ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Nowadays, creative industries play a pivotal role in the state’s economy, as they contribute to the economic sustainability of the region. Nonetheless, the definitions vary in different locations. Consequently, a primary goal of this essay to define the creative industry in California with the specification of sectors and its economic contribution. Moreover, it is necessary to describe the sector, which interests me the most and determine its financial contribution solely. Lastly, the overall significance of the creative industry is determined. The definition of creative industry is simple and sophisticated at the same time, it could be said that the visual work has to be limited in the particular number of copies and signed by the author (Adler 267). Consequently, the work has to exist as a unique piece of art, which is not to be meant for the mass distribution. Additionally, the creative industry includes various sectors such as painting, print, sculpture, motion picture, book, magazine, and advertising (Adler 267). It is apparent that it also covers other ways of the artist’s expression through the art pieces. Nonetheless, they are the most principle ones. As for me, I am currently interested in advertising, as it helps determine the primary demands of the consumers and show the creative thinking from a different perspective. It contributes to the promotion and presentation of ideas and beneficial sides of the product (Muller, Alt and Michelis 5). Additionally, the contribution of advertisement and promotion remains high, as, in 2011, the gross output was around $200,000 million dollars (National Endowment for the Arts par. 5). These are the primary reasons for choosing advertisement as a principal sector of interest. It is apparent that the contribution of California advertisement remains high for the overall financial performance of the country, as California has the leading advertising centers in the United States of America. As for the overall contribution, it is apparent that a significant money is assigned for the development of creative industry in California (National Assembly of State Art Agencies 3). Additionally, California devotes a significant amount of financial resources to the development of the art industry in schools (Talamantez 1). In this case, it is apparent that contribution of California State to the whole economy of the United States of America remains high, as a significant number of institutions related to the development of art operates in this area. Furthermore, California is considered as “Entertainment Capital of the World” and every 6 th person devotes his/her life to working in creative industries (“Forbes: Los Angeles, CA” par. 2). In this case, it is apparent that California’s contribution to the income of the United States of America remains high, as creative industries such as advertising occupy a significant share of the Californian market. In conclusion, it could be said that creative industry includes various elements in the definition. Nonetheless, all of them are significant and help gain the understanding of the complexity of the presented phenomenon. Furthermore,
Letter of Termination   * Company name   * Address   * City, State Zip   * 20 July 2007   * Addressee   * Address   * City, State Zip Dear Mr. As already deliberated in the last staff meeting, our company could register only very marginal growth in the recent past due to severe competition in the market, and several other reasons. Business turnover of the company stayed below our expectations this year. In fact, our financial analyst has pointed out that unless some drastic measures are in place, we may not be able to make profits. I have enclosed detailed data of the turnover: past six months, recent three months and projected for the near future. From the trend the information reflects, it may please be seen that under the present circumstances, we are left with no option but to relieve some of our human resources to reduce overheads so that we can hope to stabilize our financial status at least to some degree. Hence, our only option is to inform you that your position will have to be rendered as excess. This decision in no way reflects your performance at the workplace. Your enthusiasm and dedication to the company have been exemplary and we always appreciate that. We are, in fact, having to trim our employee strength. We, however, take solace in the fact that we are ready to give reference and offer all possible assistance to you in finding a new job. It is indeed unfortunate that we won’t be able to use your services with effect from August 20, 2007. Details of your gratuity and final expenses are enclosed. The insurance company will be contacting you directly regarding claims and future coverage. We wish you all the best for the future. We also hope to let you know of it in case the company gains its former position in the market and we will gladly consider hiring you for another term of employment. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, H.R Manager Complaint to Customer Care   * From       + Name       + Address       + City ZIP #   * To       + Customer Care Department       + XYZ Private Limited,       + City ZIP # Subject: Replacement of defective mobile phone Dear Customer Care Team, I have purchased a Nokia 9500 mobile through your website (Transaction ID: 33446699 – paid through my American Express Credit Card # 1111 2222 3333 4444) and I received the consignment yesterday. The same is found defective and I need an immediate replacement. This is due to the reason that though the said model boasts of 640 x 200-pixel picture quality for its main/internal display; I found the screen quality is much less than what is stated and it gives a faded, pale look. I have been a regular user of Nokia cell phones and I am a loyal and very satisfied patron of the brand. However, this occasion gave me a different experience than what I had been used to. Obviously, the transaction has been carried out in a lackadaisical manner that falls below the level of professionalism your company has set. Under the afo
Business process management is a concept in business management aimed at making businesses more efficient and effective. It is a holistic approach to business which aligns all the different aspect of the organization towards realizing the requirements of consumers. It incorporates critical aspects such as flexibility, innovation, as well as technological integration to achieve growth in business. The main aim is to optimize the business process hence achieving the best results at minimal application of resources. It is a shift from the traditional functional focused hierarchical management arrangement. The three main methods applied in improving business processes include Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma and Lean Production. This paper examines the three methods explaining how they work as well as origin. It also outlines the merits and demerits for each method and also gives examples of companies utilizing the methods. Total Quality Management entails a general management approach focused on long-term vision mainly through overall satisfaction of customer expectations. In this effort, the entire organizational members are involved in an overall improvement of processes, culture as well as products offered by the organization. The method is attributed to quality leaders such as Edwards Deming and Phillip Crosby. Implementation of this method is hinged on a set of practices in management aimed at helping companies raise quality as well as productivity. One important practice is the creation of a constant purpose towards upgrading the organization’s products. This ensures that in the organization is constantly in search of ways to better products to meet the changing customer requirements. Secondly, there is a deliberate aim for the organization to constantly adopt new philosophies towards the philosophies which support better productivity. The method also discourages reliance of direct inspections towards achieving better quality as well as awarding business based purely on prices. Instead it encourages minimization of total costs through advantages of economies of scale such as dealing with one supplier (Total Quality through Six Sigma, 2010) Six Sigma is also a long-term approach to management aimed at changing corporations towards better returns through rationalization of operations, better quality and commitment to the elimination of mistakes and errors in all areas of operations. It aims at recreating processes to ensure that mistakes of defects do not occur. It was first tested by Motorola an American manufacturer faced with stiff competition from Japanese manufactures. It was formulated by Bill smith in the year 1986. It adopts some critical aspects of total quality management such as quality control and others. The method is based in several principles. First and most important is a true and authentic interest to customer satisfaction. In addition, management is largely based on researched data and fact
Problem After conducting extensive research on the economic situation and the business communication aspects in India, some advantages and disadvantages of the country have been outlined. Therefore, the problem of the research proposal is offering distinct recommendations on how the company can successfully extend its business to India. Country Overview The initial research on the topic has shown that India is currently dominating the environment for foreign investments, leaving China in second place in the ranking (Panda, 2016, para. 1). On the negative side, there is evidence of U.S. companies being affected by the strict Indian laws and forced to leave the country without the possibility to further operate (the United States International Trade Commission, 2014, p. 5). When it comes to business ethics, Indians freely speak English, which is a plus; their business relationships are built on trust and friendly connections (RLN East Mainlands, 2004, p. 1). It is also important to mention that the Indian business ethics are unique in the way business partners rarely say ‘no’ even if they have no time or resources to implement the deal (eDiplomat, n.d., para. 6). Furthermore, paying attention to hierarchy is crucial (IOR, n.d., para. 4). The majority of communication occurs through personal meetings and phone calls (Miller, 2014, para. 6). For instance, the graph below (Figure 1) shows that the phone subscriber base in India grows exponentially with each year: Fig. 1. Indian Cellphone Usage (Annual Growth of Subscriber Base, n.d.). Audience The target audience for this report can be quite broad since the problem is wide and can affect every employee in our company. However, the primary stakeholders that will take participation in the ‘move’ to India are out management and employees that need the most information about the current business situation in the country. Topics to Investigate The following topics require further investigation:   * The efforts of the Indian government targeted at managing the financial crisis in the county (Khasnabis & Chakraborty, 2014, p. 11).   * The specifics of Indian customs of doing business, especially the fact that the Indians rarely refuse to make a deal even if they have no intention to proceed with it (World Business Culture, n.d., para. 2).   * Indian employment situation needs an investigation to get an idea of the possible hiring of additional employees in the country. The following diagram (Figure 2
The period between 1500 and 1700 is known as an Early Modern Period, it is considered to be the period between the Middle Ages and Contemporary world. It was the most significant period in the development of the Western Europe culture, in particular such countries as England, German, France and Spain. There were great changes in all spheres of human life: cultural, political, religious and scientific. The period is characterized by the growing secularism, development of the social and economic life. The period is characterized by contradictions between secular and religious power, the process that shaped the political and cultural life in Europe and became the most distinctive feature of the European society. Thus, there were two parallel lives in Europe: secular and sacred that influenced on other spheres of social development. The examples of the social changes can be found in a famous work by William Shakespeare Macbeth . In this essay, we will put a parallel between the work and distinctive features of the European society. So, the major features of the Early Middle Period between 1500 and 1700 include the growth of the bourgeoisie that developed relations with monarchs, changes in the family network. A particular feature of the Western Europe society was the decrease of the person’s status and change of the women’s status with was closely related to the husband’s work, moreover, many young women had to work to get endowment. The average age of people who got married rose because of the rise of education (young men had to finish their education) and young couples wanted to be independent of their families. Education became one of the prime necessities for men, consequently, the importance of schools and other educational establishments was exaggerated. Among the political events we can distinguish the following ones: German wars of religion, the conflict of king and parliament in England, War of Spain succession, etc. There were great changes in the religious life that was dependent on politics. For example, the defeat of the Roman Catholic Religion by Spain and France and a very significant episode in the English history when king Henry VIII declared himself a leader of the Church in order to get divorce. Let us explore how religious reformation in the European society influenced on the future development of it. One of the greatest events in the field of religion and culture was the Protestant Reformation that greatly changed the attitudes to religion and politics, “In the second decade of the sixteenth century, the Christian church experienced the first in a series of religious divisions along geographic lines. The sequence of splits, beginning in the Holy Roman Empire and spreading to the whole of Europe by the end of the century, transformed the relationship of the
The book ‘The Souls of Black Folk concentrates on the ideas of race and equality, the position of a black man in society, and his unique identity neglected by the white majority. Du Bois underlines that the failure to see or acknowledge black presence and contributions to the church and the society is a by-product of the social sin of racism. Institutionalized racism so blinds the minds, eyes, and hearts of those infected with its pernicious sense of white supremacist ideology that few perceive the patterns of racial exclusion and segregation that infect the dynamics of institutions (Cronon, 1987). These racist dynamics are viewed as normal by most members of both the dominant and oppressed culture. The history of the dominant culture’s exclusion of African Americans from full participation within its social institutions and the history of the contributions of African Americans to church and society, despite their social exclusion, are often ignored, denied, or deliberately omitted (Backer, 1872). It is possible to say that Du Bois uses an angry style to appeal to the black community and white majority through vivid examples and language means. African American Catholics experience double invisibility, marginalization, and devaluation. In the Black world, we are marginalized because of our racial identity; and in the Catholic world, we are marginalized because of our racial and cultural identity as African Americans (Cose, 1993). The situation is further complicated when the economic and gender locations of some African American Catholics are taken into consideration. Poor, black, African Americans experience an intensification of marginalization and devaluation. The social marginalization of Black people in the United States is shared with all Blacks and other oppressed peoples within our nation. This marginalization is rooted in the historical development of the United States. Paradoxically, those seeking the recognition of their full human dignity through the acquisition of social and religious freedom have sometimes concomitantly denied the recognition of the full human dignity and acquisition of social and religious freedom of others. Africans and Native Americans were either enslaved, segregated, placed on reservations, or murdered. They were neither acknowledged as fully human nor as children of God. Social marginalization, with its concomitant invisibility and devaluation, is perpetuated when historians and others refer t
Introduction Native American Indian otherwise known as the Cherokee is a powerful Indian community. They branched from the Iroquoian-language family and originally settled in the southern Appalachians Mountains, North and South Carolina among other areas. The dominant American culture on the other hand was founded by the euro-Americans and their values and customs still dominate in the United States. Although their culture draws much from the European culture, it has unique features of its own (Norma, 1999). The American culture consists of subcultures among which are the Latin and African Americans. Similarities and differences between the Cherokee’s and euro-American norms Cherokees culture beliefs and norms were strongly influenced by the natural environment and cultural heritage that surrounded them. Education remained a high priority among the leaders of the Cherokee leading to establishment of learning institutions such as Haskell and Hampton institute where the natives learnt various vocations (Susan, 2007). The dominant American’s culture similarly embraced the culture of working hard and value achieving through education, research and innovation. Education has significantly reduced illiteracy among the Cherokee community and its availability across societies has led to availability of better living conditions. Cherokee community, just like the dominant Americans are “a civilized people.” They have been classified as exceptional Indians. They have aspects of regular civilized nation and assimilated many of the cultural practices and production methods of dominant American settlers. Although initially a wide majority of the Cherokees were reluctant to embrace values such as Christianity and education since they belonged to the whites. This attitude however continued to change over the years, and this has promoted modernity, diversity, and development (both socially and economically). In both cultures, male chauvinism was dominant. Native American Indian women exist in shadows and their position goes as far below such that their earlier activities significantly failed in documentation. Among the dominant American community, the women took the subordinate positions in the corporate world and there are evidence of massive wage differences among the male and the female working class. In the contemporary society however, women are becoming more empowered and they are beginning to acknowledge the need for individual achievement, success, and independence. This has consequently raised the status of women in the society providing motivation to women to participate in overall community development. The early Cherokee community members believed in sorcery, witchcraft, and spirits. They attributed natural occurrences to supernatural beings. They also had predefined sacred places which were associated with their religious ceremonies and festivals. The euro-Americans on the other hand embraced a rational approach to explain the universe. They attribute the day to day occurrences in nature cause-effect relationships and make informed conclusions based on resear
Organization strategy Philip Sim & Associates is a law firm based in Sydney that articulates culture variations when dealing with its customers. The strategy is meant to improve the livelihoods of individuals by aiding in the local and international property transactions. In present, emphasis is being directed towards the Chinese culture as a strategy in matching the stiff competition in the world. The corporate postulates that cultural appreciation would be the best way to expand its target population. In this context the main culture that is being targeted by Philip Sim & Associates is the Chinese. To realize this strategy the firm workers are educating themselves about Chinese cultures so as to ensure that their clients will feel respected and not offended. They are also recruiting more lawyers who are versed with Chinese language and culture because most of the Chinese clients, would feel more comfortable when services are rendered to them in their own language (Murray, Caulier-Grice and Mulgan, 2010). In addition the organization strategy has positive effects on the firm as the lawyers are more appreciative to the new attitudes that come with various cultures. As a result the firm will be in a better position to handle its clients without offending them despite culture variation in different countries (Gavetti and Rivkin, 2008). The organization strategy of the corporate has rendered it more competitive due to the diversity that has in return led to increased efficacy in the provision of the services to the customers. More clients are being won by the corporate while the loyalty of the already existing clients is intensified. Consequently the present economic situation that is limiting the client turnover is being catered for in the inclusion of Asian market. As a matter of fact the economic situation is one of the reasons why the corporate has settled for the diversity in the demographic target segmentation. Since the market is not so good in Australia then search for better market that will increase profitability margin for the firm would be worthwhile. Philip Sim &Associates has the strength of having a cultural sensitive approach that is on escalation. This would mean that more clients are likely to prefer it services to others that are less cultural sensitive. As a result the firm has the opportunity of being more competitive due to its attraction to new clients and maintenance of the already existing ones (Pretorius, Maritz and 2011). The firm has a weakness in that it is not the largest. This means that there will be still more clients who will be willing to access the services from larger firms as compared to smaller ones (Carter, Clegg, Kornberger and Schweitzer, 2011). Further the firm has the threat of already existing Chinese firms as clients would not be willing to move from firms they are familiar with to those of foreign origin. In con