Organizational Politics Politics are part and parcel of the organization and are difficult to avoid since every institution are made of different parties with diverse interests. These individual parties comprise shareholders, whose principal interests are low financial margins and high-profit margins. The diverse organizational interests are always aligned essentially for the organization’s success which ultimately results in the rise of politics. The paper aims to examine the sources of the intense political behaviour at HP, the categories of political behaviours exhibited by the top management of HP and their behavioural ethics. Many individual and organizational factors lead to intense political behaviour within most organizations. Some of the individual factors comprise organizational investment, high self-monitors, success expectations, and internal locus of control, among others. Organizational factors are resource relocation, low trust, self-serving senior managers and role ambiguity among others (Robbins, 1997). Some of these factors were experienced at HP. Individual factors such as internal locus of control were experienced at HP on several senior-level management. HP’s chairman Ray Lane was one of the major forces that caused intense political behaviours in…

  Student’s Name Institutional affiliation Course Instructor’s Name Date Nonprofit Hospital Introduction A nonprofit hospital is an organization recognized by the law whose main aim is to promote public healthcare and not make profits. The profits gained by practicing the business activities or donations go back into operating the organization and furthering its purpose. The nonprofit hospital makes its financial and running data public to enable donors to observe how their contribution is being used. Internal revenue service qualifies nonprofit organizations for tax-exempt status because its goals and missions promote social interest and public aid (Price, 2018). A for-profit hospital is one that works to make profits. The business owners, shareholders, and investors get paid from the profits of the for-profit organization. The for-profit organizations grow and expand by continuously reducing expenses and increasing income hence maximizing profits. This paper analyses the considerations that a nonprofit hospital has in considering converting to a for-profit hospital to form a joint venture. There are differences in the characteristics of nonprofit and for-profit healthcare firms. For-profit healthcare mainly runs to earn owners’ profits;…

Part 1: Intake Eliza, who is aged 18, is a Caucasian female, a freshman student in college. She pursued Engineering and mentioned that her family lived in a small town that was roughly 2 hours away from school. She went out to seek counseling when she was caught using drugs in a non-alcoholic school. Under the influence of alcohol, her friends were intoxicated, and she was left out. This was because she did not understand why she drank alcohol, but because her friends were drinking. In addition to that, she underwent some symptoms, which included anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem. Eliza goes ahead to deny that she had no mental health issue, neither did she have any form of abuse both in the present and in the past. Although she hints at some teasing in high school, she refuses to talk more about it. She claims to have good relationships even though sometimes she feels like they take advantage of her, which refuses to communicate with them. Family wise, she is an only child and terms her mother as controlling…

  Why Mars Is the Best Planet Human beings have long been in the search for habitable planets in the universe. Even with the vastness of the observable universe, humanity has discovered some planets that excite exploration and appear to be homely to our race. Even though no planet has met all the Earthlike characteristics of supporting life, explorations have revealed promising planets like planet Mars. Arguably, there has been a long debate on Mars’ habitability and whether human beings should continue exploring the red planet. From the article by Boyle, Mars is inhabitable, but it appeals to exploration due to its proximity and relationship with the earth, and still, it ignites imagination because it has many earthlike features prompting the belief that it supports life. Mars appeals to exploration because it is very close to Earth. Arguably, among all the other planets, Mars is the closest extraterrestrial body near earth. “It’s practically right next door, and you can fling a robot there in half a year” (Boyle 2017). Scientists have occasionally launched visits to the moon from earth, but…

  Randy Newman “short people.”             Randy Newman is an American composer, pianist, singer, and songwriter, born in 1943, California, US. Newman uses humour, irony, and character-driven compositions to write songs that have made him become famous and establish a cult audience. Among his many sings, is “short people” which have been widely misinterpreted. The broader meaning of the song is that it is about little people. However, “short” actually imply people who are small-minded and short-tempered. Similarly, “short people” song completely relates to Curley in Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck. Curley was also a small-minded individual who despite being the son of the boss, always picked fights with people bigger than him, mistreated his wife and saw her as a possession, denied her freedom, and was quick to revenge the killing of his wife. “Short people” implies small-minded and short-tempered people. Newman sings that short people “nasty little feet,” “dirty little minds,” and “stubby little fingers.” However, in the end, he states that short people include “you and I.” He also states that until men die, they are…

Race and Reification in Science  In my opinion, the argument in this text is very reasonable. In fact, it is one of the important conversations science needs to have concerning medicine. ‘The fallacy of misplaced correctness’ ~ Alfred North; just because it makes sense, does not make it right. I believe we scientists should always know that there is more than meets the eye. Scientists should be separate from the empirical world’s belief during their research. So, the main argument becomes, is there real scientific proof that categorizes race during drug prescription. Differences in the heart-related diseases between Caucasians and African Americans indicate proof. Isosorbide Dinitrate and Hydralazine(BiDil) was found ineffective in treating the general population. However, in this concentrated population, it showed positive results. Whether or not this is a legitimate discovery is what is on trial today. The name of the company that conducted this study is NitroMed. According to them, African Americans between 45 and 64 years old are 2.5 times more likely to develop heart problems. However, there is a huge discrepancy to this data. First,…

  Police Brutality Several recent high-profile incidents of police shooting caught on camera. They viewed widely have made questions regarding fundamental fairness, racial discrimination, and the excessive use of force of all forms against non-whites in the United States is a pressing national issue (Travis, 2017). Mr. Blake, a black man, was shot in the back as he tried to get into his car in Kenosha. The incident caused chaos and strike on the streets. However, there is racial inequality as the result of whites providing an advantage to other whites. Merits of Hostile attribution bias and racial bias Hostile attribution bias refers to the habit of interpreting others’ conduct across situations as threatening, aggressive, or both (Mastro, 2019). From this incident, hostile attribution bias hurts the black and benefits the whites. The whites feel the black have invaded their space, resulting in increased competition among available opportunities, and hence the easiest way is to hurt them. The incident shows clear Racial bias. These incidences are carried to eliminate non- whites to enjoy their freedom and culture and preserve their…

  Response to Questions Qn. 1 (a) What is the difference between a machine and a tool? A machine is a device that transfers power from one point to another. At the same time, a tool is a reasonably valued system or non-portable device that is used to expand energy to produce jobs of desired sizes. The main difference between the two is that a machine uses the power to apply forces while a tool is a non-power operator.  (b) What is the difference between a machine and a mechanism? A machine is defined as a tool or device whose function is to transfer power from one point to another. Examples include; pulleys, chains, levers, hammers, rods, and bars. On the other hand, the mechanism is described as a system of moving parts that perform specific functions. Examples of mechanisms include idlers and collets.  In brief, a mechanism makes up a machine, or a machine is a combination of mechanism. Noted by Paz et al. (2010, p.1), machines, and mechanisms are regarded concepts whose curiosities are interesting. They fall under…

Financial Analysis in Healthcare Student’s Name Institutional affiliation Course Instructor’s Name Date       Introduction A nonprofit hospital is an organization recognized by the law whose main aim is to promote public healthcare and not make profits. The profits gained by practicing the business activities or donations go back into operating the organization and furthering its purpose. The nonprofit hospital makes its financial and running data public to enable donors to observe how their contribution is being used. Internal revenue service qualifies nonprofit organizations for tax-exempt status because its goals and missions promote social interest and public aid (Price, 2018). A for-profit hospital is one that works to make profits. The business owners, shareholders, and investors get paid from the profits of the for-profit organization. The for-profit organizations grow and expand by continuously reducing expenses and increasing income hence maximizing profits. This paper analyses the considerations that a nonprofit hospital has in considering converting to a for-profit hospital to form a joint venture. There are differences in the characteristics of nonprofit and for-profit healthcare firms. For-profit healthcare mainly runs…

  Autobiographical memory abilities  A child who is 2 years old tend to forget autobiographical memories more easily than an adult or any child older than him; this is because it is argued that it is only in adulthood or late adolescent are memories represented to be incoherent fashion and more detailed, and that will help in knitting it successfully in the life narrative of a person, therefore, permitting it to be preserved for a longer period of time. However, those children who are exposed more to conversions that are highly elaborative tend to remember more than those children who are exposed to conversations that are lowly elaborative (Palombo et al., 2018). These particular differences in the maternal reminiscing of a child will only be associated later in life when the difference is seen on the child’s personal ability to recall things and events. On the other hand, an adult will showcase a high autobiographical ability because this form of memory contains relevant information about himself and the personal things he had experienced in life. Autobiographical memory will bring along…