Essays on Pointers

Introduction

As the world develops, more people expect a higher and better quality of life. In the 21st Century, architecture has evolved significantly and it seeks to maximise the quality of life that people have across the world. Thus, several works have been done, seeking to blend traditional architecture with other disciplines in order to enhance the nature of the built environment. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a book review on Cognitive Architecture: Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment by Professors Ann Sussman and Justin Hollander. This book review will include an overview of ...

Term Paper

Marketing Warner Edwards Gins in China Introduction Globalisation has caused many companies around the world to move from their country of operation to other jurisdictions to set up various businesses. This approach is through foreign direct investment which includes the use of various techniques to ensure that a corporate entity establishes a business in a foreign jurisdiction with the view of making profits and attaining other long-term goals. The international business environment has numerous issues and challenges and this creates the need for the utilisation of a unique system of strategic management in order to thrive and survive in ...

Abstract

Survey research is one of the most popular methods of conducting quantitative research. Other popular methods of gathering data in quantitative research include experimentation and quasi-experiments. Survey has benefits of being flexible and easy to apply to different quantitative research methods. It can be conveniently designed and conducted in order to draw conclusions about various matters and situations. Surveys are conducted through the normal format of undertaking quantitative research. First, there is the need to transpose the research problem into aims and objectives. And then there is the need to formulate a proper research procedure and system through the ...

Problem definition

There is the ethical dilemma when it comes to parents helping children with their homework. As stated in the scenario, I have a child who has been given a school research project to work on. As a parent, my first instinct is to let him go on with the assignment. As a child, my parents helped do my assignment. From the article previously read, it is clear that there are several cons associated with parents helping their children with their homework. From what the child has done so far, it is clear that he could use a few pointers ...

Introduction

This literature review examines the patterns in female involvement and under-representation in the world of information technology and information systems. This will be the application of elements and aspects of a structured literature review and will cover three main areas:

Barriers to career development of women in information technology; Methods of promoting the inclusion of women in information technology. This literature review will focus on scholarly academic journals and articles. This will include the critical analysis and assessment of peer-reviewed journals that focus on the elements of women and their involvement in information technology and the attempts to build ...

Management: Performance Appraisals

Introduction Performance appraisal is a tricky process that demands the Rater to be objective and tactful in judgment. The Performance Appraisal Process in Coca-Cola gives the employees a chance to grow their careers and the company as well. The senior management is meticulous in how they handle the process. The report in this paper summarizes the process in four strategies that include, improving appraisal formats, selecting the right Raters, understanding how raters process information and training raters to rate more accurately.

The performance appraisal policy of Coca-Cola Company, the company I would like to work for after graduation, provides ...

Reflective Essay

Reflective Essay

Introduction

There comes a time when you need to take action and start working on basic skills that will alleviate your writing standards. After being pointed out by my teacher for basic grammar, sentence development, spelling and punctuation mistakes, I knew that I needed to make some changes. In addition, in some of my previous work, my teacher also asked me to work on my creative and descriptive writing skills and make them sharp with regular writing practice. I chose to enrol in the WRTG 101 course after finding out several gaps in my ability to write essays ...

Introduction

This project is an article review project that covers important elements and aspects of the chapter “Building Customer Satisfaction, Value, and Retention”. This is a chapter in the section “Understanding Marketing Management” in the authoritative book Kotler on Marketing. The focus of this research will be on customer satisfaction, customer value and customer retention in the context of marketing management. This project will include the review of four scholarly journals and articles on marketing and an application of its key concepts to the chapter. Thus, for each article, there will be a 500-600 word critique of the article and ...

Business Ethics Capstone Project

Introduction Business and ethics are really important in all aspects of life. There is the need for every human being to follow rules and this includes generally accepted morals as well as laws. In most cases, laws seem to evolve from morals and generally accepted customs and practices. However, laws come with specific sanctions whilst morals often come with softer consequences like reputational issues. There are many situations where organizations set up ethics as a means of ensuring that the workers observe moral standards in order to reduce the risks of legal problems and issues in its operations. Ethical ...

Introduction

Labor relations involve an ongoing relationship between an employer and a union member or groups of employees. Typically, labor relations involve interactions between the management of a company and unions who represent groups of employees. This is a memo to XYZ Company which is facing a union organizing campaign. The memo will be in two parts. The first part will focus on the fundamental elements of unionized workplaces. The second part will discuss how to deal with union-organizing campaigns and what management must and must not do.

Section A: Difference between Union-Free Environment and Unionized Environment

Many employers view unionization as a threat. This is because the simplistic ...

Introduction

The Health and Social Care Act was introduced in April 2012 as part of a series of efforts by the government to reorganise the structure of the National Health Service of England. The Act fundamentally provides autonomy to healthcare providers and abolishes the NHS primary care trusts and strategic health authorities in order to make way for clinical commissioning groups which are controlled more actively by professional practitioners. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyse the changes in the National Health Service after the introduction of the Health and Social Care Act, 2012. This will include the ...

Abstract

This research involves a critique of empirical peer-reviewed analysis and reviews of the impact and implications of inadequate prenatal care. The study examines two professional journals that provide information about late prenatal care and risk management in prenatal care. The findings indicate that prenatal care that is given late in a pregnancy often comes with inherent issues including emotional stress, self-esteem problems and substance abuse risks. These situations include the presentation of intensive prenatal care to deal with cases involving late care. There is the need for gaps and issues to be dealt with in order to get the ...

Introduction

The process of learning in animals and humans come through a series of situations that come together to motivate, and ignite the brains and enable them to repeat specific actions in the face of certain circumstances. The basic logic presented by psychologists and biologists is that there is intrinsic motivation based on the brain which controls the nerves and models of an animal or human being. This implies that an external variable triggers an extrinsic motivation that gets the organism to ignite the internal or intrinsic motivation in order to undertake certain actions and internalize it in order to ...

Company Background

The proposed company to be formed is to be called Cloth Monger. The domain name, ClothMonger.com is available and can be easily purchased and utilized for the creation and maintenance in order to meet the corporate objectives. Therefore, this company will create a platform where many people will be able to log in, make orders and pay through an ecommerce system like a credit card or direct bank debit. The company will focus on affordable clothes. This will include sourcing for clothes from China, Asia and other countries directly and also selling from popular brands that are known for ...

Introduction

The world of trade and commerce has changed a lot in relation to labour and employee interaction with firms since the 1700s when the concept of work became more advanced. The purpose of this essay is to analyse the concept of employee relations and how it has evolved over the years. In order to attain this end, the following objectives will be explored: A critical evaluation of the concept and theory of employee relations in various forms of organisations – large, indigenous, multinational, private and public entities; An assessment of the concept of employee relations as it evolved in the ...

Term Paper

1500 words The Modern period continued to change the society until the late 20th century, where a new artistic era began and continued up to this day; the 21st century eventually became the Post-Modern Period and many radical changes brought by the Modernism is adopted by the new art styles to the point of it is hard to discern what Post-Modernism is all about. If Modernism concentrated on the preservation of ideal pure art, Post Modernism welcomed changes by using eccentric methods to produce contemporary art found in Modern Museums. The 21st century is currently covered by postmodern epoch ...

INEQUALITY IN BRITAIN

Introduction Social stratification is about the different social classes and relative positions of social groups within a given country or community. In most societies, it has to do with the level of wealth each social category yields, but there are several concepts and theories that relates to it. This includes level of education, norms, social activities and preferences as well as the expectations society places on certain people within each class which leads to taste and the formation of identities. As a result of this, there is the famous “Top 1%”, the upper class, the upper-middle, the middle class, ...

Introduction

Leadership is a process whereby one person directs members of a group towards the attainment of a common goal. Like all phenomenon, leadership is susceptible to changes over time as variables in society changes. The evolution of leadership has changed from autocratic models to democratic systems whereby the concern for people is a very important aspect of attaining group goals and objectives. Health Science Education is now complicated and designed to cover a wide array of issues and matters in the 21st Century. This includes amongst other things, cross-specialization, interaction of people from different professional backgrounds, a high rate ...

Communication

Body Image/Appearance in Interpersonal Relationships Introduction Our perceptions of self are shaped by the interactions we have with other people. The quality of an individual’s interpersonal relationships is a major contributor to that individual’s perception of body image . Attractiveness and communication play a large part in the success or failure of romantic relationships. It has been noted that women who have a positive body image, tend to be more confident in their sexual desirability and promote behavior that fosters the relationship. However body image and the importance of appearance is not just female realm. Men also have ...

The book Cultural Map by Erin Meyer indicates the way and manner through which culture intercepts with the work environment. This includes an evaluation of what role culture plays in the workplace and this includes communication, appropriateness, persuasion, power structures, decision-making processes, trust, conflicts and the conception of time. This book shows how the average worker and the average organization makes use of cultures and how the globalizing world is going to have inherent issues with conflict and other cross-cultural dimensions and its related issues. The book shows that culture can be explained and presented to people with divergent ...

Executive Summary

The research identifies that Florida is a high-risk state in terms of human trafficking. In line with this, there is the need for some kind of urgent policy formulation that will deal with the needs and requirements of the state. The problem of Florida is complicated by its location and its cultural make-up which includes a lot of Hispanic Americans. The policy brief identifies that there are three options available including supply-chain tracking, victimization policy and a proactive and coordination oriented method. Supply-chain tracking is deemed as expensive and a bit unworkable at the other side of the border. ...

Symbolic interaction emphasizes the constructed and negotiated aspect of self and social life. As a result it draws attention away from analyses of the structural and institutional features of society. How can some of the key concept (there are at least 10, work with 5) in this framework be used to explore stratification systems and relations of domination and the subordination they sustain. Stratification is based upon the arrangement of groups in social hierarchy which can remain over generations due to the presence of inequality. It includes division of groups according to the caste system, on the basis of ...

A Critical Analysis of the Role of Product Design and Service Design in Achieving Design Management Goals within the UK Supermarket Retail Chains – A Case Study of Tesco, UK.

Introduction

In the world of business, firms compete to gain a stronger market share. This is done by utilising a firm’s core competencies and strengths and converting it to competitive advantage in order to provide a stronger appeal to consumers. Thus, most firms maintain an emergent corporate strategy whereby they observe trends on the markets and make changes to their business units in order to remain relevant to consumers and ...

Introduction

Education is a central aspect of every government in Britain. It forms a fundamental aspect of the political promises of all parties. In the period of 1995 to 2006, the UK governments spent 5.2% to 5.9% of the gross domestic product on education. This often involves funding of project and the introduction of new projects to improve education in the UK. Child education is deemed important because it defines the fundamental structures of the future of the country. It is therefore an important part of educational policy since it involves funding for young Britons who are often catered for ...

Introduction

In this strategic management module, it lays out on how to determine the strategic dilemma to form a corporate level strategy of an organization. Organizations with a strategic corporate level strategy tend to be more competitive and out perform their competitors in the market. As such, these organizations have clear path of how to position their business in the market and maintain certain advantage over their competitors. Furthermore corporate level strategy usually is in a 1 to 5 years horizon, it involves significant amount of resources and are not easily reversible. Therefore, it is important for an organization to ...

Acknowledgement

Chapter 1 Introduction Statement of Problem Statement of Purpose Research Questions Significance of the Study Definition of Terms: Chapter 11 History of pay inequality Chapter 111 Laws Chapter 1V Women in leadership roles Chapter V Research Methodology Conclusion

Bibliography

Abstract Gender Differences as a Predictor of Salaries in Leadership Roles. Salaries have increased drastically in the past 50 years but still there is a salary disparity between men and women. In today’s workplace, leadership roles are very competitive. Applicants must have many qualifications to be considered for leadership positions. Workforce found that women needed a Ph.D. to equal the ...

Introduction

This report is a consumer research project. It provides advice on sustainable consumption to a client who seeks to examine and identify the motivation and desires of people who consume sustainably. This will be done in two parts. The first part will examine and review the main factors that affect consumers in choosing to undertake sustainable consumption. The second part will be a set of recommendations on how sustainable consumption can be effectively promoted.

Part 1: Key Factors Affecting Consumers in Choosing Sustainable Consumption

There are several perceptions of the concept of “sustainable consumption”. One definition states that it is “the use of products and services that have a ...

Final EI and EI Report

1: EI Survey The results draw the following inferences. First, the rise in the first aspect shows that I achieved the need to concentrate on the present emotions to improve my self-awareness and mindfulness skills. Second, the drop in self-regulation means that it would take longer for the breathing exercises to work as a way of controlling my negative emotions and avoiding confrontation. Third, my facilitation of emotion in others implied that I have been slow in learning to think about others and their perspectives. This ability would make me understand how to react in the event of an ...