Proposition 21‚ also known as “the Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act of 1998‚” was passed in 2000 in the state of California with the objective of toughening the penalties on felonies committed by youths‚ specifically gang-related felonies. While the intention of this proposition is certainly a good one since it aimed to fight and reduce youth and gang-related crimes‚ the repercussions and harms that it brought to the youth population and the society as a whole‚ in my opinion‚ outweigh
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Corey Lott ETH 501 Case 2 Business Ethics Utilitarianism is a type of theory that was developed to come up with a proper course of action that maximizes the joy of the stakeholders involved. While consequentialism is defined as the view that value of an action derives solely from the value of its consequences. Today‚ consequentialism is the form that usually takes form. Utilitarianism tries to evaluate the moral worth of an action after one has considered the actual consequences‚
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Case Study #2 – Internal Control 1. The decision to take LJB Company public will require the company to follow new control procedures. The company will have to comply with The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). The company will be required to maintain an acceptable system of internal control. The board of LBJ will be responsible for warrant that the control process is effective. The companies must have external auditors verify to the adequacy of the internal controls put in place. Be aware
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Mearl oil company case review The case is about a manager environmental support system of Mearl Oil Company named Leslie Milne which noticed that there are serious potential environmental and health hazard problems in areas which industrial facilities were discharging wastewater into open ditches. According to this discovery‚ company made a memorandum of wastewater discharge‚ environment and health standard to all Mearl subsidiaries which were then called by Environmental Impact Targets (EITs)
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What is Agenda 21? It is a comprehensive plan of action taken globally ‚nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System‚ Governments‚ and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment. Agenda 21‚ the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and the statement of principles for sustainable management of forests were adopted by more than 178 Governments at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janerio
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syndrome (Trisomy 21) Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs when an individual has an extra chromosome 21 in them. Down syndrome can also be referred to as ‘Trisomy 21’. An English physician named John Landon Down first discovered Down syndrome back in 1862. This genetic disorder has been around since the 16th century and possibly even longer. The treatments for Down syndrome are not distinct as it depends on how severe the Down syndrome is. Down syndrome or Trisomy 21 was discovered
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Case: valley wide utilities company Problems A. Macro 1. The company faced with financial inefficiencies resulting from an expansion of its facilities. 2. President Delgado appointed John Givens and Hilda Hirsh to provide a broad outline of MBO performance standards‚ identify key standards controlling performance‚ and more specifically‚ isolate goals not easily attained. B. Micro 1. During the past year‚ performance evaluation problems are surfacing‚ dissatisfaction is emerging‚ managers are
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Case 2: Whole Foods 1. What is your opinion about John Mackey’s social mission at Whole Foods as a corporate strategy? Discuss the specific values in his “Declaration of Interdependence.” John Mackey explained that the concept of Whole Foods was patterned after Maslow’s human hierarchy of needs theory. This stated that human beings‚ once their need for food and safety was met‚ would aspire to fulfill their needs for belonging‚ community and beauty. John Mackey also stated that his desire was to
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Case for Critical Analysis (Case Study Two: Mgmt 203) 1) What forces for change are evident at the Oconomo plant? (5) The forces for change that are evident at the Oconomo plant are the callenges dealing with high labor cost. As a result Lamprey is deciding to lower wages from $16 to $1.60 per hour. Also the union and Oconomo are disagreeing with this new change taking place with the wages. 2) Which of the forces in force-field analysis do you think would be more powerful than the other
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Case 1-2 Ackoff’s Management Misinformation Systems This case is adapted from a classic article entitled “Management Misinformation Systems.” It was written by Russell L. Ackoff and appeared in Management Sciences. In the article‚ Ackoff identified five common assumptions about information systems and then explained why he disagreed with them. REQUIRED: Read the five assumptions‚ contentions‚ and Ackoff’s explanation. For each of the five‚ decide if you agree or disagree with Ackoff’s
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