NALANDA NEERAJ PHIL-315 13609044 FINAL 1) Explain Friedman’s arguments about social responsibility? In 1970 Milton Friedman wrote that "there is one and only one social responsibility of business--to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open and free competition without deception or fraud." That's the orthodox view among free market economists: that the
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Summary Larry Shepherd is an Aeronautical Engineer, working for Extraterrestrial Delivery Service (EDS). This company has dealt with a scope of business ventures as listed below: ▪ Private parties looking for opportunities to put up communication satellites ▪ Delivering supplies to the International Space Station ▪ Placing astronomical science instruments into space Larry’s job the first few years at EDS presented him with several challenges. First, there was a rocket
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Leadership Basics Defined Morris E. Shepherd Jr. Columbia Southern University Introduction Leadership is defined by the Military as: The process of influencing others to accomplish the mission by providing purpose, direction, and motivation. Many of the most influential people in history have served time within their countries military and have gone on to become influential leaders of their country, such as: Napoleon Bonaparte, George
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am—10:50am Office: 365 Arts & Letters Office Hours: MW: 11:00am—12:15am or by appointment Telephone Number: 4-5174 Email: aalkebulan@mail.sdsu.edu Instructor: Dr. Adisa A. Alkebulan The California Faculty Association is in the midst of a difficult contract dispute with management. It is possible that the faculty union will call a strike or other work stoppage this term. I will inform the class as soon as possible of any disruption to our class meeting schedule. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course
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Administrative Business • • • • • • • Breaks, bathrooms, food Slides Different presenters Purple folder Questions/participation Survey after each day Questionnaire Introduction Check Your Knowledge Introduction Agenda – Day One • • • • • • • • Research roles and responsibilities Policies and Procedures overview Institutional Review Board Office (IRB) NUCATS NURAP Conflict of Interest (COI) Export Controls Innovation & New Ventures Office (INVO) Introduction Introduction
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Business Communication Essentials, 6e (Bovee/Thill) Chapter 1 Understanding Business Communication in Today's Workplace 1) Which of the following is true about the importance of effective communication to your career and to the companies where you will work? A) Communication is important for most jobs, except technical jobs such as engineering or finance. B) The higher you rise in your organization, the more time you spend using the technical skills of your profession, and the less time you
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The global ethical position of BP and their exploration of the Gulf oilfields. BP (formerly British Petroleum) is one of the world’s largest oil and energy companies, which provides fuel, energy and petrochemical products. They have been in existence since the early 1900’s and have gone through a number of changes. In July, 2003 after merging with Amoco they rebranded as a ‘beyond petroleum’ company. Their logo, a sunburst of green, yellow and white, symbolizes dynamic energy in all its forms
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every client and therapist that a thorough training in ethical standards are established. In laying the foundation for ethical standards it is essential to establish boundaries for what exactly constitutes group work. Many people within group therapies will have different ideas and opinions based upon their own interpretation, morals, beliefs, cultural influences, and personal experiences. Within a group session there is a high standard of ethical behavior to protect the members of the group, the
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Quiz #1 9/10/2012 1. Factors of production would be anything businesses use to product a good or service. The five factors would include: Labor, Capital, Entrepreneurs, Physical resources, and Informational resources. Labor is the physical contributions such as factory workers on the production line or intellectual contributions such as an engineer designing a new technology (p.7) Capital would be the financial resources companies use to conduct business. You need money to start making
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Corporate “Citizen” Ian S. Davis Webster University Abstract A small, but observable amount of undocumented immigrants come from Asian countries, primarily south and eastern Asian countries. Pew statisticians place that number at approximately four percent (475,000) of the undocumented population (Batalova, Terrazas, 2010). According to Tony Choi, a South Korean illegal immigrant who has been in the United States since he was 8, “Many Asians consider schooling, and life in general, in
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