Essays on Kerr

One of the most interesting laws created by Congress was the Cyber Security Act of 2015. It was created as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act signed by President Barack Obama that year. The Act limited government use of collected online information and how information could be shared between different nongovernment organizations and different levels of government. The bill may also have increased government oversight as well, considering the fact that the Department of Homeland Security now has increased access to networks to protect against terrorism and espionage. The Act has a “provider exception” (Kerr, 2015), which allows individual ...

Total compensation comprises a combination of monetary and non-monetary rewards offered to employees so as to motivate them to be more productive in the workplace. Motivating employees is also one way of retaining them at the organization and is, therefore, one of the objectives of the human resource management (Wilson 57). The results of a well designed and implemented total compensation include an enhanced performance at the individual and organizational level, employee loyalty and improved job satisfaction (Heneman 33). The Makey Company holds a belief that excellent customer service is an essential element for any business and holds this ...

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Abstract Overweight and obesity are considered as the problems in which excessive or abnormal fat accumulates in the body that may impair health. Nearly, 13% of the adult population in the world was obese in the year 2014. Moreover, the global prevalence of obesity has increased by more than two times between the years 1980 and 2014. Obesity was once considered as the problem of developed and high-income countries but now the problem has also been found increasing in the middle- and low-income countries, especially in urban settings. It is important to note that some of ...

In the world where we live, we exist with the perceptions that there are limitations to the feats that the human body could perform. This is why we presume that people who are disabled cannot take part in sports or any athletic event which requires the use of the body when one part or the other is not functioning at its best. People who have become disabled through one or the other unfortunate occurrence of fate think so otherwise because they have proven to us time and again that their limitations will not hold them back from going after ...

Violent conduct within the workplace environment can be manifested in four different ways. In the first place, total strangers to the organization may intend to bring harm to employees within the organization. Secondly, customers or clients of the organization can also be a threat to the security of the organization. Thirdly, the violence may be exhibited from the very employees of the institution. Finally, all organizations face a threat of violence from outside persons who have a direct connection with one of its members or its workers and this threat could be in relation to a totally private dispute ...

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Stroke is caused by a disturbance in the blood circulation to the brain; thereby, resulting in a neurologic deficit. It is among the leading causes of disabilities in the U.S. It can become a significant burden for prolonged care (Buttaro, 2013). Patients experiencing first stroke have significantly increased chances of having a subsequent stroke (Lawrence, Fraser, Woods, & McCall, 2011). It is also among the most important causes of death in the U.S. (Buttaro, 2013). Therefore, it is important to educate patients about the prevention strategies. Among the patient education, two things are important: one is the ...

REFLECTIVE REPORT: DEVELOPMENT OF A REWARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Reflective Report: Development of a Reward Management System Overview of the situation The purpose of this report is to reflect on the organisational structure and management system at Sur University College in Oman. Sur University College offers a number of very important services to students and the community alike, but there are certainly struggles that the organisation experiences as well. The college is a diverse learning environment, and the organisation as a whole employs a number of staff, which often has a compounding influence on the overall fluidity and efficiency of internal organisational culture. Underperformance is sometimes a problem ...

REFLECTIVE REPORT: DEVELOPMENT OF A REWARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Reflective Report: Development of a Reward Management System Overview of the situation I reflect my experience at TSB Bank, Benford branch in 2016. The bank was underperforming since the employees were unable to meet the monthly set targets. This situation impacted the bank’s revenue as well as the provision of services to customers. Even after several meetings between the head of operations and employees, the situation worsened each month. A team of specialist was set up to investigate the issue. I was given the mandate to lead this team, and our core task was to identify the problem ...

Introduction

Human Resource Management a distinctive approach to the employment management consist of two main forms of existence – one is in academic discourse and activity and other is in form of practice in organizations to employ people and have employment relationships. Human Resource management gains a competitive advantage where the value of the service is determined by the quality or how close it fits into customer needs. Establishing the human resource practice has a positive influence on company’s bottom line. Human Resource management builds a commitment, productive workforce and takes up the responsibility in increasing the employee engagement and ...

Qualitative Research

Brief Description The interview was conducted among two people on the topic “Interpretation of the migration crisis”, which turned to be quite challenging due to the sensitiveness of the topic. First of all, it was problematic to find participants, as the majority thought that the answers may affect their social or professional life, even though I made it clear that the participation is anonymous. Secondly, one of the respondents refused to continue answering the questions in the middle of the interview without explaining the reasons. However, as this option was discussed before the interview, it did not affect the ...

Introduction

Barcode scanning technology operates based on the symbology principle; which defines the barcode, determines the interpretation as well as the mapping of the encoded data or information (Kato, Tan & Chai, 2010) The encoding enables the scanning gadget to know when a character or digit starts and the moment it stops; in the same way as binary interpretation. Barcodes are usually an array of lines organized in a parallel and alternated (black and white) manner. Barcode scanning technology offers a cheap and simple way of recording information or data in various applications.

Purpose

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Introduction

Business organization has a central goal of profit maximization and increase in their productivity at the least possible cost. As a result, employers oftentimes tend to do everything it takes to get what they want. This includes subjecting employees to undue work pressure and probably denying them of certain benefits. Too often than not, this creates an unrest and conflict in the workplace which in turn affects the productivity of the employees. This is where labor unions, also known as trade unions come in the workplace environment. The sole purpose of labor unions is to act as a middleman ...

Apple is the number two vendor of computer and smartphone technology in the world (Jones, 2016). Industry experts anticipate further growth for the company in the years to come. Apple is able to maintain leadership in innovations by focusing on research and development without spending as much as its competitors do. In 2015, the company allotted $8.1 billion for the said purpose, which was 36 percent, 8 percent, and 10 percent lower than Samsung, Nokia, and Microsoft, respectively. Apple develops products that are related to one another and share as much of the same technicalities. This strategy of creating ...

Introduction

Apple incorporation, abbreviated as Apple Company, is a large multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in the United States of America. The firm deals with the design, development, selling, advertising and renting of consumer electronics, computer software as well as a range of online services and other third-party services and devices incorporated into its systems. It is also highly valued and has been indicated to contribute notably to the total GDP of the United States economy. Its main competitors include Google, Microsoft as well as other phone manufacturers including but not limited to Samsung, Techno sand Huawei (Reuters, ...

Part A. Answer the following questions based on the literature:

PTP (Pretrial publicity) creates a set of problems that forensic social/cognitive/experimental psychologists are uniquely qualified to address. What are some of these problems? Hint: they are psychological (social/cognitive) and legal (procedural/substantive). Thus, begin by addressing: why we are concerned with PTP at all? What are the alleged effects and what does the social science research indicate regarding these effects (be specific in citing literature)? One of the problems, caused by Pre-Trial Publicity is the cognitive one. This means that juries get the information about the case under some circumstances, identified by the pre-trial mass media articles, which they ...

Diabetes is a chronic illness characterized by absent or reduced pancreatic production of insulin and decreased cellular sensitivity to insulin. The result is a rise in blood sugar levels which does harm to body tissues. Obesity, or a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater, accounts for up to 85% of an individual’s risk of having type 2 diabetes (T2DM), which is the more common type (Eckel et al., 2011). Statistics show that obesity occurs more in older adults with more than a third of adults 65 years old and over considered obese (Eckel et al., 2011). ...

Research Paper Draft: The Hospitality Law and Privacy

Introduction Privacy, including information privacy, has become one of the great concerns of our modern information society. Each day, without much difficulty, one can find a news story or report concerning some question of privacy. The main focus of these questions, however, have centered around the age-old debate between what is the best balance between security and privacy. That is to say, very little public, media or government attention has focused on other equally important areas of privacy including privacy in the private sector, such as in the hospitality industry. Nowadays, the hospitality industry increasingly has access mountains of ...

Clinical depression, or classic acute depression, or major depression, or major depressive disorder is a psychosomatic pathology characterized by a pronounced mental illness, manifestations of which are noticeable over a long period of time. This mental disorder is characterized by the constant presence of negative emotions; a person is basically in a pessimistic mood: he is suppressed and depressed. One of the peculiarities of the disease is the inability of the individual to enjoy his life. His self-esteem is often understated; the surrounding reality seems to be boring and unworthy of the attention (National Institute of Mental Health, 2016).

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Customer service as a value driver

Apple Inc. is one of the largest publicly owned corporations in the United States. Apple products are known far and wide for their good quality though critics have tried to point out at the high pricings of Apple products(Apple Inc., 2015). Regardless, Apple still has numerous customers in many parts of the world. One of the reasons for this is their excellent customer service. One of the major value drivers for Apple is customer service. Many times, tech companies concentrate more on the specifications of their products and forget about customer service(Scholar, Johnson, & Singer, 2012). Customer service ...

Chapter 7: Review of Case Study 7-3. Beth Ann Faragher v City of Boca Raton

Chapter 7: Review of Case Study 7-3. Beth Ann Faragher v City of Boca Raton Sexual harassment and gender discrimination are common problems in many organizations including fire service police organizations. In this case, the US Supreme Court rightly held the city to have been vicariously liable for the misconduct of its supervisors towards Faragher. According to Bennett (2008), the lesson that fire department can learn from this case is that they should have in place clearly written policy on sexual harassment in order to avoid such liabilities (p.89). The court also noted that had the department had a ...

Introduction

Planning is a time-consuming and tedious process that is still important in the business world. Almost all of the successful businesses in the world have managed to stay on top of their game by engaging in structured and careful planning processes. Drafting a well though-out plan reduces the likelihood of making mistakes that are potentially costly. The aviation industry, just like any other business entity, thrives through informed decision making that is executed in the form of plans. Planning for the future provides a platform for the people involved to educate themselves on the strengths and weaknesses of each ...

“Poor single mother on welfare tell me how you did it?” rings the famous lyric of the late Rapper-Activist Tupac Amaru Shakur. The son of a former Black Panther, this ode to his mother provides a glimpse into the conundrum of surviving in the wake of being poor and black on public assistance. What Shakur unknowingly reveals is the image of welfare in a more empathetic and realistic way that illuminates instead of ignoring the lived realities of its recipients. While Shakur’s lyric is compassionate in it’s depiction, conservative lawmakers are less considerate in their elucidation of ...

International Trade Law

Dumping is the practice of selling goods from one country to another at substantially low prices; an action knows to discriminate price between the home market and the foreign market (Kerr 15). On the other hand, a subsidy is the act of distorting how things are run in the market and instead lead to resources being allocated resulting in low production and overall less wealth worldwide (Baker 15). Dumping is not an activity driven and operated by the government, as it is operated by private companies or organization, which they are part of the government or parts of them ...

Introduction

In Human Resource Management (HRM), establishing an effective performance review program, which is reliable, accepted, and valid at all levels, is one the main challenges that HR professionals face (Nankervis et al., 2013, p.334). The report will analysis the best practices in Human Resource Management that involve functional activities and strategic plans. In the Department of Defense, the HRM is a vital element in the department that entrust a vital role to entice top talent employees, improves their service and ensures there are reference actions that are successful for desired results in the newly employees. Putting in mind, the ...

Introduction

Decision-making is a process of selecting a logical choice from among the available alternatives. It is a process where one is supposed to consider the weights of each alternative, be able to forecast the benefits and consequences of each alternative. Among the available alternatives, one is supposed to choose an option that he/she deems best for that specific situation. Decision making in the criminal justice involves a focus on many important aspects of criminal justice, in some cases, the decision-making process may involve one individual or group executive. In-group supervisory process some people come together to analyze the situation ...

Question: Heidi speaks of "being the expert". Choosing an area of tourism that interests you, at what point do you become an expert on that area? What credentials and/or collective information is needed to consider someone an expert? According to Heidi, to be an expert, it is very important to find one’s niche. This will help a person to narrow the focus. Doing too many things or having too broad a focus will not help in becoming an expert. Other people can give the tools, but it depends on you to find the path. She says that being ...

Chancellor Merkel,

Congratulations for being one of TIME Magazine’s Most Influential Leaders and for your continuous steadfast action in the EU Refugee Crisis and the Eurozone. With that said, it is time for you to also consider the current situation to complexities of the Iran nuclear deal which has been a problem to the international community since the end of the Second World War. Iran’s nuclear power started in the 1950s according to Kerr (2012) with the assistance of the United States. The US created a nuclear reactor in the capital city Teheran in order to generate enough electricity ...

Part 1: Research Proposal

Introduction The Constitution has always protected the privacy of citizens, but the increased advancement of technology is becoming a threat. Technology is threatening to redefine the privacy of individuals for it to operate efficiently. One of the inventions that have collided with the individual expectations of privacy, which are protected by the Fourth Amendment, is drones. These devices can be used for surveillance (especially against terrorism) and aid in the achievement of the requirements of the Patriot Act. The drones can capture high-resolution images and videos from a distance and transmit them to the source. The American citizens fear ...

Healthy families, promote the wellbeing of their family members through the provision of emotional support and companionship, positive relationships with the family members, economic security, the psychological and physical health of the family members. Imbalances in the family dynamics lead to the family problems witnessed in the present day. Imbalanced family dynamics cause problems such a child development, addiction and violent tendencies; it also leads to personality disorders among children and adults (Dayton, 2016). Children draw from the synchrony and wellbeing of their parents, positive energy projected within a family gives rise to high immunity and mental health of ...

Annotated Bibliography

Bambauer, Jane. "Hassle." Michigan Law Review 113.4 (2015): 461-511. Print. Bambauer suggests that Searches and seizure in schools are in other words a debate about the privacy of individuals and the extent to which the state or anybody is able to invade an individual’s private life. Despite the fact that this may seem insignificant, a student’s locker in most cases is the only private space that a student has in a communal atmosphere of the school. In many occasions, the debate about searches and seizure is seen as an American issue. However, this can apply to ...

Introduction

The economic power in current global ecosystem has assumed more significance compared to conventional use of military power. The world has become increasingly flat and hence economic influence is becoming more impactful. On an upside, economic influence can be used to promote bilateral and/or multilateral economic relations between nations. On a downside, economic influence can be used to promote specific political, social and, of course, military goals. This is called, for current purposes, economic terrorism. By coercing nations into specific actions – or, for that matter, intimidating nations to backtrack from specific actions – coercive powers (state actors, non-state actors or ...

Jonathan Glazer’s 2013 science fiction film Under the Skin is a supremely stylized, innately profound work that utilizes kaleidoscopic visuals and an unsettling performance from Scarlett Johannson to explore issues of the male gaze and take them to their furthest conclusion. Telling the story of an alien (Johansson) who comes to Earth and entices men with sex for her own twisted, mysterious purposes, Under the Skin charts the progression of a woman’s experience by simultaneously giving her a power and a predatory agency that women are not typically afforded, then stripping that agency away bit by bit ...

Part 2

For the purpose of hiring a construction project manager, we have to explore a number of screening methods and discuss the pros and cons of each. The popular methods of screening include screening resumes, cover letters, and reference letters; conducting interviews on the phone or simply screening interviews, screening tests, questionnaires, reviewing the bio data and much more. We will look into a few methods now.

Resume Screening

Once the resumes for the vacancy of Construction Project Manager are received, the first step is to review each and every resume carefully. Experts in HR look for keywords, formatting and quick information ...

The imperial rule in China was a proclamation from the leaders, who wanted to establish good trade relationship with the foreign nations like the Great Britain and India. During the reign of emperor leadership of Qing officials, there was relevantly true that the dynasty was in unstable position. In retrospect, the Qing dynasty was the last imperial reign of China that existed for almost three centuries (Da-dui 2). The links that China established with India and Britain was quite lucrative with these nations, thereby making them more attached to it. This is what led to the feeling of maintaining ...

The Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean were one of the deadliest in modern history. It took place on 26 December 2004 and killed at least 220,000 people including the destruction of property worth billions of dollars (Bondevik, 2008). The areas hit by the tidal waves were Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, The Maldives, Thailand and the western coast of Somalia. This tsunami measured a magnitude of between 9.1 and 9.3 becoming the third largest earthquake ever to be recorded on a seismograph. It was a Megathrust quake. Such an incident occurs when a ...

The Sales Force Customer Relationship Management in Taleo

The use of CRM by Taleo presents several opportunities for the company to create and deliver significant value to its stakeholders. The use of CRM by the company will offer an opportunity to improve the quality and efficiency of the services offered by the company. This is important because managers will be able to carry out the company’s operations with the least wastage in resources while the improved quality of service will create value to the company’s customers. CRM will act as a decision support system for the company’s management and will assist in the making decisions ...

Introduction

Motivation is the force that makes people to do things or the inspiration that makes people to complete certain tasks (Mortimer, 2007). There are several motivational strategies that a successful, cutting edge corporation like pets marts can apply to enhance organisational performance. These include rewarding employees with benefits, enactment of quality programs, giving employees managerial roles and the use of performance appraisals.

Pets Mart can use employee benefits as a motivational strategy to motivate its employees. Benefits are extrinsic rewards like health care, life insurance, subsidized meal plans, ownership of company’s shares and vehicles and availability of child care among ...

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder that causes shortness of breath, a feeling of tightness in the chest, and persistent cough. There are two primary types of asthma: intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic asthma comes about through non-allergic means: cigarette smoke, stress, cold air, cleaning agents – basically anything that does not involve an allergen. Extrinsic asthma, on the other hand, comes about through an allergen such as dander, pollen or others. It leads to a constriction of the airway during an attack, leaving the victim out of breath, unable to take in more air, and with a tight feeling in their chest. In this ...

To Whom It May Concern, I am writing this letter in reference to a grave concern I have for my well-being and safety. For the past few months, I have been experiencing increasing harassment and what I believe to be gross invasion of my privacy on the part of my neighbors. I have good reason to think that they have been using cameras and other forms of investigation to peer in on my private life and watch me no matter where I go. Their reasons for watching me to this extended, uncomfortable level are unknown, not to mention extremely disconcerting. ...