Does History Matter in Business?

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 816-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Tiffany
Keyword(s):  
Management Training ◽  
The United States ◽  
American Business ◽  
Hard Drives ◽  
Current State ◽  
Current Events ◽  
History Matter ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Current Reality ◽  
Management Scholarship

In 2008 Professor Eric Godelier published a provocative essay in which he concluded that a positive dialogue between business historians and both management scientists and business management practitioners was possible. While the divide between these camps was not trivial, he nevertheless wrote that current events and scholarship was bringing them together, at least as he could observe these trends in the context of emerging French scholarship. In this current review, my own conclusion is the opposite. Management scholarship, in fact, continues to move away from the “soft” approach of the historian and more towards the “rigorous” and quantitatively biased methodology of the management sciences. My essay reviews the background of this development in terms of American business practice and scholarship, as it seeks to demonstrate how the evolution of management training in the United States brought us to the current state of affairs where “hard” drives out soft in almost every encounter. However, while I conclude that this is indeed the current reality, I do not imply any endorsement of this outcome. Rather, I end with a hope that some forms of rapprochement might be possible-yet with an acknowledgement that we will have no definitive answers to this question anytime soon.

scholarly journals Ice-Breaking Fleets of the United States and Canada: Assessing the Current State of Affairs and Future Plans

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 703
Author(s):  
Megan Drewniak ◽  
Dimitrios Dalaklis ◽  
Anastasia Christodoulou ◽  
Rebecca Sheehan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Maritime Transportation ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Polar Ice ◽  
Northwest Passage ◽  
Ice Cap ◽  
Ice Coverage ◽  
Current State ◽  
State Of Affairs

In recent years, a continuous decline of ice-coverage in the Arctic has been recorded, but these high latitudes are still dominated by earth’s polar ice cap. Therefore, safe and sustainable shipping operations in this still frozen region have as a precondition the availability of ice-breaking support. The analysis in hand provides an assessment of the United States’ and Canada’s polar ice-breaking program with the purpose of examining to what extent these countries’ relevant resources are able to meet the facilitated growth of industrial interests in the High North. This assessment will specifically focus on the maritime transportation sector along the Northwest Passage and consists of four main sections. The first provides a very brief description of the main Arctic passages. The second section specifically explores the current situation of the Northwest Passage, including the relevant navigational challenges, lack of infrastructure, available routes that may be used for transit, potential choke points, and current state of vessel activity along these routes. The third one examines the economic viability of the Northwest Passage compared to that of the Panama Canal; the fourth and final section is investigating the current and future capabilities of the United States’ and Canada’s ice-breaking fleet. Unfortunately, both countries were found to be lacking the necessary assets with ice-breaking capabilities and will need to accelerate their efforts in order to effectively respond to the growing needs of the Arctic. The total number of available ice-breaking assets is impacting negatively the level of support by the marine transportation system of both the United States and Canada; these two countries are facing the possibility to be unable to effectively meet the expected future needs because of the lengthy acquisition and production process required for new ice-breaking fleets.

Information and Computer Security

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Lech J. Janczewski ◽  
Andrew M. Colarik
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Information Security ◽  
Computer Security ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Science Laboratory ◽  
Computing Systems ◽  
Current State ◽  
State Of Affairs

The current state of the information security domain in the United States and much of the rest of the industrialized world can best be characterized as overly optimistic. The protection of computing systems and telecommunication infrastructures from unauthorized usage, manipulation, and sabotage faces serious challenges to ensure ongoing serviceability. This is especially true when we consider our growing dependence on these infrastructures. The state of affairs regarding the security aspects of these systems is even worse. Peter G. Neumann of the Computer Science Laboratory at SRI International in Menlo Park, California states:

scholarly journals A Positive Dialectic: Beps and The United States

AJIL Unbound ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 255-259
Author(s):  
Reuven S. Avi-Yonah
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
General View ◽  
Profit Shifting ◽  
Current State ◽  
Constructive Dialogue ◽  
International Tax ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
International Tax Policy ◽  
Jobs Act

This essay addresses the interaction between the changes in the international tax regime identified by Mason and U.S. international tax policy. Specifically, I will argue that contrary to the general view, the United States actively implemented the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) recommendations through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). Moreover, the changes of the TCJA influenced the current OECD effort of BEPS 2.0. Thus, the current state of affairs can be characterized as a constructive dialogue: The OECD moves (BEPS 1), the United States responds (TCJA), the OECD moves again (BEPS 2). If the international tax regime is to survive, it is important that BEPS 2 will succeed, and that the US will then go along and amend the TCJA accordingly. From this kind of positive dialectic, a new international tax regime fit for the twenty-first century may emerge.

scholarly journals Tobacco Use: The Current State of Affairs and How Nurses Can Help Patients Quit

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joelle Fathi
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Tobacco Dependence ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Current State ◽  
Cessation Treatment ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Of Affairs

Tobacco use is at epidemic levels and a leading cause of disability and premature death in the United States, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations and minority groups. While cigarette consumption is at an all-time low, electronic cigarette use has soared, especially in teenagers, who are at the highest risk for lifelong tobacco dependence. This article first offers a brief history of tobacco use and discusses nicotine prevalence and pathogenesis of tobacco dependence. Following this information, the author discusses various tobacco concerns and the benefits of quitting tobacco use. Nurses are vital partners in the war against tobacco through proactive patient education, successful cessation treatment and counseling, and advocacy for policy change.

Learn Now, Pay Later: A History of Income-Contingent Student Loans in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 671 (1) ◽  
pp. 184-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Shireman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Student Loans ◽  
Ronald Reagan ◽  
The United States ◽  
Presidential Candidates ◽  
Current State ◽  
History Of ◽  
Michael Dukakis ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Financing Higher Education

The idea of financing higher education with the income that comes afterward has been formally proposed and implemented in the United States, in various permutations, since at least 1971. The attractiveness of the concept is exemplified by the political diversity of its proponents, ranging from Senator Ted Kennedy to President Ronald Reagan, and from presidential candidates Michael Dukakis (Democratic governor who ran in 1988) to Jeb Bush (Republican former governor who ran in 2016). This article examines the design of the various proposals over time, the arguments in support and opposition, and the current state of affairs.

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants Current State of Affairs

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lemmietta McNeilly
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
The United States ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
The Public ◽  
School Based ◽  
Current State ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Educational Requirements ◽  
State Of Affairs

Abstract The utilization of speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) is increasing in the United States particularly in the public schools. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association provides specific guidelines regarding the training, use, and supervision of (SLPAs; ASHA, 2004). The current state of affairs of SLPAs involves variable requirements across the states to qualify for SLPA credentials. The programs that educate SLPAs have variable technical and curricular requirements, and the educational requirements for regulating SLPAs also vary across the states. School-based SLPs continue to raise questions about the supervision requirements, funding, and reimbursement issues for working with SLPA in schools across the country.

A Short and Pointed History of Judicial Selection

2019 ◽  
pp. 24-43
Author(s):  
Charles Gardner Geyh
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
Judicial Selection ◽  
Current State ◽  
History Of ◽  
Jacksonian Democracy ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Modern Era ◽  
Over Time

Chapter 2 places the current state of affairs in context, with a short history of judicial selection in the United States, touching on the five distinct methods of judicial selection that have evolved over time. It begins by discussing colonial rule and gubernatorial appointments, then moves to early statehood and legislative appointments. The Age of Jackson is then examined, in particular Jacksonian democracy and its aftermath, which saw the rise of partisan judicial elections. The chapter then discusses how the Populist-Progressive era ushered in the advent of nonpartisan and recall elections. Finally, it describes the merit selection movement in the twentieth century before concluding that in the modern era, the American judiciary has undergone a political transformation that has placed increasing emphasis on constraining independence and enhancing political control.

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