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Corporate volunteer programs are programs organized by a group of individuals working together in the organizational-supported setting to entirely meet the communities’ socio-economical and cultural needs. It’s initiated with an organization with profits being of lesser concern. With the major aim of helping society, the organizations engage their employees in community-based activities that lead to both the corporations’ and communities’ benefit (Jayne,2000). The society on its side involves little or even no resources for the realization of the aims and objectives of these programs. A number of advantages come benefits exist to the employees being used to these programs hence leading to the attraction of the scheme to the employee in action and those that would wish to participate. It brings relation or interconnects one’s personal interests with communities specific needs and therefore making an individual be in touch with the society and the society’s way of life. This also makes one receive a unique community-based experience that is worthwhile and heavily rewarding (Bradbeer, 1999). These experiences are essential for both the employees’ current and future ambitions. It gives strength and enlarges one’s stewardship and management abilities and skills for they practically lead the activities on the ground. Enlightens one on the aspect of without a profit mind and learn more about non-profit making organizations. It also expands one’s knowledge about the community. Helps an individual to relate with people outside the formal settings or organizational premises and therefore develop their interpersonal relations outside the job (Donald, 1991). Develop other personal skills and talents that are in accordance with their areas of best suitability which are supportive and essential to the development of their profession and advancement in terms of work ethics. The employee finds him/herself in a better position to understand and come in to direct contact with the problems affecting the community their causes or source and therefore can comfortably outline some of the possible solutions that ones put in place can bring a positive change in the society and make the society a better place to live. Can also suggest possible preventive measures which when also put in practice can properly counter some of the causes of this problem. Expands one’s Capacity to face communal challenges as well as assignments that prove to be complicated and drive them to greater heights of success. On the other hand, it also adds strength to the corporation’s commitment. And the use of one’s potentialities and human resource energy is maximized. The spirit of volunteerism is developed and clearly demonstrated (MacDonald, 1996). The individuals who like working around their friends and within the community’s environment have the opportunity to do so through the corporation’s volunteer programs. Those individuals who would like to join organizations as first-timers are able to do so since this program gives a contact between the society which is full o
A diverse workforce is necessary for an organization that seeks to expand its operations to different parts of the world. There are several benefits associated with workplace diversity. A company that has employees from diverse cultural, racial, and gender backgrounds is likely to register high-quality performance. A diverse workforce is helpful to a firm that intends to sell products in highly segmented markets with different types of consumers. Diversity improves the quality of decisions made in a firm because employees are encouraged to share ideas on different projects. This makes a firm’s operations more innovative and leads to improvements in the quality of products released into the market. A diverse workforce encourages workers to be more creative at work (Welsch, 2004, p. 98). It makes an organization more vibrant and well equipped to deal with different trends in the industry. There are some problems a firm is likely to experience as a result of employing workers from diverse cultural, racial, and gender backgrounds. Some employees may have very divergent views, which may make them resent their colleagues. Diverse employee views may result in slow decision making, and this leads to poor performance in the long term. This also results in bureaucracy, which affects crucial organizational processes from proceeding successfully. Some diverse workforce programs are carried out to achieve affirmative action conditions as required by the law. Therefore, this may result in incompetent workers getting hired by a firm because they come from specific minority racial, cultural, or social groups. A business firm may also have to hire an expert to train its employees about the benefits of workplace diversity. Therefore, the firm may have to incur additional expenses to implement a successful diversity program (Knowles & Castillo, 2011, p. 89). The firm needs to embrace workplace diversity because it will have employees from the U.S. Germany, and English as part of its workforce. This human resource diversity will help the firm to institute value based management approaches that take note of cultural, racial, and class differences. This will also allow the firm to encourage all employees to collaborate to make its internal work processes more innovative. The firm needs to improve its reputation by showing its clients it values workplace diversity. This will make it strengthen its brand in all countries it intends to operate in (Hisrich, 2010, p. 75).
Mexican and American people should remember the Mexican revolution which took place in 1910. Several years people struggled for their lands, freedom and the opportunity to lead a normal life. Many people had leave their places as Americans and other powerful people just captured what they had. Reading the book The Wind that Swept Mexico: The History of the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1942 by Brenner and Leighton (1984), it is possible to imagine how people struggled and how they suffered. Inequality and injustice supported that revolution. Looking at the time when the events took place, the beginning of the 20 th century and the barbaric circumstances which supported the revolution, it is possible to predict that nothing similar may be seen in the modern time. However, the events in the modern world and the countries, which still allow such cases, exist. Columbia is a developing country where the laws are rather co0ntestible and the behavior of some powers remain unsatisfied. However, people are unable to contradict due to low income, poor existence and other factors which impact the situation. It is possible to draw the parallel; between Similar to 1910s Mexico and Colombia’s “dispossessed”, the events which may be characterized by the illegal having of the lands of population taken away by wealthy landowners with the complicity of the government. Remembering the Mexican revolution, the participants and the simple viewers of the event saw the following, Every home was in a state of siege. Civilians dodging out for food were often caught in crossfires, and their bodies lay in the streets. Women ran on desperate errands carrying flags made of sheets tied to brooms. A million people had become only a battlefield (Brenner, & Leighton, 1984, p. 34). Reading such explanation, it is impossible to imagine that the same things may happen in the civilized world. However, this is exactly what happened in 2000 in Columbia. Molano (2005) in his book The dispossessed: chronicles of the Desterrados of Colombia presents the story of this country when people were deprived of everything they had. There was neither law nor judges, neither protectors nor those who could even help. Powerful people believed that they could do everything they had, others were sure that they did not have anything and could not sustain. Reading the stories told by a boy named Toñito, one becomes really shocked of how the government of the country may act in such a way. Modern world is based on democracy where people are the hands of the power. Still, Columbia is not such a country. The government there lives under personal rules and does all possible to satisfy personal needs. Remembering the Mexican revolution, people say, “cases involving a foreigner against a Mexican were decided according to the principle that the foreigner must be right” (Brenner, & Leighton, 1984, p. 11). The foreigners were the conquerors and this may be considered as one of the approvals of the events. “Many wars. Here had been a great
“The Broken Spears” is a captivating book that provides a graphical account of Mexico’s destruction by the Spanish. The book offers an expressive and human perspective of the military confrontation events between the Spanish and Aztecs (Leon-Portilla 1992). Miguel Leon-Portilla wrote the literary text, which provides insights into the primary reasons behind the defeat of the Nahua. It is worth clarifying that the Nahua are the native people of Mexico who the Spaniards attacked. The main factors that contributed to the natives’ defeat include the natives’ ineffective leadership, superstitions, and artillery disadvantages that contributed to the Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs. The Spanish conquest can be traced back to November 8, 1519, when the Spaniards approached the Aztec capital. Like all literary texts about the invasion and defeat of Aztecs by the Spaniards, Miguel León-Portilla’s book provides an account of actual events during and after the 1550s. This period is characterized by devastating epidemics and hardships that decimate the native population and scaled up contact between the Mexicans and Spaniards. The author carefully selects events in this book and combines them to give the reader a more detailed and clear picture of the Aztecs’ downfall. León-Portilla provides a vivid account of the historical events from an oppressive and human perspective, which helps the targeted audience fully understand and empathize with the fear and violence the Spaniards unleashed on the natives. These happenings provide insights into the historical context of this document. The purpose of the source is to provide a different perspective – the conquered point of view. The author utilizes first-hand accounts of native Aztecs, such as Sahagun’s native informants, to capture the natives’ viewpoints of events, such as the main temple’s massacre (Leon-Portilla 68). By drawing on the indigenous narratives, Portilla’s literary text achieves its primary purpose of giving voice to the vanquished. Moreover, Portilla’s narrations inspire interest, encourage a thought-provoking debate, and promote understanding by exploring the marked political, cultural, and demographic trends and transformations that take place during this period. The author manages to tap into a rarely explored area – the nature of native perspectives during the post-colonial period. This book recognizes and revaluates the natives’ accounts, which contributes hugely to the establishment of the Nahua people’s collective identity and culture. Understanding the native Mexicans’ statements and point of view on the Spanish invasion provides the reader with an excellent opportunity to gain a nuanced insight into some of the pressing concerns about the contemporary diverse, multicultural society. Leon-Portilla achieves this by unmasking the hidden historical insights into the Mexican war. This source is exciting and insightful because it is the first-ever attempt to provide a first-hand account of how the Spaniards invaded Mexico and conquered Tenochtitlan from the defeated’s point of
The meaning of state strength is a convoluted matter, particularly because of the context in which it arises. Two substantial movements in politics hold diametrically opposite opinions on how it should be treated. One of them wants to increase state strength so that the government can fulfill its functions. In contrast, the other wants to minimize it to avoid bureaucratic inefficiencies and abuses of power. However, the ambiguity of the subject matter, especially in practice, it can be challenging for people on the same side, much less different ones, to reach an agreement. To help resolve the ongoing debates, scholars have been discussing the matter of state strength and trying to develop ways to measure it. This essay will highlight some of the methods used to do so and apply them to two substantially different countries: The United States and Ukraine. Dimensions of State Strength First of all, it is critical to establish that state strength can be defined in different ways, depending on one’s intent and understanding. San-Akca highlights the distinction between domestic and external strength and notes that the two do not necessarily have to correlate (263). In this context, the former would relate to the state’s relationship with its citizens while the latter would govern its position concerning other countries. External strength can be understood in terms of factors such as military power, alliances, economic resources, international trade, and other sources of influence. It is still not easily measurable, but in general, it is possible to determine which nation of the two is stronger by comparing them and examining their relationship and history. The situation surrounding domestic strength is more complicated, possibly because of the complicated relationship between a state and its citizens. Generally, the domestic strength of the state can be defined as its capacity to fulfill its obligations to the citizens. The government guarantees the rule of law, maintains public utilities, and protects its citizens from internal and external threats along with working on other tasks. O’Neil identifies three dimensions of power: capacity, autonomy, and legitimacy (49-54). A capable state would be able to accomplish its duties well, while a weak one would fail to do so. However, both strong and weak states have systems such as interest groups and opposition that constrain their actions. Finally, legitimacy is the state’s rationale for being accepted by the populace, which can be founded on tradition, charisma, or rationality and legality (O’Neil 49). Unlike the other two, it is less directly influential, with successful and failed examples of countries that use all three types existing in the world. As a result, this essay will focus on the former two in its discussion of state power and national comparison. Capacity The state fulf
Conflict solving is never easy, especially when it involves a large sum of money and concerns a number of people. However, with the help of specific approaches towards conflict solving and the existing theories on conflicts within an organization, one can possibly be able to analyze the emerging conflicts and learn valuable lessons from them after they have been successfully solved. In a retrospective, old conflicts can be a perfect way to render a specific message and to draw certain conclusions regarding a specific situation. That said, it would be a good idea to consider the conflict known as the U.S. Harvest Scandal with Stan Curtis being the founder of the enterprise and at the same time the criminal. It seems that to analyze the conflict in the given case, the neo-classical perspective suits most, since the conflict within the USA Harvest organization can be related to social ones. Considering the problem closer, one will inevitably come to the conclusion that it stemmed from the lack of cohesion within the organization. Considered one of the Kentucky’s most powerful feeding organizations, Kentucky Harvest seems to have been under the absolute control of its owner for too long; as the 2010 report says, “Although the emergency food network offers a necessary support for many families in Louisville, its size highlights a failing in our local food system” (The state of food: A snapshot of food access in Louisville, 2010, 4). Therefore, it can be considered that the organization’s key focus was the quality of performance, while the quality of relationships between its members was left out of the scope of the company’s managers. Another problem of the Kentucky Harvest, which might have led to its downfall, is the inconsistency of the organizational culture and the lack of emphasis on the corporate values. While the company does state that its key goal is to provide enough food for all those in need and claim that its members “really got into it from a competitive standpoint” (UFPS Newsroom, 2006), it is clear that the company lacks a cohesive approach towards establishing organizational behavior norms. Judging by the fact that the swindler was also the founder of the organization, it must be admitted that preventing the catastrophe from happening would have been extremely difficult. The big decisive point in the given case was whether Curtis was planning the con from the very start. If the whole USA Harvest enterprise was meant to be the greatest con in the history of the USA then one has to admit that the attempts of the organization members to prevent the conflict from taking place would have been futile. Therefore, it can be considered that once the USA Harvest organization had established the principles of transpa
Introduction Despite its modern popularity, Hip Hop has been an unambiguously African-American cultural heritage birthed from the unique amalgamation of hybrid social influences (Forman 1). As such, it has often reflected the voice of the African-American population in the national discourse surrounding heavy topics of race, social culture, and identity. The structure that is hip-hop has been often identified as resting upon four core elements, which are rapping ( MCing ), Disk-Jockeying ( DJing ), break-dancing ( b-boying ), and aerosol art ( graffiti ) (Forman 1-2). Conscious hip-hop developed as a sub-genre of political hip-hop, which started as a platform of transforming rap music into a call for social activism and political or social action. While there is no overarching political hip hop ideology; with perspectives ranging from Marxism to the beliefs of Flat-Earth Theory, conscious hip hop seeks to challenge the dominant philosophical, economic, cultural, and political consensus. As such, it is decidedly antagonistic to the status quo, despite not aggressively advocating for specific paths or demanding revolution. Rather, conscious hip hop raises awareness on social, cultural, and political issues, leaving the listener to come to their own opinions. This is also its discerning feature versus political hip hop, with the latter being delivered in a charged, militant fashion (Adaso 1). With hip hop being reflective of the lived-in conditions of its creators, and this population being predominantly African-American people, rap has often been emotionally, culturally, and politically charged. This undertone, both in the message and execution of the song, has been more predominantly pronounced within conscious hip hop. As a result, this essay will seek to review how the message in conscious hip hop has morphed to reflect the current racial and social fractures within the current political regime within the United States. The History and Rise of Conscious Hip Hop A significant influence on the emergence of political and conscious hip hop can be attributed to the Civil-Rights Movements and the Black Power Movements of the 60s and 70s in the United States. These movements provided an emphasis on black pride while providing commentaries on Black ideological elements. Some of the songs within this era, which proudly carried the theme of black pride may include James Brown’s Say it Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud) in 1968, Nina Simone’s To Be Young, Gifted and Black in 1969, and Billy Paul’s Am I Black Enough for You in 1972. These earliest conveyances of social and political commentary were mostly within the genres of soul, jazz, and funk, but would form an indisputable influence in the sound and message that would be later carried by hip hop (Forman 4). The regime of President Ronald Reagan in 1980, however, broug
The Problem The specific evidence-based topic chosen for this capstone project change proposal is the effects of nursing staff shortage and quality of care for patients. The issue is increasingly becoming a major problem in the healthcare facility I currently work for. According to Haddad et al. (2019), nursing shortage is caused by several factors among them, a large patient population, and a high number of those retiring every year. In the recent past, this issue has proven difficult to address due to the high cost of hiring and training new nurses. The Setting The nursing staff shortage is being witnessed in the long term care facility, specifically the special care unit. The unit exists to serve the elderly population (Aloisio et al., 2021). The total number of patients currently admitted at the facility is three hundred. Most of these patients are in need of services such as speech, occupational and physical therapy (Jung et al., 2018). These services are provided to prevent deterioration while, at the same time, improve individual’s social adjustment to stages of decline. A Description Nursing staff shortage in the long-term care facility is no longer a problem but a crisis. The facility receives a high number of patients every year with majority of them in need of specialized care. Most of these patients, especially the elderly have stayed in the facility for up to two years. This means that nurses must spend extra time caring for the needs of this population—they need both medical and personal support services since most of them cannot live independently. Therefore, high patient population, especially those aged 65 years, remains to a major cause of nursing shortage at the facility. According to Markides, and Rote (2019), the United States has the highest number of individuals over 65 years and above. As the population continue to age, the need for health services increases. Effect of the Problem There are many effects of nursing shortage with the first being low quality of patient care. Different studies, among them Ulrich et al. (2019), show a direct link between short-staffed facilities and low quality care. This is the case because nursing shortage means long shift hours and high patient-to-nurse ratios. These ratios increases waiting time, thus delaying the delivery of services. Another effect of nursing shortage relates to nursing burnout which is common in my facility (Marć et al. 2
Introduction Although cases of employee illnesses are a common problem in business practice, such issues in the healthcare sector may have severe consequences for all stakeholders. It is seen in Sarah’s example, when her case of tuberculosis and the subsequent declassification without her consent led to her isolation in the workplace and possible infection of another home health assistant. The assistant manager is obliged to inform the Home Health Care Agency’s employees and clients about precautions while maintaining Sarah’s privacy to prevent a possible outbreak and spread of the infection. Researchers note that “health information is the data related to a person’s medical history, including symptoms, diagnoses, procedures, and outcomes.” (“What Is Health Information?” n.d., para. 1). The most appropriate methodology for providing information in such conditions would be a theoretical and practical educational training course on pulmonary diseases, focusing on the types of tuberculosis. This paper will examine the three steps of the training course for each group of stakeholders and discuss the possible implications of this problem. Talk, Demonstration, Role Playing, and Reinforcing The educational course includes a theoretical part, talk or lecturing, and a practical part, which involves a demonstration and role