Presenter: Dr. Jeremiah Eton Title of Presentation: Some Challenges of Academic Research. Dr.Eton had defined research as a diligent scholarly investigation and systematic collection of information on a subject to establish principles for the advancement of knowledge. He then talked about the types of Research which are: 1. Quantitative Research 2. Qualitative Research 3. Pragmatic or Mix method 4. Advocacy/ Participatory Research He went on further to talk about the research
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MGM365 : Week 1– Assignment: Ethical Decisions Scenario: You have worked at this organization for over 10 years and feel totally unappreciated. You have not received a promotion or pay raise in over 5 years‚ and you work long days and typically take work home with you to stay caught up. Your supervisor—who you despise because of the way he treats you and because he does not authorize any promotion or raise‚ whereas other departments do—climbs the staircase in front of your cubicle every day
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KCA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: VOL. 2‚ ISSUE 1 (2009). MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS CHALLENGES AMONG SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISES IN NAIROBI-KENYA Michael Bowen1 Daystar University‚ Nairobi‚ Kenya Makarius Morara2 Smart Outcome Services Ltd.‚ Nairobi‚ Kenya Samuel Mureithi3 Daystar University‚ Nairobi‚ Kenya Abstract Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) play an important economic role in many countries. In Kenya‚ for example the SME sector contributed over 50percent of new jobs created in
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Challenges for professional care of advanced dementia The research purpose of this study was clear‚ as it was intended to report on the challenges for health professionals in caring for people with advanced dementia living in long term care facilities. This study used a qualitative methodology based on action research. “Action research collects information from key stakeholders and provides ongoing feedback to participants‚ thereby facilitating change that improves practice.” (Chang et al.‚ 2009
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Global Business Environment Case Study #3: Conducting International Business in an Ethical Manner A company that cares Founded ninety years ago in the US‚ Panting Steel Inc. is a highly profitable scrap metal company. The firm purchases scrap metal from sites across the US and Europe and recycles it to produce finished steel products that it resells to steel mills. A major part of its operations involves dismantling used automobiles. It sells the reusable car parts at low cost to international
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Affix Date Stamp Here Affix Date Stamp Here EASSAY ON USING ETHICAL DECISION MAKING APPROACHES. INTRODUCTION: Research has shown that while competitive advantage is also driven by exceptional resource management (Mannings 2011‚ 243) Ethical conduct is an important factor in sustained superior financial performance (Aspema‚ 2013). Making an un ethical decision can lead to a major issue for managers and potential for substantial legal and social costs for
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explain what’s needed for effective leadership in a business. It will also discuss a few different types of leadership such as; transactional‚ transformational‚ servant‚ and laissez faire. The paper will conclude with describing the relationship between leadership effectiveness‚ job satisfaction‚
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Ethical Reasoning In ethical reasoning‚ the Trolley Problem is an excellent example of what most people find to be ethical and unethical. Unfortunately‚ there is really no right answer. However‚ the most common answers to the two Trolley Scenarios are: it is ethical to pull the lever‚ but it is unethical to push the very large person. In the scenario of having to pull the level and kill one person verses killing five people‚ most people’s reaction is to pull the level. This was also my reaction
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THE ETHICAL IMPERATIVE Today’s businesses are entrenched in a great conflict. The interests of the stockholders and the interests of the populace at large seem to be in constant turmoil. On one hand‚ stockholders desire profit for themselves‚ and on the other‚ the general population does not care to be exploited by those whose sole motive is profit. This is a conflict because those who buy a business’s products tend to be in the general public‚ and they have the ability to make or break a
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and explain at least three ethical considerations. I believe that the first ethical consideration is the fact that the potential employee was upfront in revealing that he had a degenerative progressive condition that could result in a disability. He did not have to bring this to our attention and his physicians are not even able to predict when the disabling condition will appear or if it will appear at all. The candidate was demonstrating his own highly ethical behavior which is ultimately
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