Essays on Alon

The Chinese are known worldwide for their love of culture and tradition. The Chinese are mainly located within China, although some of them are widespread all over the world. China is believed to be the most populated country with an estimated 1.3 billion people (Colson, 270). Culture is an important thing to the Chinese. It surrounds every aspect of their lives right from language to the way in which they talk to older and younger people. The common language in China is Mandarin Chinese. In writing, the Chinese use the symbols of activities rather than the letters of the ...

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This project serves to focus on the country of Saudi Arabia and how the nation, handles school preparedness when it comes to disasters. Saudi Arabia is a developing country. The researcher argues that more need to be done in making sure children are protected in a developing society when a disaster happens. Some of the disasters explored in the discussion include fires, earthquakes, hurricanes and terrorist attacks. The researcher believes that while there is potential to rectify this issue, more future research needs to be done. In the exploration of the topic, the author found that there were vulnerabilities ...

Thoughts on Course Subject Matter

Contemporary business management identifies the appropriate way of thinking required to address issues as they erupt. The contemporary issues occur due to present and past practices and thinking. Similarly, future challenges will emerge because of the current actions. The dominant theme in quality management is the level of complexity that the contemporary leader must observe in decision-making and responses to present and future issues. Contemporary management invites the re-evaluation of historical leadership practices. The subject also looks at developing critical methods and tools that enable adaptive responses to emerging novel issues. The primary directive is to react to complexities ...

Until 2008, turning into a globalized economy seemed logical in almost all the world companies. European markets were very competitive, population expansion slowed, and incomes flatted. In the developing nations, there were boosted population growth, increasing wages, and a favorable environment for foreign investments. In the past years, Pfizer has encountered the new phase of globalization. For instance, In February 2013, the India’s Patent Office revoked the Pfizer’s patent for cancer drug Sutent as part of its effort to make medicine available to as many people as possible. The government then granted Cipla, another domestic manufacture the ...

Characteristics of a Whistleblower

Whistleblowing is defined as an unauthorized external or internal disclosure of information which relates to an unethical practice of a superior or a co-worker which has either occurred or is being contemplated (Apaza & Chang, 2011, P.35). Internal disclosure is less damaging than the release of information to outsiders. There are three main characteristics of a whistleblower. The first feature is dissent. In this case, a whistleblower adopts a dissident voice in the society which makes him/her disregard societal taboos and expose matters which are considered secretive. Their dissent makes them value the public interest more than personal loyalty or ...

Marketing Techniques for SME’s

Introduction Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of the Europe’s economy since they represent about 99 percent of all the businesses in European countries (Rahman & Ramos, 2012). Such business forms have spread intensively to other parts of the world including the developed and the developing countries. The establishment of SMEs in different economies of the world has been closely associated with the economic growth, high levels of innovation, job creation, and improved social integration among people of different parts of the world. Considering the spread of SMEs in the world and their impact on different economies, ...

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The paper analyzes the viability and available options for a business idea by Kevin Andes and Min-Guk Kim of starting a coffee shop business in South Korea. The two individuals are both endowed with theoretical and practical background in business and management practices. Their choice of strategy have to be guided by a number of factors such as; mode of entry, market size, barriers to entry and competition. They have two main options of either franchising or coming up with a new brand all of which depend on whether product differentiation or brand forms the strongest influence on business outcome within the market. ...