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The modern world is currently facing a significant change under globalization trends that shape economies, politics, the workplace, education, and even everyday behavior. Most importantly, due to the active exchange of information between people worldwide, culture is changing. Researchers try to understand whether the culture will be further homogenized in globalization or diversified. This paper will argue that culture will become more diverse under the influence of globalization due to the introduction of multiple cultural elements into societies. The latest processes in cultural change demonstrate that both sides of the argument, namely those supporting diversification and the ones claiming homogeneity, have reasonable grounds. On the one hand, Cowen (2010) states that in a globalized society where a dominant culture prevails, diversity will be substituted with the culture that is imposed on others through such means as cinema. Indeed, Hollywood promotes American codes around the world because the US cinema market is the largest in the world. Thus, globalization allows Hollywood to reach all parts of the world, integrating the same culture codes everywhere. However, the other side of the argument is more compelling because it considers the strengths of local cultures. In particular, an example of sushi’s popularity in American society and cultures of other nations demonstrates that people adopt new cultural phenomena with acknowledgment of their origin. According to Bestor (2010), “Japan remains the world’s primary market for fresh tuna for sushi and sashimi” (p. 110). Thus, having integrated its product into the cultures of other countries, Japan has expanded its market share. In such a manner, with the ease of transportation and communication enabled by globalization, there is a merge of cultures around the world. However, since market forces commonly rule these processes, the host cultures are aware of the origins of the borrowed cultural clusters. Therefore, to summarize the discussion, one might state that culture will not be homogenized in globalization but rather diversified with credit given to each cultural component.
Silenced is a movie based on the events happened in one of the Korean schools in 2005. This film released in 2011 presents the problems which may exist in any society where corruption, influence of particular people, ill vision of the life and absence of the strong and legal regulatory bodies create terrible conditions that lead to the more terrifying outcomes. The problems raised in the movie are social and should bother the whole society as being based on the realistic events, it means that there may be many places where disabled children are treated in the same cruel way. Silenced is a movie that dwells upon the physical and sexual abuse of children who attend special school for disabled children. The problem is really important and impressive as children are not protected due to their social status and disabled children who are unable to tell about their problems, who are afraid of telling adults about abuse as they fear physical or sexual punishment. Trauma as one of the particular aspects of the movie should also be considered as those children who are abused in childhood are unable to perceive this world adequately. Their vision of the reality is changed and there are no guarantees that such children will grow up deserving members of the society as the traumas they get influence their perception of the modern world, people and events (Levine and Kline “Trauma’s scope – sources ranging from the ordinary to the extraordinary” 18). Children abuse is considered as a great problem, however, trauma based on the physical and sexual abuse is rarely treated, however, this is one of the most important aspects doctors should pa
Any healthcare managers understand that the value of healthcare practice is only as good as the staff. Today, much emphasis is placed on a multidisciplinary team to deliver care, implying that maintaining healthcare staff to meet current healthcare needs is vital for the practice to achieve intended goals. However, healthcare managers face a critical challenge of recruiting and retaining the best talents for the practice. In this regard, the most effective approaches to overcome staff recruitment and retention issue include adjusting organizational values to account for contemporary workplace dynamics, well-designed compensation programs, creating a sense of belonging among employees, developing a sense of self-esteem, and training and developments. These approaches can simply be adopted from Maslow’s hierarchy of needs because such needs are extremely relevant to all employees irrespective of their positions. The workforce has become more dynamic. The modern workforce consists of highly skilled, multitalented, ambitious individuals who have diverse perspectives about work. The so-called GenX professionals have moved to replace the aging workforce. At the same time, opportunities in healthcare have continued to increase significantly. Consequently, healthcare facilities must compete for the same workforce against other organizations, leading to strain on recruitment and retention. While attracting fresh talent is a critical role of hospital management, retaining the recruited healthcare professionals could be a serious challenge. Hence, retention also requires the same attention as recruitment. One must understand the challenge in details to know the magnitude of the problem. Hospital managers, particularly the human resource managers are charged with the responsibility of staff recruitment and retention. A significant link has been found between organizational performance and the quality of staff recruited. Thus, the recruitment and retention abilities are major roles for healthcare management. A
Introduction IKEA was selling rugs produced in India. The company had to confront a social issue of being accused of working with suppliers in the developing world who engaged in exploitative child labor practices and other unethical behavior. To deal with the issue of violation of children’s rights in India, the organization appointed Barner as an Ombudsman (Christopher, Vincent, & Anders, 2006). The woman’s new position provided her with valuable insights into the root causes of malignant practices. Barner discovered that one of the key reasons for hiring children was the wayward Indian culture that prevented girls from attending educational institutions. Another cause of the problem was a striking rate of poverty in the country. Firms benefiting from the labor of children who wanted to help their ailing parents also contributed to the issue. Sourcing Challenge IKEA decided to directly confront the issue and address the root causes of exploitative labor practices. To this end, the company changed its contract terms to dissuade suppliers from relying on child labor (Christopher et al., 2006). The program was successful in reducing the use of child labor in India: the contracts with unconscientious suppliers were terminated. The number of suppliers who did not have a child-labor component in the production of their rugs was high enough for the company to continue its cooperation with the country. Conclusion A major ethical issue for IKEA is to proceed with its policy of terminating relationships with companies that do not follow the international minimum age standard. Other ethical conventions that have to be maintained by the suppliers include preventing overstaffing, following wage regulation laws, engaging in the safe handling of chemicals, and other safety measures. The company’s suppliers also should explain to their underage workers that they have broken fair labor laws. IKEA should be mindful of the challenges associated with not adhering to ethical policies. The companies that are not responsible for manufacturing their products have to struggle with the consequences of negative publicity and endure enormous financial losses. Reference Christopher A. B., Vincent D., & Anders S. (2006). IKEA Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (B). Brighton, MA: Harvard School of Business.
Historical Background of the Policy Hyde amendment is a policy that bars the central government from funding abortion in various states within the US. Hyde is a governmental act that prohibits the federal authorities from utilizing funds on abortion. It is noted that Hyde is not a stable law but it is keeps on changing, depending on the yearly appropriations bill. It has been changing in form and nature since 1976, depending on budgetary allocations. The policy does not relate to other finances but it only relates to funds allocated to the state agency concerned about human services. In other words, it only affects the Medicaid program in the country. The first bill touching on the Hyde amendment was endorsed in 1976, when the House of Representatives endorsed it by 207 votes against 167. The policy derives its name from the sponsor, Henry Hyde, who was then the Republican Congressman of Illinois. The policy was formulated following the court ruling that the state had to allow abortion to go on in society. The American Supreme Court had ruled in 1973 that abortion had to be granted due to some specific reasons. The Roe v. Wade case was the main cause of disagreement. In the case, factions were opposed to each other since abortion was a matter of concern to many. There were those arguing that the state had to bar abortion while others supported it (Cunningham, 1997). The policy ruling was therefore a landmark to the opponents of abortion. Some critics argued that the policy aimed at suppressing and infringing on the rights of the poor women since M
Introduction The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg is a short story by Mark Twain, who first appeared in 1899. It is a story of a stranger who pays back to a pretentiously n arrogantly righteous town where he was mistreated. Burgess, which is the name of the main character, plays a trick with the citizens of Hadleburg, involving them in lies, thus ruining the virtuous reputation of the town. The critiques interpret the story. Differently, some through the lens of moralism and determinism, others prefer to analyze this work with regard to human nature. Major Characters Burgess, the main character of the short story, is a pastor without a congregation. The citizens denounce him of some sin which they believe he committed in the past. The only person who knows Burgess is innocent is Edward Richards, but he is not brave enough to try to prove it to other citizens (Rasmussen 327). The equal character of the story is the imaginary town of Hadleyburg. Its citizens are very proud of their incorruptibility (Rasmussen 328). The location of the town is not clear from the context; thus, it can be anywhere. Critique on the Story The story begins similar to a fable but is finished with a moral. It attracts attention to the necessity of some reforms. The story itself is mixed up with what the narrator heard from other people. The researchers often compare the main character of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg to the person that bets against Jim Smiley’s frog in the Jumping Frog Story or No. 44 in No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger , which are the mysterious stories by Mark Twain (Rasmussen 322). The mystery of this story is in the unexplained offense that citizens believe Burgess committed, his personality in general, in the image of Goodson Barclay, the reasons why Burgess lost the job. The mentioned above questions are not answered in the story. Some scholars treat Burgess as “a figurative or literal Satan who tempts the town into “falling” (Rasmussen 322). Others believe he is just a person insulted by the people of Hadleyburg. Whoever he is, Burgess is a man with deep psychological insight. He easily predicts the behavior of Hadleyburg. As a pastor, he should be submitted to the highest power. However, his surname “Burgess” indicated that he is a man without obligations “to higher earthly authority” (Rasmussen 322). The resentment, hate, anger, and hypocrisy in the story are obvious, although never shown directly. The honesty that the citizens are so proud of is superficial. The decent reputation is preserved due to the escape from temptations. The town is not open to strangers to avoid new attractions. Hadleyburg is “hypocritical and proud, lacking charity, pity, and forgiveness, but ever honest” (Rasmussen 322), thus illustrating one of Twain’s aphorisms: “A man may have no bad habits and have worse” (Rasmussen 322). Berko treats the story as an example of Twain’s technique of “emplacing hoaxes” (91). The author considers Hadleyburg “a nest of hoaxes, one inside the other” (Berkove 91). Berkove analyses the way Twain deals with the problem of evil (Berkove
As the modern world is characterized by the information age, closely connected with the Internet, it is essential to note the introduction of information technology in all areas of society. Healthcare is no exception, and it also needs to be improved. Medical databases and information on patients, medicines, and statistics of diseases are increasing year by year. (Nash, et al., 2019) The most common way is to keep archives in which all data are compiled. Still, modern technology makes it possible to increase the efficiency of such registers with the help of computers and the Internet. This implies the creation of electronic databases, the search of information that is significantly simplified and adapted to modern realities (Nash, et al., 2019). In addition, it facilitates the work of doctors and nurses, who will be able to obtain any information from a single computer. These innovations will positively affect the quality of medical services and the efficiency of health care. However, attention should be paid to the safety of these innovations. The issue is that there is medical confidentiality and specific information that should be available only for a limited circle of people, for example, the quantity and location of psychoactive substances (Bit, 2018). Therefore, when introducing electronic systematics and record-keeping, the security of such resources should be worked out (Bit, 2018). One of the simple and effective methods could be creating a service with medical accounts that require personnel registration with personal data (Nash, et al., 2019). The usual login and password system can fail, as the problem of hacking remains acute. Another problem that a digitized medical database may face is loss of connectivity, DDoS attacks, and power failures. In other words, databases need to be autonomous, not dependent on a server or the stability of an Internet connection (Johnson, 2017). This is explained by the fact that the field of health care is connected with human lives, and if at the right time there is no access to the necessary information, it can lead to negative consequences. Thus, the innovations proposed in The Healthcare Quality Book: Vision, Strategy, and Tools (4th ed.) are practical and relevant but require additional aspects of information security and gradual implementation into the healthcare system.
Turnover Management Plan Available literature demonstrates that high turnover reflects management’s inefficiency and is associated with many adverse outcomes, including extremely high costs and loss of talent (Darmon 211). This section outlines a turnover management plan for the bank, which is grounded in improving employee recruitment, training, and orientation.   * Standardizing recruitment procedures for tellers and ensuring that the corporate-level human resource department is facilitated to undertake the hiring activity, rather than leaving this function to individual bank managers. Developing standardized hiring processes and employing competent recruitment teams are of critical importance in achieving the objective of hiring the best staff, hence reducing turnover (Adidam 138).   * Conducting comprehensive employee training and orientation not only to motivate employees in their new roles but also to match their capability with corporate goals and objectives (Adidam 138). Newly recruited tellers need to be trained on how to solve client problems and handle complicated customer requests as it appears that this is the major reason for the high turnover.   * Expanding recruitment strategies and reducing the number of days taken to fill a vacancy. Apart from newspaper and website advertising, the bank should also consider creative advertising, school campus recruiting and professional associations recruiting, to come up with the best talent for the job (Darmon 215). In retrospect, it is important to note that the turnover rate in this bank is excessive. Available literature demonstrates that “turnover higher than 20% is unnecessary and wasteful” (Adidam 137). During the past year, the bank has lost 125 of its 250 tellers (50%), implying that the turnover is excessive. The cause of the turnover has been determined by assessing the disengagement between employee expectations upon recruitment and their actual roles in respective workstations. “Exit Through the Gift Shop” From the movie, it is clear that Thierry Guetta’s greatest strengths include a deep commitment to a life of videotaping graffiti artists and obsession with street art, which is exhibited by the way he carries a camera everywhere he goes. These strengths provide Thiery with a particular insight into the art world. As Guetta nurtures these strengths, he decides that all he wants is to film street artists in the process of creating their work, and goes ahead to convince the artists that he wants to make a documentary while in actual sense he has no intention of editing the footage into one consistent movie. A golden opportunity for Guetta presents itself when many street artists from all over the world, including the renowned Banksy, agree to take part in the alleged documentary. Thiery certainly has the traits of an entrepreneur, as demonstrated by his obsession and commitment to achieve his dreams, doing what he enjoys most, and taking his desire to film street artists with utmost seriousness. Thiery has financial and material res
Humans have used art for centuries as a medium for secure expression and communication. Through art, artists have been able to explore their imagination, expressing their cultural and historical understanding or simply how they view the world through their artistic eyes. Their ideas have been captured in portraits, paintings, sculptures, buildings, ornamentals, furniture and many other forms of art and objects branded with art. These products follow a style depending on the period at which they were developed. Art styles have been changing every now and then. Great museums such as Vatican Museum in Italy founded in 1503 and Louvre Museum opened in 1793 as a museum in Paris; have greatly contributed in the preservation of the art style cultures. Art styles evident in these museums include; Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque and Rococo. Each style was unique. The following are examples of images of the above art styles and their characteristics. Renaissance Michelangelo (The Accademia Gallery, Florence), David Renaissance art style was developed in Europe between 1400 and 1600. This style was named after the period of rebirth in Europe commonly known as renaissance. Art work made in this period had more emphasis on human nature than God and other spiritual beings. Oil paint was the medium used for painting. Bronze and marble human sculptures had a high level of anatomical precision. During this period artists emerged as independent personalities comparable to poets and musicians who did their work with realist goals. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the great artists who spearheaded this revolution during renaissance. Characteristics The period was characterized by artists employing perspective in their work to deliver a more sensible presentation. Shortening lines in drawing created an illusion of depth. This is called foreshortening. Also to create an illusion of depth or three-dimensionality in a piece of work; a technique called sfumato, discovered by Leonardo da Vinci was employed. Artists also used strong contrast between light and dark to give the illusion of depth or three- dimensionality. This style was referred to as chiaroscuro and was the opposite of sfumato. This period artists used balance and were proportionate in their work. They carefully considered the size of their materials. Mannerism Parmigianino’s, Madonna with the Long Neck. Mannerism is an artistic style that was embraced by artists in the 16 th century after renaissance. In this period artists were more interested in creating an interesting piece which expressed emotion with human figures in different poses and unrealistic settings. Characteristics This period is characterized by artists painting people in peculiar positions with exaggerated body parts such as the neck and limps creating a denial of harmony and balance in the piece of work. Unlike the renaissance style, mannerism used diagonal and out of line perspective. Baroqu
The implementation of “Health Insurance Exchange” in the framework of Obamacare program is likely to have a significant impact on three critical aspects: customers’ demand, pricing policy, and supply. First, and foremost, it is necessary to focus on the changes that are likely to take place in the customers’ demand field. The implementation of the relevant law has transformed the basic principles of demand formation. Thus, people that used to choose whether to purchase a health insurance or not basing on their inner motives and estimations are now legally obliged to have an insurance coverage. Therefore, the major difference resides in the fact that the customers’ demand is now regulated by law. From the perspective of a “free market”, the relevant intervention is rather unfavorable. The artificial raising of customers’ demand minimizes the regulation power of clients in price setting due to the fact that the level of competitiveness in the insurance market will sag significantly (Glied and Ma 9). In the meantime, some specialists note, the increase in the demand is not as crucial for the market as it might seem. It is presumed that even though more people will now have a medical health insurance, the majority of them will not use the medical services more frequently than they used to do (Brezina et al. 194). In other words, people who purchase health insurance will not necessarily use them in practice. Therefore, the pressure on the supply sector might turn out to be less critical than one might expect. The lack of balance between demand and supply is likely to have a negative impact on price setting. According to the basic principles of the law of the market, the decrease in supply leads to the inevitable cost rising. Thus, many analysts state that the implementation of the relevant law deprives American people of the right to control and regulate the costs of their medical service (Boyes and Melvin 89). Therefore, health insurance companies will receive a chance to impose higher costs for less medical care. Thus, the principal argument of the supporters of the Obamacare program that the new regulation provides equal terms for receiving the service seems to be irrelevant. In order to compensate for the reduced prices offered to particular social groups, health insurance companies will raise the costs of service for other people (Holahah and Garrett 2). In addition, the implementation of the relevant law is likely to have negative outcomes from the standpoint of supply. Hence, according to the experts’ opinion, the health care market will face the problem of the supply shortage due to the sharp increase in customers’ demand. Most specialists agree on the point that the system overload is inevitable with the implementation of the new regulations (Mulligan 3). The American health care workforce has experienced the shortage of specialists for several decades. Now that the demand will rise significantly, there is no doubt that this short