Credit Rating Agencies Credit rating agencies play a crucial role in the financial system‚ and played an important one in the events that led to its near-collapse in 2008. The business is dominated by three firms – Moody’s‚ Standard and Poor’s and Fitch Ratings -- whose job is to provide an objective analysis of the risk posed to investors by bonds‚ companies and countries. During the housing boom‚ the system broke down‚ as several billion dollars worth assets‚ later shown to be worthless‚ received
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Workplace Violence Suffered by Nursing Workers at XYZ Hospital Violence is a major cause of both mortality and morbidity. The World Health Organization (WHO)‚ the International Council of Nurses (ICN)‚ public services international and the international labor organization have campaigned for nurses to come together and fight workplace violence (International Council of Nurses 2001‚ p.3). Nurses and health care workers are more exposed to workplace violence. According to the Bureau of
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Multi-agency Working Explain the importance of multi –agency working and integrated working. (outcome 1.1) Multi-agency working brings together practitioners and working professionals to provide a way of working together to support children and young people through their development. This is very important in ensuring that each and every child is supported in their development to all achieve the same outcomes. Agency professionals such as GP’s‚ SENCO’s‚ speech and language specialists and
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actions‚ “cognitions‚ images‚ beliefs‚ and emotions”. This theory deals primarily with the present prevailing issues. There is importance placed on examining the client and the client’s present environment. The client must actively participate in counseling sessions and in his or her environment by learning “new and adaptive behaviors to replace old and maladaptive behaviors”. It is believed that changes in behavior can
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the process in which we learn the norms and values of the society we live in. Agents of socialisation are people or groups that assist individuals in the socialisations. These include the family and peer groups among others. The family is a primary agency in socialisation. It can be argued that at a young age the family is the most dominant agent of socialisation and therefore has a direct influence on gender roles and identities. Ann Oakley (1981) argues that children are socialised into their gender
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Introduction An executive decision has been made to relocate the clinical pathology laboratory of the XYZ Laboratory Service to a new hospital site which is currently under development of the ABC Hospital Group to be located in Kuilsriver. Accordingly‚ this narrative serves to give our design features and the specifications required such that a draft floor plan can be delivered to us within 6 weeks. The design of this facility must comply with government health and safety regulations‚ WHO guidelines
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1. INTRODUCTION Agency is a fiduciary relationship created by express or implied contract or by law‚ in which one party (the agent) may act on behalf of another party (the principal) and bind that other party by words and/or actions. The etymology of the word agent or agency says much. The words are derived from the Latin verb ago‚ agere (the respective noun agens‚ agentis). The word denotes one who acts‚ a doer‚ force or power that accomplishes things.1 Agency is the exception to the doctrine
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National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) leads the U.S. Government in cryptology that encompasses both Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Information Assurance (IA) products and services‚ and enables Computer Network Operations (CNO) in order to gain a decision advantage for the Nation and our allies under all circumstances.” However‚ it goes on to say that “National Security Agency is part of the U.S. Department of Defense‚ serving as a combat support agency to the military” NSA
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Integrating theories is an important skill to know. If there is no theoretical basis for what a counselor should be looking for‚ even if there are many bases to look at‚ that makes for a counselor who may be lacking in the fundamental trainings and may not be able to do their job correctly. It can be daunting‚ to say the least‚ to integrate theories into the way that a therapist practices. There is a wealth of information that can be found to help with the integration process. The main concern
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right to whistle-blowing. However‚ by executing these measures‚ employees are then morally obliged to blow the whistle. In this essay‚ we will talk about the importance of whistle-blowing‚ ethics and corporate governance in an organization‚ moral agency and responsibility as well as whistle-blowing as an internal control mechanism. Based on all these factors‚ we will then conclude on whether employees should have a duty to blow the whistle on unethical or illegal acts. IMPORTANCE OF WHISTLE-BLOWING
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