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Executive Summary Sheikh Khalifa Medical city is a premier medical facility that offers high quality medical service to Middle East residents especially the UAE. The research sought to ascertain if the services offered by the facility meet the standards they are supposed to meet. This was done through a survey of the former and existing clients. A sample survey was used to collect the information that helped in the analysis and conclusions. The results were very encouraging with only minor inconsistencies as far as service delivery in SKMC is concerned. That therefore was a vote of confidence in the leadership of the facility and a reminder that there is exists a challenge to maintain the same trend. The researcher provides some recommendations which more or less center on the management of the hospital. These recommendations were drawn from the data that was analyzed. The management should therefore never take for granted their prime position rather, they should strive to improve the facility to meet the challenges they will come along. Introduction of company (hospital) This research study was carried out at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, a premier hospital located in Abu Dhabi in the Middle East. Cleveland Clinic which is one of the biggest hospitals in the US manages the facility. SKMC came up a result of a merger of a number of medical facilities in the island of Abu Dhabi. The medical facilities that came together were all publicly held. In its mission, the hospital is committed towards the provision of quality medical services by practicing modern medicine, using the best medical standards in the world as its benchmark. Customer satisfaction is ensured through the tailoring the services provided to meet the needs of the Abu Dhabi community. The hospital also ensures high levels of patient care while at the same time promoting the wellbeing of the community though education and awareness. The facility boats of a bed capacity of 568 in the Acute Care Hospital, Outpatient Specialty Clinics together with a Blood Bank that have been accredited by the Joint Commission International. There are other facilities of the hospital that are yet to be accredited by JCI but are in line to meet the body’s standards. Besides the above facilities, SKMC manages a Behavioral sciences Pavilion, six clinics that provide family medicine, two centres that provide urgent care, and two centres dedicated to dental care. In late 2009, SKMC’s Chest Pain Centre received an award as a cycle III chest pain centre. The award was the first awarded outside the US and only the twelfth in the world. This serves as a pointer to the high quality of services dispensed by SKMC. Cleveland Clinic aims to bring to SKMC the management style that is present in its facilities in the US while at the same time providing healthcare services that suit people of Abu Dhabi as well as the larger UAE and the Middle East. The broader research is about the quality of medical services offered in Abu Dhabi. This particular research will focus on SKMC t
Introduction Purchasing manager serves a variety of roles and responsibilities within the purchasing department. Most frequently, these responsibilities include:   * developing purchasing strategies;   * monitoring ongoing compliance with purchasing policies and procedures;   * preparing financial documents and reports for the organization;   * coordinating with internal teams regarding their supply needs;   * identifying ideal suppliers based on quality, cost, and reliability. Apart from all these duties, the primary role of a purchasing manager is to negotiate with suppliers so that the organization can acquire the best quality products at the lowest prices. Representatives of this job have the opportunity to work in the field of the federal government, the manufacturing industry, as well as wholesale and retail trade (Chalmers, 2019). For instance, global companies, such as Walmart, Oracle, Facebook, and Alvarez & Marsal, are constantly looking for experienced purchasing managers. Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills The purchasing manager requires a fundamental understanding of English, mathematics, management, and administration, as well as the ability to increase customer satisfaction levels and meet quality standards. Knowledge in the fields of business, law, and politics is also necessary, as it can help the job applicant to serve their functions without legal violations. Moreover, in order to solve complex issues and convince suppliers on delivering quality low prices goods, the purchasing manager should have well-developed analytical thinking and communication skills. When it comes to technical skills, this individual needs to be able to apply principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of provided services. Relationship with other Departments One of the main duties of each purchasing manager is to communicate with various internal teams to share and receive appropriate information. Even though the communication circle of the purchasing manager differs from one company to the other one, there are teams that communicate with this representative on the regular basis. First, the sales department relies on the purchasing manager to make the sales by having the inventory in place. In fact, the procurement manager communicates to the sales department on the lead times, which are essential for the sale
There are three major issues connected to the nature of fast food, its distribution, and consumption. Firstly, it is the economics of fast food – fast food is the cheapest food on the market in terms of a calorie per dollar. 1 This is a significant advantage for many people, especially for those from lower socio-economic strata. For many, fast food is the only type of food they can afford to eat three times per day. The solution to this issue may involve government regulations – the prices of healthier food may be subsidized, at the same time, a higher tax rate may be imposed on the fast-food producers. Secondly, lobbying is a significant issue for the food industry in general. Lobbying slows down any initiatives aimed at regulating the fast-food industry. One of the ideas voiced in the video may be the only way of dealing with lobbying – initiating massive changes in the election law to reduce corporations’ influence on politicians. 1 For instance, the law on super PACs may be essential in solving the lobbying issue. Finally, there is an issue of education and ignorance of people. According to Al Jazeera’s report, there are vast areas of “food deserts” in the US – the districts with no fresh food supply. 1 People in such places do not have any habits of using fresh food for cooking, and they are used to mainly consuming fast or processed food. Moreover, school education does not fully cover healthy eating; thus, children do not have information about the advantages and disadvantages of different types of food. This issue can be solved on different levels; firstly, more healthy lifestyle courses can be added into schools’ curricula; secondly, the government can launch massive healthy eating media campaigns to educate the population. Reference Al Jazeera English. Fast food, fast profits: Obesity in America. YouTube. 2010. Web.
Assimilation is defined as the process through which different things come together and adapt to each other’s habits, creating completely new habits. (Salins 97). In the human society, it happens when a family or an individual moves to a different location either voluntarily or through unavoidable circumstances and over time they adapt the cultural and social habits of the hosts. Some of the causes of voluntary migration includes education, work, the need to relocate to a different environment among others. The circumstances which force an individual to relocate on the other hand include war, natural calamities, cultural issue and so on. Assimilation is important to both the hosts and the immigrants since both parties are able to learn a lot from the others in all spheres of life (Chorlton 24). Every culture has something that sets it apart and so the coming together of two or more cultures creates a blend that is neutral and one which is easy to adopt. James is a citizen of the United States by birth since his parents migrated from Africa before he was born. They came from Kenya specifically which is in the eastern part of Africa. James’ parents migrated to the United States two years before he was born and this was brought about by the scholarship attained by the father in Massachusetts State University. Since he had already married but without children, relocating with his wife was not such a hustle and it would save his young family from the statistics of families which have broken up due to long distance. James’ father had the option of studying at home but he decided against it since he considered it wise to travel the world and learn other people’s cultures and traditions. This family arrived in the United States in the year 2005 and settled in Massachusetts where the university is located. From this therefore, it is clear that their choice of state was for convenience since they were not conversant with the country and having to move from one state to another would be hectic and expensive since again they still didn’t have jobs. They arrived as a family of two, husband and wife but later on they bore three children, James being the first born. For successful assimilation to take place hence ensuring that both parties are comfortable with each other, every member of the family has to play a role (Gordon 64). According to an interview with James, assimilation begins at the point where both the hosts and the immigrants accept and appreciate each other’s presence. This means that the hosts do not develop negative attitudes towards the new presence in the neighborhood and the immigrants do not develop the feeling that they are unwanted. In most cases, the first reception the immigrants get on arrival determines every other feeling and actions that might occur later on. In his case for the example, the parents were warmly welcomed in the neighborhood they moved into since there were other people from Africa who had already settled there. They were given the best orientation and this made them comfortable in the state from the onset. As a result, both the wife an
Literature Review The recent body of literature on management initiatives and customer and employees’ satisfaction is notable for its diversity. There are many theoretical frameworks, as well as the case studies, that concentrate on the connections between these issues. At the same time, the lack of information about the obstacles that may prevent companies from taking proper measures is challenging. Besides, in the context of the particular situation, motivation and quality initiatives management sometimes prove to be different from what is described in academic sources (Pinder, 2014). Finally, modern researchers have started paying attention to IT as an important means of problem-solving, but this sphere needs to be studied in the future. It is generally considered that customer-orientedness as one of the core principles of today’s approaches touches not only upon the relationships between companies and clients but also directly influences customers, employees, and their satisfaction. The mutual effects are believed to be psychological, and they pertain to stress and engagement (Zablah, Franke, Brown, & Bartholomew, 2012). While the former group of effects refers to the negative outcomes and dissatisfaction of employees and clients, the latter one is seen as the potential advantage and the trigger of employees’ initiatives who want to provide customers with high-quality products and services. Stress is also emphasized as the factor influencing labor productivity: the findings demonstrate that both concepts are intertwined with motivation (Khojamli, Habibi, Hossein, & Kazemiyan, 2014). It is believed that a company should decrease stress to raise workers’ motivation, channel it, and raise the level of productivity. The authors explain it by the fact that less stressed staff members apply their knowledge and skills to the actual work while their overloaded peers make an effort to improve the working conditions. However, no measures are put forward by the authors: they do not provide the actual steps that an employer can take to reduce stress. To address employees’ motivation, the level of stress, and productivity and implicitly make an impact on customer satisfaction, the Four C Performance Model is described as one of the probable solutions. Soyhan and Agar (2014) argue that competence, commitment, congruence, and competence are the basic concepts, and the improvements associated with them are to enhance the overall employees’ satisfaction. This model seems to be advantageous because different aspects of cu
Completion of Production and Subsequent Modification As compared to doing modification during production to all the thirty planes that were under production, it is advisable for the Boeing Company to complete the assembly process first then do the modifications later. One primary reason why the company should implement the option is because this method will guarantee assembly or production of safer airplanes. In engineering endeavour, safety should the primary fact factor that any manufacturing and assembling company should consider, airplanes being transportation machines that fly over great heights and long distances; hence, the need to ensure that they are up to standard. Failure to take this seriously may put at risk people’s lives, which may make the company to incur numerous liabilities in case of an accident that may result due to a manufacturing error. Under this method, the flaps, ailerons, landing gear, hydraulics, and other aeroplane system are supposed to undergo thorough testing to ascertain their functionality, a case that is contrary if the modifications are to be made during the production process. As a result of this, likelihoods of the testing procedures changing are high; hence, the nature of high safety risks associated with this method, as this dictates that testing must be done after the two-person cockpit has been fully put in place. Testing before installing the two-person cockpit is very important, as it will facilitate correcting of any assembly problems that may be disguised or not discovered if the production process is started afresh. In addition to levels of safety that are associated with the this method, this method is also cost-effective, because of the lesser labour hours that it requires, as compared to running the modification and production processes concurrently. In any project it is important to minimise the costs associated with the manufacturing and acquisition of any product to increase its net value, not only to its manufacturers, but also to its purchasers. A project’s value must have both a business value and make sense in terms of meeting the financial budget
Introduction The year 2011 marks the eleventh year in which the number of web pages passed the two billion mark (Glossbrenner & Glossbrenner ix). There are still many millions of web pages that are being created on a daily basis. The availability of many web pages creates a complex situation whereby one may find themselves wondering round and round from page to page without getting what they really desire to find. However, and fortunately, this confusion has been reduced by the presence of search engines that act as excellent tools that help people to find what they exactly want. The best of them have been ranking consistently among the most popular sites on the internet. Among these tools include Google and wolfram Alpha. Google is an online search engine that provides services such as internet search and cloud computing. It runs a numerous number of servers, processing a multiple number of requests. Other services offered by Google include translation into other languages and search within search services. Google also offers search engine calculators and Google maps. Google maps present satellite imagery of places a researcher wishes to know about. On the other hand, Wolfram Alpha is an answer engine. It answers factual questions primarily by calculating the answer from structured data. It’s different from search engines in that it does not provide a list of documents and web pages that may have the answer for the researcher. Using Wolfram Alpha is quite easy in that a user submits the query and computation request in a textual format. Wolfram Alpha then computes and provides answers and the necessary visualizations. Wolfram Alpha therefore offers more specific answers by narrowing down the field of search into a more specific search results. This work reviews some of the differences and strengths and weaknesses, of Google as a search engine and Wolfram Alpha as an answer engine. Description of the Community For the purpose of comparison between Google and Wolfram Alpha, the medical community has been chosen to demystify some of the facts. Doctors help sick people get better and, they try to stop people from getting sick. People also go to doctors for check ups to be examined whether they are sick or not. Doctors also perform surgery whereby the body of a patient is cut open to fix an internal problem. There are different kinds of doctors classified according to their areas of specialization. Paediatricians are those doctors that take care of sick children (Ready 9). Psychiatrists are doctors who deal with mental problems. Neonatologists are those who deal with infants, Nephrologists deal with kidney problems, dentists deal with the teeth, urologists deal with the bladder and, gastrologists deal with digestive problems. The above are just but a few examples of the different kinds of doctors. Doctors are a part of the expansive industry of health workers who work in healthcare facilities. Hospitals need doctors together with other health workers in order for them to operate. Currently, doctors are still in short
History of the firm Procter & Gamble is a multinational company that is based in America. The company trades in consumer goods. William Procter and James Gamble founded the company in 1837. Both founders originated from the United Kingdom. William dealt with the production of candles while James dealt with the production of soaps. In 1837, they merged their operations to form Procter & Gamble. In 1859, the company had eighty employees, and the sales had reached a value of $1 million. Over the years, the company diversified its products and increased the number of production plants through construction and acquisitions. This increased the profit earned. An example of a major business combination that was made by the company was the acquisition of Gillette in 2005. Also, in 2009, the company sold the prescription-drug business to Warner Chilcott for $3.1 billion. Also, the company sold its food business to Pringles in 2012 for $2.75 billion. The operations of the company have changed significantly since its formation. Currently, Procter & Gamble is a public limited company that traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Besides, it is a component of two major industry indices, these are, Dow Jones and S&P 500 (Dyer, Dalzell, & Olegario, 2004). Key defining moments One of the key defining moments for the company was the introduction of Tide in 1946. Tide was one of the major iconic and successful products introduced by the company since its formation. The revenue generated from the sale of Tide facilitated the innovation of new products and expansion into new markets. The revenue of the company after the introduction of Tide went up to $11 billion in 1946. This was about three times the revenue earned in 1945. The second defining moment was the innovation and the endorsement of Crest toothpaste by the American Dental Association. This also boosted the revenue earned by the company. The third defining moment was the introduction of Pampers. Even though, it was unsuccessful when it was introduced in 1961, the company improved the quality and price of the products, and it turned out to be a key invention in the market. Introduction of Pampers also improved the sales of the company. The final key defining moment for the company was the acquisition of Gillette in 2005. The acquisition was approved by various government authorities, and it was worth $57 billion paid through share acquisition. The acquisition enabled the company to emerge the top in the industry. Further, the acquisition of Gillette increased control over shelf space for the company. This increased market share and market power. This can be attributed to the fact that both companies had strong brands in the market. Further, it was estimated that the acquisition would increase the rate of annual growth of the company from 4-5% to 6-7%. Finally, the acquisition resulted in cost savings by about $14 billion. Thus, it can be noted that the acquisition had a lot of economic significance for the company (Dyer et al., 2004). Productivity and econo
In September, Netflix released the film Social Dilemma , which explains the mechanisms and algorithms that underlie social media. In a 90-minute Netflix documentary, former employees of Google, Facebook, and Instagram talk about how social networks manipulate people. The algorithms that underlie their actions help to track and predict the actions of users, and, subsequently, interact more effectively with them. However, it is said that these algorithms can lead to addiction in users. Moreover, the developers state that the same algorithms can be used to destabilize the situation in society, influence election results, as well as spread fake news and false information. Experts who work in large corporations confirm that if you do not pay for the product, then you are the product. Corporations not only sell users’ data, they change people’s, and, specifically, children’s and adolescents’ habits, with no possibility of them actually noticing it. Even the professionals who created these algorithms cannot resist them. Additionally, the data is not simply sold, but is used to build models that predict people’s actions in the future, which allows corporations to manipulate masses further. These models specifically target younger generation, as it is far easier to put the corporations’ intended concepts and ideas into inexperienced and not yet fully developed minds. For example, Berk (2017) states that “children in age 6-11 think in an organized, logical fashion only when dealing with concrete information they can perceive directly” (p. 306). They do not understand abstractions, therefore, they are prone to falling victims to delusional concepts social networks bring. Adolescents also suffer from delusions; however, there are of another form. According to Berk (2017), “adolescents react more strongly to stressful events and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely, which makes them highly reactive to peer influence and evaluation” (p. 373). This phenomenon reflects the adolescent’s feeling that they are constantly under the critical attention of those around them. Since this “audience” is created by their own ideas, it knows everything about them that they know, which causes unnecessary mental stress and tension. Interestingly, there are two narrative lines in the film instead of just a single one. First is where experts – employees of corporations such as Google – talk about how social networks work from the inside, about the consequences they can lead to in the form which they now exist in. The second is more artistic, where an example tells how much social networks influence people and how much they depend on them. In parallel, an important problem of the 21 st century is being raised – the suicidal moods of Generation Z. This issue is also associated with the addiction to social networks – namely, to the thrill of likes and comments from acquaintances and strangers. According to Berk (2017), “mature, rational thinkers reach conclusions that diffe