Public Opinions Essays and Term Papers
371 Essays on Public Opinions. Documents 201 - 225
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Public Relations Defined
Public Relations Defined Introduction Once upon a time, XYZ Company made a quality widget. For many years thereafter, it continued to make this product. One day, a bad batch of widgets was sent to market and many individuals purchased them. XYZ Company discovered the mistake and faced a dilemma: should it inform the public and recall the widget to maintain an image of respectability and responsibility or let the product remain in the market, hoping
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Case: Toyota, Ford, Gm, and Volkswagen Вђ“ Some Differing Opinions
1. GM and Ford have quickly pushed the development of large Internet sites to create an environment where suppliers must compete for business. Ford and GM argue that these Internet sites should reduce cost because the negotiations are streamlined. How do you think the suppliers view these sites? Some suppliers, depending on their size might not have the technological infrastructure to participate in the AutoX-change. This will obviously limit their ability to work with theses
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Fuel Cells as a Public Good
Introduction Engineers possess an indispensable role in today’s society. Not only do they research, design, and test the products of today, but they also pave the way for future technological advances in all areas of industry. While the majority of these products are designed with the private consumer in mind, they can also benefit the greater good of the public. Mechanical engineering, my chosen field of study, is definitely no exception to this rule and
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Smoking in Public Places
Smoking in Public Places In this day and age, smoking becomes common things for the people. They always smoke without concern about the surroundings. Some people thought smoking can liberate their tension and can relax their mind. Actually, smoking can give lots of negative effects for the smoker and the secondhand smoker. Smoking can harm our bodies in many ways, but it is especially harmful to the lungs of a person with asthmas. Tobacco smoke
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White Paper - Asparagus Co Going Public
Asparagus Corporation, one of the world's premier hotel companies, operates hotels and resorts worldwide. It offers over 300 hotels and resorts. Public ownership can provide significant benefits to the company and its shareholders, but it has many disadvantages, too. Going public will provide both tangible and intangible benefits, including the following: Increased capital Access to capital will increase because publicly traded stock is more attractive due to liquidity. IPO will provide the company with additional
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Advantages of Public-Private Partnership
Faster implementation The allocation of design and construction responsibility to the private sector, combined with payments linked to the availability of a service, provides significant incentives for the private sector to deliver capital projects within shorter construction timeframes. Better risk allocation A core principle of any PPP is the allocation of risk to the party best able to manage it at least cost. The aim is to optimise rather than maximise risk transfer, to ensure
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Position Paper Admonishing the Use of Corporal Punishment in Public Schools
Position Paper Admonishing the Use of Corporal Punishment in Public Schools The position this paper represents does not delve into the historical theories or the moral philosophies as to whether or not corporal punishment toward children is, in and of itself, effective or morally acceptable. Instead, the position of this paper is to argue against the use of corporal punishment as a means to behavior modification in public schools throughout America. For years the debate
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An Educator’s Opinion
An Educator opinion Marliss Lam P.E.I # 1 Education 1100 Dr. Robb Frank, Instructor February 25, 2006 In the next few years, the effects and the consequences of the NCLB Act will start to take effect across our country. Whether we agree with the NCLB or not, it is here for now. As educators, we all need to become better informed about the act and the effect it could have on our careers and our
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Public Relations
Public Relations The objective of public relations is inform publics; both internally and externally. The impact in which a company can relay these messages correspond with the effectiveness of communication used to entice the target audience. Together we will experiences how communication management corresponds to organization and societal functions of public relations. Determined social responsibility for the societal function of public relations and what that should this ideally mean to a company. Establish what is
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Black Men and Public Spaces
Brent Staples clearly doesn’t like being seen as a threat to people. He seems to know why people feel this way about him, but wishes that they wouldn’t. I think it depresses him to think about it. He calls these run-ins with people “the language of fear.” I think this very accurately describes how the people communicate with staples when they see him. The people who switch sides of the street so they don’t
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Definition of Public Relations
Defining Public Relations The ability to adhere to one worldwide definition of public relations is a challenging and one might say impossible task, and has concerned many public relations specials and scholars alike. They seem to agree that while individuals’ actual definition of public relations might vary in strategy and technique, the end goal is always the same, to influence public opinion favorably for one’s organization. Public Relations in My Own Words Public Relations deals
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Defining Public Relations Paper
Defining Public Relations Paper Public relations is a term which is 200 years old this year, having first being used by Thomas Jefferson, the US president in 1807. Throughout the course of time the definition of Public Relations, PR for short, has adapted itself for many uses. As such there is no one set definition for PR to date. Definitions of Public Relations: ‘One of the earliest definitions of PR was created by Edward Bernays.
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Resolution to Make All Public Buildings Smoke Free
Resolution to make all public buildings smoke free “I'd be in my hotel room, smoking too much, drinking, going to clubs, just being numb. That was being in jail to me. I wasn't happy at all on the streets. That was the addict speaking.” Tupac Shakur revealed this hidden unhappiness in a quote. This leads me into standing and urging everyone to vote in a firm negation of this resolution to make all public buildings
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Sprirt of Public Administration
James Jones POLS 546 Dr. Connelly May 5, 2006 Do public officials and the public at large have obligations to future generations? Should the moral and ethical responsibility of public officials extend to future generations? These are central questions posed by Frederickson in chapter six of The Spirit of Public Administration. Frederickson begins chapter six with typical Frederickson utopianism as he quotes the Athenian Citizen’s Oath. This normative idea of man does not take into
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Understanding the Public Sector
Assignment 1.1 In this assignment I am researching into the structure and the role of the public sector today. The Public Sector is services which are funded from the government via taxation. The services consist of many services the main services consist of the Fire service, the Armed Forces, the National Health Service and the Education System. These services are publicly owned and paid for by taxation, which means that the services are accountable to
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Opinion and Belief
Hacker Attitude The hacker attitude is vital, but skills are even more vital. Attitude is no substitute for competence, and there's a certain basic toolkit of skills which you have to have before any hacker will dream of calling you one. This toolkit changes slowly over time as technology creates new skills and makes old ones obsolete. For example, it used to include programming in machine language, and didn't until recently involve HTML. But right
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Leadership in the Public Sector
Abstract Positive leadership in the public sector is essential throughout organizations when inspiring employees or associates to strive for excellence. Leadership is not a skill that one is born with. However, there is a small percentage that one could be born with such a gift. Nevertheless, leadership is developed at an early age that leads that is used throughout ones career life. Producing prominent leadership enhances ones ability to perform in a manner that inspires
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Definition of Public Relations
Three definitions, one broad scope of what it actually means to begin the process of interpretation and communication of the reputation, profitability, and in some cases, the continued existence of an organization. It is determined to solely depend on the targeted approach in takes in its mainstream awareness and attention it creates. As organizations continue the experiment with the role in which Public Relations is generated and accounted for within their organization, they will begin
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The Prince -Machiavelli’s Philosophy -Opinion Piece
Machiavelli has a certain philosophy that I personally don’t agree with. He believes that “the end justifies the means.” In other words, as long as you reach your goal, everything that you did to get there is justified. It isn’t right to not care about how many people you torture, or how many homes you destroy, as long as you get people to bow down to you and call you king. This philosophy of Machiavelli’s
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Private Schools Vs. Public Schools
Private Schools vs. Public Schools Many people in today’s society believe it’s wise to send their children to private schools. In making the decision on whether to put children in public or private schools, they look to four main factors: curriculum, class size, the graduation rate, and cost. When people have to pay for something, their first thought is, “Will I be getting what I’m paying for?” With a private school education, the amount you
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Public Vs. Private Schools
Parents often wonder how to start off their children's education. Parents usually want what is best for their children, and what is best is usually a matter of opinion. All parents have different hopes and expectations from their children. Many factors have to be included when choosing which school the child should be enrolled. Depending on one's religion or beliefs a private or public school is a choice most parents face. The first problem
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Public Finance
public finance is the study of the financial activities of governments and public authorities. divided into three categories: a - Knowing what activities the public sector engages in and how these are organized (that is, revenue gathering and expenditures) b - Understanding and foreseeing the full consequences of these governmental activities c - Evaluating alternative policies. The positive side describes the activities of the public sector, explains the reasons of the programs in existence and
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Emergent Countries - Going Public as a Financing Option
EMERGENT COUNTRIES – GOING PUBLIC AS A FINANCING OPTION - ROMANIA STUDY CASE - Going public as a financing option For worldwide&europe – going public IS a sound capital budgeting choice Romania Lowest stock market in terms of capitalization Liquidity problems Romania Economic Outlook Pressure on operating margins Buyouts Increasing payroll expenses What do companies do? Apply for credit – worsening access lately Private equity - investment funds IPO – 2 or 3 IPOs per
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Public Policy Analysis for Not-For-Profits
Health Care Action Task Force Jobs with Justice A. Mission Jobs with Justice (JwJ) is a coalition of local labor, community, student, and religious groups organized to win concrete victories on the road to achieving economic justice and lasting social change. We engage working people in addressing the root causes of poverty, organizing support for workers treated unjustly and/or illegally in the workplace and in organizing an economic base that respects the dignity
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Functions of Public Relations
Functions of Public Relations Public relations is everywhere today. It is a practice that has become an important aspect of any business venture. Whether an organization is not for profit, for profit, or governmental, they still need and desire to communicate their purpose within the community and public relations allows this to happen. There are several publics in which the PR practitioner must correspond with and each requires a different means of communication. Internal
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