One main consequence of the Civil War was the abolition of slavery. For the first time, some four million blacks living in the South faced life as freed people. Regarding the emancipation of slaves: What tensions and conflicts emerged between the ideal that all human beings are created equal and the previous existence of slavery and ongoing racial prejudice?
Using evidence provide at least two distinct consequences of this tension and conflic.
In: Psychology
In: Psychology
In: Economics
Long essay question:
Question 2) Explain how economists calculate the rate of return that individuals get from investments in their human capital and basic empirical results of these calculations. A perfect answer will explain the types of costs/benefits included in these calculations, how the actual calculation is done (You are not expected to do this calculation) and empirical results. Use only material provided in this course to answer this question. (18 pts)
In: Economics
Contemporary psychology (for some theorists) holds that our memory systems can be modeled after the modern-day computer. Using this model, one can say that the
human memory system has to translate incoming information into a meaningful code ("encode"), store the information, and retrieve the stored information at will, much like the operation of
a sophisticated computer. Is William James's notion of "memory" consistent with this modern day analogy? Why or why not?
In: Psychology
Discuss whether the human capital and signaling models have different implications for each of the following education policies:
a. Providing financial aid to students for college.
b. Introducing a test that high school students could take to provide reliable measures of task commitment and capacity to work effectively in teams.
c. Increasing the age at which students can drop out of high school from 16 to 17.
In: Economics
When a human rights abuse has occurred, what will "following the money" do?
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it will help show which actors have control and influence over others in the project |
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it will help identify pressure points in different countries when key actors are located |
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All of the above are correct. |
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it will show key actors that are upstream, midstream, and downstream, to see where advocacy efforts can be targeted |
In: Operations Management
1.The roles of Human Resources Managers (HRM) have metamorphous over the years to a more strategic function. Identify and explain all of the strategic functions of HRM and discuss the relevance to the Firm.
2. Discuss how the Organization can develop a robust marketing
strategy
3. What exactly is a strategy and what does the implementation
entail.
4. Change in the organization is very important yet complex to
implement in the Company, discuss
In: Operations Management
When we first began discussion sociology in this course, we talked about the idea of the "sociological imagination." This is when we can see beyond our personal opinions and experiences in order to get a fuller perspective on how society works. Describe how the sociological imagination has impacted your life, OR provide an example of how the study of human behavior relates to your future professional field.
In: Psychology
In: Operations Management