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Introduction The world is increasingly getting sophisticated. There are various technological advancements taking place that have helped improve various sectors in the world. Supply chain management is one of the best beneficiaries of these technological advancements. The process of handling goods from one place to another has improved, as the world embraces this new technology. The geographical barrier that existed before has completely been eliminated. It is now possible for an American company to make its productions in China and sell the products in South Africa (Staake & Fleisch 2008, p. 29). The three regions are worlds apart, but with the advanced technology, this is very possible. The advancement in technology has not only brought benefits to the society. It has also brought about a number of problems with it. One of the biggest problems that this invention has brought about is the emergence of counterfeit products. The world market has become very complex and firms are struggling to maintain market competition. In order to come out successful in this market, it forces firms to be creative in all that they do. They have to be innovative if they expect to manage this competition. Other firms are taking advantage of this to rob other firms. They come up with counterfeit products that are similar to the original product and make money out of the same. This is not only a criminal act, but very unfair in a world that is very competitive (Arlbjorn 2010, p. 87). Some of these counterfeit products have made customers loose trust in the original product because the counterfeit will most certainly lack all the features of the original products. Counterfeit products have made some firms to suffer huge losses in various ways. It is on this basis that scholars in the field of supply chain management have thought it wise to come up with mechanisms through which it can counter counterfeit products. Just like the original products, counterfeit products have a clear channel of distribution that makes the product reach the intended customer. These products can be detected during their exportation or importation stage. Supply chain management can help counter the products at these stages and help avoid cases that would lead to serious losses to the company. This research paper focuses on the role of supply chain management in countering importation and exportation of counterfeit products. Research Objectives Given the above background, it is clear that there is an urgent need for counterfeit products to be eliminated within the business world. It is important that importation and exportation of counterfeit products be eliminated as a way improving business environment. In this research proposal, the researcher’s main aim is to come up with mechanisms through which counterfeit products can be eliminated with the help of supply chain management. The researcher will be trying to explain that supply chain management has a big role in helping counter counterfeit products in the market. This research does not dismiss the fact that other processes and mec
Commercial Package Policy (CPP) is a program that was initiated in 1986 by the association of Insurance Services Office to streamline the nature of insurance policies offered by insurance companies (Insurancenoodle.com, 2010). Basically, CPP is a risk insurance package that is designed to cover a broad range of perils such as general liabilities, theft, fire and commercial property among others. It enables insurance clients such as businesses to select particular policies that are appropriate and relevant to their business environment. In this paper, we are going to discuss the relevance of CPP to businesses and the types of businesses that are usually covered under the CPP package. To understand how CPP is designed, it is important to know the basic elements of a commercial policy which include; declarations, policy conditions and the cover page (Insurancenoodle.com, 2010). Because many organizations have different risk exposures, it has become necessary to ensure several property exposures with a single policy; this is where CPP comes in. The type of CPP that is chosen by a client, therefore, tends to be unique in every case because specific policies are matched to the business risk areas. Normally CPP is an insurance option that is designed to cover various commercial businesses such as high value and low-value businesses including multiple localized businesses. The major type of CPP coverage for business include; commercial properties, professional liabilities, commercial general liability and commercial inland marine among others (Insurancenoodle.com, 2010). In practice, CPP covers more than the mentioned categories of businesses since it is designed in a flexible way that still allows other business to be covered. This is because CPP coverage offers unique advantages to business establishments, one of which include consolida
Feminism is one of the most significant movements of the 20th century as it resulted in the reconsideration of the role of women and the emergence of multiple opportunities for their personal and professional development. However, there are many perspectives on what movement can be considered feminist as there are other ideas related to the problems emerging nowadays. For instance, Naomi Wolf and Katie Roiphe’s paradigm of power feminism states that the existing mainstream approach results in the transformation of all females into victims which is unacceptable in modern society; instead of complaining of existing barriers, women should take action and advantage of their position to achieve success (Woods & Fixmer-Oraiz, 2017). This statement can also be considered a feminist one as it encourages individuals to realize themselves in various spheres regardless of existing difficulties. There are many critiques of the paradigm outlined above stating that it is not true feminism as far as it is available only for privileged women. Regarding the fact that only women can determine if some movement can be useful for them and contribute to the improvement of their position, power feminism still remains topical and relevant in the modern world. It calls people to change their lives by engaging in various activities that will be beneficial for them and contribute to the achievement of success and a high level of independence. As far as these aspects are fundamentals of the discussed movement, Wolf and Roiphe’s idea can be considered a feminist one as it is focused on the further reconsideration of the society and increased importance of women for its further evolution (Woods & Fixmer-Oraiz, 2017). It is followed by women who want to acquire some power and show their ability to eliminate barriers limiting their development. Reference Woods, J., & Fixmer-Oraiz, N. (2017). Gendered lives: Communication, gender, and culture (13th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part2 is the final release of the eight Harry Potter series. This second part completes the much anticipated adventurous two full length motion film picture. The final epic “shows a battle between the good and the evil forces of using magic in the wizard world” (Schilling np ). This part continues from the fist Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows series where Harry seeks to find and ensure he destroys Lord Voldemort Horcruxes who killed Harry’s parents and also has for a very long time planned to kill Harry and gain control of the wizard world. Its first release on Friday 15 th July recorded massive revenue returns of $ 92.1 million. According to McClintock, this collection is the biggest day gross time of all time. From overseas, the first day of the film’s opening collected $75 million in sales. Harry Potter becomes the only movie series to record the highest opening weekend record world wide with a total of $314 million breaking the record set by the Dark night series for three years internationally. Before its release, advance tickets to watch the film had recorded $32M in sales marking a new preopening record. At the beginning of March, a series of interviews were carried out after the fist preview of the movie was done. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows first poster was released on 28 th march with an interesting caption “IT ALL ENDS 7.15” depicting the last series of the movie to be produced and also the first day of its first release to the theaters. In April the movie’s theatrical trailer was released showing footages of the much anticipated movie. A lot of efforts were put into consideration to market the movie. During the June MTV Awards Emma Watson gave a sneak preview of the movie (Silvester 50). Harry Potter movies are based on the novels written by J.K Rowling, a renowned fiction writer. Records show that over 450 million books have been sold to children and hundreds have been borrowed from the libraries. The movie is rated 13 making it a family genre fit to be watched by all people. The reason why the movie works is because its series has been consistent in the output or the end results from each Harry Potter movie for over a decade since its creation. Feedback From the loyal fans of Harry Potter, the scale efforts used to produce the movies has not changed. More so the producers have tried to add more special effects making the movies even more interesting especially putting into consideration that the lead characters encounter ordinary situations have fears and their prejudices bringing out the fantasy world close to reali
The listener to whom I would feel confident to relay my thoughts and feelings should first of all refrain from engaging in any other activity besides listening. When a person listens to other individuals while performing some task he or she may be distracted from the speaker which results in reduced understanding and the lack of constructive feedback. In addition, the listener needs to sit with his body and face turned towards me. The reason is that I subjectively feel distractedness or lack of desire to listen if a person sits half-turned. The listener I would appreciate should also wait before I finish my speech or at least come to a certain logical pause to ask a question or insert a quick remark. Yet, I understand that I may occasionally lack eloquence and cohesion in conveying thoughts, so a clarification question might indeed be appropriate. I would perceive that also as a good listening trait that demonstrates that an individual is attentive to detail and is interested in apprehending the information I deliver. On the other hand, Wood (2015) suggests that the organization of communication and selective listening is a core part of becoming a mindful listener. This might indicate that if a person chooses to grant me only half his or her attention, I might have selected the wrong time to approach them with my speech. Wood (2015) also notes, that responding correlates with being a good listener as well. This means that asking appropriate questions at the right time could indeed be a verbal indicator of the other person’s interest. Thus, my image of an ideal listener to some extent corresponds to the scholarly theories of speech reception. Work Cited Wood, Julia T. Interpersonal Communication: Everyday Encounters . 8 ed., Cengage Learning, 2015.
Drunk driving is one of the leading causes of death in the United States of America. In 2008 alone, 11773 people were killed due to auto accidents triggered by drivers who drove under the influence of various substances, mainly alcohol (MADD, 2010). In 2002, it was found that Americans behind the wheels had abused alcohol at least 159 million times (MADD, 2010). A large number of drivers who have had their licenses revoked due to prior violations, continue to drive under alcohol influence (MADD, 2010). Indeed, since the time cars have been on the road, regulating the traffic safety aspect by curbing alcohol abuse has been the biggest challenges for various jurisdictions. Thesis Statement: In this essay, I will highlight various issues surrounding the social problem of drunk driving and examine its causes and consequences. For this, I will assume the position that one of the leading causes for it is the social stigma attached to alcohol-consumption. The aim is to prove that alcohol beverages per se aren’t the real problem but the unnecessary restrictions in place regarding its sale and availability, which forces people to do whatever it takes to purchase and consume alcohol, leading to a rise in drunken driving incidents. If we have to curb alcoholism and the menace of drunk driving incidents, we need to relax the social rules regarding alcohol beverages, removing the stigma attached to them. The Causes of drunkenness: At an institutional level, drunk driving is a fall-out of the important role played by beverage alcohol in American life and culture. Wherever we go, alcohol consumption has become an integral component of leisure activities and celebrations (Jacobs, 2009, p.1) even though a large cross-section of the population comprises of committed teetotalers or others who abstain from social consumption of alcohol. From cocktail parties to sporting meets, dining outs to christening ceremonies, from fraternity bashes to even charity events, alcohol consumption has become the center-stage of social life for many; a trend which is unlikely to abate anytime soon (Jacobs, 2009, p.1). Figure 1: Rising alcohol consumption in USA over the years (Source: Jacobs, 2006) The sad part is that these events have often become a flashpoint for people to test their capacity of stretching consumption limits (Shor
Challenging Times In the presented case, Alison, an HRD manager in a large financial institution, has to face the reduction of her development projects. Although these projects are supported by employees and regarded as highly effective, the company has to adjust to the financial crisis and prepare for cutbacks. Risks and Benefits It seems reasonable to assume that Alison should point out what consequences these cuts might bring. As Van Bruystegem et al. (50) point out, internal training in medium and large-sized companies is more common: during this training, companies often engage employees with experience to coach and train other employees. If one of these programs ceases to exist, it will directly influence the performance of the company and its revenues. During a global crisis, an additional reduction of revenues might become fatal for the company. Nevertheless, it is also possible that the company will not agree with Alison’s proposal and decide to find a new HRD manager. A smaller cutback proposal might be seen as more attractive, although it will hurt the company’s performance as well. Nevertheless, when proposing these cutbacks, Alison has to prove that the programs still work, even during the financial crisis. Moreover, training can fail if the company’s executives will not recognize it as a system of interacting elements (Beer et al. 4). Therefore, the company’s leaders can take part in the programs to see if they work and how efficient they are. If this step is accepted, Alison can ask for greater cutbacks in scholarship and career development programs, but try to maintain the budget for leadership programs to engage the company’s executives in it. If the program is evaluated positively, it might help Alison save other programs as well. However, not all senior executives might agree to work in a team, which eventually will lead to additional barriers. If the same is to happen with Alison’s programs, there is a great chance that the company’s policies will create even more barriers in the future (Beer et al. 4). It appears that cutbacks are inevitable and need to be accepted. In this case, Alison can combine the approaches from different programs to create a single one to save money and reduce expenditures. However, the program needs to be outlined carefully to ensure that it will be efficient enough to avoid further
What Function should CVC Perform for its Parent Company? As a subsidiary of the parent company, Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) is an entity that is bestowed with various key functions. The CVC establishes investment deals such as private equity. It also acquires rights of ownership and shareholding with other companies on behalf of the parent company. It has the mandate to mentor and develops businesses that are in the bud stage by facilitating knowledge-oriented and incorporeal assets. When the assets mature, the parent company stands to benefit from either acquisition or collaboration. CVC has the sole responsibility of being at the forefront in terms of expanding the parent business to different areas, either within their mother countries or beyond. For instance, as Blair reveals, “MEVE had made close to 30 investments in the U.S. since its formation in 2002” (1). Furthermore, it investigates, recruits, and maintains excellent workers’ expertise to keep the parent company above the bar compared to competitor companies. The CVC acts as an entity whose sole purpose is to support parent businesses’ objectives. Blair reveals how CVCs are established “primarily to nurture and develop start-up businesses for their parent company” (2). Unrelentingly, the CVC builds, expands, and deepens its market niche through the establishment of markets and sales opportunities for products that the parent company could not produce as sole operators. In other words, CVCs “offer start-up more complementary assets—physical, knowledge-based, and intangible” (Blair 2). As an advantage to new companies, CVC provides patronage of dominant companies and large-scale investor advantages. Specifically, CVC guarantees the availability of the best management personnel, access to top-class marketing and product distribution networks, and enhanced new ventures portfolio, reputation, and confidence to acquire successive funding from other interested firms, including the parent companies by either partnership or portfolio possession. Additionally, the CVC ensures up-to-date knowledge about new products, possibilities of entering new viable deals, winning license contracts to acquire the initial public offers, and/or obtaining processes, innovative components, and intellectual chattels. What is your Assessment of MedImmune Ventures? Since its founding in 2002 as a subsidiary of MedImmune, MedImmune Ventures, which is hereby known as MEVE, has had its objectives uniquely developed at a time when its service of producing Synagis, an antibody-drug of monoclonal structure, was great life science breakthrough (Blair 4). The advancement dominated the US medical industry in terms of addressing the issue of syncytial vi
The book under analysis is the work written by Henry and Richard Blackaby and called Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God’s Agenda . The very idea of this book is closely connected to various modern studies aimed at examining different theories of leadership and approaches to it. Although the book was written more than fifteen years ago, it has not lost its popularity and can be considered to be a rather relevant guide that is full of deep ideas and useful facts concerning the idea of spiritual leadership. Brief Summary The authors develop the theory of spiritual leadership and give different arguments and examples in favor of their proposed concepts. For example, Henry and Richard Blackaby address the issues that a competent professional should seek, describe the complexities that people usually encounter, and mention various ways to achieve specific objectives (119). The book includes various aspects that a competent leader should adhere and presents the authors’ thoughts concerning various methods that should be followed when leading people. Particular attention is given to building teams a decision-making process. Also, some difficulties are mentioned, which demonstrates a full picture of the authors’ research. Strong and Weak Points Since the title involves the study of leadership concepts from a spiritual point of view, it is essential for the authors
Introduction Physiotherapists are known for providing help on the restitution of the body of the patient to the most favorable treatment of diseases, injury, or a kind of deformity, disability of aging. This is through the use of physical methods like massage, heat treatment, and exercise as argued to the other concept that includes drugs or surgery. The physiotherapists work together with the patients to primarily identify, assess and improve the action or movements of the patients as well as the current condition and function (Knox, 2007). Basically, physiotherapists are trained specialists who provide assistance, analysis, approach, devising, and planning for an appropriate process of rehabilitation, techniques, and point technological equipment that fit the needs of the patients. And also from newborn babies to old age, who has gone into surgery or suffered an injury (Law, 1998). They also promote the health of the patients, healthy lifestyles, wellness, illness, and prevention. Physiotherapists should meditate with other Physiotherapists, doctors, and other health care personnel to provide and acquire relevant medical information about the patient. Physiotherapists are trained and licensed health care professionals that may work in a variety of areas including but not limited to hospitals, schools, private offices or practices, sports centers, clinics, nursing homes, research centers, outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and patients’ homes. Accordingly, there are tagged six common specialty fields in the area of Physiotherapy namely; Cardiopulmonary, Geriatric, Neurological, Orthopaedic, Pediatric, and Integumentary. In addition, the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties added specialty areas which are Sports Injuries and Clinical Electrophysiology (Knox, 2007). Discussion The efficiency of rehabilitation and wellbeing of the patient depends not just on the Physiotherapist-patient relationship or application of new technologies but also between the patients’ families and their community including professional educators and service providers. The Physiotherapist plays a major role in establishing relationships and collaborations for the best interest of all concerned such as the educators which serve as the main channel for providing significant knowledge and the parents which influences the decision-making process for the entire act. The families should also be considered as a significant factor in the process for they have to know the same details that should be applied for the use of such equipment. The families of the patient provide the furthest significance in accelerating the recovery of th