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Introduction In many organizations, most conflicts result from poor communication. Such conflicts result from misinterpretation and distortion of messages (Stuart, Sarow & Laurence, 2007). Speakers, therefore, must know their audiences, and choose appropriate languages to communicate effectively. This paper analyzes the importance of the Ten Cs in effective communication. Communication Problems in the email The email lacks courtesy. The writer forces everyone to make contributions, and, thus, lacks politeness. Impolite statements such as “we are asking everyone to contribute” are likely to annoy the recipient. Polite words would have convinced Bobby Johnson more than harsh words. The message in this email lacks very many necessary elements. The details that are missing in this email include a date, venue and contact details. The reader, will, therefore, not know where to find this missing information. Omitting important details in this email makes it look incomplete. There is no sense of creativity in the email. It is very plain. Other than just reporting what Joe’s friends asked him to do, he should have added some creativity in his message to indicate the fun that will be in the party. Creativity also encourages the reader to read the mail to the end. It is also wrong for the source to assume that everyone knows that Joe would be retiring. Some description of Joe is necessary for the sake of people who do not know him well. Email To: Johnson Subject: Joe’s party Hello Bob. This month, Joe Banyon, the human resource manager, will be retiring. I was requested to organize a party for him. This party is scheduled for Friday the 4 th of July 2014 starting from 6 pm at City Café next to Kimus Building on Fourth Street. His friends also proposed that we design a gift certificate for him. I would, therefore, like to request you to make some contributions toward buying this certificate. Your views and contributions will be highly appreciated. Come and let’s have fun together. All are welcome. In case of any queries, call me on 0738987876 or [email protected] Meet you there. Regards. Smith. The 10c’s as used in the Email This email exhibits the first C; clarity by specifying the speaker, date, subject and venue of the party. It also gives the contact details of the speaker for feedback. These elements foster proper understanding of the message. The contact details allow individuals to seek clarification on unclear issues. These elements also bring the second C; conciseness into effect. The email delivers the message in few words without distorting the message. Conciseness eliminates the possibility of message distortion. The writer achieves completen
Introduction Traditionally the Democratic Party has always gained the favor of the Hispanic community. Records as far back as the 1960s show an overwhelming support for the party from the Hispanic community. Recent polls seem to support this by showing the gap between the Hispanic republicans and Hispanic democrats grew further during the Obama/McCain race than during the Bush/Kerry race. 57% of Hispanics registered identified themselves as Democrats while 27% identified themselves as republicans. It should be noted however that the Hispanic Democrats also outnumbered the Hispanic republicans during the Bush/Kerry election by at least 15%. Thus a historical loyalty to the Democratic Party is still sustained even today Main Text At 15% the Hispanic-American population of the United States makes up the fastest growing minority in the United States. In 2008 the Latino community cited the economy and employment as their main concerns during the upcoming elections, but cited that immigration was “never far from their minds”. In relation to whites and blacks who make up 69% and 13% of the American population respectively. The economy and employment remained the top issue among those groups as well with immigration somewhat important. Thus, all communities share the same concerns. The main difference in the Latino community comes from the desire to focus on the main issues while preserving their culture. The article from U.S news cites the changing views of the G.O.P regarding illegal immigration in the United States. It states that the Hispanic community is gradually moving away from its support of the Republican Party. This is due to its hard-line policies on illegal immigration taking opportunities away from hard-working members of the Latino community and their children. It also cites a differing reason later on in the article showing that republican failings regarding the economy have been the reason for their lessening support. It goes on further to show what the republicans need to accomplish in order to get the support of this constituency. In my viewpoint Illegal Immigration has now become an integral part of the U.S economy. The workers which make up much of the illegal workforce in the United States today is responsible for doing several low wage jobs that no other American is willing to take. If illegal immigration would stop such jobs would no longer be competitive causing a raise in wages and hurting the U.S economy in the long term. It could be argued that this increases the unemployment rate, however they create demands within society for food, necessities and luxuries which leads to the creation of new jobs. They also fulfill roles in meat-packing, agriculture and constructi
The Brand Coca Cola is a brand name that is known and recognized across the world. The Company was founded in 1886 and it has carried the brand name all along. A brand is the image and the recognition the organization has because of the products or the services it offers. It is what the customers identify with the company (Champniss and Vila 67). The brand creates identity of the organization with the customers. The brand distinctiveness is always a combination of a name, symbol, logo, slogan, color or a signature. The name is the most important of all the components of a brand because its use in language will give a reference. All the other components in a brand can change over time, but the name will hardly change. For instance, the Coca cola company has maintained its name ever since but the color and the writings of its logo has been changing over time. The writing on the Coca Cola bottle has changed severally over the years, but the name and the colors have remained the same. Pepsi Company too has its own logo which has been changing over the years but the name and the colors have remained the same (Beverland 87). Pepsi Cola Company Coca Cola                                                                 Pepsi                                                                      Created first in 1886                                                     Created in 1890                                                            Uses curly Spencerian script font to represent the youthful spirit        Uses italic roman font for easier reading                                  Red and white colors dominate was to keep it simple and to attract youth  Blue and Red color dominate and white it was to symbolize American culture The contour bottle was to symbolize youthfulness                          A 3-dimensional object resembling the globe                                Registered as a trademark in 1887                                         Registered as trademark in 1903                                             Marketing and Marketing Mix Marketing is an all embracing business activities that attempt to achieve the organization’s goals by meeting the customer’s expectations by means of delivering the right product or services at the right place at the right time in right quantities. It includes all the strategies employed in Business development, sales and communication that will eventually increase profits and create wealth for the stakeholders. Marketing mix is a deliberate plan by the organization to control all the products components that is the product itself, the price, the place where the product will be found and the promotion of the product in the market. These components are adjusted until the optimal level is achieved where it best serves the interest of the customer and at the same time generating revenues for the organization
Introduction Human beings have often been called social animals. This being the case, communication is an important aspect of the modern life. Communication takes different forms from vertical communication, horizontal, intercommunication among others. Interpersonal communication is a more popular form of communication than other modes of communication whereby the communication is between two or more individuals. Successful intercommunication is a situation in which the intended recipient of the message gets the message and correctly understands what the sender intended. For successful intercommunication, interpersonal communication skills are of the essence. This paper looks at some of the basic interpersonal communication skills, concepts and theories by using The King’s Speech Movie. Conflict management More often than not, people fail to agree on ideas and conflict often arises. Conflict management is an important interpersonal skill. It can be defined as the process through which and individual holds back detrimental aspects of a conflict. Conflict management can be broadly categorized into 5; collaborative approach, compromising approach, accommodating approach, competitive approach and the avoiding approach (Adler, Rolls, & Proctor, 2012). Each one of these approaches employs different techniques to suppress, resolve or avoid conflicts. In as much as violence is a form of conflict by itself, there are those who consider it as a conflict management skill. In addition, negotiations are part of conflict management. Through the plot of the movie, a couple of conflicts arose between the characters. More importantly, fellow cast members came up to contain and resolve the conflict. To start with, after the death of King George V, King Edward VIII assumed throne and encountered a number of challenges (Hooper, 2010). Most significant of all was his passion of marrying Mrs. Simpson. When Albert conflated Albert his brother on the matter, David accused him of wanting to seize his position. The disagreement between the two brothers could be seen as a form of conflict. The fact that both Albert and Logue did not believe David fit for office was the primary source of the conflict. It is only then that David resigned from office. Based on the situation, his departure could be viewed as a form of conflict management since it resolved the conflict between the two brothers On top of that, before David could resign, Logue commented and said that Albert would have made a better king than his brother David. Out of anger, King Edward VIII mocks and then dismisses Logue. This was the beginning of another conflict between King Edward VIII and Logue. It is only until later when David resigns from office and Albert gains the title of King George VI that he takes it upon his personal initiative to visit and apologize to Logue on behalf of his brother. At this point, Logue has his job back, and although the David has not handled his conflict with Logue, Albert has depicted conflict management ski
Organizational behavior is a discipline that centers on behaviors, attitudes and performances of people in an organization. It deals with the influences an organization has on employees and vice versa and how the two affect the work environment. This covers aspects of job satisfaction, work motivation, leadership and decision making in an organization. Globalization on the other hand refers to the process through which people, companies, governments from different countries work together and integrate as a result of international trade and investment. Globalization affects my organizations in many ways: trade barriers are removed as countries form and join trade alliances; immigration of workers as a result of these alliances has culturally diversified the work force. This will bring in skilled workers; opening up of a country’s boarders to international business has also resulted to establishment of lower-priced foreign competition which are able to offer attractive prices and better services than locally owned businesses such as my organization has been able to offer. This has resulted to stiff competition and therefore reduction in market share and profits. Globalization has also made our organization think of establishing business in other countries where conditions are more favorable. Issues that arise in doing business globally As a result of doing business globally, there is increased cul
Introduction The U.S. government has always been interested in addressing economic, social, and political problems with the help of various policies and laws. Considering that the business area and government currently have overlapping interests, they cooperate in terms of the prison industrial complex (PIC). Now, this complex includes thousands of corporations that operate on the basis of the goal to get a high level of profit. For instance, a vast number of prisoners are required to work for a minimum wage, whereas employers have the opportunity to develop their businesses. Therefore, profit has been considered the priority of PIC in the past several decades. Taking into account that the welfare of PIC considerably depends on the number of incarcerated individuals, there is no doubt the government might have the intention to arrest more people. In order to predict the likelihood of this trend taking place in the future, it is essential to analyze the history of PIC in terms of profit. The PIC and Mass Incarceration The first privately-operated adult correctional facilities appeared in the U.S. at the end of the 20th century. In turn, around 130,000 individuals were housed in for-profit lock-ups in 2010 (Norris & Billings, 2016). In other words, the past several decades are characterized by the foundation of numerous private prisons that are integral elements of a multi-billion dollar business. In fact, over two million Americans are incarcerated at the moment, while approximately four million individuals are on probation or parole (Norris & Billings, 2016). These statistics have been discussed by a variety of researchers and lawmakers, as the current proportion of American prisoners is way higher than it was expected in the past. Even though the U.S. population accounts for around 5% of the worldwide population, nearly 25% of all prisoners in the world are Americans (Norris & Billings, 2016). This contradiction has encouraged people to wonder whether the U.S. government is interested in arresting more people. Due to politically influenced decisions regarding people who should be locked up and the length of their arrest, imprisonment was transformed into an enormously profitable industry. At the end of the 20th century, a mix of several tough-on-crime laws was adopted, thereby increasing the number of people who would be prisoned in the future. Currently, incarcerated Americans face longer sentences and fewer leaves on a regular basis. For example, the number of U.S. prisoners has increased over three times since the 1980s (Gotsch & Basti, 2018). As a result, multiple business industries have joined PIC in order to increase their profits. In addition to organizations that operate prisons, a variety of other companies are involved in PIC. For instance, prison medical care privatized probation supervision, and prisoner transportation are directly associated with this complex. Therefore, many organizations that manage and operate correctional facilit
Scientific innovations and inventions have led to technological development. In modern civilized world, technology is used in almost all spheres of life. It has been adopted in settling of bill and money transfers. The emergence of e-commerce and increased international trade has facilitated making of business transactions over electronic Medias like phones and the Internet. One form of payment in e-commerce and international trade is e-payment system (Sharma, and Diwan 12). This paper takes a SWOT (strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threats) analysis of e-payment operation; it will focus on how the system works in United Arabs Emirates (UAE). E-payment E-payment system facilitates payment for goods and services procured through e-commerce system. The emergence of e-commerce called for a system of payment where people who are distance apart can facilitate trade without necessarily seeing each other. It is an instant process where funds are transferred from the payer to the receiver, after an authorisation process. It is a replacement of the old cash and check system. The system extends from more than just offering payments over the Internet to conduction of financial transactions like approval of credit system over the Internet. The system is divided into four general categories:   * Online Credit Card Payment System Payment cards have magnetic stripe or computer chips and have some information known to the cardholder. After making a transaction, the cardholder gives some information to the seller like his code, his pin number, and bank details. The seller sends this information to the customer’s bank that authorises payment.   * Online Electronic Cash System The system uses the Internet to authorise a bank to pay a certain amount to a certain person, the transaction is effected immediately through wire transfer system. The account holder using his computer does the authorisation.   * Phone payment (M-banking) Under this system, an account holder uses his phone to authorise transaction. For the process to take place, the bank will have engaged the phone service provider for such services and the account holder need to enroll for the system.   * Person to person payment This mode of payment is where a person using a certain amount/value holder device like phone account transacts money into another person’s account. For the transaction to be effected, the payer uses codes and passwords. E-payment is not limited to above methods; however, there are innovations done as technology increases. The Internet, globalisation and international trade have facilitated business transactions being conducted when someone is sitting at the comfort of their home or a distance away from the other party. They can procure for goods and services from a distance. To pay for these transactions, electronic payments are used (Laudon, and Traver 12-23). S.W.O.T analysis of E-payments Strength E-payment is a safe and con
Culture is one of the main characteristics of human behavior that can be shaped through the existing beliefs, norms, and values. There are several ways to learn the importance and impact of culture, and the two most common approaches are cultural relativism and ethnocentrism. For a long period, ethnocentrism was the norm for understanding the context of a culture in human interactions. The main idea is that someone’s culture should be considered a standard for measuring other cultures. In other words, researchers aim at comparing similarities of different cultural elements (beliefs or practices) through the prism of a particular culture. It is enough to use one culture for analysis and rely on its origins for judging other cultures. However, this method is usually associated with incorrect or subjective assumptions about behaviors. To eliminate provocative biases and questions, cultural relativism was introduced as a possibility to assess cultures using their specific standards instead of focusing on the basics of one culture. Thus, the main difference between cultural relativism and ethnocentrism is the role of foreign cultures in evaluation. There are many examples of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism in the modern world. One of the most evident illustrations of ethnocentrism is the American belief that all people, regardless of their origins, should know and speak English as it is the world’s dominant language. Using the same example, cultural relativism helps explain a variety of languages across the globe and justify this diversity as an attempt to recognize the validity of choices and moral rights. In this case, cultural relativism may be too extreme because it is difficult for people to communicate in different languages. There has to be a rule or a standard beyond cultures that allows individuals to cooperate internationally. The processes of globalization and industrialization are inevitable today, and cultural relativism may be inappropriate when equal conditions should be created for some activities.
Abstract At present, placement agencies play a critical role in assisting those seeking for employment opportunities either for the first time or for those who want to advance their career. The Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list came out at the beginning of the year. It is important for our placement firm to establish a good working relationship with these companies so that we can succeed in business. Most of these companies have announced several positions that need to be filled in the near future. These companies are particularly good places where the graduates from Saint Leo University can seek for employment opportunities. More so, our employment agency can greatly benefit if it can establish an exclusive relationship with some of them, such as SAS, Edward Jones, and Google. This is because these companies have maintained an organizational culture that ensures that the employees are satisfied at their place of work. In these companies, employees are treated with all the respect they deserve without humiliating them unnecessarily. Introduction Currently, employment agencies play a crucial role in assisting those seeking for employment opportunities for the first time or those who want to advance their career. Employment or placement agencies are corporations that find jobs for individuals or individuals for jobs by providing an orientation of finding the jobs and creating a pool of screened candidates. They achieve this through constant advertising and referrals from satisfied candidates and potential employers. In most cases, the person looking for employment pays the placement fees. However, in other instances, the employer caters for the expenses based on the acceptance of the job seeker. The employment agencies serve various clients, ranging from first-time job seekers to those in the executive level. Generally, the agencies would screen out for the best candidates to fill the vacant positions, whereas the employer makes the final decision on which candidates to recruit. The FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For List came out this year in mid-January. It is interesting that most of these companies have numerous job openings and are looking forward to hire more employees soon. Nearly all firms strive to be named in the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For list. This is because when they have job openings, they receive twice as many applications as firms that are not found on the list. In addition, they enjoy remarkable employee turnover levels which are less than half those of their main competitors in the market. In short, satisfied employees fuel corporate profits as individuals love to work in places where they are treated well. In a study, researchers compared the organizational performance of Fortune’s 100-Best list with two sets of other corporations, a matched group and the broad market of publicly traded firms over a six-year period (Cascio & Boudreau, 2008, p.126). They discovered that organization-level employee attitudes of the Fortune 100-Best were both highly positive and stable over time and that they had better Return on Assets and market-to-book value of equity than those of a matched compar