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Human Nature - The Philosophical Perspective

view is that the appetite for wisdom is the most noble of the possible forces that can drive humanity, and as such, the one which ...

Action Research, Case Study, Grounded Theory, Ethnography

designs results in data and statistics. Qualitative designs do not necessarily result in data but they might. Quantitative designs...

Potential Cases for Tortuous Action Under Australian Law

to provide a route to gain relief for damages received and costs incurred, at the same time as acting as a deterrent to others. Un...

Motivations for Work Actions

When evaluating work actions, it becomes clear that there are certain distinguishing driving forces that prompt workers to go on s...

Counterterrorism and Legislative Action

our own acts of violence against perceived threats to American security. The period following the 9/11 attacks was filled with in...

CAREER ACTION PLAN: HEALTHCARE FACILITY DIRECTOR

oversight (Healthcare office manager, 2010). Critical thinking is also important in this particular role (Healthcare office manage...

The Entrepreneurial Process in Action

self employed, to those who want to change the world (Drucker, 1993). The origins of the word come fro the French "entrepr...

Collective Action Problem Global Warming

one of the top three biggest environmental health problems in the world because of the way it has altered seasonal weather to the ...

If Ralph Had Provided Better Government Advice, Would Events Have Been Different in Lord of the Flies by William Golding?

This paper examines if Niccolo Machiavelli or Plato would have provided Ralph with better advice on governing the island in this a...

Virtuous Action and Acting Virtuously in Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle

In five pages the question 'How does acting virtuously increase one's capacity to act virtuously?' is examined within the context ...

Defense Management Ethics and Classic Philosophy

In five pages the perceptions of classical philosophers Machiavelli, Plato, and Aristotle are applied to defense management's ethi...

DUKE V. WAL-MART INC: CLASS-ACTION QUESTION

women employed at any Wal-Mart retail store in any capacity since late 1998, who might have been subjected to Wal-Marts "challenge...

Action Slips and Cognitive Failure

one is interrupted in the middle of it. Wallace and Chen (2005) report that cognitive failure has often been related to issues lik...

The Caylee Anthony Case

that was filed did not meet the criteria to dismiss such heinous a charge ("Lawyers Request To Dismiss Moms Charges Denied" ). The...

The Cave and The Divided Line

student sees in relationship to what the image can present: "but of the ideas which they resemble; not of the figures which they d...

Pre-Socratic Philosophers as Compared with Later Thinkers

of fire (The New York Times, 2008). He lived during the late fifth century BC (The New York Times, 2008). The Eleatic school for i...

LEADERSHIP IN ACTION SIMULATION

broken into three "teams," headed up by the project manager (James Argyle) and the logistics manager (Brian Kervor). The marketing...

Actions In A Hostage Crisis

high levels of psychological interface with the perpetrator is both grand and far-reaching; that law enforcement officers occupyin...

Assessing Government and Central Bank Actions in the 2008 Global Recession

a lack of legislative intervention and a general view by many that those who caused the problems; the senior executives of banks t...

Unethical and Ethical Actions

But, there are varying opinions about what is right and what is wrong when it comes to many areas of society. For example, some pe...

Canadian Social Movements and Collective Action

this is not always the case. Depending on the issue, discrimination can take place when the rights offered go against the desires ...

Autism Speaks and the Importance of a Cultural Diversity Action Plan

standards and expectations. DAPs identify objectives and delineate time frames for achieving those objectives. They also provide...

Shareholder Interests in Corporate Actions

put forward by Friedman with the argument that the responsibility of a business is purely to its shareholders, undertaking actions...

Collective Action as a Form of Governance

courts cannot always be the only option. Some options include appealing to the executive branch and working with others through co...

Elizabeth Costello's Views on Animal Rights

Despite her poor reception by those that disagree with her philosophically, Costello makes many valid points about animal rights. ...

Sophocles, Shakespeare and Actions That Speak Louder than Words

is apparent in Hamlet in many ways. First, when Polonius asks Hamlet what hes reading, Hamlet says "Words, words, words" (II.ii.19...

Corporate Environments and Action Learning

group of peers with some familiarity with the situation who are nevertheless consequentially detached from it) with concerns about...

Theory of Reasoned Action/Precede-Proceed Model

This paper first recounts the characteristics of the Precede-Proceed Model and the Theory of Reasoned Action. Then, the two models...

DOE and its Illegal Actions

The United States Department of Energy, in its attempt to prop us a uranium enrichment company that was failing, arranged for enri...

Leadership and the Importance of Culture, Political Action, and Servant Leadership

This paper is written in three parts, each looking at a concept that can be applied to leadership. The first section looks at how...