Philosophy
Traditional Chinese philosophy of gerontocracy
Do you believe there is a possibility the “West” may embrace the traditional Chinese philosophy of “gerontocracy,” and offer greater value to those who have reached and are living in the late adulthood stage of development? Do you have suggestions for how to advocate for this? How do you think our culture could benefit from this, if you believe it could?
Pay philosophy
Before you jump into week 2’s the assignment, please make sure you are taking time to read the example pay philosophies that are posted in the weekly material. I’m going to spend some time breaking down this assignment since many students fail to include the key elements or focus on the intention of the assignment.
Where I see mistakes on week 2’s assignment is that students fail to review what a pay philosophy is and fail to review samples before they start the assignment. Additionally, this week’s paper should focus in on the Managed by Q case. What I will be looking for in your paper is that it is clear that you understand what Q’s pay philosophy is; which may include writing it out within the paper. Then you need to really analyze how this philosophy impacts the profitability of Q and then discuss what (if any) competitive advantage it gives Q. The purpose of the assignment is to explore the importance of a compensation philosophy on an organization and we’ll be doing this by looking at the Managed by Q company.
So, let’s breakdown the assignment, it reads as follows:
Q Case Compensation Philosophy: Using the Q Case Study listed below, (1) you will be writing a compensation statement for Managed by Q and then (2) looking at how this philosophy impacts their financial performance, competitive advantage, recruitment, etc. Please consider all the stakeholders who are impacted and how their particular approach impacts these different view points.
Utilizing the case study and additional information found via research (minimum three additional resources), (3) present an academic analysis of Managed by Q’s strategic compensation philosophy, its impact on the profitability of the organization, and any competitive advantage this strategy creates (please
Application of philosophical methods.
The Nature of Learning: Recognition of Different Perspectives..4
Ideas of Interest From “The Nature of Learning”………………..4
The Role of Facts In Understanding ………………………………….5
“In the Laboratory With Agassiz,” by Samuel H. Scudder……7
Facts and Theories…………………………………………………………13
Facts Are Often Theory-Dependent…………………………………14
Related Ideas………………………………………………………………..18
Preliminary.
For our assignment this week, we will be looking at the complexities of moral reasoning. To begin, complete the interactive experiment, based on the famous Trolley Dilemma, from Philosophyexperiments.com (linked below).
The pessimistic Meta induction.
– The referencing style we use is the Harvard style, and please do not use fake references.