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The society is controlled by an assortment of ethical principles. Furthermore, different cultures have varied perception that determines the adherence to certain ethical concerns. This paper presents ethical issues focusing on business corruption in the American and Chinese culture. It examines these two cultures to determine how business corruption persists. Additionally, it identifies the ethics necessary for evaluating business corruption. Finally, it discusses the actions taken by the American and Chinese culture to curb company dishonesty. Business Corruption in the American Culture The practice of business corruption takes place differently in the global marketplace. Indicators of business corruption entail aspects such as bribery, cronyism, and partiality (Biegelman & Biegelman, 2010). Furthermore, corruption takes place secretly thus giving other persons undue advantage basing on tender awards, favorable policies, and improved services. In US, most established firms forbid business corruption practices. The American firms enhance transparency while undertaking their business (Gitlow, 2005). American firms note that nepotism derails business endeavors by appointing lazy and unskilled family member to key roles. American culture supports the recruitment of highly skilled persons that possess the acumen that brings massive value within the business setting. Furthermore, practices of bribery are few in the American culture because they are punishable by law (Gitlow, 2005). Companies engage in clean and honest dealings because of accountability requirements. Additionally, the most competent companies and individuals usually gain the opportunity for contract awards. Business Corruption in the Chinese Culture Business corruption in the Chinese culture is enhanced through practices that escalate relationship building between company owners and their family connections. Chinese firms practices insinuate that recruiting family members to perform key roles when they possess inadequate qualifications is normal (Biegelman & Biegelman, 2010). Chinese culture promotes business dynasty that allows firms to involve their children in their firm’s operations regardless of their incompetency. Furthermore, Chinese firms also recruit non-family members as employees when they are happy with nepotism. In the Chinese culture, family faithfulness remains supreme (Biegelman & Biegelman, 2010). This enables owners to assign their off springs duty because they are aware of their strengths and skills. Chinese culture suggests that nepotism occurs when people fail to employ their relatives in business. Similarly, cronyism as a form of business corruption practiced in the Chinese culture allows contract awards to relatives and longtime friends than lowest bidders (Biegelman & Biegelman, 2010). Firms have belief in such people’s ability to offer the desired services. Ethics Necessary for Evaluating Business Corruption Appraising business corruption occurs through l
Renal Cancer and its significance There are many factors that contribute to the risk of kidney problems or renal cancer. Among them is air pollution caused by smoking or exposure to certain chemical materials such as cadmium and lead. These materials are common in the industrial and agricultural industries. Renal cancer is common in people aged 60 and above. Approximately 208,700 new cases of renal cancer are reported each year in the world. This health problem is more common in Northern America and less common in Asia and Africa. According to the United States’ NIH estimates for 2013, approximately 13,570 deaths from this problem were reported. Furthermore, this health problem continues to increase in the United States. As earlier mentioned, cadmium is one of the primary causes of this health problem in the United States (Järup & Åkesson, 2009). Cadmium is nephrotoxic (Il’yasova & Schwartz, 2005). It can stay in the kidney of an individual for 10-30 years. It continuously damages kidney tubes hence resulting in renal cancer. Cadmium is introduced to the environment when the tobacco in a cigarette is combusted. The following table shows the percentage of cadmium exposed to the environment by specific human activities (Innes & Haron, 2000). Phosphate fertilizers      41.3% Fossil fuel combustion     22.0% Iron and steel production  16.7% Natural sources            8.0%  Non-ferrous metals         6.3%  Cement production          2.5%   From the table, it is evident that anthropogenic factors are the main causes of cadmium exposure to the environment. Therefore, to prevent renal cancer, it is crucial to examine the primary causes and look for better strategies to curb the issue. What is currently being done about this problem? The World Health Organization has set up recommendations and policies to minimize air pollution caused by cadmium. For instance, it prohibits smoking in public areas. Many countries have implemented this policy to curb renal cancer and other health problems associated with cadmium. Most countries all over the world have ‘gone green.’ Organizations are advised to embark on strategies that stop and reduce air pollution. For instance, many organizations recycle cadmium wastes. Some nations, particularly those in Northern America, have turned to social media campaigns against air pollution (World health organization, 2010). There are many awareness signs in different industries warning people of the hazards of cadmium. In addition, many organizations all over the world have started to provide their employees with safety measures to reduce t
The contemporary trends in immigration have significantly changed the population ratio of Asian Americans, as well as their attitude to this ethnicity group. Racial issues precisely concern Chinese, Indian, Japanese, and Filipino immigrants who had to undergo the pressure on the part of the white population in the United States. The first waves of immigrants from Asian countries started in the sixteenth century, when Filipinos moved to the territory of the United States. Further movements date back to the nineteenth century, when Chinese and Japanese people migrated in the pursuit of better life. The history demonstrates that the immigration process was a challenge for ethnic groups due to the racist principles according to which all minorities were treated. The first Chinese communities arrived in the United States had to apply for low-paid jobs because of the discriminative policy. Currently, the racist trends in perceiving ethnic communities have transformed in more favorable trends of full acceptance and equal participation of Asian American in societal activities. Despite the positive changes, some immigrants are less encouraged to assimilate in American society in case it would mean abandoning Asian cultural heritage and joining the mainstream. More importantly, the minority groups are reluctant to acknowledge the American values and norms because it never provides Asian immigrants with superior status in society. Asian Americans are often considered to be so-called forgotten minority, which creates the starting point for discussing many political, cultural, and economic obstacles for Asian Americans. Although this ethnic group is the fastest-growing population, its strength and political potential cannot be fulfilled. Such a perspective is explained by the permanently shaped stereotypes about the Asian community as a model minority, which creates challenges preventing the group from taking part in U.S. elections and political life. Asian Americans are also regarded as the emerging minorities because most of the representatives prefer maintaining strong bonds with their original culture to assimilating with the U.S. population for advancing their living standards. Nevertheless, the possibility of treating Asians equality with the white community is premised on the acceptance of the U.S. nation as the one that recognizes cultural diversity. There is also a counterargument rejecting
Introduction Every five years, one of the member states of the Bureau International des Expositions is usually voted to host the World Expo. The World Expo is an event that attract millions of people across the globe who come together to share ideas on various issues ranging from innovations, sustainable development, how to improve quality of life for populations around the world, and any issue of international concern. An opportunity to host such big events like the World Expo often presents a number of benefits and costs to the host country. This paper presents some of the pros and cons that Dubai is likely to experience by hosting the World Expo 2020. Pros of the Expo 2020 Dubai’s win of the bid to host the Expo 2020 was marked by fireworks from Burj Khalifa towers as an indication of their celebration for the victory. Dubai’s win of the Expo 2020 bid is likely to translate to a number of benefits to the country’s economy. First, hosting the Expo will boost the country’s tourism industry because of the millions of visitors who will attend the event. Various businesses under the tourism industry such as resorts, hotels, and tour firms are likely to experience high demand for their services such as accommodation facilities from the visitors. Consequently, these benefits will trickle down to other sectors of the economy such as industries. Second, the Expo 2020 will create hundreds of jobs to Dubai citizens because new businesses are likely to be set up and the existing ones expanded in order to meet the increased demand for goods and services because of the Expo. Third, the opportunity to host the Expo will also open up Dubai’s economy to investors from different parts of the world. Cons of Expo 2020 Despite the several benefits that will accrue to the Dubai’s economy because of hosting the Expo 2020, the country might also face a number of challenges. For instance, some of the sectors such as tourism and real estate may experience an oversupply of services such as accommodation facilities after the Expo. Second, the government will incur many costs in setting up necessary infrastructure, as well as, beefing up security across the country. Additionally, prices of goods and services might also increase during the Expo period due to increase in demand. However, the government can avert such challenges that are likely to be experienced for hosting the Expo 2020 by formulating suitable policies. For instance, market regulation by the government may help to prevent exploitation of citizens and visitors through exorbitant prices of goods and services. The government can also pursue the policy of controlled development to ensure less harm to the environment because a number of constructions such as buildings are likely to be set up in preparation for the Expo. Therefore, the government
Quality Planning should put the Employees in a State of Self-Control: A Discussion Introduction It is every organisation’s goal to continually improve the quality of its products regardless of its size. To improve the quality of the products (services and goods), the company must improve the quality of the workforce used in the production process. The organisation must also understand the needs of the customers and their expectations from the final product availed to them. The process of ensuring that an organisation’s final product meets customer’s needs and requirements through planned organisational and systematic procedures is referred to as quality planning. In this paper, the researcher will discuss how quality planning should put employees in a state of self-control. Quality Planning and Employees’ Involvement Employees play a vital role in this quality planning process. They create important customer relationships that help the organisation in understanding the needs of the customers and in delivering products that meet these needs. Quality planning should therefore put employees in a state of control. State of self-control helps employees to feel in charge and responsible for their actions. It makes them identify customer needs and align these needs with organisational processes of production (Lam 34). Employees work better when they feel that they are in charge. It makes them utilise organisational resources effectively to achieve desired goals and objectives. Quality planning should engage employees’ participation and put them in a state of control. This will help them fully understand and implement core departmental action plans required to meet planned organisational goals and objectives. This enhances operational effectiveness that is crucial in developing a final product that meets customers’ needs (Lam 43). Employees are at a better position to understand the customers when they are given an opportunity to interact with them freely. This can only be achieved effectively when employees have self-control at their workplace and when they are in charge of their customer relationships. One of the key aspects in developing quality products involves understanding the voice of the customer. The needs of the customers must be understood in order to identify the procedures that should be undertaken in production of customer-focused goods and services. It is therefore critical to ensure that employees are put in a state of self-control in order to improve and maintain the needed good customer relationships (Lam 45). Employees are said to be in state of control when they have the knowledge of what they are expected to do and what they are actually doing. This is together with the ability to effectively regulate certain organisational processes independently and without direct control and supervision. It is
Introduction Introductory Statements This is a report that seeks to make recommendation relating to a website. The report will consider Purdue University. In this light, Purdue University Student Association has designed a website. The website has been designed to meet the demands of student organization. However, the present website is unsatisfactory. Therefore, the student body has approached the InterMedia Company for a recommendation report. I will analyze the current website like a research analyst. Also, I will provide the recommendations based on this analysis. Deficiencies The analysis shows that the website meets the basic requirements. It provides the necessary information about the association. However, the information is insufficient when delivering the messages. The website is, therefore, simple according to this analysis. It suggests that the website lacks essential component. First, the navigation structure is poor. It does not have graphics portraying the essential activities of the student’s organization. In fact, a visitor cannot understand the primary concerns of the website at a glance. This implies that users have to read through all available information. As a result, users are discouraged to leave the website. For example, the website could have included a picture of graduating students. As a result, the user will relate the website with a learning institution. This eliminates the need of reading other descriptions. Secondly, the analysis show that the website is time consuming. In this website, a user is needed to log in before using the site. As a result, the designer has on provided a link for log in the site. In this case, the user must sign up to the site in order to obtain the log in details. However, the site does not provide a link for signing up in the account. Instead, they have provided a registration email. This implies that the user must register using the email before using the site. As a result, the process becomes tiresome and time consuming. In addition, the site does not capture the attention of users. This is because of the cold and unattractive colors used. They have combined the yellow and black colors that are not catchy In fact, they cannot deviate the interest of a user. On the contrary, a combined deep purple and red colors would be better than this combination. For example, the Multimedia University of Kenya has used the purple and red colors. This makes the website capture the interest of users. Therefore, visitors are motivated to enjoy browsing through this website. It encourages them to visit the website severally. This analysis concludes that the main challenge for the website is not the content. Instead, design is the most challenging aspect that requires attention. Importance of Redesign This analysis shows that the organization should consider redesigning their website. The rationale is based on the deficiencies and inconveniences on the current website. First, redesigning will ensure that the website is self-descriptive. It will ensure that the user can understand the concern of the website at a g
The deep socio-economic divides in American society have impacted the unemployment rates even before the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the virus has exacerbated the issue. There have been two distinct experiences during the pandemic: first, people with graduate education, who kept stable jobs through working remotely; second, those who either lost or got reduced in their jobs with no safety net (Blustein et al., 2020). The key determinants of work availability are power and privilege, unevenly divided across racial, gender, and education lines (Blustein et al., 2020). The national socio-economic gaps lie between those who have a college education and those who do not (Galea & Abdalla, 2020). Within the framework of education access, race and ethnicity represent a major division plane between Americans. The black demographic faces racism in hiring, seeking housing, and everyday life, resulting in systemic marginalization (Galea & Abdalla, 2020). Therefore, the issue of unequal job availability persists, with racial divides being particularly striking recently. Discerning socio-economic groups’ post-pandemic recovery rates from April 2020 paints a clear picture. The divide is demonstrated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022): there seems to be an improvement post-pandemic, with the average unemployment rate decreasing from 14.7% in April 2020 to 4% now. However, for the black population, the unemployment rate reached 16.8% in April 2020; later, stalled at 10.9% in October 2020 and then only lowered to 6.9% in January 2022 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2022). In contrast, the white demographic presents a steady decrease within six months from April 2020; by October 2020, unemployment more than halved from 14.1% to 6.0%. Higher education, stable jobs, and support networks contribute to the higher-than-average unemployment rates for the black demographic (Galea & Abdalla, 2020). This statistic demonstrates the uneven struggle to recover from the pandemic-induced and general unemployment.
Introduction Chronic pain is continual ache patients suffer for an extended period, which harms the individuals’ health and well-being. Healthcare professionals prescribe opioids to treat persistent pain in adults. However, the narcotic drug causes addiction and dependency, consequently leading to drug misuse and overdose (Gorfinkel et al., 2018). Therefore, there is a quest to get alternative medication with fewer side effects. It necessitates comparing opioids prescription and acupuncture use in adults aged 40 to 60 years diagnosed with chronic pain. The pilot project uses Kurt Lewin’s three-stage model to facilitate opioid and acupuncture interventions implementation. Besides, it uses behavioral counseling techniques to promote engagement and conducts a feasibility study. The trial also utilizes CONSORT-SPI 2018 as the practice guideline for the intervention. The paper aims to describe the problem, the PICOT question, the pilot project, and stakeholders’ roles. Moreover, it proposes two strategies for promoting engagement, discusses specific guidelines, identifies primary organizational resources, and explains intervention outcomes. The Problem, the PICOT Question, and the Intervention Patient/Population (P): Adults aged 40 to 60 years diagnosed with persistent pain. Intervention/Indicator (I): A randomized controlled trial with opioids and acupuncture as complementary medicines. Compare/Control (C): The research equates the effects of prescribed opioids on the health and well-being of adults with chronic pain with those of acupuncture. Outcome (O): Prolonged opioid use causes dependency on the drug, whereas acupuncture has no significant side effect on users. Acupuncture is more effective than prescribed opioids in relieving pain. Time (T): Twelve months Opioid abuse and addiction are notable concerns in hospitals treating patients with persistent aches. They are addictive medications with potential negative effects on the health of people who use them inappropriately (Gorfinkel et al., 2018). Another problem is that patients develop tolerance and need an escalating amount of opioids to relieve chronic pain. A randomized controlled trial has to account for adverse effects and opioid dependence risk when prescribing the medication. The PICOT question is “how does acupuncture medication compare with opioid narcotic treatment over a
In this first chapter, Thomas Friedman examines the main stages in the development of globalization; moreover, he shows how various countries have benefited from this process. In particular, the writer focuses on such a country as India. His main argument is that people living in such states can compete with entrepreneurs from America or Europe. Yet, this trend has been overlooked for a long time. In the next chapter, the scholar discusses various trends that equalize opportunities available to people living in various countries. In particular, one can speak about the ending of the Cold War, the growing availability of open-source software, outsourcing, and growing accessibility of information technologies such as the Internet. These factors can be called “flatteners” (Friedman 51). The main point is that these forces can enable people to take part in the integrated global economy. Moreover, traditional obstacles such as the cost of software or long distances can be overcome with greater ease. In the third chapter, Thomas Friedman notes that some of the so-called flatteners can produce a cumulative effect on the performance of companies or experiences of individuals. In particular, they have more resources for cooperating with one another. In turn, this cooperation can result in the creation of new products. In turn, in the fourth chapter, the author shows that the flattening of the world tends to eliminate the boundaries which were previously taken for granted. In particular, modern companies and individuals can now have “multiple identities” (Friedman 250). This argument is particularly if one speaks about multinational companies operating in various regions of the world. The owners of these businesses can live in various countries. This is one of the issues that should be considered. In the next section, Thomas Friedman discusses the impact of free trade on the economy of America and experiences of its citizens. The concept of free trade is based on the premise that each country has to focus on those activities in which it has the competitive advantage. However, people have to focus on continuous education and professional development in order to retain this advantage. This issue becomes important nowadays, when people and companies coming from different countries can take part in the global economy. Additionally, the scholar examines those professional areas which are not affected by this flattening of the world. In particular, he refers to those jobs that cannot be easily outsourced. Moreover, they require in-depth expertise. For instance, one can speak about lawyers or surgeons (Friedman 311). In turn, individuals should carve out careers in those areas which are not influenced by globalization. This is one of the details that should be considered. In the seventh chapter of the book, the writer examines the main com