Essays on Olson

Social changes refer to changes that happen over time affecting the behavioral patterns and accepted social norms and practices. Marketing as a practice has both a philosophical and practical definition with regards to its applicability in society.it can basically be defined as the activity and set of institutions for creating, communicating and delivery of offerings that have impacts on clients and society alike. By implementing social changes in the field of marketing, the benefits accrued from such endeavors are plentiful and more often end up having long-term social and economic effects. Examples of social changes that have been implemented ...

Introduction:

After reviewing the article of Janssen, the study explained about the large discrepancies have been found between the quality of life experienced by the clients with the intellectual disabilities and described by the caregivers. Here the intellectual disabilities refer to the knowledge management with respect to education and the quality of life determines the social awareness. This research is regulated by the ethical standards followed by professional caregivers. Moreover, educational ethics has become structured with values and morals pointing out what are the differences from behavioral rules. This paper emphasized the importance of cares and diligence provided to the ...

Part 1 - Executive Summary

Most people are in need of organic foods which do not have any chemicals. Establishing an organic food supermarket will be able to provide the fresh fruits and vegetables to the people. The business will be hoping to offer best-quality feeds to the people which will promote their wellness. The venture is hoping to make profit through distributing the organic food and promote the environmental wellness. The potential growth of the business is diversifying through providing the food material, producing their own suppliers and manufacturing natural products such as creams (Canavari and Olson, 2007). When carrying out organic food ...

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 ...

Moncler Store e-business

Explain how the e-business Value Networks Operate E-business is the use of information technology to manage and operate a business by using the internet to interact with external business partners and conduct other activities that are relevant to the business structure. In particular, it involves conducting business processes over the internet to enable the smooth running of the strategic activities that are essential to the continuity of the business. The e-business models explain how the company operates, how the services offered are to be delivered and how new and emerging technologies are too adapted to support the necessary departments ...

Introduction

Zika virus also termed as ZIKV is a known to have gained worldwide attention, especially in the USA, South East Asia, and Australia. The Zika belongs to the Flaviviridae family which comes under the genus Flavivirus (Wikan & Smith. 2016). The Zika virus is spread though day time mosquitoes belonging to the Aedes family. Some of the most common mosquitoes to contain and spread Zika include A. aegypti and A. albopictus. The name of Zika originated in 1947 where it was first isolated from the Zika forest in Uganda. Based on evidence, the Zika virus was associated with varying viral ...

Introduction

Watergate was a controversial scandal that rocked the USA in the 1970s, following a burglary attempt at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters located in Watergate Office Complex in Washington D.C. and the alleged involvement of the then US president Richard Nixon in the cover-up. The Watergate scandal marked a historic significance in the US politics as it showed how politicians abused their power to get what they desired. The Watergate scandal brought to the surface an array of secret and illegal activities conducted by the members of the Nixon administration. These activities involved the adoption of unethical means ...

This is a dialogue between two lecturers. Each of them teaches philosophy but in different schools. They have met at a local restaurant for lunch after having not seen each other for a long time. The two are philosophical fanatics having their own firm beliefs in varying matters. At meetings like this, they do not fail to disagree on a thing or two. On several occasions, the two professors invite each other to their classes to help give students opposing views. The restaurant is moderately occupied and the atmosphere is humid and warm. The two gentlemen have just completed ...

Analysis of Fogo de Chao Service Marketing

Abstract Contemporary challenges in the business environment are determined by globalization and the increasing complexity of the operations of organizations, which grow outside their national cultures. The effectiveness of marketing strategies for these organizations given high diversity and specificity of business in each of the countries is one of the important discussions in academic context. Service marketing is significantly different from a product for several reasons. To look at the challenges specific to service industry in a context of the international operation, this document analyzes the strategy of Fogo de Chao, Brazilian multinational company, operating steakhouse restaurants in the ...

Essay

Immanuel Kant: Reason and Freedom Immanuel Kant argues that being purely objective or purely rational and being independently free are two peas in a pod. As Kant argued in his widely known book Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals, all human beings possess what he refers to as 'the idea of freedom' (Pasternack, 2002, 12). He builds his concept of categorical imperatives-- in the absence of which responsibility and morality would cease to exist-- upon the speculated idea that freedom is an omnipresent concept. Kant claims that it is clearly not possible for people to envision themselves as 'un-free' ( ...

Eyewitness identification evidence plays a great role in a trial and in deciding whether a suspect is a culprit or an innocent person. Mistaken identifications can lead to accusing innocent people or releasing a guilty person. That is why it is extremely important to take the eyewitness identification procedure seriously and to create the appropriate conditions for the witness to make the right choice. One of the ways to obtain eyewitness identification evidence is a lineup. In this paper, I am going to provide some recommendations for the procedure described in the task. My arguments will be based on ...

Introduction

Unemployment is a state the people in most societies generally avoid. This is because unemployment can have negative impacts on both the economy of a county and the quality of life of its citizens. Unemployment impairs one’s ability to provide for oneself and any dependents and contribute to a country’s development. Unemployed individuals can become more of a liability rather than an asset to a country and the people that live in it. Moreover, there may be many available jobs, but unemployment continues to persist. This could be the result a number of reasons and one of ...

Federalism in the United States may be defined as relationship between state 

governments and the federal government of the US with a progress shifting of power from the states towards the national government (Beck, 2011). Federalism was a political answer and solution for the situation with the Articles of Confederation (the first US constitution replaced by the current US Constitution in 1788) that gave the federal government very little practical authority. The Articles contained the direction on the ways to direct the American Revolutionary War, conduct diplomatic relations with Europe and deal with different territorial issues and Native American relations. Although, this document also became the weakness of the government, which ...

BUSINESS STRATEGY

Business Strategy Introduction A business strategy is a means to which a firm uses to achieve its set goals and objectives. It involves the long-term planning of an organization. The plan is referred to as long term because it covers a period more than three years to accomplish results. The resources that a company holds are the primary concern for the form of strategic planning for the enterprise. The resources are mainly finances. For instance, the management plans on which project to invest in. For a production plan, business strategy occurs when the company encounters a business scenario like ...

The primary cause of emphysema is smoking cigarettes. CH and other patients with emphysema are at risk of the destruction of the alveoli and different cancers, coronary artery diseases, heart failures, cerebral vascular diseases, osteoporosis, and some anxiety diseases. Emphysema is a complex respiratory disease and is usually associated with various systemic symptoms. A low BMI and relatively high rates of dyspnoea contribute to impaired exercise tolerance and promote a dreadful forecast beyond the respiratory obstruction. Emphysema sufferers are vulnerable to some conditions such as lung cancer, anemia, depression, coronary artery diseases, and dysfunctional skeletal myopathy. COPD has been ...

Section I: Introduction and Statement of Purpose

Generally, terrorism is understood as the use of threats and violence that aims to achieve political objectives. According to The Global Terrorism Index, in 2014, the level of the terrorist attacks across the world increased by 80% (Bender, 2015). Despite the fact that regions that mostly suffer from the threats of terrorism include the ones in the Middle East, Africa, and Russia, the fight against terror is an international issue. The United States of America experiences the middle impact of terrorism and ranks 35 among 124 positions in the Global Terrorism Index 2015 Map (Bender, 2015). However, the middle ...

INTRODUCTION

The society is aware that unemployment negatively affects the economy and the quality of life of many people in general. Many efforts had been put into reducing unemployment along with the high cost that comes with these efforts. Due to the apparent effect of unemployment, many people often propose on how unemployment may be lowered without thinking much about the many factors that come into play with regards to unemployment. A good proposal should not only focus on the solutions, but on the underlying principles as well. Likewise, this paper will focus on concepts that are relevant to unemployment, ...

Abstract

Two options are discussed in the paper in relation to mitigation strategy of economic downturn. One strategy was the cutting of jobs i.e. mass layoffs and other option was to cut salaries. It is observed that in the U.S. (individualist culture), the norm is to adopt mass layoffs strategy and in Japan the strategy of pay cuts is used. However, in the U.S. some big companies used the strategy of pay cuts. Mass layoffs help the companies to increase productivity and morale with high profits by not cutting the salaries and terminating the employees. On the other hand, pays ...

Introduction

The most malicious software cause damage that goes beyond simply infringing on the victims’ privacy. They usually seek to disrupt, steal and even cause some illegal actions on networks, data, and hosts. A common class of malware is the Trojan horse. Usually this class of malware tricks the user to think that it is a genuine software. Once the user interacts with it such by installing or opening it, it becomes activated and spreads into its targeted areas in the host. Trojans cause many damages, including creating a backdoor for its authors to gain access to one’s system. ...

Introduction

Risk management is important as it helps in taking a business through the risk identification process, risk assessment as well as risk resolution in ensuring that an enterprise becomes successful. When preparing a risk management plan, the first step to undertake is to identify the potential risks for the business. Understanding the scope of the potential risks helps in the development of realistic and cost effective strategies to be able to deal with the potential risk appropriately (Wu, Chen, & Olson, 2014). It is also essential to think broadly when considering the types of risks that can affect the business ...

In what ways has the Views of Marketing changed?

There are a number of ways in which my views on marketing have changed since the beginning of the semester. According to the lecture, marketing is the activity set by institutions and meant to communicate to potential clients about the existence of a particular good or service. Marketing therefore is comprised of a number of ways in which marketers use to reach potential customers. From learning this course, I have gained knowledge on the subject of marketing. In order for marketing to be effective, it is crucial to first understand the marketplace and the needs of the clients. Secondly, ...

Branding Strategy

The brand name for the company will be “Texas Vegetable Trans-Mobile Stand”. This name has been chosen to encompass the geographical area where the business will operate and the services it will provide. The business will operate within the Northern Texas and the surrounding regions which can easily be accessed. The services will be to provide door to door delivery of vegetable products; hence by using the brand “Texas Vegetable Trans-Mobile Stand”, the prospective customer will be able to predict the products provided by the company and the geographical area within which it will operate (Keller, Parameswaran, & Jacob, 2011). ...

People active in politics are elite in the sense that they play a larger role than most citizens. But there are also many American elections and so many places where political action can be blocked that no single elite can dominate. Business corporations, for example, are an importance interest group, but they only dominate client politics, and even then their influences can be overcome by entrepreneurial politics.

DO ELITES DOMINATE AMERICAN POLITICS?

Public opinion influences the making of U.S. policies through a number of channels. Elites in American business, education, communications, labor, and religion try to influence presidential decision making through several strategies. In ...

called and held to account

Introduction

Traditional models of accountability, primarily those of elections and legislative scrutiny, are no longer sufficient in holding governments accountable. While Emy and Hughes (1988) argue that accountability dilemmas have been long standing within ministerial government, they see accountability failures as an indication of mechanisms corrupted by political interest. The rise of new social movements is a strong indication of the collective desire of citizens to interrupt the “chain of accountability”. The desire to influence political decision makers is a reflection of a growing assumption that the democratic deficit facing most western governments requires experiments ...

Introduction

The book A Line in the Sand was written by James Olson and Randy Roberts. The title of the book depicts a war or battle through the wording of “in blood”. Meanwhile, the wording “and memory” suggests the remembrance of the battle in the minds of people. The book tries to address the causes of the battle in Alamo and the significance of the events that occurred afterwards in the minds of people. It starts its tale from early March 1836 where a Mexican army goes to a mission called the Alamo under the leadership of General Antonio Lopez. ...

Issues in global development

For a long time, Ivory Coast has been a stable and prosperous country compared to its neighboring countries. In fact, the country has been enjoying a collegial ethnic, religious, and political harmony. All this good social living, peace, and harmony changed in 1999 when the Army General – Robert Guie – found it better to organize a military coup that led to an overthrow of Henri Konan’s government. The impact was deeply causing serious national divisions. The Muslims from the northern side expressed a strong discontent in a mutiny, consequently emerging into a full-scale rebellion. This was in September 2002. ...

Introduction

The long walk is a story that shows the extent to which individuals could sacrifice themselves to achieve their goals. The story also shows various motives that make individuals commit themselves to particular tasks since while others rely on sacrifices as a way of succeeding, others tend to engage in forms of self-punishment from regretful events that happened earlier in their lives. Through the characters used in the story, the concept of making right decisions is brought out meaning it is imperative for individuals to make the right decisions in life to avoid future regrets. Stephen King’s Novel ...

Introduction

Since the mid XX century, the oil industry occupies a leading position in the global energy sector. A prerequisite for the implementation of large-scale long-term investments in the oil industry under the condition of a favorable outlook for oil demand in the world market is the availability of relevant geological reserves of oil in a particular region and the world at large. OPEC-countries account for over 40% of world oil production. Especially, the Middle East, particularly the Gulf basin, where there are the largest oil fields in the world, is rich for oil reserves (OPEC, 2015). Oil is extracted ...

Abstract

The premise of the novel is that every year, about 100 teenage boys from all over the US volunteer and participate in a Long Walk. They start walking from Maine to south for the grand price. They walk without stopping until there is only one person able to continue. You must not drop to below 4 miles per hour; else you receive an official warning. If competitors breach their limit of 3 warnings, they are shot dead. The walkers are followed by military vehicle carrying monitoring equipment and soldiers with heavy guns. This essay seeks to show how King ...

This essay reviews two recent articles concerning sustainable agriculture. The first is a joint article published in the August 2002 issue of Nature from David Tilman, Kenneth G. Cassman, Pamela A. Matson, Rosamond Naylor, and & Stephen Polasky. In this article, the authors assert a warning call for scientists and policy makers alike with the knowledge that global demand for food will double in 50 years ( Tilman, Cassman, Matson Naylor| & Polasky 674). The authors call for increased attention on sustainable agriculture in order to gain maximum utility and efficiency from the land in a way that promotes land useability and ...

Writing 2

During the period between the 1970 and the 1980 the Americans had lost confidence with the federal government. There were various issues that had contributed to this state of commotion. Watergate scandal which caused a lot of political quagmire in the 1970 is just one of the issues that caused the Americans to lose their faith in the government (Olson, pg120). There was also the issue of increased inflation and unemployment rate in America which was also blamed on Nixon’s government (Dore, pg 61).

Consequences of public disillusionment

The reports from the US congress who were investigating the conspiracy found out that ...

Three nursing interventions for a post-operative patient

The three nursing interventions that can be offered to a post-operative patient include the diagnosis for acute pain, diagnosis for nausea and diagnosis for risk levels for infection (Heater, Becker, & Olson, 2008). Acute pain that is related to reflex muscle and surgical incision are diagnosed by complaints of restlessness, pain, irritability and facial grimacing. This type of pain can be corrected by assessing the location of the patient’s pain and giving him or her appropriate analgesic and teaching and then assessing their correct usage of the same. Other than drugs, other methods such as massage, distraction and imagery ...

Introduction

The share has a nominal value and the market price. Nominal shares (nominal value) is a sum of money designated for the shares and reflects the share of the authorized capital of the company attributable to one share. The nominal value of a share is a particle of the authorized capital of the company, and it is carried out in proportion to the payment of dividends (Brockman, Mossman and Olson, 1997). Yet, with this amount of authorized capital amount corresponding to its shares may vary depending on the size of the nominal value of one share. If the value ...

Breast cancer is a kind of cancer developing from breast cells. It involves abnormal breast cells growth and, in serious stages, can invade into other parts of the body (World Health Organization 1). The majority of breast cancer cases occur in women, however men can have breast cancer as well. National Cancer Institute reports that 232 340 female breast cancers and 2 240 male breast cancers occur in the USA each year, as well as 39 620 people die from this disease annually (Nordqvist 1). Breast cancer is more common in the developed countries. As for more statistics, in ...

The world of video games has million adherents and almost the same number antagonists. The children all over the world are attracted for hours before the screens where their favorite virtual heroes are jumping, fighting, farming, space ships confronting, etc. whatever one can think about. The question of the effect of violent games on kids’ brains and later on their aggression and criminal behavior is bothering parents, scientists, pedagogues, and all people who are engaged with children’s and juveniles’ behavior. Many people who by profession deal with this group of the society notice that something is happening, something ...