Introduction The WorldCom fraud that came to light in 2002 was an example of many things that went wrong within the organization. Unethical conduct by its senior leadership beginning with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bernard Ebbers was certainly at the forefront of these problems. The question is should a CEO like Ebbers have been sentenced to prison for his liability in the WorldCom scandal? My answer is yes‚ he should’ve gone to prison as well as other CEOs who engage in
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Analysis This essay is grounded on the beliefs from Schommer-Aikens & Hutter’s (2002) article that originates evidence on the psychology of how a sample of participants could think about controversial issues through their epistemological beliefs. Kuhn’s (1996)‚ on the other hand a post-positivist theorist‚ underlying philosophical assumptions based on the beliefs relates to Schommer-Aikens & Hutter’s (2002) article. Explanations of the real-world importance of the assumptions and their consequence
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two circles of salt (Holmes‚ 2002). The investigator should be well aware that the circles of salt‚ or any amount of salt found at a suspected ritualistic crime scene‚ would be a sign that a satanic sect of a devil worship cult could be involved (Holmes‚ 2002). Bowls of salt of different colors may also be found around the altar. The colors of the salt‚ as well as banners and other symbols‚ all have specific expressed meanings (Holmes‚ 2002). For example‚ the color black expresses
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the birth of tools many millennia ago (Civil Aviation Authority‚ 2002). The modern evolution of human factors happened in the last century (Civil Aviation Authority‚ 2002). The technology that surpassed human capability in the First World War saw the need for an effective human factors approach (Civil Aviation Authority‚ 2002). A scientific approach was also used in the selection and training of staff (Civil Aviation Authority‚ 2002). Human factors were institutionalized with the advent of organizations
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SOUTH AFRICAN HOUSING LITERATURE‚ 1999-2003 Prepared as a briefing document for delegates to the 2003 Housing Summit Compiled by Dr Marie Huchzermeyer Postgraduate Housing Programme‚ Wits University Commissioned by the Department of Housing‚ Pretoria Funded by the Housing Finance Resource Programme February 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Housing policy 1.1 Policy commentary 1.2 Policy evaluations Governance 2.1 Government capacity for housing delivery 2.2 Housing institutions 2.3 Disaster
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Research The suitability of action research has been discussed by several scholars who have written about management and business research. (Dick 2002‚ Bawden & Zuber-Skerritt 2002‚ Perry and Zuber-Skerritt 2002; Sarah et. al. 2002‚ Coghlan and Brannick 2001‚ Greenwood and Levin 1998; Eden and Huxham 1996‚ Easterby-Smith et. al. 2001‚ Gill and Johnson 2002‚ Gummeson 1999). A growing interest in action research methodology in business is evidenced by a number of papers explaining how action research
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ingredients to finished products‚ giving customers the assurance of freshly-baked products all day long. An Award Winning Brand BreadTalk has received numerous awards in recognition of its spectacular business success and pioneering concepts. In the 2002 ASME-SPH Singapore Promising Brand Awards (SPBA)‚ BreadTalk was a winner in the Most Promising Brand category and was further voted by consumers as the Most Popular Brand. In the same year‚ BreadTalk was ranked Number 1 in the Enterprise 50 Start Up
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For 2003‚ the weighted average common shares used were 55‚093 and for 2002 were 53‚703. For both years the shares outstanding at year-end were slightly higher than the average shares outstanding during the year. As of February 3‚ 2003 Krispy Kreme did not hold any treasury stock. Krispy Kreme also has no preferred stock or outstanding. No cash dividends were paid to common stockholder’s for fiscal years 2003 and 2002. This indicates that Krispy Kreme’s stock is a “Growth Stock” and explains
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transcultural nursing discipline and its revolutionary companion theory meets this threshold. Counted as “the most significant breakthrough in nursing…in the 20th century‚” she forever changed how nurses thought and spoke about healthcare (Leininger‚ 2002‚ p. 190). This paper will present a high-level overview of Madeleine Leininger’s contributions to nursing and their influence‚ as well as reveal the author’s connection to the theorist. Cultural Care Diversity and Universality: The Theory The Theory
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Introduction The Maritime Transportation and Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) was passed by the Congress on November 14‚ 2002 to address the security of United States ports and watercourses. President George W. Bush signed the MTSA on November 25‚ 2002. The MTSA is essentially an implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS). The requirements of the law went fully into effect on July 1‚ 2004. The law mandates selected port facilities and vessels to conduct vulnerability
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