Question 4: Why are leadership and decision-making skills important characteristics of emergency managers? How can planning ahead of a disaster help emergency managers and other leaders make decisions during disaster response? Leadership and decision-making skills are vital characteristics of emergency managers. This is because such managers need these techniques and skills especially during crisis moments. During emergencies and crises‚ emergency managers require these skills to help victims and
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Decision-making is an essential aspect of modern management. It is a primary function of management. A manager’s major job is sound/rational decision-making. He takes hundreds of decisions consciously and subconsciously. Decision-making is the key part of manager’s activities. Decisions are important as they determine both managerial and organizational actions. A decision may be defined as "a course of action which is consciously chosen from among a set of alternatives to achieve a desired result
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the following is the BEST example of ethical behaviour? 1) ABC Corp. promised a hefty compensation package to its external auditor 2) DEF Company hired its workers from developing countries to avoid paying high wages to the local people 3) Management at JKL Inc. borrowed heavily to fund risky expansion 4) MNO executives willingly cut their own pay when their firm suffered from economic downturns f)
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1. There are two identical firms EQT Corp and DBT Corp except for their capital structure. For example none of the firms pay taxes‚ and EBIT is $22‚000 per year for both firms. There is no growth for any of the firms. EQT is an all equity firm with 1‚000 shares outstanding and expected return of 22%. Since there is no growth‚ EQT will pay out all earnings to shareholders as dividends. In contrast‚ DBT has $40‚000 worth of debt outstanding with interest rate of 5%. There are 500 shares of equity
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minimised the relative environmental impact of its activities‚ products or services. Based on the use of performance measurement in traditional management accounting‚ environmental performance measures are (Horngren and Sundem 1993): * Attention-directing‚ as they point to problems and indicate which problems are to be given priority * Used in problem-solving‚ as they (should) enable environmental managers to choose between possible solutions and evaluate possible outcomes * Used in keeping track
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Julie Taymor’s film ’Across the Universe’ demonstrates a time of turbulence and conflict; it is a reflection of American society‚ during the 1960’s through the eyes of the youth. The film portrays events such as: the civil rights movement‚ the war in Vietnam‚ the peace movement and the challenging of traditional values all accompanied by Beatles music. This helps to create a sense of the era and to express the feelings of the main six characters. The momentum of significant social and cultural change
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the novel Code Name Verity written by Elizabeth Wein a common theme was staying determined through tough times. Julie and Maddie‚ the main characters‚ both go through different experiences that are hard on them‚ but with determination they are able to problem solve and make it through. Julie went through extremely hard times‚ but she stayed determined and made it through her problems. The text states‚ “I had managed to drag myself and my chair over to the door and prepared an ambush that sent two
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The United States in the mid-1960s was a period of revolution. Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe is set in this era‚ in the midst of the Vietnam War‚ the black civil rights movement‚ gay liberation‚ and the LSD movement. It was a time of radical change‚ chaos‚ as well as social and political instability. In three significant scenes‚ through the use of angles and lighting‚ Taymor illustrates the burdens of the Vietnam war‚ and how these burdens cause necessary transitions in Lucy‚ Jude‚ and Max
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Health Care Management Problem Assessment Description Assessment Preparation Effective decision making requires the ability to consistently identify and choose the best option from multiple possibilities. It also requires imagination and logic. Applying the critical thinking process in your professional life will help you disassemble complex health care management problems and better understand the factors that influence your thinking‚ along with the potential implications of your decisions. In this
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Step 2 Define Goals and Objectives Overview: “What are goals and objectives?” Goals are general guidelines that explain what you want to achieve in your community. They are usually long-term and represent global visions such as “protect public health and safety.” Objectives define strategies or implementation steps to attain the identified goals. Unlike goals‚ objectives are specific‚ measurable‚ and have a defined completion date. They are more specific and outline the “who‚ what‚ when‚ where
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