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Work System Design Including compensation systems into the company’s design creates premises for a rapid increase in employee satisfaction rates and, therefore, contributes to a rise in performance quality (Hoppe, 2015). The provision of indirect financial compensation to the staff members is an essential element of any benefits package. By including the identified item into the framework, an employer sets premises for a steep rise in employees’ loyalty. The indirect financial compensation can be improved significantly by incorporating options for married couples in it (e.g., parental leaves). Furthermore, providing the staff members with an opportunity to participate in programs creates specifically for the users of the identified compensation system could be viewed as an opportunity. Last but definitely not least, the improvement in the quality of the employee-sponsored medical insurance should be brought up. The changes outlined above are likely to increase staff satisfaction rates significantly. Thus, by investing in the employees and making sure that their loyalty rates are high, the company leaders will create a team that will strive for the prosperity of the organization. Although some of the changes to be administered might seem challengin
Prevention is always better than cure. It is the role of every government to ensure that its citizens are healthy. Achieving this requires all concerned institutions to corporate. Nursing is a profession that deals with in-patients and outpatients. Understanding the factors that can affect patients is very important so as to trace the origin of their problems (Diana and Judith, 1998). To attain this, a visit to the city council of Norfolk was necessary. The exploration would present an insight of how government state entities are committed towards empowering their citizens so as to realize good health. These state agencies are important in enacting regulations regarding housing. In addition, it ensures that delivery of safe water to the people is done. As well, the agency ensures that the environment within its areas of jurisdictions are clean.The other responsibility is to ensure that health centers are adequate with respect to the population and that there are enough learning institutions where health experts can train. The leadership structure of the council has a mayor as the chairperson. Other dockets of the council include city administrator, finance officer, systems manager in charge of information and a superintended in charge of waste water. The directors of water and sewer and the chief fire officer also work with other arms of the council such as the director in charge of economic development to ensure harmony. The major objectives were to find out the contributing factors to major diseases and ailments in the city and to explore the measures/regulations the city council were putting in place to arrest and reverse the health problems (Diana and Judith, 1998). These objectives would give an insight on the common problems being experienced within the city council and how the authorities are dealing with them. Besides, it would bring to light any legislation any legislation besides pointing out any lapses that should be addressed so as to improve health service delivery by the city council. From the interaction with the city council of Norfolk, special presentations were o
The story of the extreme rise and the following fall of the Enron Corporation still interests many people. Not everyone is aware of all the circumstances and factors that affected the company’s struggle, and only some people know how many resources, including places and people, were involved in the corporation. The record-breaking bankruptcy of “the seventh largest company in the United States and the sixth largest energy company in the world” was surprising for the society (The Nigerian Professional Accountant, n.d., para. 2). This company was founded in 1985, and its first year in the market was already characterized by a huge loss and an enormous amount of debt. However, thanks to the changes in American governmental policy related to the natural gas industry operations, Enron managed to rise. Now, it is necessary to analyze this case and evaluate the fatal mistakes that the corporation made. There is an extended number of different theories and assumptions about the reasons that Enron struggled and then filed for bankruptcy. First, the projects that the corporation invested in turned out to be too risky and failed, which resulted in the inability of Enron to pay its debts (The Nigerian Professional Accountant, n.d.). Other issues like abuse of accounting and utilization of SPEs to hide the corporation debt added to the major problem that may be defined as an identity crisis. As noticed by researchers, there were two ideological systems that competed and dictated how Enron was supposed to function (The Nigerian Professional Accountant, n.d.). The first ideology, known as the asset-light strategy, was supported by Jeffrey Skilling, while Rebecca Mark was a proponent of asset-rich infrastructure development philosophy. Both leaders could not agree on whether the return on investments was a long-term process. Their actions were too different and competing, but many projects in which Mark invested large amounts of money failed later, adding to the corporation’s huge debt. Overall, this disagreement is the main reason why the Enron Corporation has been struggling for many years. Reference The Nigerian Professional Accountant. (n.d.). Auditing: Enron case study. Web.
Anthropological research Historical Way A distinctive feature of the historical anthropological research from other methods of the studying of Islam culture within the framework of spaces and places of worship is a combination of both historiographical and architectural approaches. Through the prism of history, the specialist understands why a particular territory is sacred, when the religious structure was built, and how the locality influenced spiritual practices. Also, it is only the historical context that explains the current trends in Muslim architecture, why prayers are performed in a certain direction, and the relationship of Islam with Judaism and Christianity (“Places of Prayer and Worship in Muslim Contexts,” slide 5). By exploring historic sites and related sources and dates through historical way, an anthropologist can trace how Islamic and Muslim influence spread throughout the world. Unlike other anthropological approaches, the historical study of the Qur’an provides for the researcher a wealth of information regarding the global history, philosophy, and semantic component of the first Muslim religious buildings of worship. For example, it provides anthropological data on architectural and religious projects such as Mecca, Medina, Ka’ba, Quba’ Mosque, Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock (“Places of Prayer and Worship in Muslim Contexts,” slide 4). The broad historical study of territories is systematically leading to further
State and discuss the three main theoretical perspectives In sociology, three main theoretical perspectives include the Conflict Theory, the Theory of Symbolic Interactionism, and Functionalism. The three are related quite closely to each other. The Conflict Theory, which explores the class conflict, allows the understanding of how Interactionism, i.e., the principles of human interactions, is put into practice in society. Structural functionalism, which allows viewing the society as an organism, defines the laws of interactions between the members of society, thus, being linked directly to Interactionism (Lindsey and Beach 11). What is a social institution, and why do they tend to exhibit stability? A social institution is a social structure, i.e., an entity, whose members are bound by similar culture patterns and, therefore, specific behavior, with every member being assigned with a particular role, a specific status, and a set of responsibilities. Social institutions tend to exhibit stability since they can only exist following a certain set of principles; any deviation from the established rules is a legitimate threat to the social institution in question (Lindsey and Beach 103). What is Sociology and what are the four key developments that ultimately led to the birth of sociology? Sociology is, understandably enough, rendered as a study of society, i.e., the analysis of the links between the members of a society, the roles and functions of these members, and the relationships between them. Also, society is studied as a living organism, with a careful analysis of its evolution and the factors that affect the changes within a society. It should be noted that sociology emerged as a result of four key developments. At first, the fundamental problems related to sociology and the development of society were located. Afterward, a dynamic system framework was designed to address these problems and work on the improvement of the structure of society. Then, the action theory was created to implement the interactive theories into practice; finally, the fourth stage of sociology development, which eventually led to the birth of the discipline, concerned the incorporation of structuralism into the existing framework (Lindsey and Beach 85). Define subculture and counterculture The notion of culture is very complex, and it is rather difficult to define; it includes a range of elements, from art to national identification, and constantly experiences influences of other cultures, thus, evolving and being enriched with new ideas. The phenomenon of the subculture, though, is relatively easier to nail down; it can be defined as an entity within a culture, which bears a certain resemblance to the latter and borrows its specific features, yet is related to a very specific concept. For example, in the
The ideas of Althusser have evoked many discussions and are still disputable. Of course, he considered very important issues, concentrating on the “triad of economic, political, and ideological practices” (Braun & McCutcheon 283). He dwelt upon the correlation between individuals and state; he also analyzed the influence of media on individuals. His theory on the ideological state apparatus has found many supporters. There can be no surprise that his specifications on ideology are so popular since his major ideas can be illustrated by numerous examples from the real life, and to greater extent from various art works. Cinematography can be called a reflection of the modern life, revealing the major trends and ideas of society, and Althusser admitted that art is (and cinematography) is the creation of ideology which is ruling in this or that society (Grant 76). It is possible to analyze any film in terms of Althusser’s theory and single out some examples of his concepts. For instance, it is possible to consider the film American Beauty which also can be associated with the issues of ideological state apparatus influence on individuals. However, in the first place, it is necessary to mention the major theoretical concepts of Althusser’s theory of ideological state apparatus. First of all, it is necessary to stress that Althusser suggests that ideology plays an essential role in human life, being an indispensable part of every society of all times (Montag 78). People are “interrelated, addressed, judged, and punished as the authors” of their actions, people’s “bodies are caught in a very real apparatus of subjection” (Montag 78). Althusser stresses that there can be no society without ideology, which is composed of various attributes and creates social relations (Holmes 31). It is very important to point out that “the centering structure” of ideology is its possibility to be guaranteed (Althusser & Matheron 52). Thus, ideology creates some patterns of social relations, and people follow these patterns. Such obedience guarantees some status. Speaking of ideology state apparatus, it is necessary to point out the main institutions which play an essential role in society: education, family, religion, media. Of course, all these institutions contribute to the creation of this or that ideology. Nowadays, media is the most important supporter of existing ideologies promoting particular values. Thus, in the film American Beauty, the values of the American middle-class are described. The film deals with the depiction of life (a year) of an ordinary representative of the middle-class, Lester, who changes his values during the year (during the film). First, Lester is an employee having a model family (a wife and a daughter) and a good house. However, soon, he starts averting the ideology of such well-being. He starts changing his life trying to break the rules, or rather stop being an obedient individual within the commonly accepted system. The film deals with the ideology of well-to-do middle-class, which is revealed in status. The reflection of this ideology is the presence of the following: job, family, house. The main character, Lester, is a
Global citizenship refers to the concept of integration of world strategies and for achieving peace and unity in all the nations through the establishment of concepts of globalization through allowing integrated citizenship that acts at a global level. This allows an individual not only to be a citizen of a specific country but also a citizen at the global level. Considering the case study of the forestry student who volunteers to start up a local program that will create awareness among children on the ecology of local forests, I believe he adopts the approaches of ethical guidance through consideration of the consequences, application of principles, and develop caring relationships. By application of the approach of consideration of the consequences, the forestry student is worried about the outcomes of the use of nonrenewable sources of energy. Some of the consequences that are associated with the destruction of forests include environmental degradation, lack of rains, and destruction of beautiful forest sceneries. The forestry student is concerned about these outcomes and this makes him interested in engaging in creating awareness about local forestry among children so that they may grow up knowing how to conserve and make good use of local forests. On the other hand, the forestry student adopts ethical guidance through applying principles by adhering to the teachings from his colleagues on the issues surrounding the use of nonrenewable energy sources. The principles tend to set rules that will protect the natural environment and other consequences to the human populations. In this regard, the forestry student is wondering whether he will engage in an activity that contradicts what his father does. He is so worried about the relationship that exists between him and his father. He is also concerned about the welfare of children and the natural environment. This is why he decides to voluntarily teach them about local forest ecology (ethical guidance through developing caring relationships). His act of personal volunteering to assist others in society, especially children, and care for the environment also incorporates the approach of ethical guidance according to virtue. These approaches make the forestry student develop a positive attitude towards demonstrating his concern for both children and the natural environment that is meant to support the human population in his community. In this regard, I think the forestry student is a global citizen to only a small extent since he does not fully uphold the values and requirements of cosmopolitanism. According to the statements of Martha Nussbaum, a cosmopolitan individual is supposed to engage in solving problems that involve International corporations and also makes sure that moral obligations are recognized by others in the world. But in this case, although the forestry student has a moral obligation to help his people in the community especially children to understand forestry ecology, he only does this to his local community and has no intentions of exploring his moral obligations to other parts of the world. Due to conflicting ideas between th
Abstract The challenges that multinational corporations face often shape the strategies they use to enter and operate in foreign markets. They face unique challenges compared with firms operating in the domestic market. The paper focused on investigating how uncertainties in foreign markets may shape a multinational corporation’s entry strategies. The findings show that most of these firms often conduct thorough research of the market to identify challenges that they may face. They would then select an entry strategy that is aligned with its vision in foreign markets and reflects its financial capacity. The success of a large company in the new market will depend on how well it has aligned its operations with the identified local forces. Introduction Uncertainties in the market often shape the strategy that multinational corporations use to expand their operations beyond the national border. According to Jiang and Gong (2019), the move to explore an international market exposes multinational corporations (MNCs) to greater risks than their domestic counterparts. Each market has its unique characteristics and traits based on its social, economic and political structures. To succeed in these markets, a firm needs to develop an effective entry strategy and understand the local forces and how its operations can be streamlined accordingly. Schlegelmilch (2016) argues that a firm’s choice of the market entry strategy is justified given the certain level of foreseen risk and uncertainty. It means that the strategy that a multinational corporation uses to enter the United States market may not be effective when entering the Japanese or Indian market (Saunders and Lewis, 2017). In this paper, the researcher seeks to investigate how uncertainties in a given region or country often shape multinational corporations’ entry into new markets Discussion It is always the desire of many companies to expand their operations beyond their national borders. Marchewka (2015) argues that many entities often consider it successful to have their products available in a larger market. It helps in improving the revenues. It also helps in enhancing the sustainability of a company. For instance, when one market is affected by socio-political or economic forces, operations in other countries would ensure
The concept of leadership has always brought complexity and challenges to researchers, and the objective to classify, sort, and analyze the variety of leadership aspects. This means that there will always be a large number of credible frameworks of leadership from which to choose, especially due to the fact that approaches to the concept can differ exponentially. A comprehensive look on leadership implies the combination of the majority of approaches to the subject with the aim of conducting a deep and meaningful analysis of an individual’s leadership traits as well as to identify personality characteristics that contribute to one’s ability to lead a group of people. There are two opposite looks on the development of leadership qualities in a person. On the one hand, it is said that leaders are born and therefore experiences do not have any impact on the shaping of leadership qualities. On the other hand, it is said that leaders are made, which suggests that the life lessons and experiences one has shape the qualities that ultimately transform into leadership. Nevertheless, regardless of the perception of how leadership is shaped, leaders play a crucial role in motivating, inspiring, and guiding their followers towards the established goals. In this assignment, the comprehensive leadership approach will be applied in the context of ministry. Essential leadership practices in ministry include offering clear direction to followers, cultivating the culture, develop the support and faith in others, and transferring the beliefs one has. The following aspects will be included: a leadership interview with a ministry community leader, the assessment of personal leadership, the exploration of leader motives and influence tactics, the analysis of personality dimensions, creativity and leadership, the implications of leaders’ personality types, and several other components necessary for exploring leadership in a comprehensive way. Leadership Interview For the purpose of the study, Pr
Regardless of the time of the year, weather, and country, there will be people drinking, buying, and making coffee. The coffee culture has expanded immensely with the introduction of global corporations providing hot drinks like Starbucks and Dunkin. There are many variations from bitter ice to seasonal pumpkin coffee, all of which are loved and purchased by coffee drinkers. Most of the known to humans coffee-making methods and hot drink types can be easily purchased at Starbucks or Dunkin. It has even entered the state of routine, so people stop noticing the differences between the producers as long as they get their desired drink. The problem is that the coffee made at the two cafes is similar, and it is difficult to differentiate for a casual buyer. However, there is a slight difference in taste between Starbucks and Dunkin coffee, which draws the careful attention of biomedical informatics scientists. People usually associate coffee with a bitter taste, which may be a huge public delusion. When Tyler (2018) from Business Insider decided to compare Starbucks and Dunkin shops in downtown New York, she claimed bitterness as her coffee quality indicator. Tyler (2018) went to both bakery shops and structured an overall overview of the two, purchasing a cold brew as her final say. She stated that Dunkin’s drink was not “bitter, but … strong” and “super refreshing” (Tyler, 2018, para. 14). Still, Tyler (2018) preferred Starbucks for its stronger bitterness and cheaper price, emphasizing a less “watered down” state (para. 21). Although it may be just what is needed after a short sleep and before a long work-day ahead, a coffee expert Erika Vonie told Grub Street that professionally made pure coffee, espresso, should be “immediately sweet and creamy” instead (as cited in Richardson, 2018, para. 3). Interestingly, Vonie later declared Dunkin’s espresso a winner compared to Starbucks’ “over-extract[ed]” coffee, which prevented the sweet and creamy taste (Richardson, 2018, para. 7). In a chase for more customers who think of coffee as bitter, Starbucks makes their coffee too burnt to be enjoyed by experts like Vonie. Bitter coffee taste forces many to add significant amounts of different sugars and syrups into their drinks, which can result in health problems. The impact of caffeine on the human body has long been debated in the medical world, which connects it to cardiovascular side effects (Grosso et al., 2017). Additional amounts of regular sugar and sugar-based syrups included in coffee making limit research conducted and can be harmful (Grosso et al., 2017). Problems linked to caffeine and in-coffee-sugar consumption are a part of medical informatics scientists’ approach to ensuring food safety. The healthcare data science can significantly improve the state of public treatment through discovering new innovative solutions and updating medical knowledge. The lack of cohesive and concrete information on all possible relationships betwee