BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL UNIT GUIDE : Full Time Students CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS ISSUES ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/14 1. UNIT OVERVIEW This unit is intended to be multi-disciplinary. That is‚ it seeks to engage students in five broad subject areas of BU’s Business School – economics‚ finance‚ marketing‚ management and human resource management. In consequence students are both expected and required to be willing to learn in
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Holidays are a key and fundamental part of American culture. Not all holidays celebrated in the United States are unique to the country; Christmas is celebrated in over 160 different countries and even Labor Day is celebrated in other countries such as Australia and Canada. However‚ there is one holiday which the United States is known for celebrating quite differently than other countries. Independence Day‚ celebrated on the Fourth of July annually in the United States‚ features several traditions
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Hephaestus Hephaestus‚ the god of fire and metalworking‚ used his talents and power to help Olympus in war and structure. Hephaestus is one of the most important gods in Olympus. Hephaestus built things that the other gods used. Without Hephaestus‚ Olympus would not be where it is at. Hephaestus was smart‚ strong‚ hardworking‚ and brave. Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera. Hephaestus was also said to just be the son of Hera so that she could get revenge on Zeus for cheating with Metis
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It’s important to keep a positive fourth image of yourself for various reasons. In our society people judge us on a daily bases for the way we look ‚ act ‚ and talk . Behaving inappropriately in any way reflects back on your image can affect your life in many different ways. For example. Something so simple like being at the wrong place at the wrong time can get you suspended from work‚school‚ or activities. That record of your actions will be there permanent ‚ this simple decision can affect various
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It is important to care for your body so you can stay healthy and live well. Your body is made up of systems that each have a job to do. The muscular system is comprised of all the muscles in your body. Muscles are elastic and because of that your muscles could move the organs and bones that they are attached to. So you should protect your muscular system because every part of your body relies on it. Caring for your muscular system can also help prevent health problems and injuries. Some of the injuries
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WHY IS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IMPORTANT? O’ Connell‚ Patricia. (Feb 2010). How Companies Develop Great Leaders. www. businessweek.com - The Best Companies for Leadership report investing more time developing future leaders - The best-in-breed companies spend more time and money developing leaders - 22% of the Best Companies for Leadership spend 25+ days developing their top talent - Creates an environment that drives performance - Removes obstacles that hinder people
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Assignment Three Part One: Legal Issues – These are laws set by the government. That are essentially rules that a business must follow. They are designed to keep both the consumer and the business happy and ensure that everyone is treated fairly. Vue must follow these rules or they may be prosecuted and faced with a punishment such as a fine or‚ I extreme circumstances‚ forced closure of a business. Data protection Act –The Data Protection Act is set up to stop businesses unlawfully sharing customers
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2. Ethical Issues in Business. It seems that every day in the news we are hearing of new company that has acted at least unethically and possibly illegally in the operation and financial reporting of their company’s business dealings. There are many ethical issues in business. One major issue that we see is over and under reporting net income. Companies like to show that every quarter the net income of the business has an increase or profit. In order to show this they adopt unethical or illegal
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ethical issues discussed in the text. According to the textbook‚ Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases‚ an ethical issue is “a problem‚ situation‚ or opportunity that requires an individual‚ group‚ or organization to choose among several actions that must be evaluated as right or wrong‚ ethical or unethical” (Ferrell 65). There are fifteen basic classifications of ethical issues in business that can be broken down into three categories bases on who the decisions affect most – the company
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American Crime was easily the most ethnically complicated show I have ever watched. If you took all of today’s modern problems and threw them in a blender‚ American Crime would come out of it. American Crime takes its viewers on a rocky ride through an investigated high school male-on-male rape. It ends with the victim in jail for the long haul. What happens in between is what needs to be talked about. There are many different issues in American Crime that will be discussed. Each issue will be analyzed
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