The ‘prisoner’s dilemma’ is a hypothetical situation often used in the context of Hobbes’ Social Contract Theory. It is a seemingly simple situation which carries significant implications which add to the understanding of Hobbes’ conception of the state of nature as a “‘solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short’” (Rachels, 2012, p. 83) state of war,…
Where Oilseeds Can Be Found in Canada (Geographic Location): Oilseeds are grown in various regions across Canada. Some of the places where oilseed production includes the Prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, along with Ontario and Quebec. Prairie Provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba): Ontario: Quebec: Where Are Oilseeds Extracted and Processed: Oilseeds are normally extracted…
Homelessness in America has a history dating back to the 1870s, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), which is a part of the US National Library of Medicine and reports on biomedical and genomic information. The crisis surged in the 1980s as a result of high unemployment, a lack of affordable housing,…
Outline the main causes of unemployment in Australia and discuss its impact on the economy Unemployment is the situation where individuals want to work, however, are unable to find a job. Many causes disable Australians from seeing and being accepted for adequate work, in addition to the many impacts on the individual people and the…
The fraud triangle is described as a system commonly utilized in making a comprehensive review to clarify the purpose of a person’s choice of committing fraud. The three significant components of the fraud triangle are (i) opportunity (ii) pressure (iii) rationalization. Pressure In this context, pressure is the ultimate motivation for committing a crime. In…
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has been dubbed a “black swan occurrence,” has had a negative influence not only on people’s health but also on countries’ socio-economic activity around the world. To help flatten the epidemic curve, the governments of over 162 countries announced a complete shutdown of national and international borders, as well as travel…
In today’s global society, there are significant national culture variations, which have an impact on how people conduct business. Many functional aspects of business such as pace of business, business protocol, decision making, risk-taking, and marketing are influenced extensively by culture. Understanding the culture of the people you’re interacting with is crucial to having successful…
European Union is an international non-governmental organization formed by the Maastricht Treaty on the 1st of November 1993. It was a treaty that was coined to enhance political and economic integration in Europe by; creating a common currency, designing unified security and foreign policy, unified citizenship rights, and advancing cooperation in the sectors of judiciary,…
Introduction Universal basic income is a concept where a small payment is made to everyone regardless of their need. On the other hand, basic income refers to a wage payment given to persons who need it. Basic income is considered an outrageous idea, but in 2020 we all experienced and lived it. Explained further universal…
Harbisson, Neil, “Humans Should Challenge Technology by Becoming a Cyborg”, New York Times, 05 December 2016, https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/12/05/is-artificial-intelligence-taking-over-our-lives/humans-should-challenge-technology-by-becoming-a-cyborg OP-ED In his newspaper opinion piece, (Humans Should Challenge Technology by Becoming a Cyborg), Neil Harbisson suggests that if we do not want technology to become more intelligent than humans, we need to become technology: i.e., cyborgs. Harbisson…
Introduction Change management plays a crucial role in an organization. Business organizations usually work to meet the needs of consumers through the production of goods and services. To ensure that sustainable profits are achieved in an organization, a positive change that affects all the critical areas in an organization should be embraced. While many modules…
The world is largely connected today in the 21st century. This is as a result of the linkages created from state to state, nation to nation, which tends to be a process of interaction among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information…
After the devastating defeat on the hands of the conservatives in 1979, the torn Labour party had to go through a series of changes to reassert its internal structure and organization. From the Bennite Challenge that redressed and centralized the power of decision making inside the party to the rejection of nationalization and crushing the…
The landslide victory of the New Labour party in 1997 was supposed to signal a socio-economic transformation in Britain that has been ruled for nearly two decades by the Conservatives. Britain had become a salient neo-liberal country in Europe and many had expected the winning social democrats to change that. Contrary to expectations, the New…
“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights and among these rights are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” – Declaration of Independence. All men are created equal. Not everyone is born into the lap of prosperity. Freedom dictates…
Food is a basic human need. It is far more important than almost any other industry. We can live without phones or cars, as they’re a luxury. But no one can live without food. Something has developed over the past twenty years; and the industrialization of food, at its worst. The global food chain is…
As seen on the graph, the level of inequality (the metric measured by the Gini coefficient) is dispersed in a largely uneven manner across the globe, with the exception of the clear trends seen in the major players, trade blocks. The entire EU has a very low Gini coefficient, indicating low financial equality throughout. ASEAN…
Deindustrialization has seen the decline of innumerable communities worldwide. The expected impact of deindustrialization is generally a decrease in employment in the secondary sector, a decline in the local economy and a shift towards the tertiary and quaternary sectors. An apt example of this effect can be seen in the USA’s “Rust Belt”, the deindustrialized…
What is work from home (WFH)? Working from home (WFH – the most common term in the UK), also called telecommuting telework, teleworking, mobile work, remote work, and the flexible workplace is a work arrangement in which employees do not commute or travel (e.g. by bus, bicycle or car, etc.) to a central place of…
Canada has gone from a colonial country to a continental superpower. It cannot be denied that globalization has been an internal part of today’s society. Globalization is a worldwide phenomenon, through the expansion of transportation and communication networks from post-World War 2. This allows countries and people to exchange information and goods more quickly and…