Assignment #1- The American Red Cross (ARC) Brittany Jackson April 28‚ 2009 Ethics and Advocacy - HRM 522 Dr. Stone Assignment #1 - The American Red Cross (ARC) 1. Determine the impact of this event on ARC’s “benefits of business ethics” (employee commitment‚ investor loyalty‚ customer satisfaction‚ and bottom line). This event has had a major impact on the American Red Cross Association’s business ethics. Often times‚ employees join organizations because they
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Adversity Bringing Out The Best or Good? Recently a tragedy has occurred in New York and many other states being known as “Hurricane Sandy” leaving a mark on our lives. Sometimes in life when natural disasters occur or in general when unfortunate cases occur adversity can truly bring out the real person whether for good or bad. I personally believe adversity brings out the best because in most cases you see people helping by any means and actually some have sacrificed their lives just
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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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British Red Cross – Can be used as a resource for children’s first aid training. Staff may attend British Red Cross training days in order to plan and provide a safe environment. Once completing courses‚ staff will have an understanding and knowledge of what to do in a range of emergency situations. The British Red Cross also provides teacher resources such as lesson plans and fact sheets to promote children’s safety and plan for them to learn in a healthy and safe environment (British Red Cross‚ 2011)
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I find that the American Red Cross has dealt with many of these unethical situations over the years primarily because of the rise in disaster-stricken communities and the lack of proper leadership and implemented control systems. The only way for the ARC to overcome these issues is to consider revamping their entire communication structure and promote a more ethically centric company mentality. The American Red Cross has done a wonderful job of helping others in need‚ so now‚ I believe it is their
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In the year of 1980‚ Dwayne Johnson- also referred to as‚ “The Rock” blew up his social media account with thousands of eye catching photos. In mid-June‚ Johnson traveled from the United States to Androka‚ Madagascar for a spiritual vacation‚ alone. However‚ after two months had scrolled by‚ Johnson returned home with a gift from above. The gift is Intimidar‚ who was adopted at 1-years-old from Madagascar. Instantly‚ media headlines titled their work with‚ “The Rock Buys a Pebble”. Within two weeks
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Cortny Handorf Professor Richey English 1301 December 4‚ 2012 Life Savers Growing up‚ the job title “lifeguarding” said it all to me. Swimming pools and aquatic attractions were always the most fun places to go with the family. I always looked up to lifeguards as if they were some sort of a hero. They made me feel secure and safe although I’ve always been an excellent swimmer. It seemed as if they had the ideal job‚ so when I got older I took the first opportunity to become my own hero
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Artifact Descriptions Clara Barton first tasted nursing at age 11 when she helped her brother recover after a fall. She learned how to use leeches‚ a medical technique of the time‚ to heal him. This was one of my most interesting and fun artifacts. At first I wasn’t sure on how to create a leech but I got several ideas. I ended up buying some gummy worms and food coloring. Women were not allowed on the battlefield during war. Clara was required to have a pass from an officer or even the president
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HN-220 Unit 4 Assignment July 29‚ 2013 Paragraph 1: Summarize how to become a volunteer at your local crisis hotline of local social-services agency. Describe the training needed and what you would need to get started. I live in Southwest Georgia in a small town called Moultrie. It is a small agricultural community. We have no local crisis prevention hotline. We do have toll-free numbers that are available for anyone in our area who may need to talk to someone. Child Abuse: 1-855-GA-CHILD
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true humanitarian according to Burton (1995). Born on Christmas day in 1821 to a middle class family in Oxford‚ Massachusetts‚ Barton would someday be famous and honored for her contributions to society and for laying the foundation of the American Red Cross. Barton began her career at a young age; she began teaching school in her late teens. She taught school for 14-years in New Jersey before quitting after the school hired a male principle at almost twice the salary of Barton’s. After her
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