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HR executives tend to influence the flow of the business processes in the organization, as they are the critical figures, which determine the flow of the business processes by distributing the workforce (Sullivan, 2004). However, their way to success is rather challenging and filled with various obstacles due to the complexity of the processes in the organization. Nonetheless, the primary goal of the paper is to conduct an interview with the HR executive and evaluate the findings. In this instance, the following topics are incorporated in the history of success, the strategic contribution to the organization, and the determination of the potential organizational and professional challenges in HR. In the end, the critical aspects and findings of the interview are assessed to determine their significance to the HR practices. Interview Firstly, the chosen HR executive has to be introduced, and his movement on the career ladder has to be assessed to determine his/her set of skills, which are required for the operations in this field. I have interviewed via phone, as Mr. Smith does not have time for the personal meetings. Mr. Smith worked in the organization in the HR department for several years before he became an executive. Nonetheless, he has been working in the marketing department at the beginning, but soon he understood that it is not his path. After that, he continued working in the HR department as a recruiter due to the availability of the vacancy. “HR was always an interesting field for me, but I did not associate it with challenges and high responsibility, which I have to face now”, Smith claims (S. Smith, personal communication, Jan. 22, 2015). Today, he considers his work as important and challenging due to the interactions with the other departments while monitoring the KPIs of the workforce. Furthermore, the strategic contributions to the organization, which HR makes to the organization, were also discussed in the interview to examine the role of HR in the business operations. “You have to understand that other departments and the success of the firm is dependent of the HRM”, Smith mentioned regarding this matter (S. Smith, personal communication, Jan. 22, 2015). In this case, Smith underlined that all of the actions of the HRM establish the flow of events in the business area, as it influences the dynamics of the finances and personnel in the departments within the company. It could be said that this aspect cannot be underestimated since it influences the company’s future and its ability to function in the business field, and Smith highly underlined the significance of this matter in the interview. Lastly, the challenges, which have to be faced organizationally and professionally, were revealed to determine the future of the HR practice in the coming t
Introduction Biomedical engineering has of late been widely acknowledged and applied across the major facets of life like in industries and medicine research; these applications have been majorly appreciated in the medical fraternity. Improved diagnosis of some diseases which could not have been effectively achieved is on the verge of attaining full support from the application of diagnostic techniques like wide field confocal microscopy, full field optical coherent tomography and ultrasound using 2-D phased-array transducer. These methods share amongst other many features the ability to improve image resolution by ensuring the right speed is put under utilization. It is projected that sooner or later these methods are going to replace the conventional methods that are currently in use. However these novel technological advances also comes with major disadvantages that limits their large scale application, for instance they are all very expensive, they require a skillful personnel to operate which would require additional specialized training, they are also complex and hard to maintain, this paper will look at the basic principles applied by each of these techniques to achieve their functions, compare their advantages and disadvantages and finally look at the possible areas where the improved speed is applied in real life. Wide Field Confocal Microscopy Using Structured Illumination Method Amongst other important features, this microscope can utilize a high speed tandem Scanning reflected light microscopy where a stabilized configured objective is employed to attain a required high speed (Watson 1994, p. 168). A substitute for this in achieve the high speed requirement involves the use of a video rate laser scanner which would have an added advantage of being able to control the size of the aperture and the laser intensity. This improved speed coupled with the ability to eliminate any background information from the plane of focus and therefore leading to reduced image degradation is a key feature that improves the quality of image (Langhorst et al. 2009, p. 858; Gustafsson et al. 2008, p. 4960). There are other features like serial collection of specimens that are optic tied to this technique. When using this microscopy, it is possible to quantify the depth for it adds a third dimension when it images only one plane within the sample at a time (Liang et al. 1997, p. 751). From the above schematic representation, one can deduce the main principle and how the technology achieves its function, the laser system or the excitation source emits coherent light which is directed to pass via an aperture. The aperture would be found situated on a conjugate plane, detector (a photomultiplier tube) front will act as the second position of the pin hole aperture for scanning (Toomre and Pawley 2006, p. 222). This laser would be reflected from a dichromatic mirror, for scan
Introduction The development of modern countries is predetermined by a variety of factors, including legal, institutional, and policy questions. The governments are ready to deal with the existing demands and the already established standards and rules. The World Bank is one of the main international organizations that provide financial and organizational assistance to developing and developed countries around the whole world. Its loans and capital projects help to stabilize the economic situation in countries and create the conditions under which the progress in different fields becomes possible. Regardless of the existing growth and evident achievements in different fields, many problems remain unsolved and continue creating new challenges. According to the World Bank Group with the World Bank as its main component, corruption is a serious global problem that leads to poverty, unfair treatment, increased costs, and public discontent. 1 It is characterized as a complex phenomenon with its roots being observed in political and bureaucratic institutions that take responsibility for the overall development. Corruption hurts development and requires taking serious steps and implementing new policies in different fields, including the environment, health care, global safety, economics, or labor. In this paper, the theme of corruption will be discussed from International Law and its relation to the World Bank. The international development of the countries cannot be stopped or controlled, and many unexpected outcomes and conditions may appear in a short period. The goal of this paper is to discuss the worth of the World Bank in the international arena and its contribution to the solution of corruption-associated problems from the legal perspective. The analysis of the goals and purposes of the World Bank and the definition of international law helps to expand a list of contributions these two bodies may have on the development of anti-corruption policies. As a result, the World Bank in assistance with international law provides and contributes to international development through the introduction of policies and the definition of the standards for statues on the examples of the United Kingdom as a developed country and India as a developing country. World Bank Essence The World Bank is an international financial facility that exists since 1945 when it was created to help countries to borrow money and receive aid for their development and solution of current problems. This organization was formed to investigate the reasons for extreme poverty in different countries and promote prosperity by offering enough opportunities. 2 According to the World Bank, the root of poverty is the present injustice that has to be eliminated by “creating the
Location As it is evident from their name, rainforests are located in regions with a high amount of annual rainfalls. In addition, such forests require high amounts of sunlight, which determines the location of these regions along the line of the equator in South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. An example of a rainforest is an Amazonian rainforest located on the territory of Brazil. Carbon Cycling The carbon cycle in the rainforest can be characterized as fast-paced. The main actors of the process are the plants and wildlife abundant in the jungle. Mainly, the carbon circulates in this environment as a part of photosynthesis. Plants and other entities use photosynthesis (bacteria, fungi) to obtain microelements needed for survival and reproduction. They consume carbon dioxide and methane from the atmosphere and convert them into oxygen as a byproduct. At the end of their lifecycle, they produce methane and carbon dioxide through the decomposition of their foliage or other parts. As such, the rubber tree actively partakes in photosynthesis during the summer period. Its leaves fall in December until in February the blossoming period starts again. Disturbance and Recovery Possible disturbances in the ecosystem can be caused externally and internally. As for internal ones, a drought, for instance, could cause one or the other species to prevail in the food chain, increasing its population. An increased population would soon degrade to its normal size due to the lack of food, and the equilibrium will, therefore, be restored. The human-induced disturbance can be exemplified by deforestation. Exercised as a resource-gathering initiative, cutting down perspective species of trees such as rubber trees, humans violate the balance by diminishing or completely eliminating certain species. In addition, by exercising deforestation, people banish wildlife from their natural habitat, which pushes them to extinction, as they do not have time to adapt and evolve. Rainforests are one of the greatest suppliers of a variety of materials. For instance, heavy industry utilizes tree oils, rubber, and timber produced from certain tree species. Particular plants such as Catharanthus roseus are utilized for producing medicine against leukemia (Aruna, Prabha, Priya, & Nadendla, 2015). Rainforests are also a source of fruits and other foods for both indigenous and urban people. Assistance to the Ecosystem Recovery One of the ways to sustain the flow of valuable resources while maintaining the equilibrium of rainforests is to give them time to heal and assist the process. Nowadays it is called sustainable logging. For instance, in the case of cutting down rubber trees, humans should plant new ones and control their population in order not to erase the species completely. However, this still does not address the problem of wildlife. Humans can assist in rainforest recovery from past invasions by increasing the use of intensive agriculture, building productivity upon technology. This could help decrease the need for deforestation. By funding the projects to save and preserve rainforests, countries can contribute to a sustainable future. I
Abstract ADX, the US most secure Supermax prison is the home to the plotter of the 1993 WTC (World Trade Center) bombing. It is also the home to Zacarias Moussaoui, the conspirator of the September 11 attacks and other prisoners considered the worst offenders worldwide. Such people threaten both national and international security. This paper questions whether such criminals should live under the conditions of the Supermax prisons which human rights activists claim to be inhumane and contrary to the US Constitution. Supermax prisons operate under specific policies and procedures designed to enhance the safety of the inmates and staff. However, some activists claim that Supermax prisons violate fundamental human rights. They depress human interaction and the development of knowledge. These situations have negative consequences on the inmates. Although the above opinions can be justified when viewed through the lens of the proclamation of human rights as stipulated in the US Constitution and international laws, a question emerges whether the lives of the inmate held at the Supermax prisons are superior as compared to those of the harmless individuals. In this case, the arguments of the human rights activists are unjustified in terms that all people have equal rights (Cole & Dempsey, 2002). Justice is delivered to match the threshold of the offense committed. Therefore, intermediate sanctions or prisons are each most appropriate depending on the crime committed. For example, a terrorist who bombs 1000 people leaving them dead while he or she narrowly escapes death, can only be an aggravated source of national and international security when an intermediate sanction is deployed to punish him or her. Such a person must not be in contact with other people who he or she can potentially harm or conspire to commit another deadly crime. Depending on the threshold of crime, the intermediate sanctions for selected groups of offenders are effective. Instead of bringing petty offenders in contact with hardcore criminals who can instigate them to commit serious crimes when released to the communities, the intermediate sanction is effective as it reduces the chances of recidivism (Shalev, 2009). The exercise is done in a way that the offenders are monitored in order to avoid causing safety challenges to the communities integrating them. As the state director of corrections, I would maintain the current standards of Supermax prisons. However, to make the prisons safer and secure for the inmates and correctional officers working in them, I would make changes in conditions that are inhumane so prisoners do not lose their social connections with the world. For instance, I would ensure easy access to qualitative healthcare, especially for the mentally ill prisoners and those with poor coping skills. The mission of the Supermax prisons m
In the long history of relationships between men and women, personalities have been playing a great part in the way in which these relationships are structured. Since the temper is shaped in early childhood, it is crucial to consider the specifics of the upbringing of both partners to understand whether future relationships are going to be a success or a disaster. It can be considered that among the women with low self-esteem, the tendencies towards having higher expectations, the lack of emotional stability and communication and instability in relationships lead to the necessity to have a break-up based on the assumption that their partner has been cheating. The given research is going to be based on the works written by Bowlby and Ainsworth. Despite the fact that the given study is focused on the effects of separation on the women formerly engaged into relationships, it will still be necessary to consider certain issues concerning childhood; however, in the given research, it is the childhood of the women with low self-esteem that is going to be analyzed. Another important theoretical foil for the given study is provided by Mary Ainsworth and her interpretation of attachment theory. It is essential to note that she added considerably to the theory and expanding on the infant-mother relationships as the key factor in forming attachment (Bretherton, 1994, 684). And, since the mother-infant relationships are the first ones that a child forms, it can be considered that Ainsworth provided the basis for the attachment theory to develop, which is essential for the given research. According to Bowlby’s theory, the tendency to form a strong attachment to the person whom a woman with low self-esteem indicates as her love interest is shaped at the earliest stages of development, i.e., in early childhood. Stretching the idea that Bowlby offered to show how an attachment is formed at the early stage of a child’s development with the help of Darwin’s theory to explain how the relationships between a grown-up man and woman work, Guidice and Belsky provide an extensive theoretical background for the research: “Although only adult couple relationships involve sexual attraction and reciprocity, the crucial question is whether they also involve an attachment component” (Guidice & Belsky, 2010, 112). However, according to Brandell (2010), the theory offered by Bowlby could use some improvements in the light of other psychoanalytic developmental theories that have been spawned later on. While one has to give credit to Bowlby’s empiricism (Stevenson-Hinde, 2007, 339), it must be admitted that at present, the idea of attachment should be expanded. Apart from other studies that the given research is going to encompass, such projects as the Uganda study and the Baltimore study are going to be used.
Introduction Fraud, as defined in criminal law, denotes calculated financial deception made for personal gain. It results into major gains for individuals committing it, but heavy losses for the organization concerned. Typically, an organization may lose up to five percent of its annual revenue to fraud (ACFE par. 1). Nevertheless, fraud remains the most under reported crime, despite its high potential for huge losses. In an organizational setup, fraud is more likely to be committed by the executives and top managers than low-level employees (ACFE par. 4). Fraud committed by trusted executives of an organization or institution is referred to as accounting scandal and often involves misuse of funds. Accounting scandals usually involve enormous misdeeds, which sometimes involve the authorities and punishment of the culprits. Accounting scandal is often perpetrated by a group of people hence the name financial fraud scheme. This is because processing of the money requires the participation of many people. This paper thus presents an analysis of a financial fraud scheme in Olympus Corporation, a Japanese company, which resulted into losses worth billions of cash. Even though the scandal must have been perpetrated over several years, it was recently brought to the public limelight in the year 2011. How the scandal was accomplished Established in 1919 as optical manufacturing company, Olympus Corporation was among the top listed companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the 1980s. In the 1980s many Japanese companies heavily relied on additional investments to make profits. Olympus Corporation ventured in risky investments to boost its profits and remain listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange. While rumors had it that the company was incurring losses from such investments in the 1990s, no information was made available and Olympus vehemently denied ever concealing losses (Tabuchi par. 2). The chairman claimed that the losses they incurred were due to depression of the dollar from 250 yen in 1984 to121 yen in 1987 (Norris par. 1). He also said that he had not stolen, but only tried to clean up a mess without damaging the reputation of the Olympus executives (Norris par. 3). Olympus Corporation became the only company whose intangible assets exceeded the net assets. The company’s funds were controlled by a few executives of the company were under the control of a few executives. Many businesses acquired during Kikukawa’s regime were loss making and were unlisted. The investments were diverse though not in line with the company’s core business, for example pet keeping. In 2009, the company sold one of its most profitable sources of revenue it had developed for over forty years for twice the amount it was worth in trying to counter the losses it had incurred. Olypus was also duped into investing in three unprofitable companies in 1990s by Nobumasa, a former banker who had also dealt with Olympus. How the scandal w
Abstract In this essay, I discuss how the play “Murder in the cathedral” explores the conflict between action and suffering. Despite the fact that religion is not the thing that one can speculate on, Eliot has managed to do it in his play, the publication date of which was 1935. What he tried to depict was the clash between religion and faith that had lasted during the XII century and continued spreading its metastases further on in the times of the Inquisition. Murder in the Cathedral Essay: Introduction The plot of the play is simple. Real historical figures serve as the main characters of Murder in the Cathedral. Being devoted to the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170, the play suddenly sharpens the conflict between religion and faith in a person. The idea that T. S. Elliot was trying to convey in the play is the tragedy of a man torn by inner contradictions. Killed by order of his royal majesty King Henry II, the one who used to be his friend, Becket had tried to hush down the thirst for the royal power, but the sin turned out to be stronger than the King himself. The peculiar fact is that the play contained so many debating issues that some of its parts had to be cut out. Otherwise, the censors would not bear it. Analysis of the Conflict Reflecting on the conflict described by Eliot, I would like to make a commentary that it had three significant ideas underlying it. These ideas are fully displayed by the Murder in the cathedral characters. The first one is the conflict between the church and the state. Although it might seem not entirely applicable to the modern days, it still has a point. The church is a body of a certain power, and the clash of the interests between then church, the government, and the citizen is inevitable. The rest is a matter of time. “When writing Murder in the Cathedral, Eliot concentrated on death and martyrdom.” (Kaltenbacher 7). That was the XII century understanding of the role of the church, the martyrdom that would end in the heavenly bliss. The nature of the conflict is triple in this case, as Eliot presumes. He sees it as the conflict between a man and the church as the earthly representative of God, the relationship between a man and God, and the relations between a man and his inner personality, where everything that we hide from the rest of the world is stored. What lies on the surface is the contradictions between citizens, the church, and the monarchy. Eliot depicts it very brightly, speaking through the eyewitness of the tragic incident in the church, Edward Grim. In fact, he was the man who originally described the accident. Murder in the Cathedral is a tragic theater that explores the conflict between the values of the world – as represented by the murderous knights and King Henry II – and the values of the spirit. (Detweiler 134). That is why the part played by the knights in Murder in the Cathedral is so important. What Detweiler wants to emphasize in his critical essay is the actual idea of the Biblical innocent man with his virtues as the biggest riches one could ever possess and the