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In the year 1999 Philip Rosedale established the company Linden Lab which aimed at developing an innovative way in which people can come together in a 3 dimension virtual world and interact as they build it. The virtual world is known as Second Life and the people who join it, from anywhere around the world, are referred to as residents. In the process of building this world in their own particular tastes and preferences, they share a lot of experiences and entertainment. (Linden Lab). The residents are able to make their own creations and make buildings and they end up with a world complete with an economy of its own. (Second Life,2008). Through the Second Life Grid, the Second Life provides a stage whereby organizations and individuals with different interests like businesses and businessmen, educators, entrepreneurs and even governments can be able to establish a virtual existence.(Second Life). This has of course brought profound benefits to these organizations and therefore there are more organizations joining it and those which have already joined are increasing their presence. Linden Lab has about 200 workers who are skilled in 3Dimension graphics, networking and also experts in Physics, drawn from Europe, Asia and the United States, its headquarters are in San Francisco. Some of its current financiers are Catamount Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Bezos Expeditions, Mitch Kapor, Benchmark Capital, Omidyar Network and Ray Ozzie. With its consideration of an Initial Public Offering, its of paramount importance for a company, any organization to look at the past cases of other organizations’ Initial Public Offerings. through this there are a number of vital lessons which can be learnt by the management. These lessons can be in terms of the advantages and the disadvantages of using either of the different types of the Initial Public Offering, the Dutch Auction IPO or the traditional IPO. The managements gets to know the likely problems to be faced and can therefore prepare solutions for them. Through these considerations, the company can also be able to predetermine the types of investors it would like to attract. Google and Morning Star used the Dutch Auction Initial Public Offering with definitely high levels of success albeit for Google there were a number of lingering questions on the success of the Dutch Auction to ensure efficient pricing of the IPO. (Nayantara Hensel, 2005). For morning Star, their initial lead adviser was Morgan Stanley. The directors at Morning Star proposed and pressed on the idea of using the online auction IPO but the directors at Morgan Stanley advised them against it and when they did not back down on their decision to use it, Morgan Stanley resign
Executive Summary The Swordfish is a seafood restaurant located in Sydney’s waterfront district that specializes in creating healthy yet delicious dishes. It is managed by a team of entrepreneurs who founded the restaurant with the idea that serving freshly caught seafood would result in better flavors thereby bringing in customers by virtue of the quality of the food. While the restaurant is surrounded by other businesses that have similar offerings, the restaurant focuses on a competitive pricing scheme where the average price of an order is $10 with the most expensive item on the menu being $30. The mission of the Swordfish is cook dishes that are not only freshly caught from the sea but are also healthy by being relatively free from excessive oils, fats or carbohydrates being added to the meal. It is the vision of the business to popularize healthy eating in Sydney by showing that health and good flavors can be combined into a single affordable dish. In five years, it is hoped that the Swordfish could open branches in Toronto and Halifax in order to spread its version of healthy seafood cuisine. Presently, the business is under a partnership arrangement since it started out as a joint venture between a group of friends that desired to have their own seafood restaurant. There is significant growth potential for this type of business given the increasing level of consciousness people in Canada have been developing when it comes to their health and physical well being. The current total financial requirement of this business is $750,000 in order to establish itself. The restaurant requires significant upfront capital for the rent as well as for purchasing additional furniture, decorations, kitchen equipment and to hire staff. The operational plans are rather simple and straightforward; the restaurant will buy fresh seafood from companies located near the waterfront and will both sell the excess inventory as well as cook the fresh seafood within the restaurant. Marketing the business will focus on establishing its reputation through the internet as well as by operating a small catering business for events in order to “spread the word” so to speak regarding the restaurant. Industry Description What industry does the business operate in? The business operates primarily under the umbrella of the food services industry whose selling point is the fresh seafood that is served daily in the restaurant. Demographics The consumer demographics that the business focuses on consists of individuals that like to eat fres
Executive summary Decision making is a complex process that is influenced by many factors that determine the quality of the outcome. My decision to take a patient out for a walk despite a physician’s refusal was influenced by bias, heuristics, and the framing effect. The physician’s report stated that even though the health of the patient was improving, he was not yet ready to start taking walks. He was not strong enough and his health status demanded more days for bed rest. Selective use of information to confirm my belief and ineffective framing affected the quality of the decision. The decision can be analyzed using several theories, perspectives, and frameworks that include prospect theory, bounded rationality theory, and utilitarianism. A critical discussion of the decision reveals that heuristics, framing effect, and cognitive bias played key roles in influencing the outcome. Recommendations on how the decision could have been improved are provided and justified using concepts of prospect theory, framing effect, and heuristics. An effective decision-making process leads to good decisions. Through evaluation of the physician’s report, objective consideration of the situation, use of proper reference point, and risk aversion would have led to a better decision. Introduction Workers in the healthcare system make critical decisions that affect the health and wellbeing of patients. Decision-making primarily focuses on the possibility of attaining positive health outcomes that improve the health and safety of patients. As a unit assistant at King Hussein Hospital, I made several decisions that had significant implications on patients’ health. One of my responsibilities was to help patients under bed rest walk around the hospital precincts as a way of gaining strength and improving mobility. Helping patients ambulate was only conducted under the recommendation and supervision of a nurse practitioner or a physician. However, I decided to help the patient get out of bed and take a brisk walk after placing several requests. The decision was influenced by the patient’s insistence, absence of the physician, my personal judgment regarding the importance of helping the patient, and ignorance of the dangers associated with defying a physician’s recommendations. The decision had an adverse outcome because the health of the patient deteriorated significantly. The physician had barred the patient from getting out of bed because his legs were not strong enough to support the weight of his body. While out walking, the patient tripped and broke his right leg and fractured several ribs. The patient was in poor body condition and was very weak. The outcomes meant that he had to be hospitalized for a longer period of time because of the need for more attention and advanced nursing care. Analysis of the decision According to prospect theory, risky or uncertai
Introduction A lithium-air battery is a novel technology that offers significant advantages in terms of energy storage in comparison with currently available options. However, in order for it to reach mass adoption, it is necessary to be compliant with laws and regulations. The current paper presents a policy brief expected to streamline the mainstream adoption of lithium-air batteries. Nature and Magnitude of the Problem The growing adoption of personal devices with high energy consumption levels has created the need for reliable high-capacity power sources. According to the latest estimates, energy consumption has been demonstrating an upward trend in the recent decade in all energy sources (Enerdata, 2018). However, it is important to note that the demand for electricity generated by renewable sources is especially prominent, which correlates with the decline in the use of combustible sources in developed countries (Enerdata, 2018). In some cases, these requirements can be satisfied with the energy supplied through the electric grid. However, the increasing demand for portability is prominent both on consumer and industrial levels. Thus, it is necessary to look into efficient and scalable ways of storing energy. Affected Populations Three population groups can be identified as affected by the issue. The first group includes the manufacturers of renewable energy equipment. The supply of energy generated by the current state technology is unpredictable, requiring storage that is both long-lasting and adjustable (Sutherland et al., 2017). From the theoretical standpoint, lithium-air batteries satisfy both criteria. The second group includes the manufacturers and users of electric-powered vehicles, which are known to be constrained by the energy density of power sources currently available on the market. The third group includes the manufacturers of various portable devices, limited by the large size of commercially available batteries. Risk Factors In the current state, lithium-air batteries are in the early stage of development, with a limited number of prototypes put forward by research teams. From a theoretical perspective, the technology is thought to be superior in safety, both in terms of resistance to humid environments and operability in a wider ambient temperature range (Imanishi & Yamamoto, 2014). However, it is important to understand that certain unidentified risks can be detected in the future, once specific applications are developed. Economic and Social Consequences The most apparent economic consequence of supporting the development of lithium-air batteries is the increased adoption of environmentally-friendly technology both nationally and globally. Currently, the biggest discouragement factor for using renewable energy sources is its operational inefficiencies, many of which are related to the lack of storage options. In the same manner, the current performance limitations are the main argument against
Abstract Background Technology has created vast opportunities for advancing pedagogy and building the setting in which students are highly motivated and very productive in their work. However, numerous options that innovative technology and especially IT provides are yet to be explored. For instance, the integration of multimedia presentations into the contemporary academic setting and particularly into the environment of flipped classrooms requires a thorough analysis. Goals The goals of the paper include studying the nature of FC, their advantages and disadvantages, determining the notion of MP, their components, benefits, and problems, and locating the effects that the identified stools have on students’ ability to learn, think critically, socialize, and communicate both within and outside the classroom. Research Question The study seeks to answer the following question: “How does the application of multimedia presentations in flipped classrooms affect literacy practices, students’ perceptions, and social behaviors in the classroom and outside of it?” Expected Outcomes It is believed that the adoption of the MP-based technique in an FC environment will contribute vastly to the enhancement of students’ academic and social skills. This paper posits that the use of MP in the FC setting helps to promote autonomy in students, encourages them to think critically and creatively, fosters communication skills in the target demographic, and sets the stage for the further development, both within the classroom environment and outside of it. Introduction Technology has altered the landscape of modern communication entirely, and the changes to all domains of people’s interactions are still taking place. Education is no exception to the specified phenomenon, technological innovations being applied to all facets of teaching and learning, and both incremental and non-incremental technology being explored in-depth as possible tools in teaching and learning (Watts & Ibrahim, 2015). The effects that innovative informational technologies (IT) have on students and the learning process, in general, are twofold. On the one hand, these IT tools are deployed successfully to improve the quality of teaching and assist students in addressing particular learning challenges, such as the need to memorize a vast amount of data (Lin, Hwang, Fu, & Chen, 2018). On the other hand, the application of IT in the classroom also implies a change in learners’ social skills and the use of social practices. Therefore, the goal of this review is to study the effects that particular innovative technology has on learners’ academic and social skills, as well as the changes that students experience in their communication with the application of these technologies. This paper seeks to answer the following question: the technologies of flipped classrooms (FC) and multimedia presentations (MPs) and their effects on students’ perceptions of communication, as well as their social behaviors both in the classroom and outside of it. Flipped Classrooms: Definition and Characteristics Although having been introduced comparatively recently, the idea
Newton’s Laws of Motion The three laws of motion, and their application to the test case are as follows:  1. A body at rest remains at rest, or, if in motion, remains in motion at a constant velocity unless acted on by a net external force. The phone will fall under the force of gravity.  2. The acceleration of a system is directly proportional to and in the same direction as the net external force acting on the system, and inversely proportional to its mass. Heavier cases will require more force to accelerate and decelerate.  3. Whenever one body exerts a force on a second body, the first body experiences a force that is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force that it exerts. When the phone impacts the ground, it will exert its force on the ground, but the ground will exert equal force on it, decelerating it. Force Analysis For this report, the forces experienced by the phone falling from a height of 1.88m are calculated. As the drop height and acceleration due to gravity are constant, this speed is 6.07m/s regardless of the phone’s case. However, the force acting on the phone differs depending on its weight: As the phone falls on the ground, it undergoes deceleration depending on the case, while still experiencing downward acceleration due to gravity. For the phone without a case, this is F = 0.175767kg * (9.8m/s 2 – 607m/s 2 ) = 104.913N. The reaction force from the ground is, thus, 104.913 + 1.72 = 106.663N.                    Total mass  Deceleration  Force of impact No case            175.767g    607m/s 2      104.913N        Silicone case      223.9612g   121.54m/s 2   25.025N         Hard plastic case  206.9515g   202.33m/s 2   39.844N         Rubber case        266.4855g   75.875m/s 2   17.608N          Report Using a rubber case results in the least amount of force on the phone. However, the amount of force is not the only factor to consider when choosing a material for the case. Other physical attributes, such as the material’s ability to resist impact forces. As a phone is a small device one carries most of the time, usually in a pocket or a handbag, the weight and size of the case are also important. Finally, the manufacturing cost of a case is another important consideration. Thus, based on the information provided for the test, the proportion between case’s mass and the impact force it experiences can be used to determine its value. Based on this data, silicone offers a reasonable combination of weight, force of impact, and weight to force ratio.
Introduction At the end of the Second World War, one of the vital goals of the victorious allied powers was to make international law efficient to help uphold world peace. The unlawful invasions and killings perpetrated by the Hitler regime were so despicable that the temptation was immense simply to apprehend Nazi leaders and have them shot. This, in fact, was an early British suggestion that possibly would have been approved by Stalin but it was not acceptable to the United States. Contrary to some popular misconceptions, war-crime trials were never intended as victor’s revenge over a vanquished enemy. The leading juridical drafters of the trials, highly respected Justice Robert M. Jackson, on leave from the Supreme Court to become America’s Chief Prosecutor, re-affirmed the rule of law as he opened the trial before the International Military Tribunal (IMT) at Nuremberg in 1945. The four great nations, flushed with triumph and stung with damage, avoided the hand of retaliation and willingly submitted their captive enemies to the verdict of the law. The Charter of the United Nations proclaimed the goals of saving succeeding generations from the plague of war, promoting human rights, justice and respect for international law. The Nuremberg trials were a basis of the vast endeavor to make peace. In Jackson’s observation, it was the high time for making war less attractive to those who held the fate of people in their authority and protect people from domestic repression, violence and aggression. This was aimed at making all men answerable to law and ensuring that those who start a war will pay for it in person. Ineffectiveness of International Law in Combating Crime The Role of Force There is no integrated structure of sanctions in international law in the sense that there is in municipal law, but there are situations in which the use of force is regarded as justified and legal. Inside the UN’s structure, the Security Council perhaps may apply sanction after fortifying a menace to tranquility, infringement or act of belligerence. Such permissions could be gainful for instance those declared in 1966 against Rhodesia, or armed action as in the Korean warfare in 1950, or certainly both, as in 1990 against Iraq. Coercive power within the precincts of the UN is unusual, as it entails synchronization amongst the five lasting affiliates of the defense committee and this obviously demands an issue not considered by some of the grand authorities as bullying their crucial benefits. Apart from such institutional sanctions, one may note the bunch of rights in taking aggressive action known as self-help. This procedure of resorting to power for guarding certain rights is characteristic of uncivilized system of law with blood feuds, but in the domestic legal order, such procedures and methods are within the restricted control of the recognized authority. In such cases, the States themselves choose whether to take action and if so, the extent of their measures and
Introduction The main objective of this report is to discuss the strategic corporate development history, strategic direction for the future, and the current strategic situation of Starbucks the selected organization. Strategic Development History of Starbucks since 1971 In 1971, Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegel, and Gordon Bowker established the first store of this company in the Pikes Place in Seattle aimed to buy and roast better quality coffee beans and sell them as fresh as superlative style. Thompson & Gamble (1999) stated that during the first few months, Starbucks’ key supplier of coffee beans was Peet’s, but later the partners planned to arrange roasting procedures by themselves. In 1972, the owners decided to expand the business and set up another shop. Within 1980s, the partners’ strategies were to form four more shops in Seattle with intention to expand and generate more return. At this point, Zev Siegel left the business and Jerry Baldwin performed the role of CEO; Gordon Bowker stayed as a partner, but spent majority of his time to some other businesses of his own. In 1981, Howard Schultz, the general manager of United State’s Hammarplast branch, which was a kitchen utensils and house-ware business, met Baldwin and Bowker and enthralled about their business philosophy. Schultz became craze about getting a job at the company, and finally, the owners decided to make him the head of marketing from Sept 1982 and supervising the retail shops. In 1983, Schultz visited several coffee shops at Milan, Italy and thought that Starbucks could step on to this segment, so his plan was to serve brewed coffee, espresso, and cappuccino in stores. Baldwin and Bowker were not interested about this strategy, but their strategy was to buy Peet’s Coffee and Tea; in 1984 merger took place. Afterwards, in April 1984, Baldwin agreed to open a 300 square feet store to sell beverages, and within two months, it became one of the best-performing shops. However, Baldwin was not happy at this achievement and he supposed that it is a disruption from the company’s main objectives. Schultz intended to inaugurate espresso stores by himself and so he left Starbucks in 1985; his friend, Scott Greenb
Introduction Operations in Hard Rock Café and Arnold Palmer Hospital are “the activities performed repetitively to create value in products and services by transforming inputs into outputs.” This paper seeks to compare the operations management practices of Arnold Palmer Hospital and those of Hard Rock Café. This paper seeks to carry out an analysis of the two organizations with the main theoretical concepts of operations management. Hard Rock café has an international presence in approximately forty different countries with about a hundred and ten outlets. Operation process In terms of operations management, Arnold Palmer Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in terms of capacity in the United States. The hospital cares for women and children and is equipped with about four hundred and thirty beds in two major facilities. The hospital covers about 676 thousand square feet in downtown Orlando, Florida. The hospital has employed over two thousand staff and serves entire central Florida. The hospital offers a wide range of medical services. The hospital has a history of caring for risky pregnancies and maternal intensive care to patients from all parts of the United States. The new facility of Arnold Palmer Hospital is designed with a circular layout. This layout is unique and giv