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Introduction This report concerns a project that aims to construct a museum in the Sharjah emirate of the United Arab Emirates. The facility is innovative in its approach, which aims to blend traditional exhibit-based methods to museums and modern technologies such as virtual reality. The purpose of this mixture is to represent the history and culture of the region faithfully and accurately while also using the latest technologies and methods to make this information accessible. To improve interactivity and attract tourists, the museum will also incorporate a space for local craftsmen to provide a range of products and activities that represent Sharjah’s heritage. The purpose of this report is to justify the existence of the project and discuss the various stakeholders that will be involved in it. To that end, it will provide a rationale and evaluate stakeholders in terms of mapping and applicable strategies. Priority Justification The reason why the project is based in Sharjah is that the emirate would benefit from such an undertaking more than others. Abu Dhabi and Dubai are already highly technologically advanced Emirates that respect and promote their history and culture. Fujairah is also a center of tourism due to its natural attractions and developed tourism industry, and similar considerations apply to Ras Al Khaimah. Neither of these emirates would benefit substantially from the introduction of an additional point of interest, as it would likely have to contend with diminishing returns. Umm Al Quwain is renowned for its Dreamland Aqua Park, which, while an excellent attraction for both Emirati and tourists, is not necessarily culturally relevant. Thus, this report finds either Umm Al Quwain or Sharjah the most suitable location for the museum, but the latter is more appropriate due to its strategic direction. Sharjah is renowned for its ongoing effort to become a cultural center of the Middle East. Hence, the project will likely be accepted there and implemented, as it is consistent with the emirate’s overall direction. Moreover, 2021 (2020) describes the current Sharjah Tourism Vision 2021, which aims to promote it as a tourist destination, empower cultural and heritage elements, adopt innovative tourism approaches, and emphasize collaborative action to enhance efficiencies. The museum can satisfy all of these requirements, serving as a tourist attraction, displaying Sharjah heritage, using VR technologies to provide novel experiences to visitors, and hosting a variety of local entrepreneurs to secure mutual benefits. As such, the Sharjah Emirate is an excellent location for the project, as it satisfies a variety of requirements and aligns with its objectives, though some factors still need to be taken into consideration. While Sharjah aims to further improve its status as a cultural center, it has already created a robust framework of various sites and museums. Its various cultural attractions that are based on historic buildings, as well as its dedicated heritage museum, are particularly noteworthy because their goals and effects overlap substantially with the project. As such, the emirate may not be
Barbara’s Ehrenreich’s text ‘Serving in Florida’ can be described as effective in terms of defining the main problems of the American poor through the prism of the personal experience of the author. The whole text reveals Ehrenreich’s important and difficult experiences aimed at understanding and feeling life in almost inhumane conditions such as low wages and great moral and physical pressing. Barbara ‘serves different professions’ in Florida including waitress, hotel worker, etc. where she communicates with people and finds out their main problems and anticipations. Most of Barbara’s coworkers work two jobs live in rented houses or even in cars. While working for an almost full week, these people can not afford to acquire housing at appropriate prices and often have other life problems. This experience leads Barbara to the right conclusion that ‘minimum wage can not guarantee ‘livable’ conditions’ and that primary resources should be invested in education, which ensures future success. Barbara comes across humiliation in the employment process, when she is demanded to answer doubtful questions and pass unnecessary tests. Her human dignity is nothing compared with the employer’s desire to receive profits. Serving as a waitress in Hearthside restaurant, Barbara finds out that people living in poor conditions can be even more generous and friendly than rich ones. Gail, a waitress who trains Ehrenreich is a very responsible and caring person. Even though she is homeless and has to sleep in the truck without her boyfriend who was killed recently in prison, she still maintains normal human relations with other people and helps those who are in need. Joan is another object of Barbara’s admiration. Joan raises children in the mobile house by herself and shows great generosity. For instance, she and other waitresses add extra portions of croutons in salads (however management allows only six). The generous attitude towards all the customers is formed by concerted efforts and Barbara quickly takes the same stance. Barbara also gets the negative experience of low-wage working when she does not defend her Czechoslovakian coworker, who was accused of stealing something, however, he did not do this. Barbara has considerable difficulties formulating this phenomenon of hidden indecision, however, soon reveals that it is connected with difficult and tense psychological climate in low-wage collective and oppression of the management. The main appeal Ehrenreich’s text contains is that low-wage work, which is so widespread in the modern United States has a negative consequence on many people, who lose their perspective and what is more important, a feeling of individual dignity, which is the primary precondition for democratic participation. Barbara’s conclusion may be summarized as follows: without appropriate wages and working conditions, the majority of American citizens can not guarantee their constitutional rights for normal living, not to say about the deep spiritual needs of every human being. Ehrenreich’s audience may include different categories of people, ranging from poli
In this case study, the primary stakeholders include the television company, its employees and clients who constitute both small and big businesses. One of the relevant facts to the case study is that any business is established with an overall objective of making and increasing the profit margins. It is the increase in profits which makes businesses to grow and expand. Another fact is that for a business to grow, it must be overseen by qualified and competent people. The other fact s is that business people always look at ways of cutting costs and maximizing the profits. They tend to avoid any cost which is avoidable. Oscar is a competent marketing researcher while Laurence is an ambitious general manager.One of the ethical issues which concerns Oscar is that of deontology.In business ethics, deontology requires employees to perform their duties as per the given instructions leaving no room for them to give their opinion regarding the consequences of their actions as they perform their duties. They are supposed to perform their duties as instructed because doing otherwise would be unethical (Seven oaks school, 2013). The deontological aspect in Oscar’s dilemma has to do with doing what is right as per a person’s duty. As a marketing research manager, he is supposed to do what he is advised to do by Laurence the general manager. According to deontologists, doing this is ethically correct despite the fact that it would lead to suffering by small businesses that may not be able to pay higher fees to the television station. In this case therefore, doing the right thing is not in any way linked to the consequences because deontological ethics has to do with what is right as per a person’s duty. Another ethical issue is that of Kant’s categorical imperative. Kant is famous for taking a neutral position on ethical matters. In his first way of formulating categorical imperative, he argues that one should act based only on those maxims for which he or she would be happy if the actions were to become universal laws. In his second formulation, Kant argues that we should treat humanity not only as an end in itself but also as a means to some end (Chadwick, 1993). In this case study, Kant’s categorical imperative applies through the second formulation of his categorical imperative which has to do with how to treat humanity. The company’s management seems to treat human beings just as means to some end but not as end. For instance, the general manager wants Oscar to do a subjective research which has the potential of locking out small businesses from accessing the television channels for advertisement purposes. The other ethical issue is that of utilitarianism.One of the key proponents of utilitarianism is Jeremy Bentham, who belong the 19th century philosophy. According to him, the principles of human interactions are based on the overall good. In this sense therefore, good is looked from an objective sense in that what is good is seen as what produces ‘goo
Introduction The US has always been a country of opportunity for many people coming to resettle. It is colloquially described as a melting pot of traditions, cultures, nations, and peoples, all molded into the contemporary American identity. When faced with a different cultural reality, migrants are often at odds with the traditions of the new world and seek to preserve what is called their national identity. At the same time, the longer their stay on the new continent, the more menial traditions, and cultural oddities are replaced. These people settle in, acquire jobs, form connections, and adopt the customs of their new home. Depending on their closeness to their country of origin, migrants preserve more or less of their original identity, resulting in a cultural mix that eventually sees the washing out of the de-rooted persona, replaced by a new one roughly described as “American”. These trends are demonstrated in “The Third and Final Continent” by J. Lahiri, as well as in “Who Will Light Incense When Mother’s Gone?” by Andrew Lam. The Influence of Age on Migrants Experiencing a Culture Clash The issues of cultural encounters, culture clashes, and assimilation are more pronounced in people who have been born, raised, and reached maturity in their native cultures. The older a person is, the harder it becomes to uproot their national identity and replace it with a new one. Often, individuals from the same country of origin form diasporas, to accommodate their cultural traditions and seek companionship among people of their kind rather than become fully immersed and assimilated. Park identifies a diaspora as “a group of people from a distinctive nation or ethnic group, being settled or resettled away from their ancestral homeland in another territory where the dominant national group has a different culture and history and, this group, to a certain degree, being aware of a collective memory preserved due to a shared history of collective relocation for inevitable political reasons” (26). Lahiri’s story reflects an individual who grew up fully immersed in his Indian culture, before being sent to study in the UK, and later found work in the US. His cultural backbone is reflected in how he views and treats his wife, Mali. To him, initially, marriage is a duty, as it is to take care of his newly-found wife, despite having little to no knowledge of her. While most people in the West would be apprehensive of a loveless marriage, Lahiri views it neither with desire nor disdain (189). Likewise, Lahiri recalls his obligations to his own family and considers his obedience to them largely outside his control (175). He also obeyed the religious traditions of his country by avoiding be
The Hunger Games is a fictional movie produced in the year 2012. The movie’s plot is based on a novel written by Suzanne Collins in the year 2008. The movie features Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, and Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne (The Hunger Games) . The story occurs in a post-apocalyptic age in the country named Panem. In the country, children between the ages of twelve and eighteen years are required to participate in The Hunger Games. The games are carried out yearly and are televised (The Hunger Games) . The events require the contestants to wrestle to the death until one competitor becomes a winner. The remaining contestant is then celebrated in a large ceremony. In the movie, Katniss agrees to take her sister’s positions in the events. Together with her friend Peeta, Katniss takes a trip to the city to prepare for the coming events under the supervision of past winner Haymitch (The Hunger Games) . In the article, the above movie is reviewed through the lens of conflict analysis and resolution. Based on the movie, Panem is led by an affluent Capitol (The Hunger Games) . The Capitol oversees 12 shoddier districts. For the last few years, conflicts have been witnessed between the Capitol and the smaller districts. The conflicts have led to successive rebellions. Owing to the increase in rebellions and social unrests, the president requires each district to offer two teenagers to participate in the annual Hunger Games. The teenagers must be a boy and a girl aged between twelve and eighteen years. The two teenagers are selected through a lottery. The winner of the events is rewarded with a distinction and riches. In one of the districts, Katniss’ sister is chosen to represent the region in the annual events (The Hunger Games) . In a bid to save her younger sibling, Katniss volunteers to take her position in the games. Thereafter, Katniss together with her friends leaves the rural community and sets off for the city to prepare for the fight. Those who accompany her are Peeta and Haymitch. Peeta is Katniss’ age mate and comes from the same neighborhood. On the other hand, Haymitch is a past champion of the event who currently suffers from severe alcoholisms. On their way, Haymitch informs them about the significance of having promoters. Haymitch believes that promoters have the ability to offer gifts and necessities required during the games. The above illustrations portray the conflict of men verses the society (Chigas 27). The society expects the contestants to participate and win in the games. In this respect, Peeta and Katniss are expected to uphold the dignity of their district by winning the games (The Hunger Games) . When the three teenagers arrive in the city, they have a number of interviews with the media personnel (The Hunger Games) . During some of the interviews, Peeta claims that he is in love with Katniss. Katniss confirms the claims with the aim of attracting sponsors’ favor. In this episode, Katniss and Peeta have to tackle with the conflict in romance (Gwartney, Lynne, & Gayle 54). For instance, Katniss has to select between Peeta and Gale. The situation force
Introduction In his book chapter, The anarchic structure of the world politics , Waltz argues that the domestic power structure is defined by the principles that govern it as well as the specialisation of its various functions (Waltz, 2010). He posits that while certain rulers may make laws, governments have the final word. In his opinion, the international political structure is highly de-centralised and anarchical since various powers have individual autonomy, making the world fundamentally chaotic because it has no organised political power structure. This would, therefore, imply that the world is an un-orderly place by virtue of being anarchical, but apparently this in not the case. Waltz attributes this to the fact that the world exits in independent units that tend to unite with each other to eliminate some of the anarchies and secure themselves, which account for the many global organisations, such as the UN, the EU, the AU and others. However, from a globalised context, he contends that there is no de facto government and, as such, the world essentially has no rulers. This paper focuses on discussing important aspects about international politics as highlighted by Wendt and Waltz. Body From a non-critical viewpoint, Wendt’s work appears to be a stark contrast to Waltz’s ideas. His key argument is that international political issues are not actually granted, but they are products of a variety of social interactions of agents, who are the people and the overall structure in a mutually constructive manner. He contends that the mutually interactive process takes place at both a macro and micro levels, with the latter being engendered in individual states. This lends credence to the supposition of contrast with the neorealism interests and preferences proposed by Waltz. A second instance of contrast between the two thinkers’ ideas is the fact that Wendt applies a chronological approach to studying issues, which is the assumption in which a theory is deemed valid based on a temporal model (Wendt, 2010). While Waltz’s model is structured to make predictions and foresee possible outcomes, Wendt’s analysis is based on contingencies as well as outcomes. I think Waltz belongs to structural realism school of IR, which he is credited for having created in understanding international affairs he has explained. Some of the recurring patterns in IR that he has tackled are the resemblance between the USSR and US relations, and retrospective Athens and Sparta one. Wendt on the other hand can be considered to belong to the neoclassicism school of IR. He states that power is socially constructed and not given or controlled by nature. Therefore, humans can actively transform their societies. For Waltz, it emerges as the product of rational assumptions he applies to the IR theory. On the other hand, Wendt assumes that given the natural attributes of humans who make up human societies and states, they personify the presuppositions of psychoanalytic social theorists (Wendt, 2010). Conclusions From t
Introduction Randerson’s (2016) article aims at summarizing the extant research on entrepreneurial orientation (EO) to reveal existing gaps and inconsistencies in this field. EO is defined as organization-level entrepreneurial behaviors and processes resulting in such behaviors, and the author argues that this concept is important for entrepreneurial research (Randerson, 2016). However, various scholars treat this concept differently, which hinders the accumulation of a consistent body of knowledge. Therefore, Randerson (2016) summarized inconsistencies in the definitions and measurements of EO. The author also reviewed five conceptualizations of EO: original, unidimensional, multidimensional, three independently varying dimensions, and two lower-order dimensions (Randerson, 2016). Further, the researcher suggested future research directions and proposed that EO should be studied from such points of view as the European tradition and the social constructionist and pragmatic philosophies of science. The article is valuable to scholars because it summarized the existing knowledge about EO, revealed inconsistencies, and guided future studies. Addressed Gaps in the Literature In her article, Randerson (2016) did not aim to fill the gap in the literature; instead, she tried to identify and summarize the gaps in the extant literature on EO to guide future research in this field. Randerson (2016) discovered that, although much scholarly attention was drawn to the concept of EO, researchers still did not have a unified view of EO. The author revealed inconsistencies in the definitions of EO, as well as different existing conceptualizations. Thus, the study was intended to identify inconsistencies and disagreements in the EO research to allow scholars to use this work as the basis for future research in this field. Ideas and Arguments Found Stimulating The first idea found stimulating is that entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial behavior are not universal concepts. According to Randerson (2016), the definitions of these concepts, as well as the desirability of entrepreneurship, vary among different cultures. This is an important argument because it implies that not every culture values entrepreneurship as high as Western culture. In addition, what can be considered entrepreneurial behaviors in one country may be regarded differently in another one. The second idea found stimulating is that entrepreneurial behaviors stem from individuals’ understanding of established social rules and the value of the capital they have or want to g
Executive Summary This is a United Hearing Center’s business plan for the provision of medical earphones products in Kuwait. The purpose of the business is to cater for the health needs of the people with hearing problems. The business plan provides the strategic direction of implementing the business based on the market characteristics, economic environment, and the income levels of the target customers. The business will be conducted in compliance with the taxation and business laws of Kuwait. The employees will be taught the code of ethics and professional code of conduct requirements, which they will be expected to adhere to drive the business to gain a strong market presence and generate sustainable revenue. Introduction Vision Statement The vision of United Hearing Center is to establish itself as the best regional provider of medical earphones by continuously developing the best solutions for people suffering from hearing impairments or with total loss of hearing and to establish a strong position for the company in the market to gain a large market share. Mission Statement To provide an innovative hearing solution for the people to meet their hearing needs by providing them with medical earphones which are consistent with the hearing demands of the customers according to the professional ethics and values of the people, increase their satisfaction, and make the company the choice of the people in need of hearing solutions. Purpose The purpose of the United Hearing Center is to establish a commercial and profitable business medical centre to provide medical services for people suffering from hearing impairments. Background about Kuwait Kuwait is a country located in the Middle East with a population growth rate of 1.79% having a significant number of people with hearing impairment problems. A significant number of people in the country have a significant amount of disposable income, making the business environment viable. Company ownership The company will be owned in a partnership venture constituting two parties consisting of the founder and sponsor of the centre. The ownership is based on limited partnership with the sponsor being a general partner to the business. The sponsor will have a 20% ownership as agreed in a contract signed between the founder and the sponsor of the business. The founders will have an 80% ownership of the company. The ownership will be established according to the laws of the country governing the parties entering into contracts, and clearly outlines the penalties for any party who violates the terms of contract. The activities conducted within the business will be monitored by the sponsor while the jurisdiction of the activities performed by the sponsor will be limited by the terms of the agreement. Operational structure The following chart shows the operational structure of the proposed company. The components of the company are interdependent and communication between the structures enables a vertical and horizontal structu