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While many of us believe that we are in total control of our lives, the culture that we are predisposed to is a determining factor in shaping our personality and even the way we do business. Through culture, we are raised differently, have different languages and solve problems differently and needless to say conduct business differently. Even the traits that are passed from generation to generation are largely dependent on culture. Also, through culture perpetuation, entrepreneurial concepts are passed from one generation to another and therefore different people in different parts of the world have different entrepreneurial practices (Timmons, Gillin, Burshtein & Spinelli 2010, pp. 40). One may wonder why a certain people that are predisposed to a certain culture are always very entrepreneurial, well the answer lies in culture and Geert Hofstede also echoes this line of thought through his cultural dimensions. Bolton & Thompson, (2000, pp. 413), defines entrepreneurs as “people who, often habitually, create and innovate to build something of recognized value around perceived opportunities”. An overall approach to the definition of an entrepreneur indicates an entrepreneur as a person who puts together economic resources to produce economic goods and in turn earn profit. Entrepreneur activities refer to all the activities carried out by the entrepreneur in an economy in light of producing economic goods. An entrepreneur facilitates economic development through carrying out economic activities that are geared towards earning income. the other hand, culture refers to a people’s way of life with different societies having different cultures and different countries have d
Conflicts are considered to be interpersonal relationships completed with repetitive rules and behavior. The ways of assessing the conflict can be numerously reached through various techniques and structural analysis. The case study under consideration discloses the conflict between the Statler Group and Kellogg-Champion Securities leading to problematic cooperation between the consulting service and the client. Case Study It should be noted that one of the principal tasks to be provided by the consultant service is considered to be the development of perspectives and new insights concerning particular situations, but in most cases, these tasks are completely ignored and are presented in the form of technical regulations aimed at solution delivery. The case under analysis discloses a similar perception of the job by Barlow and Roussos who never tried to explore specific aims and policies. The study concerns the client’s dissatisfaction with the consultant’s work as to the emerged case striving to make things clear through an organized meeting. (Fowler and Kesner, 4) Conflict analysis should be based on the identification of both sides’ views and their vision of the problem. The principal objective of the meeting was to start cooperation afresh; Kellogg expressed serious concerns as to the skills of the specialists damaging the reputation of the company.   * Evaluating the consultants view it should be noted that their principal task was not only to listen to but to “hear” the requests of the client striving to meet all their needs; Kellogg failed to interpret the problem in the most appropriate way ignoring miscellaneous details and substituting them with personal ideas and thinking.   * The client’s perception of the situation covered the aspect of consultants’ inexperience and low level of professionalism; the client believes that problems were initially created by the consultant ignoring the fact that they were unavoidable. According to the Wilmot-Hocker Conflict Assessment Guide, the problem under analysis can be evaluated through the identification of its nature, being the quality of consultant service and prejudiced attitude of the client to the company. The evaluation of the working system has shown the unavoidable character of the conflict through Kellogg’s problem connected with the emerged case, “The big integration related issues had been resolved”, though it was not so. (Rau, 7) The method of recurring patterns identification allows restating the steps to be done by the representatives of both sides: Susan Barlow is to start the meeting with the problem analysis and perspective offer of its solution; Kellogg is to express his concerns and dissatisfaction demonstrating aspects to be corrected. Both sides participating in the conflict situation contributed to its development; further steps are to be aimed at Barlow’s at
Effective marketing is a very important process that largely contributes towards improved performance of an organization. It also helps businesses to determine appropriate methods of satisfying consumers’ needs and wants. As a process, marketing helps in defining activities that are capable of creating value for organizations by facilitating interaction between businesses and consumers. Marketing alone cannot help companies to realize their set targets and goals. As a result, several companies have embarked on modern marketing techniques that boost the effort of organizations in achieving the set targets and goals and also improving their overall performance. The main objective why companies resort to modern marketing techniques is the need to develop a satisfying association with customers. The latter tends to benefit both business organizations and stakeholders. These efforts have a vital role within the marketing process in almost all organizations and also among consumers. Bose (2010 p.28) defines modern marketing strategies as the processes, best practices, and tools that enable organizations to respond to the changing consumers’ behaviors. By adopting modern marketing techniques, a business can easily achieve its set targets and goals, while providing consumers with products and services that satisfy their needs and wants. From this definition, it can be observed that modern marketing is a new concept that requires marketers and companies to pay close attention for improved organizational performance. The main intention of this discussion is to establish reasons why several business enterprises often adopt modern marketing techniques when dealing with various consumers’ behaviors. In addition, this discussion analyzes different ways through which marketers respond to techniques employed by consumers in satisfying their needs and wants. Two Australian companies namely Asciano Limited and GPT Group have been used in this discussion. Clemons (2008, p.15) provides quite a number of reasons that explain why most organizations often opt to use modern marketing techniques in dealing with consumers’ behavior. The main reason for using revised marketing techniques is th
A brief description and history of the organization Providence Mount St. Vincent is a child care and non-smoking facility that provides nursing which is centered within the main core values of high esteem, compassion, integrity, and quality stewardship. These values drive the center in providing services that focus on the wishes of the residents so that their independence, privacy and dignity are preserved. The whole facility is more than 300, 000 square-feet and serves above 1,200 meals each day in different locations (sixteen locations) at The Mount. Volunteers also give their help in serving meals among other activities. Providence Mount St. Vincent has since 1924 been part of the West Seattle community. Since then, it has received several awards which include the Excellence in Practice Award in 1997 and the Innovator of the Year Award in the same year awarded by AAHSA (American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging) and Washington Association of Homes for the Aging respectively (Eskidsen 2008). The proposed change and rationale for the change The Mount came up with a model for nursing which it implemented where residents stay in clusters of private and shared rooms. These neighborhoods comprise 20 to 23 residents each. The rooms also include a dining area or a large kitchen which serves as a central spot for residents to gather for their meals. One major change about the “neighborhood configuration” model is that it brings autonomy to the residents as far as decision making is concerned in contrast to the traditional medical models. As such, residents in the neighborhood choose whatever daily routine. Since these neighborhoods have about two hundred residents staying in clusters, it encourages one-on-one care. Not only that, but the workers too are encouraged to provide the best service to the residents through their dedication and the cross-training they receive (Mitty 2005). The neighborhood configuration model also has resulted in tremendous cutbacks in employee turnover and significantly increased employee satisfaction. Before its implementation, employee turnover stood at about 50% but it fell to 15-18% after implementation in 2006-2007 which indicates clearly that the model is responsible for the lower employee turnover (Eskidsen 2008). The model also has meal times that are flexible enough in that the residents can have snacks or drinks at any time they want. Each neighborhood receives lunch and diner after the food is prepared in the central kitchen. Th
Introduction Learning involves critical reading, clear conceptualization of ideas, understanding and appreciation of others’ ideologies. The study of social and cultural disciplines provides a unified platform for the analysis of different cultural activities in the context of reconstruction or deconstruction of the world, as we know it. The major spheres of the world’s reconstruction and deconstruction include societal, cultural, economical and political aspects and remain a major area of focus in the cultural studies and therefore calls for critical understanding of the different cultural backgrounds and cultural activities of the world generally found in cultural and social books and films. The study of cultures continues to propagate the deconstruction of the world as it is. Learning of the old cultures, clinking on to them, and believing on these olden cultural myths and history bars development and progress politically and socially among citizens across nations. Misinterpretation of cultures plays a critical role in destroying the world through conflict of cultures in learning institutions, places of work or even in places of worship. In the cases of cultural misunderstanding and conflicting societies, there is little or no progress economically, politically, and socially. Moreover, some cultures have no ‘respect’ for nature; here nature comes at the bottom of priorities but human life and sustenance comes first and this phenomenon confirms outright deconstruction of the world by cultural studies. On the other hand, cultural studies disseminate information, ideologies, and interpretations of cultural activities and action important in the development and creation of health societies and communities across countries of the world. Understanding of cultural myths and exchange of ideas through sharing of experiences in a social class destroys autonomy of cultures and encourages communism of cultures. Cultural studies in deconstruction of the world The concept of culture industry and its social and political effects The concept of culture industry involves the centralization of cultural masses to one marketplace where the best pieces of art or popular cultural activities succeed. This concept largely destroys the autonomy of one culture given that, the integration of masses of culture gives each piece of art whether high art, or low art, an equal opportunity of expression. Politically, the concept of culture industry destroys the spirit of capitalism in cultural activities where each culture enjoys cult
Introduction: A Complex Investigation of Water Management Issues This paper provides a complex overview of the relevant water management concerns in the United Arab Emirates. Moreover, in this paper, the central implication of the key water control problem is analyzed. The suggested solutions and recommendations, which regard the management area, are differentiated. The fundamental concerns, which determine the regulation of water delivery in the UAE, stem from the recent demographic increase. According to this fact, the demand for water resources is going up quite rapidly as well. The problems, which encompass water management, can be regarded, due to the specific domains, which apply these resources. The Crisis of Agriculture in the UAE: Irrigation Implications The United Arab Emirates is the country, which possesses a highly developed agricultural sphere. Thus, due to the beneficial weather conditions, as well as the relative fertility of the soils, the individual and state productions make extensive use of planting. The central problem, which connects water management and Arabic agriculture, is the inefficiency of irrigation. Currently, the plants in the fields of the country receive precipitation through the application of traditional spray irrigation methodology. Due to its use, approximately one-third of the water resources are spent in vain. Specifically, the method of spray irrigation inflicts a high percentage of evaporation. Therefore, in the course of water delivery, 35% of the supplied resources get wasted. Therefore, it is critical to the central authority of the country to take some decisive measures so that to find an alternative way of agricultural irrigation. In this context, the specialists suggest the use of drip irrigation since it directs water straightly to the soil without being exposed to the sun for a long time. Therefore, it does not evaporate ( Drip irrigation system – components and their function, 2012). Private Household Concern: Water Misuse The second considerable consumer of the water supplies in the United Arab Emirates is the domain of the private household. Naturally, e
Article Summary The article is highlighting the sale of Super Bowl tickets. It is evident from the article that the prices of Super Bowl tickets are plummeting due to various reasons. The tickets are being sold at $1,400, which is $1,000 lower than the previous year’s price. Due to the low prices, insiders are arguing that the tickets of Super Bowl would be sold for the face value, which would be the highest ever to be sold since 2002 where the tickets were sold at $400. Rovel (par 3) argues that the prices of Super Bowl tickets are plummeting because there are very few short sellers and that the location of New Orleans is not optimal since it is not easy to make it to the city at the last minute. In addition, there is limited local interest for fans to watch Super Bowl games and corporate fans that do not go to the game characterize the city. Therefore, Rovel (par 7) perceives the Super Bowl-ticket market as a puzzle because it is not easy to know the teams and the ability of their fans to travel. Plummeting Super Bowl Tickets The plummeting of the prices of Super Bowl tickets could be attributed to several factors. First, the number of short sellers decreased drastically as majority of them sat out of the year’s event. The short sellers chose not to particip
The 1935 movie “Mutiny on the Bounty” is a historical film that has been said to be one of the best historical representations, even though there are some inaccuracies. In the movie it is shown that Captain Bligh was on board Pandora but in reality this never happened. His presence during the trial on mutineers is also fictional. Another character, Christian is present at the trial in the film but historically, he was never there because has died years before. In the movie, one of the mutineers by the name Thomas Ellison is allowed to see his wife before the execution. Historical records show that this was never practiced in the society of that time because of an unneeded sentiment and stress, and there is even no record of Thomas being married at all. When the ship was taken over, several crew men are killed because of their loyalty but during real events no one died or was killed in the process of taking over the ship. There are some character depiction irregularities as well. Captain Bligh’s character is shown to be very rough, inhumane and sadistic. There are moments in the movie that show keelhauling and even such brutality as flogging of a man who has already died. The situational irregularities or events that never happened do not really affect the movie or plot as much. But a misrepresentation of characters is very influential. The viewer develops an unfair predisposition towards Bligh due to his cruel nature. This is very historically inaccurate because Captain Bligh was a different person. Even though it adds to the drama and emotions of the movie, it is very inaccurate and disrespectful to the real person. The direction is carefully planned out and is representative of the times. The music is very uplifting at the sailing of the Bounty. The emotions of people are shown with a close up of the face. This makes the experience of the viewer more personal and dramatic. The movie is black and white and in a way, it adds to the dramatic and depressing scenes. The sky seems grimmer and the sea looks indifferent to the people and the ship sailing. The storm scene seems to be infernal and representative of the darkest emotions and thoughts of people on board the ship. When the ship arrives at Tahiti, the scene is shown very naturally and the nature, together with scenery make the moment very realistic. To make the movie more appealing to the present audiences, some coloring could be added. It would make the scenes more interactive and natural. A remake was made in 1985 called “The Bounty” and it also has some historical inaccuracies. One of them is the trial of Admiral Hood. In the movie the trial takes place in a building of Admiralty
If you are pondering what I am pondering, you might have noticed that the modern world is full of the newest tendencies that have crept through to all the spheres possible. They have a huge impact on the modern economy, politics and education. They have invaded the labor market and are slowly winning their influence in the sphere of arts. One of the most popular tendencies nowadays is the idea of globalization. According to the explanation provided, it is “shrinking of the world and increased consciousness of the world as the whole” (Stiglitz 21). On the one hand, the merging of the countries and their politics, their trade beginning to improve and their relations becoming more neighbor-like improves the course of affairs within the state. Yet on the other hand, there could be certain disadvantages like mixing the culture and losing the unique features of the state. The free trade is another term to focus the attention on. As it can be easily understood, this means that the trade should be brought to the state of being completely free of the government influence, that is, these are the people who make the trade go on, without the political interference. In fact, this is the idea of a free enterprise enlarged to a cosmic scale. The people involved into trading manage their business on their own, and the government remains aside, the only case it can take part in the process is when the difficulties or arguments arise and the state help is needed. The next term to discuss is international business. Naturally, with the states working together to create the zone of free trade mentioned above, this is the prospect of the commonwealth and prosperity (Aswathappa 47). Yet the issues under the discussion are far too fragile to be taken without any doubts as one and the only truth ranked as global. It is important to remember that the multiple issues these concepts include make them pose certain problems to the people. Thus, the idea of integration can be understood as the concept of the common business-making. Each state can see right through the infrastructure of the other and control its incomes and benefits, or at least take a note on the statistics. This would mean that the certain democratic issues are being neglected or even violated, and this might draw the parties to a conflict (Daniels 115). Daft warns that such issues might occur quite often, as a rule, due to the cultural differences that cannot be erased – after all, people need some time to adjust themselves to the culture they have encountered. “All organizations face special problems in trying to tailor their products, services and business management to
Introduction Modern marketing solutions developed by experts in sales and public relations provide not only analytical studies of the market but also active interaction with potential consumers. Strategies for growing customer interest are based on different approaches, and the principles of advertising campaigns that may be observed today are associated with different evaluation factors. Such influences are maintained as price, place, product, and some other ones. I also have experience of exposure to one of these forms of consumer attraction, and when analyzing my purchase, I can note that the seller’s marketing techniques were quite effective. As the key criterion of influence, this work will consider product impact that is one of the most strong forms of attracting consumer interest to the goods of a certain category. As a justification and confirmation of the proposed ideas, academic resources will be applied. The paper is aimed at describing the reasons for the purchase that I have made under the influence of specific marketing moves and other effects on the target audience through promotional strategies. Description of the Product Purchased Product influences are the worldwide technique used by marketers and software developers. According to Frederiks, Stenner, and Hobman (2015), the behavior of buyers largely depends on the environment in which they interact with one another and can exchange experiences and feedbacks. In the modern digital sphere, innovations are the natural component of progress, and constant updates in the mobile digital market confirm this theory. I have also succumbed to the persuasive advertising of one of the sellers of portable computer devices. Since smartwatches today are quite a popular product, I have purchased a fitness bracelet with various functions and options. This product allows its owner to monitor a number of his or her indicators, including heart rate, the number of steps, the duration and quality of sleep, and other vital parameters. Despite the fact that such a bracelet may be of value from a practical point of view, I realize that the reason that has pushed me to buy it is controversial. I did not have an urgent need to track various indicators of activity and was probably affected by marketing product influences. Today, when the digital market offers the unique equipment of different brands, almost every consumer wants to be the owner of quality and high-performance gadgets. Moreover, the popularity of some models of smartphones, smartwatches, laptops, and other devices is due to the trend for updating associated with the need to comply with modern cultural interests. My purchase of a fitness bracelet was nothing more than a desire to receive the same device as many of my peers. It is a competent marketing policy that is the result of the fact that I decided to give money for this gadget, which is announced in dif