Western Governors University EST1: Task 310.2.1-05 Corporate social responsibility is when a company takes responsibility for the effects the company has on society and the environment. Company Q's current attitude toward social responsibility is pretty negative. They will have to work hard to create a higher level of social responsibility, which is not only beneficial for society but for them as well. Some of the irresponsible social decisions they have made are as follows. The company
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WGU EST1 Task 1 There are many challenges that face every business whether they are large or small but one thing all businesses have in common is that they all seek profitability. However, a business’s primary goal should not only include maximizing profits, but also have positive social integrity. Being both profit-oriented and socially responsible can make beneficial impacts to the stakeholders, communities, customers and staff while also making substantial earnings. Evaluation of Social
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EST1: Ethical Situations in business Task 1 Social Responsibility Currently Company Q does not seem to have a very good social responsibility. It seems as though they are more concerned with the bottom line and how it will affect the company rather than helping the community and the residents which shop in their stores. However with that said they are also in business for a reason: to make a profit and you cannot always cater to individuals when running a business. With the closing of
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EST1 Ethical Issues in Business June 18, 2014 Task 1 Part A Companies being reported on and sued for lack of social responsibility has become a high occurrence lately. Seemingly these companies are making very open and public errors in judgment towards consumers and or the products they offer. Company Q is the worst type of social responsibility offender in my opinion due to their more subtle tactics of discrimination. On the surface a person may feel that the company’s actions are justifiable
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EST1 Task 1 (Ethical Situations in Business) Tuesday, July 21, 2015 Company Q is a small grocery store that faces multiple roadblocks that a bigger national chain does not normally face. These roadblocks may include things like brand recognition, disposable income, sales on their stock, advertising and the capability to help other stores that maybe facing poor sales. Being a smaller company they may operate with a different code of ethics and have different areas of emphasis. A large chain
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EST1 Task 2 Introduction Welcome to the Company X team! We are pleased that you have chosen our company as your place of employment, and we hope that both you and the company will find the employment relationship to be a mutually satisfying one. Company X aims to provide a positive, open work environment in which all employees can thrive. To translate our commitment to action, the following principles will guide our actions and dictate our management practices. We recognize these principles
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Western Governors EST1 Objective 310.2.1-05 Ethical Issues in Business – Company Q Ethics is a part of life and it is a crucial aspect of our existence that keeps our world under a certain level of control. Ethics can be evident in personal behavior as well as business. Ethical decisions in business can have a profound effect on both the business entity itself as well as the communities it conducts its within. Company Q is a company that appears to be in a difficult position as are many companies
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ETHICS PROGRAM Michelle Bennett EST1 11/23/2015 Ethics can be defined as a behavior or action of distinguishing between right or wrong doing and choosing to the right thing. In today’s corporate America, ethics program has become one of the integral parts of the organization as it helps to communicate the vision, mission and the direction of the company. It also helps to restore trust among all stakeholders – employees, investors, regulators, suppliers, buyers, distributors etc. Part A –
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STAT 572 Survival Analysis HW7 Problem: Data set: WHAS, Covariates: AGE, SEX, MITYPE. Perform survival regression. 1. Data Description. In this case, there is one continuous variable (AGE), and two categorical variables (SEX, MITYPE). We are studying how these three predicators affect patients’ survival time. For SEX, Male=0 and Female=1. For MI Type of patients, there are three values: 1 | Q-Wave | ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) | 2 | Not Q-Wave | non-ST segment elevation
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TIME SERIES Contents Syllabus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Models for time series 1.1 Time series data . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Trend, seasonality, cycles and residuals 1.3 Stationary processes . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 Autoregressive processes . . . . . . . . 1.5 Moving average processes . . . . . . . .
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