essential concepts created from human mind‚ such as justice‚ would be undermined (responsibility implies freedom of choice) and‚ in short‚ civilization and human values would crumble. It is useful to compare the idea of moral agency with the legal doctrine of mens rea‚ which means guilty mind‚ and states that a person is legally responsible for what he does as long as he should know what he is doing‚ and his choices are deliberate. Some theorists discard any attempts to evaluate mental states and
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Agency problem and its solutions Introduction Principal-agent relationship occurs when a principal contracts an agent. The principal hires the agent to perform a service for him or to act on his behalf. For example‚ in a large corporation‚ shareholders would hire managers to help them to organize the company in dairy business. However‚ agency problems may arise because of the conflict interest and asymmetry information between principals and agents‚ which lead to agency costs. In this essay‚
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Obedience to Authority To what extent can humans’ morality be corrupted by environment‚ or are all humans cruel by nature? If an authority figure told another person to jump off a bridge‚ our response would be to reject his command and tell him to jump‚ but what would happen if an authority told somebody to execute a worthless criminal for his wrongdoings by pushing him off a bridge? According to research conducted by psychologists like Solomon Asch‚ and Philip G. Zimbardo‚ under the right variation
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and a warm place to sleep --- not to mention watching television and playing video games (or whatever else jails provide these days). But then‚ on the other side of this argument is the fact that far too many people are made criminals for things which should not be a crime. I once heard of a woman being jailed for overdue library books --- beyond absurd. And‚ at least in one municipality‚ they wanted to make jaywalking a jailable offence --- again way beyond absurd. REAL criminals belong in the
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interests held under various operating subsidiaries and affiliates. Ayala maintains a leading presence in real estate development‚ financial services‚ telecommunications‚ water infrastructure development and management‚ electronics manufacturing services‚ automotive dealerships‚ technology-related investments‚ and overseas real estate investments. It has recently made invesements in the power generation assets and transport infrastructure. Ayala′s Board of Directors is the highest authority in matters
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Authority/Power/Politics Authority What is Authority The word authority derives from the Latin word auctoritas meaning invention‚ advice‚ opinion‚ influence or commands which originate from an auctor‚ indicating that authority originates from a master‚ leader or author. Essentially authority is imposed by superiors upon inferiors either by force of arms (structural authority) or by force of argument (sapiential authority). Usually authority has components of both compulsion and persuasion
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went public in 1965 at $5 per share. Over the last ten years‚ its stock price has ranged from $8 in July 2002‚ to its peak at $15 in July 2006 to its low at $4 in July 2010. It currently trades at approximately $5.50 per share.The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)‚ Michael J. Koss‚ the founder’s son‚ and his family directly or indirectly own in excess of 70 percent of the company’s 851‚000 shares. A $34 million embezzlement of cash from the Koss Corp. occurred over a 12 year period from 1997 through December
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We are honored to announce that Gary Jones has joined WPDC as our Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). In his new role‚ he will oversee‚ monitor‚ audit‚ and validate our quality‚ standards‚ and performance to ensure WPDC is operating at the highest level of integrity‚ excellence‚ and quality while delivering our mission to the WordPress software community. In the summer of 2015‚ after my Genesis Camp presentation‚ Gary and I began working together. I believe strongly in building monitoring systems to
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Javona Harris Agency Evaluation Paper Issues in Social Service Delivery: 39-421 Telamon Corporation Organizational Culture Telamon Corporation Head Start centers provide a secure setting where children can develop their skills under the watchful eyes of well-trained caregivers. The mission of this agency is “to support the social-emotional‚ academic‚ and physical development of children by working with families‚ early care and education programs‚ and the community through a statewide‚
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