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Introduction The major goals of the AFL-CIO are “to improve the lives of working families” with the sole mission of providing them with “economic justice” at their workplace which will subsequently provide the U.S. with social justice. The AFL-CIO attempts to achieve its goals by the creation of labor movements and “organizing workers into unions” with the sole mission of building a “strong political voice” for the workers of America. Discussion The AFL-CIO is not a labor union but an association and voluntary federation of “56 national and international labor unions” and was formed by the “merger of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations”. With no direct say in the active functioning of the labor unions, the prime objective and function of the AFL-CIO is to “recruit and train the next generation of organizers” and to collect the resources which are necessary for organizing the campaigns and contracts of the union. They will play the role of creating the awareness for “need to organize” among the members of the federation and the unorganized workers. Unfair Labor practices which can occur on the part of employers include lack of insurance for the worker, lack of pension coverage, unreasonable working hours and lack of safety protection for workers for instance employers could make workers jobs and incomes less secure by downsizing, employing part-time workers and contracting the work. Labor unions could indulge in unfair practices of restricting union entry on the basis of race, creed, color, sex or national origin and even on the basis of religion or sexual orientation. While unions could be associated with unfair practices including reduced worker benefits and reduced pay for work, labor unions could be unfair to laborers in restricting their entry to the union on the basis of sex, caste, religion or any other discriminatory actions. An organization conducts an organizing process by conducting a “highly selective, paid training and placement program” in accordance with the talent of the individuals from distinct backgrounds who aspire to be union leaders with unions. The organization also provides training of potential leaders to “meet the needs of an individual union working on a particular organizing campaign”. In this way the organization provides “training staff and objective evaluations to the union”. Conclusion Labor unions function for the benefit of the employees and ensure that they are not exploited at their places of work. Joining labor unions is especially beneficial to minorities and women, and provides for enhanced pension and health care to employees. While on the one hand they work to bring low wage workers out of the realm of poverty into the middle class. By and large, labor unions are for the benefits of workers and good for the lower middle class section of society.
Introduction Prospective’s Profile and Performance History Prospective Insurance Company was founded in 2000 by a group of five investors. It has its headquarters in Compton, USA. Since its founding, the company has enjoyed significant success. Currently, the firm has more than $20 billion worth of life insurance policies. In addition, the group serves approximately 3.5 million clients. It provides such services as insurance and investment advisory. According to a 2015 report by the JCR-VIS Credit Rating Co. Ltd., Prospective Insurance Company was ranked among the top 10 insurance firms in the US. The criteria for grading was based on market capitalization and the policies sold. Mission and Vision For a company to succeed, its operations must be based on sound values, mission, and vision (Dorfman 75). Prospective Insurance Company’s core values are courage, excellence, relationships, and personal responsibility. Its vision and mission is to be the best insurance organization in the world and to positively impact on the community through the provision of effective financial security planning. Problems Facing Prospective Insurance In spite of the success, Prospective Insurance has faced a number of challenges over the decades. The main concerns include technological evolution, large volume of data, customer focus, and regulation. Customer focus refers to the need to create a better and comprehensive relationship with clients (Brocke and Rosemann 65). On its part, regulation entails operating within different jurisdictions and complying with the various guidelines, such as capital and investment rules. To manage the challenges, Prospective Insurance Company makes use of ERP. Shaikh observes that ERP entails an integrated view of the primary business processes using the databases maintained by a catalog management system (88). Prospective Insurance Company uses ERP software to gather, store, control, and deduce information from its operational activities. Literature Review Overview ERP has helped Prospective Insurance manage its challenges. As a result, the firm has avoided the negative consequences of disjointed business practices. The insurance industry is an economic sector. Consequently, insurance corporations are required to be effective in their operations to save on costs. In additi
Introduction XYZ Construction LLC has a bright future not only in the United Arab Emirates but also in the regional markets in the Middle East. To achieve the best results in its operations, it is necessary to restructure the HR department in order to come up with an effective HR unit that can cope with the developments that the firm is experiencing. In this study, the researcher will look at how to come up with new HR strategies that meets the expectations of the firm as per the directives of the chief executive officer. Workflow Diagram Recruitments The first step when coming up with new HR strategies is to develop a plan that will be used in hiring new staff to work in various departments within the firm. The figure below shows a workflow diagram of the activities and stages that should be followed when hiring a new staff. Figure 1: Workflow Diagram of Hiring Process. This firm will need a team of highly qualified individuals who can help this firm move to the next level in its development process. The workflow diagram above shows specific activities that the HR unit will have to undertake when planning to hire new staff. The first process will be to advertise the vacancies. When the applications are received, the recruitment process shall then begin. Recruitment is a rigorous process that involves interviewing the applicants, verifying their documents, and determining whether they have the practical capacity to undertake responsibilities expected of them. The next step will be to hire the applicants who register the highest scores during the recruitment process. Once these employees have been hired, the final stage is to take them through a training process. Employee services XYZ Construction LLC is an upcoming firm in the United Arab Emirates’ construction industry. The management must realize that employees are the most important assets that can help it achieve success in such a competitive industry. It is important to appreciate that employees may have issues that require attention of the management. Developing an employee service program may be necessary as a way of addressing the needs of the employees from time to time. The following diagram shows the stages that the managers can use to address such issues as they may arise. Figure 2: Workflow Diagram of Employee Service System As shown in the above system, the first step is to identify the need of the employees. The management should then determine an appropriate solution before administering it. The last stage is to assess the effectiveness of the solution offered. Payroll Determining the payroll of individual employees within this firm is another important activity that the HR will need to focus on in the new plan. The following flow diagram shows the stages that should be followed when defining the payroll. Figure 3: Workflow Diagram of Defining the Payroll. The first step is to define the basic pay. The a
“I think it’s time we talked about regime change in North Korea, and I do not mean military action, but I do believe that this is a very unstable regime,” Sen. John McCain said. Indeed the question of the regime change in North Korea is an urgent question of the modern international security politics. The international community orients its North Korean policy, believing that North Korea will fail, especially South Korea and the USA. The problem of the regime change in North Korea is particularly interesting as it can bring considerable changes into the lives of Korean people, international relationships of North Korea with the United States, South Korea, other countries, as well as change the overall political situation in the world. The question of the second regime change emerged after the Kim Jong-Il’s illness: “Foreign policy challenge of how the United States and its allies can prepare for the possibility that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il’s illness becomes the source of sudden and destabilizing change in North Korea” (Stares 1). However, the background for the regime change was the nuclear politics of North Korea and its refusal to abandon production of the nuclear weapon. Politics, as well as political scientist try to predict possible outcomes of the regime change. The governments of two countries, the USA and South Korea, are extremely interested in the promotion and results of this change, “G. W. Bush laid down an ambitious marker when he declared that the US would not “tolerate” the acquisition of nuclear weapon by Iran and North Korea” (Litwak 1) Thus, in this essay, I am going to analyze possible outcomes of the regime change in North Korea and the role of South Korea during the regime change. This topic is particularly interested because it presents a perfect “raw material” for the study of the security policy. I would like to analyze this topic because I am familiar with its history and culture of both North and South Koreas. The outcomes of the first regime change from Kim Il Sung to Kim Jung IL were somehow unpredictable: many historians, US believed that North Korea will collapse. But it became even stronger. Thus, the outcomes of the outcomes of the second regime change can be seen from different angl
Introduction Conspiracy theory is a term used to describe any extreme theory that tries to explain some past or presents incidences as to have happened from a scheme between a group of people or organization. In many cases, these theories are not fully accepted by people. People view them as baseless and lacking grounds for their argument. The theories are rarely supported with concrete research making them hard to believe. In the United States, African Americans have attributed most of their problems to the government. They believe that the government has been responsible for their poor living conditions. To them, there has been a conspiracy by the government to make sure that they have marginalized them to an extent that they can not help themselves. They strongly believe that the government uses them as guinea pigs whenever they wish to carry out tests on their products such as medicines. Believe that the government manufactured AIDS to eliminate the blacks There have been several conspiracy theories regarding AIDS that suppose that the disease was actually developed within the laboratory. African Americans believe that it was a scheme by the United States government to come up with the virus to help them get rid of people they did not want. They believe that the virus came about after the US government tried to conduct research on biological weapons. The government was not pleased by the rate at which African Americans were giving birth. To reduce this, they had to come up with means to eliminate some of their people. African Americans believe that the virus was genetically manufactured by the government and induced to an African American gay. They believe that cure for the virus was long discovered but the government bears all the effort of introducing it to the market. This is because it would hamper their sole purpose of coming up with the virus. There have been some reliable evidence implicating the World Health Organization the existence of the virus in third world countries (Laura and Sheryl PP. 213-218). Numerous cases have occurred where the American government has been accused of conducting dangerous experiments on its people without their knowledge. Blacks being the major victims have always feared that the government might use them for their experiments. For instance, in 1972, it conducte
Strategies for Effective Communication and Collaboration amongst the Selected Learning Styles The results of the learning style test have revealed that such approaches to learning as bodily-kinesthetic, verbal-linguistic, and visual-spatial prevail where the latter is less represented. This means that learning is expressed through physical activities, through narrating stories, and through looking at pictures and drawing. All these learning styles are quite different and, therefore, a complex unity of collaborative and communication strategies should be developed. About the above, it is necessary to promote techniques that would ensure knowledge acquisition and memorizing through physical activities and self-motivation. In this respect, more classes should be dedicated to doing, dancing, and acting at a fast pace. Dynamic activities will contribute to advancing intelligent skills and favoring the learning environment. The classes should be designed for students to be able to promote their hands-on learning experiences and conduct experiments (Teele, 2000, p. 38). Teachers should also apply practical approaches for conducting lessons being more oriented on showing and letting students do certain activities themselves. Verbal-linguistic intelligence means that teachers should act more like listeners rather than tellers. Specifically, they should allow students to express themselves, tell stories, and make conclusions. Also, students will be much more encourages if the teacher initiates them into reading aloud, interactive games, and writing debates (Teele, 2000, p. 39). Strong emphasis on phonics will also complement the above strategies of introducing empirical activities as students may conduct experiments and explain the stages to the audience, which can considerably enhance their comprehension. Finally, to enhance spatial intelligence, teachers may resort to colors and maps while engaging students in certain activities. Strategies for Effective Communication and Collaboration amongst the Personality Types The personality assessment has shown that musical and intrapersonal traits prevail with little emphasis on interpersonal qualities. In this respect, a particular focus should be made on listening activities that provide students with an opportunity to listen and think carefully over their further actions and incorporating a combination of presented traits. For instance, while learning languages, the teacher can resort to singing the songs or presenting chants that can contribute to a better comprehension of the material (Jan 2009, p. 64). On the whole, logical thinking, listening, rhythmic patterns are the main pillars of effective communication and interaction between students and teachers under these particular circumstances. Musical inclinations can also be used in studying other subjects, such as geography, mathematics, or literature. For instance, using particular verses and rhythmic patterns and inventing specific schemes for memorizing can be quite effective for understanding certain concept
Introduction The use of game theory in real life is not restricted to the issue of economics, although economic benefits are frequently one of the factors involved. Generally, the application of game theory can be seen as a matter of taking the right decision, which can be used in every aspect in life. One of the recent news stories that can use game theory can be seen through the recent boxing match negotiation that took place between the WBO and IBF boxing heavyweight champion of the world Wladimir Klitschko and WBA boxing champion of the world, David Haye. The results of those negotiations are already known, however, the way they were taken and the outcomes in such negotiations can be applicable to game theory. A few modifications, which are not significant to the context of the story, were made so that the applicability of the game theory became more obvious. In that regard, the present paper will attempt to describe the situation of the negotiations between Klitschko and Haye in the form of game theory. Description The background of the story can be seen in that both champions, Klitschko and Haye, were both in a long quest to prove who the better champion inside the ring is. Both champions had started negotiations in the past, all of which eventually failed, leading to that each of them fought another opponent. At the present time, due to the lack of a worthy opposition in the current line of contenders, the most feasible option was for both champions to fight each other in a unification bout (Mannix 2011). The feasibility of such options can be seen in that no other match will bring so much interest of the public, both in Europe and the US, and accordingly, no other match will draw so much money to the table from viewers and TV channels. Klitschko was scheduled to fight another British challenger in Dereck Chisora, a fight that failed due to an injury sustained by Klitschko. With the scheduled fight felling off, both champions, Klitschko and Haye, found themselves free from any obligations, and thus, the negotiation for a unification bout had started. The initial intention was for the unification bout to take place in April. However, it was stated that a British cable network, which is one of the sponsors that would have broadcasted the fight could not afford to buy the rights for two pay-per-view fights, after they already agreed to broadcast a fight of another British champion –Amir Khan. Thus, a new date was set to July with both champions preliminary agreeing that the new date is suitable for them. Considering the history of failed fight attempts between both champions, each of them had several strategies/choices to make, each of which had different outcomes. For Klitschko, the strategies that were before him mostly revolved around two options. The first option was either
The derivatives certainly make the markets more complete by rendering numerous benefits and advantages which cannot be realized by any other means or in absence of use of such derivatives. The discussion aims to highlight the various factors that support the use of derivatives such as extending the maximum flexibility which an investor can avail, any possible combination, and targeted rate of return that can be achieved by designing the best portfolio of securities. The cost of trading derivatives is far less in comparison to the creation of new securities. The derivate market makes the market more complete by creating a space to hedge risks., they also help in making the underlying market work more efficiently and proficiently. The report also highlights the use of derivative instruments such as Future, Forward, Swaps, and credit derivatives, various economic and financial benefits derived by introducing such benefits along with future implications of derivative trading. Abstract Derivatives are one of the most innovative ways to hedge company and individual risks. There has been considerable thought given on the issues, whether the introduction of derivatives has really helped in making the market more complete and meaningful or has created and developed a reason to fear. Definitely, a platform where people are able to trade with each other in new innovative ways is an appreciable activity, but at the same time, it cannot be denied that not all forms of derivatives are beneficial in nature. The current discussion aims to highlight the essence of derivatives in making the market more complete, with a comparison from both the perspectives of economic as well as finance. Introduction Derivatives, the financial instruments based or derived from the value of some other instrument are mainly circulated in the market for reducing and diversifying the potential risk. The derivative security market has shown a stupendous improvement in the last ten years (Sill K, 2008). The diversified range of underlying assets is mainly the cause due to which a wide range of derivatives contracts are available to be traded and floated in the market. Derivatives are generally based on the various assets available such as equities, stocks, bonds, interest rates, exchange rates, CPI, etc. The most common derivatives used for hedging are futures, forwards, options and swaps. Though there
Company Description Uber is a multinational taxi-hailing company that operates using a non-conventional business model of matching consumers to cars through mobile apps and does not have its own park of vehicles or formally employed drivers. Since it was founded in 2009 in San Francisco, Uber has managed to disrupt the cab service market using technological innovation and focusing on “selling the taxi service differently by using the whole city as a resource” (Walji & Walji, 2016, p. 27). In UAE, Uber initially started its services in 2013 in Dubai, further expanding those to Abu Dhabi, offering ride-hailing services in both cities and bike rentals in Dubai. However, it experienced issues with expanding operations across MENA because of the well-established presence of its main competitor, Careem, in major cities of the region, as well as faced tenures with transportation authorities of both Dubai and Abu Dhabi because of clashes related to service pricing and availability (Aswad, 2017). The vital milestone in Uber’s history in UAE is its acquisition of Careem at $3.1 billion in 2019, which allowed extending company services to the major markets of Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. While Uber has formally acquired Careem’s mobility, delivery, and payment business components, both will remain operating under independent brands. It is necessary admitting that the Careem acquisition was the largest deal in Uber history and changed the functioning of the UAE market. The given decision had high strategic importance because of the opportunity to create the basis for evolution and offer new services. This deal makes Careem a wholly-owned Uber subsidiary, and its stock will be converted into Uber equity (Al-Omari et al., 2020). However, the brand and its application remained intact, which helped to enter the market gradually, using the loyal clients of the Careem brand and their readiness to continue using it (Al-Omari et al., 2020). The existence of Careem Now, a food delivery service similar to Uber Eats, also simplified the task of entering the given market (Al-Omari et al., 2020). Uber created beneficial conditions for successfully affecting the target population by using the major rival’s services and integrating them into its own structure. Finally, the company will be able to further expand on its existing lines of business of ride-hailing, food delivery, and freight services that were not actively developed in MENA. At the moment, the brand demonstrates good progress and stable growth. Uber receives more than tens of thousands of requests every week with the constantly growing number of people joining the company (Mansuri, n.d.). In 2016, 3000 drivers across the UAE worked with the brand; however, its number has grown 17 times after the launch, resulting in the growing revenue and the ability to provide services to various locations in the short term (Al-Omari et al., 2020). Moreover, it has become an integral part of the UAE market wit