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Abstract The given paper is devoted to the investigation and analysis of the article Principal leadership style, school performance, and principal effectiveness in Dubai schools by Ibrahim, A., and Al-Taneiji, S. The work delves into the investigation of weakness and strengths of the given research work and tends to highlight its most essential parts. This paper provides a summary of the main ideas presented by the authors and highlights the sources used as the background for the study. Moreover, it also analyzes the methodology to determine the efficiency of the chosen approaches and evaluate the credibility of the obtained data. There is also a precise investigation of the authors claims and ideas. At the end of the paper, reflections related to the research article are provided, and conclusions are made. In general, the work demonstrates a deep understanding of the investigated issue and provides a detailed analysis of its major concerns. Article Analysis The article under analysis is written by Ali Ibrahim and Shaikh Al-Taneiji, who belong to the United Arab Emirates University, Faculty of education. It is called Principal leadership style, school performance, and principal effectiveness in Dubai schools. The authors explain the choice of the topic by the great significance of the given problem and its impact on the further development of the sphere of education in the UAE. For this reason, the authors revolve around the idea that the presence or absence of strong leaders might impact the level of performance and student achievement (Ibrahim & Al-Taneiji, 2012). It becomes obvious that the given article will investigate the relations between these concepts and the ways to improve one of them. Additionally, the researchers will evaluate the issue of leadership to determine its main aspects. Investigating the article, one could admit the number of sources used in the paper to support the authors claims with credible evidence. The majority of sources could be taken as relevant as they also describe leadership and its main aspects. Moreover, the literature used in the paper could be described as scholarly. The authors take the journal and newspapers articles, books, and some reports to collect the needed material and conduct their research. However, some of the sources could be taken as outdated as they were published more than 30 years ago. The usage of irrelevant information could deteriorate the image of the whole paper and corrupt the final results. Yet, the character of the investigated question might admit the usage of some old sources because of the universal character of the analyzed issue. Nevertheless, to gather credible data for their research, researchers conduct a quantitative study. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire is used to determine the leadership style and use this information in the paper (Ibrahim & Al-Taneiji, 2012). To get the needed information about the ranking of schools the authors use the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau Report. The data obtained with the help of these sources is investigated using statistical analysi
Introduction According to Sociologists, cults are distinguished from other religious organizations based on the type of their beliefs, nature of their association and the size of their congregation (Hankins& Davis 10). The cult is a different religious group with unique doctrines. On the other hand, a sect is a breakaway faction of a typical church. Some of the famous cults include the Unification Church also referred to as the “Moonies” an identity derived from its leader, Sun Myung Moon, ISKCON (Hare Krishna), the Scientology and the Children of God. The cult is unique from separatist sects since they doctrines challenge the western Judean-Christian traditions by placing emphasis on alternative religions such as the eastern Hinduism and Buddhism. This paper therefore investigates religious cults and their influence in the American society. Background Researchers interested in studying cultic movements have adopted the term, “new religious movement” in order to avoid passing negative judgment or labeling cults. Ne religious movements became famous in the western world in the period around 1960s. The American constitution allows for religious freedom. However, the American society under its constitution provides for acceptable norms to be practiced in the church without which the government enforces specific restraining legislation (Galanter 13). The rapid growth of cultic movements in the American society from the period after 1960 is attributed to several factors. During this period, America was confronted with the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War among other social inequalities which subjected its citizens to cultic deception. The American society could be described as materialistic mixed with controversies on its values and norms on which the nation’s foundations were established. Massive rebellion was witnessed in the society through an upsurge in crime, substance abuse and religious cults. The emergence of the cults was largely connected with the influence of Asian immigrants from the East through their religious philosophies during the period around 1960. It is understood that during this period, American immigration laws and policies were lenient enough to allow for an influx of foreigners especially from the East. The American society was therefore confronted with a mix of cultures from different parts of the world. New religious movements therefore preyed on innocent Americans interested in unraveling their identity and purpose in life amidst the social inequalities and confusion (Hankins& Davis 15). In essence, the cults provided some certainty to its victims who were then subjected to a process of brainwashing and emotional blackmail. Brainwashing involved distorting the mindset and allegiance of followers through extreme doctrines, forced fasting and insomnia. However, circumstances keep
Introduction With the introduction of the internet and communications occurring literally at the speed of light, new practices in modern living are evolving, such as e-commerce, e-trade and e-finance creating a much more interconnected world even as we remain physically quite far apart. People are finding it possible to do everything they need to do from their own desktop, including receiving the news, interacting with others, working, shopping, banking, trading and any number of other activities. Based upon its level of use in current society as it grows and expands in response to both consumer and corporate directives, it is safe to say that the internet will become even more integrated into the everyday life of individuals throughout the world in the years to come. History When the telegraph was invented, it helped speed up human communication over long distances because it didn’t depend on human travel and was the infancy of e-commerce. This invention was followed shortly afterward by the telephone which evolved into the mobile and cell phones that have become an almost required part of everyday life. The development of the internet has further taken communications and trade beyond the scope of time and distance. With the advent of the internet and massive computing systems that are increasingly becoming smaller in physical scale, the world is continually proportionately shrinking in sociological terms and becoming economically interdependent. This worldwide establishment of the internet throughout most cultures and countries has revolutionized the way people live their lives on many fronts (Rowland, 1997). About the time that television was becoming household equipment, the first computers were becoming available for scientific use. As early as 1951, they were being produced and sold on the general market. However, computers as a communication tool didn’t really become an option until the advent of ARPANET, the first form of a networked internet that was developed in 1969. These connections were made faster with the introduction of cable wire services in 1972. At this point, communications methods began speeding up, constantly changing and improving efficiency. In Japan in 1979, the first mobile phones began to be used, not becoming popular worldwide until sometime around 1985. By then, personal computers and laptops had entered the marketplace, introducing the idea that communications could easily trav
Overview The US market of snacks is highly competitive. It is possible to identify three categories of competitors that operate on different levels: national, regional and private. Introduction of a new product is a challenging process as it requires significant investment and it has been estimated that only 1% of new items generate over $25 million during the first year of sales. The company made certain attempts to introduce a similar product in the 1970s and early 1980s, but they failed. The company has implemented a profound research. According to the research, Frito-Lay could generate more than $100 million during the first year of sales if the company invests $22 million to produce and market the product nationwide. Diagnosis It is possible to state that the company’s vice-president, Dwight R. Riskey, faces a number of issues. First, the new product showed good results and a significant potential, but the results are still confined to one state only. There are chances that the product will perform much worse in other areas. Of course, the investment of $20 million is rather significant and top executives always try to be sure in the success of the campaign. At the same time, as it is mentioned in the case, the decisions should be made quickly as the test-market could trigger production of similar products by the company’s competitors (on all the three levels). In that case, the company will not come up with a new product but will simply provide a similar item, which may lead to lower sales. Another issue to address is quite a high risk of product cannibalization (30%). Clearly, this figure can be different if the product is marketed nationwide and the company has to be ready to deal with that as well. Analysis It is necessary to note that the company faces issues, which are quite common for competitive markets. Companies are always trying to increase the range of products provided introducing new items or new flavors and shapes. This process is often associated with certain losses, as even though extensive research is held, some products are not as successful as it was predicted or desired. For instance, Coca Cola’s New Coke is regarded as a conventional example of a new product’s failure (“5 Products That Failed and Why” par. 3). Customers may dislike the idea of changing the constituents of the product. It is noteworthy that this happened to the company in question during their attempts to introduce new blends. Recommendations In view of the above said, the company should consider the following steps. The research implemented is quite extensive and informative. Even though it is confined to quite a limited area, it is seen as representative o
Abstract The proposed project based on the development of a mobile application for learning grammar and supporting Seamus Company’s other products directly solves the problem of extending its product portfolio and focusing on innovation. The mobile application will address Seamus Company’s requirements as it will be cost-efficient, based on emerging technologies, and easily integrated into the system of the company’s products. This application will support specific tasks from the company’s grammar books, using the same characters: Patricia Present, Calvin Continuous, Peter Past, and Petra Perfect. Seamus Company will benefit from applying the application through increasing the customer base and profits or sales. Thus, it is possible to expect increases in the company’s customer base by 15% and profits from promoting the application by 10%. The overall cost for completing the project will be $125,600, which is lower in comparison to the market’s averages. The reason for selecting this project is that the authors have more than ten years of experience in developing mobile applications and software for various clients. Proposed Solution Seamus Company (SC) is facing the problem of integrating technology-supported solutions in order to contribute to innovation in the company and extending its product portfolio. The company is interested in receiving the solution that is based on the integration of the latest technologies in teaching grammar to address learning modules and students’ learning styles. Thus, the solution is expected to be cost-efficient and innovative. To address these requirements, it is necessary to propose the design and development of mobile applications for learning grammar based on SC’s grammar books. The mobile application will work appropriately on iOS Android, and Windows platforms and be available for students on their smartphones, tablets, and laptops. The application will provide grammar-related activities and exercises for students from different grades, and they will be able to select their level. The grammar content will support topics and tasks from SC’s grammar books with the help of using the same familiar characters: Patricia Present, Calvin Continuous, Peter Past, and Petra Perfect. While implementing this solution, SC will expand the product portfolio with an innovative product that requires minimal costs to be designed. SC will not require implementing more expensive solutions like virtual reality, games, and simulations as these functions can be partially covered in the application. Therefore, SC will benefit from introducing the mobile application that c
Introduction This report focuses on the strategy of a heath care institution in adopting cloud computing. It reviews available information about their enterprise and its business environment factors influence the organization’s strategy of cloud computing. The report evaluates the strategy’s suitability in relation to the observable results and the expected outcomes for the organization in relation to its business strategy. Providence is placed in position 3 among the health care providers with a non-profit business strategy in the US. It has divisions in Alaska, California, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, with a collection of 73,000 care givers who are all employees of the organization (Providence, 2014). Its services cover a diverse range, including acute care, physician clinics, long-term, and assisted living, as well as palliative and hospice care (Providence, 2014). Patients can also receive home health, supporting housing, and education from the organization. The organization has 34 hospitals, 475 physician clinics, and 19 hospices (Providence, 2014). It also has 22 long-term care facilities and 693 supportive housing units. All these are available selectively at 14 locations in the five states, where Providence has a presence (Providence, 2014). For the cloud computing strategy, Providence Health & Services (PH&S) partners with Codonis and together, the two organizations manage the Multiscale Health Network (MHN) (Fishman, 2013). Codonis is an organization that creates a world-class life sciences computing platform to accelerate research, improve efficiency of health care providers, and ensure that the transition to next-generation personalised medicine eases (Codonis, 2014). According to Williams (2008), medical systems are mostly problematic because their primary aim is patient care. For most deployments, security is an assumption or an ignored concept altogether. An apparent loss of trust between clients, patients and service providers occurs when there are data leakages (Perna, 2011). The concerns by PH&S are rational because several cases of data leakage from medical facilities have already been documented. For example, Moisse (2011) reports that Stanford Hospital lost 20,000 ER patient records, while Caldwell and Early (2009) report that an Australian pathology laboratory lost patient data that eventually led to the loss of trust among the parties involved. Findings Scalability PH&S is already a recipient of medical informatics and bioinformatics researchers who make explorations that aim to discover innovative solutions within the medical field (Deng, Petkovic, Nalin, & Baroni, 2011). The two fields, medical informatics and bioinformatics, require the use of computational power, data storage facilities, and supercomputing resources. In addition, they thrive in environments that encourage data sharing with collaborators around the world. With the cloud computing infrastructur
Introduction After the aftermaths of the 11 th September, 2001 terrorism attacks, many questions become unanswered as to the mystery behind this act of terrorism. On a mission to solve these mysteries, a commission was formed; The Bipartisan 9/11 Commission to investigate the base of al-Qaida. Countries such as Afghanistan and suspects such as Osama bin Laden became famous to the public. It was because of these events that Lawrence attempted to answer questions about the 9/11 mysteries through a series of investigations. Wrights accomplishment With a similar mission like the commission, Lawrence Wright, the American journalist, sought to investigate the reason as to why three thousands Americans lost their lives, who attacked them, why did the attackers hate them, and why did the American government avoided or was unable prevent these attacks. In his investigation, he traced the roots and linage of the al-Qaida. These were the main suspects of the attack as evidence revealed later. Dozens of writers have written very many books on the 9/11 attacks and the attempts of the United States intelligence to stop them. However, the author of this book having lived in Cairo for two years, he had adequate knowledge about the Islamic environment and that is how easy it was for him to dig deeper in his investigations than the rest by relating his ideas and proving evidence of his data support. He screens and investigates the actions of many of those who were partially and impartially involved in the attacks. One of his key findings was that all through there has been a crash between the west and the Arabs. The author creates his title from the 9/11 quote in the Quran by Osama bin laden. It occurred at a wedding and the words were ‘death is everywhere and can find you even in the looming tower’ (Wright 9). Analysis The book authored by Wright is based on a research that took five years to complete, with interviews from men such as the counterterrorism chief John O Neil, Osama bin Laden, and Al-Zawahiri. He also based his research on documentary reviews and took into account what was the reason behind the formation of the al-Qaida and what was like in the inner circle of the al-Qaida. He took interviews with over one thousand Arabs. His project was able to track down former friends of Osama as far as Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Behind the scenes, he draws his attention to Sayyid Qutd, the intellectual activist in the Islamic regime. In his findings, the ideologue returns to Egypt after a trip to the US with anti west Islamic movements. The influence was what has typically led to all these terrorist attacks (Wright 24). The reason is that his two year stay in Colorado collage made him hate the United
With the rapid development of technology and the Internet use, media became the most powerful force that affects a person’s values and perceptions. It is especially evident with regard to online media as people tend to use it every day to receive information they need, communicate with others, and support decision-making. In my point of view, the media may be regarded as the most influential force since it is the key translator of knowledge, meanings, and values in today’s society. The activity of the media is axiological due to its focus on spreading the system of views on the world structured according to a certain set of values. Therefore, its axiological role in the process of forming a worldview and perception of the environment of an individual and the society as a whole is evident. Linking the interests and spiritual values of different people, the media replicates them and makes accessible to all members of the society (Solík, Višňovský, & Laluhová, 2013). In other words, it is possible to state that it creates the so-called “thinking space” as a condition for mutual understanding of people and the existence of a diversity of values ​​. However, the role of the media is not always positive and ethical. For example, some media-tracking services are used by many companies to gather information about customers’ preferences, attitudes, and any other related information (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2017). On the one hand, these companies may offer relevant products and services to those who need them, thus contributing to the formation of people’s values. On the other hand, often, no consent is received from customers to collect their data. In this regard, one may note that even though a person does not want to be affected by the media, he or she is inevitably impacted at least to some extent. The most of the media is about news in the lives of celebrities, negative political issues, high crime rates, reprimands, and other events that individuals tend to see on an everyday basis. While previously information was received primarily from the family members, teachers, colleagues, and experts, the trend is that modern people refer to the Internet to find answers, and not all sources may be considered reliable. As a result, a person may form wrongful values and reject such concepts as shame, dignity, generosity, et cetera. In other words, the role of the family values becomes less important compared to those translated by the media. The impact of the media on Christians may be both positive and negative, depending on a certain situation. For example, some media sources promote the commitment to Christian values and guide people by enlightening religious events and encouraging people to follow morale. At the same time, the media may induce debates