Essays on Disadvantage

Analysis of alcohol abuse from sociological perspective

Annotated Bibliography Kissin, B. (1983). The biology of alcoholism, Volume 6: The pathogenesis of alcoholism psychosocial factors. New York, NY: Plenum Press. The book of Benjamin Kissin (1983) examines the natural history of alcoholism. The author defines the reasons and factor that cause or can lead to the alcoholism. There are various factors that can contribute to the contemporary social issue, such as “moral turpitude, willfulness, and role modeling, urbanization, environmental, stress, oral personality, genetic predisposition, and biochemical defects. The source will be very valuable since it makes the connection between the poverty and alcoholism. causes of the alcoholism ...

Compensation is any amount paid to employees by the company in regard to pay which is determined by the human resources department of a company. Other than the guaranteed or fixed pay of an employee, the compensation includes variable pay which is paid based on his performance or any other criteria fixed by the company. Other compensation plans include benefits and stock option plans. The fixed or guaranteed pay does not form part of the benefits or compensation. Hence, the compensation and benefits include: Variable pay: The variable pay is rewarded in cash based on different criteria. The pay ...

Introduction

The article entitled The Gender Gap in Wages, circa 2000 by June O’Neil discusses the existence of gender pay gap between men and women, despite the considerable social and economic growth that occurred during this century. Accordingly, the participation of women in the labor force has dramatically increased in the turn of the century, yet the labor force activity does not seem to narrow the gender wage gap. O’Neil argued that the wage gap between men and women is spelled out by non-discriminatory elements which “are unlikely to change radically in the near future unless the roles ...

Among the best topics for you tube for my Turkish newspaper industry is political news so that I provide up to date news for my clients. The best way for this to be successful is by hiring an adequate number of reporters who will cover the entire country’s politics without a hitch. The main disadvantage of the same is the fact that the finance it requires is high. However, the advantage is weightier than the disadvantage. Wherever there is an incident that requires reporting, there will be manpower enough to cover the stories as well as provide video ...

The global rise in technological development has revolutionized modern day office work. The use Google Apps in a law firm is advised.

Google Apps

Google Inc. offers these office programs to enable people to share information and connect to one another. The Google app package consists of email, word, spreadsheet, presentation programs and calendar. The first advantage of Google apps is the ease of use. It allows users to share information automatically to their counterparts in a workgroup by single login. The second advantage is that Google app is free. It allows ten users to connect and share after which it ...

The corporate governance in United States, Japan and South Korea is experiencing some drastic changes in how they handle their stakeholders such as suppliers, customers and shareholders. The paper compares how the three models of corporate governance make their strategic decisions based on the shareholder values. However, there is a big difference in how these companies are implemented based on the countries (Larcker & Tayan, 2). There are some new improvements in the models of USA and the global corporate governance over time. For instance, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance of 2004 were revised in 2014. The new, updated ...

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, also known as TPP constitutes of twelve nations lying on the Pacific Rim, which include the United States, Australia, Canada, Brunei, Japan, Chile, Mexico, Malaysia, Peru, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam . These countries account for over 40 percent of the economic output across the globe and 26 percent of the world trade. One of the major advantages of the TPP is removing tariff as well as non-tariff barriers to investment and trade and investment among the participant countries. Furthermore, the TPP streamlines the regulations, thereby implementing common standards and safeguards of intellectual property and foreign direct ...

Jane Doe

Introduction Women’s rights throughout the world have continued to be the subject of human rights concerns for members of the various nations and regulatory groups throughout the world. Not all entities have the same concerns for the fair and equal rights of women in their nations, but with the world watching, pressure is put on these nations lacking proper adherence to human rights policies for women in these countries. Africa, often known for its volatile circumstances and harsh treatment of women is the focal point of this research paper in helping to create a best practices policy suggestion ...

Introduction

The much prevalence of manufacturers of turbines in China can be contributed to the dire need for sustainability. Turbines are a form of machine that aids in conversion of kinetic energy originating from wind into electric power. Besides solar, wind energy is a much sustainable form of energy which helps in substituting the non-renewable forms. As the result, this report compiles the result of a research conducted around China about existing fan turbines manufacturers. The five best companies were chosen, and this include: Sinovel, Goldwind, Sany, Mingyang, Shanghai Electric. These companies were then evaluated in terms of the pertinent ...

Money and the Payment System

With the introduction of credit cards, the electronic cash began to expand worldwide. Today, there are several types of electronic payment methods are in use widely, however, the cash is still present in the society which shows the importance of cash in the normal routine of life. There are several advantages of using the electronic methods of cash payments such as bitcoins, PayPal and debit cards. The main advantage is that these facilities provide extra security to the user and the cash during the transactions. The improvement in the technology in the society is increasing the level of cashless ...

Money and Payment System

The cashless society means that the normal course of the transaction of the cash is done with the help of electronic methods such as credit cards, PayPal and other electronic wallets available today. The improvements in the technology are increasing the use of electronic cash as compared to the use of actual cash or bank check. The main advantage of using the electronic way of transferring the cash is that it is normally used by the customers who are making transaction for smaller transactions such as buying grocery, paying the online fee and utility bills. These consumers can avail ...

Why Youth Joins Gangs?

The number of youth joining Gangs is increasing day by day. The public is concerned about the involvement of youth in the gangs and also the violence associated with their activities is being increased. Being in a gang is highly related to the delinquent behavior. Youth joins gangs because they experience certain pulls pertaining to the attractiveness of the gangs like gang membership can enhance their prestige or status among friends, they can make money etc. Thus, youth personal advantage in gang membership. There can be numerous reasons for why youth join gangs like parental/family influences, poverty/socio-economic status, neighborhood ...

Report on Collaborative Research for Postgraduate Students

Abstract The report seeks to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of collaboration in research. The advantages include flexibility, achievement of positive research outcomes and improved access to resources required for research activity: The disadvantages include the risk of liability and the pressure of establishing efficient communication systems. The report recommends for the department to come up with best approaches to collaborative research.

Introduction

Many new researchers often have the fear of collaboration when doing research. It stems from naivety and the fear that they would have nothing to contribute to the collaboration. It has, however, been proved that collaboration is ...

Characteristics of Accounting Information

Characteristics of Accounting Information The inventory system of any business affects the profitability of the business. Therefore, it is very important to adopt the most suitable inventory system to increase the profitability and the reliability of the financial statements. The change in inventory valuation method from FIFO method to Average method can change the figures of closing inventory in the balance sheet and reduce or increase the cost of sales in the income statements. The inventory valuation technique which suits best to reduce the tax expense can be adopted. However, it is important to understand that the change in ...

The Belmont Report

The Belmont Report was designed to ensure that practitioners and psychologists in the United States upheld ethical standards in psychological studies. Historically, three ethical principles have been developed as guiding principles as a result of the Belmont Report; each of these principles must be adhered to by anyone or any organization that is using human test subjects during the course of their work. These three ethical principles emphasize respect for persons, beneficence, and justice—without adherence to these principles, the ethical study can and should be considered inappropriate and should not be conducted. Each of these three facets of ...

LLC or Limited Liability Corporation is a type of company where the assets and liabilities of the owners are separate from the company’s. It is a combination of a corporation and a partnership, combining advantages of both. An LLC separates the liabilities of the corporation from the owner, thus offering a protection to the owners. It offers legal protection to owners for company’s debt and obligations. In addition, there are certain tax benefits and operational benefits involved with LLC too. An LLC does not directly pay corporation tax as a normal does. Instead the profit or losses ...

Abstract

Despite the logical expectation of the success of the pay-for-performance program introduced to educational facilities, the project is not considered as one. Even though the necessity of educational level increase is recognized, the P4P program may not be the right motivational solution for the teachers, since it has a list of its disadvantages for both, employer and employee. Not only it is difficult to establish and maintain a fair and working performance evaluation system, which would consider all of the aspects of teachers’ work, but it is also difficult to operate the human factor with its prejudice and attitudes. ...

The purpose of this essay is to present the theoretical background of SWOT analysis, its advantages and the disadvantages. One of the tools used in many researches not only in business area has blurred and contradicting views of its origins. Every company, business or alone actor needs to be aware of its strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities and here is where SWOT analysis comes in hand in order to reach the specific companies, business or enterprise’s goals. Since in today’s world, it is not enough to be just good, one needs to have a strategic advantage with ...

Background

According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2019) in 2018, the total number of offenses committed by young offenders was 728, 280. The major crimes committed by young offenders include simple assault (125,030), drug abuse violations (90,670), and disorderly conduct (57, 760). The most significant crime committed by young offenders was violent crimes (46,140). Although the overall crimes committed by the young individuals dropped by 10 percent from the 2017 calendar year to the 2018 fiscal period, these crimes still baffle the relevant authorities and the public. The major question that accompanies the ...

Question 1

Cyber-vigilantism refers to the vigilantism actions taken by internet users either over the internet or by using applications that be subject to the internet. It comprises vigilantism actions meant to reduce or wipe out cyber-crimes, scams and non-internet related conduct. The main explanation for vigilantism is the lack of central authority to curb all these cyber-crimes and scams thus creating the need for reactions against such behaviors. The lack of central authority to control internet usage has been the reason for the high cases of cyber-crimes, scams that have been a problem to all users of the internet. It is ...

Part I: A Problem Exists

In the past few decades, the debate regarding payment for college athletes has become a pressing issue for higher education, necessitating a deeper look into the consequences of paying college athletes such high amounts for their playing. Currently, the NCAA’s rules and regulations regarding student athletes’ compensation include a no-pay rule; NCAA member colleges are forbidden from sharing revenue with athletes, leaving the payment and budget to go to coaches and faculty (Edelman, 2014). However, the possibility of paying student athletes raises many different arguments. Some argue that the emphasis on athletics in the higher education experience has left other departments ...

Final Assignment

Both Bridges and Switches work on the data link layer of the OSI Model. However, switches are more advanced. Discuss how a switch has an advantage over a bridge in a network then elaborate more on the technology implemented in switches to control broadcast domains A bridge is a two interfaces device that creates two collision domains. This is because it forwards the traffic received from one interface only to the interface where layer two devices is connected (Olenewa, 2014). Bridges serves the main function of reading the destination of MAC address to forward the traffic only to the interface where it ...

Question one

Segregation was a common vice that to place in most of the social amenities. The fact that the available public facilitates were used separately by the white and black due to the concern of superiority and inferiority that existed between the two races. Although the separate facilitate did attribute to the segregation it also had benefits on the fight against the segregation practice (Brinkley, 2007 p.34).

The separate public facilities motivate the African-American leader to fight for creation of doctrine that should allow room for separate but equal public facilities. In other words, it means that ...

Theories are important tools in enabling people understand and explain how society functions. Criminology, enable us appreciate the criminal justice system. Theories inform people on the things they should be aware and what they need to know. They include the breaching and making of the law, crimes and deviant behavior, and also arrangements of criminal activity. Many theories have common features, but differences among them are still in existence.

Classical school of criminology differs from other schools of criminological theories in that, the classical school of criminology based its arguments upon utilitarian notions of free will and choice. ...

Employee participation in decision making is used to refer to the process whereby employees are part of the decision making committee. They do not only take orders from their bosses, but are also consulted in the process of making a decision regarding the running of the firm or business entity. Their opinion is sought before the management can pass any decision.

The participation criterion is that system that uses voting criterion. Paradox of participation refers to conditions in which two opposing or competing opinions often challenge each other. A good example is the quest of an equivalent work-life. Organizational ...

There are different cascading style sheets styles. When there are multiple styles used in a document, there is a process of using the style sheets in that document. The style that has the highest priority is inline style, followed by internal style, then external style. If there is no CSS style defined, then the browser style will be used. The priority will be established by developing a new virtual style rule where the precedence of the styles will be followed. An inline style will override the style that has been defined inside the <head> tag or the one that has been ...

ABSTRACT

The aim of this dissertation is mainly to analyzethe risk in the New York Stock Exchange using Statistical aspects and the computation of Value at Risk. The technique of Value at Risk or Value at Risk (VaR) is a methodology to standardize the calculation of the various risks that occur in a business e.g. banks, stock exchanges and corporations. The risk is defined as the probability of obtaining a result different than expected, the factors that will depend on the position of the entity, the risk factor under consideration and the time of calculation. Thus, the VaR seeks to establish quantitatively the ...

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In the recent decades the global power center has shifted from West to East and China has witnessed a tremendous rise, accelerating integration in East Asia region. Currently there are at least two significant integration processes there, among which regionalism remains the most visible and powerful (Szczudlik-Tatar, 2013).

Asian regionalism focuses mainly on economic cooperation between ASEAN members, which differ politically and economically. However, deep regional integration in East Asia may result in the establishment of a single market.

This writing analyzes the nature of Asia’s emerging regionalism, the relationship between Asian Regionalism and ...

The African continent has become a place where advanced nations have resorted to for scramble for its natural wealth. Africa is is rich in in minerals and natural resources attractive to outside forces. The fact that many African continents are still recovering from slavery makes it even more vulnerable to outside forces who come to invest in the countries to get a share of the resources. Africa has been riddled by dictators and western powers have taken advantage of this fact reducing the continent to a beggarly state. With the high rate on malnutrition, disease and death there has been increase in ...

IAS 39 Financial Instruments, comprising of recognition and Measurement is an accounting standard used internationally for financial instruments. It was released by International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Its main purpose is to outline requirements that were needed for the recognition and measuring of financial; assets, liabilities and contracts that are used in the buying or selling of items that are non-financial. The instruments become recognized when the entity becomes a party. IAS 39 came into use on December 2003 and applied to the annual periods that begun on and after 1st January 2005.

It would be swapped and interchanged ...

Sometimes it is hard to decide for a person that wants to become a smartphone user which of the smartphones is actually better. As I see today we have a worldwide competition between three great rivals, which are: Apple, Android and Blackberry. All three rivals are good enough to compete, however, they all have their cons and pros. Today I wanna talk about cons of Android phones.

Android is a software, that is developed by Android Inc, that was bought by Google Inc and the Open Handset Alliance, that was created by Google Inc in for supporting the Android system. (Gold, S. ...

Interviews are one of the most used methods soft collecting data. They are convenient and versatile in many ways. There are many types of interviews; structured face-to-face, behavioral-based, group, telephones, and social interviews.

Structured face-to-face interviews involve the interviewer having a list of questions that he or she asks the correspondent. The interviews questions might be in a form of questionnaire. The interviewer may write down the answer or tape the answers. The interviewer can use the non-verbal cues to gather information. In addition, the interviewer can seek clarification on a real-time basis. However, it can be costly to undertakes and ...

In a report submitted to the Migration Policy Institute, researchers gave statistics reflecting “an estimated 12 million unauthorized immigrants live in the United States” (Hanson, 2009, p.1) With the numbers running so high, Hanson (2009) estimated a continued ascension of the figures in later years (p.1) As a result; policies have since been formulated in a bid to curb these statistics while at the same time reassuring Americans of political, economic and social security. This and the rising concerns of American citizens to the presence of refugees in the country have put more pressure on the need to ascertain whether ...

I would like to start a small clothing boutique. I love clothes and I know a lot about fashion. The market for clothes is very large because clothing is a basic need. People like items that are stylish and trendy. Therefore, I need to do a lot of research on the tastes and preferences of the consumers so that I can avail to them the kind of clothes that they desire. There are business laws that must be followed while carrying out the clothing business. The laws are meant to promote fair competition, promote the economy of the country, and ensure that the ...

1) The scientific method is an organized approach used to explain why things happen or to predict what will happen. The scientific method aims to answer questions and problems objectively and accurately by conducting experiments. The first step in the scientific method is the definition of the problem. One has to have a specific problem which one wants to resolve. After defining the problem, questions must be asked. The purpose of asking questions is to limit the scope of the experiment. The questions will serve as a guide so that the experiment does not lose its focus. The question should be ...

Institutional racism is a part of one of the patterns followed by social institutions. There is a group of people who are given a negative or different treatment based on their race. Government organizations, banks, schools and other organizations often display such inequality and give unequal treatment to people based on race or skin color. Often, institutional racism (Mendez)is not intentional and is just pattern that is followed. Whether qualified blacks and Latinos get the right job opportunities or are victims of Institutional racism, is a debatable issue. With the arrival of an African American family in the White House, and as ...

Abstract

In Ross v. Moffitt (1974), it was held by the U.S. Supreme Court that the indigent criminal defendant is not entitled to the right of an appointed counsel at State’s cost as the indigent defendant is already entitled to the right of the appointed counsel at the courts below i.e., the trial court and first court of appeal where a counsel’s advise and presence is required at the various stages of trial and to point out to the Appellate court the errors committed by the court below. What is more important is the due process clause rather than ...

Healthcare organizations earn revenue through different means. Examples include; payment from provision of medical and non-medical services, donations and grants from persons, organizations and the government, and also from various forms of investments. Different factors affect the revenues generated from payments of medicinal and non-medicinal services. They include; the nature of medical services provided to patients, volume of outpatient procedures and the costs of such services. The main sources of revenue are as follows:

- Medicare

Medicare is a wellness program whose management lies with the Centers or Medicare and Medicaid Services. The program majorly avails healthcare services to individuals ...

Answer 1

Spot and forward market

Foreign exchange rate is the means of expressing the worth and the value of the economy by the value of its currency by the value of another one. The normal market usage is to in quoting the exchange rate to spot value. It, therefore, means that for spot date, the delivery for two business days from the trade date, the payment is always done two days after delivery except for Canada versus US where it is two days. The two business days are usually essential in order to allow the trade information between the counterparties involved being agreed upon ...

Having organizational problems within the company is important as it brings out the weaknesses and conflicts that happen in the background. Once the company notes these, it is its obligation to come up with several resolutions to curb them. A disadvantage of conflicts reflects on the company’s performance, such as losses in turnover and losses in major market shareholders to its competitors, among others. Besides, Investors can back out of a company since they cannot invest in a losing company, while the workforce starts quitting or if not so, the company resorts to laying off some of its employees, to ...

Introduction

According to Cameron & Quinn, (1999) the most successful companies are the ones that have a sustained profitability, which is higher than the normal kind of financial returns. These firms have their financial returns, and they have unique characteristics where there are certain well-defined conditions. The entries of these companies are higher than normal, and this is because they have higher costs of entry that make it harder for new players to enter the market. Further studies by Watson (1994) indicate that they point out in this case that they in most cases deal with the kind of goods that ...

Fundamentally, rational long-term planning modes of strategic management have divergent effects on not only the external environment (which the business exists in), but also impacts on the survival of small businesses in the same sector. Strategic management is essentially a field of study which provides evaluations of business objectives and formulation of strategies with respect to large established business corporations. As a matter of fact, the study objectifies the provision of long time strategies for the success of big stable corporations. The businesses environment in which such corporations exist in are characterized by different types of pressures. There are issues like ...

Introduction

International Airline Group (IAG) is a British-Spanish based multinational airline holding company with its headquartering located in London, United Kingdom (Menter, 2009). In terms of size and financial competitiveness, IAG is known as the seventh largest company of the world. The shares of the company are actively trading in the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and it is a major constitute of Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE-100) Index. The company earned net revenue amounting to €18,675 million in the year 2013 with net profit amounting to €147 million in the same year. The main perspective of this assignment is ...

- Identify and describe the 5 goals of advertising.

There are five main goals of advertising. The first goal is getting the attention of the consumer. This means that an advertiser needs to use readable print inside of their advertisements along with colors, diagrams, and pictures. It is also a good idea to use a strong headline for your advertising print. Therefore, the advertiser needs to make sure that their statement attracts the attention of the people that they want to buy their products. The second goal is prompting immediate action. This means that the advertiser wants people to immediately want to buy their products. Sometimes it is a good idea to ...

Coope, Christopher Mill. “Death with dignity.” Hastings Center Report, 27.5, (2007): 37.

This is an argument about the greatest disadvantage about euthanasia. It makes the people think that the only ay to die with dignity is by going to euthanasia. This is quiet misleading. As opposed to this option, the author argues that the best way is to give the different options on how to die with dignity.

This paper will help in developing an argument against euthanasia. It indicates that the practice tends tow whitewash the minds of the patients and the medical practitioners, thereby blinding ...

I would choose option 3: To shut down the Boiler and immediately investigate the boiler. This is because, first, losses in productivity cannot balance out the loss of human life or critical injury. Parts of the fan may become violently dislodged and seriously injure any bystanders. In addition, overheated bearings may result in ignition of any leaking oils or fuels (Rayaprolu 401). This may result in an explosion of the boiler or fire, which may not only lead to loss of expensive plant and machinery but also human lives. According to the OSHB (42), a fire outbreak occurred in 1984 ...

Globalization refers to the international integration process that arises from interchange of products, world views as well as ideas (Boudreaux, 2008). This element has been extremely significant in the definition of various issues that have arisen. It has been extremely significant in the development of various national policies that have been useful in definition of business among people in the world. One of the main policies that have been developed is Free Trade. This is a policy through which a government allows imports and exports for all countries without tariffs, subsidies as well as quotas. Free trade policy being extremely fundamental ...

The concept of cross listing entails the purchase and dealings in stocks listed in foreign markets. With the onset of globalization, countries were compelled into eliminating legal hurdles so as to open their markets for purposes of cross listing. However, the idea is still nascent in most of parts of the world. The leading international stock markets for cross listing are New York, Tokyo and London markets. This paper would tackle two central issues. The first limb seeks to examine advantages and disadvantages of listing companies in different foreign stock markets while the second limb examines issues involved in ...

Question 1

The following areas of Sydney have high rates of unemployment: Central West and Inner West (the rate of unemployment 9-13%); Gosford-Wyong and eastern part of South West part of Sydney (the rate of unemployment 7-9%); southern part of Gosford-Wyong, the part where Sydney Inner, Inner West, and George Sutherland are crossing; southern part of Sydney North West region and the part of Sydney Central West crossing Sydney North West (the rate of unemployment 5-7%). Almost all of the territory of North West region and Sydney South West are having low rate of unemployment of 4-5% if compared to the ...

The first table presented a matrix of correlations coefficients for Exam performance, Exam anxiety and Time spent revising. It was found that performance in exam was negatively linked to exam anxiety; the Pearson Correlation was r = −.441. P value was less than 0.05 so this relation is significant. It was also found that exam performance was significantly positively correlated to time spent revising; r = 0.3967 and p < 0.001. Lastly, exam anxiety appears to be significantly negatively linked to time spent revising (r = -0.709, p= 0.000). The above Descriptive table presented the mean and standard deviation of all the four ...

Question 1 Compare the strengths and weaknesses of nuclear and extended families. Use information from examples in videos and text, and your own experiences.

In the U.S. older persons often live in residences or communities segregated from the rest of society. Analyze the reasons for this voluntary age-grading, and assess the effect of such a pattern on the larger society. In which kinds of societies is patrilineal descent likely to be found? What is a totem and what is its significance for kinship and descent? Define and contrast moiety, phratry, clan and lineage. Contrast the matrilineal descent system with the patrilineal. Use cross-cultural examples. Give two reasons as to why fraternal polyandry is common in Tibet? Give two examples of both the pros and cons ...

Distribution strategies

PART A Introduction The fundamental scope of this paper is to discuss in detail the various distribution strategies that a motor scooter firm is going to distribute its high-cost scooter. Also importantly, the paper will identify and list all the strategies for motivating the dealership as intermediaries with a view of snatching them away from the competitors. In addition to that, the paper will mention the various advantages and disadvantages of the different strategies. Moreover, the paper will strive to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of each strategy as well as describe the distribution programming as a comprehensive strategy for ...

New media is taking over old media. This is being depicted by the covers of the popular news magazine, The New Yorker. In the cover of its April 30, 2007 issue, The New Yorker shows a man and woman standing in front of a huge abstract painting. The man, wearing glasses, is holding a digital camera and both are looking at the image of the painting on the screen of the camera. They are dressed casually and appear to be young adults. Meanwhile, in its August 18, 2010, The New Yorker depicts a man sitting on a chair inside a library and watching something from ...

The application and admissions system for higher education in the United Kingdom has a certain reputation for being easy to get into; many students graduate with A-levels or even A* levels, thus granting them the ability to get into the nation’s top colleges, such as LSE, UCL and Imperial. However, given the large number of secondary school students who end up graduating with such high scores as to get into the most prestigious universities, there is a concern that this affects the quality of the student body in these universities. In essence, the chief question being asked is whether or ...

The peculiarity between quantitative and qualitative methods are the basis for the growth of research strategies, philosophies, strategies and data collection techniques applied. Bryman and Bell (2007) assert that the distinction aids in developing of an umbrella consisting of various business research practices and issues. The main subject of peculiarity stands in the disposition of numeric or non-numeric data or information that has to be collected and analyzed. The primary differences between quantitative and qualitative research approaches come in the various perspectives. The questions that are asked in the two approaches differ. Other issues that differ in these two ...

Introduction to Computing

The progress of Virtual Learning Environment has totally changed the training and learning system. VLE provides progressive developing and learning enhancement functionalities that are being offered to provide a reliable and secure approach in learning, which takes place in a virtual classroom environment. Although the VLE has not yet established its greater importance of convenient learning and its appearance is still in a development phase various schools and other learning organizations already considers VLE as an opportunity that will allow learners to take self-assessment projects and access academically prescribed materials through the internet at a fraction of a cost. VLE is a learning system which ...

Section 1: Explain and discuss the various oil and gas price drivers and make a clear recommendation of the trend you believe prices will follow and why.

Economic cycles of boom and recession have a major impact on oil and gas prices. Demand for oil is significantly affected by the two economic cycles. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (2012) observed that studies have shown that there is a very close link between global GDP growth and oil demand. This link has been identified in various business cycles that have been identified as having a significant impact on economic growth. Business cycles ...

One advantage of membership and seniority is that the employees are guaranteed of promotions and benefits, that is, they are sure to advance in their careers as long as they stay in the company (Hamel, 2013). Some companies and labor unions can also protect the senior employees from layoffs; thereby providing them with job security. On the other hand, a disadvantage is that performance is not rewarded and career growth is slow, which can discourage employees from improving their performance and will also prevent the company from attracting the most motivated and talented workers.

With regards to job status-based rewards, ...

Effective communication is key in every IT project or any project at that. A project lacking communication surely leads to failure. Different forms of communications are required during the life cycle of an IT project. Proper communication doesn’t mean bombarding the project sponsor with numerous data, reports or issues that are unorganized because they may get frustrated and wouldn’t be able to see the real problems. Effective communications means having some communication protocols where organized and relevant information are disseminated to each concerned stakeholder.

Rupen Charma (2010) categorized three effective communication methods used in projects as: interactive ...

Police patrol relates to monitoring of specific geographical areas by police officers. This is achieved through movement within the specified area at regular periods looking for any indications of crime or breach of peace. Patrols are usually conducted by uniformed officers (Ortmeier, 2006). Even though it is not readily highlighted, police patrol may be regarded as the backbone of police work (Stering, 2004). Accordingly, police patrol plays a key role in law enforcement.

There are about eight types of patrols. The first type is foot patrol; this is the precursor to all patrols and is the most readily used. It ...