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Composition and structure As far as this paper is concerned, I observed a departmental meeting in our organization. Every organization has committees or departmental meetings that are always necessary for long term sustainability. This implies that they are formed with an objective that is supposed to be achieved as time goes by. Group composition plays an important role in defining what the group is supposed to achieve. As far as the departmental group is concerned, it was composed of members of the department and representatives from the management to deliberate on certain issues. In this case, the meetings are held every now and then to look at how the department can increase its performance by enhancing productivity. This is because the department is the core of the organization which implies that it should always lead from the front. The purpose of the group was to look at arising issues that are supposed to be dealt with at a departmental level before they can be forwarded to the management. In addition, it was supposed to look at the productivity of members within the group. This is based on their performance and problems that they might encounter in the course of discharging their duties. In a broad perspective, the purpose of the group was to help employees achieve organizational goals. The goal of the group was to enhance effectiveness and productivity of employees within the department. This is done every now and then because productivity plays an important role in the long term sustainability of the organization. Another goal was to motivate employees because managing teams is always difficult than managing individuals. The meeting was also supposed to increase commitment and thereby create a sense of shared responsibility. As far as the demographic nature of the group is concerned, it was composed of both genders. The group had eleven members of which five were female while the rest were male. When looked at from an educational level point of view, both members had attained university education in different disciples. This is because there was supposed to be proper representation for long term sustainability. In this case, it should be known that the organization employs highly competent individuals as far as education is concerned. This composition was arrived at because of the need to build confidence in the department and thereby motivate the whole team to accomplish set goals. Behavior and dynamics It should be known that group behavior is influenced by the presence of others and that is why I can say that general behavior within this group was good and positive. Members of the group were able to reach a consensus on various issues which implies that they were well behaved and orderly as far as the meeting was concerned. Members of the group were acting in a coordinated way because of the need to achieve goals that could not be achieved on an individual level. There was competition interaction within the group because competition has always enhanced quality. In this case, members were free to give out their views on different top
Specific Audience This report is purposed to persuade the management in launching more new products that will provide competitive advantage to the firm. This is to be done by presentation of products with unique features over the competitors’ products (Set the time 4, n.d.). The new product features will be introduced to Mr. Adrian who will represent other managers. This will help them understand the role of the new product “One Wash” and also understand the benefits as well as the interests of the firm on the solutions that One Wash as a product will provide to customers or consumers (The Independent, 1994). Therefore, the main audience for this proposal is Mr. Adrian who is the firm’s product manager and the company customers’ representative during the presentation. Purpose for the report This report aims at helping managers and customers to understand the product. To achieve this objective, the new product, One Wash, will be introduced in the market, followed by introducing One Wash product features to managers and finally availing more informative materials about the new product “One Wash” to the customers and other stakeholders ( Laundry answers , 2013, para.6). To ensure that management’s needs are met, all factors influencing the success of the new product “One Wash” will be put into consideration and mentioned to the management. In ensuring that this is done, the reader, Mr. Adrian, in this case will get a chance to read and understand the new product within a short time by going through the summary provided on the new product and if more information will be required on the new product, then he can obtain more details from the discussion part. The discussion part will create a good attention and will also give me a good chance to discuss the direction of the new product in its development with the representative (Newsobserver, 2013).This report recommends further research in the field of upcoming detergents. This in return will result to development of better detergents for the market, higher benefits through improved profitability and an increase in the market share when the firm improves on their products. Consultant’s Information This report focuses on researchers who are in the detergent development careers. It aims at providing more information to these researchers so as to enable them to develop new and better detergent products or improve on the already existing detergent products in the market ( Mercola , 2013, para. 3). The instructions attached to one wash product are very simple to understand and therefore individuals with the least educational background are therefore not disadvantaged as they are able to interpret the instructions on the usage the product without any difficulties. Therefore, it is a product that does not discriminate on its users as everyone would be in a position to understand and use this new product (Newsobserver, 2013). Literacy of the users is a key consideration in determining the manner in which instructions are relied to customers and as it is evidenced in this research, simple instructions were adopted to enable all individuals from all literacy levels are able to follo
Introduction Studies carried out on the effects of divorce illustrate that young children in divorced families experience more problems than those in two-parent married homes. These children have adjustment problems in school; they tend to struggle with self esteem issues and tend to develop behavioral deviances. Effects Hetherington (1999) found that 10% of all the children in two-parent households develop serious behavioral problems. On the other hand, 34% of female children and 26% of male children in divorced families were problematic. However, one must realize that not all young children from divorced families will experience problems; these studies simply indicate that, as a group, children from divorced homes are more problematic than children in married homes. These problems emanate from a series of situations that are unique to divorce. Children in these situations experience difficulties because of parental loss. They typically lose contact with the non-custodial parent. Minor children need the practical and emotional support that comes from both parents. When divorce takes place, children loose the skills, knowledge and resources associated with one parent. A study carried out by Kelly and Emery (2003) found that, on average, non custodial parents tended to visit their children once a week. If this parent is male, then children have a 20% chance of never seeing that parent again, two or three years after the divorce. Contact is a crucial factor in the establishment of strong parent to child relationships; this affects a child’s ability to adjust. Analyses illustrate that fathers who make frequent contacts with their children in a non custodial arrangement tend to minimize conflict between the child and them. These children also fare better in their social and school lives. They tend to benefit from the warmth, help, and expectation-setting that come from increased contact with the non custodial parent. Young children in divorced families experience more problems than those in married families because of economic losses in the arrangement. When a divorce occurs, children lose the economic resources that both parents would have contributed. As a result, the custodial parent is likely to struggle with provision of certain needs. It is a fact that earning a small income than before can lead to interruptions. Such a caregiver would have to alter schools in order to minimize expenses. He or she may need to switch to a cheaper day care or minimize weekend outings. When the changes are substantial, the child may need to alter his or her relationships, or may have to lose friends. All these alterations may cause problems. The divorce process
Introduction Toni Morrison’s examination of desire seeps into each aspect of her work of fiction Jazz, from the wealth of her style to the happy substance of her love triangle. Therefore, she moves beginning clarinets on Harlem street corners which wake desire in passers-by to an eighteen-year-old young woman with a blemished face development wish in a fifty-year-old wedded man. What becomes obvious, however, is that Morrison is not just telling the tale of the contradictory sexual needs of Violet Trace, her companion Joe, and his eighteen-year-old lover Dorcas. Rather, she is theorizing the natural world of desire, chiefly African-American feminine wish, and its result on story. In Jazz, Morrison broadens customary approaches to wish by bearing in mind factors of race and sex and by remove female desire as of its rut of sexual embodiment. Specifically, Morrison suggests that sexual desire become the only desire functioning at what time the completion of other needs is deprived of and that what African-American women at present most desire, and what is at present most denied to them, is bias, the consciousness wanted to act as a topic. She then lays out a topic formation procedure wanted to complete this wish for subjectivity and suggests that this configuration is instigated by the aggressive constituent in feminine desire and culminates in a procedure of female bonding base on recognizing additional women as subjects.(1) Finally, from side to side the location of her story, Harlem in the 1920s, she brings out the meaning of her vision of black feminine desire by contextualizing it inside the African-American desire personified in the Harlem Renaissance. Discovering One’s Individuality: Love and Money in New York City “With some populace, solitariness is and flees not from others, other than from themselves. For they observe in the eyes of others merely a reflection of themselves.” The quotation by Eric Hoffer reminds me of Toni Morrison’s Jazz and Edith Wharton’s House of Mirth in that the major characters of the novels encountered pivotal crises where their intelligence of identity was thwarted by cash, love, or their association with another nature (Coward, Rosalind, 2004, 25-36). The House of Mirth centers on Lily Bart’s effort to acquire wealth and a proud communal status, which, in turn, leads her to achieving an intelligence of self, but only at the uppermost of price. Her relationships with Selden and other gentleman characters, such as Percy and Trenor, guide her to a full understanding of her true put in society and teach huge moral lessons to the person who reads on riches and love. In Jazz, Toni Morrison portrays the complexity of African-American’s in New York City in their aptitude
Religion and politics are closely related mainly because political leaders are also considered temporal leaders. However, the form of religion, as well as the region, is the main variable that must be taken into consideration when analyzing the relationship between the two concepts. In the traditional society, religion had a tremendous effect on politics, but situation is different in the modern society because of socio-political and economic developments. The signing of the treaty of Westphalia in 1648 changed the relationship between politics and religion since politics was delinked from religion. Nevertheless, religion has continued to insert too much pressure on politics, especially in regions that Islam is dominant. In such countries as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, and Iran, religious leaders are also considered political leaders. For example, the Ayatollah of Iran control political and religious affairs of the state. The religious leaders are charged with policy formulation regarding the relationship of the state with other actors in the international system in Iran. The Ayatollah of Iran has always determined the leadership of the country implying that Islam is the main actor concerning domestic and foreign policy formulation processes. In developed democracies such as the United States, religion and politics are separate because of the constitutional provisions. In the US, the Bill of Rights contains a clause referred to as the Disestablishment Clause, which states categorically that politics should be delineated from religion. However, this has never stopped religion from influencing political issues. In other established democracies, such as Sweden, religion plays a critical role because a leader with questionable record of accomplishment is always removed from office. In Poland, the religious affiliation of the political leader determines his or her success (Johnstone 12). During the Cold War and the transition from communism to capitalism in East Europe, religion played a critical role. The pope was able to influence the decisions of some leaders since he was considered a respected religious leader. This confirms that religion is a factor that has always influenced politics in all societies. In developing countries, religious leaders are always relied upon to offer directions during constitutional crises. The church, particularly in Africa, has contributed to social development because it engages itself in establishing social amenities such as the health centres, schools, colleges, universities, and care institutions. This makes the church the major shareholder in government because of the services it offers to the populace. Religion is associated with a certain belief system that is believed to determine the political direction of leaders. People establish a belief system using some religious principles and codes. The media analyzes the behaviour of a political leader based on his or her belief system. In American politics, a leader mus
The three main theories used in international political economy are constructivism, realism and idealism or liberalism. Scholars commonly use the theories to explain economical events in the international political economy. Liberalists are concerned about private enterprise while constructivists are much concerned about wealth, political and material interactions of actors in the system. This paper uses realism theory to explain relationships among state and non-state actors in the international system. Realism is based on the idea that the international system exists according to the Hobbestian state of nature, which is anarchic and brutal. There is no centralized authority in the system. The influential states have powers that they use to subjugate the poor and powerless in the system. The paper evaluates three supranational regimes in order to understand the theory in detail. States agree to form governments that control internal affairs. It is not surprising that any sovereign state has the power to enforce and prescribe laws. These powers are limited in the international system because there is no Leviathan that controls the activities of all members. The first argument is that the US and other major powers use supranational organizations to further their interests ((Wolf 87). WTO is a world body that is charged with the responsibility of overseeing how countries conduct trade globally. Liberalists argue that the body is beneficial to all states that subscribe to it because they benefit from free markets and business opportunities. In the liberalists’ view, the world organization in charge of trade is supposed to arbitrate on conflicts emerging from trade and commerce. Nearly all states in Africa, Europe, South and North America are members. Member states are required to follow the laid down rules and regulations if they are to benefit from the organization. In this regard, the organization ensures that the interests of all states are catered for. Managers are answerable to states whereby they are called to explain inconsistencies during hard economic times. In the realists’ perspective, the organization is the property of the rich nations, which is used to enforce compliance. The headquarters of the organization is in the United States meaning that everything is operated from there. States are usually forced to come into terms with unfavorable policies in order to be members. The Chinese case would serve as an example. China was requested to adopt some policies that would favor the West in order to be incorporated in the system. Less developed countries do not actually benefit from the organization. The organization allows US manufacturers to exploit markets in the third world but not vice versa. The third world is incorporated in the system as underdogs meaning that they assist the rich nations in producing goods. This is why the gap between the rich and the poor is widening day after another. The organization ensures that the poor states do not pursue
The novel The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass is remarkable for the use of symbols in order to depict the changes that take place in the human history. The central symbol in this trilogy is the drum and the rest of the symbols are connected with this symbol. The main character, Oskar Matzerath, is in possession of his toy tin drum. Every important development in his life occurs under the influence of this mystified object. As the readers proceed in reading the novel, they come to understand that the drum denotes human potential for evil. Other important symbols in the novel are Oscar’s ability to control his growth and his strange way of living. In the following paper, the symbolism in The Tin Drum will be addressed in detail along with their significance, its implications, and connections with the centrepiece of the tin drum. Overall, the analysis of The Tin Drum novel suggests a conclusion that the symbols of the red and white drum, Oscar’s ability to control growing, and his strange life course reflect the events of German history in the 20th century with the purpose of demonstrating the ugliness of the Nazi. The symbol of the red and white tin drum is the representation of human potential for evil. When Oscar gets a toy drum as a birthday present at the age of three, he decides that he has to stop growing because his personality is already fully fledged. This fact suggests a conclusion that when the boy discovered the existence of violence and found attractive implications in it, he did not want to find any more ideals for his further advancement as a person. The parallel of this development in Oscar’s life in the history of Germany is the fascination of its leaders with the concepts of fascism. The drum becomes Oscar’s life companion just like violence became a normal practice in the Nazi Germany. Anyone who tries to take the drum way from Oscar comes to know about the boy’s unusual ability to shatter glass by his voice. Being the symbol of the evil, the drum is the source of continuous tension in the novel. Oscar constantly plays the drum and he needs to play to make further advancement in his life. A notorious fact about Oscar’s obsessions with drums is that he constantly ruins his drums and
Introduction Software verification, validation, and evaluation (VV&E) testing techniques are critical elements for ensuring that there are useful software products at the end of the life cycle. There are a number of VV&E techniques, but this paper shall review three approaches. Requirements review All quality assurance engineers must conduct VV& E in order to ensure that software products meet their requirements (ASCEM, 2010, pp. 10 -14). This test should establish the correctness, completeness, and consistency of the product throughout its life cycle. The software should have a high quality in order to facilitate product development. In most cases, bad requirements are not simple to verify in software development. In addition, different engineers may interpret software requirements differently. Still, the unwanted requirement may lead to failure to implement the desired functions in software. Hence, determining these challenges during software development is critical for effective flow during simulation in the life cycles. This is a formal process that must show software will not cause defects once installed in a system. All engineers must insist on formal methods of software requirements in order to ensure that they meet the required standards. Testing and verification may involve either external or internal people. These engineers must establish that all modules of the software product are compatible, meet standards, and satisfy design specifications. ASTM notes that “build tests typically test nominal values, but the team may also want to test anomalous events to ascertain if the appropriate error-handling paths and message dialogs were used” (ASCEM, 2010, p. 13). Engineers may conduct furthe
Measurement Guidelines for Verifying Strategy Effectiveness The effectiveness of the developed strategies is closely associated with the environmental factors influencing the company’s activities. Therefore, compliance with environmental standards directly relates to productivity and financial performance (Epstein, 1996). Due to the fact that Riordan Manufacturing focuses on producing plastics containers, their concern with environmental factors should be considerable to adhere to the principles of corporate responsibility in front of a global community. According to Epstein, “the eco-audit establishes audit procedures for specific sites rather than for entire companies and also specific guidelines to disclose of information on the public” (Epstein, 1996, p. 100). Although the production of polymers is a difficult chemical procedure affecting the environment, the company should be climate-focused to establish trustful and long-termed relations with their consumers (Riordan Manufacturing, 2012). Second step to developing effective strategies lies in development of innovative techniques and approaches to the production process. In particular, the emphasis should be placed on the analysis of alternative solutions to manufacturing containers that can have a less harmful impact on the environment. The global orientation of the company’s strategy requires closer attention of the managers to the sustainability issues. In this respect, the analysis of such aspects as team working, cultural diversity, and organizational culture are of great importance as well (Riordan Manufacturing, 2012). In this respect, the virtual