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Introduction Healthcare administration faces ethical dilemma in providing prime health services and maintaining the economic status of the healthcare system concurrently. The administration must stringently balance health services and economic issues that are intrinsic to the healthcare system. Hornbeak explains that, health care administrators have critical role “…in overseeing the moral conduct and missions of their institutions while at the same time maintaining the economic viability of those institutions, but these two major functions can clash and create dilemmas that complicate the practice of health administration” (2011, p. 1). The ethical issue regarding economic viability of health care institutions elicits ethical dilemma where two views arise. The first view questions how health care institutions can ethically concentrate the administrative functions on the issues of health only and remain economically viable and sustainable at the same time. The second view ethically doubts the administrative capacity to juggle both health care and economic issues, without compromising the primary role of offering quality health care in the society. Therefore, how does the health care administration resolve the ethical dilemma amidst demands of quality health care and economic constraints? Ethical dilemma Health care systems have a noble responsibility of ensuring that they provide quality health care services that are affordable and accessible to all people. Other responsibilities such as integration of business practices into the system seem to have encumbrance effect that would lead to compromised health care services. The integration of business practices into the health care system has elicited ethical concerns that have resulted into ethical dilemma in the administrative responsibilities. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) “expanded its patient rights standards to include requirements for assuring that hospital business practices would be ethical in 1995” (Laura, Cherry, & Darragh, 2009, p.1). JCAHO established ‘patient rights and organization ethics’ that classified two types of ethics involved in health care administration; clinical and business ethics. Clinical ethics govern the relationship between healthcare and patients while business ethics deal with the relationship between health care and its suppliers. Currently, the health care system is struggling to resolve the ethical dilemma that threatens to stall provision of quality health services and sustainable utilization of health care resources. Ethical concerns root for the distinction and separation of clinical ethics and business ethics in order to avoid complications of the responsibilities in the health care system. Laura,
Introduction Air Arabia is one of the largest and most popular low-cost companies based in the United Arab Emirates, which operates air transportation. Its main advantages are low prices for tickets, quality service, and wide geographical coverage, as it offers flights to 50 countries and more than 170 destinations, which brought it 15% revenue in 2019 (Air Arabia, 2020). The purpose of this paper is to determine the development strategy for Air Arabia, according to the Anstroff Matrix, based on an analysis of its internal and external environments. In particular, onboard connectivity will be discussed in terms of its appropriateness for Air Arabia. It is hypothesized that the implementation of the mentioned idea into the operation of Air Arabia would be beneficial to both customers and the company. PESTLE Analysis The concept of onboard connectivity refers to the opportunity to use the Internet during the flight for connecting with the crew and accessing the necessary information. With the exponentially growing technological development, the demand for such innovation can be identified as high. Among a variety of operational benefits, it is possible to note passenger empowerment and personalization – the key issues that impact customer choices and preferences. Political Issues Speaking of the mentioned innovation in terms of the political factors that are present in the UAE, one should stress that political instability in the Middle East region is the main challenge. The introduction of onboard Wi-Fi connectivity may be violated under the impact of ongoing conflicts, extremism, and terrorism. At the same time, the UAE assigns the safety of flights a top priority to protect its passengers by using sophisticated threat detection systems. Nevertheless, the stability or instability of politics can change rapidly, which makes it essential to constantly monitor this issue during onboard connectivity implementation. The latter is likely to improve political stability due to the increased potential to timely identify and address the emerging threats. Economic Issues In terms of economics, Air Arabia is a low-cost airline that operates flights to various countries of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Given that the target customers of this airline are composed of people who want cheap and comfortable flights, the company strongly depends on the number of passengers. The fact that Air Arabia is the first low-cost airline makes it a pioneer in introducing onboard connectivity. The example of Etihad, another UAE-based airline, illustrates that customers are ready to pay for the Internet to stay connected. In this connection, it is possible to offer a limited amount of traffic for free and design a set of plan
Joyce “A Portrait of the Artist as a Yong Man” by James Joyce has several important themes that relate to a person’s individuality, its natural development and conscious evolution of the personality and understanding. One of the motifs is the defiance of religion and the moral understanding of the world. Stephen does understand that he is not only breaking religious codes, but also does damage to his morality. Every time he engages in the services of prostitutes, he chooses to forget about religion. This is a deeper theme where a person holds back on their morals, only to redeem themselves later. In time, he understands that he must live a life by ethical and moral criteria, embracing all that has been given to people. This clearly illustrates the two extremes of his personality. One is completely disobedient to any social regulations while the other is pure, and wants to lead a life free of sin (Joyce, 2011). Another motif pertains to Stephen wanting to become an artist and choosing isolation as one of the necessary steps towards his goal. From one perspective, he leaves everything behind to pursue own dreams, and thinks it will make him a better artist. From another, he understands that his community and family have made him who he is, and they will always be a part of his inner world and understanding. He is shown to be appreciative of the knowledge he has received, thus he plans to give back to the community in a form of his art (Wollaeger, 2003). A rather crucial motif is the development of the individuality and understanding of the surrounding world. At the beginning, Stephen is described as a child who is not fully aware of the world. The words and phrases that are used qualify as simplistic and naive. It is as if he is a distant observer of the surrounding world, and does not really participate in its seriousness. Later, when he become a teenager, his thoughts are more defined and understanding. But still, he is very much devoted to the church, letting the rules of society and religion to define his comprehension of life. In the end, he becomes a fully reasonable person. He attends the university, and is shown to have reached great potential in his logical thinking, as well as emotional understanding of own character and people (Attridge, 1990). Music and singing are another major motif of the novel. It is made to represent the way people escape the harsh reality of the world, and better their mood. Stephen appreciates music and singing because it is a part of the language that might seem the same but is quite different. It touches his inner parts of the soul, and sets the course for a life filled with kindness and emotion. Even when he hears a woman singing, he feels at peace, and sets his goals on becoming an artist. It is made clear how the power of a song and music can help anyone to set their mind on personal dreams and try everything to achieve them. The same can be said about the prayers and religious singing. Stephen feels the power of a song when he visits the church, and the phrases become embedded in his mind for the rest of his life (Bloom, 2009).
Introduction The health care system is a complex and dynamic field that needs an effective leadership for it to provide safe, quality, and effective health care to patients. Since nurses play a central role in the delivery of health care, they require competent leaders who can transform the challenging nursing environment. According to Kirby (2010), “nurse leaders must evaluate, educate, embrace, enable, empower, espouse, engage, and excite front-line nurse managers in order to expand health care services efficiently and effectively,” (p. 208). To enhance efficiency and effectiveness of nurse managers, an assessment tool is essential. Nurse Manager Inventory Tool is an appropriate instrument that assesses knowledge, skills, and behaviors of nurse managers. From the perspective of nursing, this essay assesses strengths and weaknesses of a nurse manager using the Nurse Manager Inventory Tool with a view of advocating for change and identifying personal goals in leadership. Personal and Professional Accountability In the nursing profession, personal and professional accountability is an integral part of leadership that nurses must cultivate. For nurses to attain personal and professional accountability, they must enhance their personal growth and development. Assessment of the nurse manager using the Nurse Manager Inventory Tool indicates that advancement in education and career planning are some of the strengths exhibited under personal growth and development. The nurse manager also has strengths in ethical behavior and practice because of extensive understanding of the nursing profession and its standards. Iliad (2010) states that, “every health professional, in the exercise of his/her accountability, must safeguard and promote the interests of individual patients and clients, and serve the interests of the society” (p. 134). Knowledge and understanding of nursing ethics and standards is imperative in improving quality and safety of health care. However, the nurse manager has weaknesses in setting action plans and performing self-assessment annually. Moreover, the nurse manager weaknesses lie in the aspects of coaching and guiding skills, mentoring, and succession planning. Career Planning According to the assessment using the Nurse Manager Inventory Tool, the nurse manager has strength in understanding the job requirements of a nurse leader. The nurse manager understands that nurse leader has a noble role of transforming the nursing environment and the quality nursing care. Additionally, development of future career is strength because the nurse manager is developing career by keeping abreast with impending challenges that the health care system and the nursing profession are grappling with amidst myriad reforms. Kirby (2010) asserts that, “the most significant investment a nursing executive can make in an organization and to the delivery of quality patient care is the development of current and future front-l
For decades, researchers have embarked on identifying the various factors that influence the efficiency of organizations. Traditionally, such factors would be divided into internal and external elements, respectively. However, in modern times, such classification may be inappropriate because the contemporary organization is influenced by multiple complex factors. This change has been occasioned by the entry of information technology (IT) as a major determining factor of the organization’s overall health. All companies are designed to increase their chances of success by bringing together important resources. The ability to utilize these resources efficiently determines whether the organization will achieve its strategic goals. As Ashkenas, Ulrich, Jick, and Kerr (2015) point out, IT has dramatically transformed the business landscape by affecting the various ways by which resources are acquired and utilized. Even though the internal environment (organizational culture and business strategies) influence how IT is utilized in an organization, the impact of information technology on the organization is much stronger. In other words, IT not only affects a company’s strategic options but also establishes opportunities/issues that traverse the various aspects of the business. This paper will focus on the impact of information technology on the structural and contextual dimensions of Zayed University. Literature Review Traditionally, the analysis of the business environment was categorized into external and internal factors (Brodar, KlačmerČalopa, & Pihir, 2009). Internal factors included goals and strategies, size, employees, and technology, while external factors involved aspects of the market, technological advancement, and the general business environment. However, as Brodar et al. (2009) explain, the above classification has since been rendered inefficient in modern times following the existence of factors that cut across the structural and contextual dimensions of an organization. The structural dimension of an organization refers to concepts that point to the internal environment of the organization. On the other hand, contextual factors refer to issues that determine the structure of an organization, for instance, size, technology, objectives, and strategy. Figure 1 in the appendix section illustrates the aspects that constitute both structural and contextual factors in an organization. Some factors, such as IT, are both structural and contextual. Importantly, Brodar et al. (2009) explain that IT affects both structural and contextual aspects of the business. To begin with, IT influences the business strategy by altering aspects such as time and distance required to complete a task. Communication is an essential determinant of efficiency in an organization. For this reason, organizations strive to maintain effective channels to facilitate both horizontal and vertical communication. With information communication techn
Verbal learning is the use of words or the process of speaking to express ones ideas or thoughts. It also entails learner’s acquiring and retaining ability of verbal information. In other words, verbal learning is said to be memorization due to day-to-day demands on use of acquired verbal information. According to Tulving and Madigan, the learning has proved to be one of most efficient ways of passing information to the learners and a better way by which learners comprehend information (1970). A student who engages verbal learning incorporates vocal words to bring out concepts; hence, it is a procedure of transforming information from short-term to long-term memory. The concept of how human beings are able to retrieve and use verbal information is complex and is greatly influenced by how these learners are able to memorize the same information. For example, one is able to write the alphabetical letters backwards after memorizing and learning how to pair the sequence of all the alphabetical letters verbally. The process therefore means that one is in a position to require repeating information verbally during the paring sequence. Hearing the alphabet sequence therefore assists in remembering the letters and eventually one is even able to write them down in reverse. In line with Tulving and Madigan, association, as one of the major concept in verbal learning is brought out during the learning process (1970). In most cases, a student of verbal learning will associate a stimulus to a response. A good example is when a person you meet for the first time tells you his/her name. The next instance you meet the same person (a stimulus), the mind is triggered and thus recalls the sound of that person’s name (a response). This shows that the mind can memorize sound and then associate the sounds to objects or activities in future to give response. The other concept of verbal learning involves comprehension, which often occurs faster and easily, unlike in sign language learning where once requires to know the sign language in the first place. From the above ex
Introduction: Identification of the Issue The problem of sex discrimination accounts for one of the major social concerns. Today, one traces the correlation between the concept of globalization and feminism. Since the world policies adopt a new progressive direction, the idea of gender equality enters the category of the ultimate Millennium development goals. Thus, the paper provides a sophisticated overview of the links between discriminative behaviors and globalization trends. The study concludes that the concept of gender equality is favorably influenced by global reformation, which is revealed through economic openness and technology improvement. The statement is supported by some consistent arguments that certify the authenticity of the dependence. Globalization Tendencies as the Stipulators of Gender Equality Promotion In the modern world of dynamic technologies and discoveries, the world of market trade is regularly altered. Specifically, the experts claim that the last decades marked the economy domain with considerate openness. In this respect, women started gaining a new position on the platform of marketing improvements. Thus, the job opportunities multiplied, which helped the females throughout the world to approach the trade market as well as to become financially independent. Through globalization, the feminist stance was considerably modified even in the countries of the Middle East, which were regarded as patriarchal until recent times. Thus, the economic reviews point out that both private and public institutions in Asia started employing women, due to the conceptualization of the feminism rights and the extensive practices of economy reformation (Metcalfe, 2007). The primary grounding of the economic growth dependency is a transfer from labor-intensive industries to the middle-income economies. The relocation that characterizes the globalization is such developing countries as the United Arab Emirates differs in nature from the labor market alterations in the prosperous states. Thus, it was acknowledged that the economies of the former seek cheap labor exploitation. Since there has long been a general tendency of males earning more money than their spouses, especially in the Middle East, the idea of active female employment does not seem obnoxious but rather ingenious, for it helps to reach two primary aims. First, it enhances the level of economic prosperity.
Ethical theories are widely used to dictate the behaviours of human beings, societies, and business corporations. Such models offer useful ideas that can empower people whenever they encounter conflicting situations. This essay begins by introducing the concepts of morality and ethics. The paper gives a detailed analysis of utilitarianism, kantianism, virtue ethics, and egoism. The issues surrounding business practices and environmental ethics are also discussed. Quote: The ‘managers of a corporation must take responsibility to fulfil their duties to their stockholders and to the public’ (Valentzas & Broni 2010, p. 804). The above quotation summarizes the obligations and summaries of businesses that want to remain relevant in their respective industries. The whole idea of business ethics is founded on the principles of morality. Ethics and morality are meaningful concepts used interchangeably to dictate the behaviours of human beings (Rachels & Rachels 2010). However, each of these concepts has a unique meaning. The concepts can be used to promote the welfare of every society. Ethics refers to the rules provided to dictate the behaviour of every individual (Rachels & Rachels, 2010). Morality is ‘derived from the word moral and refers to people’s principles regarding wrong and right’ (Rachels & Rachels 2010, p. 18). These concepts have been widely studied in order to dictate the behaviours, values, and principles embraced in different societies. Several ethical and moral theories have been studied in class. The first one is known as utilitarianism. Postulated by John Stuart Mill, utilitarianism theory argues that ‘the best moral action is the one that has the potential to maximize utility’ (Rach
Donica Belisle (a Gender and Women’s Studies Assistant Professor at Athabasca University) is an internationally acclaimed author of several articles that address Canadian consumerism in the 20 th century. In one of her recent book titled Retail Nation: Department Stores and the Making of Modern Canada, the author seems to dwell much on Canadian consumerism. The book serves as a collection of her earlier arguments, taking into account a wide range of companies such as Dupuis Frères, Woodward, Simpson’s, Morgan’s Sears, Spencer’s, the Hudson’s Bay Company, Eaton’s and many other small retail stores for her current analysis. On the basis of her earlier articles, Belisle lends importance to the numerous exploitative and paternalistic relations prevalent within the sphere of early 20 th century Canadian department stores. At the same time, she calls attention to those cases where relationships were compromised (Kloske 140). In Retail Nation, Belisle traces the transformation of Canada into a contemporary consumer society back to a period where Hudson’s Bay, Simpson’s and Eaton’s retail stores were the major players in the retail shopping sphere. These retail stores transformed the shopping sphere in Canada between 1890 and 1940. In her book, Belisle asserts that retail stores took advantage of business-friendly government policies, less-costly raw materials and escalating demand for low-cost commodities to strengthen the country’s economy. Some Canadian consumers gained contentment and happiness from those retail stores, while others had nasty experiences. Belisle claims that, during the early 20 th century, operators of biggest retail stores in Canada argued that their operations buttressed the nation by providing cheap products to consumers as well as employment opportunities for many. Nonetheless, Belisle counters this assertion in her book by demonstrating how retail stores (in conjunction with consumer capitalism) contributed to socio-economic disparity in Canada. In fact, the main argument in Retail Nation is that retail stores played a significant role in creating a contemporary consumer culture that enhanced social inequality in Canada (Donica 195). Retail Nation depicts retail stores as vehicles of modernization and nationalism.