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Introduction Background of the ethical analysis The status of the healthcare industry is characterized by the increased cost of service provision and accessibility, increasing incidences of medical pollution in addition to environmental pollution in the hospitals, which has been linked to cases of illnesses related to environmental pollution. Kreisberg (2008, p.38) documents that research done by the WHO’s ecosystem assessment department indicates that about 25% of the current illnesses are associated with poor environmental conditions surrounding the patients and the community at large. The research also documents that almost 60% of the environment-related benefits are rapidly undergoing degradation. The work of environmental management has been left to rest squarely on the shoulders of the environmental activists. It is quite evident that the work is overwhelming and cannot be managed by these activities only. Therefore, the field of medicine and health care has a role in promoting environmental sustainability in terms of encouraging the practice of green health care. Green health care is an approach that encourages professionals in this field to work in clean environments, encouraging environmental sustainability and carrying out their practices in a manner that encourages green health care. Another issue facing the healthcare industry currently is the cultural and linguistic competency of health care professionals. This issue is pivotal in ensuring that patients receive quality healthcare services. People of different racial affiliations visit healthcare clinics and hospitals. Therefore, healthcare professionals must maintain the highest degree of linguistic competency in service provision to ensure that the quality of the healthcare facilities and services is maintained. Lack of linguistic competency in the healthcare systems has been cited as the major issue underlying the socio-cultural problems facing the healthcare industry currently. These problems include racial and ethnic discrimination in healthcare service provision in addition to gender-based discrimination. The socio-cultural differences between the healthcare providers are also cited as being a major obstacle that impairs communication between the two parties hence the need for linguistic competency among the healthcare professionals. The essay provides an in-depth account of the issues highlighted above which have been shown to affect the quality of healthcare services. The essay also gives an account of how the issues are handled in addition to the outcomes of these interventions. Finally, the essay provides a personal account of how the issue can be dealt with in the future. The Socio-cultural issues facing leaders in the healthcare industry What is the issue? Kreisb
The article American LNG Exporters Turn to Europe as Asian Demand Sputters deals with the changes in the LNG export market in the US. According to the article, the market is about to experience the boost in export demand, mainly from European countries. The limited supply of domestic LNG, drawbacks in production, and the decline of import from Russia are the main reasons for this. The latest progress in the shale gas extraction, dubbed the shale revolution, also contributes to the predictions, possibly putting America among the world’s most formidable suppliers of gas, Qatar and Russia (Loh et al. 2015). Authors further reinforce their predictions by the example of Lithuania, who has recently signed a contract with the US LNG supplier, Cheniere Energy Inc. ( LITGAS and Cheniere Marketing sign master trade agreement 2015). In short, we can describe it in the following way: Europe’s domestic production of gas is gradually declining, and the required amount is not dropping (gas is characterized by low elasticity), thus the demand for imported LNG is expected to grow, doubling by 2020 ( North America LNG: Project timelines 2015). This will result in the shift of the demand curve, raising the price Europe will be willing to pay for the gas. At the same time, America’s LNG supply is going to grow due to technological advancements (five liquefaction projects currently in construction) with as much as a sevenfold increase in production by 2019 ( World Energy Outlook factsheets 2015). This will create the shift in a supply curve, leading to the creation of the new equilibrium for Europe and the USA. The third player, Asia, is not growing as expected, so its demand curve does not shift. As of today, the prices of American LNG are not acceptable for Europe. For example, in 2014, the prices of the imported LNG in the European Union was 11,50 USD per MMBtu in January to 9,83 USD in December and decreasing steadily ( European Union natural gas import price 2016). At the same time, the price of exported gas in the US in the same period fluctuated between 12,58 and 16,01 ( Price of liquefied U.S. natural gas exports 2016). Thus, the equilibrium could not be reached. However, with the predicted massive shift in supply and the growing demand on the European side, the equilibrium will become more acceptable for both sides. If we take, for example, the amount of gas currently supplied to EU countries ( World Energy Outlook factsheets 2015) and compare it to the perceived amount, we can see that none of these match the supply based on the current total export of the US ( Price of liquefied U.S. natural gas exports 2016). However, both figures form an equilibrium with the US predicted supply, with suggesting the price of roughly 11 USD and just above 12 USD respective
Facebook company is the largest social media network globally. According to Tankovska (2021), there are about 2.7 billion monthly active Facebook users in the second quarter of the year 2020, which is a sign of a tremendously rising figure. It is also worth noting that the Facebook company has the following social media platforms: Messenger, Whatsapp, Facebook, and Instagram. Facebook measures active users as those that have logged in to their media in the last 30 days.   * Online marketing gives companies the ability to reach many clients within a short time globally.   * According to Shaw (2018), Social media entails a vast network of interactions within friends, families, and businesses globally.   * Social media is an incredible marketing platform that can help an organization penetrate significantly into society. Social media has surpassed the print and radio media in the passage of information. According to Forbes, by January 2018, there were about 4.02 billion internet users globally. Then the active social media users were about a 3.2billion figure that translated to 42% of the world’s population. Individuals who pay attention to advertisements run on Facebook have higher chances of buying the same products than those that do not bother. Narrative and Exemplification Theory   * Exemplification theory posits that events are an exemplification of the property of the entities (Bigsby, 2019).   * Narrative theory postulates that people are generally storytellers (OSU, n.d.). Representativeness heuristic refers to a unique type of availability whereby abstract base rates are insignificant when a client makes quantitative decisions on the event population. However, the judgment relies on more concrete exemplars accessible during a clients’ decision-making. The decision-making about a product depends mainly on the effectiveness of models when matching the information entailed in the online marketing information (APA Dictionary of Psychology, n.d.). The availability heuristic postulates that decision-making is significantly influenced by how easy information comes to an individual mind. This heuristic is applicable when evaluating the possibility or frequency of an event taking place (Behavioral Economics, n.d.). Based on this heuristic, purchasing frequency directly relies on the quickness in which the marketing information comes to the clients’ minds. Exemplars can be in the form of images accompanied by text serving as information during the marketing. Exemplification Theory. Human decision-making on product information on Facebook depends on the following cognitive components: Representative and availability heuristic (Brosius, 2017). Narrative theory . Facebook marketing can take advantage of the fact that online people will narrate to others about the products being marketed on Facebook. The decision-making of the online target audience will influence others based on the onli
Introduction Overview This section covers the background to the study, problem statement, research objectives, hypotheses and the significance of the study. Background to the study According to the statistics of World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), in the next 10 years, as the world’s largest industry, the global tourism industry will grow by more than 4.4 percent annually, the number of international tourists and international tourism revenue is postulated to expand by between 4.3 percent and 6.7 percent annually. This is far much higher than the 3 percent of world’s wealth increasing rate (World Travel and Tourism Council, 2011). By the year 2020, tourist arrivals worldwide are expected to reach 1.6 billion passengers; the tourism industry revenue will increase to 16 trillion dollars, which is equivalent to 10 percent of the global GDP. At least 300 million jobs will be provided, accounting for 9.2 percent of the total global employment, further strengthening its position as the world’s largest industry (Shiwen, 2008). According to the World Tourism Organization, the global financial crisis in the US and Europe crippled tourism market in mature economies, tourism in emerging economies is still developing. Tourism industry has become the first industry to rebound in the international financial crisis. It contributes to reducing the negative impact of the crisis and plays an active role in the global economic recovery (World Travel and Tourism Council, 2011). Since the occurrence of the global economic crisis, UK’s tourism industry continued to maintain the momentum of rapid development. Its international tourism ranked first in Europe in addition to a strong tourism growth domestically (Shiwen 2008, p.25; Sorensen, 2004). There are at least 20,000 travel agencies, 14,000 star hotels, 18,500 tourist attractions and 1.350 million practitioners. In 2010, UK’s domestic tourism revenue was 1.26 trillion Yuan (equivalent to £ 117.3 billion), increasing by 23.5 percent. Tourism foreign exchange revenues were $45.8 billion, increasing by 15.5 percent. UK’s total tourism income was 1.57 trillion Yuan (equivalent to £146.15 billion), increasing by 21.7 percent and equivalent to 3.94 percent of UK’s GDP. Tourism industry, as a new economic growth point, has been further strengthened (World Travel and Tourism Council, 2011). However, the data above only shows that UK is a big tourist destination, not a destination with powerful competitiven
Introduction Child development experts hold different opinions about the importance and impact of the first two years of infant growth on human welfare. Some do not consider this period as important in psychosocial progress, while others view it as critical to improved social and mental health outcomes (Hillemeier, Morgan, Farkas & Maczuga, 2013). Those who hold this latter view argue that this period is particularly sensitive as it is now that human beings start to establish trajectories that will guide them through the various stages of their later-life development (Hillemeier et al., 2013). Since these trajectories are self-sustaining, the first few months of a child’s development also bear significant implications for science and social policy. More importantly, child development experts view the infant growth period as having a significant bearing on early developmental growth (Ruzek, Burchinal, Farkas & Duncan, 2014). The importance of the infant developmental period has worried some child development experts who are concerned about profound changes in lifestyle patterns that influence child development outcomes during the first few years after birth. The most significant change that has happened in the last three decades, affecting this period, has been the development and expansion of day-care centers, which offer substitutes for maternal care. The onset of the industrial revolution and subsequent shifts in economic patterns around the world have heralded a period where both parents find themselves working away from home (usually at the same time). This situation is unlike traditional patriarchal societies where women stayed at home and cared for their children. This transformation is happening on the back of changing women’s roles in society. Notably, changes in maternal employment patterns during the early years of a child’s life have introduced new issues relating to the consequences of depriving infants of maternal care. Relative to these concerns, Lumian, Dmitrieva, Mendoza, Badanes, and Watamura (2016) state that many mothers in America today return to work before their children celebrate their first birthdays. At the beginning of the 21 st century, reports showed that up to 58% of women who had newly born children were working away from home (Lumian et al., 2016). In the 1970s and 80s, this percentage stood at 27% and 46%, respectively (Leroy, Gadsden & Guijarro, 2012). A report authored by the Families and Work Institute says the number of women i
Publix is a private food retailer company that operates in five states across the US. George Jenkins founded the company in 1930 in Winter Haven, Florida (Publix, 2013). Over the years, Publix has grown tremendously to be a Fortune 500 company. It has over 1073 supermarkets in different states with more than 160,000 employees. The company is employee-owned, but it has the fastest growth rate in the US. Its annual revenue for the year 2012 was $27.5 billion. The company aims to create a pleasant experience for its customers. The company does not want to disappoint its customers. Publix is a grocery store that serves all types of customers from various backgrounds in the US. It supports complete inclusion and diversity. The company also supports community projects and youth soccer. The role HR in fostering the organization’s mission Publix’s mission is to be the “ premier quality food retailer in the world” (Publix, 2013). As a result, it is passionate about customer value, reducing waste, promoting dignity, and employment security. In addition, the company devotes itself to the highest standards of stewardship for stockholders. Finally, Publix promotes responsible citizens through community programs. The HR department is a strategic partner at Publix. Qualities of employees are critical for overall performances of the company. Over the years, Publix has grown in terms of retail stores, sales, and the number of employees. This has been possible because the HR department has broadened its roles. It has grown beyond the traditional roles of employees’ welfare and administrative duties. Instead, the HR department has leveraged its expertise by using right people to provide positive contribution for the success of the supermarket. Human resource professionals at Publix have a major role to play in promoting the company’s mission statement and achieving its strategic objectives. The HR department has encouraged employees’ participation in corporate social responsibilities (CSR). This has happened because the HR department has the tools to leverage and engage employee commitment to community services, customer values, dignity, and eliminate waste within the company. Publix has been able to integrate CSR in its core values and practices throughout its retail stores across the US. Generally, employees prefer to work in companies that promote their values and align such values in their core operations. Therefore, CSR is one way of attracting and retaining top talents at Publix. The HR department has been able to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion at Publix. More than ever, Publix has found it necessary to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in order to operate in various markets across the US. This makes it relevant and viable in a competitive supermarket industry. The HR department at Publix has recognized the importance of promoting cross-cultural competence in its workplace. The HR department must strengthen diversity and inclusion at the company. The core role
Introduction Several philosophers in history tried to present their perspectives on the concept of morals and the existence of God. They are a few of them whose documented work can be analyzed for an objective conclusion. However, the concepts by various philosophers lead to different interpretations of morals. This paper shall compare two pairs of philosophers and their philosophies. An analysis of all philosophies will determine the best approach to morals and the concept of God. Immanuel Kant versus John Stuart Mill John Stuart mill presented his concept of morals in the nineteenth century. He adopted the philosophy of utilitarianism, which another man, Jeremy Bentham had presented in a different perspective in the previous century. Mill argued that good morals could be derived from assessment of the quantity of pleasure as Bentham had postulated. However, the quality of pleasure was also an important factor to him. The quantity of pleasure can be measured by the magnitude of the experience of an individual with whom the pleasure is associated. Thus, if a person engages in an activity that brings greater pleasure than other activities, that particular activity is the most morally good. Since this rule alone seemed to advocate for activities that sometimes featured lack of productivity and opposition to basic human principles, Mill considered quality of pleasure to define good morals. To Mill, the quality of pleasure is the number of people experiencing pleasure resulting from a certain action. Therefore, if an activity results to the greatest pleasure for the majority of people involved, then this is the most morally correct activity. The result of any activity is paramount according to Mill’s philosophy. An action done for a good purpose, but has unpleasant results for the majority of people, is morally bad. On the other hand, Immanuel Kant presented a concept of morals based on goodwill, which is unconditionally good. The purpose for which an action is done is the sole determinant of the nature of morality of the action. If an individual engages in an activity for any purpose that includes self-gratification or pleasure, the particular action is immoral. All actions should be done for the sole reason of obligation or duty. A universally applied law with no exceptions defines duty. Thus, goodwill arises from any action undertaken to fulfill one’s duties. In other words, the sense of duty is the goodwill. If an activity carried out for the sake of fulfilling one’s duty results in pain for everyone involved, it remains morally correct. According to Kant, a person should not undertake an activity for the purpose of fulfilling duty and experiencing pleasure. Consideration of pleasure and gratification makes the activity morally bad. Consequences of a morally good action d
The concepts of imperialism, colonialism, and nationalism were particularly prominent and essential in the 19th and 20th centuries. Their predominance has significantly changed the course of the world. This paper discusses three historical examples of all this and argues for their significance, not only concerning historical experience but also in the context of modernity. The emergence of phenomena of imperialism and, later, colonialism was significantly linked to the Industrial Revolution. All of this took on a particularly acute form in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The most prominent imperialist, Great Britain, was great on its subjects in socio-economic and psychological terms, which was often manifested in the demoralization of the subjugated peoples (O’Brien 168). European colonization was met with resistance from African and Asian countries, although technological advantages made Europeans win. An example of this is the Opium Wars between China and Great Britain, where the latter brutally defeated and forced the Chinese to allow opium traffic legalization (Alexander 382). Such advantages of the Europeans brought by the technological advances had a significant impact on the direction of the 19th and 20th centuries, the consequences of which are evident in modern times. The most apparent manifestation of nationalism that had the most significant impact on the world was Germany in the first half of the twentieth century. Before the outbreak of World War I, in 1914, Germany actively invested in the further fueling of nationalism, and it was all so effective that it even made it possible to raise funds for the “war fever” (De Juan et al., 173). German nationalism, in the event of both world wars, left a substantial mark on world history and the new redistribution of power in the twentieth century. In conclusion, imperialism, colonialism, and nationalism played a key role in the course of the 19th and 20th centuries. Their influence is still evident today, demonstrated in the universally established ideals of the world, be they economic, social, or cultural, which have nearly always originated in the West. Imperialist-colonialist patterns can also be identified in the politics of raw materials between developed and third-world countries. Works Cited De Juan, Alexander, et al. “World War I, Nationalism, and the Rise of the Nazi Party.” OSF Preprints. (2021). Alexander, Joseph G. “The Truth about the Opium War.” The North American Review 163.478 (1896): 381-383. O’Brien, Patrick K. “The Costs and Benefits of British Imperialism 1846-1914.” Past & Present 120 (1988): 163-200.
What Are the Major Skills Jovita Carranza Has Demonstrated in Her Career at UPS That Have Made Her a Successful Leader? Throughout her career, Jovita Carranza was capable of demonstrating a variety of skills and qualities which allowed her to become a successful leader. In particular, it is stated that from the very beginning, Jovita Carranza displayed such qualities as a strong work ethic and the commitment to the enterprise she was working for. She also showed eagerness to take on all the challenges that were provided for her, thus demonstrating the ability to learn and adapt to the new conditions and meet the requirements in a variety of situations. Jovita Carranza also exhibited the skill to efficaciously choose skilled and capable workers who would be able of doing their job in a highly professional manner, to provide them with continuous opportunities for development, and to create high-quality teamwork and interaction between these workers. Also, Jovita Carranza herself emphasizes the value of such characteristics as integrity, loyalty, commitment, the ability to create goods and services of very high quality, as well as the property of being socially responsible, which were highly appreciated by the organization that she had been working for several decades. Displaying such a wide range of skills and highly valued personal qualities permitted Jovita Carranza to become a successful leader. Consider the Spiral of Experience That Jovita Carranza Has Traveled. How Has Her Experience Affected Her Ability as a Leader? During her career in UPS, Jovita Carranza traveled the path from a simple part-time clerk in Los-Angeles to the vice president of UPS Air Operations; she served at a wide range of positions during her journey, including those of a workforce planning manager in Los-Angeles, of a district HR manager in Texas and later in Illinois, of a division manager for some operations, of a district operations manager, and the president of the Americas Region. It is clear that on her path, Jovita Carranza occupied positions that demanded progressively more and more skills and knowledge. It seems to be possible to state that, having developed a variety of skills and attained certain knowledge while serving in lower positions, Jovita Carranza was able to successfully apply her experience when she was moved to higher posts. Her new jobs requir