With the development of the Internet in the last twenty years, the nature and manner in which financial transactions are carried out has undergone a sea change. In its early days, the Internet was used solely for purposes of communication. But in recent years the role and scope of the Internet has assumed new dimensions…
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Business and Society: A Strategic Approach to Social Responsibility
1. Define technology and describe three characteristics that can be used to assess it. Technology is the set of processes and techniques that are employed to improve efficiency and scale of operations of a business. At its core, technological innovation is intended to bring about higher quality standards and greater profit margins for the company….
The most important considerations in the U.S. government’s decision to go to war with Spain in 1898
The tariff imposed by the American government, commonly referred to as the Wilson-Gorman Tariff of 1894 was an important contributing factor to the Spanish-American war of 1898. The conditions imposed by this tariff acutely damaged the economy of Cuba, which was then a Spanish colony. As the political and economic condition of Cuba was deteriorating,…
How does a health care system assess and assure quality health care services?
The litmus test for the efficiency and effectiveness of any public health system is its performance in a crisis situation. Civil societies have come to expect basic protections at the time of these crises. Such emergencies also test a government’s true ability to act under pressure. In other words, “they define a state’s capacity to…
Access to personal healthcare and behavioral model of health services use
Access to healthcare means the ability of an individual or a family to avail of medical facilities and treatments if and when they need it most. Today, access to healthcare is available to only the middle classes in the United States. The country, in spite of being the world’s leading economic power, has failed to…
California Public Service System: Challenges and Opportunities
The California Public Service System, officially called the State of California Personnel Board (SCPB), is a key institution in the state. First instituted in the year 1934, the civil service system has upheld high standards of equality and fairness in its history. The history of SCPB is intricately linked to the history of the country…
What is next for US Healthcare?
Introduction: Throughout the presidential election campaign, the then Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama kept reiterating the need for healthcare reform and made promises to the country that efforts toward that end would be the cornerstone of his administration. But now that we have seen his functioning style as President over the tenure, there is little…
A review of the US housing market crash of 2007-2008 & forecasts for the future
The severe decline in the state of world economy in the last two years is a culmination of several factors. But the bursting of the housing bubble in the United States alongside a precarious credit crunch situation have played major roles in precipitating the latest episode of economic recession in many countries. While the advanced…
How important is it for the stakeholders in a company that the ethics of the CEO match those of the organization?: An Analysis with respect to Bill Gates and Microsoft
(Background: On 1st July 2008 Bill Gates resigned as CEO of the Microsoft Corporation to pursue his work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He is currently Chairman of the Microsoft Corporation. Bill Gates is a well known philanthropist and whilst CEO of Microsoft his pledges of money to fight many of the world’s…
Overturn of “Gag Rule”
President Barack Obama recently struck down the Bush Administration’s ban on giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information-the so-called “gag rule”. President Obama’s ruling has elicited both joy and consternation within US. Do those very different reactions indicate something about where people stand on issues of moral relativism? If…