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Introduction For effectiveness of any team, the team members themselves must be effective. The number of members in a team does not matter, what matters is the ability to work effectively together. Common timelines, visions, agendas, and goals must be shared by the members. In case these things are not shared, moving forward becomes an issue (Hitlin & Piliavin, 2004). Therefore, the team leader should put the team values first. Discussion Attitude is the most important as well asmost difficult aspect that an individual can be made to change.Great attitude is what is required in any team member; a person who can solve problems as opposed to creating them; an individual who says ‘I can’ as opposed to ‘I cannot’; and one who is interested to learn as opposed to one who is not interested. Team achievement can be stimulated by positive attitude, while negative attitude demoralizes the entire team (Iversen, & Hem, 2008). Team leaders, hence, should seek attitude first. In addition, when an individual’s general impression is reached at without abilities and skills measurement, then the ‘halo effect’ is arrived at. This can be from the individual’s appearance, his or her sociability, as well as intelligence. When a team leader selects members from the ‘halo effect’, or what he or she perceives of them, a problem is created. This is because in due time their true colors start to come out (Hitlin & Piliavin, 2004). Keeping members with the ‘halo effect’ due to the additional work they are performing, due to them being friends with the leader, or the leader perceiving them to be similar to him or her, weakens the group. Besi
The fluctuating market often demands changes in a company, so that it stays successful. Some businesses are world known organizations that have seen rough times but managed to adjust to the world and the economy. Some changes took place several years ago but the major one was accomplished through innovation and is rather recent. An article “Thinking outside the Building” by Kanter talks about specific adjustments that took place, increasing the role of innovation and a more customer oriented work technique. The employers have also changed some of the management that would provide a shift from hardware to software focus. The technologies were upgraded that made work more efficient and much faster. A great part of the need to change came with the culture and the public demands. The new technology that gets improved very often dictates how the company will work within its own culture, as well as with the public. The studies have shown that there is a deep relationship between a business and the customer. The more satisfied a person is, the better their response leading to higher input. As such, communication between people providing a specific service plays a key role in loyalty and recommendations. The solution is for businesses to get involved with the customers, think further by adjusting to the needs and giving specifically what is being wanted. A lot rests on the way a business is done and any change in the products will influence the sensitive and fragile relationship between the production company and the consumer. There has to be a steady management of the materials that are used in the company, constant making sure that all the required products and materials that are needed for the business are in place and the
Rationality and reason have become the staples of modern society. They became so prevalent that such concepts as values, motivation, and traditions are often forgotten and regarded as non-efficient. Modern society is centered on consumption and can be compared to a fast-food restaurant. It is necessary to examine this ongoing process to determine its benefits and drawbacks and come to a conclusion whether the “McDonaldization” of society is a sign of progress or decline. Efficiency is one of the most crucial components of rationalization. It implies spending as little resources as possible to achieve a favorable result. The majority of American families have abandoned the idea of cooking; instead, they prefer eating out or ordering meals (Ritzer, 2017). This method does not necessarily save money, but it helps preserve time and effort, which are given bigger priority in modern society. Calculability makes an excellent use of the principle of quantity over quality. Companies rely on the customers’ ability to continue buying their products. Lower quality products are more prone to malfunction, which forces customers to repurchase them or look for a newer, updated model. Increasing the quantity will yield better results in the long-term, even if the quality has to be sacrificed. Lower quality will also increase the company’s gains as long as it is left unnoticed by a common customer and not given publicity. Predictability and control are considered the most important factors in management-worker relationships. Predictability implies that there is only one efficient way to do a job, which is the most effective and reliable. It turns workers into assembly lines that do repetitive actions on a daily basis, performing exactly the same routine to achieve proper results. Peter Gibbons, the protagonist of the Office Space movie, hates his job because there are too many managers and only a couple of workers that do the most but receive the lowest payment (Judge, 1999). The number of supervisors and complex management structures is a crucial component of control. The rationalization of modern society is a controversial topic due to its benefits and drawbacks. It creates workplaces but takes the soul and individuality out of employees. The production reaches higher
Executive summary This paper looks at the Three Company. It commences by providing the background of the company. It goes ahead to explore its mission as well as its vision. After that, the paper looks at the target customers of the firm. A number of the major competitors of the firm are also explored. They include Vodafone, Giffgaff, T-mobile and O 2. Additionally, the paper provides PEST analysis of the company. PEST analysis refers to the analysis of the political, economic, and social-cultural as well as the technological environments of the company. Additionally, the paper has conducted a SWOT analysis of the company. This entails exploring some of the strengths of the firm, weaknesses of the firm, opportunities that are available for the firm as well as some of the threats facing the company. Additionally, the paper looks at the main marketing objectives of the firm. A thorough exploration of the marketing mix strategy of the firm is also provided in the paper. Introduction Significant changes have occurred in the industry of telecommunications, both in the United Kingdom and globally. This paper commences by detailing the Three Company’s situational analysis. It offers a detailed PEST and SWOT analysis. Largely, it explores the firm’s marketing strategy together with its marketing objectives. Additionally, the firm’s marketing mix is looked at by the paper. An action plan with various recommendations has also been provided at the last stages of the paper. The background of Three Company The Three Company is one of the leading mobile brands and is controlled by Hutchison Telecommunications (HTHKH), which is one of the members of the Hutchison Whampoa Group. In the year 1983, the firm initiated a mobile telecommunications networks (Saplitsa, 2008). This took place in Hong Kong. After about two decades, the firm constructed one of the biggest and highly successful 3G and 2G mobile networks within Hong Kong. It was also a highly competitive mobile market globally. The firm commenced its original 3G network in the year 2004. This made the network of the firm expand rapidly to cover more than 99 % of the market share. Presently, the firm falls in the category of the biggest operators of 3G within the market. It provides rapid mobile data services through HSPA network. The firm has a highly sophisticated 3G technology and besides, it is famous for its numerous innovations as well as its culture of laying much emphasis on the needs of its customers. Mission & Vision The mission of the Three Company is to drive service innovations in order to improve the experiences of its numerous customers. The major goal of the firm is to make sure that the market’s future is shaped. Besides, the firm strives to make sure that its numerous clients are provided with unmatched infotainment and communications experience on an adaptable mobile platform. Three mobile’s marketing mission is to improve its share of the market within the United Kingdom’s mobile market. The
When working with older adults it is important to consult various reputable sources which can help to assist these people. The Internet provides a great amount of information that can be also used as a source of knowledge. Besides, it is possible to give older adults some helpful links which they can use to find out more about their diseases, potential threats, and possible ways to escape these threats. However, it is essential to choose only credible websites. For instance, can be very helpful for health or fitness professionals. In the first place, the website is sponsored by the government (the link contains the following symbols.gov). The website contains a lot of useful information which is presented in a very concise way. The information provided is easily identifiable: there is the date of the last review, and there are names of the authors. More so, there are no advertisements. All these factors make the website credible. Besides, older adults can also use the website since it is easy to follow the information presented. Another helpful website is sponsored by the government. The information presented is collected or reviewed by National Institute on Aging which makes the website credible. All articles and sets of data have the date of the last update. It is necessary to point out that health/fitness professionals can provide older adults with the link to this site. The information is clear and concise. It is easy to find answers to any question with the help of the website. There are also many helpful links to other reputable sources. The absence of advertisement is also a hint proving that the website is credible. One more informative website is sponsored by the government. It contains a lot of helpful information concerning aging, related diseases, and their treatment and prevention. The data can be easily identified. There is no advertisement which is also good. Thus, the website is credible and can be used safely. However, it is necessary to point out that the website is rather difficult to use. There are many links and some older adults will not be able to surf the website successfully. Therefore, the website will be helpful for professionals. When giving a link to older adults, it is necessary to give precise links to articles and sets of information that can be useful for this or that individual. In this case When considering inappropriate websites it is possible to get a closer look at the following website. The website domain (.net) denotes that the website is a network infrastructure. The website cannot be regarded as credible because the information presented has only the date of publication, and no author name (or degree, or at least e-mail). Besides, there is quite a lot of advertisement. There
Introduction Nestle has been operating in the global market for quite a while, gaining the reputation of worldly renowned entrepreneurship and becoming the household name for millions of people all over the world. However, as society progresses to the next stage of development, the company must keep pace with it. Particularly, the issue regarding the use of IR governance as the approach for making the firm more efficient and increasing customer satisfaction rates deserves to be brought up. Although the current state of IT governance in Nestle can be interpreted as bearable, the company still needs a creativity and agility-based framework that will help it improve its current rates, primarily, the derived value. Objectives Among the essential objectives that Nestle will have to attain, the identification of the dents in its current IT governance framework and the effects that the problems with the latter have on the firms’ success, especially the increase in derived value, need to be identified. In addition, the tool for assessing the progress made by the organization will have to be introduced into the evaluation process. Although CORBIT helps locate the crucial factors in a rather efficient manner, it does not permit evaluating the situation in detail. Moreover, the identification of the IT governance strategy to be used in the company is going to be a crucial step on its way to global success. Creating the IT governance framework that will help the firm process data faster, respond to the needs of its stakeholders and maintain the company data safe will contribute to a significant drop in the derived value rates, attract more customers, and avoid suffering severe losses. Strengths Identifying the company’s strengths, one must give it credit for being open to innovations and new challenges (“Nestle Global” par. 1). In addition, the leadership strategy adopted by the company leader invited opportunities for a fast change and the renovation of the frim’s operational frameworks (“The Nestlé Management and Leadership Principles” par. 3). Weaknesses A single look at Nestlé’s current IT strategy of governance will show that the firm is in desperate need of a global IT renovation. According to recent reports, the entrepreneurship has suffered a harsh blow from one of its partners, Peters Ice Cream, which terminated its operations with Nestle: “Peters Ice Cream will have no second chances when it breaks away from former parent Nestlé’s global SAP system, as it pushes to stand up a completely new IT environment by August 1” (Crozier par. 1). The lack of a proper IT governance str
The modern market of commercial advertising is an industry that has grown exponentially. Competition amongst brands of various products forces companies to pour money and creative power into advertising. The human psyche is studied, and a social image is created so that the ads have a powerful, memorable impact upon the consumers, driving them to choose certain brands over others. Social impact is particularly noticeable in the fashion industry, where ads create an image that consumers attempt to mimic. In the “Alexander Wang” fashion advertisement analyzed in this essay, the female image is exploited to create a provocative symbol which lacks the sexual self-empowerment of feminist ideology. Alexander Wang is a contemporary fashion label named after its creator and designer. It features unique urban designs of clothing primarily for young adults. The advertisement analyzed was printed in magazines and on billboards as part of the 2014 Spring campaign. “General subtext meant to be evoked by these ads is the failure of the dominant, white class to relax and take pleasure in success” (Bordo 100). The campaign of the luxurious brand is aimed towards young white women in urban areas. In the advertisement, the woman is wearing designer shorts that are exposing the woman’s leg. They are also seemingly tight, highlighting the curves of the woman’s thighs and glutes. The woman’s shirt is white, with the area in the abdomen and above the chest area seemingly see-through. The area across the woman’s chest is covered by a label “Parental Advisory: Explicit Content.” While, undoubtedly, the clothing is stylish, it is meant to be sexually provocative. Tight clothing, especially highlighting the glutes and exposing the thighs is popular in contemporary styles. The shirt is also designed as a tease, exposing parts of the torso but hiding the woman’s breasts under a label usually shown before sexual content in the media. While each woman desires to look attractive in the clothing she buys, this design is directed at defining the image of a woman as a sexual entity. In the photo, the white young woman is what would be considered sexually attractive by most people. By her exposed body, it can be seen she is very thin and fit, but not to the point of being unattractive. Her skin is tan and has a somewhat unnatural glow. The woman is sitting provocatively in a bathroom sink with her legs spread apart. Her head is leaning back, pushing forward her hips and torso, and she has a facial expression that can be read as that of sexual desire. As with any advertisement, there is obvious tampering of the image digitally. Everything in this advertisement, from clothing to the woman’s body, is meant to induce sexual excitement. The woman radiates sexual desire and to achieve such perfection the advertised product must be purchased. Women are dehumanized, an ideal form only as a sexual entity with no regard for mind or emotion. “Sexuality as a term of power belongs to the empowered” (Freedman 266). The way th
The early period of space exploration was majorly driven by the United States and the Soviet Union. The landmark for this period took place when the first human-made object called Sputnik 1 was launched to orbit the Earth in 1957 (Guterman, 2004). Before 1957, there was little knowledge about space although studies of the solar system had begun. However, with the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in America, global space curiosity was ignited. Despite the considerable interest in space exploration, there are significant risks associated with it; among them: unpredictable and varying temperatures and dangerous radiation which can cause such diseases as cancer (Guterman, 2004). Therefore, although there are substantial benefits associated with space exploration, it poses substantial benefits to humanity. The environment found in space is not conducive to the habitation of human beings. Thus, human flights to space pose challenges to astronauts, such as contact to hazards like dangerous radiation, acute exposure to chronic carbon dioxide. Other imminent threats include bone fractures due to the changes induced by the spaceflight and the intolerance of the orthostatic due to immense interaction with gravity. Further risks include the changes of vision which are caused by the spacecraft. Therefore, proper space gear is required to protect the astronauts from those threats. For instance, the atmosphere on Mars is warmer and thicker than on Earth due to the significant amounts of
McDonald’s started its operations in China in 1990, however, they failed to gain first mover’s advantage in the country as the Yum! had already entered the Chinese market with fast food chains like Pizza Hut and KFC. The problem that McDonald’s faced in the Chinese market is the Chinese food preference and habits and the already established market of KFC and Pizza Hut. The sale of the company’s competitors is much higher than that of McDonald’s in China. The reason for this is due to the inward expansion of KFC into second and third tier cities while McDonald’s has concentrated in first-tier cities only. The reason for refraining from expanding beyond first tier cities is increasing infrastructure and transportation cost. So the main strategy that McDonald’s has adopted in China is to concentrate in first-tier cities and make more drive-through outlets and introduce localized menus for the Chinese market based on three levels. The strategy that McDonald’s has employed i.e. expand through drive-through restaurants and serve localized menu is the right strategy to begin with. The car sale in China is booming and evidently so is car ownership in the country (Oliver). China experienced a new vehicle sale of 7.2 million from January to September of 2009, a rise of 42% since 2008 (Oliver). This shows that with more car ownership the demand for drive through restaurants will increase, as people would prefer to pick up their food on way for convenience. Therefore, the strategy to increase drive-through restaurants is appropriate for the changing Chinese society. Localized menu is served in most of the Western style food chains in America. For instance, KFC has a special menu like Dragon Twister, etc. The reason to employ localized menu is to cater to the taste and preference of Chinese customers. The set menu of the western fast food chains is attuned with the western taste. However, there exists a huge gap in the customer preference, demographics and socio-economic-cultural difference between Chinese and American or European customers. The corporate culture of the western fast food chains must be altered to a great extent in order to gain acceptance among Chinese customers (China Today). Further, there exists a great difference in taste preference of people in China, as chicken is popular food than beef and therefore KFC a preferred choice than beef serving McDonald’s. Thus, cultural differences also play down the performance of McDonald’s in China. The recommendations that can be given to McDonald’s in case of china are mainly related to stores and strategy. First, McDonald’s must try to expand and at a faster rate than KFC in order to gain a greater share of the Chinese market and enjoy the first mover’s
The organisational conflict is the opposition of goals and interests within the organisation or between organisations. This opposition can lead to developing new creative ideas to resolve the conflicting situation and to creating the negative atmosphere at the workplace which prevents the conflicting parties from achieving the concrete organisational goal (Nelson & Quick, 2012, p. 112). The organisational conflict occurs because of a range of structural and personal factors which influence the development of the relationships within the organisation. From this point, the conflict can become the result of ineffective authority relationships or differences in the teams’ goals. Furthermore, the conflict is often the result of inability to communicate effectively, of cultural differences between the employees, and of differences in values (Nelson & Quick, 2012, p. 112-114). The conflict worsens the result of the organisation’s work, and it can be resolved with the help of such techniques as the focus on completing the organisational goal, provision of more resources for working, changes in the structure and personnel, and negotiation. In this case, non-action and secrecy will lead to negative results. To resolve the conflict, it is also possible to refer to avoiding, accommodating, competing, compromising, and collaborating styles. Avoiding and competing styles do not directly lead to resolving the conflict ( Conflict resolution tips , 2008; Nelson & Quick, 2012, p. 112-114). For instance, there is a conflict between teams working at the same project within the organisation. The teams are oriented to different approaches to complete the projects, and their conflict is based on the choice of approaches to follow. To resolve such a conflict, it is important to note that two teams work to accomplish one organisational goal. The conflict is intergroup, and the teams should focus on cooperative strategy to resolve it. They should openly negotiate on the goal and ways to accomplish it while focusing on integrative negotiation. Thus, the teams should collaborate to achieve the goal. The Response to the First Post While answering the proposed questions, the student is good at providing the material from the textbook accurately and according t