Chapter 1.4, Problem III.14E

How can this situation be prevented from occurring again?

The rule of law guarantees equality and fairness to everyone, and yet we know that this isn’t always the case. Identify current events that illustrate this observation.

Evaluate, with empirical examples, the statement that in most cities in developing economies, we may have natural hazards but not natural disasters.

Afcom Computer Limited Afcom Computer Limited is one of the fastest growing companies in Zambia. Its stock price is increasing at a rate of 25 per cent a year, to the delight of Mikatazo Wakumelo, its founder and chief executive officer. The success of Afcom Computer Limited is due to circumstances and strategies employed by the company in the last thirty years of its development. Wakumelo was only thirty-nine years old in 1995 when he lost his job with an international computer company that had decided to relocate from Zambia to South Africa. Wakumelo was paid $50000 in terminal benefits. He used the terminal benefits to set up his own computer company, Afcom Computer Limited, in 1996. His line of business was to buy computer parts, assemble them into computers and sell the computers.   Wakumelo characterized the first ten years of the company’s existence as the era of opportunity. The company was in its infancy, and its main objective was to grow by seeking customers for its product.…

Imagine this scenario in which you work at a dental office and the office manager is a close friend of yours. Unfortunately, the dental office is operating in a depressed economy. You recently discovered that your friend, the office manager, is committing insurance fraud to make ends meet and to keep the dental office open.   What are your professional and ethical obligations in this situation? How should you deal with the situation?

From the given situation answer only number 3.

Just 0.2% of the world’s Muslims live in North America. In the U.S., Muslims are projected to double from 0.9% of the population in 2010 to 2.1% by 2050 based on recent demographic and migration patterns. Meanwhile, worldwide,  as of 2010, there were an estimated 1.6 billion Muslims around the world, making Islam the world’s second-largest religious tradition after Christianity. By 2050, the number of Muslims worldwide will grow to 2.76 billion, or 29.7% of world’s population. Hence, making sense of Islam may be less than pressing in the United States, but is increasingly important worldwide. For example, as noted in the case profile, Saudi Arabia’s Dynamic Culture,  life in Saudi Arabia can be perplexing to foreign managers as they try to exercise acceptable personal and business behavior. Its mixture of strict religious convictions, ancient social traditions, and governmental economic policies results in laws and customs that often contrast with those in other countries, shift with…

In terms of catastrophe recovery, what is the major goal?

Scenario: Nowadays, many businesses were closed and their product(s) or good(s) that are not sold are stock in their store due to the pandemic. Think of ways on how to boost their sales despite of Covid-19 pandemic. Give example(s) of product(s) or good(s). (4-5 sentences ) What do you think is the best strategy to boost his/her sales? Do you think technology has a big factor or effect to increase his/her sales? Explain