Essays on Dirks

How can content marketing on social media channels be used in order to increase the level of customer engagement for the UK fitness industry?

Introduction Social media channels represent the new phenomenon, that has forced industries to change their attitude to marketing strategies, brand awareness, and customer engagement. The social media channels today pose certain threats to the traditional advertising, which treats the customers as a homogeneous crowd . In this extent, the social media channels are highly personalized presenting the versatile and verified social media content to the targeted audience. The marketing specialists are always in constant search of ...

Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated fantasy-adventure film and one of Walt Disney' s original classics. It is based on the play Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up by J.M. Barrie. One of Walt Disney’s greatest financial successes, the film has often been criticized due to its unfavorable depiction of Native Americans. The film and the play upon which it is based, reflect American Societal norms at the time. The film has a lot to say about the psychology of the American male and female gender roles during the first half of the ...

1.Michel Foucault distinguishes between Sovereign Power and Disciplinary Power. (a)What are the essential elements of each type of power? (b) How would Foucault interpret Weber’s distinction between Catholicism and Calvinism? (c) How would Foucault assess Durkheim’s distinction between Mechanical Solidarity and Organic Solidarity? Michel Foucault’s philosophy is directly related to the concepts of power and security within a society. As such, Foucault frequently discusses the ways in which individuals should be punished for crimes against their society, and the parties that should be responsible for said punishment. The two chief types of power Foucault defines ...

Introduction

Building relationships in business can play an essential part for the success of the business. Great business relationships can open ways for introduction to potential investors, customers, advisers among others. However, creating a bond in business in no mean task; relationships need much trust and rapport which require consistent over time (Dirks, 2001). To nurture and develop good business relationships, there are a multiple methods that can assists achieve this objective.

The leader should be helpful; in any particular situation, people like to have relationships from those they can get help. The leader should have such attributes as it helps lay a ...

At first glance of the film ‘The Searchers,’ directed by John Ford, it may appear that Ethan Edwards is a racist warrior obsessed with racial hatred and the absence of love for family. Based on racism that was experienced in the 1960s especially, on the Indians and other, whites the film was seen as harsh; however, in light of today’s events, people view it in a different perspective as it has helped in shaping the American History. Ethan is obsessed about saving his niece from the Comanche’s who burn down his family house killing his family. However, he is ...

Introduction

Leadership is defined by Chester Bernard as "the ability of a superior to influence the behavior of subordinates and persuade them to follow a particular course of action" (ETSU, 2013). For the success of any organization or a mission, it is important to have a great leader at the helm. A true leader is he who can elicit positive actions, behaviors and emotions in people without the promise of a reward or a threat of punishment (Givray, 2012). A true leader is he who with his passion, perseverance and dedication can guide his followers and subordinates into the right direction of success. There are different ...

Article Review: Columbus, The Indians, and Human Progress

The article “Columbus, The Indians and Human Progress” by Howard Zinn presents real facts of the exploration and discovery of the world by Europeans and how they conquered and ruled over the world. The article throws light on the great misconception that the lands discovered and explored by European explorers were uncivilized bare wastelands. On the contrary these were the lands of great traditions, society and in many ways better than European civilizations. In many of the cases the atrocities shown by great personalities like Columbus is coveted instead of becoming a matter of concern for modern civilization. The article ...

- What is/are the main issue(s) in the case? The main issue in this case is the difference between the implied values attributable to the Cypress business vs. the actual market value. This means the share price of Cypress Semiconductor is mispriced which gives an opportunity of arbitrage. The stub valuation poses an opportunity to any speculative investor to get some potential high returns in short term. As Cypress holds both its own stock as well as SunPower stock, it creates a portfolio of stock for Cypress which is less risky as one company is meant to ...

For the purposes of this assignment, I recently examined by sense of ethics through the Ethics Awareness Inventory instrument, my findings helping me to realize my own scale of personal ethics. According to my combined scores, my personality tends to be most likely attuned toward Obligation - this means that I am committed, dependable, and respectful of others. I see other people as the reason I work, and their happiness and satisfaction my overall goal - I do not use them to get ahead on my own. People can depend on me, and I feel obligated to meet the ...

Islam, Judaism and Christianity are popular religions across the world. Martin (3) noted that these religions represent almost half of the world’s religious believers, with Christianity and Islam coming first and second on the world’s most popular religions respectively. They have some features in common, but continue to fall into conflict often just like it has been throughout their history. This paper has two parts. First, it notes the common elements to all the three religions. In the second part, it evaluates both historical and contemporary conflicts with respect to these religions, and the efforts that have ...

Abstract

The relationship between leadership, trustworthiness and ethical stewardship is examined in Caldwell et al.'s (2010) "Leadership, Trustworthiness and Ethical Stewardship." The authors posit that ethical stewardship leads to trustworthiness, which is an important facet of leadership in organizations and businesses. In this essay, these three primary facets are reviewed and examined, the individual relationships weighed against other research on the topic. A subjective view of these facets is also included, considering the mediating lens as a potential drawback to the theory that behaving in an ethical and trustworthy way will lead to the perception of an effective leader by employees ...

Advantages/benefits

a) After Japan’s strenuous and prolonged struggle with depression all the way through the 1990’s, nevertheless, numerous spectators, whether outside or inside Japan have questioned the efficiency of some customary Japanese administrative strategies. Example: Numerous of these methods were attributed with assisting to uplift the Japanese financial system to its existing position as the world’s next largest after the United Sates of America, and thus enabling the Japanese businesses, in particular the manufacturing segment, to be more aggressive than their international equivalent.

b) As a consequence, during the 21st century, the Japanese administrative modus operandi are ever in a state ...

English Literature

On the Texan Death Row, how many inmates have expressed sorrow and remorse, and how many of them have expressed anger.

Understandably, if the prisoner is aware of their innocence or guilt, then they are far more likely to act accordingly: if an innocent man was charged and sentenced to be placed on death row amongst the absolute scum of the Earth, it would be understandable for him to express a lot of anger. However, for the prisoners who have been charged and their innocence not proven, some express remorse whilst others express anger anyway. The purpose of this essay ...