Essays on Social science Case Study

This research begins with the statement that Camilla is a 14-year-old teenager, who shouldn't be forced to go for the test if she doesn't want to.... As responsible citizens, her parents have a moral duty to respect her decision and she has a moral right to decide what's right for her and what's not....

The paper "Operation of Power and Control" says the growing trends of globalization has mounted the pressure on the management of human resources, in that every possible effort has to be taken by the managers to centralize the industrial practices throughout all the units dispersed across the world....

This case study "Service Management in Hospitality and Tourism" analyses the extended market mix and SWOT analysis in many organizations.... These tools are important in the service management theory of hospitality and tourism organizations and help them in establishing their current situation.... ...

At Landon, the supervisors collected 360-degree feedback for all the employees.... The 360-degree feedback included feedback from three ways: downward from supervisors, upwards from subordinates, and feedback from colleagues and clients.... .... ... ... Last name, first name Course: Institute: 28 February 2011 360-degree feedback – Case Study 1....

The paper presents the business strategies of Intel.... It presents some of the policies in early the 90s that have made Intel the industry leader it is today and the organizational consequences they brought about.... Intel has been able to not only address but also thrive in the face of competition....

This paper "Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Cost Accounting" discusses the generally accepted accounting principles that are related to the cost accounting and on what rules are these principles-based.... Some light is shed on the working of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board....

This study "Analysis Information Technology Peachtree Healthcare " analyses pressuring management to go for an overhaul of the current IT infrastructure at new Peachtree Healthcare acquisitions.... The current pressure stems from standardization in other sectors such as banking.... ... ... ... Peachtree Healthcare has expanded rapidly within the last decade to assume control of 11 network healthcare facilities and to employ over four thousand people....

The paper "Advice to Tommy on Situation with Sarah" states that Tommy can only obtain a remedy for the loss he has suffered by relying on the doctrine of quasi-contracts.... A quasi-contract is an implied or constructive contract that is imposed by courts for equitable rather than contractual purposes....

The paper "Gulf Air A320 Accident" describes that the workload in the cockpit also became unmanageable at a certain point when the captain was trying to make some 'unplanned and unpractised manoeuvres' at dangerous altitudes with poor visuals.... All this contributed to the captains.... ... ... ... The condition may have created a somatogravic illusion which may explain why the captain did not act on the information on the display instruments showing that the plane was descending at a fast rate....

The paper "Naoshima Island in Japan" discusses that it is quite essential to state that Naoshima Island is located in Japan, and is largely known to have more contemporary art spaces compared to numerous other places that are located within the country.... ... ... ... The island has existed for several decades harboring the fishing community, but the place picked up a new purpose by turning out to be a great home for an impressive collection of contemporary art and architecture after the mutual agreement that was made in 1985 between the mayor of the town and Benesse Corporation which had the main purpose of turning the place into an art hub....

This paper tells that the human body is a fascinating organism.... Many complex processes imperative to our survival occur without our knowledge.... These regulatory mechanisms stem from cellular mechanics and work their way up to the physiological responses that can be detected.... ... ... ... This paper gives information that homeostasis is the process by which the body regulates physiological and biological mechanisms in order to keep physiological systems in the body functioning....

The author of the paper "History of Walt Disney Concert Hall" states that a visit to Los Angeles would be rendered incomplete if one fails to pay a visit to Walt Disney Concert Hall as one of the most impotrtant city's landmarks and cultural destinations.... ... ... ... A structure is a physical object that has been built to perform a given role....

In the paper 'Barclay Memorial Hospital' the author analyzes the case about a district hospital known as Barclay Memorial Hospital.... The hospital has 275 beds and a daily census of 249 patients.... The long stay of the patients in the hospital is 3-4 days.... ... ... ... The author states that the main problem is that the CEO of the hospital Dr....

The human resource problems that are a commonplace occurrence in the organization include the establishment of productivity,.... ... ... The paper 'Change Management at Toyota" is a great example of a management case study.... The quickly transforming business environment results in human resource management challenges that will continually evolve for a long time to come....

The paper "Deadly Love Triangle" highlights that in extenuating circumstances, the prosecuting agency may choose not to file any case or carry out prosecution if they are convinced that the crime was 1) an accident 2) the crime was committed by an insane person.... ... ... ... Wade was arrested and prosecuted because all the circumstantial and other evidence clearly showed that she had murderous tendencies against Ludemann....

Through the leadership of Welch, the social and political environments at GE were modified remarkably through removing numerous layers of management and motivating employees through involving them in the decision-making process.... The case study "The Creation of the Ford Empire" states that It is complicated to define what in reality an organization is, and trouble-free to mention the features that it doesn't possess....

BACP also advances education to the public on the role that can be played by counseling and psychotherapy to meet the demands of the members of the society if development and participation have been impaired by any disability is it physical, mental, or social.... The paper 'British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy' presents the Webster dictionary which defines ethics as 'the rules of conduct governing a particular class of humans governing a class of human actions'....

The Plaintiff i.... .... ohn Moore had leukemia and for its treatment he visited UCLA Medical Center in the year 1976.... The Doctors that were treating Moore confirmed after diagnosis that Moore had leukemia.... In addition to this fact the defendants in this case were aware of the fact that the some of the blood products that were to be discarded from Moore's body had commercial value....

The paper "Operational Management Issues in the Context of a Supermarket Chain" highlights that supermarkets may offer some goods produced by them but more generally the retail products of many manufacturers.... They are often chains of stores supplied by the distribution centres of large businesses....

The environment analysis considers the social, political, environmental and economic conditions of the home country.... he environmental analysis is an effort to get an insight into the economic, social, political and cultural aspects of the home country which can impact the business prospects for Dell to expand its business in foreign countries.... social trends as environmentalism, modern feminism and multiculturalism of US have given the individuals enough social mobility. ...

The paper "Strategies That Improve Employee Engagement" outlines that one of the major functions of HRM is to ensure that the employees in the organization are engaged in the firm.... Employee engagement refers to the state or the relationship between employees and the organization that they work for....

The results show the security issue includes vulnerability and social engineering and how it becomes a threat to any organization which has a connection with the internet.... The results show the security issue include vulnerability and social engineering and how it becomes a threat for any organization which has a connection with the internet.... The software vulnerabilities and social engineering in an organization system that cyber-criminals target is the most important issue in security measures....

The paper "The Law of Contract and Remedies for Breach and Postal Rule in Communicating Acceptance" highlights that the English law of contract requires a binding contract to have an offer and acceptance and both parties must aim at creating legal obligations.... .... ... ... The postal rule provides for valid acceptance on proper posting of the letter of acceptance thus leading to a binding contract....

The paper "The Law of Negligence" describes that the claimant was under an obligation to prove causation for the loss of his earnings.... The defendant was also required to establish that the murder had necessarily served to break the process of causation.... ... ... ... In negligence cases, it had been the practice to differentiate between injury caused to the body and psychiatric damage....

The paper focuses on Hussmann Corporation and states that the benefits and innovative attributes of Hussmann have made them a preferred product throughout the world.... The Hussmann green initiatives have also become a success as they have been able to spread the green awareness to all its users alike....

They include the media, students and academics, unions, socially responsible investor, special interest groups (experts from social and environmental areas relevant to Nestle) and Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), activist groups, environmental organisations, human rights group.... Stakeholders in the name of influencers have the social stake in the firm through an expression of interest in its activities....

This case study "House of Lords and the Privy Council in Interpreting Rules of Criminal Law" presents misconceptions regarding criminal law, which is only a result of the culminated attitude of the House of Lords and Privy Council towards criminal offense.... ... ... ... Yet increasingly this distinction is blurred with compensation orders and other reparative ideas insinuating themselves as a regular adjunct of sentencing options....

These features did not differentiate the services of Amazon; however these were a must for the long term success of the AWS division.... All the AWS's services were easy to use and they provided.... ... ... This, in turn, helped businesses to get to the markets faster.... Unlike competitors that charged an upfront fee and subscription fee, AWS adopted the pay-per-use pricing that helped its customers to save substantial costs. ...

The paper 'Clash of Civilizations' presents people who are drawn together in a much closer manner, it is inevitable that clashes between different cultures would be a common factor that society has to deal with.... A culture clash occurs when two or more cultures are not in agreement with each other....

The company was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne in the year 1977 (Leadership & Governance, Investor.... pple.... om).... Inspite of numerous internal disputes and minor conflicts at the.... ... ... The paper 'Why Apple's Ecosystem Is Its Biggest Advantage' is an actual example of the management case study....

This paper "How Will Repeated Oral Reading Practice Impact Reading Fluency?... investigates that repeated reading can influence a student's fluency in English.... Repeated can take two approaches - Students can be left to practice reading on their own or be guided by the teacher.... ... ... ... This paper investigates how repeated reading can influence a student's fluency in English....

This paper "Knowledge Management - Guide to Lean" focuses on the fact that this cliché 'Change is the only constant in the world' is applicable not only in our lives but also in our surroundings.... Change is one of the key success factors, which accounts for the very existence of any organisation....

The author of the following paper "Development of Tools for Decoding Impaired Voice" describes a project management process for an impaired voice decoder, which is to be developed to assist in decoding impaired voices at large call centers in the world.... ... ... ... Project management refers to the application of experience, processes, skills, methods, and knowledge to attain the objectives of the project....

This case study "Managerial Economics: XTO Energy Inc" presents Exxon Mobil Corp.... that purchased XTO Energy Inc.... striking a deal at $41 billion that also includes debt of $10 billion and thus, the company entered into a nonconventional source of energy-producing shale based gas.... ... ... ...

Politics in a Changing World: A Comparative Introduction to Political science.... "Comparison between the United States and Britain's Political Economic Systems" paper states that the concept of political-economic systems in nations allows examiners to determine the control over goods, services, and resources within the society and national boundaries at a particular time....

Safety science, vol.... The paper 'Aspect of WHS in Depth from a Human Resource Management Perspective - AcuMine" is a good example of a human resources case study.... The aim of the report is to analyze the workplace health and safety of AcuMine, which is an Australian engineering firm....

In 1983, undertook its second operational mission and it was its sixth spaceflight, in which the first Spacelab science laboratory was carried.... This case study "Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster" presents the advancement of technology that has resulted in human beings looking for new ventures that they can maximize their technological potential and derive the benefits that are associated....

The paper 'Unitarist, Pluralist and Radical Approaches in HRM' discusses the nature of employers-employees conflicts through the named theories.... Commonalities are shared among employees from various departments regarding how employees and management view the workplace organization.... ... ... ...

This case study "Project Manager: Music Festival into Victoria, Australia" is about resourcing a plan that is one of the most effective tools, which is essential in the determination of the requirements for a successful event.... In the first instance, the planning will incorporate human resources....

The researcher will attempt to analyse the profitability, liquidity and the solvency ratio of the company for the year 2003 and.... ... ... The paper "Profitability Ratio Analysis of Gillette Company" is a brilliant example of a case study on finance and accounting.... The purpose of this study is to create an investment report which will involve a thorough analysis of the financial performance of Gillette Company....

The paper "Executive Strategy, Leadership and Organization at Costco" is a decent example of a Management case study.... The success of Costco can be attributed to the efficiency in cost management and customer service.... Costco is efficient in cost management (it keeps its costs low).... Costco keeps its costs low so that it can maximize its profits....

The paper "Royal Roads Campus" discusses that generally, increase in parking fees would reduce the number of SOV entry into the campus and the increase in the car pooling facilities would facilitate the students in making their transportation easier.... ... ... ... There were several issues that contributed to the problem of a large number of single-occupancy vehicles being driven to the Royal Roads Campus....

This paper gives a description on data sharing between airlines and how it is used to facilitate effective scheduling, its benefits as well as its limitations.... The paper also gives a description of two other applications of data sharing between airlines.... ... ... ... According to the report it is important that airlines share data amongst themselves in order to facilitate effective scheduling of flights....

"Multinational Corporation Expansion: Citigroup Company Investment in Nigeria" paper argues that the company should be improving its corporate governance and transparency.... The company should offer viable work opportunities to the Nigerian residents fairly.... ... ... ... The government intervenes minimally in the regulation of the system....

The study "Scheduling: Problems, Models and Solution Methods" focuses on the description of the most important problems, models, and solution methods of scheduling.... Literally, scheduling can be defined as the arrangement of the execution of a lot of tasks/operations concerning time.... ... ... ...

The author of the paper titled "Why Do Large Companies Like IBM Find It Difficult to Create New Businesses" evaluates the 'horizons of growth' model.... The author of the paper also identifies the distinguishing features of emerging, H3 businesses.... ... ... ... With the retirement of Thompson, the corporate strategy group formally took over the development of EBOs, and as such process was more formalized under the corporate strategy....

Informal communications are linked with the office grapevine or social interactions between people from different departments or functions who are on friendly terms with each other due to various reasons.... In order to over come this drawback, it is required that the members send each other's profiles, personal websites links, profiles on social networking sites as well as any family or background data that helps them formulating a better understanding of each other....

Though she doesn't understand the use of social space, she utilizes it well.... The paper "Assessment of English Language Proficiency" presents a case of a 14 years old girl who currently in grade 8 and is my younger sister's friend.... She has been living in this country for almost two years now since her parents moved here to look for a job in Ethiopia....

The pressure from the Wall Street and social public motivated Scrushy to steps over the line. ... HealthSouth is the largest US operator of rehabilitation hospitals, but now it is under investigation for the overstatement of their earnings by $2.... billion each year.... Former CEO Richard M....

It maintained a number of smaller subsidiaries to create a mix of refined products that invariably catered to and advanced social and technological changes throughout the world, such as the use of kerosene in the 1950s, the sale of gasoline in the 1960s, and the proliferation of retail gasoline distribution centers throughout the 1980s and 1990s....