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Due to the increase in the global threat of compromising the quality and availability of current resources for future generations, the need to shift to sustainability not only for organizations but also for average citizens has emerged. The importance of sustainability as a response to the unreasonably wasteful use of resources has grown exponentially, encouraging recycling and other activities in which citizens can participate to contribute to the improvement of the situation (Cai et al., 2020). Therefore, replacing plastic pens that are currently used very widely and are affecting the environment extensively with a much more sustainable and easily recyclable bamboo pen should be considered a good opportunity. Being a biodegradable and recyclable material, bamboo can be successfully used in the production of stationery, including pens and pencils. Specifically, Flynn et al. (2017) emphasize that the use of bamboo contributes to the increase in sustainability not only due to the use of biodegradable materials but also due to the opportunity to improve the performance of rural areas where bamboo is grown (Zea Escamilla et al., 2018). Although bamboo pens are not commonly used, they are not a unique concept. Stationery made partially from bamboo has already been offered by companies such as Eco-Pens and several others (Duane et al., 2019). However, the specified product is still largely underrepresented in the target market, which is why introducing the concept of a fully sustainable bamboo pen is a rather promising idea worth pursuing, which justifies this project completely (Shahinur & Ullah, 2017).
Keynesianism as a theory maintains that the economic performance of a country depends on the expense incurred in running its operations in the short run. These expenses depend on production and employment levels of the country; they also affect the inflation rate in the concerned country. According to this theory, government involvement in the monitoring of monetary policies is the best strategy in ensuring growth and stability in the economy of the country. Mercantilism refers to a system of the economy that aims at increasing a country’s economic wealth. It applies government regulations on all of the country’s commercial business. It is applied by imposing high tariffs on imports thus reducing them while maximizing exports. Mercantilism’s main argument is that the wealth of a country, which determines its economic strength, relies on available minerals such as gold, diamond, and oil. Mercantilism cannot be sustained for a long duration since there would be no economic growth if countries only want to export their products without importing products from other countries. The two economic approaches recommend a full involvement by the government in managing the country’s commercial activities through regulative policies that aimed at fostering the economy. India has a third of the world’s poor population, as per the World Bank figures, but it is still the twelfth largest economy in the world. India was unable to feed its people at some point when it struggled with poverty. The country’s capacity to produce agriculturally was far much surpassed by its rapidly growing population, and as a result, it largely depended on imported agricultural produce. However, this was overturned when the government realized that the large population could be harnessed to produce in the agricultural sector. Most of the people in India are not formally employed and have remained unemployed for a long time. The government directed much of its focus on improving agricultural production after independence in the 1960s. India enacted regulations that prohibited the exportation of agricultural products especially foodstuffs but rather encouraged imports to boost the country’s production. In this way, Keynesianism was applied in India. Before liberalization, Indian production companies belonged to families. These firms relied on political favors within the country to be successful. As agitated by mercantilism, the country only allowed the purchase of local products produced by these firms; hence this ensured a ready market for locally produced products as imports were not allowed in the country. After implementing the economic reforms, the Indian government allowed foreign competition and such firms faced competition from cheap Chinese products. As a result, the government privatized public manufacturing and production companies. To cope up with competition from imports, the old firms had to restructure their management and concentrate on producing new products at low labor and technology costs. This led to the creation of empl
Executive Summary Guru Contractor is a construction company located in West Virginia. Guru has been in the building construction business for a very long time. Many years have seen Guru erect buildings for institutions, real estates, commercial enterprises and many more. If you talk about construction in West Virginia the first picture that comes in your mind is Guru Contractors. Recently, Guru has been awarded a contract by Newton University for the construction of a state of the art ICT center. This building will consist of three floors, ground floor first floor and second floor. The ground floor will host five teaching laboratories; the first floor will host journalism offices, software laboratory, hardware laboratory and radio room; the second floor will host ICT offices and server room. Guru is expected to provide a project management plan that will ensure a successful completion of the construction of the ICT center (Berkun 205). Guru feels upbeat for this task because of the resources they possess. This includes and is not limited to; highly skilled workforce, construction material, experience in this field etc. Guru has a sound financial base and incase of projects outside their liquidity, they have established a good base with financial institutions and hence can secure loans of greater magnitude. Concerning quality they have a quality management team whose responsibility is to ensure projects are executed efficiently independent of the project location to the desired specification in a timely manner and within the set budget. Any project carried out either meets or exceeds the client expectations. This project management report outlines the tasks to be undertaken by Guru to make sure Newton University attain the realization of a state of the art ICT center. Table 1: Project charter Project Title: Project Management Construction of Lilian K. Beam Building                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Start Date: June 10, 2010 Finish Date: December 4, 2011                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Budget Information: The institution has allocated $940,000 for this project. The major costs of this project will be material supply and internal labor.                                                                                                                                                                                         Project Manager: David
The coronavirus pandemic the global economy tremendously, changing buyers’ behaviors vastly. Apart from companies suffering major losses due to the related trade restrictions, customers’ purchasing habits appear to have changed drastically. While previously, a significant number of people preferred to shop offline and often bought unnecessary or overpriced items, the current trend toward online shopping and buying only the necessary products seems to have become a trend. For instance, at the beginning of the pandemic, the propensity to buy items in stocks has been observed (Scacchi et al., 2021). Although the original media-induced panic has subsided, and people have become much more rational in their buying decisions, significant changes can still be observed compared to their purchasing patterns a couple of years ago. The massive transfer to the realm of digital shopping can be considered as one of the main shifts in the dynamics between customers and producers (Scacchi et al., 2021). The specified alterations in the economic environment has affected offline businesses, particularly, small retailers, drastically, forcing mall businesses to be discontinued due to the absence of customers (Martin-Neuninger & Ruby, 2020). At the same time, a range of companies have ventured into the digital setting, discovering the opportunities which they would not have considered before (Fanelli, 2021). Thus, the described shift toward online shopping can be seen as a generally positive trend. Personally, I seem to have neglected a range of products since the emergence of the coronavirus threat. Specifically, the requirement for cosmetics and sun cream has dropped, which is quite understandable given the unwillingness to leave houses due to the threat of the virus (Martin-Neuninger & Ruby, 2020). In turn, I have started buying significantly larger amounts of coffee and vitamins due to health concerns and changes in the work-life balance. Therefore, the general trend is quite predictable given the fact that the number of social interactions has been significantly restricted for most citizens. Overall, the Covid-19 pandemic has definitely changed people’s buying behaviors, with the initial panic and hectic purchase of essential products having been replaced with a practical approach to buying and a strong preference for digital purchases. Specifically, the tendency to indulge in unreasonably expensive shopping and disbursing money without much consideration has been replaced with a much more careful, practical and, essentially, Utilitarian approach toward buying products. Specifically, the utility and effect that the purchased items produce has become the priority for buyers.
Introduction The project proposal is specially designed to highlight the problem of large volume data handling and provides an efficient data mining solution. This project proposal is specifically designed keeping an eye on communication service delivering problems and provides its solution in a most approximate way. The proposal starts with basic concepts of data mining, related terms used in data mining, company background and business problem, in later sections this proposal highlights existing problem with the system and later on proposed solution and discussion. The proposal ends with conclusion and references. Data Mining Data mining is a commonly used term in computer field. Data mining is the process of sorting huge amount of data and finding out the relevant data. Usually ERP systems are used for sorting data in large organizations. Data mining is commonly known as knowledge discovery. This is the process of analyzing data from numerous perspectives and summarizing it into useful information for further processing. There are numerous companies following data mining techniques in order to make their system effective and time saving. Data mining is widely used for the maintenance of data which helps a lot to an organization in order to organize its resources and capital in a proper way. In other words, data mining is the process of finding relationship between dozens of fields. Database system gets affected if data mining techniques are not properly applied in a certain domain. Data mining is widely sued by large firms with strong consumer focus. Data mining techniques empowers organizations to identify the relationship between entities and to create a strong relationship among internal factors such as cost, positioning, staff skills and also it gives flexible path to create relationship among external factors like economic indicators, competition and customer demographics. Data mining also helps in determining the impact on sales caused by internal factors changes. Terms   * Data: Data is a raw material usually found in bulk quantity. There are three types of data operational or transactional data, non operational data and Meta data.   * Information: The pattern, relationship and association among all this data could provide information.   * Knowledge: Information can be converted into knowledge if related to previous facts and figures and previous statistics of an organization (Han & Kamber, 2000).   * Data warehouses: Dramatic place for storage of data, data warehouse gives flexible opportunity to integrate new data with a previous one. Data warehousing is commonly defined as a process of proper data management and retrieval. Data warehousing gives a concept of storing all data centrally in large organizations. Knowledge discovery in databases (KDD): KDD is a commonly used term in databases it’s a non-trivial extraction of previously unknown data and information from large databases. Company Background PCCW is the largest communication network in Hong Kong. PCCW Limited (PCCW) is one of the best communication companies in HKT (PCCW, 2008). HKT
“Punishment,” written by Rabindranath Tagore, and “Conscience of the Court,” created by Zora Neale Hurston, is two stories in which an innocent woman finds herself in court after being accused guilty of something she did not do. Even though these pieces of writing discuss two absolutely different cases with diverse characters, the themes they underline are very similar. “Punishment” speaks about the family relationship and love between two brothers and their wives, whose world collapses after the murder of one character, while “Conscience of the Court” speaks about devotion and genuine love of an employer that is challenged by the accusation of a crime. Thus, the themes of loyalty, betrayal, and women’s place in the world can be compared while speaking about Chandara Rui, Laura Lee Kimble, and the courts that tried them. Even though both stories represent women as dependent human beings, who cannot control their lives to the full, the main female character in “Punishment” reveals her strength while the one in “Conscience of the Court” tends to be vulnerable. Tagore’s Chandara Rui is a strong character who is not willing to yield to the circumstances. She realizes that her world is ruled by men, but she is ready to protect herself and make others respect her. Chandara quarrels with her relatives if she believes that something is wrong. For example, as her husband, Chidam, tries to lock her away, she runs to her uncle, even as she realizes that she will have to return: “Chandara had fled three villages away, to her maternal uncle’s house” (Muzaffar 28). In this way, the woman shows that even though she accepts her role in the family and in society, she is not going to forget her own self and will stand her ground. Hurston’s Laura fails to create such a strong rebel impression and appears to be more defensive. Being a maid who cares for and loves her employer just like a mother, Laura looks like a very simple and humble static character who is not ready to face the difficulties and injustices of the world: “You jury-gentelmens, they asked me if I was guilty or no, and I still don’t know whether I am or not” (Rimstidt 112). Being in the court, the woman emphasizes her innocence but is more reactive than proactive. She is looking for support and fair justice, while Chandara realizes that passive behavior cannot save. In this way, though in similar situations, the protagonists of the two stories act differently. Feminist critic Rita Felski, as well as many other professionals, notices that female protagonists of the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Chandara and Laura, tend to have very limited opportunities in their lives (Brändström 7). Their destinies are tightly connected with males so that they can live unhappily but married (Chandara) or widowed and lonely (Laura). Moreover, the area in which they live and act rarely extends further than their marital home or the one where they lived with parents (Brändström 7). Both stories reveal those events that take place in a very limited territory that mainly includes only home an
Executive Summary Since the risk of controlling private properties increases with age as death continues to be inevitable, many individuals, who have properties, live in fear of dying intestate. The most appropriate and legally accepted modern way of avoiding intestacy is through the writing of formal wills and testamentary trusts to accord certain responsibilities and property ownership to trustees and executors. Whereas individuals find it lawful and appropriate to leave a will stipulating ownership conditions and trustees to take charge of executing a will, sometimes a will may deem void if the testator failed to consider some important issues in will writing. Therefore, this term paper seeks to assess a written testamentary trust or rather a will by a Canadian estate owner Mr. Albert Peter Cross with a view of highlighting the major issues that may affect probation of the will in a court. The will contains seven important sections that Peter Cross states his wishes and desires regarding the execution of the will. Whereas writing a will is becoming a common practice among families as an important end of life decision-making process that halts future controversies regarding a privately owned property, it is never a straightforward task. The written will of Peter Cross has important stipulations, but some contradict each other and even legal dilemmas regarding regulations governing the testamentary trusts. Testator of the proclaimed will in the first place has been writing wills previously and his first clause aims at the revocation of the previous wills. The ultimate written will revokes the previous wills of Peter, but circumstances and justifiable reasons for such revocations remain unknown as no part indicates the reason for the physical act to revoke the past wills. Although the will is a legal document that is flawless, certain issues in the will may generate legal implications when the executors and trustees underestimate or ignore certain principles. Although Peter selects the two original trustees and executors without any coercion, the powers bestowed to the trustees and executors in the will may result to unprecedented problems. Peter appoints two original trustees and gives them equal powers over the decisions regarding partnerships, hiring and firing of new trustees and employees of the estate company. The further appointed trustees shall also have equal powers over operations of the estate company, and in such cases, the possibility of the will attracting serious legal implications due to personal interests is high. Whereas the will in itself may contain appropriately organized clauses that exhaust almost everything require for future progress of the estate company lies on the credibility of the appointed trustees. With equal powers bestowed to the trustees in terms of management of operational activities, human resource management practices and control financial issues of the estate company, some ethical issues may protract from th
Introduction The article in question written by Adrian N. Carr is concerned with the essence and some applications of critical theory. Carr (2005) defines the term and explains what the theory is all about. It is necessary to note that this is done quite effectively. The most valuable part deals with the discussion of misconceptions concerning the theory. The part where the author explains what the theory does not provide valuable insights on the theory and its relevance. The Essence of the Theory I believe this approach is specifically effective. After the discussion of some basic concepts that have already been discussed, considered, and analyzed in various sources, the author sheds light on the points that are often misunderstood or need extended explanations. For instance, the explanation of the essence of dialectical thought helped me understand the real value of the theory. Critical theory is not about dividing concepts and issues into black and white. It is vital to consider all the facets of the issue rather than the two sides of it. The theory is specifically applicable in the contexts of the modern world where dualism is non-existent since there are too many facets, perspectives, and ideas to take into account. The Role of the Researcher Apart from the analysis of the essence of the theory, the author also touches upon some ways to apply critical theory to organization theory and behavior. However, this part is much less effective than the first one. The strongest point of this portion of the writing is associated with the role of the researcher. Carr (2005) states that critical theory helps understand the role of the researcher. Thus, the researcher is unable to remain neutral and objective. I agree that the researcher’s subjectivity interferes with the research in every stage starting with the choice of the issue and methods. Therefore, the researcher needs to make the study as transparent as possible. It is essential to describe the methods and tools used, as well as the reasons behind the researcher’s choices. The reader should have a chance to analyze the researcher’s biases. In this respect, critical theory is instrumental in making research more relevant, reliable, and credible. The author provides clear arguments and explanations when addressing this point. Application in Different Spheres Nevertheless, the part concerning the theory’s application in the public interest, body politic, and administration/management is rather obscure and too theoretical. It could be more effective to provide more real-life examples to illustrate various ways the theory can be used. For instance, administrators should take into account many factors when addressing an issue, but it is unclear how exactly this can be done. It could also be effective to consider the hierarchy of different aspects to take into account. Conclusion In conclusion, it is possible to note that the article in question is a valuable source that can help better understand the critical theory. The aut