Leadership and Professional Ethics Personal Journal Entry

Discuss your results from Practice 5 of the LPI Self: Leadership Practices Inventory. Reflect upon how you currently use and plan to use the elements of ?ENCOURAGE THE HEART? to build trust as a leader. Looking at the ethical dilemma you discussed in this week?s discussion board, address the following: If you had the opportunity, would you change any actions you took? Explain why or why not. Would any of the elements discussed this week have helped you during this dilemma? Explain why or why not.  

Leadership Steps Needed for Positive Organizational Changes for Upper Management Roles Paper

The purpose of the research proposal is to explain the significance of your research project and your ability to carry it out. The proposal will also help you and your instructor see what parts of the project you have completed and what remains to be done. You can use the following outline for your proposal. Please double space your paper, use first line indent on all your paragraphs, and a 12-point standard font.1) IntroductionYour introduction should be 1-3 paragraphs long and introduce your topic in a clear and engaging way. Your proposal introduction should help the reader understand the problem at the center of your research and why it is significant. It should include your topic and problem statements and be the beginning of the introduction to your paper (I have the topic statement and problem statement already prepared).2) Research Questions ? List 3-5 questions you plan to answer with this research paper.3) Background and DiscussionYou may be writing your paper for an audience who is not expert in your field. You may use this section to provide your reader with definitions of key terms, a historical context for your research, the gap in the literature you trying to fill, or how you plan to refute opposing viewpoints.4) Annotated bibliographyYou should have 10 relevant reliable sources for your paper and at least 5 of them should be from scholarly or academic sources. Please review the material in the ?Library Resources? module in the Content area of the course for help with this section.Each reference should have a 50-100 word annotation. The annotation should describe the type of reference (book, journal, website, etc.), the research findings, and how you plan to use the reference in your paper. Remember to use APA formatting for your sources.Some of your references may change before your project is completed. You may decide not to use one or two of those listed or find an additional one or two, but this list should be most of your references.5) Major Arguments ? Develop at least 3 arguments for your thesis and write at least 100 words describing the basis for each of these points and the sources that support your argument. They should be related to the Research Questions above. See the Sample Proposal for a good example of how to do this.6) ConclusionWrite a brief one paragraph summary of your topic and proposal.

Lonestar College Choosing Either Judaism Early Christianity or Islam Discussion

a Sociology question . Choosing either Judaism, Early Christianity, or Islam, discuss how the religion is “in the right place at the right time.”  In other words, how does the religion answer the needs of the people in the time/place where it is born.     Name a specific tenet or belief that supports your first point.  Do you think the tenet or belief is still valuable today?  Explain why/why not. 

LSU Using Air Forces During the War Bombing on Germany Discussion

I don?t understand this History question and need help to study. Bombing Germany  and Lyons textbook (for example, chapter 20), select one (1) of following questions and write an essay response.1) Describe some of the dangers faced by American air crews in combat over Axis countries and how these dangers might have limited the effectiveness of American bombing.2) Describe some of the effects of air bombardment upon civilians and what impact air bombardment had on the Nazi government’s willingness to continue the war.3) To what extent was the bombing of cities such as Hamburg and Berlin (along with the Atomic bomb dropped on two Japanese cities) a logical outcome of air warfare in World War II?4) To what extent did the US rely too heavily upon air power to win World War II? 5) To what extent was the bombing of cities problematic from a moral and strategic viewpoint? This is the book needed 

Main Cause of Global Climate Change Discussion

reply to discussionThe main cause of global climate change is the large amount of carbon dioxide and various other greenhouse gases that have been released into the atmosphere, creating a barrier around the Earth, and responsible for increasing the Earth?s average temperature by 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the past century (Webersik, 2010). This temperature increase has resulted in floods, droughts, extreme temperatures, and other weather changes that were not present a century ago. Global climate change indirectly weakens U.S. national security through its effects on critical infrastructure, public health, the economy, and conflicts over new or diminishing resources.Global climate change impacts the quality of CI in two ways. First, climate change causes degradation in CI over time. For example, reinforced concrete currently being used in CI has become victim to the increased atmospheric carbon and higher temperatures caused by global climate change. Moreover, climate change has slowly rendered rebar brittle, corroded, and expanded, decreasing the life of the concrete from the expected seventy-five years to a shorter lifespan of fifty years.Secondly, the natural disasters stemming from global climate change exploit the weaknesses of the aging CI. The inability of CI to adapt to these weather-related changes has been demonstrated over the past decade. For example, Hurricane Sandy, which hit the American northeast in 2012, was able to disrupt and cripple the critical infrastructure in less than two days, resulting in 4.7 million people over a dozen states losing electricity, flooded streets, submerged subways, the flooding of five New York waste water plants that released waste onto city streets, and billions of dollars? worth of damage to businesses and homes (Wilbanks & Fernandez, 2014). Other examples of the impact of natural disasters on CI include the collapse of Alaska?s transportation sector and massive damage to water pipelines in Oklahoma, which will be discussed below. Look at the case of the transportation sector is an expansive, open, and accessible interconnected system of highways, roads, tracks, terminals, and pipelines that provide services that are essential to U.S. national security. This sector is depended on by many U.S. government actors to rapidly and securely move tradable goods and personnel through the U.S. and overseas.ReferencesWebersik, C. (2010). Climate Change and Security: A Gathering Storm of Global Challenges. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.Wilbanks, T. J., & Fernandez, S. (2014). Climate Change and Infrastructure, Urban Systems, and Vulnerabilities: Technical Report for the U.S. Department of Energy in Support of the National Climate Assessment. Washington, DC: Island Press.

Interests of Parties Involved in The Initiation Stage Discussion Reply

reply post to a discussion board post:Discussion Question:Understanding the Flow of Negotiations: Stages and PhasesA.  The typical steps or flow in a negotiation can be found in the phase models of negotiation:1.   Initiation.2.   Problem solving.3.   Resolution.Defines these three phases and give a thorough example of each.XXX’s Post:Understanding the Flow of Negotiations: Stages and PhasesInitiation: The initiation stage is the first phase of the negotiation process. The phase allows the negotiator to understand better the situation as well as the history leading to the negotiation. At this stage, the negotiator examines the people involved and their perceptions of the expectations to be obtained from the negotiations (Siedel, 2014). Moreover, the negotiators identify the underlying issues and interests of the parties involved. Parties involved use this opportunity to educate and inform the other party why the issues are important to them and how they arrived at them (Tomlinson & Lewicki, 2015).Furthermore, the involved parties develop a common agenda that determines their interests and identifies the common goals. For example, Zee Inc., a renowned manufacturing firm, wanted to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to manage its business functions across departments. The decision faced a significant challenge from the stakeholders. At the initiation stage, the organization should have identified the issues raised by the stakeholders and identify their interests. The issues expressed by employees included job cuts, victimization due to low productivity and trainings.Problem-solving: The problem-solving phase involves coming up with strategies to solve the issues identified in the initiation phase. At this stage, the parties involved present their offers to each other (Siedel, 2014). If the parties are not happy with the offers provided, they will tend to move away from their original positions. Each of the party involved in the negotiation will compromise by making concessions to reach the agreement. Concessions will drive the parties towards a solution (Tomlinson & Lewicki, 2015). In the example given above, the organization at this stage will offer its employee assurance that employees will be happy with the new system; they will not be fired and will get adequate training. On the other hand, the employees will ask for an agreement between the organization and the employees concerning the issues.Resolution: Resolution is the final phase of the negotiation process. At this stage, the parties involved narrow down the solutions obtained in the problem-solving phase to reach a binding and mutually satisfactory agreement (Siedel, 2014). The solution arrived at has to be a win-win instead of a win-lose solution. At this point, negotiators have to find out whether the other party is comfortable with the agreement. It is necessary to ensure that there is a mutual understanding between the parties involved (Siedel, 2014). Based on our example, the management and the organization?s employees would reach an agreement to implement the ERP system while no employee would be fired or victimized due to failure to beat deadlines.

Introduction to Managerial Economics Discussion

Discussion 1: Introduction to Managerial EconomicsRead three (3) academically reviewed articles on managerial economics and complete the following activities:1. Summarize all three (3) articles in 300 words or more. Please use your own words. No copy-and-paste2. Discuss at least 3 different concepts presented in the articles. As a manager, how would you apply the three (3) concepts you identified.

ITSC Jackson State University Computer Science Discussion

“Individual commitment to a group effort?that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”?Vince LombardiVirtual team work has become common place across organizations, and in Units 8 and 9 of this course, you will have the opportunity to work virtual team of your peers to complete several activities. Consider your prior team work experiences?both in education and in the workplace?and respond to the following discussion questions.In your initial discussion post, answer the following questions:  

Jefferson College of Health Sciences The Pyschology of Social Media Discussion

Hi, I have 3 of my classmates’ posts. I need you to respond to each one separately. Also, one source at least for each one of them. Don’t write about how good their posts or how bad. All you need to do is to choose one point of the post and explore it a little bit with one source support for each response. The paper should be APA style.The question was:(DB wk 7)Special Topics: Conspiracy theories, Fake News, Social Media and DisasterListen to ?The Daily? podcast episode from May 24,2018 (23 min) Next, read these two articles, which can be found in Wk 11 Module?s ?Additional Readings? folder. Social Media and the Internet undoubtedly give us helpful tools for crisis response and management. That said, there are negatives that can sometimes outweigh the positives. 1. Discuss the ways that the changing media landscape is affecting the psychosocial consequences of disaster, for better or for worse.2. Reflect on the ways that media (social or otherwise) positively and negatively impact crisis management. How can we quell the rumor mill? How do we combat further traumatization?This the first post from my classmate IBRAHIM need for response:Social media and the use of online platforms have been deemed to be effective in information sharing in a community. The online community has grown drastically, and people are increasingly benefiting from the use of online platforms and social media. However, concerns have been raised on the implications of the effects of excessive and faults associated with the online platforms. For instance, there are vital cases that have been misrepresented in the online channels whereby people mistakenly share wrong and lousy information that affects the psychologies of others.The modernization and development of the media have changed and taken the shape of modern society and its habitats. The use of social media is considered the current norm that involves the sharing of information and ideas regardless of their sources. Fake news and propaganda are being circulated in the social media platforms, whereby the effects of the circulation of the fake news are vastly based on the psychological issues facing the victims of an online bully. Also, online bullies have been rampant in modern societies which have increased cases of psychological problems affecting the targeted victims (Hopwood & Schutte, 2017). For example, the case of Alex Jones being sued for defamation by the parents of the children that were killed in Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. The case reflects the nature of the use of social media and online platforms to spread rumors and propaganda and how it affects other minority victims.Social media and other online platforms have been effective in promoting the sharing of news and ideas concerning a community. For example, social media in the current settings is considered to be the fastest channel that helps in circulating information from one point to another. The use of online platforms has been used to air views or conduct surveys on public opinion, which is used to draw conclusions (Alexander, 2014). Also, the social media platforms are being utilized as a tool for crisis management in a community whereby the users access and share their suggestions, recommendations, or offer supportive messages to people affected during disasters. Therefore, online platforms have been vital in disaster and crisis management in modern societies.However, social media and other online platforms have been used to manipulate of share wrong news to the societies. Fake ideologies and theories are being shared in the online channels which have posed a threat to the credibility of the use of online platforms. For example, the case of Alex Jones being sued due to the spread of fake theories is evident that people in the online platforms would be manipulated by wrong and inciting ideologies that are started by individuals for personal gains (Alexander, 2014). The reports and analysis of the case have argued that the consequences of the incidence are based on the psychological torture to the parents of the victims who died in the massacre.The issues affecting the community are the wrong use of online platforms and social media in spreading propaganda and attacking individuals and cyber bully. The government and the legal system should implement strategies that tend to protect the minorities and the victims of defamation with the aim of curbing the cases of spreading false ideologies (Hopwood & Schutte, 2017). Also, people should understand that the law permits freedom of expression, but ethical consideration on attacking or spreading fake rumors should be guided by moral conduct which helps individuals in understanding the wrong from the bad while not the legal or illegal assumption.ReferencesAlexander, D. E. (2014). Social media in disaster risk reduction and crisis management. Science and engineering ethics, 20(3), 717-733.Hopwood, T. L., & Schutte, N. S. (2017). Psychological outcomes in reaction to media exposure to disasters and large-scale violence: A meta-analysis. Psychology of violence, 7(2), 316.This the second post from my classmate GUFRAN need for response:Technology is highly diverse. Digital media is a big part of the technology that is growing up in this generation and became part of the granted social and cultural fabric of learning, playing, and social communication. The development of smartphones and computers made the media commonplace and universal. Users of social media can share links broader network of people than the limited neighborhoods and schools. Users of social media can connect with others who are far away and share their interests, opinion, and experiences. Social media can be a tool for the community to communicate. According to Xiao, Huang, & Wu (2015), In disaster management, social media is increasingly being used for information dissemination and the establishment of situational awareness. However, you can not control the posts and comments on social media. Some posts can impact the psychological aspects of victims. News of disasters can cause psychological harm. It is essential to understand the psychological outcomes associated with media. Due to disaster news in media, people may suffer from increased anxiety, depression, a heightened sense of threat, and posttraumatic stress symptomology. The information should be correct and up to date to minimize the rumors. Public information officer has direct communication with the news, media, and public. In a time of crisis, public information officers may face many issues that make the work more challenging. The first issue is the overload of Information. Overload of Information can affect personal well-being, decision making, innovation, and productivity. Moreover, the sensitivity and the difficult information that have to share with their audiences. Some information can cause psychological harm to the audiences. The second issue is social media problems. social media are increasingly important, and a very fast form of communication. However, during a crisis, the message that posts it may translate into a different way and make issues like responsibility and blame. the third issue happened when the report published, the public will ask questions to get a more clear picture. What usually happens is the reporters decide what to tell their viewers about what is occurring which may cause inaccurate information. Xiao, Y., Huang, Q., & Wu, K. (2015). Understanding social media data for disaster management. Natural Hazards, 79(3), 1663-1679. doi:10.1007/s11069-015-1918-0Alexander, D. E. (2013). Social Media in Disaster Risk Reduction and Crisis Management. Science and Engineering Ethics, 20(3), 717-733. doi:10.1007/s11948-013-9502-zHopwood, T. L., & Schutte, N. S. (2017). Psychological outcomes in reaction to media exposure to disasters and large-scale violence: A meta-analysis. Psychology of Violence, 7(2), 316-327. doi:10.1037/vio0000056This the third post from my classmate FAHAD need for response:The rapidly changing media landscape focuses on enhancing community sensitization to the content they display or air on their platforms. However, this has resulted in negative psychosocial impacts not only for the surviving victims but also for the public. According to research, the finding s suggest that the exposure people have experienced while watching the disaster unfold has created cases of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (Hopwood and Schutte, 2017). Also, there were cases of complicated grief, especially when the television and magazine displayed events of people jumping for the towers during the September 11 attack. The media coverage, mainly the television, which is the most used media platform, has implicated adverse emotional reactions to viewers during disaster events. The consumption of media coverage has created emotional distress among the public hence causing anxiety and depression. This is because the public will be drawn to the media coverage to comprehend the disasters, but due to the exaggerated media coverage and content, viewers will struggle with complicated grief, in the short term. Also, the use of other media coverage platforms such as the radio, internet, and newspapers have instilled fear upon the public when disaster strikes. This has led to negative psychosocial implications that drive the affected victims to engage in substance abuse or alcoholism to cope with the memory of the disaster, which was traumatizing for most.Media I various forms such as Facebook, blogs, and messages can be utilized and applied in emergency fields to help manage crisis, although the impact may be negative or positive. Social media can be used positively to manage crisis situation through listening to debates, crowdsourcing, monitoring situations, and enhancing research on the crisis (Alexander, 2014). Additionally, social media positively impacts crisis management through extending emergency response, creating social cohesion and furthering causes such as charitable donations or collaborative developments. However, media can also be the cause for enhancing negative crisis management through dissemination through various platforms and users such as bloggers. Also, media, including Facebook, can participate in the promotion of terrorist acts and subverting the authority, which in turn undermines crisis management (Alexander, 2014). The rumor mill can be quelled by ensuring that members and participants in the media heed to the ethical warnings to adapt and cope with the enticing work environments. On the other hand, further traumatization can be combated in media coverage by ensuring that social media is not abused or misused when a disaster occurs. Therefore, strict policies and ethical principles can be set to ensure that media coverage is not manipulated to facilitate negative crisis management.The rapidly changing media landscape has negatively affected psychosocial outcomes that the public and viewers experience once disaster unfold through the media. The media is abused to sensitize the community irrespective of the costs and impacts it has, such as anger, fear, depression, substance abuse, and PTSD cases. On the other hand, the media can contribute positively or negatively to crisis management. Its positive contribution can be enhanced through monitoring situations, furthering causes, and facilitating research while negatively, the media can sabotage crisis management by disseminating rumors and promoting terrorist acts.ReferenceHopwood, T. L., & Schutte, N. S. (2017). Psychological outcomes in reaction to media exposure to disasters and large-scale violence: A meta-analysis. Psychology of violence, 7(2), 316.Alexander, D. E. (2014). Social media in disaster risk reduction and crisis management. Science and engineering ethics, 20(3), 717-733.

Kaplan University Identifying Loss Contingencies Discussion

Once  the audit evidence is gathered and the testing is complete, how do you  know there are no other items outstanding? To ensure the audit is  complete, it is important to examine loss contingencies.Jason  Long, CPA, has completed his examination of accounts payable and other  liabilities of the Jackson Company. He has now shifted his attention to  search for any loss contingencies by looking for litigation, claims, and  other types of assessments.