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Hidesign is an Indian company started in the year 1978 by Dilip Kapur (Kachru 2011, p. 131). The company has been manufacturing affordable luxury leather goods for the last 30 years. As such, the company produces extensive collections of leather products such as belts, bags, and other leather accessories. Ways Hidesign should have explored further products Since the year 2010, the company has extended its brand through the production of other luxury products such as sunglasses, watches, and pens. Other than focusing on the productions of these products, there are other ways the company should have explored to increase its brand. The company should have considered entering into the cosmetic business. Currently, the company has opened a number of stores in several countries. This implies that the credibility of the company’s products cannot be doubted. Therefore, the company should have taken an advantage of their reputation and expand its business by diversifying into a cosmetic business. Over the last century, the cosmetic industry has been expanding rigorously. This does not imply that the company would have ready market once they expand their brand into this business. The company would have to develop good and quality cosmetic products before launching them. Equally, the company should have expanded its brand by diversifying into the service industry. In India, there is abundant human labour force (Hoffmann 2011, p. 25). Thus, emerging companies should find ways of tapping the cheap labour force to increase their returns. In the same way, Hidesign should have exploited this advantage by diversifying into the service industry. Example of lifestyle-related portfolios targeting Indian youths The strong purchasing power of young Indians is forcing most companies to adopt new approaches in marketing their products. Companies focused on a wide range of products such as cosmetics, services, and social media advertising are insistently associating themselves with younger audience. In the recent past, these companies have launched online platforms for their brands. Through these platforms, the youths can be engaged. Equally, through these platforms the youths can view and order the products produced by these companies through the e-commerce business platforms. Another reputable company that sells luxury products in India is Genesis Colours (Hoffmann 2011, p. 45). Genesis Colours was established in the year 2001. By the year 2008, the company had expanded its operations to international market. Given the time the company took to break into the i
Diabetes is a global burden with numerous complications that can be prevented with timely assessment and lifestyle modifications. There are two types of diabetes, type 1 is caused by failure of insulin production due to pancreatic insufficiency, and type 2 is caused by insulin resistance, resulting in chronically elevated blood glucose levels (Dendup et al., 2018). Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is caused by genetic abnormalities associated with environmental factors (Bellou et al., 2018). Such factors as a diet rich in processed meat and simple carbohydrates, physical inactivity, increased body mass index, and smoking was associated with the development of T2DM (Bellou et al., 2018). Indeed, all these factors can be controlled to prevent the development of diabetes and its complications, such as cardiovascular diseases, lower-extremity amputations, diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy, and renal disease (Harding et al., 2019). Timely risk assessment of diabetes helps to introduce appropriate lifestyle modifications to stop health deterioration. Various diabetes risk assessment software has been developed to help people to monitor their health. For example, Siteman Cancer Center’s disease risk assessment online tool identifies current risk for some chronic illnesses, including diabetes. It evaluates a person’s dietary habits, physical activity, alcohol consumption and smoking, and family history of T2DM. After completing the questionnaire, I learned that my risk for the development of diabetes is above average. Furthermore, I received some recommendations for disease prevention, such as normalizing my weight, increasing whole grain consumption, and reducing food rich in refined starches in my diet. I found this tool helpful in determining my current state of health and identifying future goals for lifestyle modifications. Overall, diabetes is a severe chronic disease that can be prevented by dietary and physical activity modifications. Addressing risk factors early in the disease course is crucial for stopping the progression of diabetic complications. Modern risk assessment tools allow identifying the current state of health and possibilities of developing the disease. Using Siteman Cancer Center’s disease risk assessment questionnaire, I determined that I have an increased tendency to develop diabetes. I will try to become more physically active and eat healthy to address these risks and prevent the development of T2DM in the future.
Without a doubt, the first years of school education are a distinctive period of the child’s growth. Despite their eagerness to the individual and independent exploration, determined by the development milestone, the qualified learning “guided by research-based knowledge and practice” should be provided (Virginia Early Childhood Foundation for the Virginia Early Childhood Advisory Council, 2013, p.3). In this paper, I developed the lesson plan for the 1st-grade students, which includes the activities to accommodate the children with cultural and abilities differences as well. The Lesson Plan for the 1st Grade Students To provide practical tuition, the teacher should create a lesson plan that will consider the intellectual, social, physical, and language milestones in children’s development. It should include the activities of these concepts, though they can vary and go in a different order. For the intellectual and the scientific skills’ development, I prepare the activity “Part of a Plant” (“1st-grade lesson plans,” n.d.). I will draw the plant, including its basic parts, or bring the poster and suggest the students identify the roots, stalk, flower, and leaves. I will prepare images of different kinds of leaves to describe them. During this activity, the children will develop the skill of the objects’ closer examination. The majority of the exercises for the writing and reading skills should be represented, so I will suggest the “Who, What, When, Where and Why” activity (“1st-grade lesson plans,” n.d.). For this task, the students will identify these questions and their purpose, read the story, answer my questions, create theirs using these words, and ask other classmates and me. This activity can be executed with another list of questions that will change every week. As the children can develop quarrelsome beh
Introduction In an apocalyptic world of lawlessness, debauchery, and destruction, it becomes difficult to understand how human beings would react or maintain their sanity. Kirkman evokes such thoughts in his fictional work, The Walking Dead (1). He makes us wonder who has the guts to take up a leadership position in such a world and how he is going to manage group dynamics. This introspective focus on human behavior could lead many readers to question many things about people’s actions. For example, in his work, The Walking Dead , Kirkman leaves his readers to wonder whether people are innately self-serving, callous, or hostile (2). In a post-apocalyptic community that Kirkman created in The Walking Dead , the readers get to have an insight into human behavior by exploring how people unravel, or how they react in the face of death and danger (1). Furthermore, the readers get to question which kind of people survive and what attributes enable them to do so. Like other comic book writers who have written about an apocalyptic society, Kirkman does not present a story where “anything goes;” instead, he provides us with an opportunity to understand how human beings would behave in the wake of death (1). His story demonstrates that some people can maintain their psychosocial stability, while others appear to lose it altogether. This paper analyzes the theme of sanity as a recurring one in the comic series, The Walking Dead . Sanity refers to people’s inability to think logically and act as such (Langley 2). Sections of this paper will demonstrate how different characters in the book lose their sanity because of several reasons. Mental health is a relatable theme in the comic book because many people have experienced incidences where they feel like they are “losing their minds.” Langley says such mental instability cases occur when reality and insanity start to appear the same (1-3). Psychological disorders could happen to anyone. In fact, Langley says they could happen to “model human beings” (2-4). When people’s minds start to become unhinged, it is always noticeable. Evidence of the same could manifest in different behaviors such as through peculiar dressing, a change in behavior, a change in the company people keep, and differences in the things people say (among others). This paper argues that the theme of sanity manifests throughout most of the comic book, The Walking Dead. It appears in extreme acts of violence, death, suicide, and hallucinations. The sections outlined below support this viewpoint. Characters Talking to Themselves/Hallucinations One of the main hallmarks of insanity is self-talk (Fandom). When this happens, it is an indication that people have lost hope in getting help from others. Instead, they listen to “voices in their heads.” Logically, even when these voices are of other people (dead people), they appear as though they are real for most victims of mental health issues. When people start experiencing such
Introduction The original text of the Constitution did not contain a special article or section on civil rights and freedoms, although some of them included separate prescriptions. Namely, a number of important regulations can be found in the text of the Constitution; for example, Section 9 of Article I refers to the prohibition of the suspension of habeas corpus unless public security requires it in the event of an insurrection or invasion. Such negligence of civil rights and freedoms caused great dissatisfaction among democratically-oriented citizens and even jeopardized the ratification of the Constitution. This paper will argue that the Bill of Rights played a rather significant role in democracy and equality establishment based on clarifying rights and freedoms of citizens that are to be guaranteed by the Constitution. Founding a New Nation: The Bill of Rights Initially, the Bill of Rights was considered only as a law that protects citizens from the arbitrariness of the federal authorities. It went back to the British Magna Carta of 1215, which legislatively limited the power of the King. 1 During the first session of the Congress gathered to discuss the new Constitution, the politician Madison took the initiative to propose the Bill of Rights even though he believed that the Constitution itself might ensure liberty. In 1789, the first ten amendments convened on the basis of the Constitution were introduced at the suggestion of Madison, which by 1791 were ratified by the states and simultaneously came into force. 2 It seems critical to point out the fact that the amendments that make up the Bill of Rights are equivalent in definition to the legal status of an American citizen. The review of the mentioned document shows that Locke’s ideas about natural human rights were interwoven with quite objective protection against specific abuses. 3 It is noted that Congress should consider the needs of people. Therefore, while formulating the text of the document, the legislators proceeded from the idea of ​​natural rights and freedoms and the establishment of the limits of the state’s power in relation to a person. The ninth amendment established the principle of the inadmissibility of restricting the rights of citizens, which are not directly mentioned in the Constitution. The third amendment that regulates the order of soldiers in peacetime and wartime seems to be an anachronism in the modern era. The remaining seven amendments referred to political and personal rights and freedoms of a person. The first amendment proclaims freedom of speech, press, and religion, focusing on the basic rights of citizens and political associations. It claims that “the people shall not be deprived or abridged of their right to speak, to write, or to publish their sentiments; and the freedom of the press, as one of the great bulwarks of liberty, shall be inviolable.” 4 It is one of the essential amendments that provide fun
According to Title IX, discrimination of employees because of sex, or exclusion of employees from participation in any activity, or gaining benefits in the United States of America, is prohibited (“Title IX and Sex Discrimination” par. 2). If any employer does this, it is considered a discriminatory act. In Peach State College, there were two assistant ADs, Martha and Bob. Due to the college’s cost-cutting measures, Martha’s employment was terminated. The employers were not aware of any health issues ailing Martha during the process of layoff. However, Martha was diagnosed with diabetes but she made no official announcement of her disease. Only a few colleagues knew about it. It can be assumed that her health status was unknown to the authorities. Nevertheless, the authorities were concerned that Martha may contest her termination as a form of discrimination based on sex according to Title IX of the Civil Rights Act and Title II of the disability discrimination based on her medical condition (“Title II of the Civil Rights Act” par. 1). Sex discrimination can be argued by Martha, as her job was terminated while Bob’s was not. In this case, the discrimination based on sex is applicable as the termination of Martha’s job even though it was based on a cost-cutting measure undertaken by the institute. Diabetes is considered an ADA according to the federal regulations and Martha may put up an argument contesting her termination (“Questions & Answers about Diabetes in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act” par. 4). However, because Martha has not notified the institution officially of her diabetes, the act of termination cannot be proven as discrimination because the authorities were not aware of it. Further, the institute cannot ask Martha to provide information regarding her medical condition because it is against the law to request information regarding employees’ medical health until it is voluntarily disclosed (“The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability” par. 6). Discussion Freedom of academic expression and speech has been the cornerstone of American university learning. Freedom of expression and speech allows intelligent minds to express their thoughts without inhibitions and prohibitions (Haag 519). Dr. Knightly, who is an acclaimed educationist and scholar, has become disillusioned with the new administration and has publicly denounced the incumbent president. As a new scholar on the issue, I would be concerned regarding the extent of protection that this freedom of expression may give to educationists. Freedom of expression of speech in public or private institutions should be the same, though in the latter case, the employees may have to abide by certain institutional regulations (Rorty 57). However, freedom
Executive Summary The objective of this report is to study how strategic information system in theme parks can be used to enhance customer satisfaction and gain customer loyalty. This has been done through the case study of Disneyland, who pioneered the theme parks industry by introducing cartoon characters from television and cinema. Today, it has several theme parks opened up in the US, Europe, and even Hong Kong. The case study shows that use of information strategy can enable better support of core functions, and help in reducing costs of operation by monitoring activities in the park, and in analysing customer data. One of the major issues faced by strategic information system in theme parks including Disney theme parks is their integration between financial systems, customer-centric systems, innovation perspectives and internal business operations. The focus of this report is to analyse the extent to which Disneyland has been able to integrate these perspectives, in order to eventually maximise customer satisfaction and engage the customers in the long-term to increase customer royalty. To facilitate this analysis, data collected from various secondary sources on Disneyland has been applied to Porter’s five forces model to particularly analyse how Disneyland used information systems to gain competitive advantage to create customer satisfaction. To further gain customer satisfaction and loyalty, it is also important for the company to reduce the price of tickets, link to tourism databases and provide flexible options. To do so, it is necessary to reduce operational costs and optimise customer-supplier links. Information in this regard has been collected from various secondary sources on other theme parks and applied to different models for analysis. Based on these critical analyses, future recommendations are provided for Disneyland to be able to better manage financial, customer, internal business and learning/innovation perspectives using balanced scorecard. This will enable Disneyland to strategically align their information systems in order to maximise customer satisfaction and achieve greater customer loyalty. Introduction A theme park is an amusement park that carries themed attractions ranging from entertainment, food, and retail stores (O’Brien 1997). Theme parks are distinguished from amusement parks by the fact that there exists a theme that cuts across all the amusement attractions through which all the attractions are marketed. This theme becomes the main part of theme park experience. A park manager uses the theme to increase attendance over a period of time, for example during specific events or festive seasons. It is subdivided into sub-themes which are found in different attractions. For instance, Frontier land, Fantasyland, Adventure land, and Discovery land are all in Disney’s magic kingdom. However, other themes are just created to last for short period, for instance during special events. Theme parks are becoming increasingly popular and attractive to tourists who have limited time due
Conflicts in the world of international diplomacy are a common phenomenon. Conflict is this context can be defined as the presence of competing interests between parties where the countries have no common interests. Negotiation may be defined as a process that involves the combination of divergent positions into one common position under an agreement that is unanimous (Lishingman, 2000). The success of a negotiation can thus be a measure of the ability of a negotiator to come up with unanimous common positions in the face of conflicting and divergent positions. Therefore, finding out the factors or circumstances that made Kissinger succeed in most of his negotiation is critical. Henry Kissinger was born in 1923 to a family of German Jews. Kissinger entered the US army and served in Germany in 1943. He later attained an A.B degree in political science. This was later followed by an M.A and PhD at Harvard University where he also taught political science. At Harvard, Kissinger mainly taught diplomacy, and after the Cold War he taught in the seminar on the Cold War. It is also here that he published many academic articles and several books critiquing the US foreign policy. These experiences can clearly be seen as the earliest that would shape his role later as a negotiator (Kochavi, 2005). He later served as a National Security Advisor. Although he had been in academia as a foreign policy analyst, his career in real foreign policy within the US began during this time. This was when, as a national security advisor to president Nixon, he initiated a policy of détente that saw him being elevated from a mere a national security advisor to be regarded as the most shrewd negotiator in the US diplomacy. The major negotiations that Kissinger can be associated with include his efforts in the Soviet Union, Vietnam, China, and in the Middle East (Warner, 2007). As a national security advisor under President Nixon, he introduced the policy of détente, which in many ways contributed to the end of the Cold War. The policy of détente is also the one that made it possible for the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (1969) to occur. These talks were initiated by Kissinger himself through the Soviet ambassador to the US. It can be noted that, at this time, Kissinger was not an official in the state department. However, he was able to creatively conduct foreign policy from the white house. This shows the side of a negotiator who is not deterred by the bureaucracies of the state but creative enough to use what he has to get what he wants. Although the talks were started in 1969, the signing did not happen until in 1972 (Hardt, 2003). After the fail of the talks in 1969, Kissinger went back to strategize on all the positions that the United States would take, as well as the consequences that each one of them had. Perhaps fro
Introduction Over the past two decades, there has been a rise in the number of issues facing firms in different economic sectors. According to Gitman and McDaniel (2008, p.34), changes in the external and internal business environments affect the ability of businesses to achieve their objectives. Human resource managers face diverse challenges in an effort to deal with changes emanating from the external business environments. This arises from the fact that they do not have control over external business environment. However, human resource managers can be able to control issues emanating from the internal business environment. Firms’ management teams attain this through formulation and implementation of effective human resource management practices. Some of the human resource management practices that organizations implement relate to development of an environment conducive for working. There are numerous ways through which an organization can attain this. One of these ways entails ensuring fair compensation to the employees. According to Durai (n.d, p.538), organizations must avoid any form unfair labor practices. Examples of such practices include unfair dismissals of labor union members and unfair employees’ disciplinary actions. Additionally, organizations management teams should not also undermine the employees’ collective bargaining rights. There has been an increment in the number of labor disputes that organizations experience over the past few decades. Considering the fact that human capital is one of the most important organizational assets, it is paramount for management teams to ensure that disputes are effectively resolved. One of the ways through which organizations can achieve this is through negotiation. Spoelstra and Pienaar (1999, p.3) define negotiation as the process through which different parties interact with the objective of reaching an agreement or resolving a conflict. Lewicki, Saunders and Minton (1999), assert that there are different strategies that organizations can use to resolve conflicts. Lewicki, Saunders and Minton (1999) further assert that conflicts within can be beneficial if they are resolved effectively. Spoelstra and Pienaar (1999, p.3) assert that negotiation entails exchange of information. There are four main characteristics of negotiation. These include a common interest, conflicting interest, compromise and a common standard for the agreement to hold. In an effort to develop a comprehensive understanding of the concept of negotiation as a human resource management strategy, the researcher considered evaluating the concept with regard to its application by Verizon Wireless. Current issue at Verizon Wireless Company Verizon Wirel