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SWOT analysis illustrates the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that a company experience in an industry. Through this analysis, it is possible to establish the competitiveness of a company in the industry. Giordano is one of the most influential companies in the clothing industry in the Asian market. The company begun its business in Hong Kong, and has expanded gradually to cover most regions of Asia. Initially, the company ventured into the men’s casual wears business, which made it one of the most reputable firms in the industry. This is attributed to the fact that its rivals were not competitive in terms of service provision and marketing. Over time, it diversified its products and services to meet the needs of its clients. Giordano has gained its strengths in the course of operation. The management culture and style of leadership contribute significantly to its strengths. In this case, the company has instilled flexibility amongst its employees since new ideas are highly appreciated. The culture has made the company venture into new markets, and incorporates new production techniques based on customers’ taste and preference. Meanwhile, the services offered by the company are targeted at satisfying the needs of the customers. Effective service delivery has been one of the ways has been to enhance customers’ relationships. Some of the ways adopted include hospitality of the employees, marketing behaviors and practices of the company. As a result, the company has been able to win the loyalty of customers since they are treated appropriately. The nature of services delivered by the company has contributed to its strengths. In this regard, the company offers varied kinds of products in its retail stores. Since the retail stores are distributed across most markets in the regions, it implies that customers can easily access the products at their own convenience. In addition, the company enjoyed the benefits of being the first company to explore the clothing business, which enabled it to establish its stores at convenient locations in the region. Consequently, the company can invest in any form of customer service campaign easily. Through this process, the company has gained a reputation in the region, which makes it earn substantial profits. The adoption of the up-to-date technology has been critical to Giordano success in the industry. One of the main roles played by the technological facilities is inventory control. For this reason, the company has efficiently monitored the demand of its products and the production process. As a result, the management deals appropriately with the needs of the customers at the retail store
Introduction Autism is a development which impairs ones communication and the way they interact. It is a neurological disorder that affects the brain. Its symptoms can be exhibited in myriad combinations that can be severe or mild (Cohen 1). This group of people have attention deficit and normally resist change. This research paper will involve recognizing and teaching students with Autism. Teaching/ Learning Approaches To enhance teaching reading to autistic students it is important for teaches to determine if they are or are not visual learners. This will help in knowing whether they do best with phonic based instructions or whether they can be taught with minimal directions. Visual learners are good at learning when things are presented to them visually. The Discover Intensive Phonics method of teaching is a multisensory method that embraces visual and kinesthetic learning styles. The method encourages the gradual introduction of concepts from simple to more complex ones. To guarantee retention and reinforcement, previous skills must be built on. It is not advisable for teachers to keep on jumping from a phonic concept to the other as this may spell doom for the learners. The method uses five phonetic skills and two decoding skills. This helps in enhancing reading and sizing of words. Discover intensive phonics also develops phonemic awareness (Grandin 10). Incidental teaching can also be applied in children with high functioning autism. With this approach, a child gets to practice a skill. It is normally used in instances where discrete trial teaching is not challenging enough. This kind of approach enables children with autism to learn skills faster due to the learner’s exposure to myriad prompting and reinforcements. Teachers ultimately get to sharpen their skills (Grandin 10). How teachers and Parents can respond to needs of students with Autism Parents and schools have a greater responsibility to help students with Autism to cope with challenges that they go through in their everyday lives. Research has shown that those suffering from autism are visual thinkers. They are capable of thinking in pictures rather than the conventional thinking in language. Their thoughts can only be compared to videotapes thereby making pictures their first language. Teachers are therefore expected to build on this exceptional ability that these children have to enable them to learn words as quickly as possible by making use of demonstrations (Grandin 11). It is advisable that teachers avoid at all cost long strings of verbal instructions because people with autism barely remember the sequences. For children capable of reading it is advisable that their teachers write down instructions to them on a piece of paper for their comprehension. If these groups of students have to be given directions that are more than three steps, the directions have to be written down due to their inability to remember sequences. A majority of students with autism are impeccable drawers. Mor
Abstract The need to minimize the fatalities in a flood related disasters remain important in Canada today especially with the current changes in the global climate. To sufficiently minimize fatalities during floods, the disaster preparedness team must be well equipped with information related to past events and current trends in flooding. This paper studies the fatalities that result due to flooding in Canada. The paper provides statistics of past events and current trends in floods that necessitate further research. The results and recommendations of this paper will be invaluable source of data for strategic–level professionals. Introduction Floods are natural calamities that do not depend entirely on rainfall rates and amounts but also on topography of an area, soil and land use. Periods of floods are very detrimental to a community especially those that are located in pathways. Floods can be categorized into three: river floods, flash floods and coastal floods. Flash floods are those that rise and fall in a rapid way and are usually as a result of heavy rainfall in a small geographical area over a very short period of time usually less than six hours. River flooding refers to the rise in the elevation of a river to such extents that the river overflows the natural banks causing damage to property and life. Coastal floods usually result from storms where coastal water is driven onto the land. In Canada, the presence of ice is considered another source of floods which usually adds to river floods. When ice melts in big volumes, the water adds to the amount of water in rivers until at times the rivers bursts their banks to become floods (Lawford and Prowse 303). Statement of the problem The analysis of flood fatalities in a country is important since it is able to give different statistics about the effects of floods on life, property and vegetation. The analysis also provides invaluable information to strategic-level professionals who may use it in avoiding and preparing for floods. When undertaking a flood fatality analysis, it is important to ensure that all important details which may be vital for preparing and avoiding of flood related disasters are included. Purpose of the study The main goal of this study is to compile more details in regarding flood fatalities in Canada which may be useful in avoiding and preparing for flood related disasters. Significance of the study The results of this study will be useful to the strategic-level professionals responsible for forecasting, preparing and avoiding flood related disasters Canada. The results will provide more insight into factors and further details that may be considered while preparing for floods in the country. Research question The research question below will be used to guide the research:  1. Is the data currently being collected on flood fatalities sufficient to ai
Introduction In this interview, a well-known researcher kindly agreed to share some knowledge about the merits and weaknesses of quasi-experimental designs. Additionally, we will talk about the statistical analysis methods used for each of the designs under discussion. Finally, we will explore research questions for these designs. Merits of Designs So the first question is – what are the merits of each of the specific designs? Good question! Let us start with the single group posttest only designs. They are particularly suitable for times when the results of a very unconventional intervention need to be measured. The major merit occurs in the situation when there is a substantial body of background knowledge that can signify the previous dynamics in the participating group and issue under research (Follmer, 2003). This is often the case in educational research projects. The single group pretest/posttest design is beneficial due to its focus on the changes that occur within one group of participants who undergo an intervention. The merit of this design is in its concentration on a single case and the observation of effects. Further, in the single-group time-series design, the main advantage is in the series of measures that allow researchers to assess the stability of a certain behavior before the implementation of treatment and in various periods after it was put into practice (Clark & Shadish, 2007). In this manner, the exact dynamic of changes can be detected and assessed. The nonequivalent control group posttest-only design is advantageous because it includes a control group; however, the two participating groups are not equal, and their members are not assigned to the groups randomly (Follmer, 2003). Additionally, results are m
Article Identification   * Flawed American healthcare delivery system.   * Not only a gap but a chasm.   * Technology provokes complexity.   * Changing public healthcare needs.   * No easy road for improvements. The modern American healthcare delivery system is not perfect. Investigations developed by the US Institute of Medicine at the beginning of the 21st century proved that patient safety was a critical issue (Carayon et al., 2014). In this report, the authors admit to the existence of not only a gap but a chasm between what people have and what they could have (Institute of Medicine, 2001). Despite a number of positive aspects associated with technological progress, many healthcare facilities continue to experience problems and deal with complexity. Public healthcare needs are undergoing certain changes, and medical workers are having to work hard to achieve success. The authors of the chosen article identify organizational, management, coordination, and information challenges and explain that it is necessary to be ready to take a path toward improvement that will not be easy. Description of Challenges   * Waste of resources.   * Countless coverage voids.   * Loss of information.   * Weak support for managers.   * Knowledge and training gaps. The relationships between nurses and patients are not simple, and many challenges have the potential to occur in the modern healthcare delivery system. One example includes the waste of resources such as energy, equipment, supplies, and even ideas (Institute of Medicine, 2001). Despite numerous intentions to stabilize the conditions under which people can ask for help and care, the problem of coverage voids remains unsolved. Loss of information occurs, and managers suffer from weak support, training gaps, and a shortage of knowledge. The role of patients in such situations is not to keep quiet but to speak up about their concerns. Nurses have to be prepared to listen, promote cooperation between their patients and the medical staff, and search for solutions. Explanation of Improvement Aims  1. Promote safety in healthcare facilities.  2. Keep services effective.  3. Support the idea of patient-centered care.  4. Introduce timely services and ideas.  5. Continue working efficiently.  6. Provide equitable care to all patients. The relation between offered care and the outcomes that patients may observe presents a significant topic for discussion. The authors introduce six goals for improving the system, which can be easily applied to any kind of practice:  1. Safety is crucial for health care, and nurses should know how to help patients avoid injuries;  2. Effective services are the core of the care delivery system, and they are based on scientific knowledge and need refraining (Institute of Medicine, 2001);  3. Patient-centered care should be applied to practice be
A modern musical can be discussed as a specific form of the musical genre which differs from the classical Hollywood musical, but which can also be discussed and analyzed according to Rick Altman’s semantic-syntactic model. From this point, it is necessary to refer to such a modern musical as Once (2006) directed by John Carney and to feature Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova as the main characters, the Guy and the Girl 1 . Although Once is the low-budget modern Irish musical, this film can be examined about its genre, semantic elements, and specific syntactic structure. In spite of the fact that many modern musicals depart from traditional Altman’s model, Once conforms to the model in many aspects because the musical’s semantics is correlated with the traditional principles, except the focus on the sub-genre; the syntactic structure of the musical addresses the idea of focusing on the life goal. The opposition of values within the couple serves to accentuate the themes of family, immigration, and poverty; and the musical numbers are properly integrated into the plot to emphasize the characters’ feelings and thoughts. While referring to Altman’s model as the basis for the discussion of Once, it is necessary to analyze such semantic elements as the musical’s characters, setting, events, acting, and sound. The main characters of Once are the Guy and the Girl performed by musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. The Guy is a busker who plays guitar on the streets of Dublin, and the Girl is the Czech immigrant who sells flowers. While focusing on the principles of the musical genre, the Guy and the Girl can be discussed as a romantic couple in society 2 . Although it is rather difficult to discuss Once within the context of three musical sub-genres, the film most resembles the show combined with the folk because of the role of setting in the musical. The streets of Dublin play a key role in the story of a couple who dreams about becoming recognized because of their music. All the events develop in Dublin, and the characters talk a lot about life in London. The characters’ goal is to record their songs, and these events are correlated with the show sub-genre when the characters’ path to the success resembles the development of the folk story. Referring to the ritual function of genre in Once , it is necessary to note that the director discusses the class as the barrier to the world of professional music for the Guy, but both the characters belong to the low-income social category, and they unite to overcome poverty to make a dream come true. Even though the character’s actions depend on Guy’s dream, the Girl is more active and decisive because of her experience and desire to overcome obstacles. Focusing on acting, it is important to note that the musical depends on realistic movement instead of developing the idea of rhythmic movement. That is why the sound as the mixture of diegetic music in songs and dialogue is important to develop the musical plot as the real story. To understand John Carney’s approach to developing Once as the modern musical, it is necessary to refer to the musical
Introduction Currently, Virgin Group is a multinational conglomerate that incorporates a wide array of businesses and subsidiaries from various industries. While such an approach is considered an advantage due to the diversification capacity it provides, it also poses a significant threat to the viability of the profitability of the enterprise. The paper identifies viable opportunities for divestment, lists criteria for selecting the diversification strategy, and offers recommendations regarding the changes in the group’s organizational structure and management systems. Case Study: Virgin Group In the case of Virgin Group, many of the currently owned businesses are in decline or perform relatively modestly. The best example of such underperformance is Virgin Atlantic, an airline and one of the most recognizable brands owned by the company. According to the recent statement from the company representatives, Virgin Atlantic is expected to incur losses by the end of 2017 (Hackett 2016). It should be pointed out that this is not the first setback of such kind and was predated by a major drop in revenues in 2010 and relatively modest profitability in the previous years (CAPA 2014). A similar situation was reported by Virgin Australia, the country’s second-largest carrier, which had become free-cash-flow positive only recently, after several years of underperformance (Hatch 2017). Several attempts were made to curb the losses by scaling down the operations, but the issue remains unaddressed. Considering the information above, it becomes apparent that the airline business is the most appropriate candidate for divestment. The first reason for this choice is the rising concerns regarding the high carbon-emitting industries. The gradual increase in awareness regarding the issues of energy efficiency and environmental friendliness has led to the establishment of numerous regulations (Virgin n.d.a). In response, several new entrants have emerged in the field, capitalizing on efficiency and affordability. This move aligns well with the dominant public perception that favors “green” transportation over its inefficient traditional counterpart. In this light, the described divestment is advantageous for two reasons. First, it would improve the value of the Virgin Group. The reputation of the conglomerate as a source o
Introduction Socialization refers to the social experiences of the day to day life, which make human beings develop and learn culture. Contrary to other species on earth human beings need social experiences in order to learn and develop a culture. The existence of human beings is not biologically set; hence, every social development calls for socialization. In identifying the self or personality, social experience is needed which is at the core of personality. It essentially puts interest in the person’s patterns of acting which must be consistent with the thinking and the feelings of the said person. The developing of a personality takes others so as to develop. A century before it was wrongly believed that human beings depend on instincts a thing was later disputed by the mere realization that instincts could only work in animals. Major theories were later advanced to lay a distinction between the developments of people in terms of gender (Macionis & Gerber, 2011). Development of personality The development of different cultures in human beings has been said to have a special link with the gender of that person. Boys and girls in their personality development are said to use different standards to qualify what is right or wrong. Boys are said to have a justice perspective whereby the formal rules are strictly used to define what is right or wrong. To the contrary, girls are said to have a care and responsibility approach of what is right or wrong (Macionis & Gerber, 2011). The socialization process has a core part called the self. The self is defined as part of an individual composed of the recognition of a self and the image of a self. The self is said to develop with the social experience of an individual. At birth, the self is not held to exist, and any suggestion in support of the notion that biological effects have a role in the developing of a self are untrue. There is no seeable link between the biological maturation and the development of the self (Macionis & Gerber, 2011). The growth of the self A vital part in the development of the self as before mentioned is socialization. The interaction of individuals is the propelling force behind the realization of a self. Without interactions as seen in cases of isolated children, the body grows, but the emerging of the self remains stagnant. Human beings are said to interpret and understand actions and intentions of fellow human beings. The realization of self is grounded on determination to observe the self from another’s point of view. By imagining the role of another, the self emerges (Macionis & Gerber, 2011). Effects of music videos on growth of self Having discovered that, the true self
There is a well-known agreement in research that morality most likely would not exist without the existence of emotions (Pizarro, Detweiler-Bedell, and Bloom, 2006). According to the Social Intuitionist Model (SIM), moral judgments are intuitive and determined by emotional responses, which happen automatically and they are effortless and produced by unconscious processes (Haidt, 2001). Numerous studies confirm the influence of emotions on moral judgment (Greene et al., 2001). In this paper, emotions and moral judgment are defined; assumptions in regards to the influence of emotions on moral judgments are presented along with models and research findings that support these assumptions. In order to clarify to what extent emotions influence moral judgment, we first need to define emotions and moral judgment. Emotions are composed by a pattern of changes that result from a situation or a number of events. These changes involve physiological stimulations, cognitive progression, feeling experiences, and facial as well as behavioral expressions. In addition, emotions accompany action trends or motivation as argued by (Zimbardo and Gerrig, 2008). Moral judgment is defined as reasoning about moral dilemmas with conflicting interest of value which is closely related to the ethical decision making procedures that aim at distinguishing the right and wrong (Storch, Rodney, and Starzomski, 2004). These definitions lead to my first assumption where I assume that emotions which are negatively oriented lead us to make negative moral judgment. I assume that negative emotions simply guide us to recognize the morally relevant features of circumstances. The SIM supports this assumption as it assumes that emotional capacities significantly influence moral judgments (Haidt, 2001). Haidt claims that moral intuitions are essential determinants of moral judgments, which are defined as emotional responses that occur impulsively as a response to encountering a moral situation. For example, fast and rapid flashes of disgust. In this model reasoning is linked to those who are in positions that require them to provide justifications for their choice on moral judgments such as politicians or lawyers. However, when justification is required, individuals will engage in conscious reasoning that supports the choice of a particular moral judgment. This produces two scenarios; the first is that the reasoning process that accompanies justification will support the emotional response, or in situations the justification could dominate the initial emotional response. More so, reasoning could also affect the individual’s emotional response to the whole situation (Haidt, 2001). In support of this model, ample of empirical research has been conducted. Haidt and colleagues research has focused on emotions of disgust, as a source of influence on moral judgment of whether certain behaviors are right or wrong. Research indicates that emotions from disgust have a strong and decisive effect on moral judgment. Furthe