Essays on Digital Era

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

Management Accounting Introduction Setting the annual budget has been one of the mandatory activities in organizations at both tactical and operational levels. The annual budget outlines the projected revenues and costs for the firm in the coming year or the finite time period. Such budget is set to clarify the organizational direction to pursue by identifying the target revenues and variable costs associated with the business operations. It served as a successful budgeting process for several years, but today’s highly dynamic and continuously changing business landscape has made this system obsolete. In the 21st century, the annual budgeting ...

The new media era widens the horizons of the communication. Let one remember how complicated it was to communicate in the 1950s since the era of the telephone lines was just developing. However, the era of the media appeared with the occurrence of the television. On the one hand, the television made the barriers in the face-to-face communication since people were interested in spending more time watching TV. On the other hand, the television set was a luxury in the 1950s. Therefore, people, who owned the TV, invited their neighbors so that they could watch it together and communicate ...

Introduction

Photographs save moments. The most efficacious and optimum images provided in the news capture the viewer. The viewer not only sees the news moment, but also feels it through the presentation of the image. These images are seen as reality by viewers. Viewers hold the news images as truths. This was the case before video and digital photographer and it still applies today with the exponential advances. Advances in technology and the image on news photography has been both advantages and disadvantages to newspapers and electronic news sources. The way in which the news captured images prior to the ...

Introduction

The world has obviously been undergoing a rapid transition from industrial to the digital age for the past years, even decades. Before, during the industrial age, the major capitals of the world are money and human resource. However, in this transition to the digital age, information has become the main capital of the world. During the industrial age, industries and businesses with the most number of employees and labor force are the ones who become great. In this digital age, industries and companies who hold the largest knowledge banks are the ones who are considered great. The vast improvement ...

MANAGEMENT OF CISCO INTERNETWORK

Introduction With the advancement in modern technology in the area of microelectronics and computing there is the attendant need to share information, making information and communication the hallmark of the digital age. This development has necessitated the need to interconnect various networked electronic devices in a manner that would permit exchange of information and sharing other resources. These networked devices are mainly computers and other similar technological gadgets that make information processing possible. At the heart of this need is Cisco Systems which designs technologies and manufactures devices that enable the interconnection of networked devices for the purpose of ...

Social media has a lot of impact in the current world more than anyone would have thought of 15 years back. Development of technology not only for business and corporate purposes but significant changes in the social field where teenagers are mainly involved. In the previous years, social media was on computers which had the private connection to the Internet, today with an existence of smartphones and tablets accessing the different sites is easier and faster. Access of social no longer has limitations to Cyber cafes offering Internet services; an individual can sign in and connect with friends anywhere. ...

Business Analytics and Industry Knowledge - Marriott

The document dwells upon the review of the corporate strategy of Marriott Hotels operations in the United States. The company is one of the largest hotel and resort chains in the world, with an annual growth of over 15% across its major locations. In 2015 alone, Marriott added over 300 hotels in its chain through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. In the US the company managed to grow significantly through the acquisition of the Delta hotels, adding 10,000 rooms in Orlando in other states across the country. The Strong financial position of the organization allows expecting a total ...

Marchant (2013) wrote the article Management Accounting in the 21st Century: A Profession for Which the Time Has Come, about the growing importance of management accountants in the new century. The author indicates that the twenty-first century has witnessed the emergence of an economy based on the information age, in which knowledge is a primary source of competitiveness. As the boundaries of traditional industries become a blur, there is a new level of demand for the skills of today`s accountants (Marchant, 2013). Marchant (2013) underline the importance of developing an analytical ability, by assembling a team of professionals ...

Introduction: “Cyberspace is now the playground of fools and psychopaths according to some people” (Suler, Psychology of the Digital Age.) In the early days, there was no cyberspace and people connect with others through personal relations, print, and written communications. Today, many people believe that cyberspace is a phenomenal approach to personal relationships because at the click of the mouse or by merely using their fingers, they can connect with their friends and love ones throughout the globe. Another thing is that they can say whatever they want in emails while they cannot say it directly in personal. However, ...

Rank and Yank performance appraisal system was first implemented by Jack Walsh as a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the General Motors Company. The concept of the forced ranking approach to managing labor in the companies since then has received a lot of attention in academic and business literature. While the approach allows developing a number of measures on a personal and professional side and evaluates the individual performance of employees, a lot of critics of the approach argue that the negative outcome of the Rank and Yank approach is the creation of the working environment built upon competition ...

Inside Out: A Film Review in the Age of the Internet

Many people view watching movies as a form of leisure or pastime. However, there is a whole field of arts and studies dedicated solely in filmmaking. Likewise, many effects, techniques, and visuals are employed by directors and filmmakers not only to heighten the experience of the audience watching the film, but also to add a layer of depth and complexity in the film that is consistent with its overall theme. The end result of these techniques is a film that incorporates a meaningful plot with visually aesthetic features that make the process of movie-making an experience by itself. Because ...

The first article analyzed and discussed is Joseph Baker’s “Courts Should Join Information Age; Using Video and other Technology Would Greatly Benefit the American Justice System”, was originally published in the Orlando Sentinel on December 19, 2004, and is an example of the use of old technology in the American justice system. Baker focuses his intentions of the value of television and the Internet, which has provided the ability to portray events as they happen from anywhere on the planet. It is these forms of media, which have enabled users the ability to see and hear real life ...

The modern day society is technologically oriented, with virtually every activity being conducted with the help of various forms of technology. The implication is that the world has seen a massive rate of large-scale production of technology devices. Estimates point out that close to 50 million tons of e-waste are produced globally (Lepawsky & Mcnabb, 2010). The developed countries are the primary producers of this waste, with the role of doing away with the waste left to the poorer developing countries. In the US and Canada for example, close to 80% of all electronic waste is exported to Asia and ...

Introduction

The contemporary education environment has changed in response to the needs of the market. The skill requirements at present are different from those of earlier periods. The integration of technology in the classroom is in response to the significance of technology in the contemporary environment as well as the need to increase the effectiveness of the instruction process. Educational technology has many applications in the classroom. In addition to differentiating the instruction process, teachers can also use technology. This paper focuses on the use of education technology in the instruction and assessment of the students.

Section One: Mission and Vision Statements

Mission Statement It is ...

Issues in Digital Photography

The essay summarizes and compares the arguments by two authors, Rachel Wells, and Carol Squlers on Digital images and photography in Digital age. The paper focuses on how the authors challenge traditional modes in image making while advocating their views. The chapter on “Digital Scale: enlargement and intelligibility in Thomas Ruff’s jpeg Series “inspects the use of pixelation in Thomas Ruff’s jpeg series1.Ruff looked into the disclosure of the pixel grid when enlarging digital images. He has long been interested in reproduction and manipulation of digital images. His jpeg series works on digital images found on the ...

Communication Essay

In the current times, there are several implications for democracy brought about by the growth and development of the New Media. The last few decades have seen an increased tension between the perceived performance and the ideals of democratic institutions. Even though there might be an absence of ‘crisis of democracy’, a lot of people believe that all is not well. For instance, in the USA there has been reports of widespread cynicism about political leaders and institution, increasing fears about civic disengagement. The common view of politics in our society is that the public will without a doubt ...

Media innovation

Introduction Innovation in the simplest definition can be viewed as a new idea, product or a method of performing a specific task. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines innovation as the “act or process of introducing new ideas, devices or methods (Merriam-webster.com, 2016). Innovation is the use of improved resolutions for countering new challenges, untended needs or fulfilling the already established markets better. One of the most important market that human race has delved in is the acquiring of information. Despite decades of improvement in the communication sector, the need for doing more to satisfy the informational needs of the population ...

People have recognized that the modern technological advances that we experience up until now have come with grave implications on environmental issues. Policy makers, debates, and public deliberations on environmental issues are now geared to solving these problems. However, the awareness from the public is not entirely borne out of first hand experiences. After all, we are all not scientists here. The mass media is, in part, responsible for steering public attention towards the myriad environmental issues. Mass media, from its print era to the digital age era of internet and smartphones have always been responsible in both creating ...

Should Teacher Pay be based on Student Performance?

In order to implement any pay system and merit-based pay in the companies it is essential that these organizaions define their terms and goals as well as clearly outline the pupose of the programs that ar being implemented. Educational field is not an exception (Gratz, 2009) and many organizations are looking for effectibv ways to implement performance pay. But what Performance Pay actually mean and how shoud it be defined and measured? It is critical to understad that perfomance-based compenation is a way to reward employees and demonstrates areas for improvement. This only works in the environment, which offers ...

Today one of the major problems of education implies a collision of information culture of students who called digital native and information culture of teachers who began to use the possibilities of these technologies in adulthood (digital immigrant). This led to a rapid rise of the amount of information that is really an information explosion. It also leads to large-scale changes in the methods and the nature of communication between people and development of the information society as one of the leading contemporary social processes. Such changes of socio-economic conditions can not affect the socio-psychological and psycho-pedagogical portrait of ...

Source #1:

Web address where the site can be located where you are lurking: N/A A Summary of The Stated Purpose of the Site or Mission Statement: promoting fashion for people who are overweight Observational Notes: This site is a good source for black plus-size women since it promotes fashion suitable for them. The members of the group are active as evidenced by the fact that at the time of writing this paper, a photo posted seven hours before had recorded 1,690 likes. I would recommend this site since it encourages women who are overweight to develop a positive attitude ...

Introduction

The modern world is increasingly facing the development and advancement of the social media, which has become an essential part of the contemporary society. Most of the common platforms of social media include gaming sites, video sites such as YouTube, blogs, and Web sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Instagram, and LinkedIn among others. These channels have provided different and convenient ways of communication and hence changing and revaluing the ties that bind people together. These ties involve the emotional interconnection between different individuals in the society regardless the adverse or positive aspect of this interconnection. Through verbal and ...

Introduction

The word “Victimless” crime typically refers to crimes that are prohibited, but no direct injury is involved to the non-participants. Prostitution is one of the examples of victimless crimes. Today, prostitution has turned out to be a global industry where sex is now being traded for drugs, clothing, food, favors, shelter and money. Many reasons force people to partake in this activity despite the many dangers involved. The government should interfere with victimless crimes (such as prostitution) so that the dangers associated with them can be controlled.

Causes of Prostitution

There are many factors that cause prostitution to thrive in the society. ...

Abstract

Globalization and the vaiety of external factors, affecting change management transformed the role of Human Resource Development (HRM) from facilitator to change leader and highlighted the importance of emotional intelligence on individual and group levels within the organizations (Yaeger and Sorensen, 2009).

Human Resource Management

Q1: How would you define OD and its relationship to HRD? Swanson and Elwood (2009) argue that the fundamental role of OD in a given organization was to bring to light incremental change. Traditional OD focuses on planned incremental change with smaller scope and scale within the company. OD as compared to the change management initiatives in ...

DIGITAL MARKETIN CAMPAINGN PLAN REPORT

Digital Marketin Campaingn Plan Formed in 1887, Wycombe Wanderers (WWFC) is the biggest football club in High Wycombe. After spending a few years in the lower levels of English football, the 90’s saw the club promoted into the top-flight football. It currently plays in the third tier of English football, commonly referred to as the league 2. The club plays at the Adams Park, which has a capacity of close to 10,000 spectators. In an average day, however, the club’s stadium is usually half-full, with the number going lower if the weather is not conducive for ...

Abstract

The associated issues of copyright protection and digital rights management are pressing ones these days. Particularly for the music industry, there is a growing trend among consumers to download music illegally via torrents without giving a second thought to the ethics or legally of their actions. On the other hand, many have suggested that unreasonable laws and the length of time that copyrights last explain the many copyright violations we see today. This essay will examine the nature of copyright law and its original intended purpose in English common law, as well as how the founding fathers of the ...

Introduction

We live in a digital age today, where everything is accessed and stored online. One observable effect of this phenomenon is that millions of people are now using social sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and the like. The primary objective of people using these sites is that they can be updated on the latest news and trends, as well as to communicate with friends and loved ones. Because of this, people put personal information such as contact numbers, passwords, school and work information, e-mail and home addresses, and the like so that they can be easier to be ...

Perhaps one of the most difficult things to learn in the English language is spelling. There are so many rules to memorize, and even more exceptions that have to keep in mind. Some talks have been going on about simplifying English words in order to avoid confusion among learners and to make learning the language simpler. Others even argue that spelling is not a part of the language as it is only a part of writing. Amidst all these discussions, a debate about taking out spelling rules has started. Those who are pushing for such change argue that language ...

The Internet is applauded as the best thing that has revolutionized every industry and sector in the world. However, the different merits that internet has on the way the world operates does not mean that it is perfect. It is worth noting that the internet has its shortcomings which can be directly attributed to it. It is important to understand the shortcomings of this great invention that brought about the information age to be able to not only understand them but also seek for solutions to the problems. One of the major challenges that came with the internet is ...

Introduction

Tesco is the leading supermarket in United Kingdom, and is the dominant company to realize endless benefits of large data analytics. It supplies customers nationally with groceries and a huge range of diverse services. From the start of mid 990s, Tesco launched own loyalty program having Clubcard. Several competitors used identical cards as a way to get target coupons and discounts. Nevertheless, Tesco discovered the importance of insight it would provide into its consumer’s behavior patterns. The company commenced processing the large flood of data originating in from these cards, and managed to better target mailings of coupons ...

Question: Does giving organizations or individuals the ability to purchase very specific demographic information help produce a fairer and more equal society or is it a threat to privacy and security? Should governments limit the type of information marketers can use? Do governments have this power?

Introduction

With the advancements in technology and computer programming, there is a new application or service being developed every day. The companies require certain information regarding the consumers in order to understand their needs and demands regarding various products and services. The companies or other computer programmers and even entrepreneurs can utilize this information ...

Acquiring some new opportunities rarely does not go hand-in-hand with the risk of losing something. The reality is such that, having considerably augmented in the field of technology, the people of today ought to give something in return for the new things they have obtained. In the information age, when many things hitherto inaccessible have become just a click away, it is equally true that people gain something and lose something. It especially concerns privacy. Therefore, in the digital age, loss of a certain amount of privacy is inevitable. Arguably, the main factor that has contributed to the certain ...

Today, photography is an art and a profession both. It is one of the most popular hobbies in the world and a multi-billion dollar industry. Looking back in history, one gets insight on how the fascinating techniques in photography were created and how those years of experimenting and efforts led to further improvement. There have been notable photographers in the history of photography and its progress. The collecting knowledge and increasing experimentation associated with knowledge and imagination led to the exploration of new domains. By the late nineteenth century, the photographic media experienced a shift when the demarcation between ...

Children’s culture is very important and understand it is even more imperative. In this essay we will focus on the aspect of social media in the way children use it. The way children use social media is very different than the way adults use it. Adults may use it for networking, to find old friends or for many other purposes. Children use it to post pictures of pets or other interesting things they see. There are those that argue that some kids are way too young to use social media and there can be a lot of pitfalls ...

Smith’s the man of system concept explains how a person can create a blueprint for the society. The man of the system is taken to be wise enough to control everyone in the society just like it happens on a chess board. The limitation of the concept is that people in society will deviate from the blueprint as they look forward to controlling their destiny. It is clear that everyone in the society is selfish and strives to act in a way that fits his circumstances. Thus, if the man of system tries to impose his directions on ...

COMMUNICATION PRIVACY MANAGEMENT ABSTRACTS

Communication Privacy Management in Electronic Commerce Abstract This study applies Petronio’s Communication Privacy Management theory (CPM) to understand the tension between information disclosure and privacy within e-commerce relationships. It proposes that consumers manage their privacy concerns through decisions to reveal or conceal information about themselves in interactions with online retailers. The study investigates the degree to which privacy management strategies identified by CPM theory to regulate privacy and disclosure within interpersonal relationships, including withholding and falsifying information, as well as seeking information seeking from a relational partner, operate in the computer-mediated context of e-commerce relational transactions. Findings suggest ...

Introduction3

Stealing an Artist's Work3-4 International Copyrights Laws4-5 Criticisms of the TPP6 The Enforcement of Copyright6-8 The Contradictory U.S. Position8-10

The Excessive TPP Copyright Term10-12

Why Copyright Expanded12-13 Conclusion13 It might seem obvious that the individual creator of a particular work, whether it is a piece of literature, a film or a song, should have full rights to that work and control over how it is used. While for the average person, the concept copyright might seem unimportant or even an inconvenience for them personally, the idea behind copyrighted material has existed for centuries and is a major part of the socioeconomic structure in the ...

Social media has turned out to be rampant, impacting the social fabric of today society and transforming the way of social relationships. It has transformed the manner people communicate, socialize and interact. New technologies aids facilitate and offer flexibility in communicating and allocating resources. This innovative technique for consuming and creating information is particularly attractive to youths as a tool and room for activities not probable in the face-to-face setting. Nevertheless, improper use of social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter by college students has called for a debate over whether or not it has revolutionized the structure and ...

Intellectual Property

Information system plays a very important role in our society. There are the ethical aspects of the information system in regards to intellectual property that arises with the use of information technologies. These can be piracy and plagiarism of resources where another person's knowledge and work are used without giving due credit to the owner of the information. This happens when someone presents an idea that taken from another source as their own. This paper is going to discuss ethical issues that arise from piracy of resources, patents, and copyrights in the world through the internet. Information ethics issues ...

Impacts of Social Media on Public Relations Practices and Crisis Management

Social media has created a channel for organizations, particularly public relations managers to communicate issues ascribed to crisis management. However, it has also increased pressure among public relations managers who struggle to formulate or craft messages as well as main control information that flows from diverse users. Monitoring the content of information disseminated by stakeholders on social media sites is significant owing to the fact that though these sites stakeholders spread and disseminate information ascribed to organizational reputation.

Crisis communication preparedness plans can address this issue by ensuring that social media is integrated into communication plans/strategies, particularly crisis communication ...

When photography arrived about 150 years ago, it was considered as a documentary medium because of the exact replicas of the subject. The technologically advanced cameras and development of photojournalism led to the development of realistic photos. Those photographs were considered a witnesses of reality as they expose the facts of life (Mullen 6). Gradually, manipulation in photography was looked upon to necessary to display the subject accurately. This was because the event was not self-explanatory or clear in photographs at times. Thus, the photographer was compelled at times to edit those images. Documentary photography is seen to belong ...

Information Technology Effects

Abstract The objective of the paper is to analyze the effects of information technology on interpersonal communication. Technology advancement and continued economic development have both positive and negative effects on interpersonal communication. The topic is one of organizational development studies that investigate effects of technology on communications. The paper reviews both positive and negative effects of information technology, its effect on interpersonal communication. With the preamble of a new communication and information age, techniques of social communications continue to change. The project analyzes the effects of information technology in the love or relationship cases, workplace, and for recreational purposes. ...

In the modern day world, technology has become an important aspect of the daily lives of most people. However, people sometimes fail to have a clear understanding of how technology and especially the use of the internet have influenced their lives. This course has helped me get a better understanding of this issue. The lessons have focused on the issue of the internet, and its historical development over time. Through this, I have learned how trends in internet usage have changed over time. I have also had a better understanding of the concept of the digital divide. In the ...

Research question formulation

Charter school was one of the main component of the ‘No Child Left Behind Act’ which was created in 2002 (Shober, 2006). These schools serve as an alternative education and are managed independently of the public school system of its location (Shober, 2006). They are non- profit with there main aim being to enable all students with rights to education. Charter school legislation was first adopted in Minnesota in the year 1991. Currently, Minnesota has registered 165 charter schools which serve more than 41,000 students. Since then many states have adopted the charter school Act and as it ...

Raising a perfect family in the 21st century has proven to be a lot more different than it was two decades ago. With so many technological advancements around and many people going with the flow, family dynamics have changed. The present culture depends so much on what they find online whether good or bad. Friendships are formed through social so are they broken. At the family level, parents are constantly chatting with their peers and strangers, many more Facebook and send tweets even during family gatherings or meetings. The influence that social media has had on families is changing ...

Introduction

In the United Kingdom, ten years ago the television was the major medium of entertainment. Now, in the era of technology laptops, PCs, mobiles, and tablets have become the dominant players of entertainment. The access of youngsters to the different devices has increased dramatically in the UK (Ellis and GreenBank, 2015) (See Appendix). These changing patterns created huge challenges for media and creative agencies. In the flow of the media, the boundaries between numerous media channel became blurred. It became more important for media agencies to determine that how these Medias individually operate with the aim of producing the ...

Introduction

Ethics and morality are extremely essential in every business. This is foremost objective to build businesses upon well-established business ethics and principles. However, it has been well noted that businesses in the contemporary global economy face some central ethical challenges (Jones, Parker, and Bos, 2005). To understand the nature of the ethical challenges faced by businesses and how to deal with them, it is imperative to understand the meanings and significance of some ethical and moral concepts. Morality is the set of established norms and values that are considered and portrayed as good and right within a given socio-cultural ...

Overview

There are several program learning outcomes for a Masters of Art in Education. By achieving these outcomes, the program prepares the graduates for the dynamic world of education with a diverse set of skills.

PLO 1: Instructional Planning for Learner Development

This learning outcome is recognition of the influence of different factors in the learning of an individual. Some of the implicated factors include the social factors, cognitive abilities, linguistic factors, physical patterns, and the emotional development of the learner. It is imperative that a teacher understands the influence of these factors on the learning process when planning for the approaches to instructions. This learning outcome ...

Introduction

It is challenging to fathom exactly what drives people towards accomplishment in life, but there are some reasons to believe that both external and internal forces play significance roles in motivation. “Motivation is the particular word commonly used to describe the situation of self-determination” (Deci & Ryan, 2014). The theory of motivation developed by Deci and Ryan (2014), suggest that individuals are necessarily driven by the need to grow to gain personal fulfillment. However, where does that motivation stems from? Deci and Ryan (2014) explain that “self-determination influences people towards accomplishing such tasks." First, people's activities and efforts are usually ...

Management and Leadership

Part 1: Theory and reviewSection 1: Introduction There are two major views regarding contemporary management and leadership. The first is the personality perspective. In this perspective, the major influence of the leader is shaped by his power to influence other individuals towards achieving some goals. Therefore, the leader uses special traits that serve as bait and amalgamation for these individuals to work towards some common objectives. The other view is the behavioral aspect. In this case, the leader selects some tools that are directive, participative, and achievement oriented. The basis for selecting these tools is the needs of ...

A. Major Issue and Focus

- Interesting issue of web content management about Using Social Media Tools to Connect to Customers to Support the Libraries

Notes

BULLET 1: I find the way libraries use social media an interesting topic for this presentation. I will cover most of the major issues surrounding the use of social media by libraries to connect to their customers to support libraries I have defined briefly in this presentation my audience, which will be the library management.

B. Context and Audience Descriptions

- Evaluate Australian state libraries’ use of social media technology ...

It is higher education worth your resources in terms of time, money and even effort as stated by Lazerson in Higher Education and the American Dream: Success and it's Disconnects In the recent day and the modern world, the saying that if you do not have any education then you are in deep trouble holds a lot of weight and truth. Many people think that they can make it in life without a higher education by finding cheap employment that does not require vocational training. A higher education is the learning stages that occur in academic, universities, seminaries, colleges and technological ...

The fundamental reason why David C. Edelman, Roland T. Rust, Christine Moorman and Gaurav Bhalla explore deep changes in modern marketing is the ascent of digital media, most notably, social media. On the one hand, they establish perfect opportunities for manufacturers and retailers to track customers’ preferences. On the other, people tend to use digital media to choose the product they want to purchase. Customers are eager to report their positive or negative experience with the product, so that companies’ accent on marketing in digital media could not only illuminate negative effects, but turn out to be leverage in ...

Abstract

In this modern day digital era, the youth are synonymous with technology. Indeed, the youth and digital connection are conterminous. It is increasingly becoming impossible to delink the youth from technology or digital connection. It may well be stated that in most nations around the world coupled with the internet connectivity, the youth’s lives are significantly driven and occupied by the mainstream digital media. This argument will examine different aspects of evidence anchoring this position as availed by the engagement of the youth in various activities including but not limited to entertainment and education. At first, there is ...

The most vital agencies in the world utilize Continuity of Operations (COOP) systems and sites in order to safeguard the stability of their operations in case of a website crash and network disaster. It is assumed that businesses and agencies do not rely on uploading their data to their main domain site only and do not have just a single backup of information. In most cases high level organizations have an entire COOP protocol that includes a mirror site. COOP plans have become such a vital component of client service. Protected the established lines of communication between agencies and organizations is also a COOP ...

A manager has been defined as an individual who has control over a business or organization and manipulates resources and spending in the enterprise or organization. The manager is tasked with the job of minimizing costs and maximizing profit for the organization. The one sure avenue of achieving this is to focus the employees that are under him to perform in their work activities so that the objectives of the organization are met. A critical analysis of the various roles of the manager will indicate a bias towards focusing people towards the performance of work activities to achieve organization objectives (Comfort ...

Kenneth Goldsmith brings out his controversial idea on writing in his ‘Revenge of the Text,’ and he analyses the concept of paratextual and the technological advancement in writing has taken the different forms like typography, design, cover page etc. that can grasp the attention and appreciation of the present readers. On the contrary, Flusser in his ‘Future of Writing’ questions about the future of writing if written text has been transformed by the digital expression, as he strongly feels there is no future for writing. The preponderance of the technologies over the matter of writing is ...

Everybody has a political idea or agenda. The digital age provides people with the opportunity to contribute their political ideas. It has taken ages for the idea of democracy to be embraced fully by the global fraternity. This explains why everybody should contribute and support this important idea.

Winston presents himself as an optimistic writer. This is evident in the way he appreciates the steps in achieving democracy. He appreciates all stages that democracy has undergone. He attributes the growth of democracy to improvements in technology. He greatly appreciates the role of technology in disseminating information and sharing of political ...

Globalization comes when international and worldwide relations come close to one another.. These worldwide relations can be in the form of business relation, technological relation, and environmental relation. People have become much closer to one another than ancient times. In ancient times, people could not have access to one another; markets were not offering products all over the world. But in recent times, if a person travels to another part of the world, he will not feel much change in environment, food or technology. If we compare the history of past to the present, we can see that economic, political, ...

Globalization essentially refers to the increased interactions on various fronts at the international level. In many cases globalization has been interpreted to mean the trade among different nations. This trade overcomes the traditional national barriers in turn facilitating interactions through both labor and commodities across nations. However, it is instructive to note that while trade informs the main form of globalization, other facets include education, cultural interactions, security and defence operations, and research, among others. In other words, globalization should not be narrowly constrained to international trade. Rather, it should be considered wholesomely to include all other forms of ...