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In an industry where profitable firms are scarce, Emirates has delivered solid growth and solid financial performance for years. Why? What is behind Emirates’ success?
What is the role of Dubai in Emirates’ success?
What are the strengths of Emirates’ Dubai-based hub-an-spoke model? What are the weaknesses?
Is Emirates’ strategy sustainable? Why?
What are some of the major internal issues facing Emirates that affect its competitiveness and which should be addressed by strategic planning?
What are some of the major external issues facing Emirates that affect its competitiveness and which should be addressed by strategic planning?
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Write a paper in which you explain your own basis for making ethical decisions. You are welcome to employ what you have learned from your study of traditional approaches, but you may also develop your own distinctive approach. In either case, explain in some detail exactly what foundation and process you rely on for choosing the right course of action, and support your statements with research from professional or scholarly resources.

As part of your paper, select a contemporary ethical issue about which you have strong convictions. It may be a social issuesuch as environmental ethics, marriage equality, or bioethicsor a more personal issuesexual morality, familial obligations, or care for the elderly, for example. The choice is up to you, but make it something you care about enough to make this project interesting and worthwhile. Address the following in regard to your chosen ethical issue:

Summarize the issue and explain alternative views about its resolution.
Assess both sides of the issue, critically analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Finally, show how and why your own position is correct. Think of this as an opportunity to persuade potential opponents of the reasonableness of your view.

Additional teachings for this class:
SARTRE’S ETHICS
One of the most interesting philosophical accounts of ethical conduct from the twentieth century comes to us in Jean-Paul Sartre’s 1946 lecture titled “Existentialism is a Humanism”

Sartre’s distinguished career as a professor of philosophy was interrupted during Nazi occupation of France by service in the French resistance and a year as a prisoner of war. He remained active on behalf of social and political causes throughout his life, and presented his ideas in novels and plays as well as in abstract philosophical treatises. He was awarded (though he refused to accept) the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964.

The lecture “Existentialism is a Humanism” (as it’s usually translated in the English) begins with a straightforward explanation of the basic principle of the philosophical approach known as existentialism. Classical philosophers had supposed that there is some fixed essence of human nature, to which all of us must conform. (Think, for example, of Aristotle’s notion that the excellence or virtue of human beings is to live according to the mean between vicious extremes.) But existentialists including Sartre and Heidegger insist that “Existence precedes essence.” We are not obligated to try to become this or that ideal person; we simply are. We all choose for ourselves exactly who we will bebeing human simply means having the ability to create our own essence.

This approach is a way of taking very seriously the traditional emphasis on moral autonomy and freedom of the will. We are perfectly free on this view to choose our own path in life, since we could always have chosen some other path. But it follows from the exercise of this freedom that we are also completely responsible for what we do choose. The inescapable condition of human life is the requirement that we choose something and accept total responsibility for what we do. Sartre pointed out that if we truly acknowledge this central fact of our existence, we will be overcome by three powerful emotions about it.

First, we feel anguish or anxiety in the face of awesome responsibility. Creating myself is like creating a work of art whose value lies wholly within. The choices I make are the ones I deem to be best, so what I make of myself is an expression of what I believe a human being ought to be. In that sense, I am responsible not only for myself but for the future development of humanity itself. Each little decision I make takes on enormous importance, and if I’m paying attention, I can’t help feeling profoundly anxious about deciding well.

Second, since there is no external authority to which we can turn in an effort to escape this responsibility, I feel a deep sense of abandonment. Only I can decide how to exercise my freedom as a moral agent. Even if I seek the advice of others, it’s up to me whether or not to take it. (Indeed, Sartre pointed out I’m free to shop around until I get a recommendation I am willing to go with.) So there is no way for me to duck my responsibility by relying on someone else’s opinion or some abstract set of moral rules. No matter what situations I face and no matter how much anguish I feel facing them, I remain entirely on my own, with no one else to blame with no excuses for what I choose.

Finally, Sartre heldwe are driven to despair, no hope, by the awareness that we cannot control the outcomes that follow from the decisions we make. No matter how carefully I choose, circumstances beyond my control can always mess every things up. In Sartre’s short story, The Wall, a prisoner named Pablo bravely lies to his jailors about where his friend is hiding. But it turns out that unbeknownst to him the friend has moved and the authorities are able to capture him in fact exactly where Pablo (falsely!) said he would be. In the lonely life of responsible individual action, confidence in the final results the final outcomes is literally hopeless.

Not a very cheery picture, is it? But Sartre argued that it would be even worse if we tried to evade our responsibility by pretending to be something we are not. If we “play at” life in an effort to fulfill whatever other people expect of us, we lose ourselves completely. The only authentic way to live is to accept ourselves for what we are, without exaggeration or pretense. In the face of powerful existential emotions, we must exercise our own freedom and respect that of everyone else.

Assignment 2: The Need for Wireless Standards and Protocols

Due Week 4 and worth 100 points

 

The networking field, to include wireless networking, defines many standards to govern network and wireless network operations. It is important to become familiar with the standards organizations and their current standards, standards that are currently being revised, and new standards being considered.

 

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Select one (1) IEEE and one (1) ISO standard that impacts wireless technologies. Describe the impact that each standard has in wireless technologies on the planning and development of corporate networks.
2. Assess the breadth of the standards provided by IEEE and ISO and address where advancements or enhancements are needed.
3. Select one (1) formal and one (1) de facto wireless standard. Assess the relative importance of that standard and address if the standard will remain stable, if there are enhancements that are currently needed, or if the standard will soon become obsolete.
4. Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Discuss the role of standards in wireless networks.
• Analyze the network protocols and security mechanisms in wireless networks.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in wireless networks.

• Write clearly and concisely about wireless computing topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 100	Assignment 2: The Need for Wireless Standards and Protocols
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Describe the impact that IEEE and ISO standards have in wireless technologies on the planning and development of corporate networks. Weight: 30%	Did not submit or incompletely described the impact that IEEE and ISO standards have in wireless technologies on the planning and development of corporate networks.	Partially described the impact that IEEE and ISO standards have in wireless technologies on the planning and development of corporate networks.	Satisfactorily described the impact that IEEE and ISO standards have in wireless technologies on the planning and development of corporate networks.	Thoroughly described the impact that IEEE and ISO standards have in wireless technologies on the planning and development of corporate networks.
2. Assess the breadth of the standards provided by each of the previously chosen organizations and address where advancements or enhancements are needed. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely assessed the breadth of the standards provided by each of the previously chosen organizations and did not submit or incompletely addressed where advancements or enhancements are needed.	Partially assessed the breadth of the standards provided by each of the previously chosen organizations and partially addressed where advancements or enhancements are needed.	Satisfactorily assessed the breadth of the standards provided by each of the previously chosen organizations and satisfactorily addressed where advancements or enhancements are needed.	Thoroughly assessed the breadth of the standards provided by each of the previously chosen organizations and thoroughly addressed where advancements or enhancements are needed.
3. Assess the relative importance of that standard and address if the standard will remain stable, if there are enhancements that are currently needed, or if the standard will soon become obsolete. Weight: 30%	. Did not submit or incompletely assessed the relative importance of that standard and did not submit or   incompletely addressed if the standard will remain stable, if there are enhancements that are currently needed, or if the standard will soon become obsolete.	Partially assessed the relative importance of that standard and partially addressed if the standard will remain stable, if there are enhancements that are currently needed, or if the standard will soon become obsolete.	Satisfactorily assessed the relative importance of that standard and satisfactorily addressed if the standard will remain stable, if there are enhancements that are currently needed, or if the standard will soon become obsolete.	Thoroughly assessed the relative importance of that standard and thoroughly addressed if the standard will remain stable, if there are enhancements that are currently needed, or if the standard will soon become obsolete.
4. 4 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present

 

3 Part Paper – Uses attached text as one of the resources

 

TOPIC:Should it be legal for employers to discipline or fire employees on the basis of their content aired in social networks, even if this activity was not done on the job?

 

Part 1:Initial – 500 words with scholarly sources including attached text

 

This is an exercise that should build toward your Final Paper. Your task is to construct the best argument you can for a position on the topic. The argument should be your own creation. You may take inspiration from other arguments, but the formulation of the argument you present should be original to you.

Construct an argument for a position on the topic. This is the position that you will defend in your Final Paper. Make your argument as good as possible: In particular, make sure that all of your premises are true and that the truth of the conclusion is demonstrated by your premises.

Consider possible objections to your argument, and revise it several times until you have an argument that is as strong as possible.

 

WRITE: Present a main argument in standard form with each premise and the conclusion on a separate line.

Provide support for each premise of your argument. Explain the meaning of the premise, and provide supporting evidence for the premise. [One paragraph for each premise]

Pay special attention to those premises that could be seen as controversial. Evidence may include academic research sources, supporting arguments, or other ways of demonstrating the truth of the premise. This section should include at least one scholarly research source.

Explain how your conclusion follows from your premises.

 

Part 2: Follow up – 700 words with scholarly sources including attached text

Counterargument

This paper expands upon your previous paper and prepares you for the Final Paper. The main new tasks are to revise your previous argument to present a counterargument (an argument for a contrary conclusion), and to develop an objection to your original argument.

 

Here are the steps to prepare to write the counterargument paper:

 

review the previous paper .

 

 

Revise your argument, improving it as much as possible, accounting for any suggestions and in light of further material you have learned in the course. If your argument is inductive, make sure that it is strong. If your argument is deductive, make sure that it is valid.

 

Construct what you take to be the strongest possible argument for a conclusion contrary to the one you argued for in the initial paper. This is your counterargument. This should be based on careful thought and appropriate research.

 

Consider the primary points of disagreement between the point of view of your original argument and that of the counterargument.

 

Think about what you take to be the strongest objection to your original argument and how you might answer the objection while being fair to both sides.

 

WRITE: Present a revised argument in standard form, with each premise and the conclusion on a separate line.

 

Present a counterargument in standard form, with each premise and the conclusion on a separate line.

 

Provide support for each premise of your counterargument. Clarify the meaning of the premise and supporting evidence for the premise.

• • Pay special attention to those premises that could be seen as controversial. Evidence may include academic research sources, supporting arguments, or other ways of demonstrating the truth of the premise. This section should include at least one scholarly research source.

Explain how the conclusion of the counterargument follows from its premises. [One paragraph]

Discuss the primary points of disagreement between sincere and intelligent proponents of both sides. [One to two paragraphs]

• • For example, you might list any premises or background assumptions on which you think such proponents would disagree and briefly state what you see as the source of the disagreement, you could give a brief explanation of any reasoning that you think each side would find objectionable, or you could do a combination of these.

Present the best objection to your original argument. Clearly indicate what part of the argument your objection is aimed at, and provide a paragraph of supporting evidence for the objection. Reference at least one scholarly research source. [One to two paragraphs]

See the “Practicing Effective Criticism” section of Chapter 9 of your primary textbook for more information about how to present an objection.

 

Part 3: Final – 1,000+ words with scholarly sources including attached text

• Explain the topic you are addressing and your position on it. Provide a preview of your paper and a statement of your thesis in your opening paragraph. [Approximately 100 words]
• Present your main argument for your thesis in standard form, with each premise and the conclusion on a separate line. Clearly indicate whether your argument is intended to be inductive or deductive. Follow up the presentation of your argument by clarifying the meaning of any premises that could use some explanation. [About 150 words]
  • If your argument is deductive, then it should be valid (in the strict logical sense of the word); if it is inductive, then it should be strong. Make sure to avoid committing logical fallacies within your argument (e.g., begging the question). Additionally, the premises should be true, to the best of your knowledge. If one of your premises has a pretty obvious counter-example, then you should either fix the argument so that it does not have this flaw, or later, in your paper (steps three through five) you should address the apparent counter-example (showing that it does not really refute the truth of your premise). Arguments that are not valid, not very strong, commit fallacies, or that have counter-examples that are not adequately addressed will not receive full credit.
• Provide supporting evidence for the premises of your argument. [Approximately 350 words]
  • Pay special attention to those premises that could be seen as controversial. Evidence may include academic research sources, supporting arguments (arguments whose conclusions are premises of the main argument), or other ways of demonstrating the truth of those premises. This section should include at least one scholarly research source.
• Explain a strong objection to your argument. [Approximately 250 words]
  • Study what people on the other side of this question think about your reasoning and present the best possible objection that someone could have to your argument. Do not commit the straw man fallacy here. Reference at least one scholarlyresearch source. See the “Practicing Effective Criticism” section of Chapter 9 of the course text for more information.
• Defend your argument against the objection. [Approximately 200 words]
  • Once you have presented the objection, indicate clearly how you might respond to it. It is acceptable to admit that reasonable people might disagree with you or that there might be an area in which your argument could be further strengthened, but you should do your best to explain why your argument is sound or cogent despite the objections.
• Provide an appropriate conclusion. [Approximately 75 words]
  • For guidance about how to develop a conclusion see the Introductions and Conclusion.

For further instruction on how to create arguments, see the How to Construct a Valid Main Argument and Tips for Creating an Inductively Strong Argument documents as well as the Contructing Valid Arguments Video. For an example of a completed Final Paper, see the annotated example The Ethics of Elephants in Circuses. Let your instructor know if you have questions about how to complete this paper.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper based on the Hydrofracking article. Include the following points in your paper:

• Describe the ways in which different levels of government interrelate. What solution are the different governments trying to achieve?

• Identify the advantages and disadvantages in the ways that the governments involved work together.

• Provide a possible solution to the current way of hydrofracking that would be better by having different levels of government work together. Include ways in which communication between the governments might be improved.

• Identify a way for local and state governments to both stimulate their economies while being respectful of the environment.

• Provide an example of a current issue near your home that involves multiple governments and the ways in which they do or do not work together effectively. Examples could include environmental, educational, or technological issues.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Deliverable length: 15-20 slides

200 words in speaker notes area to support each * topic to be discussed  (approx 1250-1500 words)

Minimum of 5 scholarly resources

APA format

 

In addition to being a decorated law enforcement officer with 15 years of experience in investigations, you are also a member of a regional professional membership organization for law enforcement officers.

 

At next year’s annual conference, you will be conducting a training for which members can receive continuing education credits.  The topic of your training is “Probable Cause v. Reasonable Suspicion: How Do We Train Our Officers?” This is a “train the trainer” event, in that the bulk of the attendees at your workshop will be training officers who will take these techniques back to their agencies to use as they train their new officers on these constitutional issues.

 

Your job is to put together a PowerPoint presentation that will utilize contemporary case law and other resources to provide a training presentation to the attendees. The objective of your training is to help attendees learn how to differentiate between probable cause and reasonable suspicion.  Essentially, your job is to provide these trainers with the tools to return to their agencies and make these concepts and issues clear to their officers. Effectively presenting this information can be the difference between a case being dismissed for lack of probable cause, and a deserving criminal defendant being prosecuted effectively.

 

Your training should address, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:

 

• A definition of search and seizure
• A discussion of who the Fourth Amendment regulates
• A discussion of the reasonableness clause and the warrant clause of the Fourth Amendment
• A definition of probable cause and of reasonable suspicion, and a discussion of the current state of the law on probable cause and reasonable suspicion
• At least 2 different fact scenarios to illustrate the steps in the decision-making process for an officer in determining whether probable cause or reasonable suspicion exist
• A discussion of the current state of the law in stop-and-frisk
• A discussion of the consequences to law enforcement for violating the Fourth Amendment (such as the exclusionary rule or civil or criminal liability)
• Any other information you believe important to convey in training on this topic

  You must support your presentation with a minimum of 5 legitimate sources.

You are writing this essay to show me that you understand each step of the strategic planning process that was discussed in our reading material. This is also referred to as the strategy change cycle. The steps are as follows:

1) Initiate and agree on a strategic planning process

2) Identify organizational mandates

3) Clarify organizational mission and values

4) Assess the external and internal environments to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

5) Identify the strategic issues facing the organization

6) Formulate strategies to manage the issues

7) Review and adopt the strategies or strategic plan

8) Establish an effective organizational vision

9) Develop an effective implementation process

10) Reassess the strategies and the strategic planning process

Each of these steps should be discussed in about one page in length. For each of the steps listed above you should discuss the most important aspects for each step that you should understand as someone that would implement a strategic plan for an organization. You should also tell me what you found most interesting about each step. Tell me about key terms that you found interesting in each step. The key terms are in italics in our reading material. You should generally provide an overview of each step and what you have learned about each of these.

This should be the format of your Paper:

1)Introduction of your paper should discuss a brief overview of what the strategic change cycle is and what you will discuss in your paper

2)Second paragraph/page should discuss step #1.

3)Third paragraph/page should discuss step #2.

 

4)You should then follow this format and discuss steps #3-#10 in separate paragraphs/pages.

he purpose of this assignment is to examine similarities and differences in criteria of effectiveness for several familiar leadership roles. In a three- to four-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages)

• Identify the criteria by which the effectiveness of the following leaders might be evaluated: an assistant coach, a teacher, and a minister. Prioritize and explain the rationale for these criteria.
• Discuss the ethical issues or challenges associated with prioritization.
• Compare and contrast the extent to which there are unique or similar criteria across the different roles, and the extent to which the criteria are measurable. For example, some of the criteria you might identify for the role of assistant coach might include the team’s win-loss record, player perceptions, team morale, etc.

Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, and it must include citations and references from the text and at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford

Due Week 4 and worth 140 points

 

Using the organization that your professor has preapproved, synthesize the organization’s readiness for change. Evaluate whether or not to implement your new program, policy, practice, or procedure. Use a tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop, or traditional video recorder to record a maximum of a five to seven (5-7) minute dynamic video on the topics detailed below. Alternatively, you may submit a four (4) page paper instead of the video submission.

 

Note: If you are using a tablet or smartphone, you will need to email the video file to yourself, then save it to a computer in order to upload to Blackboard. You may want to upload your video to a file sharing service, such as Dropbox, if your email will not let you send a large video file. Dropbox is accessible from all smartphones and tablets from the Dropbox app.

 

Once you are ready to upload your video to Blackboard, view the Kaltura video tutorial found in your online course shell (Week 3).

 

Please use the following naming convention in the popup window for your video once it is finished uploading:

 

Title: Your First Name, Your Last Name – Managing Organizational Change

 

Tags: HRM560, Organizational Change

 

Description: First Name, Last Name – HRM560 Assignment 2 (Date Uploaded ex. 11-14-2014)

 

Prepare and present a video that is a maximum of five to seven (5-7) minutes OR write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

 

1. Describe the company in terms of industry, size, number of employees, and history.
2. Analyze in detail the current HR practice, policy, process, or procedure that you believe should be changed.
3. Formulate three (3) valid reasons for the proposed change based on current change management theories.
4. Appraise the diagnostic tools that you can use to determine an organization’s readiness for change. Propose two (2) diagnostic tools which you can utilize to determine if the organization is ready for change. Defend why you believe the diagnostic tools selected are the best choice for diagnosing change in the organization.
5. Using one (1) of the diagnostic tools you selected, assess the organization’s readiness for change.
   1. Provide results of the diagnostic analysis
   2. Explain the results
6. Interpret whether or not the organization is ready for change. Substantiate your conclusion by referencing current change management theories.

 

Note: If you choose to submit a video presentation, please also submit a one (1) page summary of your presentation.

 

If you choose the written paper, your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

• Evaluate an organization’s readiness for change.
• Analyze diagnostic models relevant to various aspects of the change management process.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in managing organizational change.
• Write clearly and concisely about managing organizational change using proper writing mechanics.