Attack of the LOVE Virus
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Personal essay on the experience of being attacked by the LOVE virus in 2000 (by an irate ex-employee for the company worked for). Subject covers the story, the affects of this virus on computers, LANs, and customers. Also covered is recommendations to prevent in future through software applications and settings in Windows and UNIX. No sources. jvVirEsy.rtf
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Auditing a Safety Management System Function
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This 14 page report discusses auditing a company's safety program that is primarily designed to assure that there is reduced worker injuries and specifically examining the communication component involved in the system. All too often, safety management programs and systems are ignored or inefficiently instituted and consequently have little impact on loss costs. That ineffectiveness can often be directly related to how the communication process was applied in the system. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Australian Effects of the Collapse of HIH Insurance Ltd.
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A 4 page paper discussing management’s deficiencies and the costs to small business in Australian resulting from the collapse of HIH Insurance. Executives in companies such as these appear to share several common characteristics, among them loss of sight of their responsibilities to customers, shareholders and employees. In the case of HIH Insurance, the company’s collapse adversely affected far more than only those directly associated with the company. Bibliography lists - sources.
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Aviation Crisis: Ethical Implications
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10 pages in length. The concept of a rational society – in which the entire community is greatly influenced by the principles to which its members adhere both individually and collectively – has indeed proven to be one of the most powerful standards of civilized culture. When something goes awry, deviating from how that member of society has been represented, it becomes critically important to evaluate all elements of an ethical and socially responsible level so as to mitigate the extent to which stakeholders are detrimentally impacted. Such is the case for Australia's Ansett Airlines, which has experienced two significant blows to its company solvency since last year. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Banana Trade Wars
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13 pages in length. Big business has long infiltrated the economically restricted world of independent merchants; once a product is deemed significant enough to warrant high profit for low investment, corporate heads begin to turn. Such is the case with the recent banana trade wars that have pitted large operations against small communities where banana production represents the sole method of survival. Clearly, at the crux of the banana trade wars resides the issue of money; however, the manner by which big corporations are virtually stripping certain societies of their only means of durability brings to light a much more important issue: ethics. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Barbara Ehrenreich and Reference to Marc Linder and Ingrid Nygaard’s “Void Where Prohibited”
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This 5 page report discusses Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed and her use of a reference to Linder and Nygaard’s Void Where Prohibited: Rest Breaks and the Right to Urinate on Company Time. The effectiveness of using that reference is discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Benetton and the Ethical Use of Criminals on Death Row
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A 6 page paper which discusses the recent campaign of United Colors of Benetton which chose to use the slogan 'We on Death Row,' and implement the use of criminals on death row to promote their products. The paper argues that such an advertising approach is very unethical and highly offensive to the public for a variety of reasons. And, while Benetton claims they wish to make a political statement about human rights and capital punishment, such a statement could be made in other more appropriate ways. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Best Pracitces in Fraud Prevention:
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This 7 page paper examines the broad-based problem of fraud, including elements of detection, prevention, investigation and recovery. The focus of this paper is on prevention efforts and provides details of specific techniques that can be used to prevent fraud. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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