Essays on Thrive

Abstract

Zara International is a clothing and accessory retailer with operations in 88 markets around the world. Spanish Inditex Group owns the company that deals with men clothes, women clothes and has a Zara Kids for children clothing. Zara is one of the most successful fashion retailers in the world. The success of the company has been attributed to strategic management capabilities that involve the inventory management and as well the human resource management. The company human resource strategy was to include a Spanish manager in every store. This allows the company to maintain a management culture that is efficient ...

The political elements of Star Trek show that the series had more insight than what is apparent. The show started in the 1960s when the Cold War was at its height. Many authorities argue that Star Trek is an exploration based on self-interest, colonialism, collectivism and control . However, George Gonzalez takes a different approach in The Politics of Star Trek where he undertakes a critical review of the story within the context of the actual implications of the actions of the characters. This paper will review the first two chapters of the book in order to present the critical ...

Howard’s text has significantly explored the definition and depiction of cyber-crime. It has swiftly combined theoretical work, substantial research, and first-hand experience in driving the point home. The analysis wades through the growth and development of organized crime using objective mechanisms. The text is reader-friendly and successfully guides students in grasping the various dimensions of organized crime. However, with the advent of technology leading to the growth of organized cyber-criminal groups, there is room for refining the description provided by this enumerative text (Abadinsky, 2012). After a critical evaluation of the text’s definition, this paper discusses the ...

Megan Ybarra and Paul Greenough examines the politics of ecology management in different academic works. The two works have similarities and contradictions between them, with some of the arguments rhyming with the popular beliefs while others are contradictory. In the article titled Bio-Ironies of the Fractured Forest appearing on the Series called In Search of The Rain Forest, Mr Greenough examines different hypotheses on conservation and the relationship between the wildlife and human beings which he refers to as “bio-ironies”). The first bio-irony discussed is that the modern exercise of conservation banishes conventional inhabitants of the forest only to ...

Reflection Paper

There are a number of traits that can distinguish a good manager from a great one. No, this isn't just about developing great talent but also knowing when to be flexible, especially in time of change. Being observant is a key skill that is as good as any other as one should know what it is like to be at the right place and at the right time. Speaking of change, how can a manager know when an organization is ripe for change? Probably the most important thing to realise is that change is the only thing that's constant ...

Policy Brief, Design and Evaluation of A Public Policy: Child Welfare in the Changing Family Unit

Introduction Children need a conducive environment where they can grow in peace and develop in all other areas that relate to their welfare. The conventional family unit consisted of a nuclear set up comprising of a man, woman and the children they sired together. Such formed the foundation through which children could draw strength and some kind of inspiration due to the availability of both gender parents (Conger and Donnellan, 2007, p175). According to Hobson and Fahlén, (2009) it was also an opportunity where the man and woman would bring up their children together and give them love ...

The planet is not only home to human beings, but also to animals and plants. For the ecosystems to survive harmoniously, everybody should play their role politically, economically, and socially. Some of the questions that each and every one should ask are; what kind of environment would they want to live for several years to come? How can an individual make the required change to make the planet a better place? What changes should be done in the way people view the planet? By answering the above questions and taking the necessary steps, more people will appreciate the world ...

Term Paper

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

Business Sustainability in the Middle East – How Solar Energy Use can be Effectively Commercialized in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East

Abstract

The objective of this paper was to study this option from the perspective of the United Arab Emirates and Middle Eastern Countries. This paper is a proposal for a qualitative exploratory research that aims to identify both the challenges and opportunities in relation to solar power generation and commercialization, and the introduction of sustainability management methods and strategies in the UAE and the Middle East. The target population would be the people working in power generation ...

Michael Bloomberg is definitely among the public personas whose persistence, inventiveness and meticulousness became the foundation of successful entrepreneurship and overall affluence in financial, political and media realms. In addition to political career, Bloomberg’s greatest achievements in business are a global media empire and a financial data network bearing – quite naturally – the name of their decisive founder, Bloomberg LP. Having created a Wall Street company in 1981 (Anders, 2009) with an intention to collect, structure and deliver financial and trading information (Bainbridge, 2008, p. 27), Bloomberg has been expanding his empire further until today. According to Winfrey (2009, ...

My Relationship with the Environment

“You look at that river gently flowing by [] it's peaceful. And all of a sudden, it's a gear shift inside you. And it's like taking a deep breath and going, "Oh yeah, I forgot about this.”” – Al Gore, The Inconvenient Truth (2006). The environment. Since our birth to the world, anything that happens to it affects us in so many ways. We hear it being mentioned in a lot of our current events - something is wrong with it, and that something must be resolved soon. The thing about the environment is that all the problems related to it ...

Amazon is an online company which thrives on its ability to collaborate and work well with other technological innovations that can enhance its performance and popularity. The creation of cloud services after Amazon began to lease some of its capacity is proof of the company’s collaborative ability. After the holiday season when Amazon was left with less infrastructure capacity, the company would give some of its capacity to others. On flexible sharing terms of internet space, Amazon helped out other companies which were just beginning to thrive in the cyber world and thereby it revealed that the company ...

Can Thrive as Other Powers Rise

Elizabeth L. Angeli Strategic Collaboration: How the United States Can Thrive as Other Powers Rise Nowadays, America faces a great multitude of challenges and problems which appear not on national, but rather on a global scale. Globalization, which is definitely inevitable nowadays, serves as a determinant factor in the appearance and spreading of many important matters. The examples of massive threats are clearly outlined in the article by Nina Hachigian and Mona Sutphen: “the instability in the Middle East, several large, assertive powers—China, India, and Russia—have reemerged on the world stage.” (Hachigian, Sutphen) claim the authors. The ...

Introduction

An ecosystem is defined as the interaction of the organism and other nonliving factors in a certain community. The living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and other organisms, can be classified as the biotic component of the ecosystem, whereas the environmental conditions such as water amount, humidity, soil nourishment, temperature, and the like are termed as the abiotic factors. In an ecosystem, both the existing biotic and abiotic factors determine what kind of species live there. For example, turtles, which require a large amount of water to live in cannot possibly hope to survive in arid ...

Biography

I can describe myself as a highly accomplished entrepreneur. I have gained a great deal of experience in business startup, growth, as well as, exit. So far, I have been a Chief Executive Officer in three companies and my role in contributing to their success cannot go unrecognized. I started my career by establishing my biotechnology company, Volentix Pharmaceuticals. Starting this company was stimulating, exciting, and frightening at the same time. Nonetheless, this company did not operate for a long time due to some difficulties and hardships, but I did not lose hope. I learned a lot from this ...

It is the year 1921; a race riot is plaguing the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Armed White American men are destroying the once thriving and vibrant community of African Americans. Looters enter the African American owned buildings and businesses and many homes and infrastructures are on fire. Large trucks roll down the road, carrying stolen household goods from African American houses. Buck Colbert Franklin, a black attorney, is watching all these commotion from outside his burning law office. It took only two days for the Tulsa Race riot to make over 10,000 black residents homeless, and destroy ...

Abstract

“Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry is about the Youngers an African American family living on Chicago’s Southside. The various members of the family try to accomplish their dreams while dealing with issues of self, racism and poverty. Prior to the events of the play the father has died as a result of the backbreaking labor he had done all his life. As the family waits for the 10,000 insurance payout, each member of the family has their dream of how the money would benefit them.

Thesis

Each member of the Younger family has a specific dream. ...

Abstract

The healthcare systems comprise of many services that can lead to the successful delivery of treatment to the patients. Patients can receive their treatment and then the member or the hospital can contact the third party payer to reimburse them. There are numerous reimbursement methods and clients chose one that they. The methods include; the Value-Based Purchasing Medical Reimbursement, pay for performance, fee-for- service and episode-of-care payment. Each method has both its advantages and disadvantages to either the patient or the hospital. An acute care hospital which provides quality treatment to the patients within a short period utilizes the ...

Cultural diversity is an asset as well as a challenge to business leaders the world over, especially those business leaders working in multinational organizations. Globalization is the current trend and it is certain that companies will continue to launch their businesses internationally in the future. The failure or success of a company is greatly hinged on the type of leadership style practiced and put in place in the organization. Hence, a multi- national company's management should use the kind of leadership style that would consider the various diversities that are present in the organization in addition to the host ...

Barbara, who is just returning to work from maternity leave, is requesting her supervisor for evenly spaced breaks and a consistent lunch hour break so that she can milk for the baby and feed her baby at an adjacent day care center. The question is whether Barbara is entitled to this provision. If the business can accommodate these requests, the manager is obliged to make the working conditions comfortable for Barbara to allow her to carry out her work and childrearing roles smoothly. Genuine differences between men and women have been used to justify different treatment, which is considered ...

Christian Faith and Career Counselling

Career Counselling: A Holistic Approach Vernon G. Zunker's book, ‘Career Counselling: A Holistic Approach' is a good resource book for career counseling programs. The book is in its ninth edition and gives valuable insight to career counselors on the current job market and the various external and internal factors that can influence career development. Globalization and its effects is a major factor to be considered by any individual and more so a career counselor. The book addresses these concerns in addition to the current economic, social trends that impact the workplace and the workforce (Zunker, 2014). The book's main ...

Identify the client:

The client identified from the case is Mr. Arnold Kallestad. He is the hay farmer accused by Peter and Tanya Rothing of breach of implied warranty of merchantability.

Identify the client’s problem:

This is in line with the expectations that he sells good hay. It would also be safe to assume that prior to the case being taken to court that Mr. kallestad would have been approached by the Rothing’s in the instance that they realized that their animals were expressing symptoms of poisoning after diagnosis from their veterinary. Mr. kallestad then instead of taking cognizance of the situation and conducting investigations ...

Human Geographical Factors and Social Systems

Human Geography is defined as the activities of human beings and its impact on the society and the earth in general. Human geography is a key indicator and pointer that can and has been used to explain trends in societies and communities. According to Jared Diamond, societies and how they rise and collapse can be linked to a number of human geographic factors which influences the way societies are ran and can be analyzed. This is mainly due to the fact that society is based on livelihood and a reliance on the environment. Thus, human geography identifies these collective ...

Through the years, economics had and will continue to influence a significant part of our lives. Be it within the world’s super countries like the United States, China, Russia, Japan, Germany and the like or within the continuously blooming areas of Asia, particularly in the Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines, economics is considered an extremely important element in determining how they are able to flourish as a nation, especially when compare to their neighboring countries. Aside from the export of goods, manufacturing of local products and tourism, businesses often comprise the bulk of a country’s economic ...

(Technology in the Fashion industry)

Introduction

The fashion industry has been subject to change over time. Companies in the industry have continually advanced in the development of quality and highly attractive fashions. Information and practicality of their ideas have seen the companies advance to extensive heights and embrace the average growth of the fashion industry. It has become highly competitive to engage in the fashion business as new ideas are being developed every day. The changes would mean advancement in business and enhancement of the quality that the companies manufacture. The fashion industry has been a major beneficiary of the ...

The Ming dynasty in the 1600s made considerable and deliberate efforts in a bid to ensure that its regions remain under one ruler. A Buddhist monk who was also a peasant found the dynasty, rose to the rank of an army general and led a rebellion against the Mongols. The monk assumed the name of Hong Wu and made the decision to have Nanjing as the capital of China, but a latter emperor of the dynasty moved the capital back to Beijing. One of the major roles that Hong Wu assumed as the emperor include reorganizing every aspect of ...

Question 1

What makes a business a sustainable one? Discuss the theory and practices associated with sustainability using examples from your own learning during the module. Sustainable business refers to a business model that has low negative impacts to the environment, society and to the economy at large. A sustainable business is the one that has the ability to meet the triple bottom line (TBL). TBL is an accounting framework that encompasses the social, environmental and financial responsibilities. This termination was coined by John Elkington in his 1994 publications on the triple bottom line. He reflected on the drivers that had ...

The Empire’s New Clothes is a documentary film that portrays the inequality in terms of financial and political landscape that any society faces today. It is apparent that the documentary makes use of past records to present its arguments convincingly. In particular, the timing of the release of the film was perfect having been only a few weeks before the general election took place in the United Kingdom in 2015. Such timely release seems to be a deliberate effort by the producer to tap into the heated conversations and opinions that were already in circulation in the mass ...

INEQUALITY IN BRITAIN

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

Reflections on How I Became an Entrepreneur

Introduction We live in societies of high unemployment and low real wages and therefore it is inevitable for the economies to increase the demand for labor and create a set of new sources of income. This can be so by encouraging the creation of new firms, thereby generating not only profits for the owners but also new jobs (Bridges, O’Neill, & Cromie, 2013). This is a context that encourages the economy to benefit from the individuals with entrepreneurial abilities to practice such traits and become entrepreneurs. A critical aspect of this process is that the policy option of encouraging ...

Scientists, the world over, have a common belief that over 90% of earth’s species have become extinct over the last three billion years that the planet has supported life . It is estimated that there have been at least five mass extinctions spread over millions of years at a time. The latest known mass extinction was towards the end of the Cretaceous period. It is most likely so well known because, the event which occurred over 65 million years ago, caused the end of the dinosaurs. Although in terms of the scale it was smaller than the previous four, ...

A Passage to India is a wonderful literature by Forster, which talks about how different cultures determine how people relate. There is an explicit demonstration of the theme of friendship from the beginning of the literature and ending with the same in its conclusion. The writer tries to imagine how an Indian and Englishman become friends in a society of the colonizers. In the novel, Aziz tries to create a relationship with the triad English people that include Mrs. Moore, Adela, and Fielding (Forster 7). The friendship begins well but later fails to thrive due to differences that are ...

Laissez-faire is a style of leadership in which the leaders leave the workers or their subordinates to engage in their work using their own developed rules and policies. In Laissez-faire style of leadership, the leaders leave the responsibilities for their subordinates to execute them without the involvement of their seniors. Furthermore, the subordinates are left to choose the means in which to accomplish the tasks as there are strict rules, policies and regulations germinating from their superiors. The laissez-faire leadership is characterized by a deliberate abstention from interference or direction, and there is individual freedom of choice and action. ...

U.S. Position in the Post-cold War ERA U.S. Position in the Post-cold War ERA

The post-cold war saw the rise and growth of the Western liberalism and capitalism. The fall of the great communist powers gave the opportunity for capitalism to thrive in the world. The era of cold war was a struggle for power, where international political economy the struggle for power and wealth was witnessed and is still present to date. The struggle for power is what creates chances for conflict in the world, “the changes in the distribution of power between states increase the chance of ...

Q1. Why do you believe cities are thriving today?

Thesis of the Statement We will be studying about the developments of the urban cities of present days. The reasons why they are thriving today and what are the benefits of these developments on the economy.

Introduction

The reason was that people went to settle or find job in those cities where there was modern facilities, entertainment, prospect to rise. If we see the data we will find that mostly cities that are besides any water body like sea or ocean mostly those cities thrived fast due to trade. Trading with different countries was an important source of income for ...

The post-cold war saw the rise and growth of the Western liberalism and capitalism. The fall of the great communist powers gave the opportunity for capitalism to thrive in the world. The era of cold war was a struggle for power, where international political economy the struggle for power and wealth was witnessed and is still present to date. The struggle for power is what creates chances for conflict in the world, “the changes in the distribution of power between states increase the chance of conflict in the international system (Gilpin 1918).” The power shift from dominance by the ...

God is the creator of the universe and the diverse world that we live in. He created humans to occupy and multiply and fill the earth, hence we are to be the stewards of creation. He called us the human beings to work as co-creators with Him. Business has a role in the creation of God. Business provides the community with goods and services that it needs to flourish as well as opportunities to the human beings to express their creativity given by God. The primary role is not to earn profit, protect the environment or foster amicable relationship ...

Global Risk Assessment: New Alcohol Beverage Venture

Fundamentally, risk assessment entails identification and analysis of potential hazards that may occur in an organization and their resultant effects. The occurrence of risks often results in disruption of normal operations and performance of the affected entity. Before the formulation of a risk assessment strategy, due considerations must be given to nature as well as the causing agents. Risk assessment is essential for the success of an organization. Identification of potential hazards helps in determining the necessary and effective measures to be used in controlling them. Besides, protection of employees and the entire business enterprise is a state requirement ...

KaBOOM is a non-profit organization that exists in the United States which helps the societies to built playgrounds for their children. The company was found in 1996 by Darell Hammond and Dawn Hutchison. Their inspiration to form the company emanated from their reading of the Washington Post where two children suffocated to death. The two were playing in an abandoned car because they did not have a playground to play on. The organization is a non-profit organization which means that it exists solely on help and aid from grants. KaBOOM has a number of missions and visions which it ...

Businesses continuously look for new markets. Before committing resources to investment in a new market or launch fresh product or service, careful analysis of the market is necessary. The study focuses on the factors that are beyond the control of the business yet have a major effect on its success or failure (50MINUTES.COM. et al., 2015). In the case of Giant TMC Berhad, the three most important macro environmental factors to consider are political, economic and technological.

Political Factors

Governments provide regulations that must be followed by people in business. These laws vary from one country or region to another. The ...

Affiliate institution

Traditional responses of corporate strategy, hierarchical structures and control systems are among the major factors that inhibit the flexibility of a company, its ability to take up new opportunities and thrive in the ever changing external relationships. Mainly, these factors are caused by organizational similarity. Organizations need to be legitimate. Most of their behavioral and structural aspects are targeted towards environmental acceptance rather than internal organization similarity. Hence, most organizations tend to be similar, adopting traditional business practices. The success of companies is mainly determined by their flexibility to changing needs, new opportunities and the ability to create new ...

Learner's Full Name

Assignment Title Over the years there has been numerous studies, research and articles that have dealt with stress and its effects on human beings. Some focus on the effects of stress-physical and psychological, while others focus on the causes of stress such as grief, lifestyle, PTSD etc. Stress is linked to physical, mental and emotional problems in life and a lot of space is devoted to talking about destressing in life. Stress does not always have to be seen as a negative feeling that affects human beings and animals alike. Stress can also be looked at from a positive ...