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Ethics in government and business
Canadians appear to hold the activities of those in
government and in big business in low esteem. Media reports
of several high-profile political and corporate instances of
unethical conduct have reinforced the public's concern for
the status of ethical conduct and honesty in government and
in big business.
The response by public and private sector managers to
unethical conduct by employees is largely in the form of
'ethical rules' which both sectors agree provide a measure
of certainty as to the ethical conduct expected from employees.
Since research on ethics in the public and private
sectors is limited and since ethics is a topic of increasing
concern to both sectors, this thesis provides data that could
assist managers in dealing with the issue of ethical conduct
within their respective organizations.
The purpose of this thesis is to compare the state of
ethical conduct within public and private sector
organizations in Canada. This is accomplished through a
description and analysis of the approaches taken by the
public and private sectors as well as the four professions of
law, engineering, accountancy and medicine. Ethical conduct
within the public sector focuses on the ethical behaviour of
public servants rather than elected officials.
The underlying intent of this thesis is to discover if
contemporary ethical problems are similar in the public and
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private sectors with respect to the four ethical
areas of conflict of interest, political activity,
problem
public
comment and confidentiality. The comparative data on both
public and private sector ethics are assessed and similarities
and differences are identified.
One major finding emerges from this study. Codes of
ethics in both the public and private sectors are perceived by
management to play an important role in the prevention of
unethical conduct.
A procedure for developing a code of ethics is presented
along with recommendations as to the administration of a code
of ethics. Finally, recommendations are made as to the role
of education in ethics
Letter, Major General John A. Dix to William O. Rogers, November 13, 1869
This handwritten letter, dated November 13, 1869, is written from Major General John A. Dix to William O. Rogers. The letter informs Rogers that Dix will comply with Rogers\u27 request. This letter was found tipped into volume four, between pages 308-309 of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-nicolay-and-hay-documents/1027/thumbnail.jp
Frequency dependence of acoustic waves in marine sediments
In situ techniques provide the most reliable method of examining the geoacoustical properties of marine sediments. In the past, individual in situ surveys have only been able to examine compressional waves over a maximum frequency range of 100 Hz to 50 kHz. A new in situ acoustic device, the Sediment Probing Acoustic Detection Equipment, or SPADE, has been developed, which can emit a variety of pulses, e.g. tonal and swept-frequency, over a continuous frequency range of 10 - 100 kHz. Data from a recent field trial are analysed to obtain the in situ velocity and attenuation over frequency increments of 5 kHz between 10 - 75 kHz. Results imply that scattering is a dominant attenuation mechanism from 10-75 kHz and the media is dispersive for frequencies between 60 and 70 kHz and below 20 kHz. Biot theory cannot accurately model the observed velocity and attenuation
Exposure of a 23F serotype strain of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> to cigarette smoke condensate is associated with selective upregulation of genes encoding the two-component regulatory system 11 (TCS11)
Alterations in whole genome expression profiles following exposure of the pneumococcus (strain 172, serotype 23F) to cigarette smoke condensate (160 μg/mL) for 15 and 60 min have been determined using the TIGR4 DNA microarray chip. Exposure to CSC resulted in the significant (P < 0.014–0.0006) upregulation of the genes encoding the two-component regulatory system 11 (TCS11), consisting of the sensor kinase, hk11, and its cognate response regulator, rr11, in the setting of increased biofilm formation. These effects of cigarette smoke on the pneumococcus may contribute to colonization of the airways by this microbial pathogen
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