Essays on Endowments

Introduction

Historically, healthcare professional practiced in communities where they shared the same culture with those who seek various services. As such, this made it easy for the provision of health care at both individual and institutional levels. With the increase in population diversity in the nation as well as other regions in the world, health care provision has been affected by cultural and social factors that arise with the diversity in population composition (Marshall, 2005). In realization of this issue, it is imperative that health care professionals and institutions develop cultural competency. In this light, this paper will discuss issues ...

Introduction

If a job is well-designed, it may foster employee well-being and engagement, and therefore contribute to work performance that leads to customer satisfaction (Bakker et al., 190). Job design provides a description of the way “jobs, tasks, and roles are structured, enacted, and modified and what the impact of these structures, enactments, modifications, are on the individual, group, and organizational outcomes” (Grant et al., 318). For a period spanning over half a century, job design theories have played a significant role in guiding scholars and practitioners to offer descriptions, explanations, and effect changes in the work experiences and behaviors ...

Breadth area(s) that the topic is related to; This section covers the two broad areas relating to the topic which include;

The science/description breadth area How can you use the perspectives of these particular breadth areas to examine the topic of your research within its global context? I will analyze the global patterns of consumerism

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The section outlines the reasons for conducting the study. RESEARCH QUESTIONS This section captures five questions to be answered through the study. WORKING THESIS This section provides my anticipation as to what the answer to the research shall be. LITERATURE REVIEW In this ...

Introduction

Costco, the third largest retailer chain in the U.S. and the seventh largest retailer in the world, has significantly grown in the last ten years, a critical period disrupted by the great recession, e-commerce revolution, and global competition. Although a big number of retailing enterprises failed to survive the difficult challenges of the decade, Costco demonstrated an outstanding revenue growth performance over its key competitors – Wal-mart (includes Sam’s Club), BJ’s, Target, Sears, and JC Penney. However, based on an analysis of the 10-year financials of Costco and its key competitors, the profit performance of Costco has not ...

- Does the organization that you chose in the Db above have any Charitable lead trusts or charitable remainder trusts?

A charitable lead trust is where a trust will donate to a charity a given amount in order to lower taxes on the trusts’ beneficiaries and then donate further after a specified amount of time. The American Diabetes Association has a Charitable Lead Trust from the Trust of Abby R. Mauze between the amount of $250,000 and $499,999. A Charitable remainder Trust is similar but first dispenses th trust to its beneficiaries and then after a specified amount of time donates the remainder of the trust to a charity. While the American Diabetes Association encourages Charitable Remainder Trusts they have not received any recently.

- Define and outline these two trusts.

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David Ricardo argued that all factors held constant a country should specialize in production of goods it enjoys comparative advantage. Then it should engage in trade for import it has lower comparative advantage so as to enjoy the benefits from trade. The theory of international trade has for long been dominated by comparative advantage principle developed by David Ricardo based on labor law of values. Absolute difference in costs of production is the basis for trade but comparative advantage is the main reason according to Ricardo. Ricardo was one of the founding authors of the free international trade agendas through ...

The law of comparative advantage has, for a long time, been used as the basis of international trade. The law is one of the main potential explanations for income growth rates and higher incomes of open economies. International trade currently accounts for about 25% of the worlds GDP, thanks to the liberalization of trade and the increase in foreign direct investment. Countries and companies trade with each other because of the gains or benefits that accrue from the exchange of goods and services to the trading countries. According to the law of comparative advantage, countries should produce the goods in ...

PART 1

Group work on corn Genetically modified plants are plants created through genetic engineering techniques (biotechnology). The genetic engineering experiments involve the DNA merging from different species thus creating an unstable plant combination. The result is termed to risky for human consumption because they may be vulnerable to viral developments. In relation to the genetically engineered corn, the food might be poisonous depending on stability against diseases. In addition, genetically modified corn is ranked as one of the highly risky biotechnology foods in America. Genetically modified corn that is not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration ...

Article review: A Leader’s Guide to Why People Behave the Way They Do

This article offers a lot of crucial implications and insights, particularly for leaders, about perception of other people’s behavior, and provides a number of mechanisms that help to understand, interpret and effectively govern motivation of others in order to achieve desirable outcomes. Additionally, these guidelines allow us to observe our own behavior, recognize what drives it, and suggests what actions we can perform in order to alter it when needed. The major point of the article revolves around the difference between good and bad leadership, and aspects that a good leader should consider to ensure that he can effectively influence ...

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Economic Thought

1. Ibn Khaldun in his work The Muqaddimah has as a central organizing principle for society. His concept of Asabiyyah, or social cohesion, refers to the social bonds that form as a result of divisions of labor. Explain how this principle is derived from this “division of labor.” Prolegomena is a book written by North African Muslim historian, Ibn Khaldun in 1377 which records an early view of ...

Chapter Two: Real Estate Lending Decision in Kuwaiti Banks

Literature Review

The five Cs of credit model – character, collateral, capital, conditions and capacity, all serve as important indicators for gauging the inclination and aptitude of debtors in fulfilling the obligations they have to their respective creditors (Sraeel, 2005, p. 40, par. 5; Strischek, 2009, par. 2). It is thus advisable for creditors to make their decisions based on the five Cs of credit model in order for them to assess the creditworthiness of their respective debtors properly (Strischek, 2011, par. 1). The prominence of the five Cs of credit model resurged most recently during the 2008 global financial ...

Application of Trade Manipulating Instruments in the Year 2013/2014

Countries have adopted various trade regulatory instruments in order to ensure that there trade flourishes in the international market. Essentially, in the international market it is difficult for all countries to subscribe to free trade because each country has interests to accomplish. Coupled with the financial challenges and the desire to achieve national development, most countries seem to have adopted the protectionism as a means of surviving in the wavy unbalanced international market. For instance, in Africa, Nigeria has been in the forefront of protectionism especially targeted to limit agricultural imports from other countries. Effective from the year 2013, the ...

Every religion advocates philanthropy and looks at it as an essential aspect for the welfare of mankind. Islam is no exception and we find that Islamic rulings make charity obligatory. The western world does not associate the philanthropy with Islam and rather look at the Muslim community as propagators of violence and terrorism. The West looks at Islam as authoritarian and domination of women. Their unawareness of the Quran and the conducts of the Prophet keep them away from the reality that Islam is all about compassion, mercy and generosity. It is perhaps the irresponsible attitude of certain Muslims ...

Cohen and Socialism I: Justice and Personal Behavior

- Who is G. A. Cohen? Gerald Allan (G.A.) "Jerry" Cohen (1941-2009) was raised in a communist family in Montreal, Canada. He later obtained his political philosophy there and then a doctorate in England. As professor at a university in Oxford, England, Cohen held analytic philosophical, Marxist, and egalitarian views. His notable ideas concern egalitarian ethos and strict difference principle. Some of Cohen’s works include a defense of Marxism, egalitarianism, justice, equality, socialism, as well as, other topics on moral and political philosophy. His political philosophical works, or refutations of others’ works, has been widely read, commented, critiqued and praised. Before ...

In the United States, majority of the students decide that they want to go to college right out of high school while some students delay a college education by taking a few years off. Nevertheless, the decision to apply and attend college is a big one. Most students consider a lot of factors while selecting their future college. Some of these factors include academics, selectivity, national rankings, cost of attendance, financial aid, location, private or public, student life, sports, student population, and school size. Based on my personal experience and interaction with other students, most students consider the size of the college as ...

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“ONE SIZE FITS ALL? HECKSHER OHLIN SPECIALIZATION IN GLOBAL PRODUCTION” BY PETER K. SCHOTT Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines SUMMARY The paper analyzes one of the most famous issue in the science of economics: Why do the countries trade with each other? The Heckscher Ohlin model, a classical approach in this issue, provides an explanation by using specializations steaming from the endowments of a country. This model has two main stream: Single-cone and multiple-cone versions. Single-cone version assumes that all the countries have the same production technologies or in another word a product is produced same way ...

International trade theories suggest that gains from trade are maximized when there is free trade. However, in real life, we do not see free trade among all countries. Why? International trade theories suggest that gains from trade are maximized when there is free trade. However, in real life, we do not see free trade among all countries. Why? The evolution of international trade has occurred in a gradual manner. Developing nations are considered to be important growth markets for exports in the United States and the importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) outranks the exports as an entry ...

- Brief Outline Singapore as a former colony of Great Britain has struggled over the years to grow its economy and improve the quality of life of her people. One of the ways that Singapore has maintained its economy afloat is by maintaining bilateral ties with the country’s former colonizers. For any economy to flourish there has to be efficient infrastructure in place to allow the transport of goods and services across territories for trade purposes. As a developing nation Singapore has limited capital endowments. As a result of capital limitedness, Singapore continues to experiences various challenges with the transport ...

- Introduction, General Overview, & Thesis Statement. The Central – African nation of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is richly endowed with minerals and natural resources. Despite the presence of these endowments, this population of this country continues to live in abject poverty. The country has had a gruesome history since the colonial period. King Leopold of Belgium was allowed to colonize the country during the Berlin Conference of 1884 that was intended to partition Africa among various European powers. Despite never setting foot in Africa, King Leopold of Belgium treated Congo as his own property. His colonization process was characterized ...

PART A

Fowler and Brenner, in their paper, argue that the regulation of broadcasters as public trustees should be replaced entirely with a policy which views broadcasters as marketplace participants who are governed by the rules and forces that govern the marketplace. In the paper, they argue that communications policy by the Federal Communications Commission should be directed towards the improvement and maximization of the services that the public desires by making an adjustment of definition of public demand and specifying the categories to serve this redefined demand. This, they argue, should enable the commission to change its policy and determine the ...

The traditional notion that the state is the source of security for its people is slowly disintegrating. Prison services have been open to private entrepreneurs for investment. Privatization has also increase the number of prison hosting facilities, which has created an influx in the number of inmates. This according to economists and socio-political forces has led to a prison industrial complex due to the holding of the labor force within prison units. This paper will discuss the prison/industrial complex and also look at factors that contributed to its development. Second, this paper will look at privatization and its association with ...

In 2004, the head of Harvard University’s $20 billion endowment fund faced pressure to change compensation plan for top investment managers since in 2003, a total of $107.5 million were received by top five managers of Harvard Management Company while the two most successful earn over $34 million each. The move brought a lot of protests from the Alumni who threaten to withhold gifts since the compensation endowment exceeds the salaries of the faculty members and administrators. In Harvard, managers’ salaries and bonuses exceed the compensation paid by any other school. Harvard endowment has increased from $4.7 billion to $22.6 ...

Slide 1 - Utah Symphony and Utah Opera

Presenter notes: Introduce the subject of the presentation and what it aims to achieve at the end. Explain the scenario in which the merger is taking place as well as an overview of the opera and symphony.

Slide 2 – The Competing Values Framework

SPEAKER NOTES: CLAN – This culture is focused on internal relationships and integration through collaboration. It relies on empowerment, communication and participation to achieve higher levels of commitment from internal resources and high morale among employees. The Utah Symphony shows several traits that belong within the clan culture, mainly because of Keith Lockhart’s style of leadership that emphasizes bonding with internal ...

Professional and Personal Advice for Jeff

Jeff’s life is in a greatly devastated state because of the complexity of situation he is currently in. He lost one of his most beloved sons and their family business, M&D, is currently on a critical state due to several market changes, plus the different external challenges that it must face (the commencement 3 year old government road construction in front of their store). Problems like these are the usual ones that could cause great weakness even for a great leader. And yes, Jeff is a leader and he has to consider that there are a lot of people who depends on ...

The Business Structures and Competitiveness of Russia

Diamond Model of International Competitiveness

The concept of competitiveness is among the factors that have received widespread acceptance in the analysis of a nation’s prosperity despite limited understanding on the basic structures. An understanding of the factors determining the competitiveness of a country is the central factor in the diamond model of international competitiveness developed by Michael E. Porter. To begin with, it is ardently crucial to acknowledge the fact that improvement of sustainable standards of living should the central macroeconomic goal for any nation aspiring to be competitive in the global market. Other measures include the level of foreign ...

Introduction

In modern times, human activities caused and continue to cause massive changes to the composition of the environment. One of the most pressing concerns of both scientific and public communities is the advanced greenhouse effect brought about by the anthropogenic activities worldwide. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reported that climate change already showed strong impacts on human societies and the natural world. This impact is expected to continue for the coming years. (IPCC, 2007) Adaptation is a necessary strategy. This is because the present and the forecasted disruption sin the climate as advanced by the continuous and ...