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Introduction Amys Ice Cream is a business founded in Austin Texas. In several years it has expanded to other cities in the state, and it could be used as credible evidence of the great brands popularity and the chosen marketing strategys efficiency. Moreover, the owner also introduces a unique approach to operations management which is based on the combination of creativity and the high quality of the suggested goods. It means that all crucial operations are performed in a way that contributes to the improved final result. For instance, Amy Miller outlined two main philosophies which stated that an employee should like what he/she does and that the service and the product should satisfy customers. For this reason, the approach to recruiting and performing the main duties is unique. At the very beginning, theater majors were hired as servers. It contributed to the creation of the unique image of the brand. Later on, only creative persons were allowed to work in the company. The introduction of a specific application form and training contributed to the elaboration of a new strategy. It combines professionalism and high quality of the final product with the outstanding creativeness, teamwork, and certain freedom. Workers are able to choose their dresses, music, and the manner of behavior. Additionally, every store has its own design and approach to work with customers. It means that Amys Ice Cream introduces a certain lifestyle that inspires people. All these points demonstrate the great innovativeness and applicability of the main operations and the increased efficiency of the management strategy that exists in the company at the moment. It also helps to attain a certain competitive advantage that helps the company to survive and also introduces some opportunities for further rise. Company’s Success When speaking about Amys Ice Cream and its success, it is also crucial to delve into the peculiarities of the techniques that are used to maintain quality and guarantee positive outcomes. First of all, if to refer to the diagram of the benefits
Introduction Debates on the interaction between man and the natural habitat imply that there are different philosophical arguments by different researchers concerning culture/binary. The natural environment is central to the sustainability of life and the well-being of man. In this sense, man is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the natural environment is well catered for. This, in turn, assures man of a better life in the environment. Most people attribute the worsened conditions in the natural environment to the human culture that has been cultivated over a long period. This paper, therefore, explores the volatile subject of ecocriticism. Based on Boyes (2012) and Murray (1997) works, the essay focuses on the philosophical concepts that expound how man perceives and interacts with the natural environment. Overview of Boyes and Murrays’ views about the natural environment In his work, Boyes (2012) raises concerns about the need to conserve the earth now for the sake of the future generations. However, the question that is raised is: To what extent should people conserve the natural environment for the future generation, considering the fact that the future does not hold any meaning to the present generation that might not be there in the future? This is a resounding ethical question for people who argue for and against sustainable development. Arguing from an ecocentric point of view, Boyes (2012) indicates that both the human and nonhuman creatures depend on the natural ecosystems for their survival. The modern man inherited the earth from his ancestors and he has a responsibility to conserve it for people who will come after him. The simple reasoning here is that if the traditional man had destroyed the natural environment, then the modern man could not have survived. If this argument is projected, then it means that the ability of the earth to sustain the future man depends on the practices that are conducted in the natural environment by the current man. Murray (1997) uses a figurative language where he likens a cow to the natural environment that provides human beings with most of their needs. He brings out the contradiction between the importance of nature on man and the way man treats the very nature that is important to him. The cow gives man milk. However, man has to do a number of things, like feeding the cow and ensuring the cow is well taken care of. These tasks are hefty, yet they must be done as long as the man expects the cow to keep providing him with the milk. The natural environment has most of the things that man needs to live. The environment loses the power to sustain man if man does not take care of it. Expanding the a
Introduction Branding products is an essential part of fast food industry player success; it requires a healthy foods as well as a good corporate social responsibility. Currently not much has been done on this topic and hence it becomes of critical necessity in the present trends of corporate social responsibility and demand of healthy foods. It is imperative to develop sound and strategic brand and maintaining those factors that affect brand of a product to have an effective selling. The product needs to be marketed with forceful plan of action. MacDonald has used the strategy of acquiring powerful brands as a tool that has kept them market leaders. By having control over the power brands they have managed to expanded internationally. A good brand image should be consistency, of good quality, be sustainable and Innovative. In other words it should be easier to set the product at functional level and be able to maintain it, to be able to co-exist; being able to produce combination in the market that speaks high volumes. It should be able to sold in difficult situation when there is an economy slump where people can’t afford to buy luxury items for example making a loss in the first quarter and coming back strongly in the second quarter by making profit and paying dividends to the shareholders, would boost the confidence and trust of the shareholder in the Company’s brand. According to Thomson and Rampton (2006) the brand image should be able to provide customers with a degree of excellence and comfort, making them outshine from the rest of the group that is they provide a unique material, there should be diversification in the Products of the brand, so that it is not just dependent on just one particular item. The company should adapt creativity that is diversification in/of the product would be needed to give verity to the customer; an option that would give them a chance to look for something better
Introduction The Sikhism religion developed at a critical time and place in history. It is believed that this enabled the religion to grow rapidly. Since it was developed, the religion has grown to have more than 20 million followers all over the world. This paper will discuss the factors that lead to the development of the Sikhism religion. Development of Sikhism This is one of the youngest religions in the world. The religion is estimated to be around 500 years old. The religion is referred to as an ethnic religion since it is not widely practiced. It was developed by Guru Nanak in the early 1500s. During this time, Islam and Hindu were the main religion in Punjab area. The political system at this time had been unjust and very corrupt. It had been at this time that the Punjab region had been going through a transition (Brodd & Sobolewski 2009). It was believed that the religious leaders of the Hindu and Islam religions had been engaging in corruption and also viewed their respective religions as being superior. This caused the Punjab region to be divided along religious lines. Castes and sectarianism were also some of the major reasons behind the inequalities in the Punjab region. Guru Nanak Dev Ji at this time tried to foster unity in the area by his simple teachings. Guru Nanak believed that all people were created by one creator regardless of their religious views. However, the teachings Guru Nanak were different from the two dominant religions that were Hindu and Islam. Guru Nanak also encouraged his followers not to bow down to anyone but the almighty and the Gurus who were the religious leaders (Dalton 2006). The Gurus preached that all people should be devoted to God. They also preached that all people are equal regardless of the religious views, race, gender and age. They also believed that trust and honesty were the most important virtues that all human being should posses. They encouraged their followers to be feeding the hungry and helping the poor. The first disciple of Guru Nanak had been his elder sister by the name Bibi Nanki. There were other nine Gurus. They include; Guru Angad Dev who served as Guru from the year 1539 to the year 1552. Guru Amar Das was the next in line and served from the year 1552 to the year 1574. In the year 1574 another Guru by the name of Ras Das took over and served until the year 1581. Guru Arjan Dev then took over in the year 1581 and served until the year 1606. The sixth Guru went by the name Hargobind and served as Guru from the year 1644 to the year 1661. The seventh Guru was known as Guru Har Raj and served till his death in the year 1661. Guru Har Krishan was the youngest Guru to ever serve. He was made Guru at a tender age of five. However, he only served for three years and died aged eight years due to a small pox infection. Guru Tegh Bahadur was crowned Guru following the untimely dearth of Guru Har Krishan in the year 1964. The last guru by the name of Guru Gobind Singh served from the year 1675 and died in 1708 (Bingham 2008). The Gurus contributed to growth of Sikhism and to some
Introduction One may encounter several professional dilemmas at workplaces. Therefore, it is essential for individuals to handle such dilemmas with caution since they can significantly advance or tarnish one’s career. In most cases, ethical dilemmas occur due to conflict of interests among employees (APPA, 2010). Such instances occur when one is in a dilemma of whether or not to report his or her colleague who is doing unethical acts (APPA, 2010). This often proves challenging especially when the parties involved have a close relationship. Description of my experience on ethical dilemma As an employee in a company that produces containers, I encountered a certain ethical dilemma that posed a threat to employees’ health. The dilemma began by a contract that the company won, and it entailed production of three hundred containers within a one-year period. However, as par the company’s capacity, only two hundred containers could be produced within the contractual time. According to the company, producing the containers was not the problem, but instead it was the paint that took a longer time before drying. After careful consultations, the best option was to use a different paint that could dry quicker. Unfortunately, the paint to be employed had some toxic substance that could prove hazardous to employees. Therefore, they had to train employees on how to administer the paint safely. This proved challenging because training employees would take approximately six months thus they could be beyond schedule. Following the challenge, the management team decided to hold a secret meeting consequently deciding to employ the paint without training the employees. Mr. Brian, the safety and health manager, was uninvited in the meeting and had no idea of what was going on. Fortunately, the information leaked consequently leaving Brian aware of the management’s unethical intensions. This was the point where I got the information i.e. via Brian given that I had a close working relationship with him. As the safety and health manager, Brian had two options i.e. either confront the management of their unethical intensions or keep quiet and do nothing about the situation. Considering the consequences, Brian could lose his job if he confronts the management while, on the other hand, if he decides to do nothing employees’ health and safety
Renal Replacement Modalities Continuous RRT has found frequent value and acceptance in the medical field over the past years. These modalities show differences in the access, use of convective clearance, diffusive clearance, and the setting where the replacement fluid penetrates the course (Ahmadi, Gholyaf & Rahimi, 2008). These remedies integrate numerous rewards, providing optimal fluid balance, conventional urea deduction free of oscillations, and enhanced hemodynamic stability. These renal procedures have eased the supervision of gravely ailing patients. These advantages, however, have not been verified to have a consequential effect on results and identification, critical elements in measuring the effectiveness of therapy (Thomas 2008). Common shortcomings are the constant necessity for immobilization of the patient and the possible side effects of dialysate. There are several (renal replacement modalities) RRM, though they primarily rely on only two principles: convection and diffusion. Dialysis, which includes PD and HD, is associated with diffusion while hemofiltration, the most significant convective method, incorporates convection (Kirthinanda et al, 2009). The replacement modalities thus may be balanced and distinguished differently depending on the psychosomatic knowledge of clients and their relatives, physical attributes of clients, and the cultivation management required. The Psychosocial Perspective of the Client and Immediate Family/Careers The psychosocial perspective of clients and immediate fami
The book ‘Power of Now’ is a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into several languages in being one of the most powerful books in the modern world that has assisted millions of people in opening up to the spiritual being in finding inner peace, harmonious relationships and enhanced happiness resulting from the realization of enjoying the present moment. This essentially results from a communion between self and others in manifesting the ‘power of now’ as being fundamental in dealing with oneself to attain success and happiness. The book has been instrumental in transforming the lives of people by removing life’s biggest hurdles arising due to relationships which are in fact the doorway towards being spiritually enlightened in becoming more conscious and loving humans. This way there is a propensity to be alive to the present moment enabling one to take each action in the ‘now’ by understanding the realities in regard to forgiveness, surrender and the inner self. While reading the book one discovers a new identity of self by realizing that we are not what our mind tells us and that one can make his way out of painful psychological situations by surrendering to the power of the present. One discovers that the human body has the potential to enter into a state of integral peace by surrendering to the potent energy that is present in silence and the space surrounding us. There is no doubt that access to happiness is for the asking provided the relevant access points can be reached by bringing oneself into the situation of ‘now’, where in fact as we can realize, there are no existing problems. It is in the present that we experience joy and happiness and can relate to our true self in discovering that we are complete and perfect beings. In effect the book ‘The Power of Now’, extols on us to understand the importance in being aware of the self and of the present as a means of not being deprived in any way due to thought processes related to the future or the past. In Tolle’s opinion the present moments are the route to the higher sense of inner peace and that ‘being in the now’ results in an awareness exceeding the potential of the mind that shows the way to transcend egoist patterns which brings about clarity of thought thus enabling one to be clear and focused in his actions. The act of being alive to the present in itself makes one to recognize the self, and consequently the space of consciousness associated with the creation of impulses gets working to enable more happiness due to the resultant
Introduction E-book products are of great demand in the modern world as people shift to portability and efficiency as well as privacy. E-book devices are highly encrypted so as to allow for privacy along with subscription from members. These products are divided into 3 broad categories, e-book devices, such as PDAs, e-book readers, tablet PCs, pocket PCs, e-book software and subscriptions among others. Therefore introduction of a new e-book product will send masses to it with several people leaving their usual products. This would have a tendency to increase the price of new product as demand soars for it. The prices for other competitor products will reduce much as their demand amid a constant supply. This paper will examine the effect of introduction of cheap e-book products like e-book devices on five different markets. The paper will then consider five of the affected markets along with their demand and supply curves as well as chain events as would be shown in the diagrams below. Market 1: Dedicated eBook devices Introduction of anew eBook reader in the market will cause a shift in demand for eBook readers, numerous people will go for the new device as some try to get acquainted with it. Most people use dedicated eBook devices to access books online, and this will be affected by the new product. Most people would shift to the cheaper eBook reader, leaving the conventional devices. This will affect the demand side of dedicated eBook readers such as rocket eBook, softbook and the likes. In fact, those who are likely to remain are their dedicated customers. The quantity demanded for these dedicated devices will reduce causing price reduction. This will be a negative effect on the manufacturers and sellers while at the same time an advantage to customers since competition between dedicated device manufacturers will continue. The following graphs will show the demand and supply curve before and after introducing a new eBook product. Graph of demand and supply curves for dedicated ebook devices: before introduction of ebook product Graph of demand and supply curves for dedicated ebook devices: after introduction of the cheap eBook product As can be observed from the graph above, due to decrease in demand for dedicated eBook devices, there will be more goods supplied than demanded, leading to decrease in price for dedicated eBook devices. Market 2: PDAs There are several subsidiary devices that support eBook software, these includes computers, table PCs, pocket PCs as well as PDAs, among others. PDAs are not designed specifically for eBook software as dedicated eBook readers are, but it serves the same purpose when eBook software is installed. These PDAs include eBookman, Handspring visor and Palm Handheld, among others. Most users would prefer multitasking so that they may employ the use of PDAs for eBook as well. In this regard, any changes in eBook products will def
Identified Problems On behalf of my company, I can claim that Magnetic Rescue Tube attempts to address several issues. In the first place, one of the problems refers to the fact that effective solutions to increase the safety of the boats have to be introduced. At the same time, another problem is associated with the lack of sufficient navigation, and it questions the possibility of being rescued on time. Lastly, another aspect that Magnetic Rescue Tube wants to focus on is the need to unite people together after the wreckage. It increases the possibility of being found, as gathering people together increases an opportunity for survival. Value Proposition The accident with the Titanic was one of the events that triggered the need to develop new solutions and improve the level of safety during sea travel. Nowadays, many companies work on developing finding various solutions to this issue. Consequently, both problems of being rescued and found on time can be discovered, as the main issues from the perspectives of Detective and Explorer (six-stage creative problem-solving process). For instance, there are different types of lifejackets and tubes that increase the possibility of survival, as it is analyzed from the viewpoints of the Artist. The main intention of these innovations is to keep people floating until they are successfully found and rescued. Nonetheless, the lack of an effective navigation system can be discovered as one of the disadvantages of the proposed resolutions, as people tend to get lost in the ocean or sea. Consequently, it is one of the matters to be considered when discovering these issues from the viewpoint of the Engineer. When referring to the opinion of the Judge, these solutions are not effective, as there is a number of risks to be faced. To decrease the possibility of this incident, the idea of Network Tube had emerged. The company is relatively new and is represented by a group of designers who may lack expertise and experience in the selected field. In this case, it not only decreases the probability of drowning but also increases the possibility of being rescued. Finding solutions to these issues is one of the causes of the synthesis and development of this idea. In this instance, one of the main advantages of Network Tube is the fact that it uses magnets and GPS navigation to reunite the survivors. In this case, this innovation attempts to solve one of the major problems that pertain to being lost and increases the possibilities of survival. It could be said that the value proposition of this idea complies with the current needs and demands of the target population (travelers) and has to be implemented, as it i
Peterson Fan is majorly dealing with an employee attitude problem. Employee attitude problems have a very negative impact on an organization and especially on the bottom line performance. Most often, employee attitude is attributed to poor work conditions, employee inadequacy and a lack of employee appreciation programs. In this regard, employees at Peterson Fan are not coordinated and often show up late at work. These are clear signs of an attitude problem among employees. This is also the main problem Peterson Fan faces and drastic measures need to be taken to ensure the organization doesn’t further slow down in performance and experience low profits. Firm’s Strategic Options The first option management has is to get commitment from the employees through a consultative approach. Management therefore has the duty to explain its concerns to the employees so they may understand why it needs to change the status quo. The ideal situation in this kind of strategy would be that employees are supposed to exert some form of self-control and improve performance in the long run. This approach is better than blindly carrying out an order which the employees wouldn’t understand why it’s been employed. This action is supported by Douglas’s Mc Gregory’s theory Y which advocates for a participative management style. A participative management style would be the perfect management criteria because poor employee attitude is no different from work and play. In other words, it is a natural occurrence and imposing artificial threats to improve employee performance, as management did, was a wrong approach. Essentially, firing poor working staff was setting precedent that employees had to work properly or else they would be fired. Douglas’s theory Y advances the fact that employees will naturally improve self-control and increase performance without the exertion of external control or imposition of threats. The management of Peterson should therefore expect self-direction from the employees if they give them the liberty to make their own decisions (but after providing a good environment for them to operate in). Douglas’s theory also identifies that employees often accept responsibility and can even seek it if they are given the liberty to work without external controls. In addition,