ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Successful business organizations rely on the ability of its employees to work efficiently and effectively in attaining organization goals and objectives. Key vital components for business managers to count and thrive on success include well organized leadership skilled in conflict resolution, best business practices, and excellent leadership style. Good leadership is characterized by active listening, excellent communication abilities, and the ability to regularly hold meetings with company employees. Excellent motivation and compensation practices embedded in an organization’s job description and job design should be integrated in an organization’s business culture. These could help address problems associated with insufficient compensation for the flight attendants of the business organization in question (Human Resources, 2010). Adequate compensation plans coupled with good organizational and individual culture when efficiently utilized could act as a driving force in employee effectiveness in reaching the business organization’s goals. A well tailored job design incorporated in the business organization could be an effective organizational tool in addressing employee needs in addition to meeting organizational goals and objectives. This calls upon good leadership in the identified case study to evaluate the flight attendants current jobs and carry out job enlargement schemes for the underutilized employees to achieve organizational efficiency (Advancing Employee Productivity, 2010). According to the article Advancing Employee Productivity (2010), the job enrichment program could motivate de-motivated employees. Employees should be assigned sufficient work units for the period they are at work, information on work progress should be collected on a regular basis, specific tasks should be assigned those employees with specialized skills, and employees should be made to exercise authority and freedom in the workplace. These could result in adequate employee satisfaction. Another approach the management could adapt is Hertzberg’s checklist in job design. The components incorporated in the checklists include conducting a cost benefit analysis on technical changes and incorporating those with the least costs, analyzing the causes of job dissatisfaction, integrating performance improvement measures, analyzing the cost implications in hygiene, and initiating change (Advancing Employee Productivity, 2010). All members in a business organization should work with concerted effort in initiating and bringing about change. In addition, business managers should be well skilled in change management initiatives to ensure a smooth transition. Brainstorming employees on the type of changes to be incorporated in the change initiatives inspires and prepares them for culture change. Motivatio
Introduction The world is increasingly becoming competitive. Firms are facing various challenges from various fronts, and it is only the best that can succeed. Competition is one of the leading challenges that firms in the current market have to deal with. New firms are coming into the market with products that are already available. Such new firms have brought about saturation of various products in the market. Another challenge that firms in the current society have to deal with is the emerging technologies. The emerging technologies have brought a number of new trends that are posing serious challenges to the survival of the firm. It is important that a firm comes up with the best strategy that can help it manage these challenges and come out successful. Firms must consider the way they can outsmart their competitors. This may not be easy because as they plan to outplay their competitors, the competitors are also considering the best strategy that can help them manage the competitive market. Quality has been proven to be one of the best tools of managing competition. In order to win customers, a firm needs to ensure that it has the capacity to offer its customers the best value for their money. They have to come out strongly in the market as firms that understand the needs of the market. As such, they have to meet and exceed the expectations of the market (McLaughlin & Aaker 2010, p. 78). Outsourcing offers firms opportunity to give this quality to the c
Introduction There is a clear need to restructure the field of decision-making while focusing on the analytical strategies for business. The process of decision-making comprises of methodologies and techniques developed by successful entrepreneurs, for instance, decision tree analysis, which centers on the ability of stakeholders to identify and tap potential opportunities for growth (Keeney, 803). New emerging theories have a diverse approach in understanding the intricacies of decision-making. Notably, human behavior is the core characteristic of decision making, which involves human thoughts. Essentially, decision-making integrates both the belief about events and reaction to the events. This is because decision-making is a response to situations under consideration, unexpected future concerns, and the results assessed based on personal values and current goals. The process involves breaking down the choice dilemma thus providing formal mechanism for reintegrating the result (Keeney, 803). Brilux market for telecommunications equipment began falling because of the overbuilding fiber optic network. This caused the firm to rethink on the decision-making technique in order to regain the service providers who had stopped working with them. Brilux recognized the effect of competition, and required careful management of cash reserve and effective management. Brilux engineers developed a concept of FOT-320, which consisted of a removable card and main cabinet designed to distribute power and connectivity between cards. The limited number of engineers forced the firm to produce cards in two phases; the first step involved developing cards with the cabinet. The second step involved designing the project leading to the product. The development of the cards began by developing prototypes that would verify the design. A small internal production ran the design including changes to support customer trials. This was crucial in the generation of documentation essential for full production. The last stage demanded a transfer of the product assembly to a contracted manufacturer and platform for testing compliance. Choices faced by the organization There was considerable indecision in the development costs of the FOT-320 because there was a lack of full specification. After the design and assembly phases, the customers have to see the first models for market research and improvement on the quality. This is to support customer trials by providing accurate market potential, as commercialization would follow later. Marketing of the FOT-320 would be as an accessory of ARTAN data service policy because this will edge vendor competition. The valuation of the project depended on the ability to achieve a least return on investment. Notably, the managers needed to follow the decision-making processes that embed sustainable devel
Nowadays, a number of market investigations take place in order to clarify the conditions under which customers are satisfied or dissatisfied with the services offered by the chosen providers. During the last several years, the Gulf Region has demonstrated significant changes in the sphere of marketing and management. Many companies have been created, and multiple services have been offered. However, not much attention is paid to market research on satisfaction levels of service providers. Talabat is a well-known online food delivery company with many regular customers from the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, and other parts of the Gulf Region. ( Talabat.com , 2016). Despite the fact that the company provides its customers with tasty food and a variety of options and wins several significant rewards, not much information on Talabat’s customers and their satisfaction levels can be found online. Foodonclick is another online delivery company that follows the same example. The company focuses on a variety of food and restaurants for its customers ( Foodonclick , 2016) but fails to investigate their satisfaction levels. Therefore, it is suggested to investigate deeply the field of the market that deals with the levels of customer satisfaction. Research should help to comprehend what customers think about Talabat and its services and if some improvements can be made. Several reasons for why the area and the chosen company have not been studied before can be offered. On the one hand, the company has achieved the required success and developed a working and effective system. On the other hand, the Gulf Region is characterized by the magnificent possibilities of business people to promote services on their own conditions, neglecting the opinions of people. In other words, confidence and knowledge of service providers may be appreciated more than the opinions of ordinary people. At the same time, the inability to explain why Talabat services have not been studied before in order to investigate and improve satisfaction levels is the main challenge in the project. It is hard to find some theoretical explanations of the concerns that put the quality of services offered by Talabat under a question. People have to know how to understand what may satisfy customers and how the company can use the improvements in their work. It is not enough to have high ratings. It is more important to know what customers and employees expect to get with the company. The level of satisfaction demonstrates the level of differentiation that may exist between services and increase the lifetime value of customers. The challenge of Talabat market research lies in the impossibility to clarify what customers think about the services offered by the company. Such methods as interviews or questionnaires are hard to develop because the customer and employee databases of the company are hardly available. In general, several benefits of the study under consideration may be offered. First, the evaluation of the already established market can help other beginning companies to choose the right track. Second, the identification of satisfaction levels can h
The book of Romans is an epistle that was written by Apostle Paul. Paul’s longest letter, which he sent late in his career is evident in the maturity of core Christian doctrines in the book. The location of writing is probably within Asia Minor including, Macedonia and Greece, as implied in Romans 15.14-28. The message was primarily intended for the Christians living in Rome, some of whom Paul knew ( The Holy Bible , Romans. 16.1-23). Notably, the book suggests that there were both Jewish and Gentile followers of Jesus Christ. The objective of this paper is to write a structural analysis of the
Brief Summary of Recommendations: “Plugging the Gap: An Internalisation Strategy” This project purposed to come up with policy directions aimed at ensuring that New Zealand competes favourably in global markets mainly by undertaking internalisation performance improvement to accelerate growth in high value differentiated goods and services. The study proposes that stakeholders should chip in to provide the much needed financial resources and human capital needed for New Zealanders to be able to penetrate international markets (Boven et al., 2010). In accessing financial resources needed for internalisation, the study recommends:   * revitalizing the evolving venture capital sector by instituting tax-based incentives to New Zealanders;   * extension of tax incentives to private equity firms to enable them lend money to New Zealanders;   * establishment of a revolving fund to assist the locals;   * the establishment of a loan guarantee facility that provide greater leverage to banks in lending money to people interested in establishing international business ventures (Boven et al., 2010). In accessing specialized skills and knowledge needed to venture internationally, the study recommends:   * co-investment with international partners;   * training in international entrepreneurship;   * development of management competencies;   * establishment of a national entrepreneurship approach to develop entrepreneurs;   * establishment of world class institutes to undertake research on internalisation businesses;   * providing subsidized internships; development of a panel of strategic advisors to provide guidance;   * the establishment of an Innovation Council to monitor and report on the progress of international ventures (Boven et al, 2010). Brief Summary of Findings: “Peculiarities and Relevance of Non-Research-Intensive Industries in the Knowledge-Based Economy” This project purposed to ascertain the role played by low-tech and medium-low-tech (LMT) industries in spurring economic growth and innovativeness in selected OECD member countries. Unlike popular belief held by policy makers and academics that much economic growth, new innovations, and employment opportunities are generated by high-tech research-intensive industries, the PILOT project revealed that these variables were indeed generated by LMT industries (Bender, 2006). In particular, the study found that knowledge management, effective personnel policy, and the establishment of local and regional networks between organizations should be used to drive innovativeness and competitiveness rather than relying on technological superiority alone (Bender, 2006). The study found no correlation between technological intensity of the industrial structure and overall economic growth among the selected OECD member countries, implying that different economies can follow different trajectories to achieve economic growth and prosperity. The s
Introduction Credit crisis refers to a general decline in the availability of loans in banking institutions (Hull, 2010). This situation often manifests itself in the tightening of conditions needed in order to obtain credit in the form of loans from banks. It is also evident in the escalating interest rates charged, which are often detrimental to small and medium sized business ventures (Hull, 2010). This inevitably results into a financial crunch which currently takes place worldwide. The credit crisis has various implications to financial risk managers in international business. The implications are discussed in this paper. Implications The global credit market hit a rock-bottom in 2007 and its effects reverberated throughout the US and the UK a year later, before spilling over to the rest of the world (Avgouleas, 2008). It occasioned far-reaching consequences to financial risk managers in international business. It happened because of the fact that financial markets in the US and the rest of the world almost dived into free-fall while most financial institutions collapsed. As such, the financial risk managers found themselves facing the challenge of survival in the face of the worst ever financial crunch in the history of world business. Financial risk managers are thus forced to design survival strategies in the face of a desperate and depressed world economy. Another effect of credit crisis is seen in the crashing of stock markets (Kindleberger and Aliber, 2005), which has various repercussions to financial risk managers as they have to cope with two extremes in the stock market: on the one hand, there exists heightened activity as panicked investors are desperately trying to dispose off their investments and pull out, and on the other hand, little or no activity at all, as investors keep away from the stock market waiting for the economic recession to subside (Kindleberger and Aliber, 2005). It is also associated with panicked banking as in the case when financial institutions and assets lose a large part of their value. It has been noted that many recessions coincide with these economic occurrences. In this case, financial risk managers have to advise their companies on the most economical strategy to employ in order to survive in the market regardless of the crisis. Credit crunch also leads to financial contagion for stock markets, particularly in African countries (Te Veld, 2009). The contagion is usually
Introduction As Kendall (4) identify that, sociology has the central role of helping people better understand not only themselves but also the world in which they live in. According to Kendall (4), sociology is aimed at helping people see how particular behaviors of groups were shaping the behaviors of others to a particular form. According to Kendall (4), it is generally a mistake for people to think of their actions as only relating to them because such was an individual choice. As the Kendall (4) identify, sociology believes that actions, even when done from the belief on individualism, has a collective aspect. Common sense is another concern of Kendall. According to Kendall (4), common sense by its larger interpretation means a typology of behaviors which are ‘common’. According to Kendall (4), sociology understands that to develop a ‘common sense’, the individual is influenced by the daily observations of behaviors not only in real life but also from other Medias of socialization such as television. Thus far, the media is an avenue of influence. In the media world today, advertisements are a commonality. The general intent of advertisement according to Biermann (188), is to influence behaviors. As sociology takes it, an advertisement is an economic strategy which uses an attitudinal and emotional appeal to influence behaviors of people to those economically desired by the firm. Basing on this sociological understanding, it is clear that the realm of advertising squarely falls on the scope of sociology. According to Biermann (188), in sociology, this will be under persuasion. By its definition, persuasion in sociology refers to techniques of influencing behaviors. Feminist issues are also discussed in sociology. The ideas of gender balance, gender bias and gender stereotyping are some of the issues which sociology concerns with. On this ground, one can conclude that the minds of feminists represent that of sociology. Bearing this in mind, is sociology aware of how, why and when women have been portrayed in advertisements? In finding the answers to this question, two dimensions will be taken. First will be to discuss how the idea of persuasion has moved on to become perception. According to the view of the paper, the advertisements though being used for persuasion have employed techniques which abuse and distort perception of women. On the second, the paper presents what sociology and sociologists say about women in advertisement and second will be to look at the presentation of this throughout history. All through the paper, various sociological concepts will be discussed to identify the main issues in sociology which relate to the topic. The thesis of this paper is that through feminism, sociology has always been concisions on advertisements and has identifies such as one avenue which has historically stereotyped women and thus influenced negative perceptions on the status of women. 18th and 19th century Keskinen (198) identifies that in the 18 th and into early19th century, women received abuses and were locked from mainstream society. As Keskinen (198) identifies, it was during this time that the fe
Introduction Leadership in an organisation determines the success that the organisation realises in any activity that it undertakes. A leader provides direction to any group in an organisational setting. He or she leads the group towards the achievement of the set organisational goals. The frameworks used in leadership are dependent on the organisational environment and the individuals who are in a leadership position. It is important for these individuals to adopt a framework that suits the organisations in which they currently work. Another concept that is demonstrated to have significant results for any organisation is the presence of teams that are focused towards the achievement of the organisational goals. The teams should have an effective leadership. Transformational leadership is one of the major frameworks of leadership in organisations. According to Bass (1996, p. 11), transformational leadership is manifested when leaders in various positions use their influence on individuals to move them to a certain goal that is beyond the leader’s self-interest. This report focuses on transformational leader
In accordance with the Confucian moral order, the Tale of Kieu can be considered as immoral because of actions the main heroin takes. Immorality of the order is often perceived through Kim’s decision to sacrifice her life for the sake of her impoverished farther and force into prostitution. In contrast to Kieu, Kim Trong, the heroine’s first love, is depicted in a full apposition to Kieu. He is a noble, smart, and faithful, trying to adhere to the Confucian moral order in the male-prevailing world. However, despite his nobility and morally justified features, both Kieu and Kim neglect the Confucian old traditions to follow their true feelings and preserve their love. So, romantic love between the heroes is considered to be inacceptable in Vietnamese society of that time because, according to the existing ethical and moral principles, passionate relations prevent a couple from executing their obligations. However, the story still reveal morally justified and pure relationships between Kim Trong and Kieu that are specifically emphasized in the end of the poem when the beloved become only friends. Arising from this, the author creates Kim Trong for creating a comparative overview of Kieu’s adventures, distinguishing the role of man and women in forming the traditions of society, and estimating Kieu’s deeds. At the beginning of the poem, one can see Kim Trong as an ideal of a man according to the norms and principles of the Vietnamese society: Kim Trong, a scion of the noblest stock. Born into wealth and talent, he’d received His wit from heaven, a scholar’s trade from man. Manner and mien set him above the crowd: He studied books indoors, lived high abroad (Du 10). Judging from the description, the author intends to emphasize that Trong’s personal qualities correspond to a moral person who adheres to the principles of Confucianism and who respects all traditions of Vietnamese society. However, like Kieu, he ignores his parents’ wishes for the sake of his love for the heroine. In this respect, man’s destiny, though being less subject to prejudice, is also hard and challenging because Kim Trong should also overcome the stereotypes existing in the society to reunite with his bellowed. Therefore, the moral of the poem is sufficiently preserved because the author is more committed to the idea of presenting pure love that was destroyed by political power and greed (Colet 412). Kim Trong’s attitude to Kieu makes readers consider him emotionally and morally elevated because he is faithful to all wishes of her bellowed and he is ready to scarify the fixed ideals and principles. Like Kieu, Kim’s behavior significantly deviates from the norms established in the Confucian society. Hence, despite the gossips and rules, he is ready to marry Kieu’s younger sister because the heroine has to get marry to another person who can guarantee her father’s freedom. Despite those morally unjustified actions