Industrial Relations Essay

1. Use at least one theoretical perspective (Functionalist/Pluralist, Conflict/Elite) to analyze the film, Big Sky, Big Money. Which perspective do you think most effectively explains the political dynamics represented in the film? Why? In the video, “ Big Sky, Big money:, it is talking about the election in Montana. The state of Montana is said to have fund money which we don’t know where it is coming from and there is a certain group who supports the election secretly by funding the candidate.…

Over the past few decades, many people believe that we have been living in a unipolar system, with United State as the central domination. However, entering the twenty first century, China has stand up with strong economic development to be a new polar of super power. As Chinese market going strong, many believe that the Western era will soon be over. Following the rise of China’s economy and its behavior towards regional power, many arguments rise on whether China will rise peacefully or not.…

Effectiveness of Crisis Management A crisis is unpredictable event that can seriously impact an organisation, threaten stakeholder’s expectations and generate negative outcomes (Coombs, 2014). Overall, Dairy UK was effective in managing the milk crisis, partially due to the quick assessment of the crisis, which quickly transitioned the company from the acute to chronic phase, allowing prompt decision-making (Fink, 1986). There was neither a prodromal phase nor the ability to detect or contain…

them within a field of meaning (Johnston & Sheehan 2014, p. 401). Hallahan, (1999) expresses that framing helps shape peoples perspectives of how they view the world and its issues. Therefore, framing is suggested to be most beneficial to public relations because it presents information in frames, which influences the audience’s to see an issue in a particular way. Moreover, frames are intended to purposely address a certain aspect of reality that has become a public issue. In sum framing seeks…

Argumentative Essay - Artifice “The most essential skill in political theater and a consumer culture is artifice. Political leaders, who use the tools of mass propaganda to create a sense of faux intimacy with citizens, no longer need to be competent, sincere, or honest,” Chris Hedges states, in “Empire of Illusion.” Based on that, the author is trying to convince his readers that publically, when people advertise for themselves or other things, false information could be thrown out there. This…

The concept surrounding China’s unpeaceful rise is a fundamental complex debate. In the article, Chinas Unpeaceful Rise, one is exposed to John J. Mearsheimer’s subjective view which states that Chinas rise will be one absence of peace and one accustomed to war. In accordance, the United States, due to the theory of international politics, will ensure that China’s attempt to establish regional hegemony will be challenged by the United States. According to John J. Mearsheimer’s understanding of…

The question of the objectivity in journalism is a major topic for discussions in the media. It is important because the answer to this question will define the journalism itself as a term. That is to say, are journalists the static representors of the opinions and information or are they form opinions and setting agenda? Objectivity is more like a dream or ideal, but maybe it is possible. There is another question: does reader always need objectivity? In this essay, I want to prove that an…

Schmitt’s claim that politics is fundamentally distinct from economics is persuasive due to how Schmitt defines politics, and due to the nature of politics and economics, where politics is always political while economics may or may not turn political. However, Schmitt’s claim that politics is fundamentally distinct from justice isn’t persuasive as discussions of politics always leads to discussions of justice. Schmitt’s claim of the distinctiveness of politics from economics is grounded by his…

Jihad vs. McWorld Review Jihad vs. McWorld is an article written by Benjamin R. Barber. This article talks about the concepts of tribalism and globalism and how they may be threat to democracy. He begins to explain what McWorld and Jihad mean. Jihad is essentially the tribalism and the McWorld is globalism. Basically both forces are operating in the same regions with equal strength in opposite directions. Neither forces needs or promotes democracy. One force is attacking social cooperation,…

On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320, took off from La Guardia with 150 passengers and 5 crew members, bound for Charlotte, NC. Three minutes into flight it struck a flock of Canada geese and lost power in both engines. Air controllers tried to divert the US Airways plane back to La Guardia or a nearby airport in New Jersey. Captain Chesley "Sully'' Sullenberger decided he did could not safely land the plane in either of the airports, and glided the plane into the Hudson.…