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Recording a history of the provision of photos and graphics, the Kodak companies is one of the pioneers of the photography industry. Their current bankruptcy case displays the brutality of the global market in terms of the long term sustainability. It is difficult to predict the performance of any company owing to the unpredictability of the market. One of the ways that is however being considered is the observation of the trends and their impact on the organizational strategy of a firm or an industry. The observation of trends is an essential aspect in the management of any business. Trends can be analyzed in terms of economic, social and political aspects (Katz, 2010). A look at the concept of the global market showcases a shift of various policies, systems of governmental and social forces. One of the trends that continue to define the global market is the globalization. Globalization is the interaction between different economies and communities as a result of factors such as trade, technology, communication and immigration. Globalization changes the dynamics in which all companies perform. A study on the effect of technology on the market reflects on the performance on the Kodak situation. Globalization ensures that all economies are up to date with the latest inventions and innovations. The introduction of the cell phone in particular affected the sale and production of the company’s products. The sensitivity to the economy of the economy is another issue that determines the performance of a company in the future. The demands and preferences of the market influences the production of the goods supplied. The present society demands for efficient products that reflect on their fast paced life. The sale of the Iphone, Blackberry, Ipads and Galaxy tabs are the latest technology fads to hit the market. All these products displayed superiority to the Kodak products which could not compete in the end. Adapting to the current trends is ideal for the viability of any company. The inability of the Kodak Company to cope with the production of the latest products that competes with their merchandise made it vulnerable to the competitive market (Grant, 2010). Cultural diversity is vital for determining the organizational strategy in the global market. The variety of cultures has different preferences and regulations that should all be followed by companies. The Kodak Company failed to meet the demands of the various cultures in the market. Most of the products were geared towards the western market forgetting countries in different parts of the globe. This in turn, impacted greatly on their public image making them loose a large percentage of their customers (Grant, 2010). Trends in society, technology reflects on the products purchased by customers. The company’s products were not appealing to the modern society that demands multipurpose functions in their products. The change in the economy also reflects on the purchasing power of the market. The 2008 recession saw the demise of a number of companies that are yet to recover to date. Environmentalism concentrates on the treatment of
It is the imagery in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock that makes this poem stand out, even from T.S. Eliot’s other work. The poem is all about imagery, being an image of the narrator’s mind. The poem is a monologue, probably interior, and the “you” is the reader, the audience, the world. The narrator is a made-up character who is breaking down. We hear the ramblings of his stream of consciousness and realize he is an intellectual without intellectual affectations. When this poem was written, the world was coming apart, people were seeking a savior in the form of a utopian dream called communism. The imagery in the poem is Eliot’s way of communicating mind to mind. We see what he sees and hear what he thinks, so we are getting an almost instant understanding, as long as we don’t analyze too much. The narrator is what is called an unreliable narrator in some ways because he cannot analyze or understand what he thinks. Only someone outside his mind can identify the images for what they are. Eliot’s early poems are all in one way or another portraits of the mind of Europe. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” for example, takes the reader into that mind and reveals a patient etherized upon a table, a paralyzed intellectual whose mind is a prison, a Hell with no exit. (Brooker 14) The beginning image in the poem is unforgettable for its uniqueness, yet it communicates a certain kind of evening, so relaxed and it seems to go on forever, like the spiraling down into unconsciousness of a recently etherized patient. “Eliot’s reputation as an elitist has obscured one of the most significant features of his thought. At the bottom of everything he wrote, including his greatest poems, is his search for common ground. The word “common” is repeated over and over in his essays.”(Brooker 65) The next image is the fulfillment of part of this wish, if only for the time of the thought, the existence of the image of a place where most tourists do not go and few locals dare. He paints a picture of half-deserted streets, a poor section where one might find anything, from prostitution to drugs. Then he says to the audience not to ask him why just experience it with him. Briefly, he returns to the usual drawing-room surroundings, “In the room, the women come and go/talking of Michaelangelo.”(line 13-14) We wonder at the sudden jolt and know that one is memory and the other is real, but we don’t know which is which. The next verse (lines 15-22) is another powerful, yet unique, image. He talks about the yellow smoke (smog?) but describes it as i
Introduction In the field of international finance and the global economy, the issue of government intervention in the business activities of organizations has always been an ambiguous aspect. Supporters of the classical principles for resolving these relations adhered to the position of removing restrictions from authorities and providing the freedom of financial activity to those companies that brought profit to the budget. However, today, the concept of neoliberalism promoted in many states involves reassessing corporate opportunities and freedoms, which is the topic of discussions and protests among some of the companies involved. In order to evaluate the manifestations of both concepts, it is essential to analyze their key features and compare how their provisions and principles differ. Based on the examples of the activities of large international organizations, neoliberal influence will be examined from the perspective of economic impact. In the current context of global finance, the role of government in regulating cash flows and profits is significant, and sometimes, control approaches maintained by state boards are controversial and ambiguous. Classical Liberal Economic System The core of the classical liberal economic system includes several aspects. In particular, the founders of this theory promoted the contractual nature of the relationship between the government and business, the restriction of authorities’ intervention, and autonomy in the context of asset allocation. According to Baylis, Owens, and Smith (2017), classical liberal theorists considered this concept in relation to international organizations and noted that these corporations were able to maintain peace through the competent distribution of finances. Over time, more features of the liberal economy began to emerge. For instance, Baylis et al. (2017) note a negative attitude towards the overgrown economic and social functions of the state as a component of classical theory. Such an assessment implies excluding mediation between companies and authorities and maintaining exclusively business interaction. When comparing the theory of classical economic liberalism with modern approaches to the formation of the financial market, the unique features of the traditional concept may be distinguished. In particular, Stockhammer (2016) remarks that, in accordance with the initial practice, corporations were able to cre
High Impendance Electroporation Methodology:   * The morphological structure of all fungi, bacteria and viral cells is similar.   * It entails a thin membrane that is surrounded by a suspension of a cytoplasmic fluid, in which the organism’s cellular machinery are suspended.   * The structure of membranes is heterogeneous and complex, and acts as a barrier for a living cytoplasm to its extracellular environment.   * The robustness of biological membranes is remarkable, and it acts as a chemical, structural, as well as electrical barrier. Still, a biological membrane is able to conduct a cell’s various transmembrane metabolic processes of the cell. Viability of a cell dependent on its barrier function, in addition to membrane integrity. HIE device (Overview)   * May-Ruben Technologies, Inc. (MRT) is a corporation in Calgary, Alberta, that is privately owned. MRT also has offices in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the moment, MRT is involved in the development of a new technique and device to produce High Impedance Electroporation (HIE) device for killing microorganisms within fluids.   * Most liquid foods contains pathogenic microorganism that requires chlorination or pasteurization before consumption. Chlorination and pasteurization finds application in developed societies due to their significant health benefits.   * The two processes signify a major environmental and economic burden. Globally, annual cost of thermal pasteurization of milk approximates two billion dollars.   * As a thermal process, pasteurization involves a rapid increase of the temperature of a liquid food for a short time, followed by a rapid coolly of the same to suitable temperature for storage and transportation purposes.   * As a chemical process, chlorination finds application mainly in the manufacture of potable water.   * Both processes kill or otherwise inactivate a fraction of the pathogens. Rates of inactivation of organisms by both techniques approximately 99.99% or greater.   * Owing to significant health benefits associated with chlorination and pasteurization, they find universal application in developed economies.   * Nevertheless they represent an important environment and economic burden.   * Globally, thermal pasteurization of milk, a liquid food, consumes approximately two billion dollars annually, worth of energy cost.   * MRT device is an efficient non-chemical, non-thermal pasteurizer. MRT provides significant economic benefits over conventional pasteurization (potentially lowers energy requirements by up to 99 percent).   * MRT device could find application in drinking water and liquid food treatments in underdeveloped regions.   * MRT device may use solar energy to pasteurize liquids in remote areas.   * Underlying technology.   * Electroporation: electric field application to a living cell (s) to cause membrane lysis a
Life of the future looks very different from what we are surrounded by these days. The progress in all spheres of life is moving really fast (Bardoel, 2012). In the years when our parents were born a simple cell phone would seem like some alien super technology. Five years may change the face of our digital world drastically. It goes without saying that in fifteen years our lives will no longer be what they are now. A morning in fifteen years will still begin at home, an apartment of the future does not need to be too spacious as most of the furniture will be easy to transform, fold and hide. A kitchen can be easily turned into an office or a living room, or a bedroom (The Future of Work, 2013). The age of heavy furniture that constantly occupies half of the room is over. TV sets and music players are gone; they are fully replaced by the new computers. Showering, making a breakfast and washing the dishes can be quickly done just by pressing a couple of buttons. The future household appliances and devices are also multifunctional and easy to transform. In the life of the future everything is about time and speed- the faster you move, the more successful you are. Travelling the way from home to the office is considered a huge waste of time. It only has to be done for three days a week for social purposes. Working process is exactly the same when an employee works from home, plus no time has to be spent for getting ready and putting on office clothes. There is a new type of dress-code for online office employees. A worker must wear their avatar for communication with the clients and co-workers (Maitland & Thompson, 2011). Avatar is a special computer designed look made by a program, it helps making work more effective. Avatar program of an office worker is something like a personal advertisement campaign – socially oriented, worldly, pleasant, designed to attract larger number of clients and represent not only the worker wearing it, but also the company the employee is working for. Avatars help in creating a company image for the clients and other companies. A worker has to design their own avatar – the quality of avatar will be reflected directly on the productivity of this worker’s future success. Being able to design a profitable avatar is a necessary skill an office worker has to possess. Going to the office is obligatory for social purposes – the co-workers must be able to socialize not only through the technologies. A day at the office is much less productive than a work day at home. A standard shift has three necessary breaks to make people go out to the park, have meals together, participate in recreational activities. The look of offices has changed too. Since future offices are all about communication and socializing – the cubicles are gone, replaced by joined tables to make people sit
The picture Bird’s Hell was painted in 1938 by Max Beckmann, an outstanding German portraitist and printmaker, one of the greatest masters of the interwar period of the 20th century. In order to understand Beckmann’s oeuvre, it is necessary to mention some facts of his life. Beckmann was interested in mysticism and theosophy. In 1933, he was suspended from teaching in Stadel by the Nazi authorities, they removed more than 500 of his paintings from German museums ranking his work as degenerative art. Artist and his wife moved to Amsterdam, but the Nazis did not leave him alone: in 1944, he barely escaped mobilization and suffered a heart attack. All this led him to a tragic expressionist style and the deep pessimism. Moreover, Beckmann developed the tradition of figurative painting and revived the genre of the medieval triptych. His compositions’ style and method are rooted in the imagery of Middle Ages stained glass. Speaking of the Bird’s Hell, the picture represents phosphorus yellow and blue birds tormenting people who terrifyingly threw their hands up and shout their mouths open. This is the scene of torture: a bird flaps a knife over slashed man. On the right, a newspaper lying on the floor – perhaps the man was reading about fascist horrors when they suddenly appeared at his home. The golden coins hoarded by eagle are a symbol of monopolistic capitalism that was the goal of Hitler and his followers veiled under patriotism. However, all this is situated on the periphery of the canvas, and in the center, the ominous bird, a symbol of Mother Earth with several breasts and Hitler salute, is hatching from the egg. Aryan maidens are waiting for the Nazi queen behind. It seems like a manifestation of death that predicts an even bigger nightmare. One could only guess is it myth harpies or Nazi storm troopers? Whether it is squalid conditions of social life or artist’s suppressed subconscious? Reality and dream are merging in some fascinating way. Beckman often kept silent instead of responding to such questions. “The artist draws and not talking,” “life is a pain of every kind – physical and mental” these are artist’s words (Roberts 681). According to the Encyclopedia of Comp
Research in many cases touches on human subjects to collect data. This means that human subjects are the major focus of research, and they require protection. The article by Morris & Morris (2016) discusses the importance of virtue ethics in Institutional Review Boards (IRB). Virtue ethics are focused on the individual characters and their ability to recognize ethical dilemmas (Morris & Morris, 2016). The paper is of the view that developing virtue ethics will ensure that human subjects are protected in a better way by the review boards. The article also outlines that virtue ethics will be useful to the IRB as it will help them in adjudicating and interpreting research claims. Research oversights that are focused on virtue ethics will be best placed to handle the emerging challenges in the use of human subjects. Summary of Steps Leading to Conclusion The article is based on the theoretical background that virtue ethics are important in addressing the current ethical challenges that exist in review boards. The ethical problems are complex and require a framework that takes into account different aspects. Virtue ethics is of the view that resolution of the challenges is dependent on the character of the people making the decisions (Morris & Morris, 2016). Virtue ethics are supposed to enable people to see good in others and gain fulfillment from living their life virtuously. The research identifies that there is a current deficit in addressing ethical issues in the review systems of the United States. The main purpose of the study is to provide an effective mechanism with which IRBs can use to address ethical issues. The board is tasked with evaluating whether human subjects will face any risk or whether there are potential benefits with the use of the human subjects. The article outlines that the structure of the IRB should be changed to handle the emerging challenges. Another aspect is that the board members should be retrained on virtue ethics. This is because by using virtue ethics, they can determine the best options without favoritism. The other issue is that IRBs should avoid the overregulation of research practices. Setting a minimum legal and ethical standard is crucial in protecting human subjects. This is the central role of IRBs and should guide their decision-making. The study concludes that research ethics are continuously evolving. This creates challenges that the IRB has to face and solve. Excellence in research oversight is essential and can only be achieved when the IRB leadership attains pertinent virtues. The members of the board should have the freedom to apply these virtues during the regulation of research (Morris & Morris, 2016). The authors conclude that research oversight programs that use virtue ethics will be best placed to handle the emerging challenges. Critical Evaluation The article provides the theoretical position and expounds on virtue ethics and their
Introduction Today it is eminent that the role of computers has a huge impact on every person. Computerization has taken over the majority of the societal roles and has dramatically improved lives. The battle with technology is dynamic and a continuous process expected to bring about new challenges each day. This primary influence comes from Internet usage, which seems to be very vibrant, particularly among the youth, due to the stable and anticipated creativity. That’s why the author will explore the negative impact of the Internet on society in the essay. Society is dependent on technology today. Having computers in the workplace, homes, and mobility enable effectiveness and efficiency. Today’s technology has advanced to a point where there is massive support for security intelligence. The Internet, therefore, enables resourceful communication and sharing of any form of information, whether it is useful or abusive. Thesis Statement about Internet “The Internet technology is affecting an individual’s life in a negative way.” This paper examines the real situational effects of internet technology on users and forms an analysis of how the Internet can cause depression. This negative effects of the Internet essay also focuses on the intellectual behavior of people regarding effects and other cyber-related crimes. Literature Review Effects of Internet usage on the brain and behavioral development One prominent impact of internet technology is the creation of a democratic media. The broadcast is international and free. According to McDonnell (p.1) the highly recognized sites that allow a personal view makes the aspect of internet publishing easy and accessible to the majority without the need for technical knowledge. Internet tools in the majority of the search engines such as Google promote democratic media and form a basis for other macro-media such as weblogs, videocasts, wikis and podcasts. The universal knowledge behind these tools is to enhance knowledge transmission by allowing direct and literal subscription and automatic collection of text, audio or visual data. Internet is thus a good source of peer pressure, particularly among the youth. Through internet usage, people are putting up with negative information and giving up personal trust and values, and such pressure becomes a form of a negative force. In most cases, it would be invariable to have a link between the development of the brain and the behaviors. The Internet provides high emotional or intense influences, thus leading to a poor decision such as crime related activities. The brain of a teenager is under some less optimal control mechanisms and thus under higher probability to act from guts or instincts in submitting to internet p
Terrorism is an issue that involves all spheres of society, including economic and political structures, public and private entities, and all world regions. In recent times, the number of terrorist acts has grown, while the means of conducting such attacks have evolved with the introduction of technology and new devices (Arfsten, 2019; Brandt & Sandler, 2010; Boin & Lodge, 2016). Therefore, the process of preparing to respond to terrorism also requires innovation in order to prevent attacks effectively or minimize the negative consequences. This paper aims to present and discuss the topic of using military and public sector entities in response to terrorist attacks. Topic Selection The topic was selected based on the ideas surrounding terrorism preparedness, the history of government responses, personal interest, and existing publications. First, it should be noted that the public sector includes entities that are funded and supported by the government, such as the military, law enforcement, schools, transportation, infrastructure, and public health (Gamboa-Maldonado et al., 2012). In turn, the private sector consists of businesses of different sizes that operate based on their profit (Czinkota et al., 2010). According to Brandt and Sandler (2010), the success of the military and officials in preventing terrorist attacks has been increasing, which led to the potential shift and targeting of private parties. As a result, many of the later studies consider the necessity of collaboration between private and public entities in planning anti-terrorism responses (Busch & Givens, 2013; Carr, 2016; Kapucu & Demirhan, 2019). Nevertheless, to understand the basis of such partnership, one has to understand the actions that the public sector takes and has taken to respond to terrorism in the United States and globally. For this reason, the topic was narrowed to the actions of the public sector during attacks, particularly the entities’ preparedness, planning, and development. Importance As noted above, the public sector is responsible for a major part of the system in which people live. It includes infrastructure, transport, health, and education – the elements of society that are linked to security and quality of life (Asongu, 2019; Boin & Lodge, 2016). Many of the terrorist attacks happen in places where public entities are the first to react, including schools and healthcare (Han, 2014; Schlegelmilch et al., 2017; De Cauwer et al., 2017). Therefore, it is vital to consider their involvement in preventing and adequately reacting to terrorism. Moreover,