Pluriverse vs. Ontology Globalization is having a profound impact on every region. This is because advancements in technology and more liberal policies are influencing the changes that are occurring. The result is that development is transforming nu Continue Reading...
Equipment evaluations: When acquiring new equipment, a justification must be made for the selection of a specific piece of equipment on a cost/benefit analysis, compared with other pieces of equipment on the market; its utility; its current value an Continue Reading...
National Intelligence Consolidation of the National Intelligence Although the consolidation of the national intelligence was an important step, it seems to be more an evolution of the old CI design rather than a remarkable or an innovative reform. Continue Reading...
Judgment in Managerial Decision Making: Availability, representativeness, and affect heuristics The availability heuristic can best be summed up 'if it is not worth being remembered, it is not important.' In short, if a problem is available (i.e., Continue Reading...
Derivatives -- Perceptions of Value and Use Realistic & Empirical Research Approaches in Finance Empirical research (which originates from the positivist tradition) and qualitative research are sufficiently distinct in their philosophical groun Continue Reading...
Marx on Labor Heilbroner's honesty at the onset of his writing on Karl Marx reveals the flaws and distortion contained within the often complex, if not mystical tone of Marx's philosophy. The admitted sheer immensity of work produced by Marx and his Continue Reading...
exercises improve critical thinking skills?, Cotter and Tally take a closer look at how effective the teaching of critical thinking skills actually is. They had students complete a number of different tests. The authors noted that while there was a Continue Reading...
Rules for Effective Forecasting: The main goal of forecasting is to identify the complete range of probabilities facing a society, organization, or the entire world. Forecasting is a process based on prediction and a major process in determining th Continue Reading...
Shaping, reinforcing, and changing responses. Shaping; mind-sets are "shaped" by relating satisfying environments with a product, individual, or a thought. Reinforcing; opposite of the accepted belief, many persuasive communications are not intended Continue Reading...
itFeedback Reportbased on the following: What about yourself in the report resonates with you? Provide personal examples of times where these strengths were manifested in your behaviour. What surprised you about the report and why? End your paragra Continue Reading...
Rhetoric and the Public Sphere As the iconic co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc., and the innovator responsible for revolutionizing the way humanity communicates in the modern world, Steve Jobs was uniquely positioned to understand the immense persuasi Continue Reading...
NovaPlast decision? Lankton was intending to introduce a new molding machine (called NovaPlast) to Nypro. The benefits with this machine were that it would achieve the molding in a far shorter amount of time than was currently the situation, and th Continue Reading...
Mobile Phone Ad Rhetorical Analysis: Nokia N-Series Ad Advertisements, like other man-made artifacts, utilize the concepts of logos, ethos, and pathos to persuade its target audience to subscribe to the idea or message presented in it. Ads are just Continue Reading...
Trading Behavior Study Sam used the Survey Method of Correlation to perform the study between the two variables of emotional responses and trading performance for the first hypothesis and emotional stable introverts and new experiences for the secon Continue Reading...
Commodities Are Inherently Morally Bad Karl Marx (1844), imagines of a society where relationships are valuable than money and goods, claiming that this would be a supeiror society. The world today has been preoccupied with acquisition of wealth lea Continue Reading...
Hidden Connections The advent of the information technology brought a revolutionary change in the way we think and apply science. Historically, inquiry in science has been based on a model that is connected point A to point B. And closely resembles Continue Reading...
Lying: Deceit in Language Tools, such as hammers, have no inherent intent to deceive or malign. Only in the hands of its users do morals come into play. Lying is relative and in some instances the best of choices. Introspection accompanied with reas Continue Reading...
S. economy, both directly and indirectly." Greater qualification on his part and more objectivity would have made for a more impressive article. Article 2 The claim -- that Africa is really a wealthy country -- sound unbelievable. Yet, Zachary brin Continue Reading...
Plato and John Stuart Mill Glaucon's challenge to Socrates at the beginning of Book II of Plato's Republic is to clarify in what sense justice is a human "good." Glaucon begins by separating goods into three categories: those which are harmless plea Continue Reading...
Creative thinkers lead the way in nearly every field because they are willing to take intellectual risks, according to Kanar and Hopper. Risk-taking involves a leap of faith and even a willingness to fail. The creative thinker has an insatiable hunge Continue Reading...
Such events must be political in nature. The author alludes to the utilitarian aspect of monumental history with this quotation. Of what use, then, is the monumentalistic conception of the past, engagement with the classic and rare of earlier times Continue Reading...
Plato's Republic In ancient Greece, there were a number of ideas that were considered to be some of the most desirable attributes in society. In Plato's Republic these ideas are taken in different directions with a critical inward look at humanity Continue Reading...
While these are some of the more famous elements of rhetorical theory, they do not require extensive discussion here for two reasons. Firstly, they are fairly well-known. Secondly, and more importantly, they actually do not provide much insight into Continue Reading...
multicultural workplaces face when competing in the current market. As multiculturalism begins to have more of a presence in management and leadership positions, organizations will need to address issues unique to them and modify their leadership st Continue Reading...
Next, Colbert skewers Donald Trump. In his role as a conservative newscaster, Colbert begins with feigned outrage that Trump is not running "Who is going to tell OPEC the fun is over?" he cries when Trump is shown making his announcement that he is Continue Reading...
In fact, development of the idea will be substituted for life (Hegel, 1988). The article on natural right and the System der Sittlichkeit complete each other. The first is destined to reveal a new way of posing the problem of natural right while th Continue Reading...
Philosophy and Modern Business Philosophical concepts apply to contemporary business issues, especially with respect to the ethical rightness or wrongness of the growing dominance of local markets by mega-conglomerates such as Wal-Mart and Costco. Continue Reading...
Critical Thinking Application "Every job, and every company, can benefit from critical thinking" (Pauker, 2010). Pauker makes this assertion with good reason. In considering this argument, Pauker suggests taking a second to think about any job, and Continue Reading...
real life situation, there is need for both the creative analytical thinking, indeed the two more often than not work together in adding value to each other when making decisions or giving solutions to a situation. Creative thinking relates to crat Continue Reading...
Scientific Research Collect Methods Comment by Sabina: Scientific research is obtainable through several methodologies, of which qualitative and quantitative methods are highly utilized. These two research methodology are highly used in the field o Continue Reading...
Plato on Justice The Greek word which Plato uses to mean "justice" -- dike or dikaios -- is also synonymous with law and can also mean "the just"; as Allan Bloom (1991) notes, Plato uses a more specific term -- dikaiosyne -- in the Republic, which m Continue Reading...
Kantian Ethical Analysis Introduction to Kantian Ethics. Kantian ethics may depart from what Kant wrote and thought. Kantian ethics can criticize and modify the theory that Kant put forward as well as sympathetically interpret or defend it. Kant's Continue Reading...
Interestingly, Nagel identified these selves based on "because" and "in order to" motivations, which actually translate to two different selves or images: the present self or image of the individual ("because"), and the future self or image -- what Continue Reading...
This was despite the fact that he had the title as the "King of Rock and Roll" and was one of the most recognizable personalities in the world. Over the course of time, one could argue that because of his celebrity status and vast wealth that no cou Continue Reading...
These are the companies that begin in basements and garages when an entrepreneur takes a chance on his dream, or a worker decides it's time she becomes her own boss. They're companies like ARC Energy, which I just visited before I came here. it's a Continue Reading...
Aristotle's elements of honor state: "The elements of honour are: sacrifices, memorials both in verse and without metre, rewards, sanctuaries, precedence, tombs, statutes, public maintenance, barbarian practices, such as genuflection and standing b Continue Reading...
This work provided an intensive discussion historical forces that were to lead to modern humanism but also succeeds in placing these aspects into the context of the larger social, historical and political milieu. . Online sources and databases prov Continue Reading...
Both of these are thus translated through Aristotle's health component in his enumeration of elements that could make a person happy. One's health will be affected if the toilets at work are dirty, as well as if the working conditions do not ensure Continue Reading...
As any successful marketing campaign, this needs to have the appropriate communication instruments and the most important of these would be the right channels: your own bosses, other employees (some who have no problem in recognizing the employee's Continue Reading...
Humanity seems to unravel altogether in Pi: Faith in Chaos, both written and direct by Darren Aronofsky. Max is a brilliant but socially crippled young mathematician who has built a supercomputer and possibly unlocked the mathematical secrets of th Continue Reading...
