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The company summary Augean plc is a United Kingdom based limited company specialising in waste and resource management. The company was founded in 2004 and registered under the Public Limited Company Act in the same year to become a fully fledged public company. The firm was originally formed to act as an acquisition company to buy and develop entreprises in the UK waste based sector. The firm later developed into a renowned corporation that undertakes production, processing and management of waste resources when it was registered as a public limited liability company. The business concentrates in providing wide-ranging services particularly to the hazardous waste area. The corporation management service area covers a complete solution to the ultimate dumping of the most unsafe and problematic waste streams (Augean plc, 2010, p.1). Augean management structure Chief Executive Officer Augean management structure is divided into a two tier hierarchy. Basically, the board of directors is elected by the shareholders of the company and the senior management team are appointed or elected by the board of directors. The role of the board of directors is to manage the daily operations of the company. In essence, the directors ensure that the interest of the shareholders is well served (Schell, 1999, p.550). Augean operates through a management team that consists of seven board members or directors as shown in the diagram below. The senior management team comprises of the chief executive who is the senior most board member and deputised by the group finance director, sales director, technical director, development director, project director and the operations dire
Executive Summary This report evaluates the problems experienced by firms in undertaking B2B marketing activities. In an effort to develop a better understanding of the B2B marketing challenges experienced by organizations in the real business environment, the report has taken into account the Saudi Telecommunication Company which is the leading firm within the Saudi Arabian telecommunication industry. The report is organized in a number of sections. The first section gives background information with regard to the changes in B2B marketing and the challenges experienced by firms in their B2B marketing. Considering the fact that there are numerous B2B marketing challenges faced by firms, the report has focused on the challenge emanating from the large number of individuals who are involved in organizational buying process. A comprehensive analysis of challenges arising from a large number of individuals in the buying process is evaluated in the second part. The third part entails an analysis of the organization’s customer, competitive and organizational environments. In the conclusion, a summary of the main points considered in the report is given. Additionally, a number of recommendations to deal with the challenge evaluated in the report are outlined. Introduction Background of the study Marketing is one of the most important aspects that businesses have to incorporate in their operation in order to survive in the long run. Blythe and Zimmerman (17) assert that marketing incorporates a number of issues such as conception of product idea, formulating the pricing, promotion and distribution strategies and creating customer relationships in order to satisfy both individual and organizational objectives. The concept of marketing has undergone significant changes over the past few years. One of these changes is related to increment in the intensity of competition. One of the factors that have stimulated growth in competition relates to the technological innovation. The emergence of different technologies has significantly impacted the concept of marketing. In their operation, management teams appreciate the fact that attracting and retaining customers can significantly enhance their ability to attain their organizational goals such as increasing their sales revenue and profit levels. To achieve this, businesses appreciate the fact that it is important to attain an effective market position. There are different aspects that businesses incorporate in an effort to achieve this. One of the market positioning methods that businesses incorporate relates to their target customer. For example, some businesses may position themselves to be selling to individual customers while others may position themselves to be selling to other businesses such as wholesalers and retailers. However, some businesses have integrated both B2B and B2C marketing in their effort to enhance their competitive adva
Summary Giardiasis (beaver fever) is a parasitic disease that affects the digestive tract of many domesticated animals and human beings. The protozoan infection is common in humans across the globe. According to Erlandsen and Meyer, over “270 million people in the globe have symptomatic giardiasis” (19). It is also a common diarrheal disease. The disease can cause chronic complications or asymptomatic colonization. The disease also causes retardation in young children. The affected children are in every underdeveloped society. This paper offers a detailed discussion of giardiasis. The essay identifies the causal agent of this disease. The paper goes further to outline the symptoms and signs of the disease. The essay will also identify the treatment methods of the disease. Causal Agent and Reservoirs A flagellate protozoon causes this disease. The parasite is Giardia lamblia. This organism occurs in the digestive tract of the host. Another common “host for this organism is the beaver” (Erlandsen and Meyer 32). Human beings and domesticated animals are also important reservoirs for Giardia lamblia. Any animal or human being can ingest these oocysts. According to Erlandsen and Meyer, most of the “ Giardia infections will remain asymptomatic” (34). The above fact explains why many animals and human beings act as carriers. Human beings can use this information to come up with the best precautions against the disease. Disease Symptoms and Signs The major symptoms associated with giardiasis occur when the organisms infect different cells and organs in the body. The affected body parts include the jejunum and the duodenum. The organisms block the absorption of nutrients. The common “symptoms associated with giardiasis include diarrhea, stomach cramps, and loss of appetite” (Erlandsen and Meyer 31). Bloating and excessive intestinal gases are also common. Different patients have reported sulfurous burping. The disease can cause different symptoms such as stomach pain and vomiting. The incubation period for giardiasis is 10-16 days. Most of the affected individuals are usually asymptomatic. About “thirty-five percent of the affected individuals will show most of the above signs and symptoms” (Nash et al. 24). According to Nash et al. (26), symptomatic attacks usually cause lactose intolerances. Studies have also explained why giardiasis can cause vitamin deficiency in the body. This deficiency occurs after the rate of intestinal absorption decreases. Diagnostic Test Physicians and nurses can diagnose giardiasis using different tests. The best diagnosis approach for this disease is antigen testing. The doctor examines a stool sample for the presence of the causal protozoan. Microscopic examination is also capable of diagnosing other pathogens. The other “common test is the examination of body fluids from the duodenum” (Erlandsen and Meyer 35). Doctors can also use the string test for this disease. Doctors can also use “a duodenal biopsy to detect the presence of any causal organism” (Erlandsen and Meyer 35). Two Treatment Methods
Goodman Fielder is a large producer and distributor of branded and private labeled brad, dairy products, dressings, condiments, and different food ingredients. Located mainly in New Zealand and Australia, the company has expanded its activities in Asia Pacific region to receive international recognition. Recently, the company’s overseas subsidiaries have experienced significant losses because of inadequate market segmentation and fierce competition (Manning and Rogers n. p.). There are many factors and underpinnings of losses that Goodman Fielder faced due to inappropriate resources distribution and lack of awareness of customer needs and demands in overseas regions. This is of particular concern to Asian Pacific and New Zealand regions because the manufactures are now struggling with capturing sustainable position in the market. While integrating the retail markets in New Zealand and Asian Pacific region, the company encountered fierce competition. Specifically, the senior manufacturers are fighting against the influence of brand loaves of bread that have been sold for $1 (Phillips n. p.). The sale rates are especially controversial in the light of full-year loss. The failure to capture the market segment is explained by inability of the company’s distributors to meet customer needs in the identified regions. According to Phillips, “What’s good for consumers isn’t necessarily good for suppliers, and in this case, Goodman is feeling the pinch” (Phillips n. p.) The point that bread belongs to a high-penetration category, which implies that a great number of households have a high demand for this product. However, lower prices will not stymie competition; rather, they will contribute to crimping margins instead. George Weston Food is among the main competitions of Good Fielder and, as result, the company has to resort to costs cutting in order to sustain further growth (Best n. p.). By reshaping the business and introducing customer-focused approach, the company strives to encounter significant margin pressures. Development and introduction of multiple plans requires significant investment in innovation field. Tough competition in the retail market can also be explained by insufficient attention given to the brand innovation (Creely n. p.). In fact, introducing new and even exclusive products should promote product distribution and at
Liberalism is a social or political philosophy that promotes and advocates the freedom of an individual. In his work, John Rawls, a famous philosopher, presents justice as equality among individuals. Rawls insists that the right is above over the good. However, even if the right has higher priority, it does not exactly mean that the good should always be ignored. Rawls developed a concept that citizens need some basic rights, such as income wealth and liberties. According to Rawls, some of the good things are exceptions as the society remains neutral and retains the values of justice. Tolerance and mutual trust are among the measures that retain harmony among the citizens. However, in his study, John Rawls states that good and right are complementary as they both rely on each other in some way. Weaknesses Sometimes, political concepts that are adapted may not be in line with a culture that certain societies practice. Here, political liberalism fails to incorporate religious beliefs that the members of a society may hold. Liberalism suffers another drawback as it is hard to have a just society of free and equal citizens, profoundly divided by reasonable religious, philosophical and moral doctrines (Rawls 15). Also, liberalism relies on an abstract conception of the person and uses individualist criteria, not the social ones (Rawls 15). Strengths According to Rawls, one of the major strengths is that a political conception of justice will generate its own support under favorable circumstances, and the institution, to which it leads, will be self-enforcing. In such a case, a stable social cooperation rests on the fact that most citizens accept the political order as legitimate (Davion and Wolf 8). In such circumstances, they can freely and willingly support a liberal democratic regime governed by a public conception of justice and fairness (Davion and Wolf 8). Rawls states that political culture of a democratic society that has been working reasonably well during a considerable period normally contains, at least implicitly, certain fundamental intuitive ideas from which it is possible to work out a political conception of justice suitable for a constitutional regime (Davion and Wolf 5). According to Armbrüster, liberalism is concerned with securing a fair distribution of freedom. It endorses redistribution of wealth and, as an institutional system, secures the freedom to live a life which individuals should value (Armbrüster 6). Liberalism signifies confidence in the ability of a government to provide the means not only for procedural justice but also for wealth distribution to secure (Armbrüster 7). Conclusion Critics of political liberalism have represented the changes in Rawls’ view as a kind of a philosophical loss (Davion and Wolf 10). Others have charged Rawls’ work on a kind of “justfactory schizophrenia” because various citizens justifiably accept a liberal conception of jus
Introduction This is a very important theory in counseling that capitalizes on the potential of human beings. The theory is based on the belief that human being exist alone. The loneliness in the world of humans can be overcome by utilizing people’s values and meanings in life so as to find solutions to problems which are facing them in life. This theory has been noted to view human beings to be undergoing change every now and then. In this change environment they encounter advantages and disadvantages in their environment and also they get chances or opportunities for growth while at the same time they do encounter limitations towards their growth and properity. One important characteristic of existential approach is the way in which ones personal life has to be explored and the complexities in this life are identified. The world in which an individual exists is also navigated through while establishing the type of relationship between someone and the world he/she lives. The goals of this therapy is to make the client understand his/her values assumptions and even ideals so as to be in better position of getting in terms with truths of the world he/she lives. The therapist is a facilitator of the entire process of helping the client to understand his assumptions values and ideals. Here the client is expected to open up for his ideals, values and assumptions to be explored by the facilitator of the process. Greenberg, Leslie , Jeanne , Watson, and Germain,1998)The client is not expected to give a diagnosis or even attempt to advice the therapist. There is a good relationship between the client and the therapist as for the process to work the client has to be free and reveal his personal ideology. This is applicable especially for those clients who want to increase their self awareness potential. Existential therapy capitalizes on the therapist’s ability to question their biases and prejudice. This is vital so as to get the clear picture of the client’s situation in a very open mind and avoid any kind of pre-conception of the real picture of what the client believes. The key point here is that the therapist has to understand the clients meaning and not his own by looking at the client’s advantages and disadvantages opportunities and limitations. This should be achieved with the highest level of clarity that the client may not be even in a position to master. The most important thing for the therapist is to value the meaning which the client comes up with in their own unique ways. The therapist can use an approach whereby he can appeal for the client to reveal both the physical and natural world whereby things like interrelationships with the public, sickness or even spiritual settings can be put into consideration. The therapist does not impose this on the client but it only facilitates a broader understanding of the situation such that if the client fails to mention a certain dimension then it would be understood that there was some sort of deficiency in the clients ability to reveal all the requirements. This therapy is only applicable to clients who do no
Daode Jing and Zhuangzi are two classical texts that reveal some concepts of Daoism. Though, these two texts are quite different in their orientation. Daode Jing is concerned with sociopolitical roles people should have. 1 However, Zhuangzi is concerned with mental perceptions. According to this text, everything is relative and the good and the bad can hardly be identified. According to Zhuangzi, there can be no right viewpoint as every opinion is right in its own perspective. 2 The truth is the combination of all perspectives. At the same time, the two texts share many concepts. For instance, the two texts are concerned with rightful behavior. The two texts teach the way to remain virtuous. However, these ways are portrayed a bit differently. Thus, Daode Jing shows the way of becoming a sage, or rather dwells upon the importance of this way. 3 Zhuangzi is more concerned with individual ways. According to this text, one should not strive for being sage or pursuing political career. According to Zhuangzi, it is more important to strive for being rightful and understanding oneself. It is necessary to note that the two scholars present the texts from quite different perspectives. The most evident difference is the focus of the two scholars. Liu concentrates on interpretation of the texts and the philosophy of the texts. 4 The scholar provides interpretations of the major concepts of the texts, with a few references to the works’ creation or creators. The scholar presents a synthesis of major concepts. However, Kohn does not only reveal major concepts of the texts. The scholar provides information on the history of the texts’ creation. The scholar also provides information on the way the texts were interpreted in different periods. Of course, Kohn also presents major concepts and core values revealed in the texts. Remarkably, both scholars agree that interpretation of the two texts is a really difficult issue as the texts are quite ambiguous and were rewritten (and rendered) many times. Therefore, the two scholars admit that the texts may have different interpretations. It is also necessary to note that the two scholars mention certain interpretations of the two texts. The cosmos is central to the philosophy of Daoism. The cosmos was seen as a perfect universe where every element is balanced. 5 In other words, the cosmos is harmony itself. According to Daoism, people are a part of the cosmos. It is necessary to note, that people are not superior or inferior to other creations of the universe. More importantly, each individual should strive to live in harmony with the rest of the world. Everyone should try to understand the secrets of the cosmos to better integrate into it. More so, people live to gain this kind of knowledge, according to Daoism. This concept explains the Daoist obsession with immortality, longevity and health. Daoists believed that people are mortal and are incapable of
Code of ethics which is otherwise known as ethical code is meant to give certain guiding principles to standardize the profession. Sometimes it is controlled by a particular line of vocation or by an organization – private or governmental. Here, the code of ethics was built up by a well-known board of consultants and by the executive committee of the association of American educators. This association has mainly four functions that speak about the rights of every student and educator. A general concept is that parents are the first teachers of every child, as it is from one’s home that the child learns about everything around the world. “Nevertheless, we believe all educators are obligated to help foster civic virtues such as integrity, diligence, responsibility, cooperation, loyalty, fidelity, and respect for the law, for human life, for others, and self.” (Adult educator code of ethics, 2007 ) . As the students spend much of their time in school teachers have the right to play a major role in the better development of students, and for that, the teachers need to understand every student. The teachers towards their students must teach them good values in life like faithfulness, respect towards others, towards oneself, and the entire human being. To strengthen the code of ethics, teachers have to do their duty. They have to teach the students about their personal qualities. When the teachers do so, it will help them to realize not only about themselves but also about the whole world. The teachers should care for every student, talk to them with pleasing attitudes, and try to understand their problems. If the students are mischievous, teachers can try to change them only through loving words. They have to help the students to solve their problems and have to protect them from the barriers which are harmful to them. The teachers have to give full encouragement to the students for better performance so that they will have the desire to achieve more. The teachers should commit their profession, and then only they can make their class an interesting one; otherwise, the students will not be able to understand what the teachers teach. If the students fail to understand any topic, the teachers have to clear their confusion. The teachers should maintain decency towards the students and the institution too; then the students and the management will have a good impression of the teachers. If the teachers spare some time to communicate with the parents of every student, they will be able to understand every student personally. To make a good academic career, the teachers must have good educational qualifications. To do their duties well, they should maintain sound mental health, physical stamina, and social prudence. The best way to learn anything easily is by hearing in the classroom and if the teacher’s sound is low the students will not be able to understand what the teacher says. The teachers should not misuse institutional or professional rights for person