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Introduction Dubai will host the prestigious international exhibition World Expo in 2020. It is expected that this international event will promote the rapid development of the city economy, tourism, and hotel industry, and will further reinforce the status of Dubai as a world center of great opportunities for business. The exhibition will adhere to the following slogan: “Connecting minds, creating the future”, and will attract about 20 million visitors to the city in six months ( EXPO 2020 Dubai ). EXPO 2020 creates the need for the development of hotel industry in order to meet the visitors’ expectations and create the most comfortable atmosphere. This paper will focus on Dubai hotel sector as a beneficial option for investment based on EXPO 2020 peculiarities and goals as well as post-event opportunities. Executive Summary EXPO 2020 is an international exposition that will be provided in Dubai to present and discuss various innovative products. The hotel sector is one of the most attractive industries for the investment due to high demand, influx of visitors, and the perspective opportunities with regards to tourism. Currently, the market of the hotel property is rather stable and beneficial for both local and foreign customers, considering adequate market environment and Dubai location. More to the point, the official statistics shows that the hotel sector achieved the excellent results, and even the greater success will be reached in the future. Among the most exciting and promising hotel areas, there are Jumeirah Village, Dubai Parks and Resorts, Al Habtoor City, etc. Body Dubai Hotel Industry: Key Points Over half a century ago, Dubai became one of the most profitable and promising markets for residential and commercial real estate all over the globe. Until 2002, solely the UAE citizens had the right to purchase real estate in this country. However, with the release of Dubai to the international level, foreign investors also received this opportunity. After the reconsideration of the economy, a number of laws and reg
Introduction The one true lesson that can be taken from the movie “Stand and Deliver” is that any people, no matter their social class, race, or ethnicity can over the disparaging remarks set against them and truly accomplish something worthwhile in their lives. The film itself acts as a microcosm of the current state of society where people coming from distinct backgrounds are assumed to be able to achieve goals only within the context of what society deems them capable of. That people of Latin American, African American, and White trash can only achieve goals equivalent to crime, corruption, or third rate jobs in fast food establishments. The film challenges this by presenting the idea that students have within themselves the ability to go beyond societal expectations and that it is up to the teacher to help bring this to the surface, to nurture it, develop it and watch it grow to fruition. Based on what was mentioned in chapter 7 of Ballantine’s “The Sociology of Education”, the video brings to light how expectations of students are invariably based on social and ethnic lines where individuals from different social classes are expected by various school systems to perform at different levels. Divisions are drawn, limitations are set and expectations are limited resulting in a school system that does not take into account the possibility that all students, no matter their race or social class, have it within themselves to truly learn and excel. Video Reaction Paper One of the factors in the film, namely poverty, is one of the aspects that would cause a student to drop out of school. While the state of poverty in question, as portrayed in the film, is not as bad as those seen in third world countries the fact remains that the necessities of survival outweigh those of proper education as such most students would opt to drop out of school to get a job to support their family. Another factor is racial stereotyping where students are discriminated against based on their race and origins, one particular line in the movie says this best “you cannot teach to illiterates who have barely a 7th-grade education”. While I may have edited the phrase slightly, it does show how people coming from a certain community are stereotyped as not being able to achieve anything else. It is this stereotype and the lack of faith the teachers have in students that causes them to drop out of school. In evaluating the statement “students will rise to the level of expectations” I have to say that I both agree and disagree. I will start with why I disagree; students cannot be expected to rise to the occasion if nothing is done to encourage this behavior. The difference between Escalante and the other teachers in the movie is that he believes in his students, he encourages the development of proper attitudes towards schoolwork, and finally, he helps to teach in a manner that encourages learning. As such having students rise to the occasion is not just based on what material is provided rather it is encouraging the behavior to come to the surface. People cannot be expected to rise to the level of expectations if nothing is encouraging the rise in
South Korea is located in East Asia. It was established after the Korean peninsula was divided into two countries – South Korea and North Korea. Notably, the landlords established South Korea with assistance under US auspices. After that, the nation underwent significant phases of economic growth characterized by undesirable incidences such as disorders, major rebellions, guerilla movements, and dissents, which occurred between 1946 and 1949. 1 These incidences may be attributed to crude methods of governance that landlords used to guard their privileges instead of pursuing the development of the country. Specifically, they ruled the country using draconian military and police rules. This essay paper reviews the role of the US hegemony and Korean patriarchy in the development of South Korea. The US hegemony in South Korea played an important role in the country’s development. For instance, the US provided South Korea with economic and military aid. Specifically, in 1945, the US gave South Korea economic and military aid worth 13 billion. 2 Also, between 1946 and 1978, South Korea received about $6 million worth of grants from the US. Further, the US natives considerably wrote South Korean plans and policies. Again, the US hegemony extended to the direct management of South Korean programs. For instance, during the creation of the Korean BAIRs, the Kennedy administration put pressure on the Korean government to respect human rights and let civilians lead the country. As a result, South Korea promulgated a new constitution in 1963. Despite the new constitution, the government concentrated most of the power in the central agencies. To reduce hegemony, South Korea sought to eliminate its dependency on the US in the 1970s. Considerably, South Koreas reduced its direct reliance on the US compared to the case of the 1950s and 1960s. 3 However, the nation created a new form of reliance – indirect dependency – that was based on the grain market. Particularly, South Korea relied on US multinationals for refining and shipping oil. Besides, the security of South Korea continued to depend heavily on US military aid. The South Korean military was instrumental in the economic development of South Korea in East Asia. Notably, almost 600,000 soldiers constituted Korea
Introduction The popularization of healthy lifestyle ideas and the abundance of information about the benefits of healthy food habits put a serious threat to the fast-food industry. Such global tendencies combined with certain specific organizational problems challenge the well-recognized giant of fast food restaurant business – McDonald’s. The company is currently facing the decline and needs to reconsider its current strategy (Wahba 2015; Peterson 2015). The analysis of the current situation faced by the company helps to reveal that the focus on providing healthier food products, changing the perception of the brand, and renovating the franchising system can be the best options for McDonald’s future strategy aimed at boosting the company’s financial success and restoring its popularity and reputation. Identification of the recommended strategy Assessment of current strategy Though McDonald’s has managed to become the most successful multi-billion dollar fast-food chain, the company’s current strategy appears to be not suitable for the constantly changing market of the last years (Love 2008). The SWOT analysis reveals several drawbacks of the current strategy employed by McDonald’s and their influence on the competitive ability of the company. The SWOT analysis demonstrates that unhealthy food and negative publicity are the interrelated factors having a negative influence on the popularity of McDonald’s (Appendix A). Besides, the franchising system is another factor leading to the decline of the business due to the poor quality of services. Therefore, health-conscious customers and threats from local competitors can be considered the external threats to the competitiveness of the company. The application of Porter’s five forces model supports the mentioned considerations and reveals that the company faces the need to struggle with competitors and the threat of substitutes (Appendix B). The recommended strategy The identification of current challenges faced by McDonald’s reveals that the future strategy needs to address the problem of healthy food, help to improve the public image of the company and renovate the franchising system of the fast-food chain. The first component of the future strategy needs to address the rising concerns about the health outcomes of consuming fast food products. As more and more customers prefer visiting the restaurants offering organic food, McDonald’s needs to introduce the alternative menu offering organic meals with nutritional facts (LaJeunesse 2014). Such strategic decisions will not only attract more customers but also help to improve the public image of the company. McDonald’s has faced negative publicity, which caused severe negative influence on its popularity among the customers (Hassanien, Crispin & Clarke 2010). Therefore, the introduction of an alternative organic menu should be supplemented with an active media advertising campaign promoting the brand as the one that cares for the health of its customers. The renovation of the franchising system of the fast-food chain is another compo
Abstract History is, no doubt, an important component of life regardless of what perspective one intends to view it from. Notably, many people engaged in particular stages of history enlighten the events that historical perspectives present or just document them to give the generations to come an opportunity to have a clear picture of the past. From a basic point of view, all forms of art have their own history of origin and development, like any other subject, issue or event. According to this, the history of art education opens up opportunities to study depending on what form or component of the art subject one wishes to fathom. In this discussion, we seek to single out various developments that have a relation to an instrument popularly known as a Steel Pan. Introduction From a historical point of view, the steel drum can be said to have been in existence for as a long as steel itself. However, its history of development, from the days of its origin till nowadays, is still hotly debated. Perhaps, the most common story about steel drum is told in Trinidad and Tobago, an independent republic island that is found in the south eastern Caribbean, about seven miles off the coast of Venezuela (Allen & Lois, 1998). Here, players used pots, pans, paint cans and almost any kind of metal objects that could produce some sound. It is argued that the popularity of this instrument increased in the 1930s because it was highly
Employment exploitation, sweatshops, cheap labor, and modern slavery remain serious problems in contemporary society affecting people in developing countries. The documentary Mickey Mouse Goes to Haiti by the National Labor Committee (1996) explores this subject and reveals the unethical working conditions of the Walt Disney Company’s garment factories in Haiti. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the main points from the documentary and discuss what I learned from it. The problem of human labor exploitation exists in developing countries all over the world, and many companies are involved in unethical practices to get more profit without any regard for their employees. The National Labor Committee (1996) film features Haitian workers who share their concerns and dissatisfaction with miserable wages and poor working conditions at Disney Company’s factories. Watching this documentary made me uncomfortable at first since I learned the harsh truth that has been behind something that I believed innocent and positive. In Haitian Disney Company’s garment factories, workers do not get a minimum wage to satisfy their basic needs and provide for their families. They are not allowed to unionize and defend their fundamental human rights since they would be at risk of being fired or persecuted. At the same time, the company takes the goods manufactured in Haiti and sells them in the United States at a price ten times higher than what the Haitian who produced them would be paid. I find this fact inhumane and agree with a person from the video who stated that if Americans cannot provide a living wage for the clothes they are getting, they should not be wearing those clothes. The Haitian workers are trapped in poverty and have no power to defend themselves. Most people in the documentary do not show their faces not to suffer from the employer’s punishment. Nevertheless, the National Labor Committee (1996) reports that soon after speaking to journalists, several Disney workers were fired. They are in miserable conditions, which makes them accept the cruel working conditions to afford at least a small amount of food and pay off the never-ending debt. Another thing I learned from this video is that the Walt Disney Company can afford the minimum wage for its workers. Human mistreatment and labor exploitation should not happen in the 21st century, and every company should be held accountable for its actions and policies. Reference The National Labor Committee. (1996). Mickey Mouse goes to Haiti: Walt Disney and the science of exploitation [Documentary]. The National Labor Committee.
In recent years, communication is frequently seen as the medium used to construct leadership relations rather than merely a tool for efficient management. In this regard, discursive leadership should be considered a communication-based approach that contributes to management’s changing role in organizations. According to Miller (2020), discursive leadership is a model highlighting “the constitutive role of communication” and interactions among the stakeholders of a company (p. 176). Leadership processes and corresponding issues thus contribute to organizational change, which, in turn, augments the firm’s operational methods, structure, technologies, or strategies in response to internal or external factors. This paper aims to discuss the organizational communication process of Nike and suggest an alternative that would contribute to the solution of a specific issue, namely, improving the company’s information security. Nike is one of the companies facing information insecurity of their data. While Nike is still active in many emerging markets, its growth potential is enormous. Nike has become an international company having a base in China, Brazil, and India (Kannan et al., 2017). Previously unknown website failures allowed anyone with specific code lines to read server data such as passwords, potentially giving the company easier access to Nike’s internal systems. The flaw was discovered by Corben Leo, an 18-year-old researcher, who notified Nike via a dedicated security reporting email address listed on the company’s bug bounty page (Nike, 2019). Nike is a lot more than a sportswear store; in recent years, the company has pushed hard into the data collection market, incorporating sports and activity tracking into its products and developing wearables. Such an information loophole is an example of how important Nike should focus on offering its information security. The company should introduce a new department that will focus on quality assurance and testing to solve information security, and the implementation of discursive leadership principles can significantly benefit this process. Approach to be Used A system approach will be applied in introducing a new department that will be focused on coming up with the necessary solution to the insecurity of data in Nike premises. The department will be mandated to ensure the systems are monitored daily and a quality report shared with the leadership. The quality assurance and the testing department will have two categories of employees; those working with pre-deployment checks and those for post-production monitoring. The new department will need to use a decision-making process that will focus on improving information security to ensure hackers will not be able to access the organizational database. In a competitive market, strategic governance is a capacity-building process that enables a company to create value by ensuring each of the stakeholders feels secure sharing information with the company (Nike, 2019). Nike should research internal and external factors to
Introduction There have been many issues raised concerning the conduct of psychologists, and this has raised eyebrows and left many questions unanswered. This essay explores two scenarios that are common in many psychology activities and which require urgent attention to arrest the situation before it goes out of hand. Scenario 1 This scenario involves a client who wishes to terminate her counseling sessions and begin a social relationship with the psychologist. The client will be a lady, and the service provider will be a gentleman for this discussion. First, it is necessary to explain to the client the importance of counseling since she has already been a client for some time. The reasons that motivated her to seek counseling services were significant in her life, and that is why she deserved the counseling (Corey 2011). Therefore, it is essential to advise her that it is not wise to trade her health with relationships. Thus, the first thing the psychologist should do is to stress to her the importance of continuing with these counseling sessions. According to psychology ethics, it is improper for a client to establish a social relationship with a psychologist since this will affect their interactions and quality of service (Thomas 2010). It is the duty of a psychologist to explain to all clients that there must be boundaries between them to facilitate the effectiveness of these counseling sessions. In this case, the client has gone beyond the prescribed relational limits by advocating for a social relationship with the doctor (Fisher 2009). The psychologist has a duty of safeguarding his profession by declining all advances made by the client. It is necessary to give negative feedbacks to all the progress made by this client as early as possible. This will make her realize that what she is proposing is against psychologists’ professional codes of conduct. Legally, it is an offense for psychologists to engage in multiple relationships with their clients. This regulation exists to ensure all members of this profession uphold high moral behavior to promote the delivery of quality services to all clients without discriminations (Thomas 2010). This law is just like state laws that must be obeyed by everybody. In this case, it is essential that he explains to the client the legal consequences he will face should it be discovered that he is having a social relationship with her. Personal considerations include the principles of choice and decision making. Everybody has a right to decide what is good for them and the route to take concerning various situations (Corey 2011). In this case, he should explain to her that as much as she may be having intimate feelings towards him, it is not a must for them to have a social relationship. They have the freedom to select their friends or spouses, and this does not mean that her wish must be accepted. He can decide to accept or decline the offer since there are no legal bindings between them. However, he can take the offer since the client is not requesting that they begin a social relationship at that time but after the termination of counseling (Fisher 2009). This means they will no
Introduction The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are underpinned by the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and the SDGs aim at continuing efforts to end poverty in all its forms. They affirm that poverty eradication must be inextricably linked to strategies that stimulate economic growth and address social needs, such as education, health, social protection, and employment opportunities. This also means addressing the challenges of climate change and ensuring environmental protection. Some targets are of prime importance for developing countries – for example, targets 1, 8, and 13. SDG Goals for Consideration Goal 1 – End poverty in all its forms everywhere Targets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Indicators                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               1.1. By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day                                                                                                                                                                                                              1.1.1 Proportion of population below the international poverty line, by sex, age, employment status a