1:RELEVANCE: Information should be relevant to the decision making needs of the user. Information is relevant if it helps users of the financial statements in predicting future trends of the business (Predictive Value) or confirming or correcting any past predictions they have made (Confirmatory Value). Same piece of information which assists users in confirming their past predictions may also be helpful in forming future forecasts. Example: A company discloses an increase
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There are many aspects of public health that need to be focused on‚ injury being one of them. Injury comes in two forms‚ intentional and unintentional. With regard to intentional injury‚ self-harm and suicide have been classified as major public health issues. Everyone is affected by injury regardless of age‚ sex‚ race‚ or socioeconomic status. Injury is the leading cause of death for Americans ages one to 44‚ and it claims the lives of about 199‚800 people every year. More Americans die from injuries
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WHAT CHALLENGES DOES THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ENCOUNTER IN A CHANGING PUBLIC SECTOR ENVIRONMENT The traditional model of public administration (TPA) remains the longest standing and most successful theory of management in the public sector which pre-dominated for most of the 20th century. The TPA can be characterized as an administration under the formal control of the political leadership which was based on a strictly hierarchical model of bureaucracy‚ staffed by permanent‚ neutral
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Vaccinations have been marked as one of the top reasons for the marked increase in public health since the early 1900’s. This safeguard against infectious diseases has seen the elimination of polio and the control of many other formerly debilitating disease. Interrupting the chain of infection‚ is an important component of public health’s responsibilities in keeping society safe from previous debilitating outbreaks. However‚ this fourth link in breaking the chain of infection is only effective if
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The public education system is designed with the average student in mind. The system is meant to take each child and educate him the same as the next child and the next. There is not consideration of the child’s learning styles and behaviors; the different child is simply expected to attune himself into the model of education set forth for everyone. However‚ more and more students are falling out of the fair to middling range; either being exceptional or classified as learning delayed and the public
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Case Study #1 How Kristin Died The case study “How Kristin Died” exhibits the obvious problems that come from neglect of the bureaucratic system and what types of tragedy can occur‚ as a result. This particular case ended with the murder of Kristin Lardner and negatively altered the lives of many people involved. However‚ when the information about the murderer‚ Michael Cartier‚ is presented in a timeline‚ it is obvious that if the bureaucratic systems involved would have take more precautions
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The computer is one of the most brilliant gifts of science. This device was originally developed by Charles Babbage. Most countries have developed fast due to computerization. Writing a program is essential for a computer. Speed‚ accuracy‚ reliability‚ and integrity are the main characteristics of a computer. Many of the routine activities today at home and in business are done by computers. The computer has proved a friend and servant of science‚ technology and industry. Most offices‚ shops‚ factories
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Personnel Administration This lesson complies with the following course outcomes: CO 3: To analyze the policy and decision making process in public administration CO 5 : To discuss the importance of ethics in public administration Synopsis While the country’s public administration is considered an important machinery of the government‚ the people; men and women who devote their time more than eight hours a day are the key to successful public service. The public administrators of any country
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In public administration and as well as other entities‚ organizational success largely depends on its structure. Over the years many theories have been developed regarding the structure of organizations. In this paper‚ I will be focusing on Fredrick Taylor‚ Adam Smith‚ Henri Fayol‚ Luther Gulick‚ Max Weber and Gilbreth. These "structuralists" provide with different models of organizational structural theories. Frederick Taylor was the father of modern efficiency model. Around early 1900 ’s‚ he
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Explain the role of Computer Systems in different environments. The rising of computer technology has taken deep roots in every field nowadays. It is impossible for anyone to imagine a world without a computing environment. It is the worst nightmare for any organization to imagine its functioning without high end automated systems. What is the importance if a computer system? Computers are extremely important in the modern world of today. In the fast moving life of the modern world of today
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