RESEARCH INTO ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS: AN ISSUES PAPER EXPLORING THE NEED FOR A GUIDANCE FRAMEWORK ‘An ethical framework is a set of ethical principles capable of being applied consistently and designed to guide our response to a particular problem or set of problems… an ethical framework dictates not what is to be done‚ but what factors should be considered in deciding what is to be done.’ 2 2 Chan‚ S.‚ & Harris J. (2007). Nuffield Council on Bioethics: An ethical review of publications (p
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Before conceptual framework is formed‚ companies prepared their financial report by their own methods. As to increase the utility of the financial report to the users for making economic decisions‚ conceptual framework is begun to develop by various professional bodies and organizations. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK In 1970s‚ Financial Accounting Standards Board (‘FASB’) of United States began to develop a conceptual framework. The FASB defined the conceptual framework as a “…constitution
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| The CobiT Framework | | | | | 12/31/2010 | | | With the increased use of IT within organizations there is a need to develop mechanisms that help management to satisfy the reliability‚ availability and security requirements for the information they produce‚ transmit and store. Moreover‚ with the amount of investments in IT becoming more complex and riskier‚ management should learn to administer their organizations’ IT resources in terms of infrastructure‚ applications
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theoritical framework By : BARBARA L. MCCOMBS The age is here of distance learning and new forms of e-learning. The rate at which a variety of institutions are entering the distance learning arena is increasing rapidly. In spite of the increased popularity and presence of online learning opportunities‚ however‚ many researchers and practitioners are decrying the lack of a researchvalidated framework to guide their design. Other researchers and practitioners point out that what works in effective
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access to exercise‚ sport and physical activity in Australian society will be discussed. A sociologist‚ Peter Figueroa‚ created a framework to analyse racism within society‚ particularly to look at how equity and access to society’s resources are affected by a person’s race (sport and physical activity in Australia‚ p.g 299). There are five (5) levels to Figueroa’s Framework‚ some have positive effects on sportsman whereas others have negative effects. The five (5) levels include Cultural‚ Structural
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Competitive Analysis Porter’s Verdict The Porter framework shows that the airline industry is exceedingly unattractive. Nevertheless‚ JetBlue has quickly attained profitability while maintaining its unusual low cost‚ low-fare‚ and high-quality service strategy. Rivalry is High Consolidation notwithstanding‚ rivalry is high as numerous competitors remain in the airline business. Major airlines such as Delta‚ United and American offer a substantially similar flying experience to the customer
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TABLE OF CONTENT Background 3 I. Current Situation 3 Current Performance 3 Strategic Posture 3 1. Mission 3 2. Objectives 3 3. Strategies 3 4. Policies 3 II. Corporate Governance 3 Board of Directors 3 Top Management 4 Shareholders 4 III. External Environment: Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) 4 Societal Environment (P.E.S.T Factors) 4 1. Political - Legal Factors 4 2. Economic Factors 4 3. Socio-cultural Factors 4 4. Technological Factors 4 Task Environment (Industry) 4 Porter’s Approach
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References: * Palmer‚ A. (2000) Principles of Marketing. New York: Oxford University Press Inc. * Dibb‚ S‚ Sinkin L‚ Pride W M and Farrell O C. (1991) Marketing. Butterworth Heinemann. * Porter‚ M et al. (2006) Business: The Ultimate Resources. 2nd edn. London: A & C Black Publishers. * (http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=competitive+advantage&‚ 2013) * Kotler‚ P‚ Armstrong G‚ Wong V Prof
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You are required to submit an essay that provides a critical analysis (meaning looking at arguments both for and against and stating your reasoned position) of the following statement: Michael Porter’s theory on National Competitive Advantage‚ is the best theory to utilize when an internationalising firm wants to select one country over another for new entry The globalization has become a ubiquitous and potent symbol of the age since the early 1980s. The term globalization was used to describe
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Red tides have been an ongoing environmental problem for our ocean waters wildlife. Red tide is a phenomenon caused by harmful algal blooms that occur when colonies of algae (simple plants that live in the sea and freshwater) grow so numerous that they discolor coastal waters (resulting in the name “red tide”). These large algal blooms of toxic producing dinoflagellates (single-celled organisms that are able to form nutritional organic substances from inorganic substances) may diminish oxygen in
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