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Introduction Lush is a cosmetics company that operates globally, focusing on the production and selling of organic creams, lotions, shampoos and masks. This privately owned company is headquartered in Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom and created by a herbal trichologist, Liz Weir in 1995. Currently, the company has more than 1,000 stores and 13,000 employees worldwide, including the United States, Canada, Europe, China, the Middle East, et cetera. Lush performs on the basis of partnerships and private invitations, which ensures a high quality of its products. This company adopts the no advertising campaign, relying on user-generated content and denying TV campaigns. Only fresh fruits, vegetables, essential oils and other organic ingredients are used in the course of production. The company’s target market is composed of women aged between 18 and 45, who live in urban areas. Accordingly, some of the products are labelled for a particular age group, while others are relevant for all the customers. The main idea proposed by Lush is making products by hand and using no or little preservatives to deliver organic cosmetics. 85% of the ingredients are vegan, and 100% are vegetarian, while parabens are used in some creams for preservation purposes ( Our values 2019). The aspect of freshness is one of the key priorities assigned by the company to its products due to its positive impact on hair and skin. Since all the products are organic, their storage period is approximately 14 months, and the stores do not sell those that are older than 4-5 months ( Our values 2019). Such an approach demonstrates that Lush strives to make its customers happier by offering them the finest face, body and personal care products. The vision of this company may be formulated as follows: to invest in good products, recognise the rightness of customers and benefit from it. The honesty and transparency are regarded as the key principles, which guide the way Lush designs, packs and sells its products. In terms of the corporate social responsibility (CSR), Lush focuses on ethical packaging, buying and campaigning. The so-called “naked” goods are offered for the purchase of bath bombs, shower gels, reusable knot-wraps and so on. Ethical buying adopted in Lush implies building trustful and close relationships with people, communities and land, which means that
Introduction The island of Dr. Moreau, originally published in 1896, is a science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells that addresses the ideas of society, community and human nature. Wells also touches on the concepts of eugenics and Darwinism in this classic as well as timeless science fiction title. Wells is best known as a major progenitor of modern science fiction who for told the development of such present-day realities as atomic weaponry and chemical and global warfare. A Shipwreck in the South Seas takes us to a palm-tree paradise where a mad scientist–the depraived Dr. Moreau-conducts vile experiments, unspeakable animal experiments with hideous, human-like results. Edward Prendick, an Englishman whose misfortunes bring him to the Island, is witness to the Beast Folk’s strange civilization and their eventual terrifying regression. Well he was frank about it: “The Island of Dr. Moreau is an exercise in youthful blasphemy. Now and then, though I rarely admit it, the universe projects
Background Information Cisco is a business leader in the provision of networking services. It offers internet solutions to individuals, corporations, and countries to enable them access information easily. The idea of these services was borrowed from a couple, Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner, who wanted to link their computer systems together. Through their innovation, they formed a multi-protocol router. This opened potential for the world to link computer networks together, just like the telephone networks. A group of scientists from Stanford University founded Cisco in 1984. They renovated and developed routers and switches, storage networking, wireless LAN among others to form a wide range of products and service. They began competing in the Local Area Networks. Today, they have advanced to become a global leader internet and intranet services (Graduate School of Business Stanford University, 2000). The following is an analysis of Cisco Company and the contributing factors towards its excellent performance in business. An Analysis of Cisco The company’s mission statement is “to always communicate with transparency and Integrity” (Cisco Systems Inc, 2012, para 1). The vision is “to be the Best in Class for Cisco’s Investors and Analysts and to be the Strategic Partners for Management” (Cisco Systems Inc, 2012, para 1). The core company values are corporate citizenship and a dedicated customer focus. It has endeavored to help the communities to prosper by meeting the needs of the society. As part of its corporate social responsibility, the company has established Cisco Networking Academies in more than 128 countries. This also includes programs to promote environmental conservation and charity. Students are taught on designing, building, and maintaining computer networks (Cisco Systems Inc, 2012). The modern customer requires a value added product or service. Thus, the company focuses on technical expertise to promote customer satisfaction. Customers delight in the superior products provided with a wa
Ali Al-Timimi’s case has overturned the whole American and Islamic society. A former Islamic lecturer who was born in Washington was sentenced to life in prison without parole for 70 years. It was strict punishment for his propaganda of terrorism in American society. But it was fair and it helped to keep the piece in the country. Ali Al-Timimi being a native citizen of the USA and having Muslim backgrounds has had an enormous impact over a group of young Muslim people in northern Virginia. This group of people has played paintball in order to train their skills to levy a holy war around the whole world. Al-Timimi’s speech has urged this group of people to protect the Taliban from the U.S. invasion. This attack was considered by him as a sort of a presage of a final apocalyptic battle of a holy war between Muslims and non-believers. Four representatives of this group visited Pakistan to train with a militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. They testified that they wanted to join the Taliban and fight in Afghanistan. Ali Al-Timimi’s speech has inspired these people to fight against the American power. Ali Al-Timimi is considered to be the kingpin of hate against America. Such actions alerted the American government as far as terrorism is a burning issue in American society. The jury pronounced a strict and fair sentence to Ali Al-Timimi in order to keep the order in the country. Although, the defence demanded to set aside the verdict which is an assault on human religious and free-speech rights and to request a new trial, the verdict was definitive. Ali Al-Timimi became the tenth convicted person prosecuted according to the “Virginia jihad network”. Many philosophers argue that free-speech rights are vital for a healthy society as far as it is necessary for the search of truth. Communication freedom is an integral part of political liberty and democratic society. More than that, it is essential for personal self-fulfillment and individual dignity. Forty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that has become one of the most important cases in First Amendment jurisprudence. It was determined in Brandenburg that “ the constitutional guarantees of free speech and free press do not permit a State to forbid or proscribe advocacy of the use of force or of law violation except where such advocacy is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action .” Al- Timimi’s actions undermined the piece in the American society and could have ended in irreversible damage with a lot of victims. He instructed his followers to produce such lawless actions against the American government pointing out the Islamic legality in such actions. Al-Timimi and his group were ready to come into action to achieve their aim. As the result, the American government took strong measures. Schenck v. the US, Justin Holmes wrote “ The question in every case is whether the words used are
Article Summary This article focuses on the informal networks that relate to the functionality of any organization. The article is jointly authored by two management experts and it seeks to identify the various parts of an informal network. According to the authors, the key figures in an informal network include central connectors, boundary spanners, information brokers, and peripheral specialists (Cross and Prusak 104). Each of these individuals plays an important part in an organization’s informal network, and executives must recognize them. Having an idea of the informal social-network maps that influence businesses makes it possible for senior managers to make important decisions. This essay is a critical analysis of the article on informal social networks that drive an organization. Learning Points This article forwards several important theories in regards to management and informal social networks. First, the authors reiterate the role of the central connector in an informal network. According to the authors, it is easy to ignore and overlook the role of the central connector but this ‘go-to-person’ makes immense contributions to an organization. The boundary spanner is the person who provides a link between various small informal networks. The boundary spanner is almost similar to an information broker, but his/her role relies more on active connections. On the other hand, an information broker is often strategically placed. The authors also take note of the silent and crucial peripheral specialists who act as experts in an organization. Critical Analysis The authors of this article paint a vivid picture of the informal networks that are important to an organization. It is important to note that these informal networks are punctuated by various personalities. Before reading this article, I was not familiar with the ‘invisible’ networking roles that are present within an organization. For instance, the role of the central connector usually features an individual who ‘can get things’. Consequently, senior executives and junior employees often rely on central connectors on various occasions. Using the analogy that is outlined by the authors of this article, in a typical office setting a central connector would be the person who is regularly interrupted. The interruptions would be characterized by senior executives seeking the connector’s assistance in resolving scenarios and junior employees seeking important contacts from the connector. The authors of this article do not dwell on the complications that accompany the institution of the central connector. The role of the central connector is complicated by the fact that these individuals can appear to be less productive than the other employees. It is hard to measure the efforts of a connector using the standard performance indicators. Consequently, some central connectors can appear as non-performers when
Introduction The world has a lot of natural resources that can be used to benefit humanity and his society. However, as a result of the paradox of the plenty, much of these natural resources have resulted in the death and destruction of man, decline in economic growth and political unrest (Goreux 125). Diamonds provides a good example of a natural resource that have brought about negative effects in the lives of individuals in the regions that it is found. However, despite from benefiting from their natural resources, especially diamonds, Angola, Sierra Leone and DRC are the countries with the lowest GDP in the world. According to the World Development Report of 2000/2001, DRC was ranked 194 th, Angola 203 rd and Sierra Leone 205 th (Goreux 127). The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the countries in Africa that has been blessed with a lot of natural resources. The country, for instance, has a lot of diamond deposits that, if used sustainability, can elevate the it from poverty and ensure economic and social development in the present and future time. However, these diamond deposits are found in rural regions where the government influence is least felt. As a result, these regions have fallen under the control of rebel groups who enslave individuals to work on diamond mines. The rule of these rebels is unfair and as a result, civil wars have erupted killing hundreds of thousands of civilians, injuring many and a considera
One of the few places, which require a leadership role, can be found at the workplace. A position as a shift manager in a security company, which functions in a hospital, requires a responsible and practical leader. As ahead of the security team a person is constantly involved with the directing and control of employees, as well as the public. A conflict between the co-workers, which is based on the difference of opinions and readiness to deal with an assaultive patient, often leads to disagreements and that’s where firm leadership is required. Also, the choice of the right structure of work and routine actions is needed, to improve the functioning of the team over time. It is a direct responsibility of the security personnel to deal with anyone who is a danger to themselves or others. For example, there are times when a drunken person might come into the hospital and want to sleep there. It is up to the security department to act most politely and respectfully. Because each case is very different, new ideas have to be implemented in dealing with a situation. The building plan plays a great role in getting to the call as fast as possible. A new idea was proposed to install one-way access doors. These hallways would be limited to restricted personnel with card access that would guarantee entrance from only one direction. This would limit the flow of public and the ability of perpetrators to escape. But the most challenging aspect of work is dealing with frustrated visitors/patients. As it is a very sensitive matter the help of other security members is required. This is needed for most effective dealing with the person. Often an individuals would get extremely drunk and their relatives or friends would bring them to the hospital and after they were treated for alcohol poisoning and all the medicine administered, they sobered up and did not understand how they got to the hospital and why they have to stay longer. It is the procedure required by doctors for an intoxicated person to stay in the emergency room for at least another 6 hours but the patie
Herbert Norman’s suicide was as a result of witch-hunt and malice of the Cold War America. Norman was claimed to be spy for the communists and was seen as a sell out by the American intelligence forces. The causes of his death can be traced back to his days in the university through to his diplomatic work and associations. It is therefore apparent that, his suicide was prompted by stress and depression stirred by the claims of being a communist, soviet mole and being disloyal to the oath. This can be confirmed by the suicide notes that Norman left to his wife and the Swedish ambassador to Cairo 1 . In this essay, I will discuss the causes of Norman’s death. It is important to note that, Herbert Norman committed suicide because of a series of reasons which all amount to witch-hunt. Among these causes are: Norman’s quest to study communism, false information compiled by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), his work in the Middle East, and his position in solving the Suez crisis. Herbert Norman’s quest to study communism at the university contributed to the cause of his suicide. During his life as a student in Toronto, Herbert was interested in studying political theories. He was specifically interested in studying theories of Marx, Lenin and Trusty. This he did, but was strictly confined to reading. He however became more practical when he entered Cambridge. While in Cambridge, he started attending socialist sponsored meetings though categorically asserting that his mind was open and therefore could not be influenced. Norman later returned to Toronto where he studied his post graduate degree on communism, here he was mainly concentrated on reading. During this time Norman had not known any communists nor left wingers. In 1937, Harvard was the next stop for N
This work aims to analyze how humanistic ideas about private life have been transformed in the modern world. Philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes formed traditional ideas about the inviolability of private property and personal life. Locke’s ideas about private property formed one of the major amendments to the text of the American constitution (Kanatli, 2021). Considering how these ideas have been transformed in the digital age, one can understand how far society and official institutions have moved away from these theoretical calculations. The social contract is Hobbes’s theory that the state is necessary for people in order to make their life full and safe. In the context of the widespread surveillance of private information on the Internet by American intelligence agencies, the traditional ideas of humanism seem distorted or wholly violated. Interviews given by Google and Facebook officials at the beginning of the last decade make it clear that the Internet has a full list of rights to information uploaded by a person (Weinberg, 2018). In the context of a social contract, this violation of rights can be explained by the voluntary renunciation of them by people in the name of their own security. However, it is obvious that initially the Internet was positioned as a space not only for socialization but also for privacy (Cloud, 2018). The very fact of round-the-clock monitoring of people through devices and social networks was initially, hidden by the state, which accordingly cancels the very logic of the contract. The state does not have the right to create a permanent surveillance mechanism because it hurts the very essence of the right to freedom. Therefore, the very statement about the legality of such practices is false since there was no conscious consent to it. The social contract for constant surveillance is rather a mechanism of infringement of rights, limiting and normalizing the range of possible human behavior. Surveillance boundaries can be determined by video filming of public spaces with a large crowd of people, which is adequate in the context of a terrorist threat. The perusal of correspondence on the network is an unconditional invasion of a person’s private life. The state should stop controlling social networks, except for the most private precedents, giving people the opportunity to express themselves and develop society freely.
Introduction Nationalism is a common concept in all nations. It’s a form of discourse that incorporates a way of thinking and speaking about collectivities about the identity of a nation. The concept of nationalism is supported by the underpinning that the political organization in a nation is congruent with the community or communities of nations that make it 1 . It involves collectiveness in meaning, normative principles, symbols, myths, rituals, and emotions that make up a common reference point in the quest for national inclusion. Thus, national identification is achieved through nationalism cultivation. Many countries use nationalism in a bid to project unique characteristics that only their states can posses 2 . They have different criteria of national belonging that define the rights and obligations of membership. Nationalism dictates national actions that apparently are done in the interest of the nation that more often than not portray the apparatus of rule as an extension of nationhood and nationalism. Through nationalism, national discourses that are state-sponsored come up and affect the nation’s people in different ways. The discourses also affect the ways national resources are shared, the functioning of legal institutions, and the society’s behavior towards national leaders and interests 3 . There are however many critics of the nationalism idea who only see it as an ideal situation that is impossible to achieve in most situations. Nationalism they argue is not a coherent ideology that can be easily and universally applied. Rather, nationalism is a broad cultural frame in society that encompasses all the contradictory claims in a nation that are as variant as the differences in humanity 4 . That is why scholars like Claudio Lomnitz responded that nationalism does not form a single fraternal community because it distinguishes full citizens from part citizens or strong citizens from weak ones (e.g. children, women, Indians, the ignorant). It’s a predicament that many nations find themselves in. the post colonialization era that followed independence in many nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America has been marked by events that most of the time are desperate but failed attempts to establish a sense of national fabric that resembles their western colonial masters. This paper will focus on the nationalism predicament described above in Argentina referring to some of the important events that have characterized its growth to the current nation it is. Nationalism in Argentina Lomnitz asserts that Argentina like many counties in South America did not emerge as a result of popular desire for nationhood or independence 5 . At the time of national revolutions and upheavals that have characterized the history of Argentina, nationalism was not a widely shared principle. The territorial consolidation of Argentina has been riddled with conflict involving coup d’états and revolutions that has hampered national consolidation 6 . O
Managing and organization of people and their works is always a very individual task that has many layers, factors and levels. Every work place situation is different and special in its own way, this is why many flexible approaches are needed to perform a successful organization of a facility and manage its staff in the best way. This paper will be directed to find out the problems that Al Ain Hospital has faced and best possible ways to solve these issues leaving the workers satisfied and fulfilled and creating a field for progress and development for the whole organization. The department of Al Ain Hospital is understaffed which causes a lot of trouble to the workers and the department itself. The employees suffer from too much overtime work and numerous errors in the process of allocation. Understandably, these issues make direct impact on the revenue the hospital receives. The whole working process is stressful and draining for the staff and the organization. A clever and immediate management is required to improve the performance of the employees and the current conditions they have to work under. Logically, these measures will lead to the improvement of the performance of the hospital, maintain a better reputation for it and bring more clients. This will result as a growth of income coming into the facility. It is known that the staff of Al Ain Hospital is generally unmotivated and difficult to work with. However, there are some employees that are willing to take more responsibilities and are in a search for promoted positions. As mentioned before, the process of management of employees is a very delicate work as it is very individual. To understand what motivation strategies are the best to use in the given situation we have to discover the kinds of needs the employees of Al Ain Hospital have and fulfill them. One of the most common reasons of management issues in hospitals is the conflict between the administrative professionals, people that put the financial needs of the organization first and the medical staff, people that identify themselves with their professional group (Jones & Bartlett Learning 84). I think this clash became the main cause of the errors in allocation of overtime that caused dissatisfaction of the medical staff. Motivation and budget management: theories applied In order to impr