Essays on Model.

Wuthering Heights, the story of Emily Brontë, is one of the most mysterious phenomena in world literature. Mostly overlooked by Brontë's contemporaries, the novel greatly amazed the opponents of academism in literature, and later became one of the best novels in the world. Furthermore, Wuthering Heights reflects the complicated philosophical beliefs of Emily Brontë. The story is peculiar for its image of creation which is a common characteristic of the author's art. What is more, the story is free from orthodox religious orientation. The main characters, Heathcliff and Earnshaw, deny the power of church and the common concepts ...

____________ University In recent times, Americans have experienced an increase in health care cost which has made it difficult for many citizens to gain access to medical care. Furthermore, the recession has raised the number of Americans who do not have access to health care because they are uninsured due to the reduction in their benefits or the loss of their jobs. Experts predicted that the number of uninsured citizens will continue to increase if there is not a solution in place that would help struggling Americans. As a result, America would face an economic crisis if there was ...

Assume you are a manager at a medium-sized brick-and-mortar organization based in the Middle East and are looking to enter the global market. You have been asked to assess the company’s current business model and come up with a recommendation for scaling it up with IT security in mind.

Brick-and-mortar: A brick and mortar business applies to those businesses that are established in actual physical locations and deal with their customers face to face. The term 'brick and mortar' refers to the fact that these businesses are run out of actual buildings, where they interact in person with ...

The problem of processing of memory has been aroused by many famous scientists and it is mostly concerned as part of critical analysis of the multi-store model. Unlike the structural approach which focuses on various stores of the memory, for example, long term memory and short term memory, this approach emphasize the significance and peculiar features of the different processes that exist in the area of our memory. Another difference between the two of these approaches is that processing of memory can hardly be called structural, while the multi-store model consists of various clusters which are hierarchical. This means ...

A dilemma refers to a situation where an individual finds him/herself in a position where they are supposed to make decisions concerning particular subjects and which in most cases will result in outcomes that may have challenging connotations (Post & Blustein, 2015). The case presented above presents an ethical dilemma in which urgent decisions need to be made to save the life of a 6-year-old child who has been affected by a bout of meningitis. However, there are challenges to the plan of care that is supposed to be given to the child since the parents have got conflicting views ...

The subprime mortgage crisis was due to house prices decline and a crisis in the banking industry due to diminished liquidity at a time was going through a period of recession (Demyanyk & Hemert, 2008). Demyanyk & Hemert (2008) argues that the subprime mortgage crisis had its genesis from the high loan delinquencies and mortgage foreclosures inherited between the years 2001 and 2006 with the year 2006 being the most notorious culprit. Wilse-Samsony (2010) claims that the high cases of delinquency and foreclosure may have been caused by caused by resets in the interest rates, poor consumer loan product information and ...

Wal-Mart, America’s largest chain of retail stores, has successfully explored its adjacent space to enter the healthcare market. Years of research has helped the retail giant to provide for the healthcare needs of its millions of customers across the country. The company now offers a simple bundle of medical services, which customers can purchase along with their bag of groceries. Wal-Mart stores are aggressively striving to serve their customers by being a one-stop buying destination for healthcare products as well (Abrams, 2014). Wal-Mart has been running by the side of many of its stores more than one hundred ...

Almost everyone knows the simple concept of direct relationship between risk and return on investments. The underlying reason is clear: investors are not playing games, they work with real money, and would suffer real losses; therefore, they want ‘premium’ for taking excessive risk and the higher this risk, the more return they desire. However, the issue is estimating such risk, and more important is ability to measure the relationship between risk and return; in other words, investor want the answer on the question: how much exactly he will earn, if he invests in some asset with the given risk ...

Priorities in Action include programs with the most potential and transformative quality improvement in the United States of America that align to the six National Quality Strategies priorities. The NQS priorities include making patient care safer, enabling person and family care, promoting prevention and treatment of leading death causes, working with communities to implement best practices and ensure healthy living, making quality care affordable for all, and promoting effective communication and coordination care (National Quality Strategy, 2012). The programs are updated monthly and represent Federal, State, private sector and local efforts.

The most important priority to health consumers is ...

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, also known as LVMH, is a luxury goods conglomerate, headquartered in Paris, France. The Company was created through the merger of Louis Vuitton and Moet Hennessy in 1987. LVMH is the largest fashion brand in the world in terms of revenue with over sixty subsidiaries. LVMH has posted revenue of €30.6 billion and a hefty profit of over €5 billion in 2014 (LVMH#3, 2015). Christian Dior is the largest brand within LVMH business portfolio, contributing more than 40% of its revenue (LVMH#3, 2015). Bernard Arnaut is the largest shareholder of the company. The ...

Inputs: Programs provide trained professional staff and counselors with work experience as well as referral services that provide further counseling and information. Activities: Facilities provide emotional support and counseling as well as couple's therapy for those who have issues and group discussions in order to promote social identification. Outputs: Those who are having trouble with domestic abuse issues are provided with the support network necessary to overcome the challenges that they face. Short-Term Outcomes: Situations in which there is domestic violence occurring are reviewed and analyzed. Those who need information about what to do can communicate and receive support.

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Issue: Counterterrorism Information Sharing Role of Information Sharing Since 9/11 The importance of sharing intelligence information related to terrorism among the various law enforcement agencies and the federal security machinery cannot be overemphasized. There various roles that information sharing plays in detecting and preventing terrorism activities. Firstly, terrorist attacks take place in a community setting. It is the duty of local, state and community based responders as well law enforcement officials to initiate the first response team. Information sharing is necessary ensure timely response. Timely response is essential in mitigating the impact and reducing the number of causalities from ...

With the emergence of multiculturalism as well as healthcare diversity, cultural competence is a crucial element in healthcare. Essentially, cultural competence enables the care providers to effectively understand the needs of a specific cultural group and provide care that is congruent to these needs (Purnell, 2012). As such, “Purnell Model for Cultural Competence” is an important tool that helps the care providers to assess and understand the beliefs, behaviors, attitudes and values of a specific cultural group and provide care that aligns to their beliefs, behaviors, attitudes and values. In addition, the model helps the care provides a framework ...

1. The change, from the point of view of Machiavelli , has a close relation to the danger that agrees with the three principles of a successful change management. First of all, the change is not an overnight step, but a process itself. The change is a series of steps, events where there is the establishment which represents the current status of the situation and the liberals or revolutionaries which represents the interest to change his current status. Each side has sponsors that support one option or other by their interest. The change brings a natural resistance from the establishment ...

In the growth wheel analysis, the Basha Mediterranean cuisine is graded in a scale of between 1 to 4, where one is too weak and 4 is excellent. The grading is done in four different sectors under which the business performance can be improved based on the given analysis. The four areas include business concept, organization, operations and customer relations.

Business concept: The business concept was graded under five different categories; this included the business idea, product portfolio, revenue model, and customer portfolio and market position. Averagely there was a very good performance in the business concept, with the ...

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> d <- file.choose(); // then choose LDS.csv file > LDC<- as.data.frame(read.csv(d),header=T); > N<-301049 > Deletions <- (c(N, N+35, N+70, N+105, N+140)%%72) > LDC[Deletions,]; > myLDC<-myLDC <- LDC[-Deletions,] // now type the following to ensure that the data set is cleared with the determined deletions: > myLDC // It will display the following: X Customers OMandA Dist.Cost Total.Bill Area Size ...

Managing change is one of the most important processes that an organization can go through. Change management involves the steps that are involved in making that process as helpful as possible while minimizing disruptions to the essential functions of the organization. Given that organizations “use a variety of measures” to determine the optimal change processes, there are many different ways to choose a change method – and a series of steps (Course reading ????, p. 51). One system that helps organizations make decisions for managing their change is the McKinsey 7s model. This was devised during the 1980s by a ...

[Management]

Value chain is a model showing the reception of inputs in a business, addition of value through the various stages and final selling of finished commodity to the end consumers. From this view, a business is able to use value chain analysis in gaining a top-notch position in competition. The analysis allows the business to have a crucial contact over the movement of its raw materials to the consumers. The goal of the analysis is to maximize quality and value of the product at a much lesser total cost. In which case, this tool work on the concept ...

The leading indicators for hotel demand are the length of stay, demand for hotel rooms, occupancy of the hotel, spending at certain activities or overall local spending, volume of the visitors, and others. These leading indicators for the demand for hotels are different from but associated with each other. The hotel rooms’ demand is already presented from commercial sources. Forecasting the rates of the occupancy and the arrivals of the hotel guest in the future is considered to be an essential feature of the management of hotel revenue. There are several methods for forecasting the arrivals and rates of ...

Why do people constantly pursue the concept of absolute happiness? Satisfaction and contentment becomes underrated when everybody wants a piece of everything. Everyone wants something better even if they already have the best comparatively and relatively to other people. I remember a popular saying that “you can’t have it all,” this holds true in every aspect of life’s decision. In an article by Tsai and Hsee, they describe these thoughts as ‘hedonic adaptation’ where the initial feeling of positivism and negativism fizzles down through the course of time. The reasons of this phenomenon were summarize into three ...

I scored 55, which is considered an excellent. My greatest strengths (in which I scored highest) include the ability adapt to change; regulate my feelings effectively to avoid affecting productivity and performance; a focus on the broader objectives; and interested in planning the future. Further, I seem to have an affinity for learning what people require from me and helping them to be successful. I firmly believe that continuous learning and self-perfection is superior to acquiring new skills. However, I have average confidence in my ability to succeed and I tend not to expect too much of my colleagues. ...

With regards to the operations of organizations involving in lease, it is clear that the proposed rule of including leases in balances sheet will foster transparency in reporting. The first instance that explains the effectiveness of lease accounting can be directed to the observed dominance of leasing. Leasing is a way for the subject entity to access financing and assets besides, minimizing risk exposure associated with ownership of asset. This prevalence indicates that leasing now forms a significant fraction of company’s operations and thereby influences the profitability of the subject organizations. This means that the users of financial ...

Horror movies are a controversial and complicated subject in terms of the influence they have on the viewers. Some people favor such films, stating that they have a powerful therapeutic effect – like any form of art does. Others are rightly afraid that being accustomed to violence on the big screen leads to being accustomed to violence in the real life. In any case, the benefits which horror films have to offer for the emotional well-being are worth exploring. In his essay Why We Crave Horror Movies, Stephen King approaches the controversial phenomenon of people's attraction to the morbid and ...

[Institution Title]

According to a 2014 surveillance analysis, approximately 1 in every 272 women in the US suffers from the pelvic inflammatory disease each year (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). The same report furthered suggests that 1 in every 8 patient experiences difficulty in pregnancy. Given the alarming statistics, the incidence rate continues to increase considering that pelvic inflammatory disease often goes undetected because women who were infected with the disease can hardly tell when they already at risk. While numerous literature and informative references have identified a number of risk factors to speculate PID, it is ...

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> N<-301049 > N [1] 301049 > N<-N%%50 > N [1] 49 > Deletions <-(c(N,N+35,N+70,N+105,N+140)%%50) > N [1] 49 > Deletions [1] 49 34 19 4 39 > data() > LifeCycleSavings sr pop15 pop75 dpi ddpi Australia 11.43 29.35 2.87 2329.68 2.87 Austria 12.07 23.32 4.41 1507.99 3.93 Belgium 13.17 23.80 4.43 2108.47 3.82 Bolivia 5.75 41.89 1.67 189.13 0.22 Brazil 12.88 42.19 0.83 728.47 4.56 Canada 8.79 31.72 2.85 2982.88 2.43 Chile 0.60 39.74 1.34 662.86 2.67 China 11.90 44.75 0.67 ...

It was presented that the visual model of the modern era, which can be identified using Renaissance ideas and Cartesian ideas in relation to individual reasoning in philosophy. This can also be called Cartesian perspectivalism. This is somehow equivalent with the modern scope regime itself. In relation, the Cartesian perspectivalism was illustrated by two prominent commentators, which are William Ivins and Richard Rorty. Ivins said that the art’s history during the five hundred years has been a little more than the story of the gradual diffusion of the ideas of the artists as well as the European people. ...

[Subduction Initiation]

The major purpose of this report is to explore the process of subduction initiation by looking at its implications. The initiation of subduction is among the main plate tectonic process hence it comes out as an important subject of study when exploring the geological structure of the Earth. In order to explore all the elements associated with this, the paper is categorized into topics that cover important aspects. First, it is important to study when and why subduction initiation begins since this will give a picture about its relation with plate tectonic movement. It comes out that ...

According to Hou, Xue and Zhong (2015), the Q Theory is used in the testing of predictions that are attributed to the cross-sectional distribution of stock returns within financial markets. Consequently, the expected return of assets is described primarily by their sensitivity based on the excess of the risk free rate expressed in terms of several factors. These factors are the return on equity which is also referred to as a probability factor, an investment factor as well as a size factor. Consequently, the Q Factor model has been consistently outperformed the Fama and French Model both its terms of its ...

Anxiety can be simply defined as feelings of disagreeable apprehension, depression, and nervousness. A person is said to be suffering from anxiety disorder(s) when his conduct demonstrates clear reflection of anxiety-related symptoms (Nevid, 2006). Behavioral theories emphasize on learning the etiological foundations of anxiety. According to such theories, human beings have an instinctive inclination to learn particular fears that ultimately results in the development and manifestation of fears/anxiety. For instance, human beings possess an innate fear to lose control. In a similar fashion, the anticipation of disaster/danger is also a learned form of anxiety. On the other hand, medical model ...

My friend is male, in his early 30s and sells real estate properties and life insurance plans for a living. He plans to buy a new Toyota Land Cruiser Prado.He first thought of buying a new car because his old car is no longer gas efficient, it is hard to find a shop that will fix it, and the air conditioner is constantly busted. His current ideal state is to have a new car that will be more gas efficient and will be easier to maintain. He also said that he will not have to worry about future damages which may happen anytime to ...

Trains help passengers reach their destinations faster than walking, taking the bus, or even bringing their own cars. However, not everyone opt to take the train, thus, would rather walk and take the pedestrian crosswalk. However, because the train blocks the pedestrian walk, they have to go all the way to the crossing point to reach their destination.

According to our research, the best option that will keep pedestrians safe as they cross to other parts of the street without going to the train's crossing point is to build a bridge connecting buildings A, B, and C. This way, ...

The ancient Greek applied bronze, stone, glass, ivory, silver, terracotta, and other materials to design fabrics and vases. To the people of Ancient Greek, bronze was the material of choice due to its inexpensive nature, strength, resilience, and lightweight. The Greek people fashioned weapons, tools, ornaments such as horse decorations and clothing from bronze. Greeks designed vessels and vases to enable meet their daily needs. The Greek manages to make various qualities of materials by use of precious metals they largely apply vanish due to melting and reuse. The vessels of antiquity are cheaper unlike the ones established with ...

Art from ancient Egypt is a uniform and unequivocal representation of the bona fide life of the day, the visual indication of societal qualities. It didn't allow the specialists the level of chance of representation that is associated with Western skilled workers (Grimal and Grimal). Representational craftsmanship from the First Dynasty up to the end of the New Kingdom is a record of perpetual degree and additionally reliable visual evidence of the social, political, and religious and venture lifestyles of old-fashioned Egyptian power. Different improvements happened in imaginative works all around the many years achieving low down cases that, hundreds of ...

As long as there is a firm relationship involved in a particular situation, conflicts are unavoidable. It means that both work and personal relationships encounter conflicts. Conflict refers to a situation in which “an individual or group feels negatively affected by another individual or group” (Borkowski, 2011, p. 285). Even though, all professional fields encounter conflicts, the health profession is a notch higher due to excessive regulations, scarce resources, high emotions and stress. However, conflicts have both negative and positive consequences (Borkowski, 2011). As such, it is important for leaders to analyze the nature of the conflict, and thus, choose the most suitable ...

Introduction In the past, I have come across typical students while working as a volunteer in a school setting. One was an adolescent on drugs but carefully hiding the situation. Another was a bully who made classmate shudder with terror. This writing seeks to draw an intervention plan for dealing with the problems at hand.

The objective is to have those two students Tom and Daisy develop self-control and good social skills to integrate smoothly with other classmates. These however should be, done bearing in mind the other children’s safety.

Tom was quiet most of the time and showed little ...

Amnesia is a condition characterized by memory loss or inability to form new memories that can be caused by organic or functional factors. Organic factors that cause amnesia include brain injuries from physical trauma or medical condition. Functional factors are psychological responses to traumatic events or internal conflicts. Although the cause of amnesia is clear when memory is impaired by organic factors, the role of physiological processes in dissociative amnesia is still controversial. This paper aims to provide an overview of amnesia and the physiological processes that can explain how functional factors affect the brain and impair memory recovery. ...

Education is the development of the individual’s mind, body and soul. The aim of education is thus increasing the mental ability through knowledge, understanding and analysis, improving the physical standards through a regimen of exercise and above all the spiritual uplift of the soul through the inculcation of good values. The importance of physical activities and sports is recognized well at the school level. Sports are believed to prepare an alert mind and also enhance the power of the brain. It is a general belief that in higher education physical training and sports is not all that important. At this ...

List of Tables and Figures 2 Company & Services Description 3 1.1. Company Overview: 3 1.2. Vision 3 1.3. Mission 3 1.4. Services: 3

2.1. Market Analysis: 5 2.1.1. Target Market & Industry Growth 5 2.1.2. Market Gap 6 2.1.3. Target Market & Industry Forecast 6 2.1.4. Porters’ Five Force Model: 7 2.1.5. SWOT Analysis 7 2.2. Marketing Mix Strategy 8 2.4.1 Product Strategy: Expand Market Share 8 2.4.2 Pricing Strategy: Leader pricing 8 2.4.3 Place Strategy: Zero Level Channel 9 2.4.4 Promotion Strategy: 9

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The following paper is a summary of the book “Globalization and its Discontents” by the Noble Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz. This book talks about how globalization has failed to achieve the economic equality it was meant to produce, enumerating the faults in the working of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization and what steps they must take to put reformed policies in place such that both developing and developed nations can benefit from their respective economies and free markets Keywords: International Monetary Fund, finance, economy, free markets, World Bank

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Recent lifestyles have made people less active resulting into obesity. Long sittings, lack of exercise and junk eating are a few of the causes of obesity. Isolated systolic hypertension is a silent killer among modern day community usually following obesity. In this disorder once the systolic blood pressure crosses 140 mark on the scale, the disease happens. In addition to obesity, certain physiological conditions such as artery stiffness, heart disorders, or overactive thyroids may also be considered the culprits of the disease. Understanding the gradual changes that occur in our life styles, which ultimately are reflected in our physical fitness ...

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Radiographic treatments are based on the novel concepts of three-dimensional anatomy along with cross-sectional anatomy. The advancement in the art of computer science proposes the enhanced knowledge about the human body organized in a stronger and conceptual way. This is a computer’s era where dealing with plain text has become outdated. Knowledge engineering facilitates the designing and creation of symbolic information in a much more steady and supple manner. Computer graphics crafts the realistic interactive three-dimensional (3D) models of human anatomy and physiology. CT and MR provided information ...

- Traditional model emphasizes on high levels of formalization and centralization. The main key elements in this model involves unity of command where single person is in charge of employees and other problems. On the other hand, human model it focuses on trying to match the employee goals with that of the organization. The main key elements involve employee sharing of power and employee ownership in which the employees have the authority in running the organization. - Human employee supervision model is not possible in a practical situation. Human model has complicated the process as it involves goals constraints, ...

Introduction Zhuangzi, also known as Master Zhuang, is one of the famous and earliest thinkers, who have made significant contributions to a philosophy, which has been named as Daojia. Zhauangzi is considered as contemporary of Mencius, who is a Confucian thinker, but there was a lack of communication between them. He is considered as great literary philosopher, and his name is included among the best philosophers China has produced so far. The style of Zhuangzi is poetic, humorous, mythical, indirect, and narrative. He has critically analyzed the usual evaluations and the generalization, considered different forms of understanding in different cultures, individuals, ...

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Intervention Programs 5 Precaution Adoption Process Model 6 The Transtheoretical Model 6 Conclusion 7

Abstract Children mostly learn through vision and hence the vision is imperative for proper development during infancy. Loss of vision has an extensive impact on a child’s development and could lead to delayed walking. One of the conditions that result in loss of vision if not attended to in the early stages is retinoblastoma. This is referred to an intraocular cancer of the eye that majorly affects children before the age of five. It is one ...

Massive open online courses (MOOC’s) is an education model for delivering lectures and other learning content through online means to any person with an interest of taking a particular course (Li, et al 2013). MOOC is an alternative program offered by higher learning institutions especially in developed countries. The program provides an opportunity to everyone wishing to take a university course. MOOC does not have enrolment restriction thus it is open to everyone (Kop, 2011). It does not also restrict the number of people to join the course. Lecturers provide notes and tests online where students go through them and ...

Impersonal Policing vs. Community Policing The likelihood of the police being corrupt after developing a close relationship with people in community policing is small since the training the police undergo instill a sense of professionalism in them (Nicholl n.d). It should be noted that only a few police who can be termed as rogue police officers in whichever environment are the ones who have the likelihood of becoming corrupt in this policing model. The treatment of the public in an impartial manner is something that the police are expected to do in all circumstances even when it involves arresting family ...

Small groups in a church and ministry function solely to not only help bring people closer but also to work together towards a single, purposeful cause or goal. The philosophy behind these groups is based mostly on the need for the propagation of God’s message and his word. There are various steps which one must take in order to truly comprehend the message of God while working together with other people. It is also important to understand what qualifies as a group in order to further understand their dynamics. A group is overseen by a leader in order to help the ...

Ms Fadiman a journalist eloquently documents the anguish of the worst epilepsy disorder in childhood. In early 1980, a large number of Hmong families fled oppression and war in Southeast Asia and came to settle in the United States. Lee family settled in an apartment complex in central California (Fadiman 3). Their settlement signaled an immersion in a cultural and social setting entirely different from theirs. Lia Lee was born to this family in 1982. At three ...

History does not lack notable and influential people who, from their simple acts and convictions, made a clear mark in the development of civilization. From politics to religion, many influential names remain known even at the present time and lauded for their contributions. However, aside from politics and religion, there are also historical figures from the scientific community whose inventions remain integral to society. One of these scientific greats is American inventor Thomas Alba Edison, the known inventor of the world’s first light bulb. However, unlike his peers, Edison was a jack of all trades who was not satisfied in ...

In this section, we will now compute the intrinsic valuation of Air Canada using Discounted Cash Flow Valuation using FCFF method. Referring to the annual report of the company for the latest years, 2011, 2012 and 2013, we found that the company had never paid dividend, hence, it was clear that we cannot go ahead with dividend payments to value the firm. Moreover, FCFF valuation is suitable for firm-wide valuation which is the very essence of our report. Here are some of the rations as why we selected FCFF for valuation of the firm: - As discussed above, ...

Evidence-based practice is a nursing practice that uses reports and findings from research and other forms of data such as quality improvement, forms of evaluating data and opinions from experts to determine methods of medical improvements. Evidence-based practice is a challenge to nurses and their staff members (Marchevsky, 2011). Evidence-based practice when done properly, it will bridge any available gap between the practice gap and research findings. In addition to gap bridging, evidence-based offers best practices and modern ways of conducting research. As a consultant, I understand your requirement. It is my role to provide the best standards of evidence-based practices evaluation, ...

1.0 Overview of Air Cargo Industry The logistics and air freight industry or the air courier industry includes the organizations that deliver packages, mail and messages to businesses and individuals across the globe (Birla, 2012). This report analyzes the external environment of the Air Cargo Industry. 2.0 Major trends, threats and opportunities in the Cargo Industry The increasing demand of the courier services has provided FedEx air cargo industry with different opportunities, however, the there exists few threats as well. The potential opportunities that the external environment provides to air cargo industry in the next 3-5 ...

Airlines industry is marked by innovations and dynamism. With technological advancement, increased attractiveness of the industry and increasing liberalization in airlines industry, have made the airline industry highly competitive. The low cost carrier industry is going through its best growth phases presently. With level of competition is increasing with every airline company trying to gain share of profit from this industry. Price wars are increasing. To offer the services in a cost effective manner, the challenge faced by the low cost airlines is to reduce their operating costs. The companies adopt different strategies based on their product and service offering ...

Introduction The increasing technological advancement, changing healthcare policies and progression of some illness calls for evidence-based research in heath care. The need to adapting to new techniques in the contemporary nursing has led to researchers coming up with a large volume of literature. Decision in healthcare has then turned out very complex. It requires a systematic search and analysis of every article and document by caregivers to get the appropriate evidence-based information. The use of a systematic review in managing large volumes of research evidence involves the process of documenting the methods before starting any search to identify different studies under the ...

Betty Newman was born in Ohio in 1924 and in 1947 marked the beginning of her journey as a nurse upon completing her RN diploma. In the preceding years, Newman amassed a rich knowledge in nursing ranging from nursing leadership, clinical practice, in critical care and surgical nursing. In 1966 she completed her Masters degree in mental health and since then she embarked on mental health community programs where she developed the Newman’s systems model that since then gained a lot of momentum in real clinical practice and situations (Alligood, 2013).

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The application of metaphor has important function in human computer interaction (HCI).It can be used as a device to aid users appreciate new or strange technologies and as a tool to direct the design process. The creators of fresh computer based instruments face the same issues of design just like those in human computer interaction. It is widely used in various type of interface designs ranging from computer interfaces, gesture controlled instruments, mobile phone interfaces, smart phones and tablets, other structures of mental model, autonomous systems, assistive devices and any other interface design that is based on users’ mental model. ...

The epigraph mentioned in the question has been taken from the journal The Medieval Church Encounters the Classical Tradition. This blame on medieval ages is most often credited to the Christian Churches for throwing away the minute sparks of science and other creative activities. However, the conformation of the scholars to this fact has proved to be a major hindrance to the real understanding of the medieval ages. It cannot be denied that the middle ages were the times of political and social turmoil and saw a steep decline in the fields of learning and literacy. But, it is the ...

Emerging issues in the current times have often presented numerous challenges and threats but also opportunities for the military as an organization. This has largely been driven by circumstances that transcend beyond the normal military thresholds; making it even more likely that the defense forces may be called on to function or operate under varying conditions. Additionally, technology and innovation are calling the shots every day, thereby reshaping the landscape of the military as an organization. Such innovations and technology are meant to multiply as well as intensify the military overall objectives that every actor will achieve. A recent ...

Rhetoric analysis essentially, seeks to capture persuasion in analysis and interpreting information as written by an author of a book. It concerns deep critical analysis in order to understand and comprehend the message of the speaker or narrator. The purpose of the rhetoric analysis typically, is to adopt or move people to utilize the desire purpose. The techniques used in convincing the audience are paramount. In literature when performing rhetoric analysis one pays attention of the author choice of words and the structure of his or her sentences. In essence one can get to understand the tone of the ...

Abstract Poor leadership appears to be a growing issue across the globe. Small business and large companies are struggling at the hands of poor leadership that would be easily remedied were it not for corruption, poor communication, and laziness. If there were more successful leadership in the world, unlike the type I experienced, there would be more successful business, and a more thriving economy. The problem is primarily with leaders not knowing how to lead, or generally just not wanting to lead. Many companies are so full of corruption; employees do not have anywhere to turn when reporting bad behavior. ...

The travel and tourism industry is a potential source of economic income for both developing and developed nations. The industry is highly important because it accounts for around 52 million employment opportunity as per statistics provided by the World Tourism Organization (2013). However, the managers and organizers in the travel and tourism industry face significant challenges in selecting, maintaining and developing committed, motivated and competent personnel so as to offer excellent products and services to customers. Human resource experts maintain that significant challenges like low pay, working in shifts, long working hours, gender bias, non-existent or abysmal career opportunities ...

William Shakespeare was indeed one of the greatest writers ever to live in this planet; he was renowned for being an excellent English poem writer and an actor at the same. His key strength in his work was the use of word and language style. All his plays and poem were difficult to understand even up to date. Shakespeare was also known for criticizing other writers work when in his view it did not deem fit to be produced in the first place. Even though "The Book of the Courtier" was a great book in the 15th century as viewed ...

Leadership in nursing is usually defined differently by various people. Personally, I believe that leadership entails influencing and engaging people in a shared vision. It is oriented towards the achievement of goals and has close relations to team process and groups dynamics. Leadership as a key skill is required in almost all levels of nursing (Sofarelli & Brown, 1998). The skill enables nurses as well as the nursing staff to lead via example, develop themselves and generally influence care that is not only an open but that is also responsive to the individual needs of patients (Sellgren et al., 2006). A nurse ...

Champ (conversation, help, activity, movement, participation, and success) is a technique that is used to manage a classroom. It is geared towards creating an atmosphere where students feel motivated, responsible and engaged in the classroom activities. The classroom activities are structured through detailed instructions given by the teacher. The model concentrates on the student behavior and how they respond to instructions given by the teacher. The success and implementation of the model depend on how the students respond to the instructions given by the teacher. Moreover, the model is designed to give each student equal opportunity to participate in the classroom ...

In life, it is not always easy to identify oneself with a particular quality or features. Despite this fact, it is easier to count on oneself than counting on the other. This is contrary to the fact that knowing yourself is one of the toughest things in this society. However, despite the difficulty in characterizing myself, I have been able to identify pertinent features that have made me who I am. Wait a minute!! These features not only portray me as a person with positive personality but also brings out the negative side of me. This is sometimes referred to as being ...

As an outstanding national monument, the Roman Theatre at Bosra is associated with important events that deliberate on the historical orientation of beliefs and ideas. Bosra is a city of extreme rarity, unique aesthetics, and universal appeal, in connection with the efforts to building a monument in different times. From a historical perspective, theatre was brought to Bosra just after it was named the capital city in the second century AD. Roman Theatre at Bosra is considered as the largest and the best preserved of Roman theatre monuments. The most captivating thing is that the theatre could fit a total number of fifteen ...

Logistic systems mainly ensure that company`s materials are efficiently distributed, stored and reclaimed. This format makes industries to have simultaneous and correlated mix of channels that ensure the final delivery of the product is achieved. The integration in the operation spheres in logistic system within the industry ensures effective use of available resources, orientation to the future, and finally company success.

Nike is the world`s largest seller of sportswear and equipment(s). It has its headquarter in Oregen in U.S.A. The company is often committed to achieving the best utility of their products. The approach has made ...

Introduction The article by Hallowell et al. (2002) encompasses and analysis of the important managerial factors attributed to the Four Seasons Hotel’s business. One of the significant factors identified in the article is linkage between service culture and organizational culture. However the Four Seasons Hotel and Resort is still facing challenges in terms of the overlapping cultures despite enjoying its success as a premier European hotel. The discussion focuses on analyzing the context of the article under the lenses of organizational culture. In addition, the discussion will also highlight the prominent issues about the Four Seasons Hotel as ...

The Death and Life of Great American Cities authored by Jane Jacobs was the most influential book of her time. First published in 1961, it made an attack on the objectives and principles of modernist, orthodox planning of the city and rebuilding in the post-war period in the USA. The book was written in reaction to the devastating outcome of the urban refurbishment in the post-war period. She makes a direct attack on what she terms "orthodox" city planning and reconstruction. She points out the failures of modern city planning, arguing how the various institutions of intellectual planning history have ...

The nature, causes, symptoms and diagnosis of psychological disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), are not clear and highly controversial. Two different models namely the Sociocognitive model and the Posttraumatic model are put forward explain psychopathologies, diagnosis, and disease etiology associated with DID. The Sociocognitive model suggests that DID, as a psychological disorder, is a product of social and historical circumstances. In contrast, the Posttraumatic model explains that DID disorder occurs because of severe traumas. According to Spanos (1994), the number of patients suffering from multiple personality disorder increased rapidly over the past 20 years in North America. This diagnosis offered a ...

Issar, Arie and Ofer Bar-Yosef use various approaches in studying the development of agriculture in the ancient days. The two authors have both similar and contrasting ideologies in regards to the early farming and domestication of agriculture by humans. Development of agriculture is attributed to an array of reasons that vary from one scholar two the other. However, there are a quite number of similarities that elicits in studies that are dedicated towards agriculture domestication. The most significant notion is that both Issar and Bar-Yosef attribute domestication of agriculture to the changes in climate patterns over the years. Similarly, they ...

Listening to news these days, it is easy to notice that there has been an increase in teenage violent behaviors, which has led me to conclude that the increase in media violence has a hand in the aggressive behaviors of teenagers. Recently, the topic of aggression and aggressiveness became widely discussed at various levels. In addition, among psychologists, there are held many conferences, symposia on the topic. The problem of studying aggression became the subject of many studies. There has been an increase in mass school shootings, drive by shootings, rape and senseless killings of teenagers. An example of some ...

1. Where are the obligations of parents to children rooted – in love or biology? Obligations of parents are rooted in love, not biology because ultimately, children should be seen first as God’s children before they become parents’ children. Thus, it does not matter whether children are biologically yours or not, they are all God’s children entrusted to your care so you should love them as they are and not because they are your own or not.

2. Evaluate Rodney Clapp’s claim that children are strangers and should be treated as such. When parents ...

Patient-centered care is an approach that has gained much prominence in modern day care. This care model has more focus on the interaction between the patient and tits a paradigm shift from the physician-centered care in which the physician’s skills and knowledge had all the influence on the care plan, medication as well as therapy adopted (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2014). Patient-centered care is based on giving the patient more autonomy as well as more involvement in the decision-making process to facilitate safer and quality care techniques which suit each patient. Through employing measurable skills and knowledge, ...

Scientists have conducted multiple ab initio calculations to determine the infrared spectra and the array of complexes BrH: NH3, ClH: NH3 and FH: NH3. Additionally, the research incorporates investigating the effects of inert gasses’ atoms on the infrared spectra and arrangements. The scientists constructed a double dimension MP2/6-31+G (d, p) energy surface for complexes XH: NH3. The two-facet Schrodinger calculations were solved for the dimer and the proton stretching series. Most complexes have differing infrared spectra even though their equilibrium arrangements are characterized by traditional hydrogen bonds. The grounds (v=0) and (v=1) that are both found in FH.NH3 describe the ...

The Name of the School (University) The City and State Black-Box testing on Web Applications The internet has experienced a floodgate of users in recent times. Companies, State corporations, other private entities, as well as individual people spend most of their time on the internet either advertising their trade or finding out the current trends in the global market (Andrews 2006, p. 4). A large number of people using the internet have resulted to security vulnerabilities for web application as people attempt to access even unauthorized sites. The situation leads to theft of confidential information, violating data ...

The term “Salafism” has been derived from Arabic word Salaf having meaning “the past”. It shows the time of caliphs in Islamic history who applied the Prophetic model by following Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) in his footsteps and presented this correct way of life to people. So all those Muslims who were guided by these caliphs and they lived their life as per Prophetic model also became part of salaf. Islam spread under the authority of different Muslim dynasties from Ummayad to Abbasid. Salfism took theological meaning and then it was known as ahlal-Hadith during caliphate of Abbasid. During his ...

Many policies have indeed been developed in order to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the health sector. Different nurse-theory models can be used for policy making. Such models include the policy-stream model, the rational approach, instrumentalism and the stage –sequential model (Feldman and Alexander, 2012). The gaps evident in the healthcare systems undoubtedly affect people of all ages, ethnicities, races and also income levels hence the need for appropriate policies. The paper will focus on instrumentalism and the rationale for its selection. Instrumentalism approach in policy making is largely the function of the institutions established so as to ...

The people, organization and technology issues for using social media to engage with customers include reaching out the right people, obtaining the technical skills and ensuring privacy on the internet. It is possible to align Facebook page with several business processes and strategic goals to be able to create better customer relationships, improve customer interaction, allow open communication and adopt cost effective measures (Inci, 2009). It is extremely important to ensure efficiency in all of these aspects.

In Pedagogy or child learning which follows the traditional educational system, the teacher decides the content of learning. The logical arrangement of the content and the selection of the most suitable and effective method of delivery is his choice. He plans a definite sequence for the content delivery. This design for teaching constitutes the content model. On the other hand, in andragogy or adult education, the instructor acts as a facilitator. He prepares the learner for the learning process with a set of procedures and creates a conducive learning climate. The learning activities are decided by mutual planning. Additionally, the learning needs are ...

There are various literature sources that discuss Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). The immense interest in this type of therapy is derived from the fact that it forms a seminal method of handling mental health issues that cannot be treated by medical doctors. This literature review however will focus on the works by Katy Grazebrook and Anne Garland (2005), as well as Richard G. Heimberg (2002). These authors bring out the concept of CBT in the clearest manner possible helping their readers understand that what they think can affect their feelings. They also have almost similar view about how best CBT ...

Risk of the firm Referring to the regression results, we found out that the beta of the firm is 0.70. This indicates that the return of the company’s stock are less sensitive from the market that carries a bet multiple of 1. In other words, if the market return changes by 1%, the stock return being less related to that of market return will only change by 0.70%. In addition, the regression results also provide us with R-Square multiple of 0.32. Important to note, R-Square multiple is the ratio of market risk to the total risk of ...

Orlando, Florida Dear Mr. Coyle, We regret to inform you that your demand for refund amounting to $15,000, representing the cost of your trip has been denied by the company. We are sorry to hear that the Kodak FUNSAVER camera malfunctioned and as a result, all the pictures taken during your trip can no longer be recovered. We want to inform you that as of last year, Kodak had issued recall notices to the stores selling FUNSAVER cameras after the company received complaints of product malfunction. The company has decided to replace all FUNSAVER cameras sold within a ...

Introduction

GOFAI is a mindset or an architecture that includes the symbolic representation that can also be explained as the expressions of a certain language. It also includes a thought behind all these expressions like basic frame works or ideas that may contradict with each other. There must be millions of facts that are arranged according to the knowledge and a thought behind that knowledge. GOFAI can also be explained as a description of thoughts (Hutchins, n.d).

There are some models that have been designed for the purpose of playing role as alternatives. A model that has been established as an alternative is Connectionism. ...

It’s been over two decades that the agenda of the deregulation was adopted across nations, yet till this day regulation of the telecommunications sector continues to pose challenges. Only a few countries has been able to work out viable models of regulation of this sector while many countries still have public owned telecommunication systems (Grote, 2006). What remains a challenge in bringing about effective competition is the cost and economies of scale of incumbent networks. Hence empirical evidence shows no clear trends of changes in incentives vis-à-vis changes in the regulations on the sector. The US telecommunication sector ...

Intuition is the ability to understand something with ease without the need for reasoning consciously. It is also the acquisition of knowledge without interference and often conceived as a kind of inner perception regarded as a real lucidity. Intuition encompasses the ability of knowing valid solutions to problems and decision-making. For instance, the recognition-primed decision model explains how people make fast decisions without comparing options. Research shows how under time pressure, high stakes and change parameters, experts used their base of experience; identifying similar situations and easily choosing feasible solutions. Therefore, the model is a blend of intuition analysis also known as ...

“Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain” is a book on the topic of neuropsychology written by David Eagleman. He is working as an assistant professor of neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston (Bilger, 2011).The book was published in 2011 by Vintage publishers.

This book is appealing and interesting in that it has presented the scientific concepts in an easy-to-understand manner and has successfully given surprising lessons in neuroscience. Eagleman has presented the tricks that are played by our brain and senses in this physical world. In the ...

Evidence emanating from a host of studies suggests that computerized prescriber ordering system (CPOE) help to reduce the relative risk for medication errors. In so doing, they help to reduce associated adverse events and extra costs (Radley, 2012; Ammenwerth et al., 2008). CPOE entails implementation of an e-prescribing system. Their implementation is a key requirement of the 2009 Healthcare Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). All hospitals are expected to have complied with this standard by 2015 failure to which they will be penalized (Radley et al., 2012). The purpose of this paper is to discuss application of ...

Apple is on the list of Fortune 500 companies, positioned at number 5 in 2014. They manufacture and sell products that have become very popular with the public. Some of their products are Ipad, Ipod, Iphone, Icloud, Imovies, watches, Mac, Apple TV and accessories for their products, to name a few. Even though their products are expensive, they have managed to maintain their market share over the years by creating innovative applications and continuously upgrading their products. On their website, Apple has chosen to include tutorials on how to use each of their products with videos and other infomercials that ...

Since the conception of the psychological field, a researcher’s primary goal has been the understanding of the human brain and the motives or impulses behind a person’s actions. Many psychologists have had theories about what motivates an individual to act in a certain way, or to make certain decisions. Sometimes they are not even conscious of the decision being made because, in a way, their surroundings have trained them to expect a certain outcome. Cognitive behavioral theory is the culmination of the work of many psychologists and psychiatrists who have attempted to understand the human brain, as well as how to manipulate ...

The development of landowner-farming contract is crucial. The main idea is the focus on transaction cost approach, which is essential on issues of contact choice between land owners and farmers in the modern agriculture. The model begins from focusing on the contracts that are found in Midwestern agriculture. The model stresses the various incentives that are associated with the contacts, as well as elaborating on the choice between the cash-rent contracts and cropshare contracts. The initial domain of developing the model focuses on the farming in Midwest, which entail ownership of equipment and ownership of land. The issues of ...

In the discipline of nursing, professional advancement and development models are often used as frameworks for recognizing and acknowledging nurses’ clinical expertise, especially the nurses who provide direct care to patients (Gentile, 2012). Most of the earlier models revolved around the tasks that nurses were expected to become familiar with and master as their careers progressed. However, subsequent models went beyond the element of tasks and incorporated elements of leadership, continues education and reflective practice (Gentile, 2012). One of these models is Benner’s Novice to Expert model. This model applies the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition and describes ...

Fitness industry business is one of the booming activities in the present business milieu. A fitness business focuses on offering individual training, fitness instruction and utilization of the fitness facility to those interested in pursuing their individual fitness objectives. Starting a fitness business does not require the initiators to be fitness gurus, but a passion in fitness or readiness to adopt a fitness lifestyle such as Zumba forms a critical part of success in the industry. This response to the case study seeks to consider various business models that Zumba could use to establish a successful business. In addition, a recommendation will be offered on ...

The CAGE questionnaire is one of the methods used to screen alcohol patients. It is important to use this method because it is a very sensitive method used to identify excessive drinking in patients. The CAGE questionnaire is also very accurate and specific especially if it contains open-ended questions. Most clinics also prefer this method because it is easy to use. Using an alcohol withdrawal management protocol is one of the common and yet difficult methods to use. Many people opt not to use this particular method because of one reason or the other. My experience, when using the alcohol ...

How has the activity of shopping changed from the late 19th century to modern times? Provide some cultural and historical context for your answer. Shopping is the essential activity of human civilization since the times of barter system.Historically, the activity was as simple as to sell the available product in an open environment, space or public place. In the nineteenth century, the activity was much organized with the development of avenues and modes to control the quality of the product with environmental factors. The cultural aspect of the activity determined the mode and manner of the activity of ...

Discussing Stock Risk Here, we have used Beta as a measure of stock risk arising from general market movements. The above results indicate that on the basis of 2 year monthly returns, the beta of Coca-Cola is 0.92. This indicates the stock returns are marginally less volatile than the market/less than perfectly correlated to the market return as the beta multiple is less than 1. In addition, we also witness the R-Square multiple of 0.31. This indicates that of the total risk embedded in the Coca-Cola Stock, 31% is the market risk while the remaining risk is diversifiable ...

Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility has become valuable for many organizations and its concept is growing year by year for many companies. Corporate social responsibility is not only followed by manufacturing industry it is has also become an essential part of service businesses because of positive outcomes. Hilton hotel has a group of different hotel businesses in different countries and these all businesses are operating in an efficient way. Top management of Hilton hotel is also attracted for corporate social responsibility but there is not any research conducted which can provide clear contribution of Hilton for corporate social responsibility. ...

There is the imminent problem of a high possibility of brand dilution. There are some steps that could lead to brand dilution like when we examine the expansion strategy utilized by the other automobile manufacturers. One would notice that they are manufacturing variants for specific market regions; for example, there would be models for the European, African, Asian and other markets (Meredith, 2000). When this approach is adopted the customers in some regions would feel short changed because there is no uniformity. They are likely not to take pride in these models since they have a feeling that some features are ...

The source of stress is either real or perceived. People only need to perceive danger or be in state of paranoia to experience stress. Stress is the feeling of tension that occurs when person perceives that a given situation is about to exceed their ability to cope and so could endanger their well-being. Job stress is then the feeling that one’s capabilities, resources, or needs do not match the demands or requirements of the job. Stress transpires as Acute or Chronic. Acute stress is a short-term stress reaction to an immediate threat. Chronic stress is a long term stress resulting from ...

The act of disclosing information about misconduct in the workplace which they feel, violates the law of the land or endangers the welfare of the public or is tantamount to fraud and deception of the stakeholders etc. by either an employee of the organization having access to the information held back is called whistleblowing; the perpetrator being the whistleblower.(Wines, n.d.). The recent controversial revelations made against the federal government controlled NSA’s surveillance on friendly countries and even on the American Public by Edward Snowden is an example of whistleblowing, Snowden being the whistleblower here. A whistleblower ...

- Introduction The present case study analysis is about actions of Gordon Chase who is a health services administrator under Mayor John Lindsay on the basis of various schools of ethicality and morality. The actions of Gordon Chase have been analyzed on the basis of various ethical theories and a better strategy in the light of various ethical theories have been suggested. - Gordon Chase overstep the limits of administrative discretion. In my opinion, Gordon Chase overstepped the limits of administrative discretion. It was a wise decision as a public admninstrator to introduce reforms to curb heroin addiction and to ...

E-government has the potential of strengthening democratic citizenship in the modern administrative states. In view of recent economic challenges, governments are obliged to adopt platforms that can enable them attain more with fewer resources. Furthermore, new procedures are needed to deal with global challenges in the contemporary society that is characterized with climate change, high concern for public safety and transition to new and more sustainable strategies (Rosenbloom, Kravchuck, & Clerkin, 2009, p. 38). The need of adopting new and flexible strategies becomes apparent when one considers the challenges that the modern states face due to aspects such as changing ...

Galileo in his letter discussed the issue of planetary motions with father Castelli. He was of the opinion that though the words of the scriptures can never err, but the interpreters of scripture can make errors. He further contends that as the prime objective of the scripture is to provide guidance to the common man, in scientific debates it should only be used as a last resort. In his views, words of scriptures should not always be taken on their literal meanings as this can cause even problems regarding the matters of faith. Finally, debating with Reverend father about a verse ...

It is true to note that the Chinese history and culture has significantly grown over the centuries to its rich composition today. Ancient Chinese civilizations were influenced by various ideologies and principles that profoundly and holistically shaped their life systems from their national governance to family relationships and religion. Records of Chinese history have a rich collection of these ideologies that were coined by some of the most influential philosophers of the ancient life like Confucius. Buddhism, legalism and Confucianism are three such key religions and philosophies that will be discussed in the paper.

The Early Zhou Period (ca. 1050-256 ...

In a lifetime of every pair, there may come a time when their relationship reaches a breaking point, wherein the partners all but separate from each other. The reason for the once tenacious relationship to show the signs of breakdown is infidelity, whether it be the one that affects married or unmarried couples. There is a two-way scenario of how their relationship progresses. Either it falls apart or a partner cheated on by the loved one seeks ways to mend the relationship. It may be to save children, valuable relations or both that men and women decide on staying together. Both scientists and journalists ...

- Would you define Germany's national context? And the institutional context? Germany national context is the trend towards world-wide standardization and convergence of organization structures and practices with the aim of upgrading the economic standards of German. Institutional context simply refers to the funding opportunities, programs and informal and formal support to an organization with that will undergird the capacity to create a strong engagement program in a society. - What sort of laws hinders business? The antitrust law has been one of the major laws hindering business in Germany. This law seeks to maintain a monopoly by regulating the ...

Rational expectation theory and bounded rationality were developed at the same nest and the same time. The pioneers of wee at Carnegie-Mellon University in the 1960s and they included Keynesian, Simon, Muth, as well as Lucas. The atmosphere among these adversaries was amiable. They focused on dynamic programing techniques and demonstrated the applications to managerial decisions (Sent 324). The method was applicable in factory-warehouse. Simon asserted that making assumption on costs it is possible to solve without computation a minimization problem. Herbert Simon pushed for the idea that was against economic believes. Despite the differences between the individuals, they maintained ...

Work is essential to the society as it is the major source of production. Therefore, work and production are related, and this relationship is essentially interrelated with the technology. The three main components of technology used for services and goods production in the society include the knowledge, materials, and operations technology. Technology pervades each aspect of the contemporary business enterprise. The operations technologies have essentially turned out to be an inherent component of working lives within the contemporary organizations. In the modern world, the process, content, and structure of work have changed. In essence, work is now more cognitively ...

All the actions that go against the social norms can be said to be deviance. A norm refers to the set of rules and anticipations by which a certain group Particular society that. The sociologist in their classification has cited that any feeling or thought they judge, as a violation of a certain group is paramount to deviance. Deviance is relative to the time and place of occurrence (Clark, 2005). This essay intends to examine the different ways in which deviance has been used.

The three levels of deviance include Mertons, Anomie or Role Strain model, symbolism interactionism and Conflict theory and ...

Study of change is the study of how organizations and individuals use different approaches in transitioning to new ways of doing things. A world-renowned change management expert and professor at Harvard Business School, John Kotter, introduced an eight-step change process in the 1995 book, “Leading Change”. The process is mainly referred to as Kotter’s model for change management. Scholars of change and other people studying change use the change management model. Leading directors and managers of companies to fasten the change process can also apply it.

Various significant errors are made out from these change stories. Firstly, the ...

A semi-batch mode operates the solids separation process by accumulating and settling solids in a storage tank. The cleaner product accumulates in the storage tank whereas the feed stream with solids flows into the settling tank. The clean liquid flows upward into the tank leaving the solid particles at the bottom. The product stream from the tank has smaller solids than those in the feed stream. The amount of solids keeps increasing in the settling tank as solids increase in the settling time. The exit stream accumulates in the collection vessel. The solids in the settling tank should be removed ...

Management of investment and portfolio is more than essential for an organization as well as for the individuals, as it is the only thing that enables them to bring both financial and non financial effectiveness to them. There are certain models that specifically used for the purpose of financial analysis and forecasting, and effective compliance is essential from their side (Hendry & Ericsson, 2001). Investors and shareholders always concerned with the financial position of the organization, along with its current share movements. The share movements would then be subjected to the enhancement of effectiveness for them. Shareholders are usually ...

The discovery of DNA as the genetic material was one of the landmark events in the field of biology. By confirming DNA as the genetic material scientists made a huge leap that has advanced the cause of medical science to a great degree. While discussing the discovery of DNA as the genetic material, we mostly speak of Friedrich Miescher (1871), the man who discovered DNA. After the discovery of DNA a significant number of studies were conducted that proved DNA as the genetic material. Then Griffith, (1928) conducted studies on bacterial transformation and indicated that genetic information can be transferred from one ...

1. Would you have proceeded with marketing the Pinto knowing the potential for fires? Ford, one of the biggest names in the automotive business, encountered as a serious setback after getting lawsuits being filed against the company. The company, had launched the Ford Pinto in the year 1970 with the anticipation of leading the subcompact car market. Even though the company had spent millions in developing a smaller and more fuel efficient car, they failed to address the serious issue which was expected to cause serious damage. The Company was able to identify that there was a construction fault in the ...

Part I - Why did Levi's consider selling their jeans at Wal-Mart? Levis decided to sell their jeans at Wal-Mart to reach the new target customers – kids and their families. Most of the shopping for kids is done by mothers who frequently shop at Wal-mart store. Levis introduced less expensive Signature jeans line that was designed for the new target customers. These jeans for men, women and kids are priced at $23, have fewer detailed finishes than the other product lines, and they do not bear the trademark on the pocket . The company believes that the new ...

The information I learnt from the lecture and the psychology chapter was very interesting with detailed writing concerning the memory and its operational process. There are various aspects regarding the working of the memory that are very helpful to me because they have helped me in deciphering the manner in which the brain deals with information. For instance, one important bit is the stage memory model that consists of three major stages. This model lured my attention greatly because I was able to comprehend the transition of information from the visual organs into the brain system. The fact ...

Healthcare is a dynamic sector and continues to experiences changes that aim at offering better service to the citizens. There are changing trends that health organizations need to put into consideration when they are formulating policies in the state, local and national level. The policies formulated at of these levels determine the effectiveness and efficiency of care that the patients receive. The future seems to have many transformations in healthcare. The current formulation and implementation of Affordable Care Act represent many changes that are yet to come to the healthcare industry.

The healthcare reimbursement program is due for a reboot because ...

The “Los Vendidos,” play by Luis Valdez, is a magnificent blithe play that is full of paradox, sarcasm, ridicule, and humor to describe the status of the Mexican Americans in finding their identity within the realms of America. It is a play that sends a message about the paradox of American government needing the Mexican Americans, and how it does not return the support that the latter need. The purpose of sarcasm, ridicule, and humor in the play is to highlight the different marks and stereotypes of both White Americans and Mexican Americans. There are several stereotypical characters in the play. Huerta ...

Selecting a model is an extremely tricky art and requires exclusive skills as well as consideration of various factors. The characteristics of the model in practice are extremely crucial and they need to be subject to exclusive respect. One of the characteristics is confinement to the data under the research. The model must possess details on the research question. The setup of the model must be in a way that it shows its significance as a tool for considering the health intervention.

This means that the model should be suggestive of the use in which it should be put (Matthews, 2006).

The ...

- A consequence table - A weighted scoring model

Management problem definition The problem that is being faced by the management of the company lies in choosing the new venue for the conference of accounting systems’ users. The problem appeared due to the unexpected effect of the Hurricane Katrina that prevented the management from keeping the conference held in New Orleans. Several alternatives on the possibility of running the conference were considered (e.g., canceling the conference, postponing the conference, etc.) with regard to maintaining the level of conference’s costs and maximizing attendance. Careful consideration of all ...