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Introduction Social workers have been integrated into health systems as a way to reduce cost and increase efficiency. Social workers are seen to work alongside other permanent workers in the provision of health care services. Social workers act as a direct link with the communities they serve. They help communities in tackling health issues and advising them on plans concerning health problems. Role of social workers in public health The social workers are playing a major role in dealing with a psychological condition in public health. Their main aim is to curb mental illness by tackling social problems facing the communities they serve. They have been largely involved in implementing prevention measures in health issues. They are charged with the role of educating youths on dangers that loom on early pregnancy, abuse of drugs and protection from HIV AIDS (Dubois et.al, 295). Social workers achieve preventive measures by organizing community educational seminars. Through education seminars, people are informed of medical problems that ex
Introduction The business plan focuses on the establishment of a Middle-Eastern restaurant and hookah bar known as Karam. It will stand out from the competition because of its uniqueness and strong identity amongst the immigrant Arabic population. The restaurant will also offer flawless service and excellent cuisine in order to increase its market base (Covello & Hazelgren, 2005). Business type This will be a restaurant that serves Middle–eastern food and will also have a hookah bar. It should be noted that hookah is a pipe, which people use to smoke flavored tobacco. The habit is common in Middle – Eastern communities and is a conventional way of relaxing. Clients will visit the restaurant in order to enjoy its tranquil atmosphere, Arabic menu, hookah sessions, and to socialize with other Middle Easterners. The business owner will employ chefs with Arabic origin and experience in busy Middle-Eastern restaurants. Furthermore, employees will have incentive programs. The business will be open from 8am to 11pm with two shifts. Location Karam restaurant will be at 451 Prince Street Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. The place is ideal for this business because not only is it easily accessible to city residents, but there is a high traffic flow of people who will see the restaurant and thus purchase its services. One of the major ingredients to success in the food industry is visibility. The chosen location will ascertain this. It is right at the centre of an enormous Arab-immigrant population so it would be ideal. Sources of revenue The restaurant will draw its revenue from the sale of food and drinks as well as hookah. All meals will be available, including breakfast, lunch and supper. Food items will include mazza or appetizers, Khouka, Couscous in red peppers and spices, samsa, lamb, and Salata Mishwiyya. Customers will also pay for drinks that accompany their meals. In the hookah bar, buyers will pay per session as this will ensure maximization of time spent. Target demographic The main client base will consist of Middle Eastern immigrants in the Sydney area. Many of them long for food items that remind them of home, so it will be a superb service offering. These individuals will mostly be young as the Arabic population in Canada is relatively young (The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2013). Curious foodies who want to sample Arabic meals are also likely to frequent the restaurant. Potential marketing strategies The first mode of marketing will be signage on the building. The name Karam restaurant will be prominent on the external wall. The logo will depict an element of Arab tradition and pictures of Arabic food will also be shown. Word of mouth marketing will also be a crucial strategy, as well. Effective customer service will ensure repeat business as
Introduction The Watergate scandal is a significant event in the political life of the USA in the early 1970s which resulted in President Nixon’s resignation. The conflict emerged because of a break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex, Nixons administrations attempts to conceal this intrusion; the scandal was investigated by the U.S. Congress 1 . For this reason, there are numerous primary sources devoted to it. Main body The first piece of evidence is the Memorandum of the Department of Justice which outlines reasons for and against pursuing an indictment against Nixon 2 . The given document is an extremely important source as it helps to understand all claims and problematic issues related to the case. The Memorandum states that Richard Nixon obviously participated in the scandal and tried to conceal it 3 . For this reason, it enumerates factors for and against prosecution. The second primary source that can be used for the investigation of the case is the typescript of a recording of a meeting between the President and H.R. Haldeman in the oval office 4 . The importance of this piece of evidence is proven by the fact that it was used in the trial. In the conversation, speakers discuss the opportunity to halt the investigation of Watergate by using the CIA as a tool to press the FBI 5 . Another source is the book by Shepard The real Watergate Scandal. It could be considered an important work that includes all legal documents related to the case and provide a detailed description of all collisions that resulted in the emergence of the conflict, its development, and the Presidents resignation 6 . The author conducts in-depth research of the issue resting on historical documents. Conclusion Finally, the book All the Presidents Men could also be used as the primary source as it traces the development of the scandal, its basic stages, and reviews documents related to the given incident. The authors provide an informative description of the most significant political scandal associated with the presidency 7 . Bibliography Shepard, Geoff. The Real Watergate Scandal: Collusion, Conspiracy, and the Plot That Brought Nixon Down . Chicago: Regnery History, 2015. “Transcript of a Recording of a Meeting Between the President and H.R. Haldeman in the Oval Office on June 23, 1972 from 10:04 to 11:30 am.” Nixon Library . 2018. Web. “Watergate and the Constitution.” National Archives . 2017. Web. Woodward, Bob and Carl Bernstein. All the President’s Men . New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014. Footnotes  1. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, All the President’s Men (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014), 21.
Problem statement Given their entrepreneurial skills, Harvey Nickerson and Lewis Cobb, founders of NCA Microelectronics, identified a market opportunity with regard to controlling illegal usage of airwaves. This opportunity motivated them to design the Interact/R1000 technology, which aimed at monitoring airwave usage. After conducting a thorough environmental scan, NCA Microelectronics identified government agencies as its target customers. Despite the successful idea conceptualization, NCA Microelectronics faced a challenge in an effort to introduce the new product to the market. The problem came up during the new product development and market introduction phase. Entrepreneurs should have sufficient funds to develop a new product successfully. The funds are necessary to undertake market research and product development conclusively. During the development of the R1000, NCA and the Department of Communication (DOC) were required to fund the product partly. Each of the two parties contributed $100,000. Additionally, the Department of Communication in collaboration with governments of other developing countries provided NCA with the necessary technical support to ensure successful completion of the project. The project commenced successfully and the involved parties estimated the project to take 12 months. NCA management team outsourced the services of an expert marketing firm, Fundy Cable, to introduce the new product in the market. However, during the market introduction phase, the new project experienced a hitch due to a difference that arose between NCA and the Department of Communication. The subject of contention was with regard to the final features that R1000 would have. According to NCA, it was not possible to incorporate the features that the Department of Communication needed within the forecasted budget. Additionally, incorporation of such features would make the new product expensive. Considering the price-conscious nature of customers, the new product would not gain sufficient market acceptability. NCA and the Department of Communication came agreed to develop the R900 version instead of the R1000 to prevent the project from failing completely. The problem with
The paper will elaborate on Southwest Airlines, its strategy, the reasons behind its success and a critical review of the kind of plan it should chalk out for the future. Company Background SouthWest Airlines has been running for the past twelve years and is reputed to be one of the best there is in North America. Southwest was initially named as Air Southwest Co. by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher who were the co-founders of the airlines. It was in 1968, did they file for their approval with the FAA for their plan to fly between three cities. From there on, especially the 1980s and the 1990s, the airline started expanding its bases quickly in the Southwest, Midwest and Northwest. Soon Florida was also added. In most of these places, South West Airlines, enjoyed success on a larger than predicted scale. Local airlines were inevitably abandoned by the natives there and SWA chosen over for its incredibly cheap airfares. It gave a good run for money to the likes of American airways and US Airways. Most of them had to track routes, which SWA was not taking, but found little progress even there. Today, it is the fourth-last domestic carrier, speaking in terms of the number of customers that board on it. The airline has come a long way, transforming itself from a regional operator in Dallas to a national carrier. At the end of 2002, SWA was serving 58 cities in 30 states and was operating a whooping 2800 flights a day. It enjoys revenue of 45.4 billion RPMs and even more astonishing is its thirtieth year in a row of profitable operations. It was apparently the only profitable US airline in 2002. It enjoys good standing amongst its customers for its on time performance, on-time performance, best baggage handling, and fewest customer complaints. The organization has been running under the auspices of Mr. Kelleher for the past three years while Mr. Parker is the company’s top negotiator. He has been the main pillar behind the continued constant growth of South West Airlines. Their vision is the same today as it was ten years ago. They be
Abbot Suger, On the Abbey of St. Denis De Administratione was written by Suger, a French statesman, historian, and abbot. In 1122, he was appointed the abbot, and in 1137 he dedicated himself to rebuilding the great Church of Saint-Denis where the French monarchs were buried. Suger is considered one of the earliest patrons of Gothic architecture. The content was written between 1144 following the consecration of the choir and 1148-49 in France. It is one of the two accounts of the renovation of the abbey church of St. Denis. The key aspects of cosmic themes occur in architectural designs and administration. Essentially, the reader can visualize the events unfolding in the memoir of Suger as pragmatic events in discourse. De Administratione provides an account of his profound administrative efforts in the reconstruction of the abbey church of St. Denis’s finances between 1140 and 1144 while providing a few details on its consecrations. The church had been in a poor state for years. Suger understood the political, religious, and architectural implications of the church’s renovation; hence, he complied with the request to renovate it. He highlights a few aspects of the church building and its furnishing in detail, using it as a justification for his administrative actions on behalf of King Louis VII. Some of the church’s characteristics that identified it with Gothic architecture include the liturgical ornamentation, thinned walls, and exceptional stained-glass window. Moreover, Suger employs metaphors of light and spiritual knowledge derived from Pseudo-Dionysian philosophy to justify these actions. Dante, Paradiso, Canti 1–13 “ Paradiso” is the third part of Dante Alighieri’s “Divine Comedy.” Dante Alighieri was an Italian philosopher, writer, and poet. He was born in 1265 in Florence and died in 1321 in Ravenna. “The Divine Comedy” is one of the most famous and most outstanding works in medieval European literature. Dante provided details of his life through his works. For instance, the Divine Comedy provides his experience of exile from Florence. Dante was with no doubt influential, particularly in literary development. Dante’s Paradiso was written in the early 14 th century in the peninsula, now known as Italy. “Paradiso” provides an imagination of the different levels of heaven. It elucidates heaven as a beautiful place as Dante and Beatrice rise towards heaven. The two also meet and converse with several blessed souls who contribute to Dante’s transformation from darkness and error to divine light. In cantos I-IV, ascend from Earth into the first sphere, the moon. While inside the moon, Beatrice addresses the errors of the earthly understanding of Paradise. She explains that while God and Paradise exist outside the spheres of the universe, they envelop it. In cantos V-IX, they zoom to the seco
Summary Land, labor, and freedom are among the major issues detailed in the American history. Foner dwelled on these aspects to discuss modern realities such as employment, gender, economic developments, and political evolutions. The most important point that the book asserts is that the American Civil was caused by several events. Most historians point at the slavery at the North as the main catalyst. But Foner provides a picture that determines various reasons of the war that are beyond slavery. The need for freedom, employment, and free soil aggravated the developing conflict between the North and the South. Politics was indeed as major contributor to the war. During that time, the Republican Party was starting to manifest its power. Before the party was established, there were different ideologies brought by various members. Each belief pushed the group towards the creation of the Party. These ideologies were vital in electing Abraham Lincoln to become U.S. President. Moreover, the ideologies push the Republicans towards Civil War. The clamor for the end of slavery is evident. But there are doubts as to the capacity of the regions to develop once these slaves are freed. Free men were only limited to businessmen and farmers because of their capacity to make decisions. Most men are wage earners and controlled by their employers. After the civil war, the guarantee of freedom, land, and employment remained promises. This was evident among the Blacks who suffered a great deal of discrimination. Until today, there are instances when freedom is curtailed and land and employment are still elusive. Critique There were several good points that Foner (2005) made in the book. Foner made a good account of the Civil War and the deemed cause of it. Although it is logical to focus on slavery, Foner decided to make a stretch. In that exploration, it was revealed the Civil War was caused by events and issues. There is a factual accuracy in the process in which the personalities and ideals were presented. Foner made a good impression at the start and sustained that initial reaction with arguments and evidences. The language used by Foner fits the current readers’ preference when accounting historical events. Foner emphasized on the formation of the Republican Party. Moreover, Foner linked the Party’s development to the budding conflict. It is true that the Party is composed of diverse ideas and people. These differences in ideals and beliefs sum up the party known as Republicans. In addition, the Republicans were critical figures during the Civil War. Its anchor, Abraham Lincoln is viewed as one of the most important leaders of the North. The contrasting ideologies being maintained by the Republicans triggered the war. The promise of free soil, jobs, and independence has yet to go full circle. This means that the prevalence of poverty, discrimination, and homelessness are observed. There w
Discussion Generally, organizations develop only when they learn from the daily interactions with the patients, community, staff, suppliers, and all other stakeholders involved. Senge (1992) championed that there are five differentiated theories on which a learning organization is based; these models include; systems approach, individual mastery, mental approaches, development of shared visions, and team learning approach. These theories have characteristics needed to support organizational learning (Walburg, 2006, p.17). Theories on Health Care Profession In systems thinking theory, an organization and its interaction with the environment is comprised of systems with interdependent components. The individual and an organization are both parts of such a system; for this reason, it’s hard to see that system. In case a problem requires to be solved; the system must be made visible, as rarely do problems occur in merely one of the components of the system. Rather, problems are usually embedded in the total system. This is an important aspect in the development of thinking in terms of processes in the health care profession; and thinking in health care chains and management of diseases (Carayon, 2007, p.15). In individual mastery approach, individuals develop their personal skills and knowledge in an organization. This is a focused development as a result of someone’s personal goals. The strongest basis of this approach is created when both individual and organizational goals match. In the health care profession there is a strong dependence on the specialist expertise (knowledge) of the individual profession (Argyris, 2000, p.19). Mental approach enables employees to capture their organizational vision. It contains internal and usually implicit assumptions and generalizations about the organization. This bears the risk of rigidity especially when the environment impels the organization to change. In building shared vision and team learning approaches, the organization needs a mission and a vision, and people to work in teams respectively. Missions and visions create unity and coherence between the activities of the organization’s components. The Concept of Organizational Learning Learning processes in organizations take place at three levels; individual level, team or group level, and organizational level. Learning at the individual level enables each health care professional to acquire certain amount of knowledge through education and experience maintaining that professional knowledge up to date and expanding upon it. At individual level, learning manifests itself in terms of improved professional work technique and improved treatment results. Learning also takes place at team or group levels. At this level, a group or a team of health care workers who work together in a care process develop collective knowledge, skills and competencies
Each company aims at making good returns on its inputs. This can be achieved through good management of all sections of the company. Companies aim at getting the best talents so that they can have the maximum output. Therefore, human resource managers tend to focus on good and acceptable frameworks of compensation, recruitment and selection as well as training of employees. Much as the work of human resource managers may seem easy given the fact that there are very many people looking for employment, some factors pose challenges to human resource management. Due to globalization, firms have expanded to foreign countries and decisions regarding where employees should come from has become complicated. Moreover, culture is different in different places and human resource managers have to put this into consideration when designing any policy that affects employees. On the same note, employees’ demand differs from one place to another and from time to time and this has to be factored into any policy. Nevertheless, it is important to answer the question of whether these factors affect all companies regardless of whether they are multinational or not. For the sake of clarity, it is important to give some definitions before embarking on further discussions. Culture is a term used to define a community’s set of rules, values, morals and beliefs that shape people’s lives and day-to-day activities. Culture determines the behavior that people will consider as being good or bad as well as what society would consider as being uncouth treatment of others (Dowling, Festing & Engle 2008). On the other hand, geographical dispersion is used to refer to the physical positioning of company branches in various parts of the world. Arguably, as a company expands and opens more branches whether locally or internationally, cultural effects become more pronounced. Rationalization refers to the act of streamlining workflow of a company so as to suit the desired goals. It involves using the available means of production to increase output. On the other hand, differentiation means the idea of having people performing specific duties only. It may also include dedication of various departments to specific functions. Notably, culture of people is responsible for their behavior and general code of conduct. In this regard, it is vital that one understands culture of people whenever he or she wants to interact with them. It should be noted that what is considered to be right behavior in one community may be completely obscene in another society. A good case study is that of people from the Middle East compared to people from Europe or America. While men and women working together in the same offices is the order of the day in Europe and America, this is not allowed in the Middle East, especially United Arab Emirates. Regarding compensation and benefits of employees, human resource managers are expected to come up with a good plan that would be accepted by all employees (Punnett 2012). Compensation
Introduction A discussion on Islam is incomplete without the mention of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. He is the one who is credited with the origins of the religion. The many principles of Islam as a religion take bearing from the teachings advanced by the Prophet, peace be upon Him. The life and times of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, are viewed differently by scholars. The different perspectives on this Prophet depend on the personal, professional, academic, and spiritual orientation of the scholar in question. There are those who view Him as the greatest man who ever walked the earth, while others regard Him as a mere mortal, albeit with some unique traits. The life and times of the Prophet have brought together a large number of followers and other interested parties. The current paper is written against the backdrop of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon Him, and His portrayal in the book by Washington Irving. The book referred to here is Mohammed and His Successors. In this paper, the author affirms that, indeed, Irving portrays the Prophet in a positive light. Consequently, the paper takes account of the author’s description of, among others, the Prophet’s life, some of His teachings, and the travels He made during His time. Each of the elements discussed are an impression of Irving’s positive portrayal of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon Him. Irving is one of the pro-Islam scholars in contemporary academic world. Washington Irving’s Positive Portrayal of Prophet Mohammed, Peace be Upon Him Many religious and historical scholars have dedicated their life and academic career to the study of this Prophet. To this end, a number of books and articles have been written on this Prophet. There exist texts and publications that explain the different stages of the Holy Prophet’s, peace b