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Introduction Information technology has helped create very innovative business ideas. According to Hilty (2008), new firms are emerging thanks to the advancements which have been made in the field of information technology. Convenience is very important in modern society where people are trying to do a lot within a very short time. Being able to shop online was a major break and more innovative ideas are still emerging in various parts of the world. In the city of Dubai, technology is redefining how people are purchasing their products. New firms have emerged which are using modern technologies to offer their clients very unique products. One such firm is Careem. Headquartered in Dubai, this online taxi company offers its customers a rare opportunity to book taxis and limousines in an online platform. It has software that its users install on their phones or tablets. Whenever these customers need the services of a taxi or a limousine, they only need to use their smartphones to order for the services. It is a convenient, timely, and cheaper service compared with the process of accessing and traditionally using taxis. In this paper, the researcher will conduct a detailed analysis of Careem as an innovative company in Dubai that is taking advantage of information technology to create a viable business opportunity. Evolution This business concept has emerged from a very simple idea. Traditionally, people who needed the services of a taxi in Dubai had to visit the stations where these taxis often park waiting for clients. They would negotiate with the drivers about the price based on the distance to be covered, time, and the geographical factors in the area. This was a complex process both for the taxi drivers and their customers. Sometimes clients would be forced to sit by the road hoping that a taxi would pass by just in time. As a way of overcoming this challenge, some regular taxi users started by taking the phone numbers of the drivers they consider reliable. It meant that instead of waiting for the taxis or going to the stations, these clients would just call their regular taxi drivers. This was a major improvement because it eliminated the frustration of having to wait for a passing taxi. However, there was one challenge that remained unresolved. A client couldn’t have the phone number of all the taxi drivers. As such, if the regular driver is not available, such a client would be forced to follow the frustrating process of waiting for a passing taxi or probably visit the station. On the side of the drivers, it was not easy knowing when a client would come. Sometimes a driver would miss a client just because of a lack of proper communication. As technology in the field of communication improved, innovators started coming up with different ways of linking customers with service drivers. Careem is one of the products that emerged in the field of transport. It is special software that people are advised to instal
In his book Treatise of Human nature, Hume suggested that justice can be regarded as an artificial virtue. Hume argued that there cannot be social justice as members of the society cannot simply cooperate. Individuals in a society are driven by selfish desires of material possessions and checked generosity than love for each other. He points out that individual in their human capacities are not good in sharing properties. As pointed out by Hume, it is due to scarcity of resources that brings about their limited supply and hence the necessity of recognizing restricted private property rights in any given society. Despite the fact that human beings requires to live together, they find it hard to accept to share resources in a societal manner. The need for private property rights and the scarcity of resources and need to fulfill his wants are some of the circumstances that make justice a virtue aspect in any given society (Barry pp. 203-204). Hume argues that a society is just an institution established to facilitate individuals to virtually live together but as a separate entity. In his argument, Hume suggested that human being forms communities in which every individual is allowed to belong. Of all circumstances, there must be clear distinction between what property is owned by whom and necessity for possession stability. Once these circumstances are observed there is very little or nothing that remains for communal possession. In the community resources are not evenly distributed among the members. Resource allocation depends on individual’s capability and state in the society (Brian p. 87). Circumstances of justice in a global context may be well explained through Global citizenship. This is a concept used to explain citizenship across the globe. Global citizenship is the moral and principled behaviors that explain the characters and values of human beings in a local or global context in a bid to understand them better. It guides individuals and groups of their responsibilities and roles in a community. Justice should be on the basis of real relationships among members forming a community or a society. Society should develop principles to enhance a growing relationship among its members. Justice should demonstrate the need for international and transnational relationships within the global community to bring about international justice. Global citizenship focuses on identifying globalizing economic resources (Buchanan p. 56). Due to scarcity of resources, individuals have grouped themselves on the basis of availability and accessibility to the resources. On this context global justice remains a dream. The haves tend to cling to their wealth and due to the relative scarcity of these resources, the have-nots forms a society of their own. On global context the developed countries constitutes the developed societies. They own the highest proportion of the resources. These resources are not collectively owned but possessed individually. This class of global citizenship concerns with globalization of economic wellbeing. They are guided by the
Despite the notable progress throughout the whole planet, the sexism that has existed for centuries remains one of the most painful problems for society. Plenty of scientists and writers were concerned with this phenomenon all over the world and especially in African countries where cases of women’s discrimination still exist. Mercy Amba Oduyoye (1995), the prominent African Methodist theologian, is aware of the problem of sexism and she wrote a couple of books on the topic. “Daughters of Anowa” combines the description of a situation in the 90s and predictions, expectations, beliefs in the future. Indeed, “some women are struggling to be free from this compulsory attachment to the male; they want the right to be fully human, whether or not they choose to be attached to men” (Oduyoye, 1995, p.14). Oduyoye (1995) defines authentic traditions with the connection to religion as the major point of her work. As the author of the book is a theologian, her research is mostly based on religion and Christianity. Africa is still one of the worst developed continents and the lifestyle of tribes where profane rites prevail even nowadays preserves the power of men over women. The process of liquidation of sexism is considerably slow and monotonous, only some parts of the continent spread Christianity, the religion where men and women have almost equal rights. The theologian gives examples of women’s sixth sense in difficult situations, their ability to survive by using the image of Anowa, the ancestress of African women who are called her daughters. They patiently cope with their problems throughout centuries, are responsible for the family, and take care of their husbands and children. However, the dynamism of the development of African culture is noted, and it essentially made an impact on African women. The process of colonization and other historical events influenced the continent significantly. After the establishment of Christianity, African people began to get used to Christian rites that are of great religious morals and humanism. It helps women to build their families based on love and mutual respect. The reading can be applied to the practice of care for persons by motivating people to be involved in the problem of sex discrimination. People should be of equal rights, despite sex, and the problem has to be solved. Sexism is still not liquidated completely. Every day some number of African teenage girls are forced to marry. They are only about 8-16 years old. Certainly, these cases are considered inadmissible in modern society. Using her knowledge of theology and religion and implying myths and folktales, Oduyoye (1995) demonstrates how “folktalk alienates women from power, discourages individuality” (Oduyoye,
One of things that make life fascinating is the diversity and variance that different people and things exhibit. These differences may be obvious or deeply disguised requiring one to take a critical look at the item in order to notice them. In this paper, I shall set out to compare two items; J. K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” the Book and its movie adaptation. By so doing, I shall demonstrate that there do exist significant differences as well as similarities between the two items despite them appearing to be wholly similar. A Comparative Analysis Both the book and its film adaptation share the character set. The lead character is the hero Harry Potter, a famous wizard whose adventures are the central focus of the book and the movie. In the wizard world, Harry Potter is engaged in a prolonged fight to defeat the immensely powerful and evil wizard Lord Voldemort. Harry potter is assisted in his noble quest by his two best friends Ron and Hermione. These two characters play significant roles in the plot development of both the movie and the book. The magical school that Harry and his friends attend so as to learn about wizardry is represented in an identical manner in both the book and the movie. The school building is a gigantic and daunting castle which is inaccessible to non-magical people. According to the book, the castle has a lake, extensive grounds and a forest. The Movie properly depicts this as a lake can be seen as the students arrive at the school by use of a train. The imposing nature of the castle is evident and in many scenes from the movie, Harry Potter and his friends venture out into the fields and forests that are part of the school grounds. However, the representation of one of the lead characters Hermione in the movie is not a true depiction of what she is in the book. In the book, Hermione is described as a brightest girl in the school. Her know-it-all attitude alienates her from the rest of the students. Nothing to the book indicates that Hermione is an attractive girl and she is in fact describe as having large protruding teach and bushy brown hair. However, the movie presents Hermione as a physically attractive and likable character. This is inconsistent with the image that one builds form reading the novel. In the book, the prisoner of Azkaban, the character Sirius Black who is Harry’s godfather, plays a minor role despite him being central to the plot of the book. His appearances in the book are relatively few considering that he is the focal point of the book. The book instead focuses on developing the story around Sirius and therefore, despite his not being mentioned every now and then, one can sense his involvement throughout the book. In the movie, Sirius plays a more predominant role and he is afforded relatively more screen time than one would expect from the book. The movie adaptation contains numerous omissions of events that are recorded in the book. This is to be expected considering the relatively small length of the movie compared to the size of the book. Harry Potte
An analysis of the Australian Banking Industry The Australian financial market is large and well developed. It has a reputation for excellence in the supervision and regulation of financial institutions within the Australian banking industry. The Australian financial sector comprises banking, insurance and capital markets (Rubestein and Jong, 1). The banking industry is dominated by four major national banks: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and National Australia Bank. For over several decades even after the Second World War, the Australian banks like most banks then were under government regulations. The government-controlled interests on deposits and certain loans. It also determined the maturity period of deposits on which banks could pay interests (Westpac.com). It was until 1981 that the industry was deregulated to encourage competition which would lead to efficiency in the banks’ operations (Wu and Wang, 2). After the deregulation, Australian Banks tactfully realigned themselves for the competition expected from the entry of foreign banks into Australian banking. These foreign banks were able to operate more efficiently than the less competitive local banks. The entry of foreign banks as well as the building societies which were speedily developing into banks and the emergence of other financial institutions increased competition in the Australian financial market (Wu and Wang, 2). The efficiency of the four major banks has enabled them to stay at the top over the others over many years with the wealth of the nation has improved in Australia and her environments. Notably, the ratio of bank assets to Gross Domestic Product has continued to grow since deregulation with exception of the recession period in 1991-1992 (Wu and Wang, 2). Perhaps, it is the success of the financial institutions enhanced by a superb regulation that has helped improve the Australian economy. The industry is regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The regulatory body ensures that financial institutions comply with the reporting requirements as stipulated by APRA. Remarkably, the Australian financial institutions are some of the key players in global investment banking with services ranging from corporate finance, capital markets, financing of private infrastructure, offshore funding, derivative markets, underwriting, to advisory services. The growth in investment banking can be attributed to the following factors:   * Increased turnover in the recent years   * A larger number of companies being listed on the stock market   * Increased mergers an
To identify alternatives for a strategy, one must analyze the current state of things and develop a process that would lead to the desired outcome. The policy in question is the emerging technology application by teachers, which leads to misunderstandings because they do not know how to integrate it in their classes and feel pressure from the administration. The outcome of the policy alternative is the mitigation of this adverse effect and efficient application of technology advancements in a school setting. This paper aims to offer three alternative policies that would address the issue of emerging technology application in educational establishments. Alternatives The first strategy is to create a learning course for teachers which they can take before the beginning of a semester. Early introduced training program can minimize the fears that teachers can have regarding the problem (Fives, Gill, 2015) The lessons should include valuable information and practical advice on the technology in student’s education. The goal of this alternative is to raise the confidence of teachers in regards to technology, which would address the critical issue of the existing policy – insufficient application. According to Lynch (2017), a recommendation for this alternative would be to acquire “patience, professional trainers, and … one on one attention” (para. 10). The process should be designed to provide an adequate timeframe for people to adjust and understand specific programs. The second strategy is to employ a technology specialist that would assist teachers when they need it. This alternative would target specifically those individuals who are unfamiliar with computers, smartphones, or tablets. This plan would address the problem of technology application of particular individuals, while not engaging those who already have the necessary skills. According to Yilmaz (2016), recommendation for this ongoing support should focus on “establishing an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect among staff; consistently enforcing the school rules for students to maintain a safe and disciplined environment; and making a conscious effort to support teachers” (p. 150). It would ensure that the misunderstanding aspect of the issue is minimized. The final strategy is aimed at incentivizing teachers to self-educate on the topic of technology use. The aspect would require a specific bonus that would be given to an individual. This plan would encourage learning for teachers, which would ensure that they are familiar with different approaches to technology and can learn new skills. According to
Ethical Dilemma The ethical dilemma described in the case study is a typical problem for many companies that try to preserve the loyalty of their clients at any cost. Thus, a sales manager of Scott Carpets, Peter Green, is asked to sacrifice his moral principles for the sake of the company’s benefit. The dilemma is complicated by the fact that it is imposed from above – it is Peter’s boss who insists on committing an immoral act. Alternative Actions In the framework of the relevant context, Peter has a series of alternatives. On the face of it, the sales manager has a moral right to refuse to commit an action that contradicts his ethical principles. The opposite way out that Peter might choose is to obey his boss’s order despite the personal vision of the situation. Another alternative solution resides in finding a compromise. In this case, the manager will have to be particularly enterprising as he will need to find some alternative offers that will both satisfy Bob Franklin and remain within the borders of Peter’s morality. Moreover, if the man chooses the last variant, he will also need to be persuasive enough to convince his boss of the rightness of this decision. Affected Parties Whatever alternative is selected, there are three main parties that will be affected most of all. First and foremost, it is the sales manager that can be affected in two ways. In case he decides to fulfill the boss’s request, he will essentially experience a certain moral discomfort as this action contradicts his ethical principles. In the meantime, if the man chooses to refuse to act upon Murphy’s directions, it is likely that he will have to face some job-related problems. The second involved party is Murphy. The boss has two key interests in the relevant situation. Firstly, he needs to prove his authoritative capacity and see to the fact that his subordinate obeys. Secondly, Murphy is highly interested in maintaining collaboration with profitabl
Project Concept and Strategy What were Woody’s real objectives that could and should have been articulated? The first objective of the company was the expansion of the manufacturing process as well as the manufacturing capacity if the company. This was aimed at achieving and enhancing the production efficiency of the company. The second objective is the embracing of automated controlled production. The company had an aim of using computer technology in its production. Therefore, the real objective of the company was to meet a future demand of furniture and related products to meet this objective Woody’s planned to undertake an expansion of the production capacity of the company. The expansion was anticipated to take a floor space of 25 per cent of the existing floor space. The production capacity expansion was to be automated whereby numerous automations were to be included: “Equipment would include a semi-automatic woodworking production train, requiring the development and installation of software and hardware to run it” (Case Study 1). The project also included “installation of air-conditioning and a dust-free paint and finishing shop complete with additional compressor capacity” (Case Study 1). What strategies were there for achieving these objectives? What would you recommend? To realize the objective of expanding its manufacturing process and company’s infrastructure, the management agreed on an expansion plan which involved adding an additional production capacity. With regards to automation, the company procured a semi automatic woodworking train to facilitate computerized production. To make the automation a reality: “the company installed software and hardware with the ability to run the woodworking production train” (Case Study 1). If I were the manager or a partner in the company, I would sanction the application of the same strategies since all are relevant to the realization of the objectives. Project Scope Why do you suppose renovation of the President and Executive Vice President’s offices were included in the project and was that a good idea? The renovation of the president and executive vive president’s office was a good idea. This was aimed at matching the growth of the company with the available infrastructure. That the company was growing implied that its customer base was also increasing and hence the need for more space in the president’s and vice president’s office so that they may be able to serve the increasing number of customers as well as depicting a better picture for the company. Write a simple project scope statement The growth of the company made it necessary for expansion of its infrastructure as the company’s top priority. This was aimed at accommodating the increasing number of staff and to enhance the productivity of the company so that it may achieve its dream of economies of scale. The desire to expand the company was motivated by its technological advancement, which could result to increased productivity. Consequently, there was also a business need to expan