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find two cases about terrorist attack on hotel.
for example: Tunisia terrorist attack 2015 ( http://www.businessinsider.com/tunisia-tourism-might-be-crippled-by-terror-attack-2015-7 )

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Abstract
      As a business organization in an ever-evolving market, the goal of an organization is to remain profitable and relevant. Consumer spending drives profits and if a given organization wants to remain profitable they must produce relevant products, possess cutting edge technology, and have superior customer service. Even if an organization has all these great qualities in their operation and profits are increasing, there still may still be a missing element that can eat away at the success of a company over a period of time, and that is ethics. Ethics are not about a good feeling or goose bumps, but rather about making the right choices (Curry, 2004). Ethics within the workplace are about what will he/she as an employee do when no one is looking?
      In the business world there are many choices and decisions that have to be made daily and some decisions are at the spur of the moment and there is little thought given; however even in the light of that good ethics will help guide he/she in the right direction to achieve the desired outcome.  The lack of ethics can lead to great scandals such as Enron. Enron was a great illustration of not doing what was right when no one was looking. If the CEO’s and other leaders had used ethics, Enron may possibly still be in existence and no scandal would have come to fruition (Curry, 2004). Companies invest great finances and man-hours in ensuring that their leaders are adhering to their company’s code of conduct and acting ethically in their decision-making daily.
      Unlike walking through scanners and being checked for weapons, ethics are not checked when an employee enters workplace but ethics are hidden within the mind of everyone who enters there given workplace (Curry, 2004). People are checked at security checkpoints for safety reason, but what if there were guards who screened employees for their ethical standards before work each day to ensure that employees were ethically correct before entering their workspace? To add to the ongoing evolution within the marketplace, there is now the threat of online ethical compromise.
      Businesses are faced with dilemmas on how to handle and store sensitive data that can be stolen or in some cases someone from the inside of a company may leak client’s personal data. It is beneficial in today’s information age to have safeguards in place that hold information technology employees and their leaders to higher standards of ethics. The expectations of any given company should be that each employee no matter what level they may operate from should be held accountable and to the same level of ethical standards (Goree, Bredeson, 2012). We all as American people come from different cultural backgrounds that cause us to view what’s right or wrong differently, so as a business the necessity to inform each employee with the same information is vitally important (Goree, Bredeson, 2012).
      Through my research I intend to explore the importance of ethics within the workplace. My goal is to use various peer-reviewed and scholarly articles to assist in my efforts. Through my findings my hopes are to find principles that will make me a better student, citizen, and entrepreneur that will ultimately elevate my thinking to a new level of ethical standards.
      Ethics can be affected by a person’s own personal experiences, the people he/she associates with, and many other factors (Goree, Bredeson, 2012).  According to Amico, S & Media, D, (2015) values and ethics are very important within the workplace to help maintain order, and ultimately ensuring that a company will run smoothly; and inevitably remain profitable (Amico, Media, 2015).  
      According to Prichard, J (2015) the mortgage crisis of 2007 was a direct result of too much borrowing and flawed financial modeling that was ultimately based upon poor ethical decision-making (Pritchard, 2015). If ethical standards were present and followed, this massive crisis could have been avoided.

Ethics in the workplace

      Work ethics refers to a set of moral standards or values about proper conduct in the workplace. It involves the use of integrity to make decisions and regulate actions in the workplace. Every business has set guidelines that employees follow as part of the organizational culture. Apart from teamwork, good leadership and high morale, work ethics is also an ingredient to productivity and success of an organization (Bredeson, 2011). Research has shown that an organization that supports ethical initiatives succeed more than those that consider it just as an issue of compliance in the business environment.
      Additionally, a business that carries out its activities in an ethical manner gains respect from both the employees and the surrounding environment. All employees in an organization should be aware of how to make good ethical decisions. Enron is a great example of everyone should have been fully aware of how to make good ethical decisions.
      GM or General Motors is an illustration of a company that is now doing the right thing ethically, but only after the deaths of a dozen or more people (Rupp, K, 2014). GM decided only they were in the spotlight for their faulty ignition switches. Every person in the organization has a role in ensuring that ethics is upheld in an organization. Employees have an equal responsibility of ensuring that they do not make ethical violations in the workplace. Additionally, they should be aware of the implications of inappropriate behavior in the organization, the legality of a conduct as well as whether or not off-duty behavior affects their employment. Training is an important element that ensures that the employees are empowered and encouraged to use ethics as well as maintain company ethics (Bredeson, 2011).
      There are various forms of training that may be done by an organization in relation to ethics. Some of these training activities include ethical classes that need to be attended by all employees and online training whereby the Internet serves as a link between the employees and the ethical standards. There are various trends that have occurred in relation to business ethics (Joseph, 2000). Today, the use of ethical programs in different organizations is becoming gradually common with 90% of employees saying that their organizations have ethical guidelines written down. Moreover, 65% of employees say that they undergo training in response to the use of ethical programs. This survey was done on non-profit making organizations in the country (Joseph, 2000), which shows that they are active towards the promotion of ethics in organizations.
      Such programs are used to create awareness to the employees, facilitate the acquisition of skills to the employees on the use of the programs as well as explain organizational values. Ethical systems should be accountable to someone in order to show employees that ethical matters are taken seriously by the organization thus the presence of the ethical tone. This means that the organization should have a person in charge of the ethics in order to enhance productivity and facilitate good practice. Other trends include; harassment in the workplace, inappropriate Internet use in the organization, social networking activities and blogs and the law on ethics and penalties that follow.
      In the workplace, some ethical violations may occur during the day-to-day activities of the organization. These are as a result of different factors that affect ethical behavior in the workplace. It is important to understand these factors so as to ensure that no conflict arises in the organization. Some of these factors include individual factors such as values, personality, individual goals, morals and knowledge of the employee. These are strong elements that determine how an individual behaves. Morals are the rules individuals’ follow as a result of their culture whereas values are the personal judgments of a person. Other factors include social factors such as friends, the Internet, family and cultural norms.
      Leadership in an organization also affects the ways in which employees behave. A leader that upholds ethics motivates employees to do the same through leading by example (Bredeson, 2011). Competitors also affect organizational ethics whereby it has to ensure that it maintains its market share by ensuring that it follows the code of conduct. Great benefits accrue to organizations that use ethical standards (Joseph, 2000). Organizations gain competitive advantage, attract more customers, and gain product integrity through the production of high quality goods as well as gain confidence from the employees. This is the reason why leaders in an organization need to motivate ethical behavior.
      Most unethical behavior goes unnoticed due to low motivation and policies that are unclear. Proper policies should be put in place, employees should be trained, support from management should be present, consequences of unethical behavior should be clear and a reporting system that allows employees to report ethical cases should be in place and should provide protection for those who report the incidences (Anaejionu, 2015). Additionally, the organizations should hold regular meetings as well as group discussions on rising ethical issues in the workplace (Anaejionu, 2015). Several disadvantages occur to organizations that do not have ethical standards.
      Such organizations have poor working conditions, high employee turnover, and high product prices and contribute to unemployment in the society leading to business failure. Business ethics is therefore important to organizations that wish to succeed. So, ethics within the workplace are a very important part of business and any given business could not function without them (Duska, R. 2000). Business in itself is about making profits, so people can become selfish in their pursuit of making more money (Duska, R. 2000).  Ethics must be present to set standards of honesty and integrity within the workplace so that making profits will not be at the expense of cheating, misusing employees, and cutting corners (Duska, R. 2000).

Reference:

Anaejionu, R. (2015). How to Motivate Ethical Behavior in the Workplace. California: Demand Media. Retrieved from
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/motivate-ethical-behavior-workplace-11489.html
Bredeson, D. &. (2011). Ethics in the Workplace Cengage Learning.
Joseph, J. (2000). Ethics in the Workplace. Ethics Resource Center, Inc.

Retrieved from https://www.asaecenter.org/Resources/articledetail.cfm?ItemNumber=13073

Duska, R. Business Ethics: Oxymoron or Good Business? Source: Business Ethics Quarterly. Jan2000, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p.111-129. 19p
Curry, Myron, (2004) Ethics in the Workplace retrieved from http://www.motivationalmagic.com/articles/pdf/article-90132.pdf
Prichard, Justin, 2015 Mortgage Crisis Overview retrieved from http://banking.about.com/od/mortgages/a/mortgagecrisis.htm
Goree, Keith, Bredeson, Dean, A. (2012) Ethics in the Workplace retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=zWoKAAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT4&dq=ethics+in+the+workplace&ots=zwkd_WWjRv&sig=sNq_dRsnMF_QO7qiEXO4zUPk5WQ#v=onepage&q=ethics%20in%20the%20workplace&f=false
Rupp. Keith, Lee., (2014) Where Were GM’s Ethics? Retrieved from http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/keith-rupp/2014/04/02/gms-recall-crisis-is-a-result-of-poor-corporate-decision-making
Amico, S., Media, D., (2015) Workplace Values & Ethics Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/workplace-values-ethics-4887.html

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We have covered a lot of different theoretical perspectives in this class and examined how they can be used to describe, explain, and predict developmental outcomes in many different areas of childhood.  This week we are going to wrap things up by taking some time to revisit the purposes of theories as well as the merits of research guided by the theories we have explore.  What have we learned?  Where do we go from here?  How can you use the information covered in this course as you move on to new classes, new careers, and new challenges?  These are some issues we are going to discuss in the final week of class!  
This week's learning objectives are:
•    Examine the criteria for evaluating theories and theory-driven research
•    Explore the application of theory in your own life and career
•    Engage the members in your Discussion Forum in conversations and activities related to these topics/issues
•    Reflect on your understanding and applications of the theories covered in this course as a whole

1. Read: Crain - Epilogue
To begin this week's lesson, read the brief epilogue in Crain's Theories of Development (pages 385-395).  As you are reading, think about what other practical applications and future directions are most needed in the field of child development.

2. Read: Article - Attached Files:
•    Fabes, Martin, Hanish, & Updegraff, 2000.pdf (131.39 KB)
As you move forward in your education and careers, you will undoubtedly come across more research on child development.  How can you evaluate the relevance and value of research?  Read the article below (written by faculty members in our very own Sanford School!) for a discussion of the criteria for evaluating the significance of developmental research.  As you are reading, consider whether there are other criteria that you might add to this list and how we can ensure to research is being used to improve outcomes in children's lives and wellbeing.

3. Watch: Lecture - Wrapping things up!
Watch the lecture below for some final thoughts on theories and research in child development brought to you by Dr. Rick Fabes, the first author of this week's article and the director of this program!
https://youtu.be/F1CpO5o-yeY

Use the above to answer the following:

REFLECTION JOURNAL

You are going to submit a Reflective Journal entry.  The purpose of these journal entries is for you to explore your own understanding of this weeks material and how it relates to other aspects of your life, your interests etc.

100 words answer each of the following questions:

1.    In a few sentences, recap the main ideas of the theory (or theories!) that we covered this week.

2.    Describe the most interesting thing that you learned in your required reading (textbook, articles, or web reading). Be sure to describe why you found it interesting

*3.    Describe the most interesting thing that you learned or discussed in the discussion forum. Be sure to describe why you found it interesting

4.    At the beginning of the semester, I asked you to provide a definition of what it means to be a child.  Now that you are an expert on theoretical perspectives in child development.  I am going to ask again! So…based on what you have learned, what is childhood?  What does it mean to be a kid?

When asked to "Describe", be sure that you are thorough in your responses!  The Reflective Journal entry is intended to help you explore your own understanding and application of the content. Grading will be based on the thoughtfulness of your reflections, ability to use language and ideas from the readings, discussion, and other materials from the class, and the clarity of your thinking.  Your response to the question is accurate, thorough and shows evidence of critical thinking and application of the course material.

Required text book: Crain (2014). Theories of Development: Concepts and Applications (6th edition). Essex, England: Pearson Education Limited. You can use older version 

**Remember to be clear and provide details or examples when helpful!  Be sure to link your responses back to the course material!  Your experiences are a valuable reference point, but your responses must reflect what you have learned.  Your responses should reflect a thoughtful/creative/insightful argument; includes direct course reference; writing is coherent and organized with good grammatical structure

**Plagiarism is taken very seriously. Proper APA format is mandatory– very important to include page numbers with proper citations reference https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/1/ All work for this course will follow the format given in the above link (APA 6th Edition format)**

* Discussion Build some community! "
Before you respond to this thread, please take a few minutes and watch the following presentation Rita Pierson, a teacher in New York. At any level of education, including graduate school, relationships are essential.  Building relationships with faculty is great and I have enjoyed getting to know you all VERY much.  But building relationships with each other is even more important.  The people (your classmates!) in this course and in this program with you are going to the ones out there on the front lines with you, using the information that you learned in this program in a multitude of different careers and walks of life, all with the goals of impacting kids and the people in their lives.  So take some time in this thread and build community.  In particular, what hopes do you have for your classmates with regards to how they use their degrees in the future?  What advice do you have?  What plans do you have as you move forward and how can the field of child development (including your classmates!) help to support those plans?  How do you hope to be a champion for kids?  
Obviously you don't need to answer all of these questions.  :)    
https://youtu.be/SFnMTHhKdkw"


"My hopes for my classmates are simple - do all you can, be all you can, and succeed in any way you can. I want my classmates to reach for the stars and really go after what they want. I hope they all find a job where they can do what they are passionate about and really makes them happy everyday. If I have any advice, it would be just that; find what makes you happy and do it. That is the advice I plan to use myself. I am going to be volunteering with a hospital later this month and will also be doing an internship with an organization that helps homeless youth. I am very excited and cannot wait to see what I learn and cannot wait to see if I can have a positive impact on the youth I work with. If everything goes according to plan, I will continue to volunteer and work with youth in my future. I would love to stick with organizations that help the youth who are down on their luck, or who have not had life easy. I want to help kids get back on the right track so that they can have what I have; happiness. I want to fight for the kids who may not have had the best luck of the draw, and who need an adult (holy crap I am an adult) to stand up for them. This course on child development will help me because I can now understand what different developmental stages these kids will be at, or what stages they were not able to pass through. This course will help me teach and advocate for the kids I work with.

In simpler terms, I hope to not only help and teach youth, but I hope they can teach me as well. Learning from them is just as important as teaching them."

"I want to say to all of my classmates that I wish you all the best. My advice for all of you would be to follow your dreams and don’t be afraid to try something new. There are so many opportunities out there that we can take advantage of with our new level of education. We have learned so much in this course of different theories that involve children, parents, teachers, and people in the community. Whether all of the theories were agreed upon, it can be looked at as a positive learning experience on how to have a diverse mind. I plan to use this course to have a better understanding of families I come encounter with at work that all have unique issues. I also plan to look into career opportunities that focus on at risk families and developing programs to help the parents and their family’s access resources to educate and assist them to help them be successful."

""My hope for my classmates is that you all continue to advocate for children, in whatever capacity that suits you best.  Kids are the best asset our world has, and we need to do everything we can to protect and nurture this asset.  I hope that the theories we have discussed in this course lead us to all be better educators, parents, counselors, and humans.  Knowing how children function and develop is critical to knowing how to care for them.  I wish anyone who is a parent had to take this course!  In order to make good choices, we have to make informed choices, and I think that through this course I have become better informed and educated on how to work with young people.  I personally hope to use this course as I purse a career as a Child Life Specialist.  I am intrigued by the way that kids function and develop, and want to use my knowledge to help them be their best selves.  I also want to be able to share my knowledge with their parents, to help them be the best parents.  I hope to be a champion for kids by consistently striving to learn more so that I can be more effective in my work with children.  Knowing I can affect the lives of children is important to me, and I will always take that responsibility seriously."

"I love that you said, "don't be afraid to try something new". I think that for many people, they get comfortable and can be afraid to stop doing one thing and start doing something they really want to do. That is great advice. I am right there with you, in that, I too want to work with at risk families and youth. I am currently trying to get my foot in the door at Children and Families of Iowa; they help at risk families and help  get them the resources to further them in their life and desires. I love organizations like this because it can be really rewarding, but it also can make you really appreciate what you have and the work you do. Do you have one organization you have an interest in, or just love what they do  (even if you don't want to work there)?"

"My hopes and wishes for my classmates is that they continue to strive for their dreams and aspirations may they be professionally and personally. Don’t get stuck in your comfort zone or routine. Stepping outside your comfort zone is what makes life interesting. No one fails, it is simply proof that you are trying! Any child that is touched by each and everyone of you will be lucky, because we all are here to help children because we truly care about them. May your experiences be shared and new ones learned. I hope everyone is successful in whatever they decide to do. If you’re happy with what you do, you will never have to work a day in your life. This I believe!"

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You have been hired as a consultant to help a local machine shop solve a hazardous noise problem. The shop is 10,000 square feet in area, with 12-foot-high concrete block walls and a flat metal roof. Inside the shop are two band saws, two metal lathes, three drill presses, one milling machine, and three abrasive grinders. The six employees work at benches located throughout the shop, using a variety of pneumatic-powered hand tools and non-powered tools. A recent noise survey found sound pressure levels exceeding 100dBA in some parts of the shop. All employees were monitored for noise exposure over an eight-hour workday, and the calculated TWA for noise for the employees ranged from 88dBA to 97dBA. Determine a possible control measure for each of the six levels in the hierarchy of controls (p. 273 in your textbook), and explain the reasoning behind each choice. Which control measure(s) would you recommend to the machine shop manager?

                                            Advanced Safety Management
Textbook reference is by Manuele, F. A. (2014). Advanced safety management: Focusing on Z10 and serious injury prevention (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN #978-1-118-64568-0

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What has been your experience with hazard controls? Does your organization use a decision hierarchy, or does it go right to PPE or training after identifying a hazard? If you have no experience with hazard controls, provide an example of a hazard where you imagine starting at the bottom of the hierarchy would be the easiest path for management to take. How can we overcome this tendency?

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Press Kit Plan Summary: This information also is included in a typical client/boss Briefing. Although your choice is a real client with a fictitious scenario (example: you will launch a product that already is in the market), you will conduct research on your actual selected topic and a similar company/product in the field to gain an understanding of relevant internal and external issues and get inside the product/service and how it works. When your research is complete, you will develop your plan of attack by answering the following and by writing in the third person a complete paragraph for each of a-c and just listing the items in d:
• Delineate an audience appropriate for this product and its demographic and geographic attributes. Intuitively, identify your audience’s demographic attributes, where these individuals live, and any psychographic interests or perspectives they may hold. One paragraph only.
• Identify audience needs, wants and concerns/interests, as applicable. One paragraph only.
• Identify the action you want your audience to do, think or know as a result of your communication (NOT how you will attract them, because that implementation information for your campaign). For example, if your objective states “To educate an audience...” then the action would be that your “audience should know about....(could be lots of things.) Even though the objective statement is quite broad, the action would be more detailed). One paragraph only.
• In a fourth paragraph, please start the paragraph with the words: “This press kit will include the following:” and then list with numbers the individual items you will include in your press kit. You will include as number one, your topic description/summary (which will be combined into one document with one title and is your short communications plan), press release about your product launch (for example) as number two, and so on.
Homework assignments and final project materials will be reviewed by me and returned to you with comments, suggestions, etc. Keep editing multiple times. This is what develops good writing. Once you have received comments on a homework assignment, you may proceed to develop an added item for your press kit.
Towards the end of the semester and after you have submitted and rewritten your Briefing’s Description and Summary documents at least twice, you will combine them into one document placing the description paragraphs first, followed by the summary paragraphs without any sub- heads. This document will be included in the final submissions in your press kit, and will be titled simply: “Your Company” Briefing or, for example, Sony Electronics Briefing.
A briefing document might continue on with the actual messages and tactics/programs you will implement to achieve your objectives with your audience. Please do not include this information.
Briefing documents are never is revealed to the media or included in a press kit. In this case, it is just for me and so I have an idea of the number and types of items you included in your press kit.

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There are two Discussion topics. You must provide a primary response to both of them by Saturday before midnight, and respond to two others for each topic. 

BPM in the Global Marketplace


Throughout this course, many discussion opportunities come up where you need to respond to other people's opinions and comments. After you have completed your reading, respond to your Discussion topic in the Discussion Board. Then read the responses of your fellow students and comment on their postings.

For companies whose operations span the globe, BPM can be a strong tool in implementing change or establishing standards across all operations. These efforts are very challenging, however, since the scale is so large and the project is so difficult to coordinate.

For this Discussion, research and summarize an article about a global company executing a BPM project either successfully or unsuccessfully. Include the following elements:
1. Summarize the situation and the company.
2. What were the motivations for the effort? How did the company expect the BPM project to help with their global competitiveness?
3. What were some challenges they faced in this project?
4. Were they successful? If they did well, what were the critical success factors they were able to implement? If they failed, what were the risks they failed to mitigate?

BPM Outcomes


You will end the Discussions with self-reflection. Take a moment to look back and examine what you have learned. Then look ahead to your plans for using the knowledge you gained. Answer the following questions:

• If you had to explain to your boss or to a prospective employer what you have learned about business process management in this course and how you can help them going forward, and you were limited to 200 words (give or take), what would you say?
• Now that you have gained this knowledge about BPM, do you have any plans in your professional development or learning plans to build on it?

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Students will write an essay, 500-750 words in length, on a topic selected from the list below. The purpose of the project is to give students an opportunity to discuss a key political science concept, and to show a basic understanding of academic research and reporting skills. The project consists of producing a 500-750 work essay on one of the provided topics (see below), as well as a works cited page for sources containing information used in the essay. The assignment is to be formatted according to the Modern Language Association (MLA) style. Students should research this style in order to properly format the assignment; papers not formatted properly will not receive a passing grade. 

Students should use Courier or New Courier 12 point as the paper's font, double space the text, and create one inch margins on all four sides of the page. In addition, the assignment should be formatted according to MLA style for papers with no title page.

Please choose from one of the following topics for your writing assignment:
In Chapter 5, "Voting, Campaigns, and Elections," the authors provide an in-depth discussion of voter turnout. Complete the following:
Explain how voter turnout is measured.
Compare voter turnout in the U.S. with that in other countries.
Describe the factors that affect the level of voter turnout in the United States.
Compare voter turnout in Texas to that in the United States as a whole.
Identify the historic and contemporary factors which have led to a culture of low voter turnout in Texas.
How do you think voter turnout could be increased in Texas?
Describe the use of campaign contributions by lobbies and explain the extent to which lobbying is regulated in Texas.
Identify the organization responsible for overseeing lobbying in Texas.
Compare regulation of campaign finance at the national and state level (in Texas).
What appears to be difference in approach between the two?
Which method do you believe is better for purposes of maintaining the integrity of the election process?
Describe the characteristics and functions of American political parties.
Explain the relationship between the national political parties and the state political parties.
Review the Texas Democratic Party platform and the Texas Republican Party platform and explain the differences.
Compare each state party platform to its national party platform counterpart and explain the differences between the national and state party platforms.
Why do you believe differences would exist between the national and state party platforms?

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What are the advantages of using the Menu Approach to recognizing and rewarding employees? Discuss the three steps involved in developing a Recognition Menu. What should it include? Provide 15 examples of rewards you think should be on the menu.

Textbook reference is by  Goetsch, D. L. (2010). Establishing a safety-first corporate culture in your organization: An integrated approach for safety professionals and safety committees. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 978-0-13-502597-0

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Your organization�a company that manufactures automobile brake pads�is about to introduce lean concepts into its operations in order to be more competitive with foreign manufacturers. The lean project manager does not understand why you, the safety manager, want to be a part of the process. Provide a convincing argument about what you can contribute if you are included.

Textbook reference is by Manuele, F. A. (2014). Advanced safety management: Focusing on Z10 and serious injury prevention (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN #978-1-118-64568-0

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A SALES REPORT ON AN INTERVIEW CARRIED OUT ON THE SALE OF POPCORN SEED IN INDIANAPOLIS.

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Establishing a proactive safety and health risk