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A recent soccer game I watched was a rerun of a game played in May 2009 between Manchester United and Arsenal football club. The match was the second leg of the semi-finals in the contention for the UEFA Champions League cup. The UEFA Champions League is one the most prestigious tournaments in the soccer fraternity with Arsenal and Manchester United exhibiting bitter rivalry. It also features some of the top soccer players in the world including Didier Drogba, Paul Scholes, and Christiano Ronaldo. The match hosted by Manchester United at their home stadium, Old Trafford, was a very controversial game that ended in a 3-1 defeat of Arsenal. The game kicked off at 18:45 EST time. The Arsenal team line up was constituted as follows: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Djourou, Gibbs, Fabregas (captain), Song, Nasri, Walcott, Van Persie and Adebayor on the starting lineup and substitutes Fabianski, Diaby, Vela, Bendtner, Silvestre, Denilson and Eboue on the bench. Manchester United’s line up was as follows: Van der Sar, O’Shea, Ferdinand (captain), Vidic, Evra, Anderson, Carrick, Fletcher, Park, Ronaldo, Rooney were the first eleven with Kuszczack, an impressive Berbatov, Giggs, Rafael, Scholes, Evans, and Tevez warming the bench. Arsenal went out with a completely overhauled team from the one that had defeated Portsmouth a few days before. Robin van Persie was back in action after nursing an injury and started on the left wing to deliver his evergreen flank attacks. Djourou and Toure started at the center back to give a more defensive striking force. Fabregas, on the other hand, was moved back a little to keep a firm hold on the midfield while playing just behind Walcott. Manchester United on the other hand widely maintained the team that had beaten Arsenal a week earlier. The only notable change was that that Park was brought in most likely with the tricky task of keeping Walcott in check. Carlos Tevez and Berbatov both started on the bench leaving Rooney as the lone striker. Ferdinand and Evra started in the defense as is always the case in games perceived to be difficult. Arsenal blew out of the game only eleven minutes into the game. Manchester United took an early lead due to defense blunders by Arsenal defenders. Park Ji Sung and Cristiano Ronaldo netted magnificent goals within the first ten minutes. Park’s goal was a superb header from a Rooney pass while Ronaldo drove in from the left flank to beat two defenders and the goalkeeper to cement the lead. United got a third goal through Rooney which a 25 yard was shot. A noticeably weaker Arsenal got its goal through a late penalty by Fabregas just after Daren Fletcher was sent off. The star players for this particular game for United were surely Christiano Ronaldo and Paul Scholes. Ronaldo made many efforts in supplying the ball in the midfield and was instrumental in all three goals. He made many shots on target and was quick to back peddle and d
Abstract Information technology is a factor that no firm can afford to ignore given the wake of globalization. Each firm is going global and management of every sector is not as simple as it used to be in the past. Moreover, efficiency and effectiveness as regards delivery of services are given much weight than they were given in the past. As far as logistics management is concerned, there has been renewed urge for exceptional performance. The paper looks at the concept of information technology. It begins by defining what information technology is and goes on to enumerate the components of information technology. Thereafter, it gives the advantages of information technology in logistics management. Introduction There is virtually no organization that can operate without information systems in the current economic environment, where keeping up with the level of changing technology is a necessity. A firm can operate efficiently hence reducing costs if a state-of-the-art information system is put in place. Though information needs are different in various organizations, it is a general agreement that all these firms depend on the information system just as a car depends on the engine. Different sections of an organization have different roles; hence, they require different types of information systems. Logistics management has proofed to play a key role in cost reduction as well as improving relationships between a firm and its partners in the market, consequently boosting a firm’s competitive advantage. In this regard, information technology has been found to have immense benefits on logistics management. Information Technology The way businesses operate has highly changed and the necessity of information for the survival of organizations has increased. Due to advancement in technology, employees of all levels in any organization require smooth flow of information in order to make informed decisions besides measuring their performance. For this reason, organizations have found it paramount to put in place information systems to monitor the flow of information (Joia, 2003). An information system not only integrates business processes and computes knowledge for processing and storing, but also facilitates transmission of important information for the decision-making process in the organization. On the same note, an information system assists in coordination, visualization, control and analysis in an organization. For an organization to keep up with the changes in the business environment, it must have in place an effective information system function which should be able to come up with new software that matches with the level of technological advancements (Rushton, Oxley & Croucher, 2000). T
Introduction Political comparative analysis of how print media portrays the candidates USA is one of the most powerful countries in the world. Like the other sectors the print media also very much powerful in America. The press enjoys the full freedom in here. Thus the print media is very much advanced here. The recent President election caused a great impact on the print media. For the first time of the American history a women nominated for the President election. The media is always tries to make innovative idea to focus the election. The supporters invented newer ideas to focus on the issue of their candidate. Candidates   * Democrats Republicans   * Hillary Rodham Clinton   * John McCain   * Barack Obama   * Ron Paul The four candidates are very much popular in America and all of them have some especial field where they are strong. Thus the New York Times printed the following picture to the importance of the candidate. They compare them with the four hero of the popular movie Fantastic Four. As America is declare war against terrorist and all ready they started war against the terrorist countries. Some American people do not like this. So, they warn the candidates and apply a new idea to prevent them from the war. Their intention is to warn more people as well as the candidate. The following picture shows the innovative thinking of print media. Among the candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton an
As a result of technological innovations in the past decades, many healthcare professionals are recognizing the need to improve the health information technology division of healthcare. According to Xierali et al. (14), the incorporation of information technology in medical records promotes the quality of care and efficiency of the workflow. Lee, Kuo, and Goodwin (1) indicate that Electronic Health Records (EHR’s) have enhanced the collection, storage, and reporting of information regarding patients. Moreover, the systems are useful in safeguarding policy compliance and decision-making within healthcare institutions. Past research studies have reported that EHR’s are efficient as they minimize errors during the entry of data in comparison to the conventional forms of record keeping. Although the use of EHR’s is projected to transform the health information management systems within hospitals, Jones and Furukawa (1254) state that they are characterized by low rates of adoption. Particularly, smaller healthcare facilities have failed to recognize the significance of these systems in the health sector. As a result, federal governments in the developed world are faced with challenges in solving the digital divide associated with EHR’s. Additionally, Abramson et al. (1156) report that governments are increasing the amount of funding to promote the implementation and adaptation of EHR’s. Such interventions are beneficial as they ensure that the benefits of the systems are felt across the healthcare sector (Granlien and Hertzum 198). About Menachemi, Powers, and Brooks (184), another major barrier to the adoption of the systems is the characteristics of the healthcare providers. Specifically, the adoption and acceptance are dependent on the technological abilities, specialty, and age of the nurses and physicians. According to King, Furukawa, and Buntin (2038), there is a need to ensure that the adoption of the EHR’s benefits all individuals across the population. The limitations concerning access to new technologies in some healthcare institutions hinder the adoption of the systems. Moreover, financial constraint is likely to affect the adoption of the system in such regions. Similarly, McAlearney et al. (463) note that the implementation phases of EHR’s are costly, and many facilities may require federal support. In research undertaken by these authors, the health professionals reported that they were worried about the transition from “old to new” recording systems (463). In this view, it is important to offer comprehensive training to healthcare providers on the importance of incorporating the systems in the workflow (King, et al., 2038). Furthermore, Ginn, Shen, and Moseley (338) report that the perceptions of the management may limit the adoption of the systems. Such perceptions are determined by the financial implications of EHR’s implementation. Thus, awareness campaigns by the ministry of health are crucial in educating the entire health sector on the importance of EHR’s. Angst and Agarwal (340) argue that issues relating to the privacy of the patient’s records have been identified as obstacles to the implementation of
Introduction Today, companies demonstrate different approaches to promote their success and organize their work in the ways most profitable for them. Companies hire experts who are able to introduce effective policies and strategies that can be employed to promote a more sustainable future. In other words, many modern organizations are interested in the idea of sustainable development—especially how sustainability is connected with leadership in order to create sustainable leaders who can promote a successful and safe future for their companies. Sustainability is a complex concept that aims at defining the needs of the present and combining them with those of the future (Blackburn, 2012). In fact, sustainability has a number of meanings offered by different people (Crews, 2010). Regarding the attitudes of people to sustainability, the issues it entails, and the impact it has on the work of organizations and particular people, all these varied meanings are acceptable in their own ways. Sustainability is the capacity to combine improvement with human goals and values. It helps people understand what can be better for a company without harming the environment in which the company operates. Sustainable development is a form of insurance for future generations, meaning that people who take the ideas of sustainable development into consideration understand their opportunities and try to predict what they can do to contribute to a safer future. Therefore, the relationship between leadership and sustainable society is an integral topic for discussion because poor leadership
Introduction Owing to successful elimination of trade barriers and increasing permeability of national boundaries brought about by globalization of competition (Lucas 258), it can be conceivably argued that multinational corporations (MNCs) have already assumed a position as the engine of the world’s economy (Olusoji & Oluwakemi 3). This position has been granted by the very many advantages that MNCs are able to achieve by working in diverse countries, namely: (1) minimal dependence on the economic or political outlook of one single country, (2) differentiated market position, (3) capability to create international affiliates, (4) economy of scale through the size and nature of the business, (5) global visions and strategies, and (6) employment of synergies to establish and maintain competitive advantage (Chuang et al 444; Scheffknecht 73). However, as demonstrated in extant management literature, the capacity to work in multiple countries and across geographical locations presents several challenges for MNCs, especially the challenge of bringing together employees from diverse national cultures to form a cohesive and inclusive corporate culture that can effectively operate under one roof (Fredriksson et al 408; Lucas 258; Scheffknecht 73). Indeed, extant literature demonstrates that cultural diversity is one of the foremost challenges facing MNCs in contemporary times, in large part due to the fact that culture influences the attitudes, values, approaches and perceptions of employees (Donmez 1). The purpose of the present paper, therefore, is to identify the key challenges faced by MNCs in developing a cohesive and inclusive corporate culture, and also to provide some recommendations on how these challenge
Introduction Students appear to be overwhelmed by the myriad of activities that make up their school programs. Many would argue that this would be just another burden for them. However, choosing such a stance would obscure the long term merits of the program. Focusing on the short discomforts of mandatory voluntary service causes one to miss out on the great benefits that can emanate from the program. Not only would participants gain work-related skills like team-building and time management, they would also develop a deep community identity. Why the bill should become law Mandatory community or military service would strengthen students’ association with their communities. As students volunteer in hospitals, fire departments, drug recovery centers and others, they will get to learn about unmet needs in their community (Worrall 15). This could compel them to become passionate about filling those gaps and thus more active in their adult life. For instance, a training psychologist could learn about the lack of adequate follow-through in drug rehabilitation centers and this could propel him or her to become a better professional in the future. Alternatively, if a person finds that things are working well in his or her community, the volunteer could develop a sense of pride. He or she will appreciate the valuable work that other people are putting into his or her area of residence. Therefore, the program will enhance community identity and ownership over initiatives. One may also argue that modern American youth are too consumer-oriented (Longo 93). Most of them tend to focus on their individual needs rather than that of their surroundings. These young men and women only care about what they can get out of their parents or the government rather than what they can give back. National voluntary services would enable such persons to connect with forces beyond themselves and develop a moral outlook (Sauerwein 15). Mandatory volunteer work will strengthen students’ prospects for employment. Individuals who work in community services must build rapport with others. They need to know teamwork as they must consult with paid professionals, fellow volunteers, or beneficiaries of the programs (Light 81). Additionally, these persons must plan their time adequately in order to fit it into their school routine. They will thus learn time management skills. Several students are already doing volunteer work and they do not even know it. One indication of this trend is participation in internship programs. Internship often gives students an added advantage in job recruitments (Shivaun 43). Consequently,
Nowadays, an increase in the elderly population can be observed, and it leads to a higher demand for services, establishments, and facilities providing care for this vulnerable part of society (Fields & Dabelko-Schoeny, 2015). A senior citizen may choose to age in the comfort of their home or a specialized institution. In the first case, the necessity to stay an active participant in social life may be satisfied through dynamic aging settings. There is a variety of places that can accommodate the elderly or help to fulfill their needs for community interactions, and among these places are community settings and places of worship. These types of facilities are necessary to ensure that as many senior citizens as possible have access to resources that would allow them to age in a positive and inclusive environment. One of the senior centers providing care for the elderly in NYC who are over 60 years old is founded by the Carter Burden Network. The services provided there include arts and cultural events, gatherings dedicated to health, advocacy, supportive counseling, money management, and end-of-life planning (Burns, 2017). The elderly can fulfill their socialization needs by attending a variety of events offered, thus, ensuring their frequent encounters. For instance, the elderly may participate in weekly health and wellness workshops designed to educate senior citizens about maintaining their well-being (Burns, 2017). Educating the elderly is one of the main goals of the establishment besides involving them in communal and active lifestyles. Moreover, a volunteering program is also available in the center: the main requirement for potential facilitators is previous experience in organizing workshops. On the other hand, transportation may be a problem for senior citizens, especially those who have mobility issues – it is the area that may be improved. Similar to the senior center, Heath Evangelical Church in Cardiff views senior citizens as an indispensable part of their congregation and, more broadly, their church family, where seven out of the 12 elders are aged over 60 (Orchard, 2018). Heath Evangelical Church treats seniors wit
The environment is in crisis everywhere you look; from the clouds of the most industrialized nations to the deserts of Africa. Man’s constant need to use the earth’s resources has led to the destruction of the environment around us. Industries are coming up each year and they constantly require raw materials from the earth. Factories in Asia, Europe and America produce huge amounts of industrial exhaust fumes that form dark hazardous clouds in the skies above them. Activities like mining and off-show drilling have dangerous effects to the surroundings. The lands are left bare and the oceans are contaminated with oil that spill from the drilling. Deserts in the African plains are expanding, as more trees are cut for building, charcoal, and raw materials for industries. We depend on the environment yet we neglect its needs. Deserts will continue growing if more trees are not planted; the air will remain contaminated, if newer and safer industrial processes are not introduced. Environmental organizations are coming up but they will have no impact if the society does not support them to make the world a better place. We have organizations that fight for our human rights; it’s only fair to have organizations that fight for environmental rights. We depend on the earth to support our lives; it also needs us to take care of it (Adelson & Engel, 2008). Two of the environmental organizations I am going to look at are the Alaska Wilderness League and Conservation International. These organizations are part of thousands of organizations that seek to conserve the world around us. The Alaska Wilderness League (AWL) was formed in 1993. It is a non-profit organization with its headquarters in Washington, DC. It was founded to protect the wildlife and wild lands of Alaska. It is part of a larger organization called the Alaska Coalition. The organization’s mission is to engage people to preserve the wilderness, ensuring equitable distribution of resources and working with other organizations in voicing Alaska’s environmental concerns in Washington. The organization is not based in Alaska but has a network that goes to the grassroots. Everyone is involved in taking care of the 103,350,000 acres of the total Land of the state. Conservation International (CI) was founded in 1987 in Washington. The organization has a staff of about 1000 people and offices in over 30 countries around the globe. It partners with over 1000 big and small business corporations like Starbucks and Wal-mart to spread the conservation message. Such businesses integrate environmental conservation into their policies, as part of their social corporate responsibility. CI’s mission uses the foundation of science and partnership to empower societies to live in harmony with nature. For instance, CI teaches people how to live within the jungles and deserts and while taking care of them. It would serve no good if we destroyed the places we lived in and left to look for new homes. CI uses its scientific ability and field work expertise to undertake initiatives that are aimed at protecting and maintaining sustainable conditions f
Despite an increase in the number of elderly persons, traditional anti-aging attitudes persist in society. Brodmerkel and Barker (2019) argue that advertising and those who cater to the “young market” are guilty of ageism. The advertising business ignores or caricatures older people, which not only breaches its ethical obligations to this group but also misses out on the commercial potential given by the rising generation of older consumers. This paper analyzes two adverts: E-trade’s commercial “I’m 85, and I Want to Go Home!” and SuperBowl’s famous “Boomer &Charli” commercial popularly labeled “OK Boomer.” Focusing on the two ads, old people are depicted as old-fashioned individuals who seem misplaced in this generation. A: E-trades “I’m 85 and I want to go home! Advert (Scalcione 2018) The E-trade’s commercial targeted old people from 50 years and above who are employed. It featured a man in his 80s working at several sites, including working out with the young. The commercial’s purpose was to sensitize elderly employees on the need to save for their retirement (Scalcione 2018). The old man is shown engaged in activities that would be considered too hard for an employee of his age. Working among him are relatively younger people who tend to do activities much faster and more efficiently. The ad humorously conveyed the message on retirement and savings. It violates social norms that require the elderly to be retired or, if working, be engaged in less tedious jobs. Although Scalcione’s (2018) ad was educative, it showed old people as old-fashioned employees who do not save for their retirement despite working