Failed States index (FSI) uses a number of political, social and economic indicators to evaluate a state’s fragility, with North Korea satisfying majority of the indicators. Using these indicators, it demonstrates that North Korea is a failed state. Firstly, the economic assessment of North Korea is described as scepticism. North Korea does not release official economic data. However, based on the Congressional Research Service (CRS) findings in 2015, they suggested that DPRK had experienced a…
Michael Hibberd is one of the 12 AFL footballers currently contracted to the Essendon Football Club (Essendon) found by the Court of Arbitration (CAS) to have breached clause 11.2 of the Australian Football League (AFL) anti-doping code as a result of their part in the Essendon supplements saga in 2012. Hibberd, along with 33 other past and present Essendon footballers were “sanctioned with a period of ineligibility of two years as of 31 March 2015”. Currently, Hibberd is serving a provisional…
A Voice for Those Who Have None and Justice for Those Who Deserve It Judith Sheindlin, Joe Brown, Marilyn Milian, Greg Mathis, do these names bring back any memories? As a little girl I knew these names well. It was 1997 and my long time sitter had an infatuation with court television. Every weekday afternoon I would find myself, legs crossed sitting on the rough maroon carpet of my childhood home, tuned into a double feature of Judge Judy. Sitting in anticipation just waiting to hear those…
There are a number of peaceful conflict resolution methods that are accepted and practiced by the society. These methods include arbitration, isolation, to mention just a few. At no one time does the society support counter-violence as a means of solving conflicts in the society. However, scholars revealed that violent video games teach youth to use violence in conflict management. It…
In this hypothetical situation, one of the women who works for the same organization I do had approached my boss to express her concern of being in a hostile work environment that has been created by her superior. My boss had then approached me to further investigate the situation and understand the complexities behind what was meant by a ‘hostile work environment’. This paper will examine that situation, as well as the concern of whether or not the organization is doing a good enough job of…
Leaders within the organization need to be able to better understand what the conflict at hand is and quickly work towards a resolution. Organizational conflicts can really impact the bottom line in many ways from time loss, loss in productivity, arbitration costs, legal fees, and employee retention cost. It has been reported than managers will spend 18% to 26% of their time dealing with conflicts depending on their level within the…
Be it through television, radio, or toys, we are a product of our childhood. The things we experience as children daily have an enormous, impressionable impact on our lives. For me, childhood wasn’t a typical cookie-cutter situation. For me, the character that stuck with me the most during my childhood wasn’t a toy or television character; it was a tennis player by the name of Maria Sharapova. To understand my––for lack of a better word––obsession, let’s set the scene. It’s been approximately a…
Was It Necessary For the United States to Drop the Atomic Bomb? “It’s funny, but things don’t matter anymore. Yesterday, my shoes were my most important possessions. Today, I don 't care.” Against the Use of the Bomb: Legality- One of the first notable things that should have discouraged the decision to use the atomic bomb was that the use of it was illegal. In September of 1938, the League of Nations recognized the principles of international law, which included an unanimous decision to…
of Origin since 1925, conducting Commodity auctions such as tea, rubber, spices and allied products since 1894, Gem auctions since 1980. On the other hand the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce do provide services such as Measurers/ Surveyors/Assessors, Arbitration/Conciliation and mediation services. (Who we are, 2015) When it comes to the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the Commercial Documents Registration Department (CDRD) plays a major role. This is the long standing department of the Chamber. The…
BUS 501 Managerial Economics Fall 2011 Arthur Anderson Mary Myrick-Saddler The History of Arthur Andersen Arthur Andersen LLP., was an accounting firm with an extensive history which is over a span of nearly 90 years, would become one of the Big five largest accounting firms in the United States. First of all, Arthur Andersen the person has been recognized as an important innovator of his professional period moreover, the accounting firm seen as the symbol of trust, integrity and…