Essays on Business

The first article that we shall be considering for discussion is on the topic of globalization. It is widely perceived that globalization is a major phenomenon that drives our economy, marketplace and the society today. However some economic theorists believe that the globalization and its effects to our economy and society is still very much limited and the corporations are largely missing out on its advantages of growth opportunities and the opportunity to recruit the best global talent. In the article titled “Globaloney: Why We May Not Be as Global as We Think” on The Wall Street Journal, Pankaj ...

The recommendations that have been given to 3 Gen Avion are likely to be effective due to a number of reasons. To begin with, the first suggestion that has been made proposes that the company needs to start assessing the cost it incurs for all its inbound shipments. This recommendation will indeed benefit the operations of 3 Gen Avion in a number of ways. For example, the company will obtain a good understanding of all the dynamics and factors that affect the costs it incurs when obtaining and shipping its products to its customers.

Some of the dynamics and ...

1. From the Finding the Leader in you highlight on page 272 in the text, we read about Nelson Mandela's use of power for the greater good. Using the books' discussion of power and influence as a backdrop, analyze Mandela's power from multiple perspectives and assess how his use of power changed the perspective of a nation.

Being the president, Mandela used position power or legitimate power to control the people. This refers to his hierarchical authority, which compelled his followers or his people to obey him. Because Mandela was well respected by his people, especially by the blacks, ...

Statistics involves studying the collection of statistical information, organizing and analyzing it then interpreting and presenting the information. Statistics is mostly used in experiments and surveys. Statistics has a major role in businesses and their day to day operations. Businesses utilize statistical methods to improve their efficiency, planning and output through strategy formation. Therefore, any business owners, workers or managers must resort to statistical methods to help them operate the business in the most appropriate manner.

Businesses use statistical information when conducting market research to obtain information that is of interest to their strategy formulation and decision making. Market ...

Interest in Health Care

Health care has been a source of controversy in the United States. Many policy makers and think tanks have argued that the current status of health care in the United States needs a lot of improvement. A section of policy makers have opted for the initiation of more reform in the section lead to major legislation in both legislative houses like the Obama care bill. Though there is a split among policy makers about the exact framework that should be adopted in streamlining the health care, one of the things that remains paramount is the fact that there is ...

Finance

Based on the financial obligations of the first year, it would be more expensive to buy the condominium than to rent the house. The first year rent amounts to 9600 dollars. In the context of financial outlay, mortgages are relatively cheaper over a long period than rent. This value is a result of the fact that the mortgage payments do not continue to perpetuity. The present value of the ...

1) Describe how to formulate and test hypothesis about a population mean and/or a population.

A hypothesis essentially refers to the prediction of the expected outcome of a research process. When one intends to research a particular subject, event or outcome, he ought to state his expected outcome. There are two types of hypotheses; null and alternate hypotheses. The null hypothesis refers to what the researcher is trying to nullify, disapprove or reject. In testing the hypothesis, the researcher attempts to prove the hypothesis either wrong or right. In ...

1. Describe the role probability information plays in the decision-making process.

Decision making involves selecting best alternative based on personal values and preferences. Therefore, a decision can only be made from some possible alternatives provided. The decision arrived is taken to be rational if it was the one which had the highest probability of success and it serves the decision makers life goals, desires, values and lifestyle. Likewise, in business organization the managers strive to make decisions which can propel an organization towards achieving its goals. They always consider the probability of an event occurring or even not occurring, ...

An Integrated Marketing Communications Plan is a comprehensive plan that contains information about when and how the company intends to use the various marketing communications. The plan also includes details of which media to be used when and for how long.

The Integrated Marketing communications Plan is a written document and can vary in length as per the level of detail that the organization wishes to include in it. It can be of just a set of organized hand-written documents for an individual managing a small firm or be a detailed and complex multi-page document for the promotion of ...

Marketing Communication is a vital component for creating and expanding the brand awareness. This primarily allows the customers to transform and create specific perceptions of the product in their minds. These perceptions primarily relate to the product specific attributes and the position of the product in the entire market. Such communication not only aids in creating new customer base but also assists in retaining the current customer segment and to build and nurture stronger relationship with the customers as well as the suppliers.
For the purpose of analyzing the marketing communication technique, ABC TV has been chosen. ABC has ...

Introduction

Guillermo Furniture Store was established some decades ago in Sonora, Mexico. The concern essentially manufactures furniture as its main product. The paper essentially examines the Guillermo Furniture Store Concepts in appreciation of the scenario in which it currently is placed. The options availed to the proprietor are given with the objective of making the best decision for the concern.

Concepts

Over the recent years, the concern has been faced by a number of challenges. For starters, the entry of a foreigner into the market has greatly affected Guillermo. This is because of the Guillermo’s use of high technology ...

Abbey St. Claire Quality Care Services and Certifications is a home health care company that provides medical services that include, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and nursing from medical professionals who qualified and competent to handle other services such as bathing and eating.

For the sake of records, the company has compiled an extensive records and information that provides details of funding and state dealings. For many consumers, the cost of home healthcare warrants a proactive planning that weighs on the budget and income level. Abbey St. Claire Quality Care Services and Certifications charge a high of their visits a ...

1. Compare and contrast organic, inorganic and solid phase approaches for DNA isolation

Organic isolation takes place after the DNA has been released from the cell and a further purification is to be conducted. The purification is done in order to remove the contaminating proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and cell debris. Organic isolation makes use of a combination of high salt, low pH and an organic mixture of phenol and chloroform. The mixture dissolves hydrophobic contaminants and then strips away most of the DNA associated proteins. The DNA precipitate in this method is collected by centrifugation. The DNA pellet is ...

Question 1

Management planning is a process of identifying, classifying and analyzing, implementing and reviewing the set objectives and goals of the organization in a given period of time. Planning is a continuous process with its achievements obtained after a specified period of time has elapsed. Management planning is concerned with the future causes of actions by examining causes as well as effects of current decisions made to the future plans. Managers plan in order to take advantage of opportunities and strengths available in achieving their management goals as their organizational function. Management planning is a systematic process that involves predetermined ...

I want to inform you on my research about successful companies that has employed theories in human resource area on employee empowerment and in the marketing on penetration pricing for their successes. I was able to discover two successful companies these are; Life Healthcare Group for empowerment of employee and Wal-Mart Stores for penetration pricing.

Moving towards employee empowerment culture in the area of human resource, we shall see the Life Healthcare Group which employed this theory. Employee empowerment is used to explain the ways in which employees can freely make decisions without depending on their boss or in ...

Apple Incorporated has set high standards in innovation for both hardware and software for consumer electronics. The company has continually revolutionized the technological scene since its inception in 1976. From its humble beginnings with the Apple I to the current success of iPods, iPhones and iPods, the company has come a long way (Datamonitor, 2012). At its inception, the company relied on the technical genius of its founders to succeed. Early products such as the Apple Lisa failed not because of low technological integrity but because of a high selling price and limited software options. The Macintosh, which was ...

The current united state healthcare is not very good. There are many problems that the citizens of the United States face as a result of the poor condition of the healthcare. In the first place, a high percentage of the people in the United States have no insurance cover such that they cannot receive treatment sometimes due to the fact that they cannot afford. The other problem is that the healthcare is very expensive and therefore many people end up not accessing the Medicare care they deserve. In addition, these high costs make it difficult for the citizens to ...

1. Explain the role of each of the five components of Mintzberg’s logo.

a. Strategic apex

According to the arguments of Mintzberg, a strategic apex refers to the system that is characteristic in organizations where leadership lies with the top management. In such a system, all the power lies with the top managerial staff; often one person. In this case, this controller of power could be the sole owner of the business. Such bureaucratic establishments are also characteristic with flexible, informal and basic structures comprising of few staffs or middle-line hierarchy. ...

I somewhat disagree that people should be positioned to work close to one another as this can be disruptive or distracting for some employees, especially considering that people have different work habits where some employees’ habits are annoying or distracting. Moreover, this might encourage the employees to chat with each other instead of focusing on the work.
Similarly, I have mixed feelings about using technology to keep people talking together, as this can also be distracting. However, on the other hand, it’s also beneficial as it facilitates communication. It enables employees to quickly get the information that they ...

In the face of changes in business such as declining market shares, companies are compelled to undergo organizational changes in order to remain relevant in their industries, (Spector, 2013). The declining market shares of Nokia in the United States prompted several organizational changes.

Nokia’s drop of market shares from 35% to 7% in less than a decade can be attributed to its failure to match its rivals in meeting the expectations of the American market for smart phones (Hall, 2011). Nokia did not anticipate drastic changes in American consumer tastes. It therefore failed to produce phones to suit ...

Generally a business cycle is defined as a cycle consisting of a period of declining aggregate economic activity that is followed by a period of rising economic activity. The lowest point of the contraction is called the ‘depression’ or ‘trough’ and the highest point of the expansion is called the ‘boom’ or ‘peak’. According to Abel/ Bernanke (2007) “A complete theory of business cycle must have two components. The first describes the types of shocks or disturbances that are believed to affect the economy the most. The second component is a model that describes how key macroeconomic variables, such ...

A report on Toyota Motor Corporation

It is through Strategy implementation that an organization actualizes its policies and other means of achieving short-term, middle-term and long-term goals. Probably, the process of implementing an organization's strategy involves personnel from all levels of management. The speed, effectiveness and efficiency with which an organization implements its strategy depend upon many factors; key among them: the organizational culture, the structures and systems in place, and the control function of the organization (Schein, 2004). This report focuses on the case of Toyota Automobiles Company, with special emphasis on how the company’s controls, culture and structure have significantly played a ...

Managerial Accounting

A cash budget records the cash inflows and outflows expected to occur in the respective functional year. It suffices for the purposes of estimating, planning and laying control for the use of the cash flows of the company for the functional year. The cash budget preparation and development employs the technique that approaches budgeting through the functional units. The budgeting process, as such, involves the estimation of the expected cash inflows and cash outflows for the respective functions in the company. The budgeting process integrates the concepts of accruals and ...

1. Claims of Globalism

Globalism is mesh of inter-reliance at a multi-continental level whereby, there is exchange of people, information, and capital between continents. An increase in Globalism is termed as Globalization while a decrease is De-globalization.

Globalization integrates global markets and liberalizes them

Globalism integrates global markets via the inter-reliance among the continents and liberalizes global markets through the divide between a state’s economy and the government, such that there is minimal interference from the government. The absence of government interference increases social interaction among the continents and the exchange of technology, labor, and wealth.

Globalization is unavoidable and permanent

The establishment of inter-reliance among the continents has been ...

Security may be defined as any concerted effort taken in order to protect persons and organizations from any harm or destruction. Companies and organizations have heavily invested limited resources in personnel, buildings, communication infrastructure, data storage facilities and business processing plants to enable such organizations run business. Ensuring that such investment is safe from any destruction is the primary concern of both government and individuals. In the United States security has always taken considerable amount of resources from organizations however this has since changed after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. Security now takes center concern of both government ...

Apple has been a revelation in the last few years in the technology industry. The company has been able to develop into a strong unit financially as well as building a reputation of developing high quality products. The company has been able to compete favorably against its rival companies such as Microsoft, Dell, HP, Nokia and Samsung in their respective sections. The success the company has realized can be attributed to its internal strengths. Despite some gaping weaknesses, the company capitalized on its strong points to realize its vision.

One of the main strengths is that Apple Inc. has ...

James River Air Conditioning is a heating and air conditioning company based in Virginia. The company provides its services to central Virginia, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Williamsburg and Richmond residents. It is known for its excellent repair, replacement, construction and maintenance services in various fields. Its technical wing focuses on installation of heat pumps, air conditioners, chillers, boilers, cooling towers, ventilation systems and many other related services. The company’s commercial wing deals in building automated building systems and commercial comfort systems. Other services include preventive maintenance, plumbing and electrical services.

There is a need for this company to upgrade its ...

Inheritance of family business is very important in all over the word. In Japan, they take it very seriously to keep business leadership in the family. This is where adult adoption comes in. If a business owner does not have a son to inherit or if the son is not interested in the family business, there are two options. One option is to adopt a fully-grown man who is competent in running the business and inherits the family name (Noma, 2009). The second option is to marry of their daughter to the most suitable candidate and therefore keep the ...

Present state of US economy from a business perspective

Even though the latest jobs reports were disappointing, other recent US economic indicators looks more encouraging. One of the major concerns to analysts is the increase in oil prices over last five months, which might significantly slow down economic growth. Even though the economy is improving slowly, 2012 will be the third consecutive third year of disappointingly slow growth, with a growth of 2% after inflation. With this slow growth, consumers are expected to spend less voluntarily, encouraged by lower gas prices and gradual decrease in food prices from the drought. Despite all these, business investment is not set ...

Ever since I have known, I was fascinated with things around me, always inquisitive and famished for knowledge, for personal progress and opening new horizons. This has proven to be one of my major traits, molding my personality into that of an extremely curious human being, who treats others as he himself would like to be treated and always desiring to know more.

For the person I am now, I have many people to thank. I come from a close and loving family, who offered unconditional love and support to me and my siblings. My childhood was one filled ...

Apple is a successful computer, phone, and computer hardware and software producer. The external environment of the business has evolved drastically over the years opening up new opportunities as well as exposing the company to new threats. The company has numerous opportunities and threats which can be exploited and avoided respectively to ensure the company remains competitive and successful.

There are major threats that the company needs to curb in order to realize its mission and serve its stakeholders effectively. The IT software industry has many competitive and innovative companies such as Microsoft. The company faces similar conditions in ...

James River Air Conditioning Company specializes in commercial and home comfort air conditioning systems in addition to building automation systems. The company stands upon the philosophy of an entrepreneurial spirit that seeks to provide world class service. The mission of the Company is to do what it says it will do, when it says it will do it, right the first time, with a positive outcome from everyone concerned. The company uses a practical energy strategy that makes sense to customers in terms of sustainability and reduction of foreign oil dependence.

Customer perspective objectives are based on how a ...

Security requirements are crucial to the effectiveness and efficiency of a program or system. There are so many ways of obtaining standard security requirements that can be adopted and used. Such requirements can be drawn from the readily available security frameworks that have set standards that are internationally acceptable. They can also be company requirements set by the members.

Why are protection profiles reusable?

A protection profile gives an outline of standards, objectives and prerequisites for products that concern security requirements as regards various users. However, the requirements for protection profiles are entirely independent of the implementation process they are available for the public ...

Tourism is one of the most fast developing sectors in the world. Many countries that have good beaches have found the need to develop tourism destinations that will assist in marketing their attraction sites. The research below shows the development of New Brighton tourism destination. It offers an introduction to tourism followed by the background information on New Brighton. A review on different researches conducted on the same topic is analyzed in order to come up with the research gaps. Moreover, the proposal gives the recommended method of data collection. Primary data collection method is preferred for this research.

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Cookbooks are products that are thought to create health problems to many people. As a result, the government has resulted in taxing the product as a way of reducing the consumption of the cookbooks. This type of tax is called sin tax. It is a tax that is usually imposed on products that are thought to be harmful to the people. Similar tax is levied on cigarettes and alcohol. When sin tax is levied, the supply of the cookbooks reduces. This is because the price increases hence the demand reduces because the consumers shift to other similar products. Therefore ...

Question 1

Maintaining a fixed exchange rate is critical in stabilizing the value of a currency against an anchor currency as it makes trade and investment easier and more predictable. Nonetheless, central banks face a number of problems in their attempts to maintain fixed exchange rate, two of which include balance of payment problems when attempting to maintain a weak currency and reduced risk perception while borrowing in foreign currency when attempting to maintain a strong currency. When maintaining a strong currency, a false perception arises that the foreign exchange rate may not change thereby leading to reduced risks perceptions when ...

Critical path method is used in planning the implementation of projects. It ensures that activities are finished on time. In this regard, the method helps identify the activities that are critical to the project such that if the activity on the critical path is delayed, the completion of the whole project is also delayed. A critical activity is found out by determining the earliest start time, latest start time, earliest finish time and the latest finish time. In this case, an activity is critical if its earliest start time equals latest start time and earliest finish time equals latest ...

Apple, the leading computer manufacturing company founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1970 does not own an equally innovative, inspiring and a somewhat lofty mission statement as it could have been perceived (About, 2012). The mission statement of Apple is delivered as:

"Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the ...

The organization will be of a retail nature and it will be named Taste’s Locality. The naming of the organization is based on the products and services sold in this organization. This organization will actively serve baked potato sticks on the go and this will allow consumers to get a quick bite snack, which contains baked potato chips on a barbeque stick. The organization’s mission is to change the general outlook of the consumers of consuming potatoes and offer them a more healthy and convenient way of consuming potatoes (Alexander, 2011, pp 17). However, the organization’s ...

One security weakness at Aircraft Solutions is with regards to their software and its corresponding policy. In particular, the case study states that customer data such as development models, computer-aided designs, and project information are stored in designated servers. Since the case study did not indicate any software that would serve as the repository, it can be assumed that the files are just saved and stored as they are in directories or folders within the servers. They are not saved in document management systems or versioning systems that will keep track of every version of the files that are ...

I) What are the current opportunities for Toyota?

The Toyota Automobile Corporation operates in a complex global industry. In order for this company to realize the current available opportunities for growth and expansion, Toyota Corporation has to take into account the entire global automotive environment. The company’s mission is to make better cars and contribute to society (Toyota Motor Corporation, 2010). To achieve this mission, Toyota offers quality cars at affordable prices, puts its customers first and practices good customer service to all the clients.
There are various current opportunities for Toyota. One of these opportunities is investing ...

We each have a very important individual role and responsibility towards the natural world and preserving the resources that we have in this world. Each person needs to take responsibility for themselves and their own actions in trying to preserve this beautiful planet for future generations. Some people may believe that environmental protection is not their problem, so they may ignore the issue all together. These people may believe that they are only one person, and that because they are only one person they will have no major impact on the earth, and therefore they have no reason to ...

Back in 1971 Southwest Airlines was the brainchild of Rollin King, John Parker and Herb Kelleher. It started as a small Texas intrastate carrier know for its progressive policies and innovative thinking. Southwest Airlines’ corporate culture differs from other airlines in that it that prides itself on “ doing the right thing by our Employees and Customers” . When the stock went public on the New York Stock exchange it adopted the ticker name “LUV” to match its attitude and the way it feels about its people and community. This attitude has paid off and it is the only airlines to ...

Question one

Economies operating under the free enterprise system usually have higher chances of expanding their operations to other areas. When a country liberalizes its markets, new investors are attracted to develop businesses. A free enterprise economy encourages transfer of technology multilaterally between countries that want to take part in the business and thus widens the financial opportunities or pool (Barnes, 2004, p 127). Free enterprise also encourages learning of foreign languages, which facilitates mutual understanding between the partners and thus supports globalization. Centrally controlled economy does not attract investors due to its inflexibility nature. An economy experiencing external economic shocks ...

Balanced scorecard is a performance measurement tool, which allows companies to monitor the achievement of the company strategy and organizational goals. Unlike most of performance measurement systems that narrowly focus on financial performance indicators, balanced scorecard gives a holistic picture of the company performance by evaluating it from 4 perspectives: customer perspective, business process perspective, learning and growth perspective, and financial perspective (Niven, 2008).

Customer perspective is central for most organizations, as customer satisfaction is the greatest determinant of company success. This part of the balanced scorecard measures how well the company manages to add value for their customers. ...

The Five Guys Burger and Fries restaurant chain was opened in 1986 serving only handmade burgers with a single location in Arlington, VA. It was opened by Jerry Murrell together with his four sons, who still run the business to date. Today, the business has expanded to more than 1,000 locations in 47 states and six provinces in Canada (Burke, 2012). The firm’s mission statement is aligned to the philosophy that if you plan to sell hamburgers and French fries in the restaurant industry, which is already concentrated with competitors, you have to ensure that your hamburgers ...

Credit rating of a country is mainly the ability of a country to repay the loans that it borrows both domestically and from other countries. It is mainly determined by the economic conditions that are prevailing in the country at a certain time. There are other factors that affect the credit rating of a country. This research paper will evaluate the credit rating of South Africa. The research will evaluate the cause of the current credit rating of South Africa and its effects to the country in various sectors of the economy (KRUGMAN, 2009).
South Africa is a country ...

Oracle’s Acquisition of Sun Microsystems and SAP’s Acquisition of Sybase

Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion in May, 2009, marking the company’s entry into the hardware market (“Oracle Agrees to Buy Sun,” 2009). This deal entailed that Oracle would pay “$9.50 per share in cash for Sun” (“Oracle Agrees to Buy Sun,” 2009, p. 6), which totaled to a net amount of $5.6 billion of Sun’s debt and cash.

This deal came after Sun rejected an offer from IBM. It also came as a surprise in the computer software world as this would be the first time that Oracle would conduct business in the computer hardware ...

The National Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created when a treaty was signed in 1949 by all the Allies except for the Soviet Union after World War II. That means that approximately 65 years after WWII ended and thirteen years after the end of the Cold War NATO is still active. The NATO website states that there were three main reasons for creating NATO. One reason was to build an organization of countries that could rely on each other to work together against any threat from the Soviet Union. The second reason mentioned was to get a North American ...

Question 1

In business terms, risk can be explained as the inability to make correct anticipations or predictions about the incomes a business expects to realize in the future. A business faces risk due to the fact that it cannot accurately predict whether it will earn enough money to sustain its existence in future periods. Diversification, on the other hand, refers to the process of making several different investments that are not related so as to reduce the level of risk an investor faces.

Businesses may measure the amount of risk they face by analyzing the level of standard deviation they ...

Activity 1 Newt

In an organizational setting it is of utmost importance that the information of the organization is available and readily accessible to the clients and potential investors to the company. A network diagram as provided below is important to demonstrate the workings of an organization.

The rational used in the approach taken here is dependent on the business model which is defined by variations which include the social and economic aspects of the organization. Further, consideration of characteristics such as the infrastructure strategies, trade practices, operational policies as well as the operational concepts provide a clear understanding of the organization.

The best practices applied for the net work technology include the insights on monitoring an organization’s projects, establishment of information centre to assist in training and research to enhance business technical skills. Subsequently, the globalization aspect informs the use of net working technology since over the years the world has become fully integrated with the inception of wired and wireless infrastructure which has further been made easier by the amalgamated telecommunications, an aspect that has increasingly led to the modification of data to effectively manage the assurance intensity.

As discussed above, it is critical for an organization to develop networking strategies and plans to ensure security and most importantly, connectivity. As such, it is required that the management of a corporation devices the best possible ways to offer and convey information regarding its services in the most appropriate way in a bid to reach as many customers as possible. The best way for a company to create an access to information regarding the services and workings of the organization has been the option of creating a network of the ongoing activities within the organization. This makes it easier for a potential investor or client to understand the services offered as well as the activities of an enterprise. The easier the access to information concerning a company, the higher the chances of increased investor confidence and consumer base.

Activity 2 Ecology

The environmental issue which is which is important is the universal politics on noxious chemicals found in electronics. This is both a local and a global issue which has brought about many arguments on how to dispose of the electronics which have outlived their use.

The responsibilities of states to maintain a clean and healthy environment for the citizens has necessitated the producers of the electronics to be more vigilant on the materials used in the production of electronics devices since the disposal of the same has in the past been a subject of speculation due to the increased short and long term harmful effect on the affected population and the subsequent call by the global political leaders to regulate the electronic industry in areas of production, supply and disposal. However, such regulatory calls have also caused mixed reactions from the modern politics with the developing countries in particular having difficulties in advancing environmental policies aimed at regulating the electronic industry for the fear of repelling and subsequently driving out the electronic industries. It therefore creates an obstacle in the advancement of environmental policies especially in the third world countries as well as the in the developing countries.

Faced with the dilemma of inconsistency in the approach to curb the negative environmental effects of the electronics, it is important that a global solution be sought. The solution may very well be found by treating the challenge along the thinking of the human rights approach which is a global concern order to look at the issue at a universal perspective rather than leave the individual countries to unliterary face the problem alone. As such, a global framework coupled with the declarations to that effect may be a long shot but with the cooperation of majority countries especially countries where companies producing the electronic devices, a clean environment will surely be achieved through quality supervision.

Activity 3 Ecology

Composting is a natural way of disposing biodegradable organic waste such as wood, crop remains, leaves, food waste among others and subsequently turning the same to fertilizer for crop production. It is carried out in restricted aerobic circumstance which basically is a way of using the fungi and bacteria to break organic material to simpler substances. The consequence of composting may either be harmful of beneficial; the later however far outweighs the former. With regard to the benefits of composting include;

The food waste contributes a higher percentage of the environmental pollution. Therefore, composting the kitchen trimmings and food waste helps in preventing the waste from finding its way into rivers and streams. It also helps in the reduction of pests and the use of pesticides in the production of crops. This is because the organic manure on soil has a greater ability to repel pests and diseases. Compositing is a simple way of producing manure to plants and therefore it is mostly carried out in domestic settings and this also creates an opportunity for the teaching of children the characteristics of nature and essentially the life cycle. Lastly but by no means least, composting enables famers to save money since the materials used for the process of composting are readily available and it leads to own production of manure as opposed to buying and thereby spending money.

However, composting also has its disadvantages which consist of; smell - compost usually does not have a pleasant smell and therefore pollutes the air. The other disadvantage is that one cannot compost everything therefore one may manage to prevent pollution only on the aspect of organic matters but helpless when it comes to inorganic matters.
I should compost in order to preserve the environment, produce healthy plants, to save money, to get rid of waste that usually draw pests and for convenience sake.

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Regions are essential in any area because they make one part of the area different from the other. In Canada, vast geographic distances divide the different population centers that emerge quite naturally since they developed from the initial trade routes established by the native populations. Different regions show diverse differences between each other. The issue of regionalism brings about the key differences between one region and another. Regionalism arises because of the development of the huge geographical differences, which separate one region from another (Harry, 2006).

Geographical features form the first dimension ...

Undeniably, leadership/management training and development plays a tremendous role in effective management and employees’ performance in an organization. It is vital to be updated with the modern methodologies to make sure that the organization’s leaders are prepared to effectively lead and inspire teams. Leadership training programs enable leaders to acquire and develop their leadership skills and to put into practice these skills in the organization. One clear benefit that assists in underscoring the significance of leadership/management training is the enhancement in skills that managers/leaders will acquire in training programs (Thompson & Strickland, 2003).  Through training, the leadership/management team will ...

Introduction to Computers

Major Categories of Computers

These computers are regarded as the most powerful computers because of their large storage capacity and a high speed of execution. Most of these computers are developed to be used in sophisticated research project by scientists, for example, space exploration and engineers. The need for faster calculations in the scientific field has increased demand for supercomputers. A good example of the use of supercomputers is in the National Weather Bureau, in the United States, for conducting weather analysis for the whole world. Weather data from around the globe are collected for immediate analysis. Industries ...

Lack of knowledge and negligence on the part of surgeons are the predominant factors for patients’ post-surgical trauma. However, a lawsuit against medical malpractice is one of the most difficult to win, let alone file, because of a multitude of agreements between the medical boards and practitioners. Signed agreements between the surgeon and the patient also determine the grounds for liability. The identification and description of liability theories for medical malpractice that apply may not necessarily be set in stone. To provide a strong and alleged case, the patient requires the following:

Violation of the standard of care

Compensable injury suffered by patient, and Identification ...

Knowledge of spreadsheet software such as Excel seems to be used in a multitude of jobs and sectors. A variety of jobs, ranging from clerical to managerial and research functions mention knowledge of excel as imperative or preferable.

Some positions that routinely call for spreadsheeting skills are positions for sales representatives, office assistants and maintenance contractors. Managerial positions such as project managers and program directors also require proficiency in using software such as Excel. Knowledge of Excel is also used in research and analytics jobs in finance, engineering and business by analysts. Verticals ranging from health-care to education make ...

1. Why does the effective management of change represent a critical core competence that all organizations and leaders must master?

As such, it is important for organizational changes to be managed effectively. This ensures that such changes won’t cause disruptions in the organization’s operations (EML, 2012). Whatever the nature of the change – be it a business process change or a restructure of the organization – it is important for the transition to be effectively managed to ensure that the organization will benefit from the change and not suffer during the adjustment period.

Not only is change a natural ...

There are numerous websites currently running providing reviews of movies and information on movies, documentaries and television shows. One of the most comprehensive website catering to these services is the Internet Movie Database, Inc or www.imdb.com. It is one of the biggest movie databases available which features not only movies but also television shows.

This movie database provides an easy to use graphical user interface and several search comprehensive search options. Services of the site is not limited to having a database of movies and television shows but it also provides movie reviews, trailers, profiles of celebrities and news ...

Our organization has been subdivided through the identification of social stratum. This means that the organization as a whole has been subdivided into groups of individuals who play various roles within the organization. Each of the individuals in these groups is vital for the good running and continued existence of the organization. As a group, the organization has a sense of cohesion and use of rules, which is highly encouraged. Both formal and informal organization is applied in this organization while maintaining a diverse nature in the organization (Wang, 2005). Formal organization is practiced here because many people are ...

1 (a). Study by Koutsoumanis et al, the survey on time-temperature conditions of the Hellenic pasteurized milk’s chill chain, the data were gathered through the exhaustive survey of temperature and time conditions during transportation to the storage at retail and domestic storage.

The truck’s temperature during transportation had mean of 6.7 and 6.5 median, making the average temperature of 6.66 °C and 2.0 h standard deviation (Koutsoumanis et al, 2010, p.2). The time of transportation is measured with weibull distribution model which is a fully parametric model. Weibull distribution is a more generalized form of the exponential ( ...