Question: 4. How could the utilitarians look at making a false promise? How can the Kantians look at making a false promise? Do you think that utilitarianism is better than Kantian ethics? Introduction: A False promise means “a promise that is made with no intention of carrying it out and esp. that is made with intent to deceive or defraud”. Nowadays‚ making false promises has become ubiquitous in our daily life. Is it a right action or not? Based on Kantian ethic and Utilitarianism‚ there
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merger assessment techniques. How are they applied? What are the advantages‚ disadvantages‚ etc.? There are many benefits to a merger between firms. These include: exploiting economies of scale‚ diversification and of course increasing shareholder wealth. The reason for mergers are predominantly monetary. These benefits can either be competitive or anti-competitive‚ when a collusion is anti competitive a governing body should intervene. Anti competitive behaviour would reduce the level of competition
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TOPIC 1: AGENCY 1. DEFINITION OF AGENCY "Agency is the relationship that exists between two persons‚ when one‚ called the agent‚ is considered in law to represent the other‚ called the principal‚ in such a way as to be able to affect the principal ’s legal position in respect of strangers to the relationship by the making of contracts or the [sale or purchase] of property." So‚ an agent is someone who represents another‚ called the principal‚ in dealings with third persons. Agency is therefore
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Essay June How did I get the job in the travel agency At the time I still went to school I had to think about something I would like to do in the future. My mom worked in a travel agency for many years and she always told me about all the countries she has visited and the good time she had while working there. When I was younger my parents used to travel a lot with my brother and me‚ so I got to know many countries. That is why I’m very interested in different cultures‚ languages and countries
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” Therefore‚ when the truth of the new proposition has been demonstrated beyond question‚ they say‚ “yes‚ it may be true but it is not important.” Finally when sufficient time has elapsed to fully evidence its importance‚ they say‚ “yes‚ surely it is important but it is no longer new.”.” –Michel De Montaigne‚ 16th century. Kinesiology is defined as the study of muscle and body movements; whereas‚ applied kinesiology is defined as the diagnostic phenomenon of a muscle weakening when a person experienced
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operation of the business. Involving other cultures in the business will increase revenue and save money on the workforce. Many changes will be needed to prepare the employees and management to deal with the people from different cultural backgrounds. How will communications be affected throughout the company? Throughout the company‚ communication will be more technologically intense. Translation software will help with language differences. The internet‚ e-mail‚ instant messaging‚ telephone‚ and teleconferencing
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logograms; “r u okay?” and also uses an emoticon to end her message;”XO”. This shows that the teenagers are influenced by their colleagues at school or could be the way in which people speak in their demographic that would affect how they talk to people. By using emoticons‚ it shows how the teenagers can be creative by making up symbols to use such as :) for a smile. The message is then carried on by the next participant replying as “not
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2 Spar Applied Systems Spar Applied Systems (A): Organizational Change and Team Management Everybody is familiar with the cliché that the only constant in this world is change. In today’s fast-evolving environment‚ people attempt to manage change in their everyday lives‚ seeing its potential and enormous benefits. For business organizations managing change has become an important strategy to achieve competitive advantage and to position oneself on top of the competition. One of the critical success
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disadvantages not effective on depression. The advantage of in vivo desensitization the person make real contact with the feared stimulus and the disadvantage is more costly and time consuming. On Maria case I would use in Vivo Desensitization procedure: I would provide relaxation exercises. Then I would develop the following hierarchy- 1. Have a get together (small party) with Maria and I at her home 2. Have a get together (small party) with Maria and I at my office 3. Have a get together (small party)
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Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Vol. 78‚ No. 1‚ April‚ pp. 25–62‚ 1999 Article ID obhd.1999.2826‚ available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on On the Social Psychology of Agency Relationships: Lay Theories of Motivation Overemphasize Extrinsic Incentives Chip Heath Duke University Three laboratory studies and one field study show that people generally hold lay theories which contain an extrinsic incentives bias—people predict that others are more motivated
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