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Introduction Every company must have a mission statement. A mission statement shows direction of the company. Moreover, it ensures that objectives of the company align with its mission. This paper will explore Toyota’s mission statement. It will also investigate if its strategies are aligned with the mission statement. Mission statement A Mission statement provides direction for a company. This is essential in defining its objectives as well as strategies. Toyota is an automobile manufacturing company. Its mission statement is to move people in a better way. Precisely, it has a global mission. Its mission states “Toyota will lead the way to the future of mobility, enriching lives around the world with the safest and most responsible ways of moving people.” Current strategies The company has established numerous strategies to pursue its Global mission, these include:   * Commitment to quality   * Respect for planet   * Constant innovation The company has utilized these strategies with a view to reaching its mission statement. Discussion Toyota has presence all over the world. In fact, the company has continued to provide affordable quality automobiles to its range of customers. Moreover, it has implemented flexible structures that enable it to reach out to different groups of customers. For instance, the company has introduced Toyota certified used automobiles for its low-income customers. The first strategy employed by Toyota is to commit to quality. Toyota has an operation segment that designs and supplies quality automobile to its customers. Toyota conducts quality assessment on its products to ensure compliance with the latest regulation on safety and quality. Moreover, the company has employed mechanisms to communicate with their customers and dealers with a view to ensuring quality of automobiles. Recent recall of specific brands of Toyota automobiles is an evidence of commitment to quality, even after sales. This strategy has ensured that Toyota command the world’s market in volume of sales. This strategy therefore goes a long way in strengthening its mission statement of moving people in a better way. The second strategy is to commit to constant innovation. The world is ever changing with various technological advances aimed at making life easy, being explored. Toyota has committed its finances in research and development to improving and innovating new technologies for better automobiles. In essence, the company spends on research and development for innovation with a view to improving ways of moving people. This strategy aligns with the company’s mission since it aims to give people better technology that moves them in a better way. The third strategy is to commit to respect for planet. The planet is faced with increasing challenges with regard to its conservation. Issues such as global warming, among others, have put pressure in companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Toyota is committed to this initiative. In fact, the company has proved this by manufacturing environment friendly automobiles. Moreover, it has made steps to contribute to environmental conservation efforts t
Introduction Dale Bumpers was born in 1925 and brought up in Charleston, Arkansas. When he was a young boy, the U.S. underwent through the Great Depression forcing Bumpers to do odd jobs to support his family. Bumpers spent the better part of the Great depression working in farms, canneries, and even acted as the hearse driver in his father’s funeral. During that period, he also worked as an attendant in a small grocery store. Before passing away, the senior Bumpers had served a one term as a state legislator. From a young age, the senior Bumpers taught his son that being elected in to a political office was the biggest achievement that a man could have. This must have been the young man’s motivation for his political career later on in life. (Worrell 1) As a young boy, Dale Bumpers spent his life within Arkansas. He attended public schools within his hometown and even went to the University of Arkansas where he got his undergraduate. Finally, he attended the Northwestern University Law School in Chicago where he attained his graduate degree in law. Before joining the University for his Graduate Degree in law, Bumpers first had a brief stint in the U.S. military. During World War II, that lasted from 1943-1946, he served in the American Marine Corps. During his university days, Bumpers became a great admirer of Democratic politics especially those of its presidential candidate Aldai Ewing Stevenson. Bumpers completed his law degree in 1952 and was admitted into the Arkansas bar the same year. In the same year, he became the Charleston city attorney a position he held until 1970. His experience as the Charleston attorney inspired him to write an autobiography The Best Lawyer in a One-Lawyer Town: A Memoir that was published in 2003. (Bumpers 8) Although Bumpers had long been interested in politics, he had not made his political ambitions explicit. However, this changed in 1970 when he suddenly announced his interest for the governorship seat on a Democratic part ticket. However, some thought this to be impossible as he had to battle for the nomination with other established candidates led by a former Governor Orval Faubus and Joe Purcell who was the then Attorney General among others. Although he was a newcomer with no big name to his cap, he won the people’s heart with his rich spoken language and personal charisma. During the first round of the elections, Bumper managed to go into the runoff stage with a previous governor Orval Faubus. Although Bumpers had a slim victory that led him to the runoff, he got a landslide victory during the next phase of the elections. When the general election finally came, Bumpers emerged victorious over Winthrop Rockefeller the then serving Republican Governor. His election as the governor marked his long political career in the United States. He was reelected as the governor in 1972 again defeating a serious pool
Description of the Piece of Art The J. Paul Getty Museum based in Los Angeles houses various works of art that range from paintings, drawings, sculptures, and European, American photographic works. The museum also has artworks from ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria among other artistic works. One of these works includes an Etruscan Terracotta fragmentary roof ornament that has an image of Medusa that was created in 550-500 B.C. This piece of work is available in the museum’s Getty Villa that is located in the Malibu area of Los Angeles. This art piece is depicted by a monstrous gorgon form that makes it be classified as a fragmentary antefix. “An antefix is defined as a roof tile that runs along the eaves of a building that ended up to be a decorated element of art” (Getty par. 1). The Gorgon in the art sculpture was meant to ward off any evil presence in the building where it was placed. The diagram below represents an image of the fragmentary roof ornament in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Source: Getty par. 1) Review of the Features in the Art Form The artist of the fragmentary roof is unknown, but his depiction of Medusa’s beard, bulging eyes, fangs, and her protruding tongue was meant to depict her scary appearance from the famous Greek mythologies. The artist has also used two shades of red paint to enliven Medusa as monster where the different shades of paint and the bright colors help to increase the visible features of the monster for those who are viewing the ornament from below. In the original piece of the art form, the gorgon head was framed by a shell that is now mostly broken, but artistic scholars have been able to determine when and where this piece of artwork was created through an analysis of the shell. According to scholars, the shell framing was a major element of Campanian creations which began around 550 BC (Getty par.2). Many of the Greek ideas incorporated into the ornament were adopted from native artists who existed in Italy during the same period some of whom included Etruscan artists based in the northern parts of Italy and the Greeks based in the south. Artistic scholars have been able to trace the shell to date back to 550 to 500 BC because of the short flat shape that is found in the grooves of the shell. The Gorgon of Medusa depicts the amazing fruition of Medusa from her early archaic depictions of a beautiful woman to her later depiction of a monster in the 4th-century art forms. Over many centuries, the Gorgon of Medusa is transformed from that of a beautiful woman to that of a hideous monster in various art forms such as the fragmented ornamental roof (Serfontein 37). Meaning Derived from the Art Work This piece of work falls under the classical pieces of artwork done by ancient artists where the artist visualizes Medusa
Introduction The Haitian revolution is one of the greatest revolutions that ever happened in history. It took place between 1791 and 1804 in Haiti which was then known as Saint-Domingo. Saint Domingo was one of the richest colonies and was under the French rule. It was tended by slaves, had fertile soil and a very favorable climate. Some of the things cultivated there were cotton, tobacco, coffee, sugar, vegetables and some fruits. After attaining its independence, Haiti became the first republic occupied and governed by blacks who were formerly slaves. In Saint-Domingo, there were four groups of people: the planters who owned the plantations and were key supporters of slave trade so as to get labor for their plantations, the Petit Blancs who were mainly traders, teachers and other who did not own plantations but had good jobs, the free people of color and the black slaves. Economic Impact The Haitian revolution had a great economic impact on Cuba in the 19 th century. Since Haiti had been one of the richest colonies worldwide, its revolution led to economic instability as the slaves sought to overthrow their masters who owned the plantations. This disrupted agriculture and gave Cuba a chance to revitalize its agricultural production. Notably, the revolution caused the collapsing of the sugar industry in Haiti thus giving Cuba an opportunity to revive its sugar industry. In 1902, Cuba got a chance to sign an agreement with US which gave Cuba a chance to export a certain amount of its sugar which led to tremendous growth in its economy (Abbott 1). Cultural Impact The migration of Haitians into Cuba impacted differently on the Cuban culture. First, it led to the development of Haitian Creole. Certainly, language is a key part of culture thus the importance of the Creole as a cultural impact. This language came to be when the Haitian migrants arrived in Cuba. These refugees arrived there to work in the sugar plantations and as they interacted with the Cuban, the Haitian Creole was introduced. In addition, there were different types of music and dances that were brought by the Haitian immigrants. These dances and music became a significant part of the Cuban culture as they enriched it. One such dance is the Tumba Francesa (Viddal 1). Political impact The Haitian revolution has had its political impact on Cuba in the 19 th century. It is this revolution which led to
Introduction The purpose of this video business report is to present the issues that affect operations of Computer Science Corporation (CSC), a company that is based in Australia. The report is based on an interview with Michael Horton, the vice president for natural resources department in the company. CSC falls under the industry of information technology and is one of the best companies within the industry. The report outlines the issues surrounding CSC in the industry and presents the causes of these issues within the company. Issues There are a number of issues that are evident from the interview with Michael Horton. The first issue is the peculiarity of the company: this refers to the aspects that make CSC different from other companies within the industry. The second issue is the uncertainty and ambiguities that arise in the information technology industry. 1 The third issue is about individual output and teamwork performance. These issues describe why some works are fit only for individual tasks while others do teamwork better. The fourth issue involves the aspect of competition within the industry. Competition is important in the industry as it helps to improve the company’s performance. 2 The last issue is about the changes that occur within the industry. Such changes are important as they make the industries embrace technological advancements. 3 Causes of the Issues The first issue, the differential aspect of CSC, is caused by a number of factors, including the presence of a complex information technology, which helps the company’s management to enjoy the benefits of large-scale economies. The differential aspect is also caused by the management’s urge to deliver unique IT solutions to its customers. 4 The second issue, uncertainties and ambiguities within the IT industry, arises from the attempt by some companies to find markets with lower competition for them to be the dominants in their respective industries. These uncertainties are also caused by the attempt by the firms to sell their products through a cost proposition instead of using a value oriented approach. 5 The issue of individual tasks and teamwork are determined by the nature of the work in the company. There are a number of jobs that require concentration of an individual, which can be lost when employees work in a team. However, all the jobs in the long run are said to be completed by a team since individuals definitely need the support of their colleagues. 6 The aspect of teamwork is closely related to competition, which is another issue altogether. The competition that is witnessed by CSC is caused by firms such as IBM and HP that also operate in the industry. CSC and these firms mostly compete through price wars and product differentiation where every firm struggles to set the lowest prices for its products. The firms also strugg
Livestock and food industry is a vital part of our economy and existence and these two components are responsible for the entire human civilization. However, in a changing world of different dynamics, it would be logical to believe that the current position of Livestock or the food industry would surely change in approach, texture, or in some other form over the next 25 years. It has been a constant changing process and there is no doubt that it would continue to change. Certain elements would change positively and certain things would tend to follow as negative change. Logically, some elements would remain constant over the next 25 years too. What is not going to change is that so long as mankind is around, food will be consumed. And with days of gathering and hunting being over and never to return, food, whether in the form of crops or livestock, will have to be farmed. Similarly, with land being limited and population growing there will continue to remain an increase in demand for food. It will take more than the next 25 years for mankind to free itself from the clutches of advertisement that advocates one specific type of food and this would be constant all across the globe. Behind this are profiteering mega food corporations. But man will have to learn the hard way that what suits man residing in the tropics is not for the resident of the temperate zones on a regular basis. In the long run, it will cause harm. But till that happens the scenario will remain unchanged with aggressive selling of branded edibles like coca-cola and McDonalds. Additionally, although there is awareness about the impact of agriculture and livestock rearing on the climate and environment it is not likely to change the industry in a big noticeable way for a minimum of 25 years. Last but not least – what will never change are the food habits of the poor. There have been dramatic changes in the food and agriculture industry and more are in the offering. Farming has entered the high-tech zone with GM food and Agricultural Biotechnology. Agricultural machinery is going through dramatic changes. The controls are in the hands of computers and they are negating any possibilities of human errors. Technology has converted crop growing and animal rearing into mills of production. This trend would continue to grow over the next 25 years without any doubt. In animal rearing, more advances will be made in cross-breeding and cloning. The cloned sheep Dolly has set a trend that will pick up speed next 25 years. Slaughter methods are also sure to improve in the next 25 years. Similarly, there would be better facilities for advanced cold storage. The waste products too would be handled in a proper manner without polluting the environment. The most dramatic change will be the lives and lifestyles of the farmers that will in the next 25 years be the envy o
Introduction Price of housing in the US peaked in 2007 thereafter it has been falling. The declining prices of housing are caused by two key factors that are, high unemployment rate and high housing inventories which are pushing high house prices down. This condition has been brought about by the global financial crisis which has significantly impacted on the consumers spending patterns (Federal Housing Finance Agency 1). Further, house prices do not seem to have stabilized, and it is expected that the US housing market will continue to plunge because of the large inventory of homes and aberrant mortgages. The deteriorating performance was also recorded in 2011 both in pricing and the number of units sold. As reported by Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) in quarter three, the seasonally-adjusted Case-Shiller index was more negative falling by 7.42% from a year earlier and by 1.61% from the previous quarter. Further, 313,000 units of houses were sold in September 2011, this is lower by 0.9% from the previous year. Also, average prices were down in quarter three by 20.02% from quarter one in 2007 (Federal Housing Finance Agency 1). It is argued that prices are so low that the US houses now seem to be undervalued. A recent study by real estate firm Zillow Inc revealed that “the US home prices are down from their fair value in one third of nearly 130 housing markets. Undervalued markets comprise of Detroit by 25%, Modesto, California (18%) and Fort Myers, Florida (13%)” (Global Property Rights 1). The graph below shows the trend in percentage change in prices for housing since 1991 to 2011. Graph 1.0: Trend of percentage change in prices of housing since 1991 to 2011 From the graph it is evident that both nominal and real prices have been increasing at an increasing rate from 1991 to 2005. In the period from 2006 to 2007, the percentage change in price has been declining but still positive and thereafter a negative change (2007 – 2011). This situation in the housing market necessitated the government to intervene with costly measures. Government intervention With the shrinking housing market, the government moved first to replace the vacuum that had been created by the mortgage crisis. Government agencies have been pumping out more housing loans through a new relief plan introduced in October 2011. The relief plan is a refurbishment of the existing Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP). The improvement was aimed at scrapping off the previous maximum loan-to-value ratio and reducing or abolishing the 2% fees paid by some high-risk borrowers. The HARP program has been extended to December 31, 2012 (Global Property Rights 1). This has lead to reduction of transaction fees and relented on some tough conditions that had to be met before conclusion of purchase of a property was done. This program has attracted a number of investors who were cut out by the harsh requirement and high transaction cost. Critics argue that HARP program is a very expensive way to stimulate the economy and therefore it is not worthy of the government’s initiative. Thi
Introduction According to John and Paul (174), it has always been the most important thing in every American adult to own a home of their own. It is reported that over years most Americans with such unfulfilled dreams have ended up paying 30% out of their meager income towards the cost of housing. Many Americans believe that for one to be in line with the so called “American dream”, he or she has to have a house of his own. This dream however is still a dream to many as the living wage is too low to ensure a low class American citizen to affords a house of his or her own. John and Paul further report that since the 1800s the federal policy by the American Government has always helped many Americans realize the dream of owning a home of their own something they value as prove of ones success and independence. It is further reported that U.S. John and Paul has argued that Department of Housing and Urban Development considers a house as the first most import thing before one can access other amenities (174). It is estimated that housing alone costs the American people a whooping 3Billion annually, Anon 3 reports that hundreds of years ago a house was just but a shelter nothing much was to it as opposed to the modern America where a house has to have all amenities so as to be considered as a house. The electricity, cable TV, washing machines, telephones are some of the important aspect of a modern house. According to Anon (3) the quantity and quality of housing has increased conveniently, Housing has thus become a problem in America as the low income earners are not able to afford decent housing due to the increased cost in the building materials and labor (Anon 3). According to Congress (15051), “By Americans becoming homeowners they can be given a more quality life”. The American government enacted the Act as Wood reports that after the World War 1 the housing problem had been left solemnly to the factors influencing demand and supply to act (2). It was not until 1917, August that Samuel Gompers brought to the government‘s attention the need to enact a policy to look into this problem. The Government responded by forming “a Sub- Committee on welfare work of the committee on Labor of the Advisory Commission of the council of National Defense “ under the stewardship of Philip Hiss. The housing committee was later established and it recommended that the government issues loans under a lower interest rate to the American people so that they can build houses. According to Wood, this came to be known as the War housing policy (4). According to Wood (7), about one third of all American live in what she terms to as “sub-normal housing conditions”, She further goes ahead to talk about a tenth that live under what she calls an “Cute menace to health, family and moral life”. The New York Tenement House Act of 1987 in an attempt to address these, it was advocated for the inclusion of running water as a necessity in every decent house. The housing policy that was enacted in 1912 during the National Conference of Charities and Correction at Cleveland seek to address the housing policy problem by stipulating all the necessary ite