B Corporations Benefit Corporations‚ also known as B corps‚ are a new way to do business in a socially responsible way. Curtis Lum’s article‚ “Legislation would allow for creation of ‘B corps’” published on March 18‚ 2011 in the Pacific Business News‚ talks about the ongoing legislative battle to legally recognize B corps in Hawai’i. An additional article from the PBN‚ published the same day by John Webster‚ “Social responsibility is beginning to take root‚” provides further background to Lum’s
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What is the effect of time spent on the internet on a person‚ her family‚ her employer‚ the companies she does business with and the communities that they live in? The internet has become a powerful and widespread communication platform. The internet has started to change the way of society in a few beneficial ways. The internet’s usefulness‚ a person keeping up with her friends or family‚ and the ability to go to school without leaving your home are a few of the beneficial ways. There is little
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Cost Benefit Analysis A cost benefit analysis is done to determine how well‚ or how poorly‚ a planned action will turn out. Although a cost benefit analysis can be used for almost anything‚ it is most commonly done on financial questions. Since the cost benefit analysis relies on the addition of positive factors and the subtraction of negative ones to determine a net result‚ it is also known as running the numbers. A cost benefit analysis finds‚ quantifies‚ and adds all the positive factors. These
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Management Ethics and Advocacy for HR Pro January 20‚ 2014 Determine the impact of this event on ARC’s “benefits of business ethics” (employee commitment‚ investor loyalty‚ customer satisfaction‚ and bottom line). The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1881. Barton‚ a civil war nurse‚ was credited with establishing the early works of what is currently known as the American Red Cross. The mission of the American Red Cross is to give relief to victims of disasters
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Greek temples to Persian capitals‚ pillars have been an essential foundation for important establishments worldwide. The pillars of our National Honor Society are no exception. Without the four bases of leadership‚ scholarship‚ service and character‚ NHS would not be the respected nationwide organization that it would be today. Every member of this society is required to fully represent these four attributes to maintain the prestigious essence of the organization. As stated above‚ my grade point average
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Rodney Pieper Composition 1120 (22) April 11‚ 2000 Research Paper Trapping Benefits In the spring of 1996 Farmer Johnson’s field was inundated with water. This high water level wasn’t due to natural flooding or heavy rains but a well built line of mud‚ rocks and logs 200 feet long that crossed the river near his property. Beavers were the cause of this years crop failure. Farmer Johnson decided the best thing he could do was call the county trapper. The trapper came and removed most
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Benefits of being Multilingual In today’s society‚ being one step ahead can account for a lot. In the modern day world‚ people of all cultures are constantly intercepting in one way or another‚ whether it be at work‚ in stores‚ or in their own neighborhoods. How could you live so close to someone and not being able to communicate with them? It’s nearly impossible. This reason‚ exactly‚ especially considering America’s diversity‚ is why being multilingual is pushed and praised so heavily across
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gentrification because a lot of supermarkets and other discount retailers will also open in the community‚ which can provide convenient and not expensive services and goods to the local people. Also‚ the existing stores in the community will also benefit because of the more spending by the
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Medicaid is just a waste of money and the program needs to be stopped. Even when we ignore the significant benefits like increased prevention‚ increased diagnosis and treatment of disease‚ and financial protections for the family‚ Medicaid seems worth the investment. This incremental cost-effectiveness ratio is well below the cost of most medical and social policy investments that we as a society choose to make‚ such as treating disabling spinal problems or placing smoke detectors in homes (Muennig
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Benefits or importance of education Have you ever thought how beneficial education is? Well ‚ Education is the form of learning in which knowledge‚ skills‚ and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next. It is as important as the air we breathe. It is the most important possession a person must have. Education is beneficial in many aspect of life especially‚ personal and social it is the only possession that cannot be taken away from you. “Education is the most
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