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McDonald’s is considered as the world’s largest chain of multinational fast food chain which is operating across the globe and it serves more than 47 million customers daily. The structure of the organization is quite large which spreads over a network of branches and that is the reason why the organization focuses a lot on marketing and promotional activities. The organization has strong branding strategies through its focus on consumer behavior and it frames its marketing and brand management strategy on the basis of its customers. The entire process at McDonalds stresses on the ascendency of customers and their strategy value the customers. However, the structure of McDonalds depicts that the organization is it is a multinational organization which incorporates all the international strategies of management and marketing. Organizations focus a lot on brand and it is the positioning of brands that make or break an organization. Although there are different brands that are marketed in our society through different mediums but McDonalds is my favorite brand and I am very much influenced by this brand. There are number of reasons that describes that why I am so much influenced by this brand. Firstly, they work on a customer centric approach and McDonalds is usually engaged in developing new and modernized strategies for their customers. Secondly, the marketing strategy of McDonald is quite crystal clear and they have the tendency to fulfill their promises. Finally, they work on the principle of mass marketing and no particular class is targeted by this brand which depicts that it is for everyone. As far as the loyalty is concerned I am very much loyal to this brand just because if its quality and taste. Loyalty of McDonalds is depicted by enormous number of satisfied customers who prefer McDonalds and the quality of products that are produced by McDonalds. My attitude towards McDonalds is quite clear and I feel proud to say that I am one of the loyal customers of this brand. In the similar manner as it is said that the past experiences of an individual frame his/her current decisions. My past experiences with McDonalds are quite memorable because it is not that expensive and the Big Mac of McDonalds with its special sauce gives a scrumptious taste. Furthermore, the advertising of McDonalds targets the emotions of customers and loyal customers can definitely have a mouth watering sensation whenever they view an advertisement of McDonalds. As far as
Self-evaluation as an attribute of formative assessment of students’ achievements in maritime studies by Bartusevičiene The article prepared by Bartusevičiene (2014) focuses on the students’ achievements, paying the majority of the attention to the way they can be evaluated. Professional emphasizes the fact that the procedure of assessment is rather complicated. She underlines that a decent formative assessment is critical for reaching positive educational outcomes and believes that it cannot be held without self-evaluation. The question that this research was aimed to answer seems to be what is the influence of the student self-evaluation on “the improvement of students’ learning and effectiveness of maritime studies” (Bartusevičiene, 2014, p. 239). Except for that, there was a comparison of the characteristics of evaluation. Thus, another question is what affects the enhancement of learning most of all. Trying to prove her point of view, Bartusevičiene conducted empirical research that revealed a positive influence of self-evaluation and its characteristics on learning. The information was gathered with the help of a case study, in which students of Marine Engineering participated. All in all, 132 merely male full-time students took part in the research. They represented 95% of the whole population, which proves that the results are reliable. The data was obtained due to the questionnaire. In particular, the researcher described the effects of the frequency, forms, and content of self-evaluation. The information gained was then considered with the help of statistical analysis. The findings of this study revealed that when students refer to self‐evaluation, they tend to enhance their learning. They take responsibility for study outcomes as well. The article ended with the idea that maritime studies can be more useful if the educators encourage and promote student self‐evaluation, underlying its content. With this research, Bartusevičiene got an opportunity to provide educators with the basis for the implementation of self-evaluation in the learning process. She proved that such change can be beneficial, especially when underlying the value of content. The article links with other
In Ligeia, Poe depicts his female character as extremely smart and intelligent, saying that she conveys “wisdom too divinely precious not to be forbidden!” (Poe 694). According to the author, Ligeia is also extremely beautiful. Thus, she can doubtfully be compared to a zombie even though she rose from the dead because zombies are primarily associated with lack of wit, rotten flesh, horrendous smell, and appearance. Instead, the particular features of Ligeia’s beauty resemble those of a vampire. For example, the narrator describing Ligeia mentions that he never hears her entering the room where he sits because of the “lightness and elasticity of her footfall” (Poe 692). He only notices her presence when she desires to be seen putting her “marble hand” on his shoulder (Poe 692). When Poe speaks of marble, he appears to be speaking about the paleness of the skin. Such a combination of appearance and stealth skills remind me of nothing but vampires. From legends, tales, movies, and books a typical vampire woman is pale, often beautiful, and can appear without anyone noticing. It is also known that vampires typically rest during the day only to rise in the light of the moon. The narrator specifically mentions the time of day stating it was around midnight when he felt and finally knew of Ligeia’s presence (Poe 698). As for blood-drinking, a most distinct attribute of vampires, Poe also seems to mention it in his manner. In the scene where Rowena drinks wine, the narrator notices or believes he notices a few drops of “brilliant and ruby colored fluid” that fell into her cup (Poe 698), which may refer to blood drinking. Thus, to my mind, the image of Poe’s Ligeia is strongly associated with a vampire that has an appea
Introduction Accreditation of public healthcare aims to promote quality upgrading and increased performance of health departments all over the country. This does not imply that the current health departments are of poor quality but means that health facilities should be of high standard. therefore each person in the country is able to access health services that are of excellent quality regardless of which part of country one resides. This enables the patients to feel secure when visiting health facilities because they are assured of receiving the best and quality services (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services p.56). An issue raised on accreditation and plans to solve them Directorial strategic planning The main issues brought up by local public and state health sector representatives on the impending countrywide accreditation programs was divided into two parts which included directorial strategic planning public health upgrading preparation and accreditation preparedness and the other one was update of communal healthcare accreditation (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services p.6). In both issues the public health accreditation board (PHAB) gave an outline of certification process. Expansion of draft principles amid contribution from stakeholders, recent milestones of accreditation programs were put into consideration. A plan for the assortment of about 30 health departments which were to take part in beta check of state communal health accreditation program up to the end of the year 2010 was laid down(JCAHO p.45). Getting ready for accreditation Another question came up on health departments which were not taking part in beta check, the way they were not getting ready for accreditation prior to formal roll out of national programs in 2011. A precise recommendations regarding how communal health departments could start preparing by evaluation of processes and standards which were in sketch outline and without expectation of any significant changes were given. These departments were supposed to start stating the jobs to be done so as to meet the fresh necessities, to review on which health needs the community requires and systemize the staff in health departments for accreditation (Levine p.4). Duration taken for accreditation and the cost One other issue was the duration taken for accreditation and the cost to be incurred. The cluster was clued that that public health departments were supposed to be re-accreditated after duration of five years and there was going to be a team particularly running on the charges and incentive portion to be used by the program and was also notified by the beta test. The PHAB is doing its best to ensure that the cost is rational. The two parts exposed that so much work was being done on the on going public health programs that were innovative and aimed fabricate on the work that was in progress (Anonymous p.23). Conclusion Accreditation ensures that the health trainees and health facilities like hospitals meet the requirements expected by accreditation bodies so that they are capabl
The paper starts with the history of China and elucidates the entry of western capitalism into China in different stages, including the historic opium wars. Then the discussion starts with the history of China. The transformation of china from communist form to capitalist type is indicated stage by stage. Then the positive aspects of capitalism fueling communism are discussed in detail. This is followed by the negative aspects that capitalism has brought into the communist nature of china. Finally, the paper concludes to take the positive aspects that western capitalism has brought into communism, and the negative aspects have to be dealt with carefully and avoided to the core. China has a rich heritage of culture with a lot of dynasties and kingdoms. Some of them include Song, Liao, Jin, Tang, ming, etc. The dynasties are replaced by the modern era after the fall of the Qing dynasty. The Manchus were highly responsible for the entry of western powers into china. The Manchus allowed the western powers for trade purposes. Portuguese were the pioneers, followed by the Spanish, British, and French. Manchus strengthened their communist power by entering into a deal with Russia. The trade leads to the British selling Opium to China from India. Opium trade was strictly prohibited by the qing dynasty, and this led to the first AngloChinese war known as the Opium war (1839 -1842). China was defeated in the war and handed over Hongkong to the British. This marked the spread of western capitalism into China. On October 1, 1949, the People’s Republic of China was formally established, with its national capital at Beijing. The period of officially designated “transition to socialism” corresponded to China’s First Five-Year Plan (1953-57). The period was characterized by efforts to achieve industrialization, collectivization of agriculture, and political centralization. This is the period when western capitalism started fuelling communism in China. The communist government is still in power in China. The impact of capitalism on culture and society is an issue that really stands apart from all of the other economic concerns. In many ways, the cultural impacts of capitalism overshadow all other considerations of the system. It is capitalism’s impact on society that has shaped Western Civilization for the past 200 years. The cultural impacts of capitalism are extremely varied, and this has left room for its proponents to champion its merits as well as its detractors to criticize its ill effects. Positive Aspects Western Capitalism fueling communism is a good sign for the improvement of people’s lifestyles and employment status. The Work Culture changes to a win-win situation, and this encourages workers to increase productivity and, in turn, the company to increase
Political relations are tightly connected to economic interaction between states. Erdogan’s actions and decisions have a significant effect on the countries’ political attitudes toward each other. The question is whether and to what extent Erdogan’s attitude, along with the policy of AKP, influenced the trade between Turkey and Israel. To address this issue, the paper will address several historical intervals and analyze the conditions of economic relations and their outcome. The analysis will show that economic processes can be relatively independent of the political situation. The years right after the establishment of Israel and up to AKP winning the elections were probably the most pleasant regarding both political and economic relations between Turkey and Israel. Notably, the countries had an extensive agreement on military technology trade (Çakmak & Ustaoğlu, 2017; Kanat, & Hannon, 2017). Although there was a period of relative stagnation in 1980, from 1986, economic negotiations resumed (Çakmak & Ustaoğlu, 2017). Consequently, commercial relations caused raised in the amount of bilateral trade, which increased from $54 million in 1987 to $440 million in 1995 (Çakmak & Ustaoğlu, 2017). Thus, Turkish-Israeli economic relations observed a significant improvement before the AKP government. The years 2002-2003 seem to be the beginning of explicit tension between the countries. These are the years when AKP came to the government. There were worries that anti-Semitic spirits would rise because of the Muslim philosophy leading political decisions (Aviv, 2019). Moreover, there was the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, about which Turkey and Israel expressed opposite opinions (Çakmak & Ustaoğlu, 2017). Nevertheless, these conflicts did not seem to spoil the trade. According to Rivlin (2019), “[b]etween 2000 and 2005 two-way trade in goods more than doubled” (p. 179). Therefore, the changing of Turkish policy, along with the military disputes, did not lead to a decrement of trade with Israel. The most dramatic and demanding period of Turkish-Israeli relations has been provoked by the events in 2010. The Mari Marmara catastrophe resulted in the strongest discord between the countries. Erdogan reacted, implying anti-Semitic views and depicting Israeli media as manipulators (Aviv, 2017). Nevertheless, anti-Semitic spirits rose significantly, causing severe social conflicts. The number of visitors from Israel to Turkey fell from 455,000 in 2008 to 82,000 in 2012, with the remaining visitor being mostly Israeli Arabs (Rivlin, 2019). However, some aspects of the economic agreements seemed to remain the growth. For example, as stated in Çakmak and Ustaoğlu (2017), “the number of exports from T
Introduction “Verizon Communications Inc., headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America’s most reliable wireless network, serving more than 93 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America’s most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world” (Verizon, 2010). The company was established in 2000 as a result of the merger between Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE. Corp Verizon. The company had a competitive edge from the very beginning on account of the fact that the two originating organizations had experiencing considerable market exposure and had developed into well-known brand names. The company has evolved significantly with a human resource capital of over 222,900 employees across the world (Hoovers, 200). The company offers a wide range of telecommunication products and services. These products encompass wire-based as well as wireless products and services. The company is led by the highly experienced CEO McAdam Lowell. I am responsible for a diverse set of responsibilities in the company. This diversity in responsibility is present on account of the fact that I am a junior manager in the supply chain department. As a result, I find myself facing challenges of different nature on a daily basis. However, in essence, senior personnel in the department identify the responsibilities of a junior supply chain manager to incorporate the identification, organized acquisition and subsequent distribution of information and goods in order to facilitate the operation of the supply chain. In specific terms, I ensure that the supply chain for raw material remains efficient and operational without any hindrances. The raw material I acquire is subsequently used for the production of the company’s products. In order to ensure that the raw material supply chain keeps running smoothly, it is essential that I contribute to the efficiency of the supply chain process on a consistent basis. I generally attempt to make this contribution by actively seeking out problem areas and developing strategies to ensure that they do not come up again. I also engage in the development, implementation and monitoring of supply chain policies. Problem Statement As a result of my position in the company, I was able to become aware of numerous organization-level problems. The problem statement will serve to provide the paper with the direction for the research. The problem statement for this paper is: Why is job satisfaction in employees low? “Employee satisfaction refers to the employee’s sense of well-being within his or her work environment. It is the result of a combination of extrinsic rewards, such as remuneration and benefits, and intrinsic rewards, such as respect and appreciation. Positive changes in the HRM systems and the way in which managers and
Executive Summary DoseSystem intends to expand its operations into the US market. The firm has identified the US as an attractive foreign market destination. The firm intends to tap the prevailing market potential by offering a medication solution that will assist patients and caregivers to adhere to medication programs. However, to succeed in the US market, the firm’s designers must develop an adequate understanding of the prevailing market conditions. This report entails an extensive analysis of the macro business environment in the US healthcare industry by integrating different models such as Porter’s five forces, PESTLE analysis, and SWOT analysis. The report further evaluates the attractiveness of the market and the entry modes that the firm should consider in entering the target market. Introduction Product designers and developers focus on maximising the level of profitability through aggressive market expansion. In a bid to achieve this goal, the firm’s designers have integrated the concept of internationalisation. Gabrielsson, Gabrielsson, and Seppala (2012) cite internationalisation as one of the critical issues in the success of firms in an industry that has become intensely competitive. Internationalisation increases an organisation’s level of market involvement. Succeeding in the international market requires a business to develop an adequate understanding of the target market. Gaining sufficient understanding of the target market is essential in developing insight on how to utilise the organisational resources to succeed in the international market. This report entails a comprehensive evaluation of the attractiveness of the US as the desired investment destination. Company analysis Company background DoseSystems is a medication reminder system that is developed by Danish industrial designer, Studio Jesper K. Thomsen APs and Partners. Some of the partners include the Danish nursing homes and aged care facilities. The motivation to develop the product has arisen from the dedication to resolve medication problems. The effectiveness of the product in resolving the medication needs has largely been improved by exten
Relationships between sexes have been traditionally streamlined into the heterosexual standards of behavior. Marriage, as a union of two people before the law and the church, is mostly perceived as such comprising representatives of different sexes, a man and a woman. However, apart from heterosexual couples, there also emerge occurrences when two people of the same sex desire to form a matrimonial unit. In such cases, the term of same-sex marriage or gay marriage is applied whenever such union is officially recognized by the legal system of a country. The attitude to gay marriage has differed throughout the existence of humankind, varying from approval to indifference to persecution. After a historical wave of human rights movement, modern society appears to be reconsidering its attitude to gay marriage on the whole, and a number of countries have already accepted gay marriage as legal. Despite this change, the opposition between the proponents and the opponents of gay marriage remains tense, nurtured by a wide range of mutually exclusive arguments for and against gay marriage. The first argument typically used to defend gay marriage in public opinion is the populist slogan of human rights movement that every person, irrespective of sexual background, has the right to love and family life. Indeed, by denying marriage among representatives of the same sex, the principle of majority rule, minority right is violated (Messerli). If homosexually oriented people are viewed as a minority, then it appears that denying marriage to them is similar to denying marriage to people of non-Caucasus race, etc. In fact, such prohibition of gay marriage appears nothing less than mere discrimination, a phenomenon that modern society is trying to eradicate by all means. Counteracting the argument that prohibition of gay marriage appears similar to discrimination is the idea that marriage, in the traditional understanding of the word, is the union of necessarily different sexes, a man and a woman. The main function of a traditional heterosexual marriage is viewed in producing children of their own, a function that a same-sex marriage cannot physically perform. Adopting children or getting offspring via artificial fertilization (in couples consisting of homosexual females) cannot be viewed as reproduction proper since either both or one of the partners are not directly involved in the process of conception and childbearing. Therefore, due to the inability to perform the basic function of the family, gay marriage can hardly be recognized as marriage proper. Another argument in defense of gay marriage is viewed by some of its proponents in the fact that the practice of adopting children by gay couples promotes adoption rates and benefits the situation with parentless children. The more gay couples are legally married, the more chances there are that they will be officially allowed to adopt and raise children (Messerli). Considering that the numbers of parentless children in the world is ove