Activity #3 Q1. What are the factors that contributed to Universal Robina Corp’s success? Universal Robina Corporation (URC) traces its beginnings all the way back to 1954. John Gokongwei was doing very well then as a trader/importer. He had learned the trade when his father died before the war‚ and had worked hard through the war and postwar years to prosper. However‚ while he thrived‚ he took a long hard look at his company‚ and correctly predicted that trading would remain a low-margin business
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Universal Health Care The issue of health care is a widely debated issue in the United States today. The United States spends more on health care than any other country in the world‚ but there are 48.6 million people that do not have health insurance. The United States also has one of the lowest life expectancies in the industrialized world‚ and 45‚000 people die every year due to a lack of health care. The United States Congress passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010 to try to correct some
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Values In different region of the world people have different beliefs that guide and shape the way they live their life. A value is an important and life lasting beliefs or ideals shared by people of the same culture about what is good or bad‚ and what is desirable or undesirable. What may seem valuable to one person may not be the same as to the next person‚ cultures differ in many ways and those values that shapes our culture is also the root of our lifestyle. Throughout our lives
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Universal Precautions Universal precautions refers to the practice‚ in medicine‚ of avoiding contact with patients’ bodily fluids‚ by means of the wearing of nonporous articles such as medical gloves‚ goggles‚ and face shields. The practice was introduced in 1985–88.[1][2] In 1987‚ the practice of universal precautions was adjusted by a set of rules known as body substance isolation. In 1996‚ both practices were replaced by the latest approach known as standard precautions (health care). Nowadays
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Are There Universal Aspects in the Structure and Contents of Human Values? Shalom H. Schwartz The Hebrew University of Jerusalem This article presents a theory of potentially universal aspects in the content of human values. Ten types of values are distinguished by their motivational goals. The theory also postulates a structure of relations among the value types‚ based on the conflicts and compatibilities experienced when pursuing them. This structure permits one to relate systems of value priorities
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OB Define Values. Critically evaluate “Allport Vernon” classification of values. How values effect the business processes? Values are defined as the guide or systematic information stored in an individual to decide for him/her what is right or wrong for better well being. Values are a set of guidelines that inform your behavior within any given culture. Values form the basis of our behavior. They are the guiding principles behind our behavior and help us decide the dos and don’ts. For example
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vehicles‚ but they value the customers and service that they provide to their customers. One of the values that CarMax is known for is their great customer service‚ their trust worthiness‚ and their ethical practices. “CarMax is founded on the fundamental principle of integrity‚ reflected in the way we serve our customers‚ treat each other‚ and deliver our products” (CarMax.com. 2012). In this paper‚ Team C will Write a 700- to 1‚050-word paper in which you analyze the individual values and the organization’s
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Universal Health Care Many would argue that here in the United States‚ we have the best healthcare in the world. People from all over the world come to the U.S to use the most up to date medical resources. Is the reputation that the U.S holds warranted‚ and if so‚ what is the cost? The average annual cost per U.S resident is $7‚681.These costs rank us among the highest of industrialized nations (Lundy 2010). According to the National Scorecard on U.S Health System Performance (2008)‚ the U.S compared
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objectives of Value Education Dr A R Seetharam Principal‚ B Ed Section Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education‚ Mysore The Present Context The subject value education has come to acquire increasing prominence in educational discussions at all levels during recent times in our country. The issue has been projected as one of national priority in the National Educational Policy (NPE)‚ 1986. The Policy declares: "the growing concern over the erosion of essential values and an increasing
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Democracy As a Universal Value In his article‚ Democracy as a Universal Value‚ Amartya Sen asserts that democracy is a universal value. In order to develop his argument Sen needs to state his definition of democracy and define what he means by universal value. In the course of Sen’s argument he gives his view of the relationship between democracy and the economy. He then defends his view of democracy as a universal value against a main argument that deals with cultural differences between regions
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