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To become successful on the market, Tesla Inc. requires more than knowledge of internal, external, and other factors and experience to handle it. Corporate and business strategy has to be implemented in order to act on the knowledge and use the experience. Competition on the market could significantly influence the choice of those strategies, as well as the type of market itself. Adequate management of these forces and planning capabilities could benefit the company both in the short and long term. Therefore, this paper is aimed to research and explain the above-mentioned concepts in application to Tesla Inc. in order to determine the best course of action for the corporation in the vehicle market. Business-Level Strategies Business-level strategy is a set of actions aimed at providing the customer with services or goods that will satisfy them and achieving leadership in competition through the exploitation of the company’s core competencies. Such a strategy is usually chosen judging from the organization’s stance in the industry, taking into account the competitive environment with all its forces (Hitt, Ireland, & Hoskisson, 2013). Electric vehicle industry appears, at the same time, a separate market and a sub-market integrated into conventional, gas/diesel car niche. As an individual industry, it continues to grow and expand at the expense of customers from gasoline-propelled car industry (Hertzke, Müller, & Schenk, 2017). There are also hybrid cars that can use both gasoline engine power and an electric one, which is why the market for electric or semi-electric vehicles is so complex to define as per the cars to include in the category. Nevertheless, Tesla Inc. successfully operates on the electric vehicle market, having a 30% share of it (DeBord, 2018). Arguably, the most appropriate business-level strategy for Tesla Inc. is integrated cost-leadership differentiation. This strategy combines the features of the cost-leadership and differentiation approaches and may become a new solution for companies that are presented globally. Pure cost-leadership is not fully applicable to Tesla Inc. as their products are rather expensive in comparison to the company’s competitors. Differentiation is more likely to fit with the organization, yet, due to the peculiarities of the Tesla’s marketing strategies and technological advantages it may combine the two strategies. The reason the integrated approach would be best suited in this case is the premium-market electric cars that in the long-term perspective can be cheaper th
Introduction There is a rising concern in the United States due to the higher rates of religious discrimination against non-Christians or non-religious groups. Even though Christianity is the dominant form of religion in the U.S., the country accommodates other faiths and should develop societal structures that prevent possible cases of discrimination due to one’s beliefs and values. Thus, the current paper analyzes the case of a Muslim employee who experienced religious discrimination in the workplace and proposes measures that should have been used to avoid such injustice. Issues Umme-Hani Khan Encountered in the Workplace Umme-Hani Khan experienced discrimination in the workplace due to her religion as a Muslim. She had limitations on her religious wear, which resulted in her having to choose between her religion and work. Khan, being a Muslim, had a distinct religious dress code that consisted of wearing headscarves: the hijab. Khan had to comply with the limitations placed on the use of headscarves. She had to ensure that her hijab corresponded to the company’s colors at the Hollister store where she worked. After the firm introduced a new working attire, Khan was put in a dilemma because she had to abandon the hijab not to lose her job. She was eventually fired because she could not continue working at the expense of her religious beliefs (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2013). Do A & F’s Actions Represent Discrimination and Harassment? A & F’s, also referred to as Abercrombie & Fitch’s, actions are discriminatory because they involve the unfair treatment of an employee due to her religious beliefs, as noted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (n. d.). The company used Khan’s religious beliefs and values as a reason to fire her, which is a manifestation of discrimination and harassment. A & F did not seem to have a policy that allows employees to express their religious interests when considering the company dress code presented in the introduction of the ‘look policy.’ The company failed to justify its exclusion of the hijab from its new policy by showing how the hijab caused undue hardship on the firm’s daily operations. Yet, the government is at the forefront to ensure that workplace discrimination does not happen. It is, therefore, the mandate of every organization to be updated on the regulatory measures that should be observed in the workplace to avoid scenarios like those at A & F. Elements of Law that A & F Should Consider Firstly, A & F needs to understand how the law defines religious discrimination. The company, thereby, is meant to use this insight to deliberate on better inclusive laws to ensure that religious discrimination is no longer in its application of the ‘look policy.’ Secondly, the company needs to come to terms with the different forms of religious discrimination in the workplace. Every employee, regardless of their hierarchy, should undergo a special training to understand the different demeanors that fall under either category: discrimi
Introduction Diaspora is one of the leading features of globalization and its principal meaning refers to a people who are not in their homeland. The etymology of this word means “scattering”, and as we see in Jacqueline Brown’s article, the “black other” has a different meaning. There is a second home, a second country, although in the new context, people in a Diaspora seemed lost, lost In geographic location, and perhaps, have lost their own identity. Jayne Ifekwunigwe defined the new African Diasporas as the clandestine movement of Africans – in whatever way – so they could get away from the impoverished urban centers to economically advanced places in Europe, or what Harding (qtd. in Ifekwunigwe 207) called ‘European metropoles’. It is known as the African migration for economic purposes, but whether they attain their goals when they reached their destination is a big question. Present-day Diasporas Ifekwunigwe’s thesis and contention refer to present and ongoing African Diasporas; these are African migrations to Europe, some of which are not legal but it refers to trafficking and smuggling of men and women from West and North Africa by way of Morocco, and then Europe (Harding, qtd. in Ifekwunigwe 207). Nigerian women were illegally brought to Italy to become sex workers, but there were also voluntary Diasporas to Ireland from Nigeria. Even pregnant women left West Africa to give birth in Spain and Ireland which created debate and controversy over their citizenship. Nigerian sex workers are aplenty in Italy, and Ifekwunigwe relates this reality to black sexuality, referring to Sharpley-Whiting’s work “Black Venus”. Black women became victims because of poverty. Albanian men were also smuggled along with women. The Diasporas were done in desperation
Taking the nursing course NUR 479DE was useful as it provided information about ways that nurses can have an impact on health outcomes in particular groups and populations. The healthcare context in which nurses operate today is rather complicated, and so is the nurses’ role in it. While nurses have to provide high-quality care to individual patients, they also take part in improving the health outcomes of specific groups and communities. Working closely with patients, as well as other care providers, enables nurses to identify potential problems that could be addressed through interventions. Their unique position in the healthcare industry also allows nurses to plan and implement interventions aimed at improving community and public health. Overall, the content of this course and the assignments included in it were helpful in exemplifying the practical role of nurses in identifying and addressing the health concerns of communities. The fieldwork experience proved to be helpful because it enabled me to study and apply the processes used by nurses to influence public and community health. As part of the fieldwork experience, I identified potential health concerns in a particular community, which included child patients in the Medical Daycare program. Observations and assessments conducted as part of the fieldwork experience were instrumental for highlighting problems in infection control. Further research included discussing the findings with other specialists involved and consulting scholarly resources. The information gathered as a result of the fieldwork experience allowed me to design an educational intervention that could improve infection control and patient health outcomes. The components of the fieldwork experience mirror those involved in community nursing practice. Thus, completing this project assisted me in developing and improving the skills and abilities that I could apply to improve my future nursing practice. Observations, assessments, and research are crucial to nursing interventions aimed
Abstract To perform efficiently, it is imperative for organizations to be led by a powerful, focused team. Unlike managers, leaders are able to challenge the status quo and to urge members of an organization on to greater performance. Considering the differences that exist between leaders and managers, it does not automatically follow that a good leader is at the same time a good manager or vice versa. Introduction Generally, people tend to believe that when one is in a management position, he or she is automatically a leader. However, not every manager is a leader. To a great extent, leadership is carried out by men and women not in management positions. Despite the similarities between management and leadership, the two can not be used interchangeably (Lunenburg, 2011). Both leadership and management can be characterized by a set of functions that completely separate them. Despite the differences, the contributions of leadership and those of management greatly complement each other. Differences between Management and Leadership Generally, managers tend to be problem solvers and are mostly consumed with controlling others to ensure that they work toward set goals. The manager worries about problems to be solved and rallies his or her team to come up with strategies for effective performance (Bass, 2010). A manager, in his or her capacity as a leader is usually seen as a person provides direction to team members in the organization. A manager needs to be a focused and very hard working individual and one who can comfortably manage multiple tasks. On the other hand, leaders use their power to influence others so as to get them to move in a certain direction. While managers can not operate solely, leaders can work in solitude, a quality that enables them to easily control others. Ostensibly, the development of great leaders may be affected by is needed to ensure a great team of work groups. Unlike for leaders, goals for managers often result from what leaders expect to happen. A leader provides the position of the organization going into the future while a manager is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that what has been agreed upon by the leaders is realized. To managers, work appears to be an important process that brings together individuals with different strengths to accomplish a common task. By facilitating healthy associations, managers create an environment where different people come together to devise winning
The central theme of this report was the study of the principles governing the physics of electromagnetic induction. The report examined Faraday’s law, which characterises the generation of EMF in a closed circuit when an external magnetic field is induced, and Lenz’s law, which illustrates the circuit’s ability to resist external inductive action. The generalising principle for the two rules was Fleming’s mnemonic laws, which allow the directions of electromagnetic vector quantities to be determined with two hands. Introduction A thorough understanding of the nature of electrophysical processes is the basis for a successful, thoughtful grasp of the subject matter. When considered in isolation, the physical laws are a mediocre mathematical construction, but the study of the phenomena’ interrelationship allows the academic framework to be expanded. This paper examines three important electricity laws: Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law, and Fleming’s rules. Each law relates to a branch of electromagnetic induction physics. In particular, the general idea of induction comes down to the fact that when a magnetic flux emitted by a magnetic field source passes through a conductor, an electric current is generated in the circuit. It follows from this that if a conductor is placed in a magnetic field and started to move, an inherent EMF will arise in the conductor. Overview of Laws Faraday’s Law One of the first principles of electrodynamics to define the relationship between an external magnetic field and the generation of EMF is Faraday’s law. In general terms, Faraday’s law should be formulated as the proportionality of the generated EMF to the rate of change in magnetic flux, as shown in equation [1] . In other words, a change in the intensity of magnetic flux (as the m
Nursing home A nursing home is well known to health and social services professionals as the long-term care service for older adults that accounts for that vast majority of public funding. A nursing home is defined somewhat circularly as a residential health care facility that meets the federal requirements for certification for payment under Medicare and Medicaid and any additional state licensure requirements. These standards have evolved since their initial enactment in 1965, particularly since the implementation of the nursing home reform act of 1987, which grew out of the institute of medicine. Nursing home standards are organized into categories such as administrative practices, environmental concerns, quality of care, quality of life, residents’ rights, and infection control. Federal regulations that articulate some minimum nursing standards and staffing standards for the training of nursing assistants also have been enacted. Within these requirements, nursing homes vary in size and other attributes. They are modeled on hospitals with the preponderance of accommodations being shared and a predominance of nursing routines. Adult foster care Although adult foster care in the United States has been traced back to colonial times when boarding homes provided meals and laundry, foster care specifically for older adults with abilities is a fairly recent development. Mehrotra and Kosloski (1991) identified four common assumptions underlying foster care placement:  1. Nursing homes have detrimental psychological and social effects.  2. A family setting is inherently superior to an institutionalized setting.  3. Adult foster care homes represent the least restrictive care environment.  4. Foster care is a desirable part of a continuum of long-term care. Oregon is ideal for the present study of location decisions for two reasons:  1. Adult foster care is well established as a middle-class, as well as a low-income alternative, foom of long-term care.  2. Adults with substantial disability levels receive foster care in Oregon foster homes. Indeed, Folkemer (1996) found that Oregon was one of only five states with a preponderance of private-pay residents in adult foster care and was the only state with a program of substantial size in comparison to its nursing home population. There would be some overlap in characteristics of residents in foster homes and nursing homes in terms of functional and care needs. The regulation defines an Oregon adult foster home as a family-style home in a residentially zoned area that provides care to a maximum of five elderly or disabled people. Foster home caregivers are required to attend 18 hours of preservice training supplemented by 10 hours of yearly training. Relocation decisions Relocation studies are typically divided into studies about relocation within the community from the community to institutions and between institutions. The distinctions blur, however, as new options are added to the housing-care continuum, such as communit
The main economic trends and features of the world cocoa market during the period 2009-2013 Cocoa is a crucial crop around the globe both for the cultivating countries and the consumer countries. It has a vast supply chain that extends from one corner of the world to the other. As a result of the increasing global demand for cocoa its production has also increased. It is estimated that since the year 2004, it has experienced an augmentation of 12% in terms of production ( Cocoa Market Update 2009). Considering the increase in demand of cocoa there have been many endeavours in the past to improve the sustainability of cocoa cultivation and even funds have been allocated for this purpose. But despite all such endeavours, there was a huge gap between the production and the quantity of cocoa that was traded in international markets. Following is a comparison ( Cocoa Market Update 2012). Year  Quantity produced (in tonnes)  Quantity traded by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) (in tonnes)  Deficit/Excess production (in tonnes) 2010  4.19 million                   3.80 million                                                    390,000 excess                        2011  4.20 million                   4.95 million                                                    750,000 deficit                        Table 1: Source: worldcocoafoundation.org (date: March 2012) From the figures mentioned in table 1 it is evident that in comparison to the trading of cocoa done in 2010, there was an increase of about 30.26% in 2011. On the contrary, the production remained almost the same (a nominal increase of 0.24%). So what does this imply? It means that if the growing demand of cocoa is to be met, it is imperative to augment the production as well. We are in year 2013 now and even though with the increase in demand the production has also increased, there is still a huge gap between the demand and supply of cocoa. In the year ending October’12 there was a deficit of 119,000 tonnes of cocoa production as compared to the demand. It is estimated that within the next year, starting from October’13 this deficit will escalate to 129,000 tonnes (Almeida 2013). The probable reason for this increase in deficit is that in comparison to the increase (3 – 5 percent) in demand during the next year the production is not expected to increase substantially. One of the probable reasons for this deficit might be the low prices being offered to the farmers. The nominal increase in the price of cocoa (in comparison to its demand) has led many farmers to stop selling their crop unless the prices are increased (Abidjan 2013). Following table depicts the increase/decrease in the price of cocoa over the past few years ( Executive brief update 2012: Cocoa sector 2012). Month & Year                     May 2006  May 2007  May 2008  May 2009  May 2010  May 2011  May 2012 Price of cocoa (US $ per tonne)  1,594.45  2,004.84  2,689.62  2,480.74  3,178.48  3,070.77  2,313.93  Table 2: Source: agritrade.cta.int (date:
Go to the below link and read, “Do Women Enjoy Chocolate More than Sex?” www.alternet.org/sex/49855/ Social networks play a role in reinforcing sexual attitudes, which, in turn, influence people’s sexual behaviors. How has our society influenced the way women and men are perceived concerning their sexual drive? What are your personal thoughts on the matter? The undeniable influence that society has on individuals living in it may be the factor that could explain the prevalence of specific ideas in particular communities, especially those that have unrestricted access to the internet. While the article by Egan (2007) may not propagate gendered sexual stereotypes, it directly touches upon the stress that is socially inflicted on both men and women when dealing with expectations linked to sex. Omnipresent societal influence affects personal ideas of how different genders are supposed to want and perform during sex, but I believe that recognizing and dismantling harmful stereotypes becomes possible through self-awareness. A healthy relationship requires open lines of communication. Only too often, couples assume that the best way to stay happy together is to avoid conflict. Good communication includes an openness to dealing with hurtful and difficult issues as well as the joyful ones. Theories of love help us understand the coupling process. Building sexual intimacy depends on effective communication as well. Have you ever experienced a communication problem with someone of the other sex based on what might be considered typical communication differences between men and women? Describe this personal experience. Communicative issues remain a common issue because each person can perceive language in their way, as well as process it per their system of values and stereotypes, which can be either positive or negative. While I have not experienced anybody act vastly different towards me because of my gender, some acquaintances and friends have both told me of such occurrences and, occasionally, demonstrated such behavior themselves regularly and systematically. However, having run into communication problems with both genders, it seems to me that the expectations, which the conversation’s actors have concerning each other, take prevalence over actual occurred dialogue events. Modern technology has revolutionized reproduction for childless couples and for couples at high risk for a difficult pregnancy and/or delivery. Genetic engineering and gene therapy are opening whole new possibilities for the prevention and treatment of genetic disorders. Artificial insemination, frozen storage of gametes and embryos, the cloning of mammals, in vitro fertilization in all of its variations, and surrogate motherhood give childless couples more options for having a child than they previously had. Discuss the moral and ethical implications of genetic en