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Introduction Internationalization and outsourcing refers to the elements of interest in global aspects with contextual respect to business. With the spread of globalization theory, institutions have sought to obtain their resources as well as sell their products in a global perspective. International trade and outsourcing of an organization’s resources have therefore become fundamental of large as well as medium companies. This paper seeks to discuss challenges facing Coglin clothing company in relation to internationalization and outsourcing. The paper will explore external environmental conditions of Coglin clothing. Case study Coglin is a clothing design and manufacturing company in Australia. The firm has been in existence for twelve years and under one chief executive officer. The company has experienced a considerable level of growth though it is currently faced with a number of threats. Its recent growth has led to changes such as increased level of recruited staff and expenditure on management. The company is also facing increased competition from the global market following the government’s move to liberalize the local market to international trade. The company is thus faced with the task of copping with the external environment in order to handle its current and future contracts (Case Study, n.d., p. 1). External Environment facing Coglin Clothing External environment facing an organization refers to forces that emanates from outside the organization which has the capacity to affect the operations of the particular organization. Factors such as competition facing an organization as well as issues that pertains to regulations and natural factors therefore constitute an organizational environment. The environment with respect to Coglin Company can be viewed from two perspectives: “task environment and general environment” (Wadolell et al ., 2007, p. 83). Task environment refers to the organization’s immediate factors such as its “suppliers, distributers, customers and competitors” (Wadolell et al. , 2007, p. 83). These factors are immediate in the sense that they face the organization in every aspect of its operations. The other category of environment, general environment, consists of widely extensive
The process of globalization, the expansion of the economic ties and phenomenon of multiculturalism are the main features of the modern social evolution which can be considered as the aspects of modernity. The notion of modernity is relevant for discussing the processes by which the development of the contemporary United Arab Emirates (UAE) is characterized. If several decades ago the UAE was discussed as the progressive political unit of the Middle East, nowadays the UAE is directed to take the competitive position among the most developed countries of the world. To understand the features of developing the concept of modernity in the UAE, it is necessary to analyze the peculiarities of the emirates’ social and cultural progress, the impact of globalization and the other worldwide processes on the country’s growth with references to the influential theories on modernity worked out by Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, Max Weber, and George Simmel. Modernity in the UAE is the complex process which is based on the aspects of the social, cultural, and religious peculiarities of the Islamic world and on the elements of the global practices developed in the economic field. The economic growth of the UAE which influenced the general development of the country and the shift of its position at the global arena is caused by the effective usage of the natural oil resources of the territories. The progress of the oil industry affected the expansion of the country’s relations with the other states. Today the most successful emirates of the country are Abu Dhabi and Dubai. It is possible to say that these emirates are the fringe between the Western and Islamic worlds in relation to the economy, business, social life, and culture. Abu Dhabi and Dubai are the most luxurious territories in the Islamic world where people can find the examples of using almost all the technological innovations. The progress of these emirates allows thinking about the interdependence of the sociological concept of modernity with the scientific notion of futurism. In spite of the fact the UAE has developed economic interactions with many Asian countries such as Japan, and the UAE is the home for a lot of immigrants who come to the country to work, the closest relations are established within the Islamic world. The people from the UAE are inclined to associate themselves with the other Muslims, compare their country with the other ones of the Islamic world, and emirates also compete with each other. Nevertheless, the modern tendencies of the world’s development also influenced the visions of the public in the UAE. For instance, the impact resulted in expanding the possibilities for women to get the education and acquire definite work positions (Wagner, 2012). In his works, Emile Durkheim associated the phenomenon of modernity with such processes as the social competition of the people caused by the division of labor in the world and the growth of the individual’s significance as opposed to the notions of the traditional culture and religion (Emirbayer & Cohen, 2003). According to Karl Marx, the div
National survey results on drug use obtained by Monitoring the Future have a significant value to the development of various approaches with regard to the prevention of drug abuse. The survey covers serious problems, including the use of illicit and psychotherapeutic drugs as well as marijuana consumption. Gathered and analyzed statistic data play a considerable role in the investigation and prevention of such controversial issues as vaping, tobacco and alcohol abuse. Nowadays, overall drug use remains on the same level without noticeable positive advances, and no negative tendencies have occurred. The most concerning trend which requires attention for prevention interventions is related to vaping. Even though the trend represents a decrease in vaping, the consumption rates still remain alarmingly high (Johnston et al., 2021). Therefore, vaping trends are both a reason of concern and an example of progress in prevention. Alcohol and cigarettes should also be targeted by the development of prevention initiatives as their trends do not demonstrate any positive change (Johnston et al., 2021). On the other hand, decreased use of many other drugs and substances may be considered as a result of effective prevention strategy (Johnston et al., 2021). The above-mentioned substances include synthetic marijuana, psychotherapeutic drugs, crystal methamphetamine and smokeless tobacco, particularly, snus. As for my personal anticipations regarding current trends in adolescent drug use, the study has confirmed most of them. I expected vaping to be on a declining trend, but it still remains one of the most common issues, topping even alcohol and cigarettes in some cases. I also anticipated an overall minor decrease in the use of all substances. However, I was surprised by the fact that alcohol had a considerable growth in consumption, which may have been caused by external factors, including lockdown. Conclusively, adolescent drugs and substance abuse is a relevant issue that requires constant monitoring and the development of prevention measures. Reference Johnston , L. D., Miech, R. A., O’Malley, P. M., Bachman , J. G., Schulenberg, J. E., & Patrick, M. E. (2021). Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2020: Overview, key findings on adolescent drug use . Institute for Social Research.
Report on why do students misbehave Introduction Learning, both in a learning institution or in any other setting, is a process that requires a lot of attention and discipline. There has been a rise in instances of misbehavior among students in different learning institutions causing attention from different parties including the teachers, the administrators as well as the parents. The disturbing question remains to be on why students misbehave despite there being measures and strategies that have been put into place to maintain discipline. This report will give an in-depth discussion of the issue of why students misbehave. The study will take an interview form where different parties will be interviewed to gather relevant information that may lead to an informed conclusion on why students misbehave in school. The literature on the topic will also be reviewed to come up with the best results on the issue of discussion. To gather effective information about the topic, different people will be interviewed. The interviewees will be eight in total, three students, a nurse, two teachers, one parent, and one administrator. The ages of the interviews ranged from 13 years and 40 years, four females and four males. The difference in the rank of the interviewees is aimed at getting diverse ideas that will contribute positive inferences and conclusions regarding why students misbehave. The interviews were held separately with each interviewee and confidentiality was maintained to the highest level. This was made possible by not disclosing the real names of the participants. The following names were used for the participants; for the students, Ann, Joe, and Tom, Mary for the nurse, Shirley and Jack for the teachers, Mike for a parent and Susan for the school administrator. Discussion From the interviews carried out, with the different interviewees, I was able to gather some themes on the issue of why students had been caught misbehaving in various instances in the course of their learning period. Some of the themes that I was able to deduce from the highlighted causes of misbehavior among students include medical issues, the desire to seek attention, seeking power, the need to revenge on a wrong that was done upon them and the desire to avoid repeated failure among other factors. The individual, the school, the student’s family and peers were also key aspects. All these are however done to attain human needs such as to belong, to be free, to have fun and also to feel important and appreciated. Some of the questions that helped in coming up with the themes include; 1. In your own opinion, what do you think causes misbehavior in students? 2. What are the contributing factors to students’ misbehavior? 3. What do you think can be done to minimize instances of student misbehavior? From
Introduction The cover story that appeared in the second issue of July 2005 made interesting reading on savings and growth in a country’s economy. It appears that the traditional theory that high savings by the people and organizations in a country will lead to substantial investments and high growth is being challenged. The United States, well known for the poor savings habits of its people is showing no signs of an economic slow down. In spite of low savings, investments in business and industry have grown to nearly 16.5% of GDP and long term interest rates have dropped below 4%. This trend surprised economists until they began to think in terms of global savings rather than on national savings. The free flow of money across countries is very high, something that was not so till the last few years. So, the paradox is in fact due to this free flow and hence can only be understood by looking at savings, spending and investment globally rather than within an economy. Main Text There have been other examples that seem to support this view. The scenario is that the expected growth in economies where the rate of savings is high has not shown a corresponding increase in growth rate also. Many factors like free trade, steep rise in oil prices have pumped in surplus cash into many economies. Japan, Russia, some countries in the Middle East and China are some of the examples provided in the article. China is riding on its returns from its booming exports while Russia and the Middle East have got their cash thorough oil. China also benefits from the fact that its currency is still pegged to the US dollar and not on to a basket of currencies. It has also managed to keep the value of yen low artificially. Many European countries are holding hold huge surpluses due to changing demographics. “Future population aging is expected to require increased current savings to finance more person-years spent living in partial or full retirement.” (Population aging and macroeconomics, 2005). But except for China, very little productive investment in being done in these countri
Introduction Post-secondary education is great investment for a nation’s future; thus, governments should strive to ensure that more citizens access this education. Primarily, post-secondary education is very significant component for economic, social, and cultural development; it also gives a country a competitive edge. However, access to post-secondary education has been a long-standing issue in many countries. It was found that significantly higher proportions of all high school graduates who enter post-secondary institutions come from large, as compared with small, schools and from urban than rural areas. In Canada, ‘the proportion of 25- to 54-year-olds who have some post-secondary education is slightly higher than 60% in urban areas and just under 50% in rural areas’ (Canadian Council of learning, 2006). Problem Background Generally, many students desired to attain post-secondary education; however, there are some hindrances. Education researchers have identified varying factors that prompt the inaccessibility of post-secondary education; socioeconomic status and lack of motivation. Therefore, the government has attempted to put in place, strategies to encourage citizens to attain tertiary education. We find that, overall, post-secondary education participation rates generally rose over this period. However, the number of people attaining post-secondary education from rural areas is generally lower that those from urban areas. There are two types of access to tertiary education, type I and type II, where type I is considered on ‘how many’ peo
The author of Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar , Cheryl Strayed, is well-known for her memoir about hiking, Wild . The book occupied a top spot on the list of bestsellers in the New York Times for seven years. Tiny Beautiful Things is also a memoir with a strong element of self-help built in it; the author is in the role of Sugar who answers questions sent to her by ordinary people for the Dear Sugar advice column. However, Tiny Beautiful Things is more than just an advice column as it has become its own category of style. The author addresses topics experienced by anyone: love, hate, grief, fear, abuse, family, and more. The most prominent characteristic of the advice Sugar gives is that it’s rough a characteristic called ‘radical empathy.’ Usually, brave first-person writing is not associated with an advice column genre, but Cheryl Strayed has managed to make a significant exception in this. In most of her advice column entries, Strayed makes parallels to her own life and experiences she has to go through. Her advice is rough in the edges, she does not always make sure that the reader is not offended, she finds tough sympathy the most effective: “Nobody will protect you from your suffering. You can’t cry it away or eat it away or starve it away or walk it away or punch it away or even therapy it away. It’s just there, and you have to survive it. You have to endure it” (Strayed 351). Thus, the kind of advice Strayed gives is closely related to her experiences; she does not bother to protect herself from offending the reader, on the other hand, she looks for ways to shock a person with her words so that he or she starts doing something with the problem that exists. In my opinion, the greatest advantage of Tiny Beautiful Things is that it is unlike any other advice column. Reading it is similar to talking to an older and much more experienced girlfriend: she does not bother about your feelings, all she cares about is making you move forward without focusing too much attention on obstacles that occur in your life: “I can’t tell you what to do. No one can. But as the mother of two children, I can tell you what most moms will: that mothering is absurdly hard and profoundly sweet” (Strayed 118). The disadvantage of the book, in my opinion, is that the author sometimes tries too hard to make the ‘shock’ therapy work. Some passages that describe her private life in detail in cases were unnecessary. On the other hand, such details are justified by the open and direct manner of the narrative. Any person can benefit from reading Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Lov
A natural hazard or disaster is an unexpected event, which causes extensive damage, property destruction, and human death (Salvadori and Matty 12). Mostly, natural disasters are beyond human control since they occur as a result of natural forces. Some of the most common natural disasters include floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides, and hurricanes among others (Salvadori and Matty 12). Different natural disasters have similar characteristics but they also differ in a number of ways. This paper will discuss similarities and differences between earthquakes and tsunamis. In addition, the paper will outline some of the similarities and differences between tsunamis and floods. Similarities between earthquake and tsunamis. Earthquakes and tsunamis are natural hazards that occur at any given time; they cause death and mass destructions of properties especially houses. Earthquakes occur when plates beneath the ground change their position or direction (Salvadori and Matty 12). Additionally, volcanic actions and other processes that increase pressure in the underground can cause earthquakes. Just like earthquakes, tsunamis occur when different geological processes increase pressure beneath the water surface hence displacing mass volume of water (Salvadori and Matty 12). Due to high speed of water displaced, tsunamis cause mass destruction and death just like earthquakes. In addition to this, tsunamis also happen due to a series of volcanic actions on the surface beneath (Salvadori and Matty 12). Difference between earthquakes and tsunamis. Earthquakes involve sudden shaking of the earth, which comes about when the plates beneath the earth surface change position (Antor, Inc). On the other hand, tsunamis involve an array of waves occurring on the water surface especially in the sea, which happens when plates beneath underground on the water surface change position. In addition, earthquakes occur both on the land and in the ocean while tsunami only occurs in the ocean/sea due to volcanic actions and other processes that speed up underground pressure. Moreover, earthquakes involve shaking of earth while tsunamis involve both shaking of earth and movement of water waves (Salvadori and Matty 12). Lastly, earthquakes and tsunamis have different intensities and that is why they vary in terms of their impacts. In fact, scientists argue that most earthquakes are of low magnitude while tsunamis are of high magnitude (Salvadori and Matty 12). Similarities between tsunamis and floods: Both tsunamis and floods are natural disasters that cause destruction of properties and human death (Antor, Inc). In both cases, large volumes of water are displaced leading to evacuation of people to safe areas. Difference be
Action planning The executive is the most significant position in an organization. This is because it is charged with the responsibility of setting long term goals which seek to help the organization grow financially. Although the executive is not involved in the day- to- day running of an organization, nonetheless, it establishes formulas and strategies that are implemented by managers working under them. The success and failure of business is mostly dependent on decisions made by the CEO. Sound management results in massive profitability while negligence and non- compassing decisions may lead to a financial crisis. Leadership and culture are always at the heart of every successful business. At Jet Blue airline, Neeleman, the CEO and president of the airline, stresses on the importance of customers who forms the bulk of their business. “JetBlue is true to its business model, in which it promises its passengers a comfortable seat with a television, monitor, peanuts, and service with a smile. All the airlines are struggling to remain afloat but that does not mean that passengers have to suffer too.” When an action is taken, the top management must identify the type of people they are going to transact business with. This is important as people of different social strata have different tastes. Another important thing to ensure satisfied customers is developing a good business culture that recognises the customer as part of the business and not an outsider (Ireland, Hoskisson and Hitt, p. 57). Another important aspect of good business is innovation. Although Neeleman was a university drop out, he founded Jet blue airline, the first airline to offer electronic reservations in 1993. Clearly, this is a true mark of innovation. The ability to be flexible and take advantage of opportunities is paramount in the growth of the company. For instance, JetBlue analyses the cost of offering food to the passengers, and realises that it would incur more expenses. As a remedy, the company introduces snacks. Although they are cheaper than actual food, they are receiving higher ovations than food. Analysing the current strategic position and new strategic position JetBlue has witnessed three distinct revolutions in its operation. The first two revolutions have been experienced in the current period of its operation with Neelam as the CEO. The first stage was characterised by growth and expansion of the company. The second stage involves fighting for survival due to stiff competition. The last phase is the recuperating period. Growth and development Neeleman started the airline business in 1994 as a partnership deal with Morris of Morris Airline. By 1992, the partnership had obtained a certificate from the FAA to start their operation as a regular airline with their base in Salt Lake City International Airport. In 1993, Southwest took over and Neeleman was employed as an executive. Between 1993 and 204 was a period characterised by growth and expansion (Tsao, p. 10). The company reached the exponential phase of growth in late 2003 and at this point, it ceased