Essays on Brink

Business

IBM Case Analysis

In order to determine the competitive advantage of the IMB corporation (if such in fact exists), it would be reasonable to apply a matrix developed by the Boston Consulting Group. Although originally it was aimed at describing a life cycle of a particular product, it is also applicable to the companies, in general (Proctor, 75). Companies entering the market may be defined as question marks, as their market share at the beginning is low, and the market growth rate is inessential. If the company develops products and services required by consumers, both the market share and ...

Introduction

The performance and behavior of an employee are expected to contribute to the overall achievement of an organization’s goals and objectives. However, unsatisfactory behavior or performance from an employee must be corrected through appropriate actions (Hvidman & Andersen, 2013). Corrective action follows a progressive discipline process when the situation is as a consequence of inappropriate behavior or unsatisfactory performance yet the employee has the capacity to perform and conduct himself or herself at an acceptable level but chooses otherwise (Van den Brink, Fruytier & Thunnissen, 2013). The essence of this paper is to address employees’ conduct at the Acme Company ...

Introduction

Fox News is viewed as a trusted source of news for Conservative Americans. It has been behind some of the biggest scandals in history including the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal of the late 1990s. However, in July 2016, there was a scandal involving sexual harassment claims by a journalist against the CEO of Fox News. This paper will examine the elements of ethics and business credibility in business communication in Fox News at this point.

The Roger Ailes Scandal

Roger Ailes is the chairman and CEO of Fox News, making him the most powerful individual in the media house. On July 6, a former host ...

There are many theories as to how a person may become who he or she is. Some people believe that they are directly shaped by the events that happen in a person’s past, while other thinkers state that people go through different dialectical stages that led up to one’s current state. In this sense, there are many elements that one must be aware of in order to adequately analyze one’s life development. Three of the most important development theorists are B. F. Skinner, John Watson and Erik Erikson; these three men founded Operant Conditioning, Behaviorism and ...

Management: Managing Diversity and Equal Opportunities

Part 1 There has been the rise in the number of the financial crisis as well as poor corporate governance problems that have prompted the question as to whether having a corporate world run by women would yield fruitful results. Amid the multiple opinions on the topic of the glass ceiling, some people still contest the advantages of workplace diversity and equality. There has been the long pressing issue of the equality of the treatment of women in a similar manner/ equal to men, in the labor market (Gregory‐Smith, Ian, Main, & O'Reilly 109). According to Adams and Funk ( ...

The Fall of Tesco Plc 4

Introduction 4 The aim and objectives of the research project 4 Rationale 5 Literature Review 5 Research Methods 7 Research Questions 7 The chosen methods for primary data collection 7 Findings 8 Manipulation of suppliers 8 Accounting Scandal 8 The rise of discounting stores across the United Kingdom 9 Horsemeat outrage 9 Failure to add customer value 9 Discussion and Analysis 10 Conclusions 12 Recommendations 12 Directed at the organization 12 Areas for future research 13 Reflection 13

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The Fall of Tesco Plc Introduction A Statement of the Problem The choice of this research owes its motivation and driving ...

Summary of the Content

The book that is the subject of this paper is entitled Debt: The First 5,000 Years. This book was published in 2011 by book author and anthropologist David Graeber. As the name implies, much of the content was focused on debt. It, however, tackled the said topic in relation to other social institutions and practices such as marriage, friendship, barter, law, religion, slavery, economics, and government management. By putting the topic in line with the very factors that make up human life and society, he basically showed that he considers debt has played an important part in it. ...

Research Skills

2016 Introduction The use of social media has mainstreamed the marketing platforms for most companies today. This practice has been so common due to the introduction of digital technologies that connect the entire world. Therefore, information dissemination and realization of connectivity is highly manifested on the social media platform than any other marketing precepts. On the other hand, there has been a massive transition from traditional marketing concepts, even as most companies embrace this new marketing portfolio (Wollan, Smith, & Zhou, 2010). Jingle Clothing Limited Company is not exempt to this massive migration since it needs to catch up with ...

Introduction

Amazon is an organization that started in 1994, as the earth’s biggest bookstore. The company in 1997, via IPO, raised $50 million. In 1999, the business explored new business models, marketplaces, and auctions. In 2000, after the fall in GP, the business shifted towards traditional retailers. The objective of this paper is to analyze the case “Amazon.Com the Brink of Bankruptcy” presented by Lynda M. Applegate in 2013. For the attainment of the purpose, the paper has been divided into seven segments. Each segment presents worthwhile information.

Financial statement analysis refers to the evaluation of the profitability, stability, ...

Psychology in Project Management

Positive psychology may be defined as the science of positive institutions, positive individual character or trait, and positive subjective kind of experience. In other words, it focuses on organizational and work issues by studying and applying positivity in improving the quality and effectiveness of life in various organizations. Interestingly, positive psychology has its topics overlapping into three main pillars, that is, positive traits, positive subjective experience and positive institution. The first pillar, positive trait, includes interests, wisdom, talents, values, creativity, courage, purpose, growth, meaning and character strength. The second pillar, positive subjective experience, encompasses well-being, pleasure, optimism, flow, positive ...

Executive Summary

Corporate social responsibility is an issue that needs to be upheld by all firms in the market. This ranges from the large to small firms. The essay will therefore look into the corporate responsibility in connection to Volkswagen. The company has been facing issues due to the diesel emission of their vehicles that later translated to a scandal. The company depicted inability to provide the right information regarding its emissions. The essay will also give some of the recommendations that the company undertook and the implications on the various stakeholders and the mission as well as the corporate responsibility ...

The Impact and Effects of Power Politics of United States, China, & Japan Arising from South China Sea Conflicts on the Sovereignty and Socio-Political Fabrics of Philippines

Introduction

The South China Sea (SCS) is a partly enclosed body of water that connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is marked with several island attributes which are grouped into four island bodies-- the Pratas or Dongsha Islands in the northeast, the Paracels or Xisha Islands in the northwest, the Spratlys or Nansha Islands in the south, and the Scarborough Shoal or Zhongsha Islands to Paracels' southeast (Hayton, 2014). It is teeming with ...

The artist painted the picture Head of a Woman (Jacqueline) in 1962, though he had been working on its creation for a year. The painter used oil and canvas to portray a woman who was his wife. The paintings' dimensions can be considered average: 39 3/8 x 31 3/8 in. Frame: 44 × 37 × 3 in. (111.76 × 93.98 × 7.62 cm). This picture attracts with its mystery and illusion. At first glance, Jacqueline's face seems rather ordinary and does not have any notable details. However, if one looks at it closely, the "puzzle" starts a kind of a dancing. Each of ...

John Stuart Mill was a philosopher who rejected the notion of psychological egoism. In essence, Mill expressed support for utilitarianism under a hedonistic belief. Hedonism in this case “implies that the mental state of pleasure is the only thing having intrinsic value (and the mental state of pain is the only intrinsic evil),” (Brink, 2014). It is the idea that everyone is pursuing a state of happiness, and should always behave and make choices that will bring them closer to that point of happiness. A person should pursue decisions that will also contribute to the greatest happiness of all ...

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The case study provides significant information about a Sex-based Discrimination case where Laurie Chadwick, an employee of WellPoint Insurance Company, brought a case against her organization under Title VII. In the case against WellPoint Insurance Company, Laurie mentioned that her employers ignored her promotion showing sex-based stereotype such as she has children. Now, considering the severe violation of federal law, this particular paper will figure out which laws were breached. Furthermore, supporting arguments have been produced in this paper in favor of the plaintiff. Added to that, the essence of further organizational training to mitigate such issues has been ...

The quick trigger of the financial crisis of 2008 was the bursting of the United States housing bubble, which crested in between 2004 (Krugman 43). High default rates on "subprime" and flexible rate mortgages (ARM), started to rise rapidly from that point. An expansion in loan motivations, for example, simple starting terms and a long haul pattern of rising lodging costs had urged borrowers to expect troublesome home loans in the conviction they would have the capacity to rapidly refinance at better terms (Brink, Lowe and Victoravich 101). Once financing costs started to rise and housing costs began to ...

After reviewing several topics, the population I have chosen to study is the local African-American diabetic population. This population is where I feel the greatest positive impact will occur. Currently employed with a nonprofit hospital, it is evident that many individuals lack health insurance and currently suffer from multiple, uncontrolled chronic medical issues. I have confidence in the fact that through teaching, the cycle of having uncontrolled chronic illnesses can be broken.

Aggregate Details

The aggregate chosen for the Capstone project will focus on the local African American diabetic population. The chosen population, largely located within the city of Ft. Pierce, ...

Introduction

A. THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 1935 Social security is a conceptual goal that centers on the maintenance of protection of all citizens from risks stemming from economic instability. Programs that center on social security is underpinned by the desire of the people to be secure that such security is available to them in times of contingencies. The United States is the first country to use the term ‘public security’ when it passed the Social Security Act of 1935 (Mckay 39). The Social Security Act of 1935 is deemed one of the most importance pieces of legislations passed by ...

Relation to neo-Marxism

Introduction The Cuban missile crisis marked one of the most turbulent times in our history. It was sparked by the deployment of nuclear missiles by the Soviet Union, in Cuba, in 1962. The world was on the brink of nuclear disaster. This paper seeks to analyze the underlying reasons, the influence of neo-Marxism and its role in the development and exacerbation of the Cuban missile crisis.

What is neo-Marxism

Before we embark on the underlying causes of the Cuban missile crisis, it is important to understand the basic differences between tenets of old school Marxism and neo-Marxism – its evolution, historical impact and ...

Nursing Research

Diabetic conditions are dreaded. There are two types of diabetic conditions, type 1 and 2. These conditions have been on the rise in the recent times and are socially term lifestyle diseases. The reality of the conditions has led to evolution in the field of medical research, especially among the racial minority population in the United States. There has been observed trend of increased diabetic conditions among the African-American population, especially at Ft. Pierce, Florida. The trend has been worrying especially due to its observable racial inclination. This has brought the need to objectively research on the relationship thereof. ...

Reflective Statement

Taking the course has brought me to a deeper understanding and appreciation of what nature has given us freely and a realization of what contributions I make in the process of destroying her. It is fascinating to realize that everything we do has an effect on either its preservation or tearing down. This makes our attitude or actions towards her very important and critical because if she is destroyed, its inhabitants will also be destroyed along with her.

The last three months has been like going through an evolution. An evolution of knowing what my lifestyle is contributing to the ...

The world has been facing numerous outbreaks of diseases in the recent past. The most pressing outbreak posing a threat to the world now is Ebola. The Ebola virus first emerged in Zaire and Sudan in 1976. It’s from this region that the name Ebola came to be. Ebola a river found in Zaire where the virus was detected. In that year, it infected about two hundred and eighty-four people. The mortality rate was 53%. Later in the same year, about three hundred and eighteen people were infected with a mortality rate of 88% in Zaire. In 1989, imported monkeys from ...

Introduction

The current era of entrepreneurship is known as the era of technology and industrialization as both of these things are some of the essentials for the growth of an entity. Organization is a place in which number of departments work together for the achievement of a single and pre-specified goal in particular and among them, the name of Marketing department is one of them (Burrow, 2008, pp. 22-29).

Marketing department is the one which is used to present the products in front of the customers and it is one of the most effective departments from the viewpoint of an organization. There ...

The Ryanair Company has adhered to all requirements in the institution of employee related organizations such as unions. In the event that one of the trusted employee had represented the company in a way contrary to the company ethical status. The company has an option of consulting the employee union with the understanding of its regulations. The unions have the amicable sequence of regulations to resolve company employee related conflicts that will impartially affect any of the parties involved. As a mediatory organization, the mess that was created by one of the parties in representing the company can be resolved. The ...

Introduction

The Cardiovascular Health Study focuses on the aged persons, who are about sixty five to a hundred years. The article states that, the number of persons above the age of eighty continues to increase at a fast rate. The persons above age eighty need constant medical attention because they face many risk factors that affect their health. In this article retention has been described as having retained persons used to conduct this study, through subsequent assessment. The information collected for the assessments, gets collected through longitudinal cohort study which uses observation. A longitudinal study uses repeated observations with same variables. The ...

- Describe your thought on Brinksmanship. Brinksmanship is a word coined by Adlai Stevenson as he criticized philosophy with ‘going to the brink’ in one of his interviews with John Foster Dulles, a former secretary of State under the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower who is the 34th president of the United States. Brinksmanship is a strategy in which it aims to push through the dangerous events into the ‘brink’ of disaster to achieve a winning situation. Some examples of brinksmanship occurrence in world history are the threat of nuclear force during Cold War and the high stakes litigation. Forcing the ...

RE:

You made a request that I perform an analysis on the pressure facing the immigration sector in the country. Immigration is one area that has faced many challenges in the country with the new laws and the conduct that the American society is facing. America as the country has faced the problem of immigration right even before the country was colonized. It is America that has made a record number of immigrants. This has made it even difficult to say who the rightful American citizen is. The love that most people have shown for America has made the country very ...

Introduction

Workplace bullying is a major problem that has continually escalated in many health care organizations in the United States. Similar to other professions nurses experience bullying in places of work, and this subsequently affects the delivery of services by the affected nurses. Bullying in nursing has various impacts on the working environment of nurses and provision of quality health care to patients. Workplace bullying has adverse effects on the nursing profession. It is described as repetitive abuse whereby the victim suffers from bullying behaviors such as verbal abuse, physical assault, intimidation, humiliation or threats issued by the perpetrator (Murray, 2009). ...

Denoted as KPI, Key Performance Indicators facilitates organizations to figure out how well they were performing in relation to their premeditated intentions. As a result, one would not be mistaken by defining it as a means through which an organization receives important performance opinion info that they would evaluate. Equally, the stakeholders and shareholder would as well benefit from the information derived from KPI enabling them to ensure that the organization remains on track (Panagopoulos, 2010). KPI would be applied in various aspects such as operational, suitability, and financial performances but worth mentioning are the facts that customer provision excellence is ...

Issues analysis

An increase in competitiveness is necessary since the SWOT analysis indicates that there are pricing wars in this industry. A weakness that has characterized Samsung is that there are too many of its products in the market and hence the company should focus on increasing its promotional efforts. This should be directed at the target market to increase effectiveness (McCracken, 2013). A focus on internet marketing is necessary since it is the most effective. Samsung should capitalize on the growth of social media and market I pad 4 through this channel. This is because users of this brand will ...

Discussion Paper

Introduction The idea of effective corporate governance and responsive corporate governance has gained momentum in the business environment of Australia and the United States of America after the global financial crisis. In United States of America, the scandals of Enron and WorldCom provided grounds for accessing effectiveness of corporate governance institutions in the United States of America. The paradigm of effective and responsive governance is a key determinant of the overall performance of corporates and the stakeholders as it champions the idea champion for transparency, fairness and accountability (Brink, 2011, p.49). The governments of United States of America and ...

Services and Relationships

- In services marketing, a great deal of emphases is being placed on effective ‘service recovery.’ Critically discuss what consumers want from service recovery (SR) strategies. Service Recovery expounded as the schedules or actions that are given as a reaction to clients by the service providers as a result of service failure. In other words, they are actions that are carried out to customers that were not satisfied with the services that were offered to them. Important to note is the fact that, service recovery is a well thought-out process that was aimed at satisfying aggrieved and dissatisfied clients bearing in mind ...

Introduction

The changes in the corporate sector due to the ever increasing globalization have specially affected the employment relations in the business organizations. The employment relations refer to the interaction between all the parties who are linked to the relationship in the employment. Armstrong (2009) states that the employee relations includes all the areas within the human resource management that have direct link with the employees; even managing the terms and conditions of employment and resolving any kind of issues are included in it. The general belief is that the criteria for measuring the performance of the organization include assessing ...

Introduction

Elderly care refers to care of old people who are not physically fit like youngsters and need care in order to lead a cheerful life. People, in old ages, need extra care because body does not remain same as it used to be in young ages. This paper intends to discuss elderly care and further examines how elderly people are treated in different cultures.

Discussion

Elderly people need more care and attention as they are unable to work and need help of others even for their daily works. Usually elderly people are not able to cook, walk and finish other works. ...

The twentieth century saw number of significant developments and inventions that changed the overall outlook of the world. Out of all these inventions and explorations, atomic bomb was one that had greater impact on the world. The impact of nuclear bomb was strategic, political, economic, social and moral. The first of these events and so far the only instance when the nuclear bomb was experimented took place in the middle of Second World War over Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Langley, 88). It occurred when the atrocities and offensives of Japanese troops and fighters grew beyond the bearable threshold and ...

THESIS PROPOSAL

Preface This thesis proposal outlines my thesis paper and describes the research that is to be conducted in the next coming months. The target audience for this study is the supervisor and the appointed supervisory committee and any interested colleagues, and its intended to get feedback on the work so far presented as well as a discussion of the research plan. It’s hoped that there is an adequate and open minded audience that will provide a rich, constructive and valuable feedback. I would also like to thank my supervisor and colleagues for their worthy contribution and ...

Question 1The American Welding Society space recommendations

The American Welding Society which is normally abbreviated as AWS and has its headquarters in Doral, Florida is an organization dedicated to improving the safety of welding, cutting and hot works in the country and internationally. The organization makes publications in regard to procedures and codes that are up to date with the changing technological advancement. A confined space in a welding environment is described as an area with limited space and the entry and exit points may also be limited. A confined space may also mean an area with poor ventilation which may be hazardous to the people working ...

Marketing Management

Promotion refers to the process of communicating information regarding product/price, between seller and potential customer, determining attitudes and behavior towards the promoted product (Dewan & Sudarshan, 1996, p. 1). Being a communication process, the information transmitted must be clear for the receiver. In other words, the customers and potential customers must receive clear information, to understand them properly in order to develop an attitude or behavior towards a specific product. The current consumption journal includes a list of products bought from various stores in different days and from this list the purchases that I select are the groceries from Woolworths bought on ...

The cold war was a military and economic super showing between the Soviet Union and the western allied states to the United States. The concept of brinkmanship was used to show the extend or extreme nature in which the cold war pushed both the United States and the Soviet Union to invent deadly military weapons so as to force each other to the extremities and finally forcing them to surrender unconditionally (Gaddis, 2006). During the cold war, the eastern block and the western blocks both used tactics and intimidation as strategies to make their opposing factions back down or ...

Customer Life-time Value (CLV) can be defined as the present value of profits that are expected in the future as the result of customer purchases. It considers the cost of providing the service/selling a product, future purchases and the profit margin associated with these expected purchases. Calculating CLV helps companies to evaluate acquisitions of new customers, to assess the most appropriate level of investment in attracting new customers and helps to understand which customers they should invest into. The simplest method to calculate CLV can be expressed with a formula CLV = Annual Customer Revenue * Company Profit Margin * Number of Loyal Years ( ...

We live in a time where people can socialise/argue/fight online they can visit casinos and virtual strip clubs, they can shop and take tours of places online so what would be the point of restricting video games in terms of their sexual and violent content when films and television use that sort of content frequently and the internet can never be regulated? My hypothesis is that sex and violence has been around since the dawn of time and censoring its influence in video games will do nothing but blind people to what real life and real expression is. The ...

Introduction

Today, one of the leading causes of mortality in the US is cardiovascular diseases (CVD). It is considered to be one of the serious illnesses; there are one out of four deaths every year from CVD in the US (Go, 2013). To understand the common factors that contribute to development of CVD, a study termed as the “Framingham Heart Study” was initiated way back in 1948 (FHS, 2013). At this time, there was very little knowledge on the general causes of heart disease, but there was a rising incidence of CVD in the US and it had almost become an epidemic. ...

Abstract.

Leadership in any organization is important, different situations call for different types of leaders. The organization needs to have a blend of the different types of leaders, the analyzer, director, connector and creator. A comparison and contrast with the leadership style of an analyzer and a creator. The least effective style can be regarded as a director because he does not have consideration for people and their needs.Nelson Mandela was a great leader how can be described as a creator,he was able to think outside the box and visualize a free South Africa without oppression and governed by democracy.His connector abilities made it possible ...

Essay on vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 is a nutrient playing an important role in the manufacturing of blood cells and maintaining a healthy nervous system. The nutrient is involved in many processes like methyl transfer, nucleic acid metabolism, and acid myelin synthesis and repair. It is found in products like meat, eggs, shellfish, milk, and cheese (Johnson, 2012).

The discovery of vitamin B12 occurred in several phases for about 100 years. Pernicious anemia, as it is called today, was first described by Thomas Addison in the mid-19th century (Whitby, 1955). Several years later, researchers Minot and Murphy demonstrated liver or liver extracts to be the ...

“Real, unreal what’s the difference? As long as you don’t get caught”

- Trickster (Brainscan 1994) Brainscan was great nineties film starring Edward Furlong (Terminator 2 1991) and the reason the film really interested me was because it laid bare this vital truth about films and videogames and most media really that is they’re all about murder. My hypothesis is that sex and violence has been around since the dawn of time and restricting it’s influence in films and television will do nothing but blind people to what real life and real expression is. This graph is a depiction of the length of violent scenes in animated ...

Abstract

Since 2007, the European markets continued to experience a decline as several European nations had felt the consequences of applying the unstable Euro into their countries that had influenced the nation’s economic instability as seen in the case of Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. In recent news, the European debt crisis continues to prevail as the Eurozone reaches its all-time low for the past5 years as both strong and weak European markets now enter a state of recession that affects the entire world market. With the current European Debt Crisis continuing to influence the European markets, the United States may ...

Richard Angelo and the Ethics of Self-Delusion

THE ‘ANGEL OF DEATH’ Abstract

Charge nurse Richard Angelo was responsible for the deaths of at least 10 patients at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, New York, between 1986 and 1989. A former Eagle Scout and volunteer fireman, Angelo sought to create situations in which he would be seen to revive patients he had brought to the brink of death by injecting them with lethal paralytic drugs. As such, Angelo violated his professional ethics on multiple levels and called into question the very nature of the patient-nurse compact. The Angelo case, and others like it, elicited a reassessment ...

Abstract

Retirement could be one of the best decisions of life or even could be worst, depending upon a person’s attitude towards it. As this paper presents studies about this decision of life along with things that can be done after retirement along with the things that must not be done. After a life full of hard work, retirement must come as a cool breeze which comes and sooths the life. This happens to many who retire with a plan and it becomes hard for those who do not. This paper highlights the best and worst of both.

Introduction

A general definition of retirement ...

Introduction:

This excellent book by Joseph Damato examines a murder which took place in the early 1980’s by father and son who were both farmers and who were on the brink of destitution with their farm abandoned and mortgaged off to the bankers who eventually met their end in a grisly murder. The murders took place in rural Minnesota, a land of superstition and loneliness where James and Steven Jenkins had to face ostracization from their peers for failing to perform on the farm. D’Amato delves deep into the psychological problems of the father and son with the former having ...

The End of the US’ Isolationist Foreign Policy

The United States, at present, is considered the only remaining superpower in the globe after its successes in the World Wars and the Cold War. Its humble beginnings were filled with strife as it has first fought a gruesome war against its European oppressors before it has gained its independence. Upon the early years after the Revolutionary war, they have adopted a more isolated stance regarding international affairs and a more withdrawn stance in intervening in other’s affairs. If this is the case, how did the United States of America become a powerful and influential actor in the international political arena? What ...

A mini thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Magister Curationis in Psychiatry, University of the Western Cape.

ABSTRACT Within South Africa there is a growing need for qualified Professional Nurses, as mental health nursing has consistently emerged as an unpopular career choice within the comprehensive nursing program (R425). Nurses that have completed the R425 program report fear, mistrust, and dislike of the mentally ill as reasons for not pursuing a career in mental health nursing. As such, the nursing profession struggles to attract graduates into this discipline. Professional nurses with additional training in mental ...

The Rise of Prescription Painkiller:

OxyContin was developed by Purdue Pharma L.P., pharmaceutical company in Stamford, Connecticut. A controlled-release formulation of oxycodone hydrochloride, OxyContin was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1995 for treatment of moderate to severe pain; it was designed to give a sustained release of its active ingredient, oxycodone, over a period of twelve hours (Pacheco, 2002)

OxyContin History and Growth Background

OxyContin has been placed in Schedule II of Controlled Substances Act of 1970, indicating that while it is very effective, there is still a risk of addiction. It carries a safety warning called the “black box” cautioning users not to crush, ...

On the brink: Inside the race to stop the collapse of the global financial system is an account of the events that took place prior to and during the global financial crisis and the federal governments’ efforts to save some of the major banks in the united states. It zips through Paulson’s career (with a political stint as an aide in the Nixon White House) and then concentrates on his extraordinary 30 months in treasury. When Hank Paulson (the then chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Goldman Sachs) joined the Bush administration as the treasury secretary of state July ...