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Introduction DP World is a container and marine terminal operator with a span across six continents and seventy terminals with the head office in Dubai (DP World 1). The primary strengths of the company include its handling capacity of fifty-five million of twenty-foot equivalent units, employment of up to thirty-six thousand workers, and being the first port operator to cooperate with the U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism Initiative (“DP World SWOT Analysis, USP & Competitors” par. 3). Strategy Map Strategy Map. Financial Perspective Improve productivity The productivity of an asset can be increased by either increase in efficiency operation or by means of utilization increase. To increase productivity in its ports, DP World should look into operating more lifting cranes daily at the same time with achieving more lifts an hour (The Tioga Group 1). Increase revenue in the existing segment In order to increase revenue in the existing port segment, DP World should take care of the existing customers and make offers so that customers pay for more services. Tha way of increasing prices for margin increase will not be profitable in this case. Revenue in new markets and services To achieve success in the sector of a new market, DP World should expand its presence on a territorial level, building new ports in new locations. Furthermore, a company can create alliances in the form of joint ventures with similar companies that possess complementary skills (PhilipLewis par. 14). Customer perspective Price DP World should adjust the prices in accordance with the amount customers are willing to pay for the services. In order to keep customers satisfied, the value should to the price for the port services DP World offers. Quality The quality of the services offered by ports is characterized by the availability of technical factors, adequate management, and organization, as well as acceptance of the requirements posed by clients. Reliability When it comes to the services offered in ports, reliability is characterized by the company’s ability to consistently fulfill the needs of the customer with accuracy ad precision (Kolanovic, Dundovic, and Jugovic 497). Safety Port safety is connected with the prevention of potentially risky situations as well as service guarantees and financial safety for customers. Minimal time Port transportation services are time-consuming, especially when there are large volumes of cargo involved. In order to reduce the time of services to a minimum, DP World is advised to develop a queuing pattern that guarantees less confusion and consequent performance of required services (Kolanovic, Dundovic and Jugovic 497). Service The services offered by DP World are linked to all of the above-mentioned factors and can be measured when all components of the business related to the customer perspective are combined together. Internal perspective Workforce management Since poor workforce management can cause the business underperformance, and because DP Wo
Introduction As technologies entered the field of healthcare, the processes and operations involved in the provision of care became more effective and, at the same time, more complex. In turn, their complexity can produce negative effects on the quality of care. In particular, due to the integration of new technologies, healthcare workers spend more adjusting to the changes they bring to the overall working process. Consequently, a new approach to the workflow may be required. Nurses need to learn how to change and redesign workflow in order to increase its effectiveness. Three Key Concepts to Use for Workflow Improvement Workflow Assessment for Health IT Toolkit contains many tools that can be used for the assessment and improvement of the workflow. Out of all the concepts mentioned in various tabs of this Toolkit, it is possible to identify three that I deem highly important for the effectiveness of the workflow: they are checklists, interviews, and usability evaluation (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d.). Checklists represent a valuable and efficient tool that helps assess and monitor workflow. Checklists are flexible and can be employed for keeping records of processes included in workflow, tasks performed or neglected by workers due to overloads, and the overall intensity of the flow. Interviews can be used for similar purposes. Their major benefit is the provision of employees’ perceptions of the processes and operations they perform. Finally, usability evaluation is another valuable concept that helps identify the effectiveness of the existing flow design. In the organization, it would be possible to apply checklists and interviews simultaneously for the collection of data about how workflows related to th
Introduction Racial discrimination is a common occurrence throughout the world. Individuals are discriminated based on the color of their skin. Some races are discriminated based on various factors. Human rights organizations have come out strongly in opposition to any form of inequity. In the current age of globalization and the onset of the global village, many people from different racial backgrounds are finding their way into other countries in search of better employment terms. This fact has made the contemporary workplace the most diverse that has ever been created. The emergence of racial diversity has led to the problem of racial discrimination, where people are mistreated or harassed based on the color of their skin. Developed countries such as those in North America and Europe have managed to attract a large population of colored people. These people have come in search of jobs and other services such as education while others, such as the black race in North America are the products of the slave trade. These continents have reported higher incidences of racial discrimination compared to other parts of the world (Racial Discrimination in the United States Past and Present 1). The workplace in these regions is among the leading areas where discrimination occurs. Therefore, this essay looks at racial discrimination in the workplace by focusing mainly on developed nations. Proposed Change The main change that is discussed in this essay is the introduction of legislation that will see the creation of a special authority that is aimed at guaranteeing the freedom of all workers at the workplace. There is a need for the federal government to enact legislation that spells out the punishments for people who discriminate others at the workplace based on their race. The legislation also needs to create a special body that will have branches in all states. The body will provide a place where employees can report racial discrimination cases in the light of the ineffectiveness of the existing legislation and bodies that are charged with reducing racial discrimination. Claim This essay focuses on the necessary change in the workplace that is required to overcome the problem of discrimination. Some of the changes envisioned in this essay include the reduction in the different types of discrimination at the workplace. There have been many reports on workplace discrimination where individuals are differentiated based on their race (U.S. Department of Labor 1). Racial discrimination may occur at any stage in employment, starting at the recruitment
Introduction People with disabilities often face difficulties in everyday life due to the limited number of places equipped specially for them. These places include, first of all, shopping malls visiting which is necessary for a person irrespective of his/her physical health. People with disabilities also have to buy clothes, eat out, and socialize this is why equipping trade centers, shopping malls, and the like establishments for their needs is extremely important. Such establishments should adapt to the needs of handicapped people “in order to give them the possibility of spending their leisure time in conditions which are as normal as possible.” (Siekman, Soek, and ASSER International Sports Law Centre 31) There exist certain guidelines which should be followed when designing the places for public accommodation; incompliance of the public places’ technical characteristics with these guidelines is regarded as the violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and is fraught with serious legal consequences for the owners of such places. This paper presents an experience of a wheelchair-bound individual who visited a shopping mall and the conflicts this person (and thus all the wheelchair-bound individuals) may face in such places. Summary of the Activity The activity in general consisted in pretending to be a wheelchair-bound client who had to do some shopping in a department store and go through the activities which people usually undertake when visiting shopping malls (such as trying on clothes in a fitting room, having meals in a food court, visiting a restroom, etc). The experience on the whole turned out to be positive and Regency Square Mall in Jacksonville, Florida, which was chosen as a place for the research, turned out to be almost fully equipped for individuals with disabilities. Firstly, the administration of the mall under consideration offers special services for wheelchair-bound people. This was my first surprise when I called to the mall to inquire about renting a wheelchair and found out that I would be met at the parking lot and provided with a free electric wheelchair. I was indeed met by the security and given a form which asked for my name and address. As I found out, Regency Square Mall had two wheelchair accessible entrances, which made it possible for me to enter the building without impeding other people or having to ask somebody to help me. In addition, the design of the building as such is convenient for the wheelchair-bound people to use it. When I entered the mall, I understood that I would hardly have any problems with the stairs or escalators because the building was on- level; the exception was the food court which was one floor higher, but it was easily accessible by elevator. Perhaps, such a des
My chosen strategy for evaluation of Walt Disney Theme Parks is based on Transaction Cost Economics (TCE). This strategy is best used when a company internationalises on activities or processes that are cost productive on their operations, enabling them to have a cost advantage over the market while deducting on those which are cost deductive to their operations. The first strategy is the use of auditing as a strategy for evaluation. Auditing is adequate, especially for a firm like Walt Disney Theme Park because, like the TCE, It helps in matters relating to international financial reporting standards. Therefore, the strategy assists firms in evaluating and obtaining evidence regarding the economic status of a given period (Klein & Sykuta, 2010). The results are that the person in charge is assisted to make an accurate judgment on the steps or changes to make to secure their finances in accordance with the objectives or goals of the firm. Auditing strategy applies to the TCE strategy identified for Walt Disney Theme Parks because they both internationalizes activities or process that have a cost advantage over the market while taking various precautions like subcontracting on processes that are considered as a cost disadvantage to the firm. The second strategy is contingency planning. This strategy is based on finding solutions to deal with unfavorable events before they occur. Just like the TCE, contingency planning is applicable in Walt Disney Theme Park because it also acts to remedy situations or processes, hence providing accurate information for the person concerned to take appropriate steps that are beneficial for the well-being of a company. Moreover, using the strategy of contingency planning like the TCE provides a firm with alternative plans for both events or processes that are rendered to be cost deductive. The third approach is The Balanced Scorecard. It is a strategy that works for firms as strategy evaluation or control technique. Similar to the TCE, the balanced score card is used for identifying both financial and nonfinancial measures that are rendered to be cost advantage and cost deductive to firms. Therefore, it is applicable to the TCE strategy selected for use for Walt Disney Theme Parks because through its use, a company is capable of identifying ratios that are useful in measuring processes that are either cost advantage over the market or cost deductive in the market. The last approach is published sources of strategy evaluation information. This strategy has been highlighted as the strategy is quite effective when applied in the TCE strategy because it works to identify the s
Introduction The genuine potential of the oil sand resources in Alberta lies in the enhancement of balanced economic growth and development in the region and the country without negating gains made in other aspects of human and other life in the region and in the world. Energy is an important resource in the world in powering the activities and operations humans engage in to promote their welfare and that of the world. The world demand for energy has increased phenomenally over the past century, driven by such factors as a high rate of world population growth and increased economic activity and trade (Timilsina 5). This demand has precipitated the need for other sources of energy besides the conventional ones, and the optimum exploitation of the existent ones in order to satisfy this demand. The oil sand in Alberta presents an opportunity to supplement available energy in the world. The exploitation of oil sands in Alberta presents an opportunity for the government and citizens of the region to promote their own, and the world’s, welfare through the satisfaction of demand for energy, enhancing economic growth and development through enabling the provision of income and powering economic activity. The reason why we need to display interest in this issue is that exploitation of oil sand resources in the Alberta region poses certain dangers to the welfare necessary in human, plant, and animal life, the earth environment, and to future generations. It is therefore necessary for the government and other stakeholders in the region to consider all these aspects in their exploitation activities on the resource, to promote welfare from all these dimensions in a balanced manner. This is especially so given that oil sand exploitation differs from that of more conventional oil in its requirement of higher application of technology that has the potential to harm the above elements of welfare in the society and the world. The argument of this study is the rea
Delineate the Ethical Issues and Dilemmas the Company Faced Each company is required to adhere to some laid down ethics when engaging in business. Without ethical regulations, business would be carried out in very unclear circumstances. Companies that have the ability would aim at maximization of their profits without taking into consideration effects of their activities on other stakeholders. On the same note, environmental protection and affairs of the common person will be given minimal priority if any. The laid down ethical standards are therefore designed to ensure that issues of other stakeholders are protected. Coca-Cola’s activities have been found to violate the ethical requirements in various instances. To begin with, Coca-Cola has been associated with the production of contaminated products in various countries. The first case was reported in1999 in Belgium where the product caused illness in several children. Cases of contaminated products were also reported in France and Poland. These cases were occurring when Coca-Cola was insisting that its production system was perfect and every product was of high quality. On the same note, Coca-Cola was reported to have anti-competitive prices in some European countries. It is important to note that Europe has very tough antitrust laws which Coca-Cola was breaching. In Italy, Coca-Cola was accused by PepsiCo and Virgin Cola for using rebate and discounts in the strategies to increase its sales. On the other hand, its planned acquisition of Cadbury Schweppes had to be stopped because it was against the antitrust laws of France. Additionally, Coca-Cola has been blamed of having discriminatory practices against minority employees. Minority groups complained that promotions, payment and performance evaluation was tailored against them. Management had knowledge of these practices since 1995 but had chosen to remain quiet while the vice continued. In Columbia, it has been said that Coca-Cola mistreats its employees especially those that belong to labor unions. The death of some employees and death threats to others, which has made them go into hiding, has been cited to support these claims. It is ethically required that any business organization should give its true and fair financial position to the public. However, Coca-Cola compelled bottlers to buy more stock than they required thus inflating their sales and reporting higher profits than the company actually made. This misrepresentation can misguide investors to invest in the company on the hopes that the company is stable in the long run. Though respect of contracts with various stakeholders is vital, Coca-Cola has never completely upheld this. The Company has been taken to court for breaching its contracts with its distributors. Additionally, Coca-Cola does not reveal all the information concerning the health effects of its products. It has been noted that though Coca-Cola sales its products as being healthy, they have some heal
Introduction One of the first large-scale research projects of the positive psychology movement was the VIA – Values in Action project. The issues addressed by this project are related to the nature, structure, degree of integrity, dependence on cultural conditions, values, as well as opportunities and ways of developing the character in the most successful way. The authors identify two different levels of analysis – virtues and strengths. Main body The virtues are those values that are recognized as fundamental and unconditional in all or almost all cultures and societies. In order to determine them, an analysis of the most authoritative fundamental moral and philosophical texts of different cultures was made. As a result, six general cross-cultural virtues were identified. They are derived from historical reviews of the development of both Western and Eastern ethical thought. The virtues are described as universal and most abstract concepts in the scheme (Miller, 2018). Their generalization also contributes to the misunderstanding of the scheme; for example, Miller (2018) noted, there is no specific relationship between character strengths and virtues, nor has the unity of all virtues been defined. In further analysis of each of the fundamental virtues, the personality traits or strengths of character that concretize it was identified. The basis for their selection was the analysis of more specific literature, namely from the field of psychiatry, youth problems, character formation, research organizations, as well as psychology, philosophy, and religion. Strengths are lower-level psychological components, structures, or mechanisms that specify core values, or virtues, different ways, and means to achieve them. Niemiec (2019) proposed six functions that strengths served in opportunities and adversities and described each of them in detail. According to him, these six functions of priming, mindfulness, appreciation, buffering, reappraisal, and resilience offer perspective on the vicissitudes of life (Niemiec, 2019). Also, according to Seligman (2015), the absence of strengths may be a real mental illness. 1 As he claimed, “while the 24 strengths are the ‘good’ in a person, their absence, their opposite, and their excess are the ‘ill’ in a person” (Seligman, 2015, p. 6). However, the different factors of definition and classification of strengths are questionable. Miller presented a range of these factors, among which the incompleteness concern can be noted, indicating that the list of character strengths is incomplete and some important positive traits could be missing (Miller, 2018). In his view, there is also the conflict concern, which points out that some strengths can seemingly conflict with each other. However, McGrath (2019) stated that the degree to which completeness is a reasonable goal is vital to consider as well. Regarding the conflict concern, only the general character of the person matters, since specific actions directly depend on a given situation. Conclusion The following conclusions can be drawn from the review above. The current system of classification and measurement of c
Logic is an aspect of philosophy that deals with reasoning which tries to distinguish between good thoughts and bad thoughts. Inductive and deductive reasoning are the two kinds of logic. Inductive reasoning bases its conclusion on the observations made and its largest flaw is that the conclusion is totally dependent on the amount of observation made while deductive reasoning uses truths that exist to draw conclusions. Thus, deductive logic obtains more specific conclusions although its fault is that it relies on only information that is considered as true. A logical fallacy is a statement that is misleading since it is a conclusion drawn from a false observation or based on a fact that is generally considered true but is wrong. It is the result of flawed thoughts and assumptions applied to a general idea (Kent, 2006). Appeal to good character “If a scientist makes a statement about science, it is correct. Albert Einstein states that all quantum mechanics is deterministic. Therefore it’s true that quantum mechanics is deterministic.” The above statement is a fallacy that falls under the category of appeal to good character in Latin ‘argumentum pro hominem’. This type of fallacy credits the truthfulness of a statement by the speaker who said those words. The assumption that when a respected person says something then his words are true is wrong since humans can make mistakes and if everything they say is believed as true regardless of the other facts on the same subject then it leads to deception (Walton, 2004). The conclusion is based on a person’s good conduct since the believable character can be convincing. In the above example the words of scientists are believed and there is no room to argue that the words of Einstein have a possibility of being untrue as the observations or other facts on the same are not taken into consideration. Analogical fallacy “Obama wants nationalized health care. The Nazis had nationalized health care. Nationalized health care will make us all Nazis!” The above three lines are an example of analogical fallacy which is a comparison of two items that have similar qualities and hence are considered equal. The argument has elements of truth but the conclusions are all wrong based on the facts which make them false. In the example, both Obama and Hitler are proposing the same idea but the characters of these men are visibly different. Hence they cannot be grouped into the same general group that only one of them was a member and furthermore, the lives of both individuals are set in different timelines. This conclusion is erroneous and the two individuals are totally different in their policies and ways of governance. The evident differences between the two cancel out any element of similarity rendering the argument invalid (Kent, 2006). Th