The Implications of The Prisoner’s Dilemma

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,…

Canada’s Primary Industries: Oil Seeds

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: What Can Be Done to Amend This Crisis

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,…

Causes of Unemployment in Australia and its Impact on the Economy

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: Explained

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…

Impact of COVID-19 on the Automotive Industry

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…

How National Culture Elements and Dimensions Affect Business Performance

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…

Advantages of the European Union

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,…

Effects of Artificial intelligence (AI) on Society

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…

Change Management in an Organization

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…

How the New Labour Party Differs From Thatcher’s Conservative Party

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…

Impact of Deindustrialization

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…

How Canada Benefits from Globalization

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…