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Incorporating communication concepts to create a supportive climate in developing a relationship A dual perspective is seen when two people meet each other half-way and do not experience guilt or embarrassment. For instance, he can give her presents when she wants to hear him telling her about love and vice versa; if these two do what another wants, this would create a supportive climate for their relationships (Wood, 2007, p. 212). The assertion is another tool that may enhance relationships (Wood, 2007, p. 213) because it helps us to outline our position and intentions so that there was no veiled misunderstanding. The next method that can accelerate the creation of a supportive climate is distinguishing between facts and inferences when people have to collect facts but can infer from what they see or hear from others instead of asking directly. Effective listening includes analysis of needs and preferences of an interlocutor and comprehension of the verbal and non-verbal means used in communication as a method for improving the climate. Applying knowledge from the Interpersonal Communication course into personal, social, and professional relationships This course helped me to learn different tools and methods that can be used to improve my communication skills to understand others properly and convey my messages. Constructive criticism is another concept I learned about its importance for different settings, situations, and types of relationships. For instance, when a co-worker or a romantic partner criticizes my actions or words, I should not treat it as an attempt to insult or offend me. At the same time, I gained an understanding of methods to give constructive criticism in a way that presupposes the improvement of relationships rather than mutual complaints and dissatisfaction. Besides, now I can use body language to reinforce my verbal language to make people understand me effectively regardless of circumstances. Effective listening skills as well as the clearer assertion of my needs, preferences, and intentions can be also considered a result of the course accomplishment. Reference Wood, J. T. (2007). Interpersonal communication: Everyday encounters (6 th ed). Tampa, FL: Thompson.
Relevance of the Business Business increases its presence in social networks, fights for the attention of the audience in various ways. Promotion on the Internet is no longer just a fashion trend, but a necessity for large and small companies (Day). Too many brands have come to Instagram in recent years, and the algorithms of the system are constantly changing and improving. In order to effectively promote their services and products on social networks, companies turn to advertising agencies. Thus, an online social media management agency is a reputable business that can be started from scratch. An SMM agency is a studio that promotes various types of businesses or individuals on social networks. At the same time, the promotion should be quite effective. Action Plan Development of a competent business plan is vital for any business to succeed. In case of the SMM agency it is necessary to register an IP status to launch a website. In addition, financial expenses are of primary importance; thus, the team must form a start-up capital to ensure employees get their pay, the rent is paid, and other necessities are covered. An SMM agency must present its skills competently to attract clients; hence, it needs its one profile or website. Apart for the employees, we also need a marketer and a targetologist in order to launch promotion campaigns. Finally, we need to launch an advertising campaign and purchase necessary equipment such as computers, phones, and cameras. Products and Services The agency will work with companies, attracting an audience to them, stimulating the activity of the audience, creating informational occasions and promotions. In general, our SMM-agency helps:  1. To increase brand awareness, especially when one uses different social networks to promote.  2. To attract the target audience which means an increase in the number of requests from potential customers.  3. To inform support for users, tell them about discounts, promotions, sales, warn about new arrivals of goods, answer questions.  4. To increase brand credibility.  5. To demonstrate the company’s achievements by publishing expert content.  6. To smooth out the negativity and maintain the brand’s reputation.  7. Analyze user behavior. Goal, Mission and Vision Statement The SMM agency “AWARE” strives to standardize social media management s
Abstract Benchmarking is an important process for comparing a company’s performance to its peers or industry standards. In this regard, it is a vital management tool for assessing a company’s achievements, relative to the above-mentioned comparisons. In this paper, Huawei’s organizational performance is benchmarked against that of Apple. The latter company is the focal basis of analysis because it has consistently enjoyed a good brand reputation and profitability in the past decade. Using the narrative review method, this paper examines data from published sources of information to identify gaps in benchmarking for both firms and contains calculations relating to their financial and non-financial performances. Overall, the findings of this paper suggest that Huawei shows greater promise in exploiting future market opportunities because it is better aligned with investor, market and employee needs. Therefore, its performance is favourable compared to that of Apple. Introduction The smartphone industry is one of the most vibrant subsectors of the information communication technology (ICT) field. Characterised by fast-paced innovations, this tenet of the telecommunications industry has grown to become a multibillion-dollar sector with Apple and Huawei being some of the most active brands in the field (Green et al., 2018; Segers, 2016; Wang & Bai, 2019). Table 1 below shows the company logos and addresses. Table 1. Company logos and addresses (Adapted from Leo Printing, 2017). Historical Background Apple Apple is a consumer electronics company that designs, manufactures and markets consumer electronic products and software. Started in 1971, the firm has positioned itself as a leading technology enterprise with expertise in computer software, electronics and online service development (Dascan
Background Information Since declaration of independence, prostitution has always been illegal in United States just like it has been the case in many other civilizations since time immemorial. The old adage that prostitution is the oldest profession on earth certainly has some elements of truth because since the man invented trade sex has always been one form of payment that was offered in exchange of good or with some other form of service. This is perhaps the ancient origin of prostitution business whose concept has essentially remained the same many thousands years later. Today the annual turnover of prostitution industry worldwide is in excess of 100 billion and a flourishing underground business in America (Pen.). As early as 1971 Nevada started enacting laws that legalized prostitution within its jurisdictions but only in specific Counties thereby setting the stage for other States to follow suit in a precedent that was never followed since it is still the only State in America that legalizes prostitution. The question then becomes, why have other States not at least decriminalized prostitution? The purpose of this paper is to show why prostitution should be made legal in United States. Benefits of Legalizing Prostitution In modern day America, prostitution is currently one of the most common misdemeanors that someone is most likely to be arrested for. Indeed if the current statistics are anything to go by, prostitution is no longer an ancient profession but the largest as well. In a report compiled by the National Task Force on Prostitution (NTFP) in 2003, 1 million is the modest estimates of women previously are currently engaged actively in the vice (Bayswan.org). This figure represent 1% of women population who are involved in the illegal business of prostitution not to mention 70% of their male counterparts estimated by the same report to have willingly engaged in prostitution at least once in their lifetime (Bayswan.org). Another research study that collected data on the prevalence of STD among prostitutes found that only about 5% cases of the prostitutes could be attributed to the STDs (Pen,com). It would appear from this data that prostitution is deeply integrated in the society as a way of life. The implication of these figures is that illegalizing prostitution serves no purpose in abating it; the only thing that is guaranteed in these efforts is loss of crucial earnings from taxation. In a previous report published by Prostitute Education Network (PEN) in 1993, the study indicates that as early as 1980s and 90s the effects of failing to legalize prostitution had started taking toll on the judiciary because of the huge case pile up of prostitution related that had congested the judiciary as well as the prison system. 70% of all female arrest that were being made for instance involved a charge of prostitution while
Introduction Lohr and Markoff’s article Computers Learn to Listen, and Some Talk Back is a must-read composition that strategically presents various arguments concerning the changing trends in use of computers. Nowadays, computers have changed the day-to-day lives of people. The potential of computer keeps on moving strides higher and higher with most business transactions and deals being done through computers. Even as technology advances with scientists researching for the most advanced forms of technologies, there has been the failure to consider the plights of intellectuals and professors. The advancement of this technology is posing a threat to such people with high levels of skills especially in the education sector. Many professors will be rendered jobless. Their relevance in the society will be of no use because students will have an opportunity to log in to the computers or learn everything that they want using computers. The information present on the internet is enormous with a likelihood of making many of the professors and other people in the academic arena obsolete. Therefore, the paper critically examines the functionality of computer and its application in the day-to-day people’s interactions based on the views and opinions presented in the article. Computer Functionality The authors of the article express their optimism in computer technology. In the coming years, computers will replace human beings, as they will be used in solving problems and performing various tasks. Technology will function as an artificial intelligence because computers will have to understand what human beings say. All countries are receiving these changes positively even to the extent of integrating them in their systems. The use of speech software among doctors in the developed countries like America has made it easier for doctors to communicate with their clients. However, such software has challenges. One of them is its inability to recognize and interpret some words. The risk may distort the meaning of the words communicated. Other challenges that this computer software has is that it will eliminate millions of jobs and probably create many
Introduction In the modern world, people pay much attention to the ideas and subjects they create. To avoid the cases of plagiarism or stealing, the citizens of Dubai, as well as the citizens of other countries, introduce various intellectual property rights and rely on them to underline the uniqueness of products and the authorship of ideas. In this paper, the activities of Dubai Customs, a leading government department that aims at enhancing sustainable development and encouraging Dubai’s image worldwide (Dubai Customs, 2016), will be investigated in order to clarify what intellectual property means, why intellectual property rights are developed, and if there are some legal concerns and risks for people, who use fake products. Intellectual property rights help to keep order and provide people with confidence that their creations and developments could be protected against unfavorable sales, exchanges, borrowings, and thefts. Background The report is based on the fact that Dubai Customs inspectors detected 93 seizures of a fake product during the first half of 2016. The worth of the products was calculated in more than 38 million AED. As a rule, the products were seized because they were identified as copies of brand name products and the brands that made original products. Such numbers prove that Dubai is the country that takes care of its intellectual property and does everything possible to protect its people against fake products that could harm people, deprive original products of their actual worth, and influence the economic development of the country. In this report, it is enough to understand the reasons why people want to produce and fake products. It is important to explain what risks could occur in case fake products are used by people, and how Dubai Customs could handle the cases. The essence of Intellectual Property According to Dubai Customs (2015), intellectual property is “the product of the human intellect including creativity concepts, inventions, industrial models, trademarks, songs, literature, symbols, names, brands,… etc.” (p.16). It could be divided into two main categories. On the one hand, there are examples of industrial property including inventions and designs. On the other hand, there are examples of art (copyright) property including drawings, paintings, poems, novels, and architectural designs. However, the list of forms of intellectual property is long indeed, and the only factor all of them could share in common is the possibility to establish property protection of all intangible things (Bently & Sherman 2014). The peculiar feature of intellectual property is that some people try to do everything possible to protect it and make sure that no one else could get it and use it in a wrong way, and some people continue ignoring the worth of their
Rodney Caesar was a high sheriff of Kent county in 1755 – 1758. He was also the justice of the peace, judge of all lower courts: captain in their Kent county militia 1756. Kent is a country in Southeast England, It boarders East, Sussex, Surrey and great London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thomes estuary. The ceremonial country boundary of Kent include the shire country of Kent and the unitary borough of midway. Kenya also shines a nominal beaches with France half way through the channel tuner. Kent location between London and the continent has led to its being. A front line of several conflicts, including the battle of Britain during the world war II. The East of Kent was too hostile and was named the hell fire comer during the conflict. Economic Activities Kent is sometimes known as the Gander of England due to abundance of orchards and hop gardens. There are many hop drying buildings in the countryside but they are being continued into dwellings. The roman empire invaded Kent and as assisted in development of a road network. Education The county today has three universities; Canterbury Christ church University with campuses throughout East Kent, university of Kent with campuses in Canterbury and Medway and university of Greenwich; with education system providing wholly selective education. The lifestyle of the Kent people is high class with very good hotels, roads connecting to Rome. Kent as a historical source Kent has a variety of cultures and mixture of people from different places all over the wold. For this reason it is of great value as a historical source. Kent was settled well before most other parts of England and has the oldest recorded place name in their British isles. The county’s history is closely bound up in its proximity to mainland Europe. Archaeological remains from prehistoric times show clear links between Northern Europe and Kent. In 55 and 54 BC when Julius Ceaser invaded Kent, he found out that, it was the most civilized part of Britain colonized by France. In 43 AD the Romans invaded Kent and colonized it. Difficulties in using Kent as a historical source Using Kent as a historical source is very confusing because of the relationship that exist between England and the Roman republic which as a lot of influence on Kent culture and way of life as well as social economic activities During this ancient time Kent experienced a lot of conflicts when the Roman invaded and colonized Kent after overthrowing the French colonizers. The Romans colonized alongside the portus. Kent like many parts of England has no single powerful and owning family. Before reformation land was owned by two cathedrals and other monasteries and religious houses established in
Introduction It is of importance first and foremost to define what economic and accounting costs are before attempting to differentiate the two. Many sources define these two terms. According to the definition given by Amosweb in Monopoly and Perfect Competition, an economic cost is “the highest valued alternatively foregone in the pursuit of an activity”. It then goes ahead to equate it to an Opportunity Cost, (another term for economic costs) which is also defined in the same site as ‘The best alternative that is foregone because a particular cost of action is pursued’. The Business Dictionary defines it as ‘The sacrifice in performing an activity or when following a specific course of action’. From these definitions, we can deduce that an economic cost entails a certain alternative that is foregone or forfeited in the pursuit of a particular thing or action. Had that action not been done, the aforementioned forfeited alternative would have been the most valued for the person in question. On the other hand, an accounting cost is defined in the Economic Glossary as ‘The actual outlays or expenses incurred in production that shows up a firm’s accounting statements or records’. The Business Dictionary defines it as ‘The monetary value of economic resources used in performing an activity. Economic costs are therefore different from accounting costs such that in most cases, they never reflect as accounting costs. This is because they are a value of forfeited production. With this regard, they are of more importance to economists who are more interested in this as compared to the accounting costs. It is also of importance to note that accounting costs are not associated with economic costs/opportunity costs. Rittenberg Libby and T. Tregarthen (2009) state that “the short run time framework for a firm is that period during which some of its resources and thus costs are fixed”. It is for this reason, that its resources are fixed, that a firm may still operate even though a loss is being incurred. Capital Intensive Versus Labor Intensive Methods of Production: The Capital intensive versus the Labor-intensive methods of production solely depends on the capital-labor ratio. Production is said to be capital intensive when the capital-labor ratio is high. This is when the capital being used is relatively high in comparison to the labor input. Equally, when the labor used is higher than the amount of capital input, then the capital-labor ratio is low hence a labor-intensive method of production in the given firm. The marginal decision rule states that an agent of economics consumes or produces goods that will provide zero marginal profit or utility. This owes to the fact that more is usually better up to that point where more no longer attracts from the benefits of the economic agent’s previous consumption levels. This article shows the relationship between capital and labor. It is clear through the Maquiladoras projects that labor is an important factor in the economic world.
This research will be performed deductively. The deductive theory refers to the relationship between a recommended theory and the research. Research questions are, therefore, constructed on the basis of the literature reviewed (Bryman and Bell, 2007). For that reason, this section reviews the necessary literature in a bid to answer the research questions. According to Brandeis University (2009), the relationship between health and religion has stood for a long time. For thousands of years, people have believed that intercessory prayers play an important role in the healing process. Therefore, prayer has been a scientific study of interest for many scholars. Rate of use of prayer in the healing process of medical conditions among church members aged 18 years and above The adoption of prayer as a means of influencing one’s health is common among the population world wide. Sick people pray for support, strength and guidance from God (Chatters, Taylor, Jackson, and Lincoln, 2008). In the United States, the frequency of praying not only depends on the age but also the race. A study conducted by Chatters, Taylor, Jackson, and Lincoln (2008) concluded that African Americans use prayers more often than their white counterparts. Role of Prayer in Reducing Painful Experiences and Promoting a Holistic Sense of Wellbeing among Church Members Across history, people have dealt with pain and illness in spiritual ways. Therefore, using prayers to quell an illness is not something new. Many studies have shown that there is a relationship between religion and general health and well being (Wilkinson, Saper, Rosen, Welles and Culpepper, 2008). Additionally, these studies have concluded that there is a neutral or beneficial relationship between religions (prayer) and health (Wilkinson et al., 2008). Circumstances or factors that encourage prayer and its healing ability within the organization According to Chatters, Taylor, Jackson, and Lincoln (2008), people pray for strength and endurance when faced with difficult situations. The thought that God will hel
Executive Summary The current changes at Denmix Limited Company require a new performance management system (PMS) to be made internally due to the failure of the existing PMS to meet the standards of the company. The PMS that was made by Techno Consultant Firm had cost the company a lot of money for only a few benefits. Currently, the PMS available provides performance statements that are customized for each employee to such an extent that they end up in a very detailed evaluation report with many pages. The PMS uses three classes, like proficiencies, behaviors, and competencies. While it is beneficial to have a customized performance appraisal of the employees, the evaluation of detailed individual tasks becomes inconsistent. Most of these statements do not contribute towards the goals and objectives of the company and make it difficult to report the feedback to the employees. In order for the personnel management to coordinate efforts with employees and managers, updated job-specific performance statements are required to be implemented in the new PMS. For example, the Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS) are required. Objectives of the Project The intention of the new PMS will be as follows:   * To enable coordination of work between the managers and employees   * To provide two-way communication for employees to improve the