business is expanding while the up going GST prevent her from gaining more profits. The idea of replacing the labor with the help of new equipment will bring about an unprofitable break-even point. However Jill still insist on borrowing from bank to invest in the equipment regardless of the CVP analysis result‚ which raised some ethical issues. Analysis Question 1 Defining the stakeholders There are 5 major stakeholders arising from Jill’s decision‚ which are Jill herself‚ the lending bank
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cognitive ramifications of anxiety are of significance as they can lead to the development of an attention bias towards threat. (Cisler & Koster‚ 2010). As indicated by previous research‚ threat bias manifests in multiple forms (e.g. oversensitivity to perceived threat‚ near inability to disengage from threat) (Cisler & Koster‚ 2010). Notwithstanding the various manifestations of threat bias‚ the overall heightened sensitivity to threat arouses the autonomic nervous system (ANS)‚ specifically the
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The lecture last night discussed accrual accounting concepts such as timing issues‚ and the basics of adjusting entries. The discussion went into more detail on periodicity assumption and how accounting divides the economic life of a business into artificial time periods. These time periods are generally a month‚ a quarter‚ or a year‚ now whether it is a fiscal year or a calendar year that is determined by the company itself. The lecture then reviews the revenue recognition principle which expects
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Pages 198-199 Briefly explain the general concept of cognitive biases in your own words. Choose two specific types of cognitive bias‚ explain them‚ and provide an example in your own life where this bias resulted in your making a poor decision. How might that mistake have been avoided? First‚ cognitive biases are instances where personal judgement can cause problems when trying to make decisions effectively. Honestly‚ I find it a little difficult to always keep biases out of our natural cognitive
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Liberal and Conservative Bias in American Media It has long been speculated and debated that American media is oftentimes biased toward both liberal and conservative views. It is true that the media can sway more toward liberal views or conservative views based on the portrayal of news. The bias between liberal and conservative news organizations can best be explained with the use of the last election‚ specifically Donald Trump’s controversial campaign. Donald Trump focused his campaign on the idea
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Works Cited Barry‚ Dan. “Bias Suit Filed on Behalf of Disabled Men in South Carolina Meat Plant.” The New York Times‚ www.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/us/bias-suit-disabled-workers-meat-plant.html?mtrref=www.google.com&_r=0. Accessed 23 Feb. 2017. The perception that non-able bodied people are not hardworking or are a hassle is the reason why less than half of non-able bodied people are unemployed. However‚ even when non-able bodied people are able to find jobs‚ they might have to work in horrendous conditions
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GENDER BIAS AMONG NURSES Gender bias is common in nursing. It is my own experience of facing gender bias in my own institution. When I was working as an Instructor in my institution‚ there was opportunity to for me to get promotion but was denied and it was given to a female colleague. As I was working there for last three years with an out standing performance for all those years in my opinion and that of many others‚ it was my right to promoted to that post. But the head of my institute had promoted
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timberland division‚ which supplied part of the company’s pulp requirements. For several years each division had been judged independently on the basis of its profit and return on investment. Top management had been working to gain effective results from a policy of decentralizing responsibility and authority for all decisions but those relating to overall company policy. The company’s top officials believed that in the past few years the concept of decentralization had been successfully applied and
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Theme of Bias in “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst Acceptance of an individual is important regardless of disabilities and other disadvantages. This idea is perfectly presented in James Hurst’s short story‚ “The Scarlet Ibis.” In the story‚ it is introduced that the narrator’s brother‚ Doodle‚ is born with an ailing condition‚ but unexpectedly survives. However‚ his luck goes just as far when misfortune intervenes as he is diagnosed with serious health problems and is disabled. In Doodle’s childhood
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Bias: Bias is when a documentary has an inclination towards a particular view or opinion. It is important when creating a documentary that all opinions and views are recognised and explored in the film and that it doesn’t focus entirely on one side of the story. An example of a documentary that is biased is Super Size Me‚ directed by Morgan Spurlock. The documentary primarily focuses on the detrimental effects of fast food and it does not mention any positive effects it could have. The documentary
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