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Dissemination is a crucial step in evidence-based practice (EBP), which helps to integrate and sustain a practice change. One cannot ignore the fact that technological advances have markedly revolutionized the way health professionals search for, access, and use information. The power of technology can be harnessed to facilitate the dissemination of EBP knowledge on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram (Zhu, Xing, Hu, Zhou, & Gu, 2018). The rationale for the selected dissemination method is the increasing Internet penetration of global communities and healthcare providers’ preference for synthesized facts and findings that could inform point-of-care decision-making (Dyson et al., 2017). As the experiment by Dyson et al. (2017) has shown, science-themed social media accounts gain a decent following and click rates. Another dissemination strategy I would consider is using messengers, such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber, for sharing the latest EBP findings. The main motivation for this method is the popularity of these platforms: Facebook Messenger alone counts two billion users, and WhatsApp comes close second with 1.3 billion (Tankovska, 2021). Furthermore, messengers have features allowing the creation of channels for group chats, which ensures that a message reaches its target audience. For all their advantages, there are barriers to using both social media and messengers. Social media have become oversaturated with information noise that leads to consumer fatigue. The disadvantage can be mitigated if social media accounts contain useful, concise posts that add value to customers’ experiences. The same goes for messengers: the messages in specialized chat should stand out among the usual spam that individuals receive daily and capture attention in a good sense. The two methods that I would refrain from using are posters and committee meetings. Posters are rather challenging to make in the first place, and when installed, they run a risk of becoming another element of the interior. Besides, updating information on posters is nigh-on impossible, in contrast to social media. Committee meetings may prove to be not sufficiently interacting where the majority of people passively consume information without interacting with it.
It is certain that most contemporary organizations face challenges characterized by lack of stability and difficulties towards tolerating emerging risks. In this case, it has become quite cumbersome to predict the future prospects, growth as well as stability of such organizations (Vince 2003, p.63). As a matter of fact, this has a direct implication on the operation of business organizations in the sense that there is need to incorporate business management knowledge in order to understand the nature and cause of emerging issues that affects such organizations. By so doing, this will enable individuals to employ effective approaches in order to generate effective business decisions to such issues. It is imperative to note that society has become dynamic and thus there is need to embrace knowledge –oriented economy (Vince 2002, p.63). Needless to say, such a transformation would definitely call for innovative, flexible and proactive management of organizations so that they are able to compete effectively in the global market (Daudelin 1996, p.36). It is against this backdrop that this paper aims to critically evaluate the application of reflection and reflective practices within contemporary organizations as part and parcel of management strategies. To begin with, it is notable that reflection and reflective practices take different forms in order to facilitate innovation, growth and development of both the human resource and organizations. Empirical research studies are quite categorical that reflective practices act as an effective tool of action and thought in the management of organizations. It is apparent that reflection is crucial since it fosters organizational learning. Bes
Core Issues Facing Apple Despite Apple Inc. recording spectacular growth and profitability in recent years, the company still faces a number of challenges. Some of these challenges include increased competition, maintaining its position in the market, dynamic technology, and the challenge of resource allocation between the traditional products and the emerging products such as iPods, Apple TV and iPods. The company also has to handle issues relating to its retailing approaches to enhance the company’s product decision (Richard Ivey School of Business, 2009). Significance of the Issues Facing Apple To this far, the growth and profitability of Apple has been based on competencies such as superior technology, innovative products and empowered employees. The development and design of hardware and software brought sweeping innovations, thus, offering the consumers superior products rich in value. From Apple 1, the company was able to develop different brand products such as the iPod, iPhone, and iTunes. Hence innovation has been a key competitive advantage for this company. In spite of this, competitors such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Nokia, and Sony are continuously introducing innovative products and applications which rival Apple’s products. Apple, therefore, has to put up with competition from these companies that provide subsidiary products and services such as Microsoft’s Zune product that is more or less Apple’s iTunes (Richard Ivey School of Business, 2009). This threatens the company’s success and market place. This implies that the company must endeavor to grow its market and maintain its market position. Primary and Secondary Issues The primary issues Apple has to face are the stiff competition and the dynamic technological innovations in the business environment. In the technology industry, it has to compete with companies like Nokia and Sony. These competitors often offer products that are low priced, potentially impacting on the value of apple products. Having diversified on the products it offers, maintaining its competencies is a primary issue that cannot be ignored. Having depended on marketing, innovation and relationships to succeed, Apple must manage the broader products to maintain its wide consumer base. Apple has to place efforts in sustaining brand innovativeness due to the dynamic technological developments. Secondary issues facing Apple include resource allocation and utilization of retail outlets (Richard Ivey School of Business, 2009). Given the expectations of consumers, the company must focus on strategies that will promote brand exposure, perhaps by expanding the retail outlets and employing more sales staff. Most Substantial Competitive Advantage Apple to Focus on Innovation remains the most substantial strategy for Apple. This is particularly pertinent in protecting its brand image and market base. This can be done by maintaining and upgrading the capabilities of products to create entry barriers to the competitors. Investing in its human resource by creating an atmosphere favorable for creativity and innovation
A good literary work is usually expected to teach the reader, and it often tells something significant about human nature and the nature of social relations. Thus, a piece of literature can be discussed as significant or worthy when its content is used to focus the readers’ attention n on controversial issues that are often not expressed openly in the society; when the work can reveal the aspects of social relations that are often misunderstood; and when the work can provoke the readers to face problems that are usually ignored in the society. In this case, an author can choose to be sarcastic, ironical, or straightforward while conveying the main idea. In her short story titled “The Lottery”, Shirley Jackson concentrates on representing the members of the American ‘typical’ community who hold the controversial customary lottery during the years. While making their neighbors become sacrificial victims of the tradition that is mistakenly meant to lead to high harvests, the villagers appear to be in the situation when the largest public fear is not human death, but the rejection of the tradition (Jackson 6). From this perspective, a good literary work points at significant controversial and hidden issues that need to be discussed openly, and it provokes readers to look at the problem from the new side, as it is in Jackson’s “The Lottery”, where the human sacrifice is perceived as normal, the role of tradition is overestimated, and conformity is associated with ignorance. Thus, Jackson’s short story discusses the possibility of the human sacrifice in the American society as a metaphorical illustration for a range of controversial rules, traditions, and customs that can be the part of the community during many years. The brutal character of these activities is usually hidden under many peaceful names, like a ‘lottery’, in order to avoid the public’s resistance. The characters of Jackson’s short story perceive a lottery like a normal event, that is similar to “the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program” as “civic activities” popular in the village (Jackson 1). It seems that almost no one in the village sees and understands the violence and threat of this lottery as an ‘ordinary’ event. The problem is in the fact that even if the villagers see their tradition as outdated, they seem to hide the fact that it is brutal and immoral. From this point, the author intends to accentuate the idea that strange and negative events happen in all societies, and it is necessary to find strength the to admit and then oppose these events, traditions, and rules. It is also necessary to note that the tradition of a lottery is highly overestimated by the people in the village, as it is described by Jackson in the story. The reason is that the villagers chose to link or associate the human sacrifice with the prosperity and stability in the village, and this wron
Introduction The emphasis on increasing brand value and creating a positive image to increase customer loyalty are the tasks that many business companies strive to achieve. In conditions of competition and dynamic demand, attracting customer interest plays a significant role and helps maintain profits. The most common practice of enhancing brand value is the implementation of special marketing solutions to retail buyers. To give an example of successful marketing communication tools and consider the importance of branding as an entrepreneurial practice, as an object of evaluation, the activities of the global Marks & Spencer (M&S) supermarket network will be analyzed. This company started its work in 1884 as a small trading store, and since then, it has transformed into one of the largest British and world retailers selling general goods, including clothing, food, furniture and other products ( History , 2020). As a result, in 2019, M&S ’group revenue amounted to £10.4 billion, which is an extremely high indicator ( Our year in review , 2020). The value of marketing communication tools in relation to M&S’ work will be considered, and the importance of branding policies will be analyzed based on relevant academic resources. Literature Review The importance of branding as a policy that stimulates the recognition of a particular business in a specific market segment is high in view of an opportunity to influence potential buyers and increase competitiveness, thereby ensuring stable sales. For both M&S and other large organizations, the emphasis on increasing customer loyalty and interest is one of the priority areas of marketing activities. In addition, for the target audience, branding is also a relevant practice that allows clients to make a choice in favor of a certain seller and helps establish positive relationships (Iyer, Davari and Paswan, 2018). By analyzing corresponding academic sources, the value of branding and marketing and communication tools as effective practices for maintaining high demand will be examined from the perspectives of both organizations and consumers. Importance of Branding to Organisations and Consumers In conditions of stimulating sales and retaining customer demand, business organizations resort to branding practices as mechanisms that help maintain stable market interest in the goods or services that they sell. According to Choi (2017), this marketing principle is closely related to a specific pricing policy and largely determines revenues due to the correlation between these two parameters. Sustainable and effective investment and pricing strategies promote efficient branding techniques, thereby creating a stable background for business activities (Mirzabeiki and Saghiri, 2020). Alwi, Ali and Nguyen (2017) describe the concept of ethical branding and note the positive relationship between the quality of goods and services with the reputation of a particular brand. As Keller (2020) states, from the perspective of the target audience, this aspect makes it possible to deliver the selle
Abstract Khalaf Al Habtoor is the founder and chairman of the Al Habtoor Group of Companies, which operates in various countries around the world. Al Habtoor is a self-made billionaire who has demonstrated the characteristics of a true leader in his business dealings. Starting a small construction company in the United Arab Emirates as a young man, he has been able to steer this firm to massive success over the years to become a large conglomerate operating in the entire Middle East and other regions around the world. Al Habtoor has demonstrated various leadership qualities in his management style. He has shown leadership in his management strategies, especially his ability to influence the thinking of his employees. He has been considered a transformational leader because he believes that his employees can achieve more, and he makes them realize this. Interview Notes The Interviewer: How do you define leadership? Al Habtoor: I believe that leadership is the process of identifying the right path that should be taken by an organization, and leading others on this path towards success. The Interviewer: What is your leadership philosophy? Al Habtoor: My guiding philosophy is that every human being has its worth, and the most important thing is to identify this unique talent in every member of an organization. The Interviewer: How did you learn to lead? Al Habtoor: I learned to lead by accepting to be led and understanding what it takes to be convinced by a leader. The Interviewer: What is your view about consultative leadership? Al Habtoor: I always count on open communication with people. I listen to everyone and consider their opinion and knowledge. But at the end of the day, a ship can only have one captain who can sail. Otherwise it will sink. And when I take the final decision, then it becomes my responsibility alone. The Interviewer: As a young man, what was your main motivation in life? Al Habtoor: When I was a young boy, all I wanted was to succeed, make something of myself, and have e
Abstract This experiment is set to investigate the effect of strong agents such as tetracycline on the composition of bacterial community. The relative proportions of bacteria are examined after being subjected to tetracycline of varying concentrations. The process was undertaken by first of all staining compositions of bacteria with staphylococcus and Escherichia.The cultures were then subjected to known quantities of tetracycline and incubated at room temperatures. There was a notable reduction in abundance of gram positive bacteria under large quantities of tetracycline as compared to the smaller quantities. This has an implication that tetracycline has little effect on gram positive bacteria. According to the Canadian journal of microbiology, tetracycline has the ability to interfere with the process of protein synthesis in bacterial cells. This can therefore result in death of bacteria hence a decline in their abundance. Materials The procedure required cultured bacteria (staphylococcus and Escherichia) which were stained using crystal violet and iodine. Safranin was used as a counter stain in the procedure after discoloration with ethanol. Three different concentrations of tetracycline (0.1, 1.0, and 10 µg L -1 ) alongside a zero concentration were also used in the procedure. The microscope and slides were used to perform the counts while a pipette was used to draw some water. Procedure All the benches received four culture tubes containing a mixture of Staphylococcus and Escherichia bacteria. These cultures were mixed immediately before lab, such that laboratory cultures had similar bacterial composition. Each laboratory pair took one of the four tubes. Each laboratory pair performed a Gram stain using their culture tube to determine the relative proportion of these bacteria at the beginning of the experiment (time 0). Each bench also coordinated a Gram stain and counting of the fourth control tube. Staining The culture was swirled to suspend bacteria. This was followed by drawing of a small volume of water using a pipette. A small drop of the culture was then placed on a slide. Moisture was eliminated through air drying. The slide was quickly passed through a flame for fixing the cells. The cells were then flooded with crystal violet for one minute. A drip of water was then used until the purple streams ran clear. Iodine solution was added to the slide for three minutes after which water was dripped on the cells for one minute.Decolourization then followed using ethanol with also a drip of water for one minute. A counter stain, Safranin was then applied to the cells for 1-2 minutes followed by a drip of water till when the slide was clear. The slides were then observed under the microscope. The observations made were recorded in table 1 Each pair received a known quantity of tetracycline to their culture. At each bench, pair 1 added 0.1 µg L -1 , pair 2 added 1.0 µg L -1 , and pair 3 added 10 µg L -1 .. No amount of tetracycline was added to the fourth control slide. The cu
Context Statement Licensed Teacher’s position forms a part of the ADEC’s New School Model Strategy aimed at raising student learning experiences and outcomes to an internationally competitive level. The New School Model will initially apply to grades KG1, KG2, and Grades 1, 2, and 3. It will be rolled out to other grade levels in subsequent years. The Teacher English Medium will:  1. Implement the approved ADEC curriculum, assessment and pedagogical requirements for K-Cycle 1 English, Mathematics and Science students within their appointed school;  2. Plan and work collaboratively with Arabic medium teachers to help ensure that the teaching of English to K-Cycle 1 students adopts and builds on the concepts taught in Arabic;  3. Plan and work collaboratively with other subject teachers to ensure alignment of English language/literacy concepts and use other subject mediums to enhance English learning. Job Objective To deliver effective teaching and learning that supports individual students, promoting continual improvements in academic achievement in English, Mathematics, and Science Organizational Relationships Reporting Relationships Direct Reports See the above chart. Key Responsibilities/Duties Managerial Role N/A Organizational Role  1. Promote and model collaborative, cooperative and productive working relationships throughout the school by leading by example, showing respect for peers and demonstrating a good team ethic;  2. Promote and model positive attitudes to learning to students and other teachers by taking responsibility for self-development and self-improvement by keeping up-to-date with developments in education and the teaching profession (e.g., pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, classroom management, etc.), participating in relevant professional development and adopting ‘best’ pedagogical strategies and practices;  3. Abide by all ADEC and United Arab Emirates mandates in reporting sexual or physical abuse and neglect. Functional Role  1. Teach English, Mathematics, and Science to grades and classes allocated through the Head of Faculty, adhering to the specified curriculum, assessment, and pedagogical requirements in ways which engage and motivate students to learn and achieve to the best of their potential;  2. Assist with the preparation of, facilitate and supervise the implementation of school-based and ADEC assessment student processes, including external assessment processes and marking of student work in accordance with ADEC assessment policies and procedures. Key Accountabilities        Key Performance Measures
Program Name: Coffee Maker Functions Code for Coffee Maker Functions: Apply PresetTime to begin brewing while the coffee maker is OFF IF want to set CoffeeMakerTime Press ON x 2 Apply input HH:MM Press ON Display Set Time ELSE Do nothing IF Coffee and Water are present DO Boil Water Mix Water and Coffee ELSE Add Coffee and Water IF Temperature is too high Turn OFF the heating function WHILE water and coffee are present, and machine is ON IF it is out of water Stops brewing coffee ELSE Turn off when complete Reflection The pseudocode was constructed based on logic and estimation of the regular functions of the coffee maker. Aside from the basic preparation process of a cup of coffee, the program would need to operate with several other variables. Firstly, the machine would need to be able to distinguish whether it is ON or OFF. Secondly, a variable that specifies the period of operation would be required. Therefore, the machine would need to be able to determine the current time and set additional time brackets considering the current time. Thirdly, the program needs a variable that monitors and assesses the quantities of water and coffee present. It should be able to indicate whether the existing supplies are sufficient to make coffee. If not, they should turn the machine off to avoid damaging the tool. To perform its duties correctly, the program should allow for multiple functions to operate. A variable that would allow to update and display the current time is required for the coffee maker, since it would aid in setting the preferred making time. The differentiation between OFF and ON is carried out by the main code. The use of the pseudocode is an effective method in outlining the main presumed operations for the coffee maker. It allows a user to go through every step and every diverging point to understand the structure of the code and the functionality it would entail.
Table 1. Supply Chain diagram of Zara. Table 2. H&M Supply Chain. Table 3. Supply Chain for Benetton. Comparing the Supply Chains The three fashion companies rely on fabrics as their main raw materials. In terms of supply, Zara and Benetton have owned several entities that provide a substantial amount of raw materials to their production plants. They do this to enhance continuous production and distribution of products into the market. On the other hand, H&M relies on suppliers from across the world to acquire raw materials for design productions. While Zara owns 40 percent of its raw materials suppliers, H&M depends on over 750 suppliers from across the world. In this context, Benetton operates in the same way as Zara. Both Zara and Benetton have production plants where they design and develop fashion. However, Zara uses a unique approach in which the design outcomes depend on their internal designers, market specialists and customer demands. This is opposed to Benetton and H&M that depend on the market changes and designers’ skills to create new trends. In terms of distribution, Zara and Benetton have created automated warehouses near their manufacturing premises. Products are packed and sorted based on their market destinations before they are shipped to consumers. On the other hand, H&M relies on its retail stores to offer its products to consumers. The three business organizations understand the volatile nature of the fashion trends. However, Zara has created illustrative mechanisms to ensure that it meets customer demands in fast-changing context. Through its market specialists and customers’ specific demands, Zara is able to determine new trends and change the design and development of its products immediately.