Conflict Article Reviews Samples For Students

The relevant stakeholders described in the articles is composed of the corporations such as Newmont Mining and the other companies involved in the mining operations. However, the most affected and considerably the important stakeholders in the case are the residents of the communities near the Yanacocha mine, and town of Choropampa. Peru’s mining history was shrouded with allegations of environmental negligence due to the issues of mercury spill that affected the nearby areas of Newmont mining site. What makes the corporations involved as stakeholders is that the company has the highest business interest in the issue given that ...

American History

The history of liberal America has many significant events and figures that paved the path for the development of modern liberalism in the United States. The country has grown out of struggle and aspiration for a better future. The notorious American dream has been the driving power of any changes that occurred in the United States starting from the day of signing of the Declaration of Independence. History of human civilization contains numerous examples of ideological struggles. Wars and revolutions always bring significant changes to the society marking the new era in its development. Although such processes are very rough ...

One of the pertinent issues that have always been debated among historians has always centered primarily on its cases. The effects have been debated, and these tend to bring a consensus view that the Civil war led to a massive change in the social, cultural and economic realms of the society. In other cases, however, there have been divergent views all trying to depict the possible causes of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln one of the senior personalities to have reflected on the causes of the Civil War took a very bold move by asserting that the cause of the Civil War ...

Intercultural Conflicts Reexamined In Light Of Assigned Reading:

Intercultural Communication In Contexts, 6th Edition Martin, Judith; Nakayama, Thomas.

Communication
October 31st 2014
INTERCULTURAL CONFLICTS RE-EXAMINED
Conflict is ubiquitous: between cultures and inside them, between generations and amongst them, among peoples and between individuals of various identities.Intercultural Communication in Contexts frames the core of conflicts as falling into certain universal categories such as affective or values based (Martin, 2013, p. 442). I, Candace Moore, feel the suggestions for dealing with conflictof this textare designed in a way that will maintain the status quo and promote reconciliation. Yet reconciliation is not always appropriate or desirable.
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Peter Drucker cites leadership research in his article in Psychology and states “management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things” (All About Leadership, 2010). The number of countries that have supported the cause is a strong indication that people feel military action is ethically justified. Obama spoke to the UN General Assembly about a message to recreate the manner in which the wars on terror, conflict, climate and health. He spoke of the Ebola outbreak and Russia’s need to address Islamist militant threats within its borders. He used some flower words that are a hallmark of an Obama speech ...

The study of multiparty negotiations in the field of organizational research played an important role in the context of sustainable organizational development. The research present numerous guidelines to be adopted as a principle and support the effective negotiations over the principles of win win bargaining. The purpose behind is to attain the mutual gain of the organization rather than exclusive benefits of negotiators. On the contrary, inability to do the same may end into destructive impact on the organization faced by mismanagement of continuous issues. The article presented in the journal of the European Journal of operational research indicates the ...

Sexual conflicts originate during mating seasons and phases. It has various fitness components on the female callosobruchus. Mainly, mating frequency determines fitness consequences of females during the mating duration. It’s believed that sexual conflicts act as sexual trait change drive. Furthermore, longer periods of mating are believed to increase the rate of ejaculation nutritiousness to the female. All mating benefits during the mating duration are on the female. Though, they show kicking behavior on the mates. The kicking is a sign of dislodging the mating male in a premature manner.
On other cases, it is believed that kicking from ...

Business Conflict

Business Conflict
Conflicts in business can stem from a trivial offence that often starts in a small way. Corporations tend to maintain conflicts in a workgroup. The management has to educate the employees on the associated risks of harassment and subtle attacks in conflicts. Employees need to consider on the expensive nature of resolving conflicts by defending a lawsuit and adopt quick resolution to address the conflict.
In the article “Family Business Identity Conflict “Shepherd & Haynie (2009), state that a family business operates with the intention to shape the vision of the business as held by the dominant members of the family. ...

The article by Amy describes an immigrant Chinese girl who migrated to U.S.A and struggles with two different cultures. Furthermore, the relationship is odd between Amy and her mother who is considered to be immoral. Amy’s mother sees her brilliant while the daughter refuses to buy her mother‘s point of view. Amy is going throw bicultural phenomenon that creates a conflict that influences her reactions towards her mother and the discrepancy in their ideologies, beliefs and values.
The Protagonist’ smother wants her daughter to be a prodigy girl who has a natural ability to master whatever she has been ...

Charles E. Lindblom, The Science of Muddling Through, 1959

Thesis: This article discusses about the various nuances related to choices in policy making and introduces two different approaches to workout choices for policymaking. The article discusses about the advantages and disadvantages of using different methods of policy making in Public Administration and tries to find out the best way to help create modifications in policies in accordance with the changing trends.
“It would not, as in the first method of policy-making, approximate a more mechanical process of choosing the means that best satisfied goals that were previously clarified and ranked.” (Page 159)
“Accordingly, I propose in this ...

Article review

According to Harris et al professional ethics is a complex of rules and standards developed and agreed by professionals. With this set of rules they are viewed by themselves and others as professionals and act as professionals. The professional ethics is not a moral duty therefore it is a formal code regulated by societies or association of professionals. Apart from associations code of ethics is regulated and adopted by state institutions. Codes of ethics are specially developed for the particular profession. Therefore, only relevant rules are adopted in such a code. Furthermore, professionals often have to take precedence over the personal morality to ...

One of the major wars which greatly impacted on the history of Israel is the Six Day War fought between the 5th and 10th, of 1967. As examined in this journal, it involved Israel and its Arab neighbors including Syria, Egypt and Jordan. Although Israel emerged victorious, the region has never known peace since then. There has been a very big conflict especially between Syria and Israel. Although deliberate efforts have been made by the international community to negotiate peace, not much has been accomplished since each of the wrangling parties have different and divergent stance (Gerner, D.J., 2004).
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Assignment #1

The article describes the importance of knowing the attributes that one has. The author argues that an individual can know him/herself by judging his/her behaviour and how the other people in the society judge him/her. Understanding oneself is very important for the managers.
The articles addresses self concept as a theory of understanding self. In this case, the article highlights that individuals are aware of their weaknesses. The managers therefore have the responsibility of observing their behaviour so that where necessary, changes can be done. A slow manager is aware of this weakness. It is after one understands this ...

Non- governmental organizations play a significant role in conflict resolution. NGO’s have proved their importance in conflict resolution at several crucial occasions. This paper discusses several aspects of conflict resolution and contribution of NGO’s in this area along with discussing the article, ‘capacities and limits of NGO’s as conflict managers’. The article is written by Diana Chigas who is a renowned academician and known for her works on the international negotiation and conflict resolution.
Non- governmental organizations have successfully solved a number of conflicts through negotiation and their scope seems to be increasing in the current scenario. Thousands ...

Purpose of Missions and Goals

Stanley Fish acknowledges that mission and goals are supposed to direct an organization (Fish, 2007). By this he implied that a university can develop mission statements which communicate the intentions of the organization. Thus, according to him universities mission’s statements and goals must give a direction on pursuit and dissemination of knowledge. He further noted that it is the role of every individual to comply with the university’s mission. On the other hand, Birnbaum’s has noted that the purpose of mission statement for any organization is to bring clarity and accountability on the organizations next course. For profit ...

The Israeli-Palestine conflict is one that is incredibly complex and borne of sophisticated and difficult-to-resolve religious, political and cultural differences in the Middle East. The area has been subject to substantial examples of violence, imperialism, and religious extremism to the level where the conflict has escalated to near-unsolvable levels. However, the history of the divisions that take place in the West Bank and adjacent areas must be understood and explored, in order to solidify our perceptions of how the conflict was created. Here, the Balfour Declaration, Henry McMahon's Letter to Ali ibn Husain, and the British Mandate for Palestine ...

In the 21st century, the society has become too dynamic hence changes take place at a tremendous speed. As a matter of fact, people choose to live in various regions namely, slums, cities and the country for a range of reasons. Nevertheless, there are numerous reasons why city slums are better than the country. In most developing nations, there are developments of city slums due to increase of migration of the populace from the rural to the city. The rural poor are flocking into the urban region at an increasing rate. These individuals establish various illegal settlements in the outcast of the ...

In many instances in our lives, we come across conflicts with those around us. This usually results in sore relations in which we suffer emotionally, mentally or even physically. In an event of a conflict, each one of us has a personalized way of responding to the conflict. The way of responding to this situation may be referred to as personal conflict style. This style can be defined as personal response to conflict solution usually resulting in conflict resolution. So as to fully understand the styles, we shall consider the dual-concern model which has five conflict styles.

This model employs two ...

Tickner: “Three Voices of Man: Gendered Perspectives on Global Economic Security”

Tickner’s article discusses the various political practices adopted by states in order to promote their economic security. The author’s central idea is that, “the liberal, the economic nationalist, and the Marxist approaches to international political economy are biased towards masculine representations” (Tickner 90). The piece is written in Tickner’s usual style: conventional and educational, but not overly accessible to a wide audience.
A particularly interesting point of Tickner’s is that concerning the term “positive peace,” coined in the early 1970s. Speaking of the developing world, Tickner says: “The legitimacy of states that failed to meet ...

Chapter 11

Extra Credit Pages 1 – 5
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True/False

1. False (In fact gender and culture do have an important impact on the types and styles of conflict. Pages 21, 22, 23)
2. False (In fact conflict will occur if there are enough resources but other ...

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN HUMAN RESOURCE

Conflict management is understood as the solving and resolution of a disagreement between two or more parties and at the same time maintaining fairness and upholding each of the participating parties’ dignity and respect. In conflict management, it is important for the involved parties to agree to the final decision made by the mediator; otherwise the whole desired result will not be achieved, or will at least be compromised.

With this knowledge therefore, it is easier to understand the cost of conflict in any misunderstanding, as this is the economic damages that result from disagreements between two or more parties. ...

“Pre-Negotiation Strategy Check List (Part 1)” by Steven Roberts

Introduction

This paper recaps the main components to be contemplated while preparing for an elaborate and successful negotiation, taking into consideration both positive and negative influences. In the article, a varied number of elements are listed that can help an individual construct a negotiation strategy necessary for any unrealized conflict and in the achievement of common agreement.

Article Summary

The article provides a list of essential factors that can assist an individual to strategize on having a perfect negotiation. In addition to this, there are explanation of each factor, and how they can be put into practice. The checklist includes; assessment of situation, the kind ...

The relations of the couples are usually a complex interaction that involves various levels of comprehension and attachment, as well as different situations including conflict ones. It seems sometimes not clear why some relations are more stable whereas the others are falling apart quickly. The fact is that people are different and they tend to behave in a different way when in a couple. This is why it is necessary to understand the individual features of the person and its combination in partner relationship.
The proposed empirical study is aimed to investigate the correlation between attachment insecurity, perception of ...

The performance quality is affected by social behaviors. The paper was carried to come up an answer of how daily social skills, social behaviors during ensemble practice, and the evaluation of music ensemble performance. 64 out of 68 female music majors responded to performance questionnaires created for the study entire. To assess the causal model of the relationship among social skills, social behaviors during ensemble practice, and the evaluation of group performance, it works employed structural equation modeling. The scores for social skills, styles of handling interpersonal conflicts, and leadership, the scores and social behaviors during ensemble practice revealed ...

In any conflict, argument or even debate it is standard practice to call for rational thinking and presentation of points. Irrationality is perceived as a negative attribute in a good negotiator. However, Robert Benjamin in his paper series, “Irrationality of Being Rational” argues that human beings are inherently irrational perhaps because of evolution, and therefore the expectation rationality is actually irrational. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and analyze the articles by Robert Benjamin where he explains his concept of the irrationality of being too rational.
It is common knowledge that human beings are never truly rational ...

Christie begins her illustration of the shift of conflict from the issues affecting two parties that need a resolution, to being the property of a few. Further, the author views the daily business addressing criminal justice as being dull, ordinary, and even tedious. The courts lack any significant audience, indicating that the court system is not an integral part of the citizen’s life. Factors contributing to the alienation of the courtroom from the people relates to several factors including the situation of these courtrooms within administrative centers, away from the residential areas of common citizens. Further, the courtrooms ...

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Introduction
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that is related to serious types of traumatic incidents in life. This disorder got special attention in 1980 and since then scientists are working on this problem. PTSD is one of those considerable public health issues that affect women more than men. It is also common in combat veterans and people who have experienced physical injuries. The U.S. population surveys show that lifetime PTSD prevalence rates range from 7% to 8%. Most important factors in the development ...

Introduction

In every democratic society, a country cannot survive on its own .It requires its neighboring countries to enhance its economic growth and development. To avoid conflict, all neighboring countries demarcate their borders to safeguard their resources and self-interest. Foreign policy relations enable countries to interact with each other especially in trading affairs and international policy discussions. To enhance a country’s external economies of scale dominance, it is necessary to observe the policies of other nations. Some countries advance their relations further to form a single union with common interests. For instance, United States of America was formed as a resolution of harmonious ...

The clash of civilizations is an interesting article that attempts to change the conventional way of interpreting and discussing issues in International Relations. The author, Samuel Huntington, is of the opinion that the traditional approach to international relations no longer holds water and has been proved wrong and inadequate by the test of time.
Samuel Huntington has divided the article in nine main parts beginning from the introduction to what he considers as implications of this clash of civilizations to the west and maybe, specifically the United States of America (Huntington 02).
Huntington divides the world civilization ...

Immigration policies are put to try and control the amount of people being granted access or making illegal entry into other foreign countries. Different countries have implemented immigration policies in order to ensure there is a limitation to the growing trend of frequents and illegal immigration. Despite the regulations that have been put in place in order to regulate the immigration in the United States, there have been numerous setbacks that have led to the questioning of the effectiveness of the immigration policies. The implementation of the immigration policies has been affected by the labor market which views the immigration ...

Effects of Deployment to Military Families

The impact of military deployment ranges from physical to mental health issues that have psychological consequences for the service members as well as their close and extended families.
Following massive deployment after September 11, 2001, many researchers have examined the effects of military deployment on military personnel and veterans. About 30% of deployed soldiers have been diagnosed with psychological symptoms such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, sleeping disorders, hyper-vigilance, and depression (Everson and Figley, 2011).
Exposure to combat and traumatic events, e.g. bombing, torture, murder and other extreme events that occur in a war result in high stress ...

“This means, for example, that there is considerable lack of consistency in naming(labeling), and that often the beginning and end points of different periods only partially overlap”( Sanabria, 53).
This is a description of the challenges in archeology due to the lack of a common approach in archeology and the failure to adopt common terminologies that can be used universally. The lack of consistency is also occasioned by the fact that archeology examines a process of change over a period of time and not a single event. This statement shows the challenge I describing pre-European Caribbean culture while ...

Innovation management

The term innovation has attained the status of a “mantra” in many developed nations. The aspects of innovation and creativity are commonly interlinked, yet confused with each other. Creativity is the ability to rethink an issue in a completely new way, backed by the profusion of relevant and diverse knowledge. Creativity calls for the ability to analyze the situation at hand with rationale. Innovation, on the contrary, can be termed as transformation of knowledge into material benefit. Innovation, therefore, creates new growth strategies, new products range, services or business models that can make the difference, thereby generating significant worth for all ...

Program for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder:

The overall topic of Bolten et al.’s research in Evaluating a Cognitive-Behavioral Group Treatment Program for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is to examine the effect of group therapy in treating military veterans suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This topic is very pertinent to social work practice and policy because PTSD continues to be an issue that social workers and the population at large encounters due not only to past wars such as Vietnam, but also the current military activities overseas. A study such as Bolten et al.’s can assist in giving direction for social workers in ...

The New York Times

Professional and Business Ethics: Managing Ethics Programs in the Workplace.
This article explains how organizations should manage their working areas. In every workplace, the organization must ensure that there is an existing ethics management plan. The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Executive Secretary, Brian Schrag explains that a good ethics plan contains corporate values making use of policies and codes to help in decisions and behaviors. They can also involve extreme training and evaluation according to the organization. They offer guidance when ethical dilemmas occur since it is very hard to have two similar programs.
The article gives ...

Abstract

This paper provides an insight if an article authored by the Members of the Economic Growth Technical Review Committee. The review entails the relationship between wildlife conservation and economic growth as the main problem of the article. Through this paper, the theoretical and empirical methodologies used are highlighted. The paper concludes with a brief personal reflection on the article.
The article provides the review that seeks to determine the relationship between economic growth and wildlife conservation. The review is conducted by the Members of the Economic Growth Technical Review Committee. The article integrates the economic growth factors such as ...

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This research established in the article sought to explain the issue of marriage regarding Chinese rural young women and to give the grounds if the issue served as a risk or protective factor for their suicide. The analysis included a brief summary of the main ideas of the article, the purpose of the research, key findings and consequences of the results. Moreover, the major theoretical perspective to clarify the findings was based on Emile Durkheim’s social integration theory of suicide which highlights sources of people’s social support. The observations allowed ...

Why did you make this reading your Reading of Choice this week? What attracted you to it in the first place and what stood out for you now, when you’re done?
I chose this reading because the title caught my attention. I thought that any discussion of unequal childhoods would be interesting. Knowing that we all come from different childhoods, I was interested in which perspective the author would take in this reading. As I read the first couple of paragraphs, I was more drawn in to what the author wanted to explain.
What is the main conclusion ...

Article Review

The article Developing Trauma Training for an Indigenous Community: Hopefully Not Seagulls is written by Gail Green concerning treatment of post traumatic disorders among the aboriginal communities in Australia. The article outlines an empirical model that directs individuals to identify trauma responses and various ways to treat the post-traumatic disorders. Green working with the organization Australian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTS) seeks to progress in terms of knowledge, policies, and ethical standards promoting treatment of trauma. His model, Conservation of Resources theory, which outlines that, treating stress drains resources, insecurity due to threats and horror, and struggles to ...

Who

As the 34th president of the United States, Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower is responsible for bringing peace after the events of the World War II. The ancestors of Dwight Eisenhower came from Germany and migrated to America in the early 18th century. He was born on October 14, 1890 in Texas although he considered Kansas as his hometown. Eisenhower has two sons with her wife Mamie Geneva Doud. He graduated in West Point Military Academy in 1915 and the infantry at Texas and Georgia. He served most of his life in the military as a general in the World War ...

Analysis of “On Terror,” by Philip E. Devine and Robert J. Rafalko

Introduction

There have been several views on terrorism. However, research on terrorism differs from the standard social science research. As one is dealing with underground organizations, often there is little or incomplete data. Terrorism is like a war in the shadows that creates massive publicity. For the majority of researchers, it can be dangerous to do investigative research in danger zones, and therefore, majority of the research is carried out on the basis of reports released by the government and media news stories. Research on terrorism has more often ...

How would you characterize the current decision-making process?

The decision-making process is ineffective and irrational. The poor decision-making process is the cause of the dilemma at the organization. The meetings held by departmental managers are contentious because they are full of anger and blame. The managers fail to agree concerning the right decision to implement. Man team members lack an opportunity to express their views thus they are forced to accept decisions imposed by the officials. Emma makes a go/no-go decision, and this thwarts the decision-making process at the organization. The communication process between the top executives is inadequate. There is a lack of real leadership during the decision-making ...

1) Purpose of study
A statement of purpose clearly specifies what a researcher wants to learn or attain at the end of the study (Kothari, 2004).

The purpose of the study is to describe decision making by caregivers of patients with Heart failure.

2) Research question
The implicitly stated research question for the study is, “How do caregivers of family members with HF make decisions?”3) Research designResearch design according to Kothari (2004) refers to the general strategies a researcher in cooperate several components of research in a systematic manner that the research problem is address at the end of the research.

The research design employed in the research is qualitative research design

4) What characteristics does this study possess that are qualitative in nature? Review Chapter 2.
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That there was genocide in Rwanda culminating to the death of close to 1 million people is no secret. It has been 19 years since the world watched in disbelief as a nation descended upon itself in a move to exterminate one another. In order to bring justice to the victims, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) was formed to prosecute the core perpetrators. This court was established in November 1994 by the United Nation Security Council to try those responsible for the genocide and other violation of international law in Rwanda. These crimes ranged from planned exterminations of the ...

In chapter 7 Cooper explores the relationship between ethics and organizational structures and norms. The chapter carries on from the explanations provided in chapter six by the author over the need to create a balance between internal and external control mechanisms. Cooper explores how organizational norms and structures can significantly contribute to the ineffectiveness of established controls, especially external controls. In fact, in a way, Cooper argues that some of these occurrences usually denote the conflict between internal and external controls; with norms and organizational structure forming a significant part of controls that help towards ensuring that administrators engage in ethical conduct ( ...

Homelessness is living in insecure, unstable and congested accommodations. Youth are a new face of homelessness due to the brutal economy on them. The young people who are mostly at risk of becoming homeless are those aged between 16-25 and especially those living in foster homes. There is an increase in numbers of youth who are homeless and have to spend their nights in the cold on the streets and pavements. This question needs to be addressed by the government and the local authorities since it is becoming a social issue and it is a breach of the right to safe and ...

Sociology is the study of society, of the relationships between individuals, of the rules governing social lives, but also of how to break the rules (Babbie, 1994). The analyzed reading suggests that is no single perspective that is true or representative regarding all these aspects, and paradigms such as interactionism, functionalism or conflict are only several approaches through which they can be analyzed (Barbie, 1994). The article “An idea Whose Time Has Come” questions the validity of many of the mass media information fed to individuals on a daily basis and challenges the authority of rules, demonstrating that nowadays, ...

Healthcare ethics is sometimes also referred to as medical ethics or bioethics and simply defined, is a set of moral principles, beliefs, and values that guide medical practitioners in making important choices about giving medical care. Four core principles that define ethical responsibilities and within which medical professionals must act in the United States are: Autonomy which demands that the professional honors the patients’ right to decide on their own about the medical care to be given, Beneficence which on the other hand tasks the practitioner with the duty to assist the patients to enhance their own good, Nonmaleficence ...

This course has allowed me to become more aware of South Asia, not only with its geographic value, but more so about the unique culture, economic, traditional and religious aspects. I likewise learned of the existence of the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SARRC), and its global importance given that it comprises about one-fifths of the world’s population. As such, the member-nations that make up SARRC, which are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, are unique in their own way but nevertheless exhibit similarities common to the South Asian culture.
For one, I ...

Systematic Review of a Case Report

The article is authored by two authors, Tanyi John Tanyi and Julius Atashilli. Both authors contributed to the development and publication of the article. Tanyi John Tanyi managed and followed-up the patient and wrote the original manuscript. Julius Atashilli critically reviewed the manuscript. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript. Therefore, both authors merit inclusion in the authors list (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, 2006). The authors do not provide information on whether they received any funding for the article but they declare no conflicts of interest.
On the overall presentation of the case report, it is ...

Introduction

Cognitive Behavioral Interventions are approaches that use soft instruments to correct or enhance behavioral characteristics of individuals, either to comply with society expectations or to unlearn a particular behavior. A person with a drugs problem may be trained to handle the urges of taking drugs and avoidance of risky situations, with an aim of solving the problems. Cognitive behavioral therapy, commonly referred to as CBT, teaches the subjects a new set of skills designed to increase awareness of thoughts and emotions of an individual. The idea is to re-empower the individual to understand how certain exposures to situations, people ...

The article discusses the underlying psychology that can result in acts of terror that utilize suicide as a primary component. These acts are intrinsically associated with the capacity of a culture or society to implement specific values or perspectives that dramatically change the mentality of those involved through the use of interpersonal and group-based practices. The purpose of the research is to provide insight to experts in the psychology of terrorism that can help them to better understand the mental health conditions of these individuals. In doing so it is hoped that a basic understanding of the processes that ...

Article reviews

Article reviews
5 Big Data Technology Predictions
Olavsrud, T. (2014). 5 Big Data technology predictions for 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016 from http://www.cio.com/article/2862014/big-data/5-big-data-technology-predictions-for-2015.html

Article overview

The article by Olavsrud (2014) is dedicated to five major trends in the field of big data technologies. Before investigating the trends, Olavsrud (2014) claims that new big data initiatives continually move from test to production, especially in cases it can be used in the real time. The first development, mentioned in the article under study, is that the data agility becomes a key focus of big data technologies, because usual databases and data warehouses are ...

Article Review

Article Review

World Summit. The act refers to the moral responsibility that states have to intervene in another country’s affairs if substantial human rights concerns, such as genocide, are taking place. Despite the adoption of R2P, its implementation is something that has been debated upon the UN and other nations. The present research examines Alex Bellamy’s article “Realizing the responsibility to protect” he works towards moving from “words to deeds” in relation to the R2P. Specifically, Bellamy’s background is examined, his methodology in making his claims is considered, his main points are analyzed, and opinions are ...

Making decisions when faced with ethical dilemmas is one of the pointers of a good manager. The primary thing, when confronted with such situations, is first to realize that actions have consequences. My approach when dealing with ethical dilemmas, therefore, takes into consideration the effects that my decision will have to other stakeholders in the organization such as customers, employees, and even suppliers. My approach to solving the dilemma involves the application of some steps. The first one involves evaluating the different alternatives available for solving the dilemma. This entails gauging how the possible decisions would affect the various ...

The story of LeBron James begins and ends with discussion about his legacy. He emerged as a 14 year-old boy in Ohio—the prodigal son destined to resurrect a city and end a championship drought. But when he struggled to produce, he was heavily criticized, and eventually left town for Miami where he promptly won two championships. James has returned to the city he left five years ago, hoping to bring the championship clout with him. Gary Washburn accurately displays this conflict in his Boston Globe article “LeBron James is giving us a lesson in leadership.”

Washburn quickly explains the conflict in ...

Article Critique

Immigration in the US has for long been a controversial debate, having both its pros and cons. On the one hand of attaining cheap and valued labour, it also poses an imminent threat to the Native Americans on the grounds of employment. One of the main reasons of the conflict also resides in the diversity of the ethnicities. Often there are clashes on the basis of colour, creed or any other discrimination the human conscience has crop up. Unsurprisingly, the US Government in various states is now coming up with stronger laws and stricter punishments to drive these illegal citizens ...

Article Research

Introduction
In the late 1820’s, the Northern Carolina became more industrialized as the Southern remained non-developed. The Congress had passed a high protective tariff in 1828 that made the southern states more furious because they thought the tariff only benefited the northern states. The southern claimed that high tariff on imports were imposed to them leading to increased costs of importing products. Bradley Hays saw the Southern states sympathy to South Carolina’s position on the tariff rejected as the cause of federalism (Hays 221). Eventually, the doctrine of nullification was introduced that provided an insight to the ...

SUMMARY ASSIGNMENT # 2: CONTEXTUALIZED SUMMARY

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Food safety issues pose important questions concerning risk management, as those constitute a major public concern on health and safety in food consumption. Understanding how risk management experts confront food safety issues requires a deeper understanding of the underlying literature, given the controversy arising from mismatching perceptions between consumers and experts. Such a discrepancy serves as an important point for clarifying the conduct of risk management on food safety issues, hence my choice of the article by Krystallis et al. (2007) entitled: A Perceptual Divide? Consumer and Expert Attitudes to Food Risk Management in ...

In the article “Are Syrian opposition fighters ‘former farmers or teachers or pharmacists’?” the author contributed greatly in providing an objective perspective about the reality of the members of the Syrian opposition. Obama’s explanation for the lack of success of the US military actions in Syria was based on the assumption that most members of the opposition are farmers, and professionals such as pharmacists. The author contributed to Obama’s comment that experts in the Syrian conflict have knowledge that a large percentage of the members of the opposition are ex-soldiers from Assad’s group. Only a small number ...