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Abstract The research, that has been carried out is aimed at studying such aspects of human relationships as communication apprehension and inability to present oneself effectively. Our task is to describe how these problems are reflected in the film “Bridget Joness Diary” and show the present-day scientific view on these issues. Bridget Jones’s Diary The problems, which arise in connection with interpersonal communication and self-expression, have always been a subject of thorough psychological analysis. It stands to reason, that many of them are reflected in cinematography and literature. For instance, we may take such a film as “Bridget Joness Diary” and analyze it within the context of psychological problems, especially interpersonal communication. Overall, it is worth mentioning that this film takes a very interesting approach to such issues as relationships between people and the way these people try to surmount the obstacles, they face. We can single out such aspects as 1) influence of mass media on our behavior; 2) communication apprehension; 3) problem of self-expression and presenting oneself effectively. Our main task is to show how this aspect of human psychology and communication, is reflected in the film. Moreover, it is necessary to present a scientific view on these concepts, analyzing research works, dedicated to this topic. As it has already been mentioned, one of the main communication concepts, reflected in “Bridget Joness Diary” is the impact of mass media (especially television) on our behavior. It is hardly possible to enumerate even the smallest part of works, dedicated to this issue. One of the landmark researches, exploring this topic is “Mass Media Influence on Self-esteem’, by Richard Felson. This research work is aimed at studying how the ways mass media shape our consciousness, especially self-esteem. The author argues, that the overwhelming majority of modern women, often base their judgment on the information that television or any other form of mass media gives to them, especially if we are speaking about self-esteem. That can be applied not only to women but also to the stronger sex. The author combines various research techniques, qualitative and quantitative methods. The researcher hypothesizes that almost every aspect of our behavior is predetermined by what see on television or listen by radio. In addition to that, Richard Felson states that we are often inclined to follow the examples that mass media give to us. At times, people, unable to follow these standards, fall into depression, and it is difficult for them to get out of it. As we have already mentioned this research involves various research techniques. Regarding qualitative methods, we should mention the structured interview with grading scale (or Likert scale as it is also known), for example, “Strongly Agree”, “Agree”, “Neither Agree nor Disagree”, “Disagree”, “Strongly Disagree”. This method was employed to describe the attitude of people towards media. According to this research, 85 % percent of respondents agree with the fact that their perception of physical and moral beauty is strongly influenc
I settled for Industrial Areas Foundation, an organization based in Chicago that seeks to target empowerment of the people with a view to improving life, pursuit of happiness and liberty for Americans. It is a powerful social movement that brings together people of all races and backgrounds in order to forge a strong society. It does so by working closely with parents, religious leaders, immigrant societies and other social groups. I chose the organization mostly due to its proven ability to transform the lives of people and ability of its activists to interact with what Meyer, Whittier and Robnetts (2002) call cultural and political contexts in their duty. I was particularly interested in the fact that the movement has been able to conduct and sustain interventions geared towards social transformation such as provision of affordable housing and good schools. After preliminary search over the internet, I made a point of visiting offices of the organization at South Dearborn Chicago where I interviewed Tom Marshal, a lead organizer. His duties entail organizing specialized training for various groups, a task he has been performing for the last ten years. During the interview, I learnt that the organization looks forward to improving the welfare of American citizens by enabling them attain affordable housing, decent schools and crime-free streets. They also aim at improving the well being of communities concerned by increasing earnings of individuals. He informed me that they set their goals then steadfastly focus on their achievement. Constant obstacles that people face on a daily basis serve as reminders of the fate of communities as they seek to intervene on the status quo. Tom revealed that the organization has been in existence since 1940 and was borne out of the need for the then meat packers of Chicago to get together. They formed a kind of a workers’ union and later transformed it in to a community organization for social change. According to Tom, its pioneers included Alinsky and Chavez though it later spread to other cities and states. There was an overwhelming desire among its founders for an organization for the people at grassroots level, which would mobilize available resources for the welfare of the people. I would say that the organization has been to a great extent successful particularly on housing and wage law. It is credited for successful construction of affordable housing for low income Americans dubbed Nehemiah Homes (Industrial Areas Foundation, 2010) and the conception of living wage law which specified the minimum wage of an individual that is necessary for meeting basic needs such as shelter and food. Though this is different from the legal minimum wage which is established by law, it serves as a guide to social actors in determining the threshold upon which quality of life is determined. Currently, Tom informed me that IAF is seeking to have smaller, new and effective schools; affordable healthcare for all; a pollution free environment; immigration reform as well as a cap on interest rates. The organization is looking to the future with optimism. It hopes to make schools more successful by str
Multiculturalism in business is applied by establishing enterprises in various regions and also integrating people from diverse cultures into the business work force. Before the existence of multiculturalism, people used to do business within the borders of their regions. Communities were hostile to their neighbors hence people were limited from trading with people from other regions. This attitude changed when certain circumstances such as droughts forced communities to trade their possessions in exchange of food. Today people have embraced each others culture because humans have realized that though we speak different languages and come from different communities, we depend on each other. This idea was exhibited by European explorers when they toured Africa. They realized that Africa has great resources that could be used by the factories back at home and that are when they established their colonies to help them manage these resources (Fillion, 2009). As time moved on businesses begun to be established beyond borders where the owners felt there were potential customers. But then multiculturalism in business world was enhanced by the establishment of international languages such as English and French because without a common language doing business in a foreign language would be difficult. The entrepreneurs had to learn the local languages for them to be able to relate with foreigners; this is still one of the greater challenge for multinational managers. In addition to that the availability of skilled labor has been fostering multicultural enterprises. This is because foreign investors are saved from the hustle of importing skilled personnel from their countries (Fillion, 2009). For instance, an organization that is setting up new offices in another country does not need to deploy employees from their mother country because there is adequate skilled labor in that nation. In fact there are so many people who are learned but they don’t have jobs hence the issue of laborers is no longer a problem. Governments on the other hand have been requesting foreigners to invest in their countries and hence they have enacted policies that favor foreigners. In some countries a foreign investor can acquire the nationality of that country through investment. Governments have been supporting foreign investors because they know that foreigners will bring foreign currencies which will provide a source of foreign exchange. When the business environment is favorable more foreigners are most likely to dash into that particular country and in return the currency of that nation will appreciate in value due to its high demand. However, there exist unfavorable competition between local businesses and multinational corporations. Local companies feel that their markets are being invaded by foreign companies thus engaging in unhealthy marketing activities such as negative promotional messages about their rivals. Moreover technology has also facilitated the development of multicultu
Executive Summary Dell Company is an international enterprise dealing with computers and its accessories. It is based in Round Rock, USA and employs over 96,000 employees in its worldwide branches. The name Dell was derived from its founder Michael Dell. Growth of Dell Company is attributed to mergers and acquisitions including the take over of Alienware in 2006 and Perot Systems in 2009. Some of the products manufactured and sold by dell include: Personal computers, servers, software among other IT products. Marketing of these products depends entirely on the description of the market segment. Manufacturing criteria of Dell also considers proximity to its customers such that just-in-time approach is of essence. In 2004, Dell Company limited took up an initiative to recycle products which lead to its subsequent award for promoting responsibility on the part of the producer. Notwithstanding, the technical support offered to customers, Dell company utilizes extensive marketing strategy with an aim of reaching many customers. Use of advertisement and dell kiosks has increased product penetration in the market. Dell kiosks were oriented to give personalized service to customers i.e. by way of shopping, or telephone services. ASUSTeK Computer Inc. participates in manufacturing and sale of ICT equipment and software programs. Some of its major products comprise of: laptops, personal computers, broadband products, mobile phones and computer accessories. Its location is in Taiwan. Introduction This paper presents a marketing report of two internationally based companies namely: Dell and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Dell are based in Round Rock USA while ASUSTeK is located in Taiwan. The ASUS manufacture ICT equipments to be sold in international as well as local market whilst Dell assembles components. It is important to investigate whether the company’s management participates in strategic marketing and planning. If so, then we shall explore the strategic Hierarchy of the business investment. Firms thrive under certain micro and macro environment. 2008 recession is one of the macro environments which affected negatively the productivity of both companies whilst the micro environment mainly captures marketing criteria used to outwit its competitors i.e. Apple. These environments will be investigated in-depth by this business report. Dell and ASUSTeK Computer Inc have registered a substantial level of success from its business dealings due to maximization of efficient marketing strategies. The strategies which will be analyzed in the report comprise of: segmentation, target markets, positioning strategy, and ultimately SWOT analysis. Before concluding the paper, recommendation to the respective industries will be outlined. Industry Background Nearly all sectors in an economy depend entirely on information communication technology. ICT industry is therefore the backbone of both manufacturing and service sectors. This industry has registered a fast pace of progress in terms of technology. In the past, desktop computers with low speed were utilize
The narration “Where Our Monsters Come From” provides an overview of different types of monsters and how humans perceive them. The author’s explanation of the present-day anomalies compared to the beast from the past and nature monsters reflects the societal anxiety and scientific progress by modern desires to enable created monsters to dominate the world. At the beginning of his narration, Braudy talks about the Halloween season and the various elements such as ghosts, ghouls, and goblins associated with it. With all the assortments of lurid paraphernalia, they consider Halloween as fun, even though the seasonal terrors experienced contain a profound message. Since the monsters’ history dates back to the ancient Celts, current monsters’ contemporary anxieties are assumed to be the souls of the dead that revisited the earth. After the book’s appearance in Wall Street Journal in 2016, monsters’ classification becomes used to provide entertainment to readers and enlighten them. Accordingly, monsters are grouped into four variations. Moreover, each type of monster creates a fear in people to the many scientific and social advances that exist. To some extent, the scientific aspect of advancement threatens humans by instilling some fear and anxiety. Braudy concludes that monsters from nature such as the Hydra, the Sphinx, the Minotaur, the Godzilla, Hulk, and the Chimera, populated the natural environment, thereby awakening some fears beneath the ordinary environment. The normal monsters take any form to protest against enlightenment ambitions, thereby turning nature into human purposes. These monsters remind humans that they cannot fully understand their environment since there are underlying secrets. According to Dr. Frankenstein, he creates the second type of monster to discover the secret of life and death. The beast which is capable of doing both good and evil, attempts to fit into the modern human society to dominate the world. As Frankenstein tries to build a monster that can be manipulated, it still becomes a challenge since it might turn against its creator. People familiar with monster stories, human desires, and cruel deeds are thwarted after each encounter with a monster. The monster can fit into the confines of particular societal or scientific anxiety. In ideal world, when one pictures anything monstrous, he or she cannot quickly recognize the type of monster and make sense out of it. Like Michael Dylan’s in the Haunting Modernity different contributions to anthropology provide an insight into the changing narrations of Tanuki in reconsidering our monsters and what these monsters say about us. Psychologically, the monster from within is an atypical monster living inside us. In the scientific world, any reasoning comes from inside under the influence of the beast within. The author categorically talks about the last monster – the monster from the past. Literary monsters that humans are exposed to from childhood linger in their imagination due to fear’s personalization. Most humans use past fears as a basis
Introduction Since institutions such as the ministry of health (MOH) were established, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has followed a welfare policy and ensured universal access to care by citizens. Such strategies are evident in the improved health of the population compared to other states, such as those in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (Rahman & Qattan, 2021). The Saudi government can provide free health care services to people without requiring supplementary financial aid due to revenues generated from the oil business. In the past decades, the government has successfully implemented development projects to benefit people and the overall economy. However, there are challenges encountered to sustain health services delivery to the country’s population. Adverse changes occur due to rising costs, reduced revenue growth, changes in demographic structure, and increased life expectancy. The focus of the paper is to address the impacts of vision 2030 on Saudi Arabia’s healthcare services regulations. Vision 2030 In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia An anticipated course of change in the health care system of Saudi Arabia is through a vision plan. In 2016 the Kingdom presented vision 2030 as a comprehensive plan to support the success of the country’s economy (Alomi et a., 2018). The government wants citizens to live longer and expect an increase in life span from 74 to 80. Moreover, there is an aim to optimize the utilization of healthcare facilities while enhancing the quality of services such as therapeutic and preventive care. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia wants to ensure there is the promotion of preventive care to lower the spread of infectious illnesses and encourage people to seek primary care. For that to happen, professionals such as doctors need to receive adequate training. The public healthcare sector is aimed to focus on planning, regulatory or supervisory roles while public entities must provide quality services that compete with the private sectors. Establishing and empowering healthcare systems in Saudi Arabia requires key players to embark on strategic efforts. The Vision 2030 agenda is a long and ambitious plan and reflects the complexity of the Kingdom’s current healthcare obstacles. For example, the country’s expenditure on health is increasing steadily while oil revenues drop. Hospital beds and quotas are ranked to be below the global levels after a long time of investment. Furthermore, the nation’s public healthcare and private system operate separately with minimal efficiencies. The vision plan is anticipated to counter such and more challenges within the healthcare system. Typically, the target of vision2030 is to have significant participation of the private health sector within the country’s economy. Privatization is also aimed as a definite move with objectives stated in the national transformational program (NTP) of expanding expenditure. Themes of the Vision 2030 The Vision 2030 plan is built around three central themes: a vibrant society, a successful economy, and an ambitious nation. The historic Vision was enacted by the count
The management of patient data has been a primary concern in hospital settings due to the growing number of patients and lack of expertise a few decades before. Information regarding history, present clinical conditions and body mass index (BMI), age, and other valuable data is central in understanding and treating the disease. Failures in retrieving the information stored in paper format are common errors surrounding most hospitals. This was gradually circumvented by the intervention of a rapid tool that facilitates efficient patient data storage, retrieval, and overall maintenance. This tool is ‘Electronic Medical Records (EMR)’. With the adoption of emerging technologies into practice in Health care, a streamlined approach was expected to further modernize EMR. Most often information stored in hospital audit records may also be subjected to privacy issues. This could raise doubts regarding the utility of audit records stored in electronic formats. As such, there is a need to explore the reliability and validity of chart audits through a review of research literature. The main aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of possible measurement tools employed for patient data management with special emphasis on diabetic individuals. It was recently reported that the management of diabetes mellitus has improved due to the exploitation of electronic patient registries. This was revealed when information on a large number of diabetic patients from qualified health centers was entered into an electronic patient registry (Pollard et al., 2009). The clinical outcome measurements were cholesterol and HbA1c, LDL, HDL, cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood pressure (Pollard et al., 2009). Apart from that, the other data included annual exams, screens to promote wellness, education, and self-management goal-setting. This setting helped the researchers to find significant improvements in cholesterol, LDL, and HbA1c levels (Pollard et al., 2009). This study is important for the present description as it highlights the importance of basic registry utilization in electronic format. In addition, it may help to better assess the association between cholesterol levels and cardiovascular problems in diabetic patients. The limitation of this study is that there is limited information on the use of biochemical markers. So there is a need to further modify the electronic medical records with updated information on novel markers that provide more efficient clinical status. This has strengthened an earlier report that evaluated the validity of measures for coronary artery disease (CAD) using an ambulatory Electronic health record (Persell et al., 2006). Here a retrospective chart review was made by comparing
Weather is an important factor in relation to planes and their orientation in the sky. Colgan Air case and the issue regarding planes landing in the wrong airport relate to several problems. As a Colgan Air pilot not involved in the incident, I can notice that there are several questions that might be raised pertaining to the case. The first one would be regarding the weather conditions at the time of the incident. Often, pilots have very little choice, as the weather conditions become severe in a matter of minutes. It is clear that pilots are very much limited in the number of things they can do to decide on the best course of action, and often, the choice is absent altogether. Sometimes, there are weather conditions that leave pilots with no options. A question regarding the visibility is also appropriate, as the instruments on the panel board might become not as useful as the visual recognition of the runway. Moreover, it is obvious that pilots have a dangerous employment where only a limited number of steps can be taken to prevent an accident. There is great dependence on the abilities of the plane and weather, and a person has to make quick decisions in directing the machine. Even though a pilot has to go through extensive training and tests, there are still times when a situation cannot be predicted, and a person has to go by the feelings and thoughts that are present at the moment. As such, the condition of the pilot should be questioned. How was he/she feeling prior to the flight, and was he or she affected by any substances? As the Colgan Air president, I would like to note some technical moments that might be put into question. As the design and technology that were used in building and engineering an airport are very complex and structured, they must be differentiated from others, so that pilots can see the difference. In this case, it was mentioned that the two airports looked very similar, so the president would ask a question of what could have been done differently to the layout and the design of the airports to allow pilots to see the specifics of their destination airport ( Continental Connection Plane Lands at Wrong Louisiana Airport , 2009). There are many details that are important to keep in mind in order to build a well functioning and effective airport, but having unique features would allow pilots quicker recognition. The safety of people on the ground and on the plane is an important matter, and so, the conditions of the surface must be constantly monitored. A president could question ethics and morality in the wrongdoing of landing the plane at the wrong airport. From one perspective, if there is something wrong with the plane and it had to make the landing, it would be unwise to punish the pilots. Since there are specific air routes that are taken, it would be improper to let the plane circle the airport and cause delays to people as well as massive financial losses to the company and other organizations that are involved in the airlines’ busine