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Despite being a small firm in Quincy, Bailey’s Fudge and Fine Gifts has managed to produce and market several fudge flavors to many customers. It has also managed to win a contract to market its goods in several Wal-Mart stores in Illinois. However, the business is facing predicaments such as power distribution systems, personal responsibilities, and family problems. This paper analyzes the issues facing this small company and proposes evidence-based approaches to improve performance. Bailey’s SWOT Analysis Strengths   * Strong brand reputation. Bailey’s Fudge and Fine Gifts is currently admired by many customers because of its superior products such as homemade fudge. Such goods are marketed in different Wal-Mart outlets.   * Competent workforce. Ruth has always been dedicated in an attempt to support the company’s performance. Her family members have been supportive within the past few years.   * Appropriate business model. Currently, the firm has a superior model whereby products are marketed locally and in different outlets. The small number of workers minimizes operational expenses. Weaknesses   * Reduced cooperation. The presented case reveals that Ruth completes most of the managerial and baking processes at this firm. This means that her partners do not support most of the targeted goals.   * Lack of adequate resources. Bailey’s might be unable to maximize its supplies to Wal-Mart. This means that advanced equipment must be purchased to meet this demand.   * Ineffective marketing approach. The company is finding it hard to expand its sales and attract more customers. This is the case because the existing word-of-mouth approach has been ineffective and the business owners do not intend to spend a lot of money.   * Lack of skilled personnel. The case study indicates that different Wal-Mart stores allow sampling of different products distributed by Bailey’s. Unfortunately, the firm has been unable to hire or identify skilled persons who can support the company’s business model. Opportunities   * Availability of outlet chains. The successful collaboration between Bailey’s and Wal-Mart indicates that the firm has the potential to come up with more products. This approach can be considered to partner with new retailers and maximize the firm’s profitability.   * Changing consumer expectations. As more people continue to use social media networks, the demand for different products marketed by Bailey’s will increase. This means that the leaders can embrace the developments to improve performance.   * Desirable business environment. The information presented in this case study shows clearly that Bailey’s is operating in a reliable environment. This is true because it has established partnerships with companies such as Wal-Mart.   * Economic developments. The current economic growth rate experienced in the country is making it easier for many people to purchase a wide range of goods and services. This kind of change has the potential to support the firm’s business model and eventually make it profitable. Threats   * Family challenges. Rut
Introduction Radiocarbon c14 dating can be regarded as a dating method for establishing age estimates of organic materials (Bowman, 1990). The radiocarbon technique can say to be one of the most important inventions of the 20th century, especially in the field of human science. This method has led to the entire re-writing of evolution stories and re-thinking of the cultural emergence of human science. This method has been used in many years to date samples as old as 60,000 years. Willard F. Lebby of the University of Chicago and his colleagues invented this technique immediately after the Second World War (Aitken, 1961). In the current world, this method has offered age determinations in several fields including archeology, geology, and geophysics among others. The approach utilizes materials sourced from wood, charcoal, marine, and freshwater shells as well as organic bearing sediments. Moreover, carbonate deposits such as coli ache and tufa and dissolved carbon dioxide and carbonates in Oceans, Lakes, and underground water can also offer materials radiocarbon dating age determinations (Stuiver, M.et al, 1998). To this date, radiocarbon dating has found profound applications in archaeological studies and specifically in pre-historic research and studies. More importantly, the radiocarbon dating technique has made significant contributions to hydrology and oceanography. Radiocarbon dating can also be utilized as a geochemical tracer. Radioactive carbon is generated when nitrogen 14 is bombarded by cosmic rays in the atmosphere (Currie, 2004). After this bombardment, radioactive carbon produced drifts down to the earth where it is absorbed from the air by plants through photosynthesis and food chains (Currie, 2004). It gets into animal bodies when they eat plants and consequently into human bodies when they eat plants and animals. When a living organism dies, the absorption of C14 stops thereafter radiocarbon C14 that is already in the dead organism starts to disintegrate. Researchers use this fact to determine how much of C14 has disintegrated as well as how much is left in the dead object or item (de Vries, 1958). This is because C14 decays slowly and at a steady rate back to nitrogen 14 (Bowman, 1990). The rate at which C14 decay is known as half-life and carbon 14 has a half-life of 5730 years. This implies that half of the carbon 14 original quantity in the organic matter will have disintegrated within 5730 years. Further, half of the remaining carbon will disintegrate in the next 5730 years and the trend continues like that (Mook et al, 1999). This means that the determination of the amount of carbon 14 in an object can allow for the discovery of how long the organism has been dead. This is done by establishing the number of beta radiations given out per minute per gram (r/m/g) of a particular object (Mook et al, 1999). A current C14 unit is approximately that of beta radiations per minute per gram of the object concerned (Stuiver, M.et al, 1998). For carbon 14 which is 5730 years old, it will be only half of that quantity p
Introduction Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the relationship between businesses and governments is challenged by the changing demand for different goods and services. While some corporations face increasing stress due to their essential position in the crisis, others are struggling to acquire any profit. The airline industry is among the latter group – plane tickets are being returned, and flights are being canceled due to the travel bans imposed in many countries. 1 Moreover, the fear of infection and people’s self-isolation lead to the whole industry’s continuously plummeting revenue. In the United States, Airlines for America, a representative for several large US airlines, appealed to the government and introduced a massive industry bailout. The article by Rapier analyzes the proposal, its potential outcomes, as well as the history of changing demand and its effect on the industry’s relationship with the government. Article Summary and Review The news piece describes the bailout plan that Airlines for America introduced to the US government in March. Rapier explains how the national airline industry has been affected by the pandemic. The demand for flights decreased to the point that several routes have been canceled entirely, as several countries closed their borders. It is also expected that the demand will continue to be low, thus making the financial crisis for these businesses a widespread problem that cannot be solved by short-term cuts. 2 Here, one can see how the fundamental economic concept of demand can influence the whole subset of the economy in a short span of time. Major crises affect the population’s preferences and decisions, thus substantially altering their purchasing behavior. The author provides a similar example – after the tragedy of September 11, the US airspace was closed, and the government passed a multibillion measure to help the industry. 3 However, the current pandemic seems to be even more devastating, both socially and economically. The recommendations proposed by the representatives include $29 billion of grants and $25 billion in unsecured loans. 4 Moreover, carriers are expecting that the government will give them tax breaks. As a result, the industry believes that around $54 billion is the sum that is necessary to keep airlines safe from bankruptcy while COVID-19 continues to spread. Although the economic advisor to the White House, Kudlow, does not call this proposal a bailout, the features of one are apparent. 5 A bailout is the type of financial assistance that can be provided to a company or country to save it from bankruptcy. In this case, the resources are provided by the government to support an industry that is deemed essential for the country’s operation. Thus, the question lies in whether the airline industry needs this financial aid or whether their situation is not that urgent. Notably, by discuss
It has been noted that being skilled and knowledgeable is not the ultimate recipe for employees to be able to attain the shared goals and objectives. Motivation as a tool raises morale of workers and plays a bigger role in helping organization achieve the predetermined goals and objective effectively. Ideally, it improves the morale of a struggling team as well as coaxes a team that is good to perfume better (Ephross & Vassil, 2005). To describe five way or actions that will help motivate employees which are the aim of the essay, a scenario is brought into focus. The scenario is that of a team which is in a final stage of a project deemed difficult that involved working on weekends. Although the end of the project is close, team members are burnt out both physically and emotionally. By setting an example to them in a manner that shows dedication to completion of the project will help in motivating the team. It has been shown that when a project leader shows fatigue and unwillingness to continue with a given project, the same will be transferred to the team members. Despite the fact that every one is burnt out, when a leader shows strength and shares the same with the team members, there are higher chances of the team gaining momentum and successfully complete the project (Leigh, 2007). Additionally, crafting some exiting activities either with the project or at the end will also help to reinforce the morale of the team members. Activities that will bring the team together to have fun for instance dinner, going out in a serene environment as well as sports activities may play a major role in helping the team remain focus. It is worth noting that with such set of activities, workers will be anxious to finish the work at hand as soon as possible so that they can engage in activities that bring happiness to them. This goes an extra mile in rejuvenating their energy for the next task. Similarly, having in mind that information sharing help project leaders be in a better position to chose the best alternative; it will be rational if an environment in which the team members are free to express their complains, opinions as ell as views on how best to tackle the problem at hand. It goes without saying that in such a scenario where issues are brought on the table and adequately discussed, the consensus arrived at will help in guiding the project leader on choosing the best alternative (Forsyth, 2006). With this in mind, it is evident that if the alternative chosen was what was agreed upon by the majority, the team will eventually feel they were part of the decision making and will strive in completing the project with high morale since they are the owners of the decisions arrived at. According to Ephross & Vassil, 2005 another action that will help motivate the project team is by making them underst
What was the Free Silver issue? In the aftermath of 2008 financial crisis, it becomes increasingly clear to more and more Americans that it is specifically the proper functioning of America’s financial system, which should be considered the foremost key to ensuring this country’s economic well-being. Therefore, making inquiries into the history of this system’s functioning appears especially important – by learning about the past, we will be in a position to have a better understanding of what may account for the financial challenges of the future. In my essay, I will aim to substantiate the validity of this suggestion at length in regards to the so-called Free Silver issue, which used to define the essence of American socio-economic discourse during the course of late 19 th and early 20 th centuries. The Free Silver issue is best defined in terms of the debate, which taken place between the supporters of maintaining a single Gold standard, as the mean of ensuring the buying power of U.S. Dollar, on the one hand, and the advocates of monetary bimetallism, which promoted the institutionalization of an additional Silver standard, on the other. The reason why bimetallists pursued with promoting their monetary agenda is that they believed that without being provided with the sufficient ‘monetary mass’, the American economy will not be able to maintain its functional vitality. 1 Given the fact that at the end of 19 th century America’s gold reserves were severely limited and the fact that at that time, U.S. Dollar enjoyed the status of a freely converted currency (in a sense that it could be converted into gold upon demand), the only way to increase the amount of U.S. Dollars in circulation, which in turn would stimulate the American economy, was adopting silver as yet another precious metal, which could be exchanged for paper money in banks. The monetary initiatives, on the part of advocates of Free Silver (associated with Democratic Party) were particularly supported by American farmers in the Midwest and the South, as the adoption of a Silver monetary standard would naturally result in increasing the prices for their agricultural products. These initiatives, however, used to be strongly opposed by the Republican Party, affiliated with the majority of American bankers. By 1913, the Free Silver debate effectively ended due to the passing of Federal Reserve Act, which introduced an entirely new principle for the functioning of the country’s financial system. From today’s perspective, it appears that the adoption of Silver standard would indeed prove rather beneficial to the American economy at the time, as it would result in increasing the commercial effectiveness of American manufacturing and agricultural enterprises, which in turn would lead to the creation of many new jobs. It is understood, of course, that one of the consequences of adopting such a standard would be the significant increase of the inflation rate. Nevertheless, the earlier mentioned positive aspects of allowing Silver coi
Introduction To put the sport of calf roping into the ethical mirror is akin to pitching the animal welfare philosophy against the animal rights philosophy. While the latter posits that humans have an innate responsibility to use animals for clothing, food, research, educations, recreation, sport, and even companionship, the latter is in total disagreement by rejecting any use of animals for anything whether humane or not. While both parties advocate for the humane treatment of animals, the divide is more pronounced on the purpose of such animals under the care of humanity. Description Your hand is pounding, this is the moment you have waited for and spent countless hours training for. With your horse at the far end corner, your eyes are set on the barrier at the opening. The calf secluded in the chute only serves to make your heart race even faster. As the signal comes, the gate opens and with practiced moves performed in an unpredictable environment, you smoothly swing into action. A few feet behind the calf you calculate the seconds before throwing the rope around the neck of the calf while the other rope is held in the mouth. If the throw is magnificent and the calf is held back, the underbelly is the next target. As you grab the front legs then lift the calf off the ground in a show of practiced masculinity, the score comes your way and the whole magnitude that had earlier on waited with bated breath joins in the deafening applause; the thrill unimaginable!. That is calf roping; a beautiful, hilarious, and unpredictable sport. These marvelous historical ranching kills have been passed on from generation to generation. However, this thrill is under attack from animal rights activists. The thrill of any sport lies not in the expected moves but the hilarious moments when all spectators wait with bated breath to catch a glimpse of the defining moment in victory. Ideally, such moments are devoid of any sense of conscious control on the extent of the thrill but rather the effects of that split moment of action are definitive of the beauty of sport. Imagine a sport where everybody understands at knows the split-second reaction with vivid alacrity, where would the beauty of such a sport be? Sports are instruments discovered by mankind to help release the soul from the pangs of everyday anxieties such as work, bills, and the children. Sports provide that supreme moment when not only the body but also the soul and the mind are incomplete resolution and rest. It, therefore, follows that despite every struggle that may be put in place to earn the extra dollars for a better life, such a life might not exist when all the thrilling episodes are obliterated by animal rights and legislation. Human beings possess the sole onus of using the God-given natural r
While the world’s wealth continues to grow exponentially, many families continue to live on the edge of poverty, struggling to accommodate their basic needs. The extent to which poor financial status influences the wellbeing of the young children and adolescents is alarming and needs immediate response from the community. In terms of education, poverty has adverse effects on students’ reading, writing, and Math skills, requiring an individual approach from general educators. When evaluating the broad concept of poverty, it is essential to consider that food, clothing, and access to drinking water is no longer sufficient to maintain a high-quality life. Though US Censor states that 1/4 of American families live on the threshold of poverty, I think that the actual number is much higher (“U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: United States”). Many components, including emotional intelligence, financial stability, social interconnectedness with peers, physical health, contribute to the students’ success. Unfortunately, children brought up in impoverished families lack one or more of the aforementioned aspects. It was surprising to find out the statistics describing the adverse consequences of poverty on students’ decision-making and academic performance. Poverty is cyclical with the attitudes of children and adolescents strengthened toward material items, contributing to their distorted vision of success. To overcome the barriers associated with hidden rules of poverty, teachers should help students from impoverished families to enrich their resources and develop a more in-depth understanding of abstract concepts. Time, family, education, money, and other important aspects of everyday life need to gain a distinct meaning, overcoming the traditional approach of poor families. Improvement of the academic performance is only possible if the needed changes happen within, transforming the core attitudes of individuals from disadvantaged social classes. Work Cited “U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: United States.” US Census Bureau. Web.
Introduction China and India are recognized as the world’s most important developing countries. While the per-capita incomes for citizens of both countries still remains quite low, the two countries have risen considerably with rapid economic growth in recent decades 1 . India in particular has become one of the fastest growing countries in the world after China and the country shows signs of maintaining the growth momentum in a sustainable manner. The fact that India’s economy continued to grow even during the global financial meltdown of 2008-2009 has led many to favorably compare this growing economy with rising china. A number of advantages unique to India have positively affected its economic growth. Even so, India has some disadvantages which impede on its economic well being. This paper will set out to articulate India’s advantages and disadvantages in the economic growth context. Suggestion of how the country can achieve a balance of these factors so as to continue enjoying sustained economic growth will also be made. India’s Advantages Arguably the greatest advantage that has contributed to India’s economic prosperity is its democratic political system. The democratic system has had and promises to have a stabilizing effect on the country. As a result of the economic growth experienced by the country, there have emerged some inequalities between the rich and the poor. Communities have also begun making increasing demands for a share in the country’s prosperity. Democracy in India has acted as a mechanism for diffusing the smoldering tensions among the country’s disparate population groups 2 . This is in sharp contrast to the communist rule in china where the government is increasingly finding it hard to politically manage conflicts. As a result of the political system adopted by China, the gap between the rich and the poor has in the past three decades grown excessively. Income distribution in china is unequal which has led to high social discontent especially among villagers from central China. Academic analysts assert that this rural discontent threatens Chinese stability and hence Future Chinese prosperity is not guaranteed 3 . In India, the poorest people are the strongest supporters of the country’s democratic process. India therefore has a diverse source of stabilizing legitimization of its political system hence guaranteeing the countries future. The economic growth experienced in India has been fairly uniform compared to that of China’s. While the Chinese government has made monumental investments in infrastructure, its economic development has been mostly focused on coastal areas 4 . Other regions have therefore suffered from budget cuts as more money is channeled to these high priority areas. India’s investments have been uniformly distributed among all states since there is represe