business ethics

In the land of free trade, the public does not view all industries as equal. Do you believe that is ethical? Do you believe that some industries are unfairly targeted? Should it be consumers’ choice to partake in products that are not healthy for them, or do those companies have an ethical obligation to protect people? In this assignment, you will choose one (1) industry to write about. Possible industries to research could be tobacco, soda, alcohol, casinos, or candy companies, just to name a few.
Write a one and a half to two (1½ – 2) page paper in which you:

  1. Become an advocate for either the consumer or the industry. Prepare an argument explaining the major reasons why you support either the consumer or the industry.
  2. Explain the role capitalism plays in corporate decision making.
  3. Discuss if you believe it is possible for a company to cater to both its best interest and that of the consumer conjointly or if one always has to prevail. Justify your response.
  4. Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
  5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
    3. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Determine the considerations for and process of ethical business decision making to balance corporate and social responsibilities, and address moral, economic, and legal concerns.
  • Analyze selected business situations using the predominant ethical theories, such as utilitarian, Kantian, and virtue ethics to guide ethical business decision making.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in business ethics.
  • Write clearly and concisely about business ethics using proper writing mechanics.

Globalization Impact: A Case Study of an Individual Country; Outline and Annotated Bibliography

Create an outline of 350-500 words for an essay on globalization’s effects upon a country outside of the United States. Choose one country to analyze. Include the following:

  1. Provide an overview of the selected country’s place within the global community. State descriptive and demographic information. Use the websites given at the end of each chapter of the textbook as a resource. A societal health scale is a useful tool. Provide a historical context when needed.
  2. Use the dimensions of globalization paradigm: economic, political, and cultural forces to analyze the selected country. Include: (a) benefits and costs of foreign investments. (b) effect of civil society. (c) global impact upon the culture.
  3. Summarize the impact of globalization on the selected country.
  4. Provide three key macro-actions that the country can take to improve its quality of life.

Include an Annotated Bibliography section with at least six sources, formatted in APA.
 
 

fire scene investigations

  1. Identify one court decision that has influenced fire scene investigations, and briefly discuss specifically what it has affected.
  2. Compare and contrast peer reviews and technical reviews.
  3. Compare and contrast inductive and deductive reasoning.
  4. Explain the development of a working hypothesis.
  5. Describe what negative corpus is, and explain if an investigator would ever use any version of it.
  6. Select one of the benefits of using the scientific method, and describe why it is beneficial

biopsychosocial model of health

Write a 500 word essay in APA style , compare and contrast the biopsychosocial model of health and the biomedical model of health. Consider the following in your essay:

  1. What assumptions do the models hold?
  2. How do the leading causes of death affect which model is used?
  3. Which model lends itself more readily to research and why?
  4. What aspects would a physician/psychologist focus on during diagnosis and treatment?
  5. What are the strengths/drawbacks of each model?

Use two to three scholarly resources to support your claims.

Religious essay

Choose one of the following schools of Buddhism:

  • Theravada Buddhism
  • Mahayana Buddhism
  • Vajrayana Buddhism
  • Zen Buddhism–as a special school of Mahayana Buddhism

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that addresses the following:

Format citations and references consistent with course-level APA guidelines.

medical essay

St. Anne Hospital, a city-based non-profit community hospital, is looking at adding a diabetes treatment center (DTC) which will provide comprehensive diabetes care and education. This is in response to a population health needs assessment which identified a high rate of diabetes in the population surrounding the hospital. The population consists of 50% Hispanics, 25% Caucasians, 12% African American, and 13% recent immigrants from Northern Africa. Over 50% of the population is living within 200% or below of the poverty level. You have been asked to develop a business plan for the DTC which will be presented to St. Anne’s Board of Trustees.

Designing and Managing Organizations

Please respond to the following. Note: Online students, please respond to two (2) of the following three (3) bulleted items.
 

 

  • In Chapter 8 (p.300) of the textbook, Denhardt & Denhardt  stated that human beings often appear “irrational” in terms of the system, even though what they are doing, from their point of view, may be perfectly rational. Refer to the examples below, then construct another two (2) examples that support Denhardt & Denhardt’s statement.

 

  1. Individuals complaining to the Utilities Commission about paying for power during power outages when no power is running
    2. Individuals complaining about the inefficiencies of Bureau of Motor Vehicles
    3. Individuals complaining about the structural and procedural issues that influenced the response to Katrina victims