Essays on Zealand

Question 1

Yes, the genus Phoxinus exists. The common species of the genus is the minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus). Minnow is a small freshwater fish with dark spots forming an attractive banded effect. The fish has a small mouth, small scales, and large eyes. During spawning seasons, male fish develop bright red colors which are spectacular to attract the female. Minnows feed on plant debris, molluscs, algae, insects and crustaceans (Farrell 567). The existence of this species in a river indicates the availability of oxygen content in the riverbeds and streams. The feeding behavior of the fish involves shoaling and schooling. The ...

The first article chosen is by Hamilton & Shergill (1992) and describes a longitudinal study of corporations with a non-financial business set up that are listed on the New Zealand stock exchange. The premise of the article is that there exists a fit in regards to business strategy and also in organizational structure that is vital and determines performance. The article examines corporations in New Zealand, where major companies are less diversified and smaller in size. It further offers an empirical test of the generality of the ideology of strategy structure fit and corresponding performance. I chose the article because ...

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POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

Southern Institute of Technology 2016

List of Tables 3

Section 1. Introduction 4 1.1 Purpose of the proposal 4 1.2 Research Aim 4 1.3 Research Questions and Objectives 4 1.4 Research hypothesis 5 1.5 Background and overview of business 5

Section 2. Literature Review 6

2.1 Introduction 6 2.2 Micro and Macro-Economic Indicators and Business Confidence 6 2.3 Recent Trends, Strategies and the Market Potential 7 2.4 Consumer Preferences 8 2.5 Conclusion 9

Section 3: Methodology 9

3.1 Introduction 9 3.2 Secondary Research Method – Literature Review 9 3.3 Case Study 10 3.3.1. Research Design 10 3.2.2. The Sample 11 3.2.3. The Process 11 3.5 ...

According to Super’s Developmental Self-concept Theory, I am in the exploration stage since I am in my early 20’s. I have already chosen the career path I would like to pursue in future, which is to become a human resource official of large organization in future. My career choice was driven by my interest while growing up especially when I was 12 to 14 years old. I would always take control of situations at home and in school. My passion and encouragement from my parents to pursue what I wanted to be in life has made me ...

Abstract

This paper aims at studying the role of engineers in the society and the industry. It also focuses on appraising the role that engineers play to change human lives and the world. A general definition of the engineering profession helps in understanding them better. The research aims at assessing the ethical and social responsibility that engineers are bound with. This is achieved by studying the education and training criteria set by the governing and accreditation bodies pertaining to the engineering disciplines. With the help of case studies, the paper seeks to explore the sort of ethical and social responsibilities. ...

The design and goals of management policies are primarily influenced by the fisheries and marine ecosystems health mental concepts. The Cognitive Maps: Cartography and Concepts for an Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Policy article, discusses how these mental concepts that are held by some individuals are fostered by the approach of Back to the Future (BTF) to the policy of fisheries (Tony & Nigel 1976). Such cognitive maps are normally obtained from local and traditional knowledge and the interplay of science. The approach of Back to the Future action employs all the sectors in remedial and positive and is meant to engage the ...

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine various reasons why some people agree to participate in organ donation while others do not. Furthermore, the paper will discuss the death rates that have been raising Australia due to lack of organ donors. In this regard, the research points out that the most informed people have no problem discussing their death or organ transplants while those that are uninformed rely on fictional TV dramas and Ick factors to disregard organ donation. Religion has also been considered as a topic for this discussion because while other denominations believe in acts of ...

Overview of the Case Study

The case study is about the Pacific Island families. It was conducted on several Pacific children born in Auckland, which is an island in New Zealand. The study is an analysis of the relationship between maternal acculturation and the maternal health risk indicators. The analysis on maternal acculturation was achieved through gauging an abbreviated form of general ethnicity survey. The outcome of the study revealed that infants who are strongly inclined to the pacific culture had substantially better infant as well as maternal risk factors when compared to those who are less inclined to the culture. When the findings ...

Motivation is important in any marketing segment because it stimulates the behavior of consumers. The tension of a need that is not satisfied initiates the motivation process. Marketers should understand the motives that influence consumer behavior so that they can easily convince them to purchase their products. The process of motivating the consumers is not easy because people have different needs, motives, and personalities. The marketers should strive to understand all these aspects for the success of the business. This paper will discuss various challenges and difficulties that the marketers encounter as they try to motivate the consumers. It ...

Business Proposal

Business Proposal

The diverse cultural background posses initial difficulties to process of establishing business relations among nations and fostering their cooperation. It should be noted that American culture presents mix of various features. This facts partially simplifies the process of entering new market. Nevertheless, the difference in verbal ways of communication associated with to countries may result in nessecity to invest additional financial resources during promotion campaign. Moreover, many businesspeople continue to experience problems related to misunderstanding of the Us English, ranging from the vocabularies. Another problem raises from differences in oral communication. Asian people tend to speak softly ...

Introduction

As the need for energy conservation and preservation of the environment becomes more popular, many countries and firms are now utilizing renewable energy in order to generate power. Renewable energy, also known as green energy, is defined as the energy that comes from natural resources which can be replenished constantly, such as sunlight, tides, wind, biomass, and geothermal heat. Because the sources of this energy can be constantly renewed, it can be said that this type of energy cannot be exhausted completely (Ciolkosz).

Why Use Renewable Energy Sources?

There are many advantages in using renewable energy. First off, renewable energy is environmentally sustainable. Unlike ...

Most Australians are unable to practice healthy physical and mental activities mainly because of the fact that they have got more comfortable with playing video games and watching TV. As such, they have given physical exercise a back seat. So this state of affairs leads to the question; what are the barriers to physical activities and how can they be overcome by the affected population?

Introduction

Physical activity is vital requirement if an individual wants to achieve a healthy lifestyle and also proper mental wellbeing. Exercise is a very important and vital part of growth and it is applicable to ...

Introduction

The Warehouse Group Limited is one of New Zealand’s largest retailers. It has deals on an array of products like clothing, entertainment, grocery, technology and many more. The company is officially termed as TW Group. It was founded by Stephen Tindall in 1982. It maintains 92 stores in New Zealand with an employee base of around 9,000 people (The warehouse official site). Multiple services subsidiaries including but not limited to Warehouse Stationery, Warehouse Group Financial Services and Waikato Valley Chocolates constitute the total TW Group. The Warehouse operates in retail industry selling wide range of grocery and ...

MOBILE ORDERING PLATFORMS FOR FOODS AND BEVERAGE SERVICES: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY TO INVESTIGATE WHAT KEY FEATURES BUSINESS MANAGERS LOOK FOR PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION Mobile Ordering Platforms for Foods and Beverage Services: An Exploratory Study to Investigate What Key Features Business Managers Look for Prior to Implementation

Literature Review

The necessity to approach marketing as an integrated part of management and not as a separate function has been acknowledged decades ago, when Peter Drucker illustrated that marketing tells businesses how to adjust on meeting changing consumer needs and creating a clientele (Webster, 2009). Consumer needs are ever – changing, as Drucker observed, and ...

Legislation Interpretation

Purpose of Judicature Act 1908 The Act provides for rules that are to be used in securing and ensuring just, speedy and cost-effective determination and disposal of all sorts of civil proceedings and interlocutory applications in New Zealand. Section 1.4 of the Act provides that the rules set by this Act shall apply to the practice and procedures of the court in all civil proceedings and interlocutory application except in cases where appeals are filed to the Court of Appeal of Supreme Court (Judicature Act 1908).

Proposed Changes

The Judicature Act 1908 has undergone several amendments over time. The most recently ...

Productivity Data

The table above shows the line graph representation of the two types of New Zealand’s productivity data. Specifically, it shows labour and capital productivity levels from the year 1996 to 2015, a 20 year period. Labour productivity is represented by the blue line while capital productivity is represented by the red line. Each drop down line represents a point in the 20 year timeline that was selected. In order to get the most out of this graphical presentation, one has to understand what labour and capital productivity means. Labour productivity is a measure or function of economic growth ...

The article addresses the huge success achieved by Wellington Airport in terms of growth in revenues and increase in the number of both international and domestic passengers. International passengers volume at the airport grew by 16 % while domestically, there was an increase in the volume of passengers by 4.6 % hence contributing to 29 % increase in annual profits. Such trends are an indication of the effectiveness of the functional operations at the airport. The most interesting thing is how the airport achieved a higher growth margin in a year since not many organizations have the capacity to do so. It ...

Introduction

Cruciate ligaments are arranged like the letter X hence they are also called cruciform ligaments. The ligaments are primarily found on the knee and function in not only stabilizing the joint but also in allowing a wide range of motion. In the knee, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the posterior cruciate ligaments (PCL) criss-cross to form the cruciate ligament. The two ligaments are strong round bands that extend from head of the tibia to the intercondyloid notch of the femur (Margheritini, 2011). The anterior cruciate ligament lies lateral and crosses the medial posterior cruciate ligament like the limbs ...

MANAGEMENT

Today, the world of sports has an immense number of fans following with subsequent industrial growth. According to Schlesinger (2016), the American population was recorded more than 320 million and Jones (2015) claimed that more than 60% of American population is a diehard fan of sports. Among innumerable sports, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has 17.7 million viewers; the Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series has 14.9 million viewers, and the National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl had record-breaking 108.7 million viewers throughout United States of America (USA; Thompson, 2014). Surprisingly, more than half a million viewers of each ...

Question one

The concept addressed by ‘Anatomy of Prejudices’ is diversity and asserts that different individuals have varied perceptions and attitudes on others. Diversity generates the need to address issues of racism in an organization and how their views on others shape behavior, attitudes, and values of individuals. The ‘Anatomy of Prejudices’ draws useful insights on how racism drives individuals to have negative stereotypes that prevent them from actively engaging in interactive sessions with the minority. The video reflects the fact that the majority are among those who lead in racism and have ill motives to suppress minority’s influence in ...

Introduction

Policy makers and leaders around the globe have realized the need to protect the environment for sustainable operations and the future generations. The energy industry has now turned to renewable sources of power such as water, wind, biogas, etc. Wind power currently serves as the cheapest avenue for large-scale renewable energy. The transformation to more environmentally conscious practices requires the support of the government and other stakeholders. New Zealand strives to set the pace and standards for other nations in terms of utilizing renewable sources of power (Schaefer, Lloyd, and Stephenson, 2011). This essay assesses the development of electricity ...

Introduction

Every business ought to have strong and attractive public relations to ensure that it appeals to its potential market. Public relations deal with the way an organization portrays itself to the public. In developing strong public relations, an organization ought to create a persuasive mission statement, which will enhance the ability to portray it as an entity that stands for ethical business practices and able to meet its obligations as a responsible business organization. The current paper provides insight on the way an effective mission statement can be developed to enhance the success of a business. Specifically, it will ...

Essay

The Relevance of the Common Law to the New Zealand Legal System The legal system of New Zealand comprises legal principles obtained from the English 'common law', legislation or precedent which comes from the amassed and compiled court decisions or resolutions. Constitutional guidelines which are embedded in the common law involve specific civil rights, like the right to freedom of expression, including the Governor-General's specific powers and the majority rule in the parliament system (Gearey, Morrison, & Jago, 2013). Similar to England, the rule of parliamentary sovereignty is firmly institutionalized and Parliament in consequence has the authority to overrule or ...

Managing the process of delivery of commercial products in New Zealand is focused foremost on the management function of planning which will be discussed in the paper. The future goals of the organization in the area of drones will be examined along with the future challenges of the company in this geographical area. The major contributions of the commercial drone delivery will be discussed and the potentials the country could have with their full implementation in the transport sector. The major challenges will be addressed such as safety, economics, civil aviation legislation as well as potential theft of deliveries. ...

Q1. Prevention of Errors and Patient Management

Blood products are considered medications and thus should require the same level of precautionary measures as when a nurse administers a drug to a patient. Errors in blood product administration can be prevented by learning and adhering to applicable guidelines. According to the Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion (ANZSBT, 2011), a checking procedure should be undertaken for blood products prior to transfusion. The nurse must check that the blood group as indicated on the product is compatible with the patient’s blood group as indicated on the laboratory compatibility label (ANZSBT, 2011). In case there are ...

Abstract

The Chinook or king salmon is a high-value seafood choice given its fat content and nutritional value. The global shift to healthy diets and sustainable food sources has increased the worldwide demand for the king salmon significantly. Increased harvesting of this species has led to declining populations that threaten sustainability. Farmed Chinook, particularly from New Zealand, has helped in meeting the high demand while preserving the wild Chinook. Although policies, rules, and regulations are effective means of ensuring that the king salmon is not overharvested, and its habitats are well conserved, there is a need for consumer awareness to ...

Values across Cultures

McDonalds is one of the leading fast food companies around the world. Being a business entity that operates in different parts of the world, the company interacts with different values across various cultures that it has to adhere to in order to operate successfully. In New Zealand, McDonalds has been successful mainly due to its ability to embrace the culture in its environment and make various stakeholders comfortable. Matt, a crew member in one of McDonalds’ Restaurants in New Zealand, explains the working environment at McDonalds in New Zealand. The employees are friendly amongst themselves and they are allowed ...

Introduction

Cigarette collection systems comprise of the major ways that several companies including Tobacco manufacturing industries that help as one of the strategies in managing effect of cigarette butts in littering bins that is currently a big challenge in urban areas. According to Riutta, (2012), it is imperative to address this topic of issues concerning cigarette butts in our daily city lives because of the high negative impact they have on our environment, and thus health being one of the leading causes of preventable deaths. According to health analysts, cigarette butts are made from a fibrous material that is essential ...

Neo-liberalism encourages economic liberalism, promoting the divide between the rich and the poor; it is active today, that is why it’s neo or new. However, it has lost dominance since the 1990s because of growing awareness of, and resistance to, its negative consequences. Peters and Bourdieu point out that The World Bank, the IMF, the WTO, the Asia Development Bank (ADB), the OEC, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the GATS have promoted neoliberal policies like privatisation, free trade, lowering labour costs and shrinking public expenditure (qtd. in Jiang 13). The neoliberal policies imposed by ...

The role of heuristics and consumers' market beliefs in individual decision-making

The decision-making process of consumer may be represented as the solution of the problem whether to purchase or not particular product or service. In this case the criterion of the optimal solution is the benefit that the consumer receives as the result of his purchasing decision. In order to adjust the outcome of purchasing decision to individual preferences, a person may apply various strategies intentionally or unconscionably. An important feature of such strategies is the question of whether the consumer may limit his desire or customer's beliefs to make the buying decision in accordance with the principles of heuristic. ...

Abstract

In today’s world, it becomes ever clearer that literacy is a vital skill that people must possess in order to find success as an adult. Particularly in the twenty-first century, advanced literacy is important to navigating the increasingly text-based world in which we live. Most people spend more and more time communicating with people online via instant messaging and text messages, and receive their information through written articles and social media, than ever before. To that end, the problems we currently experience with illiteracy, particularly in the United States, must be addressed in a comprehensive and effective manner. ...

The article highlights the role of early planning in engineering as a move that is aimed at environmental sustainability. Environmental and societal issues are of great concern when it comes to engineering works such as road construction in New Zealand. The country has set out an environmental plan to its strategic environmental and social vision that set specifications and standards for contractors undertaking road construction works. A major point of concern in the plan is that environmental management that relates to early planning, design, and maintenance is effective when considered early prior to the construction of roads (NZ Transport ...

Nowadays, Hawaii is one of the most popular travel destinations. The first associations that come to one’s mind hearing about Hawaii are board surfing, aloha, hula, and incredibly beautiful ocean and sky. However, despite the seeming enervation, Hawaii islands have a rich history rooted in the history of the Polynesian Triangle. This paper aims to discuss the history and culture of ancient Hawaii and the kingdom. As well as New Zealand and Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Hawaii is one of the corners of the Polynesian Triangle. Most cultures of the islands in the Polynesian Triangle have similar Polynesian ...

Exam Questions

Paper Due Date Why Major Organizational Change Fail? Organizations and individuals are subject to numerous factors, which influence decisions and actions, taken in a given external environment. While many contemporary organizations already understood that responsiveness and flexibility are the key to success and sustainable development, a lot of them still fail in their change efforts. Kotter (2002) argues that people and organizations fail not because they are incompetent or unemotional, but because they do not have an opportunity to experience a highly successful change. The point made in this work is that people tend to be extremely resistant to ...

Introduction

Access to quality, safe, and affordable healthcare is a priority of every person worldwide. Most countries in the world, especially, the United States of America (USA), have continued to put more efforts towards improving the delivery of care to ensure every citizen enjoys quality and safe health outcome. Health disparities act as one of the major issues affecting the delivery of health in the U.S. Health disparities affect different groups of people in the country, but it's more common among racial and ethnic minorities and underserved communities. The increasing documentation of disparities in healthcare calls for an urgent need ...

I believe that drivers should treat alcohol-impaired driving issue very seriously as they are responsible for their family and other people, who might be involved in a car accident and get hurt. The best approach to prevent alcohol-impaired driving problem is to enact strict law and improve public knowledge of alcohol-impaired driving. As such a hard punishment, tough new law against drinking under the alcohol influence has cut 40% of car accident which relate to alcohol over past years in B.C provincial roads ("CBC.ca - Canadian News Sports Entertainment Kids Docs Radio TV", 2016). This statistics shows that governments ...

I: Goal Outline

Many people build their image of the perfect career development and look at the opportunities to work for large multinational companies. At the same time, there is a variety fo other ways to develop personally and succeed in creating the individual career path.My long-term goal is to open a small business in frozen food production sector. To achieve this goal in a long term I need to build and reach several major milestones. One of these key success factors is the internship in High Liner Foods Company, one of the most recognized organizations in the frozen ready food segment. ...

Introduction

The paper is intended to develop a report about different management styles in the context of industrial or employment relations to compare it with the sophisticated paternalist/ HRM (Human Resource Management) approach. The management styles in employment relations may be different from how it is taken or considered. The preferences and choices of the organization directly impact on its strategies to develop a relationship with its employees (Miller, 1987). The preferences are usually aligned with the dominants of the organization that is directly involved in decision making process of the organization. These preferences of the dominants directly result in ...

Business Plan for a Proposed Three Star Category Hotel in Auckland

Business Plan for a Proposed Three Star Category Hotel in Auckland

Executive Summary

The present paper proposes analyses and presents a business venture in the form of a 3 star category 70 room hotel Business. The business is projected as low cost and high value proposition to the mid to upper scale business and leisure clients. It is found that the business is capable of recovering its 5 year working capital costs within a span of 2 years and 2 months thus an early operational breakeven is likely. Annual revenue of $1,609,650 at 70% occupancy and $90 ADR (Average ...

Executive Summary

An in-depth analysis of the New Zealand’s auto industry reflects that establishment of an auto parts business focusing on the import and supply of all parts of Japanese made cars will be successful in the country. New Zealand greatly relies on used car imports from Japan to meet the local need for higher ownership levels. The planned venture will be located in Auckland, New Zealand. It proposes to import auto parts of Toyota and Nissan in the initial phase of market positioning. In the entry phase, the organization will particularly try to meet the needs of Toyota and ...

Emerging technologies have enhanced the way of doing business. It has greatly improved the efficiency of business functions and as well as eliminating the chances of unsound decision making (Ikävalko et al., 2016). In this case, it is evident that the New Zealand Tour Company has progressively delivered its mandate to the expectations of all its stakeholders. Specifically, the company has been successful in promoting the country’s clean and green image – which are among the vital tourist attraction aspects for New Zealand tourism. However, the move to incorporate countrywide integration of products and services means that the ...

ANSWER TO QUESTION 1

Introduction Biotechnology is an innovative field where biological processes are applied for the provision of genetic manipulation for microorganisms for the production and commercialisation of antibiotics and hormones amongst others. Biotechnology is a process whereby scientists use various aspects of technology to modify genes and microorganisms of living things in order to attain specific goals in the organism in which it is done. The preliminary elements of this course has shown that biotechnology is carried out in both applied and pure research. In applied research, biotechnology is used for the provision of various solutions like medicines, treatment for incurable ...

Executive Summary

The Georges Hotel is an upscale European-style boutique hotel located along the Oriental Bay in Wellington. Most of the staff is friends and relatives of Jeff and Chad, who are brothers. The hotel has many advantages that a family business has as well as the disadvantages. Some of the supervisors are not aware of the laws against discrimination. They are not aware of what sexual harassment means and what the appropriate and inappropriate behavior towards their subordinates is. This has resulted in situations where a couple of EEO complaints were raised against the hotel. However, as things stand, the ...

Smoking is a learned habit that has existed in the society for long. This allows us to understand how the habit affects health and wellbeing both. Though the country may make millions of dollars selling tobacco, it spends several times more on treating diseases caused by the smoking habit. Explain why sociology is useful in helping us to challenge the dominance of biomedicine and understand health and health care as shaped by biopsychosocial factors. The society we belong treats scientific knowledge as proven and reliable information to improve once understanding about the world we live. Biomedical understanding of diseases ...

Racism is a type of discrimination whereby people are subjected to different treatment basing on the connotation and social values attached to the color of their skin. According to Naber (2012), racism is not only limited to the color of the skin rather, the position of an individual in the social ladder is of great significance in dictating his status in the society. In the US to be precise, the acts of racism dates back to the time of slavery whereby the Africans were segregated in the south while the whites occupied the northern states. During that time, the ...

Question 1

Guthrie (2001) mentions that for the sustainability of an organization, having appropriate level strategies that are coherent to the mission, aims, vision and its niche is significant for the attainment of the entity's objectives. Various enterprises such as the Latitude Financial Services utilizes the strategies in planning and creating yearly operational plans. A notable organizational level strategy for the company would be to assess the existing external environment that the company conducts its operations. Here, strategizing the manners in which the trends and opportunities of the company can be harnessed and, on the other hand, finding ways of mitigating ...

Introduction

According to Christopher Blake, the former secretary of labour in New Zealand, the country has been gradually but continuously changing (Cited in: Masgoret, 2009). This is evidenced by the fact that one in every four New Zealanders has been born in a foreign nation. He notes that New Zealand has been built through immigration and that migrants, whether permanent or temporal, will have a major role in the economic progress of New Zealand. The government has a role to attract and retain migrants with skills and talents that will be critical in developing the country. Understanding the difference between ...

Business Report

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Part 1 – Introduction

1.1 What is the name of the Entities Reporting (Quote the page number from the Annual Report)

Answer:

The name of the entity reporting is company FMC. It is created for the purpose of part 7 of the Financial Markets Conduct ...

Literature Review

The paper reviews the existing literature on the efficacy of incarcerating criminals in prisons and the associated expenses that the government incurs to jail them and maintain the prisons. According to Gilgan (2015), the expenses, which are substantial, are funded by the taxes collected from the citizens. His opinion is that a prison sentence for every criminal is neither rational nor an economically viable solution for the U.S. Government. The crucial question that the paper will explore is whether using tax dollars to imprison criminals is the ideal way to utilize the money gathered, and how might they be ...

Executive Summary:

The competition in the market is growing and energy sector is not an exception. The saturation of the players is high and thus the intensity of competition is high. Windflow is a Company that has been serving its client since a long time; however the Company has not been able to set any competitive advantage in relation to the industry. In this scenario on the business level, there are two open options for the business. They are either to enter into a new market category or to create a unique strategy of positioning in the market. There are two ...

The spread of the content for public mass media is greatly impacted by the spread of globalization in the world. This has greatly affected the individual lives of the younger generation as they are presented with the opportunity of viewing illegal and restricted content. Due to this, certain states advocate for the increase of cyber security in order to curb the unrestricted flow of illegal content found on various websites and several mobile applications. Countries like New Zealand and the United States understand the relevance of increasing cyber security by introducing severe control instruments regarding the publication of restricted ...

Research Plan

Research Question The research question to be answered in the research project is how language is used in the construction of workplace culture.

Research Site

The research site where the collection of data will be performed is The Brumbies. This is a local company that has operations running over a decade. It specializes in the production, processing and sale of horticultural products.

Ethical Issues

There is a desire to acquire in-depth information to answer the research question satisfactorily. The use of covert research enables the researcher to collect this information uninhibited by the distrust of the subjects and the partial disclosure of information. ...

Research is essential for the advancement of any field of study. Nevertheless, this becomes complicated when the object of the investigation is a human, as there is an accepted guideline that one should not do harm onto a person. In order to assure proper treatment of humans, ethical committees have arisen in many parts of the world, limiting the research that may be done. However, this comes into tension when one also takes into account the notion of liberty, as the two could contradict each other. In this sense, some would argue that ethics committees should not interfere in ...

Our company Rubix, being the chain of fitness centres and gyms throughout New Zealand provides its customers with a number of services, from individual trainings at the gym and yoga classes to making an individual diet plan. Our company has the aim to reduce obesity in New Zealand which has increased by 4% in 8 years. In order to gain new consumers, we decided to advertise by means of social media which popularity is growing nowadays. Social media advertising, as well as any other means of advertising, has its advantages and disadvantages together with a number of risks for ...

Why do people travel? The answer for this question is clear. People travel to get to know new places and to make new acquaintances, to relax physically and emotionally and frequently to switch off their minds and just to enjoy their lives. Hamilton is a perfect fit for people who travel with the abovementioned aims. Why to choose Hamilton? Simply because living in Hamilton is safe. Thus, if you are travelling with children, you may be sure that they are in a safe place. Moreover, it is safe not only in the daytime, but also at night. As a ...

Millennials include all those people that were born between 1982 and 2000. It is also known as the digital generation and the first internet generation. For last many years, the debate has been continued about the characteristics, attitude, behaviour and nature of new generation or Millennials (Dauria, 2015). In the same field, the debate has emerged among the researchers that New Generation or Millennials are not very much interested in news as compared to those who born and grew in the pre-internet or digital age. The concerns began when the data finding suggested that the underlying generation is not ...

Market Segment Two

The market segment comprises of structured needs such as in the sales and car dealership industries allowing for easy customisation of a solution. Further, the market serves millions of customers in New Zealand which provides a huge market for the products that the academy shall be offering. The customers in this segment have expressed their need to be trained which illustrates existence of a ready opportunity. The market segment comprises of unique sales people who are market-oriented and as such may be willing to pay a higher price for the training making it an attractive investment segment for the ...

Assignment 7: Distribution & Pricing Decisions

1. State your product idea and target market. The product device that looks like a kiwi bird that will help tourists navigate through New Zealand while it provides tourists with fun facts, history, and tourist information. The device plays the role of tour guide and further serves as a marketing (advertising) device. The product is GPKIWI that uses GPS technology to detect location and nearby places. Information fed into the device will be used in relation with GPS location, in order to provide relevant and accurate information. The target market for the device includes travel agencies, tour operators, independent ...

SLIDE 2: American Nursing in the Past. Florence Nightingale was perceived by many as the

initiator of the nursing profession, but it actually started at prior to the Civil War. Men and women unofficially learned to assist in treating of the injured in wartimes, and female staff were trained initially in maternity wards. At first, “nurses” were exploited for any type of labor required in treating patients.

SLIDE 3: American Nursing in the Past, continued. With the advent of formal training

programs, nurses began to become recognized as valuable tools in patient care. After overconing racial and gender bias in the industry, nurse began to move into areas of care previously not anticipated.

SLIDE 4: Current Nursing Opportunities. Nurses are usually seen in the health care industry

as diagnosticians, planners, coordinators, and forces for positive change. Many careers previously closed to any ...

Literature Review: Principle of Equivalence

List of References: 12 Literature Review Principle of Equivalence Background Usually, whenever a property is purchased or acquired from a willing or non-willing seller, it is expected that a fair compensation is given to those whose interests are deprived. However, it may be difficult to determine what a fair compensation constitutes. In some cases claimants may receive more or less compensation compared to the value of their property. In other instances, the monetary sum provided may be a huge sum, but it may not cover non-quantifiable losses such as psychological and social implications. As experience has shown, there are ...