Essays on Community Involvement

Introduction

In the process of designing and implementing projects, some ethical issues are faced by the project managers on a daily basis. If such ethical issues are not dealt with effectively with solutions, the efficiency of project implementation becomes reduced significantly. Ethical issues relate to how team members develop and sustain a good working relationship with each other and vary in the type of project and the region involved. There are no existing hard and fast rules that act as directives to solutions when ethical challenges arise. Therefore, professionals need to apply both leadership and entrepreneurial skills to resolve ethical ...

I. Abstract The study aims to explore and determine the importance of philanthropic marketing in business strategy with the help of understanding its concept in the literature as well as assessing the real world practice of the organizations. The philanthropic marketing is one of the new and most focused approaches in the field of marketing that is aimed to incorporate the business strategy in the social interest and welfare. Manulife Cambodia is the insurance company in Cambodia that is mainly involved in community involvement and development using philanthropic marketing techniques such as donations to the schools, welfare of women ...

Abstract

The application of the rule of law as well as driving the use of the law towards the creation of a law abiding society is the limelight towards the creation of a society which does not condone crime and its sycophants. Enforcing law is one of the most effective mechanisms of controlling crime in any area. The use of the police as a law enforcement mechanism encourages peaceful coexistence within the society. The control of crime is usually a major step in discouraging crimes in communities. In the places where there are high cases of criminal cases reported, the ...

Executive Summary

The company wants to develop an electronic business solution to improve the products and services the company offers to the clients. An interior design company develops a new platform on the internet to have more contact with providers, clients and potential clients that find in the use of a website and other information technologies as a new opportunity to increase sales and increase the number of clients.

Industry Analysis

Target Demographic: The requirements of interior design services are different groups in the market. The institutional demand for organizations, companies that require the customization of Workspaces and the demand by individuals and ...

Narrative:

The topic of the research is to eradicate childhood obesity. A database search was carried out on to identify material that fit the description of the research. The keywords used included obesity, which is a state where the body mass index of an individual exceeds 30. Obesity in children focused on material that focused the effects of obesity in children. Material that contained a reference to obesity in children as well as ways to eradicate obesity in children was considered for the research. Material that focused on obesity in general without being specific to children was excluded from the ...

Executive Summary

Corporate responsibility is made of three key sectors of corporate action: community involvement, environmental action, and economic growth. Winnipeg transit has an advanced sense of responsibility when it comes to sustainability and environmental action, however it has failed to provide a positive partnership with the community and employees, in order to gain an overall high reflection of corporate responsibility. More specifically, Canada has a growing dedication to the implementation of sustainable technology, and the growth of public transportation as a means of lowering the national carbon footprint. As such, the Government of Canada has provided financial support for the ...

Question #2

Which one of the Five Competitive Generic Strategies Most Closely Approximates the Competitive Approach that Starbucks is employing? Starbucks’ competitive approach is based on the differentiation strategy. By definition, the differentiation strategy seeks to develop a product or service that can offer unique benefits to customers and which customers can perceive to be superior to products offered by competitors. In simple terms, differentiation makes products unique by adding value, which allows companies to attract customers and charge premium prices for their products. Because of the product’s superior quality and unique attributes, the firm develops more brand equity, which ...

Introduction:

In order to ensure that communities function in the most efficient manner it is necessary to establish an understanding of the needs and values of communities in general. These values can be seen to reflect the level of contention that exists in order to enhance both representation and participation in civil life. Due to the need for equality in this regard the importance of gender equality should be considered. Through the pursuit of a lower rate of gender disparity a more comprehensive understanding of the basic principles that a society should abide by can be achieved. Gender disparity and ...

1. The National Football League has already identified a key way in which it can target its marketing research when it comes to attracting the interest of women. The two identified pillars for the NFL are football and the community. The partnership that the NFL has developed with the United Way since the 1970’s has built it a considerable amount of goodwill. Many women enjoy watching football for football’s sake – if you go to any sports bar on a football Sunday, you’ll see many more women, proportionally, there who are engaged in the game than you would see ...

Needs Assessment Procedure

The needs assessment of a community is aimed at identifying assets and possible risks that it faces. In developing countries the steps used are similar. An example is in Liberia, where the waste management needs assessment done in 2007 entailed planning and organization, procedure of needs assessment, collection of data, summarization and distribution of data, and final report writing (Aparna-Sharma et al., 2000). In the planning and organization stage, partners who will get involved in the needs assessment would be identified. For instance, the partners identified in Liberia are government departments, municipal administrators, civil society, and international community. The final ...

Introduction: Starbucks Corporation is an international coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington, United States in 1971. It is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,000 stores in 55 countries. Starbucks sells drip-brewed coffee, espresso-based hot drinks, other hot and cold drinks, snacks and items such as mugs and coffee beans in its outlets and even grocery stores. Through the Starbucks Entertainment division and Hear Music brand, the company also markets books, music, and film. Starbucks’ Italian style coffee, espresso beverages, teas, pastries and confections have made it one of the greatest retailing stories of history and ...

Executive Summary

The current medical spa business in America is all that not intense in terms of competition. The continuously growing population needs more healthy or medical products since the greater number of the population cares about their health. Ideally, people are looking for ways to maintain their health as well as reducing weight in order to remain healthy. Wang's Chinese Medical Spa is a new business that will be located in every major city in all the states to deliver health or medical products as well as spa services to the consumers (SBA.gov, 2011). However, the organization shall prefer to be ...

On looking at the standards of business conduct of Starbucks, there are three aspects of the company profile that can be admired from it. Additionally, there are certain weaknesses that the business conduct generates. This is obviously based on the company’s view and explanation of what it considers their business heritage. Three positive aspects of the company’s business conduct are: - Its detailed explanation of their ingredients sourcing: on the website, Starbucks commits to explaining in details on its ethical ingredients sourcing. This ethical sourcing information includes the company’s purchasing practices, their support of farmers ...

- The importance of involving a community in supporting local entrepreneurs Community is the source of consumers for local entrepreneurs and their involvement in any business transaction has a lot of significance in today’s growing economy. Local entrepreneurs are recognized as the main contributors to the economic development, general wealth and welfare of economies and sources of employment for community members. Involvement of a community helps in creating a positive business environment that is essential for economic development. In addition, community involvement in local entrepreneur assists in creating cultural awareness that promotes celebration of the value brought by local businesses. The ...

Every organization that aims to remain successful must utilize different tactics in it days to day activities. One of the organization’s inherent responsibilities is to elevate the performance levels of employees to achieve the desired results. Many organizations usually draw upon established motivational principles and policies as well as ethics programs to realize their goals and objectives. This paper aims to explore one of America’s gets hospitality corporations, Marriott International, and its application of motivational principles in different areas such as growth, achievement as well as equity and satisfaction. In addition, the company’s ethics program including ...

SCSDC

The team leader Michael has been doing a lot of work as a team leader on revitalizing this community and that he has a tacit knowledge of what it takes to do so. As a team leader, he need uses the people of the community to understand the need that affect the people who live there. Therefore, Michael employs the help of the community team to achieve his goals. Michael is in that accommodating space--he's accustomed to achieving great outcomes in the community through taking action and working with various people. He has great intuition when it comes to making decisions and finding ...

Introduction

It is not secret that there is still racial inequality within society. The mass migrations to cities have left many neighborhoods overpopulated, destitute, and families mainly minorities, left holding the bag. The progress of urbanization has led to many positive and negative aspects that affect every member. As life expectancy increases, people will naturally migrate from rural areas to urban areas where there is more opportunity for sustainable living. In essence the concept of participatory design has emerged from urbanization, a tool implemented in order to include community involvement in urban planning and development. In the matter of Atlantic Yards ...

Question 1:

Individual approaches in social ecological health promotion programs involve focusing on individual based change for health promotion. It focuses on providing individuals with information that will help them in prevention mechanisms for diseases. It also involves instilling the belief that treatment interventions will improve the health of a sick individual (Schneider, 2011). This paper will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using individual approaches in the larger context of social ecological health promotion programs. There are a number of benefits associated with individual approaches in social ecological health promotion programs. To begin with, individual approaches promote the uptake of health ...

- What is the policy? Identify what the policy is in one paragraph. The introduction of PlaNYC as New York City’s sustainable urban development policy mandated thirty three (33) actionable objectives targeting core infrastructure and neighborhood green initiatives in the interest of a “Stronger, More Resilient New York” (NYC Government, 2013). The public policy instituted to coordinate the City’s Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency 2030 policy as part of the overall Greener, Greater Buildings Plan for New York provides the framework to sustainability for “commercial buildings, multifamily residences, hospitals and 1- to 3-family homes” around the city ( ...

Introduction

For over a decade, the government in general has been fighting a war to reduce crime and making every state a better place. Drug traffickers, offenders, organized crime groups and even other negatively charged groups are known to work within our community, of which in most cases their ability to grow is encourages by giving them a blind eye. This paper is focused on offering insight into the most effective ways to investigate the offenders as well as the pros and cons in relation to the topical area and identified problem.

Discussion

Starting from persons in authoritative positions, it is not unheard of to ...

English:

English Essays Part One: Editing Standing in her kitchen in downtown Toronto, Chopping vegetables for dinner, Pat Guillet was aware she was entering a battleground. "Whenever you go grocery shopping, or into your kitchen, you're in a war zone you have to really be prepared before you go in," she said. She decides, in advance. Exactly what she is going to eat, and she forces herself to stick to the plan. Because she knows she is just one sweet mouthful away from a descent back to hell Pat Guillet is a food addict. "I ate to the point it hurt to ...

Australia has been rated among the countries to have highest obesity rates by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfares [AIHW]. This has made it essential to develop a better understanding of the determinants of obesity in a society to address the issue in a much effective way.

1. Discuss why obesity is a National Health Priority in Australia. After being rated among one of the highest obesity prevailing country in the world by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfares [AIHW] adopt preventive strategies. According to the reports of the study that was released in 2010, every one out of four ...

Article Review:

In order to increase the exposure of dental students to community-based education, the Pipeline Project was established. In total, there are 14 schools participating in the United States, 4 specifically in California. Many challenges face a school in order to incorporate a community-based teaching program. These schools in the Pipeline Project already had some community involvement, some more than others, but all making a commitment to move senior students to rotations in the community. In 2003, the student’s mean days (average across all schools) in rotation were 16 but by 2007, that mean increased to 39. Of course, with an ...

A great part of our criminal justice system is the concept of deterrence. We try to prevent crime by convincing potential criminals that it is more likely they will be caught and punished than it is that they will benefit from the crime. The three basic factors in deterring crime are certainty, severity and speedy enforcement of the law, in about that order.. Law enforcement and judicial remedies are important to crime prevention; however, community involvement is another key factor, as is municipal infrastructure and support. A police chief serves not just to lead the police but also as a ...