Essays on Caldwell

The aim of this paper is to explain why the National Infrastructure Protection Plan is effective and critique it in the context of strategic targets. Moreover, the paper will point out the reasons why the bottom-up approach is most appropriate taking into account the current setup of country’s security protections. There are several reasons why the NIPP is effective in terms of strategic targets. There are certain programs that support the plan and these programs provide an organized approach with their accomplices. Moreover, under the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, private sectors and operators are coordinated by the government. ...

Impact of Immigration on the European Economy

YOURSCHOOL Impact of Immigration on the European Economy In the weblog (blog) assignment Hűttl and Alvaro (2015) take the position that the economic impact of immigration in Europe is quite small. The blog article cites ten sources ranging from formal peer reviewed articles such as Műnz, Straubhaar, Vadean and Vadean (2006) to popular websites such as the Huffington Post. The overall conclusion of the assigned blog post, all sources considered, is that immigration is a net benefit and therefore, can be considered healthy for the economy. Labor impacts play an important role in the analysis of impacts ...

Strategic Messages to Different Stakeholders

Key message to executive: Introducing a new CEO Objectives: Issues: According to Koyne & Koyne (2007), the executive should know that the new CEO and managing partners are likely to reorganize the company through layoffs and dismiss top management. However, the top management can tell the new leaders that they want to help them achieve implement the changes. Porter, Lorsch &Nohria (2004) established that CEOs should focus on managing the organizational structure and not on daily operations. Additionally, the CEO at BrightStar should understand that his position does not give him the right to lead or a guarantee that the ...

Introduction, Background, and Purpose

Power is more relational than absolute. Power relates to the degree of control that one exercises over outcomes, resources, actions, and process. The power can either be formal or informal. The formal power is the leeway that one is given through the rules of the organization in which he works to influence the course of certain elements in that organization. This is legitimate power afforded to a worker to enable them to deliver their mandate. Illegitimate power is different from the legitimate authority because unlike in the former case, the illegitimate power lacks authority. Nonetheless, it can be significantly ...

Legitimate power, otherwise dubbed positional power, is a form of power granted to an individual based on their relative duties and position within the organization. As seen in the discussion, legitimate power has historical roots in nursing. The concept serves to protect the recruitment and retention interests of registered nurses in practice. The legitimacy arises from both formal credentials upon certification and organizational structure. In essence, the DNP-prepared nurse’s legitimate power comes from their legal authorization to coordinate care given the licensure of their specialty. This paper compares the influence of legitimate power on micro-, meso, and macro-levels ...

Interview

Interview The aspects of cultural privileges and stereotypes come in when discussing the differences between the subordinate and the majority people in the society. In the United States, for instance, several aspects act as differentiating factors between two different categories of individuals, for example, the physically challenged and persons with no disabilities, the whites and the people of colour among others. Hence, after findings found from interviewing Jordan Gallacher, a blind United States citizen, differences arose between these two different parties. The society tends to categorize its population due to the cultural stereotypes which are the beliefs that control ...

Introduction

Joseph Dunn, the proprietor of Dunn’s ski emporium intends to acquire the deli across the street which is owned and run by George Atkins. Joseph intends the merger and acquisition to be part of an expansion to his ski emporium business. The challenge for Joseph Dunn is that he has no experience in running a deli. It would therefore be critical that Dunn involves George Atkins in running of the deli during the transitional period before he takes over the deli fully. The report is therefore intended to interrogate and come up with a suitable organizational structure to ...

Organizational Structure

Any organization that intends to succeed in achieving its goals and objectives must ensure that there is a proper organizational structure. An organizational culture is critical as it helps define acceptable behavior within an organization while establishing efficient working mechanisms. Unique Supplies (Wales) Limited has done a commendable job of making an effort to establish an organizational structure. However, it does not appear to be in congruence with its goals and objectives as evidenced by the drop in productivity and an unfriendly working environment. An organizational structure is not only an instrument meant for the internal working of the ...

INTRODUCTION

Whenever you discuss theatre, film and television, many do not know the complexity that goes into producing a successful work. It is the combined efforts of hundreds of skilled and talented artist who come together to create any great performance. Many are behind-the-scenes editors, set painters, production assistants and prop masters, but most people focus on the top four contributors, producers, directors, writers and, of course, the actors. While all facets are important and necessary, it is the actors responsibility to be the faces and the voices for amazing characters that people will remember. There are many people out ...

The ethical debate whether the use of torture to get information is justifiable or not remains a hot topic among many philosophers. The issue in the minds of most people has always been whether the critical information obtained from the torture justifies the evil act the terror suspect is subjected too. Most authorities will justify torture with the end result. Terrorism has always been an evil perpetrated against innocent people by groups with different motivations. Authorities will always argue they hold the responsibility to protect their citizens at any cost. The quandary in the whole scenario has always been ...

Police Brutality in the US

A Research Report The Research The research organization called Congressional Research Service engaged in a study to tackle one of the biggest issues that has been plaguing the United States for many years. The research report entitled “Public Mass Shootings in the United States: Selected Implications for Federal Policy Health and Safety Policy” was accomplished to help the public gain awareness and to be able to protect themselves from the grave threat of mass shootings. Jerome P. Bjelopera was the coordinator of the research, accompanied by Erin Bagalman, Sarah Caldwell, Kristin Finklea, and Gail McCallion. All of these hard ...