Essays on Drawbacks

Bullying is a continued concern in schools around the world, including the United States, and determining the most effective approaches for prevention is an ongoing concern. Given the varying ways in which bullying adversely impacts children and youth, it is more important than ever to find effective methods of bullying prevention - additional research is required to determine ideal methods to prevent school-age bullying in significant ways. Using a mixture of perspectives, from public health to psychology and educational professional development, it is possible to find a comprehensive method of lowering incidents of school-age bullying while arming victims of ...

Perrier, an iconic brand in the world of mineral water, started to experience some problems the year after it great success of 1989. The previous year it had remarkably sold 1.2 billion bottles of mineral water, almost half to the population in the United States. The reason for their remarkable sale can be attributed to the absence of potential competitors in the market. The people had no choice, and therefore, they had to buy Perrier’s bottled water. However, in the year 1990, a minute quantity of benzene detected in the bottle reduced its sale by almost fifty percent ( ...

The United Nations Mission of Observer in Tajikistan was initiated in December 1994 and expired in May 2000. The main aim of United Nations was to focus on the peacekeeping mission to maintain peace after Tajikistan’s Civil War. The observers were deployed in Tajikistan to promote peace and demobilization. International and national observers promoted peace by monitoring peace activities and initiating negotiations between opposing parties. The headquarters of the mission were located in Dushanbe, Tajikistan with an aim to monitor peace between the ruling government and the United Tajikistan opposition. The paper highlights three major drawbacks of United ...

Abstract

Organizations select operating systems for use in their workstations and servers depending on their preference. In my organization, the preferred operating system is Linux. However, vendors to supply the system and associated support have not been determined. As such, the paper aims at considering different factors of the individual vendors such as reliability, performance, availability of training, and availability of support. Moreover, aspects such as pricing and suitability in different work environments will be considered since each organization is expected to have its advantages and disadvantages. Extensive research from the literature will be conducted to ensure that a clear ...

Disinclination of some health care organizations to apply Electronic Medicinal Records

EMRs (Electronic Medical Records) are the information systems of medical that are electronic and they gather, store, and show the information of the patient. Even though there are a lot of favorable effects of the usage of EMR in the activities of medicine but, still the rate of implementation related to the above system is low and it also encounters opposition from the medical doctor (Clayton, 2005). One of the main barriers associated with the application of (Electronic Medical Records) is the financial issue as such issue is considered as the main factor for different doctors. The main questions ...

Details of the Documentary

Sustainability is one of the major issues in ecology and environmental science. Theoretically, any development initiative should be sustainable, which means that it accomplishes its intended purpose without causing problems in the future. One of such development initiatives was the creation of the suburban landscape that was conceptualized from the 1950s to 1960s. The documentary film “Suburban America: Problems & Promise” provides a general history of the development of the suburban landscape in the Unites States (US). This documentary film was intended as an educational tool for students 12 years and above.

Purpose of the Documentary

The film basically shows that the suburban landscape ...

Why Millennials think it is ethical to work less to compensate for less pay

Millennials firmly believe that they should work fewer hours to make up for the less they work. Most of the younger men and women in the job industry think they are paid on hourly basis. As a result, the more they work, the higher they should be paid and the lesser they work, the less pay they should be given. The millennials believe that, instead of working for longer hours without pay in the extra hours, they should be paid less and do their part-time jobs. In so doing, they generate better income form their full-time job and a ...

Benefits and drawbacks of VAT

As a taxing system, VAT has been used globally since the 1950’s and it presents unique benefits and drawbacks in itself. First, VAT is beneficial in generating income for governments which is important to cover government expenses as Stiglitz and Rosengard, (2015) observe. Since VAT is vast and is imposed to most produced goods and services, most governments regard it as money production engine. Through this taxation system also, tax evasion is minimized. Consequentially, a reliable income source is achieved by governments. Through value added tax system, it is also possible to enter into regional protocols (Pomeranz, 2015). ...

Report on Sierra Ltd.

Report on Sierra Ltd.

Introduction

This report will assess the dip in profit of the Sierra Ltd. and will closely monitor the current costing and pricing strategies. It will also assess whether the activity based costing is suitable for the company or not. On further, if activity based costing is implemented, the steps that should be taken by the management to ensure the implementation will also be analyzed. Mr. Kaur’s suggestions will be deeply assessed to ensure if going along his way is safe and profitable. The important concerns of the Sierra Ltd. are due to the refinancing to ...

2017-01-05

Five-Force Analysis 3 Key Success Factors of the Company 4 SWOT-analysis 5 Recommendations 6 III. Conclusion 7

Introduction

This paper is devoted to the strategic analysis of the company Ryanair. It is an Irish low cost airline that is well-known in Europe. This company operates since 1985 and offers flights to around twenty seven different countries. There are no any incidents that could be associated with human victims during the whole company’s activity. Ryanair has become a truly budget airline in the 1990s. It has abandoned the business class, expensive airports and long-distance flights. As a result, in 1995 ...

Introduction

Attending the course of Introduction to International Market, I believe that it helped me to improve my understanding and thoughts about the international business and its nature. My knowledge has significantly been increased about globalization with the help of this course. In reviewing my course, learning, readings and tutorial questions, I have found that Globalization around the world remained the major issue throughout the course to understand its role and impact on the international business. Although, the course discussed globalization in different perspectives such as its impacts, consequences, debates, etc, however, the issue of key drivers of globalization and ...

The Choice

In the current case, BMI has managed to develop a multi-million dollar business, but they still remain unknown as they are a new company. The company has a management team made by individuals with years of experience and strong industry reputation. BMI (Brand Momentum Inc.) needs to evaluate all options and identify the way the company can maximize their brand reach and exploit their competencies. Among all three choices available for promoting BMI and developing the company’ brand name, the most effective option would be to use traditional marketing option. The traditional marketing option requires BMI to purchase ad ...

Introduction

There are several options open to Acme Fireworks. As a sole proprietorship, the owner is able to hire employees. The biggest benefit of a sole proprietorship is the easiness of dealing with taxes and the easiness of running the business. There are some drawbacks to being a sole proprietorship, such as the fact that the owner is personally liable for any legal situation that arises through various contracts or business deals (Dishman, 2010). The owner of Acme Fireworks should strongly consider upgrading his sole proprietorship because the business contracts appear like they may be permanent; regardless, as Acme is ...

The main goal of the state at all stages of its development is the stabilization of the economy. At the present time, the state actively uses the tools of intervention in the economy. The main 2 types of state intervention in the market economy include fiscal and monetary policies. Fiscal policy has been a key policy tool in addressing the aggregate demand consequences of the financial crisis in the United States. (Follette & Lutz, 2010)

Objectives of fiscal policy as any stabilization (countercyclical) policies aimed at smoothing cyclical fluctuations in the economy are to ensure:

Stable economic growth; Full employment (primarily a solution to the problem of cyclical unemployment); Stable price level (problem of inflation). (Strauch & Hagen, 2000) Fiscal policy ...

CONCLUSION

5. Conclusion The research was conducted complying with a predefined set of tools, techniques, and methods. It was accomplished without exceeding the limit of time and other resource allocated for this purpose. This chapter sets out to throw light as to what degree the study has succeeded in meeting research objectives and how it can be applied to managerial level. It is followed by detailed identifications of future prospects of research based on the current study. Finally, the researcher draws attention to some of the drawbacks of the research project along with an assessment of their impact on overall ...

Question 1

(a.) The federal government determines a measure of poverty by comparing pre-tax income with a cost of minimum and standard food diet in the country which is updated annually basing on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Professionals have defined absolute poverty with the emphasis on the monetary aspect of it. As such, according to the government Absolute poverty refers to a situation where a person's financial ability is insufficient to maintain the minimum standard of living (Bogenschneider, 2014). With the increase in scrutiny on social welfare issues, experts find several drawbacks on the government guidelines used to define absolute ...

Q1 (a)

Traditionally, the federal government has defined absolute poverty with the emphasis on the monetary aspect of it. As such, according to the government Absolute poverty refers to a situation where a person’s financial ability is insufficient to maintain the minimum standard of living ((Bogenschneider, 2016). With the increase in scrutiny on social welfare issues, experts find several drawbacks on the government guidelines used to define absolute poverty. These drawbacks could affect the effectiveness of public assistance programs; therefore, it is vital to take note of some of the crucial disadvantages. As mentioned, the government lays emphasis on money ...

Introduction

The primary objective of this report is to analyze the concept of flexible working and psychological contracts. Also, it aims at evaluating the influence of flexible working in an organization. The first part covers literature review of psychological contract and its impacts on business performance. Psychological contract is a notion that the employee and employer have a mutual relationship whereby both have expectations. According to CIPD (2016a) flexible working is whereby the employees have a degree of flexibility on work schedules such as working four days a week, part-time work, job-sharing, and annual hours. Flexible work improves retention and ...

Business managers in Nigeria lack understanding of the business development process needed for successful growth in quarry in Akamkpa, Nigeria.

Requirements for the Degree of Prescott Valley, Arizona

Introduction

A quarry is like an open pit mine from where minerals are extracted that are mostly used in the construction of buildings and civil engineering works. Quarrying is a part of mining but is slightly different as it has a close connection with the society because different builder of a region requires material that is extracted in order to complete their work. There are not many restrictions for quarrying as it is open for all the contractors. Due to this reason all the managers and developers at different levels need to ...

Question 1

Sample # 1: Schedule IV. An example of a potential drug in this schedule is valium. Some of the symptoms that may be seen in conjunction with this drug include severe withdrawal, slow speech and movements, changes in eating habits, shaking, and loss of coordination, excessive sleepiness, and frequent somnolence.

Sample #2:

Schedule III/IIIN. An example of a drug in this schedule is Codeine. Some of the physical and psychological symptoms associated with this drug include withdrawals, addiction and dependence, depression, psychosis, delusions, psychosis, constipation, itching, rashes, dizziness, dry mouth, memory loss and low blood pressure

Sample # 3:

Schedule I of the Controlled Substances ...

360 Degree System

Chapter 1

Introduction: Performance appraisal is the critical tool in the human resources management for the achievement of the organizational goals and the objectives. This performance appraisal helps to improve the employee’s strength and weakness. Based on the performance appraisal, the performance of the employees can be measured and evaluated. 360 degree review is the appraisal approach and it is defined as collecting feedback from multiple sources of the input of employees, colleagues, seniors to evaluate the performance appraisal. The research mainly focuses on the validation and reliability of the appraisal system which makes convenient for the ...

Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Introduction

The process of solving a problem involves six steps which include defining a problem, analyzing it, generating feasible solutions, choosing the best resolution, and implementing the solution (The problem solving process, n.d.). In this paper, I purpose to solve a scenario whereby I am studying my Bachelor’s degree to secure a promotion in my current company. Before completing my final exam, I am offered a supervision job with a guarantee of $15000 wage raise annually, a car allowance and relocation expenses. The other supervisors possess Master degree, and the job does not provide tuition repayment like ...

It is safe to say that in the recent decades, the topic of health has become a subject for heated discussions around the world. As the ecological situation on our planet gets worse, people start looking for different sources of health. One of such sources is proper nutrition also known as a healthy diet. There are different approaches to defining what kind of diet is actually healthy, and different experts provide their own ideas on ideal food pyramids. As a result, people get confused about what types of food are safe to it and what types of products should ...

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 ...

Chapter 2: Literature Review

Introduction The chapter consists of all the relevant information that can be collected from past studies and are combined to present a clear view. It is the initial for determining the factors that can be used to synthesize the overall study through findings and discussion. The positivist approach is used to collect and summarize the information from the previous studies and determine the model that can be used to conduct a viable study. The positivist approach emphasizes all the relevant information regarding the topic that is to compare Islamic and Traditional banks using data envelopment analysis. The theoretical framework ...

Introduction

Before heading towards the job analysis, it is eminent to understand the meaning of job itself. The job is the set of tasks, responsibilities, and duties which need to be performed to attain the overall organizational objectives. In an organization, every job is different from the other jobs, for instance, clerk, manager, electricians, etc. A job contains different positions; these positions are described as the set of duties and responsibilities that are assigned to the individual on a regular basis. The failure of effective job design leads to heavy financial losses to the company (Steward & Brown, 2011). The same ...

What is the Constitutional issue being decided in this case (as delineated by Chief Justice Warren in section I)?

The Constitutional issue being decided in this case as delineated by Chief Justice Warren in section I is on interrogation, and the issues it has the capacity to bring with it. It involved the questioning of the defendants by the police in a room in which the defendants were completely cut from the outside world, while in police custody. The defendants were not informed of their rights at the onset of the interrogations. Oral admissions were elicited through the questions used during the interrogation process. The police ended up forcing the defendants to confess for a crime that they ...

Describe the organizational forms a company might have as it evolves from a start-up to a major corporation. List the advantages and disadvantages of each form Business undergo through various forms that include sole proprietorship, partnership, and a corporation. A proprietorship is owned by one person and has three key advantages that include easy and inexpensive formation, subject to few regulations, and its income is taxed at the owner’s personal income tax rate instead of the corporate tax rate. However, the proprietorship suffer from certain drawbacks that include unlimited liability to the owner, the life of the business ...

Part 4 and Part 5 Final Paper

Actual changes that are eminent in the expounded Chapter three of ‘A History of Usury and Debts’ entails an in-depth insight of the connection between war, capitalism, Protestants as well as their significance in the development of banking and debts around the world, an ordeal which reflects the current status of financial markets. The author well explains Protestants' connection to usury and debt, and how the selection from the Roman Catholic influenced other themes in the chapter, such as war and capitalism (Geisst 107). Actual changes include the way the three themes related in the previous part is construed ...

Nowadays, Internet has firmly established in the life of the society as a global information system. Being present in practically every home, Internet has considerably expanded the opportunities in the process of information search and exchange, communication between people, especially the so-called social networking sites or social media, which are very popular among people of all ages, especially among children and teenagers (Boyd & Ellison 19). Social media has both good and bad effects on the lives of teenagers. Because of this, parents need to monitor their children and enforce rules regarding the use of social media. Communication plays an ...

Introduction

The treatment for multitudes of diseases and disorders resulting from genetic reasons have been ambiguous since long as the only cure could be the correction of genes and DNA in the specific region. Gene therapy gave a promising horizon to the correction of such genetic defects whereby molecular tools are applied to reverse the mutation or any other changes in the DNA. The advancing biomedical research have offered several tools for gene therapy since last few decades that have been able to perform the desired roles but with one or the other limitations. Lately, CRISPR-Cas9 based tools for gene ...

About the theory

Labelling theory is a theory that proposes that society imposes certain labels on people who are perceived to commit criminal acts(Lopes et al. 2012). Criminal acts refer to actions and behaviors the society deems wrong either legally or morally(Caputo 2008). According to the labelling theory when we attach certain labels to people who have committed criminal acts such individuals may be obliged to live up to the labels thereby continuing with their crimes. Below is a case study and the integration of labelling theory in the case Ken, a 16-year-old boy, is caught taking drugs by some ...

With every year human kind gets closer and close to the ideal and advanced world pictured in si-fi films and books where humans are masters of life. This superiority is mainly caused by creation of smart and if to be precise intelligent software and robots. Numerous attempts to understand work of human brain evolved into attempts to create an artificial intelligence (AI) that is aimed at assisting people. Researchers and scientists` curiosity and tireless work in creating and testing AI altered lives of millions of people around the world starting new technological age and new revolution. If one looks ...

A pioneer of radio broadcasting, Mary Somerville was once quoted as saying how television won’t last, more specifically saying that it was a “flash in the pan” ("Top 30 Failed Technology Predictions - Listverse", 2007). However, that was back in 1948, which was a lengthy sixty-seven years ago. Contrary to Somerville’s prediction, the art of television has proven to be able to stand the test of time, achieving this by spawning channels, networks, movies, and actors. This extremely brief list does not even begin to scratch the surface of the prolific world that television has created since ...

Introduction

The concept of augment reality has escalated within the last couple of years. Google Glass is an invention of this technology and is a wearable Android device that has a voice control option and looks similar to a normal pair of sunglasses (Rouse, 2013). The following image is what Google Glass looks like when worn by a user: 2013 Albert Costill Google glass is a wearable computer and as displayed in the image above is a head-mounted display that uses audio, visual, and location-based inputs that help the user in providing relevant information. Simple voice commands help the user ...

Introduction

It is well documented that there is an entire underground economy in the United States, and much of it is at the behest of the millions of undocumented workers that live within its borders. While there are numerous factors contributed to this reality, many illegal immigrants work in jobs that pay them off the books. This results in no taxes being paid by either the employer of the immigrant, and it also results in a lack of legal protections and benefits for the workers. Many of the undocumented workers living in America come to work on farms and in ...

There are various factors that influence the type and effectiveness of a leader in any country. These factors influence the control of the various technologies in the same country based on the ethics, type of governance and the state of the technological advancement in the country. In the case of Technologica country, these factors will play an important role on my leadership of the country. This essay is going to discuss the things to do to control some of the technology innovations, the type of government and how it affects the ability to make decision on control and benefits ...

Evaluation of Career Development in Social Work

When a person is choosing a career in social worker, it is vital to achieve not only the necessary academic degree but also an essential set of skills that will help to work in this sphere. Specifically, besides the difference in the responsibilities, a specialist in this field has to be empathetic, communicative, patient, resourceful, resilient, stress-resistant, and love helping people. Today, the fields that require social workers tend to increase in quantity producing new positions and demands for the personnel, new specialists have a lot of chances to find a well-paid job (George, Coleman, and Barnoff 6). For ...

Generalized Theories and Concepts to be used in the Case Study

Some of the key topics learned in this week’s lecture with reference to the case study of Pace (manufacturer of set-top boxes) are briefly defined and explained as follows: Culture: Hofstede, G. H. (1991) defines culture as the “collective programming of mind” that provides a base for the distinction between different cultures and ethnic groups. The role of Culture in Organizations: It helps employees to be aware of organizational goals and objectives and make their efforts aligned to those objectives. It directs employees to develop certain cultural values such as hard work, flexibility, loyalty, commitment, and excellence in ...

Many have advocated far and wide the attempts at legalization of cannabis, a drug that we also very commonly referred to by the name of marijuana and it is the same attempts that have produced fruits for as of August 2015, four states have legalized the purchase of marijuana. In the year 1969, only 12 percent of the country’s population favored the legalizing of pot in the United States. Today, almost 47 years from today, more than half of the US population have switched over to the side which favors the legalization of the drug and these attempts ...

The future of E-commerce: Challenge or opportunity?

Introduction Introductory note on the current trends on electronic commerce in contrast with traditional business models Short description of the causes of rapid growth of E-commerce Thesis: E-commerce present many opportunities than the traditional business models. History of E-commerce The circumstances that led to e-commerce Current state of e-commerce in various industries, banking, shopping, leisure, and technology among others Projections to the future of e-commerce on the same industries The opportunities and costs of e-commerce Benefits of e-commerce to current investments Time saving Less costly Convenient Higher customer satisfaction Maximum profits Potential advantages of online business in the future. ...

Teamwork has become an integral part of contemporary culture at work, at schools and even at religious institutions (Cain, 2012). It has been promoted so much that in some areas it feels excessive and arises hot disputes. In my point of view current “fashion” for collaboration is related to business environment which becomes tougher every day. The need to survive in competitive market reality facilitate companies’ strive for constant improving and performance increase, and teamwork is considered to be one of the most efficient tool for it.

Working in a team provides a wider view for a problem solution. ...

Abstract:

Many multinational enterprises (MNEs) are under pressure to offer more value to their consumers, as well as, make profits while facing steep competition. The cost of operations and productions of any organization directly determines the organization’s success. Offshoring or moving headquarters overseas allows organizations to move its business operations and functions to a different country (DiMattia, 2004). Many major MNE are often underutilized even though they have incredible knowledge resources. The main reason is that often the knowledge required within one part of the organization exists within that organization but the access to that information by those who ...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or the Affordable Care Act (ACA) intends to make patient care more accessible and affordable than ever before (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2016). The act passed in the year March 2010 by President Obama has been a breakthrough in the history of healthcare in the United States. The act aims to cover millions of Americans who were uninsured prior to the implementation of the act. The act is designed to reduce the cost of healthcare and improve the healthcare services provided across the States (Health Insurance Resource Center, 2010). ...

Identify different users of accounting information and discuss the varying information needs of these users.

Users of accounting information are both - internal & external to the company in question. Internal users are the primary users of accounting information. They are company managers, employees and proprietors. Managers make use of the accounting information for analysis purpose regarding the company’s output and ranking so that suitable measures could be taken for bettering company performance. Next-in-line internal stakeholders are company employees. Their information needs are different from that of company managers. They use company information for measuring the earnings made by the company and deriving results thereof for relating with their future income and job safety; ...

How the peasants of medieval England and todays “angry white voters” can be compared. Considering their social class, victimization and global capitalism, opportunities or lack of revolution, joining of class and racial politics and their contribution to democracy in the two worlds. History tends to repeat itself in various societies of the world. This is because people tend to share different aspects that define lifestyle and the way of life. This can be experienced with the onset of politics, social-economic differences, education and many more. People in the same social class tend to have similar characteristics that define their ...