Essays on Business

Question A: With respect to history and political issues, Haiti had special problems that could have made coordinating and managing decisions about treatment very difficult. What special political situation(s) may have influenced how they riage patients?

Haiti has had a long history of corrupt governments, violence and dysfunctional political system (Hoppes). By continuing to abuse country's resources, few as are, Haiti's successive presidents and governments have made catering for healthcare needs of Haiti's broad, poor population not only unsustainable but also increasingly difficult, particularly during crises and emergencies. Thus, when Haiti's earthquake hit on January 12, 2010, Haiti ...

For the effective operations of the company, the budgeting process is considered a prerequisite. It is a detailed plan to evaluate the incomes and expenses of a business in the forthcoming period. A budget provides a realistic outlay for the expected earnings and spending pattern of the business which facilitates the planning and control function of the management. Through this activity, a company can segregate the total outlay for each business function and this can save precious time of the management on planning the capital resource management for each activity. The major benefit of making a budget is an effective control over the company expenses ...

Environmentalists around the world have long been bringing up the case of the depletion of the Ozone layer. Yet, it is a pity that despite the importance of the Ozone layer and seriousness of the issue, the world at large, has continued to turn a blind eye towards the problem. The Ozone layer, which is basically a gas in the lower stratosphere of the atmosphere, much like super charged oxygen. The importance of the layer lies in the fact that it protects Earth against ultraviolet rays from the Sun. The sheer seriousness of the depletion of the Ozone layer can be gauged ...

The brand name of the product that makes use of the ‘greenwashing’ concept is the Tyson’s chicken. The picture below shows a boneless, skinless chicken breast product from Tyson. However, other chicken parts are packed in a similar package. The packaging material and appearance is shown below represent only a few of what they are selling. The company’s product has a big 100% all natural sign on the front part. This can also be identified in some other products made from chicken as seen from the above presented photos. Despite such labels found on several meat products and more so ...

This vignette constitutes sexual harassment. First Scott’s secretary wears very provocative clothes that are indicates sexual harassment. The sexual harassment in this situation is based on display of explicit sexual materials, and the secretary is guilty of sexually harassing Scott in this scenario since she is exposing her body to Scott in a suggestive manner. Sexual harassment is also evident in the case that the secretary touches Scott and even brushes closely past him while in the hall. In this scenario, the form of sexual harassment is physical in nature due to the reason that it involves physical touching ...

Slavery in Cuba began in the fifteenth century and ended in the early nineteenth century. Over one million slaves from Africa were brought to Cuba in the Atlantic slave trade. The first record of slavery in Cuba was in 1513 when a large group of slaves who were kidnapped from Africa arrived in Cuba. A large percentage of Cubans originated from the African slaves. Cuban slavery became very lucrative for the slave owners after the Revolution in Haiti since the newly independent nation, Haiti, withdrew from the worldwide sugar market and Cuba became the largest producer of sugar globally. As ...

Direct costs are those costs that can be directly attributed to a product, while indirect costs are those costs that cannot be directly attributed to one unit of the product. This paper reports some of the direct and indirect costs experienced by Trek bicycle factory in Waterloo, WI, Canada. There are two types of direct costs - direct material costs and direct labor costs. Direct material costs are the raw materials that go into the manufacturing process. In bicycle manufacturing, the direct material costs are the steel and aluminum steel tubes that are then cut with a precision blade to ...

The Trek bicycle factory is located in Waterloo, Canada. This paper discusses the different direct and indirect costs in the Trek bicycle factory. It will first explain the direct and indirect material costs, and then the direct and indirect labor costs. In the end, the paper, will discuss some of the overhead costs this factory incurs. The Trek Factory tour showed us some of the direct and indirect material used in the manufacturing process. Direct materials are those materials that can be attributed to manufacturing of the product. In the Trek factory tour, the direct materials that were ...

Failures are a part of the organizations, as failures mostly occur due to imperfect strategy which results in decrease in sales and market of that particular Organization. And thus the companies look for different alternatives to turn the outcome and change in strategy is the first step normally does by many companies. This article highlights the fact the negligence, loss and strategy errors that ruined a particular product of an organization. Well when it comes to bouncing back from its failures the “RENAULT DUSTER” comes in my mind. The company Renault entered the Indian market through a joint venture with “MAHINDRA & ...

This project will seek to establish the relationship between Twitter and Business. It will also clarify the ways by which businesses can leverage on Twitter to grow their businesses. Twitter has been transformed from being a cult personality to a juggernaut. It has transformed ways by which individuals and business entities interface in the world around them. It has been established that twitter has become a vital tool for business to interact directly with customers. This project will therefore seek to prove this assertion. The project will also find out the various ways by which businesses use twitter to grow and further ...

Agency is a contractual relationship or association between an agent and the principal. It gives the agent the authority to act under or on behalf of the principal. This relationship carries responsibilities and liabilities between them. Vicarious liability is whereby the principal is considered liable for the offences of its agent in the line of duty. In this case, the question or legal issue is whether the actions of Steve were malicious and if so, whether Big Mart was liable for his actions.

In an agency relationship, the agent deals with the client as a representative of the principal contractor. The ...

In the recent times, many sports personalities and charitable organizations have turned to active participants in advocating for and promoting social change in many aspects. Business organizations, as well as institutions in some instances, use sports personalities as their agents in advocating for and promoting social change. Many organizations through their corporate social responsibilities branch have been in the forefront and incorporated social change strategies within their dockets and areas of work and responsibilities. It is imperative to note that sports, in general, have a strong power to bond people together. Therefore, institutions and organizations used this to their advantage, not ...

The Price of civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity, can be split into two sections; one, Sachs elaborate reasoning on the great recession, and two, his suggestions to American recover on its path to prosperity. The first few chapters look at the felony of societal governance, which includes the influence and rigged markets of Oil, Wall Street, and others, who are either money-minded or distracted by excessive TV watching and mall shopping. The second part, which is what he advocates to bring the derailed American economy back on track, is about the author’s policy prescriptions; targeting poverty, improving ...

The legal issue of ABC partners entailed negligence having set a company beyond their jurisdiction and failed to register a company. ABC is liable to pay damages to Robert Knight. This case is tortuous liability due to the wrongful act of abandoning an oil well and failing to secure a place. This results in Robert having an injury due to the negligent act. The legal rule of Tort holds that one who suffers in case of negligence of another party can claim damages. In this case, ABC partners owe a duty of care to Robert Knight who suffers injury due to their act ...

This paper aims at establishing communism in China and its effects on the government, economy, and lifestyle. Introduction In world history, communism is often associated with negative points. When communism is brought up, cruel regimes in the former Germany, U.S.S.R, and Yugoslavia and also current regimes in nations such as, North Korea, China and Cuba are time and again thought of depressingly. In addition to that, communism is associated with government control, limited personal freedoms, and a police state. Seemingly, all these curtail civil liberties. Ideally, some nations have tried communism and failed because of the methods they ...

Dunkin’ Donuts is a donut company that has a global coverage in terms of its business distribution. The company is located in Canton and has over the years been ranked amongst the largest universal chains producing baked goods together with coffee (Schermerhorn, 55). The company’s core business is pegged on realigning itself to its social responsibility function that resonates around giving consumers, employees and the community at large what is right for them. The Dunkin’ Donuts Company, however, has faced competition from Starbucks and Krispy Kreme companies. This paper endeavors to give a descriptive understanding of the company’s environment, which ...

It has been asserted by scholars of human characteristics that conflict in life is inevitable, and it is a process that goes on every day and time that we live. They further note that conflict is healthy and what needs to be done is managing it constructively and objectively. Failure to do that it creates enemies between and among people from different places and regions. Humanity entails people from different regions that practice varied cultures with diverse cultural elements. The statement “the construction of an enemy dehumanizes those defined as enemy” carries more meaning and shows the developments that happen ...

The evolution of any substance gives a substantial historical background of the same substance. That is; anything that evolves does so within its history. In addition, information on this history is very essential in the learning process of related subjects. For instance, the evolution of human beings is the basis of the psychological, as well as biological education. Accordingly, it has always acted as a source of information on the means and ways of dealing with psychological issues. Different aspects of life have different foundations on which they base their argument (Chandler, 2001). For instance, there are several fields in life ...

Work ethics refers to believe in moral benefit of work, and its ability to enhance character. It is most relevant in personal, academic, social and professional goals because of several reasons (Moon, 2001). First, it helps to increase productivity at the workplace through enhanced teamwork among professionals. Secondly, it aids in proper decision making culture through the enhancement of accountability and transparency when undertaking business decisions. Thirdly, it sensitizes an individual to act consistently even in difficult times and finally it helps in asset protection by enabling an individual to protect and respect business assets. For instance, one is ...

The rural counties of America have about 46.2 million residents who are spread all over the 72 percent of U.S. land area (Weeks, 2012). The U.S. rural population declined in the period between 2010 and 2012. Growth in the suburban areas has slowed down significantly and affected population trends in urban and rural areas (Weeks, 2012). The growth of the population in areas that are dependent on recreational based economies reduced due to demand of housing (Weeks, 2012).

According to Korgen and Furst (2012), 50 percent of the counties have recorded a decline in population. There is a diminishing impact of ...

Innovation is the most critical component of an organization to survive in the highly competitive global marketplace. The key to innovate is adding value to the experience of the customers with the organization. There are two major tools through which the organization can market the value of its innovation—push marketing and pull marketing. In other words, it is known as the knowledge push and the needs pull. A clear example of knowledge push is the invention of road safety device by observing the reflection in the eyes of cats. On the other hands, when a high-end product that has ...

According to the joint commission 2001’s healthcare standards, every patient is supposed to be assessed for pain before any medical step is taken. Pain assessment and management are essential for any healthcare services to be of top quality. There are several ways used to determine the scale of pain among children and adults. They include the verbal way where the patient is asked to rate the scale of the pain he or she feels on a verbal scale from no pain to worst pain, observing the facial impression of the patient, and also using a numeric scale where the patient ...

This report contains the results of regression analysis for four variables captured in the Springdale community shopping survey. The analysis established that there was significant linear relationship between attitude towards Springdale and ease of return/exchange of goods. However, there was no significant linear relationship between the attitude towards Springdale and a lot of bargain price. On the other hand, it was found that there was significant linear relationship between attitude towards West Mall and a lot of bargain sales. On the contrary, there was no significant linear relationship between attitude towards West Mall and ease of return/exchange of goods. - ...

The modern era is all about adding value and marketing through achieving sustainable competitive advantage. The focus of companies today is to manage the sustainability so that growth can be pursued; rather than focusing on reputation, they tend to pursue added value. The business market changes with time and as the business matures, the growth target gets limited (Zemlickien.E & Maditinos, 2012). In order to create a vibrant, and long term growth for the business, new type of consumption must be tapped into like a new product or targeting a new customer. Just like the success of App Store over merely a period of ...

1) What is the difference between white-collar crime and conventional crime? The white collar crime is generally committed by those who have a close relation to the values and attitudes which are associated with a particular society. These people are generally more intelligent and successful and along belong to the class of high social status. Conventional crime on the other hands, involves conducting of crimes which is generally in a direct fashion and which involves physical harm such as beating, theft of property etc. which can be easily figured out and identified. 2) How much in dollars does white collar ...

Yes, the company was anticipating for a profitable year. The company had budgeted that the total expenses for the year would be 276,881,596 this was far way below its total revenues which it anticipated would be 542,686,558. This means that the company was planning to get a profit of 265,804,961 before tax and after payment of taxes that were to amount to 46,067,953 it was expecting that there would be a total profit of 219,737,008. The company is still anticipating for a profitable year ahead this even comes after there was a drop ...

Article One: New Consoles on the Way, but Gaming Isn't the Same Physical and console sellers form a significant value as it regards sales that entail stock. In this case, they make approximately thirteen percent of all the sales made in a year. However, this trend does not come from the blues; it originates from efforts garnered by console sellers. However the case, their activities are frequently hurdled by the existence of arising instances of overstocking. It is in response to this that research has been developed, and efforts towards curbing such instances have been placed in the scope so ...

Online advertising is the most sought after form of marketing in today's business world. In New Zealand alone, over 65% of the population has used the internet research for products on the internet (Roy Morgan 2013). Such a fantastic growth percentage may have been recorded because a very influential number of people in New Zealand have acquired smart phones, which enable them to access the internet whenever they wish. In addition, the internet infrastructure in New Zealand is also very admirable compared to other parts of the country. Despite the success recorded for those who have engaged in internet advertising, many ...

The success of an organization is usually limited because of the learning disability that exists within it. The learning disabilities make many companies repeat similar mistakes done in the past and hinder them from taking advantage of the opportunities that come by. This disability has been observed in big and small organizations. The essay captures the case of an American airline, the People Express that was formed back in 1980. Its major working strategy was to keep the flight fares as low as possible to attract customers and hence gain control of a larger share of the market. The strategy ...

Stanley Milgram’s experiments, as described in the Obedience videos, appear to the “teacher” to be about operant conditioning, but they actually explore the extremes to which people will go to obey “authority.” Does what you’ve seen influence your view of leaders you follow? Of thoughts about your own leadership? About the power a leader wields?

Up to what point would teachers be able to direct their students; this question has actually created the development of a more socially-based examination as to how much development of recognition of authority would people actually respond to. It could be analyzed ...

Overview: Gareth Morgan’s Images of an Organization was published in January 1997. At that time, it truly revolutionized the way people thought about business structures and corporate cultures. It is published by Sage Publications and categorized as a book on Management, Organizational Behavior and Business Ethics. The new Second Edition includes volume updates while retaining its original framework. Part I begins with and overview and introduces the concept that a business organization can be viewed as a machine, organism, brain, culture, political system, psychic prison, flux and transformation, and instrument of domination. . It then goes on to provide information on ...

Racism has existed for a very long time, and it has hindered progress and fed hate between different people. The collection of works in “Heritage African American Readings for Writing” shows the struggle that African Americans experienced during the height of racism, the sacrifices their loved ones had to make and the oppression that everyone faced. Although racism still exists today, slavery is minimized. Unfortunately, racism is still present in this world, and even in democratic countries like the United States. In order for racism to be fully abolished, the thinking of African Americans as well as Caucasians have to ...

Big data can be very difficult to work with and may require to be broken down into simpler parts, so that interpretation is easier. The main challenges that are experienced in managing big data management include; storage, captures, curation, sharing, searching, visualization, analysis and transfer (Zikopoulos 2012). Large data sets emerge from derived additional information that results from the analysis of single and large set that is linked to the data. Therefore, big data is a situation whereby data sets collected are complex and voluminous to an extent that management through the use processing tools as on hand database and ...

The Model for Health in Michigan was first implemented in 1985 as a result of the partnership between state agencies which involves; Mental Health agencies, Education agencies, Social Services renamed Human Services agencies, Public Health renamed to Community Health Office of Highway Safety Planning, State Police and Substance Abuse fused with Community Health. The objective and goal of this model was to create a harmonized and collaborative program that offered school learners with relevant skills and information related to health and disease prevention. According to a survey concerning schools carried out in 2008, almost eighty percent of buildings in Michigan implement the ...

Rational decision-making is a process of identifying a problem, getting a solution, and then implementing through decision-making model. Every organization makes decisions that are very important to it; however, if the strategies used to make these decisions are not chosen well, then one is likely to make wrong decisions that can be very unhealthy to the performance of the business (Niu& Zhang, 2009). This has to be logically made through an organized approach like goal formation, identification of the problem, find out the method for solving the problem, learn about the alternatives, in case the one that has already failed to be ...

A budget contingency plan is a budgetary allocation set aside for an occurrence in the future, in most cases a problem, an emergency or any unexpected expense that needs to be addressed as quickly as possible for a business to resume normal operations. (Baccarini, 2004). A budget contingency plan helps in risk and losses mitigation. It also helps in controlling the main budget performance in a case where the costs are higher than the sales. It is also helpful in cases where an organization is operating while straining its resources and it needs to get back to its usual operation mode. In ...

My name is Seung Joon and I am going to take you through the introduction and the conclusion parts of the Enron Accounting Scandal. This scandal has been used as a case study by many students taking Finance, Law and Ethics because of its relevance and implications to accounting principles and ethics. It is often cited in business debates as one worst corporate scandal in America. The introduction highlights the background of the company and the scandal while the conclusion provides the summary of the key points in the presentation. The body shall be presented by Max, Minho and Kevin. ...

Domestic violence is a behavioral pattern wherein a person or a partner attempts to exert control of power towards the other person by inflicting physical force, threats, and intimidation. The behavioral pattern includes emotional, psychological, sexual, verbal, spiritual, financial, physical abuse, and stalking or threatening behaviors. Any person can be a victim either rich or poor, racial or ethnic group, educational background, sexual orientation, age, and religion. Domestic violence abusers come from all backgrounds as victims do. Abusers share their characteristics that they attempt to justify their behaviors as abusive. They fail to take proper responsibility for the abuse, use the same ...

President George Washington had an excellent foreign policy. The president’s approach to foreign policy was largely cautious yet it succeeded in setting the foundation for the country’s future. The president avoided open conflicts with other nations while at the same time building the country’s economy. At that time, the country was still young and its military was still small. George Washington understood that the country could only gain respect abroad if it maintained a solid economic growth and expanded its military capacity. The first test of the president’s foreign policy came in 1789. France was ...

Mass disasters are events that occur without warning and causes large number of deaths. These disasters may be natural, accidental or intentional. Natural disasters include calamities like earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding etc., while accidental disasters include building collapses, train and aircraft disasters. Intentional disasters are observed recently with acts of terror like bombing and other weapons of mass destruction. The large number of human lives lost in these disasters requires identification. The forensic examination is not only for humanitarian reasons but also for possible criminal investigations. DNA analysis is one of the best methods for identification of individuals from ...

It is natural for human beings to want to perform better and even outsmart their fellows in their society. Each day, people strive to make the best out of life by identifying ways through which they can shape their future. This is mostly done by comparing what was previously done and how one can outsmart such actions. This rolls down to competition, which has been described as part of the human DNA by Catherine G. Latterell in her book ‘remix’. Despite the negatives that have been associated with competition, Catherine takes a different thought towards the topic with case studies ...

The article looks at different ways buyers can carve their market share in a given economy to maximize their profits. Thus, various industries across the globe study consumers and keep track of their varying tastes and preferences. Thus, most industries have to be innovative in order to find a market strategy that captures most consumers needs to fulfill them. Given the improved technological measures, marketers can easily capture consumer needs through the internet and also can speculate future profits and losses of the company. This means that a company can alter their marketing strategy through keenly observing and tracking the consumers because ...

Research data can be defined as a factual data that is recorded through different sources and is accepted widely by scientific communities which is necessary for data validation. There are different types of research data which includes documents and spreadsheets in the form of text or word, questionnaires, laboratory and field notebooks, database contents, test responses, audio or video tapes and so on.

This research data can be stored and managed in different ways, i.e. project files, research and technical reports, and electronic or paper based mails.

Mainly, research data can be classified as raw or primary data, processed data, ...

Wonga is known for its innovation in online business and remarkable customer service. It is among the pioneer companies to supply the ever growing demand for convenient and easy-to- apply payday short-term credit. The fact that their transactions are online opened up a market that is reputable and technologically savvy. Their customer service is marked by they are upfront and transparent with their credit procedures, that online customers always prefer (Crowther, & Aras 2008). This is also what often leads to rapid word-of-mouth advertising and multiple links and visits to their site. From their launch in 2007, Wonga has managed to ...

This paper reports the results of hypothesis test conducted on eleven variables captured in the Springdale community shopping survey. The null hypothesis was rejected in nine out of the eleven variables analyzed.

- Mean and standard deviation

Mean = 3.813 Standard deviation = 1.064

Mean = 3.407 Standard deviation = 1.124

= 3.287 Standard deviation = 1.183 - Hypothesis testing

Null hypothesis: H0: µ = 3.0

T-calculated = (- ∆) ÷ (/) Where ∆ = 3.0 9.360 T-critical = 1.655

Null hypothesis is rejected Downtown Null hypothesis: H0: µ = 3.0

T-calculated = (- ∆) ÷ (/) Where ∆ = 3.0 4.432 T-critical = 1.655

Null hypothesis is rejected ...

The destructive testing of the materials is often used to find out the material properties. The mechanical property is based on the parameters obtained from the material testing. The testing involves tensile testing, hardness testing, creep testing, and impact testing. The non destructive testing involves interaction of energy with the materials. It is necessary to decide the behaviour of the material by knowing the property of the materials. The structure of the material at the atomic level will guess the characteristic of the material at the atomic level. The materials fall into the category of metallic, ceramic, and polymeric. ...

The major criticism that has been leveled against McDonalds, the world leading distributor in fast foods has been its insensitivity on the diet they serve. It has been claimed that McDonalds is the main contributing factor to the continued increase in the number of obese children and adolescents in the developed world. This has been a major concern as more and more people continue to die over obesity related problems (Tittle). This is attributed to the unhealthy nature of the fast foods offered which are highly concentrated in fats. These criticisms are not specific, but rather they are directed ...

Keegan was constantly thinking about his mother, Keyshia. He had not seen her for a long time. Keyshia had been more of a friend than a mother to her only son. However, he husband’s constant friction with the police had seen them separate. Now Keegan had been in this country for three years. He had come with his father to a village known as Ihururu in Nyeri, Kenya after he fled the United States. Dave, Keegan’s father was in the illegal drugs business. He had been suspected of killing a teenage boy, just two years older than his fifteen year old boy. ...

My major is economics. Economics is a long debated topic as it is treated as both a social science as well as science. Economics is called as social science when it studies behaviour of groups, organizations and individuals where they can manage the use of scarce resources to produce some valuable thing. It's important to understand that economics isn't future telling. If we will consider an economic model to a point to predict future, then we will definitely fail. The meaning of economics is to establish the better source for growth. My thesis statement is just one line, I don’t ...

Good Supervisors are the backbone of any business strength and links the strategic planning of upper management with the body of the company. Therefore, all companies must rely on effective frontline managers for them to achieve the set objectives. The following are impacts relating to the way supervisors’ performance can affect those around them in the workforce. In this paper we are going to discuss the role of a supervisor in motivating, leading, and communicating in an organization. Good supervisors are often people who make the different between meeting production targets and missing them. This is because they motivate ...

QUESTION 1 - Develop a master production schedule for the bread-maker. What do the projected ending inventory and available-to-promise numbers look like? Has Realco “overpromised”? In your view, should Realco update either the forecast or the production numbers? In this case, master production schedule form the core of this approach even though the stability of the approach is question because of the numerous assumptions on which it is based. The quantities supplied and demanded are derived from Jack’s unverified assumptions. Thigh heightens the cost of inventories, which consequently leads to the lowering of the profit margins ...

The article of the authors addresses the ongoing debate on the mechanism that is being used to measure poverty in the United States. Opponents of the mechanisms have long argued that the data, given that the mechanism where it is derived from is flawed, is inherently unreliable. As the work deals with medical spending as a component of the definition of poverty, then the method by which medical spending is integrated into the understanding of poverty in the United States. In the work of the authors, there are several points worth noting. One, medical expenditures, integrated into the construction of ...

Supply chain is the name of all those processes involved in manufacturing commodities. It is the services, goods and even the locations, the finances.

1. Push supply chain strategy. 2. Pull Supply chain strategy. - Push Supply Chain Strategy: Push supply chain strategy is the one which usually involves supplier, the market, who provides good and services to the consumers. In this case the products are manufactured by producer based on unknown demand. It is not necessary that demand is always known exactly. In this strategy demand variation is less, having good economies of scale, low ...

We intend to construct a mediation pool and platform for the customer before 22nd April, 2014 at a suitable place within his property and here are the procedures we intend to follow while carrying out this activity. - Since mediation place needs to be quiet, calm, soothing and peaceful, we intend to visit the property in order to determine the most appropriate position to set up the pool and platform. - We intent to verify if the pool and platform dimensions needed by the client can fit well within his property. - We intend to verify the availability ...

This paper demonstrates in detail on the outcome of divorce on a child. It entails that as a result of divorce, it brings about insecurity on the child, and it can also cause a child to become vulnerable when dealing with relationships of their own. A child tends to have a desire to be wanted, and hence this shows that children go through negative implications as a result of divorce (Das, 2011). Furthermore, divorce contributes to unhappiness among children as they are exposed to a high level of discrepancy from their co-parents before and after separation. This is so as a child has a tendency to have ...

The marijuana legalization issue was first debated over 100 years ago by BIHDC (British Indian Hemp Drugs Commission). This commission resorted to a defined conclusion that; cannabis sativa (marijuana) was detrimental to human health,and the best way out was to impose high taxation to this drug. Prohibition of this drug was inevitable; the best solution was to tax the crop highly. This resolution failed after several years of attempts. Marijuana remained a legal drug in India until the year 1989 when it was phased off by the single convention international narcotics treaty (Gahlinger 2004). Over the recent past, an acute ...

The elegant book written by De Weck and his co-authors suggest that, in today’s complex world, people must conform to the technology and engineering artifacts through adoption of macro engineering systems. Through their extensive study, they identify that this intersecting macro-engineering systems compost of the management, engineering, and social sciences. They consider the technology framework to comprise of future needs, societal consequences and evolution of the systems. The book denotes that the engineering system posses the capacity to promote that development of new approaches to design, manage and analyze these systems. This comprehensive book uses several historical records, ...

Cultural difference among India and America may be the cause of failure of Coca Cola in India. Language is the way of communication to the world. Hindi is the national language of India. The rationale could be that some people might not understand the language of Coca Cola’s management. On the other hand, the flavour of Coke is quite different for the people because Indian population was not familiar with that taste and this is the reason that Coke is more admired in US as compared to India (Fitzpatrick, 2014). US give value to rules and regulations in ...

A successful marketing strategy specifies particular targeted customers. Starbucks is an international coffee and coffee chain based in Seattle. Starbucks sells brewed coffee, cold drinks, hot drinks and snacks. Most of their products are specific to stores depending on locality and seasonal. Market target for Starbucks is students, professionals and family members. It aims at providing a third place apart from home and work, where people feel welcomed and enjoy quality coffee at friendly prices. Star bucks have attracted attention to customers who wanted an optional place apart from their workplace and homes. They offer premium coffee to people ...

There are various aspects that revolve around the ethic in marketing research, they offer detailed aspects on the various entities and the approaches revolving around a specific aspect. The marketing ethics normally address the various principles and the standards which defines the acceptable conduct in the market place. The various notions under this perspective occur under marketing context that normally occurs within an organizational. The unethical activities normally developed in the marketing due to pressure to meet the set organizational performance objectives (Ferrell, 2008). The most obvious ethical issues in the marketing field involve clear cut attempts to deceive or ...

I would like to attend the ‘2014 Employee Engagement Conference’ which will be held from the 23rd to 25th of July at the Toronto Sheraton Conference Center. The main aim of the conference is to create engaged employees who are self-motivated, have a connection to the team and organization, who are constantly moving up the ladder and who understand their roles well. Owing to the problems that our company is facing with employees such as lack of job satisfaction, low productivity and decreased quality of products, I believe that this conference will equip me with the necessary skills to ...

Business- Research Study

This research paper has been devised to study the differential effectiveness of the consumer-generated ads over the conventional company ads. The conventional company ads are those, which are devised by the advertisement agency. It studies the effectiveness of the consumer-generated ads by setting up hypothesis and analyzing various factors that drive response for the consumer generated ads. Not only it is based on a theoretical framework related to marketing and advertisement mechanisms, but is also based on empirical data. The primary reason behind this study is to know why CGAs, which are less researched and evaluated, are ...

The U.S has the most expensive healthcare system in the world. However, it is puzzled with issues ranging from inefficiencies, inflated prices, excessive administrative expenses, inappropriate care, fraud, and waste. These issues are caused by a considerable lack of quality. However, of these issues I presume that major ones require immediate attention, while the minor ones require long-term solutions. Arguably, the country’s largest economic sector is healthcare which accounts for approximately $2.1 trillion in annual expenses. Yet, thousands of Americans cannot afford good healthcare services, and needs. Despite spending that entire amount in healthcare, serious issues regarding quality of ...

What do we know about Apple? First of all, we should admit the fact that nowadays Apple is one of the largest and well-known corporations, which deals with the production of personal and tablet computers, software, phones and media players. Apple is deservedly recognized as the most valuable brand in the world. In 2011, this brand has become a leader in the ranking of Millward Brown’s International Research Center. The company’s innovative technology and the exclusive design of the products created a unique reputation among the consumers. Apple's products are recognized all over the world. In order to ...

According to the cost benefit principle, an action should be taken only if the extra benefits from taking the action are at least as great as the extra costs. The economic surplus derived is $2.5. This is arrived at by subtracting the cost of doing the car wash personally that is, $3.5 from the benefit of having a washed car which is $6.

At Smiths house, each child knows that the cost of failing to drink a can of cola now will result in the cola ending up being drunk by the other sibling. Each child, therefore, has a motivation to drink ...

It will be recommendable for Kitty Sweaters to use point price elasticity to make the right decision on whether to raise the price for sweaters or not. According to Smith (2006), price elasticity of demand refers to the measure of responsiveness of the quantity of product demanded with respect to change in its price. It can be determined using two methods namely; point price elasticity or Arc price elasticity. This paper will focus on the use of point price elasticity to make a decision on whether to raise the price of sweaters or not. Point price elasticity applies differential calculus ...

In the current days, improving customer relationships with the aid of information systems in today's society has become very adverse and inevitable. Entrepreneurs are using all types of technological skills and features in order to achieve the largest market share in the business industry. Recently the introduction of advanced technological skills is evident and all entrepreneurs are working extremely hard in order to adopt the technological advancement in order to compete in the global market. It is often depicted that change is inevitable and so is the technological change in the business industry (Peelen, 2011). All these advancements and ...

This paper limits itself to comparing and contrasting the mission statements of two corporations drawn from the hospitality industry. Precisely, the paper will offers a discussion of the similarities and differences between the mission statements of Four Seasons and Ritz- Carlton’s Corporations. While much has been hypothesized regarding a company’s mission statement, it is of the essence to note that the most comprehensive role of a company’s mission statement is to offer a comprehensive overview of a company’s core values and policies. As such, they should be succinct and meaningful.

An analysis of the mission statements of Four Seasons and ...

Traffic engineering is described as the process of controlling the way traffic flows through a network so that network performance and resource utilization can be optimized. It involves adapting the routing traffic to the network condition, with the aim of good user performance and efficient use of network resources. (Alan et al 2004)

- One of its primary goals is to make it possible for networks to offer predictable performance. - Another goal of traffic engineering is balance the Quality of Service (QoS) against the maintenance and operation costs of the network. - Traffic engineering aim to limit ...

While analyzing contemporary international business data, Brazil and China are great examples to study on as they are part of the new global business powerhouses or emerging economies. Both these countries along with India and Russia make up the powerful BRIC economic bloc. Comparing the consumer data from Brazil and China with that of an already developed economy like Canada, can provide a more wholesome perspective on consumer spending globally. Consumer spending is on the rise in countries like Brazil and China riding heavily on the shoulders of a burgeoning economy in both these countries. Consumer spending can generally be ...

I do believe that legislations like SOPA, ACTA, PIPA, TPP, and ITU should be there in the online world. They help reduce piracy and promote creativity. With these legislations in place, there is increased protection of content creators. The cloning of products from the United States by China and India is not right because it will kill the economy. In the end, the social aspect that these technologies wanted to bring forth will still be achieved. The laws on copyrights should be implemented and in place. With the strict implementations of these laws, I strongly believe that a free economy ...

Beth Mancini, RN, Ph.D.

The cooperative nursing work experience is designed to give BSN students practical experience and a chance to relate nursing practice to the theoretical knowledge acquired in class. Besides integrating class knowledge to nursing practice, the course gives BSN students a chance to develop skills in leadership and professional conduct, technology management and appreciate lifelong learning. I did my cooperative nursing work experience in a psychiatric hospital with various units for children, adults and chemical dependency. My goals in the program were to develop skills in evidence based practice, professional conduct in line with APNA guidelines, and performance in a ...

Samsung had been amongst the most growing companies in the last 10 years. The company values its customers as it’s always alert to analyze what is needed by its customers. They develop unique products thus expanding their markzzet share. The essay below looks into both the business-level and corporate- level strategies that will help the company to have long-term success. It further discusses the competitive environment of Samsung and what helps it to succeed over its rivals.

Samsung applies its business-level strategies so that they can have a competitive advantage over their competitors. Their main business-level strategies include cost ...

One of the most pressing issues faced in the management of human resource is that of managing the diversity in workforce. It is strategically critical as it helps organizations to choose the best talents in order to get competitive edge. There are several implications of managing a diverse workforce including the augmentation in numerically representing ethnic and minority groups, empowering multicultural workforce to take part in the decision making process and ensure that every component of the organization includes and respects the diversity in workforce. Despite several frameworks being developed in the area of managing a diverse workforce, there have ...

The contents of automobile ads in the past sixty years reflect the changes in society. Companies make huge investments, utilize sophisticated technologies, and make use of very persuasive language to market existing products (Green, 2012). In the automobile industry, advertising is a key strategy to promote and sell cars, trucks, and accessories. According to Georgano (2013) “the advertising industry and the automobile grew up side by side and each was a major stimulus to the other” (para 1). For the past sixty years, there have been changes in automobile ads, not only in the contents but also in their platform of ...

As the nursing profession continues to evolve, it is important that nurses also evolve along with the occupation. Telehealth can serve the following purposes: providing home telenursing; electronic referrals to specialists and hospitals; teleconsulting between specialists, general practitioners, or nurse practitioners; minor injury consulting; and consulting through call centers (Thede & Sewell, 2012 P. 369).

Today, I experience telenursing in my current career as a hospice nurse. My position as a hospice nurse entails triaging phone calls on a nightly basis. In this case, a patient or family member notifies a triage nurse of a health issue via telephone and the nurse then assesses the ...

Tricia is CEO of Able Again, which is a non-profit organization: it partners with a for-profit organization for the manufacture of low-cost adapted motorized scooters for the disabled. She as requested advice from her ethics consultant regarding issues facing her company. She has heard about ethical theories, which typically provide conflicting opinion. She wants her ethics consultant to compare and contrast them, with examples and in the context of her company’s issues. Her chief concern is to persuade her board about the advantages of being ethical in business practices. Secondly, she wants to learn a lesson from Ford Pinto case. ...

Introduction: Macpherson Auditors and Co. have completed an audit of the Food and Beverage Services department of the Deli Group of Hotels Co. for the fiscal year 2013. The department has an internal project that involves expansion to new locations, grow its customer base, and increase revenues. The aim of project audit was to identify key weaknesses in the management and control within the department through analysis and evaluation of key risk factors, and the controls set in place to identify and mitigate risks.

The food and beverage services department handles all activities regarding food and beverages presentation, ...

Servant leadership, ethical leadership and moral intelligence have several common aspects. In servant leadership, the focus of the leader is on the well-being of his subordinates. A servant leader prioritizes the needs of his followers over his accumulation of power or profit. In the same manner, the principles of ethical leadership involve respect, justice and honesty which should be practiced within the community. In both servant leadership and ethical leadership, moral intelligence is necessary. The seven essential virtues of moral intelligence are needed to practice servant and ethical leadership. These virtues are empathy, conscience, self-control, respect, kindness, tolerance and ...

Summary This article shows statics and comparative of economy between years of the last decade in order to analyze what will be the situation for the present year. The weak growth of labor market during the last decade has caused trouble with spending culture in North America, which also affects the whole economy in the Country; this means that the inflation is also growing weakly in order to maintain a balance in society, but this is not the target the government wants for the Nation just because the more money people spends, the more hiring will be offered ...

Neurodevelopmental disorders are defined as impairments of the development and growth of the central nervous system or the brain (Reynolds and Goldstein, 1999 p.3). Neurodevelopmental disorders affect the brain’s function that deals with memory, the learning ability and emotions, and they become more intense as the individual grows (Reynolds and Goldstein, 1999 p. 4-8). Autism is considered a neurodevelopmental disorder distinguished by a range of impairments, including problems with communication (verbal and non-verbal) and any social interaction as well as behavioral problems (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Individuals with autism find it difficult to process information, mainly due to changes in ...