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Fiver Forces Model applied to two segments  Competitive Rivalry  Supplier Power  Buyer Power  Threat of Substitution  Threat of New Entry AC Cameras                                  High                 Low             High         Medium                  High                UAV Drones                                  High                 Low             High         Low                     High                 Competitive Rivalry The AC Camera segment has a considerable level of rivalry since the market is shared almost evenly by seven brands. The number of sales by each company also demonstrates that there is no one particular leader. Competitive rivalry in the UAV Drone segment is intense, especially among three companies, A, F, and G. The majority of the brands are sold at more than fifty retailers, which means that there is a strong effort to attract customers. Supplier Power Suppliers do not possess any substantial bargaining power in both segments since the most technologically advanced processes are performed at the companies’ factories. Suppliers provide brands with the parts necessary for the assembly of the cameras and drones. Buyer Power The bargaining power of buyers is strong in both segments because customers can choose from a large variety of products. Moreover, clients do not face any switching costs when changing their AC cameras or UAV drones which grants them additional bargaining power (Schilling & Shankar, 2019). Additionally, people who buy ac cameras and drones usually belong to small communities of sportspeople or photographers, which makes each of them highly valuable for the manufacturers. Threat of Substitution The threat of substitution for action cameras is moderate since, despite the fact that ac cameras can be replaced by digital cameras, the latter do not have the same features such as stabilization and small size. UAV drones are unique, and the only substitutes for the technology are planes and helicopters, which are costly, large, and inconvenient for recording video. Threat of New Entry There are no significant barriers to entry in both segments since technologies behind ac cameras and UAV drones are available to the public. Any enterprise can start manufacturing these products if it has facilities and finds proper suppliers. Reference Schilling, M.A., & Shankar, R. (2019). Strategic management of technological innovation (6 th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
Introduction The development and presentation of social studies lessons address multiple objectives. Educators need to present a certain amount of material, making it interesting, link prior knowledge and valuable for learners, ensure that students grasp it, and make sure that students’ needs are met (Learning Policy Institute, 2021). Teachers should also remember that social studies provide a context to train diverse skills, including reading, writing, critical thinking, social, and other skills (Nell K. Duke, 2019). This paper includes a brief analysis and reflection of a social studies lesson presented to a group of four students. Main body The lesson was concerned with the differences and similarities between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The teacher used slides featuring maps and pictures on the matter. Students discussed the similarities and differences using grads and did a quick quiz. The children were highly engaged, which was apparent through their active participation during all activities. The use of technology could be one of the reasons for this engagement as it helps the teacher to illustrate complex notions and provide clear examples of areas discussed. Since it was the presentation for a small group, the teacher used a tablet, which made the presentation rather interactive. The students could also participate actively as they explored the map. Such technologies can be used in different settings, and they enhance students’ motivation and facilitate learning (Samantha Davis, 2020). The use of grids is another effective tool that can be implemented to plan lessons, present material, run activities, and conduct assessments (Mr. and Mrs. Social Studies, 2019). In addition to helping students memorize facts, the use of grids contributes to the development of writing and critical thinking skills. It is possible to note that the class was implemented effectively as the students were engaged and displayed high results during the assessment. The students developed their critical thinking and communication skills, which were especially visible during the discussion of the cultural aspects of the three regions. One of the students was Hispanic, so he added considerably to the discussion. As for the cultural component of the lesson, students acquired new knowledge and enlarged their understanding of the value of cultural differences and similarities. Notably, the role of an educator is central as they use a positive emotional attitude and form the perspective that is adopted by learners during the lesson and even later in their life (EdTechTeam, 2019; inquired, 2020). When planning the lesson under analysis, some sensitive topics that could emerge during the
Despite its economic, military and cultural power and the concept of an American dream, the US is far from the land of hopes it is portrayed to be. It is notably true for immigrants, many of whom come to America from all over the world in search of a better life for themselves and their families. While some programs for legal and even illegal newcomers exist, it is still hard for these people to build themselves up in the new land. The purpose of this paper is to examine the reality of immigrants in the US. Possibilities for Immigrants Farming, construction, computer, and science industries are amongst the top industries employing legal immigrants (Becker). Typically, such businesses search for talent outside America and provide work visas for the workers they choose. However, legal immigrants achieving their status through other means can have trouble finding work that will pay at least minimum wage and span no more than the average 8 hours. Illegal newcomers can face even more problems due to deportation threats. This is a notable issue for undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children and now have a possibility to return to a country the life in which they have never experienced. For such individuals, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program(DACA) was created which allows these people two years during which they should try to receive a green card through an employer if they do not wish to be deported. However, apart from the existing hard
Introduction Uncertainty and risk-taking, chiefly as a combination, have assumed a significant role in operation and management of small enterprises and in theorizing about entrepreneurial firms as applied to the growth of the organization. Bonaccorsi (1992), first advocate of the entrepreneurial process framework, emphasized that an essential element was the organization struggling to maintain risks at low positions. Beside this continuing appreciation of risk-taking there were concerns, in early attempts for explaining management of entrepreneurial firms, to broaden the handling of uncertainty with a view of reflecting the actuality that risk-taking is complex (Freeman & Schroder 2006). Therefore, a re-evaluation of risk-taking and of uncertainty as far as operation of small enterprises is concerned is timely, comprising considerations of rising significant theories and pragmatic studies. This paper begins by providing a summary of the perceptions of capability of coping with risk and uncertainty, comprising both personal and organization viewpoints. The paper then reviews the manner in which both risk-taking and uncertainty have been dealt with in the literature, and considers rising concepts in, and within, the literature that provide scope for an improved accepting of the way uncertainty and risk-taking link to management of a small enterprise over time. The ideas of risk adjustment and uncertainty adaptation are included as a way of reacting to these emerging, operation responsive traits. Re-evaluation premise is then suggested as one technique to explore the aspects of change and relationships that originate from the reconciling results of risk adjustment and uncertainty adaptation on the growth of the small enterprise. The paper concludes with study implications. A summary of uncertainty and risk-taking From an old financial approach, uncertainty and risk-taking seem to be separated, even though the word uncertainty is not at all times constantly utilized: uncertainty at times talking about decision circumstances where there is a mysterious future and at times about circumstances where this future is not mysterious, but unpredictable. Risk reflects on a decision where the impact of action is dependent on identified probability distribution, following Miller’s (2007) distinction. Freeman and Schroder (2006) uncertainty – central to small enterprise costing and normally raised in events of vagueness and inexactness – stresses the vaulted consistency of individuals for assembling and interrogating all potential possibiliti
Introduction Communication is a powerful tool that defines the social structure of a society, values held by people, and the motivation that an individual may have in life. It makes it possible for people to interact within a society in order to achieve a common goal. Effective communication is vital in every aspect of a person’s life. Within a family, there must be an effective way of communication in order to ensure that members of the family understand each other properly. In a community, effective communication is vital in enhancing peaceful coexistence of all its members. The government needs to communicate to people effectively so that their leadership vision can be seen by all (Castells, 2013). Children who are growing up rely on communication when developing their personality in life. This is presented appropriately in the book ‘ For One More Day ’ that was written by Mitch Albom. The research will focus on the problem of poor communication in Benetto’s family, and how this affected his personality later in life. Discussion In his early childhood, Benetto grew up under the care of both parents. However, it was clear even at this early stage that communication within the family was very poor. Albom (2006) says, “One day the father told Benetto that he could be a mama’s boy or a daddy’s boy, but could not be both” (p. 57). Given the fact the he admired the father so much and wanted to be like him, he chose to be a daddy’s boy. He believed that being a boy his father would guide him to become a responsible man just like Benetto believed he was. However, one day the father just disappeared. Benetto thought that he would come back, but this did not happen. He was seriously depressed because his role model was gone. He wanted to be a daddy’s boy, but the daddy had disappeared. He had made his opinion that he did not want to be a mama’s boy, and therefore, the presence of the mother did not mean much to him. This problem was worsened by the fact that the mother never explained to him where the father had gone to, and whether or not he would come back. There was a poor communication between the mother and son in this family. The mother knew that the son was suffering because of the absence of the father, but she never communicated to the son effectively in order to fight this depression. This resulted into a lot of pain to the boy, making him become an irresponsible man in the society. Timely and consistent reassurance is the intervention that
Introduction Business ethics is the notion that projects moral and ethical principles to business. Business ethics is the framework that managers and employees make correct decisions that will not bring harm or at least will bring the minimal harm. By making unethical decisions, a company may harm its operation results, its employees, suppliers and consumers, community and even the whole society (Miller and Jentz 64). In this work, essence and importance of ethical behavior on the working place and peculiarities of ethics in MIS are discussed. Ethical Behavior The main aspect of ethical behavior is ability to respect others’ interests. The majority of unethical decisions are made when people take their own interests as priority and do not respect interests and rights of their colleagues, superiors and the whole community. However, a person making an unethical decision rarely thinks about the fact that he/she may suffer from it on his/her own: when such decisions disclose, a person will be punished; besides, unethical decision may harm a company’s operation and reputation. For example, when a company uses harmful substances in the production of their goods, its reputation suffers much when the fact is disclosed, and consumers do not trust to it any more (Andersen 192). One more important aspect of ethical behavior is ability to take responsibility and meet obligations. If a company’s actions turn out to be improper and harmful, chief should be responsible for them and put effort into eliminating their consequences. The third ethical behavior is fairness: at the work place, one should make fair decisions in order not to harm the colleagues and subordinates. For example, unfair promotion may spoil the atmosphere in the team. The fourth aspect is fair and clear marketing. A company should not distort the qualities of goods it produces in its advertisements and should not promise more than it plans to give to its consumers. The fifth aspect is social responsibility. A business should be involved into the life of the community and put effort into making it better. One more aspect is absence of discrimination. Discrimination at the working place is the violation of people’s rights; it creates unhealthy atmosphere within the staff. The sixth aspect is ability to choose the lesser of all evils. Sometimes a company or a manager faces necessity to make decision that may harm someone in any case; it is important to find the optimal decision having analyzed all pros and cons. The seventh aspect is enthusiasm and devotion to the work. Only in this case employees will work well and the company will meet customers’ needs. The e
Situation Analysis The case between Danone v. Wahaha was controversial, but sometimes expected in joint ventures. In essence, breach of contract is an insincere act by the so called dominant company due to vested interest and greed for control of stake in the joint business operation (Daniels, Radebaugh and Sullivan 32). The giant company would like to keep its dominance in decision making and resource allocation, thus could practice double standards, while dealing with its partner in the merger. In such cases, the other party would not have any choice, but to seek legal means of addressing the stalemate. This is the exact situation in which Danone Food Company from France found itself in, as presented in this case, when it realized that its partner, Wahaha Beverage Company violated their contract. Considering the case, the shared operation gave Danone a 51 percent shareholding in the joint company. Since the company had become the leader in manufacturi
Introduction With the ever-increasing cultural and lingual diversity in the American population, the student population in the country is rapidly becoming culturally diverse (Au, 2008). Despite the diversity, it is the right of every student in the country to get an equitable as well as empowering education. The aim of a good education is to ensure that every student will have an equal opportunity to achieve significant impact in life and career, regardless of his or her social, cultural, ethnic or national backgrounds (August & Hakuta, 2007). To provide the students with strong educational backgrounds, literacy teaching must be strong and relevant. Therefore, teachers have the biggest role to play in ensuring that every student obtains equitable and empowering education. The teachers must discover the cultural and lingual diversity by applying knowledge, creativity, diligence, courage and extra effort (August & Hakuta, 2007). They must use their experience and knowledge to discover the cultural and lingual differences and use the information to implement the effective literacy and learning. According to Derman-Sparks and Edwards (2005), the “Pygmalion effect” is a major phenomenon that occurs because of the impact of cultural and linguistic diversity in the classroom on the implementation of effective literal teaching and learning. It states that the expectations of the teachers of the students, which are communicated verbally or nonverbally, have a significant influence on the behavior as well as the performance of their students. In consequence, the children mirror the expectations of their teachers. However, various studies indicate that the efforts focused on the need to examine the importance and impact of teacher preparation is minimal. In particular, the efforts focused on the development and implementation of effective literacy teaching and learning skills in multicultural classes are minimal (August & Hakuta, 2007). The existing information regarding the process of teacher education and preparation is relatively limited because most studies in the past placed emphasis on the actual methods through which teachers should achieve positive responses from the students in multicultural and multilingual settings. The purpose of the proposed research is to explore, examine and analyze the issues and challenges that embed teacher education in the US, paying attention to the obstacles that limit the implementation of effective literacy teaching and learning in a multicultural and/or multilingual classroom (August & Hakuta, 2007). The proposed study will address the problems associated with these obstacles in order to show the appropriate ways through which effective literacy teaching and learning methods can be achieved when attempting to enhance learning and growth in multicultural and multilingual classrooms across the country. Literature r
Managerial decisions are vital in the business context. This is evident in the Rich Manufacturing’s scenario upon handling a thorough case study on the organization. Critical decisions usually help businesses to grow faster and enhance their market presence within the shortest time possible. The management crew at the Rich Manufacturing usually submits to the demands of the company by making drastic and critical decisions on matters that affect the business in the realms of its operations, marketing, and expansion strategies (Hoch, 2001). This is helpful in various contexts due to its viability and appropriateness in the entire scenario. According to various sources studied in this context, it is has been the mandate of the management to ensure that the business operates prospectively and contextually in most of its endeavors. It is crucial to consider various aspects of this management provisions before rendering everything impracticable. The company has to make decisions on the pricing strategies, marketing tactics, expansion mandates, challenging situations, business progresses, and other practicable provisions in this context. Ability to emerge with viable decisions is commendable within managerial systems (Swansburg, 1996). It is from this milieu that the entire business provisions lie with precision. Additionally, it has been the mandate of Rich Manufacturing to understand how the business operates and how critical decisions affecting the organization are addressed. It is important to enhance such business provisions in the Rich Manufacturing’s context indicated before. There are various managerial decisions in the Rich Manufacturing, which are questionable despite their commercial provisions. It is important to enhance business prospects by assuming remarkable decision-making provisions on behalf of the company. This can dictate the progress of a given company in various contexts. Considerably, it has been the mandate of top managers in Rich Manufacturing to offer their expertise, wisdom, and other relevant aptitudes meant to emerge with critical business provisions for the prosperity of the organization (Hirschey, 2009). Decisions made in Rich Manufacturing have to follow given protocols and provisions set by the company in or
Introduction Sustainable products are increasingly becoming a leading choice of building and construction materials. Today’s largely eco-conscious generation attaches a lot of significance on the impact a product would have on the environment. The other factors considered include; the public health implications, socio-economic impact as well as the aesthetic value offered by any given product (Sustainable Products Corporation, 2001). Manufacturer Smith and Fong Company is an internationally acclaimed manufacturer of innovative and sustainable interior flooring materials. This American company has been in existence since the 1980’s and in 1997 Smith and Fong Company got fully incorporated as a sustainable bamboo flooring product manufacturer. Smith and Fong Company is a market leader in the sustainable flooring products’ market. The company sources its raw materials, predominantly bamboo, from China. Smith and Fong Company was the first global awardee of the coveted FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification. In addition, the company boasts of other certifications such as the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) credit in sustainability (Dunn, 2008). Composition Among its flagship green products is Plyboo®. This is a plywood and flooring material made from sustainably grown bamboo. This is an immensely popular flooring product in the green building industry. Plyboo® is an award winning eco-friendly interior flooring product (Renewable Energy News, 2009). It is a product feted for its high quality