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The Manpower report provides an overview of the issues pertinent to employment in the modern workplace. In short, the labor market displays several alarming trends that can adversely impact employment on the global level. There are two points in the report that stand out the most. The first is the reasons for the difficulty of filling positions cited by employers. Specifically, the lack of available applicants and technical skills run contrary to the popular assumption that globalization-based redistribution of human resources can address this shortage (Dobbs, Lund, & Madgavkar, 2012). Second, some of the skills described as “hard to find,” such as drivers, sales representatives, and machine operators, challenge the popular assumption of information technology as the most appropriate development direction (Manpower Group, 2016). Simply put, the report contains evidence that the demand for talent does not lean where popular perception suggests it does. Thus, the root cause of the problem is the ongoing trend of increasing talent shortage reported by employers. The lack of technical competencies and experience are the most common causes of shortage from an employer’s perspective, with the future desired state being applicants’ availability. Possible solutions to the issue include training the existing staff, introducing alternative sourcing strategies, searching for talent outside the target population, outsourcing some of the tasks, and adjusting the existing work models. The first option seems to be the most feasible one as it allows developing and applying talent in the most efficient manner (Coulson-Thomas, 2013). Due to employers’ diversity in the field, custom action plans and timelines would be necessary in each individual case. The evaluation of the solution’s feasibility can be accomplished by measuring performance before and after implementing the strategy by HR managers.
Media Propaganda refers to a message that aims at changing people’s opinion on issues by providing only one side of an argument. Propaganda is widespread in the media especially in advertisements and magazines (Baran and Davis 76). In this paper, we will consider a poster advertisement. This poster contains an advertisement for a body spray, Axe. In the advertisement, there is a couple walking down the street along window displays. The advertisement shows a man cut into two halves, the lower half and the upper half. The lower half of the man’s body is lagging behind, standing by a window display with a female mannequin dressed in lingerie. On the other hand, the upper half continues walking alongside the woman. In addition, the poster contains a written message at the bottom of the page. This message reads, “Part Good. Part Bad. That’s Man’s Essence.” Further, at the lower right corner, the poster has a picture of the spray under consideration and the name of the spray: “New Axe Essence”. This message appeals to the audience to use Axe body spray. The audience of this advertisement is men. This advertisement is simply appealing to men, especially from teenage upwards. Men relate to this idea of walking together with a woman while at the same time admiring other women. This makes them feel integrated (Bhasin 1). The message contained in this poster appears to be appealing to men to use this body spray to get a double deal. It implies that axe gives men an advantage of attracting women who are sexually appealing and at the same time keep their girlfriends. Men have added integrated egos when they attract such beautiful women and seem to have successful relationships. This will translate to the men being content and happy. The man in the poster looks comfortable and confident. Further, the woman in the advertisement seems impressed, happy, and relaxed. The advert makes it appear that the man is the one making the woman happy. Therefore, this implies that men who use axe appear relaxed and composed manage to impress their girlfriends. These influence choices of men who want to impress their girlfriends and make them happy. In addition, the poster portrays the given location as luxurious with lovely shop displays without people. This implies the unique and distinct nature of Axe. Obviously, the properties given to the spray add class to it and allow the spray to select rich and classy men as prospective buyers. This advertisement portrays Axe body spray as being appropriate for use at any time. For instance, for casual time, at work or anywhere, the casually dressed couple in the advertisement seems to be admiring shop displays’ probably on their way to a casual meeting after work. The man used in the poster is young emphasizing that axe body spray is convenient for young men. He is young and needs to feel happy and successful. The smile of the man in the poster p
Introduction Arroyo Fresco is a community health center servicing western Arizona from 11 clinics and 4 mobile service vans. Established over 40 years ago, the health center is committed to offering quality healthcare and other preventive services regardless of the customers’ ability to pay for the services. Arroyo Fresco also provides services such as transportation, translation, case management, health education, and home visitation, which increase access to medical care. Tools for improvement Effective results improvement at Arroyo Fresco requires effective identification of root causes of the problem. According to Darr and Longest (2007, p 335), the top management team should brainstorm to identify some of the failure modes. To achieve the best customer satisfaction at the health center, senior leaders should review the organizational performance regularly. They must ensure that their office staff is monitored to ensure there is individual performance monitoring and improvement. The application of crew resource management as an improvement tool will ensure that the clinical staff works as a team through cooperation, coordination, and communication. Encouraging a good teamwork culture at the health center ensures that the clinical staff acquires a permanent change in behavior and attitude concerning service delivery to the customers. All the senior leaders and the managers should ensure that they review relevant staff issues such as recruitment and other factors, which will ensure that the staffs provide competent services. The best method of ensuring better teamwork output is drafting long-term and short-term resource plans such as training, recruitment, and succession planning (Darr and Longest, 2009 p336). Another very important improvement tool is benchmarking. The Arroyo Fresco health center does not seem to know the importance of benchmarking. The top management should ensure that they make comparisons on the quality of their services with other organizations in which they share and offer the same services. This will ensure sound financial performance and quality care, which will in turn guarantee customer satisfaction to march the standards of their competitors (Darr and Longest, 209 p336). In the case of improving productivity, Arroyo Fresco is committed to providing efficient and excellent services to customers. Its service delivery to the customers involves clinics and mobile service vans that make regular stops six days a week at churches, schools, and community centers. In addition, the health center ensures that customers can access all services. This is achieved through partnerships with other hospitals, physicians, and health agencies (Darr and Longest, 2009 p 337)). In terms of work systems and job design as a tool of improvement, Arroyo Fresco provides quality service relative to the cost incurred by the customers; it also ensures that work orders flow from the top manag
Introduction The title of the book by Natalie Babbitt, and the movie directed by Jay Russell fully coincide, as the novel is one of the non-numerous which should not be changed. The book first was published in 1975 as a book for children and it explains the notion of eternity and immortality and the motivations why it might not be as advantageous as it seems at first glance. Plot The plot of the book involves the description of the Tucks and Fosters Family. Ten-year-old Winnie Foster arrives from a well-bred, straight-tied family. She gets lost in the woods one day in an effort to run away her suffocated, affected, and disgusting lifestyle. In the woods she meets the Tucks; a mysterious family who lead lonely lives. The family of the Tucks, consists of Angus Tuck, Mae Tuck, and their two boys, Miles and Jesse. The Tucks have a hazardous secret: they are everlasting and not able to age. When Winnie get to know this fact he becomes terrified, the Tucks kidnap her and take her back to their residence. They try to explain that they gained their immortality accidentally after drinking from a small spring. It became obvious that they could not die when Jesse fell from a tree without a single scrape. They started suspecting that something was wrong after twenty years passed and they still stayed at the same age. Their neighbors started diverging from them. Winnie happened to be the first person since then to discover them, and get to know of the spring. Living with them, Winnie gets used to their trouble-free going lifestyle. She also starts feeling some romantic feelings to Jesse, and he tries to persuade Winnie to drink from the spring too. Angus warns her against it. Having found out that Winnie had run into the woods, Miles uses this data to attain the Fosters’ property declare to this piece of the woods in substitute for Winnie’s return. Winnie is rejoined with her family and gets to know that the Tucks are in jail for killing and about the intends that they are to be executed, eventually disclosing their secret. Winnie herself decides not to drink water, and lives a quiet life, dying at the age of seventy eight. Differences It is necessary to mention, that the movie has lots of insignificant differences, but the significant detail are the following:   * Winnie is 15 or 16-years-old in the film; in the book, she is 10-years-old.   * The movie takes place in 1914, while the book in 1880.   * In the book, Winnie loved Jesse but his cares for her appeared to be as a friend since he was older. In the film, Winnie and Jesse are of the same age and seem to equally feel love for each other.   * In the movie, Mae is rescued from jail when Miles and Jesse stage an attack on Winnie to distract the sheriff. This never happens in the book.   * In the movie, the man in the yellow suit harasses Jesse, to contradict Jesse’s eternity. In the book, the man proposes that the Tucks execute deadly feats to confirm the sprin
Introduction One might ask, ‘What is Adam Smith problem?’ Adam smith’s problem emerged at the end of the 19 th century because of a controversy that occurred between Adam’s published books, ‘The Wealth of Nations’ edited in 1976 and ‘The Theory of Moral Sentiments’ written in 1759. The discrepancy, noted by various scholars in the two books is what resulted to the coining of the phrase, “Adam Smith problem”. These controversies stand out in the meaning postulated through his two books with people declaring ‘The Wealth of Nations’ as the one that upholds the notion of self-interest. On the other hand, “The Theory of Moral Sentiments”, written in 1759 agitates or rather promotes munificence or commiseration as opposed to self-interest, evident in his later book (Smith 1978, p. 43). Therefore, the ideas postulated in ‘The Wealth of Nations’ relied largely on economics while those presented in his ‘The Theory of Moral Sediments’ based on ethics. This rift and disagreement of Adam’s thinking in the two books has led to many questions from several commentaries. The conflicting ideas range from the ethics, econom
Executive Summary Tourism is one of the leading economic activities that earn income and revenues to several countries worldwide. In Australia, Macedon Ranges, which lies in the outskirts of Melbourne, is an amazing tourism attraction that serves millions of tourists annually within and outside the region. Notably, the destination serves several domestic individuals and a few international tourists. By serving a large number of domestic tourists, the destination minimises instances of seasonality that affects several tourism destinations in the world. The location of Macedon Ranges that is close to Melbourne city facilitates convenience as tourists can easily access it. Apparently, it takes a few hours to reach the destination using modes of transport such as trains. In the destination, the attractions comprise humanmade and natural. While forests, mountains, such as Everest, and rocks such as the hanging rock are natural, humanmade attractions include food and beverages, wines, high-end accommodation facilities, artefacts, and theme parks. In tourism, customers fall in the category of those individuals, who have the willingness and ability to purchase tourism products. Essentially, tourism products comprise services such as sightseeing, mountaineering, food and beverages, and a number of recreational services such as spas. To reach out to the right set of consumers and deliver the best in the field of tourism, managers and planners in regions like Macedon Ranges need to devise smart marketing strategies. Mass marketing and market segmentation are among the strategies that managers and planners in tourism destinations can employ to reach out to the target customers. Conversely, mass type of marketing strategy has various disadvantages, which include delivery of substandard products, inability to match the ever-changing consumer trends, and consumer dissatisfaction. These disadvantages limit the application of the strategy and increase instances where managers of tourism destinations employ segmentation. Segmentation has focus and helps enhance the quality of products, which in turn lead to consumer satisfaction. Notably, the chosen consumer segment is the adult couples since they comprise the highest number of tourist visiting the destination and consume a wide range of tourism products. Introduction Tourism is one of the major economic activities that have the ability to boost the economic standing of a certain destination. Smart managers and planners usually develop tourism products that are not only productive but are also sustainable. In Macedon Ranges, tourism products range from humanmade to natural God-given attractions. Some of the natural attractions include forests, rocks, and mountains. Conversely, humanmade attractions comprise food and bevera
Introduction Power outages have become a common occurrence in Kenya and Africa in general. Such power outages often occur during dry seasons when the water levels in hydroelectricity generating dams are below the Minimum Operating Levels (MOL). Therefore, Kenya’s overdependence on hydroelectricity is not tenable in the long term (Ministry of Energy 2011). However, Kenya is well endowed with geographic features such as the Great Rift Valley that makes the country ideal for geothermal electricity production. This research is important to several people and for several reasons. This research is beneficial to the general public, Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), and Ministry of Energy (MoE) amongst others. The research will act as a basis for policy formulation around geothermal electricity generation by Ministry of Energy (MoE). KenGen is the main electricity generating company in the country. This research will help the company understand the challenges faced by Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in geothermal power generation. KenGen can explore such challenges to consolidate its market share. The research will also be critical to power investors keen on power exploration, capacity building, and infrastructure developments amongst other aspects in geothermal power generation. Rationale of study Power energy is going to play a critical role in Kenya’s long term development plan dubbed vision 2030. However, several challenges continue to face hydro and thermal generation of electricity. Hydro generation of electricity is chiefly affected by the changing climatic conditions especially in the context of rain patterns. The thermal energy is not spared either. In the recent past, oil prices at the international level have been relatively unstable and unreliable thus making thermal electricity production very expensive. Oil prices are likely to be relatively expensive and unreliable in the future owing to the changing political fortunes of the oil producing countries and other international issues. The oil itself is a depleting resource, which means that Kenya together with the world needs to move to renewable and environment friendly energy alternatives. These are some of the reasons necessitating this research. Research objective The chief research objective will be the strategic management in the enhancement of the geothermal electricity production in the country. In achieving the main research objective, the research will utilize several specific questions
Overview Introduction Entrepreneurs, regardless of their inherent location or gender, share similar problems in relation to properly accessing sufficient capital to start their business, developing a sufficient cash flow to sustain their venture and a variety of other distinctions that are connected to the process of developing a business. With the development of new internal policies within the UAE comes an era where women have become more empowered, both in the workforce and in entrepreneurship. This is evidenced by the fact that nearly 54% of all university graduates within the UAE are women and that a growing percentage of them focus on furthering their own careers and the development of their family business or their own business [1]. This is not to imply that women themselves cannot be entrepreneurs within the country, far from it:, women are actually actively encouraged to take part in business and several have become successful entrepreneurs. However, due to various types of cultural restrictions which are a part of social traditions in the UAE, this creates demonstrates a low rate of female entrepreneurship with only 3 out of 10 entrepreneurial businesses being started by a woman [2], [3]. These restrictions come in the form of:Women needing permission from a male to start a business,insufficient support from the government, Lack of collaboration with other women. In this research what will be analyzed are the inherent difficulties experienced by female entrepreneurs within the U.AE from 10 year back to now. It is expected that through the various facts and arguments presented in this research, a clearer picture can be developed regarding what difficulties female entrepreneurs experience within the UAE and what processes have been put in place by the government in order to address such issues. It is expected that through proper investigation and analysis, this research will create effective suggestions as to how female entrepreneurs within the region can best respond to the financial opportunities and challenges they are currently experiencing. Problem Definition Ten years ago, female entrepreneurs within the UAE suffered from a string of limiting factors that prevented their expansive growth. This came in the form of traditional cultural practices, insufficient government support and lack of proper access to financial institutions. Since these factors were in place ten years ago, this research will thus seek to determine whether these problems continue to exist at the present, how female entrepreneurs view such problems and
Introduction Since prehistoric times, people have used buttons made from different materials. Nevertheless, the millennia of change in the fashion and manufacturing industries have seen the development of new buttons to fit the emerging fashion designs. For centuries now, buttons have portrayed resilience as ordinary fabric fasteners. During prehistoric times, buttons did not have holes. The beginning of the 13 th century marked a new era in the fashion industry as manufacturers started developing buttonholes within buttons. History notes that Europe became the first continent to manufacture holed-buttons courtesy of the technology brought by knights who had gone to the Middle East for war. Consequently, the introduction of buttonholes led to a new surge in the utilization of buttons. During the era of the Renaissance in Europe, buttons dominated men’s fashion largely. For instance, fashion manufacturers invented jackets with rows of buttons starting from the chin all the way to the waist. On the other hand, these fashion designers invented sleeves fastened compactly with buttons right from the elbow to the wrist. As if this is not enough, fashion designers came up with trousers fastened by buttons at the thigh, waist, or at the laps. The earliest buttons emanated from France in the 13 th century. Nevertheless, the league of button manufacturers made buttons from different raw materials such as wood, gold, and silver. Other buttons used in the the13th century included those made from pewter, bone and mineral elements such as brass (Lake, 2010, p.1). Historical Background of Buttons We have seen that the first patch of buttons came into the fashion market in the 13 th century. However, this did not stop manufacturers from inventing new buttons of course from different raw materials. Five centuries down the line, the button industry burgeoned across all Europe. Artisans from everywhere in Europe came up with new techniques of manufacturing buttons. For instance, in France, a league of buttonmakers brought vigor and vitality to the growing fashion design industry by manufacturing convoluted buttons from precious metals and jewels. Additionally, they also manufactured fabric buttons mainly for embroidered textile materials. In Britain, buttonmakers concocted new buttons using raw materials such as steel and glass or a mixture of glass and metal. Other artists from different countries also had their own technique of manufacturing buttons using different raw materials. Nevertheless, many of the manufactured buttons emanated from France and dominated Europe. For example, an artist by the name of Antoine Watteau manufactured different types of buttons later loved by many fashion designers and consumers (Meredith & Gillian, 2000, pp. 9-19). Early