Essays on Growth AND Development

One of the major public health problems and the societal concerns these days is the maltreatment of children which impacts millions of children all over the world. There are a variety of long and short-term health consequences of child abuse and neglect which leaves a long-lasting impact on the mental and social growth and development of the children. Child abuse does not just mean broken bones or bruises, it impacts the safety, physical, social, mental, emotional and educational needs of the children. Child abuse and neglect as defined by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) of 2010, ...

5 Forces Case Report: The Air Express Industry Case Questions

Introduction

The air industry in the US dates back the early 1970s and its growth and development was gradual and based on numerous factors. In the initial period of operation, the industry particularly dealt with small packages and the entry into the industry was challenging due to the environment characterized by significant regulations. It is essential to understand the primary factors which led to its growth and development to its current status. First, the deregulation in the industry is attributed with significant changes, which allowed Federal Express, which was among ...

Introduction

It is the role of every employee and the management of a firm to ensure that the firm succeeds. To make sure that a firm succeeds, there are ways through which the firm can track its performance. These ways are performance management system and the balance scorecard process. CliftonLarsonAllen is an example of a firm in the United States that uses these two methods to track its performance.

Performance Management

Performance management is the process through which all employees and their staff join hands and work together to strategize, monitor and track the performance of every employee in the firm, the ...

The healthcare system is currently undergoing a series of transformations that are affecting all the aspects of care. These transformations have fuelled the identification of the important role of nurses in healthcare. In the past, nurses have been sidelined as assistants to physicians, rather than partners in care with other health care professionals (The National Academies Press, 2010). A report by the IOM and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation revealed that if the nurses are allowed to practice to the full extent of their training and expertise, they could offer pertinent expertise needed to sustain the current changes in ...

Soc/100

Introduction Getting a job in the contemporary world proves to be a direct function of the relationship that one sets in the onset of an interview. If one is contextually able to exhibit a good relationship coupled with a positive and optimistic rapport with a tentative employer, then there is hope that if one gets employed, there will be a chance for a meaningful employer-employee interaction. Forging employer-employee relationships proves to be difficult for most people. Most of the jobs call for people to spend more time at work than they do with loved ones and family members. This ...

China: Success in the Market despite being a Centrally Planned Economy

Neo-classical economists have often quipped that market economies create the most conducive environment for economic growth and development; however, the rise of China as an economic giant over the last three decades despite being a centrally planned economy has cast doubt on the neo-classical argument, which makes it necessary to evaluate the unique factors that have led to China’s economic fortunes despite being a centrally planned economy.

Annotated Bibliography

Das, D (2011). China: Epitome of an Emerging Market. Journal of Emerging Knowledge on

Emerging Markets 3 (1): 57-78 Retrieved January 11, 2017 from

http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=jekem Das, a lecturer at the Solbridge International School, paints a vivid picture of China’s economic ...

Oil Prices Fluctuating In the Middle East

Introduction Oil being a commodity is subject to high levels of fluctuations as opposed to the stable investments like bonds and stocks. In particular, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) plays a significant role in influencing the prices of oil across the globe. As a result, OPEC controls around 40 percent of the global supply of oil by setting the production levels that caters for the world demand and it can determine the prices of gas and oil by reducing or raising the levels of production. At a particular point in time, OPEC vowed to maintain the prices above $ ...

1960s WAR ON POVERTY

1960s WAR ON POVERTY

Introduction

In the modern society, the issue of poverty has become increasingly the cause for insecurity through social crimes. Poverty has been a major problem in the United States for a long period of time. The society in the United States was faced by numerous problems in the 1960s. The problems include racism among other issues that contribute to inequality and increased poverty levels. The war on poverty in the 1960s was mainly supported by the then President J.F. Kennedy. The president worked at ensuring that the poverty levels in the society are reduced significantly. The ...

A. Summarize the physical changes that occur in children during this age and the factors that influence these changes. Include a comparison of male and female. The growth of children during early to middle childhood has slowed a bit compared to the growth rate during infancy. However, this is still a period of tremendous growth and development, as remarkable changes occur in the body proportions. As children lose their baby fats, their arms and legs start to stretch and come in proportion to the head and other parts of the body. Studies showed that on average, children add 2 ...

Chapter 2

Literature review Russia has a very large number of hospitals, physicians, and health care workers as compared to any other country in the world. In spite of this, the medical care fraternity has failed to offer standard and acceptable health care services to its people. Russia has faced a health care system crisis for an extended period since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Significant transformation in the social, economic, and political environment has adversely affected the health care system (Britnell, 2015). The poor health care system in Russia has been precipitated by the lack of medical and technical ...

Considering Lauren Slater’s View on 20th Century Experiments

Considering Lauren Slater’s View on 20th Century Experiments The human condition has been the subject of consideration for many centuries and across many cultures. From the ancient studies of philosophy to the more recent fields of psychology, great minds have struggled to better understand humanity. While no single piece of work can explain humanity in its entirety, those well-known experiments Slater (2004) discussed in her book may provide a glimpse at different aspects of man’s true nature. It is through the works of the greatest minds, and subsequently the greatest experiments, that we may begin to see ...

Discussion 1 - Systems Modelling

Systems modelling depicts a UML conceptualization that integrates models and constructs of structures, processes, and mechanics for running and maintaining business and information systems. The systems attribute concepts such as input, output, logical arrangements, methods and all the prevalent schemes and relationships between all the components (Whitten, Barlow, & Bentley, 1997). It is functionally imperative that the organization adopts a system modelling theme and approach for the following reasons. Systems modelling serves as a tool that logically and sequentially presents all the tasks and activities of a project. Logical organization of projects ensures effective, efficient and smooth flowing project cycles. ...

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Introduction

Retaining the efficient human resources, especially the top talent is in fact very essential for organizations for its smooth functioning as well as to remain competitive. Strategic measures have to be adopted by firms in view to keep the talented work forces on board. As the work forces appear to be diverse in their needs and expectations, the Human Resource (HR) managers need to identify specific and effective ways to strategically deal with the employees. It is noticed that in matters associated with retaining top talent, providing any one or two factors that influences job satisfaction would ...

A. Biophysical

a. Adolescents generally experience rapid physical growth, such as a significant increase in height and body weight. b. Show changes in the physical appearance, such as the development of breast and changes in body shapes, which are most noticeable in females (Papathanasiou & Lahana, n.d). c. Change in voice d. Growth of body and facial hair (Stand & Story, 2005) e. Improved muscle strength

B. Psychological

a. Strong desire to become part of a group b. They want to develop their own identity (McNeely & Blanchard, 2009) c. Adolescents always want to look good d. They feel the pressure in adjusting to this growing ...

Introduction

Tourism has many definitions, which include traveling for pleasure purposes. Tourism, according to World Tourism Organization, is defined visiting and staying places away from our normal environment for a period exceeding one year for leisure or other business purposes. Tourism can be either domestic or international where implications are on both the host and source countries. Today, tourism is among the major sources of revenue for most countries and has a great impact on the economic growth and development of nations. The hospitality services, transport services, entertainment venues, as well as goods bought by tourists are among the sectors ...

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Introduction Wheat (Triticum sp.), an extensively adapted crop, is one of the primitive and primary staple food crops in the world. Wheat is cultivated from temperate; dry to irrigated or rain-fed areas, to warm, humid or cold conditions. Such a high adaptability is attributed to its intricate genome (Acevedo et al., 2002). Wheat cultivation covers more land area compared to other commercial crops and endures to be an essential food grain for humans (Curtis, 2002). Estimations reveal that by 2050, the population of the world will reach 9.1 billion (34 percent greater than today); correspondingly, the food requirement and ...

An industry entails the production of services and goods by availing utilities to customers or transforming inputs into outputs. The outputs of industry are either used by other manufacturers for further production or by consumers in satisfying their desires. Operations in a particular industry might be the generation, extraction, production or transformation of goods and services at a given price level. There three categories in which industry can be subdivided based on the nature of products in subject or the process of producing it. These types of industries entail: i.)Primary industries This industry entails creating utility by hauling ...

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 ...

There are a number of challenges that nations faced during civilization. Such changes include, wars, lack of resources and lack of political unity. Undeniably, there are a number of differences and similarities between the civilization of different societies. For instance the civilization of Mesopotamia is very similar to the civilization of the Greek society in a way that they both lacked political unity. This paper is going to focus on the reasons, why the civilization of Greek lacked political unity as well as discuss the consequences of the political disunity to the general development of Greek. The paper will ...

Staffing philosophy recognized at Chicago Food and Beverage Company

Chicago Food and Beverage Company is an American multinational company that strives to hire employees capable of leading the firm to national and international success as it has subsidiaries located in North America, Asia, and Europe (“The Chicago Food and Beverage Company”). Therefore, it hires employees skilled and experienced to implement new organizational strategies guarantying business growth and development. Based on Paul’s history as an employee at the firm, it is evident the company’s staffing philosophy is based on the notion of directly hiring employees to provide them with training as they gain experience. For example, it ...

Introduction

In social research methods, inferential statistics has a core role to play in reaching the conclusion of the analysis. There are two types of analysis involved in a research study inferential statistics and the descriptive statistics. The amount of data gathered from different subject groups cannot solely help deduce the outcome and support of the hypothesis. Inferential statistics facilitates the researcher come up with a conclusion that goes beyond the immediate data. On the other hand, descriptive statistics enable the researcher to deduce information from the given group of data. This case study contributes to explain the various tests ...

The Royal Bank of Canada had first tried to venture the financial market in Thailand in 1980. The bank’s ability to survive in third world country economy was limited. The authorities were skeptical about foreign bankers. Nonetheless, the interest rates were high, and the populations’ ability to pay was relatively small. In 1986, the bank had to close shop. The conditions were unbearable, and the bank could not cover the operating costs. The institution had not even become a fully-fledged firm before the unfortunate thing happened. They had been operating as a marketing outlet, an idea that had ...

Bronfenbrenner’s Theory of Ecological Systems analyzes the development of a child within the larger framework of relationships that define the surrounding environment in general. In this regard, Bronfenbrenner classifies the environment into a set of distinct, carefully defined and complex layers, with each having a particular effect on the development of the child. Emphasis is placed on the fact that the biology of the child is a key factor behind his or her growth and development. The factors at play in the process include the family, both nuclear and extended, which defines the community in which the child ...

Leadership in Action

The judiciary is one of the most important arms in a free and democratic society and in many states, its duties are well outlined in the constitutions. By structure, almost all constitutions design it as an independent body and operate within the requirements of the principle of separation of powers (Forsyth, 2015). A strong public image and reputation are crucial in the dispensation of its duty, and the decisions made culminate into a lasting effect on individuals and society. For instance, it could define public policy. Considering its significance, an incompetent and misleading system could produce far-reaching implications in ...

1.1. The problem presented in the case was how the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Tom Pederson, would transform the company by developing a strong company culture. Coming from a long history of struggles, employing talent of varying cultures to help get them thru the challenges they faced, the bank is now faced with the dilemma of how to merge these cultures to come up a with a unified organization. Pederson also had hesitations about the newly-implemented performance evaluation program, which is the first time employees are rated against the company’s vision and values. 1.2. As mentioned, one of ...

China and India’s Economy as a Neoclassical Growth Model.

It should be noted that the standard one-sector neoclassical growth model cannot be used to explain the macroeconomic variables of India and China. The model, however, provides the theoretical framework that aids in examining how the two economies’ digress from the standard model and in this way point out the market structure, organizations, and other variables that may have led to this digress (Huisken 239). An important variable that may help us understand this deviation and explain the differences in the growth of the two economies is the investment interest rates. India may have high level of investments but ...

The neoclassical growth model also known as the Solow-Swan model was put forward to explain long-term economic growth and development by examining economic variables such as accumulation of capital, growth of labor and advancement of technological processes. This model can be used to provide theoretical framework which will aid in explaining and comparing the economic growth of China and India. The model stresses out on the manner in which examine and interpret data. For example, China’s high level of investment should not be directly interpreted as steady economic growth (Huisken 238). This is because economic growth in the ...

Protocol for Diagnosis, Management, and Follow-Up Care of Growth and Development and Psychosocial Issues

When it comes to common growth and development and psychosocial issues that may potentially present in pediatric patients one should recognize possible dangers from first days in order to watch and treat them. As the example of implementing assessment and treatment options to children, one case study has been analyzed in this paper. 30-month-old child named Brian goes through different stages of growth and development at the same time. Both his mind and body change in order to satisfy the child psychosocial issues. The boy runs and walks independently and he is also able to button his pants. He ...

Abstract

Immigration has been a thorny subject for the past centuries. The issue has been widely debated and talked about since the influx of the movement of people from their original home countries to new countries for various reasons. Immigration can be defined as the movement of people from their native countries to countries where they do not hold citizenship with the main aim of settling there permanently or to take up employment. People who often cross international borders to other countries to look for jobs or with the intention of settling there are called immigrants. Whereas people continue to ...

The development of infants or toddlers occurs in a very predictable sequence which can be visible from the way a child begins by crawling prior to walking or even babbling before they can actually talk. Each developmental stage or milestone can vary from one child to another but the variation should be within acceptable variances that can be covered over time. For instance some children may achieve fast development in the initial 18 months and slower development in the subsequent stages; others may present with slow growth in the early stages and fast growth in the latter stages. However, ...

Background

Marriott International is a chain of hotels operating globally as an American company of hospitality, which is providing multiple services within the travel and tourism industry. It manages a range of hotels and other hospitality facilities in different countries of the world with a franchising strategy for internationalisation (Renner, 2010). The company was established in 1927 by J. William Marriott, which is now being led by his son Bill Marriott as Executive Chairman. Arne Sorenson is a Chief Executive Officer and President of the company. Currently, Marriott International is operating in 80 countries of the world, having more than ...

Child development takes place in discrete phases and ranges from birth to adulthood. These stages of development comprise various interrelated aspects such as socialization, motor skills, language, cognitive ability, emotional aspects, and social interaction. Various theories emphasize on the issues of development such as Vygotsky and Jeane Piaget theories. Piaget's model discusses concerns about the acquisition of knowledge and mechanisms of intellectual development. On the other hand, Vygotsky tended to focus mostly on the influence of culture on social and material structure and language of society (Steinberg & Vandergrift, 2010). Infant development and growth requires a combination of theories to ...

Poison Waters

What are the implications of this dilemma for human growth and development? This dilemma of water pollution has a great effect on human growth and development. As it has been seen in the video, Puget Sound is said to be in intensive care unit. This is because the water has significantly been polluted. A testimony to this is the population of killer whales or the orcas. These whales are a good example because they predate on other fish thus they absorb chemicals or other compounds from other marine organisms that they predate on (Rick, 2009). The whales are dying ...

Introduction

Human resource management and human resource planning are integral parts of any organization. Employees are key players in any organization and the success of an organization considerably depends on the productivity of the employees. Human resource management aims at ensuring cohesion between employees and the management. In the 20th century employees were merely considered as tools to achieve organizational goals but the trend changed. Continuous and intensive research has played a major role in ensuring that organizations view the work force as assets rather than just a means of production (Niehaus& price, 2013, 5). For the purpose of this ...

Introduction

The Bank of America is one of the largest financial institutions in the United States of America. In accordance with 2015 reports, the company was the twenty-third biggest company in the United States in terms of gross revenue. When the company acquired Merill Lynch in 2009, it became one of the most significant wealth and investment management corporations in the world, demonstrating 10-12% increase of its assets and portfolio annually (Bank of America, 2016). Holding more than 14% of all banking deposits in the United States, the firm has presence in all regions of the United States and in ...

Abstract

The cognitive psychology postulates that the environment and the person influence the human behavior. As such, the exposure of the children to the TV shows encompasses the environment that influences the way they interact. Based on the result of the interview, the parents sampled confirm that they have noted behavior change among their children. Indeed, some of the children emulated the characters in the TV shows while others pressure their parents to keep up with the standards in the movies. Notably, the findings of this paper agree with the reviews of previous studies. Particularly, both confer that excess TV ...

Human development patterns allow us in making generalizations concerning various stages as the infancy phase, childhood phase, adolescence, and finally the adulthood stage. For the first year following the birth, a baby is referred to as an infant. The childhood stage begins in the second year after birth and stretches until adolescence. Childhood stage is often divided into early childhood and middle childhood. Early childhood includes the pre-school years whereas middle childhood stage includes elementary school years, through the fifth or sixth grade. The adolescence stage is the second last stage of human development before adulthood. This stage is ...

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Introduction This paper primarily focuses on analyzing MGM Resorts International, one of the most successful companies in the hospitality industry. The company is renowned for the provision of hospitality services such as gaming, entertainment, etc. It is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is also present in a number of regions in the United States of America (Ken).

MGM Resorts International - Leadership

The company’s leadership is dedicated to ensure satisfaction and contentment to both its internal and external customers. The company has employed various unique ways to make sure that the stakeholders are effectively served. For instance, the leadership ...

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

A project is a temporary activity designed to offer a unique product, service or result with a much-elaborated beginning and the final stage undertaken to meet goals and specific objectives with the aim of bringing beneficial adjustments and value. Project management involves initiating objectives, planning, executing the objectives, controlling to help in coordination within the organization and finally closing the activities of the organization to achieve aimed goals (Emond & Steins, 2011). Project management helps the management information system department in various ways.

Importance of management information system

Efficiency in Service Delivery Project management gives a guide that is easy to follow and therefore leads ...

Discuss the intake interview process. In your discussion be sure to include examples of questions that should be asked during the intake interview. Intake interviews are important to the counseling session between the client and the counselor as the process is the first interactive experience that occurs between the client and the clinician. Clinical psychologists often use the process to initiate the discussions at the first meeting between the client and the clinician. The intake interview is important as the clinician gets the opportunity to highlight the expectations of the interview and the amount of time that the interview ...

Small businesses assist in the generation of economic growth in every country. They represent a high percentage of all the employer firms in a given state. The outputs of the small businesses make up the large part of the gross domestic products (McFarland, Mcconnell and Geary 1). In those countries where the impact of the small business to the economy is so high, the leaders formulate more laws to support the interests of the small businesses. It is evident that for the opportunities of the small enterprises to be facilitated, there should be an environment with an efficient regulatory ...

PROESSOR

Penalty Rates Penalty rates refer to the compensation paid to employees for working unsociable hours in the Australian employment sector (Craig and Brown 2015). Penalty rates have been adopted in the Australian service industry for over a century, as they have been considered instrumental in promoting the Australian way of life and business growth through opening the shops on weekends. The adoption of penalty rates in the Australian service sector has been considered instrumental in influencing the business operations on Sundays, which has developed into a peak day of activities (Knox 2009). The study seeks to integrate an analysis ...

The character of an individual determines not only their personal performance but also how the society views them. Adoption of a good character ensures efficiency since the person is equipped with virtues such as confidence, honesty, integrity, humbleness and competency among others which are the essential professional requirements. Hence, it is vital for people to adopt good traits and that only possible if the character is acquired at a young age. In this article, the role of sports in enhancing character development will be discussed. The instructors and trainers in the field spend quality time with the kids which ...

Apple Inc. is a USA Technology Company that operates both in the USA and many other parts of the world. The company manufactures and sells computer software and hardware and provides online services. So of the products that the company offers include personal computers, smartphones such as iPads and tablets among many others. The company operates in very many industries, namely electronics, digital distribution, computer hardware and software among others.

Apple External Environment of Apple Company

Technology advancement remains the most important environment for Apple Company in promoting its innovativeness in its production. A good example is the application of the technology is designing and ...

We live in a world of technology nowadays, in which we depend on online services in order to get our work done. For example, the things we have once done without the Internet are now mostly done online such as shopping, researching, and communicating with people. We also derive our source for entertainment online primarily such as watching online videos and show, and searching for cool and fun websites. Finally, we have accepted the fact that our online habits and presence is just as importance as it is in our real lives. Therefore, technology has greatly affected the way ...

Introduction

For a long time, consumers in the United Arab Emirates suffered from unfair competitive practices that they experienced as a result of companies looking to gain the best profits. The companies thus took advantage of the fact that there were no existent rules and regulations that could control the unhealthy competition in the region. Unhealthy competition is act as a barrier to new firms joining that would automatically provide services that are price friendly to the users. Additionally, consumers are supposed to receive quality goods and services from the companies. However, in the presence of weak regulations with regards ...

PLACE MARKING RUBRIC HERE

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Kroger Grocery Store operates in oligopoly market structure where there are a few large companies. The companies operating are such a market offer very close products or goods. It is worth to note that the level of competition in the market is very high. This is because each company is ever committed to responding to the action taken by the other company operating in the same market. For instance, if one company in the market designs a new product with unique futures the other companies respond to that act very fast so as to enhance competitiveness in the market. ...

Costa Coffee-Business Strategy Analyses

The strategic tools used Analyse the company’s history, development, and growth The strategy tool used to analyze this question is the Critical success factors. As discussed below, there are various factors that have contributed to the development and growth of the company. The tool is chosen because it is possible to identify the factors in the case study. Costa coffee began its operations in the United Kingdom in 1971. Costa coffee was brought into existence by two brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa. They served the first coffee to some caterers in London. In 1978, the company opened its ...

Introduction

According to O’Connell (2011), Emirates Airline has had a wide market share when it comes to Middle East air travel and especially amongst the Arabian Gulf Carriers. However, the question is, where will Emirates Airline be in the next five years? Emirates Airline is a Dubai airline situated in the United Arab Emirates. On October 25th, 1985 Emirates Airline was established by the Dubai government with only two aircraft. By then, what mattered to them was quality and not quantity. To date, Emirates Airline has had a beautiful and fruitful trend regarding growth and development; this had been ...

Stakeholders’ Analysis

The luxury goods industry has grown rapidly over the years following the initiative taken by the players in the industry. One of the major reasons for the success in this industry is the move towards the implementation of policies geared towards satisfying the needs of the customers and proper management of the companies when it comes to production and distribution of the products. All the key stakeholders in this industry have different features that make them unique as analyzed below.

Customers Analysis

The customers of luxury products are unique in that they are well informed and understand the need of quality ...

Introduction

The article titled ‘Non Profits Can’t Keep Ignoring Talent Development’ is about the increasing turnover, which is a concern experienced by several organizations during the various phases. Rust et al. (1996) suggested that retaining employees is a major challenge for all organization because when organizations fail to make the employees satisfied, motivated and fell like a valuable part of the organization, they hunt for better opportunities where they can grow professionally and build on their skill set. Hiring the right kind of employees is equally important as retaining them. Organizations usually ignore this aspect of employee retention due ...

A NEW TOURIST ATTRACTION

Santa Fe resides in a rich blend of various cultures, driven by the indigenous, Latino and Western, and American cultures (Kimmel, 1995, p. 29). It is a city that flourishes in the aspects that attract local and international tourists as it is a picturesque town of the Spanish model. Santa Fe thrives with magical enthusiastic, with an epicenter of restaurants, hotels, and galleries that promote the tourism industry. At the heart of this, is the lack of a theme park to compliment the various tourist attraction sites that exist in the city. With the eager to impact on the ...

"Three to Five" video examines the theory and methodology of physical education of preschool children, function of physical culture teacher in preschool. Video reveals the features of the development of children motor skills, learning movements, sports games and exercises, it describing the exercise and offers a variety of forms of work in physical education and organization of this work in preschool. In turn, physical education as a system of measures aimed at developing the child's growing body and its functions can be considered as a priority for the entire educational work with children. However, according to experts, this system ...

Management

1. Why It's Worth Divorcing Information Security From IT The article provides an informative view of the changing technological environment and the need for the adoption of viable security practices that remain independent of IT. In most organizations, information security has been recognized as a subset of IT, which for the last two decades developed into a viable union as the growth of the IT sector and consequent adoption of IT processes influenced the adoption of security measures geared towards maintaining information security within the organization. Increased technological advancements and the rise of cyber-attacks in organizations have highlighted the ...

Abstract

Developed countries have long agreed that there is a necessity to assist developing countries if the world is to develop continuously without issues. These developing countries have the capacity to compete against developed countries if they are given enough support and education on how they can bolster their development. Today, two regions are currently succeeding in breaking the expectations of the international community and they are East Asia and Latin America. Since the end of the Second World War, countries for both regions launched extensive economic reforms that enabled prosperity to persist in the region. Considering this change within ...

ARTICLE REVIEW: DIVERGING DEVELOPMENT

Article summary The article looks at the issue of class differences among the Americans and how it is influenced among the people. Social classes are considered on how wealthy a person is or how advantaged a person is compared to another. Additionally, the author looks at the class differences as a way to shut down opportunities for people in the world. Social classes prevent opportunities form presenting to a person. The article further looks at how the social class differences affect the growth and development of children from wealthy and from poor backgrounds. The author states that children who ...

Methodology: Results-based Management Framework

BACKGROUND International Telecommunication union (ITU) is a specialized agency of the United Nations for information and communication technologies or ICTs. ITU is responsible for allocation of global radio spectrum and the satellite orbits, development of the technical standards to ensure seamless interconnectivity of the networks and technologies. The origin of ITU dates back to the mid nineteenth century and since then it has been at the centre of the advances in communication. Right from telegraphy in earlier times to satellites, mobile phones and internet in the modern world. It was on May 17, 1865 that the first incarnation of ...

Ahmad, A. (2013). Pathways to Breast Cancer Recurrence. ISRN Oncology, 2013, 1-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/290568 In his article, Ahmed gives an overview of the current knowledge regarding the recurrence of breast cancer after treatment and the challenges. He reviews existing literature on epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), cancer stem cells (CSCs), various signaling pathways such as microRNAs (miRNAs) and Notch/Wnt/Hedgehog. Also, he also examined the hypotheses that are currently undergoing an investigation to determine the prevention of breast cancer recurrence (Ahmad, 2013). Andre, F. & Zielinski, C. (2012). Optimal strategies for the treatment of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer with currently approved agents. Annals of ...

Background Information

Southwest Airlines is a United States airline company based in Dalla in Texas. The company came into existence in 1967 and got its current name in the year 1971. It has employed more than 45,000 employees and operates over 3,500 flights every day. It has its operations within the U.S. market implying that the company does not operate internationally. In fact, it has more than 90 destinations within 40 states of America. The company uses only one producer airplane in its operations which happen to be the Boeing Airplanes. Despite many other U.S. Airlines that operate both ...