Course: Contemporary Issues in Education Recommended website http://philo-sophia.webnode.com Social Stratification Lucy and Arda – Homopithesus Afarensis * Lucy was 2.2 million years old * Arda was 4.2 million years old * Other facts that were established about both were: * Both were the oldest known hominids * Both were female and * Both were smaller than the males of their species Why were Lucy and Arda smaller than her male companions? * It is all about differentiations
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The cost of good intentions: “solidarity” in Bangladesh The cost of good intentions: “solidarity” in Bangladesh Naila Kabeer 24 June 2004 How can the lives and conditions of women garment workers in Bangladesh be improved? Naila Kabeer questions whether the workers themselves benefit from the campaigning approach of Anita Roddick and the National Labor Committee. Anita Roddick writes on openDemocracy with passionate anger about the conditions of women workers in the export garment sector based
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Chapter 1: A new framework for implementing corporate sustainability Key points: Sustainability performance is the effect of corporate activity on the social‚ environmental‚ and economic fabric of society. A balance between economic progress‚ social responsibility‚ and environmental protection‚ sometimes referred to as the triple bottom line‚ can lead to competitive advantage. The evaluation of social‚ economic‚ and environmental impacts of organizational actions is necessary to make effective
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National Question #3 Alexander Hamilton stated‚ “It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is more false than this. The ancient democracies in which the people themselves deliberated never possessed one good feature of government. Their very character was tyranny; their figure deformity.” A democracy‚ also known as a republican government‚ has been implemented in many societies. It grants every
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When a company’s profits consistently exceed the average for its industry‚ the company is said to possess a sustainable competitive advantage over its rivals. The goal of much of business strategy is to achieve this from a competitive advantage. Michael Porter of Harvard Business School has identified two basic ways of gaining a competitive advantage; cost leadership and differentiation leadership. Cost Leadership A company can gain a cost advantage by becoming the lowest cost producer in
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Personal Privacy and its importance within the workplace “Privacy in the workplace is one of the more troubling personal and professional issues of our time. But privacy cannot be adequately addressed without considering a basic foundation of ethics” (Hartman n.d). We are unable to reach a meaningful normative conclusion about workplace privacy rights and obligations without an understanding of the fundamental and commons of the ethical basis of justice and also a thorough understanding of individual
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Alex Olson April 2013 Alcohol in the Workplace Its not a question whether alcohol has been a part of society. However‚ the question of how alcohol is affecting society is of concern. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ nearly 16‚000 people died in 2010 due to alcohol induced liver disease and over 25‚000 deaths occurred with alcohol being a factor. The topic of alcohol is not ignored‚ but people are still influenced to participate despite the known risks. Alcohol is a part of
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S Part 1 Introduction 1.1 Background In this contemporary world‚ it seems that most countries prefer to broaden their international business to other counties rather than to focus on their local business. People from all over the world now have more opportunities to work together. For this reason‚ cultural diversity has become a big challenge for both foreigners and native residents. The United States is a typical example. Especially in the state of California‚ diversity is one
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industry’s numerous public platforms for dialogue‚ and the best you are likely to hear from an artist is a mumbled apology as their work heads for the garbage at the conclusion of an installation”. As Jason Workman stated this quote in his “Breathing Contemporary Art” article‚ people and society never considerate “art as pollutants” because most people don’t see it obviously in public and some of it are imperceptible. Though‚ some of the artists wanted to voice out their uneasiness of this wastes and pollutions
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Motivation in the Workplace According to Antony and McVicar (2011)‚ motivation may be defined as a stimulus‚ workforce which can affect people’s action because of a need or desire. It should be linked with people’s performance and the goals of productivities. Usually‚ motivation plays an important role in achieving business goals in a workplace where is consist of workers. It could bring every employee enthusiasm in their work to gain the goals of productivities or the organization objectives
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