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Introduction H&M is a multinational company that operates in the retail clothing industry. The firm was founded in 1947 in Vasteras, Sweden. Currently, the firm is well recognized for its high quality clothing for children, women, men, and teenagers. The firm ranks second amongst the largest global cloth retailers, which include the US-based firm GAP Incorporation and Inditex. Since its inception, H&M has managed to develop a strong market present in over 53 countries. By the end of 2013, H&M had a total human resource base of over 116,000 employees. Furthermore, H&M has developed a comprehensive distribution network by establishing retail stores ( H&M 1). By August 2012, the firm had established 2,629 retail stores. In addition to retail stores, H&M has also adopted online marketing in an effort to increase its rate of market penetration. Its online stores are mainly active in Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Austria, the United Kingdom, and Germany. H&M also established an online store in the US in August 2013. In April 2014, the firm established an online store in Australia. The firm is focused at achieving sustainability and high level of profitability. It intends to increase the number of its retail stores by 10% to 15% annually. Additionally, H&M is focused at increasing its sales revenue with the same margin. In 2014, H&M intends to establish additional 375 retail stores. Subsequently, H&M has adopted a comprehensive global expansion strategy by venturing into new markets. Some of the markets that the firm has targeted include Russia, Poland, and Italy. The firm’s expansion strategy is solely financed from its own resources ( H&M 1). H&M has established a number of well-recognized brands, which include H&M Home, Other Stories, H&M, Monki, COS, Cheap Monday, and Weekday. The firm’s product portfolio is comprised of different clothing products such as sportswear, underwear, and footwear. Additionally, the firm has also integrated cosmetic products, home textiles, and accessories in its product portfolio. H&M has adopted an effective business concept, which is based on giving customers fashionable and high quality products at the most attractive price. The firm’s product designs, sustainability, and quality are not based on price, but on enhancing the level of customer satisfaction. The success of the firm’s business concept arises from the adoption of various operational strategies, which include adopting an in-house design strategy, elimination of intermediaries, purchasing high quality raw materials, purchasing the raw materials in large volumes, cost-consciousness, and integration of efficient logistics. Furthermore, the firm is committed to improving the level of customer satisfaction through the adoption of long-term improvement in its product lifecycle and supply chain (Johnson 56). H&M is cognizant of the importance of developing a strong workforce. In order to achieve this objective, the firm has established a clear set of
Introduction The following are the leading causes of death based on gender in Herkimer County, which is located in the state of New York. Heart disease claims 196 males per 100,000. On the other hand, the rate amongst females stands at 198 per 100,000. Cancer is the second largest cause of death in the county with 144 males per 100,000 dying from the same while 155 per 100,000 females die from the same ( Public Health Nursing, 2016). Chronic lower respiratory disease or CLRD claims about males per 100,000 while the same claims 47 females per 100,000. Stroke and unintentional injury claim 24 and 23 males and females respectively per 100,000 in Herkimer County ( Public Health Nursing, 2016). List of Deaths per 100,000 in Herkimer County.                                    M    F   Cancer                             144  155 Stroke                             24   23  Alzheimer’s Disease                97   93  Diabetes                           112  108 Influenza and Pneumonia            43   46  Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease  44   47  Heart Diseases                     196  198  Cancer Cancer has taken a devastating toll on the county and the larger state of New York. The grim statistics show that one in two men and one in three females will eventually get a Cancer diagnosis in the course of their lives (Devita, 2016). Tobacco use is the most significant single factor that is linked with lung as well as other forms of cancer in Herkimer County. Other than this, lifestyle related behavior such as lack of physical activity, indulgence in unhealthy eating habits, as well as excessive consumption of alcohol is related to a heightened risk of death and cancer diagnosis (Devita, 2016). The County is lobbying to reverse the decline in funding, as well as prevent lung or other smoking-related cancerous ailments through adequately supporting the Tobacco Control Program that is championed by the State (Devita, 2016). Lung cancer is one of the main killers in the Coun
Introduction John Dos Passos is considered to be the author of an outstanding trilogy 1919 devoted to the US social life during the war period. Dos Passos tried to create the flow of American history through his characters depicting the peculiarities of moral standards and national experience. The comparative analysis of such characters as Richard Savage and “Camera Eye” episodes allows following autobiographical events of American so society depicted through the author’s vision. Richard Savage and “Camera Eye” Richard Savage is considered to be an idealist and esthete; he is presented as a Morehouse employee succumbing to big business enticements. This character is the reflection of Americans’ experience got in the period of war. As the author has shown, Savage was introduced as an ordinary ambulance driver. He goes through the difficult path of pressures in work and violent drinking. Nevertheless, the story demonstrates the character’s desire to achieve success in career-making despite all the difficulties. The author shows the representative upper-middle-class level who managed to become the first lieutenant of the great company and operate as an advertising man. Savage is a typical example of an ordinary America with high ambitions striving to overcome deep war consequences. The author shows that Savage becomes the American spirit expression popularizing patent medicine. One more issue to be analyzed is considered to be “Camera Eye” representing the autobiographical section of the author’s vision of American life. The author tried to depict the notes of Joycean expressionism. The chapters of the Camera Eye are demonstrated through the streams of consciousness reflected by the author’s personal experience, covering the stages of infancy and manhood. It should be noted that this part of the trilogy is perceived as the contrast to American standardized norms of life. “…work there all night…. Workingmen and people like that laborers travailleurs greaser” (Passos, 1969) The camera Eye can be perceived as a window through which people expressed their observations of social knowledge and atmosphere. The comparative analysis of two various aspects of the trilogy showed various visions of the same experience observed within American society. Savage was illustrated as a self-confide
Introduction Movies, under the sleek label of “action movies” are often attractive packages of violence. Screenwriters, directors and producers use violence often and in many ways that it has become impossible to distinguish between the different kinds of movie violence. Violence does not necessarily mean bloodshed, fights and murders. It also includes shouting, hitting, shooting, car crashes and vandalism. In an age of increasing violence in real life due to irrational gun shooting and terrorist activities, there is a lot of debate as to the amount of violence that can be allowed in movies. There are stories that warrant violence and movies where violence is added merely as a selling feature. A leafing through a movie guide will likely throw up movie names such as Show of Force, Hell Squad, The Killers, The Naked and The Dead, Masters of Menace, Conan – The Destroyer, etc. Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” and Martin Scorsese’s “Gangsters of New York” are examples of movies with graphic scenes of amputations and decapitations (Nason 1). Thesis: The violence as shown in movies is harmful to society in many ways: they incite violence, glorify retaliation using force, cause deep fear by providing them with an exaggerated presence of violence, affect children negatively and desensitize people to pain and torture. Main body Violence in movies is mostly of the gratuitous type and tends to glorify force as an appropriate response to conflict and fails to show realistic violence as it is. Violence as depicted in movies focuses mainly on the bleeding and immediate consequences of violence and avoids the real world consequences of violence such as physical handicaps, financial expense and emotional cost – these are never a part of the plot. Thus the violence that is shown in movies is based on falsehood and should not be allowed to be perpetrated. By repeated exposure to horrific killings and fights, movie audiences slowly get attun
George Straight is a legend in the music industry. He is famous for being a really skillful artist when it comes to country music. But he is not just an artist, he is also a people person. He knows not only how to sing affectively for his audience but he is also really good in reaching out to his audience, co-workers and other artists. This is the very reason why in the long time that George Straight is in the music industry, he has been receiving not only compliments from people around him, he is also able to gain respect which not all other artists has been given. All the above stated information is just some of the basis why I would like to become George Straight even for just a single day. I would like to literally feel how he sings for his thousands of audiences. I would like to see for myself how he is adored by his people and what he thinks bout it. What straight has is a gift. He has a gift in performing for thousands of people. And I know that such gift is not very common to everybody, hence I would like to feel and enjoy such gift even for just one day. I would also like to know why George Straight’s passion for country music is incomparable. He has been in this business for quite a long time now. He already sung lots of highly-rated country music songs and is planning of reviving it. He is very patient with his songs and knows that people will not get tired of listening to this type of songs if only the singer knows how to sing it well and the song itself is worth listening to. I would never have the chance to know how and why Goerge Straight thinks like this when it comes to his music, hence by being him for a single day, I would be able to take a closer glimpse of what is in his mind. More so, I would like to experience singing and working for other people in the music industry. As stated, George Straight is famous, not only in his little town in Texas, for his extra ordinary country music songs. Being a lover of country music myself, I would like to try and sing his songs. I would like to know what is in his mind, heart and soul while he is in front of his audience. I would like to have a hands-on experience on how he conceptualized his songs and put the music lyrics into one superb album. His being famous allows him to work with all the top honchos in the music industry (such as the composers, lyricists etc.) and also the well respected individuals of he society and/or of the government. In fact, he has sing for the senators, presidents and other politicians and have been applauded by them. This, needless to say, is an experience that I would also like to try by just being George Straight for one day. George Straight is indeed a legend… and he will continue being like that because he knows how to carefully manage his craft. And by that, it is of now wonder
Abstract Findings from previous research have established that various features of music have profound effects on human behavior particularly the mood and endurance in exercise and sports domains. This research aims at determining how music tempo affects human performance in specific tasks. To examine this concept, the current study, involved 28 participants grouped into two categories, the experimental group with 15 participants and the control group with 13 participants, who were required to complete three mazes before filling out questionnaires. The experimental group listened to fast music while the control group only listened to low tempo music. The results showed that the control group, on average, completed the mazes at a significantly lesser time than the experimental group. This indicates a correlation between the effects of music upon the subjects’ lives and task performance. These findings have potential implications for labor force in enhancing labor productivity and sports psychology and training. Understanding how the tempo of music affects the speed of performing a task is not only helpful in keeping work schedules but also increasing physical productivity. Introduction The effect of music upon human behavior has aroused much interest in psychology. Most of previous researches centered on aspects of human behavior such as mood, emotional responses, and personal preferences. Edworthy and Warring (2006), established that faster music elicits happier responses and can influence the mood (p. 597). In contrast, slower music or lyrics produce unhappier emotional responses. Music, therefore, elicits emotional responses, which in turn influence the human perception of speed. These emotional responses perhaps relate to people’s perception of time and speed. Webster and Weird established that people who listen to faster music, have much happier moods, thought they talked faster and conversation subjects progressed much faster than people who listened to slower music (2005, p. 196 ). Since listening to music alters the mental states that influence human activity, various structural aspects of music can also alter the physical speed. The effect of music on athlete’s performance offers important insights on the influence of music on speed and endurance. Most athletes listen to music during workouts and prior to competitions as a motivational tool that makes them work harder. Music tends to distract one’s attention from the present task, which makes the individual less focused on the physical ac
About the Act The Taft- Hartley Act or Labor Management Relations Act (1947) terminated the “closed shop” requirement where people were required to join unions before being employed. The Act’s Provisions The Labor Management Relations Act (1947) prevented unions from participating in biased labor practices. The Federal Mediation Service was established as the substitute method through which labor disputes could be settled. The Act made authorizations to the president to declare a “cooling off” period. This would take place for sixty days and during this period, there would be no strikes. The strikes specified during this period included industrial strikes and those that affected national security, safety and health. Another provision barred unions from making direct contributions to politicians. However, contributions could be made through distinct political action committees. Employers were not supposed to loan or give funds to any union. This also included the union’s welfare and officials. Policy and purpose declaration According to the act, it was US policy to promote an unchanging and comprehensive peace. Moreover, the Act would enhance the overall nation’s safety, health, and welfare. Tranquility would be promoted between workers and employers since disputes would be solved via collective bargaining and conferences. There would be advancements to collective bargaining where sufficient and whole government facilities would be available for intercession, conciliation, and intentional arbitration. This would ensure that employee representatives and employers abided by the agreements regarding workplace conditions, hours and pay rate. Moreover, controversies would be settled through mutual agreement. Disagreements that were related to collective bargaining treaties would be reduced or prevented through easy accessibility to sufficient and full governmental facilities. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service To ensure that the rights of laborers were catered for adequately, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service was charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the goals of the Act were met. The president would appoint the director. The president would seek the Senate’s consent and advice to enable him accomplish this. The director was not required to involve in other employments, vocation, or business. The director had the authority to elect clericals, mediators, conciliators, as well as other personnel who would assist in executing other roles stipulated in the Act. The Act authorized the director to plan for all expenditures. The director was permitted to establish
Introduction Transparency International defines corruption as an act that abuses the entrusted power for private gain. This means that it violates the rights of individuals that have bestowed power, authority, and legitimacy. Corruption varies in degree and nature depending on the level of its occurrence, people involved, and circumstances that motivate individuals to be corrupt. Modernization has transformed corruption, and people adopt new and complicated ways of concealing their fraudulent activities. This paper presents the causes and effects of corruption in the public and private sector. Causes Politics is an effective way of ensuring power and resources are shared equally among all individuals from different backgrounds within a specified jurisdiction. However, people have used political activities and offices to advance their gains and neglect the need to be accountable and responsible to the public. The emergence of political elites has created room for corruption to flourish in public and private offices because people no longer respect the need to develop national programs that will benefit citizens. They have diverted the resources of the public to achieve their gains without considering the impacts of their actions on other citizens. Politics has allowed corrupt officers to win elections and take powerful positions in government. Therefore, citizens continue to suffer because their interests are not addressed by those they expected would alleviate their pr
Nike rapidly grew to become one of the most successful firms in sportswear across the world. However, by mid 1990s the company suffered very bad publicity after thriving for about three decades. Nike was exposed as a business that made its profits by exploiting the low-cost laborers in overseas plants, where most of its manufacturing had been outsourced. Major Problems Outsourcing comes with both advantages and disadvantages, but Nike seemed to have overlooked the disadvantages. The firm focused so much on cutting the costs (mainly the labor costs) at the expense of the workers. That way, the firm was not required to own equipment, manufacturing plants, machinery or materials for use in production of their Nike shoes. As such, Nike signed a contract with a Japanese firm, but it later shifted to South Korea and Taiwan as Japan became costly (Bartlett, Ghoshal , and Beamish 101). Nonetheless, South Korea and Taiwan grew their economies fast and their once cheaper labor and lower production costs increased. By 1982, Nike was forced to shift to other markets including China and Indonesia. By 1990, China and Indonesia replaced Taiwan and South Korea as the largest Manufacturers of the Nike shoes and sporting gear. Labor incidences and public relations problems that began in 1980s hit a new high in 1990s, as Nike was accused of promoting inhuman and rather unethical practices. The examples were allowing underage employees work in Indonesian companies, condoning the forced overtime work in Chinese plants and exposing workers to dangerous work conditions, as it was evident in Vietnamese plants (Spar and Burns 3). Nike’s corporate responsibility started to tarnish because they intended to cut cost by outsourcing (Bartlett, Ghoshal & Beamish 102). It appeared as though they did not care about the working conditions provided it was making profit. Fair labor standard act 1938 prohibits use of children for labor, advocates for safe working conditions, sets limitations on the number of work hours. In addition, the corporate America advocates for fair pay to compensate the amount of work done according to US department of labor (1-52). To make matter worse, Nike’s management refused to take responsibility and thus made public statements terming all the allegations as false and malicious. Occasionally, the firm threatened to shift its business elsewhere when confronted by the governments and labor activist claiming it was not responsible for the manufacturing firms’ work production strategies (Spar and Burns 11). However, Nike failed to understand that it shared responsibility for the actions of its partners since ethical issues were not merely the actions of individual workers but the effects of the factors the organization presents. Potential Solutions It was until Nike started making losses that Phil Knight took courage to admit that the company had made mistakes in terms of corporate responsibility, code of conduct, and labor laws. In May 1998, Knight admitted that the brand Nike had come to be identified with child labor, coerced overtime and abusive work conditions (Spar and