Essays on Doug

Abstract

Fraud in the resume of job candidates is on the rise. This has been necessitated by stiff competition given that there are few jobs and many applicants. Misrepresentation of facts can have a negative impact on an organization. It can make or break it. There is a chance of an organization hiring a crook who could defraud it or steal using its facilities or name. Worse still, there is the issue of an organization’s reputation being tainted due to poor quality services or poor quality products made by its personnel. This can be nipped in the bud by ...

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The Coca-Cola Company has a long history of innovation and development. The company was founded in 1886 by a recipe concoction created by pharmacist John S. Pemberton (Coca-Cola, n.d.). The beverage enjoyed moderate success until Pemberton passed away, and several businessmen worked to ensure the trademark drink would become a world famous flavor. In the early 1900s the product expanded rapidly from its roots in the southeastern United States across the country, and the cause of all of this growth can be traced back to successful leadership in terms of management and innovation. The purpose ...

This paper will summarize the legal issues, reveal the outcomes, and formulate a rationale for how the court reached its decision in three separate special education policy reviews. The cases to be reviewed are; 1) Doug C v. Hawaii, 2) PV v. Philadelphia and 3) Phyllene W. v. Huntsville City, AL, Board of Education. These cases will shape the futures of children with special needs and how they interact within their schools. Each case deals with laws that are already in place such as the; 1) ADA (American with Disabilities Act), 2) IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Act) and 3) ...

Chief executive officers (CEOs) are among the most important members of any business organization. CEOs plan and direct company policies to make a company more profitable for its shareholders. Their personality traits can directly influence the potential of the business, and affect how people working for the CEO interact with him/her to complete their jobs. Indeed, the leadership attributes of those at the top set the business culture that is projected to the world. Therefore, it is the duty of the CEO to maintain high standards of ethics, thought, and leadership; Wal-Mart’s CEO, Douglas McMillon, has done just ...

Social movements are collective behaviors that are organized, purposeful, institutionalized, but their actions cannot be repeated. They seek some limited social change and tend to focus on a narrow group of people but advocate for radical changes. They also advocate for limited social change but tend to affect the changes across the entire society. The past analyses of social movements and social movement organizations have often been assumed to have a link with the frustrations and grievances of a collectivity of actors. The theoretical centrality of the analyses directs the socials movements away from its intense emphasis on the ...

Toyota Motor Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.

Answer 1

The car seat problem has incurred due to run ration of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Plant in USA that has resulted in a shortfall of about 45 cars in a single shift. Moreover, the cars were need to be completed before they could be shipped; therefore, off-line operations has become necessary. However, the major contributing factor to the problem is the car’s seat defect where the cars went on the company’s assembly line with all the defective seats. Moreover, there are two causes of car seat defects, i.e., flaw in materials and inappropriate ...

The employee performance management is a term which designates the strategies that a company undertakes to ensure that employees work within the guides of the enterprise’s objectives and goals. Coupon initiates the same in its activities by making sure that every employee remains true to his or her duties. The fundamental reason for employee performance management in the company is due to its vehement growth that has seen the company having many outlets including China and other parts of the world. In fact, being that most of its activities take place online, it becomes inherent to maintain good ...

Broculture and The Hangover

Abstract The concept of broculture and bromance in the movie, The Hangover provides a new understanding into the changing conception of masculinity in the modern man as depicted in popular culture. It is both a celebration of uber-masculinity and the liberation of the individual, in particular, the male from traditional conventions through the experimentation with drugs and alcohol.This paper seeks to examine the treatment of broculture in by Phillips in The Hangover. The first part provides a short synopsis of the movie and explores the choice and treatment of the setting of Las Vegas. The second part looks at ...

Broculture and The Hangover

Abstract The concept of broculture and bromance in the movie, The Hangover provides a new understanding into the changing conception of masculinity in the modern man as depicted in popular culture. It is both a celebration of uber-masculinity and the liberation of the individual, in particular, the male from traditional conventions through the experimentation with drugs and alcohol.This paper seeks to examine the treatment of broculture in by Phillips in The Hangover. The first part provides a short synopsis of the movie and explores the choice and treatment of the setting of Las Vegas. The second part looks at ...

Intended Purpose: To convince the audience that the minimum wage in the US is not enough and that it should be raised.

Central Idea: Raising the minimum wage in the US

Introduction Attention Getter: How many people can honestly confess how much they are paid at their jobs? Very few people because they are receiving petite earnings and am sure that no one will say no to being paid a few more dollars, right. Thesis: Raising the minimum wage in the US has been one of the most frequent asked questions. Scholars have different arguments on the topic, but it is important to note that, raising the minimum ...

The “Moreguard” Management crisis

How the situation came about Doug is an immaculate sales representative. Over the years, he has sharpened his marketing skills and has been able to gunner a lot of sales for Moreguard. Doug enjoys his job and is passionate about it. However, he has always admired and dreamt of taking a management role. The reason for this desire is that most of his college buddies are doing very well as managers. Without a proper understanding of what management entails, he decides to apply for a vacant manager position. This vacancy came about when the previous manager got fired because ...

I will be looking at whether resource prices are rising or falling. I will conduct a deep research into the root of this problem around the world. Through this research it will be easy to establish the solutions to this problem which is not healthy to the economy (Neumayer 68). The research will be conducted through; closed questionnaires, data analysis and use of internet research which includes the use of World Bank and IMF data. Just to take a preview of the essay topic, the history of this problem is from the recent drop in global oil prices that ...

Business: Behavioural Excellence

Introduction

The paper aims to answer three questions pertaining to ethical and moral issues involved in the “Blue Spider Project” case. The questions and answers are discussed in this section.

Question 1: What do you think are the moral and ethical issues facing Gary Anderson?

Answer: There are mainly three moral and ethical issues facing Gary Anderson. First is misinterpretation of facts to the customer. In spite of knowing that their design would not perform over 130°F, he stated 155°F in the initial proposal. Second, he hid critical information from the customer regarding early ageing of the new element. Though both these actions were done under influence, it does not render ...

The book In Harm's Way by Doug Stanton gives an insight overview of the events that transpired on July 29, 1945 when a heavy cruiser Indianapolis was sank by a submarine I-58 killing over 900 sailors. The American ship had just delivered the weapons that were to be used to bomb Hiroshima but as it was sailing back across the Pacific Ocean, Japanese submarines intervened and bombed the ship. The book gives a painful ordeal of what the sailors went through before the rescuing team arrived at the scene to save the few remaining survivors. The book majorly focuses on the ...

The Ham Commission

The Royal Commission was established in the year 1974 as a response to the strike staged by the Uranium miners in Elliot Lake. Owing to the increasing alarm regarding the prevalence of lung cancer and silicosis, the miners decided to express their heightened concern regarding the issue involving their health and safety conditions relative to their employment. The government appointed Dr. James M. Ham as the chairman of the commission, hence the commission was widely known as the Ham Commission. The committee was tasked to investigate the safety and health conditions in mines. In the year 1976, the Ham Commission ...

In the recent past, Americans have been involved in various discussions over college football. Various activities surround college football. Most of these activities generate heated debates among fans and other stakeholders. Some of these activities include the need to pay players, the recruitment process, and the nature of the competition among competing colleges. College football is one of the most famous sports in the United States of America. Most colleges if not all are involved in college football. Most colleges have dedicated many resources to this sport since many people in America love it. College football plays a significant role ...

What ethical dilemma was Bob Hopkins facing?

Ethical issues, also known as moral dilemmas, are events or situations that involve two or more options for an individual. However, neither of the two options in the case is ethically correct. Bob found himself in an ethical dilemma after receiving an order for Stan Paris who ordered 600 pieces of 3*12 Doug fir-rough-sawn and did not specify the purpose for the planks. Bob accepted the order because it seemed to create a financial breakthrough for the month of February. The ethical dilemma arose after Mike Fair-weather, his business partner, called to inquire if Bob had received a call ...

Introduction

This paper is an analysis of a statement “Male risk-taking tends to increase under stress, while female risk-taking tends to decrease under stress” that is included in an article Do women take as many risks as men? by Doug Sundheim. This paper includes different explanations, which are made by researchers to define how this statement is true. Why males take more risks and why females take fewer risks, is the main theme of this paper. Social, cultural, psychological, professional and personal aspects are described regarding the argument made against the statement. It is also described that what risks and harms ...

Jury nullification occurs in the event of an unjust law been used to prosecute a criminal. Is it right for a criminal to be vindicated simply because the law is unjust? Any one facing the law has an inherent right to a fair hearing. Therefore, any law that is applied in the trial of an individual does not only need to be valid, but also just. In the absence of just laws, criminality is abetted. The situation leads to the question whether the offended person or entity receives the right or a fair hearing? The offended does not get a fair hearing due ...

Questions A

A 1 Product defect is a serious problem. Doug told me that he had already researched the cost of fixing the defect. To calculate whether it is reasonable to fix the defect, Doug should have calculated the approximate amount of consumers, who could probably be damaged. If the sum of money to refund the damages to the customers is higher than the amount of money spent for fixing the problem, it is reasonable to present a new model for western southern regions of the country. In this case, I would provide the company with a new report that contain all the ...

Franchising refers to a situation under which a business relationship involves an individual or a company owning a system, a franchisor, granting a business license to an individual or a company mandated to operate a franchise system or store on a casual basis. This person or company granted the license is usually referred to as a franchisee to the granting company or an individual involved on the business relationship. This would involve authenticating the use of the franchisor’s trademarks, operating systems and brand at a previously agreed fee. This is normally done under a series of specified agreements and obligations between the two parties involved; the franchisor and the franchisee. ...

There has always been an interest to know what triggers certain collective actions in societies, especially in contentious politics. Governments have always had to deal with social unrest, protests, uprisings and public demonstrations when parts of the population feel they are being oppressed or that the government does not respond to their pleas. However, majorities do not seem to participate actively in political demonstrations. In fact, even massive public manifestations encompass small percentages of populations. In the famous book The Logic of Collective Action, Mancur Olson offers a list of conditions that would deter people from participating in collective activities , ...

Psychologist believe that all human behavior can be explained in one way or the other. There are theories that explain the origin of behavior and how people come to think of themselves and others. one such theory is the operant conditioning developed by B. F. Skinner (Bruce Tuckman, 2009). Skinner held that behavior that is positively reinforced, even when it is negative tends to continue while the one that is negatively reinforced tends to diminish with time. According to skinner one would behave depending on what one has been conditioned voluntarily or involuntarily. Is this applicable to anyone in ...

The project was a success. The project was completed within the time budgeted. The initial plan was to have the building ready for occupation before the start of the fall of 2014 semester. Austin Hall was to be used by both faculty and students for the 2014 fall semester. Accordingly, the structure of the building was completed by 2nd August 2014 while the farming of the exterior of the building was completed by 30th August 2014. This implied that the building was completed on time, and this can be considered as one of the reasons the project can be considered a ...

Assignment 2: Mergers and Acquisitions

Examine the circumstances that resulted in the merger or acquisition for the selected company. Speculate on two (2) reasons why the resulting decision to merge or to acquire / be acquired was made. The two major contributing factors influencing the merger of American Airlines and US Airways were the push by American Airlines’ investors and the urgent, time sensitive demands of US Airways CEO Doug Parker. In an article titled "US Airways CEO Doug Parker says his airline won't wait forever for American Airlines merger" Doug Parker described the fiscal environment that led him to urge American Airlines ...

The show is premised on the life and acting career of Mark Wahlberg. He represents his life with the use of other actors and showcases the people around him and the substantial role they played in his career. Mark chose to create a fictional show that was based in his as opposed to a reality show because of the impact on the audience. His past included a criminal, violent history that would have negatively impacted his audience and fans on his image (Michael, Todd, 34). The show is produced and aired on HBO and is a comedy-drama series. Vince, who is the main ...

Introduction

Special events become complex when the number of stakeholders attending such meetings increases. In addition, the total number of attendance is in direct relation to the level of complexity and preparedness required of event organizers. From the case study, Doug’s firm is in charge of running the launch of a new chocolate brand named “bubbles”, and needs professional advice on the legal framework of an upcoming event. According to David (2004), it is undeniable that despite excellent and objective event planning and management, certain things can still go wrong. Despite the level of professionalism employed by an event planning ...

Introduction

Non-profit hybrid organization is such an interesting topic since it is a fresh academic matter. The concept of such organization goes beyond the boundaries of profits and voluntarism has been recorded in the literature just recently. Non-profit organizations, which are also called “not-for-profit organizations,” are entities founded to benefit a specific issue or endeavor (p. 1). There are more than 1.4 million non-profit organizations that operate around the world and thousands of new non-profit organizations are established daily (p. 1). Unlike business enterprises, non-profit organizations do not function to generate income. They also do not share the earnings to the organization's ...

My telephone rings and it is Joe, my news manager.

“Jillian, there a breaking story. An invasion of the lungs. I need you on it. Where are you guys?” “We’re just finishing up the interview in the femoral vein. We always edit later if you think it’s a hot story.” “It’s bacteria. Our girls got a fever so you should be feeling the heat already,” he responds. “We’re on it.” I tell my photographer Doug who also pilots this sub to head for the lungs.

“Which way?” he asks and I roll my eyes.

“If you would ever bother learning the background material before we’re miniaturized you wouldn’t have to ask. Head ...

The video documents an integration process at Central High School in Little Rock, AR and the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). The film involves a documentary with lots of scenes from the events themselves and interviews with the actual people involved. In fact, it presents the struggle of civil rights by students in the area in which black oppression in school admissions were the order of the day. According to the nature of events in the script, the definition of civil rights is visualized with respect to the main actors. Studying the views and complains of the main characters makes ...

The business world today depends on building their businesses to meet the expected targets. One sure way of achieving this is through advertisements. Advertisements can be in the form of television commercials. Many people at times do not subscribe to the commercials on the television. Billboards on the streets are sometimes not preferred, yet people would take longer to view those that have funny elements. The movie “Art & Copy” gives a different view about advertisements. The movie indicates that people have no problem with the advertisements. However, they have a problem with those advertisements that do not meet their expectations. ...

“Brazil: Crime and Poverty and How to solve it?” By Eduardo Scuratovski De Gasperi-dated November 26th 2013

This article unveils the social and economic aspect of Brazil. First, the author of the articles explains how the country was hit by the 2008 world’s economic depression. According to Gasperi, Brazil survived this economic crisis as the government and other stakeholders implemented effective strategies to end it. International bodies such as World Bank and IMF revealed that Brazil is the 7th largest and biggest economy in the world with a GDP of approximately $2.4 trillion. This unveils the fact that Brazil’s economy is improving as well as advancing at a remarkable pace. Despite the fact that the economy ...

Article Review

New additional clues have been discovered that reignites the proposed relationship between human beings and their closest relatives, the apes (Popular Archaeology 2013). Researchers, Frans de Waal, PhD and Zanna Clay, PhD both from the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center Emory University have postulated the theory supporting the linkage. From their recent study of the bonobo primates in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a sanctuary near Kinshasa, striking similarities between the emotional development of the bonobos and children were observed. From the results of the study, it became evident that the great apes had a ...

Comedy: The Hangover

In this movie, there are three friends one of them about to get married. Two days before the wedding, they got drunk. They lost one of them, and then must retrace steps in order to find him. Angelinos Doug Billings and Tracy Garner are about to get married. Doug’s best friends Phil Wenneck and Stu Price They went to Vegas and rent a pricey villa head the rooftop to have a good time (the setup). Two days before the wedding, Phil, Sue and Alan wake up in their villa with Hangover they have no recollection of the last night ( ...

Abstract

A lot of effort has gone into research in the field of marketing. There are numerous scholarly and peer-reviewed articles available in the print and electronic media today. What makes this paper so interesting is that it juxtaposes a number of papers written by eminent personalities who have contributed to making our understanding of the subject more reasonable. On the question of who would be a better professional sales person, Barrows (2007) talks about the dynamic market forces such as global competition, changing customer expectations, and new communication technology necessitating the need for a more knowledgeable person, while Ichniowski et al. (1996), ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

Book review of The Woods “The Woods” is a thriller penned by Harlan Coben and was first published in the year 2007. Coben is known for his detective thrillers and out of the 20 books published by him so far, 10 feature the famous character of Myron Boitar. Harlan is based out of USA and some of his bestsellers include “Gone for Good” and “Tell No One”. The story of “The Woods” revolves around an incident which took place in a summer camp, in which four teenagers (Doug Billingham, Gil Perez, Camille Copeland and Margot Green) venture into the ...

Energy industry has of late become a very crucial part of the world economy. The best example is exhibited by the reliance on energy by any industry and this makes virtually the whole world economy to be run by the energy industry. For this reason, the energy industry has come to the spotlight requiring great regulation and control so as to ensure equitable allocation and responsible use of the energy being supplied to the economy (John, 2011). For this reason, energy sector has become a very important sector of the economy which has attracted very many investors. This has made ...

Introduction

People normally have norms in the society. Usually, that which is not normal according to societal standards is described as queer. In most cases, this is viewed with a lot of prejudice. It is thus received with a lot of violence, and this is legally referred to as hate crime. Various definitions and descriptions have been used to explain the phrase “hate crime”. Initially, the phrase referred to a violation of criminal nature that is triggered by extreme hate. This definition was developed in order to specify the reason behind the hate. This essay will adopt the definition by the Uniform ...

The Trial of Galileo by Doug Linder (2002) This book talks about how a cosmic conflict arises between two worlds. Catholic Church world of absolutism and scholasticism that holds power in Europe is in collision with Galileo’s world that deals with humanism and science. It starts with Galileo backing Nicolaus Copernicus theory on the celestial orbits revolution called the Copernicus Theory. Nicolaus published a book called Revolutions off the Celestial Orbs that outlined clearly brought the idea that the earth rotates around a sun that is at the middle of the whole universe. Galileo concludes this theory right ...

Part 1: The Human Environment

Written Assignment 1-Description of five people - Roles - Age relation to age - Analysis applying role theory

Written Assignment 11- On Golden Pond

- Description of Norman’s environment - Selection of Theory - Application of theory to Norman’s Human Environment interaction - Reasons for selecting theory - Credibility of theory

Part 11: Age related changes – Anticipatory Socialization

Introduction - Assessment of present adulthood career paterns

Assessment of financial needs

Description of leisure Selection of retirement environment Conclusion - Anticipatory socialization plan

Abstract

This document embraces two areas of study. They are human environment and age related changes. First, assessment of five persons in ...

Introduction

The researcher will base the arguments on the works of three authors, Farrell, Tony with “The “Frankenfoods” Phenomenon” which was published in Vegetarian Times, Saunders, Doug with “ 'Frankenfoods' have moved on. When will opponents?” published in Biotechnology, and Shelton, Deborah with “Frankenfoods: Do you know what your meals are made of?” published in Essence. The researcher will dwell on the validity of genetically modified foods (GMO).

Synthesis

Biotechnology has had a lot success in the world over, but with an equal measure of opposition that has continued to derail its full blown application in the food production. The application of biotechnology ...

Worldwide Telecommunication, Inc

Arguably, the world today has become too diverse. As a matter of fact, globalization has changed various aspects of lifestyle in the workplace, business, marketplace as well as the organization. The emerging technological advancement in the use of computers is a major contributor in modern globalization, which has made communication easy and possible. Many organizations in the world struggle to obtain comparative advantage. The best way to attain this is by embracing diversity in the workplace. Worldwide Telecommunication, Inc. is a solution provider to its clients, especially in the provision of communication services. With a multicultural and diverse workforce in the modern business ...

History of Ant Farm

Ant Farm was formed in 1968 by architecture post-graduates Doug Michels and Chip Lord who were later joined by Curtis Schreier as one of the group’s core members (Feldman 1). Chip Lord was an architecture graduate from Tulane University and later received various awards such as the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships; the Creative Artist Fellowship from the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission; and the Western States Regional Media Arts Fellowships (Electronic Arts Intermix). Douglas Michel, on the other hand, graduated from the Yale School of Architecture and after Ant Farm, spent the rest of his career teaching at ...

A case study on FridgeCom

Question 1: Using specific examples drawn from the case study, critically discuss different styles of leadership and potential behavioural responses.

In today’s global economy, leadership and organizational behaviour are important factors that can determine the success of organizations. However, the methods used by leaders to influence employees for achieving goals are a matter of contention among researchers (Skansi, 2000). In answering this question, various leadership styles that motivate employees to increase productivity levels have been discussed. This answer attempts to focus on the various modes of leadership and potential behavioural responses to them in terms of motivation, communication, ...

Legal Requirements, Occupational Safety in Alberta

MEMO CC: All heads of Departments, all employees of the company, and potential new employees. Re: Most important requirements, occupational health and safety measures, and Human Rights for new employees. The company being a mid size company, is interested in expanding its employee base. This will help put into practice the expansion plan of the company. The company has laid out a number of strategies to help them achieve this objective. The main strategy is to hire more employees as this will increase the general output of the company. The company is located in Alberta, Canada. ...

Introduction

People have always been fascinated to read more colorful novels and other literary works than just pure texts. It is believed that the more you stimulate your senses, the higher the chances that you will have fun. We call these books graphic novels because of their not only story-telling quality but also because of their catchy and detailed drawing that would surely help the readers have a good grasp about what really happened or what really is happening at a particular scene. Among the most successful graphic novels published in 2010 was Doug TenNapel’s Ghostopolis.

Ghostopolis Overview

Ghostopolis is a renowned and an ...

A case study on FridgeCom

Using specific examples drawn from the case study, critically discuss different styles of leadership and potential behavioural responses.

In today’s global economy, leadership and organizational behaviour are important factors that can determine the success of organizations. However, the methods used by leaders to influence employees for achieving goals are a matter of contention among researchers (Skansi, 2000). In answering this question, various leadership styles that motivate employees to increase productivity levels have been discussed. This answer attempts to focus on the various modes of leadership and potential behavioural responses to them in terms of motivation, communication, perception, and teamwork.

Understanding Leadership

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Various Issues Relating to the Corporations Act and their Effects on Directors and their Duties

The directors are required by the Corporations Act 2001 not to do anything that requires disclosure to investors. If they fail to do so they are held liable by Sec 45 of the Corporations Act that stipulates the governance of a small proprietary company. According to Peter the constitution of Kandy K restricts the directors to facilitating a loan of not more than one million dollars unless the members pass the resolution in a general meeting as was the case in Howard v Patent Ivory Manufacturing Co (1888) where the decision by the directors to borrow over the stipulated limit was nullified. ...

Doug Guthrie, in his article “China and Globalization” Can present a good comparison analysis with David Harvey article Neoliberalism with Chinese characteristics in "A brief history of Neoiberalism". Dough Guthrie has presented Globalization in China as a free flow and optimized allocation of capital, technology, information and service in the global market. This can be compared or is similar to neoliberalism in David Guthrie’s article that features neoliberalism as an aspect that has an influence on an international level besides it being having its dominancy from a political and economical perspective. David Harvey approaches the aspect of neoliberalism as a dogma that ...