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Intelligence Policy A contemporary aspect of the national security departments and agencies is the progressively close association between intelligence and the policy formulation process. Since matters of national security hold great relevance regarding harmonious coexistence not only domestically but also internationally, appropriate strategies through sound policymaking are essential (Lowenthal 32). As a key aspect of a country’s development, national security requires serious consideration through effective policymaking processes and implementation through intelligence departments in a continued and collaborative manner (Peterson 29). Background to policy and intelligence In the past few decades, intelligence professionals have reduced their commitment to take part in the policy formulation process particularly in evaluating the foreign surrounding and the possible counteractions to US policy strategies by evading intelligence policy advocacy. In this case, the emergence of the “red-line” between policy and intelligence inhibited intelligence officers from actively taking part in matters of intelligence policy. The red line aimed at bolstering credibility among the intelligence officers since accusations associated with slanting their analysis concerning a given favored policy concern (Lowenthal 37). In this case, I consider that the trend fostered objectivity in policy formulation since the issue of intelligence affects the greatest majority in a given society. Therefore, handling the intelligence policies without bias but instead, with utmost credibility would yield greater benefits to the majority in a particular society. However, in some instances, the intelligence community traversed the red line between intelligence and policy by depicting incompatibilities in favored and biased policies. The incompatibilities manifested during the 1970s and 1980s as the Pentagon and the Criminal Investigation Agency (CIA) disagreed on proposals regarding arms control. In that instance, the CIA underscored the essence of verifying Soviet compliance with the agreements concerning arms control pacts that focused on intrusive inspection stipulations. On the other hand, the Pentagon advocated against the intrusive inspection stipulations that would control the security issues between the Soviet and US (Lowen
Strategic approach to workforce One of the main tasks of the HR management is to develop consistent strategic approach with the following steps:   * to define strategic roles of the workforce;   * to ensure consistent HR policy;   * to promote the organizational culture. The strategic approach to managing human resources is way to make role of each employee clear, and their tasks understandable. The division of the strategic roles in ‘foot soldiers’, ‘guardians’, and ‘stars’ guarantees that each employee knows what his or her duties are. It allows the management stay consistent in their decision and directions. This two factors lead to the formation and promotion of the organizational culture, where every employee is aware of the responsibilities and his or her role. The process of HR selection consists of the following steps (from below):   * Hiring decision;   * Medical exam/drug test;   * Pre-employment test;   * Reference and background check;   * Interviews;   * Completion of application;   * Submission of resume. The process of HR selection consists of a number of steps that allow to explore to the maximum the professional abilities and talents of the applicant. However, the important steps also are the background checks and the verification of the information provided by the applicant. The HR selection starts with the filing the job applications, and the competition among those applications. The most suitable candidates are invited for the interviews, where they prove their professional abilities. Recruitment and selection The process of recruitment and selection of the human capital is based on:  1. Reliability, the degree to which selection procedures yield comparable data;  2. Validity, the degree to which test and selection methods measure an applicant’s abilities (Bohlander and Snell 226). There are certain principles on which the recruitment and selection process is based. First of all, the human resources management are to provide the candidates with the reliable information about the vacancy and find out whether they can meet those conditions. Another application of the principle of the reliability is to ensure that the selection methods are able to guarantee the data about the applicants that can be properly compared. The principle of validity estimates the degree of the potential of the interviews and other testing methods to measure the applicants’ competence. The Recruitment Process:  1. Creating advertisement for the vacancy;  2. Providing all the vital information about the vacancy;  3. Pointing out necessary requirements for the job;  4. Contacting potential candidates; answering their questions about the vacancy and organizational structure, if any. Although, the significant part of the recruitment and selection process is in the hands of the HR managers, the decision on whether to hire or not to hire a certain candidate is taken by the multiple parties. In the most of areas of work the signif
Sir Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven presents a wonderful account of the events that transpired during the Crusades. Though stunning in terms of technical aspects, there are scenes in the film that could disappoint historians because of their unfaithfulness to historical accounts. The wonderful cinematography, costume design, effects and direction have made it a masterpiece. But the creative license of the director and the scriptwriter has been used in this movie that some of the characters and events in the movie are just fictional. Due to the theme that the director and the production crew want to convey to the viewers, they somehow alter the characters and events that actually took place with fictionalized ones. Anyway, what they are producing is a feature film and not a documentary. Balian and Godfrey One of the striking incoherence of the film with the real historical account is the existence of the protagonist of the movie. Balian as a blacksmith was just a myth. According to Gertz, in his thought Scott elaborately depicted the role of Balian (played by Orlando Bloom), it is not faithful to the accounts in history. It is true that there was a certain illustrious Balian in the Medieval Ages but he was never a blacksmith. He was already part of the nobility in Jerusalem. Because of this post he never had to travel from France to the Holy Land just to find forgiveness from his sins just like what the movie depicted. In the movie Scott turned Balian into a poor troubled soul whose wife committed suicide because of grief and depression. Because of this dire event of his life, he even murdered the town priest who ordered the burning of his wife’s corpse and who took the cross pendant of his wife. Balian’s imminent arrest and for the forgiveness of his sins, he was forced to journey towards Jerusalem. This illustrated the fictional Balian’s troubled soul. History has never given an account of Balian’s wife the way she is portrayed in the movie. The real Balian’s wife is Helvis, heiress of the wealthy lordship of Ramla (Balian of Ibelin). There was no clear account of her death. What Scott did was to use his artistic license to deviate from what was written in history to develop the movie’s characters and plot. Another issue on the faithfulness of the film to history is the emotional and spiritual condition of Balian. Due to the terrible condition that France had in those days and the suicide of his wife, as shown in the film, Balian underwent an emotional and spiritual crisis. There was no mention in history book of the spiritual problems that the fictional Balian had. The real Bal
Abstract The relevant case study is devoted to the analysis of managerial performance in the context of cooperation with a star performer. It touches upon the questions of corporate ethics, urgent decision-making, and management of the problem of relationships within a team. A particular emphasis is made on the conversation’s planning. One considers the possible ways of behavior during the so-called “crucial conversations.” The study also enlightens the problem of corporate priorities’ balance. Main Body Taking into account the peculiarities of Vijay’s character, one can understand that finding a good time for a productive conversation with him is rather problematic. Nevertheless, Stefan is obliged to discuss the current state of things as soon as possible to prevent potential complications. The dinner has neither positive nor negative implications in the quality of appointment time; therefore, the success of this conversation depends entirely on Stephan’s effort and the selected approach. On the one hand, the upcoming dinner can be a good moment for this difficult task as it will be held right after Stefan’s meeting with the corporate staff. Thus, Stefan has the latest data for the discussion and can operate the up-to-date information. On the other hand, the chosen appointment time has a series of disadvantages. First of all, the dinner is held immediately after Stefan’s visit to the office so that the man has no opportunity to consult the headquarters and to receive the necessary instructions. Secondly, due to Vijay’s rhetoric on the phone, one can feel that the star performer is initially negatively tuned – Vijay openly expresses the discontent with his performance being examined. Moreover, the dinner is to take place a day before the important meeting with clients. Hence, the negative results of this conversation can have an unfavorable effect on the coming meeting or even scuttle a deal. It means that Stefan will have to be particularly careful about this dialogue. One might make the conclusion that the coming conversation is likely to be of crucial character: it implies the opposing opinions and strong emotions on the one hand and high stakes on the other hand. Therefore, in this case, the wise strategy
Synopsis The Human Genome Epidemiology Network (HuGNet) is a global body that is evaluating the effects of genome on the health of the human population. In addition, the international body studies how to use genetic pieces of information in health improvement and disease prevention (HuGENet – About Us, n.d.). In the Florida’s health department, the Bureau of Epidemiology Program is helping to protect the public’s health hence reduce their disease burdens. For instance, the Bureau does not only do surveillances on illnesses and occupation related risks, but also come up with the ways of enhancing the workers safety. Again, it carries out researches on the genetic infections and develops measures for controlling and preventing the outbreaks of both noninfectious and infectious diseases (About the Florida Department of Health, 2012). It is also training, collecting, and disseminating the health related pieces of information to the Floridians and visitors thus empowering the society. Florida State has the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (DPCP) in the Chronic Disease Bureau division. Its mandate is to provide quality and accessible health care for diabetes patients. Consequently, it reduces the disease burden on the Floridians. This program relates to genetics; for example, type one diabetes, which frequently occurs in children and adolescents that lack insulin, has genetic as one of the risk factors. This type of diabetes mostly poses risks to children whose parents have the same disease and those family members with the disease history (About the Florida Department of Health, 2012). Likewise, a person’s family diabetes history can cause type two diabetes that mostly associates with the old people. Since family members share genes and behaviors, other diseases such as cancer and high blood pressure can also affect family members. In the occupational disorder, the health department has the Occupational Safety and Health Program (OSHP). The OSHP carries out surveillance on injuries and illnesses that relate to work such as pneumoconiosis and mesothelioma, and musculoskeletal Disorders (About the Florida Department of Health, 2012). In doing so, the program aims at reducing the risks that can cause the diseases. The above complications are due to hereditary or allergic reactions of a worker’s body; therefore, the disorders relate to genetics. On the last aspect of environmental health program, the Florida health department offer internship programs to the Floridians to master and practice food hygiene, waste disposal, and wells surveillance. There is also the Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Parks program tasked by inspecting the parks and the camps, to mitigate diseases related to the enviro
Thesis statement Nowadays, it became a commonplace assumption among many educators that, as compared to what it is usually being the case with adults; children are more than capable of learning new languages with ease (McMurray 161). The validity of this assumption is supported by the empirical observations of what account for the specifics of how a child becomes familiar with a particular language, and by the fact that, as of today, there is a plenty of the thematically relevant academic literature that contains the analytical insights into the phenomenon in question (Bloom 15). In this paper, I will review a number of the academic articles of interest, while striving to substantiate the validity of the idea that the very psychological specifics of how a child perceives the surrounding reality and its place in it, create the objective preconditions for him or her to be naturally predisposed towards becoming proficient in a foreign language. I will also review those articles of interest, the authors of which promote a qualitatively different outlook on the topic in question. Literature Review One of the most insightful articles, in regards to the discussed subject matter, is Précis of how children learn the meanings of words by Paul Bloom. Probably the main thematically relevant finding, contained in this article, is that, “Young children can grasp aspects of the meaning of a new word on the basis of a few incidental exposures, without any explicit training or feedback” (2001, p. 1099). The author explains this by the fact by the specifics of how the brain of a young child actually functions. According to him, just as it happened to be the case with the brain of an adult person, the brain of a child never ceases to remain thoroughly preoccupied with trying to ensure the physical survival of its ‘bearer’. However, due to being young-aged and inexperienced, children are quite incapable of securing the affiliated environmental niche on their own, which in turn makes them utterly depended on adults. Consequently, this causes the brain of a child to be particularly sensitive to what it perceives as the surrounding reality’s emotionally charged emanations and their linguistic signifiers (words). In other words, the reason why many children appear to memorize words in a foreign language, without needing to apply much of an effort, is that they are naturally driven to associate the semantic content of every particular word with what used to be the emotional state of their mind, at the time when the concerned word was uttered. As the author pointed out, “Some of the children’s basic assumptions about word-learning, such as the belief that words will be arbitrary and bi-directional signs, or that words do not have overlapping reference follow from their understanding of the mental states of people who use words” (2001, p. 1100). Apparently, for a child that studies a new language, the words that he or she strives to memorize represent the valu
Introduction The modern world can be characterized by the gradual disappearance of borders and barriers that, for centuries, have been slowing down the speed of interaction between various states, nations, and cultures. The emergence and development of different means of transport, including aviation, made long travels faster and safer. The evolution of technologies and digitalization facilitated information exchange and provide individuals with huge data amounts. The combination of all these factors contributed to the growth of a globalized society deprived of limits and full of opportunities for successful cooperation. All these alterations also impacted business, one of the most important spheres of human activity in the modern world. Today, people can observe drastic changes in methods and approaches used to manage various companies and accomplish essential tasks that emerged under the impact of globalization, and it’s becoming an integral aspect of international relations. Definition The scope and complexity of the process, along with its significance for the modern world, preconditioned the appearance of various definitions. From the perspective of the business sector, globalization can be determined as a spread of products, information, jobs, relations, and services across national borders and engagement of all cultures in this interchange (Steger 15). Economically, it also means the increased interdependence of all nations because of the new options for trade and cooperation (Steger 15). The majority of giant and the most influential corporations today act at the global level because of numerous benefits associated with this method to continue the evolution and achieve success. In this regard, globalization can be taken as the factor that preconditions fundamental shifts in the ways business operates due to the need to meet the requirements of the new, almost borderless environment. Rivalry One of the first serious effects that are associated with this phenomenon is the rise of rivalry. The appearance of chances to enter new markets and affect new areas also means the need to compete with local actors that have certain positions and also try to preserve its dominance in the region. That is why under the impact of this factor, developing companies, foreign brands, and other international organizations have to improve their standards and devote more attention to consumer benefits to satisfy their diverse needs and guarantee a high level of interest in offered products or services (Power). From a global perspective, it has a positive impact on populations as they acquire the opportunity to enjoy high-quality goods that were previously unavailable to them. The ability to choose between brands is one of the issues that is also associated with globalization and its impact on the business world. Development Another sphere that was changed under the impact of globalization is the companies’ development vector. Correctly realizing the growing importance of the international market
Issues Discussed in the Business Strategic Corporate Partnership Video To make a growing company successful, partners should know how to create partnerships with other businesses. A strategic partner is beneficial in several ways. For example, a well-established company can provide a growing corporation with capital or let it use its brand name for exposure (Googins & Rochlin, 2000). In the video, Vanessa and Erica hold the opinion that there are three primary concepts of a strong non-profit corporate partnership. The three include flexibility, reciprocity, and a holistic perspective. Flexibility is an important attribute of partnerships (Martignetti, 2012). To succeed, the parties should be ready to accommodate each other. With regards to reciprocity, a strategic partnership should be a mutual relationship. On its part, a holistic approach should control all elements of the parties involved to ensure that all partners benefit equally. Vanessa and Erica point out five steps involved in the building of strategic corporate partnerships. They include drafting value proposition and sustaining relationships. The others are the evaluation of gaps, creation of a list of options, and research. The two interviewees provide five important strategies that can be used by fundraisers to build strategic corporate partnerships. They include talking to volunteers, networking, carrying out research, being flexible, and not expecting involuntary renewals. As a Saudi teacher, I can identify with these app
Introduction Alexander Mcqueen is a designer apparels store. A young designer, Alexander Mcqueen, established the store. He was a Briton by birth and was born in London. He is remembered for his dramatic tailoring, groundbreaking collections and avant-garde shows, where he made designs that were special and unique to different occasions. The success of the design has been attributed to creativity, innovation, and reputation that Alexander had. To remain successful and competitive, the brand name have been built through strategic marketing mechanisms, improving quality, combining of traditional with modern art and craft in the designs (Alexander McQueen Corporate website 2010). This paper takes an analysis on the reasons behind the success of Alexander Mcqueen brands of clothes. SWOT Analysis of the Brand Swot analysis is a management tool that a company uses to establish its strengths and weaknesses (internal analysis) and offers an analysis of its external opportunities and threats. Strengths Alexander Mcqueen is not among the oldest designers, however its short life have resulted in a strong brand name. The strength is ventured in its strong brand name that is internationally recognized. There is a wide recognition of these products in all parts of the world. These products include men clothes, women clothes, wallets, handbags, watches, coats, and shoes among others. The strength of the brand name is undoubtedly engineered by its internal creativity mechanisms. In order to have a competitive edge in selling its product and services, it will be advisable for the company to take advantage of its ability to compete favourably with equal players in the market. Some of the products that are major competitors of Alexander Mcqueen include, Ck, Spenser, axcess boss, and Italian. The brand benefited from an entrepreneur who had vast experience in fashion and design. He could blend tradition, art, design, and craft and come up with a unique product (Mind tools 2010). Weaknesses On 11th February 2010, the brand was faced with the greatest tragedy. This is when the brand pioneer committed suicide in his house (he hanged himself) this meant that major driving force, the major innovator, and creator of designs had left the company. Weaknesses refer to obstacles that may deter the company from progressing towards a particular direction. Another weakness of the brand is the sexuality of the founder, Alexander Mcqueen was a Gay, and Gays are not fully accepted in all countries of the world. This is likely to reduce the demand of the brand, as people who repel gays will not be willing to buy them. Opportunities and Threats The world is having increased living standards. Indiv