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In the book If Aristotle Ran General Motors , Thomas Morris explains how business organizations can thrive in the modern society. Morris reviews how these entities can succeed if they followed the wisdom of great philosophers like Aristotle. The term ‘General Motors’ is used in general to represent modern day businesses. It is not used in reference to the company that goes by that name. In the book, Morris (1997) discusses four dimensions of human experiences. The first is the intellectual element. It aims at addressing the various aspects of truth. The second is the aesthetic dimension. It highlights the issue of beauty. Then, there are moral and spiritual dimensions. The two focus on goodness and unity, respectively. Being an intellect means embracing truth. In doing so, one acquires a lot of power and influence. Goodness is very important in the establishment of healthy relationships in a thriving community, especially at the workplace. In this light, philosophy offers a lot to modern business organizations. It is regarded as the key to happiness and corporate excellence (Morris, 1997). In this paper, the author will analyze part 3 of Morris’ book. The section is made up of chapters 7, 8, and 9. Morris (1997) addresses the issue of moral dimension in this section. In the current paper, the author will extrapolate on what Morris is saying and analyze the impacts of the arguments on the workplace. If Aristotle Ran General Motors: A Discussion of Part 3 Moral Dimension Most people around the world have two lives. They have their own individual life and another form of existence that entails relationships with other people around them. Every business enterprise is comprised of such people. How they relate with one another is very crucial to the success or failure of the company. It is at this juncture that ethics comes into play with regards to relationships at the workplace. Ethical conducts improve the interaction between an individual and their colleagues (Shafer-Landau, 2003). Morality is a common synonym for ethics. It is one of the four dimensions of human experiences. Morality is mostly concerned with goodness. It addresses the question of what it takes for an individual to be a good person (Dancy, 2004). Every activity undertaken by human actors has an end result. The consequences can either be good or bad. In light of this, it is apparent that morality leads to positive outcomes (Brooks, 2011). In addition, integrity governs human behavior. Without it, the society cannot survive for long. The reason is that not everyone embraces the intellect dimension of human existence. Furthermore, morality influences the decisions people make on a daily basis. The decisions are based on what is wrong and right (Dancy, 2004). According to Morris (1997), the idea of morality is believed to originate from one’s conscience. Ethics and integrity improve fairness and harmony with regards to relationships between people. In addition, they make people
The United States has always had problems as far as drafting and implementation of immigration policies are concerned because issues related to justice and individual freedom have always been raised. A number of immigrants living and working in the country are yet to be recognized as legal citizens because of the unending political issues and anti-immigrant campaigns 1 . On the other, immigrant right groups are constantly in talks with various state agencies with an aim of legalizing their status. In this paper, issues facing immigrants and the entire immigration process are discussed with an aim of establishing whether justice is observed. The paper starts by discussing the various challenges, especially legalization issues, which immigrants face in the country. The debate on the legalization of immigration is considered a racial justice issue because opponents argue that giving immigrants the citizenship would lead to the rise in the crime rates, overpopulation/urban sprawl, and national insecurity. However, proponents of immigration, especially large business conglomerates, observe that these claims are baseless given the fact they are racist. In many public and private institutions, white supremacy is the order of the day, as only the white race has access to quality education, employment opportunities, communal resources, and other chances as they come at the expense of other races 2 . Unfortunately, other races have failed to forge a working formula to end racial discrimination and other forms of injustices because of conflicting interests. Immigrants in the country fail to develop meaningful communication amongst something that gives their nemesis an opportunity to subdue them. In the early 1900, American populace and policy makers were concerned with the high number of Irish, Italian, and Jewish immigrants who were moving to the country at an unprecedented rate 3 . In this regard, they never treated them as equals because their presence in the country was misinterpreted to mean competition for scarce resources. Similarly, racial crimination was an issue in government because Americans felt that other races and nations had come to take over what rightly belonged to them. Based on this, the immigration policies dictated that anyone who visited the country and wanted to stay for quite some time was expected to assimilate meaning he or she had to abandon their culture and join the mainstream or the American culture. Any immigrant who refused to assimilate properly was viewed with contempt because he or she was a threat to the survival of the Americans. As such, the public, through their elected representatives, lobbied the government to come up with stricter immigration policies that would advantage only the locals. In this regard, the governm
Introduction King Kong is considered as one of the greatest classic adventure-fantasy films in history. Adventurers Marian and Ernest directed the film. The two co-producers were vastly experienced in creating film documentaries. The producers conceived an adventurous story of a beautiful woman and a huge ape-monster. Interestingly, King Kong film was produced at a considerably low budget as compared to movies with a similar context. The ape in the film was about fifty feet tall. Moreover, the monster was quite frightening. In general, the film was cast as a symbol of the beastly myth and archetypal beauty. The film brings to focus elements such as race, rebellion, violence, sex, and myth. It is also worth noting that the film shows thrilling technological advances in movie productions. Therefore, the film is an innovative piece of art by the producers. This paper will review the movie concerning its historical context. Movie Content Review King Kong film was mainly about the young beautiful blonde woman and the giant ape. The movie shows the discovery of a giant ape by filmmaker Carl Denham. The film crew considers it as unique and resorts to come with him back to New York. Once in New York, the giant ape causes great damages as it tries to protect the blonde-haired woman (Martin, 2016). The themes portrayed in the film are quite enticing because it appeals to a large group of audience. Moreover, the use of special effects, as well as the animation of the ape is matchless. The movie exposes various issues that affected society during the time of its creation. The film is a jungle adventure genre with a plot device that makes Ann the beauty queen and makes Kong the giant beast. On the other hand, jack and Denham are made the heroes of the film. The natives view Ann as a special kind of craze while they view their women as objects of sex and barbarity. The film conveys natives as uncivilized (Dirks, 2016). King Kong is a classical film full of adventure and fantasy. The film conveys various themes associated with the time in which it was produced. Cooper uses the film to appreciate the power of technology over nature. Kong dies because of beauty as filmmaker Denham concurs at the end of the film. Obsession with beauty is seen throughout the movie, i
Introduction Sociopaths and psychopaths are individuals who possess certain common personality traits and characteristics (such as the absence of empathy towards others), which make them dangerous. However, these two types of people also have some differences, and it is paramount to understand these if one is to be able to distinguish between the two and behave accordingly. In this paper, the similarities and differences between the sociopath and the psychopath will be explained; the levels of threat that they pose will be compared; distinguishing between such people will be discussed, and recommendations pertaining to conducting subject interviews with such people will be supplied. The Mental States of the Sociopath and the Psychopath The sociopath and the psychopath are individuals characterized by several dangerous personality traits; they share some of these traits, whereas other characteristics are different (Pescosolido, Martin, McLeod, & Rogers, 2011). Generally speaking, the sociopath and the psychopath are both predisposed towards violence, lack remorse, are indifferent towards others, and do not care about laws or ethics (Siciliano, 2014). However, there are important differences. More specifically, sociopaths are inclined towards worrying and anxiety and lose their temper easily; they are often poorly educated, have bad employment, and are viewed by others as disturbed (Siciliano, 2014). However, they are able to form emotional bonds with others, although this is rather difficult for them and does not often happen (Pescosolido et al., 2011; Siciliano, 2014). It is assumed that the roots of sociopathy are in the social environment in which the person develops (e.g., childhood abuse can considerably contribute to sociopathy) (Pemment, 2013). On the other hand, psychopaths are persons who have not developed conscience and empathy towards others (Pescosolido et al., 2011, p. 143), probably due to genetic causes (Yildirim & Derksen, 2013). However, they are capable of achieving a high level of intelligence and usually behave in a manner that people without such disorders would (Siciliano, 2014). Therefore, it is possible for them to manipulate others into having an impression that they are common people with no psychological/psychiatric disorders (Leedom, Geislin, & Hartoonian Almas, 2012). In fact, psychopaths may have spouses and children who do not suspect anything (Leedom et al., 2012; Siciliano, 2014). The crimes of an intelligent psychopath are often well-planned and hard to solve. The Threats Posed by the Sociopath and the Psychopath Both the sociopath and the psychopath are extremely dangerous types of people who are capable of committing serious crimes resulting in the suffering and deaths of a large number of people (Pemment, 2013). In particular, psychopaths usually pose a considerable danger to society due to the
Summary of the Policy Majid Al Futtaim organization based in Dubai is focused on retail and entertainment. Its overall performance is rather good but the problem of having the majority of employees at senior management being Western males cannot be denied. Diversity policy is proposed for this company to reach achievement and streamline the process of meeting goals. The change is likely to enhance economic performance and innovation, as having diverse personnel Majid Al Futtaim organization will be able to meet the needs of different customers from local communities (Davidson & Fielden, 2003). Thus, it will be advantageous for the company to consider hiring and promoting people of different ethnicities and gender so that they work together and consider all issues from several perspectives. Moreover, diversity can change the way people perceive the world and those who are around (Rao & Donaldson, 2015). The implementation of this policy is likely to reduce the number of issues among the personnel, as it can make colleagues treat each other with dignity and respect even opposite ideas. So it is critical to provide equal opportunities if the company wishes to enhance its performance. Background Diversity in the workplace is critical for the organization, as it allows avoiding a range of possible issues among the personnel and biased views on the cases and clients. It is seen as a range of differences between the employees that are to be accepted and respected by each of them. In other words, it encompasses the understanding of the fact that people are not the same and that their uniqueness should be recognized. It can deal with physical abilities, experience, and other dimensions but the issues faced by Majid Al Futtaim organization are connected with ethnicity and gender. Ethnicity defines individuals’ social and cultural experiences, which means that it is one of the things that determine the way employees react to the situations and people (Enchautegui-de-Jesús, Hughes, Johnston, & Oh, 2006). As a result, professional relationships depend on the ethnicity of each worker, and they can be worsened or improved with the alterations in the staff demographics. Ethnic divers
Using Aleve now that Vioxx and Bextra have been taken off the market Company overview Aleve is a drug that is produced by Bayer HealthCare LLC. This company operates all over the world. It has its headquarters in Leverkusen Germany. The company operates in over a hundred countries in the world and employs over a hundred and ten thousand individuals throughout its channels of operation (Mackenzie, 2011b, para.2). The company deals in a variety of products that are further grouped into different divisions. These include Animal health, Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Care and Medical care (Mackenzie, 2011a, para.1). The headquarters of these divisions are located differently. The division of Pharmaceuticals and Animal health are based in Germany whereas those of consumer car and medical care are found in the US, (Bayer Healthcare, 2011b, para.1). Aleve is a product in the consumer care category. The company makes use of the local companies in the different parts of world where it has its establishment to help in product distribution. These local companies liaise with the local authorities and other regulators to ensure that the company operates within the legal procedures for business. Executive summary of a marketing plan Bayer HealthCare LLC is a company that deals in a variety of health products for human and animals as well (
Abstract The aim of this paper is to give legislators recommendation for the new bill that seeks to increase the term by double for criminals sentenced for armed robbery. Despite the state legislature argument that the bill is popular the prime question should be will the bill act as a deterrent to armed robberies? It is hard to conclude on the right recommendation in a society that believes on the adage that ‘’do the crime, do the time’’. The effectiveness of the bill if it passes into law is hard to define if it will deter crime to offenders and potential offenders. Robbery is a crime of stealing by use of threats or force. It is also referred to as larceny. Where the offender uses a weapon inflicting injury on the victim the offender is charged as armed robbery or aggravated robbery (Schmalleger, 2012 ) . Armed robbery is rampant in the United States hence becoming a major concern for the society, legislature, and criminal justice system. Armed robbery is punished as a capital offense; however, sentencing is depended on several variables such as state laws and procedures, past crime record, if state has diversion program or even if there are any sentencing improvements. This bill should seek to address crime reduction is the United States and not just a bill to deter crime. The bill will get to root cause of crime and project where crime is headed today in the United States of America. Research might bring secondary solutions that might help curb the situation and have outcomes that are more successful (Schmalleger, 2012 ) . In many states, the out practice has discouraged habitual crime but in others, it has had no effect. For instance, in Lincoln, Nebraska there are several inmates with more than five hundred arrests. In other states, habitual criminals spend years in prison only to get out and commit yet another crime ending up in prison again. Although there is no warranty that this bill once passed into law will deter crime however, there are recommendations that once implemented can be of use to both society and criminals. A strict code of conduct should be set for the convicted and those who follow and demonstrate ability to live by it once but there can be released. These procedures include behaviour modification, vocation training and education, counseling, work experience, proper nutrition and exercise. These procedures will ensure that convicts are rehabilitated rather than being incarcerated. The rehabilitation methods to be proposed in this bill include behaviour modification, training, education and vocation, work experience and proper nutrition and exercise. In some places where rehabilitation has been implemented it had failed due to lack of cogent method of implementation. Presently, many prisoners just eat, wa
Abstract The term ‘unreached group’ is used in missionary activities to refer to people with an evangelical population of less than 2%. The churches within such groups lack the necessary critical mass and resources required to evangelize their people. In some cases, there is no presence of the church at all. Many people may assume that the presence of unreached groups is a problem of the past owing to literacy in modern times. Such thoughts are misplaced since hundreds of groups still remain unreached. Common among them include Arabs, Tuaregs, Swahilis, and natives of India. Islam forms the largest percentage of these groups. The Great Commission of Christianity is a biblical mandate to make Christian disciples in very nation. The mandate can be achieved owing to the large population of Christians in the world. Currently, there are 16,601 groups in the world. Majority of them are Christians. As such, the world can hence be said to have the critical mass required to evangelize to other unreached groups. All Christians must be willing to spread the gospel to these individuals as taught in the scriptures. In this project, the author lays a foundation for missionary work in Uganda. The country has one of the highest numbers of Christians in Africa. However, a significant percentage of the population is unreached. For instance, there are very few Christians among the Swahili group. The country is also known for strict traditional and orthodox practices. In this paper, the various factors that determine the success of missionary work in the area are analyzed. A review of past and present strategies employed in missionary activities is also conducted. It was revealed that traditional strategies of missionary work are unreliable and inefficient. As such, new approaches are needed. Introduction According to the Greeks, the word church means to call out or to gather the people of God as a sign of manifestation of His kingdom. 1 Missionary work is the centre of the church’s vocation in the world. 2 In Romans 10:14-15, St. Paul challenges Christians to embrace the noble course of missionary work. However, there are regions where Christians make up less than 2% of the total population. 3 For instance, the Swahili group of Uganda is largely dominated by Muslims. Only a small percentage of the people practice Christianity. In this paper, the author takes an in-depth look at the culture, history, language, and economic factors of the Swahili of Uganda with the aim of providing a basis for understanding the group in preparation for missionary work. An analysis of previous missionary works carried out among the group is also analyzed to provide insight into some of the challenges that may be encountered. Finally, the most appropriate strategy that can be used in reaching out to the group is proposed. Analyzing the Swahili of Uganda Due to the trading activities of this group, it is hard to pinpoint their exact homeland. However, their origin can be traced back to the i
The two clients described in the case have different stories; however, both of them present signs of addiction. Kyra, a 24-year-old female, presents obvious sins of alcohol misuse and subtle symptoms of sleeping medication misuse. First, the client felt dizzy, and her stomach was upset after taking antidepressants. Such symptoms can appear when taking such medications with alcohol. Second, the inability to fall asleep without alcohol or a sleeping pill is a definite sign of addiction (Legg, 2016). Third, the client initially takes large doses of alcohol, which is a sign of increased tolerance (Legg, 2016). Finally, the client spends much time in solitude, which is a sign of social changes caused by alcohol misuse (Legg, 2016). Considering the fact, alcohol addicts prefer secrecy, it may mean that she takes more sleeping pills than the reported “couple times a week.” However, the matter needs further examination. The second case is not as straightforward as Kyra’s, as the symptoms are more subtle. Timothy is 29 and is a private first class with two trips to Afghanistan. According to Coker, Stefanovics, and Rosenheck (2016), military veterans often suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, which may lead to substance abuse. Since Timothy had a stressful job and injured his ankle after a bomb explosion, he is at high risk of substance abuse. The primary symptom is that he uses addictive substances to deal with his problems (Legg, 2016). Moreover, the client had a history of abuse of painkillers, which may hint at the fact that he may still be using the medication. However, further investigation is required to make a final decision because the information after the first intake is insufficient. Reference Coker, K. L., Stefanovics, E., & Rosenheck, R. (2016). Correlates of improvement in substance abuse among dually diagnosed veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in specialized intensive VA treatment. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 8 (1), 41- 48. Legg, T. (2016). What are the symptoms of addiction? Medical News Today. Web.