Essays on Pertinent

Ashford University

In the analysis of personal organizational ethics, it is important to consider the identification of the key problems that relates to the business ethics of the organization. With these two organizations, the Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc and Jollibee Foods Corporation, both have its key problems. The key problems are the core targets to evaluate the stands of the organizations, how they responded to the problems legally, socially, and politically. Consequently, from the individual responses of the organizations on legal, social, and political perspectives, ethnographic researchers can provide reflections and criticisms of their actions based on the ...

After the recent presidential pools in the US and the retention of Mr. Osama as the American president, much was written in the media as pertains to his re-election. Below is a discussion of some of the terms and phrases that might were widely used by most of the dailies.

- Second-term (Clymer Para 1): in the political context in America, this term is used to describe a situation where an individual, especially a president, is elected for the second and final term of two years at the helm of the country’s politics. However, it has to be noted ...

In an article entitled, separating the confident from the correct: Leveraging member knowledge in groups to improve decision making and performance Bryan L. Bonner and Alexander R. Bolinger scrutinize interventions that will help improve group’s performance and decision making. The subsequent research that was undertaken entailed instructing group members to search for relevant information they already possess and pertinent to the problem being solved. Consequently, the group members were then required to estimate values and level of their confidence both individually and in a group. Ensuing the research several hypothesis were formulated. The following are the hypothesis that ...

The contents of this paper provide a guidance of carrying out a successful tutorial discussion. The tutorial is based on four different leadings. The objective of the tutorial discussion is to explore and expand on the knowledge captured by students during the conventional classes. Moreover, the discussion will provided an opportunity for critical thinking as well as communication skills practice amongst the students. The different leadings identified by the instructor provide the basis of the tutorial discussion.

The key aspects to observe during the tutorial discussion include but not limited to the questions asked, key words in the subject matter, ...

Executive Summary

Macau is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region, just across the border for Hong Kong. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in establishment of large gaming companies, ever since liberalization for gaming operators in 2002. This must have actually spurred economic growth, and boosted SMEs, which are the economic growth power engines. However, unfortunately this is not the case, primarily because of the intense pressure on manpower, which is contributing to labour turnover in Macau, so much that, almost 30% of the SMEs are facing closure ...

Abstract

This study analyzes the benefits and challenges of implementing an electronic medical system in both hospital and clinic environments. The overall research problem addressed in this study is determining how to effectively manage and communicate expectations associated with perceived benefits and challenges derived from a new install of an electronic medical record. The purpose of this study is to analyze perceptions associated with both the benefits and challenges derived from installing an electronic medical record system. This problem is relevant to many such as those who ...

Introduction

One is called a manager because of the responsibilities and duties he/she carries out. It may be supervisory or implementation duties. (Shapiro, J. 2001). Regardless of the amount of resources the managers will require to accomplish set goals, they should be able to produce a document or statement that reflects how the future operations of the organization will be carried out. Future expenditure and income of the organization should also be noted in the budget. (Shapiro, J. 2001).

In general terms, a budget is a financial document whose key purpose is to translate ideas into financial gains. (Curristine, T. 2007). A budget ...

Seemingly, Malcolm Gladwell believes that working for a famous company or attending an elite college may terminate a person’s dreams. The famous author uses the analogy of a big fish in a small pond in his latest book, “David and Goliath,” to overturn conventional notions regarding who should be an underdog and what makes for a disadvantage. Certainly, Gladwell opposes anyone attending a giant university or college, merely for the name, or doing something out of an inner drive for prestige.

Accordingly, the popular author, outlines that choosing something elite translates to accept to be like a little fish living in a big pond. ...

Technology is paramount towards the success of the Pierce County Mission School. The school has a large base of students who are technologically talented. The opportunities presented by embracing technology would necessitate an informed society within the school. There are many considerations to consider in line with the incorporation of new technology in Pierce County Mission School, as outlined in this paper.

The computer and web advancements are necessary towards the success of Pierce County Mission School. It is worth noting that as time moved on, things have automatically changed. This change has been brought about by the advancements in ...

Patients receiving acute care typically go through different levels of care encountering numerous health care providers in the process. For example, a stroke patient who undergoes cranial surgery will be admitted into the PACU. Once stable, he is admitted into the medical-surgical unit and then discharged into long-term rehabilitation. Prior to being sent home, he is advised to see his primary care physician for follow-ups. Throughout the many transitions in each health care experience, handoffs occur between health care professionals working in each unit during changes in shift. Handoffs also take place between providers of one unit or level of ...

a. Innovative Nursing Care Model: The Nursing Caring Delivery Model

The clinical nursing standard suggests that the primary role of nurses’ borders on direct patient care and professional performance. In a potential hospital work setting, nurses are face challenges that revolve around patient care outcomes and improving their professional outcomes (Canadian Nurses Association [CAN], 2010). Complex responsibilities include nursing assessment, planning, diagnosis, evaluation, intervention and care coordination for patients and families. In a potential hospital setting, the accountant ability of nurses for educational, clinical and fiscal patient care outcomes can be measured using the nursing caring delivery model. In an ideal hospital setting, challenges such as economic pressures, shortages of health ...

Abstract

The study deals with fundamentals of decision-making process in the context of business. Further, it also highlights the salient features and parameters that impact a decision in the context of a company named Facelift Limited which deals with furniture.

Introduction

Decision making is an imperative part of the administration. Let it be any institution, educational or business, making a decision and putting it into practice is a fundamental feature for its proper functioning. Decision-making is a process that results in the selection of the best choice among several alternative possibilities. It is self-explanatory in the decision-making process, the final choice depends on the management. The ...

- Introduction

The vehicle manufacturing sector, as a dynamic arena, has undergone various changes, influences and effects, since the advent of the European Industrial revolution, and majorly so, from the input of Henry Ford’s – Assembly line model. Through its involvement in the process of vehicle manufacture, it actively contributes to the global economy, by way of revenue allotment, industry development and employment opportunities, in addition to contributing to varied environmental impacts and effects. It is involved in the development, design, manufacture, selling and marketing of vehicles, motorcycles and mopeds amongst other transport equipment. Pertinent, is the presence of the auxiliary ...

Leadership and management concerns in the organization encompass diverse concepts ranging from the application of appropriate leadership style, skills and traits, depending on the situation, the subordinates’ personalities, and that of the leader; as well as discerning varied situations that necessitate an analytical analysis of alternative courses of action that would assist problem solving and decision making. To comply with the requirements of the current discourse, the aim is to describe the different approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues pertinent to continuous quality improvement and patient satisfaction, which is included in the list.

Continuous Quality Improvement and Patient Satisfaction

In a health care environment, ...

Abir, L. M. (2013, March 11 ). Impact of tourism in coastal areas: Need of sustainable tourism strategy. Retrieved October 20, 2013, from http://www.marbef.org/wiki/Impact_of_tourism_in_coastal_areas:_Need_of_sustainable_tourism_strategy

This article provides a discussion on the issues and impacts of coastal tourism evaluating the current environmental related affairs and issues regarding the future of tourism. In the conclusion, the article provides suggestions for the management of coastal tourism in the future. The article begins with the recognition of the increased awareness for improving sustainable forms of tourism. The coastal regions provide transition points between the land and the sea featuring high biodiversity and the most volatile and fragile ecosystem on earth. For example, the coral reefs and mangroves present a very fragile environment. Rapid urbanization has also led to increased ...

The evidence of the process of tool making is a clear indication of multiple elements of the human bicultural evolution. It is pertinent to note that the creation of different types of tools as well as their utilization underwent change over a long period. From the point when chimpanzees used stones as crude tools to handle different activities. The aspect of bicultural evolution was characterized by multiple innovations. The innovations can be outlined through the different levels and types of tools created and used during the evolution process. Moreover, the development of the different subsistence characteristics is another outright evidence of ...

Riverside Electric

Safety and Health Written Policy: Riverside Electric

1. Goals and Objectives 1.1 The goals of the Safety and Health Written Policy of Riverside Electric is to orient employees on the pertinent standards and procedures governing fall hazards in the work setting; 1.2 The written policy aims to provide information on crucial personnel who would be responsible for the training and for ensuring that these procedures are clearly understood, communicated, and appropriately adhered to by all employees; 1.3 The objective of the written policy is to ensure that Riverside Electric conforms with the standards proposed and recommended ...

This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the article on communication apprehension. The review articulates areas in the article that were not well presented and adequately described in the article. Moreover, the benefits of the insights offered in the article will also be incorporated in this review. Results of the survey presented in the article will also be analyzed. It is pertinent to note that the review will articulate areas where there are discrepancies between experience and the results of the survey in communication apprehension. The article provides a clear analysis of the key aspects needed in developing training program ...

The role of the united nations in ensuring that women are not marginalized:

There are multiple approaches towards ensuring that women are not marginalized in different societies. It is pertinent to note that the distribution of talent is universal. However, opportunities are not universally distributed. Organizations should create opportunities for women in poor regions and societies of the world. Religion should be progressively used to enhance the quality of humanity and never should it be an excuse for retrogressive treatment.

The united nation should play a central in ensuring that the plight of women politically, economically, and socially is enhanced across the world. politically women should be allowed to fully participate in decision ...

Introduction

This article provides a comprehensive description of social conventions. Moreover, it elaborates how different cultures interact and societies integrate in terms of beliefs, customs, traditions, and communication styles. The country of choice is South Africa and the article will articulate three aspects of interactions in South Africa. Business interactions are highly influenced by human behavior and cultural beliefs of different communities in South Africa.

South Africans are mostly conservative in dressing during business meetings. This is because of an influence of the African culture, which demands a high level of decency and mutual respect during serious interactions. This implies that women ...

Alexandra Alter, in her article entitled “Your E-Book Is Reading You” and published in The Wall Street Journal proffered pertinent issues pertaining to e-book promoters being supportive of actively collecting information regarding the consumers’ reading behavior. Alter’s purpose was to expound that e-books are tools for soliciting information on the behavior of consumers, in terms of reading patterns: kinds of books purchased and read; how long are these books read; and factors that contribute to intensity of interest or losing interests in reading. These information were indicated to be remotely impossible to be gathered and known of ...

1. Lisa Robertson's essay "The Venus Problem" is a unique way to present an essay, mixing multimedia usages of images, prose, poetry and verse, and more to provide a fascinating and wonderfully beautiful. The essay itself runs not from top to bottom, but left to right, acting as a constant scroll of prose and analysis of the poems. In each page, Robertson plays with spacing, line placement, italicization, and more to create an offbeat way to read her analysis. Her use of spacing, emphasizing the last word of one of her pages ("variance") by placing it on another section ...

High Costs of Cancer Medications

In this paper, the plan of action to be followed in addressing the problem of high costs of cancer medications will be outlined and its components described. The following aspects will also be addressed in the paper, my personal role in the plan of action, anticipated barriers and contingency measures for addressing these barriers, and the role of technology in budgeting and nursing management contingent to the plan.

Plan of Action

Based on the findings of the literature review and interviews of two senior hospital administrators, the following measures for addressing the problem of ever-escalating costs of cancer care will be instituted:

Clinical Care Pathways

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The Harlem Renaissance marks a phase in the black American civilization, where the black race coined a significant identity in the pursuit of self-emancipation. The events cascading this pertinent era is reminiscent of the Negro movement in the City of New York. The period tells of a time laden with turmoil amid a major initial world war. The early 1920s and 30s saw the outburst of civility and the demand for equal rights from the origin of races. Perhaps the cornerstone of this movement revolved around the great migration of African Americans to the urban areas (North) from their rural confines (South). This ...

Introduction

Central Intelligence Agencies are capable of making predictions about terrorist attacks in communities. However, accuracy of predictions is always the greatest challenge. The same is true of weather reports that foretell earth quakes, tornadoes, flooding, hurricanes, fires, and the list can become expansive. This is why emergency response management is so essential in disaster preparedness for communities. Therefore, the community health nurse must be equipped with appropriate skills for efficient collaboration with chain of command, understanding communication protocol, knowledgeable concerning available resources for intervening with distressed families and a confused public.

A. Role of Public Health personnel during disaster

In Franklin County there are specific guidelines for Public ...

1. How does the public see the nursing profession and nurses?

In the public's eye, it seems as though nurses are invisible, seeing the job as a supplementary and unskilled profession that does more wrong than right. The authors detail a 'problem narrative' that takes place in the media, one wherein the problems of nurse shortage, staff rations and problems with patients are the norm rather than the exception when it comes to learning about nurses. "This 'problem' narrative is not balanced in the media by a 'practice' narrative that would help the public understand what it ...

Conclusions and Recommendations

Major Findings In addition, both management and workers were not appropriately aware of control measures that were supposedly designed for implementation by Company XYZ to prevent any accidents regarding pipelines. From the perception of managers, there were supposedly engineering, administrative, and managerial controls that should have been set in place. Yet, no control measures were ever communicated, documented, nor duly understood by the workers. Finally, although there was apparent visual inspection undertaken by supervisors or managers upon reports made by the workers, no documentation, nor concrete action to address the suspicion had apparently been reported to be undertaken ...

Abstract

It is not strange that crisis management became effect on the goals and successes of many companies because it consists of a lot of negative effects which lead a lot of risks on the economics of companies and threat the reputation especially if it the universal company such as McDonald's restaurant which has many branches all over the world. This article discusses the public relations efforts in a McDonald's to face the hot coffee crisis which is one of the most important cases that happened in McDonald's after legal issue made by Stella Liebeck against McDonald's because the health damage which affected ...

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) poses a serious threat to the well-being of people in different parts of the world. When the virus infects, body cells of a healthy individual, it weakens the immune system and makes an individual vulnerable to contracting to AIDS. In essence, this paper covers many aspects of the HIV virus including its pathophysiology, genomic factors, prevention, treatment, a comprehensive literature review among others.

Pathophysiology of the Disease Processes

Usually, the HIV causing virus binds itself onto cells often classified as CD4 alongside a co-receptor enclosed by a set of glycoproteins (Hammer & Squires, 2010). Notably, replication of DNA is dependent on an unreliable process, which ...

Economics

The document presents a comparison of the Microsoft Personal Computers (PCs) and Apple Macintosh computers. The document provides reasoning and justifications to persuade the readers to agree that the Microsoft PCs are better than Apple in terms of the market analysis, market economy, cost, and price discrimination. However, the technical comparison (in terms of usability, security, price, operating system, etc.) of the Microsoft Personal Computers with Apple Macintosh Computers is always crucial to present market economics. It is pertinent to specify here that the scope of this document is limited to the comparison of both products in terms of production, ...

According to United Nations report (UNDP 7) on urbanization trends around the world, urban population has surpassed rural population between the years 2000 to 2005 and will continue to do so. The North America is at the top of the list as the most urbanized continent with 82 percent living in cities, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean with 80 percent and Europe with 70 percent (UNDP 1). The report predicted that by 2050 the world will be one-third rural (34 percent of the population) and two-thirds urban (66 percent of the population). Evidently, there is an increasing ...

The Factors That Contribute To Length Of Stay In The Emergency Department Funding of the project considers the given issue at hand, and how critical it is to the sustenance of health institutions. These include the costs incurred in line with the provision of services to the affected people, especially those who are in critical conditions. The table below clearly illustrates the costs that would affect the success of the project at hand. However, there are other miscellaneous costs that have to be considered, on a greater scale. They base on the fact that there are issues that always arise ...

The media has and continues to play a comprehensive role in offering crucial information to the public. This has led to the emergence of notions that the media is perhaps a branch of government that advocates for the needs of the public. Even so, it is essential to note that the recent past has experienced cases whereby the media has disregarded its role of informing the public. This is evident by the persistent rise in the airing of violent and immoral content across various media platforms. This has led to the development of notions as to whether the government should control ...

Background of the Study

The fast food industry is witnessing an unprecedented growth in the recent years. In this era of globalization, multinational organizations are willing to expand their business operations in growth markets. For exploiting this opportunity of global expansion, they must formulate appropriate business strategies according to the targeted market (DePalma, 2002). These strategies are based on host country’s geopolitical and socio-economic environment. Nowadays, companies are aware of the fact that if they want to attain lucrative business then they have to focus on local needs, as well. Glocalization is new business concept, which is used to elucidate the concept ...

Background

The joining forces policy is an initiative developed by First lady Michele Obama in conjunction with the secretary of State Joe Biden. The initiative is meant to call attention to veterans of the United States who have gone to war for their country and are cleared to join the society after their service. The initiative stems from the moral obligation that soldiers who have come from war fighting for their country should not come home only to continue the war which this time has to do with fighting for job opportunities (AAN, 2014). The policy was developed prompted ...

2.1 Introduction 2.2 Airport Development 2.2.1 Airport History The history of the development of airports worldwide dates back to the late 1800s with the first ever professionally functional airport according to NYC Aviation (2012) was developed in the outskirts of Paris dubbed Port Aviation. This fact is however indispute since other factions lay claims to being the world’s first or oldest airport. For instance according to Prince George’s Department of Parks and Recreation (2010) College Park Airport in Maryland is the oldest airport that is functional to this day having been established in 1909 ...

Introduction

Communication has been a significant part of human existence right from the stone ages. There exist diverse means of communication that has culminated in shaping our contemporary world. Tracing the historical use of tools of communication it is seen that the same pattern of transmission and reception has always been a constant factor; though advancement in technology has speedup the time of transmitting and the mode of transmission. For instance the use of telegraph in past era is transmitted via electronic means and the receptor receives sent information and could send reply which could take several days. According to Standage, cited ...

Introduction

The life of prominent personalities remains one of the most comprehensive topics focussed on in the field of sociology. This can be accredited to the fact that various prominent personalities played a comprehensive role in bringing about social change in the society. Worth noting is the fact that the traditional society was filled with various societal matter that hundred societal progress. As an example, the traditional society had a less regard for women in the society as evident by the fact that women were discriminated highly. Nonetheless, the emergence of prominent personalities led to mutual change of the society in terms ...

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Literature Review

Introduction Dentistry as a branch of medical science has successfully and uniquely combined the principles of human science and the art of healing. The dental profession in particular has changed during the past years due to the review of scientific evidences that emerged in the health fields and medicine that rely on systematic approach. The findings from several literatures suggest clinical practices and other relevant concepts pointing out the recommended frequency of visits to dental practitioners for various types of patients. This includes patients suffering from oral cancer, periodontal diseases, and caries risk. In ...

Introduction

Leadership encompasses a collective and collaborative process focused on relationships and network (Kezar , Carducci, & McGavin, 2011). This paper is presents a detailed exploration of leadership in organizations drawing inferences from Virgin Atlantic’s president’s leadership skills. The subsequent part presents an evaluation of the leadership style adopted by Sir. Richard Branson-the president of Virgin Atlantic Airlines. Later, the organizational structure and cultural framework of Virgin Atlantic is also presented. In due course, a discussion on the leadership skills practiced by Sir. Richard Branson is presented followed by discussions on additional leadership skills. The paper concludes with a presentation on challenges of diversity ...

Introduction

Equity, equality and access are pertinent issues that have a considerable bearing on the education of K-12 school going pupils in the United States. The state of Pennsylvania has adopted strategies and policies tailored to ensure that students have equal access to educational facilities and resources (OpenCongress, 2014). This paper discusses the organizational structure and the structure of governance adopted by the state of Pennsylvania in addressing educational equality concerns. Subsequently, it presents an analysis of the policies of the state with regard to funding of the equality projects and concludes with a discussion on the effects of equal access to ...

Type of interview

In order to hire a Vice-President in a company, I would use a Panel Interview where a group of senor company officials are involved. I choose this interview because unlike the one-on-one interview, the panel interview has minimal individual interviewer bias and panelists can ask pertinent issues that a single interviewer could have ignored. Interview questions - Which is the biggest human Resources challenge have you ever faced and how did you respond to it. - How do you handle pressure and stress? - What is your biggest weakness? - Why should we hire you? - Why are you ...

Energy remains one of the most essential elements of necessity in the modern dispensation. Most industries and people rely on the different forms of the energy for production or a different use. Many people use electricity in the homes not knowing where and how electricity comes into play. The many companies that use the forms of energy consume the highest amount of energy. The videos show people using the energy as a means to an end. While energy is an important aspect of the daily lives, there are some challenges that come with the different forms of energy. A number ...

Management

It is notable that the management culture of France is strongly hierarchical, and therefore, in the business organisations of France, positions and powers are clearly described. The prime principle, underlying the management style of French business is honour. Therefore, every class and society in France are honoured in a pertinent manner they are immensely stratified. Due to this reason, and thus, superiors in French business are treated as superiors and subordinates have to accept this in a conscious manner. However, management culture of West Coast is not that hierarchical and superiors and subordinates work in cooperation with each other. In ...

Management Case Study

In an organizational setting, it is important to ensure that all employees experience the same treatment at all levels. Integrity and honesty represent the ethical tone that is required for the top most leaders in the organization. However, numerous interns have reported abuse from the high level leaders who exploit their naivety and pursuit for knowledge in exchange for sexual favors and less than professional working conditions. These leaders and executives lack the value based leadership that should be evident in an organization. This paper focuses on the management team performance that enforces a value based system identified as ethical ...

How managers and superiors can empower employees

Introduction The two topics chosen for this report are those effect associated with increasing diversity of the workforce in organizations and how this affect communication, management and working condition. The second topic is how managers or supervisors of organization can empower their subordinates. The topics chosen for this report are very essential to the growth of any business organization and their ability to manage their workforce in enhancing productivity. The increasing size of organizational workforce will mean that organizations will need to expand its middle level management team to be able to supervise this growing workforce. Also, ...

Interviews

Interview with Spiritual Leader The results of the interview with a Catholic priest is presented below. The discussion was a longer one, but only the responses most pertinent to the topic are included in the following sections. “I” refers to Interviewer while “SL” refers to the priest or spiritual leader.

I: Are you familiar with the case of Dax Cowart and Terri Schindler Schiavo?

SL: Yes. I have followed Terri’s case on TV and I watched the documentary about Dax. Their cases have also been discussed by the book of McDougall & Gorman (2008).

I: What can you say about their injuries?

SL: They suffered so much even during the treatment stage. If I can remember correctly, Dax had to undergo more ...

Insurance Claim Rejection in the Middle East

Abstract The rejection of insurance claims is quite rampant in the Middle East. Private health insurance is necessary for the millions of the expatriates who live in the Middle East. In the UAE, there is no comprehensive data on the rejection of claims. This study seeks to determine the prevalence of the rejection of health insurance claims in the UAE. This will be done by obtaining data from the health information management system at the hospital where the researcher works as a hospital manager. Data will also be obtained from the e-claim system. The data that will be obtained ...

When man was going through social evolution, there were certain factors that contributed in development of this ideologically structured community. Sociology is the scientific study of society and therefore, a lot of concepts of social behavior correlate with scientific hypothesis. Just like a drop of oil won’t mix in a jar full of water, a person is unable to blend in a society that he does not culturally or inherently belong to. People belonging to any society learn normative behavior from interaction with other social beings. For some sociologists, society is the actor and we as social beings learn from society. There are a ...

- According to Nhfamilylawblog.com (2014), New Hampshire currently allows both fault- and no-fault divorces. At the present time, only about 1% of divorces are filed as fault-based, with adultery begin the most common reason. The issue of her infidelity is applicable due to the marriage being married in a fault-based only jurisdiction. Unless she can contest the accusation of adultery, defined by the state as engaging in coital sex acts outside the marriage, it is not likely she will be successful. - a. Wilma can hope for equitable distribution in the proven value of the license, and may

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Part I

C. Discuss Cherlin’s argument for why Americans have both high rates of marriage and high rates of divorce compared to other industrialized nations. Andrew Cherlin reviewed the historical changes while noting that marriage still remained the most common and effective living arrangement for bringing up of children. However, children are more likely to grow up in single-parent families, and to experience instability of families especially minority and poor children. His view why the US has high marriage and divorce rates, which is called family metabolism, is attributed to cultural and economic forces that have continually transformed family ...

A number of themes have been explored in the book, Confederates in the Attic. One such is the difference between the “the past” and “history.” Thus, throughout the text, this has been expounded with precise emphasis as appropriate. Hence, this essay presents an account of the theme with a view to portray how faithful to the past the histories of the Civil War are. First and foremost is the fact that the author is initially driven by his babyhood imitations of the Civil War’s legacy that evidently well up in the traditional framework pertinent in to his later ...

If Women Counted

Summary While the work done by men outside the home is always acknowledged and included in the productivity figures of the economy, the contribution of women is always neglected and not cared for. Many economists have termed the neglect of women in the global economic activity as a sexist outrage that needs to be corrected. According to some analysts, neglecting the contribution of women to the society is equal to neglecting the intellectual property of a corporate entity. In both the developed and developing countries, a number of transactions are removed from the active economy and are do not involve any ...

Related Learning Experience

My learning experience to date has provided me with the tools I need to perform effective technical communication at the professional or enterprise level. Over the course of my substantial work experience, as well as my education at Colorado Technical University, Southeast Technical Institute and the Sure Foundation Theological Institute, I have performed a significant amount of in-class research and outside study on the subject of professional communication, which I believe will be quite useful in my continuing career. I have read a substantial number of books on the subject of communication, including those by Henson (2007), Sudden (2007), Picardi (2001), ...

Nelson, K. M., McFarland, L., & Reiber, G.

Research Article Critique

The ability to locate and critique relevant research evidence is an essential evidence-based practice (EBP) skill (Titler, 2008). This paper will critique a research article on a pertinent health issue that is diabetes care amongst veterans by Nelson, McFarland, & Reiber (2007). The article is entitled “Factors influencing disease self-management among veterans with diabetes and poor glycemic control”. The critique will focus on the various sections of the article with a bias towards the methodology section.

Overview of the Article

The problem noted by the authors is the relative lack of research on diabetes self-management amongst veterans. The author cites ...

Introduction

The human body possesses a remarkable capability that can however be jeopardized by disease. Dental conditions occur as some of the most pertinent concerns in human health. Often connoted as Xerostomia, dry mouth occurs as one the dental conditions that jeopardize human health in different ways. Speaking of dry mouth, this connotes to any dental condition that precipitates dryness of the mouth. In fact, dry mouth occurs in cases where an individual experiences frequent episodes whereby the mouth becomes unusually dry. Many at times, dry mouth is elicited by the decrease in saliva production, which is often caused by the ...

Introduction

Discrimination of Islam women in both Muslim and non-Muslim societal contexts remains a pertinent concern across various settings all around the globe. The fear of Hijab in the American society occurs as one of the most comprehensive means through which Islamic women are stereotyped. The stereotyping of the Islamic Hijab in the American society can be traced may be traced to various events that have taken place in the United States contexts. More importantly, the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre is perhaps the most comprehensive reason as to why Americans have and continue to harbour intolerance for Islamic ...

Immigration and Business

Immigration and Business

The topic of immigration occurs as one of the most equivocal topics that that generated immense debate in various settings including the business contexts. The recent past has experienced an influx of illegal immigrants across various contexts in the United States. This has resulted in the development of laws and regulations that govern the conduct of immigrants in the United States. Worth noting is the fact that these regulations have and continue to impact on the manner in which businesses conduct their daily transactions. The most pertinent business aspect that has been affected by immigration laws ...

Introduction

In project management, four (4) factors have to be achieved in a successful project include, the requirement (scope) management, cost management, quality management and time management. Keeping in view the fact, a project is said to be a success, if all the project requirements (scope) and quality are achieved within agreed time and cost (Shenhar and Dvir et, al, 2001.). It is pertinent to mention here that a success is relative to the project client; therefore, the predefined project success factors can be amended or considered based on the requirements of the clients. Therefore, it can be stated that every project has ...

Urban Forestry in the City Of Toronto

Urban forestry in the city of Toronto entails all trees of different species that have been grown within the boundaries of the city. The vegetation or trees that comprise the Toronto urban forestry are beneficial in many ways that encompass economic, cultural, social and ecological benefits. Moreover, the trees are useful in regulating air pollution and saving energy (because of moderating home and building air temperatures). The aforementioned value alone is pertinent to the city because it helps the government to save about $28million every year, which can potentially support other sectors of the economy and lead to the ...