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First and foremost, a typical conflict is a collision of two or more actors who do not share the same vision on some aspect of their object of speaking about. However, disagreements occurred at all times and were presented in many variations. This is due to the fact that people are completely different from each other so that misunderstandings might develop for any reasons. From this perspective, conflict might be a self-expression of the deepest aspects of the personal character. While main fundamentals of conflict theory were investigated from many points of view, this theory is one of the least comprehensible for people who cannot understand basic principles of psychology. However, when some individuals possess deep knowledge of the appropriate methods of behavior, they might have a competitive advantage during the mental collision owing to the notion that they know how this theory is implemented. Consequently, some disputes might be resolved by using “unfair” strategies for effective conflict resolution. More specifically, such situations occur because there is no static formula for achieving consensus, and the methods might differ depending on the situation. For instance, some people are furious when disputing and cannot control their way of expressing emotions. In this case, the conflict theory specialist, who was my opponent, might easily achieve the agreement with me in any part of dilemmas. The main specialist’s advantage is that they can choose an appropriate expression to make their challenger
Factors that affect the content and services of the website The main macro-economic factors which may affect directly the content and services offered by a website are global politics, economic conditions, social and technological issues. Political trends may inhibit or promote internet usage; impacting directly on the contents and services provided by a website. As reported by (Chaffey et al 2009, p 134), the international legislative policies issued on internet usage by governments impact a lot on website contents and services offered. Social or Cultural values promoted by the internet may be very influential on website contents and services offered by online marketers. With world economies becoming more liberated, global economic trends have been revealed to affect directly the contents and services offered on websites. Considering the currently witnessed high technology, web site securities have been reinforced to facilitate effective global trade. More so, technological inventions like mobile internet among others have been devised to enhance frequent internet utilization. Internet Marketing As revealed by Chaffey et al (2009, p 129), internet marketing is very expensive as it requires mass advertisement for the products or services offered. With massive retail selling through the internet, the prices offered are relatively higher than those offered in physical markets, since the marketers need to recover their costs. However, it is important to note the long-term importance of online marketing, where organizations will establish large customer bases. Since internet usage is advancing significantly, the long-run prices offered in internet marketing would significantly decline as a result of high competition. This decline in prices does not imply incurring of losses among marketers; but due to large market coverage, more buyers would be expected. Compared with other traditional product promotional techniques, internet marketing is economically cheap since it reaches a wider target market. Generally, internet prices are relatively cheaper since they facilitate more interactive marketing between the buyers and the seller. Internet market Through internet marketing, businesses can enhance product development and diversification by targeting many market segments. Since internet sites are available globally, marketers will be able to pull new markets of the already existing products. As noted by Chaffey et al (2009, p 291), prices in the internet market are potential factors that determine how successful a product will enter the market. With the current high competition, fair pricing of website products enhances higher success for product penetration in the market. On the other hand, the strategic placement of products in internet marketing impacts a lot on the successful thriving of products in the target markets. Notably, retail marketing involv
Reaction from the Reformist The Catholic Church in Nicaragua experienced internal struggle during and after the revolution this was between those who supported the Marxist ideals of liberation and the opponents who were conservatives. When the Pope visited the country in 1983, the church was extremely polarized within its hierarchy. The relation with Sandinista government was not cordial (Hogan, 2005). Both the church and the state eagerly waited for the arrival of the Pope the reform minded Catholics believed the Pope would support their efforts (Kathy, 1983). The church had previously supported and specified circumstances where rebellion or insurrection may be justified. For instance, the bishop’s conference of 1968 in Medellin, Colombia the liberation theology was endorsed (Hogan, 2005). The priest believed that supporting the Marxist group amounted to championing the interest of the poor something Christ would do under similar circumstances. The government, on the other hand, expected the Pope to play a mediator role to support the peace process, and even to condemn the counter revolutionaries. That is why the government mobilized people to attend the papal mass at Managua by offering free transportation and declaring the day as a national holiday (Kathy, 1983). The Pope’s Verdict The pope clearly stated his position to the Nicaraguan priests that he was supporting the conservatives and not the revolutionary Catholics. He pleaded with the poor that they were living in unjust and inhuman condition, but that would not be the reason to rise in arms against the oppressor. The pope’s visit did not improve the situation but made it even worse (Kathy, 1983). He steered clear from the tensions between the church and the state and emphasized the need for unity in the church to avoid corruption from outside and the Marxist influence. He spoke against the division which was emerging in the hierarchy of the church and confirmed the authority of bishops in the church (Hogan, 2005). He supported the conservative archbishop Miguel Obando and spoke against the priests who held positions in government and the need to regularize their position. He argued that the priests and bishops were considered as the spouses of Christ and the church, and they were not supposed to hold a compensated political office (Kathy, 1983). Why Some Were Disappointed Some Nicaraguan Catholics were disappointed by the pope’s position on political action because it convinced them that the pope and the Vatican did not understand their problems. This is because the same venue, where the papal mass was conducted had been used previously to commemorate the lives of seventeen youths who were killed in an ambush (Kathy, 1983). The pope did not mention the incident neither did he offer any consolation to the families of the deceased. His silence on the matter perplexed many, because they knew the pope would at least mention the incident (Goff, Moss, Terry, Upshur & Schroeder, 2008). Fear After Pope’s Visit Previously the pope had chastised one priest when he arrived at the airport for associating with an organization of
There are many different risks and potential issues that can arise from Baupost’s investment into the St. Bart property. The return on the purchase is uncertain, and various legal, environmental, and historical concerns may arise and increase both costs and the time required to develop the land. Nevertheless, the possible income is also significant due to the attractiveness of the project to various parties and the likelihood of economic improvement in the near future. St. Bart’s repeated failed sale attempts also encourage it to consider a lower sale price when combined with its urgent need for money to finance improvement. As such, the joint venture and the trust can likely reach an arrangement that is satisfactory to both parties. Baupost should try to lower the price as much as possible, and it will probably be able to obtain a figure that will make the investment appealing. The price of the property can be estimated using the direct capitalization method. The former is uncertain, as the project requires development, and many factors can change over the years. However, it is possible to estimate the figure using averages across the area. According to the case study, the estimated long-term value for comparable sites is between £150 and £300, but the seller’s desperation allows Baupost to consider the lower figure. As the entire area is 425,000 square feet large, the two items have to be multiplied to produce the total expected net operating income. The resulting number is £63,750,000, but this figure is likely overestimated significantly. A significant portion of the area will have to be reserved for utilities such as roads, lowering the total amount of space available and, consequently, the value. The figure does not include development costs, which are likely to be much more significant than the price of the land itself. 60% of the area will be taken up by office space, which tends to go at £700 per square foot, and the other 40 will be residential space at £800 per square foot. As such, the overall sales value of the land may be expected to be £314,500,000, though the real figure can differ from the projection significantly. With a projected cap rate of 5.5% to 6%, as is average throughout the area, the net operating income can be assumed to be £17,297,500 to £18,870,000. After subtracting this figure from the acquisition price, it is possible to predict a purchase price of £44,880,000. This figure should be acceptable given the expected income without harming the goodwill of St. Bart’s excessively. Pricing structure An appropriate pricing structure can alleviate some of the risks that currently complicate the decision. St. Bart’s current idea of a sale and leaseback agreement is not viable from a buyer’s viewpoint, as the joint venture would have to pay the entire cost upfront but remain unable to utilize the property for the next five years. Helical’s structured transaction idea is more advantageous, as it both divides the payment into smaller, more manageable portions and allows the buyer to begin work immediately. Baupost can use this idea to provide incentives for St. Bart’s employees to leave by tying separate payments to th
Marijuana The product of this green hemp plant (Cannabis Sativa) has more than 300 global known slang names such as pot, herb, grass and weed just to name but a few. The plant yields some green leaves that turn gray or green when users dry and shred them before smoking, sniffing, chewing and drinking. The abusers also make use of the plant’s seeds, stems and flowers. Marijuana also comes in different forms for instance the Sinsemilla, Hashish, or Hash (Shorter form of Hashish) oil, which is a stronger type of marijuana. Marijuana is a drug used in various forms often-through smoking but also put in drinks or sniffed. Users habitually roll the dry substance in form of a cigarette or insert in a pot or a pipe for smoking. Users also mix marijuana with drinks or foods stuffs or roll it in cigars to replace some of the manufactured tobacco. Whichever style of abuse, the drug has devastating brain effects. Marijuana damages functionality of the brain by altering how it works because they contain the THC (Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol) as the main active chemical, among an approximate of other 200 possible chemicals (National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, 2006). Effects of Marijuana The effects of marijuana depend on the length of usage as well as the amount of THC in the drug type. In line with National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (2006), the amount of THC in marijuana in on a steady increase, from an approximated 7% rise from 1970s to 2006. After smoking, the fatty body tissues of various organs absorb the THC rapidly. A standard urine test is able to detect the amount of absorbed THC and thus assist in determining the heavy abusers (National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, 2006). The trapped THC is also notable on a test run for a person who stopped abuse a couple of weeks earlier. Some of the body organs may contain more THC than others for instance the Hippocampus that is mainly concern with memory (National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, 2006). The chemi
Introduction This report aims at identifying business risks which All Work No Play Pty Limited is likely to face, and the appropriate risk management practices the company can use to address the identified risks. Risk management planning is essential in determining how to approach and resolve risks anticipated in business operations (Adams 2007). On the other hand, risk identification helps business owners tackle uncertainties (Lech 2008). An Overview of the Company All Work No Play Pty Limited is involved in the provision of advisory and consulting services including organizational restructuring, research and development, and product marketing support for a range of start up companies. The company offers its services both online and offline. The company has five departments. They include the administration department, which is headed by the company’s managing director, and his assistant, the deputy MD, the sales and marketing department, the support team department, the human resource and finance department, and the research department. The research department is the most important department because it handles the actual projects. Potential clients can send their queries through online portals or they can physically drop them at the company’s offices. The marketing team is responsible for recruiting potential clients. Thus, it markets the company’s products through the mass media. The most common mass media thorough which the company markets its services include TV, print media, bill boards, and the internet. Potential clients are required to submit their queries to the support team department. Upon receiving the client’s query, the support team identifies what the client wants to be done. After that, the support team provides a price quote depending on the extent of the project to be undertaken. Thereafter, the support team calls or sends the client an email detailing the requirements for his or her project. The customer is supposed to confirm whether he or she is satisfied with the requirements. If not, the client has to explain what he or she is disputing. After, a consensus has been reached, the company works on the client’s project. The customer has to pay a 50% down payment, before the work begins. The customer is required to pay the remaining 50% before the completed projected is delivered. Clients can get in touch with the support team at any time to monitor the progress of their project. The company has developed a web based software whereby the client can monitor the work progress. Potential Risks Lack of Employee Retention Policy Having gone through the company’s employment poli
Having a proper understanding of the conversion process is crucial for interpersonal communication. The conversation I had with my friend was about career paths that one can choose upon graduation. The issue we encountered was connected to the inability to listen to each other’s arguments because our perspectives differed significantly. This paper aims to examine the implications of comprehending conversations and discuss barriers and strategies for improving them. Firstly, several barriers exist between listening and understanding the topic that is discussed. The primary issue is the lack of attention to what is being said, which results in an inability to process information and comprehend the topic. Next, language differences such as accents or the use of jargon can affect one’s ability to perceive information. Finally, cultural differences that influence attitudes towards things can be a problem as well. In the conversation described above, the process of understanding language broke down due to a difference in cultural background and the use of slang. Different types of attention have a critical meaning for conversations because they allow individuals to focus their attention on a specific issue, depending on circumstances. Hargie (2017) states that there are four primary types of attention – sustained, which allows performing one task for long periods, selective that assists in choosing one crucial component among many. In addition, the alternating type helps to switch between different elements while divided attention can be used to work on two tasks. By using these models, a person can dedicate effort towards careful listening through sustained attention and then process information and respond by switching to other kinds. Psycholinguistics aids the conversations because it examines the connection between psychology and approaches to communication. More specifically, this field of science focuses on language and strategies for acquiring and perceiving it. Thus, psycholinguistics played an essential role in my conversation because the linguistic differences obstructed an appropriate understanding of the discussed issue. In future discussions, I would dedicate more attention to specific barriers that hinder one from listening and comprehending. For instance, I would ask to clarify a particular word or a phrase that I did not apprehend. However, these processes differ in language production and writing. In the mod
Social problems The first social problem that the Underground Man comes across is utilitarianism. The narrator questions the utilitarianism theory, which holds that the best action is the one that brings the highest benefits with minimal negatives. According to the narrator, utilitarianism should be redefined to entail a form of free will that covers, “one’s own free unfettered choice, one’s own caprice- however wild it might be, one’s own fancy worked up at times to a frenzy…most advantageous advantage” (Dostoevsky 20). This aspect explains why he does not visit a doctor for the treatment of his liver problem because suffering is his ‘free will’. Another social problem is Russian Romanticism. According to the narrator, Russian Romanticism seeks “to see everything and to see often incomparably more clearly than our very most positive minds do” (Dostoevsky 40). This perception is intolerant and fastidious in the eyes of the Underground Man. What he does wrong The most outstanding wrong that the Underground Man does is to remain inactive. He confesses, “perhaps I really regard myself as an intelligent man only because throughout my entire life I’ve never been able to start or finish anything” (Dostoevsky 15). He does not gather the courage to do anything. For instance, even though he is suffering from a liver disease, he does not gather the courage and energy to visit a doctor. In a bid to justify his inertia, he resorts to over analysis of every situation. When he sees a young man thrown out of a window in a tavern, he prepares for a fight, but after meeting the responsible officer, he does not confront him due to lack of “moral courage”. This aspect leads the narrator into doing wrong things. He sticks to an unsatisfying job just to pay bills and “live, at least somehow, a little” (Dostoevsky 13). In addition, he is derisive towards beauty, stateliness, and literacy, and thus he criticizes everything that falls in his way. Moreover, he does not know how to win affection and love. He follows his former schoolmates to a bar even though he knows he is unwanted. After no one realizes him, he insults his friends openly and hopes to win affection thereafter. He uses the wrong approach whilst trying to talk Lisa out of prostitution. Instead of understanding why she is a prostitute, he resorts to lecturing her on the vagaries of prostitution. In a recap, the Underground Man is indecisive, and thus he ends up doing everything wrongly. For instance, even though he gives Lisa his address, he laments that decision later and when she visits him, he ends up insulting her. The view of himself The underground man views himself as useless. He opens his notes by stating, “I am a sick man…I am a spiteful man. I am an unattractive man” (Dostoevsky 1). This assertion underscores how
Introduction The company We-Guessed & You’re-Wrong (WGYW) is headquartered in Las Cruces and is run by four partners. Currently, WGYW works with sixteen customers (four customers per partner) assessing the future of their ventures with the help of data mining software. As a result of a successful expenses reduction program, WGYW now makes $1,152,000 per year with its annual profit before tax being $702000. With the growth of the business, new opportunities arise for WGWY. The following proposals have been made: to accept a new partner or, alternatively, to create an associate program for three NMSU engineering graduates; one of them would be expected to become a new partner upon gathering at least one million dollars. Both opportunities have strong and weak points that are going to be discussed in this paper, and a recommendation concerning the future of WGYW will be suggested. The Evaluation of the Alternatives Both opportunities require certain “inputs” (in the form of financial investment or the investment of effort) and promise to produce particular outputs. First of all, the company’s expenses are bound to increase with the new workers. However, the scope and guidelines of the program are expected to change depending on the level of knowledge and learning capabilities of the graduates. Most certainly, the graduates would be expected to demand fewer expenses than an average partner and bring little or no profit at the beginning; with time, both the expenses and the profit should increase as the graduates engage in more business trips and manage to service more customers. The costs of developing and implementing the program will also increase the expenses connected to this alternative. In general, the costs and profits of the graduates are too questionable at the moment and are expected to change at an uneven, possibly, customized pace which is why they are not calculated here. A new partner would come with a $1,000,000 in cash and would be expected to become a full-fledged partner immediately. This means that the costs will increase by about $95,000 per year ($90,000 trip expenses and $5,000 equipment expenses), and the revenue will increase by $288,000 ($6,000 per client per month) annually. Therefore, the partner will bring the company an average of $193,000 per year. As it has been mentioned, the development of the program requires investments in the financial form and the form of efforts. It would definitely include the steps of recruitment and education; the education process would most certainly require customizing and regular assessment. However, it should be mentioned that a similar input is necessary for the other alternative, as well. Preparing the partnership would require changes (at the very least, in the partnership agreement, although, most certainly, the revision of the strategy and plans would also be required), which will demand the input of efforts at the very least (Steingold 46; Clifford and Warner 80-82). The process of “recruitment” or, rather, assessment of the candidates is also likely to be complicated; it is of particu