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Brief Summary of the Case Starbucks Corporation has managed to redefine the concept of human resource management. In the 1990s, Starbucks realized that “motivated and dedicated human resources were critical to the success of the company” (Regani 2005, p. 4). This knowledge led to new HR policies and practices that eventually supported the firm’s expansion strategy. The company’s recruitment motto has been “ to have the right people hiring the right people ” (Regani 2005, p. 4). The outstanding qualities targeted by the firm include dependability, teamwork, and adaptability (Regani 2005). This framework has continued to support the company’s human resource needs. Analysis of Starbucks HR Practices Using Maslow’s Theory Theories of motivation describe several issues that can be used to achieve the best business goals. Experts believe that a motivated workforce will focus on targeted business objectives. Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a powerful motivation theory that can analyze the major strategies used by Starbucks to empower its employees. This theory argues that “human beings have a unique pyramid hierarchy of needs that must be satisfied” (Koltko-Rivera 2006, p. 309). People will climb the pyramid when the lower needs have been met. The pyramid has both growth and deficiency needs. Deficiency needs such as safety and psychological expectations must be satisfied before an individual focuses on growth. The theory has been applied profitably in different working environments. Starbucks is a successful firm that has followed different aspects of the theory to empower its employees. According to the theory, deficiency needs can be addressed by providing job securities, proper remunerations, medical benefits, and positive working environments (Koltko-Rivera 2006). As well, companies can address the problems affecting their employees. The theory also focuses on the best approaches to promote social interaction. For instance, companies “can improve the level of employee participation, create team spirits, and embrace different social activities” (Koltko-Rivera 2006, p. 312). Praises and awards have been used in different companies to promote self-esteem. Training is also given to workers to improve their self-esteem. The last segment of the pyramid is self-actualization. This need is fulfilled through the provision of challenges and creative ideas. Training is also a useful tool for addressing these needs. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory can be used to describe how this company has managed to motivate its workers. To begin with, a po
Introduction Precious Knowledge is a documentary on politics and education produced in 2011; it focuses on banning Mexican American studies (MAS) program in the Tucson unified school District of Arizona. The founder of Doz vatos production, Ari Luis, directed the documentary while Eren Isabel McGinnis produced it. The filming began on October 31 st, 2011, after the producer and directors were allowed to access the ethics program by the Tucson unified school district in the year 2008-2009. Before they began the filming, they had planned to use interviews and footage to explore the various perspectives of the people. The documentary is an excellent example of getting students interested in national and state policies affecting how we talk and teach ethnicity in the United States. The discussion is intended for high school but can also apply to other ages. Precious knowledge raises a question on how the curriculums can focus on students’ lives where the educators are actively involved in pursuing the objective. The film addresses racial justice, which is essential for teachers, institutions, and professional development. Content The film Precious Knowledge focuses on the fall and defense of the ethnic studies program within the Tucson district. The MAS was a program created to encourage students to attend school and graduate. The enrolling of the Ethics program was to enhance the children to learn more about their origin and culture. The program was a success as the number of students attending classes increased, and hence the rate of those graduating also increased. In addition, it transformed the students as they became engaged, informed, and active in their communities. The MAS program was a success as it rekindled the students’ love for learning. It is evident in the film as one student says, “I started coming to classes, and I started seeing, like, why do I believe all this? Instead of feeling it, I should change it” (Kannan et al. 74). However, many opposed, such as Benjamin Franklin, the program concluding that it instilled anti-American values to students and anti-Americans. The negative thoughts of the education reached the superintendent of public instruction, Tom Horne, who also had similar views. Therefore, he proposed and succeeded in passing a bill that banned the program in institutions. The politicians wrap their racism in a language of opportunity, Individual Rights, and Americanism (Kannan et al. 76). In the remainder of the documents, we see students and teachers protesting the bill and attempting to prevent the account from being passed. Precious Knowledge provides an insider perspective on historical battles as the students’ fight to save their ethics classes. The students mobilize rapidly through the use of megaphones, Facebook, and texting. The central question that arose from the students and teachers protesting was if the program failure would be preventable or not. Codes and Convections Understanding what a film is about, code and
Introduction Omondi (2009) asserts that there is a direct relationship between strategic and financial planning for any firm. Business strategies affect the finances of a business by increasing costs and reducing or increasing sales volumes for the firm. Livingstone Consultants is a real estate agency firm that offers consulting services related to all aspects of buying a home (Podolski, 2007). As a real estate agency, Livingstone Consultants understands that there is a lot of competition in the market. As a result, Livingstone Consultants has decided to engage in a new market strategy that will attract more customers (Podolski, 2007). The new strategy will involve the aspects discussed below. Discussion   * All potential customers will not be charged any consultation fees when they come to Livingstone Consultants for any kind of consultation. This will mean that Livingstone Consultants will have to depend on commissions that mortgage and other parties such as real estate developers will give them for every customer they bring (Podolski, 2007).   * To be able to create the Livingstone Consultants brand as a household brand that every potential consumer would think of when they want to procure any form of real estate, Livingstone Consultants will engage in continuous marketing of the firm on all media outlets such as TV, magazines and the internet (Podolski, 2007). Effects on costs The strategy will increase the costs of the firm because consultations will be offered to many customers. Increased advertising will also increase the costs because each advertisement has to be paid for. Since the consultation will be free, this may attract a lot of people including those who have no intentions to buy a home, because people like free things and will take them even if they do not need them. Effects on sales Although this strategy will increase the costs of Livingstone Consultants, it will work well for them since it will increase sales. As explained above, offering free consultation will attract as many customers as possible. This will give the marketing team an opportunity to get as many deals as possible. Even though most of these customers may not be interested in buying a home, they could be persuaded to buy because of the good offer they are granted. For every sale made, Livingstone Consultants will get more commissions from mortgage providers and real estate developers, and thus recover the marketing expenses and still make some reasonable profit margins (Podolski, 2007). Risks According to Podolski (2007), any business strategy will bear some sort of risk. The strategy for Livingstone Consultants assumes that offering free mortgage consultations to consumers will give them a chance to increase their sales, by attracting as many curious people as possible. This decision was reached after Livingstone Consultants realized that charging for this consultation was
What do you get when you cross primitive style with higher vision? The work of Melbourne native artist Angony is a possible solution. The artist was in town recently and sat down to talk. He explained that his life and his art are focused on understanding the beauty of the everyday. He works mostly with acrylics because this type of paint reflects his wishes to remain flexible and workable while also ready to be worked quickly. In his paintings, he tries to capture a sense of human emotion in the everyday – the pain, joy, stresses and challenges. “The majority of my paintings aren’t planned, it’s just a matter of persisting until something of interest transpires,” he says. Although he works without planning, his paintings reflect a lack of censorship of emotions, giving them a raw power. Because he works quickly and doesn’t worry much about planning, Angony says he doesn’t have any of the complaints against acrylic paints drying too fast that many serious artists like him experience. Instead, he revels in the speed the paints impose on him as he allows an image to come to life for him. “I use acrylic paints because they are versatile, available in many shades, blend well and can be mixed with glazes or pastes for different effects. As I work fairly quickly, they are more suited to my style,” he says. Australia is home to artists of all kinds, making it difficult for the individual to make his own mark. Strong cultural awareness also makes gaining attention difficult, so Angony’s success so far reveals his skill and his resolve within his field. His art is popular because of the way that he is able to reveal his experience through the bold figures and forms of primitive art. Primitive art is an artistic approach that suggests the underlying elements of human emotions can be deeply expressed through the colors and lines of the work more than the symbols and forms found in the image (Hughes, 1991). In other words, the colors used and the way the lines interact express deep human emotion more than the pictures or intentional symbols shown. Primitive artists try to get straight to the emotional content by de-emphasizing focus on the image and channeling the emotional experience of the moment in their art. They hope that doing this will enable them to speak through the cultural and social differences of interpretation between societies to a universal connection. This concept is expressed by Jean Francois Lyotard in his 1984 book The Postmodern Condition. In this book, he describes the creative process as an attempt “to make visible that there is something which can be conceived and which can neither be seen nor made visible.” The primitive artist is tryi
In October 1978, after a long struggle against female discrimination in mountaineering, an experienced climber Arlene Blum managed to organize an expedition of women to attempt ascending one of the Himalaya’s most challenging peaks, Annapurna. To secure the physical and moral readiness of her team for the defiance of the sacred heights, Blum summoned the most experienced climbers united by the same shared dream to conquer the Himalayas. However, the range of backgrounds and ages in the team varied: there were Vera Watson, a 46-year-old computer scientist; Irene Miller, a 42-year-old physicist with two daughters; Joan Firey, a 49-year-old artist, and physical therapist; Piro Kramar, a 40-year-old surgeon; Alison Chadwick, a 36-year-old artist; Vera Komarkova, a 35-year-old plant ecologist; Elizabeth Klobusicky, a 34-year-old English teacher; and two university students, a 21-year-old Annie Whitehouse and a 20-year-old Margi Rushmore (Useem, 1998, pp. 98–99). This mixed company aimed to conquer Annapurna under the common expedition slogan, “A Woman’s Place Is On Top” (Useem, 1998, p. 99). Having summoned six tones of food supplies and equipment, the expedition of ten women accompanied by porters and Sherpas planned to proceed along with one of the most dangerous routes to the top — the “Sickle” route — and to establish five camps on the way of their ascent (Useem, 1998, p. 101). One of the major obstacles on their way were the endless avalanches that descended at random and thus presented a deadly trap for the climbers. However, Blum did not stop in the face of avalanches and, after a discussion with the team members who voiced a hesitant desire to go on, decided on proceeding with the expedition. Having passed the more dangerous fragment of their way, the team faced another challenge. Since a limited number can make the ascent of the top of climbers for safety reasons, there had to be a selection among the team members who would proceed with ascending Annapurna after the last camp was established. Considering the ever-growing challenges of the ascent and considering each team member’s desires, Blum suggested a compromise. Initially, she planned for three women to go for the top, followed by a second party of two more women and two Sherpas, and later on by a third party of whoever still wanted to take their chance of conquering the peak. After the Sherpas voiced their desire to join the first party and not to participate in the last ascents, the plan was changed: the first party consisted of Miller, Komarkova, Kramar, and Sherpas; the second comprised Chadwick, Watson, and Whitehouse; the third team was still questioned. Due to frozen limbs, Kramar was forced to stay back, and Miller, Komarkova, and Sherpas completed the first ascent. Whitehouse renounced her rise since she did not feel safe with it. The two remaining women of the second party set off by themselves despite the absence of oxygen supplies and Blum’s warning of the enterprise riskiness. Leadership issues During the expedition, Arlene Blum had to as
A Raisin in the Sun depicts the life of an African-American family of Youngers living in Southern Chicago during 1950s. The play opens with Youngers preparing to receive $ 10,000 for insurance, from Mr. Younger’s life insurance policy. As a result, all adult members of the family have budgeted for the money with each individual having varying opinions on how to spend the cash. Mama, the head of the family plans to buy a house and fulfill her lifetime dream which she shared with her late husband (Morrin and Hansberry 13). Walter Lee, Mama’s son is contemplating on investing his share in a liquor store in order to get finances that would salvage the family’s financial status. On the other hand, Walter’s wife shares her vision with Mama and hopes that their son Trivis will find the world a better place to live. Lastly, Beneatha gives her medical school tuition first priority as she tries to figure out her identity by reflecting on their history and Africa. This competition leads to a clash of dreams as more challenges emerge as the family later moves to Clybourne Park, fulfilling their shared dream. They remain optimistic and united as they hope for a better life in future (Sparknotes 101 literature 703). The play illustratesa number of themes which the writer illustrates using different events and reactions as portrayed by Mama and her family. All the family members have aspirations and dreams which are universal and shared among other people from different backgrounds (Hansberry 25). Walter’s understanding of this American dream marks the center of the conflict in the play. Hegets addicted to the middle-class philosophy of materialism and believes in rising to become a better person through hard work and determination. Hansberry illustrates Walter’s perception towards Charlie’s business that earns him $100,000 annually. He ignores everyone’s opinion towards his intentions of running a liquor storewhich he adopts with desperation as means to realize his dream. The same is demonstrated as Walter considers accepting an offer from Mr. Lindner without visualizing the implication of this business deal. He sees it as the only way to recover his lost money. Walter’s wrong interpretation of the American dream is challenged as he carries illegal transactions before his son. He revises this understanding after finding it hard to deal with Mr. Lindner (Sparknotes 101 literature 703). Additionally, Hansberry develops female gender identity throughout the play by representing three generations of women. Lena assumes the headship of the family in her early thirties after the death of her husband, Walter Senior. Having been brought up in the South during dangerous times of lynching, she relocates to the Northern part with the hope of finding peace and a better life. Despite the fact that Lena is ahead of time, her dreams remain anchored on the well being of her family rather than selfish interests. According to Scholar Claudia, Lena’s disregard
Introduction I have loved challenging tasks since I was young because they interested me. I was always observant. I would always experiment to know why some events occurred in their usual ways. I ended up with an interest in planes. I wanted to know how planes work. After joining this field, I wanted to get more challenges and develop my skills to be better than any pilot. I chose to be a test pilot because it came with its difficult tests. Having gone through all those difficulties, I would like this essay to explain what it takes for one to be a test pilot. Very few people may know who a test pilot is, what they do, how they qualify to take up these positions or even the challenges they face in their duties. Role of a Test Pilot Test pilots differ from ordinary pilots in the way their duties are specialized. Their official role is to try the flight capacity of either new planes or planes that have been rebuilt I a different way (Hallion, 1988). After the test, they write thoroughly comprehensive reports on how what they think about the plane’s fitness to fly. Test pilots usually recommend the planes to fly or suggest further modifications to improve their safety before they are used. Becoming a Test Pilot To become a test pilot, one must be very knowledgeable not just in flying planes but on how planes function as well. Having this knowledge helps one to determine the intention of making the plane, try it out to verify whether it fits the purpose than write a technical observation in the form of a report. This means that a test pilot has to be an expert in operating planes besides possessing skills to observe, think and even persuade the makers to adjust their settings as safety may require (Edwards Air Force Base, 2009). You can become a test pilot through two possible ways. You can get enough experience as an ordinary pilot or you can study aeronautical engineering. Additionally, a civilian test pilot working in the aerospace industry can become a test pilot through an aircraft company. Military test pilots may be picked up by the army they work in. In many occasions, pilots here, are obtained from different ranks in the army to schools which specially train them to be test pilots (Volstad, 1998) Most civilian test pilots chose this career from childhood. It entails intensive studying of mathematics and sciences in high school as well as excellent communication skills. Communication is necessary to make well written test plane reports that appeal to the intended audience. One also needs communication for analysis of the observations made in test-flying the plane. The reports may then be presented orally to the top management to evaluate. Moreover, anyone intending to become an employee in an aviatio
For ages, people have been migrating on the Earth’s surface. Resettlement, caused by various reasons from economic to political and cultural ones, has been shaping the countries image and contributing to the development of world society. For the past several centuries the United States of America has been considered as one of the most noticeable migration destinations, with its promise of better opportunities for earning a living and a luring chance of breathing the air of freedom and equality. Each new wave of migration is characterized by its peculiarities, and the late nineteenth-century events constitute no exclusion in that respect. In the late 19th century, following the stream of the “Gold Rush”, millions of immigrants entered the United States, most of them attracted by the opportunity to earn “easy money” and to escape the hardships they suffered in their homelands. A large share in that-time migration pattern to the US belongs to Europe, which became overcrowded, with its population doubling to 400 million within the century and farming lands becoming scarce (Danzer 255). The American job market, compared to that of Europe, seemed to be a much more plentiful scene at that time. Industrial working conditions contributed to the growth and development of the labor movement defending the rights of workers and thus making work in America still more attractive. Moreover, the rebellious and reformative spirit characteristic of Europeans of that time, which found expression in a wave of revolutions striving for constitutional government, caused them to seek understanding and implementation of their freedom-connected dreams in the politically liberal America. A big share of newcomers who arrived in the US was escaping political persecution, such as pogroms of Jewish villages in Russia (Danzer 255). In the second half of the nineteenth century about twenty million Europeans from Italy, Southeastern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Poland, Germany, Ireland, England, and France left their continent for the East Coast of the US. Immigration from oriental countries also reached a peak. While only small numbers of Chinese arrived on the West Coast between the 1850s and early 1830s, with the new Japanese law allowing Hawaiian planters to hire Japanese workers immigration rates boosted and were even more reinforced by the annexation of Hawaii in 1898. The southeastern and States appeared an attractive destination for immigrants from West Indies: Jamaican, Cuban, and Puerto Rican inhabitants strove for a secure and prosperous future for themselves, promised by the industrial boom in the US. Despite its wide-open front door, America did not receive the newcomers with open arms. First, they had to pass a thorough medical and legal examination at immigration stations at Ellis Island in New York for the East Coast migrants and Angel Island in San Francisco Bay for the West Coast ones. Being let out into a completely new cultural environment, foreigners tried to survive by forming closed ethnic communities and cooperating in every sphere of life