Essays on Facilitating

HR and Information Technology (HRIS)

Introduction Business undertaking involves various pitfalls such as poor organizational traditions, the big squeeze, identity crisis, and organizational failure. These pitfalls continue to be inevitable in an organization until effective HR is adopted. Research has established that the creation of consistent and sustained competitive advantage is achievable through effective HR (Pouransari, Al-Karaghouli, & Dey, 2016). Human resources must be managed well for the success of an organization. Every individual working in an organization plays a contributory role in its management. Tarawneh (2012) argued that since human resources are needed in all aspects of business operations ranging from production to marketing, ...

Information and Communication Teachnology

ABSTRACT As telemedicine is used throughout the rural parts of Africa, there are many professionals and patients who find the entire process very beneficial because there is an allowance for a decrease in transmission of highly contagious diseases such as MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). If there are clinics that are found in locations surrounding rural Africa, there are strong concerns that patients will be able to transmit their diseases to other people who are otherwise healthy. With the use of telemedicine, the patients and the health care providers can see each other through a confined space and there is ...

Introduction

Every parent envisions a future where their children and grandchildren live in a rich and resourceful environment that essentially provides them with everything that they need to survive. However, what if parents were informed of a pending doom where their children will live in an extremely toxic environment where there aren't enough basic resources such as fresh drinking water or where the climate is comprised of harsh conditions that threaten their lives on a daily basis? What if they were informed that by the time their children are adults, a diverse range of the existing species of animals will ...

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Health Promoting Behaviors Health promoting behaviors by healthcare professionals could help in promoting the quality of life of people. Nola Pender discussed Health Promotion Model (HPM) in 1996 that was facilitating the determination of health promoting behaviors. The model provided the theoretical framework and showed the importance of perceptions about activity on individual behavior. It had three interrelating categories along with ten determinants influencing the health-promoting behavior. However, in the model, Pender did not incorporate a spiritual component. Researchers have found that spiritual well-beings and religious beliefs play important role in health promoting behavior (Boland, 2000). ...

Operations Plan for Wedding Management

Wedding Planning and Management business is part of an Event Management Business. Event Management business is gaining popularity because of the growing culture of getting better experiential service during celebration of any event as well as the willingness to spend on novel experiences. This paper discusses the operational plan of a Wedding Management start up business which pursues the mission of extending a memorable experience to its customers.

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

The Operation strategy outlines the plan for starting and developing the business in such a way that it aligns with the mission, vision and core values of the organization. An operations ...

Personal Development Planning

Abstract Personal development planning is an innovative concept that was developed to ensure that the achievement of a student are tracked in a structured manner. Such a plan has been essential in enhancing their learning and career development, which are essential aspects of their learning and career development. Universities in different countries have facilitated students to develop PDPs, which are integrated with their transcripts. It is essential to note that PDPs have facilitated students to set clear goals that are essential in ensuring they achieve the desired objectives. Personal development planning has facilitated students to develop effective learning skills, ...

Introduction

The present report comprises of three sections. The first section discusses the recent trends in the business environment, which call for the attention of the Board of Directors as well as the Chief Executive Officer. The next section discusses Porter’s generic strategies including overall cost leadership, product differentiation, and focus strategies and demonstrates the way their implementation will help Partical, Inc. stay ahead of the competition in the global environment. The last section discusses and evaluates both the value chain analysis and Porter’s Five Forces, and indicates how the firms can gain competitive advantage through their effective ...

Problem Statement

Nurse residency programs prove to be an effective means of facilitating the smoother transition of the qualified nurse professionals to clinical practice. This critical analysis explores the systematic requirement of developing the nurse residency programs with the objective of helping the nurse graduates in joining nurse residency following the successful accomplishment of their advanced practice degree program.

Recommendation

The configuration of multiple stages of a nurse residency program requires the systematic development of the program infrastructure in the context of evidence-based literature. Consistent execution of the nurse residency program requires its periodic evaluation and dissemination of the findings between the ...

Overview

Technology has both positive and negative implications on the lives of the people. The proliferation and advancement of technology tools have enormous effects on the lives of the people with respect to the odds of space and time thereby influencing the nature of social interactions. In particular, the technological advancements have direct effects on social evolution and social interaction across the globe, especially on the internet. The relationship between technology and social development results in the new realities of the individuals and the society. In particular, the relation between the society and technology encompasses the social networks sites, modern ...

Performance Management Process

Performance management is considered to be a continuous process that entails evaluating past performance, learning from it and identifying what can be done to enhance operation efficiency as well as add value for shareholders money. It is a process of planning, monitoring, and evaluating employee performance concerning his contribution to the organization to realize organization success (Robbins & Judge, 2013). An effective performance management strategy should mainly revolve around matters of accountability and directness. There are many elements to consider when to develop a robust performance management plan (Adler, 2011). Lumenpulse has gone a long way to establishing several mechanisms ...

Introduction

Lumenpulse first ventured into business in the year 2006 with its headquarters in Canada. Their main business agenda was to design and manufacture lighting fixtures and related accessories, electronics and technologies for household and industrial interiors and exteriors decors (Lumenpulse, n.d). Over the years, the company has achieved significant growth and quite impressive recognition. To sustain its market share and maximize on its competitive edge, Lumenpulse has resorted into developing and implementing the latest and modest technologies and innovations to enable offer clients long-lasting and above standard lighting fixtures. All this is achievable formulating and executing a sound training ...

Digital Marketing: Mixed Mode Relationship (Hilton Hotels and Resorts)

Introduction Hilton Hotels and Resorts is a Hotel company and business with a global reach in the hospitality sector and offers hotel and resort services under the Hilton Worldwide brand. Conrad Hilton founded the Hilton Company and restaurant business in 1919 in Texas. Currently, the brand has spread all over the world under the flagship of Hilton Worldwide as the parent organization. In the United Kingdom, the company has its headquarters in London in Hilton London Tower. Hilton Hotels and Resorts in the U.K carry out operations in services such as accommodation, entertainment, and gambling. Most of the revenue ...

STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY 3

PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT 3 ELEVATOR SPEECH 3 EDUCATION 3 DeVry Plan of Study 3 DeVry Course Description 4 DeVry Academic History 4 RESUME 5 Objective: 5 Professional Summary: 5 Education: 6 Work Experience: 6 Skills: 7 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMNT AND TRAINING 7

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REFERENCE LIST 10 AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS 11 VOLUNTEER HISTORY SECTION 12 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 12 CAREER PATHING 12 1 Year Goals 12 2 Year Goals 12 5 Year Goals ______________________________________________________________________12 STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY I acknowledge the work provided as the author of the information and I present the information and attached documents as my original work. The provided description ...

Fostering a Culture of Learning and Critical Thinking in an Organization's constant learning constitutes a fundamental success factor in its knowledge management and learning systems. Promoting a culture of critical thinking and learning in any organization requires an understanding of the concept. Bailin (2002) defines critical thinking as the process through which people test arguments and claims to determine their merit. Basically, the process involves investigation, interpretation and final judgment. Fostering critical thinking and learning in an organization requires incorporating the various aspects of the process in behaviours and interactions of the people. The ability to think critically entails ...

Management at Taco Bell

Analysis of Two Main Changes in Taco Bell Management Style Taco Bell was founded in 1946 by Glen Bell. It is a California-based fast food restaurant that specializes in the preparation of Mexican-style fast food. The company has now grown to be the leading Mexican-style restaurant in the USA. The company serves about 35 million customers in a week which is such a commendable number. The company has gone global given that it is not only located in America. The company has got an international presence in countries like Canada, Chile, as well as other European and Asian countries. ...

Introduction, Background, and Purpose

Power is more relational than absolute. Power relates to the degree of control that one exercises over outcomes, resources, actions, and process. The power can either be formal or informal. The formal power is the leeway that one is given through the rules of the organization in which he works to influence the course of certain elements in that organization. This is legitimate power afforded to a worker to enable them to deliver their mandate. Illegitimate power is different from the legitimate authority because unlike in the former case, the illegitimate power lacks authority. Nonetheless, it can be significantly ...

Digital Marketing: Mixed Mode Relationship (Hilton Hotels and Resorts)

Introduction Hilton Hotels and Resorts is a Hotel company and business with a global reach in the hospitality sector and offers hotel and resort services under the Hilton Worldwide brand. The Hotel company and business were founded by Conrad Hilton in 1919 in Texas but has spread all over the world under the flagship of Hilton Worldwide as the parent organization. In the United Kingdom, the company has its headquarters in London in Hilton London Tower. Hilton Hotels and Resorts in the U.K carry out operations in services such as accommodation, entertainment, and gambling. Most of the revenue gained ...

Assignment 3-2: Strategy Formulation

Franklin University BSAD 495: Business Strategy Capstone Strategy Formulation Strategy formulation develops into a key construct within an organization as it facilitates the development of strategies geared towards promoting organizational growth as stipulated within the organization’s vision and mission statements (David et al., 2004). Strategy formulation develops from the existence of need within the businesses, which hinders potential development and growth. The strategy formulation process is initiated upon the identification of the problem and consequent development of several measures geared towards countering the existent problem. The study will integrate an analysis of several potential strategies, which may facilitate ...

Theresa May might be the latest entrant in the pool of high-positioned women, but it does not subside the ongoing debate revolving women style of leadership and negotiation. The conflict management style of May might be the subject of discussion among management honchos in the future. Researchers proffer differing perceptions concerning this issue; while some accede that women have different negotiation styles than men, some authors counter this by saying that gender has a little role to play in conflict handling. Furthermore, savants are not unanimous on the efficacy of women's style of conflict management. This paper has referred ...

Module Review

Question 1 The key trends expected in computer peripheral devices is that they will become smaller, cheaper, and faster than compared to the current models. Additionally, individual components will eventually blend into one, an aspect that has already begun occurring. For instance, keyboards and touch screens are being merged into one. In this regard, these trends will be integrated into business systems and processes. This trend is already being witnessed as companies such as Wal-Mart have begun using wireless hand-held devices to update and track product information.

Question 2

Although it has largely remained unchanged over the past 2 decades, computer ...

International Business

International expansion outside United States implies an insightful consideration of the business etiquette of the targeted location. For this report, the focus will be on United Arab Emirates, a Middle East country, China, an Asian society, and Mexico, a Latin America nation. From a business standpoint, there must be understood specific cultural aspects, such as the meet and greet protocol, the dress codes, gender relations, communication patterns, the negotiation style, socializing and business behavior. An important specificity for country analysis is also the economic profile, which will be investigated. Based on these aspects and the specificities for each country, ...

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Application of Drone Technology to Facilitate Effective HIV Diagnostic and Treatment Services to Children in Rural Malawi

INGO UNICEF 1Broadway, New NY 10022 USA Dear Sir, Drones without Borders (DWB) is an organization which has been created to serve HIV vulnerable children in rural Malawi through a partnership with ZipLine Drones. Our organization seeks to develop and implement an four-months program aimed at ensuring fast and continuous delivery of HIV test kits, results, and antiretroviral drugs to provide immediate medical attention to HIV positive children in rural, cut off, hard to access, often combat zone areas in Malawi. The mortality rate of the infected children has been on the rise due to lack of access ...

Business

Assignment 1 Business Model of Dollar General Corp The business model can be described in terms of value proposition, market segment, value chain structure, revenue generation and margins, position in value network, and competitive strategy.

Value Proposition

Dollar General Corp is facilitating customers with household needs, and is providing variety of products of general merchandise. It is providing items at everyday low price in small box stores that are conveniently located. The strategy of the company is to satisfy needs of customers by providing them convenience, quality products at low price, and help them in saving money.

The company is serving ...

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)

Introduction Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is one of the leading public corporations in the United States that operate to improve the nation’s economy in various capacities (USDA 2016). It was created in 1933 with an aim of stabilising, supporting and protecting the income and prices derived from the farming activities. Besides, it was also charged with the maintenance a balanced and sufficient supplies of the agricultural products, thus facilitating an organised distribution of commodities. According to Vercammen (2012), the formation of CCC was based on the Delaware charter with the capitalization of $3 million. It was initially managed, ...

Corruption poses a profound economic and legal threat for international corporations that are engaging in business globally, especially in transitioning and developing countries. The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States Department of Justice is at the forefront in the fight against bribery (Dean, et al., 2012).According to Oslen (2015), the establishment of the two organizations has seen an increase in the number of investigations and the prosecution of persons and corporations that engage in corruption. The Foreign Corruption Practices Act was established in 1977 to help in addressing the rampant corruption and bribery by American-based ...

Preece (2013) gives a global definition of lifelong education as a learning concept that encompasses the formal, informal, and non-formal platforms throughout the life of an individual with an aim of obtaining maximum personal, professional, or social development through the acquisition of skills, attitudes, and knowledge. The lifelong education status is the USA is admirable. For the last few decades, America has enjoyed a steady growth in the availability of platforms where citizens can improve their knowledge and skills (Bosworth, 2007). The rise in the education attainment level in the US has contributed to the improvement of lifelong learning ...

Abstract

Dynamism in the modern life has necessitated for the development of professions to assist individuals to cope with life issues. The uprightness of a person cannot be achieved through normal upbringing due to life changes in the contemporary society. Life challenges require trained professionals to help others overcome them. Additionally, critical decisions in life must be guided by some principles as well as the individual personality. Therefore, the development of life coaching profession is a great achievement for the world. Children tend to encounter similar growth characteristics irrespective of the place of birth. As they grow, life conditions change ...

There is a general feeling among scholars that crises are important aspects when working with people with distress and difficulties in life (Kaplan & Girard, 1994). A crisis is defined as a turning point with a situation that pushes the usual coping mechanisms in people beyond their effectiveness limits and necessitates different responses as well as a different coping strategy. Crisis intervention is defined as an approach premised on the fact that crises play a critical role for situational aspects that help individuals in various situations. This is approach is best exemplified by a situation where the health worker analyses ...

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Don’t use the Drone are us, instead call it ‘’ drones without boarders

Introduction The use of dronesareus is a common practice in warfare, and usually brings to mind the image of combative war expeditions (Gold, 1996). The proposed project aims to use this sophisticated technology to reach vulnerable victims of combat who are infected with or at risk of being infected with HIV) who, due to poor transportation networks, have no timely access to medicines The application of this hybrid Drone Technology has been successful in Rwanda, through the dronesareus project, and in simulation in Malawi by UNICEF (Austin, 2010). For example, in Rwanda the dronesareus project in association with ...

Leadership in healthcare institutions is a difficult issue due to the distinct peculiarities of the industry, such as the need to continually think about allocating scarce resources, competition between healthcare institutions and a great role of followership (McKimm&Mannion, 2015, p.270). A crucial feature of the work of a leader in the sphere of healthcare is that such leader shall simultaneously be a good ethicist with strong decision-making abilities (Ledlow& Coppola, 2014, p.237). Leadership is also about creativity. Recently I took a quiz to get to know my degree of creativity, and found out that I am very creative (75/116) ( ...

Introduction

The report focuses on the future development of agriculture in India. The lack of education, disproportionate workforce in agriculture and other non-farming industries, low productive and virtually no development strategy significantly affect and hinder general development. The problem of food produce is among the most burning due to the forecast that world population will increase to almost 10 billion people by 2060. The amount of food present today will be unable to satisfy the needs of everyone on this planet. Therefore food production must increase by 70%. In order to achieve this goal the only viable solution is seen ...

Introduction

The primary goals of DHS are to protect American citizens against terrorist threats and securing the U.S. borders. This paper analyses the many missions of the DHS.

Missions of the DHS

Protection against terrorist attacks The priority of the DHS is to protect American citizens against terrorist threats and attacks such as 9/11. The department utilizes a counterterrorism tactic by identifying suspicious terrorist activities within the U.S. borders. Importantly, DHS collaborates with other federal agencies, private sector and the public to mine information essential for prevention of terrorist attacks and preparedness (Napolitano, 2009). Hence, the success of DHS’s missions attributes to effective ...

The current growing dependence on electric infrastructure accompanied by a rapid change in generation side as well as demand-side technology ensures a reconsideration of the mandatory design principles as well as the operational concept of the grid (Kok and Steve 38). In its current state, the grid is accompanied by central generation connected with high voltage transmissions and one-way power flows along distribution feeders, providing electricity that meets transportation and the need for additional personalized energy options hence creating the need for more resilient as well as modular design and agile operational impression. The dramatic decrease in prices of ...

Executive Summary

Marketing is an important business function that ensures a company remains competitive. Kingsford is an American brand that produces premium charcoal grilling products and one that enjoyed a steady growth of revenues in the 1980s. The company has relied on an experienced team of sales executives, consistency in marketing and sales actions, superior quality, and brand positioning for success. However, Kingsford’s main problem lies in the aspect of competition. The company has faced serious challenges in regard to the strategic decisions that were necessary to avert competition in relation to aspects such as pricing, advertising, promotion as well ...

In the early American families, “children were expected to be guided by their parents’ wishes in their matches” (Coontz, 2015, p. 41). Although that statement refers to the matches in marriage, the parents had control over all aspects of their children’s lives, and they would get married to have children so that they can use their help. Specifically, children would work on the farm and help father run family businesses from an early age so that they could carry on providing for the family once their parents became weak with age. In the late 18th and early 19th ...

Air Cargo Ships May Soon Alter Global Supply Chains

Air Cargo Ships May Soon Alter Global Supply Chains

Abstract

Most companies across the world applying sophistication in their supply chain designs are engaging in the use of air cargo as a competitive advantage regardless of the costs incurred. These aspects occur with the reflection that air cargo being perceived expensive in terms of an alternative method for supply chains that rely on ocean transportation. However, the focus on air cargo does not emerge on the basis of the accidents or even crisis situations in the incorporation of logistics strategies to global manufacturers. Research indicates that the focus on air ...

Management

The selected business is of boutique of small level, in which ready-to-wear garments of Asian style that comprise of shalwar kameez, will be made available to females. The boutique is providing quality clothes with latest designs to customers.

Organizational Chart

The business of boutique is included in textile industry. Porter’s Five Forces Threat of New Entrants The threat from new entrants is low. This is because; Asian style ready-to-wear requires low skilled labor, which are well aware of different styles.

Availability of Substitutes

Availability of substitutes is higher, as people may wear other clothes that are available in the market. Further, they can ...

1. Introduction Agriculture is an important area of policy development in the EU. There are 500 million people residing in the EU (European Commission, “Agriculture”). Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) expresses the EU’s agricultural strategies and plans for all member states. CAP is one of the oldest EU policies. Revision of the CAP occurs periodically to accommodate emerging issues affecting all member states or specific to one or some member states. Spain protects its interests as a major agricultural producer by influencing the EU’s agricultural policy. Agriculture is a key sector in Spain. The agricultural sector contributes 3.4% ...

Homeostasis refers to any self-regulating process by which biological systems attempt to maintain stability despite changes in the external and internal environment (Sturmberg & Martin, 2013). Biological systems interact with each other to maintain a suitable condition of the internal environment for the survival of the living organism. The biological systems of the living organism are in a state of constant change. The regulation of the systems within a given range of various conditions helps to keep the living organisms alive and healthy. The systems also interact with the external environment in different ways. The conditions of the external environment ...

Health policy analysis

Introduction Unquestionably, health is an essential part of life without which human existence is under threat of extinction. According to McLaughlin & McLaughlin (2007), maintenance of mental wellness is fundamental to achieving mental sobriety among the members of the society. Unfortunately, the number of people with mental disorders is growing almost in every society (Walt et al., 2008). In America, adult population with mental illness is over 60 million, the majority of who are Africans Americans. The main barrier to access proper mental health care is the soaring costs and people’s perceptions of mental health (America’s Health, 2016). ...

Introduction

Cloud computing is a considerably new development which has taken root in the business world (King, 2008). Mell & Grance (2011) define cloud computing as a model that enables the convenient, ubiquitous, and network access to configurable computing resources that are pooled together. These resources include computer services, network servers, networks, and storage space for data. These resources can be provided to prospective customers and also forfeited without the need for significant management effort. The interaction between the provider of cloud computing services and the customer is also not required for this model (Mell & Grance 2011). Cloud computing consists of ...

Introduction

The human resource management function is an organization function whose main concern is to manage people within organizations focusing on the organization policies and systems (Siddiqui & Kleiner, 1998). Siddiqui & Kleiner (1998) argue that effective management of the human resources is essential to the success of the organization. Human resource management function is tasked to oversee the welfare of the employees’ administrative affairs in the organization. Traditionally, in the healthcare sector, the importance of the human resource management has not been fully appreciated (Kabene, Orchard, Howard, Soriano & Leduc, 2006). However, over the years, the benefit of the human resource in ...

People tend to believe in many things in their life. There is a great number of rights and wrongs that people have established in their minds. For, example, children is a source of happiness. These believes that tend to make people happy are called super replicators. Thesis+2 Main Ideas: People believe that certain things should be replenished in order to guarantee them life or happiness and it is called super replicator, but there are other people who do not share this opinion. Daniel Gilbert and Julia Alvarez take a position on the debate regarding super replicator. They believe ...

Introduction

Ever since the emergence of theatre as a form of art, it has remained on of the most popular and expressive genres of art that continue to entertain as much as it informs. This is perhaps because for many years, theatre has been used as a social mirror of sorts; one that allows the audience as well as the performers to view the society in which they live for what it is. The ability of playwrights to craft magnificent and compelling theatrical pieces that highlight the plight of the societies in which they live arguably makes playwrights one of ...

Describe and critically evaluate the types of pay and reward systems a multinational company could adopt to remunerate expatriate managers.

Some of the major problems that may come across the way of expatriates while going abroad for the assignments include inter-cultural management, managing the social inclusion of expatriates in the host country, providing standard health benefits, security and education, utilities and incentives keeping the exchange rates, and national/international compensation scale in considering and also facilitating their re-entry within the home country after the completion of the assignment. Thus, the major concern for the multinational corporation is to find out ways that keep the expatriates motivate and retain for the optimal period of time (Reiche, 2011, n.d). There are some ...

Introduction

There can be no denial of the fact that in the age of technological boom and globalization, the domain of media and the Internet have come to majorly influence the domain of communication. Indeed, a sea of change has come about in the mode of communication as it is mostly dependent on technology in the present era of ICTs. (Rothkegel & Ruda 2012) But, apart from the predominance of technology mediated communication among people of the world and dissemination of information all over, the world of media and the Internet has come to revolutionize the domain of inter-cultural communication in ...

Diversity encompasses acceptance and respect for every worker in an organization. A firm that embraces diversity comprehends the uniqueness of every person as well as recognizing the differences that exist between individuals. Understanding differences between people in the workplace is essential since it offers an opportunity to evade lawsuits from the affected groups in a company. Diversity involves incorporating both the majority and minority groups in a company to enhance production. An enterprise that values diversity fosters employees’ productivity. Besides, workers are typically interconnected with each other that enables efficient production. Diversity is an element of utmost importance to ...

Affiliated Institution

Introduction For many years, Amnesty International has been a champion for global humanitarian and human rights issues. With the world continuously evolving, Amnesty International has adapted to these changes and accommodated them. Due to population growth, the world has witnessed continued conflicts over resources specifically in Africa and the Middle East. These conflicts are fueled by political regimes and their ideologies, (Weinstein 2010). Terror groups such as Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab and Islamic State (IS), have continuously violated human rights. In most African countries, dictatorial rule has come under threat with masses becoming more educated and informed of their human ...

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PART 1: PROJECT INITIATION

Project Brief In the history of Olympics, this project has been termed by many experts as being the most complex in Europe. A number of factors conspired to ensure this is the case. First, the project was to be delivered within a short deadline that was provided for. Because London had won a bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, there was a need to have the facility ready in the shortest time possible. The second reason why the project was complex is because of the unique environment in which it was to be located. The ...

Critique

The article titled: “Nursing and healthcare students’ experiences and use of e-learning in higher education” is critiqued using the structural framework and guideline suggested by Rebecca (Becky) Ingham in the paper titled, “A nurse’s guide to the critical reading of research”. Reading and critically analyzing research papers will help in improving and validating once knowledge on the topic. (Moule, Ward, and Lockyer, 2010; Broomfield, 2016) The title of the paper is simple and comprehensive. It suggests that the paper is on e-learning experience of students of in higher educational institutes (HEI). The topic can attract readers who are ...

The concept of self-disclosure sounds quite simple but there are some aspects about it that can be further outlined and discussed so that others can better understand the definition and the factors which might influence it. In the field of communication, there are even various different types of self-disclosure. Self-disclosure, in general and how it pertains to the field of communication, can be described as a deliberate disclosure of personal information to others (Jones, ). Self-disclosure can somewhat be determined by things as simple as what a person is wearing, how they behave, or even just a look into how ...

Management

Part V. Business Strategy Sony has differentiated its products and services. The company has used differentiation as its business level strategy. The basis of this differentiation in case of Sony is its core competence of product miniaturization. Miniaturized televisions, radios, cassette recorder, camcorder, and walkman cassette recorder are all examples of differentiated products that Sony has developed by using its core competence. Furthermore, the company has also used miniaturization competence in order to manufacture laptops so that the company become capable of maintain its competitive position in the market place, and to face competition as there is intensity of ...

Tourism

2016-04-13

Introduction

This paper is devoted to the issue about the hospitality industry in the United Kingdom and the impact of the customers (especially, women). Nowadays, the hotel business is one of the most promising and, at the same time, growing industries, which bring considerable profits worldwide. The hotel industry as an economic activity includes the provision of hotel services and the organization of paid short-term accommodation in hotels, campgrounds, motels. The hospitality as a component of the tourism industry differs by high potential for the UK market. It is able to generate a steady income to the budget of ...

Abstract

The medical profession in recent years has been on the forefront in making sure that the care given to patients is in line with the conventional methodologies of health care. Additionally, the care given to the patients must aim at improving the well-being of the patients without putting the lives of these patients in danger. Moreover, the care given apart from being scientifically sound, it has to be ethical and legal. However, other alternative techniques have proved to be useful in taking care of different ailments affecting patients. These complimentary methods not only aim at healing a patient but ...

The Police in America have always been Controversial

The establishment of the police is a mandate of the constitution to ensure law enforcement, as well as public order and safety. It is created as an instrument to maintain a civil nation. As Egon Bittner asserts, the police, as an agency, are empowered and responsible to provide short-term solutions to emergent problems. Its manpower is competent enough to provide intervention to any form of emergencies, without any exceptions (Bittner, 1974). It is an institution created by the state as part of its efforts to police the people and protect the state and the people from lawless elements. Unlike ...

Abstract

Rising rates of recidivism in the United States have developed concerns pertaining to the effectiveness of prisons as correctional facilities. In this study, the focus is to assess the suitability of faith-based correctional methods in promoting inmates reentry into the society. Some discussed methods include Inner change programs, prison chaplaincy, and meditational strategies. Several studies have indicated significant declines in recidivism rates among inmates who participated in these initiates. For example, Duwe & Johnson (2013) found that inmates who engaged in Inner change programs in Minnesota were less likely to be arrested by at least 8% compared to their counterparts ...

Introduction

Supply chain management primarily entails the coordination of functions within an organization as well as tactics used to execute those functions. Also, it involves tasks’ coordination across the partners participating in the supply chain with the principal objective of ensuring improved organizational performance. The definition of the supply chain clearly depicts the nature of the coordination between the partners involved in the business and appreciates the primary purpose of the supply chain management. Apparently, this approach aims at improving organizations’ as well as the individual performance (Lee et al., 116). There are two main components of the supply chain, ...

Chapter One: Introduction

1.1. Background The arrival of new technologies as helped improve many aspects of life. For example, License Plate Recognition is a modern technology that has helped improve mobility and safety in transportation (Rashid, Aibinu, Rahman, Suhaimi and Yunis, 2012). Many car parks have resulted to the use of technology to help in the logistics of operating a car park. Rashid et al., (2012) argue that automatic parking systems are progressive because in addition to improving logistics, they also increase the convenience of public parking, eliminate the hassles of fee collection and also enhance the security, especially when the car ...

In the next 5-10 years there is a major issue that has developing that will be facing the business world. This issue that is going to be a major problem for both businesses and government is surely going to be money laundering. In order to understand how money laundering is a threat to both governments and economies it is first necessary to understand what money laundering is itself. Once the definition is understood only then can we apply that definition to the business world through analyzing how this white collar crime effects commerce, government involvement in the business world, ...

Pet Therapy in Elderly Patients with Mental Illness

The article serves to discuss the effects of pet therapy on the mental processes and the overall well being of elderly inpatients who are affected by dementia, depression and psychosis. The participants in the study include elderly patients in selected nursing homes who are over 65 years old, and has been staying in the institution for 2 months. As a means to determine the baseline cognitive status and depressive symptoms, the participants went through the Mini-Mental State Examination and the 15-item Geriatic Depression scale. Accordingly, the intervention was administered within a 6-week duration in the nursing home, and it ...