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Facts This company was started as a partnership in 1971 by three people. Howard Shultz helped start the first store in Seattle in 1985. The starbuck company has been on a rapid expansion ever since. In the United USA the company has opened and operates eight thousand stores.(Ben Siltman and Melanie Drever). In the rest of the countries abroad Starbuck operates over 3200 hundred stores in different countries. Its rapid expansion and growth has seen it open five stores daily on average in the USA. On top of this the company serves on average 30 million customers in one week. This rapid expansion has elevated the company as the world’s leading coffee house. It has expanded into countries like England and Australia. As part of its business description Starbuck is involved in buying of coffee beans that is then roasted to get high quality coffee from it. Starbuck sells a wide range of beverages that include coffee, hot chocolate and espresso among other beverages..(Ben Siltman and Melanie Drever).In addition, it also sells coffee merchandise, and home brewing equipments. So as to diversify its business Starbuck licenses its trademark to various channels through its equity investors through out the world. For instance, the company has licensed various locations like grocery stores major food service companies, University campuses, hospitals, and theme parks. As worldwide, institution the company has developed an objective which is to establish Starbuck as the most recognized and respected brand in the world. The company offers it s employees’ better working conditions and benefits in fact it has been ranked as one of the best companies that employees can work for. It is one of the places where the employees get health insurance for working just 20 hours in one week. On top of this the employees receive a progressive compensation package, health care benefits and retirement savings. This company has had its own fair share of problems the company has had to deal with negative publicity from the media. In October the Sun paper reported that the was blasted by the environmental experts because it had discovered that the coffee chain had a policy of keeping tap running. This policy had led to company wasting a lot of water that was estimated to be 23.4 million liters per day. It was argued that this water that was going to waste could be enough for a country’s population that was hit by drought. ( Veronica Lorraine and Brian Flynn 2008). It was reported that the company was harming the environment by frittering away a vital natural resource. The story about the sacking of Daniel who had worked for the company for over three years proved to be a thorny issue. He was being terminated for showing solidarity with his co workers. It was argued that the company was suppressing the rig
In his article Mr. Local Custom Must Die, Gregory McMillan discusses the status of black people in the American South. One of his major arguments is that gradualism or slow evolutionary change could not bring significant improvements to the lives of African-Americans. Moreover, this author believes that the Federal Government had to intervene to reduce social tensions existing in the country. The author also noted that American society could encounter significant internal conflicts if these problems had not been addressed by the state. These are the main issues that should be examined more closely. In order to elaborate his arguments, Gregory McMillan says that many social activists, who could be both black and white, did not have sufficient political power to eliminate existing discrimination. Their opinions could simply be disregarded by local legislators. In contrast, policy-makers were interested in the presentation of the status quo or the situation when African-Americans had no chance to uphold their rights. Thus, they did not want to make any radical changes. Thus, one can say that democracy in the South did not work very effectively. This is one of the main issues that this author focuses on. Furthermore, the journalist notes that many of the initiatives supported by the general public were not properly implemented. For instance, one can mention that schools in the South failed to integrate black students even though many people regarded education as a critical factor for reducing inequalities. Furthermore, Gregory McMillan points out that gradualism did not promote the economic welfare of black people. In his opinion, many of them could not secure employment primarily because of prejudices that entrepreneurs could have held against them. In the long term, this disparity in income level could also result in hostilities. Overall, this evidence illustrates that gradualism resulted in stagnation, rather than social progress in the South. In turn, the author argues that by turning a blind eye to this problem, the society could eventually undermine its own welfare. As it has been said before, Gregory McMillan insists on the intervention of the federal government as an alternative to gradualism. Moreover, in his view, the further delay could prove fatal for American society. This is one of the reasons why the author mentions the Sharpeville massacre which took place in South Africa. He argues that the United States could also face a similar disaster provided that the state did not try to eliminate racial inequalities. In turn, changes in the legislature were instrumental for reducing the risks of open hostilities and violence. Moreover, he stresses the role of businesses
Humans, though intellectually well endowed, find themselves grappling when they confront the question, “What real love is?” Unfortunately, with all the superpowers and abilities they purportedly possess, these species are yet to define love realistically. However, when it comes to the matter of communicating ideas, some writers have gained a deeper insight into the life and thereby can explain to others what true love is. Eudora Welty, with her narration skills, seems to possess the ability to provide her audience with some hints about the elements that constitute the real spirit of love. She achieves this objective, through her short story “A Worn Path” which illustrates the life of Phoenix Jackson, and the long walk she takes for love. Wetly, through this profound saga of a black female, postulates the idea that true love lies in the sustained determination to struggle, both as an individual and a race, for the welfare of the children, and not by acquiescing to concepts. The story’s action focuses on the old black woman’s long walk through the country, finally arriving at a small town decorated for Christmas. The essence of Welt’s craftsmanship becomes evident in the manner in which she portrays Phoenix’s character in tandem with the physical things she passes along the way, which are symbolic of the journey she has taken through life. Its relevance in the context of the whole humanity, and the spirit of love, becomes evident in the fact that this sole woman’s journey reflects the tour her race has taken, which has a significant presence in the history of America. Welty’s talent as a dexterous author impacts her audience with its complete force only at the very end when she reveals the purpose of Phoenix’s trip by integrating the answer to questions about love. The reader is introduced to Phoenix’s journey when it is already in progress, deep into an evergreen forest. The comparison Welty makes between Phoenix’s youth and the soft, yellow pine trees enthralls the readers by its sheer effect in foreshadowing the story’s theme. The innocence suggested in this bright little forest alludes to the plainness of African people in their bright yellow country before they were subjugated by the white. Again, the author invites her audience to acknowledge realities by reminding them about the softness of pinewood by suggesting that Phoenix still needs to defend herself. The scene where she hears a rustling noise in the thicket evokes a sense of irony in life. The reader can envision the small black woman standing up against the great wilderness and saying, “Out of my way, all you foxes, owls, beetles, jackrabbits, coons, and wild animals!” …Under her small, black-freckled hand her cane, limber as a buggy whip, would switch at the brush as if to rouse up any hiding thin
Business excellence models (BEMs) are frameworks used by many companies to assess and improve their work practices and performance. The UAE government supports organizations adopting BEMs by giving national awards to encourage successful enterprises. Comparing and contrasting different BEMs implemented by organizations may help get insight into how these models affect performance. The presentation discusses the BEMs of DAEP and DEWA based on the results of the interviews with the staff of the organizations. A key player in Dubai’s aviation sector, DAEP got several awards for the implementation of successful administrative practices and high-quality projects. DAEP incorporates the EFQM as the main excellence model that concentrates on the interests of customers and employees. The crucial challenge faced by DAEP is project delivery. DEWA, in turn, is a public service company that makes water and electricity supply available to people in the UAE. Having won several awards on both the national and global levels, the organization uses the fourth-generation model that focuses on the permanent innovation and prioritizes the interests of stakeholders. Within this model, the company tries to use renewable energy to overcome challenges associated with water and power production. Both organizations are focused on improving their performance by encouraging employee motivation through training courses, promoting personnel’s involvement in work, and CSR events.
Controversial Issues in entertainment Paper Sexual content in the media which is at times awfully explicit and insulting has been around for along period of time. It is worth mentioning that major occurrences in the world are controlled by the media. Sexual content in various media sources such as print and electronic has increased over the years and decency has become a style of the past. Take an example of a half dressed female musician during performances. Such an individual is respected by teens as evident in several revelations that highlight the role model status attained by such musicians. The image of such a person is synonymous to the thoughts of our country’s general populace and that of people across the world. A high percentage of such sexual content portrayed all over the media mostly affects the female population. An illustration is evident in the pressure exerted on women especially the young girls through advertisements, movies among others avenues. This is to encourage them to be attractive sexually and ultimately achieve the status of sexually activity. The National Eating Disorder Association has conducted research on the effects of the media on women. It reports that in every four television commercials, one will send a message on attractiveness and this communicate to the viewers that one thing is attractive and another is not in a definite manner (Vivian 2009). Nature of Controversy It has become a common thing in video games to see the characters dressed scantly, others barring breasts, cleavage while others expose their stomachs, thighs and midriffs. In advertizing, provocative images of women who are half naked or just naked is no longer an issue. A number of entities and individuals in their defense argue that these pictures grab their customers’ attention and in the process increase the volume of sales. What most do not realize however is that by linking naked women to products, an impression that women are sexual objects is achieved. For example, a media activist Jean Kilbourne notes that bearing women’s bodies in parts gives the impression that women are not human beings but objects. It is not everyone who views the sexual content in the media negatively. A number of researchers indicate that such sexual exposure of women can grant them the much needed liberation. An example is how Laurie Abraham of Elle magazine views the controversy. She says that one of the biggest problems with most women magazine is lying about sex. She says that such lies keep on cultivating the idea that the sexuality of women is there to serve men. Nicole Krassas conducted a study on the playboy and cosmopolitan magazine and found that both the male and female magazines depict a woman’s sexuality to serve the purpose of satisfying men sexually therefore attracting them (Cope & Kunkel n. d). In such modern days it is very saddening and disturbing to see the amount of misinformation and media stereotypes available to every one including the teens. Research has shown that a lot o
Introduction The appointment of overseas, or expatriate, managers for a company’s foreign subsidiaries is a highly challenging yet vital task. If a company intends to expand its business into new countries, it needs to choose an executive who will agree to the job and guarantee the success of the new enterprise in an unfamiliar market. The task demands a variety of valuable competencies from the candidate, such as personal skills, cultural awareness, independence, experience in macro and micromanagement, and flexibility. This research will investigate the factors desired from expatriate candidates by large multinational companies as well as their global expansion strategies regarding personnel. Global Expansion Strategies International expansion is a valid strategy for the growth of a company that does not expect to secure a more substantial portion of the local market shortly or a company that deals in transportation or data processing and is therefore naturally inclined to expand its activities. Cahen and Stal (2017) note that the results of studies of the effects of internationalization on performance are controversial but add that numerous multinational companies have achieved significant success using the approach. They suggest that the outcome of the expansion is dependent on the company’s perception of the enterprise and its degree of preparation. A company may expand into new markets under its brand name, or it may create a new subsidiary brand for the purpose and begin promoting it in the new locale. According to the research conducted by Fujimoto and Kubo (2015), the selling power of an established brand is superior to that of a new one, even if the latter is adapted to the specifics of the market in question. The brand is associated with its
Introduction All United Arab Emirate (UAE) countries have similar procedures for setting up a commercial entity. There are different commercial incorporations that any aspiring entrepreneur can choose from among the available options. There are at least six commercial incorporations in the UAE. The UAE founded its Federal Commercial Company Law in 1984. Each country had its own procedures and practices regarding starting a business within the UAE countries. The Federal Commercial Company Law stipulates that UAE must have 51 percent of the private, public, or limited company. At the same time, these federal laws provision allows UAE nationals wholly own institutions such as banks and insurance companies. Factors that influence the compositions and structure of business entities in the UAE are terms related to shareholding, directorship, minimum capital requirement, and procedures of establishing a corporate. This law also caters to issues concerning merger and acquisition and company dissolution. We must note that in all these commercial structures in UAE, UAE nationals must never go below 51 percent. Thus, it is necessary for those aspiring to conduct business in UAE to consider both the advantages and disadvantages of every commercial structure before starting operations. Starting a Business in the UAE There are internal structures that an aspiring entrepreneur in the UAE must establish so as to run a smooth and compliant business. The first principle is that any new business must get registration from the local Economic Department and the Chamber of Commerce in every UAE state. The entity must also state its activities in the emirate. When starting a business in the emirates, there are provisions to register a company, which include fees payable, duration, minimum capital as per the type of commercial entity, and the allowed minimum and a maximum number of shareholders. Types of Commercial Structures Sole Proprietorships and Professional Licenses This commercial entity can be 100 percent foreign ownership. Sole traders and civil entities have the freedom of 100 percent foreign ownership in UAE commercial laws. The entities can perform artisan or professional duties with a limited number of employees of up to five people. However, a UAE national must act as an agent of the business but has no direct control of the entity. The agent mainly gets a share of the profit. Their key functions are assisting foreigners to get trade licenses, work permits, and visas among other necessary documents. The Company Law does not provide any provision for Sole Traders. However, they must work within the existing rules. Dubai and Abu Dhabi do not allow foreigners to establish a sole proprietary of 100 percent ownership. Professional artisans also are not within the Companies Laws, but they operate under the local Municipality or Economic Department. The minimum capital for investments associated with “financial, banking, and investment consul
Introduction The modern world continues to suffer due to various malpractices arising from unethical and inappropriate business and human activities. Since many corporations tend to command huge financial resources and operations, chances of destroying the environment increase significantly due to overutilization, pollution, and absence of recycling strategies. Within the past three decades, governments have implemented superior policies aimed at holding corporations accountable for their actions. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the issue of sustainability has become part of business engagements. Most of the implemented policies require companies to engage in green reporting, sustainable business practices and focus on the best approaches to protect the natural environment. Many partners and customers are becoming more sensitive to the problem of climate change than ever before. This paper uses the case of Emirates Global Aluminium to describe the relationship between sustainability efforts and their impact on financial performance. Sustainability Definition The predicaments of global warming and climatic change have forced many people, corpo,rations and governments to take the issue of sustainability more seriously than ever before. El Sawy (2019) defines the idea as any form of approach aimed at promoting the effectiveness and integrity of the environment. At the corporate level, the concept refers to the evidence-based and long-term actions different businesses implement to maximize stakeholder value. This goal becomes possible when the implemented strategy or model is by the ethical environmental, economic, and social attributes of doing busin
Phylogeny The planarians, like Dugesia, are one of the types of non-parasitic flatworms that have been an object of numerous investigations and studies due to their phylogeny, anatomy, ecology, and even regeneration peculiarities (Ruppert, Fox, Barnes, 2004). About 70 species of Dugesia are already known (aenigma, japonica, notogaea, etc.), and its phylogeny is identified due to its diagnostic characters but not due to its apomorphies which are usually used in the analysis of other types of worms and planarians (Lazaro, Sluys, Pala, Stocchino, Baguna, Riutort, 2009). Classification of Dugesia is as follows (Lal, 2009): Phylum: Platyhelminthes; Class: Turbellaria; Order: Tricladida; Suborder: Paludieola; Family: Planariidae. There are many reasons of why Dugesia may be set apart from other members of the similar group, and one of the most common issues is that this planarian makes individuals feel a trophic benefit from this group due to asexual populations, which are increased to a considerable size without loss or even replacement of individuals (Lewbart, 2011). Anatomy With the help of numerous investigations, Dugesia structure and functions becomes more or less clear (Natsuka, Hirohata, Nakakita, Sumiyoshi, Has, 2011). This worm may be of black, brown, or grey colors depending on its species. As a rule, it has a triangle-shaped head with a couple of eyes that help them to con
Business Continuity Management (BCM) is discussed as an approach to increase the company’s adaptation capacity and resilience in relation to different challenges and risks. In this context, the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is the stage in the BCM during which managers analyze the importance of different organizational strategies and steps in terms of addressing possible threats and recovering from the processes interruption (Elliott, Swartz, & Herbane, 2010). This paper aims at discussing the role of the BIA in supporting the BCM activities, the features of the BIA in relation to different industries, the BIA updating procedures, and the possible errors associated with the BIA. The BIA Support for BCM Activities The BIA directly supports the BCM activities as the process of analyzing the impacts of the company’s risky procedures, processes’ disruptions, and other barriers, and it provides the fundament for the further development of the BCM. From this point, the BIA provides the conclusions and recommendations regarding the improvement of the BCM strategies and activities in order to address the identified issues (Engemann & Henderson, 2012). As a result, the subsequent BCM activities are promoted with references to the direction that is set by the BIA. In the context of the BIA, managers conduct the data analysis and choose the approaches to developing the effective recovery strategy for the organization. In order to start the other activities of the BCM, the BIA