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Qualities of a person Every person needs to have certain qualities to mingle with and be responsible towards the society in which he lives. He should be able to recognize and perform his duties as a citizen. Qualities like humanity, social responsibility, and respect for fellow people and the country should guide and influence one’s lifestyle. Moreover, it becomes imperative for every person to be well prepared to respond actively as and when needed by the country’s interests. Also, the person and society have a mutually complementary relationship. The person learns the ways of living from the people and environment around him and molds his attitude and lifestyle accordingly. Not surprisingly, student life plays an important role in every person’s life. In particular, college life has a major influence on a person’s psychological orientation, as it is the time his mind attains maturity and begins to perform activities in a balanced manner. Thus, every experience and moment become an important aspect in bringing out the exact adult personality in due course of time. Aspects of life to focus on It is important to focus on various aspects of college life that influence one’s character. Firstly, discipline and punctuality are the much-desired qualities to lead a responsible life and also to evolve as a successful person in the chosen field. These two qualities can be attained and improved through college life. Activities like attending classes, completing assignments may superficially as mere mandatory activities as required by the course of a student. However, such activities help in harnessing the ability to take up tasks in life and perform them efficiently. The best way a citizen can perform his duties towards his country and the world is that he should lead his own life effectively without becoming a burden to society. However, it requires a lot of character that is mostly attained and improved through the experiences in life. As the student enters and spends the part of his life in college at a time when his physical and mental abilities begin to attain maturity. Hence, every activity at this stage plays an important role in his life. He is and should be guided by the faculty and peers towards developing good character. Apart from regular classroom activities, off-campus tours with friends and fellow students help the student to get mingled with people and surroundings. It teaches him the ways of leading a mutually cooperative lifestyle in society. Moreover, occasional social service campaigns that are conducted as a part of student life help the
Introduction Established companies like IBM, among others, have found it difficult to succeed in new business ventures. Despite countless trials, results from case studies show that strategies applied by companies in new business ventures have failed intolerably. Firstly, reputable companies have been found to be stringent on low-income ventures. Secondly, the companies emphasize on short term goals. Furthermore, established companies emphasize on immediate success. This paper will explore established companies, as shown in the case study. It will also examine their approach to leading mature, high growth, and emerging business opportunities. Additionally, the paper will examine the organization design and leadership models required to manage each type of business. Furthermore, the paper will explore ways through which companies like IBM can manage the innovation process (Applegate, Austin & Soule, 2008). Why established companies like IBM find it difficult to build successful and suitable new businesses A number of events cause new business failure for established companies like IBM, among others. From the case study, IBM’s management system rewarded executions propelled towards short-term results. Focusing on short-term rewards has contributed greatly to failure in establishing new businesses. Instead, these established companies rarely focus on promoting strategic business building. In essence, such companies focus mainly on short-term goals, which keep them competitive in the business environment. Established business usually focuses on prevailing market conditions. In fact, the companies’ management keeps them involved in existing offerings and current markets. Current markets preoccupy the managers to the extent that they forget to strategies effectively for new products or new businesses. Moreover, the kind of business model applied by established companies emphasizes on earnings per share, as well as sustained profit. New business ventures can sometimes start on a wrong note whereby the business incurs losses before it starts earning profit. However, established businesses think only on the profit margin (Applegate, Austin & Soule, 2008). The case study also shows that established businesses ignore the emphasis on higher growth of the business as compared to sustained profit. Such emphasis is only short term since they rely on current market conditions. Additionally, most of the established businesses do not strategize effectively when gathering information on market insights for new technologies, new businesses, and emerging markets. Furthermore, most such companies lack adequate disciplines and procedures for choosing, testing, financing, and ending new business ventures. This contributes to failure in such companies to succeed in new businesses since they put little effort into researching the ventures. Moreover, poor execution has also been seen to be a contributing factor to their failure in new business ventures. In essence, strategies applied by established companies like IBM, wh
Introduction Barbara (2004) has discussed the concepts of gratitude, what it stands for, and its meaning to different people. The author has explored the lasting benefits of people’s fleeting experiences of gratitude and other positive emotions. She has explored the benefits ranging from personal and social development to individual health and well-being and community strength and harmony. In this paper, she has proposed a new model to assess gratitude, called the ‘broaden and build theory of positive emotions. The theory describes the form of positive emotions in terms of broadened though action repertoires and describes their function in terms of building enduring personal resources and provides a new perspective on the evolved adaptive significance of positive emotions. Discussion Barbara (2004) begins by first the definition of gratitude as an experience that is pleasant and has cited authors who suggest that gratitude mitigates against aversive experiences such as resentment, envy, and regret. Barbara begins by arguing that there are three moral functions: it serves as a moral barometer, a moral motivator, and a moral reinforcement. She places gratitude in the broader conceptualization of positive emotions and benefits that range from personal and social development to individual health and well-being and community strength and harmony (p.145). Barbara has briefly analyzed the emotions that arise from gratitude and she suggests the emotions can be conceptualized as multi component response tendencies that unfold over relatively short time spans. According to the author, an emotional process begins with an individual assessment of the personal meaning and it triggers a cascade of responses tendencies that are manifested across loosely coupled component systems such as subjective experience, facial expression, and physiological changes. She has also examined a few classical theories on emotions and gratitude (p. 146). Delving deeper, Barbara has proposed the ‘broaden and build theory of positive emotions and she justifies the name because positive emotions appear to broaden people’s momentary thought-action repertoires and build their enduring personal resources. She argues that positive emotions have a complementary effect and gives an example that Joy appears to broaden by creating the urge to play, push the limits and be creative, urges evident not only in social and physical behavior but also in intellectual and artistic behavior and that Pride, which is a distinct positive emotion that follows personal achievement with others as well as to envision even greater achievements in the future (p. 147-148). Barbara has suggested that gratitude arises when a beneficiary perceives that a benefactor has intentionally acted to improve the beneficiary’s well-being. She comments further that gratitude also requires the capacity to empathize with others. Beneficiaries experience gratitude and only when they recognize and appreciate the benefactor has expended effort to give them an altruistic gift. The author reasons that grateful people do not immediately a tit for tat gratitude favor but creatively consider a wide range of pro-social actions b
Introduction Film directors use a variety of techniques to build the themes of their films. One of the techniques is the use of cinematic elements of film that have real-life interpretations. In the film Turtles Can Fly, directed by Bahman Ghobadi cinematic elements of camera angles, unsteady shots, and real children actors are used to communicate themes of children’s desperation and confusion in war. To confirm the theme, the children escape through suicide in the 2004 film. Film setting and characters The film takes place in an Iraqi orphan community, during the fall of Saddam Hussein. It is notable that this film is the first to be produced in Iraq after the fall of Hussein. The main character is Satellite, a boy who manages and takes care of the other orphans, and whose main source of income is from unearthing landmines and reselling them. In the first scene of the movie, apart from the introduction, three new orphans arrive in their community; a girl named Agrin, a baby, and a boy with no arms, named Hengov. At first Satellite seems to welcome them but he feels that his position is being usurped when the boy with no arms tries to change the way the children harvest mines. Although Satellite does not know it, Hengov has supernatural abilities to tell the future. Instead of sleeping at night, Hengov receives visions. Sattelite realizes Hengov’s importance to the community when Hengov successfully predicts a dangerous explosion, saving nearly all the children. More information about the characters Baby Agrin is a product of a rape perpetrated against Hengov by a soldier. She repeatedly attempts to abandon this baby because she feels that he is the only reason they have to stay in Iraq, as the baby could certainly not make it through the journey out of the country. Hengov constantly restores a sense of duty in raising the baby. By the end of the film, Agrin has murdered the child by drowning him in a pond, and commits suicide by jumping off a cliff. The image of a turtle is shown around this part of the movie, appearing to fly as it swims under water, matching the title Turtles Can Fly . This is to suggest that the children escaped the situation in death, drowning in the pond and jumping off the cliff. They, therefore, “fly” away from the situation all together. Although they were more like turtles on land, relatively immobile, and only able to shield themselves, they change the situation they are in. In a few parts of the movie the camera shifts to wobbly handheld shots that are low to the ground. In effect this is to take the baby’s point of view communicating a theme of confusion, and also the helplessness of the situation because almost all the characters in the film are young children. From roughly the 31 minute mark to 32 minute mark, it is apparent that the children are helpless and they lack a grown-up to guide them. The baby is jogging around in the field filled with a lot of junk, where Agrin and Hengov know there will be an explosion. The baby’s ey
Deutsche Bank is a well-known financial organization providing services to individuals and corporate entities all over the world. The bank has a long history of success and is considered to be among the key global financial companies. It has also made a significant contribution to the economic development of Germany before expanding its ambitions to overseas markets (Caesar, 2016). Nevertheless, in the recent years, the company’s reputation has been overshadowed by the $10-billion scandal, which was caused by the alleged involvement of Deutsche Bank in money laundering activities in Russia. Since the accusations, the bank has been subject to a large-scale investigation and global discussion that had an impact on its financial performance. In today’s competitive environment, maintaining a stable positive reputation is important to all types of companies. The case of Deutsche Bank offers a useful example of how the business’ reputation can be damaged by unethical activities, leading to financial losses. Although the talks on Deutsche Bank’s case are still in progress, the bank is currently facing a $14 billion fine from the U.S. government, which is a large share of its market cap (Smith, 2016). The fine is a direct consequence of the company’s failure to comply with the principles of business ethics. The present essay will seek to develop a comprehensive understanding of the case from the perspective of business ethics. The first sections will provide important information about the company and its structure, whereas the remaining part of the paper will concentrate on the $10-billion scandal and the problems faced by Deutsche Bank as a result. The Recommendations sections of the paper will offer advice on how the company could handle the current crisis and avoid similar threats in the future. Background Deutsche Bank has a relatively long history, which allowed the company to develop a solid reputation despite some of the controversies surrounding it. The bank’s corporate culture and business ethics is mainly a result of its past history, which is why understanding the company’s development can help to determine the source of its’ problems with business ethics. The present section will consider both Deutsche Bank’s history and its current position on the global financial scene. History Deutsche Bank was founded in 1870 by Adelbert Delbrück, who was the main ideological inspiration behind the bank’s primary development. Deutsche Bank appeared during the time of industrialization in Germany, which had a significant effect on the banking industry of the country. As noted in the “Chronicle – from 1870 until today” (n.d.), the industrialization put pressure on the traditional banking industry to change. Deutsche Bank became a vision of the future, applying new, innovative ideas in its work. For example, the bank started to accept cash deposits in the first year of its existence, which was revolutionary for the German banking industry at the time (“Chronicle”, n.d.). The deposit-taking act
Oil prices in the world market have registered volatile oil price rises with a consequent impact that has created ripple effects on the performance of various market segments all over the world. The performance effects are reflected both at the macroeconomic and microeconomic levels in every sector of the world economy. A typical example is the effect of rising oil prices on the global transport sector. Both the internal and external transportation systems of every country have been affected by rising oil prices. In addition to that, the internaltional market is also affected by rising oil prices since the global economic system is entrirely dependent on oil. Typically, the movement of commoditities from one destination market to the other must involve the transport sector which depends on oil as the main variable to enable any movement (Price Theory Lecture 2: Supply & Demand, n.d). . Research into the ripple effects of oil prices on the performance of the world market indicates a significant effect on the demand and supply of goods and services. That includes the inability of world economies to sustain a stable economic growth based on an overall effect on the cost of transportation with a direct and indirect impact on the performance of markets. In addition to that, rising oil prices have a signfifcant effect on the balance of payments typical in low income countries. In addition to that, the rising levels of inflation have registrered an impact on the stock market (Price Theory Lecture 2: Supply & Demand, n.d). Sustainability of the Global Economy The world economy, as metioned above is heavily dependent on oil as a factor of production in both the product and service industry. Typically, when the price of oil increases, the cost of production appreciates increasing the price of the final product. In theory, when the price of a product or service increases, the demand for a similar product decreases as illustrated on the graph below. Fig. 1 A crtical analysis of the above scenario in broader terms indicates that market celarinf conditions can be achieved when an equilibrium prices is reached. However, when the prices continue to apprececiate against a sustained demand, then the following scenario unfolds (Price Theory Lecture 2: Supply & Demand, n.d). Fig. 2 However, when the other variables come into play, the market shows a different behavior due to the elasticity of market variables (Price Theory Lecture 2: Supply & Demand, n.d). Fig. 3 The demad and supply curve based on the pricing argument of rising oil prices can further be analysed from the behavioe of the stock market prices as discussed below. The Stock Market The pricing mechanism for any security reflects both actual and hypothetically prevailing economic conditions in the world market. It is hypothetical in terms of speculations and actual values in terms of prevailing and probabilistic stock market price variations based on perceptions of the intrinsic values of securities (Fama, 2008) In
Historically, governments required organizations to serve the public in a certain capacity as a show of gratitude for the privileges that they enjoyed. However, this view vanished in the 1970s, and the sole purpose for the creation of corporations became to maximize profits. Very few organizations incorporated corporate social responsibility as part of their business ethos. The main goal of any business is to enhance growth and survival, especially during tough economic times. Many business owners believe that the main objective of running a business is to maximize profits. They argue that profits are needed to cover the costs of production, expansion, and diversification. However, this view is flawed. Maximizing profits should not be the only aim of a business because it encourages the exploitation of consumers and employees, abandonment of long-term business goals, and abandonment of social wellbeing. Exploitation of Consumers One of the shortcomings of running a business for the sole purpose of maximizing profits is the exploitation of consumers (Bowie, 2013). In the field of marketing, one of the most famous tenets is that customer satisfaction leads to loyalty, and loyalty leads to increased profits. However, many businesses do not value customer satisfaction. They bind them with contracts, raise fees, and impose penalties for the sake of the bottom line. Many corporations take advantage of confused and ill-informed customers by offering information that misleads them into making poor purchasing decisions (Bowie, 2013). Some companies exploit customers in this way by implementing antagonistic strategies that ignore the interests of customers. For example, they overprice products and services and offer merchandise of low quality. These factors lead to a reduction in the number of customers and overall profits. The cell phone service, banking, and credit card industries are an example of businesses that exploit customers’ ignorance or lack of accurate information. Many people do not understand the consequences of violating rules regarding aspects such as minimum balances, credit limits, overdrafts, and payment deadlines. Instead of educating consumers on the sensitivity and cost of failure to follow such rules, these businesses impose hefty fines (Bowie, 2013). Many businesses start out with customer-friendly pricing strategies. However, they gradually change their strategies to exploit customers and maximize profits. Customer-centric strategies and products change into company-centric strategies and products. These strategies work for a while until and fail when customers get fed up and retaliate through lawsuit
Work Plan Status I have been working as an intern at the College of Technological Innovation at Zayed University for the last three weeks. Based on the activities that I have carried out within this period, I believe that I am on track towards achieving the internship objectives. Within this period, I was directly working with students in the IT faculty and the staff members. I had set clear objectives that I had to meet within this period, and I believe that I have successfully achieved them. These objectives will be discussed in the section below that describes key achievements within the first three weeks. Another factor that strongly suggested that I was on track was the comments received from the stakeholders that I interacted with at various levels. I met several students who wanted my help in formatting their laptops and iPads or installing various programs. They were pleased with my work, and others even though I have been doing the work for several years. Another confirmation came from my supervisor at this institution. He informed me that my work had surpassed his expectations and that many members of this college that had interacted with me felt that my work was perfect. Key Achievements When joining this institution, I was interested in achieving specific objectives within different timeframes. Within the first three weeks, the following are some of the key achievements that I made.   * I learned how to format Dell laptops and Mac laptops.   * I learned how to install Microsoft Office for Mac laptops   * I learned how to install Adobe Photoshop for Dell and Mac   * I learned how to scan viruses for laptops and flash drives   * I learned how to identify and address problems with wireless connections.   * I learned how to restore data in laptops and iPads that are lost because of virus The above key achievements were part of my objectives set for the first month. It was impressive to achieve them in less than three weeks. Problems and Solutions Within the first three weeks, I experienced several problems. The main problem that I faced was the need to meet the demands of the students. Once the students realized that I was able and willing to help them in addressing various problems with their laptops and iPads, they did not give me a break. They would always come to my office with various problems, and all of them expected me to find a way of addressing their issues. Some even asked me to help them with their assignments, something that was not only outside my scope as an intern, but also an unethical business practice. I had to find a way of addressing this problem because I had to address other areas that were also part of my internship. It took me some time to understand some of the fundamental concepts in a wireless connection, but I was able to overcome this challenge. I also found it challenging to meet some of the demands of the staff members in this department. Some of the staff members would delegate their duties to me because I am an intern. I believe they took