Assignment #2: “Ethical and Socially Responsive Business” Shadiek Brown Bus100 - Intro to Business DR. MARIA EMILIA GAMBUZZA December 9‚ 2014 The Cheesecake Factory Business Ethics The Cheesecake Factory established in the 1940s by Oscar and Evelyn Overton. Mrs. Overton began making cheesecake in the basement of her home in Detroit‚ using cream cheese as one of her main ingredients to give it‚ its scrumptious taste it has today. In 1972‚ the Overton’s moved there business to Woodland hills suburb
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Similar to race‚ gender is also socially constructed‚ while sex refers to biological differences between a man or a woman‚ sex refers to society’s idea of what it means to be a man or a woman. Society creates and prescribes gender roles and gender-appropriate behavior‚ which vary among cultures‚ social classes‚ racial and ethnic groups. Because children don’t understand how they should behave as a man or a woman‚ everything they know about gender is learned through socialization. For example‚ women
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considered as an essential item‚ an integral tool necessary for communicating and connecting to families‚ friends‚ and work or even used for emergencies. Based from a research conducted in China on 2009‚ nearly one third of the students there have shown signs of addiction as they felt uneasy and displayed abnormal behavior in case their cell phone went missing. The rest two third also consider their cell phone to be a very essential item for them. Despite its usefulness‚ excessive use
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Response Paper Q: Does the Board of Directors have responsibility to encourage socially responsible behavior? Why or why not? I do think that‚ for modern corporations‚ the Board of Directors have responsibilities to encourage socially responsible behavior. As we learned from the class lectures and Julia’s talk on last class‚ the Board of Directors is primarily loyal to shareholders and has the fiduciary duties of taking care of shareholder wealth. So the rising question now is: “Is Corporation
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CELLULAR PHONES INFLUENCE(s) AND IMPACT(s) ON SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS This paper seeks to explore how cellular phones (cell phones/mobiles) have influenced and impacted social interactions and interpersonal relationships. There have been a number of suggested theories and studies that have been contributed to the rising popularity and commonality of cell phones as to how they are affecting the way individuals are interacting in society. Some of these include
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Which are the effects of cellphone messaging on teenagers? Slavery or freedom? We hear a lot these days about instant messaging‚ - the ability to get/send a text message from/to anyone‚ anywhere‚ via wireless networks and some kind of portable device‚ which might be a fancy pager‚ a digital cellphone or a palmtop computer. The technology is here‚ though it doesn’t work everywhere yet. We could argue about how affordable or reliable instant messaging is‚ but we can’t deny it exists and will probably
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With reference to various examples‚ discuss how ‘natural’ disasters are socially constructed. While natural disasters such as floods‚ drought and hurricanes are commonly thought to occur due to environmental forces such as weather‚ climate and tectonic movements; a deeper investigation into the ‘disaster’ displays other contributing forces. Human factors have a large‚ if not equal‚ contribution to the occurrance and outcome of such disasters (Pelling‚ 2001). As Pelling (2001) argues‚ there is
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How have our views on war changed over time? Nothing can impact society like war. War can be viewed as noble and just‚ or cruel and inhuman‚ as well as everything in between. War affects everyone in society whether they are fighting in a foreign country or waiting at home for a loved one to return. War is an indispensable part of civilization; found at every chapter of human history. It is the culmination of the basic survival instinct when provoked. As has the technique of battle; society’s
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say yes. Governor Rick Perry vetoed this law stating‚ “Overreach‚ a government effort to micromanage the behavior of adults”. I believe passing this law will raise awareness in teen drivers which are in the highest amount of accidents involving cellphone usage. Passing this law will also save lives‚ and enforce severe punishment for driving using the phone. There should be more advertising about the dangers of texting and driving. You see plenty commercials and ads about the dangers of drinking
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The Filter Bubble Reflection: What does it have to do with Media‚ Culture & Society? After having read the filter bubble‚ I strongly feel enlightened in a way I never thought possible earlier. We are surrounded by media not only on just a day and night basis‚ but on a minute to minute or literally second to second basis. In today’s world of a constant need for information in the fastest and the most convenient ways possible‚ one unknowingly becomes accustomed to living in a bubble of information
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