracted from work. With the rise of tablets and PDAs and the universal presence of mobile devices in meeting rooms and offices, it’s natural for managers to wonder where this trend is taking American employees. The information overload robs an employee’s quality of life because they are stuck on their laptops, cell phones or PDA’s. By being so consumed by technology they are not getting the work that needs to be done, done. Therefore, employee’s falling behind in the work place increases low performance and it becomes a problem for the HRM. “On average, Intel executives receive 300 emails a day, and Microsoft workers need 24 minutes to return to work after each e-mail interruption” (Rao, P. 2013, p. 171). This is an incredible stat, as it possible shows that once employees have read an email they tend to check social media, such as twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Thus taking them twenty-four minutes to get back to work. If an employee...
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...With the given situation that has been presented in this week’s discussion, the first thing you will want to look at is the placement of the initial server(s). If the server is going to be placed within the bank itself, as the LAN is presently, what kind of physical security will be used? Limiting unauthorized access to this data and information stored on these servers is very important as the risk of PII and Bank proprietary information being used is protected constantly. How will the server be accessed and who will be monitoring the access to the designated server. The next thing to take a look at will be what kind of operating system will be run on the server and what levels of security are available in the server OS to ensure security of the designated servers for the application. Next item that needs to be addressed is the understanding of the network topology, since we are going to be working with an application that gives access to information that is not for general viewing. Placement of the servers and minimizing the Public side of the application network (the internet) is another security concern, this means not placing the complete database outside of the intranet and in direct contact with the internet. Placement of servers in a DMZ that limits information that is available to the public side will greatly improve the protection of PII and keeping the security of PII, Proprietary information, and other sensitive information secure. Finally, hacking is also...
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...Editing The Shower- Psycho (1960) The clip from this shower scene in the movie Psycho was very simple, but very effective in the way it got to the point of showing us as the viewers what Mr. Hitchcock was obviously getting to, which was the murder of the young female. The transition of scenes when the young lady was showering and when the door started to open with the murderer coming in set the tone to what was about to come up. It had you anticipating on how the murderer was going to execute this scene and had me at the edge of my seat the first time that I’ve ever seen this movie. The shots didn’t stay at a certain point too long during this scene and that put a sense of intensity of some sort, especially when the killer was stabbing her victim and the shots were jumping constantly to different shots. Cinematography The Long Take: Goodfellas The cinematography in this Goodfellas scene tends to focus less on the couple and more on what is going on around them. The camera follows them while portraying everything else that is going on through each room or hallway they are walking through. The view of the couple from behind lets you pay more attention to what they were actually trying to say, since it wasn’t a close up face to face scene. The overall angles and shots they used were perfect from beginning to the end. Lighting Jurassic Park- Raptors in the Kitchen (1993) This scene of Jurassic Park was one of the more memorable scenes for me growing up. The lighting...
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