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Barclays Bank was established in 1965 in California, San Francisco. However, the bank’s operations dates back to as far as 1690 when it started trading in London (Gamble, 2004). The use of the name Barclays began in 1736 when the organization was named after one of the business associates, James Barclay (Ackrill and Hannah, 2001). Barclays Bank is a universal bank. Its operations are organized into two business branches; corporate & investment banking and wealth management and global retail banking (Barclays, 2012). Corporate & investment banking is made up of three units; Barclays capital, Barclays corporate and Barclays wealth management (Barclays, 2012).Barclays has a market capitalization of approximately 27.1 billion pounds as of January 2012 (Stockchallenge, 2011). The bank is considered as the eighth largest bank in the United States of America. Its major competitors include The Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Company and Morgan Stanley (All Banks, 2011). The competitors were determined on the basis of the total revenue earned by each financial institution in a single financial year. In 2010, Barclays Bank total revenue was estimated at a figure slightly over four hundred million dollars (All Banks, 2011). The use of revenue earned by a financial institution is a useful method of comparing and evaluating their performance. It is thus a widely accepted method since it ensures that the comparison among institutions is accurate. With the help of the information btained from Federal Reserve, economists are able to provide important information to the bankers. For example, the Business Insight report of 2009 asserts that banks in the United States are losing their dominance in the retail-banking sector whereas the European banks are gaining and growing in stature in the retail sector due to government intervention (p. 6). Banking, like any other business activity, is governed by a set of policies and procedures. Barclays Bank is similarly bound this statute in order to ensure a smooth and a safe working environment. the purpose of the policies, there maybe to ensure that giving employment is on basis of merit and opportunities are be afforded to everyone with the knowledge and skills he or she possesses. The policies also provide guidance that is followed by the bank in procedures involving lending and decision making in the bank by management. Bank policy implementation is a dynamic process that changes with the prevailing market conditions and government legislation. Barclays Bank, like every other financial entity, is faced with a number of problems. These problems are associated with policy implementation, drastic changes in market conditions and problems associated with information gathering, information sharing and transmission of information. To ensure that all these challenges are properly addressed, the management must have an efficient team that is made up of employees from different sectors of the organization. This team assists the management in the gather
The author of the article “The Many Faces of Hotel Moderne In Harbin” is Mark Gamsa, an Associate Professor in the Department of East Asian Studies at Tel-Aviv University who teaches Chinese history and literature. The academic discipline the author is writing from is history, namely the history of Chinese architecture from the 1900s up to modern days. The article’s main argument is the uniqueness of the hotel Moderne in the Chinese city Harbin: the hotel was transformed into different facilities during different decades (hospital, hotel for political consultants, anti-revisionist hotel, guesthouse, cinema, concert hall, theater, wedding reception even). Another argument that the author ponders upon is the possibility of bringing together the hotel’s Chinese and Russian history (32). According to the author, it is not the racial issue that made the Moderne exclude the majority of Chinese but rather the social standing (33). During the Iosif Kaspe (hotel’s founder) period, Gamsa points out that Chinese and Japanese guests were lodged in the hotel. Therefore, the article argues against the assumption that the “inclusion” into the Moderne atmosphere was based on race only (32). However, the author admits that the Moderne maintained its European atmosphere until 1946 when it was passed to Chinese management (33). The many faces of the hotel were the cause of different perceptions produced by Russian and Chinese management. As the author states, while some Chinese managers and lodgers perceived it as built-in a “French-style”, other reviewers marked it as “German school.” The truth behind it is that the hotel was built in the style known as Art Nouveau (34). Thus, it had a Europe-inspired style, but it was not related to one European school in particular. To support the arguments, the author provides quotes and citations from published journals, reviews, and other studies that focused either on the hotel Moderne or the architecture in Harbin. Moreover, the author also provides pictures and images of the hotel from different periods to display how advertised and perceived during different decades in the 20th century. Another purpose of the hotel was to make the customers and tourists feel that they have been transported “elsewhere” when entering the luxurious building (38). That was also one of the “duties”, the author argues, to make visit
Introduction In 1920, film industry had grown a lot in this era. Most of film production was took place in or near Hollywood on the west coast, but still some films were being made in New Jersey and in Astoria on long island. In mid twenties film industry expanded a lot and gained so much popularity. New and different photographic technique was involved in this era and film industry did a great business. By the mid of 1920’s movies were doing great business with a capital investment over $2billion. Studio development also did well in this era, at the end of 20 th century; there were about 20 Hollywood studios and demand of Hollywood movies was much greater than ever. Number of people does not know the development took place in Hollywood film industry between 1920’s and 1930. An average production of films per year was 500 films but in this era, film industry produced 800 movies per year. There were about 20 Hollywood studios by the end of twenty century. Five big Hollywood studios were: Warner Bros. Pictures, Adolph Zukor’s Famous Players, RKO (Radio-Keith-Orpheum), RKO, Marcus Loew of Loew’s, Inc, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Fox Film Corporation/Foundation. The big five studios had advance technology tools and equipment with the aid of which they used to produce unique and good quality movies. There were about three little studios in this era, Universal pictures, United Artist and Columbia pictures. There were few more studios that used to work independently, few f them are listed below: Disney Studios, the Monogram Picture Corporation, Selznick International Pictures/David O. Selznick, Samuel Goldwyn Pictures,20th Century Pictures, Republic Pictures. In 1927, a cinematographic movies act was passed by United States designed to stimulate the downfall of British film industry. This act worked well according to circumstances and this act gave a new life to British film industry. The act was modified in 1938 by cinematographic film Act and eventually repealed by Film Act 1960.1927 is considered one of the best year for British film industry and it added new life to British film industry. In early decades there were no roper studios for film production but by the end of this era, number of film studios were in queue and produced number of films. The film Act was especially designed keeping an eye on declining position of film industry. 25% of the films were shown in1920 were British and in 1923 this rate was increased up to 10% and by 1925 it was down to only 5%. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, American film industry had gained so much popularity worldwide. Symphony of a great city Plot Summary Symphony of a great city was released in 1927, It is a German silent film directed by Walter ruttmen and its co-writer is Carl Mayer. It was a very nice film with great animations. It is a dazzling film covered with wonderful images this story generally starts wit a train journey, journey with real sense speed and thundering of the tracks. This movie starts in day and ends in night, in overall movie betw
Routine identification and preparation of the surgical site Description of the procedure Identification and preparation of the site for surgery is normally carried out as follows:   * The preoperative nurse (surgical floor) makes a confirmation of the name and the identification number of the patient.   * The operative permit is then confirmed.   * “Surgical preparations of the skin commences by marking the surgical site with a skin marker” (Kouzes & Barry, 2006, p.9).   * Shaving of the surgical site is done especially if the skin is hairy.   * All the above steps are done in the holding area outside the operation room.   * The patient is then moved to the holding area of the operation room for nursing preoperative assessment and verification of ID, operative permit and documentation.   * Finally, the patient is taken for nursing intra-operative inside the operation room for final verification of ID, operation permit and the planned procedure for the surgery. The change needed I think that the above process of identification and preparation of the surgical site needs change because of the following reasons: There is less information on how the surgical site should be identified, marked and verified from the first holding area until the surgery commences. The procedure has ignored verification of the surgical site from one nurse to the next and instead concentrated on verification of the operation permit and the ID (Blunt, 2007). “The above procedure poses high risk for wrong site surgical errors since the patient is not involved in the process to enhance the reliability of the said identification” (Annick, 2010, p.106). This creates space for alterations by the medical practitioners. As the patient moves within the health care facilities, the consistency of the marked area may drastically change from one physician to the next. The above procedure also needs to shade more light on the necessity, how to clean and shave the identified surgery site. This will help to reduce chances of infection and other associated complications. Response from the hospital personnel The basis for this practice was determined by a hospital committee comprising of various surgeons from the surgery department of the hospital. “The committee was chaired by the head of surgery department” (Renee, 2009, p.23). Rationale for coming up with the procedure (by the committee) was as follows: Marking, cleaning and shaving the identified site of surgery is a simple task that does not require any professional skills. There is no need for detailed procedures on how to mark, clean and shave identified surgical sites. The committee made an assumption that the person involved will apply common sense and do a credible job (Renee, 2009). This practice is performed in this manner (in the hospital) because of the following reasons:   * There have been no complaints raised over the procedure.   * No research done on
Introduction If one has to consider situational framework of management, then it is inevitable to consider sustained organization-learning methods as a fundamental cause of aggressive business advantage. There is lack of a close link between the organization learning and maintenance of a sustainable business economical advantage. A sustainable and secure future of businesses requires critical decisions and visions. Thesis statement This essay provides a critical analysis of the need to sustain organizational learning methods in support of sustainable achievements for competitive benefits. Hypothesis Hypothetically, senior managers are entitled the task of ensuring the firm achieves higher goals through competitive advantage. The success of a firm depends on distinctiveness of transactions, growth of markets and increase of competitive advantages. Sustainable competition is achievable through the fundamental beliefs on performance. The managers have to come up with various methods or matrix. The assumption in many firms is that the most challenging issue of the twenty-first century is ability to attain competitive advantage through development of intellectual capital, mainly the social, human and organizational capabilities. Research question How can we utilize the business resources and growth factors such as expansion of the information technology to support developments of knowledge as a guide for future organizational and industrial growth? The essay forms a discussion of major methods of analyzing theories and conceptual models for sustainable organization advantages for the future. Is it true to state that organizational learning guides in sustaining competitive benefits? What is the relationship between sustained organizational learning procedures and creating competitive advantage? Methodology Scope of the study The paper will focus on an organizational learning approach where analysis of prospective strategic position in a school setting determines effects and developmental problems. Consistency associated with competitive advantages and analysis will determine future outcomes and anticipatable changes. Lastly, the paper will address the issue of utilizing new and anticipated strategies to secure firms by involving those on the ground. Data collection procedures The chosen topic enhances and quantifies the research as a study topic and prepares for respondents. Information collected tabulates and ranks findings to broad areas and helps to narrow the scope to objectives of the study analysis. Purpose of the study The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the sustained organization learning methods. Literature review Organizational learning is a collective form of knowledge acquisition attained through experiences, training programs, experimenting and interaction. It is the ability to acquire, sustain and change meaning through interpretat
W.E. is a film paralleling the lives of two women, from the past and the present, who had to sacrifice much for the sake of their marriages. Both suffered from the Myth and the expectations imposed on their gender, and one of them also faces the challenges associated with motherhood, while the other is a historical figure under constant scrutiny. In this paper, I will argue how various harmful concepts of motherhood, marriage, and gender expectations affected the lives of the film’s two main characters. The idea that men are breadwinners and women are housewives is traditional, but it has consequences in the world where women are capable of performing myriads of jobs. According to Mehta (2005), such husbands are more likely to divorce than those who believe in equal gender and family roles. In W.E. , Wally leaves her husband after a domestic violence incident caused by not having a personal bank account, as she does not work (Madonna, 2011). Wally sacrificed her job after marrying William, and the idleness only aggravates her fears of William’s infidelity and sparkles her own (Madonna, 2011). Similarly, Wallis’s first husband’s conviction about breadwinning and the wife’s role could also lead to their divorce, although the times were different (Madonna, 2011). Thus, the two women’s experience demonstrates that outdated views about who provides for the family may lead to a couple’s separation, which also involves domestic violence. As women are denied work, they are also expected to offer emotional support for their husbands and be in charge of all housework, which might be more physically demanding than a potential job. That is why marriage is an institution which could be more beneficial to men, as their wives have to shoulder many responsibilities (Mehta, 2005). Although the viewer does not see the physical aspect of their marital duties, both Wallis and Wally carry a big emotional burden in the respective unions (Madonna, 2011). The latter constantly worries about her husband and the rarity of bonding between them, as she actually wishes to support him (Madonna, 2011). Meanwhile, Wallis’s suffocating position is revealed through her letters, which highlight that the abdication scandal made the couple bound for life, so she had some regrets and complaints (Madonna, 2011). Nonetheless, Wallis remains by David’s side until his death, accepting her lot, while Wally leaves hers after finding a better alternative (Madonna, 2011). Overall, marriage puts an enormous emotional burden on the women, which they either have to accept or eventually refuse, ending the relationship. The hypocritical attitude towards women’s role in society and its institution is apparent in the Madonna concept
Introduction The aim of this report is to explain the company’s product/brand’s macro and competitive environment through the use of PESTEL and SWOT analysis of the businesses. In addition, the report details the 7Ps of marketing that the company applies currently including, people, product, price, promotion, place, process, and physical evidence. Finally, it gives a clear evaluation of justified recommendations for the marketing program elements, which the company should apply for its success in business strategies. Background of the Company The company was initiated as “Apple Computer” in 1976 (Shimp, 2007, p. 7). It started on a high note with stable brand, high profit rate and rapid growth, before experiencing the worst periods, which led to the decline in its profitability. After the decline in business, one of the company’s founders called Jobs, embarked on the reconstruction of the company. This made the name changed to “Apple Inc” in 2000, where the focus was on sophisticated technology and innovation of non-PC products (Shimp, 2007, p. 8). The company designs, manufactures electronics and many other software products. Some of the company products include the iPhone, iPod and Macintosh (Shimp, 2007, p. 8). As well, the software includes Mac OS X, Final Cut Studio, iLife, and iTunes browser (Shimp, 2007, 9). Comparing iPhone4s with Blackberry and Nokia In terms of features, the
According to Lufkin (2021), there is an urgent need to reduce the impact on physical and digital presenteeism in the era of pandemic and social transformations. This article focuses on the importance of recognizing true motives for presenteeism and defines the impact of subconscious biases on employee relationships. At the same time, the mere exposure and halo effects are associated with unfair or ineffective promotions that determine the quality of work. The idea that many biases unreasonably support presenteeism and negatively contribute to performance is correct, and differentiating employees’ achievements using favors seems questionable. Presenteeism is problematic because most people continue addressing their subconscious beliefs about professional growth. Lufkin (2021) notices that not all employees can come to work early and leave late to demonstrate their devotion to the organization. Some people set priorities instead of achieving work-life balance and succeeding as an employee and a parent. They believe that their presence at the workplace helps get promotions or rewards, but the pandemic restrictions have already proved that remote work may be effective. Such attitudes towards presenteeism discourage and impose obligations that hardly improve performance. However, the attention to the halo and mere exposure effects provokes some questions and concerns. The author admits that leaders and managers think about people who bring coffee or communicate as hard workers (Lufkin, 2021). In today’s business world, management principles have been improved, and employees get access to new practices at different levels. Good leaders will never promote a worker because of an improved ability to make coffee. If changes at the workplace are based on insignificant aspects, such organizations’ progress is questionable. For example, there are two sick individuals: one is present but does nothing because of a runny nose and a headache, and another is at home but works online to meet the deadline. An efficient manager analyzes the situation and understands the current contributions of both employees. If presenteeism fallaciously affects the attitude towards such employees, the team’s professionalism is low. It is wrong to believe that showing faces at the office is a criterion for career growth. Lufkin’s article reveals concerns about presenteeism and its impact on people’s judgments. Sometimes, a person needs a break or a day off to work effectively, and absence is not a sign of unprofessionalism and weakness. Being present gives no guarantees about the quality of work, and this assessment makes companies competitive and strong. Reference Lufkin, B. (2021). Why presenteeism wins out over productivity. BBC . Web.
Introduction Immigration, whether legal or illegal, is considered one of the political hot-button issues with both moral and economic implications. Immigration has become a major political issue in the U.S., particularly during the election periods. It is used to sway voters, and it can attract minority voters to align with a candidate who better articulates the immigration issue. There have been several debates concerning the humane treatment of the immigrant population. Various American states have passed legislations while others are still pushing for laws that seek to discredit immigrants and immigrant rights. An example of the legislation is one in Arizona, SB1070. The state of Alabama has the strictest immigration laws in USA. The laws are considered to be detrimental and a recipe for discrimination; some laws that have been blocked in other states are practiced in Alabama. Immigration is considered as a hot-button topic due to the large population of Hispanics, who have grown at an alarming rate, and they represent almost 4 percent of the total state population. Majorities of the Hispanics are considered to be illegal immigrants. Since the time of the Bipartisan efforts in 2007, there has never been any step made to address the hot-button issue of immigration. Immigration has been a fodder for controversy and political debate, and it is considered as a fever for state and federal legislation. Immigration, tough and controversial is responsible for the growth of U.S., and it is similarly a recipe for conflict. The country has been witnessing a surge in the number of immigrants, and it is estimated that the number of illegal immigrants superseded that of the legal ones. Immigration has been a dormant issue because various parties. The media or individuals are cautious about the divisiveness or the passion that it arouses (New York Times 1). There has been a controversy between the federal government and the state and local government concerning who has authority over immigration matters. Those opposing the Alabama and South Carolina legislation argue that it will encourage racial profiling (Fletcher 1). In the United States of America, Mexicans top in the number of immigrants then followed by the Chinese and Indians in that order. Immigration is a hot topic in the politics of the United States of America. It occupies front and the centre in run-up to all presidential elections, whether during the general elections or the primaries. Immigration in the USA is considered to be a primer on key issues, and it provides the basis to the argument that Democrats have a better approach due to how they handle immigration. Immigration has exceeded the economy, unemployment, bail outs and health care. It is one of th