Social Organization Essays and Term Papers
927 Essays on Social Organization. Documents 601 - 625
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Havana Meets Guido: Transnational Criminal Organizations in Post-Castro Cuba Gregory M. Schechtman
HAVANA MEETS GUIDO: TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS IN POST-CASTRO CUBA GREGORY M. SCHECHTMAN Contents Page PREFACE III ABSTRACT IV CUBA IN CONTEXT 1 U.S. - Cuban Interplay 1 Cuban National Power Structure 2 Fidel Castro 2 Fidelistas: Hardliners, Reformers and the Moderates 4 The Military 5 Cuba's significance to the U.S. today 6 Political Importance 7 Geostrategic Importance 8 An Un-Civil Society on the Brink 9 TRANSNATIONAL CRIME: A GROWING THREAT 12 Nailing Down Transnational
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Social and Ethical Impact of Artificial Intelligence
Contents Introduction III History III What is Artificial Intelligence? III Social and Ethical Issues Associated with Artificial Intelligence IV Part I Social Impact of Artificial Intelligence IV Part II Advantages IV Part III Disadvantages IV Ethical Impact of Artificial Intelligence V Conclusion VI Bibliography VII Introduction As our world expands through the growing abilities and applications of computers in our everyday lives, it seems that the role of the computer has been reversed. Before we
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The Transformation of British and German Social Democratic Parties
The Transformation of British and German Social Democratic Parties Social Democratic parties in Western Europe were originally oriented around very socialistic doctrine, essentially existing as peoples' or workers' parties dedicated to achieving an egalitarian society. As the parties dedicated to this platform started to struggle, however, many changes ensued. The social democratic parties in Britain and Germany provide two prime examples of how these parties underwent a transformation in party doctrine after experiencing troubled periods
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Social Problem Within the United States
Social Problem within the United States In 1999 around 16 million children were living in a single parent household with their mothers, and almost 6 million children were living with only their fathers or with no parents at all (Fields and Casper, internet). The European Commission has reported that the percentage of children living with only one parent has grown from 8% to 13% in the last fifteen years. Population projections in the United States
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Why Organics?
I used to think about organic foods and wonder: “Why do people eat that over-priced, dirty stuff.” Whenever I would see someone at a grocery store who would buy organic foods at a substantially higher price, I would think to myself “Why? Why are you spending twice as much money on a banana just because the sticker on it says it’s organic?” I immediately judged the person as weird or stupid because I never
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Three Concepts of Social Responsibility of Starbucks
Social responsibility means that organizations are part of a larger society and are accountable to that society for their actions. Like ethics, agreement on the nature and cope of social responsibility is often difficult to come by, given the diversity of values present in different societal, business, and corporate cultures. There are three concepts of social responsibility which are profit responsibility, stakeholder responsibility, and societal responsibility. Profit responsibility holds that companies have a simple duty
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Individuals in Organizations (green River & Aberdeen)
In this Individual Project we will raise the discussion about Management Ability, Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Ethics while engaging in the differences that exist between FMC Green River and Aberdeen. We will try to see if what operations are at FMC Aberdeen will and can be incorporated at FMC Green River. The next discussion of areas is can these operations work at FMC Green River the way they are functioning at FMC Aberdeen?
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Social Security
Social Security Social Security is a group of government programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) which makes payments to individuals. The programs provide economic assistance to people faced with unemployment, disability, or old age. It is financed by contributions from employers and employees. Eligibility for most SSA programs is based upon the work history of the recipient or a family member. They may be placed in the following general categories: retirement benefits; disability
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Social Responsibility
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Business must embrace social responsibility as a requirement, a duty in the present world as business has a huge impact on the society and the environment. To work responsibly and ethically should be the values of a business because social responsibility can be directly associated with a good profitable business. Social responsibility creates a win-win situation for a business organization. First and foremost it must be stressed that social responsibility is a must
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Organization Culture Inventory
Part I: Overview of Organization: The organization I chose to study is the Customization Services (CS) group of my employer, Oracle Inc. Oracle Inc. is one of the world's largest providers of business outsourcing solutions. Leveraging more than 55 years of experience, Oracle offers the widest range of HR, payroll, tax and benefits administration solutions from a single source. Oracle's easy-to-use solutions for employers provide superior value to companies of all types and sizes. Oracle
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Social Science Is a Misnomer
The term 'social science' is a misnomer which masks the necessarily different epistemic methods and ontological realities consistent with natural and social realms respectively". Critically appraise this claim In this essay I intend to dispute the notion that the term social science is a misnomer. Firstly, I will define social science, and then focus on the differences between rationalism and empiricism without whose existence there would be no epistemology. Empiricism will receive more attention due
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The International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization Origin, Objectives and Achievements Introduction: Civil aviation is a powerful force for progress in our modern global society. It creates and supports millions of jobs worldwide. It forms part of the economic lifeline of many countries. It is a catalyst for travel and tourism, the world's largest industry. Beyond economics, air transport enriches the social and cultural fabric of society and contributes to the attainment of peace and prosperity throughout
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Social Capital Why Is It Important to Trust Other People
Trust and social capital, which is such an attracted topic, which drove me to take this course, economy and society, directed plenty of discussions in today’s global economy. Trust, as a bridge, links individuals together to be a society. It improved a better outcome to be achieved in human being life. Although cheating is everywhere, and I was cheated by my close friend so as to doubt whether I should trust other people or not;
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Changes in Supply and Demand Affecting Wal-Mart Organic Products
Changes in Supply and Demand affecting Wal-Mart Organic products The article that I chose to discuss regarding supply and demand refers to Wal-Mart Stores Inc selling organic food in their stores. Because consumers and our health crazed society have demanded such a product, they have left an impact that will not only benefit themselves but Wal-Marts profits as well. By Wal-Mart supplying organic foods to their customers at the “Wal-Mart” price, keeps suppliers and competitors
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My Political Socialization
My Political Socialization In today's society politics reign supreme. Everybody has ideas about politics and every one of those ideas was somehow shaped by the people you surround yourself with as well as the activities you take part in during the day. Some of the hottest topics of government include abortion, gay rights, and gun control. I find it really hard to pinpoint where exactly my beliefs came from, I mainly just had to choose
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Capitalism Vs Socialism
Capitalism and socialism are both types of systems in different societies throughout the world that have been successful at times, but also not so fortunate in its’ success at other times in history. Both have their good and bad points, although the main focus I am presenting will acknowledge socialism in better terms than the capitalist economy. This is to judge which system will be most prosperous, for the most amount of time, in the
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A Social Cognitive Approach to Studying Racial Stereotyping in the Mass Media
A Social Cognitive Approach to Studying Racial Stereotyping in the Mass Media Travis L. Dixon, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies Faculty Associate, Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan Although there have been examples of counter-stereotypical programming, such as The Cosby Show, it can reasonably be argued that television still frequently portrays Blacks in a stereotypical manner (Dates & Barlow, 1990; Evuleocha & Ugbah, 1989; Graves, 1993). Dates and Barlow (1990), for example, have reported
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Basic Concept on Organization Behaviour
Intro Perhaps the single most important technique for motivating the people you supervise is to treat them the same way you wish to be treated: as responsible professionals. It sounds simple; just strike the right balance of respect, dignity, fairness, incentive, and guidance, and you will create a motivated, productive, satisfying, and secure work environment. Unfortunately, as soon as the complexities of our evolving workforce mix with human relationships, even the best-intentioned supervisors can find
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Harnessing the Human Potential in Organizations
HARNESSING THE HUMAN POTENTIAL IN ORGANIZATIONS Advanced Seminar in Human Resource The challenge to tap into the human capital of our employees has always been a challenging one. There are still companies that operate on the idea that people only work because they have to and need to be monitored every moment to make them do what they are supposed to do. Those companies that have attempted to find the potential in their people
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Managing Organizations Life Cycles
Organizations: Managing Life Cycles Early theories and empirical studies have identified various organizational life cycles. Many authors who have addressed the topic of developmental phases have presented different models. As a result, when researching this topic one will find differentiations between the numbers of phases within an organization’s life span. Some models identify three stages, others four or more. However, regardless of the number of life cycles, what we know is that these cycles are:
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Forms of Industiral Organization
Forms of Industrial Organizations Introduction Purchasing decisions essentially revolve around price. Price is affected through market competition. Therefore, manufacturers control pricing on products as well as the amount of production produced to meet market demands. These decisions are influenced by the type of industry in which these organizations operate. Economists divide the market into four distinct market structures: pure competition, monopoly, oligopoly and monopolistic competition. This paper will differentiate among the various market structures, while
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The Definition of Learning Organization
Introduction This essay presents an integrated model of the learning organization from four distinct individual aspects-- learning at work; organizational learning; developing a learning climate; and creating learning structures. Then it is going to explain how to combine knowledge management and leadership into learning organizations. It will divide into three areas to discuss this topic: learning organization, knowledge management, and leadership, to gain some knowledge from these areas. First, the four aspects of the learning
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Law and Social Psychology
This paper discusses law and how it applies to Social Psychology. It will discuss the three stages during a jury trial: the jury selection, the courtroom drama, and the jury deliberation. The next application we are going to look at is the post trial, where sentencing and prison come into play. The last application we are going to look at is justice inside and outside of the courtroom. Everyone accused of a crime in the
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Social & Environmental Reporting in Australia
Part A Using examples from SER research literature, explain the potential motivational factors behind such reporting. The reporting requirements of organisations in the past were limited to only disclosing its financial performance and position to its stakeholders. However these objectives have been altered with an increasing number of entity’s realising that there is a need to be socially and environmentally conscientious. This new responsibility has led to the need for social responsibility reporting. (Deegan, 2005,
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporations that conduct business within their legal boundries have one, and only one social responsibility. That responsibility is to allocate all corporate resources into activities that are designed to maximize shareholder value. The desire for wealth creation among corporate investors is the very incentive that stimulates innovation, competition, and capital expansion in a free market economy. Corporate managers that pursue these activities for the purpose of creating wealth, unintentionally benefit society through technological advancements, job
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