Essays on Firing

A magneto is small generator formed from a permanent magnet, which uses electricity to give outputs such as pulses of high voltage. A magneto has a transformer, switch and distributor, which give alternating current the direction to the plug that produces sparks. Timing in magneto is the interval in which the breaking point occurs after producing the sparks. Therefore, the purpose of magneto timing is to actualize high voltage used to produce sparks at the right time. It is achieved through the internal and external timing. Internal timing takes place mechanically on a bench. There are two adjustments in ...

Introduction

The process of managing individuals whether in business or sport is an intricate task and demands a compassionate appreciation of the multilateral roles needed (Crust and Lawrence, 2006). The position of manager in sports represents a tempestuous as well as a stressful occupation where persons are publicly held answerable for the performance of the team. Some football managers have been heavily criticized for not spending enough in buying top players to help their teams win trophies. For instance, as Kulper (2013) reports, Arsenal fans complain that the team manager refuses to purchase the costly players who can compete with ...

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is the most encountered cardiac rhythm disorder in clinical practice. It affects <1% of persons aged <60 years. This prevalence increases to 10% in persons aged >80 years (Amerena, Walters, Mirzaee and Kalman, 2013). Atrial fibrillation is a key differential diagnosis in patients presenting with chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath, light-headedness, and syncope (Cruickshank, 2008). This paper will examine the differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, and paramedic implications of atrial fibrillation in relation to the case of a 43-year old male who presents with features and ECG findings of atrial fibrillation. It will first examine ...

Georgia recognizes the doctrine of employment at will. Employment at will means that in the absence of a written contract of employment for a defined duration, an employer may terminate an employee for a good cause, bad cause, or no cause at all, so long as it is not an illegal cause . An employer cannot terminate an employee for discriminatory reasons, a breach of employment contract, or in retaliation for exercising their employee rights. Discriminatory reasons include race, color, sex, religion, national origin, etc. In order to better understand how at-will employment works, I will provide three different scenarios ...

The Board of Education violated her right to privacy

The Board of Education disregarded Pettit's entitlement to privacy. She had devoted much of her time to work with the mentally challenged children for more than thirteen years and, all through her vocation, her assessments were constantly positive. Her sexual orientation in “Swingers” is outside her jurisdiction of her role as a teacher and the allocated working hours, and she is at liberty to do whatever thing as long as it does not meddle with her performance as a professional instructor. Based on the allegations leveled against her, her sexual activities have nothing to do with her qualifications or ...

Question One: Stakeholder map and likely conflicts

Intel Corporation is a global company that manufactures semiconductor chip makers. The company has its headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Intel’s success is arguably attributed to a robust internal organizational structure (Intel Corporation 1). Conflicts are likely to occur internally between employees and the managers. The possible causes of such conflicts are salary disputes and deplorable working conditions. The second conflict can occur between connected stakeholders and internal stakeholders (managers) over the quality of supplies and the amount paid in dividends. Failure to implement a comprehensive corporate social responsibility framework may result into conflict between the external stakeholders ( ...

7. Describe three different leadership styles and give examples of a situation in which each style could be most used effectively.

Autocratic Leadership- Leader makes decisions without consulting others. The manager takes the decision, announces it and then ‘sells’ it to his subordinates. Works best in situations like a new start-up where the employees are new and await directions. Participative or Democratic Leadership - Decision making is collectively shared between the managers and the employees. The manager presents a tentative decision which may be subject to change. The manager may present the problem, seek suggestions and then ask the ...

Homework 1 – Lesson 16

Test Objective Test Scenarios/Set-up In the lab test, the SRAW will be fired 30 separate times, with variables set at constants. Each test will be evaluated on a yes/no scale for missile launch, missile arm and target hit. In field test, with SRAW being fired 30 separate times. There will be variables within the criteria of target range, target course, and target speed. Each test will be evaluated on a yes/no scale for missile launch, missile arm and target hit.

A successful test will be defined as a positive missile launch and target hit being at a distance of ...

Former CEO of the worldwide renowned company, General Electric delivered a seminar about his company’s success and progress over the years. General Electric is regarded as the leading electronic companies of the world, and its success has been guaranteed by its leader, Jack Welch. At a seminar for the business students at Fairfield University, Jack Welch talked about the empire he built when he joined General Electric in 1960. Coming from a humble background and nurturing a knack for golf, he played in order to get to a top University of his choice but eventually enrolled at the ...

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Question 2 Question 3. The board never gave a clear justification to fire Pettit and their predicament was based on the oral copulation case that might affect children at the school. The board made the decision on the basis of their conservative values who believed that children were susceptible to such behaviour and it was possible they might pick up on such behaviour from their teacher. The board claimed that Pettit was unfit to teach, but the explanation was unrelated to the profession, rather it was based on her sexual preferences. To justify her termination, the board needed to ...

1.0 Introduction The hospitality industry is growing rapidly due to globalization and the use of advanced technology. Now, the business of hotels and restaurants are moving towards expansion in different markets to increase market share and profitability of business. However, the key factor in the success of this business is customer satisfaction that can only be ensured by providing high-quality services through experts and professionals. The major issue is the availability of specialized and skill staff or employees who can provide efficient services to the visitors. Although training and education are provided to the staff regarding the tool to ...

Introduction

The paper will review contemporary management practice involving a case study of one UK’s power and energy Services Company named Energy Co. One topic from HRO 383 curriculum that is related to the contents of the case is the company structure. The thing that relates this topic to the content of the case is the company’s leadership hierarchy that the case discusses. Therefore, the mentioned issue of staff resistance towards change results from the way the leadership of this company approaches the change process. The case study indicated the Energy Co. has been through a process of ...

Summary of employment-at-will doctrine from text

The employment at will doctrine is a legal doctrine that states that an employee who is hired for an indefinite period of time, may be terminated or end the employment at any time. Employment at will also means that the terms of the employment with regards to the employee can be altered at any time without notice and without consequences. For instance, an employer can reduce the employee’s wages, make changes in the employee’s benefits or change the terms of paid time off. In many states, employment at will doctrine has exceptions. One of the most common ...

Today, Syria faces a serious crisis. The country that once boast diversity is now engaged in a civil war bloodier than any war in history. Millions have been displaced and nearly a quarter million have died. The civil war initially rose as an Arab Spring. Arabs across the Middle East were seeking a democratic society. However, with the rule of the al-Assad family in Syria, violence is dominant and the country rests in a blood bath.

History of Syria

Originally, Syria consisted of a large amount of land that is now many countries today, including Syria itself, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. The ...

Death penalty, simply means the lawful implementation of an order of a court or any other public authority to kill an adult person found guilty of a capital offence; first degree murder and aggravated murder. It is a form of punishment availed to the courts or public authorities with the intention to discourage members of the public from future committal or omission of the particular offence. The methods of killing the convicted persons include hanging, gun shooting by a firing squad, electrocution, lethal injection and confinement in a gas chamber (ACLU 1). This form of punishment has proved to ...

Management

Summary of Employment-at-Will Doctrine The employment-at-will doctrine has its roots in the feudal doctrine of master and servant, wherein the master-servant relationship is viewed based on status rather than contract. H.G Wood’s treatise on the master-servant relationship held that ‘a general or indefinite hiring is prima facie a hiring at will’ (DeGiuseppe, 1981, p.6) This concept evolved in the United States as employment-at will. According to the doctrine, an employer can terminate the services of an employee at any time for any reason except an illegal one, and even for no reason at all, without risking legal ramifications. ...

Introduction

Most women are bound to get pregnant at some point in their lives. Therefore, it is of great importance to provide protection for them against discrimination before, during and after pregnancy. Pregnant women who are employed are often susceptible to discrimination. Pregnancy discrimination can be described as discrimination against women who are pregnant, have undergone childbirth, or have a pregnancy-related medical condition (Pedriana, 2009). It might be manifested in the form of denial of time off, denial of reasonable accommodation, firing or demotion, forced time off, restrictions on work, and any other negative actions by an employer due to ...

Part 1: Case Related Questions

Q1: Utilitarianism Theory was the underlying principle for firing Gao Feng from the job. The theory advocates that the company’s market position will not be affected, the Chinese government and Chrysler will have same relation, the jobs of the employees will remain intact, and the wealth of the shareholders remain safe by firing him. If we compare the benefits and the cost, we can see that the cost of losing job by Feng is too small than the benefits that everyone is getting. In other words, we always look at the total cost as well as benefits associated ...

Under this section, the impact of Occupational Health and Safety Legislation on both the behavior of an employer and employee is discussed. When both the employers and employees fully understand the need or importance of health and safety programs, they become alert in their behavior since awareness about the potential hazards, to which the office staff is exposed, among all organizational members increases. Resultantly, employers and employees can now prevent illness and injury at the workplace. When employers get to know about the legislation concerning health and safety programs, they tend to display a responsible behavior. Not only they ...

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Abstract

The use of information technology in the matter of justice provision has enabled the law enforcement agencies to ensure that the criminals are effectively captured and put behind bars. The technological tools that have notably contributed towards the cause are surveillance and cameras, forensic equipment for detection of criminals and communication means. These technology items have helped in making the law supreme and to make the criminals afraid of the law. Gun control has been made possible largely with the help of these technology tools as the people are being monitored and managed much more effectively with ...

One of the heartbreaking truths about World War 1 was that millions of innocent men needlessly died because civilian and military leaders were slow in changing their war strategies and effectively employing new technologies. Thus, the war typified a fight between an inefficient nineteenth century warfare which witnessed lot of casualties on both sides, and a twentieth century technology-driven battle in which many decisive technologies were tested. As for America, the trend of industrialism and mass production of machineries and war equipments had begun fifty years prior to the onset of the war during the American Civil War. With ...

Codes of ethics refer to the values set aside in a company that expresses the company’s obligation to the stakeholders. It comprises on how they plan to execute their vision and mission statements as well as providing guidelines to the employees on how they should behave ethically. Therefore, the company should place emphasis on the code of ethics that touch on the customer and employee relationships. One of the main objectives of a company is to increase the profitability levels (Harman & American Health Information Management Association, 2006). Therefore, the company should establish good social relationships with the customers ...

SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ARTICLE

The strategy, as well as, governance at the Yahoo Inc. was an important concept that assisted in revamping the performance of the entity. This was in the face of the challenges that it was going through at the time that encompassed firing of the chief executive office and the consequent appointment of an unnamed one, lagging prices of its stocks, bitter memories regarding the failed deal with Microsoft and with all these information being available in the public domain. Therefore, the following article will present a summary and analysis of the article ‘Strategy and governance at Yahoo! Inc. (G. ...

Issue: Did the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit err by granted North American Stainless’ motion for summary judgement based on their argument that Thompson’s claim was not allowed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Rule: An employer is prohibited from discriminating against any of its employees as retaliation for filing a charge under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. An employee can file a charge under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against an employer if they believe that the employer’s unlawful agreement practice was ...

Company and situation

According to Biegelman and Bartow (2012), WorldCom Group began in 1983 following the breakup of AT&T. It began as Long Distance Discount Services (LDDS) offering telecommunication services to local retail and commercial customers in the Southern States where the two major telecommunication companies – Sprint and MCI had little presence. The company grew by acquiring other companies and in 1993 it was declared the fourth largest long distance carrier in the US (Biegelman & Bartow, 2012). It was officially renamed WorldCom in 1995 and continued a period of great acquisitions of more than 60 companies. However, between 1999 and 2002, the ...

Milford Industries is a company that sells its products via the partners’ retail stores. It is of great importance for the company to set up reliable relations with the buyers, have a good product layout in the stores and a large number of locations where the products can be solved. Therefore if Milford Industries is going to maintain or grow its customer base, it should pay more attention to the sales people that are responsible for the communication with the buyers and increasing the sales figures. Distribution of the company is divided into the regions and districts, but the ...

The EEO is an acronym for Equal Employment Opportunity. In a nutshell, EEO is a branch of labor law that governs workplace discrimination. It seeks to protect employees from being discriminated against on the basis of religion, race, sex, national origin, color and disability (Gutman, Koppes, & Vodanov, 2011, p. 1). To this end, there are several laws that fall under the aforementioned category. Some of them are enforced by the established Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on one hand (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2016) whereas others though furthering the same course are not specifically enforced by the said ...

Poverty and economic inequality are a global threat towards economic development of a given country and often result in poor living conditions among the workforce in the region. Poor people cannot afford basic commodities like proper shelter, a balanced diet and enough money to feed their children (Ehrenreich, Arlie and Henry 282). Poverty comprises of two areas that are relative and absolute poverty. Relative poverty results from having income values lower than the average country's income values. On the other hand, absolute poverty involves having an income value that cannot maintain a minimum standard of living. Economic inequality is ...

Despite the massive publicity concerning the challenges of sexual harassment in the workplace, few firms have yet to take the necessary steps to eliminate the vice. Although the enterprises know it exists, they are unsure of how to manage the peril. Various definitions of the concept have been accorded by philosophical, legal, and managerial disciplines. However, Wall’s says that the meanings omit the interpersonal elements of sexual harassment. This article entails a comparison of the frameworks provided by Feary and Wall concerning sexual harassment. According to Wall, there are four necessary and sufficient conditions of sexual harassment. X ...