University School of Law St. Thomas University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-01 THE DEAN’S ROLE IN BUILDING A POSITIVE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT Douglas E. Ray Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2011129 RAY_FINAL.DOC 8/15/2011 2:46 PM THE DEAN’S ROLE IN BUILDING A POSITIVE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT Douglas E. Ray* UCH of a dean’s job involves reaching out to various communities. We reach out to and build relationships with alumni and donors for needed
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opportunity cost of a choice is the value of the best alternative forgone‚ in a situation in which a choice needs to be made between several mutually exclusive alternatives given limited resources. Assuming the best choice is made‚ it is the "cost" incurred by not enjoying the benefit that would be had by taking the second best choice available.[1] The New Oxford American Dictionary defines it as "the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen". Opportunity cost is a key
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Business Environment Can your business survive? Marks and Spencer is a retailer department that offers high quality home products‚ fashionable clothes for women‚ men and kids as well as luxury food & wine in store and online; from 2‚000 suppliers globally. M&S also provide services such as TV installation for free when you buy TV from them‚ energy resources‚ insurance‚ gift wrapping and flowers deliveries. Marks and Spencer belong to the Private sector organisation and it’s registered as a public
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almost no costs generated by healthier people within the group. As the group increases in size‚ the latter is more likely to happen. In large groups‚ it is also possible to predict more clients receiving the service‚ hence the price is low for larger groups. On the other hand‚ when there is a small group of clients‚ the administrative costs have to be split among less people‚ therefore the increase of the service. 2.- a.- The whole point of providing all these “lifestyle” type of benefits is to keep
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Ethical Dilemmas 1) You are a prosecutor in a jurisdiction that does not use the grand jury system. An elderly man has administered a lethal dose of sleeping tablets to his wife ‚who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He calmly turned himself in to the police department‚ and the case is on the front page of the paper. It is entirely up to you whether to charge him with murder. What would you do? What criteria did you use to arrive at your decision? 2) You are a probation officer and
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corporations have to take. Cost analysis is one of the factors that should be taken into consideration while evaluating financial and investment decisions. This paper reviews the concept of cost analysis‚ how it is used in decision making‚ and how firms usually involve cost analysis in evaluating different projects. Furthermore‚ the paper discusses some of the main concepts that are derived from cost analysis such as cost allocation‚ cost-effectiveness analysis‚ and cost-benefit analysis. In addition
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than a few hours before being warmed in a sufficient and comfortable shelter. Gratification is immediate in my life due to the availability of energy. Public health has created an environment of well being among the general public based on these amenities. However‚ a thought that rarely crossed my mind is what is the cost of my gratification. The realization that my need for comfort is slowly destroying the magnificent planet I live on was shaming‚ shocking‚ and terrifying. The instinct to reject this
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Topic 1: Utilitarianism is the most useful ethical theory to guide company decisions. Discuss Introduction Ethical theories are critical to organisational transformation. Ethical theory is generally based upon moral philosophy and may be classified on many different dimensions; however‚ there are several core moral philosophies which are used in business ethics. They are egoism‚ utilitarianism‚ deontology‚ rights and relativism (Bartlett‚ 2003). All of which can be used to guide company in decision-making
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external environment that will determine its overall performance. Ethical issues arise throughout all organisations daily activities but it is the continual debate about what is right or wrong that will shape ethical decision making now and for generations to come. This essay aims to investigate culture within the internal environment and how culture plays a role in an organisation ’s ability to fit in with the environment. According to (Samson and Daft‚ 2003:80) the internal environment is "composed
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INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Chapter Outline : • Introduction • Meaning of Business • Business Objectives • What is Business Environment ? • Nature of Business Environment • Components of Business Environment • Determinant of Business Environment • Review Questions • References Introduction : Business environment is becoming highly complex‚ unstable and unpredictable in the globalised economy of today. The environment is the result of changing
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