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Market Segmentation Demand for real time application by subway users in the New York City, among Smartphone users is based on frequent commuters who involve students, the working class, and normal citizens. NYC rail time application demand is subject to the usage of Smartphone among subway users. Transit Interactive has developed an improved technology that offers real time information to subway riders as opposed to estimated time information that was the only refuge of Smartphone users. Demand factor of the new application in the market will follows the lifecycle of technology adoption among subway users. Sub-users currently using estimated time applications will adopt the application with respect to the characteristics of innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards in the technology adoption life cycle. Source: techticker.net Adoption of technology in level stages typically follows an S curve as shown above in with regards to diffusion of innovations theory. This is due to the fact that clients respond to new cell phone applications in different ways. Diffusion of innovations theory indicates that people have varying adoption levels to new technology and that the features of the applications have an impact on overall adoption rates, and consequently on real time application demand. The theory of adoption categorizes levels of adoption into innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards. With respect to the S curve, innovators are 2.5%, early adopters are 13.5%, early majority are 34%, late majority 34%, and lastly laggards are 16%. However, Smartphone applications demand puts into consideration both fundamental and technical aspects of the innovation and its penetration into the market. Fundamental aspects involve economic statistics with regards to the innovation where valuation of the company is based on the benefit in the market (Brooks 16). There are different classes of subway users in the New York City with respect to the impact of current economic conditions on consumer behavior among smart phone users. Target Market Segment Strategy Transit Interactives’ move towards creating ‘NYC Rail Time’, a real time application that taps into MTA grid for subway users in New York City seeks to capture current users of estimated time. Smartphone users adopt newer
Hydra Properties is an Abu Dhabi based developer company that deals with real estate. The company is based in the United Arab Emirates with its headquarters in Abu Dhabi and deals with both commercial and residential properties (Hydra Properties 1). It has a workforce of more than 5000 workers who ensure steady progress in the company’s construction work (Hydra Properties). The company makes profit by buying land and constructing properties, which it then sells to people who are interested in a profit. The company used to be among the biggest developers in Abu Dhabi before the global economic meltdown. The economic meltdown resulted in the price of real estate to plunge. Consequently, people lost their homes as they were no longer able to afford them. In 2012, the company was ordered by a court to sell three plots that were in Dubai in order to pay homeowners and property owners (Property wire 1). This was meant to compensate both the property owners and homeowners for delays caused and for cancellation of projects. The meltdown affected real estate the most. It forced the company to raise prices on property and even cancel some projects. With the meltdown, developers decided to change their master plan in order to be able to continue with construction of property at a cheaper price. They also changed the payment schedules that had been agreed upon by buyers. This did not go well with the buyers who took them to the court to demand compensation from Hydra Properties. Due to the meltdown, some projects were put on hold and buyers wanted the developers to refund them over stalled projects. Some of the projects that were not completed as planned included Hydra Village, Hydra Golf Walk, and Hydra Avenue. At the Emirate’s Court, it was ruled that Hydra Properties had to sell plots that were worth 164 million AED (Property wire 1). The plots were located in Al Barsha and Burj Khalifa. The case followed another one where Abu Dhabi developers were asked to pay AED11 million to eight property owners (“UAE developer forced to sell land to pay compensation to home owners”). There are other cases of the same nature where 100 buyers have filed cases to get refunds for stalled projects (“UAE developer forced to sell land to pay compensation to home owners”). There are also other cases represented by the Dubai based Legal Group. Although the buyers have not won the case, the legal representation hope that once they win, they will benefit from the forced auction (“Hydra Properties”). From the court rulings, it is clear that homeowners were the winners in the cases. Although some cases are ongoing, there is hope for the homeow
Introduction When we talk of the United Kingdom’s economic policy, we need to realize that we are referring to a superpower nation that has been on top of the food chain for a relatively long period of time. It has been noticed that in recent past, United Kingdom has made substantial efforts in intensifying its existing efforts to motivate people from all walks of life and handicaps, to begin working as self reliant individuals. The absence of affordable childcare has depreciated the participation of women in the labor market; nonetheless efforts are on to make relevant policy changes to allow women to work as well. Likewise, UK also happens to be the lowest contributor to ALMP. This is when it is calculated from the annual GDP. Labor market policy and actions In Careers education support programme (2005) the labour market deals with the supply and demand of the labours. UK has always been a pioneer in providing jobs for its citizens. The incapacity benefit claimants are now being targeted to fulfill the existing benefit system. One of the main reasons why women and single parents refuse to participate in the labor policies is the lack of child care. Besides, the relaxed regime of the government from the point of view of single parents, is acting as a barrier to the labor progress rates. From the year 2001 onwards, the UK government has made it very clear that parents, who are claiming benefits, need to be also available for work. We would now discuss a few features of the labor market policy. The requirement to search for a job is vitally important according to the United Kingdom laws. The job search requirements in the UK amount to 10 per month. Likewise, the laws of the state are very clear regarding the job search reporting procedures. In the United Kingdom, people are supposed to submit at least three job search requirements in a fortnight. This is a mandatory law as per the Labor Policy of the state. Thereafter, the employment agencies also take into account the verification of the employment status. They do so, on a fortnightly basis. The country also allows an unemployed individual to be given 5 intensive interview sessions, with each lasting over 30 minutes, in a year. In case an individual, who falls in the age group of 18-24, has failed to get employment for a period of six months, he/she is asked to take active part in the ongoing ALMP programs. Such policies motivate the unemployed individuals to start working on a regular basis. This is an indirect way of getting rid of the rising unemployment rates in the United Kingdom. Anne and David (2009) suggest a few steps which the government took to improve its existing labor market policies.  1. There were noteworthy cuts in unemployment benefits. This was done to ensure that people from all walks of life in the United Kingdom were forced to seek employment in orde
Introduction Heavy metal music, frequently called metal, signifies a field of rock music. A heavy metal singer cannot make it all by himself or herself: s/he has to be a part of a group. The band (group) is a representation of both society and a useful requirement to create the heavy metal reverberation (Weinstein, 2000, pp. 43-45). Teenage friends form numerous rock and heavy metal bands. As these members advance their abilities and hone their personal and shared talents, they might start attempting to spread out and turn into victorious professionals. In Japan, there are many heavy metal bands, which include X-Japan, Yellow Machinegun, and Visual Kei just to mention but a few (Global Metal Japanese Metal, 2010, Part 1). Numerous kinds of music prevail internationally and remarkably, from the middle-19th century, several types of Western music from Europe and the US elicited spread of different music forms in Japan. As Japan went through a transformation course, the Japanese populace received, admitted, incorporated, changed, and reserved Western music. In Japan, heavy metal music carries out a particularly significant function in both social and individual lives of adolescents and youths in general. Young people characteristically prefer popular music, and constitute the chief buyers of popular music in Japan. Nevertheless, a minimal number of teenagers love classical music. Heavy metal music plays a key role in influencing the culture of the Japanese. In this research paper, the concentration will be on the influence of heavy metal on dichotomous thinking culture as a feature of personal dissimilarities. Aspects of daily life, which are considered significant by dichotomous thinkers, comprise mobile phones, fashion, films, music, and music players. This assertion signifies that dichotomous thinkers have a greater concern in new merchandise that they deem stylish as compared to non-dichotomous thinkers. Heavy metal music can play a key role in reinforcing the character and self-view of a person. Dichotomous thinking culture signifies the tendency to evaluate with respect to dual resistance, for instance, white or black, high quality or poor quality, and/or everything or nothing. Even though dichotomous thinking culture is valuable for quick conception and judgment making, it has been linked to negative emotional results like mediocre character disorder, self-love, and perfectionism (Global Metal Japanese Metal, 2010, Part 2). The desire of dichotomous thinkers is more inclined to easy rather than difficult conditions, and this propensity might be reflected in their selection of music genres. Dichotomous thinking culture prefers simple and Pollyannaish beats in music (like rock, heavy metal), instead of more intricate beats (like classical music). Literature Review Heavy metal music came up at around 1960s and 1970s, mainly from the UK and the US. With their origin in rock music, “heavy metal bands extended a thick and enormous sound typified by extremely amplified transmittance, lengthened solo guitars, vigorous beats, and general high volume. Heavy metal libretto and performance ways are usually linked to maleness and machismo” (Global
Within the scholarly dimension, there is the resource-based view that may be determined as a foundation for competitive advantages of a company that results from the utilization of a number of important resources available to this company. The mentioned view serves as a basis for some theoretical frameworks, including VRIN. It should be emphasized that businesses can be considered as aggregates of resources. Firms tend to differ from each other depending on these resources. The latter provides companies with the opportunity to conduct their necessary activities significantly. However, it should be noted that not all resources available to a company can be considered pertinent. Some of them provide a firm with a competitive advantage indeed. They possess the VRIN traits that may be formulated as follows: value, rareness, imitability, and non-substitutability (Famuyide, 2017). VRIN analysis of Amore Pacific should be considered as a resource-oriented investigation utilizing relevant data. This analysis will be founded on the suggestion that essential resources would give the company the possibility to create and maintain sustainable competitive advantages and be more significant than the industry’s rivals. These advantages are a great opportunity for the firm to get considerable profit margins and deal with the intense competition. This section aims to discuss Amore Pacific through the lens of the VRIN framework, appealing to essential data sets and background. There are several features of Amore Pacific that can be considered sustainable competitive advantages. To begin, the company has a significant track record of project execution. It is valuable because the firm is involved in the industry in which a constant cost overturn is present. Then, it should be considered rare, given the fact that the competitors do not often pay enough attention to this aspect and prefer to focus rather on more global strategic aims. The company’s track record of project execution is hard to imitate by the rivals as no even comparable practices among the competitors were identified. It cannot be perceived as substitutable as well; this approach contributes to the organized and efficient execution of all the firm’s activities. Among the most notable aspects regarding Amore Pacific and its resources as a basis for competitive advantage, there are the company’s financials. The firm’s financial resources are substantially valuable because they contribute to constant investments into various profitable projects and activities. Then, they help deal with the corporation’s struggle against different threats – both internal and external – which leads to confidence in Amore Pacific’s future. What is more, the financial opportunities available to the company might be perceived as rare, given that only a few entities possess similar financials. This contributes to a visible impact on the market and the possibility to affect the business environment in the region. These financial resources are too costly to imitate by others. Amore Pacific obtained them after a long period in the market and the
Reading Summary The chapters from 21 to 29 in the book “The Martyred” by Richard Kim introduce the idea of sacrifice and the reasons of why people may be eager to hide the truth and contribute their own interests and ideas. The author uses two main perspectives according to which he discusses the peculiarities of a sacrifice and its sub-type, self-sacrifice. One of them is the position supported Captain Lee, who continues to believe that the truth is the only thing that can matter: “I will hang onto my truth and will not compromise it… I shall do my best to stop immediately any more manufacturing and dissemination of false information” (Kim 107). Another idea is introduced by Mr. Shin, who decides to hide the truth to save the faith and its possible power over the ordinary people. Mr. Shin chooses to introduce himself as the martyred betrayer and proves that the martyred decision to pray for his sins and the sins of the citizens is the only correct idea. Even Park, who could not recently understand his father, realizes that it is justified to pretend “for the poor, suffering, tortured people” (Kim 134). These chapters show that faith makes people weak in front of the challenges and decisions that have to be made during their lifetime. The ministers exist to assist people to survive and find an appropriate ways out. People, like Captain Lee or Colonel Chang, cannot understand whether God is aware of sufferings his people and define themselves as outsiders, nonbelievers. “If you believe in a god, you wouldn’t ask that question. You would rather ask what you have done wrong against him to deserve your suffering” (Kim 127). And it is wrong and pointless to despise as well as to understand the actions people, who define Christianity as the only appropriate faith to believe in. Questions about the Reading 1. According to Mr. Shin, how long is it possible to guard the truth? There may be no right or wrong answer to this question. Still, the evaluation of the conditions under which Mr. Shin has to keep the truth and share its part with the society promotes understanding of the fact that even one truth may have several sides. People are free to decide what to tell and what to hide from the rest, but it is necessary to think over possible outcomes and consider the consequences that may change a number of lives. 2. Is it possible to define who is right in the bloody war? The answer to this question requires the analysis of the dialogue that takes place between Captain Lee and Colonel Chang. There are many reasons for people to start a war, still, there are not many proofs to justify it. When the war leads to blood and useless sacrifices and murders, it is wrong to believe that it is necessary. Even during the war, people have to complete their duties. Still, human actions cannot be justified in case they are bloody and take the lives of many people. 3. Is it possible to believe the God is not aware of his people’s sufferings? To answer this question, it is necessary to analyze the events of all previous chapters and clear up what makes the martyred to accept their deaths the way they did. All those lies and explanations that have been given
Introduction Insider trading has rocked newsrooms lately. Some of the most famous incidences that had serious consequences on the companies that were involved include Martha Stewart, WorldCom and Enron scenarios. The illegal form of insider trading is the trading that takes place in a security market, following exchange of material information, which is not offered to the general public. As a results of its undue and destructive nature “this trading is outlawed by the US Securities Exchange Commission SEC – this is particularly because it tends to devastate the investors’ confidence” (Reh, 2012, p. 1). This paper seeks to analyze an article that features an insider trading in Tokyo, followed by a critical analysis of insider trading. Summary of the article – JPMorgan Implicated in Japan’s Insider Trading Probe This CNBC article shows how JPMorgan was caught up in Japan’s Insider Trading Probe. In this drama, some insiders had conspired to help Nippon Sheet Glass get some shares in 2010. It was alleged that the material information was leaked to Asuka Asset Management Fund by a salesman from JPMorgan. This insider trading has become the order of the day in the Tokyo securities market. Astonishingly, the penalty imposed by the Japanese stock market regulators is inconsequential and may not bar a repeat of the vice. As such, it was probable that JP Morgan would get away with it, as the penalty that could have been imposed is inconsequential. One of Asuka’s fund managers was said to have been involved in the insider trading, and he was relieved from his duties, though it was not clear whether he was fired. Investigations revealed that Asuka had benefited from the leak, something that had not been investigated well by the bank. This left questions on whether the whole organization was involved, or it was only JP Morgan. Daiwa distanced themselves from any blame by stating that there was no credible prove that they were involved in any illegal behavior. This incident and many others, which are similar to this have led to a criticism of the Japanese regulator’s crackdown, which is seen as grossly shoddy as it does not involve tough sanctions in major markets. Critical analysis of insider trading An insider is a party that is privy to critical information regarding an entity, which has an impact on the price of its stock, or which can have some impact on the investors’ decisions. In the case analyzed above, it was alleged that a JPMorgan sales man was responsible for leakage of materials information, which was not made available to the public. This JPMorgan salesman is the insider in this case, and the information he leaked was material, because it influenced the decision of the investors, ahead of a $505 million share offer. It is obvious that the company’s executives who are involved in such a deal, including share brokers have access to material informatio
London Ambulance Service Computer Aided Dispatch System The London Ambulance Services is a reputed firm that has been in service for a long time. Their major aim is to provide professional ambulance service especially within the city of London. As of January 1993, LAS had a staff of 2,700 serving a population of about 7 million. The firm had 800 vehicles supported by one helicopter making about 2 million journeys every year.With an income of about 70 million UK pounds, the London Ambulance Service (LAS) management saw a need to invest in information technology to streamline their services while offering them a competitive advantage. They settled for a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system that was supposed to help streamline their service provision. The system was expected to process the primary control functions at LAS. These functions would typically include:   * Management of the strategic positioning of equipped ambulances to minimize response time whenever an emergency occurs   * Effecting communication to the targeted dispatch units as quickly as can possibly be achieved.   * Identification of the ambulances to dispatch to areas of greatest demand.   * Reception of incident calls and identification of their location The board at LAS contracted System Options Ltd in August 1991 to initiate the project. The project was worked on by the contract analyst assisted by the systems manager who had earlier produced the specification. However, the ambulance crew was never consulted during this process. LAS during tendering indicated that the system supplier would take full responsibility for the delivery of the system. Even though from the onset System Options Ltd (SO) appeared inexperienced to handle a project of such magnitude, the board turned the responsibility to them and sanctioned that they take over and initiate the project. Soon it became apparent that the CAD dispatch system was not progressing as expected. There was no well-defined project team. The members also lacked the technical know-how on project management. Lack of a properly structured approach meant that the benefits of projects in a controlled environment (PRINCE) management methodology would not be of many benefits to the team. Further still, no clarification was available on how this management methodology would benefit the project. There was no communication plan in place even as the temporary team members remained uncommitted to meetings. The trust that senior management gave to inexperienced System