Ethical dimensions of sustainable development and their relevance to Organisations: A case study of Coltan Mining Industry Author Institution Course title Instructor Date Introduction Sustainability and its use in enhancement of a sustainable development has become a major concern in the world economy. Many international documents including Agenda 21 on ethics highlights how governments and corporate bodies may achieve sustainable development. One of the strategies suggested by the document
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Section A In this essay‚ three of Ninian’s Smart dimensions will b defined. The first dimension is the ritual or practical dimension. According to‚ "An Anthology of Living Religions‚" ritual or practical dimension id defined as‚ " symbolic actions‚ individuals or groups‚ crude or refined‚ such as a fight‚ a funeral‚ wedding‚ meditation‚ or worship(Bailey‚ Fisher‚ pg 10)" Ritual are forms and orders of ceremonies private and /or public. What adherent of a religion do as part of the religion praying
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When I graduated from Whittier Education Campus at thirteen‚ it was a major day in my family. Since‚ my parents hadn’t finished high school‚ hence they were excited to witness another daughter start high school and the road to higher education. My promotion of higher education showed how willing I am to pursue a college education‚ demonstrating maturity and responsibility. First‚ my family set high standards once I entered high school. They wanted me to become a poised‚ proud‚ and well-rounded student
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The seven dimensions used by Smart to define the characteristics of religion are ritual‚ experiential‚ narrative‚ doctrinal‚ ethical‚ social‚ and material. First five can be consider abstract‚ and last two practical. As a gift‚ the dimensions are meant to give humankind with some way of gathering and categorize info regarding religious practices‚ permitting us to bear in mind that not every religion has every dimension‚ nor are they all equally within an individual
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Personal Life and Education Dr. Zakir Husain‚ was an Indian statesman‚ the 3rd President of India‚ and the first Muslim to hold the largely ceremonial position of President of India. His tenure was the shortest‚ serving only 2 years due to his sudden death in 1969. Dr. Zakir Husain was born to an upper middle class family in Hyderabad‚ into a Pashtun family. His father‚ Fida Husain Khan‚ passed away when he was 10 and mother‚ Naznin Begum‚ when he was 14. In 1915‚ at the age of 18‚ he married Shah
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I had the opportunity to conduct the interview with Mrs. Jamie Gustafson about her life as a special education teacher. Before the interview I was curious what her duties are every day‚ why she chose the profession and what she finds challenging and rewarding about her job. I also wondered how she communicates and collaborates with other teachers and parents. I believe‚ it is very important to talk to other teachers about their jobs and reflect on the actions and intentions of professionals‚ because
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My Philosophy of Education Formulating my Philosophy of education seems difficult‚ but has taught me what we as educators have to focus on‚ we have to concentrate on what unites us in our career choice‚ we have to always remember that we are providing a service‚ and the customer is our number 1 priority. Education is the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge‚ developing the powers of reasoning and judgment‚ and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature
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Content Page INTRODUCTION 3 HOFSTEDE’S DIMENSIONS 4 Power distance Uncertainty avoidance Individualism/ Collectivism Feminine/ Masculine Low context cultures/ high context culture TROMPENAARS DIMENSIONS 4 Universalism/ particularism Individualism/ collectivism Achievement/ ascription Neutral/ affective Specific/ diffuse Internal/
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Ethical Dimension M. Gaffikin University of Wollongong‚ michael gaffikin@uow.edu.au This working paper was originally published as Gaffikin‚ M‚ Accounting theory and practice: the ethical dimension‚ Accounting Finance Working Paper 07/04‚ School of Accounting Finance‚ University of Wollongong‚ 2007. This paper is posted at Research Online. http://ro.uow.edu.au/accfinwp/2 07/04 University of Wollongong School of Accounting & Finance Accounting Theory and Practice: the Ethical Dimension Working
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INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT & ETHICS ACTIV-1 ACTIVITY 1 – TOPIC 1: CULTURAL DIMENSIONS DIALOGUE 1 1) Which cultural differences cause the misunderstanding or confusion? Which cultural dimensions can help us understand the situation? On my understanding of the situation – bearing in mind that when in a multicultural dialogue‚ many meanings can be found or understood by just context without the use of words – I believe that the confusion has its origin by the cultural difference amongh both
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