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Toyota is a member of 10m club and increasing its span like Volkswagen and GM that will help the company to enjoy the continuous growth of the world’s biggest car market i.e. China. Whereas, costly brands such as BMW and Jaguar Land Rover are capable of selling high-cost cars in small volume and earn handsome amount of profit. Size matters a lot when it comes to sufficient product range, flexible product lines, and high bargaining power with the supplier to meet tougher environmental regulation. However, the largest group of carmakers can bear the heavy cost to meet the ...

Under the Constitution, the legislative branch checks the power of the executive branch in four fundamental ways: advise and consent relative to presidential nominations; control of the federal budget (U.S. Const. art. I § 7-8); the ability to pass legislation and override the President’s veto (U.S. Const. art. I § 7); and power to remove the President from office through impeachment proceedings (U.S. Const. art. I § 3). In the case of the judicial branch, the Constitution allows the court to determine the constitutionality of the executive branch’s actions. (U.S. Const. art. III § 2).

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A letter of engagement specifies the relationship between a firm and a service provider. Therefore, through a letter of engagement, a service provider and a firm become aware of the services offered as well as the terms and conditions under which they are offered. The major components of an engagement letter include the scope of engagement, completion deadlines, contingencies of the engagement, special terms and compensation. The main challenge of developing an engagement letter is agreement on the terms. Both parties seek to obtain terms that favour them. Therefore, there is a push and pull as different parties bargain ...

Consider, for example, college basketball, one of the most popular college sports and a sport that nearly every college whether coeducational or single-gender participates in competitively. Every year, in January the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) hosts the men’s college basketball championship tournament, commonly known as “March Madness”. This is a month long tournament the begins with 68 teams all competing to be the best. In 2013, the NCAA generated nearly U.S. $1 billion in total revenue. However, a breakdown of where that revenue was generated would reveal approximately U.S. $800 million of that revenue or about 84 ...

Our organization’s strategy is based on the narrow buyers segment that is focused on differentiation of services. In the Porter’s Five Generic Competitive Strategies, the approach is known as Focused Differentiation Strategy. The organization is a consultancy firm that provides services in the field of Telecom Engineering, Defenses communication, and Transport sector with Telecom operators being the largest segment of our market. Our specialization in the field of telecom engineering consultancy has generated for us a very well know brand in our market as one of the top Telecom consultancies in the region. Although our market niche ...

The formation of large-scale recycling industry is an important economic task that will lead to the development of the economic system of recycling. This will lead to the improvement of the ecological situation, will increase the number of small medium-sized businesses, will create new jobs and preserve the natural energy resources.

The problem of waste reduction is closely related to the issues of sustainable economic development. Description / Background: Rising costs for waste treatment creates permanent environmental hazard in the form of unauthorized dumps. It requires additional expenses for construction of new landfills with transfer stations, stimulate the transition ...

Background Statement For any organization to ultimately be successful, it depends on the presence of competent and effective leadership. It does not matter they type of the organization, and this truth especially applies to the law enforcement community. This reality also applies to organized sports, where a football team may be able to win a game, but without effective leadership in the form of a team manager, coach, or captain, its chances of ultimately winning a title will remain elusive (Schwarzwald, Koslowsky, & Agassi, 2001). Police service is not different than this analogy. Perhaps the most essential component of police ...

One of the major tenets that should be understood prior to analysis is the basic framework upon which the European doctrines of justice regarding liability have been established. The European Union is based on the express governance of the “multidimensional polities that recognize different levels of governance, each with the acknowledged power to regulate within a sphere of competence.” In this case, the tenets of EU liability law are essentially the result of the need to present the ability for those who come under the actions of the member states to be given a legal means for representation within ...

The report is about a survey conducted by EKN on industry study of 60 and above retailers to gauge the existing state of loyalty programs in the retail industry. The report presents the study findings, explains the major takeaways and provides prescriptive details including the latest framework for customer loyalty in the retail industry. Some of the main findings include: There exist disconnect between retailers’ perception of the key drivers of customer loyalty and their main strategies to improve their loyalty programs.

Customers of retailers who provide loyalty program are no more loyal than those of retailers who do ...

Implementing an HR information system (HRIS) in any organization is not easy. It requires rigorous planning in all phases of software development life cycle (SDLC) (Jain and Ugrasen 2015). HRIS system affects almost all employees in an organization. Therefore, it requires more planning and analysis than any other software implementation. The hardware side of the implementation for HR projects is not as intensive as software configuration and graphical user interface (GUI) design. As HR systems typically are used by users 5-10 minutes per day or less so there is not much impact on the network as well (Jain and ...

Hacking is a systematic process that begins with the first phase of reconnaissance or footprinting. The primary goal of this step is to obtain information that will be useful in the consequent phases. The stage can be subdivided into two; passive reconnaissance that involves information gathering through means such as social engineering, dumpster diving, and network sniffing. The second is active reconnaissance or doorknob rattling that requires probing the system for IP address, services on the network and to discover individual hosts. The second phase of the methodology is the scanning phase. The phase involves taking the information gained in ...

Notwithstanding the fact that the war on terror was officially launched by the White House a little more than a decade ago the main trends in the American foreign policy regarding Middle East have changed significantly in these dozen-something years a couple of times. The issue the United States of America are dealing with in case of ISIS is something very different – both in nature and in scale. Compared to the zeal of the Bush administration to fight every single suspected organization and individual in retaliation for the 9/11 assault, Obama administration was (and is) far more reserved about American warfare in ...

This assignment is being submitted on June 17, 2015 The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Preference Assessments in Applied Behavior Analysis Article objective and analysis: The article thesis is centered on preference assessment of individuals with severe and profound cerebral disabilities, those who are the least-functioning fragment of the total population suffering from mental retardation and intellectual disability (Hamilton, 2012). This segment of mentally retarded is characteristically diagnosed with major or total inability to efficiently converse, consequently they are unable to articulate their preference to the respective caretakers (Hamilton, 2012). Hence the article compares earlier research ...

The methods used by nurses to learn technical or complex responsibilities affect their effectiveness and subsequently, the quality of care and services received by patients and families. This underscores the importance of conducting nursing management orientation in a manner that promises effective management. It is evident that the modern-day nursing has evolved into a complex field that is tied to a myriad of factors such as technology. On the other hand, nursing standards and principles are ever-evolving, creating the need for exposure to these changes for new nurse managers. Equally the scope of practice for nurse managers is evolving and ...

Dinosaurs are creatures that are believed to have dominated the earth millions of years ago. It is assumed that they existed at a time when human life was not in the phase. Scientific evidence proves that dinosaurs are the biggest animals that have ever been on the earth’s surface. There is no cogent reason why they became extinct. It is clear that, their existence on earth was timely because, not even a single dinosaur exists. In this regard, therefore, it is reasonable to carry out a research that focuses on unveiling possible causes and explanations that support the idea that, dinosaurs ...

This paper discusses the current strategies employed by Coke (Australia) currently and further recommends new strategies that will aim in the formulation of an international strategy.

Coke (Australia) employs different levels of strategy to enable it be successful in the midst of its many competitors. Strategy refers to the planned coordination of the company’s goals and actions, in space and time that constantly co-align the company with its environment. Different levels of strategy include functional, business and corporate levels (Weigl, 2008, 21). Functional strategies refer to the approaches that a functional area employ to achieve business and corporate unit ...

Domestic violence is one of the most disturbing yet most common type of case being handled by trial courts, not only in a domestic but also in an international level. There are, in reality, many types of violence. There is however, one thing that is common among these violence-related crimes—they all lead to a multidimensional type of injury.

The injury that could come as a result of being a victim of violence could target the physical, emotional, and social integrity of an individual, which makes it only logical to brand domestic violence as one of the most destructive forms of crime ...

National security is the prime object and the most important purpose of government. Citizens get into a social contract to ensure that their life and property are safeguarded by the government. Public security is one of the most challenging issues that affect the governance of both western Nations and the developing countries. Without a peaceful and conducive environment the economy will not thrive, and the area will scare way investors. A case in point is Syria. When the Middle East country plunged into civil war, multinational corporations pulled out of the country. Syria is an illustration of a government that failed to ...

Ever since the beginning of the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), there has been a subtle (or not so subtle) power struggle between the profiteers and ethical regulators. According to an article published in The Economist (2009), the conflict between the ethical and commercial considerations of a company has always existed. However, before we further our understanding of the importance of CSR for the stakeholders and its impact on company's profitability, it is very important to understand what exactly CSR is.

Unlike the common misconception that CSR is all about shelving out doles for philanthropic purposes, CSR is not ...

[Institution’s Name] Research Methods Online Discussions 1- response The cooperation of NHH with non -profit organisations is the essential requisite to cope with disasters with regular versified nature and scope due to changes in the structures of a fiscal climate, cultures and technological innovations. In reference to the illustrated example, the obvious position of NHH from the perception of support and coordination with NGOs is appreciable. However, the particular evidence to support the efficacy of the organisation can not be presented accurately due to the delicate nature of the scope of organisation. Perhaps, the empirical study evaluating ...

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CHAPTER 2—LITERATURE REVIEW8CHAPTER 3—METHODOLOGY .Model Research DesignInstrument Data Collection Data AnalysisVariablesLimitations Delimitations AssumptionsCHAPTER 4—RESULTS Data Screening Scale Development Analyses of Primary Hypotheses Analyses of Secondary Hypotheses CHAPTER 5—DISCUSSION Discussion of Findings Implications of the Limitations on Present and Future Research Recommendations Practical Application of Results Future Research

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The economic performance of any company is assessed through its market-scope. In this case, the most import information in the market structure of Off Beat brewing company. Initially, information related to the gender that makes up the best target for the product. In case statistics demands that the male gender is the best consumer for the product, then the producer will make better brand suit them. In addition to gender is the geographic location (nationality) is also very important. If people in a certain geographic location are a perfect market for the Off Beat breweries limited, then it’s supposed to ...

Management Owing to the spelling error and irregular picture on the boxes detected by Fred, the product engineer, it is important that immediate measures are taken to correct the irregularities. This has to be done, not only to safeguard the image and reputation of the company but also uphold high standards of proficiency and competence amongst employees. The errors detected on the boxes can cause detrimental consequences and as a result, it is not important to look at the thin deadline for doing the correction. However, we should focus on the broader picture of the impacts they have on ...

After effective components of communication plan are noted, next is to know the target audiences to whom we are talking to? There are numerous ways to identify your target audiences that depend on the Company communication plan and its objectives. Journalists are never considered as primary target audiences when comparison is made between contrary and conventional wisdom. But, you can say that they are the way to communicate with a particular primary audience (Hart, 1993). The communication objective is the right way to reach the primary target audiences. Make sure you identify your primary and secondary audiences. There are ...

Project management pertains to methods, processes, and best practices that are used in ensuring the successful completion and delivery of a project. The methods and processes act as roadmap of milestones and deliverables that guarantee all tasks and activities are done on schedule and with high quality output. The best practices ensure that teams are working smartly and efficiently according to norms practiced in the industry and are customizing their processes to fit their methodologies and requirements (Atkinson 338). Project teams without a standardized methodology results to inefficiency of processes and employees, including going overboard the budget, extension of deadlines, possible ...

The EOC-Equal Opportunities Commission has been tasked with matters that have to do with sexual harassment in the work environment since its conception in 1975. As the years have passed by, the commission has made use of the powers it has in the Sex Discrimination Act to assist in sexual harassment claims in tribunals of employment in establishing case laws and has also brought the problem to the fore through lobbying and campaigns. The commission has also initiated investigations on organizations that have a large number of complaints linked to sexual harassment. The purpose of this study is to ...

The two companies chosen for this essay belong to two categories; a government agency and a multinational company located in America. The two companies selected from the aforementioned categories are; Overseas Private Investment Corporation and Apple Inc. The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) aims to support the American legislation along with solving critical developmental challenges faced by its citizens. On the other hand, Apple Inc. is a multinational with the aim of making a profit by providing high-end technological products.

OPIC provides investors with financing opportunities along with guarantees, political risk insurance, and supports private equity investment funds of its clients. However, ...

AS 39 is used for an in-depth analysis and dictation of the principles that measure financial assets and liabilities. It also recognizes what contractors would use for the transactions involving assets that are otherwise not financial. IAS 39 for financial instruments came to be as a result of the international accounting standards board. Ideally, a financial instrument is identified when a contracting party becomes allied to the provisions of the instrument at a given time. The IAS 39 comes into play as a measuring factor for the value of such an instrument. It classifies the instrument into the respective a category that is dependent upon ...

On Project 1 Before I stepped in your class, I had usually perceived writing as a difficult task that takes a lot of time. This short and yet a powerful statement, too, had resonated in the minds of most of my classmates that I started to study this course together. However, it has just been a matter of ten weeks, and my writing skills have improved very drastically, courtesy of this class. Thanks to a lot of time I dedicated in writing, revising, seeking professor’s reviews and polishing my works to come up with more superior contents about the given topic. My ...

The best evidence rule is codified in the Federal Rules of Evidence. Rule 1002 provides that, unless otherwise provided by the federal statutes, an original recording is required in order to prove its contents. At the same time, Rule 1003 states that the duplicate of the original recording is equally admissible unless there are genuine doubts as to the authenticity of the original piece of evidence. Rule 1004 allows not to require the original evidence if it is impossible to obtain the original by any available judicial process. The court may also admit the summary of the original evidence, ...

- Introduction Project management is practiced by organization to achieve to temporary goal associated with the completion of the underlying project (Meredith & Mantel, 2012). The concept can be further elaborated as project management refers to manage and complete an assigned task to achieve unique outcomes with given resources, (Lewis, 2002). The project is developed and undertaken to achieve the goal of expansion in the company’s product by producing larger touring motorcycles with larger motors to cater new markets abroad. Aligning with proposed strategies to the management for producing larger motorcycles, the paper presented below will solely consider ...

Today’s airline industry is defined by various established corporations. Each of these airline corporations has their own routines and operational characteristics. This means that diversity is at its peak in the airline industry as the case among other corporations from different sectors of the economy (Lerrthaitrakul & Panjakajornsak 2014). The benefit of diversity has been mainly attributed to the particular employees, customers and the communities that are served by the airline corporations.

In history, the scope of diversity in the airline has continued to widen with time. Today, one can easily notice the various aspects that identify and distinguish ...

Project Management refers to the process that consists of different activities such as planning, motivating, organizing, and controlling procedures, resources, and protocols that help to achieve particular goals in daily or scientific problems. In addition, the project is also referred to the temporary endeavor that is designed to create a unique service, product or result (Burke, 2013). The necessary requirements of project management include a defined ending and beginning time (time-constrained), unique objectives and goals, and funding requirements that aimed to add value or bring beneficial change.

Changes in project schedule can be due to multiple reasons. However, the impact of ...

The scope of yellow journalism can be traced to the late 19th century, whereby it was utilized as one of the primary factors that supported the United States and Spain to triumph over Cuba and its ally; the Philippines. In fact, it is through the use of yellow journalism that the United States managed to acquire oversea territories across various realms during the late 19th century. While much has been hypothesized regarding yellow journalism, it is of the essence to note that it mainly connotes to a style of newspaper reporting that does not focus on facts, but over-emphasizes on ...

Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Student Name, There are various styles of leadership and all leaders portray some version of them. Whether they stick to a particular style, or if use a combination of styles, it is important for a leader to develop a style that is beneficial to their team and that will prove to be effective in leading their projects. Hodgkinson (2009) states that leadership styles are “a soft skill which is often neglected in training” (Hodgkinson, 2009). The problem is that leadership skills cannot be accessed by reviewing a resume or completing a training session. Leaders typically must demonstrate ...

Senior Associate, Corporate & Compliance Solutions, Thomson Reuters Abstract This article proposes to compare the reigns of Chief Justice Earl Warren and William Rehnquist, two stalwarts of the Federal Supreme Court, in influencing civil rights protection jurisprudence in the history of American Constitutional law. After individually addressing key aspects of their respective tenures, the article delves into a comparative analysis and examines recent trends in protection of civil liberties in light of past developments and future prospects. Keywords: Supreme Court, Warren, Rehnquist, Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Constitution, National Security

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This work is a brief overview of the evolution of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and its seminal contributions in the field of medicine. It discusses the relevance of its work in relation to the social upheavals of its time. It discusses the institutional framework for adhering to high standards of quality of care and patient safety alongside its utilization of technology to promote equity of access and optimize enterprise wide care processes.

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston is one of the oldest hospital in the United States. Founded in 1811, the prestigious institution boasts of 900-bed hospital and is ...

Wireless technologies are becoming common in most organizations. There has been a call to ensure that there are security standards that have been put in place to ensure that there is a security of the wireless technologies in organizations. This paper will focus on wireless security policy and recommend on best practices that will be required for any organization to be able to get a wireless security assurance.

There will be a need to set the wireless security policy which will address the use of wireless network in the organization. This section will entail the various wireless security issues that need to ...

Human rights has and remains to be a topic of concern across various settings all around the globe. This can be attributed to the fact that while it human rights is a necessity, millions of populations all around the world continue to suffer from crimes against humanity. A close analysis of different countries shows that there exists an authoritarian form of governance, which hinders access to political and civil freedoms. The scope of human rights dates to various decades ago. Precisely, events presiding the Second World War and the Holocaust are the most pertinent factors that resulted in the rise of ...

Hybrid systems - Mathematical models of control systems in which the continuous dynamics generated at each time one of the a priori given set of continuous systems, punctuated with discrete operations, the serving team or a momentary switch from one system to another, or on the instant to set the current restructuring coordinates on the different coordinates, or on both simultaneously. Hybrid system dynamics is an alternating combination of continuous dynamics with discrete. Continuous and discrete components of the system may include some parameters influencing the behavior of the system. This systems are used to keep track of logic-dynamic controllers or ...

A team refers to a group of individuals working together to achieve a common purpose or goal. Such persons usually have some levels of attaining their objectives (MAXWELL 2008). Teams can be beneficial to both the individual and the organization, and this is due to their known level of achievement in terms of the organizational objectives (BUTTERFIELD 2011). It is, therefore, advisable that an organization should arouse its interests in developing teams since a wider range of opinions and ideas can be generated from the teams rather than an individual(MAXWELL 2008). The advantage of having a wide range of opinions and ...

There are different research designs that we have. Different people prefer to use the different designs for different reasons. There are threats to validity for each of the designs. There are factors that can affect the research design that an individual or a group of people carrying out the research will prefer to use:

A researcher must first find out the best research design for the particular type of research they are undertaking. Different research works work different with the research designs. The individual will have to look at the available designs and see the advantages and disadvantages of ...

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Purpose of the Report The report is to describe how to undertake the Deli Online case study which is intended at improving the business processes of the current business. It will describe what Alexander Deli will have to have in place to be able to achieve their objective. It will also describe the budget and a timeline for the entire project.

One of the findings is that the franchise operators will be able to access their business transactions online and in a secure manner. With a web-based technology, the franchise operators and ...

A forensic nurse is a very important member of health care profession. A forensic nurse uses her expertise and knowledge in medical science, psychology, forensic science, sociology and especially nursing science to aid in investigations, collection of evidence, preservations and analysis of evidence, treatment of traumatic patients and other medical-legal issues. The importance of this field of nursing is justified by statistics on crime. In 2007, there were over 5.1 million reported violent crimes in the United States (Department of Justice, 2007). The productivity, economic and medical burden of these crimes was estimated at seventy billion dollars annually (Corso, Mercy, ...

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Compare and Contrast Rational Unified Process Model vs. Scrum Model: Collaris and Dekker (2010) have mentioned that the Rational Unified Process Model is a process of software development from Rational, an IBM division whereas, Scrum model is an agile model of software development based on numerous small teams performing in an interdependent and intensive way. Both methodologies are regarded approach project and agile activities in iterative way. Both, rational unified process and scrum models, offer guidance on management of a team however, do not concentrate on project management. The scrum master supports the ...

Professional Association and Professional Regulatory Body Many professions nowadays are governed by professional bodies and associations. A professional association is charged with the policy making role; a good example is the American Psychological Association (APA) (Pope & Vasquez, 2010). Likewise, a professional regulatory body is charged with the policy making role, but the difference between the two is very slim. A professional association makes rules policies, but serves the interest of its members. On the contrary, a professional regulatory body is answerable to the public and the government. A professional regulatory body protects the interests of the public from professional malpractices.

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The research bases on the important role played by management communication in the business organization. What is the importance of management communication in the course and scope of organizational objectives? Running business organization requires a constant flow of information between the management and the other subordinate employees. The communication stems from the need by managers to issue instructions to the other employees. The instructions relate to the specific roles performed by the employees, which is why they work in the business organization. On the other end of the organization, the managers expect that the employees will give ...

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Kentucky 40121-5520 As a long-time admirer of the outstanding work that your hospital has done in the community, I have been enthralled to get a chance to see how your hospital is setting benchmarks of quality and services. As you indicated in your request for this proposal, your needs have grown to a point when your hospital is in needs of upgrading its imaging function so that it can continue to serve effectively. This letter is about the complete scope of work you had requested for, including equipment, procedures, finding the responsibilities, and the estimated cost ...

There are five stages in the information systems development process. These are initiating stage, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and completion stages. It is these stages that form the systems development life cycle (SDLC).It is the role of the systems analyst to act as the project manager of the information systems project. Throughout the system development lifecycle, it is the responsibility of the project manager to initiate, plan, execute and close down the systems development project. Management of the project is actually the most important phase of an information system development project. Efficient and effective management of the ...

[Institution Title] Today’s business have evolved significantly from the way people do business to the way things are promoted to get the consumers interested. Marketing is an important aspect of business process. It enables people to know the product at a more comprehensive level. This involves identifying the product’s strengths and how it stands out from the competition. The marketing aspect of business process allows businesses to motivate and persuade consumers into buying a product, recommending it and maintaining loyalty from its present customers. In 1960, marketer Jerome McCarthy developed what is so-called the 4P’s of ...

With the aid and use of robotics in the mechanical department, the company was in a position to implement and take ideas from conceptual phases to full production in a short period. That meant that the company was ready to not only expand, but also compete for government contracts for exceptional products they would implement. However, for the companies make that a reality, it had to implement and adopt various contracting financing techniques (Newell, 2008). To start with, contract financing, well-defined as the funds transfer from a company that was awarded a contract to the contractor who is the owner of the project. The ...

Women’s emancipation has known a very sinuous journey. Being traditionally associated with the domestic sphere, with the roles of wives and mothers, in time women gained the right to vote and they gradually integrated in the public sphere, by becoming active members of the society, working alongside men. Women’s participation in the workforce is a fact accepted and embraced by almost all societies throughout the world. Nevertheless, although they have proven their competencies and abilities to work just as efficiently as their male colleagues, even nowadays, women face the challenge of unequal salaries, unequal career development and promotion opportunities ...

Based from the facts of the case, Greg was a visitor of the local theme park that was owned by Launchester District Council or LDC. During his visit, Greg decided to climb and jump from the harbor wall to land into the sea, despite the warning that such structure is dangerous. As a result, he struck his head on the wooden post causing him to become tetraplegic.

The first legal issue in this case whether LDC is a legal owner or physical controller of the old habor wall. The second issue is to determine whether Greg is a legal visitor to the old ...

- The Causes of Global Warming Global Warming has always been an issue of debate, with environmentalists vehemently raising their voice against it. The main reason cited for global warming by researchers is the emission of greenhouse gases largely because of ever-increasing population and related changes in standard of living (Derek Markham, 2009). The main greenhouse gases causing this effect are carbon dioxide, Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and methane (WMO, 2011). These are caused mainly by burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gases for generation of electricity, running vehicles, warming and other industrial processes. - ...

- Business, organization and Information system strategies.

A business strategy can be defined as a plan which clearly communicates the destination of a business in terms of goals and the means of reaching the anticipated destination. An example of business strategy is where Dell Company was at, first, selling its computers directly to its customers without passing through middlemen or brokers. Organization strategy, on the other hand, is a plan that responds to the issue of how the company will arrange itself in order to attain its goals and put into practice its strategy for business. An example of organization strategy is ...

INTRODUCTION The fast rate of technological advancement in 21st century incessantly revolutionizes all economic sectors in the world; therefore, the world is migrating towards the electronic commercial (e-commerce) activities in order to save both time and money which are very essential parts of human life. It is also for this reason that I have decided to come up with an online book shopping website in order to provide e-commerce services to readers world-wide. There is a greater need to make available reading (book) materials to all educationists and leisure readers, in a platform that they are able to make their ...

The West Tankers litigation, especially the decision of European Court of Justice, has raised many questions as to the issue of enforceability of arbitration agreements in EU Member States. The Court, by its decision, has extended the scope of application of the Brussels regulation to the arbitration agreements, and precluded English courts from issuing of an anti-suit injunction aimed at prevention of any judicial proceedings in other Member State when such proceeding clearly violates the arbitration agreement. In the following article, I would like to contemplate on the possible consequences of the court`s ruling as to the enforceability ...

Executive Summary Introduction: Complains can be termed as the disappointment of the customers. It is very imperative for an organization to manage complaints system so that they can retain their customers because if the customers are not satisfied with the organization, then the business must be ready to suffer dreadful impacts. A good organization can find a different way to make them unique from their business rivals. The management of the complaint is the most challenging stage for any organization because success is predominantly dependant on how efficiently they can manage complaints. It is necessary for the organization ...

Based on the Timothy Bresnahan, Shane Greenstein, and Rebecca Henderson’s article Schumpeterian Competition and Diseconomies of Scope, the authors suggest that in the past, the incumbent and successful firms fail in new markets due to the strategies they use in these markets. Other suggestions in this article include the fact that the organization frames of these big firms have been unable to flex appropriately for the new era in technology due to their fixed nature. Additionally, it is suggested that, the fear of cannibalization coupled with the underinvestment could also be a source of failure in these incumbent firms. ...

There are seven phases in the structure of the Performance Uncertainty Management Process (PUMP) framework. They are: (a) defining the project;(b) focusing on the uncertainty management process; (c) identify all the relevant sources of uncertainty, such as, responses options and conditions; (d) structure of the uncertainty; (e) clarifying ownership; (f) quantify some uncertainty; and (g) evaluating all the relevant implication. Defining of the project helps in providing the effective common understanding of the project. In simple term, it helps to bring the whole team at the same page. The new members joining the team are able to come to ...

In order to write a proposal for an effective intervention program, several strategies are vital. These include: (1) Identifying and describing the problem to be targeted by the program (2) Identifying those affected (intended participants) (3) Identifying the settings in which to reach the participants (4) Setting goals of the program (5) Selecting the intervention (s) strategy (6) Involving the community (7) Identifying and locating the necessary resources (8) Developing the activities and the materials for the program (9) Getting employees or volunteers to run the program (10) Developing an effective monitoring and evaluation plan. Given the limited scope of ...

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The pricing strategy of the Harley Davidson motorbikes has essentially been related to that of other Harley Davidson’s products where products are generally sold at high but competitive prices. This strategy ensures that the image and status of its motorbikes is upheld without bringing losses to the company (Sarangi, 2009, p. 106). The £3500 price tag of its motor bikes reflects the exclusivity of the product though it locks out quite a huge proportion of the market, which cannot afford the products.

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Liability is one of the most important words in the field of law. It essentially means legal responsibility for one’s actions or the omissions thereof. By failing to meet these responsibilities, a person or entity exposes himself/herself/itself to a lawsuit for whatever damage that may result from such failure; or risks being served with a court order to meet such responsibilities. Liability is one of the legal aspect that everyone should not only be interested in but also ensure that they are well versed in it to avoid finding themselves on the wrong side of the law. Although many people ...

The quest to bring justice in highly democratic and constitutional societies like the US is on many occasions a double-edged sword. While many people and indeed the constitution provides for privacy and freedoms under the Fourth Amendment and other related sections; increased complexity of crime calls for a certain level of intrusion into people’s privacy in order to ensure a safe and just society. The Federal Wiretap Act (1986) is a delicate Act that is premised on fighting crime through eavesdropping of communications. Scope of a wiretap order and possible constitutional violations of extending an original court order The Federal Wiretap Act ...

Why the topic matters? The knowledge sharing behavior in an organization enables the managers in easily selecting effective people for important roles. This enhances the leadership development within the organization. Knowledge sharing behavior enhances the business capabilities and this in turn improves the overall business performance. All the workers in the organization start collaborative product development which enhances the ability of knowledge sharing in the most effective and efficient manner. The knowledge sharing practice unlocks the information which is stored in the people’s mind and suggests imposing the practices which create a difference between success and failure. All ...

Of the five key processes, the most important is the planning process. This is the process that helps set the tone for the project. It is important since proper planning ensures that the project is run smoothly since the process involves organizing all aspects of the project (Rosenau, & Githens, 2005). The planning process ensures that all preparations put into place for the successful management of a project. During the planning process, the project manager assembles his team and defines the scope, budget, and schedule of the project in this stage. It is important that the team is aware of the ...

The quest for justice for victims of crimes has and continues to generate an immense debate across various settings all around the world. On a similar note, the quest to administer adequate judgment for criminals suspected for perpetuating different crimes remains a prime objective for judicial systems all over the globe. Overall, the process of administering justice is a delicate process that calls for somber minds and adequate strategies that facilitate administration of justice that is beyond any reasonable doubt. DNA evidence and testing occurs as one of the major strategies that have been adopted by criminal investigations departments all over the ...

The philosophical and political thought of Ancient world had a great impact on the development of modern governments. If we are to compare the governments of Ancient Greece, Rome, Sparta, and Persia to the modern state of democracy in the US it can be seen that Persian government contributed more to the development of tyranny and authoritarianism, while Greece, Rome, and Sparta - to democracy. Nevertheless, there are many points at which ancient and modern governments differ. The ancient governments differed from modern democracy in the USA by the scope of citizen involvement to the political life, the system of ...

An information system quality circle consists of an average of six to eight organizational peers. These peers are charged specifically making considerations on how to improve information systems, and the implementations of these improvements. The organization peers include defining the problem, observing the problem, analyzing the causes of these problems, acting on the causes, studying the results, standardizing the changes, and finally drawing conclusions. The quality circle should simultaneously include all the organizational peers in order to effectively improve an information system, and ensure an implementation of the proposed improvements. It is a responsibility for total quality management is ...

Project management is a broad based discipline that encompasses the functions of organizing, controlling, motivating and planning for resources so as to accomplish some predetermined objectives. Project management was developed in order to save time and resources used by a project through proper planning. Project management endeavors to achieve the project objectives given the constraints of time, budget and allocation of the available resources. The project lifecycle stipulates the activities that must be performed in order to achieve the project goals. Conversely, the project lifecycle management describes how the project will be managed. The project manager is thus tasked with the ...

Introduction Scholars of international relations have deemed the neorealist-neoliberal debate as the conventional paradigm of their discipline. Yet, the emergence of social constructivism in international relations has challenged that standard, and critics both acclaimed and disputed the approach in relation to the established ones in place (Zehfuss, 2002, p. 2). Whereas social constructivism proved influential within scholarly circles of international relations (Checkel, 1999, p. 545), its extent of influence has received indefinite assessments. The extent to which social constructivism has transformed international relations serve as a gap that this study seeks to ...

Each project possesses unique objectives and a design. However, there are characteristics that cut across all projects. These characteristics ought to be taken into account when coming with the objective of the project. To begin with, whenever a company or an organization wants to implement a project, there are several ideas that are floated by the concerned parties. These ideas are discussed and ultimately the ideas are developed into project proposals. The proposals provide insight into aspects of the project such as planning, budgeting and management of the project. In addition to this, the project proposal also includes a schedule within which the ...

Review each of the following scenarios and identify the risk events, the probability of those risks, and the impact of the risk events. Some scenarios may have more risks than others.

A retail firm has a project that is focused on expansion into third-world countries to sell pharmaceutical products. The project timeline is, as always, aggressive. The scope is well documented and understood by the project team and key members of the firm. The firm is financially sound, with project funds secure; however, the stakeholders expect that the project will pay for itself within 2 years of deployment.     ...

The just concluded United States elections exhibited the fact the rivalry between the democrats and republicans is far from over. With a narrow margin separating these two parties, the rift between the supporters is growing greater by each day. In this particular election the Obama Biden candidature won the election. My position on the paper will evaluate the results of the Republican Party; Romney Ryan candidature.

Different from the previous elections in 2008, the republicans did a well influential campaign. The gap between and the looser was narrow than in the previous election. In this election, the Republican Party clinched all ...

Nursing is a very significant medical field, and it is served with the responsibility of defining the type and nature of treatment that is to be provided to a patient. In the contemporary nursing practice, nurses are expected to exhibit elements of leadership, a trait defined as a practice of social influence where a specific individual influence others in accomplishing a common task (Blais, 2006). Therefore, this paper explores elements leadership in nursing practice, and determines how such a culture can be propagated to provide quality nursing care.

B. Leadership Strategies:

The two unique strategies that enable a nurse on an interdisciplinary team to exert leadership without ...

This paper provides a platform for goals setting capitalized on a visionary plan. According to the weighed strategies of plan, the basic goals set in this case capitalize on both the long and short term goals. In addition, there is a provision for transition goals which serve to offer a stepping stone to the main goals. The goals are further classified as personal, academic or career oriented. In order to provide a comprehensive touch, goals are evaluated based on their measurability on values. Based on this case, my long term personal goal is focused on acquiring an owning a car. In addition to the personal ...

In November 2010, the Institute of Medicine issued a report that was bound to change the dynamics as known in the profession and bring forth reforms that would improve this profession (Institute of Medicine, 2010). The report contained four imperative messages regarding nursing and the changes it would have in the future. These were that nurses should practice fully of their education, they should also achieve higher levels of education, they should collaborate with physicians and other professionals in the systems and finally should exercise better workforce planning. If these recommendations were followed to the latter, the complete healthcare system ...

Emergency planning is a very important part of public health intervention. It relates to keeping citizens safe when disaster occurs or developing a preventative strategy. This document will discuss the necessity of an emergency plan in communities and how they must be emerging from the background of a needs assessment. Fort Drum, New York is the community identified for this research and a sample emergency plan will be developed based on the evaluation of needs for that community.

Introduction

Developing and maintaining emergency operation plans is a public health responsibility. Therefore, communities ought to always design measures either to prevent or deal with hurricanes, ...

Abraham Maslow developed the Hierarchy of needs to help understand personal development and human motivation. Maslow’s theory can be used by employers and managers when seeking to provide a motivating working environment that promotes personal and organizational development. Basically, the theory helps employees attain self actualization in an organization. The original model had five stages forming the pyramid of needs. Self actualization was the highest need. However, in the model has been modified by philosophers to include two and in other models three extra needs. The extra needs in the Maslow hierarchy are split from the original self actualization ...

Global Corporate Strategy for Microsoft Corporation Executive Summary After careful analysis of diversification events in the industry over the past ten years as well as an internal analysis of the company’s relevant strengths and advantages it is recommended that Microsoft take two strategic actions. The first is to increase presence in the Software-as-a-Service market globally with head-to-head competition with CA, Inc, a strong niche competitor in IT Management software market in the United States. The second is to manufacture a mobile handset device to gain control of the value chain in the SmartPhone market, first domestically (United States) then ...

The concept of research is vital to any field of study or expertise. Scholars have since undertaken research and analysis of the data gathered in order to make informed assertions about any subject matter. Research strategies have been classified into either qualitative or quantitative research methods. Qualitative research methods have generally been defined a research that seeks to find data about subject matter that goes beyond simple numerical data. Some of the methods employed by qualitative research include interviews, observation, questionnaires and detailed document analysis. Interviews have been relied on in most instances of qualitative research due to many reasons ...

Liabilities under Contract Law Chetum vs Knarles & Barkley Fact: Knarles wants to repudiate a contract between Chetum and Barkley.

Issue: Breach of contract. Chetum entered into a contract with Barkley that Knarles, Barkley’s father and business partner, refuses to accept. Does Knarles repudiation of the contract constitute a breach of contract?

Rule of Law: A contract must have the following elements in order to be enforceable: (1) mutual consent, manifested by offer and acceptance, (2) consideration, (3) legality of object, and (4) capable parties (Calamari and Perillo, 1998). Application: Barkley sent a contract (offer), which Chetum signed (acceptance), ...

The term sexual harassment refers to unwanted sexual proceedings, a vulgar remark, attention, and / or signals. It can be verbal or non-verbal. Sexual harassment also includes any kinds of pressure by seniors on his/her subordinates to respond the sexual advancements to protect or get promoted at the workplace. Sexual harassment of women along with men has been emerged as a serious issue in recent times. It is something which is not easily digestible for many but a number of incidents suggest that the issue has become a matter of concern. It has always been believed that the women are harassed sexually at ...

Learning could be an easy task for normal people but could be a hard one for pupils with postural deviations, especially the ones who have severe types of musculoskeletal and orthopedic deformities. It is therefore important for educators to focus on the needs of students who are currently suffering from conditions like the abnormal curvature or the spine or scoliosis, a congenital or acquired amputation and other deformities that would limit the amount of their learning in a classroom setting.

No matter what type of deformity or any abnormal condition a child has, it is important for educators to make them feel as ...

Strategic management involves several processes. A management team that is strategic in nature conducts external environment scanning and comes with the organizational short-term and long-term goals while considering the organizational strengths and weaknesses. Organizations that have launched into foreign markets have had to formulate strategies in the international context. What are the main considerations when applying strategic concepts in the global environment?

The management has to use four main frameworks in strategy formulation. These are the geographic scope of the foreign location, the competitive environment, the geographic access that the firm has and the interaction of the company’s ...

The current economic turmoil requires organizations and individuals to perform Project Cost Management when carrying out a case study in order to effectively include the processes involved in planning, estimating, controlling, and budgeting costs in order to avoid any inconveniences and allow for the project to be completed in the appropriate time. There are various processes involved in Project Cost Management. These include cost estimating, cost budgeting, and cost control. In addition, projects are time-constrained, and effective allocation of funds is paramount to the successive completion of the case study. This case study incorporates a number of costs that are involved; ...

Fergusons Company has for a long time been the leading marketing company nationally. however the current analysis of the performance of this company has reveal that the company is not performing to its optimum potential, The need to improve the employee’s performance has prompted the research teams to come up with various proposals that may help us achieve this ultimate goal. I take this opportunity to inform you that, a study would be conducted to determine the role of management in motivation of employees, and the effectiveness of the motivational strategies used in the Fergusons company. In addition, there will ...

Research Publications Information Systems (RIS) is used for storing data on current research by organisations and people. It helps to improve the quality of research produced.

a. Who is currently using RIS?

There are several Universities in Australia who are currently using the RIS system. The system is also used at researchers, students, research groups, faculties and at University levels in Australia. Oz University is also considering implementingg the RIS.

b. How does it work?

RIS is a central location used for storing information on all past and current research activities throughout an Institution. The RIS captures information about publications ...

The idea of persistent poverty is a pervasive one, and its context in the plantation economy is important to understand if these aspects are to be applied to one’s own concept of the economy. In George Beckford’s 1972 book Persistent Poverty: Underdevelopment in Plantation Economies of the Third World, he presents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to understanding the plantation states in the West Indies, while expanding the scope of these appraisals to other third world countries.

Beckford’s basic argument is that “the net development impact [of the plantation system] was large enough to bring about a transformation from a condition ...