“LIKE WATER FOR PROFIT” SUMMARY “LIKE WATER FOR PROFIT” SUMMARY In the article “Like water for profit”‚ by Diane Halen-Sukra‚ she discusses the looming importance of the campaigns surrounding the privatization of water. The article discusses how the government‚ and private companies are looking to privatize public water systems in municipalities around Canada. Which at the very center from a citizen standpoint is a horrific thing as essentially they are looking for take a human necessity
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will be offered (free of charge) for certain dates and times; please look at http://www.umsl.edu/services/cad/testdates.html . (2) In addition to this‚ students may take the UM-St. Louis Placement Test by appointment with the Academic Assessment Center (412 SSB). This will require a $5.00 fee. Students need to call 516-6396 for an appointment.
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Medical Center Case 1. What is Gary Kaplan trying to achieve at Virginia Mason? Dr. Gary Kaplan was trying to achieve change at Virginia Mason. He envisioned the transformation of Virginia Mason Medical Center into the quality leader in health care and sought to lead the organization toward this vision. When Dr. Kaplan joined VMMC what attracted him to the medical field was a collaborative team approach and Virginia Masons’ unique culture that was created in the early 1900’s. With time
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S&S Air‚ Inc. 2009 Income Statement Sales COGS Other Expenses Depreciation EBIT Interest Taxable Income Taxes (40%) Net Income $20‚077‚000 $14‚985‚000.00 $2‚399‚000.00 $655‚000.00 $2‚038‚000.00 $362‚000.00 $1‚676‚000.00 $670‚400.00 $1‚005‚600.00 Dividends Add. To RE $205‚000.00 $800‚600.00 2009 Balance Sheet Current Assets Cash AR Inventory Total CA Fixed Assets Net P&E Total Assets 1. Ratios Current Ratio Quick Ratio Current Liabilities $365‚040 $1‚534‚680 $1‚238‚500 $3‚138‚220 AP Notes Payable
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Responsibility Sears Auto Center Scandal Managing Business Ethics Text (pp.207 - 210) Ethical Decision-making Issue: Should Sears remove its commission-based compensation scheme? Group Stand: The majority of the group believes that Ellen should be removed from the team. Support for Motion: Rawl’s theory/Egalitarianism The underlying inequality is that car owners are paying for repair services they do not require while Sears benefits by earning higher profits. This is a result of information
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Community South Medical Center HCA340: Managing in Health & Human Services Instructor April 1‚ 2013 Community South Medical Center Strategic plans are critical to any business field including the health care field. However‚ the health care industry is constantly changing and strategies need to adjust with those industry changes. This is the only way for the health care business to keep competitive in the health care field. Strategic planning is the process of identifying a desired
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The 1920’s and 1980’s are similar in many ways. Their similarities are social‚ economical‚ and political. Some of the similarities between the decades are Prohibition and the War on Drugs‚ the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and 1987‚ and the influence of music on society. Prohibition was passed as the 18th amendment‚ that importing‚ exporting‚ transporting‚ and manufacturing of alcohol was to be put to an end. Prohibition did not achieve its goals. Instead‚ it added to the problems that it intended
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1. During a concert at Hammons Center‚ a large number of patrons decided to leave 20 minutes early to avoid traffic congestion getting away from campus to late evening "study" spots. Due to the large number involved in the exodus‚ there was considerable congestion in the parking area before the concert was over. This occurrence depicts which of the following? a. Murphy’s Law b. post hoc fallacy c. law of diminishing returns * d. fallacy of composition e. law of increasing costs 2. An editor
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identified as the center group. Most would like to believe that the center group is just toward the other groups that existed outside of the center groups but this is usual not the case‚ usually the center group tells about the perceived threat that the other groups present. This goes all the way back to the Middle Ages‚ were the center group at the time told or believed in the perceived threat of groups like the Lepers‚ Jews‚ Sodomites‚ Prostitutes‚ and Heretics. One could see that the center group in the
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Non-profit Organizations Non-profit organizations are vital to all communities. They provide much required services to those in need and derive from the humanitarian‚ religious‚ healthcare‚ social service‚ educational‚ or environmental sector. While striving for organizational success‚ non-profit organizations are faced with many obstacles. These challenges range from the hiring of qualified staff‚ unrealistic expectations‚ inadequate facilities‚ to a lack of volunteers and funds. Non-profits like
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