The American Red Cross Summary The American Red Cross (ARC) is an independent organization‚ supported by public financial donations and volunteerism. It provides relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent‚ prepare for and respond to emergencies. The company has been widely criticized for the way it handled 9/11 in 2001 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 as being inadequate and poorly managed. The company has allegations of fraud‚ bribery and even theft on the part of volunteers and employees
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| | |Therapeutic Care | | | |Duration |1 year fixed |Last Updated |December 2012 | Context The British Red Cross helps people in crisis‚ whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global voluntary network‚ responding to conflicts‚ natural disasters and individual emergencies. We enable
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The American Red Cross is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton. “For more than 122 years‚ the mission of the American Red Cross (ARC) has been to help people prevent‚ prepare for‚ and respond to emergencies” (FEMA / Ready.gov‚ 2012). The focus of their mission is to assist people who have been affected by disasters with the help of volunteers and the generosity organizations’ and individual’s monetary donations. The assistance the Red Cross provides is through shelter
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Journal Volume 3‚ Number 1 American Red Cross Debora J. Gilliard (E-mail: gilliard@mscd.edu)‚ Metropolitan State College of Denver‚ USA Rajendra Khandekar (E-mail: khandekr@mscd.edu)‚ Metropolitan State College of Denver‚ USA Abstract The American Red Cross has been plagued with problems over the past two years from an antitrust lawsuit‚ repercussions from the distributions of funds from the Liberty Fund to the survivors of the World Trade Center disaster‚ problems with donated blood‚ a negative
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Cross-culture Issues in Business Communication Introduction When travelling in other countries‚ we often perceive differences in the way people live and work. In the United States dinner is commonly eaten around 6.00pm; in Spain‚ it’s not served until 8.00 or 9.00pm. In the United States most people shop in large supermarket once or twice a week; Italians tend to shop in smaller grocery stores nearly every day. Everybody has their own culture so businesspeople must keep in mind of their client’s
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The American Red Cross (ARC) Apinya Rakklang Professor Afraa Al Bahrani Ethics and Advocacy for HR Professionals-HRM522 January 27‚ 2013 Determine the impact of this event on ARC’s “benefit of business ethics” (employee commitment‚ investor loyalty‚ customer satisfaction‚ and bottom line). The American Red Cross is classified as a not-for-profit charitable organization whose mission is dedicated to providing services to those in need. It plays important roles in society by placing
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The American Red Cross is an organization that makes available the emergency assistance to people around the world who are in need of help. Its mission is to make suffering less severe while the volunteers promote compassion and welfare of humanity. After serving as a Red Cross volunteer in Europe in 1870 caring for the injured of war‚ Clara Barton embraced the idea of humanitarian aid for victims of misfortune and started the concept in the United States in 1881. The organizational structure consists
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Some of the reasons for the Red Cross ethical dilemmas come from their executive turnover rate. The frequent turnover rate of CEOs has greatly weakened the organization’s ability to put controls into place. The President and CEO during the 9/11 attack‚ Bernadine Hartley was forced to resign due to mismanagement of response time. President and CEO Mark Evans was fired after the handling of Hurricane Katrina. During a brief time in 2007 when Mark Everson was President and CEO‚ he resigned due to
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The American Red Cross: Management Analysis Chris Crawford‚ Amanda Kvedrowicz‚ Sarah Lawrence‚ Christine Moaga‚ Betsy Rush MGT/330 March 1‚ 2010 Ronald Sprague The American Red Cross: Management Analysis The American Red Cross (2010) website tells of an organization guided by the principles of humanity‚ impartiality‚ neutrality‚ independence‚ and voluntary service whose mission is to‚ “provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent‚ prepare for‚ and respond to emergencies”
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Subject: International Business - Cross Cultural Management – 7928IBA Date: 24th April 2013 Word Count: Executive summary – 242words Report – 3246words Executive Summary In 1987‚ Banting Seat Corporation and Kasai formed a 35-65 joint venture‚ Japanese-American Seating Inc. (JASI) in Canada. This report analyses the key management issues which influencing the company’s high-efficiency production. Our report identifies three management issues. First‚ JASI was producing under
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