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Target market The main consumer target for the new Wellbox Body Optimizer is the middle income earners. This is a group of consumers that the company has not been targeting with their products, and there is hope that they will purchase the new product. This will be in both countries; Australia and New Zealand. The target group comprise majority of the people who drive the economies of both countries since they comprise the largest part of the population (Kapferer, 2012; Kohlbacher, 2010). Most of the other products from Wellbox Company have been targeting the high income earners. Therefore, moderate earners have not been able to purchase the products. Since the group is price sensitive, the Body Optimizer comes with a competitive price to other product substitutes in the market that will help it capture a sizeable market share (Pride and Ferrell, 2012). The good massage service provided by the Body Optimizers will be able to maintain the customers’ loyalty (Malhotra, 2011). Since majority of the people in this group are well educated, they can be able to differentiate Wellbox Body Optimizers from other substitutes in the market. It will also be easier to them to scale the quality of the body service offered. Despite the age of the consumers, the product is well designed to fit consumers from all ages (whether they are in their young, middle or old age). Middle income group comprise of people at different ages, the new Body Optimizer well designed with several heads of various sizes. Therefore, different heads will suit each group depending on their taste preference. Pricing method The price of the new Body Optimizer from Wellbox Company will be set bearing in mind the competition existing in the market from other companies such as Always Beauty Company (Fabiani, 2007). Cost-plus pricing strategy method will be used in setting the price for the Body Optimizer in the market (Fabiani, 2007). This will also enable coming up with a price that is highly competitive. This is because the new product is not a luxury good, nor is it trying to capture the lower end of the market, but the average income earners (Lucas, 2011). This will allow new Wellbox Body Optimizer customers be able to purchase the product even as a gift to their loved ones. The Bod
Introduction This convention was first ratified in December tenth, the year 1984. Many member states of the United Nations are signatory of this convention. The convention is against the cruel and unusual treatment of human beings who are in custody for various crimes or who are treated inhumanely in their countries. It also objects to any form of torture inflicted on people (Waldron 2006, p.7).There are various types of torture which include: application of physical pain, emotional torture and death threats.Slavery has also been said to be one of the other form of torture because it implicates people to forced labor against their will. This convention ensures that human rights are enforced and protected at domestic, international and regional levels. It is also important to note that, all international treaties relating to human rights are binding to all nations irrespective of their status or economies. International law takes place when domestic law fails and also where the governments of these countries do not want to take action. Achievements and Effectiveness This policy has had great positive impacts across the globe; for instance, since ratification of t
Introduction Syriana is arguably the most daring attempt by Hollywood to look behind a curtain of Washington involvement in the Middle East. The movie directed by Stephen Gaghan explores petroleum politics and its significant ripple effect on the oil industry, Arab government, U.S. government, social, economic, and legal lives of people around the world. The aim of this paper is to explore the overlapping of oil and politics in the context of the movie. It will also examine business interests vs. national interests dichotomy. Syriana’s tangle of countless plots, sub-plots, and flashbacks makes even the savviest movie-goers replay some scenes multiple times in order not to miss important details of inquiry into relationships between governments and the oil industry titans. Nonetheless, it manages to reward the most diligent viewers with an important message: greed and corruption destroy people. Notwithstanding the obvious weakness of a labyrinthine plot that constantly throws informational curves at the movie’s audience, the movie masterfully tells a razor-sharp story of big money and big business. It could be argued that even those viewers who do not have attention to detail similar to that of Pixar’s animation department employees, and, therefore, cannot capture all Syriana’s intricacies will, nonetheless, be able to enjoy the hypnotic acting of George Clooney who also was an executive producer of the movie. It should be mentioned that his acting in the geopolitical thriller has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Clooney has won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. 1 Analysis It should not surprise anyone following the news that energy resources play a significant role in both global and domestic politics. 2 The oil economy profoundly shapes the political agendas of petrostates often undermining international security. According to a recent article, states exporting oil are 50% more likely to engage in international conflicts than their counterparts that do not produce energy resources. 3 Moreover, petrostates are known to have high rates of domestic strife and slow economic growth despite the enormous potential for stability and prosperity provided by their natural resources. In scene 20 when discussing the negotiations of the prince’s brother with American lawyers, Woodman says that Americans believe that world oil reserves are running out and the majority of the remaining oil is in the Middle East. Therefore, the U.S. wants to “suck dry” Middle Eastern resources while preventing the country from developing functional democracy and economy (scene 20). It is clear that the American government opposes the financial interests of the emirate when it demonizes Nasir for making a deal with the Chinese company. It has to do with the fact that, the prince in his capacity of the foreign minister of the country sold natural gas drilling rights to a company from China (scene 20). The
Capital budgeting is a crucial business process that aims at determining the level of the worthiness of a project or investment. There are several major steps in the capital budgeting process that cannot be ignored. First, it is necessary to identify all available potential opportunities. As a rule, people involved in capital budgeting face several projects and methods, and they should decide which business strategies can be realistic. Second, the participants should estimate all operating costs to make a beneficial project. The next step is the estimation of cash flow that is required for the implementation of the project. Then, the assessment of risks should occur to comprehend how much money may be sacrificed or lost in a budgeting process. Finally, the implementation step should be taken when a plan is offered, finances make sense, and feedback can be given to prove the importance or failure of the capital budgeting process. Each step in a capital budgeting process has to be taken thoroughly and according to certain decision rules, and different aspects of the work have to be evaluated in order to make sure that all cash flows are considered. Payback Period, Net Present Value, and Internal Rate of Return are three main rules that are used in capital budgeting. The Payback Period Rule states that there is a certain number of years till the moment when a capital budgeting process can recover its initial cost. In other words, it is the period when invested capital is at risk, and cash flows may be discounted and calculated during this period. The Net Present Value (NPV) aims at indicating the expected impact the project may have on the company’s value. To calculate NPV, it is necessary to find out the difference between the present value of the incremental benefits and costs. The rule sounds like an independent project may take positive NPVs and reject all negative NPVs or take the feasible combination and obtain the highest combined NPV. Finally, there is the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) in a capital budgeting project. This rule states that an independent project has to be accepted in case its IRR is greater than the existing market-based discount rate. It may happen that an NPV can equal zero. To promote the effectiveness of the rule, it is possible to compare the IRR and a market rate. Capital budgeting is characterized by a number of rules and approaches with the help of which it is possible to evaluate a project. The NPV, like any other capital budgeting procedure, has its advantages and disadvantages. However, in many cases, the NPV remains to be the best procedure conceptually. There are several reasons for such judgments. First, the
This paper is an analysis of the news article published in the magazine The Nation on increasing poverty, and inequality of income distribution in the US and government’s anti-poverty programs. Issues related to poverty are then analyzed using economic theories. Synopsis of the News Article The article sheds light on the rise of poverty in the US, especially after the 2010 financial crisis. Written in early 2012, the article clearly shows how poverty, inequality of distribution of income, and lack of social welfare has plagued many parts of the US, even those, which were once affluent. The article also demonstrates the reluctance of the government to deal with the issue of poverty directly, as most of the time policies target the middle class of America, grossly neglecting the poorer homeless classes. The article begins with an exposition of the incidence of poverty in the US. The main issue that is portrayed in the article is the presence of the invisible poor and the homeless poor in the US. First, the author expresses the condition of the homeless destitute, and at times has to make do with the minimum state support through food stamps and unemployment pays from the government. However, their lives are not any better for they live in dire necessity of proper housing, for most of them are homeless, and destitute. The reason as pointed by Abramsky is that, the wealthy in America “flourish atop a sea of state subsidies” available to them, but seldom reach the target group it is intended for (Abramsky, 2012, p. 12). The number of people below poverty line in America is alarmingly high and it is constantly increasing. Abramsky (2012) points out that even though there have been many social movements like the Occupy movement, none has actually been able to connect to the poor, who remained either ignorant or indifferent to its causes. The demand for food stamps has increased by 14 million since 2008 and has increased government spending on welfare activities by $65 billion (Abramsky, 2012). However, a research suggests that not all poor people receive government assistance. FRAC found that more than 40% of the poor in certain cities like San Diego, Los Angeles, and Denver do not receive government assistance. The increasing incidence of poverty in the US has increased with the rising pressure from the housing crisis and the prolonged recession. Recession has increased unemployment and has declining wages, reducing the purchasing power of the average American, which has affected the quality of life in the country. On the other hand, are the invisible poor, who have an annual income above the poverty line set by the government, however, struggles to make ends meet. Abramsky (2012) points out that the incidence of poverty is increasing in the middle class of the country. The reason again is due to the prolonged recession and unemployment. Further, inequality in income distribution
Introduction The development of a child follows certain stages. Each of them has characteristic phases of physical and cognitive development. Middle childhood is an essential period of development distinguished by considerable changes in cognition, motivation, and social behavior (Giudice, 2014). It is useful to observe the behavior in natural conditions when a person is not aware of being an observation object. Thus, I am conducting an informal observation of a middle child in natural surroundings. Observation Observation Proposal Middle childhood is characterized by slower growth than the previous period. However, the brain is actively developing. The transformation in its structure and functioning “support the cognitive advances in middle childhood” (Martorell & Kruk, 2014, p.205). Motor skills are also progressing. Still, the most obvious changes are observed in the cognitive sphere. Middle children gain abilities of spatial thinking, categorization, seriation, and transitive inference inductive, and deductive thinking improves skills of conservation and mathematics (Martorell & Kruk, 2014). They have more independence in learning where personal development and abilities are revealed. I have chosen to observe a child’s behavior while interacting with the homework at the public library Observation Notes I have made some notes during the observation process:   * Child’s behavior: confident, easy-going.   * Behavior in society: well-mannered, polite.   * Behavior with close people: emotional, showing temperament.   * Homework completion: independent, organized, able to concentrate. Discussion of Individual Behaviors I have provided an individual observation of a middle child boy. I will call him ‘J’ throughout the paper. During the observation period, he proved to be an easy-going child. He could come to other children to ask for a spare pencil or question a librarian on the necessary book. J is an obedient boy although very energetic. J seems trusting, polite, and well-mannered. He was always dropped off by a woman; I suppose she is her mother. It was curious to observe them speaking Spanish. It revealed his personality and temperament which were slightly different from those shown in public. J was rather independent in his work. He went to the computer room to complete his homework. As far as I can judge, he was good at planning and organizing the tasks as well as in operating the computer, for he managed to cope with the tasks faster than some other children. I have also admitted his ability to concentrate on subjects that demanded attention. While my observation, he completed those tasks very well. I should also admit that in case of necessity he requested assistance from the librarian. In this situation, he was well-mannered and composed. I had a good opportunity to observe the topic of my proposal. I have chosen a library as a place for observation. Thus, I could keep the boy insight during all relevant times. There was no problem in ob
Introduction The cause of America’s industrial revolution can be attributed to the creation of the first factories in the country, its westward expansion in the territory, the rise of the railroad industry as well as the arrival of millions of immigrants (Justman & Grandstein, 1999). However, this period also implemented practices that can be considered as “horrific” as seen in the treatment-experienced by women, children, and immigrant workers in factories. The problem with the American Industrial Revolution was that in its pursuit of wealth and expansion, it neglected to take into account its negative impact on the workers that helped to make it possible. Creation of Factories The rapid industrialization of the country from 1865 to 1920 can mainly be attributed to the introduction of the predecessor of the modern-day factory into the U.S market. Before its creation; products used to be made-to-order which limited the amount of time that particular goods could be made and shipped (Horrell & Oxley, 2012). Through the use of factories and a rough version of what we now know as an assembly line, products could now be created in bulk. This lowered their inherent cost which subsequently increased their demand resulting in even more factories being built to match the needs of the market. Connection to America’s Expansion Aside from the industrial revolution, another pivotal point that occurred from 1865 to 1920 was America’s Westward Expansion, which was encouraged by the Louisiana Purchase. These two crucial points are connected since the expansion in territory also came to the inevitable increase in the country’s economy (Hirschman & Mogford, 2009). Fueled by its western expansion and the arrival of millions of immigrants over several decades, America’s industrial capacity grew to match the ever-increasing demand for processed goods. The Growth of the Railroad Industry The railroad industry contributed immensely to the growth of the industrial revolution since it enabled goods to be transported in large quantities in an expedient fashion (Staudenmaier, 1990). This allowed various products to reach previously inaccessible locations resulting in the rise of overall market demand. Groups Negatively Affected by the Industrial Revolution During the industrial revolution, women, children, and immigrant workers bore the brunt of the negative practices that arose during this period. Children were required to help support their families by also working. Unfortunately, they were often used in dangerous jobs such as working in the machinery of a factory or coal mines. This resulted in
Introduction Even though the increase in health care facilities is aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality of humans, the increase has been characterized by a high mortality rate due to an increase of medical error that results from ineffective communication among the caregivers in health care settings (Cohen, 2007). The increase of labor in these settings is also characterized by work overlap that tends to create a challenge of the proper communication channel between the various disciplines as well as between diverse healthcare settings (Frankel, 2009). Therefore, a balance must be sought that bridges the communication gap between the various disciplines and between the diverse health care settings. Discussion Problem Statement Communication in the health care setting plays a critical role in ensuring that the patients receive adequate care (Coiera & Tombs, 1998). This is because the health care workers keep a wide range of information that monitors the patient health status such as the clinical progression and the results of the diagnosis test. This information helps to give adequate information to caregivers when the patient crosses from one level of care to the other, either in the same health care institution or in another health care institution (Jrc, 2008). These transfers call for clear information of medical history that will help the patient to receive further treatment. A Proposed Plan for Addressing This Problem An effective solution can be applied after the healthcare workers assess the problems. The assessment of communication will be beneficial as it involves different health care institutions, which include hospitals, home-based care, hospices, and government clinics (Simmers, 2003). The rationale of this assessment is based on evaluating the level of cooperation concerning effective communication that exists within these healthcare settings. This can be achieved by collecting data based on the level of cooperation that exists between these health care institutions. Data will also be collected that aims at measuring the attitude of the health workers in these different health care settings. The participants for data collection will be the medical practitioners of diverse healthcare settings. It is important to assess a qualitative as well as a quantitative study (Landy & Conte, 2009). The qualitative study will help us to base the argument of miscommunication from an experience point of view that results from different attitudes that the health care have towards each other. Whereas the quantitative study will help us to assess the number of times that the medical history is distorted between the diverse health care settings (Melnyk, 2005). The assessment aims at creating varying degrees of collaboration between the healthcare workers in different health care settings (Darley, 2002). After carrying out the data collection and analysis practice that will help to define the root cause of the problem, a solution
The article that was selected for the assignment is “The Immunological Anatomy Of The Skin,” which was written by Kabashima, Honda, Ginhoux, and Egawa. The work consists of twelve pages that offer an overview of cutaneous immunity’s principles about skin anatomy and a description of how cutaneous immune cells fine-tune physiological reactions in the skin (Kabashima, Honda, Ginhoux, & Egawa, 2019). The work was supported by grants from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Kakenhi and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development. The evaluation of the source is possible to be conducted considering the factors that determine whether the paper is credible or not. Source credibility is terminology that is used to indicate the good attributes of a communicator that influence the receiver’s reception of the information. The resource analysis for its suitability and quality is carried out when assessing such features as authority, accuracy, and coverage. To start with authority, it can be stated that the article has the names of the authors listed, and its reliability is explained by institutes (that are located in Japan, Singapore, and China) that participated in the elaboration of the study (Kabashima et al., 2019). The presence of the accuracy factor is proved by the fact that the bibliography includes 102 points in the reference list in order to verify the information (Kabashima et al., 2019). Furthermore, the article’s coverage appears to be substantial due to the strong impact of facts and scientific data (Kabashima et al., 2019). The topic is clearly stated, and both the supporting materials (charts, statistics, graphics) and links to oth