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One of the most important strategic tasks for retailers is to reach a wider range of target customers in order to make their businesses profitable in the long run. In the present-day world, it can be performed through the adoption of new methods, such as enhanced online activity. This decision is advantageous because it facilitates the process of transitioning to different platforms, and its success depends on the adoption of artificial intelligence systems. Therefore, social media is gradually changing regular operations in the retail business by providing more opportunities for companies to increase profits while benefiting from suitable technological solutions. Capatina, A., Kachour, M., Lichy, J., Micu, A., Micu, A. E., & Codignola, F. (2020). Matching the future capabilities of an artificial intelligence-based software for social media marketing with potential users’ expectations. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 151, 119794. Web. This article narrates about the conditions for the efficient use of artificial intelligence-based software by retailers who promote their products online. They are connected to the human factor or, in other words, customer feedbac
Abstract Sociology is an intriguing study. It explains and examines human life at personal, societal and global level. The main subject of concern in sociology is human interaction with fellow human and institutions. Sociology gives explanation for world’s happenings such religion, politics, environment and peace. Similarly with other area of study, sociology has its strengths and weaknesses. The strengths include enhancement of self awareness and national cohesion and integration while weaknesses include huge consumption of time and resources. Over time sociology experts have tried to explain why the societies struggle with racism, stigma, and sexism among others. What is sociology? Briefly the term sociology can be defined as the study of how humans relate with each other and with institutions. The subject of sociology is broad and can be discussed from different angles. Some of the angles of discussion range from religion to crime, state to family, tribalism to racism, culture to traditions. And all these aspects have special contribution to sociology. Thus this diversity serves is a key ingredient to its wealth of experience and exploration. This underscores the point that indeed sociology is a very intriguing study subject. Essentially sociology is a pillar of understanding human behavior and its contribution in shaping the societal and cultural systems. This paper presents a detailed discussion of what is sociology, and its strengths and weakness. The paper goes further to elucidate the role of racism, sexism, stereotypes, and stigma in the society. Holistically sociology can be an illuminating and intriguing field of learning. This is because it tries to elucidate and analyze vital aspects affecting our personal lives, our society, and our world. A look at how important sociology is at personal level is that sociology tries to explain the cause and effect of what we may term as normal, our daily engagements. Naturally human beings easily get acquainted with daily activities and rarely care about explanation for the underlining factors behind these normal activities. Sociology comes handy and offers explanation of the causes and repercussions of these recurring deeds such as falling in love, gender and racial identity, deviant behavior, family differences and conflicts, growing up and aging, religious beliefs and faith, among others (Hutton-Mills & Walker, 2003). At the societal point sociology explicates and examines subjects such as law and crime, wealth and poverty, discrimination and prejudice, education and school, business engagements and developments, rural and urban movements in the society (Vivian & Riggs, 1992). All these topics are encountered at several points in life. Unfortunately only a few of us can give details behind them. The rest of us it is business as usual. In addition sociology offers critical explanations for matters such as peace and war, eco
Introduction Joseph Conrad presents an unusual personification of the spy in Mr. Verloc, protagonist of The Secret Agent. Mr. Verloc is a secret agent who associates with anarchists in London where he lives with his wife, mother-in-law, and mentally handicapped brother-in-law. Through violence, immorality, and betrayal, Mr. Verloc fights to achieve success as a secret agent, only to fail and bring his family down with him. Conrad’s depiction of Mr. Verloc is a particularly unique spy character because he fails where the traditional spy succeeds, and lacks the strength and wit of the spy we are familiar with. Thus we are presented with an anti-spy, whose story is not about the adventurous and daring missions which he completes on behalf of his agency, but on the personal drama and failures of his own life. The power of Conrad’s work extends beyond his own pages, laying the groundwork for many espionage authors to come, specifically John Le Carre. As author of works such as The Tailor of Panama and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Le Carre employs Conrad’s conceptualization of the wayward spy in his dark and exciting tales. Main text Mr. Verloc is an anti-spy: immoral, incapable, and largely unlikeable. Unlike the typical spy who is capable, brave, and wise, Mr. Verloc is considered incompetent. When he meets early on in the story with Mr. Vladimir from the secret agency, it is clear that Vladimir does not like him and thinks he is not a good spy. In fact, it seems that Vladimir, and by extension the agency, is determined to sabotage Verloc because they give him a dangerous and major task of planting a bomb in the Greenwich observatory. Another way Verloc is dissimilar to the traditional spy character is his sense of morality. This is an important element in the book. The Professor is an American terrorist who walks the streets with a bomb strapped to his chest—he is a menace to society and is happy to be a thorn in the city’s side. He, more than any other character, embodies the image of an anarchic terrorist. “His struggles, his privations, his hard work to raise himself in the social scale, had filled him with such an exalted conviction of his merits that it was extremely difficult for the world to tr
Introduction Public administration currently faces critical situation in terms of the efficiency of the services provided to the population in the United States. Specifically, the public officials experience difficulties in financing and ensuring high quality services (Lan et al. 2009). As a solution, the government focuses on developing partnership between public sector and non-governmental organization to create a new organizational culture. Purpose Statement The purpose of this research paper is to contrast and compare the public activities of public and nonprofit organization in terms of job flexibility, performance incentives and high ethical standards. Research Questions  1. How does flexibility contribute to organizational climate created as a result of partnership between public sector and nonprofit organization?  2. What is the relation between such aspects as job flexibility, organizational climate, organizational reputation and the phenomenon of the partnership? Hypotheses  1. There is a positive correlation between job flexibility, organization’s reputation, organizational climate and development of public and nonprofit partnership.  2. Innovation climate of the newly created partnerships is negatively affected by job flexibility. Research Plan The participants of the study involve a not randomly selected group from the community with low-income level and multiple cultural and ethnical backgrounds. The number of the participants will count no less than 120 people to ensure 95 % power analysis, relying on pre- and post-test procedures outcomes. The mean difference equals to 0.5. In order to reach the average effect size (d=0.6), the propose number of the participants will be appropriate. The intervention will be composed of cross-sectional survey to define participants’ perception of job flexibility, reputation and climate. The intervention process will start as soon as all participants provide official consent that will be received by phone or via e-mail. Abbreviated Qualitative Research Plan on Public Policy and Administration Introduction In order to introduce new strategic visions and mission into the sphere of public administration, the focus should be on developing a universal organizational culture that can encourage employees to cooperate and develop new high quality services for the population. Most of these ideas are especially appropriate in the light of technological progress and innovation (Ronquillo, 2011). At this point, analyzing the role of innovative approach and comparing various perception of organizational culture can contribute significantly to problem solving. Purpose Statement The purpose of this research paper is to analyze which aspects of organizational cultures should be prioritized while creating new management strategies uniting public and nonprofit sector. Research Questions  1. What institutional aspects contribute to the formation and distribution of management innovations?  2. How do supply and demand rates influence the interplay between providers and clients’ ideas?  3. How does cultural pe
Executive Summary The primary aim of this project was to provide and in-depth analysis of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis with a specific focus on the impact of periodic operations on the FTS. The review of literature showed that there is an increasing preference on the use of Fischer-Tropsh process in the present days. Such change of preference has resulted from the increasing demand of fuels that have zero percentage of sulfur in their composition. In addition, trend about the demand of fuels has showed signs of shifting from oil to natural gas. For this reason, there is need for a process that can be used for large-scale production of liquid fuels in the future. The selective Fisher-Tropsch has been cited as the suitable methods that can be adopted in the production of the required fuels, since it is economical and avoids the production of unnecessary gases such as C 1 -C 4 gases. Additionally, the review of literature showed that even though the use of bi-functional catalysts has been in existence for long, it is not economically successful and hence a suitable alternative is needed. The periodic Fischer-Tropsch reactor operation can be used in the place of bi-functional catalysts since, the periodic operation take into consideration the time-average rate as opposed to steady-state conditions, promotes the life of any catalyst used, as well as enhances selectivity during the process. Besides, the periodic operation is a suitable substitute of bi-functional catalysts in that it enhances the removal of any hydrocarbon chains that may form on the surface of the catalyst used in FTS. Generally, the review of literature showed that periodic operation in Fischer-Tropsch process helps to maximize the yield of the fuel. A number of outcomes are expected from the overall project. First, it is expected that the periodic operation with hydrogen, as the reagent will lead to an increase in the rate of Co conversion. In addition, the selectivity of the catalyst will be increased following increased exothermic reaction. Such conditions will affect the activity of the catalyst with the focus being on the possibility of achieving the steady state value. This implies that the selectivity of methane can be restored after a while in the case of periodic operation. Secondly, it is expected that there will be a correlation between the formation of the hydrocarbons (in this case methane) and the concentration of the pulsing reagent. Increasing the temperatures of the synthesis will have an enormous effe
Introduction Every human being is seeking ways to live a happy and fulfilling life. People may be happy when their state most closely corresponds to their inner satisfaction. However, there is no clear explanation that could clarify the notion of absolute happiness. In this paper, happiness will be considered not as an ultimate goal in life but as an individual’s way of life, which is manifested in their activities. Ethics of Aristotle Eternal questions about how to live a happy life have been appealing to people for many years. In ancient ethics, the first philosopher to investigate the concept of happiness was Aristotle. In Nicomachean Ethics, he argues that happiness consists in the “activity of the soul in accordance with virtue, and if there are several virtues, in accordance with the best and most complete virtue” (Bielskis et al., 2020, p. 58). Consequently, the source of absolute happiness underlies the active exercise of one’s virtue. The motive of virtue implies that every action has a good purpose. Every craft and every method of inquiry, as well as every action and deliberate choice, seem to seek some good. The cultivation of virtues should be seen as a lifelong practice that may lead to an absolute blessing, ultimate good, and self-sufficiency. The Link of Happiness and Virtue The desire of a person to commit good deeds and put meaning in them bestows their life awareness and contemplation. The human good is determined by the human function insofar as determined by the activities that distinguish human beings from other living things (Aristotle & Irwin, 2019). It follows that happiness is not the ultimate goal but the path to it. Significant is not what aim the individual pursues but what methods they use to achieve it. As the philosopher claims, “the function or exercise of that which is better is higher and more conducive to happiness” (Aristotle, 1906, p. 337). The crucial key to happiness is a conscious attitude to one’s actions and activities that make up the individual’s life. Happiness may lie in activities that develop a person’s prudence, in virtuous actions, and deep contemplation. Moran (2018, p. 92) argues that “the greatest happiness is achieved by the man who performs the activity that displays the greatest excellence characteris
Image 1. Barbie Dolls – Chris Jordan. Image 2. Barbie Dolls – Chris Jordan. Introduction In the images presented by Chris Jordan, the image that demonstrates a bare woman’s chest interests me most. The image represents a collection of 32,000 Barbie Dolls, brought together, and zoomed down to give a picture of a bare woman’s chest. A mere look at the image displays a bare woman’s chest. However, when the same image is zoomed up, one sees the underlying nude dolls that are assembled to produce the visible image. It is interesting how the artist decided to use an image, which could receive different receptions from unfamiliar social circles, depending on how individuals perceive morality standards of “nude” portraits. However, the image passes the test, and, consequently delivers its intended message, which is to portray the “nudity” of the modern people in various activities that they undertake each passing day. Shocking and unbelievable thing in the image To be precise the image, produced by Chris Jordan, essentially represents more than what may be termed as an artistic expression; the image represents a social revelation by Chris, aimed at sending a message that is backed by astonishing statistics. According to Chris’s definition, the dolls symbolize the number of artificial breast augmentations surgeries conducted on American women monthly in the entire 2006 year. The image utilizes fantasy extremely well in signifying the reality that most women in America chose to undertake during the specified year. The women continue with their activities against the bare truth that such activities come with hidden consequences. Toys could be considered by some people as ordinary vessels meant to provide an escape from reality, especially for children. It is unbelievable how Chris manages to confer his image this element in a considerably successful manner. The biggest message that the image sends is that the American people and the world at large have turned out to be extreme consumers. The ways by which people spend their earnings and fortunes could be viewed by most people as a small aspect that will come to pass with slight efforts. In essence, one could argue that the image would only require some slight efforts to cover its nudity. However, by looking more closely at the image one discovers more nudity that
Background The Motkamills Organization has been known for quite a while as a successful company operating in the wood industry. However, with the necessity to expand into the global economy realm, the firm has faced the need to introduce several changes into its design. In order to succeed, the company will have to face several essential choices; particularly, the opportunities concerning taking the course of sustainable development, the communication-based evolution and the redesign of the corporate leadership need to be considered (Norton 2012). Recommendations Energy Monitoring Program In light of the recent focus on the significance of the green economy and sustainable use of resources (Räthzel & Uzzell 2013), it is essential that the energy monitoring program of the company should be reconsidered. Apart from contributing to the company’s reputation among the target customers and global partners, the specified approach is bound to have a tremendous effect on the overall resource management efficacy. The energy monitoring program to be designed, thus, must concern a reasonable consumption of resources and green use thereof. In lieu of the traditional approaches that lead to pollution, Motkamills must adopt the program that will help to shift to more sustainable usage of resources (Gwynne & Cristobal 2014). Management Issues Apart from the obvious necessity to incorporate an energy monitoring program into its design, the firm will have to consider several changes to its management strategy. Particularly, further expansion into the global market will require a more flexible leadership approach. Hence, it is desirable that the models such as the transformative leadership or a laissez-faire strategy should be viewed as possible options (Koenig 2011). Evaluation The decision, Uncertainties, and the Decision Criterion Seeing that the firm is planning to expand into the global market, it will be reasonable to reconsider some of the strategies used or information transfer and the management of the key processes carried out in the setting of Motkamills’ affiliates. Schematic Tree Figure 1. Schematic Tree As an alternative, the redesign of the leadership strategy by the organization will allow a change in the company’s current design, therefore, making it possible for the firm to coordinate the actions carried out in its departments, at the same time providing the managers of the affiliates with enough room for making local decisions.As the analysis carried out above shows, it is highly desirable that the company should reconsider its leadership strategy so that the necessary management tools could be adopted as far as the aspects of the company’s operations such as marketing, in general, and branding, in particular, should be addressed adequately. The company could also put a stronger emphasis on communication with clients, therefore, steering the management process towards the analysis of the demand and, therefore, improving its production quality. It would
Race/color discrimination is one of the worst experiences that an individual can undergo in life. No one person or individual chose to be born of a particular race and no single race is superior to another in terms of performance, wisdom, innovativeness or creativity. Historically men and women of different races especially blacks, red Indians, etc were discriminated against. They were thought to be more apes than normal human beings! During recruitment discriminating against a person on the basis of the color of his skin or race is not only a criminal offense but quite dehumanizing. Anybody who knows that he/her has not been selected for a particular job because of his race/color undergoes torturers and physiological depression in his mind. Originally at the peak of this discrimination, there were jobs that were specifically reserved for a particular race. This created discontentment from those who felt they were being unfairly discriminated against. Payments should be fair and balanced for all classes of employees. It should be based on the skills and expertise required to perform the job. Output and the degree of work performance should be looked into. The time required to perform a certain kind of task should be proportional to pay. Jobs should be evaluated and analyzed in order to determine the relative pay of each class of job. Above all, this should be based on labor demand, market trends and the company’s ability to pay. Appraisal standards should be consistent and fairly applied to all employees. Promotions should be based on work performance and the ability and morality of employees. Disciplinary measures must not look to favor a particular race of employees. It should be fair and free from manipulations.