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Introduction Based on the growing impact of technology on commerce, it has become increasingly imperative to understand the impact that e-commerce development has on existing business models based on the brick-and-mortar framework (Bolton, Chapman and Mills, 2019; Morgan et al. , 2020). This curiosity stems from the fact that most companies have not redesigned their business models to reflect contemporary changes in the business environment, which have been brought by the growth of e-commerce and rapid rates of digital penetration (Jasrotia, Mishra and Koul, 2019; Bhandari and Bansal, 2019; Kassirer et al. , 2019). On this basis, there is a need to understand how new business models could be developed to accommodate such changes in the macro-environment. The business model canvas, which integrates aspects of feasibility, desirability and viability in a company’s overall corporate strategy will be used as a reliable framework of assessing business model efficacy. In the model, the concept of desirability will refer to the segmentation of customers into different groups, development of customer relationships, assessment of business communication channels and the creation of a strong value proposition plan (Jabłoński, 2019; Weinstein, 2020; Quero and Ventura, 2019). Comparatively, the feasibility of a business model is analysed by reviewing available resources, key activities and partners in an organization. Lastly, the “viability” aspect of the aforementioned business model canvas is investigated through an assessment of a business’s cost structures and business revenue streams. This paper explores the application of the business canvas model to three types of organizations based in Bangor. The first firm is called “A Law,” which is an information communications technology (ICT) company that develops accountancy software for small firms. The second firm is Bognant Blogs, which provides customer reviews regarding their purchasing and product experiences. Comparatively, the third and last company that will be analyzed in this document is Caradog Cake – a pastry business that serves cakes and similar products at weddings and birthday events. The business canvas model will be used to evaluate how these three companies operate. Each of the analyses will integrate the nine aspects of the canvas, which are customer relationships, core value proposition, channels, key resources, key activities, key partners, customer segments, the sources and methods of revenue generation, and the costs of revenue generation. Application to Company A Customer Relationships: As highlighted above, the business canvas model was used to evaluate the operations of A Law, which is an online company that provides accountancy software. The nine aspects of the business canvas model highlighted above were used to evaluate the company’s main operations. In the context of this review, how companies relate with their customers largely dictates the quality of relationships they share with them. By extension, it means that customer relationships play a significant role in determining a compa
Introduction Tourists affect the host countries in socio-cultural ways. They affect the values of the values, family structure and relationships, behaviour, art forms, community organizations, traditional ceremonies and lifestyle. The socio-cultural effects came about due to host-tourist interaction when the tourist is purchasing a product, exchanging ideas and information and when socializing at different locations. Bali Island A recent article published in the Guardian , showed the huge influence tourists have on the social life of the residents. Bali, one of the most beautiful locations in the Sundra islands has been facing a high increase in tourism in the recent years. They have gained financially however the authorities are noting that they are paying a high price for these financial gains. Apart from the environment degradation as the investors build hotels on the land and dispose waste irresponsible, the culture and religion activities of the island have been adversely affected (Philip, 2012).The Balinese used to be people who are deeply entrenched in their culture, especially the observance of religious rituals. They would spend a significant amount of time in the temples. However, this has reduced as people concentrate on making money and interacting with the tourists. If the youths do not attend daily rituals, they are required to pay some money to the village. They are fed up with religious meetings and do not want to pay any money either. The use of the Balinese language is also decreasing as the people use more of the official language of Indonesia. The level of art engagement of the people has also been affected. The music ensembles are dying in the region. The people are not noticing the change in their culture since their living standards have improved and they are better off economically. Petra in Jordan Jordan has also been affected socially and culturally by the tourist activities in the region. It is located in the Middle East and tourism is a significant contributor to the economy. There have been positive and negative effects in the region. In Petra, there are locals who have started learning foreign languages. The money earned from tourism has helped the local residents finance their education. The local residents usually work in the hotels, restaurants, tour guide companies and travel agencies. Others are earning their living by investing in tourism (Alhasant, 2010). However, there are negative effects of the host-tourist interaction. There are locals who have started to take alcohol and there are sexual relationships between them and the tourists. The sex tourism especially where young children are affected is disheartening. Some are also losing their own identity and culture as they imitate the behaviours of the tourists. They have western dressing styles and some live beyond their m
Loss Prevention (LP) involves formulation of policies, procedures and practices in organizations to prevent possible losses of inventory and other assets in a retail chain (LP Innovations, Inc. An Introduction to Loss Prevention par.1). Formulating effective programs to guide loss prevention concept can aid in reducing opportunities in which losses may take place and more specifically, adopt strategies to prevent losses instead of focusing on reactive approaches once they have occurred. Any organizations that suffer losses are losing incomes, which in turn affect their final profitability. Lost inventory needs to be replenished at costs to retailers. On the other hand, lost incomes cannot be replaced. Costs associated with losses directly affect profitability and inventory items in a company’s balance sheet. Lost profits affect the company’s strategies to acquire new merchandise, its expansion strategies, better employees’ compensations, organizational net incomes or increased EBIDTA. There are several business reasons for an organization to adopt loss prevention functions. Loss prevention programs are suitable for any other form of a business. For instance, loss prevention functions can focus on sales department and long the supply chain. Hence, it is important for an organization to develop loss prevention functions around the supply chain, human resources and in any other department that may experience losses to prevent losses. A number of factors may influence the type of loss prevention programs that an organization may implement. These may include the number of retail outlets, characteristics of the supply chain, types of goods sold or service areas, possible threats and other associated risks to an organization. Once an organization has established loss prevention functions, it is necessary to adopt effective evaluation systems in order to ensure that a retailer is profitable and not prone to some specific forms of preventable losses. How losses occur Organizations have reported several cases of losses but in certain categories that include internal losses, external losses and losses that take place through employees’ mistakes. Internal losses Internal losses are responsible for the largest percentage of losses in an organization, irrespective of size or business segments. These losses are usually associated with employee theft. While many may wonder why internal losses are the significant contributors to losses in organizations, in most cases, however, surveys have shown that employees steal from business the most compared to other stakeholders. Employee theft takes place through several diverse ways. For instance, there is a simple pilfering of items, collusion with other employees and large mega thefts, which lead to massive inventory losses. These practices deplete stocks available for sales while eventually drain profits from a business. At the same time, dishonest employees also manipulate activities at the point-of-sales to steal. Employees may take cash from the till, engage in fraud such as refunds, theft through discounts, loyalty reward programs and other well-orchestrated frauds. In fact
Introduction Nudges are small influences that can affect the choices people make without changing the nature of the question too much. They can be both external, such as item order in a list of options, and internal, such as anchors. Nudges demonstrate how humans find it difficult to make informed decisions by considering every available factor and attempt to simplify problems so that the choice is easier. Choice architects are people or organizations that have power over the shaping of some choice. They do not have to be able to alter the options, as making design decisions is enough. Search engines such as Google can serve as an example, as they can shape the information that people find by arranging results in a specific manner. Most people will only read the first few results, and their understanding can be shaped if one offers specific options. Discussion Overall, humans are not mathematical systems that can collect information and think about it for as long as they want. Often, they have to decide as soon as possible while working with small amounts of knowledge. The choice of a college by high school students serves as an example, as they often do not know what they want and choose based on prestige or ease of admission. Then, after they finish their higher education, they realize they are not ready for the workplace and regret their decision. Also, some people have power over others’ decisions and a corresponding responsibility to present the questions to do the most good. There are no ethically correct answers to many such concerns. So, they have to think carefully about their objectives and the implications of their actions.
Abraham Lincoln is known as one of the greatest Presidents of the United States. He led the country through the American Civil War, the greatest internal crisis that happened with this mighty state and which required a lot of victims and sacrifices. The assassination of this president was the first one of its kind in the history of the United States and the whole country mourned him. A lot of writers and poets of those times dedicated numerous works to a person who himself was a great writer and who is still remembered for his letters and speeches which were convincing and fascinating. Among the poets who admired Abraham Lincoln was Walt Whitman, an American poet and at the same time an essayist and journalist. He is known as one of not many poets who didn’t rhyme his poems but this succeeded in giving them a melodic character. He thought that Abraham Lincoln was the best president and the country would never have somebody like him as ahead. Walt Whitman admired Lincoln as a person and a president. He dedicated to him his numerous poems though these two people seem to have never met in person: “Whitman–who was a friend of Lincoln’s personal secretary John Hay–stood by, waiting for Lincoln to notice him in a gathering, and then ultimately turned away, unwilling to bother the President but later euphoric at the proximity.” (Bruce E. Fleming, p. 170). “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d” is an elegy, in other words, a poem written to mourn somebody who has died. Walt Whitman who loved and respected Abraham Lincoln expresses his admiration to the president trying to express his woe and sorrow for “him I love”. “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d” is Whitman’s expression of private mourning. Though throughout the poem the name of the president is not mentioned it can be easily understood that it is mourning for a public figure as a lot of people “with a thousand voices rising strong and solemn” (Walt Whitman, p. 265) gathered to give their last honors to the deceased. “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d” is a very symbolistic poem the theme of which is to immortalize the memory of the deceased president and to express grief about him. Three main symbols which may be observed throughout the poem and which help the poet express his woe are stars, lilacs, and hermit thrush. In this poem, Whitman celebrates Lincoln’s remarkable personality. He speaks about him as an outstanding person, that’s why comparing him with a star he shows that Lincoln’s life stood out from the lives of other people as bathing in the lights of fame the sixteenth President of the United States still remained modest and true to the people who chose him as a ruler. The star is also introduced to substitute for Lin
Introduction It is a historical fact that in every generation, there are those individuals who have performed extra-ordinary deeds and as such referred to as pioneers and heroes. It is also a historical fact that every generation of humans possesses its own ideals. The human population has always been and will still be fragmented into at least two classes with the majority worshiping the past with their backs to the sunrise and the minority keeping their faces towards the dawn. The majority are often contented with existence as it is while the few struggle and suffer for future’s sake, seeking to alter caste prejudices and distinctions, emancipate the bonded and bring civilization to mankind. Yet, as it often happens, those who have brought freedom in a given time later become the oppressors. They achieve remarkable reputation, their names becoming as distinguished as those of demigods. Main body In 1809, a baby was born amid poverty and difficulty in the woods of Kentucky. He received his education from the skies, the hard soil and from his existence. It can be stated that he earned his degrees from the University of Nature, his name being associated with the emancipation of a great majority of people and the salvation of the American Republic. Abraham Lincoln is the name of this man. Nineteenth century glowed because of this man. What could have been more important than breaking the bonds of slavery and freeing a million individuals from the captivity of the soul? Very few men and women have made a nation glorious and the memory of Abraham Lincoln is the most precious treasure of the United States of America. This paper is about Abraham Lincoln and his genius as a statesman. Lincoln in his first speech as the president of the Union stood on solid rock and he was not wrong. He understood the political questions of the day and no man during his time was as equipped as he was for intellectual conflict. Abraham Lincoln knew the minds of people, their biases, hopes and dreams. Comprehending the average mind was not a big task for him. He was very articulate in his analysis of situation, always candid, logical and honest. Lincoln had a unique association with both the South and North, his kinship ties and sympathies being with the South while his ideals were with the North. He made a stirring inaugural address, appealing for the preservation of the Union. He called for compromise in order to maintain Northerner’s support without alienating the Southerners since he took office during the time when there was tension between North and South. Lincoln was well aware of the evils of slavery and understood the thrill of freedom. A kind and gentle personality, Lincoln had a kind of greatness which would have neither allowed him to be a master nor a slave. He was truly an independent individual who possessed insurmountable manhood and genuine greatness. He was unwilling to put a burden which he himself could not bear upon others due to his justness. Always a
Introduction The town of Mount prospect, IL is made up of an estimated population of 54,167 people.It is consists of different races which include White community who are the majority, followed by the Hispanics, then closely by the black community and other mixed races. In the demographics comprises of the married being the majority followed by the single, then divorced and the least being the widowed’ (Kendall, 2012). In various households mentioned those without children exceed those with children. Programs for pregnant women Programs for pregnant women are programs aimed at ensuring the safety of both the mother and the child. The town of Mount Prospect, Illinois provides a wide variety of programs for pregnant women. They concentrate on providing quality and affordable health care to all women. Such programs include HIV testing, sexually transmitted diseases infection testing and treatment for urinary tract ‘(Kendall, 2012). There is also medical health insurance provided to women and their babies. The health insurance benefit covers both inpatient and outpatient services during pregnancy and also covers 60 days after the baby is born. In the magazine Essentials of maternity and new born states that pre-conceptual care needs to be provided.Pre-conceptual care measures are procedures provided prior to pregnancy.They include reduction of patient smoking ,diabetes treatment ,alcohol avoidance ,family planning and dietary improvement. Pre natal care is also used in providing a variety of services besides treatment. Issues which are addressed include the possible health risk factors which comprise factors in the environment and marital violence. The town of Mount Prospect, Illinois not only focuses on the birth outcomes but also focuses on the maternal births. Maternal birth is aimed at monitoring the impact of pregnancy on women’s health.It also reduces chances of premature births and reducing new born deaths. Cook County Cook County provides a variety of programs for pregnant women.Some programs provided here are not provided in the state of Illinois.Such programs include nutritional teaching and education.They also provide free nutritional screening and classes of breast feeding support programs’(Rothstein,2012).Counseling and food vouchers are also provided to women who are financially eligible. In addition to referrals for medical care, vaccination programs in the local clinics, coupons for fresh vegetables and fruits that are provided too Advantages of programs as seen in the state of Illinois In the state of Illinois a variety of programs have been provided to benefit pregnant women. These pr
Stem cell regenerative therapy uses the ability of these cells to transform into specialized cells depending on the body’s needs. These cells can be viewed as a raw material, which changes depending on the body’s needs (Jones et al., 2019). Since daughter cells can differentiate to perform a specific function, stem cell regenerative therapy allows repairing the damaged tissue, for example, if a person has a wound. This is a promising discovery in medicine that can help understand how the human body heals. However, more research into stem cells is necessary. Spinal stenosis is a condition where a person’s spine narrows, causing additional pressure and pain. The best practice for treating spinal stenosis at this moment is non-fusion methods, and for example, Interspinous Process Decompression shows great results. In a comprehensive study involving 1254 patients with this condition, although some patients required reoperation, and 60% of them did not experience any complications (Zhang et al., 2021). This method is well-studied and has a proven track record of improving spinal stenosis, unlike stem cells. Stem cell research and practical application are limited, which makes it a high-risk procedure. For example, there is proof that these therapies are helpful in wound healing (Jones et al., 2019). As for the treatment of spinal cord injuries and lower back pain, Urits et al. (2019) state that prelimina
Summary This research reviews the performance of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stock market for the last ten years. GCC consists of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. GCC market experienced rapid stock market activities since 2000. However, these growths changed in 2005 due to falling oil prices and increasing interest rates. Later, in 2009, effects of the global financial crisis forced stock markets into downward trends as investors apathy continued. The last ten years of GCC stock market performances relied on expectations of investors. The region experienced increased initial public offers (IPOs). Investors preferred IPO stocks to other stocks due to expectations that such IPOs shall rise in prices than existing stocks. However, this turned to be unfavorable as volatility in stock markets in the region persisted to 2011 due to political instability in Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The most affected were retail and institutional investors due to uncertainties in market conditions. Introduction Understanding performance of GCC stock market for the la