Essays on Embrace

The management of chronic diabetes self-care programs is mainly the responsibility of the patient. In primary care, nurses normally emphasize the prevention of complications and adherence to diabetes self management regimes. However, compliance to diabetes self-care programs is always a challenge for many diabetes patients. Diabetes self-management programs require patients to make many lifestyle and dietary changes. Diabetes patients need to be highly motivated to adopt and conform to the lifestyle changes in diabetes self-care programs (Perry & Collins, 2009). This paper describes the process of implementing a protocol for motivational interviewing for diabetes patients at Ben Taub Hospital in Continue reading...

Embracing Diversity

Organization
Top Inc is a global company involved in the production of beverages. It manufactures, markets, and sells soft drinks in the global market. It is headquartered in California. The Company was established in 1992, and it is operating in different counties.

Problem Identification

The emergence of new business trends of globalization and increased ethnic and gender diversity has made most organizations embrace diversity. In Top Inc. diversity is not well managed and this has caused several conflicts in the organization. Employees are resistant to changes being implemented. In addition, there are communication problems. These problems have increased conflicts and employees’ Continue reading...

Introduction

Governance remains an indispensible component in any given state as it promotes economic development. It is within the facet of governance that a country implicitly and explicitly maintains the rule of law, status quo, and order; an idea that promotes political stability and goodwill in the region. Many nations understand the importance of exercising good governance and have adapted and subscribed to various forms of governance, but democracy remains the dominant form of governance, worldwide. Democracy refers to form of government where all citizens participate in decision-making process and in the development, implementation, and enactment of laws and policies Continue reading...

Malcolm X is an extremely critical figure that contributed in shaping American social life. He was a famous man who articulated the struggle, anger, and beliefs of African Americans. He was a radical man who fought for change despite the situation. His struggle for equality for the black nation landed him in prison. While in prison, Malcolm was able to study, and earned a college degree. However, most importantly, while in prison, Malcolm X was introduced to the Islamic faith by one of the prisoners. He received teachings from the Muslim faith, which made him realize that, his people Continue reading...

Different aspects have led to many changes in the contemporary society. Todnem (2005) asserts that many people around the globe have failed to handle change despite being the ever-present aspect in life. He examines the various aspects that have caused the disparity when handling change. His statistical evidence shows that nearly 70% of all change programmes that were initiated during the last decade of the twentieth century failed thus calling for the development as well as acquisition of change development skill. This paper gives an overview of literature concerning the approaches that can be employed by not only leaders Continue reading...

Research objective

The research aims at analyzing what motivates employees to embrace training done in their organizations. The general purpose is to help understand what an organization can do to ensure that its employees appreciate the importance training. Training can be used as a form of motivation for employees if they are motivated to be involved in the training process otherwise it would demotivate them.

Literature review

Training is a function undertaken by the Human Resource department with the objective of instilling skills and knowledge that would help employees meet the company goals. The goals can be accomplishing a task, preparing employees for Continue reading...

Executive Summary

The present report delves into implications that individual freedom and organizational control will have to the future organization. The first part of the report explains the changes that are taking place in the world of business and how the use of traditional organizational control strategies by some contemporary organizations limit individual freedom. The succeeding part explains what individual freedom at work entails. The third section describes the topic of organizational control and the control strategies that are used in organizations including concertive control, bureaucratic control, cultural control, technical control, and simple control. The concertive control and cultural control promote Continue reading...

The major themes of in the novel, “Things Fall Apart” by Achebe includes the tussle between tradition and change, the varied ways of interpreting masculinity and language or dialect as a symbol of cultural disparity have been discussed in this essay. The themes have been exposed mainly through the main character in the novel called Okonkwo. The novel presents the traditional ways of life of the clan of Igbo at a time when they were faced with the dilemma of embracing chance that was brought by the European colonialists and missionaries.
The theme of varying interpretation of masculinity starts Continue reading...

ABSTRACT

In relation to good education, there is always a need to measure situations especially when it comes determining the practicality of its application. It is because of this matter that the real value of college education at present is being examined accordingly. In the discussion that follows, the determination of such value shall be given proper attention to, this making a definite impact on how the society accepts the value of tertiary education at present.

Introduction

Education has and will always play an important role in determining personal human growth. It could be understood that the willingness of an individual Continue reading...

Over the two centuries, the church has been under a lot of pressure from different worldly challenges. With every new day, the church is faced with the challenge of conforming to the ways of the world. What makes these challenges a hard nut to crack is the manner in which they are presented to the church. The different challenges may have worldly roots but the manner in which they are presented to the church setting makes them so attractive that they have presented a major adaptation challenges to the church leadership. These challenges come in different forms and they Continue reading...

The concept of masculinity involves the question behind what really makes up a man. The society has made it possible for different concepts of labeling that intend to develop the manner of understanding masculinity under the existence of particular elements including being able to face up to the challenges of gender stereotyping that controls a huge part of the world population both hen and now. In the writing of Michael Kimmel entitled Guyland: the Perilous World Where Boys Become Men, the author discusses the most common points of pressure that boys need to deal with as they enter the Continue reading...

Section:

Adult learning theory holds assumptions on how adults learn and also puts emphasis on the value of the learning process. Notably, the theory applies approaches that are collaborative and problem –based as opposed to didactic. It also emphasizes on equality between the learner and the teacher.
The first article focuses on understanding and promoting learning theories. The adult learning theory, andragogy is perceived as self-directed and emphasizes the teachers’ roles as being facilitators. Rogers contributed to the adult and higher education movement on learner self-evaluation in development of andragogy. This focuses on the significance of personal involvement in learning. Continue reading...

Many Western African contries have been influenced by the British colonization and imperialism. Nigeria is one of the countries that has transformed from imperialism to independence. British. In addition, Purple hibiscus is a novel written by a Nigerian writer named Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She implicates that the presence of white people in Nigeria had economic, political and religious effects to the Nigerian. One of the impacts on religion is that it can change and manipulate the definition of modern and tradition. Furthermore, adding to the manipulations between modern and tradition meanings, I will talk about polygamy in Indonesia.
In Continue reading...

Nova Scotia Rural Development of Tourism

Nova Scotia has redefined travel and tourism in Canada. The province has identified a more intercultural tourism in a world that is increasingly embracing a more wholesome form of travelling. In this century, though the tourism products have become more customers oriented, the need for travel is still there. Nova Scotia Economic and Rural Development and Tourism (2014) notes that numerous travelers and explorers today need a more authentic destination as compared to tourists in the past century who identified with large-scale tourism. As environmental issues continue to be debated in discussion forums, the modern tourist has become more Continue reading...

Introduction

Management of organizations in current environment poses many challenges due to advancement in technology and global challenges. Management is a process of organizing people in order to get things done. Modern approaches to management have overshadowed traditional methods making old organizations lose to the emerging firms. Mangers who demonstrate quality planning, organizing, leading, and controlling operations in their companies always achieve higher performances (Toelken, 2011, p. 61). Some organizations like Eastman Kodak that were well known during the 1960s have now lost their market to new companies like Fujifilm. The following discussion provides an analysis of Kodak and Fujifilm. Continue reading...

Company Overview

Marks & Spencer is one of the leading retailers in the United Kingdom, well known for offering financial services, clothing and foodstuffs of superior quality. The company was formed in 1884, following the partnership of Michael Marks and Tom Spencer. Since its formation, the company has evolved, and continues to evolve, to be one of the largest retailers globally. Currently, the company operates more than 600 stores within the United Kingdom and over 200 others in more than 40 countries globally (Chislett, 2009). The rapid growth of the company is accredited to its visionary leadership, which has seen the company Continue reading...

Justice and Civic Engagement

Understanding what justice is and how it is applied in matters where social engagements are involved could be seen to have a distinct impact on how a society improves and grows accordingly. It could be noticed through time that when it comes to such sense of social engagement, the desire to become more intensive in the way one relates to the other and how a person becomes attached to a particular social thought as he mingles with others is what is being observed and analyzed by several social analysts noted through their contributions in understanding the real worth of Continue reading...

1.0 Introduction
Today, plurality of religion is the fact of life, and must be accepted as such (Pachuau & Jorgensen, 2011). Almost everyone have their own views on religion, perhaps as varied as the sands in beaches or the stars in the sky. Globalization and technology have brought nations and culture closer; different perspectives of life, rarely compatible approaches to living. In this one global village, Christ continued to call all Catholics to be missionaries to His people.
Christians are called to treat people of any faith, even those of no faith, with genuine respect in their act of witnessing Continue reading...

Does management diversity exist in companies? What is its significance?Statement of learning In the diverse world of today, one of the major contributions to an organization’s success is the ability to embrace the diversity in the workplace. In the United States, for example, the workforce is diverse in terms of races and gender. There is also the issue of gay and transgender employees. To better understand the diversity in the workplace, I had the privilege of working with two of the world’s biggest companies, the McDonalds and HBSC as an assistant manager and collection representative respectively. I Continue reading...

In the narration “Two Ways to Belong in America” Bharati Murkheje provides a precise account of the events that led to her current status and that of her sister as immigrants in a foreign land, America. Far form, their country India. For the last thirty-five years of their life, Bharati and her sister Mira have lived to see the reformation, transformations and revolutions that have characterized America. Bharati recounts the starting point of their long journey to the new land which they have found as the new home far from home. She recalls the very moment her sister Mira Continue reading...

Royal Roads University

Summary of Acting on Global Trends
The paper focuses on the implementation of the global trends. Moreover, how the trends can be of help to several industries and companies. The industry of Hospitality could act on these trends for its growth and development. Irrespective of a greater proportion or percentage of the firm's executives fathoming the importance of acting on these global trends, only a few of them implement the program. The global trends should embrace by companies, but after its review for it to conform to the company goals.

Introduction

A survey by McKinley shows that 70% of executives Continue reading...

Introduction

Social hierarchies have been in existence from time immemorial in all human societies. Social hierarchies constructed during the ancient civilizations were more pronounced than those in the contemporary societies. The hierarchies are contracted on three main bases: gender, age, and other parameters that group individuals and defined differently by different societies. There are mainly two hierarchies in the society: dominant and subordinate groups. The dominant enjoys more privileges than the subordinate group.
Social dominance orientation measures the extent to which individuals embrace ideologies and myths that encourage and tend to justify the existence and maintenance of social hierarchies in Continue reading...

- Introduction
“Change is inevitable” as most researchers and scholars argues. Organizations need to align the respective changes within their operational policy through a set dynamic framework. Failure of the organization to implement a dynamic framework to align or address the respective changes is likely to have marginal implications hence the need for planned organizational change (Gerhardt, 2004). The planned organizational change is termed as the process which moves organizations from a present state to a more desirable future state in relation to enhancing the organizational effectiveness. Through the different frameworks and models, organizations are able to conduct organizational Continue reading...

International Joint Ventures (IJVs) to support Sustainability,

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & innovation
Introduction
The concept of managing a business organization has incurred particular changes within the past ten years. It could be understood that somehow, with the development of the society comes the changes in the ways by which humans specifically respond to business organizations existing within their midst. Practically, the decisions they make are affected by the said businesses. It is because of this fact that the business organization intend to make use of such options to make sure that they are able to make an impact on the ways by which the people around Continue reading...

Part One: Analysis of the Military

The military is a key area that deserves to be given substantial attention in terms of the nature of the choices made by the leadership. The military leadership should be robust and should only further courses that promote learning and improvement within the defense entity. Questions as to whether the military entity is a perfect learning organization has been posed to by many critics. Criticism has clouded the operations of the army as to the credibility of their activities and operations in the war fields. Many lives of soldiers and innocent civilians are lost in absurd circumstances. The situation Continue reading...

The Themes Addressed on Bastard of the Party and their Relation to the Rest of the Work Engaged in the Entire Program

The concept of war as an ultimate resolution in the documentary Bastards of the party has been highlighted prominently. This has been reflected on regard to the approaches considered by the listed gangs towards the address of their social disparities. The concept of war being deployed in the settling of such disputes extends further to the involvement of security forces. Their approaches, as elucidated in addressing the gang wars, seems to be advised from the same concept Continue reading...

Recently in the news, it has been revealed that racism in the Australian workplaces and businesses is still a prevalent matter that needs urgent addressing. There are more than 90% study respondents that report an attitude of racism in businesses (Redrup, 2014). A study by the Australian Diversity Council revealed that, among the diversity issues affecting companies and businesses in the Australian market, racism was the most noted. However, despite the increased percentage in the rates of racism, gender diversity, life and work initiatives as well as indigenous employment are still viewed as the more significant in the Australian Continue reading...

The existence of many non-citizens in China has seen China go through several upheavals that leave historical marks in Chinese developments. There has been immense diversity in the Chinese culture beginning from their religion to political aspects. Being a conservative nation, the Chinese preserved various aspects of their traditional culture. Indeed, they considered themselves self-sufficient and well-endowed with resources. One thing that characterized the Chinese life is that the people from the central part considered themselves more superior to those from the outskirts. To clearly create a distinction between them, they used two terms for identification; Zhong and Wai Continue reading...

Executive Summary

Technology is one of the best scientific developments that have brought about economic, social, and political change in most of the world’s economies. Nevertheless, there are varied reactions on the effect of technology on the environment, the economy, religion, culture, and politics among a host of many social, economic, and political phenomena. Conversely, these factors also affect technology in different ways as will be discussed in this paper. Nevertheless, selecting technology for a specific situation depends on a list factors that either support or oppose such incentives.

Introduction

Science and technology are the current century’s most influential challenges Continue reading...

Introduction

Globalization has led to increased business opportunities and expansion of business operations in foreign countries. Investment in foreign countries has been facilitated by trade agreements between countries and their simplified terms of trade activities. Globalization has affected the way human resource management operates as a result of exposure to diverse customers and different cultures across the world. International business and trade activities have affected the demand on human resource management. Business competition has increased when organization endeavors to maximize profits relative to their rivals. Increased global competition has been facilitated by improved and modern technology. This has ensured business Continue reading...

Introduction

We have to ask ourselves whether man was an accidental creation of a system that actually did not have him in mind as has been suggested by several scientists or whether he was specially created “in the image of God” (Genesis 1:26)? We may not have the true answer to these questions but what we are sure of is the fact that both these statements cannot be correct. The doctrine of evolution has been defended by many scientists for example Thomas H. Huxley said “The doctrine of Evolution, therefore, does not even come into contact with Theism, considered Continue reading...

Abstract

ZipDial Company is a well recognized technology business based in India. This paper intends to look at the company’s background and how it is trending in the current market so far. The paper will also clearly analyze the possibilities of ZipDial surviving and succeeding in the global market. While going international for every organization or business, it is essential to carry out a thorough marketing research in order to understand the market you intend to enter and also get full knowledge of the customers, suppliers, government and competitors as well Therefore, this paper is going to generally analyze Continue reading...

Couse:

Introduction
Discrimination at this time of era is unlawful in all aspects of life. In the workplace, discrimination implies the unequal treatment of people on account of their gender, race, age, and disability. It is a harmful trend bearing in mind that they harbor unwanted consequences for instance, it does affect the productivity of those discriminated and to a large extend, may lead to psychological torture. With the world becoming a smaller village through technological advancements, it is paramount to accept the various diversities that come along with it. Through diversity, it is common to find people of different Continue reading...

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Study
This research will seek to perform an in depth study on implementation of total quality management (TQM) and the balanced scorecard by SME’s. The study will be interested in learning how small and medium enterprises are involved in the implementation of TQM and the balanced scorecard which are key components of the business management. In business total quality management refers to a management strategy that aims at maximizing the human resources and other available resources so as to accomplish the organizational objectives. Hence, it is of interest to know how SME’s implement this Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

The modern century is defined by greater merging between different cultures and religions. This can be greatly attributed to the fact that globalization has become significant in the society we live in. globalization can be referred to as the level at which nations merge their relationships based on social, economical or political ties. According to Ruthven globalization has been praised as tool that has greatly improved the way in which nations relate to each other (32). The launch of globalization was first heightened after the world wars nations released the need for peace and harmonious living. Many authors and Continue reading...

Business Ethics

The term ethics refers to acceptable standards of behaviour which governe what is right or wrong. Business ethics is a critical and indispensible component of the business. The ethics provide guidelines to managers on what is wrong or right and also enables them to make sound decision in business.

Question 1

Actually, there is no doubt that doing what is right in business can lead to well being of that business. It is therefore prudent that companies embrace ethical behaviour in their pursuit of day to day activities. This is because; companies that embrace ethical behaviour in their day to day Continue reading...

Abstract

With virtually everything going international, globalization has become an inevitable concept. Technology has reduced, and to some extent eliminated the miles between the nations across the world – a situation that has seen business among people and organization from various countries flourish. The shortening and elimination of the distances has seen a rapid growth in the number of multinational corporations in the last three decades. Research indicates that internationalization of the firm is no longer an affair for the big organizations. On the contrary, small and medium enterprises are operating globally, with e-commerce being the main form of business. With Continue reading...

In my organization, change should be adopted in order to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the operations. This will help in maximization of profits the wealth of the shareholders. Change is the alteration of the status quo and it is something that is inevitable in any organization.

Human Resource Department

The human resource department is a very critical department in any organization, which looks at the employee’s welfare. As the Chief Executive Officer, I would propose that the human resource department should embrace the new technology and merge the embrace the emerging policies concerning the labor laws (Abrams, 2012).
The modern Continue reading...

Defining race as a political sociological theory

Race remains one the controversial topics that raise a heated debate among scholars and members of the public. For many years, the debate has revolved on whether the term race is effectively used in promoting diversity, cohesiveness and regional integration or not. Some people hold the view that the term race has been misused by political leaders in dividing people along ethnic and tribal lines. Another section of people believe that leaders have used the race to promote peace, diversity and regional integration. Based on these assertions, most people prefer not discussing issues related to race in the public Continue reading...

Introduction

Diversity is not a new term in the contemporary society since it has existed for many centuries. Most countries have strived to embrace diversity in their governance in pursuit of maintaining status quo and social order. United States of America has scaled high echelons in embracing diversity, but it has not attained the desirable outcome. Under the American history, prominent personalities and activists such as Martin Luther King Junior and his eminent President Barrack Obama have played a pivotal role in addressing this issue. In his opening speech, President Obama emphasized unity of the Americans by encouraging them to Continue reading...