Essays on Ven

With the conclusion of the World War II, the world witnessed the emergence of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) with the major purpose of protecting the dignity of all human beings. In 1993, the World Conference on Human Rights acknowledged that these human rights are universally relevant and applicable and no questions shall be raised about their authenticity (World Conference on Human Rights, 1993). Nevertheless, critics from around the world oppose the universality of human rights. Therefore, this essay asserts that the nature of the human rights’ universality is questionable. In the beginning, a brief discussion concerning ...

1. The patient is diagnosed to have congestive heart failure. This is a heart disorder resulting to pulmonary vascular congestion with a reduced cardiac output. Among the diagnostic symptoms of the disorder include pulmonary complications, such as pulmonary edema, obstructive sleep apneas and pleaural effusions (Figueroa and Peters 2006). It is also characterized by the main symptoms of orthopnea, fatigue, dyspnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and peripheral edema (Grimshaw, Khunti and Baker, 2001), which are all present in the clinical symptoms presented by the patient Mabel. During the exacerbation of the congestive heart failure, the patient will benefit from continuous ...

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The past several years have been graced with an increase in the production and use of hybrid cars. Numerous automobile companies are exploring and introducing hybrid electric vehicles to the market, with several other companies to follows soon given the demand. It is imperative to outline that the introduction and the fast embrace and use of hybrid electric cars over the past few decades have been stimulated by several factors. Apart from the increasing demand for hybrid cars based on their advantages, the increase in production of these vehicles has been stimulated by the declining fuel reserves and concerns ...

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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 ...

Learning is an important aspect of acquiring knowledge; people strive to gain knowledge because knowledge empowers individuals in the community setting. Knowledge includes all the facts, information, and relevant skills. Knowledge is acquired through experience or education experience gives an individual a practical understanding whereas education creates theoretical knowledge. Engberg-Pedersen, Troels assesses that practical and theoretical knowledge are interdependent. Most tasks require theoretical knowledge to practice them, the act of expressing knowledge regarding acts and skills is referred to as practical knowledge whereas the ability to have moral guidance and framework of how things should be carried out is ...

Change Management in Bettington Trading and Sons

As a family company, Bettington trading and sons has experienced a commendable growth in business over some years. Transfer of management from one family member to the other with the help a professional board of directors has seen the company remain sustainable due to commitment and relationship building. However, a move to implement change in the organization by a family member tasked with managing the company has met frustrations from the board of directors who do not seem to agree with how this should be done so fast. The management is not in agreement on whether the company should ...

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Outreach programs led by a registered nurse are known to have a significant impact on the quality of care and health outcomes of patients (Toyce, et al. 2015). Nurses involved in post-discharge care such as home safety evaluation, medication compliance, and patient education have a positive impact on patient outcomes (Toyce, et al. 2015). Most patients do not follow instructions laid by the healthcare professional post-discharge which leads to non-compliance and readmission. This problem can be solved by a nurse-led outreach program that helps patients in various activities at home, thus improving health outcomes and reduced readmission rates. Nurses ...

The article “Explaining Development and Change in Organizations,” written by Ven and Poole (1995), explains changes within organizations through introducing four basic organization development theories. The authors use those theories to explain why changes in organizations occur, and they identify the circumstances in which those theories are applicable to describe an organization’s change and development. All theories are different and focus on observing different determinants of business development and change. For example, the life-cycle theory focuses on logical and sequenced factors, such as institutional rules or programs, to explain business development while the teleological theory suggests ...