This paper suggests the future direction in which public affairs practice is developing and advances a number of propositions about public affairs and political systems which provide the context in which public affairs practitioners operate. The paper examines the changing nature of the political systems...
Kamala Harris is unique as vice president in many ways – the first female, the first woman of color and the first graduate of a historically Black college or university. After graduating from Howard, Harris went on to earn a law degree from the Hastings College of the Law at the Universit...
The business certificates cover regulatory and management aspects of marijuana, while the horticulture track deals with the intricacies of growing marijuana. The Cleveland School of Cannabis, which is located in Ohio, has a similar setup and offers certificate programs, as well as online courses via ...
The general public and business sectors appear to be excited by the prospects of new technology.However, there is still great resistance from banks and governments who are slowly building legislation. This is illustrated by, among other things, the Facebook Libra project running into problems with...
“family” can be determinant in a large variety of societies, since it can influence the lines of succession, inheritances and social relationships, as well as where and with whom an individual is buried. The relation between a deceased person and other members of a community, other ...
Before we can get into the fates of the main culprits, it is important to understand the business culture (at least in the C-suite) that prevailed during the periods where the accounting schemes were pursued. Senior Enron management was obsessed with the company’s stock price, as many of...
If approved, a list of such ports where entry/berthing of ships with alternate means of compliance to IMO 2020 is prohibited shall be published on DGS web site, under intimation to the IMO and a letter issued to the respective port authority for public display and for duly alerting the ...
The premise is simple, when you are being watched, you change your behavior. Imagine a survey that tries to collect data on extra marital affairs in the US. It asks, have you been faithful to your spouse? The answer, whether positive or negative, is unreliable. The whole point of an ex...
Fraud is an act of aggression. It may be that “free-speech” based social networks have failed largely because mainstream social networks fraudulently proclaim themselves to be tolerant of free speech, and thus, the public does not recognize the need for a niche alternative. It is difficult ...
"The magnitude of this impact is what was most surprising. We did not expect a large disparity in outcomes, yet we found patients in the most economically disadvantaged areas were twice as likely to have unfavorable outcomes compared to patients in areas with less unemployment, better housing qua...