Essays on Donaldson

How to Use Policy to Change Public School’s Funding and Resources Allocation

Ph.D. in Education-Leadership, Change, Policy in Education

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The present study aims to investigate the funding disparities deprive many minorities and low-income families of the opportunity for education success. The research endeavors to explore different ways policy can be used to equally allocate educational resources and use them to the advantage of the less fortunate sections of the society. As one of its important goals, this prospectus paper informs the research as to how to weigh the options available to the school managements and the education policy makers. The paper provides a purpose to the proposed study by dwelling upon ...

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An organization is regarded as an entity that is made up of people with a collective objective and is connected to the external environment. Hence, a business organization is a group of people collaborating to achieve a commercial objective (Handy, 2005). Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japan based auto manufacturing company with its headquarters in Toyota, Aichi. The company was ranked as the 13th largest in the world in terms of their revenue. It was the largest automotive manufacturer in 2010 ahead of the Volkswagen group and the general motors in terms of their production. The Toyota motor company ...

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Abstract Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics The paper analyses the role of the ethics and corporate state responsibility in the terms of the automotive industry. The study is to evaluate the role of the local ethics and the Corporate Social Responsibility in the process of the international development of the automotive industry. The key objectives are to evaluate the roles of these two concepts, find out the role of the customers’ awareness of the unethical behavior, and describe the patterns of change. The study validates why the car industry should focus on the ethical considerations and the CSR. This ...

The company (TinD) uses many information systems that make its core. The three key ISs include Jidoka, Poke Yoke and T-WINS LS in relation to the identified situation. Jidoka’s purpose is to stop in a safely manner in case of normal processing. In addition, it enables the machine to detect the issue and stops automatically through andon (Toyota Motor Corporation, 2016). Moreover, the purpose of the Poka Yoke is to make issues visible and act as fuel for the Kaizen Teian (Obara & Wilburn, 2012). On the other hand, T-WINS LS helps to manage warehouse and logistics centers of ...

Art-related disciplines are critical to educating citizens and students of every age. Nevertheless, the arts have declined significantly in schools and public participation. According to a recent study by Rabkin and Hedberg (2011), fewer eighteen-year-olds in a 2008 survey reported receiving arts instruction in their childhood than a similar age group surveyed in 1982. The research suggested that the provision of arts education dropped from 65% in 1982 to about 50% in 2008 (Rabkin & Hedberg, 2011). Moreover, it included survey data gathered in 2002 and 1992 with each successive period indicating a severe decline in Americans’ access to arts ...

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With globalization, organizational management is influenced by both internal and external demands, innovation and new economic paradigms. The new setting requires that organizations ought to grow, acquire new knowledge and reframe their central operations to meet the new demands (Qiu, Donaldson, & Luo, 2012 p 95). Therefore, the new paradigm is based on system approach, change in technology and the way knowledge is managed at the respective firms. For the purpose of this study, the organization that will be analyzed is Coca-Cola Company, which is a multinational organization. The organization operates in different countries across the globe and is characterized ...

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Donaldson’s algorithm is a critical analysis and confirmatory avenue that provides a guideline for cases where multinational companies and corporations are faced with corporate responsibility dilemma. The problem stems out as a result of the differences between the home country norms and ethics and those of the host country (Schlegelmilch, 1998). Donaldson designed the algorithm to aid the multinational corporations in deciding whether or not it if sound and ethical to conform to the prevailing norms in the host country. The assignment seeks to analyze two business practices and the conditions that the multinational firms are subject to ...

Dear Senator/Representative (Legislator’s Name):

As a leader of a non-profit health care organization, I would like to respectfully express my views and observations about the current health care status in our country. In particular, medication administration procedures. I would also like to call your attention about my goal in promoting a safer health care system for the benefits of all patients across our country. I agree that the reform in our health care system may have been long overdue. It feels great to know that our government is exerting its efforts to improve the overall system through health care reform laws. However, I ...

Surgical fires happen rarely, but should be taken into consideration, for they can have serious consequences for the hospital’s patients, employees, and the institution as well. It’s necessary to learn the ways to prevent such fires and the ways to deal with inflaming if it happens. (“Surgical Fire Prevention”, 2012). The research on the matter shows that up to 650 surgical fires occur in the US operation rooms each year, with up to 5% causing death or serious harm (Rocos & Donaldson, 2012). According to Feldman, L., Fuchshuber, P. & Jones, D. B. (2012) nearly 44% of fires during ...

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Change is an inevitable process, and it cannot be avoided. Some changes are for the better, and some may cause conflicts. So, when our new director decided to reorganize the department I work in, many of my co-workers showed a grudge as their opinions were not taken into consideration. As a nurse leader, I had to look into the matter and identify factors that create conflicts and look for ways on how to can manage them. According to me, there were several factors such as lack of communication, adjusting to new technologies and excessive workload. Adjusting to new technologies ...

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Thesis: The registered nurse role has the nurse at its center and how they maintain an effective environment for the delivery of organized patient care services. Argument: It is important to consider how the registered nurses provide care, how they improve the care environment, and how the people they serve view the care.

Registered Nurses’ Vocational Nursing Job Duties

Nursing is characterized by legal and ethical principles Nurses are expected to assume responsibility for nursing actions that are within the defined legal and ethical tenets They take professional responsibility Harmonious Environment Involves the interaction between man and the environment They need to create a supportive ...

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The internal environment of a company is dependent to a large extent on the ethical attitudes among the employees. Often, it is not easy for employees to take moral and ethical decisions that go against the monetary interests of the company. Employees making an ethical decision adverse to the interests of the employer usually forms a part of whistle blowing and is often met with retributions and recriminations from the employer. While employees have some obligations to their company and to their employer, they also have wider obligations to the society and to the country at large. ‘Whistle blowing’ ...

My work is devoted to the book “Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town” by Jon Krakauer. It is devoted to the series of sexual rapes which happened at the University of Montana, in the town of Missoula. Missoula is an ordinary college town, which has a state university with its own football team, the Grizzlies. Between years 2008 and 2012 there were over 300 sexual assaults reported to the local police station. Most of these cases were settled by the university or local authority. The author of the book examines several cases more deeply and ...

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The high prevalence of substance use in the society has made more users to depend on opioid drugs to relieve pains and discomfort because of addiction. The problem contributes to high number of hospital visits and increasing admission rates in hospital’s acute care departments. The following paper aims at reviewing the literature on the acute pain management in chronic pain patients and opioid dependent patients. The outcome of the review plays a critical role in the field nursing practice by assisting professionals to develop strategies that help prevent adverse effects for the patient suffering from acute pain. The ...

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Organizations today focus on empowering consumers, using self-reliance advertisers and applying new technologies in advertising their products and services. Additionally, the advertising industry has become more conventional because traditional advertising skills and capabilities find no room in the modern business world calling for their transformation, refinement, and sometimes replacement. However, some companies like Kellogg's have decided to maintain the traditional way of advertising. Kellogg’s Company is one of the America’s multinational foods manufacturing company. The company’s vision is to enlighten and delight the world using quality foods and brands that are essential for consumer’s health. ...

Most of the world’s most valuable food crops are grown in the tropics and major crops. Crops and plants which are disease free are a great economic and social importance of feeding the world (Donaldson 155). As noticed, several obvious questions emerging when looking ahead. However, some observers find it easy to give negative answers to these questions. Undeniably, the price paid of agricultural achievements has included massive transformation has included the massive transformation of natural ecosystems and deepening dependence on fossil fuels, the process which have resulted in an already significant alteration of bishopric cycle and growing ...

Psychology in Project Management

Positive psychology may be defined as the science of positive institutions, positive individual character or trait, and positive subjective kind of experience. In other words, it focuses on organizational and work issues by studying and applying positivity in improving the quality and effectiveness of life in various organizations. Interestingly, positive psychology has its topics overlapping into three main pillars, that is, positive traits, positive subjective experience and positive institution. The first pillar, positive trait, includes interests, wisdom, talents, values, creativity, courage, purpose, growth, meaning and character strength. The second pillar, positive subjective experience, encompasses well-being, pleasure, optimism, flow, positive ...

Business Plan- 7-Eleven (Ethics)

Ethics Ethical Issues Faced by 7-Eleven It must be brought to attention that for the successful running of a business, it is really important that its rules, policies and procedures are built on the foundation of ethics. Ethics have to be incorporated into a business’s philosophy and management so that it can run smoothly and prevent its reputation from getting tarnished. White mentioned in his book that in the present era, businesses are going global which means that there is a strong need to focus on ethical principles and guidelines because if any unethical move is identified in ...

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Lately, the health care sector in New Zealand has been facing challenges related to the old-fashioned method used in offering services. In many occasions, it has made it difficult for patients to access affordable health services since many health hospitals lack the technological capacity to handle the increasing numbers of patients with different ailments. Due to this, the relevant agencies have been pushing health service sector, particularly the public health sector, to embrace modern technology so as to address the health crisis in the country. This has seen many health organizations to launch programs geared towards adherence to the ...

The musical concert is Die Fledermaus a production of Johann Strauss that took place at the Royal Opera House in London in December 31, 1977. The musical concert is a musical orchestra taking place in a venue with a large gathering to witness and multiple performers. The performance was led by John Bacon as the chorus master, John Brown as the leader and Zubin Mehta as the conductor. The event was graced by performers from the royal opera chorus, dancers and servants of the orchestra of the royal house opera. According to the time and date which the performance ...

Occupational and Environmental Health in Carbon Nano-Tube Thread Manufacturing

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have novel physicochemical properties accompanied by new risks and uncertainties (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work [EU-OSHA], 2009). CNT release into environment and worker exposure can occur during any stage of production, usage, transport, waste treatment or storage. Data on occupational exposure to CNT is limited, and measurement techniques are also not fully developed. Engineering controls and personal protective equipment used for aerosol pollution are recommended for CNT also. Though CNTs have a primary graphene structure, their properties are entirely different from carbon particles, for which there are established exposure limits. CNT emissions are ...

Among the top 10 goods or services that are imported into the United States, electronic equipment rank the highest with phone and system devices topping the list. Electronic equipment makes up 14% of the total US imports and is therefore in very high demand in the US market. At the same time, Japan oil imports form 23.3% of their total imports (Ackerman, Ishikawa, & Suga, 2007). The concepts of absolute and comparative advantage in international trade dictate how countries utilize scarce resources to produce goods or services. It is not economically viable for the United States to produce all the ...

Many questions are yet to be answered regarding civil rights casualties. Many black people in America were killed, and their murders were not solved. In the 1950s and 60s, quite a significant number of black people that involved themselves with the Civil Rights Movement were killed, and their stories made headlines across the nation. Many family members of the victims killed during the civil rights movement are still waiting for justice and proper measures to be taken on those who participated in the murder of their loved ones. The murder of three civil rights workers by Ku Klux Klansmen ...

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Recent history, more so, the frequency of economic downturns over the past few decades, has championed the fact that college education is indeed a necessity towards social as well as economic advancement (Hughes, Serebryanikova, Donaldson &Leveritt, 2011). As more people focus on attaining college education, there are challenges that come to light. One of the most prevalent challenge being scarcity of economic means towards establishing direction towards setting out a brighter future path to greater success and opportunity for those from needy family backgrounds (Rondeau, 2007). Without a doubt, tuition fees present needy college students with the largest expense. ...

Competition in the business world is so stiff that each and every business has to adopt a strategy that will see it competitively maintain its market share Whittington (2001). Our small business company, Master brains Incorporation have recently developed an operating system that proves to be more stable and faster than the Microsoft’s Windows Operating System. The organization must also come up with the most magnificent means of ensuring that the business organization emerges to out seat Microsoft and become the talk of the day. The paper will take a cognitive overview of some of the techniques the ...