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Product Idea The proposed product is a Cordless Hooded Hair Dryer that can be charged at home and carried for traveling purposes without the hassle of finding an appropriate charging outlet. The new hairdryer will also have an operating battery life of 24 hours. The company will use a third-party manufacturing site for the production of this new product. It is expected to break through the fierce competition in the electronics industry and achieve growing sales. Cost Estimates There are two types of costs involved in the production of the new hairdryer including fixed and variable costs. Fixed costs include administrative salaries, marketing, and R&D expenses related to the new product. Table 1 provides details of these fixed costs. Table 1. Fixed Costs. Description              Fixed Cost                          ($)        Administrative Salaries  100,000    Marketing Expense        200,000    R&D Expense              200,000    Total Fixed Cost         500,000     The company will incur $530,000 per annum with no sales. Therefore, it is crucial that it makes sufficient sales of its hairdryer that could cover these fixed costs and generate a profit. Variable costs include the cost of components and third-party manufacturing charges per unit. Table 2 provides estimates of these variable costs. Table 2. Variable Costs. Description               Cost Per Unit                           ($)           Cover                     3.50          Side Cover                1.20          Nozzle                    1.40          Motor                     2.40          Fan                       2.50          Mica Sheet                1.75          Heating Coils             2.90          Bracket                   0.70          Switch                    1.00          Electrical wire           0.80          Battery                   1.35          Third-Party Manufacturer  3.50          Total Variable Cost       23.00          The total variable cost is $23 per unit which will be used to determine the company’s contribution margin and its ability to attain the break-even level. Selling Price The selling price of the new hairdryer will be based on the cost-plus-margin strategy (Drury, 2013). Moreover, the prices of similar hair dryers of other companies are reviewed and incorporated in the pricing decision. However, the company aims to disrupt the market by introducing a technologically advanced c
Immigrants face numerous challenges as they try to fit into host nations. For a long time, assimilation was the only way immigrants could cope with the challenges of moving into new societies. Assimilation is the process through which minority immigrant groups adopt the dominant culture in a bid to become socially integrated into the host nation. Most people view assimilation as the process through which a minority group loses its culture and follows the culture of the majority group. However, scholars have defined assimilation as the process through which ethnic and cultural differences between the majority and the minority groups are reduced. According to various studies, immigrants who culturally assimilate are more likely to experience elevated levels of stress and in some cases; mental problems. This can be attributed to the fact that culture plays a significant role in the development of an individual’s personality. As such, most immigrants do not cope well in situations whereby they are forced to change their cultural beliefs. Assimilation is an unconscious process that is slow and gradual. Through this process, the weaker culture borrows various cultural traits from the dominant culture and the stronger culture can also adopt some cultural traits from the weaker culture. As such, assimilation is a two-way process. On the other hand, ethnic pluralism refers to a situation whereby different cultures coexisting in the same society have not assimilated and each maintain its own cultural identity. Groups that adopt ethnic pluralism may share some common activities but maintain their individual lingual, religious and value systems. One of the main disadvantages of ethnic pluralism is that it segregates people in society, thereby creating a path for discrimination based on race, ethnicity and social status. Transnationalism refers to a situation whereby migrants maintain social ties with their home nation across national borders. This has been made possible and easier as a result of globalization. Nowadays, there are faster and cheaper methods of communication and transport that allow people to stay in touch. Similarities between the
Company Profile Peet’s coffee and tea is a corporation found in San Francisco Bay and mainly specializes in coffee roasting and retailing. Alfred Peet established the organization in 1966 and it has been expanding year after another following his able leadership. He established a small coffee roasting business that with the solely purpose of sourcing funds to cater for his expenses implying that he was never optimistic of forming a large organization that has the potential to compete with the market leader. The company was strategically situated, a factor that contributed to its growth since it served the students from the University of California. Currently, the organization has several branches across the country, with the major ones in California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and Illinois. The management has been keen on exploiting the market in order to achieve the financial objectives. The administration appreciates the fact that students are likely to consume coffee products and it has always ensured that it negotiates with various university bodies as regards to the opening of the coffee shops and outlets. However, the organization does not have the capacity to compete with other market leaders, such as Starbucks because of its narrow focus. Unlike Starbucks, it only concentrates on coffee and tea production and retailing. This makes it a California company, with few stores and outlets across the country. This paper argues that the ideas of Machiavelli on the prince could be applied successfully to enhance business in the organization. In other words, Peet’s coffee and tea has the potential of outsmarting the market leaders, such as Starbucks by simply borrowing the views of Machiavelli. In the Prince, Machiavelli was of the view that the leader has to apply all available tactics in order to achieve greatness for the city-state. Based on this, the leader can choose to be cunning, diplomatic, persuasive, or destructive, as long as the major goals are achieved. This means that the end will always justify the means since the ultimate goal will clarify the path in which a leader followed. In this case, Peet’s coffee and tea has to employ all available strategies to outmuscle the market leaders, such as Starbucks. This paper looks at various aspects of Machiavelli’s views as far as gaining and maintaining power is concerned. World’s most popular leaders, including Hitler, Stalin, Lenin, Mussolini, and Napoleon applied Machiavelli’s ideas successfully, even though some of them never modified the assumptions to suit their environments. Peet’ cof
Foreign Direct Investment Although the UAE witnessed a drop in FDI in 2009, the increase in the investment flow has been consistent ever since. Furthermore, among FDA recipients, the UAE takes the second lace, which is quite an accomplishment ( United Arab Emirates – renewable energy , 2016). According to the recent data, the total investment made in the Park, which is one of the greatest solar energy projects in the world ( United Arab Emirates – renewable energy , 2016), has recently amounted to AED 50,000,000,000 ( United Arab Emirates – renewable energy , 2016). Forms of FDI in UAE in the Energy Sector FDI currently exists in two main forms in the UAE energy sector, i.e., in dividends and retained earnings. At this point, however, one must mention that there has recently been a propensity among the UAE officials to channel FDI into other countries, particularly, Pakistan ( UAE, Saudi Arabia lead FDI revival in Pakistan , 2016). The reasons for the identified step are quite evident; with the increase in the investment inflow, Pakistanis bound to focus on consistent economic growth and, thus, become a valuable partner for the UAE. Traders’ Protection and the UAE International Investors Council The UAE International Investors Council (2015) insists that the sustainable use of the available financial resources, particularly, FDI, should be viewed as the foundation for enhancing the development of the state industries, especially as far as the energy industry is concerned. Furthermore, to protect foreign investments, the authorities of the UAE compel organizations operating in the industry to sign bilateral investment conventions. Furthermore, UNCTAD has been appointed to manage the controversies that may appear in the course of handling the associated issues. Finally, the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has offered its services to intervene occasionally and help manage some of the disputes ( United Arab Emirates: Foreign investment , 2016). International Financial Markets Current Exchange Rates According to the information provided by the UAE Exchange Centre, LLC (2016), the exchange rates equal a total of 0.27174 at present. The identified characteristic of the UAE market can be viewed as rather positive. However, given the fact that there has been a slight drop since the past week, it can be assumed that the UAE authorities could focus on issues such as the balance of payment and the government debt. Furthermore, a strategy for the sustainable use of financial resources could be viewed as an option. UAE Energy Sector and the Global Energy Market As a rule, the role of the GCC countries, in general, and the UAE, in particular, is defined by their progress in the oil industry to a considerable extent. However, the recent developments in the Solar Industry department are bound to have a tremendous impact on the global energy market as well. With the transfer to e-cars and the emphasis on env
AutoCAD is defined as a commercial computer-aided design that is used in software application drafting. It was developed and marketed by Autodesk and was first released in 1982, serving as a desktop app used in microcomputers with graphics controllers. AutoCAD is beneficial in the field of architecture, engineering, graphic design, and project management. In architecture, it allows architectural designers to come up with 3D objects like walls, doors, and even windows using intelligent information available to them instead of relying on cheap and simple objects like lines. Fillet is a tool in AutoCAD used to create circular edges between adjacent lines and faces in 2D or 3D. It also joins two arcs of tangent in 2D. Multiple fillets enable one to use the fillet without having to select the command many times. Their primary purpose is to distribute stress over a broad area evenly, making the parts more durable and in the position of bearing huge loads. They are incorporated to reduce interference drag, especially in aircraft where aircraft components like wings, struts, and other surfaces meet. Its modification will reduce stress hence increasing efficiency and durability, and this, in turn, saves time that could be used in repairing damage caused if fillets are not considered. The chamfer, on the other hand, is used in the creation of edges that are slanting. They are used in furniture and carpentry to assemble many mechanical engineering designs for both functional and aesthetic functions. Pioneering designs create border perspective and bring about beautiful passerby areas allowing greater visibility when turning. The Trim command removes objects meeting other objects’ edges by removing extra parts of objects. Extension-trim multiple objects using the fence option saves time when the line is drawn connecting objects to be modified. Extend as an AutoCAD tool extends objects to meet edges or boundaries of other objects to converge them. Traditional methods of designing have been replaced by the AutoCAD, which has many advantages, such as saving time and increasing productivity, and reducing the hectic work of drafting that is easily and very fast done within a short period (Juraev 2). Other tools not discussed but used in AutoCAD include line, circle, mirror, copy, polyline, and rectangle. Work Cited Juraev, T. “Computer modeling the moldboards’ surface in AutoCAD system.” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering . Vol. 883. No. 1. IOP Publishing, 2020.
Problem statement and background information Customers are the main source of motivation for the existence of any business. A mutual relationship developed between a firm and its customers should provide benefits to the two parties. Customer complaints are handled by a team of experts who are skilful in the field of customer care services. The integration of customers’ feedback in a solution seeking project is an ideal approach (Davis, 2000). Computer R Us company is faced by problems of mising enough technical operators for the telephone care centre. The sub-contracting scheme for delivering machines to the company is also unreliable, and some parts required for the repair of certain machines are unavailable. Moreover, the complete care centre for the firm is inefficient according to the complaints raised by customers (Zhu & Liu, 2014). The problems are a primary signal for a deep insight to be taken by the firm in improving its performance. The effectiveness of complete care division is a function of new strategies, which may be the parameter to analyze in this research. Purpose of the Research The research will aim at providing informed solutions to the problems highlighted, explore the truancy of the stated problems in regard to the business activities, and assess the possibility of refining the established routines. In this regard, the research will help unveil some of the setbacks felt in the business operations, address customer complaints, and assure the existing and potential customers of quality service delivery. A deep insight of the stated problems will help to understand the business, and gauge the its performance against some standard measures. The research will also help to substantiate claims already given by the various sources. From the proceedings of the research, solid decisions will be reached while the problems will be completely or partially eliminated through their implementation. Research Design The research will collect, analyze and present the data, and finally interpret the results. Data will be collected through the administration of questionnaires to various respondents of choice. In the questionnaire, questions will be a function of both forward and backward linkage, accurate, and relevant in the customer relations context. Target respondents to the questionnaires will be customers to the firm. This activity will be done online and through the issuance of manual questionnaire scripts to the customers making purchases in the respective shops. The questions will be formal, short, and
The poetry of Emily Dickinson, one of the most remarkable poets of the 19th century, has the unique ability to create a sense of a special space where the action unfolds. Her images are in the sphere of the metaphysical, expressing symbolic, sublimely generalized ideas about the eternal inalienable categories of human existence. Analyzing her poems, despite the fragmentation and volume of works written by her, the impression of a full-fledged corpus of texts is created in the editor, the poet’s worldview is expressed. Often, Dickinson in his poems concentrates on the transmission of a spiritual sensation bordering on revelation. Her lyrical hero touches or tries to approach something that transcends the limits of their knowledge, which is in the sphere of the transcendental. The poem “I stepped from plank to plank” describes the experiences of the heroine at night on the sea pier. The reader is in a situation of the most compressed imaginative and sensual perception that the poet expresses – the images are given in short and minimalistic phrases: “The stars above my head I felt, above my feet the sea” (Dickinson 870). In the second stanza of this short poem, the reader learns that the heroine is striding towards the edge of the pier, ready to fall into the night sea. The hero’s desire for death as a kind of spiritual experience also distinguishes Dickinson’s poetry. The anticipation and anticipation of this fateful moment colors the perception of the hero in special tones, making poetry more direct, conveying a short sensation of spiritual revelation. The poem “I heard a fly buzz” directly focuses on the feelings of the hero on their deathbed. At the same time, the hero speaks
Who: Number of Ebola Linked Cases Passes 10,000 World Health Organization (WHO) reports a sharp increase in the number of Ebola cases in West Africa. According to WHO, over ten thousand people have been infected. The spread of the current infection is increasing at an uncontrollable rate (DiLorenzo, 2014). The most current WHO statistics indicate that over 50 percent of those infected have succumbed to the disease. Most importantly, the disease continues to spread in other West African countries apart from Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, which forms the epicenter of infection (DiLorenzo, 2014). Containing the disease has remained a challenge for most organizations and governments. The most recent reported case in Mali is an example of how the disease can easily spread across borders. Besides the continuous need to raise awareness, restrict the movement of people, and reduce body contacts, the medical and behavioral challenges still undermine various organizations’ efforts to contain the spread of the disease. Reasonable numbers of people in the hardest-hit countries are still withdrawn from medical attention (DiLorenzo, 2014). Besides, the hardest-hit countries lack adequate medical facilities that can efficiently handle the cases. The lack of technical laboratories that can potentially manage the contaminated blood samples has greatly undermined the efforts to contain the spread of the disease. Countries in West Africa are keenly tracking the spread of the disease while limiting cross-border migrations. Even though countries like Ghana have been cleared free from the Ebola virus, various concerns such as the health care workers’ strike leave the country exposed to infections. The WHO, US government, and other associated organizations have put every effort to ensure that the spread of the disease is contained through the provision of medical and food supplies as well as through the construction of urgently required treatment centers (DiLorenzo, 2014). Polio in Syria Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that those visiting Syria and neighboring countries should be vaccinated against the poliovirus. The recommendation follows a warning from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) that the polio cases in Syria are on the rise. The GPEI observed that the country has reported over 30 cases between 2013 and 2014. The country is suffering from a widespread poliovirus due to increased conflicts, which has reduced the possibility of immunization (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). Besides, the spread of the virus is increasingly spreading in neighboring countries including Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan,
Abstract In this paper, I argue against the widespread but mistaken understanding of heroism as related to altruism. I rely on the definition proposed by Franco et al (2011) that ties heroism to dedication to a particular value. With this insight in mind, I turn to an analysis of various specific examples of individuals who are regarded as heroes as well as the ways in which the notion of a hero is usually applied. Furthermore, I draw a direct connection between the key values of Saint Leo University, excellence and integrity, and the definition of a hero advocated in the paper. Definition and Discussion of a Hero Mankind’s fascination with heroes is as old as civilization itself. Mythic characters like Beowulf or Gilgamesh are integral and perhaps defining features of every great culture or tradition. Yet, people are often confused when they need to explain what is it that leads us to regard someone as a hero. In this essay, I propose a definition of heroism that relies not on the altruistic actions as is often suggested, but on firm belief and dedication to some important principle or value. When they first hear of the word “hero” many people think of someone who does something good for others. Indeed, heroes are often defined as those people who contribute to their community in some important way usually by helping others. However, when we actually look at the ways in which the title of a hero is assigned to individuals, we can see that there is very little connection between altruism or the will to help others in an immediate sense and heroism. For instance, children will often say that some sportsman is their hero or that some musician is their hero even though that individual never helped them in any direct way. Also, in Knight’s poem, we see that the poet describes a rather unusual, even violent, character in a way that conjures up the image of a hero. He writes, “He had been our Destroyer, the doer of things we dreamed of doing but could not bring ourselves to do” (James & Merickel 2012, p. 195). These facts force us to look for a definition of a hero outside the notion of altruism. Upon closer analysis, it turns out that the status of a hero is usually assigned to individuals who become embodiments of certain values irrespective of the amount of help that they do to the community. Franco et al (2011) argue precisely for this approach. Having conducted a study in which they examined all the ways in which individuals come to be seen as heroes, the authors proposed a complete dissociation of the notion of heroism from the idea of altruism. In their view, heroes are often even violent and extremely eccentric but their uncompromised attachment to a particular principle makes them heroes in the eyes of those who embrace that principle or a value. When di