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Mass marketing is one of the most influential and popular advertising tools in the business sphere. It is hard to disagree that all people who watch TV, use social media, or listen to radio have at least once in their lives felt persuaded as consumers when watching or hearing an advertisement. However, such mass marketing communications are aimed at a wide variety of audiences, and though many of them are rather good, some appear to be ineffective or at least harmful. The first mass marketing communication I would like to talk about is the one advertising Doritos. Though I do not love spicy food, I felt the advertisement affected me since I enjoy good music and find this video quite qualitative and bright, and it also reminds me of summer (BlackoTG, 2019). The second advertisement is also outstanding. Starring Emilia Clarke, the video is incredibly beautiful, and it makes me feel like being there and smelling that Dolce & Gabbana perfume (Fashiongonerogue, 2018). Therefore, I can say that this mass marketing communication persuades me as a consumer and makes me want to buy the perfume it describes. The third advertisement is not as good and appealing as the previous ones. Though a great actor, Luke Wilson, is starring in it, I do not like the idea of getting too close to people (USA Today, 2019a). Even though it is advertising toothpaste, I do not feel positively affected as all I can think about when watching the video is keeping a social distance and respecting personal boundaries. Further, there is another excelle
Classical Approach Diagnosis Donaldson Family Foods Company does not have systems that work alongside its staff members to promote healthy communication ethics by recognizing and where necessary, supporting staff members who make steady commitment in practicing accepted and desirable healthy organizational communication ethics in their work departments. This is best achieved through reliable management and proactive communication model (Miller, 2011, p.31). Since the Donaldson Family Foods’ organization structure lacks a proactive communication model, these aspects have not been integrated in the production, distribution, and evaluation structures. For instance, Kate Elliot is attacked by her supervisor Rick Clark for being straight speaking during meetings and is quickly reminded of the usual sluggish culture of ‘do not care’ attitude (Houser & Sheil, 2010, p. 15). Communication in organizations can be either formal or informal. Formal communication is the proper and defined process of communication within an organization. As proposed by Fayol, Communication influences innovative and deviating period of organisational economic activities such as the development of technology, increasing market demand, production and workflow, investment and trade patterns, and competition among the rival companies (Miller, 2011, p. 23). Specifically, the non discursive approach employees of the Donaldson Family Foods Company have adopted in explaining and exploring shared and coordinated actions on roles does not functions in the exchange of information in a professional manner (Miller, 2011, p. 24). For instance, Elliot has to contend with ridicule from Tom over a project he is afraid may collapse since there are no systems to control projects implementation (Houser & Sheil, 2010, p. 17). The Donaldson Family Foods Company is not a learning organization since its organization culture does not engage employees in active process of learning through promotion, facilitation, and rewarding collective learning results. The three elements of a learning organization as that with concrete processes of learning, supportive environment and proactive leadership practices (Class notes, 2013a, cap. 2). Through the use of these diagnostic tools, managers can assess the areas of the organization that require urgent improvement towards moving the company closer to an ideal learning organization (Class
The focus on the principles of ethics and social justice is obligatory for any organization, especially for government organizations, whose mission is to address the public’s interests and to respond to the public’s needs. In this case, it is important to discuss the issues of ethics and social justice in relation to the activities of government organization, while concentrating on the idea that there is a thin line between the unethical behavior and violation of the law and regulations. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is a government organization that provides different types of postal services in the United States. In spite of the fact that the current agency was organized in 1971, the background of the organization is related to the development of the first postal service in the country based on the U.S. Constitution (Carbaugh & Tenerelli, 2011, p. 130). The USPS provides services to all citizens of the country at the set price and with references to the set quality standards. Thus, the ethical and legal behavior of the USPS employees is controlled with references to the U.S. Constitution, federal and state laws, and the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the United States Postal Service. These ethical norms are also provided in the Postal Service’s Employee Labor and Relations Manual ( U.S. Postal Service Ethics, 2015). However, the ethical issues that face the organization are poor quality of performance, misuse of the organization’s property, compensation and bribery issues, failures to communicate unethical practices, and disclosure of the confidential information (Department of Defense, 2013, p. 15). Thus, the purpose of this project is to analyze the issues related to ethics and social justice in the USPS and to provide effective recommendations in order to address the identified problems. Ethical Issues in Relation to Philosophical Theories Facing ethical problems and issues of social justice in government organizations, public administrators need to choose what approach to follow while deciding on the solution to the observed problems. From this point, while discussing the ethical issues characteristic for the USPS, it is important to analyze and explain them with the focus on such two philosophical theories or frameworks as the Utilitarian ethics developed by Jeremy Bentham in the early part of the nineteenth century and the Deontological ethics developed by Immanuel Kant during the eighteenth century (Bailey & Porter, 2008, p. 24-25). According to the principles of the Utilitarian ethics, the desire for pleasure and happiness is a main motivator for the person, and the values promoted by this philosophical theory are based on the idea that the most successful decision or solution is the decision as a result of which the largest group of the public can satisfy the need for happiness (Starling, 2010, p. 188-190). Furthermore, following Kant’s focus on the conduct based on the ob
Introduction It is a common practice in the United States and indeed most parts of the world for criminal prosecutions to be done to persons who have intentionally committed a crime. The understanding of actus reus and men’s rea touch on the core of this understanding because they deal with the analysis of two factors warranting criminal prosecution; wrongful acts and intentional deeds. Actus reus in Latin means “a guilty act” and denotes offenses to be punished under criminal law (Wells, 2010, p. 117). This concept can be analyzed in two ways because it involves acts of commission, such as murder, or acts of omission, such as negligent parenting. Either way, criminal law seeks to punish people who commit crimes against the law or acts which are not expected of them. Men’s rea means the “guilty mind” when analyzed in Latin terms, but conventionally, it denotes the element of a crime which guarantees some form of punishment for actions that offenders do, knowingly (Wells, 2010, p. 117). This should however not be confused with acts of intention because, under proper criminal
It is important to note that the ABC Model of Crisis is comprised of three major action steps. These include strong rapport development, the nature of crisis identification and perception altering, and offering effective coping skills. Under the context of the scenario of interest, I would develop and maintain a proper rapport about the situation an individual is in, which is the perceived lack of help from parents and friends and bullying at school. The use of basic attending skills is critical, and thus the questions need to be communicated with consideration of the client’s feelings. The first question is: How are you feeling? Do you feel trapped? These types of questions are needed to establish trust with the client in order to build a strong rapport. The next step is the identification of the nature of the crisis, and thus questions are as follows: Who is bullying you? How often does it happen? Are you confident that your parents will disown you? Did you contact your educators? Have you been physically hurt? Since this is the case of bullying targeted at LGBTQI+ Youth, the key elements need to be identified in order to build a comprehensive picture of the crisis. The final step is focused on coping, and the questions are as follows: Do you know that you are legally protected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2020)? Do you want these support groups, such as your educators, to help you? These questions will provide resolution and readiness to act. One needs to possess compassion, trustworthiness, and openness while applying the model. The first reflection is that the model is comprehensive, whereas the second one is that the scenario has strong legal support. Reference U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). LGBTQI+ Youth . Web.
Personal Experience Essay This essay details the experience I have been able to achieve in the pursuit of my dream career as a medical doctor. More specifically, I aim to detail the experience so far gained from my previous interactions in the biomedical laboratory, clinic shadowing, the military, and volunteerism, as well as from my engagement in scientific publications. Lab experience Researching in a biomedical lab was the first step towards my medical career. During the research, I not only learned medical science but also overcame the barrier between my engineering background and medicine. My research focused on understanding the mechanism of a biological motor and using it in several applications. To facilitate my research, I established most of the biochemistry procedures of the lab, including mutagenesis, protein purification procedure, molecular biology protocols, and microscopy assays. I also designed a TIRF microscope and developed programs to track motors’ trajectory. Furthermore, I published seven articles in popular scientific journals and presented my research results at two international conferences. In addition to scientific achievements, I developed skills that will ultimately benefit my future medical career. One prominent skill is critical thinking, which provided me with the capacity to test a hypothesis and find the assumptions and exceptions in a scientific report. Moreover, to further understand a subject, I would propose alternative experiments to verify it. Another essential skill is efficient learning, which offered me the capacity to study interdisciplinary fields. Indeed, my expertise spanned various critical fields, from mechanical engineering, manufacturing technology, electronic engineering, and micro-electro-mechanical system to molecular biology, cell biology, and physiology. Besides critical thinking and efficient learning, I also learned tremendous focus and extreme patience. For example, I spent several years searching for ways to establish a mutagenesis protocol and evaluating the sub-molecular mechanism of protein, which had been nearly impossible for an ordinary engineer. To experiment with the best conditions, I not only spent hundreds of nights in a dark and quiet room but most of the time I was the last person to leave the building. Undeniably, therefore, the skills of critical thinking, efficient learning, tremendous focus, and extreme patience serve as invaluable assets in my pursuit of medicine as my model career. Clinic Shadowing Shadowing Dr. Zhou in the clinic provided a superb opportunity for me to observe medicine and to learn how physicians performed their duties in a working environment. I was allowed to accompany Dr. Zhou and other resident physicians when they were seeing patients. I met patients of all ages, personalities, and symptoms. I learned first-hand how to interact professionally with patients and other health care workers. Dr. Zhou was a fantastic mentor as she patiently explained her diagnoses to me. While I tried to absorb as much as I could, I realized tha
Introduction According to Dessler, 2000 for each and every organization, diversity has been an issue of concern thanks to the concept of globalization. They will at all time have diverse workforce in terms of age, sex, religion, ability, disability, race, ethnic groups, color, nationality and even sex orientation. Various organizations although opt to be in line with Equal Employment Opportunity Committee regulations, fail to handle in the most sober way its diverse workforce (Dessler, 2000). Wal-Mart is one such organization. It is one of the most recognized chains of stores across the globe dealing with a myriad of goods and services. The issue of concern addressed in this paper is with regards to pregnancy discrimination of an employee. Discrimination has been thought as the act of unfairly treating or unequal treatment of persons based on their religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, age, academic level, marital status and pregnancy. From this definition, pregnancy discrimination is thus a situation where a woman is unfairly treated on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions. Identification and impact of the problem In this case, a branch of the multi-billion chain of stores recently hired a quality analyst who was to travel at least three times a month. However after three months into the job, her immediate boss realized that she was pregnant. Upon inquiry he established that the employee in question was 6 months pregnant. Things got worse when the supervisor concluded that she can no longer make the desired trips and recommended that she be sacked since she was informed during the interview that her duties will entail substantial travelling. However before this stage, the two had very rough time in the office. The employee was of the view that she was being undermined and treated unfairly due to her condition. On the other hand, the supervisor believed that having such an employee is a waste of resources and time since she cannot carry her duties as expected. Ultimately, the lady was sacked and her position taken by a male employee. Things took another turn when the sacked employee sued Wal-Mart for discrimination. One major problem that this brought to the company was a tarnished name. Other workers especially women began wondering as well as feeling insecure about their jobs. Additionally, the general public as well as other relevant stakeholders were amazed and started seeing the organization in a bad way. It is worth to have in mind that the victims of pregnancy discrimination are entitled to a num
Financial statements are crucial for any enterprise as they reflect the actual state of a company’s budget. They are used by both business owners and investors to evaluate the actual efficiency of operations. According to Kennon (2018), the primary objective is to understand and calculate ratios, which allow determining the profitability of an enterprise. One of the approaches for creating and examining such statements is the balance sheet. Cash flow is a subtype of a financial statement, which reflects the balance of a company’s financials. Akdeniz (2015) states that cash flow consists of “operating, investing, and financing activities” (p. 10). In a way, this report is similar to the income statement as both provide insight into performance measures and profitability. The specific aspect, which distinguished cash flow from other financial statements, is that it does not reflect noncash operations. For instance, depreciation would not be included in such report. Additionally, it is especially crucial for small businesses to calculate their cash flow on a quarterly basis (“Cash flow statement,” n.d.). It is because adequate management of cash is necessary for an establishment to be able to pay the bills as required. This type of financial statements is helpful in identifying a company’s ability to pay for its activities on a daily basis. It should be applied to determine the economic component in the short-term perspective. Inflows, outflows, and their management are the primary objectives for cash flow calculations (“Cash flow statement,” n.d.). It should be noted that a company, that is considered profitable by accounting standards would present adverse results in its cash flow calculations. Thus, it is essential to understand the value of a cash flow statement and ensure that a company calculates the ratios on a regular basis.
Introduction Any kind of talk regarding the power relation between the Office of the President and the U.S. Congress requires a basic clarificatory remark, that the genesis for this relationship originates with the establishment of the United States as an independent nation. It was after the American Revolution when the founding fathers created the US Constitution. The said document did not only ensure the freedom of American citizens, the statutes and legal concepts therein made it difficult for the emergence of tyrants or dictators. Thus, the separation of powers between the U.S. Presidency and the U.S. Congress was a mandatory minimum. Nevertheless, as the decades went by, the realities of international politics and the inherent uniqueness of the Federal Government as a governing power over 50 American states inadvertently created changes in the power relationship between these two branches of government. The best way to explain these changes requires the amalgamation of ideas coming from Greenberg and Neustadt. The Original Framework that Defined the Power Relation Between the Presidency and the U.S. Congress It is important to underscore the genesis of the power relation that existed between the U.S. Presidency and the U.S. Congress. In other words, it is imperative to understand the context of the separation of powers between these two branches of government. The gulf that separates the Presidency and Congress was by design, in accordance with the legal requirements stated in the U.S. Constitution, a political set-up envisioned by the founding fathers. It had something to do with the main concern that hovered over the newly independent nation in the aftermath of the American Revolution. Before the United States was granted its freedom, it emanated from a geopolitical landmass characterized by European colonies. The North American continent was in principle the properties of Great Britain and France. However, the monarchy that controlled a significant portion of present-day America was wearing the British crown. Thus, after securing independence from its English overlords, the leaders of the fledgling nation made sure that the first order of the day was to establish a democracy. In order to make sure that the new government was not susceptible to takeovers from tyrants or despots, the powers to govern the land was subdivided into three major institutions, and these are the executive, the judiciary and the legislative branches of government. In principle, the U.S. Congress is more influential and more powerful than the U.S. president. Greenberg and Neustadt were correct when they asserted that the founding fathers did not envision the U.S. Presidency to have the political clout and preeminence that it is imbued in the present time. It is not hard to agree with this view, because one can make the argument that the founding fathers were thinking of an administrator or some sort of general manager when they created the position of the U.S. president. The Best Argument: Greenberg and Neustadt It does not
The outsourcing industry has become a topic of considerable interest within the past few years due to the impact it has had on the business world. Presently, there are two “camps” that are part of the outsourcing debate wherein there are those who are for it or against it. What must be understood though is that these camps are at times divided into two distinct types of audience segments, namely its primary audience which consists of CEOs, managers, factory owners and business leaders while the secondary audience of the topic, which consists of the second camp of the outsourcing debate, are ordinary workers and consumers. The main reason while CEOs, managers, factory owners and business leaders are the primary audience for this particular topic is due to the fact that it is often these individuals who make the decision to outsource aspects of a company’s operations in the first place. As such, these individuals are usually the ones that would have a considerable level of interest in determining what practices could possibly be implemented in order to raise profits while at the same time lower costs for the company. Ordinary workers and consumers make up the secondary audience for this particular topic since it is often the case that the jobs of these workers and the price of goods that consumers buy are often impacted when a company starts to outsource various aspects of its operations. The main expectation the primary audience has for the writer’s research and evidence to support his/her claims is that the writer will indicate how outsourcing will result in better profits for the company by streamlining operations and lowering costs associated with the current method of doing business. The fact is that workers within the U.S. and Western Europe are in fact paid far more as compared to the their counterparts within countries such as India, China and the Philippines. As such, it is expected that the research of the author will primarily concentrate on corporate savings attained through outsourcing due to the difference in the minimum wage between two countries. Other expectations that the primary audience will have for this topic are indications as to why doing business in countries such as India, China and the Philippines is far cheaper as compared to the U.S. and Europe. Topics such as differences in tax regulations, special economic zones where no taxation is applied to foreign corporations as well as lax environmental safety standards are among the expected points of interest that should be brought up. When it comes to the secondary audience for this topic the expectations differ considerably wherein they expect the author to reveal the problems that are associ