There are many different social policies that a person going into human services has to become knowledgeable of‚ because not following these policies could cause one to lose their job‚ be sued or both. Humans are creatures that have to be handled with care and being that I work in the hospital I see this first hand. A social policy that I may have to deal with in my career as a human services worker at Kaiser is accessibility. This policy reads that hospitals must make all their electronic information
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Economics of Competition Policy in India: Emerging issues Rajeev C.Bharathan‚ Background Generally in economics‚ competition is seen as rivalry among firms for a larger share of the market‚ which leads to efficiency in production and lower prices for the consumers. Competition can be defined as a process by which cost efficient production is achieved in a structure where entry and exit are easy‚ a reasonable number of players (producers and consumers are present) and close substitution between
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40 JOURNAL FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATORS‚ 10(1)‚ SUMMER 2010 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH Public Transportation Ridership Levels Christopher R. Swimmer and Christopher C. Klein 1 Abstract This article uses linear regression analysis to examine the determinants of public transportation ridership in over 100 U. S. cities in 2007. The primary determinant of ridership appears to be availability of public transportation service. In fact‚ the relationship is nearly one to one: a 1% increase in availability is
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Records Retention Policy Effective Date: 6/25/2009 Page 1 of 21 Records Retention Policy at Sarah Lawrence College Table of Contents I. Purpose and Scope II. College Archives III. Definitions IV. Policy V. Procedures VI. General Retention Schedule VII. Addendum I. Purpose and Scope This policy and procedure provides for the systematic review‚ retention and destruction of documents received or created in the transaction of Sarah Lawrence College (“College”) business. The policy is designed to ensure
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Fear Factor of Media to the Public After Events of Terrorism Nowadays‚ people are living in fear due to various terrorist activities such as suicide bombing‚ threats‚ harassments‚ kidnapping‚ that has affected the many lives of innocent civilians. One of the most renowned and unforgettable terrorist event these days is the 9/11 brought about by Bin Laden wherein a plane is hijacked and crashed through the pentagon killing thousands of people. Events such as this 9/11 event triggers massive coverage
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Cluster Theory and Industry Policy: An Overview Author: Stanislav Bucifal Australian National University September 2008 Executive Summary This paper examines the potential of cluster theory to inform industry policy. In the economic sense‚ clusters are production networks of strongly interdependent firms linked to each other in a value-adding production chain (Roelandt et al 1999). A defining characteristic of clusters is the presence of positive externalities which enhance firm competitiveness
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How has New Public management (NPM) affected the public services? To what extent has its impact been beneficial? The development of ‘new public management’ (hereafter NPM) over the past 20 years is one of the most striking international trends in public administration. It is important to mention that the rise of NPM is linked with other four megatrends in that period‚ namely: - Attempts to slow down government growth and spending (Dunsire and Hood 1989 cited in Hood 1991‚ p.3);
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Tourism Management 20 (1999) 471}485 An analysis of tourism policy development in modern China Hanqin Qiu Zhang*‚ King Chong‚ John Ap Department of Hotel and Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hung Hom‚ Kowloon‚ Hong Kong Received 28 March 1998; accepted 3 September 1998 Abstract Tourism in China has rapidly developed since the adoption of open-door economic reform policy in 1978. There is still little understanding about the role played by the Chinese government in
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sinful. Jul 2 DETERMINANTS OF FOREIGN POLICY The foreign policy of a country is influenced by so many factors Some of the important factors which influence the foreign policy of acountry or constitute the inputs of the foreign policy broadly speaking these factors fall into two categories‚ domestic and external. Domestic Factors 1.Size. In the first place the size of a state’s territory as well as it’s population greatly influences its foreign policy. Generally the leaders and people of countries
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7 CULTURAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS We often wish that there were more businessmen in government. That would be good for business and good for government. Yet the experience of those who are drafted into ministerial office from the business community is usually frustrating. The latest example is Digby Jones‚ former Director General of the Confederation of British Industry‚ which represents big business in the UK. In June 2007 he was appointed Minister of Trade by the
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