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This paper includes the discussion of such concepts as organizational design and culture. In this case, design can be described as the key factor that shapes the attitudes, values, and norms shared by workers. Furthermore, these notions are useful for explaining the behavior of employees, especially their views on independent initiatives and cooperation. Second, design and culture affect employees’ attitudes towards authority figures. This analysis is based on the observation of Almutlaq Furniture Company. There are several important concepts discussed in this chapter; for example, one can mention organizational culture and design. For example, in this context, the term culture can be described as the set of norms and assumptions shared by workers. It influences the way in which employees workers interact with one another. To some degree, culture is shaped by the structure of the company and its design (Jones, 2013). Admittedly, culture can also evolve, but this transformation is driven primarily by the changes in organizational design. These are some of the key issues examined in the text. These theoretical assumptions helped me explain many of the behaviors that I had observed. Overall, these concepts have been useful for me because they enabled me to understand my experiences in Almutlaq Furniture Company. This organization incorporates numerous departments; moreover, this company contains a complex hierarchy. Judging from my experiences, the power distance between workers and senior executives is rather long. In other words, employees are not always willing to take independent initiatives without the authorization of managers. This is one of the details that attracted my attention. To a great extent, this phenomenon can be explained by such notions as organizational design and culture. In particular, researchers note that in more bureaucratic companies, workers usually feel less empowered (Dwivedi, 2009, p. 205). Very often, they are reluctant to take the initiative because such actions are not always encouraged by the management (Dwivedi, 2009). The behavior that I observed in Almutlaq Furniture Company can be attributed to the workplace procedures established in this company for a long time. Furthermore, I noticed that many employees of this company attached more importance to the relations with colleagues working in the same departments. As a rule, they were very willing to participate in teamwork. Nevertheless, they did not place a high value on the interactions with employees who worked in a different department. When they needed to cooperate, they usually spent more time on different tasks. Such behavior can often be observed in companies that include many departments (Farazmand, 2002). Thus, managers should take into account that organizational design can dramatically shape the attitudes of workers. In some cases, the departmentalization of busines
Violence is a common phenomenon, which is increasingly found in modern society. In addition to repression, wars and terrorist acts, the mass media daily broadcast reports of maiming by people to each other, both in civilized and more primitive societies. It is controversial whether this indicates a real increase in violence or simply a more detailed coverage of the topic. Violence in the workplace affects almost all categories of workers in all sectors of the economy; the most common is in health care, which negatively affects the provision of medical services, including the deterioration of their quality, forcing medical workers to withdraw from the health care sector. The instance of violent assaults at Abbotsford hospital happened to nurses allows to reveal the main causes of workplace violence at hospitals and to highlight the problems of medical sphere workplace safety. Workplace Violence Experienced by Nurses Violence in the workplace is any act in which a person is subjected to violence, threats, intimidation or assault in his or her workplace. Healthcare workers, especially nurses, violence is common and widespread among different medical institutions. These are, for example, threatening behavior, verbal or written threats, verbal abuse, physical attacks such as pushing or kicking, rumors spread, abuse, psychological trauma, material damage, harassment, and bullying. (Mitchell, Ahmed, & Szabo, 2014). Aggression directed at a nurse can come from a variety of sources: from patients, relatives of patients, doctors, and other health professionals. For the display of the mass character of the ongoing violence against the nurses, women of working age were interviewed, with more than ten years of experience. Throughout the year, more than 75% of nurses were subjected to violence, most of them from patients in the form of verbal abuse of more than 50% and physical violence within 30% (Speroni, Fitch, Dawson, Dugan, & Atherton, 2014). The emergency nurses accounted for approximately 10% of the respondents, are more likely to be exposed to violence in the workplace, both verbal and physical on the part of patients. In all known cases, it is spoken about verbal violence, verbal threats of reprisal and real physical violence. Most of the violence was committed by men from 26 to 35 years. The reason for their behavior was the effect of alcohol and drugs, and an unstable mental state. Annually, the state spends up to 90 thousand dollars for compensation for damage from violence against nurses at the workplace, including direct treatment and financial compensation (Speroni et al., 2014). The Instance of Violent Assaults at Hospital As an example of workplace violence experienced by nurses, violent assaults at Abbotsford hospital were observed. Officially known two incidents that happened at Abbotsford hospital in two months at which three nurses suffered injuries by violent patients in the overfilled emergency department. The first incident happened in September, during patients’ assessm
Marketing Goals The main marketing goal of the Letsgofordinner Company is to provide customers with the discounts for food in a number of restaurants in Vancouver. The organization works with more than 40 restaurants in the region and constantly increases its capability. The restaurants Letsgofordinner works with are absolutely different and they are not connected with one another by means of chain or other characteristics. The main purpose of the organization is to provide the customers with dinner certificates which give discounts for those who follow the specific rules and conditions. The company market segmentation is provided on the following conditions: a customer may join the organization either as a full member and get a dinner certificate with 50% discount, or on terms of pay-as-you-go member and get 40% discount on the next dinner certificate. The marketing goal of these actions is to create patrons for the specific restaurants in the region. One of the main purposes of the Letsgofordinner is to control the restaurant industry. Considering the information from the website, the organization Letsgofordinner tries to widen its influence and invite more and more restaurants to participate in the program. Thus, more and more customers are interested in saving money on every day dinners. Therefore, new clients join the company every day. The promotional techniques play vital role. Using Facebook as the facility to attract more and more new clients, the organization increases its profit. To measure the success and to track it, the organization uses Sugar CRM. This software helps the company create the list of customers. The main idea of the discount system used in the restaurants with full membership is to redeem the card every week. It is possible to do either on the Letsgofordinner’s website or in the restaurant. If the procedure takes place in the restaurant, the program helps identify the client and check whether he/she deserves a discount or not. Thus, Sugar CRM software helps the company to be aware of the clients and their activities. Recommended target market segments and strategy for each market segment Having considered the marketing segmentation of the company, it should be mentioned that the system is not really effective. It works rather well and the company receives profit, still, it is possible to increase the company income by means of improving marketing segmentation system. The company should consider the following groups for market segmentation, business people, young couples, students, singles, and patrons. The main idea we offer for market segmentation for Letsgofordinner Company is to identify the groups of customers which have similar needs. The main purpose of such segmentation is to make the discount possibilities and prices flexible. The customers will be offered the opportunity to choose the discount program they prefer. Considering the life style of business people, it should be stated that they prefer impress the partners with sophistic
Introduction There are four major elements when it comes to designing research. These four elements are enumerated as follows:   * epistemology;   * theoretical perspective;   * methodology;   * methods (Gray, 2009, p.12). These four elements will be used to critically analyse two published research in the study of autism. After the analysis, the proponent of this study would compare the two articles that came from respected scientific journals. Before going any further it is important to point out that the research design can be understood by first looking at the methods and then moving backwards the methodology. After analysing the methods and methodology it is now possible to determine the theoretical perspective and then the epistemological framework used by the researchers (Coady & Lehman, 2008, p.10). In the case of both research the epistemological framework used was constructivism. It is the view that “all knowledge, and therefore all meaningful reality as such, is contingent upon human practices, being constructed in and out of interaction between human beings and their world, and developed and transmitted within an essentially social context” (Crotty, 1998, p.42). Autism Spectrum Disorder: Early Identification and Early Intervention The article was written by Boyd, Odom, Humphreys and Sam. The purpose of the article was to address a need for early identification and early intervention for the said disorder. The goal of the research was to find out if
Current Situation Home Depot Inc has grown tremendously since its inception back in the 1970’s when it was formed by three business executives who had left Handy Dan Stores. Then the company had only one store and annual earnings of $ 23M; however now the company has grown and is one of the largest retailer and installer of home improvement appliances serving individuals and professional customers. The company’s founder retired back in the year 2000 after opening the 1000 th store and Bob Nardelli was appointed C.E.O. This move has proved highly decisive because since then the company has even performed better. The new C.E.O has overseen the opening of over 900 stores and is prospective to open the 2000 th store soon. The retailer is now among the top 3 retailers in the world behind Wal-Mart, though it is the Americas’ largest Home Improvement selling company (Wheelen & Hunger 2010). The company has experienced profit growth every year since 2000-05; the profits have grown from $45.7B in 2000 to over $81B. Additionally, despite the value of its shares falling the company has increased the earnings per share from $1.10 to $2.75; the company currently has paid out close to $ 13B in cumulative earnings back to its shareholders. Besides this, the company’s operating margin has also grown from 9.2 % to 11.5% thereby all indication indicates that the company is quite healthy and is performing well. Above all the company has over 345,000 employees on its payroll to ensure that the company is able to
Introduction Trinity community hospital operates in an environment that is influenced by national trends and policy frameworks. Currently, the hospital aspires to establish elaborate orthopedic, cardiovascular and cancer centers. Opening such centers will imply increased spending on the part of the hospital. Despite the hospital’s strong strategies and planning, the revenues from the anticipated increase in volumes of patients have not been forthcoming leading to a drop in profit margins. The rationale is that national policies have affected the hospital’s financial performance negatively. While the self-pay program is yielding marginal revenues for Trinity Community Hospital, there has been a surge in Medicare and Medicaid utilization. Government’s increased involvement in health care has seen the rise of new health care policies. Ideally, national policies seek to increase health insurance covers to more people, although it is detrimental in the end. This paper discusses the impacts of national trends and policies on the hospital and prescribes a possible legislation. Impacts of National trends on Trinity Community Hospital National health policies have changed dramatically over the recent years. The government hopes to increase the number of uninsured individuals by rolling out a policy that has seen public health care providers record increased membership. Medicaid and Medicare health care providers are public-funded and as such, it is hard for private hospitals and health care insurers to compete effectively. There is a clear negative impact on community hospitals and private health care facilities. Trinity Hospital has had a declining financial performance. In fact, the revenues dropped from $462 million to $ 427 million in a period of two years. Trinity hospital, therefore, contends with the question of reduced revenues. Reduced revenues have many impacts for Trinity Community Hospital. Chiefly, there is an apparent need for the hospital to open oncology, orthopedic and cardiovascular centers within the community. Oncology services remain a major concern for the hospital given that the demand for such services is anticipated to increase exponentially in future. Besides, oncology services remain poorly organized in the hospital with only a few cardiologists liaising with the hospital to facilitate the diagnoses and prevention processes. To establish functional centers, the hospital needs to prioritize on urgently demanded service centers. For orthopedic and cardiovascular services, Regional Hospital and Tertiary Medical Center provide efficient services. Hence, the hospital ought to prioritize on oncology services that are absent or poorly organized in other hospitals. National trends, therefore, will imply a review of the strategic plan to grapple with diminishing revenues. This is in agreement with David Joint’s perspective that the government has become far too involved in the health care sector at the expense of health facilities. Second, the hospital’s goal of establishing high-quality centers that provide oncology, orthopedic and cardiovascular services is at risk. Quality service cente
Introduction One of the key factors that lead to success in life is being responsible. From childhood, my parents and the whole society at large have been pushing me to show responsibility through my actions, feelings and utterances. The question that is left begging is: What does responsibility entail? In my opinion, responsibility is making decisions that are mutually beneficial to me and the people that I interact with in everyday activities. This paper shall define this term and evaluate its application in my personal life. Responsibility: A Brief Overview Responsibility refers to one’s ability to perform assigned duties and obligations satisfactorily. This entails taking care, being accountable and accepting the results of one’s actions, feelings and utterances. Throughout my life, I have come to the realization that no matter how smart one is, responsibilities play a pivotal role in the facilitation of success in any endeavor. In addition, I have come to terms with the fact that as a human being I cannot be responsible for things that are out of my control. For example, you are not responsible for people’s feelings about you or others in society and efforts to change such perceptions may prove to be deleterious. Personal view on the meaning of Responsibility I believe that responsibility is about seizing opportunities, making the right choices and having control of different situations no matter how challenging they are. It is my ability to respond appropriately by facing the world and actualizing my desires through personal choices. For example, my parents have always insisted that I exercise patience and discipline in all I do. They argue that these virtues make for a responsible person. As such, I have always applied these virtues in all I do and as a result, people around me consider me as a responsible person. In the world we live in today, responsibility is measured by the level of efficiency one exhibits as he/she performs a given task. Be it at home or at work, responsibility is hinged on the realization that our actions contribute positively or negatively to the lives of those who rely on us. As such, failure to meet such obligations constitutes to us failing or letting them down. While man is to error, responsibility demands that we accept our failures because it is through such situations that one becomes more responsible. For a very long time, I associated responsibility with blame. This is mainly due to the fact that people always demanded to know who was responsible for a particular mishap. However, I have come to understand that responsibility is not only based on successful execution of tasks, but also on one’s ability to accept and own his/her mistakes (accountability). As a man, there are various duties and obligations that the society expects me to perform. Key among them is to excel in education. Education plays a significant role in character building. For example, a student who plans his/her time effectively, achieves the set goals (grades, discipline and respect) is often viewed as a responsible person. This is because such a student performs successfully in the tasks given at school. As such, an educ
The medical problem The medical problem that will be discussed in the paper is hypertension. High blood pressure, which is the second name for hypertension, is the most common type of diseases belonging to the cardiovascular group. Hypertension is defined as a constant elevation of one’s arterial blood pressure (Adams, Holland, & Urban, 2014). The typical signs and symptoms include a severe headache, pain in the chest, fatigue, pounding in ears, neck, or chest, problems with vision, and blood in the urine (Adams et al., 2014). There is no unified onset, location, or timing of hypertension since its development is affected by such aspects as family history, bad habits, and underlying conditions. However, the disease is observed in adults more frequently than in children. Usually, a person starts feeling a shortness of breath, headaches, and extreme tiredness. The course since onset involves the aggravation of these characteristics, which gradually leads to constantly raised blood pressure. Aggravating factors include obesity, smoking, stress, substance abuse, and a sedentary lifestyle. Alleviating factors involve increased potassium, physical activity, stress management, and weight control. Usual age groups are represented by young adults and elderly people. Typical presenting signs and symptoms The rate of hypertension is dramatically growing both in the USA and globally. In the US, only 50% of citizens have blood pressure lower than 140/90 mm Hg, and systolic blood pressure of over 13% of people is 160 mm Hg or higher (Frieden, Coleman, & Wright, 2013). An even more aggravating fact is that many of hypertensive patients additionally suffer from such concomitant states as heart failure, coronary artery disease, diabetes, renal failure, dementia, and hyperlipidemia (Adams et al., 2014). Thus, there is an urgent need to find an effective treatment for hypertension and increase the quality of life for millions of people. The pathophysiology of hypertension involves the end-organ damage and high levels of mortality and morbidity. There are four organs that are most frequently influenced by prolonged or ineffectively managed hypertension: the brain, heart, retina, and kidneys (Adams et al., 2014). Additionally, this disease may affect the vascular system, leading to the damage of blood vessels. Concomitant disease states associated with the diagnosis Differential diagnoses of hypertension include chronic kidney disease, obstructive uropathy, and renal artery stenosis. The rationale for choosing chronic kidney disease as the major differential is that many of its signs and symptoms coincide with hypertension. These include problems with urination, weakness, and shortness of breath. Obstructive uropathy was selected because its signs include severe pain, urinary issue, and high blood pressure. The rationale behind renal artery stenosis is that this disease is manifested through unexplained high blood pressure. The pathophysiology of the proble
Describe in detail wrestling in Senegal Wrestling is one of the traditional aspects embedded in the Senegalese culture. Wrestling is highly practiced in West African states. In Senegal, traditional wrestling is commonly referred to as “Lamb.” In Senegal, wrestling has a rich history. The Wolof people form close to two-fifths of the Senegalese population. Wrestling among the Senegalese communities was practiced during community events such as at the time of harvesting. During the wrestling, the wrestlers were to face their contestants in a tussle that was to be decided in organized fights. Essentially, the winner of the contest was the one who was able to wrestle his opponent to the ground. This contest was also critical in determining the strength of men. Also, the village champions were identified through such contests. When Senegal was under colonial rule, wrestling was conducted in the bush. However, the French were critical in organizing official wrestling contests. When Senegal gained independence, wrestling became professional and was conducted in an organized manner. However, wrestling was not refined, and the wrestlers were allowed to hit their opponents without any rules. Other contestants could scratch their opponents using fingernails. Others used their teeth to bite opponents during a contest. Over time, wrestling in Senegal has adopted rules to guide the contest. In this case, strict rules have been adopted to safeguard the wrestlers. Non