Essays on Theory

Chapter 1.

Section 1.1. Strategic management is regarded as the implementation of certain actions and conduction of the particular events that involve the participation of the leading management of the company, the related companies and rivals within the industry of the operation of the company causing the efficient performance of the business unit. The main question posed by the strategic management is why some companies have the better performance within one market or industry in comparison to the rivals. In order to plan the appropriate strategy for the company, it is vitally important to consider all possible options so that company ...

Application of the Information Technology in the Criminal Justice System

In the XXI century, the importance of the usage of the information technologies tools should not be ignored both in the regular life and in the criminal justice system. Due to the fact that the technology gains new forms that become much more storable and significant, the information may be stored in the unlimited terms for ages. Additionally, usage of the information technology approximately by everyone allows to reduce the time for prosecution of the offenders and murderers jointly to the fact that the mobile devices have the huge amount of the information about the actions of the person. ...

The framework of the PHD project presented in the article is that Green used case study as the approach. This project was related to nursing and “the study aimed to examine the attitudes of doctors and nurses in relation to their professional boundaries in the light of the legalizing of prescribing for nurses” (Green, 2013, p. 36). At that time, it was a new practice to allow the nurses to prescribe medicines. There was a need for the evaluation of this authorization that the nurses got. What was being examined by this research was the fact that nurses got ...

Management Case Study; the Midwestern Medical Group Journey

Introduction. According to Plsek, P. E., & Wilson, T. (2001), management is a collection of ideas setting forth the general rules on how to manage a firm, business or organization addressing how managers and supervisors should relate their knowledge of the enterprise to the achievement of goals and motivation of employees to perform to the highest standard. In the delivery of health services, the following management theories and can be applied as given by The Midwestern Medical Group’s Integration Journey. Models employed by MMG's management included: Selling MMG to an outside party, maintain status quo, with MMG as on ...

Psychology

The fast pace of life, responsibilities and duties often lead to appearance of stress. The main stressors in my life are exams, financial issues, unemployment, relationships with family and friends. It is not possible to predict the appearance of stress, however, it is highly important to be ready to encounter it. One of the main stress hormones is Cortisol. When stress appears the amount of cortisol increases, which causes the reduction of blood cells, inhibition of inflammation, moreover, it leads to the aptitude to disease and the possibility to get a heart attack. The prolonged stress can be one ...

Introduction

Two University of Rochester professors collaborated on a paper called “Self Determination Theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development and wellbeing” that was published in the Journal of American Psychologist . This article focuses our thoughts on the wellbeing as contingent upon the successful proportion of three ingredients: Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness. These three nutrients feed and develop our sense of self. The more accomplished individuals are increasing the ingredients that cause their lives to be successful in the eyes of others that are not as accomplished. Contrast these two writers to David McClellan in 1961 who wrote ...

Introduction

The behaviorism approach in psychology entails the suggestion that behavior can be studied through scientific research without delving into the inner mental states of the mind (Fridlund, Beck, Goldie & Irons, 2012). It is an approach considered as inclined to materialism such that, it opposes the fact that the mind acts independently. This particular approach to psychology assumes that human or even animal behaviors are heavily influenced by the immediate environment via reinforcement or association. One of the pioneers of this approach to psychology was the Russian psychologist, Ivan Pavlov who carried out extensive studies on classical conditioning (Fridlund, Beck, ...

Tabarrok (2016) asserts that the modern trade theories in global businesses today focus on the roles of businesses in increasing their scale returns, as well as, network effects in their markets. The use of such theories and concepts have the propensity of building large business bases thereby allowing their domination in the markets of the world. (Kreckova, Odehnalova & Reardon, 2012, p. 67). Therefore, the following article will discuss the foundations of the modern trade theories in relation to the concept of comparative advantage and its analysis in two countries and competitive advantage together with the policies that can be ...

Introduction

In this assignment we will discuss the application of statistics and probability theory to a real world problem. The discussed topic is unethical behavior of business students at Rocky University. The problems of global financial crisis of 2008-2009 have demonstrated many cases of unethical behavior of financial managers, Wall Street executives and other corporate stuff. It was assumed that the reasons of such behavior may stem from the fact that cheating is the one of major problems among business students. The researchers reported a very high percentage of cheaters among business students compared to non-business students: approximately 86% of ...

Introduction

Some organizations are successful while others are not successful. There has been arguments as to what causes some organizations to succeed and what causes others to fail. Some literature support the view that organizations succeed if they recruit skilled and experienced employees. Other sources argue that success of organizations largely depend on the kind of leadership they have. Still, some argue that it is a combination of leadership and employees with certain qualities because leaders are required to direct employees to achieve the vision of their organizations. But what differentiate good leaders from bad leaders? Allio (2007) argued that ...

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Abstract Every speech is embellished by metaphoric expression, despite its context, content, and tone. In different fields the application of metaphors may vary, yet still they are applied regardless the situation consciously or unconsciously. In the speech of adults, metaphoric expressions play pivotal role serving as the instruments of persuasion, simplification, and demonstration. There is less evidence that explain the utilization of metaphors by children. Some scholars insist that children use metaphoric expressions unconsciously, while the other researchers imply that they implement the metaphors due to their symbolic perception of the environment. There is certain inconsistency in the results ...

Classical school of criminology

Classical school of criminology describes the works of classical philosophers. This school of thought is developed on the premise that people’s participation crime is through their reliance of free will. In this regard, the application of punishment to a criminal behaviour was as seen as a deterrent to crime. It follows the primitive systems and mechanisms of enhancing societal order in which a range of punishments (Siegel, 2016). These forms of punishment include whipping, mutilation and executions for criminal behaviour. This school bases the argument on spirituality. That because we were born either male or female, people do ...

Malcom Knowles theory of adult learning

The Andragogy theory by Knowles primarily focuses on adult learning experience as well as effective adult education approaches (Knowles, 1984). The theory contends that adults expect to be accountable for their decisions, and they are self-directed. As a result, adults often design their learning schedules and are encouraged to commit to their studies (Knowles, 1975). Adult education is also collaborative because adults compared to children, like working together and reviewing each other’s coursework with the primary objective of comprehending a subject. Besides, adult learning is rather casual, and grades do not matter, as adult instructors focus on the ...

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Introduction

The research topic is virtual reality on serious games in 2D. Virtual reality also referred to as virtual environment, refers to a computing technology that produces an artificial environment, which emulates the real world (Bennett 2014, p. 263). Serious games simulate reality in teaching and training environments (Crookall 2010, p. 898). The games play a role in enhancing the understanding of vital concepts, and the developing of cognitive skills. They are important pedagogic mediums since they are in a better position to encapsulate the imagination of learners than traditional teaching methods can. ...

Introduction

In The Anxious World of the Slaveowning Patriarch and The Effects of Paternalism Among Whites and Blacks, written by Kathleen Brown and Philip Morgan respectively, it was put forward that the patriarchal authority was as a necessary element in maintaining the slavery institution. The patriarchal society was a tradition that was brought forth by the European colonizers, and this system has been the basis by which to impose the code of practice, not only in the family, but also in the societal, political and legal institutions in Virginia during that time. In her essay, Brown denotes that the master’ ...

Introduction

The paper attempts to provide a brief critique of the movie “the imitation game” in light of the leadership theories. Ahead of it, the RLP and RLR theories are also explained, and both have been related to the movie. The main character of the movie is Alan Turing, who leads a group under the supervision of the United Kingdom’s government. In addition to it, Alan Turing also exhibits some strange attributes which are entirely related to his personal life.

Critique of the Movie

The movie is totally based on the biography of the Alan Turing, who is a gay man by nature. ...

The concept of Compression of Morbidity was introduced by Dr. James Fries in the year 1980. According to his theory, most of the illnesses are chronic and develop in the later years of life. he postulated that the lifetime burden of a disease can be decreased if the time of onset of chronic diseases can be postponed and also if the postponement was greater than the life expectancy increase (Stanford School of Medicine). Lifetime burden of disease is not only important from the health point of view of the aged population, but it also is a major issue of ...

Introduction

It is conventional that at some point in life one has to look for a partner and get married, the marital status is affected by many factors. Some of the factors may include age, culture, and educational level and so on. The analysis in this section will tend to explore if the marital status of an individual has some relationship with the gender of the said individual. It will explore this relationship by the use of the contingency table to show the distribution after which a chi-square test will be performed to prove whether or not a relationship exists ...

Introduction

In the book, “The Behavior of Law” Donald Black tries to explain how the conduct of law is a social phenomenon. Black describes a general, quantitative and predictive theory that describes the various conditions within which law is applied or can be applied. Black argues that since law is a social phenomenon, it does not take into account the human nature concept. As such, law can be explained without incorporating a person’s motivations or any other psychological motivations. This means that the theory does not take into account the rationality of human beings and also the goals and ...

WACC Calculation: Arrow Electronics Limited

Calculation of WACC WACC: Weight of short-term debt* Cost of ST debt(1-tax rate)+ Weight of long-term debt* Cost of LT debt(1-tax rate)+ Weight of equity* Cost of equity = 0.0019* 0.0274+ 0.2987* 0.0378+ 0.6994* 0.0707 = 6.085%

Calculative Notes:

i) Cost of debt: -Cost of Long-term debt

The cost of long-term bonds issued by the company has been calculated on the weighted average basis:

-Cost of Short term debt The information relating to the short-term debt of the company was available in Note-6 of the financial statement where we found that during the year the amount of short-term debt owed by the company amounts to $13.454 million. The company has also disclosed that short-term borrowings were used exclusively ...

Theory Application

Introduction: In introducing the main assumptions and tenets of both psychoanalytic and cognitive-behavioral theory it is important to account for the underlying principles that each is built upon. In order to contrast and compare these basic principles and how they focus on the underlying changes that are evident in the clients there is a need to develop an effective method for considering the cases that are available. The challenge in doing so is indicated by the underlying tenets of each theory. In regards to psychoanalytic theory, there is a need to understand the unconscious mental processes that occur. In ...

Blitzkrieg is the theory of conducting brief war, according to which victory is achieved in the period calculated in days, weeks or even months, before the enemy will be able to mobilize and deploy its main military forces. During the World War II, European military theater have seen a lot of successful and not blitzkrieg acts and plans. For the first time in practice, the German military strategists at the beginning of the Second World War when capturing Poland successfully carried out blitzkrieg. The campaign in Poland was the first demonstration and successful implementation of the theory of "quick ...

Organized crime has often been branded as one of the most difficult types of crimes to deal with, and rightly so, given its nature. The extreme preparedness and structuring that goes into executing each criminal activity, as well as the number of people involved in an organized crime makes it difficult for the investigating authorities to apprehend the criminals involved therein. According to Blacks Law dictionary, the most distinct feature of organized crime is the fact that it is extremely planned and systematic. It is never sudden as it involves many people acting in concert with the common intention ...

Correlational Study

A study by Larry Hughes from the University of Nebraska at Kearney titled A correlational Study of the Relationship between Sense of Humor and Positive Psychological capacities serves as a good example of a correlational research study. The study, which involved 92 participants from numerous employers sought to establish or to relate sense of humor to positive psychological capacities or how well humor increases positivity among people. The study also sought to investigate whether a sense of humor increases positive effective experiences. The study qualifies to be classified a correlational study because it has more than 2 quantitative variables ...

Explain the concept of federalism, the separation of powers, and the role of interest groups in general

Federalism refers to a system of government that is made up of the central and regional government with each having distinct powers. To maintain the independence of these two governments, the concept of separation of powers comes in to enhance the distribution of power within the different arms of the government. These arms include the executive, the judiciary, and the legislature (Baker & Preston, 2005). Ideally, each of these three arms has their separate functions and thus it is of paramount importance to protect their independence that is most likely to be affected by encroachment by either of the other ...

Part 1

In terms of personality traits, there are several ways to discuss my personality with several theories. Among them, one of the most effective theories is the big five traits theory. According to the big five traits personality, i.e. Openness, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness and emotional stability, I can list following traits to my personality. As an individual I am highly open and willing to new experiences. Some of the traits that I can list about my intellect are imaginative, insightful, curiosity and creativity. As a person I continuously challenge myself to think beyond the obvious. Therefore, I score high on ...

Analysis of alcohol abuse from sociological perspective

Annotated Bibliography Kissin, B. (1983). The biology of alcoholism, Volume 6: The pathogenesis of alcoholism psychosocial factors. New York, NY: Plenum Press. The book of Benjamin Kissin (1983) examines the natural history of alcoholism. The author defines the reasons and factor that cause or can lead to the alcoholism. There are various factors that can contribute to the contemporary social issue, such as “moral turpitude, willfulness, and role modeling, urbanization, environmental, stress, oral personality, genetic predisposition, and biochemical defects. The source will be very valuable since it makes the connection between the poverty and alcoholism. causes of the alcoholism ...

Application of Integrated Theory of Health Behavior Change (ITHBC) in Health Promotion Challenges

Application of Integrated Theory of Health Behavior Change (ITHBC) in Health Promotion Challenges

Introduction

Theoretical models of Nursing encompass a broad scope when it comes to applying such theories into a certain issue or concern. A nurse practitioner would be able to achieve his or her professional goals when applying the theories involved towards a better outcome of the patient. Thus, these theories may also be used to address various issues and concerns within the Nursing practice based which category the theory belongs to. However, outside the categorical scope of nursing theories, there is one theory that can be used ...

Max Weber sees present days and the future ones greatly influenced by pessimistic diagnosis. The concept of the "iron cage", which was developed by Weber, is the result of the rationalization of the business activity, which has led to a surprising economic growth. However, it has created the "iron cage" of capitalism. The negativity of this "iron cage" of capitalism is that it establishes a framework of human lives. Capitalism in its cultural and historical integrity is the main subject of Weber's research. This paper analyzes, whether social capitalism has an alternative or it is an inevitable level of ...

Part 1. Primary Data Analysis. In this paper we describe and discuss the application of statistics and probability theory to a real world problem in the area of psychology. It is believed that it is harder to read printed text on white paper than reading it on colored paper. The researchers decided to examine this claim. In order to do this, they performed a case study: 21 undergraduate students were randomly chosen. Since they were selected regardless of their age, skills, majors, status and abilities, the sampling method is simple random sampling. They were tested for the time spent ...

Response to Second article

“Grids” is an article that Rosalind Krauss wrote in 1979 and it explores the perspective that the grid has resisted development over the years. The author suggests that the grid is the fundamental structure or modernist art (Krauss, 1979). He also explores the idea that the grid is a representation of the modernity of contemporary art, both temporally and spatially. Krauss traces the history of the grid from the under painting to abstract, thereby exploring the grid that entails the universal and ignores the physical (Krauss, 1979). Krauss maintains that the grid illustrates the “modernity” of contemporary art in ...

Touted as solution to globally access patient safety, healthcare records and support and enhancement of quality measures for evidence based care provision, electronic medical record advent began with less reviews from all healthcare practitioners sectors. Nurses, who have been protecting their paper documents, have shown resistance to the change of abandoning papers for computers. We have many reasons for the difficulty of this transition, providing educators and administrators with both opportunities and challenges to expand comfort levels and knowledge base of nurses. Therefore, methods for enhancing computerization skills together with clinical software systems development and implementation involvement of staff ...

Business goals are primarily geared towards attaining financial gains. Other factors weigh heavily in ensuring the success of a business undertaking such as the organizational capability, management competency and market improvement strategies. Beyond these success factors, however, one aspect of running a business that is crucial in determining the performance of the business in the long term is business ethics or the application of moral theories in making business decisions. Business ethics refer to the adoption of proper business policies and practices concerning potentially controversial issues, such as corporate governance, insider trading, bribery, discrimination, corporate social responsibility and fiduciary ...

Is sustainable or steady state economY possible or practical?

2016-02-11 Is sustainable or steady state economY possible or practical? Nowadays, the concept of sustainable development is widespread. Almost all areas identify so-called principles of their sustainable development. Economics is not the exception. The category “economic sustainability” connects with the concepts of balance and developmental stability. As we know, the majority of resources is limited on the Earth. And the economics can not grow permanently. It is limited by different factors. In this case, sustainable or steady state economy is the most fitting decision. Let’s analyze if it is possible to implement it. The current economic system is ...

Statement of Purpose and Academic Motivation

Intercultural management practices and competence has been poorly explored by the academic community from the perspective of multicultural Finnish professional life (Weber, Festing & Dowling, 2013). In spite of the fact that various cultural issues in the employment context have been studied from the purely managerial perspective, the majority of these studies relate to either migration of the highly skilled professionals (Thomas & Peterson, 2014), reflected common international trends (Van der Vijer, Hemert & Poortinga, 2008) or evaluated financial performance of the institutions, which significantly attracted employees with different cultural backgrounds (Smith, 2004). This research, however, pursues a number of unique objectives, ...

Reading Response

The use of the term deconstruction in design journalism dates back to the mid-1980s. This paper is a reading response to an article that analyzes this term in the context of what Jacques Derrida, the initiator of the deconstruction theory did. Deconstruction is decisive mindset interested in the kinship between a text and its meaning. According to the article, Derrida in his book views deconstruction as a manner of questioning alongside the use of metaphors in representation. He perceives any memory as another form of writing since it allows for future retrieval. Derrida claims that language, being a combination ...

Abstract

There are a plethora of challenges that pertains to the learning of the second learning. The process of foreign language acquisition that is often a second language is characterized by certain difficulties that narrow down to individual attributes. It is worthy to understand the various factors that make it easy for students or some people to learn a second language faster than their counterparts. It is important to note that despite similar learning conditions, there are possibilities that different people will take different periods of time to understand and learn a given language that is not their first language. ...

<<LastName FirstName>> <<Date>> According to Maslow's hierarchy, which basic needs does the Patagonia culture meet? What would it be like to work at Patagonia? What’s your assessment of the company’s work environment? Maslow’s hierarchy of needs has five different elements. The five step model, developed by Abraham Maslow in the 1940s, is still relevant today and helps us in understanding human motivation, training and personal development needs of employees (McLeod, 2014). Patagonia’s culture is very informal. It comes across as a company which cares for its employees (especially women), ...

Introduction

Mental events as asserted in behaviorism are considered to be unscientific and embrace the use of practical experiment in the collection of data other than the use of mental processes. Behaviorism, as argued by the different scholars of psychology, is an approach that is employed in the study of both animal and human behavior and holds that the conduct can be measured. However, it is paramount to appreciate the fact that the behaviorist denies the use of human mind and hold that behavior is an essential tool that can be utilized in the psychological studies. However, it is important ...

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Herzberg theory suggests that various factors usually affect individual’s satisfaction at the job place. Few factors result in job satisfaction, these include motivators, there are others that lead to job dissatisfaction, and they include hygiene factors at the job place. Motivation can thus be defined as incentives that result in positive satisfaction in the workplace. They are intrinsic conditions while hygiene factors are extrinsic conditions. The absence of hygiene factors causes dissatisfaction while their availability provides high motivation levels. Five-factor model is a theory that helps psychologists to determine the personality of a person and their psyche. Specifically, ...

The theories regarding organizations that are discussed in the books by Katz and Kahn, Pfeffer and Salancik, and Rainey are very visible in the real world. The characteristics of organizations define their level of competence, which in turn can result to either satisfaction or dissatisfaction on the part of the end-user or the customer. Moreover, in reading the principles mentioned by the said authors have allowed me to connect them with my own experiences, not inside the classroom, but within the community where I am presently a member and a consumer of various goods and services. I can relate ...

Today, there is a broad consensus among policymakers and mainstream economists in developed countries and international institutions that a secure property rights regime (defined in terms of the transparency, impartiality, and competence of the judicial system) plays a critical role in economic development. Yet this view is a recent phenomenon; it is only in recent decades that the importance of property rights has entered the economic literature. Of course, throughout much of the early history of modern economics, the existence of private property rights was a presumption that underlay the work of leading economic thinkers. It is no wonder ...

Abstract: A Bright Star Declined

Over the past 2 decades, IBM reach heights of unprecedented success, down to failure, and up to success again. In 1980, they were lagging in the personal computer business but by 1985, they had taken over 40 percent of the market share (Kanter 46). By 2005, IBM made its exit from the PC business and switched to consulting (Kanter 47-8). This is a drastic shift indeed for a company which provided virtually no consulting services in 1990 to becoming one of the largest services companies some 20 years later. IBM today is now an exemplar of how a company ...

Do you think design theory and critical thinking is relevant to design? Why?

Every practical activity needs to be underpinned by theory. Design consists of many aspects. Design theory is also a basis for the design itself. That is why design theory and critical thinking is relevant to design. First, design theory is a core amount of knowledge that piled for many centuries. The views and visions of hundreds of styles and stories, the experience of thousands of masters were put together for the next generations to evaluate, think and create something new. It is worth to say that design is a sum of talent, personal vision, and theory of current style ...

The issue of online credit card fraud has become one of the major crimes that can easily be committed using the internet. Due to the lack of policies and laws to prevent the crime, the number of victims continuous to increase since most sale transactions can be completed online using the internet. Online credit card fraud poses damage to the public but requires federal legislation to prevent future crimes. There is lack of corrective mechanisms to deter the proliferation of the online credit card fraud to prevent damage to future victims. The article of Segal, Ngugi & Mana (2011) explains ...

The Importance of Chemistry Labs in Florida National University

Florida National University is one of the leading universities in the region. While it is replete with many facilities, it glaringly lacks a chemistry lab. Online laboratory exercises are no substitute to the actual experiential learning in a chemistry lab. Reid and Shah argue that the absence of the laboratory experience may leave students with perceptions of chemistry that would be very ‘abstract and theoretical’. While students might perceive that the theoretical understanding is gained at a relatively slow pace through lab work, it is undoubtedly true that the knowledge gained would stand in good stead in future professional ...

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Emergent Curriculum- A reflection

Introduction The article on emergent curriculum, creating environmental awareness and documentation written by Ann Lewin-Benham about a preschool teacher, her experiences with pre schoolers, its impact on the children is reviewed and the advantages of the system is discussed in detail. The topics that will be discussed in the paper are about emergent curriculum, how effective was the teacher in implementing the program, theoretical base and about the documentation process. Emergent curriculum – The topics for learning is selected based on children’s interests and the teacher acts as a facilitator in identifying their interest. Identification process needs ...

Introduction

This paper provides a review of a movie named “Training day” and critique of the movie in the light of the RLR and RLP theories of leadership. Denzel Washington is the main character in the movie “training day” who acts some leader. His made up name is Alonzo. He is a rebellious leader who has some villainous characteristics inside him. Alonzo is a cop in the Los Angeles police department. He always displays some unusual attributes while he is on duty.

Critique of the Movie

As a matter of fact, Alonzo is of the view that justice is not served on the court ...

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The writing of Karl Marx are often maligned in the Western world because of their significant political aspects. The ideas, thoughts, and conclusions about humanity that Marx wrote were not spurious, or random ideas from a frustrated, and underpaid writer; he was a learned man and collaborated with others to become was the principal designers of what is referred to in the 21st Century as social science. As with any other writer and thinker, each person is free to agree, or disagree with Marx’s ideas, what cannot be ignored however, is the impact Marx has ...

Impact of Unemployment on the Long Term

The unemployment is defined as the state of looking for a job and not being able to get a job. The unemployed people are willing to be in the labor market; however, the economies cannot produce enough jobs for all the workers. The unemployment might continue the long term, especially after the recession times in the national economies (Krueger, Cramer and Cho 230). The ability to create new jobs is very essential for the national economies. The recession times in the world cause an increase in the unemployment rate, and some of the unemployments are long-term unemployments. The most ...

Introduction

Over the years, scholars have tried to study what constitute organizational effectiveness and how to achieve it; the result of which is the conception of varied theoretical models that are sometimes incoherent, abstract and redundant (Forbes, & Lynn, 2007, p.8). Some scholars, for instance, suggests that in order to achieve organizational effectiveness, an organization should focus on productivity, goal setting, utilization of the environment, external audit and human resources (Forbes, & Lynn, 2007, p.8). Other organizations, especially profit oriented organizations, on the other hand, evaluate their effectiveness using a broader concept of the triple bottom line, which is a measure of ...

1.0. Introduction Current data released by OFGEM (Office of Gas and Electricity Market) shows that the prices of energy (both gas and electricity) are at persistent increase in the wake increasing market concentration in the industry (OFGEM, 2014). In such situation, the government has to intervene either through Demand Side or Supply Side Management to balance the situation. This paper sets out to analyse the current trends in the energy sector of the UK from every critical angle. It also aims to connect them to the economic concepts to come up with the most appropriate solution in the end. ...

Conflict Management between McDonalds and its Employees

McDonalds is one of the largest employers by volume, not only in the United States but as well as globally. The ongoing conflict between the franchise, its employees, and the unions representing the employees promises not only to impact on McDonald’s employees but also on many franchises offering the current entry-level compensation. The phenomena that are currently known as fast food is an American concept, with the industry developing alongside America along freeways, suburbs, television, and virtually, shaped and was shaped by the American culture. The need by American’s for efficiency and instantaneity of gratification was catered ...

Nurses play many roles in the delivery of patient care. One important nursing role is case management. However, consumers will not be able to optimize the health benefits of services from case managers if they do not understand this role and how to access related services. For this reason, access to information about case managers is paramount especially on the internet which has become a primary source of information for many consumers. However, it is important to appraise such information about case managers to determine the accuracy and ensure that patients have realistic expectations. The purpose of this paper ...

I. Variation shows how the continuous or interval variables are spread around the mean value. The low value of variability indicates that the results are concentrated around the mean value; it means that the variables have values close to the mean value. The big value of variability indicates that the results are significantly spread around the mean value.

The key processes for health-care organizations are the number of patients visits, serious disease diagnostics rate, or hospitalization rate.

The common causes of variation are random factor and seasonality. The special causes of variation might be epidemic, political, economic, or demographic situation. The health-care organization business is dynamic and it changes over time since there are always changes over time ...

Literature Review

Forensic accounting is currently being applied to tackle issues of fraud in the entire world. Various empirical studies have been performed on the use of forensic accounting methods in fraud investigation. For instance, Dube, Njanke and Mashayanye (2009) in their study regarding the effectiveness of forensic auditing in preventing, detecting and investigating bank frauds, wanted to establish the extent to which the forensic auditors can fulfill their mandate using the forensic accounting techniques. Their study used personal interviews, questionnaires and document review as the data collection instruments. Applying a sample of twenty forensic auditors from ten commercial banks, three ...

The Skull, an episode of Radiolab, tells the story of Taung Child. The hosts Robert Krulwich and Jad Abumrad interview two very knowledgeable guests to find out about the discovery of Taung Child, its similarities and differences to modern humans, the way it influenced our understanding of human ancestors, and the theories behind the cause of its death. Taung Child is the skull fossil that was discovered in 1920s in Taung, an area on the southern edge of Kalahari dessert in South Africa (Radiolab). Back in the 1920s, this patch of land was a very popular destination for European ...

All humans lie. I do believe that. Can you tell when someone is lying? What do you do when you are lied to? Do liars have different brain structure? Why do we choose to deceive ourselves? The Radiolab broadcast entitled “Deception” addresses each of these questions. The broadcast consists of three sections: Catching Liars, People Who Lie, and Lying to Others. Each section explores deception through interviews with various professionals. In each section, many psychological perspectives can be detected. Although I found each section intriguing, it is the last section that really brought up thought-provoking questions in the area ...

The works under consideration are Tania Modleski’s “The Terror of Pleasure: The Contemporary Horror Film and the Postmodern Theory” (1986) and Isabel Cristina Pinedo’s “Postmodern Elements of the Contemporary Horror Films” (1997). Both authors dwell on the peculiarity of the role which contemporary horror films play in postmodernist culture. They also try to list the key features of horror films and explain in what way they reflect the philosophy of postmodernism. Both Tania Modleski and Isabel Cristina Pinedo start their dwelling on the topic with theoretical and historical background of postmodernism as a cultural and social phenomenon. ...

There are different approaches to define small economies. Besides usual quantitative ways to measure country’s smallness by its population, territory, GDP and other criteria, there some qualitative factors that are used to define the economy’s scale. Some economists state that small economies are those that adopt “price taking” policies as they cannot dictate their rules in the market, neither significantly influence trade rules. This peculiarity of small economies mainly lies in the fact that such countries have limited resources. Hereby, small countries are more dependent on imports and are forced to accept trade agreements offered by large ...