You are HR Director of Westcoast Regional Medical Center and you are currently faced with a shortage of nurses. Your firm currently has plans to expand the nursing staff by 11%. In addition, the annual turnover of the current 400 person nursing staff is 36%.…
Tar sands are a combination of clay, sand, water, and bitumen. As a type of unconventional petroleum deposit, tar sands are found in many places worldwide, the largest deposits are found in Alberta, Canada. The Alberta tar sand deposits contain more than 70.8% of the world 's reserves of natural bitumen which representing 40% of the world’s combined extra-heavy crude oil and crude bitumen reserves. It is the only bitumen deposits that are economically recoverable for conversion to synthetic crude oil at the price range of $25-$35 per barrel. Although substantial amount of the world 's oil is in the form of tar sands, it is not all recoverable. Study shows that the world’s total natural bitumen reserves are estimated at 249.67 billion barrels, Canada maintains 176.8 billion barrels. Northern Alberta’s 173 billion barrels of recoverable bitumen requires intensive processing to convert to synthetic crude oil. However, there are serious social, economical and environmental consequences in the tar sands development. By grading the Alberta tar sands development on each of the six measures of Enlightened Sustainability Policy, this report will provide a detailed evaluation of the overall sustainability of the Alberta tar sands development.…
The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline is a project proposed in 1970s with a purpose to transport natural gas and oil from the Beaufort Sea through Northwest Territories to tie into gas pipelines in northern Alberta. The project was scarped because of Thomas Berger's report which stated how the project would have a negative effect on environment and First Nation communities. After many year the land claims have been settled by the Aboriginal groups, but the environmental issues still exist today.…
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is branded as a project that is going to increase revenues to 73.5 Billion dollars, employment, tax benefits, and return any farmland or wetland they disturb back to it’s place (Trans Mountain, 2014). Though, Trans Mountain is persuasive as to how the pipeline will protect the environment and indigenous people, and how the pipeline increases revenues. The company fails to mention the environmental damage that will be done when this pipeline is built, and the cost required to rectify the pollution. It fails to mention the how the loss of farmland and wetlands will affect the Canadian environment, the depletion of non-renewable energy sources. Overall, the pipeline will negatively affect all aspects of life…
With the proposed Canadian Keystone XL Pipeline in the midst of approval, Americans can look forward to the potential of job growth and less dependencies upon foreign imports. The project proposes a 1,179 mile, 36 inch-diameter crude oil pipe. Crude oil a petroleum product is a liquid composed of hydrocarbons, organic compounds and small amounts of metal. It is created through the heating and compression of organic materials, over a long time period. The pipeline would start in the town of Hardisty in Alberta, Canada and then would travel south to Houston and Nederland, Texas where it would be processed. There would be 329 miles of pipeline in Canada, and then another 850 miles in the U.S. The company developing the pipeline, TransCanda, has more than 50 years’ of experience. TransCanada has lead in the responsible development and reliable performance of North American energy infrastructure including natural gas, oil pipeline, power generation and gas storage. It is crucial to install the Keystone XL Pipeline because it reduces the amount of imported oil, and creates the potential for high paying American jobs.…
Human Resource: The knowledge, experience and capability of an organization’s workforce is a determining factor of success. For this reason, organizations’ pay particular attention to the recruitment of staff and also to engage in the training of staff and…
‘Recruitment is the process of having the right person, in the right place, at the right time’ (CIPD website 2014; Recruitment & Selection) Sourcing the right candidate is crucial for the operational running of CTI and wouldn’t be successful without the integrate parts HR play.…
Arctic Mining Consultants is a mining company that deals with mineral exploration. In this case study, the project given is staking 15 claims in Eagle Lake, Alaska. The project Manager was Tom Parker, who has a wide experience and specialized knowledge in all nontechnical aspects of mineral exploration. He is a geological field technician and field coordinator for Arctic Mining Consultants. He assigned his previous field assistants John Talbot, Greg Boyce and Brian Millar to help him complete the project. The job required them to stake at least 7 lengths each day in order to be completed on time. However, the whole team has became very tense and agitated, especially Tom Parker, as the deadline was just around the corner and there’s still many to be finished within the limited time. The problem became worse with the way Tom managed and treated his team. The only motivation to the team was the $300 bonuses promised by the company when the job is done on time, otherwise, they might wished to give up already. This happened because working as a field assistant and in long-working hours only giving them low wages, which is considered unreasonable compared to what they have to do. During the eight hard days, everything had actually proved the strengths and weaknesses of each of the team members, including Tom.…
Today, Canadians have to face many issues that affect not only the environment, but also our health and well being. The environment has an important effect on a person’s health. Each year millions of people become ill and disabled because of environment contaminants. This costs billions of dollars every year in terms of healthcare expenses and lost productivity. So, protecting the environment and promoting health and safety are the key challenges faced by the society. The environment is now recognized as the critical determinant of Health. Positive environment factors promote and sustain Health while negative environmental factors are threat to health. This report discusses the major environmental issues and causes that are reason for various health related problems among Canadians.…
This paper describes transport governance and ownership from a geographical standpoint (Shaw, 2008). It sets out the results of introductory work on the current structures as well as the potential options possible for future arrangements (AGMA, 2009). It is important to understand the role that the state plays in transport because the territorial governments are greatly involved in the ownership and management of all transport activities. The policies and strategies they adopt over a period of time will shape up the development of transport services and infrastructure in a range of ways and at a variety of spatial scales. In addition to the national and military considerations on security as a whole, the state interventions in the transport sector undertake promotion of economic development efficiently along with pursuing important social objectives such as widespread accessibility and mobility along with addressing environmental concerns like global warming (Shaw, 2008).…
Pioneer Petroleum Corporation (PPC) has two major problems that are interfering with the goal of the firm to maximize shareholder wealth. The first is that PPC has been calculating their weighted average cost of capital incorrectly, by incorrectly calculating their after tax cost of debt and their cost of equity. This miscalculation has subjected PPC to more risk and has hurt the company’s ability to make appropriate investment decisions. This has also led PPC to accepting investment decisions that should not have been included within their acceptable range. Second, PPC has been using a single company-wide rate for their multi-divisional company. In either instance the company is not maximizing wealth.…
Gas and Oil Exploration & Production Questar Exploration & Production acquires, explores for, develops and produces natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids in the Rocky Mountains and Midcontinent.…
Today, no market is more competitive than the market for employees. The challenge for organizations is not only to make potential employees aware of their company as a good place to work, and bring the best applicants…
➢ Lead a dynamic motivated and professional workforce – proud of its heritage and bullish about the future.…
Natural Resource Management refers to the management of natural resources such as land, water, soil, plants and animals, with a particular focus on how management affects the quality of life for both present and future generations Natural resource management is congruent with the concept of sustainable development, a scientific principle that forms a basis for sustainable global land management and environmental governance to conserve and preserve natural resources.Natural resource management specifically focuses on a scientific and technical understanding of resources and ecology and the life-supporting capacity of those resources.[1] Environmental management is also similar to natural resource management. The Natural resource management emphasis on sustainability can be traced back to early attempts to understand the ecological nature of American rangelands in the late 19th century, and the resource conservationmovement of the same time.[2][3] This type of analysis coalesced in the 20th century with recognition that preservationist conservation strategies had not been effective in halting the decline of natural resources. A more integrated approach was implemented recognising the intertwined social, cultural, economic and political aspects of resource management.[4] A more holistic, national and even global form evolved, culminating in the Brundtland Commission and the advocacy of sustainable development.The most active areas of natural resource management are Wildlife management often associated with Eco-tourism and Rangeland (pastures) management. The Natural resource management emphasis on sustainability can be traced back to early attempts to understand the ecological nature of American rangelands in the late 19th century, and the resource conservation movement of the same time. This type of analysis coalesced in the 20th century with recognition that preservationist conservation strategies had not been effective in halting the decline of natural resources. A…