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General Overview Adobe Systems, Inc. (Adobe) is an American-based computer software company that has dominated global markets. Co-founders, Charles Geshke and John Warnock, established Adobe in December 1982 with the intention of developing and trading PostScript language, which has since then revolutionized digital printing. Although Adobe is based in San Jose, California, it has grown and become a multinational company with a major presence in the United States, Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. Other main locations are Brazil in South America, South Africa in Africa, and Melbourne and Sydney in Australia. Major products of Adobe are cloud computing solutions, graphic design software, web design programs, video, and audio editing software, digital marketing management tools, web-hosting services, server software, and e-learning programs (Adobe, 2018). The diversity of its products has enabled Adobe to penetrate and dominate the computer industry. The analysis of growth shows that Adobe has grown exponentially in the past three decades. The management incorporated Adobe in California (1983) and later reincorporated it in Delaware (1997). To boost its growth, Adobe entered the stock market through an initial public offer in 1986. Currently, Adobe has over 18,000 employees, and financial performance indicates increasing profitability. With total assets of $14.53 billion, operating income of $2.13 billion, Adobe gets a net income of $1.69 billion (Adobe, 2018). According to the financial report, the company achieved annual revenue of $7.3 billion and registered the highest revenue of $2 billion in the last quarter of 2017 (Adobe, 2018). Recent trends show that the increase in revenue is 25% with a projected growth of about 30% in 2018. SWOT Analysis Strengths The three major strengths of Adobe are innovative products, a robust global presence, and a trustworthy brand. Adobe creates innovative products that are unique and competitive in the software industry. Given that Adobe provides diverse applications and services to customers across the globe, it has established an interactive platform called Creative Cloud (Vance, Merati, Yang, & Yuan, 2016). This platform facilitates Adobe to earn most of its revenue because it offers subscription-based programs and services. A robust global presence has enabled Adobe to become competitive in the international market. Adobe has an extensive and elaborate network of vendors, distributors, and suppliers across the world, which streamlines the supply chain and ensures a constant supply of products and services. The establishment of offices in the United States, North America, Europe, South America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Australia has empowered Adobe to penetrate global markets and increase its market share. Since Adobe provides quality and creative products, and it has been in operation for decades, it has established a trustworthy brand adopted by international companies. Weaknesses The analysis of Adobe shows that costly subscriptions, limited compatibility of its programs, and deprived cu
“Good girls do not fight!” “Good boys do not cry!” Since the moment of birth, everyone of every sort has been surrounded by a plethora of gender stereotypes teaching girls to do what a girl is expected to do and instructing boys to do what a boy is supposed to do. Scientifically, these ‘good-girls-like’ and ‘good-boys-like’ deeds and modes of conduct are respectively termed as femininity and masculinity. Femininity is defined as a set of qualities traditionally ascribed to females, whereas masculinity is interpreted as a group of characteristics conventionally attributed to males. The article “Gender role behaviors and attitudes” by Aaron Devor examines the both notions, depicts their traits, analyses their essence, speculates on their universally accepted natural origin and arrives at the conclusion that the current perception of femininity and masculinity might be an outcome of secular gender inequalities. Nowadays, since both women and men happen to struggle to put the best foot forward and strive for power and leadership, femininity tends to be evaluated as something second-rate, despite the fact that the concept proves to contain the traits which today’s world with its aggressiveness appears to lack. First, overall androgyny is asserted to result in increased volume of violence and cruelty. Second, qualities like sensitivity, tenderness, and sympathy cannot be considered as servile and shameful. Third, femininity and masculinity prove to be characterized by both positive and negative features. Depreciation of the function of femininity is frequently promulgated in various types of the media, in different kinds of art, and in day-to-day life. The message sounds like “be strong, or lose” and it requires from everyone to acquire masculine traits whatever it might cost. Devor states that there is a tendency to “view feminine persons as “born losers” and to consider masculinity as “innately” valuable,” which is acknowledged to “magnify the hierarchical dominance of masculinity.” Hence, one of the peculiarities of the modern society is that it is believed to consist of masculine winners and feminine losers. However, it is a matter of attitude and social structure. Taken solely and out of any context, feminine qualities are likely to be considered as virtues, but, unfortunately, they do not work when it comes to action in society. Thus, the idea of femininity happens to be admirably romantic, although in the chase for success the traits associated with it proves to be worthless. People say, “Boys will be boys, girls will be girls,” which might have a grain of truth and be reasonable if considered from a habitual viewpoint. Written in 1978 by an Antiguan-American writer Jamaica Kincaid, “Girl” is a short story which, in fact, presents a what-to-do list to become a woman of a good reputation and, thus, supplies a powerful message of the role of femininity in the society: being a true – feminine – woman manages to help open many doors. In spite of some old-fashioned realities (for it was written almost forty years ago), this is excellent two-page guidance narra
Nurses are a key part of the functioning healthcare system and provide a wide variety of services to patients all over the world. But do all of them directly partake in healthcare reengineering? This post argues that yes, at least in an indirect way, as nursing staff often constitutes the majority among the employees of a healthcare institution. Healthcare provision is undergoing a process of reengineering through the implementation of big data and data analysis into daily procedures (Kuan Lai et al., 2019). As the majority of the hospital staff, nurses are essentially responsible for the human factor of the transformation. The human factor is a crucial part of the reengineering process, as it ensures that the patients’ needs do not get lost amongst the new technology (Santos, 2020). Therefore, perhaps indirectly, every nurse is involved in applying the newest advancements to everyday medicine. The enormous workload nurses have to face on a daily basis is one of the main challenges of the modern healthcare system. As technological advancement speeds up the services, many hospitals opt for decreasing the staff numbers to increase the profit. To ensure that the patients’ safety remains preserved, the hospitals must monitor the status of the nursing programs and implement the development programs as needed (Yanchus et al., 2017). In the current state of widespread understaffing of the healthcare system, teamwork and high-level communication are more crucial than ever. Yet, it is important for healthcare institutions to address their hiring policies and the potential mistreatments associated with work overload (Metcalf, Wang & Habermann, 2018). When the working process is exceptionally high-paced, and the nurses themselves are systematically overworked, the healthcare quality is bound to decrease.
Introduction Shareholders provide capital to ensure smooth running of an organization. Therefore, they have certain right, obligations and powers in the running of an organization. Similarly, board of directors and employees has duties in the organization. Their conducts are guided by profession code of ethics and conduct. Ethics denote a set of laws which regulate a certain profession. The paper discuses ethical concerns in two cases which involve shareholder, accountant and board of directors. It points out the ethical issues and suggests prudent ways of handling the issues. Case one A shareholder provides equity financing to a company. It is ethically correct for a shareholder to provide money to the company either as way of debt or equity. Therefore, a shareholder can lend money to the company at an interest. The shareholder can borrow funds or use savings to fund the loan. There is no any statutory condition to this transaction except that charges to secure the borrowing must be registered with the registrar of companies. The only ethical issue would be on the interest rate. Ted should lend money to the company at market rate and not at his preferred rate of interest. However, there are certain conditions that Ted must meet in order to obtain a tax relief on the interest rate. First, he must own over 5% of shares of the company or have acted in the capacity of a management for a long time. Secondly, the company must be a private company (Behan Legal 1). A stakeholder can ethically be a customer of a business. This should be done within normal purchases of the company’s commodities. In the case, Ted’s intention was to buy commodities so as to reverse the anticipated poor performance at year end. This action is unethical since it amounts to manipulation of earnings of the company. A purchase of merchandise worth $250,000 would lead to robust sales in the month of December, an increase in income and provide enough cash to meet the expenses. This amounts to manipulating the earnings and financial statements of the company thus unethical. Therefore, stockholder cannot ethically become a customer in order to make purchases just to improve the sales and net income. The amount of the purchase is of utmost importance since it helps in gauging whether the sales are normal or have a material impact on the financial statements of the company. The CEO was concerned since ethical behavior is a strong tenet in business relations thus, an individual or a business should not make unfair gains in business. Besides, professionals must adhere to the professional code of conduct and ethics in any line of business. Further, the CEO was aware that manipulating the financial statements would mislead the users and other stakeholders. Therefore, the CEO had genuine ethic
Introduction Historical background I attended a church service at the Orthodox Church in San Francisco, which is at 1520 Green Street. I had never been to a church before, and thus it was an entirely new experience for me. According to the information that I gathered from the available congregants, the Holy Trinity Cathedral was established in the area sometimes mid Seventeenth century, even though no one could give me the specific dates. During 1868, Father Nicholas Korvrigin was appointed as the first permanent minister to serve in the church. The current temple was constructed in 1909 to replace the previous one, which had been damaged by an earthquake in 1906. Holy Trinity Cathedral is a community of devoted Christians who congregate to praise and give thanks to their almighty God in the tradition of the Orthodox Christian church. In modern times, this church attracts members from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, and they are all united by their faith in Jesus Christ and the Holy Trinity. The church is open to all Christians, which attracts many converts, thus becoming a Christian home for those looking for a place to worship. Organization of the church As aforementioned, the church draws members across the city of San Francisco regardless of one’s background. Therefore, the constituents of the church are autonomous denominations, which share common values and beliefs. The local churches have the mandate to elect their own leaders and bishops. A council of leaders determines all doctrinal practices, and they decide the timing of every event that is to be carried out. The Orthodox Church ascribes to the ancient traditions of Christianity involving the same sacraments as the Roman Catholics. The infants in the Orthodox Church receive the Eucharist and confirmation. Apostolic succession is practiced among the priesthood and the episcopate. This faithful belief in the birth of Jesus via a virtuous woman named Mary, and they hold that she can intercede for them. One of the traditions of the Orthodox Church is the use of the Common Book of Prayer during the liturgy. Theology and practice The Orthodox Church presents a quiet and calm spiritual atmosphere, not the silence of the people who do not talk, but they believe that their silent souls are communicating to God face-to-face. The church discourages Christians from receiving Holy Communion with empty souls. The members believe that there is something great to be expected in the future, which highlights a belief in the eternal presence before God with the fullness of joy and peace. Desire to live in salvation is natural and deeply developed in every Christian. The Orthodox Church believes that through the death of Christ on the cross, all believers were relieved of the original sins, and through baptism, personal fate is decided by own conduct and direction of personal will. The Orthodox Christians practice faith, and they believe that even sinners have faith, thus it is not just
More than a decade ago, I was obsessed with a desire to research healthy eating and discover as many interesting aspects as possible in order to help people succeed in nutrition. There are so many obese or overweight people proving that there is still a serious gap in nutrition knowledge. In several months of academic research, my obsessions turned into my clearly explained passion. I established several professional and personal goals and was able to achieve them. Today, I have a ten-year-old experience in community and clinical nutrition and an advanced degree in nutrition. I have gathered enough knowledge and experience in healthy eating, and now my goal is to share all this information with other people. My teaching involves instructing dietetic students in the main aspects of clinical nutrition, including nutrition support and clinical care process, the connection between physicians, nurses, and patients when they have to share their experiences and knowledge about diets and different clinical processes, and the approaches which are effective in promoting healthy eating and nutrition diagnoses. I believe that any learning process should be informative, interesting, and fun. When students are involved in all classroom discussions and activities, they understand what they want to do and what they have to be ready for. Such positive attitudes to learning can be used to develop strong communication skills. In teaching nutrition, it is necessary to comprehend that theory is not enough. Though theory plays an important in education and includes updates on nutrition recommendations and importance of nutrition diagnosis, I believe that students should demonstrate their own understanding of an issue and develop their personal attitudes to the chosen topic. The peculiar feature of clinical nutrition is that it is not only connected with healthy eating and dietary changes. It involves the discussions of such concepts as food budgeting, psychological challenges, cultural aspects, personal values, and behavioral barriers. Clinical nutrition aims at adjusting and balancing different care processes, and the recognition of basics in such disciplines as gastroenterology, nephrology, dietetics, and critical care. I understand that dietary students, as well as their teachers, should be able to cover all these aspects, find out new approaches to share information, and combine their personal and professional goals in order to become experts in nutrition and understand the basics of this discipline. My philosophy is the creation of a safe and interesting environment for students to teach them how to promote healthy eating, explain the importance of diets, and think critically about each diagnosis made and treatment suggested. I find it an obligatory task for every teacher to support students and give them enough time to understand what they can and have to do. Such qualities as critical thinking, confidence, open-mindedness, and cooperation have to be developed during the course in addition to knowledge about healthy eating. At the end of the cour
The story “Like Mexicans” was written by Gary Soto, who describes his life experience with the Mexican cultural norms. Soto spent most of the time with his grandmother at a tender age, who guided him on what is expected from men. Soto portrays a crisis that leads to him marrying a Japanese woman instead of a Mexican woman (129). His grandmother frequently discussed the negative consequences of marrying women from other tribes. Soto acts contrary to the norms involving cultural beliefs and creates change in society concerning marrying people from other ethnic groups by entering into a serious relationship with a beautiful Japanese woman. Soto tries to eradicate the negative attitude Mexicans have towards other ethnic groups. He proves the community to be wrong concerning their traditional beliefs as he is happy in marriage with a Japanese woman. Therefore, the research paper accepts that marrying women from other ethnic groups is the right decision since cultural values and norms do not define successful marriages. An effective selection of a partner depends on an individual’s personal character and their preferences, as Soto portrays in the story. Interracial marriages do not lead to chaotic families since women differ depending on how their family background practices shaped their behaviors during their growth and development period. Soto’s grandmother has negative suggestions and conclusions about marriage between spouses of different races. Although she uses false accusations about white women, she does not examine their norms regarding rearing girls for family roles; instead, she considers traditional Mexican teachings to be perfect. Soto’s grandmother’s perceptions towards other ethnic groups develop hatred, which causes tribalism. She believes white women cannot rear children well, cook food, collect firewood, and are the source of disagreements in marriages. Soto’s grandmother says, “No okies Hijo,” meaning marrying white women is the source of chaos in Mexican families (Soto 129). Her perceptions are ambiguous because other ethnic groups teach women values related to marriage as Mexican culture does. Ethnicity, color, and language groups do not produce suitable women, but their personality does. Soto’s Japanese wife remained caring to her husband despite being from another ethnic group. Therefore, marrying women from other ethnic groups is normal since their personality and upbringing determine disciplined women. Mexican norms and values limit men from making varied choices in selecting their marriage partners. Marriage cannot be restricted to a single ethnic group based on the traits of tribalism. Developing t
Introduction Education promotes both individual and societal development. It enlightens people, creates opportunities and reduces social problems like poverty and crime. For a country, it creates skilled human resources capable of steering the nation to higher economic growth and prosperity. However, attaining the right to education for all is a daunting task. As International Labor Office (2010), noted “ to achieve education for all then it is imperative that we have children who are able to go to school and stay there for long enough to learn and gain basic education” (p. 34). The difficulties experienced in many countries with regard to educational issues informed the decision to establish a broad approach. Thus, Millennium Development Goals were formulated (MDGs) by United Nations in the year 2000. Different states pledged to provide free and universal basic education for nationals. The initiative reinforces the United Nations convention of children’s right of 1989, which placed responsibility, on states to ensure that children have an access to information and education. Students with disabilities The United Nations Convention on the Rights of people with disabilities proposes a raft of measures to be undertaken by states to promote the wellbeing of individuals with disabilities. While many governments have instituted administrative and legal reforms, children with disabilities still face numerous challenges in their endeavor to acquire education. Many underperform in academic courses because the environment is not adaptive for the learning process. Their physical and mental limitations make them not to be at par with their colleagues during their studies. As a result, they are declared “unintelligent” by both teachers and students. They also experience discrimination on the basis of their body states. The understanding of t
Executive Summary Risk is always an uncertainty factor. Risk assessment and risk Management are very important area of business organisation to reduce the uncertainty of risk. The risk management standard AS/NZS 4360:2004 provides a series of steps for controlling risks to some extent be discussed here with. Relevance of risk management and its positive and negative impact are a part of this study.. Every organisation has its own objectives and goals and aims at a particular gross profit and operating income and also expects to provide a certain level of dividend income to its shareholders and it also hopes to plough back some profits. Once it identifies its operating level of earnings the degree of variation from this operating level would measure business risk. Business risk is also associated with risks directly affecting the internal environment of the firm and those of circumstances beyond its control. Risks are the integral part of an investment decision of an organisation. Technically risk can be defined as a situation where the possible consequences of the decision that is to be taken are known. Uncertainty is generally defined to apply to situations where the probabilities cannot be estimated. However risk and uncertainty are used interchangeably. Definition of risk management Risk management is a process that involves identifying, analysing, evaluating and treating of risk in an organization. So an effective and efficient risk management takes a special privilege of opportunities as they arise in an organization and enables to minimize the barriers in order to secure business objective. Risk management may be generally defined as the process of identifying and evaluating risks while selecting and managing the various techniques involved risking exposures. A risk is defined by the Australia/New Zealand Standard for Risk Management (AS/NZS 4360:2004) as“…the possibility of something happening that impacts on your objectives. It is the chance to either make a gain or a loss. It is measured in terms of likelihood and consequence.” (Guide to risk management, 2004). A risk comes now and then and it’s unpredictable. Thus the risks are should be well managed effectively and efficiently. Managing risks enables the organization to achieve its potential aim with the interference from a risk eventuating Relevance of Risk Management Effective risk management leads to better program and service delivery. Risk assessment and risk management have emerged as central organizing principles for an increasing number of health and welfare programs. (Green 2007). Risk manag