Trends College Essays Samples For Students

Burns, L. (2012). The Business of Healthcare Innovation. Cambridge: Cambridge University

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This book provides an extensive analysis of regarding business trends in the manufacturing sector of the healthcare industry. The author provides an overview of the innovative efforts aimed at improving the healthcare delivery. The book considers the effect of innovation in biotechnology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, platform technology, as well as information technology. Regarding each of the foregoing areas, the author looks at the sources and trends relating to scientific innovation, the regulatory measures employed in every sector and how the sectors carry out their function. Burns further evaluates ...

Strategic Fashion Marketing Assignment

Introduction
Fashion industry is a competitive market, which permanently renews and adjusts to the technological innovations and marketing trends. Nowadays fashion brands are applying various marketing strategies for remaining competitive, combining them for delivering an integrated experience for their customers. However, the key to being popular in fashion is to innovate and this implies fashion marketing innovation also. Fashion companies that have the potential to adjust fashion marketing trends, such as creating an in-store home-like environment or developing fashion blogs, to their business are successful now and will be able to differentiate in five years from now from their ...

There are a number of changes that are occurring in the retail sector, and these trends are changing the way that retail connects with customers, suppliers, and so on. For retail organizations, staying on top of emerging trends-- and ensuring that trends are not engaged with too heavily without research-- is important for the success of the organization as a whole. This discussion will center around new trends in retail marketing, and the different driving factors that influence retail marketing and customer service in the industry. In the retail industry, manufacturing and retail are completely separate entities, but they ...

Introduction

The use of statistics is psychology is important since it helps in understanding ideas, concepts, categories, attitudes and symbols, which are normally difficult to observe and difficult to measure. This allows psychologist to test hypotheses, support theories, evaluate treatments or refute evidence. By testing hypotheses, psychologists can be able to develop new theories and come up with new innovating ideas.

Functions of Statistics

Simplification of complex problems or situations
The use of statistics simplifies the complexity of data. Raw data used in statistics or research work is normally incomprehensible. Using different statistical measures data can be made simpler. This may involve use ...

1 a) The research is essential in that it gives new different approaches that the ancestors employed in getting around. As much as this may contradict the initial information available about bipedalism, it gives another insight on how movement was achieved in the ancient times by the ancestors.
1 b) By saying that Australopithecus sediba had a combination of primitive and derivative features, the authors of the article aim to reveal how the Australopithecus sediba had a combination of qualities of both the modern man and the ancient man. Essentially, these features were in the upper limb, hand, foot, ...

Topshop is a popular British Multinational retailer that specializes in shoes, fashion clothes, makeup and accessories. It was founded back in the year 1964 by peter Robison whom by then named it The Peter Robinsons Topshop. In 1970, the TopMan brand was created as a spin-off so as to cater for the male clients. Currently, Topman runs as a separate entity although there exists some stores that are co-located. According to the data retrieved from their official website, Topshop has around 440 shops across 37 countries. It also boasts of an online platform that manages its online operations in ...

IT Management

Objective
Technology is one of the cornerstones for the success of any business organization in the contemporary market. However, technology is dynamic in nature, and changes rapidly from time to time. To keep up with these changes, an organization should keep updating its technology; otherwise, its technology becomes obsolete. This is particularly relevant in the case of publishing companies. In this case, the objective is to assess the implications of hiring a new leader to oversee the transformation of the information technology department in the Penguin Group Publishing Company. The company also intends to implement a reorganization and downsizing ...

Introduction

The workplace is changing rapidly mostly attributed to the changing demographic trends being experienced in the country. As a result, communication becomes a barrier in most instances for those companies that do not embrace change. Consequently, work performance and output comes to a standstill hence compromising the survival of the organization. This report will focus on the demographic trends already experienced in the company, its effect on communication, as well as recommendation of communication practices that should be adopted.

Demographic changes

The company reflects three main demographic changes as exhibited in the American population. Firstly, more women have since joined the ...

An overview of the financial statements does not convince me to suggest the management for the purchase of a major shareholding in Squirros Limited. My decision is based on the visible trend in the major portions of Balance Sheet and Income Statement.
First, the turnover of the company has consistently decreased over the years. The same goes with the gross profit margins and net profit margins of the company that courtesy low turnover has decreased significantly over the years. Another negative consideration for the company was increasing administrative cost and interest expense. To be noted that since the company ...

American Women

Human health is a universal phenomenon that affects the body, without which we may not live. However, culture has a special imprint on the way we take care of our organism, and this influence is difficult to counter. Even though it is a condition that affects all of us, different civilizations imply different treatments of the body, which must be taken into account at the time of comparing health conditions. Many aspects must be taken into account, including possibilities of exercising and the tendency of the culture to lead people towards this aim. In my case, because I am ...

The article called Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest: Unintentional Overcooling is Common Using Ice Packs and Conventional Cooling Blankets by Merchant, Abella, Peberdy, Soar, Ong, Schmidt, Becker and Vanden Hoek was chosen for consideration. Figure 2B on the page 492 will be examined.
- A line graph was used to describe the fluctuations of temperature with time. Line graphs help compare sets of data that are complicated to compare. Figure 2B depicts individual patient temperature courses with overcooling.
- Line graphs are often used to track data that changes continuously. A line graph helps track the trends in data. ...

Emerging trends in various sections of a state ranging from the political, economic, climatologically to demography among others, have contributed a lot in the shaping up and realization of set goals and objectives in various states that have identified the gradual repercussion of these aspects . Furthermore, they have been used as a tool by analysts to identify the future prospects and their implications on the humanitarian aspect (Torre & Sergio, 2008). This has created a lot of anticipation on career diversity and advancement upon those in the job market and stiff competition amongst job seekers who at one point or ...

Functions of Statistics

Firstly, statistics is used to present facts in a simplistic manner. This makes statements more convincing and logical as compared to mere description. Secondly, statistics is used to reduce complexities associated with raw data enabling the readers draw interpretations and inferences. There are various statistical measures that are used to make raw data simple and intelligible (LeBlanc, 2004). Examples are; graphs, dispersions, averages, regressions, correlation and kurtosis. Thirdly, statistics facilitates comparison. Comparisons are important when the user of a given data set draw conclusions between two groups or the past and present. Statistical devices such as ratios, averages and ...

Emerging trends have a remarkable influence in the future of politics. This include; new technologies, conflict transformation, new superpower and multi-stakeholder dialogues. These trends will gradually shape the politics of the future for the nations of the world.
Multi-stakeholder dialogues as well multi-trek dialogues involve; media, religious groups, nonprofit activists, business people and the officials of the government. These groups hold discussions to solve political issues. These include; corruption, gender representation among others. During these dialogues several ideas are generated. These influence the future by drawing various perspectives on how political practices are to be shaped to suit the ...

Over the years, elections have formed and played an integral role in the America’s political life. Elections provides the people with the opportunity to elect their preferred leaders, forms a favorable platform to shape and influence the political discourse and trends in the country and promotes the establishment of an effective electoral system. The house election of 1992 remains one of the historical elections in the American calendar that marked the end and the beginning of a new trend in the America’s political arena.
The 1992 house election coincided with presidential election that involved two presidential candidates- ...

Introduction

Educational psychology is the study of human learning that encompasses the studying of instructional processes. It relies on majorly on testing, measurement, assessment, training as well as evaluation so as to enable the enhancement of educational activities and other learning processes. As an applied field, educational psychology has continued to grapple with and struggle to define and fulfill its mission against the backdrop of an increasingly dynamic world. This paper seeks to analyze the perspectives as offered by the author on the status and future directions of educational psychology as an applied field. Whilst doing this analysis and reflection ...

Aggressive Jingoism and chimera are two significant components of Vietnamese cinema. These two interesting components have been portrayed extensively in movies having Vietnam in the centre. This paper intends to discuss Asian cinema with perspectives of two abovementioned components.
These two subjects are favorite topics of Vietnamese and American movie makers. Almost every movie revolves around these two subjects with a different angle to the story. Vietnamese filmmakers give a twist to these subjects with an intention to present their version however other filmmakers present their version of the story having these subjects as the centre theme of the ...

Impact of Globalization on State Sovereignty

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It is a rather difficult to provide an absolute definition of globalization. However, this worldwide trend can be described as an original, multifaceted, vibrant, multidimensional, and global phenomenon that has various meanings for diverse people and communities. Globalization has brought significant changes and has impacted almost every aspect of life including health and medicine, sciences, IT, etc. It has also provided innumerable opportunities for the improvement of production, output and efficiency (Eberstadt 2010).
As far as state sovereignty is concerned, the phenomenon of globalization has impacted it as well. However, there are two viewpoints ...

In our contemporary, scientifically-influenced world, technology is seen as being essentially good. Nevertheless, as “The Travel Habits” by Joseph P. Schwieterman points out, this has led to an exacerbation of individualism, where everybody is set into a trance by their own personal portable devices. The fact these artifacts allow you to access whatever you want, entails a rupture of communication with the outside world, leaving individuals to face their own, self-made reality. Another important component in this process is the modern push for everyone to strive for their own goals, which are always set farther, and thus alienate them ...

Individual Leadership

Introduction
Leadership occurs as one of the primary factors that have generated varied interpretations across various contexts. This can be accredited to the fact that there are various features that define the leadership traits of an individual. Many at times, leadership refers to the ability of an individual to influence and support others in accomplishing tasks assigned to them. For this purpose, leadership in business contexts refers to the ability of the senior staff in any given business firm to influence their sub-ordinates and help them in accomplishing and making adequate decisions regarding the tasks assigned to them (Maxwell ...

Qualitative and quantitative research applies different research strategies both in the ways they analyze the information and the information is collected. The qualitative research involves non-numerical data such as research information that is collected from different journals, scholarly research articles, visual materials, etc. that is analyzed by the researcher paraphrased in his own words. On the other hand, the quantitative research involves collecting the numerical data and analyzing the data with the use of financial software such as Excel and SPSS. Both research methods share their own set of advantages and disadvantages along with similarities and differences. Both the ...

STEP 1: Create variables

Run frequency tables for the new variables to check that they are accurate
Run a frequency table of your dummy variable to check that it is accurate
Run a reliability analysis using the following 10 variables:
COMPUTE FEAR=q25afearmurder + q25bfearrape + q25cfearweapon + q25dfearhome + q25efearcar + q25ffearmugged + q25gvandal + q25hconned + q25ibeggar + q25jbeaten. EXECUTE.
measures of central tendency and dispersion for this new variable
o Dependent variable:

Punitive attitudes additive scale

 Run a reliability analysis for the following 8 variables
The alpha coefficient for the eight items is .832, suggesting that the items have relatively high internal consistency. Cronbach's alpha is a measure of internal consistency, that is, how ...

Our parents and grandparents often keep telling us how easy it was to live and work back in a day. How living costs and groceries were not this hard to afford. We have been witnessing increased pressure at work, and we try not to break under that pressure. However, the work is not very rewarding anymore when we keep struggling to keep up with living costs and it is not very fair to us. The economy of the United States has been soaring when we compare statistics of today to those of 1973. The costs of food, living and ...

Interpreting Market Trends for BMW Dealership in Sydney, Australia

Specializing in the sale of automobiles in Sydney’s BMW dealer has been a top premium brand choice. However, with an ever-changing environment and new trend factors, the General Manager, Helga Schmit would seek to re-think the dealership’s marketing strategies in order to assist it produce batter sales results. Thus, there will be a need for collecting data on various market factors that are specific to the Sidney’s BMW market. In that view, the collection of data will be focused on the capital city of Sydney, Australia. The data factors are summarized as follows:
- Disposable income: ...

In this paper we will consider basic statistical concepts and hypothesis testing. The first step is to calculate mean, median and standard deviation of all variables in the given data sample. This means that we have to calculate descriptive statistics – measures of central tendency and measures of variance.

Descriptive statistics and graphs are able to present data in the most convenient form for analysis.

Descriptive statistics allows summarizing the initial results obtained by observation or experiment. All calculations are reduced to descriptive statistics grouping data from their values, their frequency distribution of construction, identification of central tendency and distribution, finally, to the assessment of the spread of data in relation to the central tendency found.
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Changes in Black Friday Ads in last several years

Black Friday is considered as one of the key dates in the shopping calendars in the western countries. Black Friday is speeding up the online spending revolution and changes in spending habits. In 2013 the shopping approach changed dynamically during Thanksgiving because of the Thursday night openings, which was continued by more specials on Friday that was later followed by heavy discounts on the items as a promotional offer by many stores . In the past years there ...

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Introduction

The 60s are renowned as a decade that saw the first emergence and popular awareness of fashion and fashion trends. One of the main reasons this era was so unique was that it catalyzed a complete transformation of women’s fashion. In contrast with the previous, modest and symmetrical styles of the 40s and 50s, the 60s brought back some of the risk and emotion that the 1920s had begun. The 60s established themselves as a trendy era not to be forgotten with its urbane and informal dressing style. Women wore bold prints and bright colors, embracing ...

Management

Heading I: Control Processes and Systems
Key Concepts
The first key concept in control processes and systems is resiliency. Managerial control encompasses various methods of making sure that the operations of the organization are proceeding in the right manner and direction. Resiliency in management refers to the success of managing in the operations of the organization. Other key factors of control processes and systems include managerial control, the control process and the control tools and techniques.
The managerial control involves other key concepts that include the significance of controlling in the society. Additionally, the managerial control includes various types ...

IMPROVING SKILLS DEFICIENCIES AMONG THE WORKFORCE

Improving skills deficiencies of the workforce
Introduction
The growth in the skills deficiency of the workforce is a worrying trend. The latest reports indicate that the American workforce is flooded with illiterates who do not have the basic skills to perform the work to which they are assigned. The rate of decrease in the skill of the workforce is caused by the low level of education standards that are evident in any post-secondary educations. Apart from a lack of good education, challenges also arise in the confusion in the area of specialization. Most workers do not work in the ...

Demographic shift and morbidity trends in United States: Implications for health systems

Introduction
The proportion of population requiring different types of medical and health care services is a fundamental input for strategic health care planning. Moreover, the evolving demographic profile and relative burden of key morbidities in different age groups are important considerations in designing health care delivery systems. The ongoing demographic transition in developed countries is bringing about profound changes in their morbidity patterns with significant increases in burden of chronic ailments, diseases linked to aging and lifestyle-related disorders like obesity. The long term costs associated with treatment and rehabilitation support for an increasingly aging population is a serious constraint ...

Introduction

In an article by Rosalind Wiseman, she describes the effects of emotional burden in the modern day adolescent. The article "What Boys Want" depicts the emotional tribulations of the modern-day adolescent. In addition, the article seeks to analyze the prevalence of the effects in boys that in girls. The article develops the assumption that boys are at a higher risk of having emotional burden. This is based by a behavioral difference. The purpose of the article is to enable the audience understand the behavioral characteristics of boys and how they could be altered to fir their emotional requirements. In ...

Article review: A Leader’s Guide to Why People Behave the Way They Do

This article offers a lot of crucial implications and insights, particularly for leaders, about perception of other people’s behavior, and provides a number of mechanisms that help to understand, interpret and effectively govern motivation of others in order to achieve desirable outcomes. Additionally, these guidelines allow us to observe our own behavior, recognize what drives it, and suggests what actions we can perform in order to alter it when needed.
The major point of the article revolves around the difference between good and bad leadership, and aspects that a good leader should consider to ensure that he can ...

Introduction

Fuel prices have a direct and significant impact on the airline industry. The recent trend of rising fuel prices has adversely affected the industry in several ways. The paper discusses the effect of rising fuel prices on the airline industry. The paper is divided into three sections. The first section highlights the impact of fuel prices on profitability of the industry. The second section covers the measures taken by the airlines to combat the adverse effects of rise in fuel prices. The third section concludes the paper.

Impact of Fuel Prices of Airline Industry

Rise in fuel price undercuts the bottom line of an airline. Fuel ...

Background Information/Behavioral Observations:

Maschael is a single female who came from Saudi Arabia. She is currently a college student pursuing a degree in Business in the United States. She is the eldest of four children. Her younger siblings include one female and two brothers. Her parents are still together. Her father is already retired while her mother is still working in a marketing company. All her siblings are single and just like her, two are studying in the US. However, her family stays in her home country. She defined her family life as generally wonderful although she had encountered issues with her ...

2.1. There are two types of risks, known as systematic risk and unsystematic risk. Systematic risk is the one that cannot be mitigated with the help of diversification and strategies; however unsystematic risk is the one that can be mitigated with the help of effective strategies. In terms of quantification, there are three different aspects that are integral known as market risk, credit risk and operational risk. In this particular assignment, all of the analysis will be based on the market risk and its exposure. It has been originated through the Forward and Future Contracts (Christoffersen and Mazzotta, 2004).
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MacDonald`s Corporation is regarded as the American powerful, fast food service economy. Currently, the organization serves approximately 68 million clients on a daily basis across 119 nations. The organization has managed to make a profit of about $5.5 billion with a deep cultural pride in its “patrimonial culinaire” (Schlosser et al. 4)
Theories indicate that the culture/cognitive trend in MacDonald Corporation have led to the trend of homogeneity and standardization. Given the large scope of globalization cultural trend, MacDonald Corporation has been able to address the principles of its fast food dominance in the easiest and efficient manner. ...

Rapid changes are continuously occurring in the business world and affecting organizations globally. Projected trends in human workforce need to get addressed adequately, and this can only occur through conducting proper research. All this contributes to the sustenance of the future workforce.
The transitioning of workforce from the old generation to the young generation is an issue that raises concern in organizations. As older generations approach retirement, the organizations prepare for the loss of valuable skills and work experience. The challenge is the inadequately prepared workforce expected to come in to take up the available roles. Human resource departments ...

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Introduction

The 60s are considered as one of the most renowned times when people gained awareness of fashion trends. As far as dressing fashion is concerned, there were a number of diverse fads and clothing staples that composed the trends in 60s. The women's fashion went through a complete transformation. In contrast to the previous times, the 60s surfaced up as a trendy time that introduced urbane and informal dressing sense. Women started wearing bold prints and bright colors, embracing the change with modish finesse and flamboyance. A lot of the trends were the result of the social ...

Executive Summary

The UK TV market has been marked by slow adoption of smart TVs. That trend is also identified as being in line with the global trend in other markets including Germany and US. However, the market is expected to grow with various factors driving demand. Some of those factors include increasing demand for one device solutions and increased access to the internet. In addition, the industry is subject to other factors like technological advance, improving economic, social influence, political and environmental factors. Further, the industry is highly competitive marked by a few firms that have significant market power.
Thus, ...

Introduction

Nursing practice is a phenomenon that has had significant growth in the past three decades. This growth is of essential significance to the healthcare development and growth of the nursing profession. The nursing profession is of great significance towards achievement of the millennium development goals; it is, therefore, important to note and analyze the systematic significance of the development in this sector. This paper seeks to hypothesize on a research study that was done in the period between 1970’s and 1980’s. It shows the data on how the nursing profession has had significant development over the years.

Identify and Describe the Problem

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Introduction:

In this report, we will analyze the financial position and attractiveness of Wal-Mart’s Stock to an average investor. For this purpose, we shall conduct the ratio analysis of the company for the period of 2012, 2013 and 2014, along with comparison to the industrial average. Important to note, as part of ratio analysis we will be using five ratio sets, namely:
- Liquidity Ratios
- Profitability Ratios
- Asset Management Ratios
- Solvency Ratios
- Market Ratios
We are sure that by the end of this report and with the help of trend analysis of the ratios, we ...

I am presenting to you the information about the trends on technology regarding software acquisition. Herein are three trends that our company should be conversant with: Software-as-a-Service, mobile apps, and open-source software.

Cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service

The popularity of cloud computing has increased the use of software-as-a-service (SaaS) for most software users. Technology observers have noted that many organizations who are to use SaaS. Many software users will want to pay for the service that they have used instead of paying for the whole package and yet they do not use all the package. It is the dynamics that are driving software use ...

One of the trends that have had a mark in the spa industry is the health hotels. The reason that this trend has made such an impact in the industry is the far-reaching effect that it has on the consumer. This trend has proved to be such a success that highest and middle-end spas in the United States have turned into healthy hotels. The reason for growth of the trend is that today, health is not taken for granted. Tourists and guests to these spas are opting for spas that are offering more than the rest but also rejuvenate.
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Introduction

Crime is essentially a part of the social spectrum in several urban conglomerations, as in the case of the San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA). Cities within the SFBA treat crime as a major deterrent to their goals to instill social order, given the need to preserve the safety of their urban populations to stabilize their economic activities, which are focused mostly on services and commerce. However, recent trends show that crime in the SFBA remains a critical problem and are aggravated with the social effects of the great recession of 2008 and racial profiling, among many others. This essay ...

The existing laws on procurement in many states have now defined and clearly distinguished between the lowest bidder and the lowest responsible bidder. For anyone to have the fulfilment of enjoying the awarding of a tender, he or she must be the lowest responsible bidder. The divergence between the two is the word responsible and it carries immense weight to the whole definition. A bidder is said to be responsible if he or she can perform the contract of supply of goods and services as promised . This encompasses several attributes that include trustworthiness, fitness of the goods, as well ...

Information Security Trends: Current and Future Impact on IT Industry and Related Professions

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Introduction

With the technological processes becoming complicated day by day, future information security trends are assumed to be complicated as well. These trends are expected to create social tensions and can be viewed by the society as threatening; both towards their privacy and towards their job security. A simple example is that of surveillance technology proliferation, leading to debates on whether the technology is beneficial in terms of control, or does it violate the fundamental right of privacy? This paper explains the social and institutional impact of current and future information system security trends ...

The global media trends suggest a rise in the use of mobile internet, social media, and online video as some of the key trends of digital media in the near future. The digital media trends show high usage of tablets and smartphones and any other digital media. Most parts of the world have a higher purchase of mobile internet, unlike desktop penetration. The plan to outstrip smartphones outdoes any other device on the internet access. In the future, most of the internet traffic will come from the OCED countries where there will be a digital mature content in news ...

Introduction

AT & T is an industry leader in the telecommunications services. The industry giant deals with digital television sets, cell phones, high speed internet, home phones and wireless appliances. The company was doing relatively well until it lost the exclusive rights it enjoyed under a contract with Apple for its iPhone. This pressure in the market has been compounded by the 4G network from its fierce competitor, Verizon (Ireland, Robert & Michael 69). The company launched a bid to acquire T-Mobile for 39 billion dollars, although the deal never materialized. While all these factors affect the operations of AT & T, other ...

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Surprising ways the hot new thing can affect your product strategy by Elie Ofek and Luc Wathieu
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In their article, ‘Surprising ways the hot new thing can affect your product strategy’, Ofek and Wathieu convey, the importance of a deeper, rather than a superficial, interpretation of market trends, for successful product management. Trends in the market, including those that may appear nonessential, can alter profoundly a consumer’s buying behavior, and it is important for an organization to be able to unearth, both the peripheral as well as the hidden implications of these trends.
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Jeffrey Armstrong

Columbia Southern University
The Effect of Dependence on the Internet
The current generation has been the recipient of vast technological developments and the emergence of online applications in the Internet. Due to the phenomenal use and access to the Internet, different facets of life have observed to be significantly affected. Social interactions, academic performance, business ventures and strategies, as well as personal and professional growth were studied in terms of the profound impact that an apparent dependence on the Internet creates. The current discourse hereby aims to present the causes and effects of a dependence on the Internet creates ...

For ADNOC, a leading oil and gas company operating in transportation, shipping, marketing and distribution (ADNOC official website), it is crucial that its customers to be highly satisfied for the services delivered. In the changing economy that defines the United Arab Emirates’ economy, the trend that indicates that “consumer expectations grow for luxury products and services” (Euromonitor International) implies increased organizational requirements for aligning the consumers’ expectations with qualitative services. Providing gas and oil for various industries, ADNOC needs to assure constant business in the increasingly competitive market in which it activates and improving the quality of its services ...

Interpreting Market Research

The changing behavior of United Arab Emirates’ residents indicates an increased preference for spending in the detriment of saving (Euromonitor International). This UAE lifestyle implies buying more than one can afford and appealing to such strategies as credits, loans or payment delays for being able to pay for a costly lifestyle. For Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) this social trend specific to UAE has various implications. The company’s activity sector is to regulate the firms activating on securities and commodities brokerage market and the social trend that encourages spending over savings might generate issues regarding the affordability of ...

Modernity is a term that is closely associated with the social circumstances that arose in the advent of capitalism. Modernity borrows heavily from history and is used to refer to the changes that took place in the in the Western Europe especially after the age of enlightenment. Notable events in the history of the human race such as the Second World War have great influence in the view of modernity. Modernism is a philosophical movement that accompanies modernity. It is the tangible effect of modernity that is made evident in the people’s culture and traditions. However, modernism is ...

Education in America has grown more complex since its humble beginnings in one-room log cabins. What once served as an all-purpose institution of learning, wherein children sometimes did not survive until today’s graduating age, there now stands a more diverse and complicated model in its place. There are many current trends in schools, concerning choices, government in education, reform, and technology in the classroom. Some of these issues have proven to be a good thing, and present good projections for what education will become in several years. Technology in the classroom is a good example of this. However, ...

Article Analysis: Losing Local Control

Article Analysis: Losing Local Control

Article: ‘Losing Local Control’

What is the purpose of the data-based decision making strategy (i.e., describe, compare, correlate, or predict)?
The purpose of this data-based decision making strategy is correlate the theory of economies of scale with the outcomes in schools. The article notes that recent surveys reveal that U.S student rank poorly yet there is a steady increase in spending in the school. The proponents of economies of scale posit that school and district are similar to goods and services industries. Thus, the cost of schooling should fall as a greater number of students are enrolled ...

Introduction:

The paper discusses the financial trends in Meiji Holdings and General Mills Inc during the year 2012 and 2013. The trends will be covered for the following items:
- Revenue
- Cost of Goods Sold
- A/C Receivables
- A/C Payables

Trends in Revenue:

Analysis:
Referring to the above data and graphs, we can infer that during 2013, the revenue figures of both the companies increased significantly. However, increase in revenue figures was more profound in Meiji Holdings, which during a year, was able to increase its revenue by 9.62%. On the other hand, during 2013, General Mills Inc’s revenue amounted ...

Introduction

Culture plays a very crucial role in marketing. Most of the times, marketers and the consumers are largely unaware of this fact. Let us take an example of Jack Smith, who wants to buy a new laptop. Jack would log on to the internet and spend his time searching for various options on different e-commerce websites. He then shortlists a relatively cheaper brand, that he feels suits his requirements and budget. But when he passes through a departmental store and notices a billboard with a new advertisement of the Mac Book, he changes his mind, and in few seconds ...

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There are four basic types of data: nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio.

Ratio data is quantitative data. For ratio data we can obtain all three basic measures of central tendency: mode, median and mean. Moreover, we can obtain both geometric mean and arithmetic mean from this kind of data.
Interval data is also quantitative data. For interval data we can obtain all three basic measures of central tendency: mode, median and mean. But here we can calculate only arithmetic mean.
Ordinal data is qualitative data. For ordinal data we can obtain only median and mode. Mean is not acceptable measure.
Nominal data is also qualitative data. For ...

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Question #1

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Break-even analysis is important to assess the current state of the enterprise and its dynamics, as well as for the development strategy of the company.
For the definition of concepts such as break-even point and financial headroom is necessary, first of all, to define the fixed and variable costs. These concepts are used in the solution of almost all kinds of administrative tasks in the system "costs - production volume - profit."

Fixed costs do not depend on the quantity produced.

Example: The company leases land. For this land has to pay a rent of $ 100. This cost is formed regardless of the ...

The Bakken formation in the Williston Basin is a closed, low permeability petroleum system that generated approximately 200 to 400barells of oil (Janet K. Pitman, Leigh C. Price, and Julie A. LeFever, 2001). The middle member of the bakken is an oil reservoir with high thermal maturity and has been extensively cored, offers the opportunity to examine the major control of reservoir quality (Janet K. Pitman, Leigh C. Price, and Julie A. LeFever, 2001). The multiple fractures occurs on the macroscopic and microscopic level in the bakken formation and most are abundant in the lower and middle members, the ...