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Introduction Service industries have been dominating the existing economy for a relatively long period and they continue to gain popularity among entrepreneurs. There are different types of service industries, each with unique management characteristics. Since these industries offer different services to consumers, they may be classified in respect to the level in which they relate to customers, their mode of delivery of the services, their market structure in terms of demand and supply as well as their ratio between machine usages versus human labor. In this case, service industries may be classified into four types, namely: Service factories, Professional service industries, Mass service industries and Service shops. This study shall take into consideration an accountancy firm as a service industry. An accountancy firm is a service shop because it is a relatively small business that is independent and specializes in that field of accountancy. The accountancy firm also carries out work that is varied and hence tailored to fit the needs of customers. In this case, the focus will be in looking at its core competencies and the importance of these competencies as well as what the firm needs in order to achieve these competencies. Accountancy firm’s Core Competency A core competency is the company’s ability to know how to provide a service while fully utilizing the available resources (Moore, 112). The accountancy firm should aim at using the core competency to learn what its clients need so that it is able to retain the good will and expand its target market. The firm should come up with advanced ways of book keeping. It should use computerized accounting techniques since they are faster and can be traced with ease. Computerized accounting techniques also enable the firm to stay well updated as the market economy advances. The firm’s phase (Utter back’s model) The accountancy firm is in its transitional phase where it is aiming to incorporate more technology in its operations. The firm aims at increasing its target markets and since its clients have been familiarized with the computerized system, the firm may now work towards coming up with new services related to accountancy and orient them to its clients. It will also take into consideration the following variables as it prepares itself for the next phase (Dundon, 17): a) The innovation variable which takes into consideration the changes that are being implemented in the system. b) The service variable that should aim at creating specialization and hence improving its quality. c) The competitors in this stage will have increased but will be likely to reduce as the firm dominates its new designs. d) The organization will have a more developed and formal system which has specialized job groups. e) There will be threats in the firm mainly from its competitors. f) The transitional process for the accountancy firm will likely result in rigid tasks that bring about changes in diverse stages. The innovation process Th
Introduction At present, the majority of companies operating at the international level are in a highly competitive environment. Hospitality industry is also characterised by intense rivalry since organisations functioning in that setting are the vivid examples of dynamically developing commercial companies, each of which is in a constant struggle for a place in the market. The purpose of this paper is to review Radisson Blu and analyse its targeting and segmentation strategies as well as other significant marketing aspects. Segmentation and Target Market To be able to determine the market, Radisson Blu personalises its services in accordance with the customer’s lifestyle and demographic status. In addition, they outline their strategy in accordance with the clients’ geographic location and activities preferences. Importantly, the enterprise sub-divides its customers and then provides each category with the differed services (Lockyer 2013). Overall, Radisson Blu aims to target the well-off people coming from different countries and seeking for the high-quality services. It is one of the global leaders in the hotel industry, and it has attained a significant market share both in the domestic and international markets. Targeting Strategy Notably, targeting proceeds after the initial segmentation has been performed. As stated earlier, the enterprise orients at wealthy people who can afford to pay the money for the hotel services of this level. Therefore, the main customers are business people who travel a lot. It should be noted that their strategy is rather efficient and successful due to the fact that the targeted customers prefer to resort to the services of Radisson Blu since they are already familiar with them and they respond to their demands to the fullest capacity (Pride, Hughes & Kapoor 2016). Positioning and Product Range In general, Radisson performs positioning with an emphasis on the features and characteristics of customers. It offers hotels that meet the needs of each guest as well as have an atmosphere for a comfortable stay and leisure. As the study conducted by the company evidenced, almost 95% of consumers choose Radisson hotels by such criteria as price, positioning, class of rooms, service, and location. Thus, through positioning, the basic elements of the brand are realised as a response to the needs of customers and all these elements are given equal importance (Pride, Hughes & Kapoor 2016). The enterprise includes 230 hotels in 50 countries. The geographic scale encompasses the countries of Europe, Middle East, and Africa. In addition to the guest arrangements, the enterprise offers its customers different packages with spa, recreation, and affiliate programmes. The service philosophy implies a holistic approach to pastime at Radisson Blu. Strategic Techniques Nota
Turning Google’s HR group into a team We can turn Google’s HR group into a team using Truckman’s theory of development. Truckman’s theory of development can change Google’s HR group into a team. Features of Truckman’s theory include form, storm, perform, norms, and adjourn. Thus, a successful team must be accountable and complementary in approach and purpose (Truckman, 2013). Using table 1.1 as a guide, the Google group must develop a common leadership activity. Google group must use collaborative skills to solve organizational challenges. As a result, the group will determine the employee’s job description and purpose. Thus, the group’s ability to solve problems can enhance the organizational structure. To function as a team, the group must measure performance using a collective approach (Kreitner & Kinieki, 2013). Finally, the success and failure of the team can be measured as a collective effort. Google’s team competence In the case study, it was revealed that Google’s HR team had three groups of thirds. The first-third had a human resource background. Problem-solving abilities characterized the second-thirds. However, the final-thirds had doctorate degrees and certifications. Thus, team competence can be instructed to improve management. To achieve team competence, Google group must develop their problem-solving ability. As a result, the team can arrive at a common goal using collaborative techniques. Google’s HR team must have the ability to tackle organizational challenges. Team performance can be used to establish goals, measure collective performance and viability. A positive team environment, conflict management, respect, critical thinking, and cohesiveness can be used to instruct team competence. Trust and cross-functional team Trust is an important variable within the human resource department. Thus, trust can determine the success level within Google’s HR team. Trust can influence commitment and job employee cohesion within an organization. In a cross-functional team, trust becomes a vital link between members. However, the tendency to trust becomes difficult to achieve in a cross-functional environment. To build trust in a cross-functional team like Google, we can implement Bartolome’s guidelines. Bartolome’s trust guidelines include communication, support, respect, fairness, predictability, and competence (Bartolome, 2013). We can maintain trust within Google’s HR team using Bartolome’s guidelines. Thus, the employee’s credibility can be developed within the organization. Managers must update the purpose and mission of the organization to maintain a continuous cycle of trust (Bartolome, 2013
Introduction As it is known, at the present stage, in the world economy, the issue of diversification of investment financial instruments is particularly relevant. One of the markets offering alternative financing schemes is the Islamic finance market, where increasingly more countries are initiating the issuance of Sukuk ‑ the equivalent of Islamic bonds. Given the limited financial and investment resources, it seems obvious to consider Islamic financing mechanisms and instruments as an effective alternative to Western capital. It is important to emphasize that, given the specificity of their activities based on the principles of the Islamic religion, Islamic financial institutions have shown better stability and resistance to the financial crisis. In this regard, such financial products as Sukuk are no less attractive for the investment community than their classic counterparts. Literature Review At the present stage in world practice, Sukuk provides an opportunity to attract debt financing, occupying an intermediate position between the company’s own and borrowed resources. According to the definition of AAOIFI (Organization of Accounting and Auditing of Islamic Financial Institutions), Sukuk is certificates of equal value, certifying the indivisible share of ownership intangible assets, the right to use them and receive income, the services rendered, the assets of a specific project, or a special investment project (Safari, Ariff, & Mohamad, 2014). Western financiers compare Sukuk and traditional bonds, establishing the term “Islamic bonds” in the global fin
Unmistakably, it would be the objective of every firefighter team to put out wildland fires before it causes more damage. However, the objectives may be hindered by some factors, especially entrapment. Wildland fire entrapment is linked to grave destructions, serious injuries, and even fatalities of firefighters (Wesley and Bret 1). This paper discusses a wildland fire entrapment that caused the deaths of nineteen firefighters. The entrapment occurred in 2013 in central Arizona and the affected firefighting team was from Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC), hosted by the Prescott Fire Department (Gabbert 1). The wildland fire entrapment and the subsequent catastrophe happened when the team of firefighters was moving along an unburned area heading to a safety zone. Unfortunately, the team had not accurately predicted the speed and behavior of the fire. The fire moved rapidly and with considerable intensity. The rapid-moving fire overtook the team and trapped it. The team could neither reach the safety zone nor return to the black. Direct flame contact and extreme temperatures resulted in the demise of the all the team members deployed that day (Gabbert 1). Significantly, the paper put considerable focus on fire behavior and tactics that resulted in entrapment, fire behavior, clues, and possible predictions, and the 10 standards fire orders and the 18 situational watch outs. Background Information According to a report, the entrapment resulted from a wildland fire, which started on June 28, in Yarnell, Arizona (under the Arizona State Forestry Division) (Gabbert 1). The wildland fire was caused by lighting in terrain that is relatively inaccessible by vehicle. Initially, multiple fires covered one-half acre of the terrain and the preliminary responders, including an Arizona State Forestry Division (AZSF) firefighter, a competent Type 3 Incident Commander (ICT3) who had more than two decade experience on the local area and a supportive air team, had observed minimal fire activity and therefore foresaw no possibility of fire spread. However, firefighters were deployed to monitor the fire overnight with preparation for full subdual the following day (Gabbert 1). On 29 June, ICT4 and ICT3 officers worked together to mobilize responses to the wildland fire. Notably, the fire had significantly increased in intensity, especially from the evening. The management went on throughout the night (Gabbert 12). On 30 June, the wildland fire intensity increased prompting amplified management approaches. Additional personnel, comprising the OPS1, OPS2, SPGS1, a fire behavior analyst, among other fire specialist gather at the Yarnell Fire Station for strategizing. Area review was done and safety zones, and command channels established. In the meantime, the wildland fire complexity escalated. As a result, the response and management shifted drastically from a type 4 to a type 1 incident. There was a briefing at 7.00 am, which was permitted full deployment and action command made at 1
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Für Elise is the masterpiece of Romanticism Ludwig van Beethoven’s Für Elise was written in 1867. It belongs to the period of Romanticism. It was published in a music collection under the title Clavierstuck in A Mull that was translated as Keyboard Piece in a Minor. This music composition is a bagatelle that means a short piece of music for piano of mellow character. The rhythms of this musical composition are consistent throughout the whole piece. The whole musical piece is in 3/8 time without any contrast in meter. Nevertheless, it does not lack the feeling of motion and drive. Falls and rises may be observed in this melody (Staszak, n.d.). There is no wonder that this musical composition belongs to the period of Romanticism as far as it evokes romantic feelings during its listening. I like this composition but it evokes quite distressing feelings about unrequited love. Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is the musical piece of Baroque Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is my favorite musical piece as far as I’m fond of the violin play. This set of four violin concerts was composed in 1723. These concertos belong to Baroque music. Its ornamentation throughout music compositions is a peculiar feature of Baroque music. Most compositions are known for their sections of disjunct notes (Jennifer, 2007). These concertos are peculiar for their dynamics that may be sudden or gradual. The texture of each concerto differs from the other depending on the season. The Summer is peculiar for its thunderstorm at the end of the composition while The Winter differs for its pizzicato notes from the high strings that resemble icy rain. Every composition evokes a particular feeling associated with a particular season. Listening to every of these four violin concertos, I feel that every season is beautiful and unique. Although I like The Spring with its cheerful melody that is connected to the process of flowering making the spring so beautiful, other seasons are also beautiful and Vivaldi points out their beauty with the help of his compositions. The mild music of The Spring may be opposed to the tense music of The Summer with its storm. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Requiem Mass in D Minor is the peak of classical music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Requiem Mass in D Minor was written in 1791 and was unfinished because of his death. It is considered to be the most enigmatic musical piece belonging to Classical music. There are a lot of controversies and legends surrounding this musical composition. This composition is performed with 2 bassoons, 2 basset horns, 3 trombones including tenor, bass, and alto, violins, viola, 2 trumpets, cello, double bass, and organ. Tenor, bass, contralto, and soprano are the vocal forces observed in this composition. This music makes the listeners think about their life. It is quite complicated to perform as well as to listen to as far as it is necessary to have a certain experience to catch all pecul
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) and Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) are two authors who extensively dealt with the topic of revolution. The common definition of revolution is that it is an elementary change in power or a governmental configuration that takes place in a short period of time. These two authors approached this issue from a different perspective by depicting revolution as being multifaceted. By exploring the books written by these two individuals, several similarities can be observed in their approach to revolutions and revolts despite them living in different times. In his book titled “Civil Disobedience,” Thoreau explores the topic of revolution in a more engaging manner by not particularly relating revolution to any major course of action, but rather to a spiritual call for the inviolability of principles in all issues. Thoreau explains civil defiance as the active rejection of certain regulations, demands and instructions of a regime or of an occupying authority, without consequential physical aggressions. The most conspicuous issues of discussion in this book by Thoreau are the concern on government, war between conscience and collectiveness, war and slavery, and the blind obedience of the state or ruling circle. As he tacked revolution through the subject of governance, Thoreau apparently concurs with the earlier work of Jefferson on the suitability of a government. Jefferson had argued that that the best type of government is the one that administrates the least and just like him, Thoreau agrees that best type of government is the one that does not govern at all. Thoreau additionally states that people always have their way when it comes to governance by eventually having the kind of government that they are prepared or willing to have. By stating that the best government is one that does not govern, Thoreau does not imply that a government should not have an administrative structure but rather, that any government should make it a priority to satisfy the wishes and desires of it citiz
Anemias are blood disorders characterized by a reduced number of erythrocytes in a person’s blood. These conditions are also often connected to the low quality of hemoglobin and its deficiency (Huether & McCance, 2017). The most common type of anemia is iron-deficiency anemia (IDA), a microcytic disorder caused by bleeding or a poor diet (Hammer & McPhee, 2014). As a contrast, pernicious anemia is not defined by hemoglobin deficiency, being an autoimmune response of the body to inadequate stores of vitamin B 12. The two anemia types have different pathophysiological processes that result in similar outcomes for affected persons. Pathophysiology of Anemia One of the leading causes of IDA is blood loss. For example, menstruating women lose blood regularly, and excessive bleeding (menorrhagia) can lead to them having insufficient levels of stored iron (Hammer & McPhee, 2014). As the body aims to maintain a balance between utilized and stored iron, blood loss increases the need for iron, disrupting the usual processes. At first, the body does not recognize the shortage of iron, using the stored element until its quantity is depleted. Then, when the iron is no longer supplied to the bone marrow in adequate amounts, the body starts producing iron-deficient erythrocytes (Huether & McCance, 2017). As a result, these cells replace normal red cells, and the disorder manifests itself. Pernicious anemia, on the other hand, is caused by the absence of a transporter, otherwise called intrinsic factor (IF), that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B 12. The body needs this vitamin to synthesize DNA in erythrocytes (Hammer & McPhee, 2014). When the body is affected by autoimmune gastritis, it leads to the loss of IF and gastric acid and the destruction of parietal cells. As an outcome, the stores of B 12 in the liver start depleting because IF cannot transfer the vitamin. The synthesis of DNA becomes inadequate with time, and the produced erythrocytes become large and thick (Huether & McCance, 2017). Their defectiveness causes them to die quickly, creating a deficiency of red cells. The two discussed types of anemia both lead to the body producing defective erythrocytes. However, in IDA, red cells are
Introduction Edgar Allan Poe is celebrated for tense, heart-pounding stories and poems such as The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart. He is considered a master of horror who turned short stories and poetry into art forms, and Poe’s stories of obsession, paranoia, fantasy, and death have inspired such literary giants as Vladimir Nabokov, Ray Bradbury, and Jules Verne. Often overlooked, however, is the story of Poe’s life: the heartbreak, financial struggles, success, mysterious death, and of course his military career. Yes, Edgar Allan Poe, despite his creative nature was once a part of the military trainees. This part of Poe’s life casts light on his actual identity; helping us to understand what inspired the man whom many consider America’s most influential writer (Dougherty, 2003). Main body Poe was born in Boston in 1809 but abandoned by his father and orphaned at two when his mother died. John and Frances Allan of Virginia took Poe in. Between the ages of six and 11, he lived in England and attended boarding school, where he was unpopular and teased for being an un-adopted stepson. In 1826, he enrolled at the University of Virginia, where he shone academically but incurred gambling debts. At 18, Poe moved to Boston and published his first volume of poems. Unable to support himself, Poe joined the army. He achieved the rank of sergeant-major after only 17 months and was accepted into the West Point military academy. At this time, Poe’s foster mother died, and his foster father disowned
The article “Rise of the Machines” was published in 2011 in Focus on Vocabulary. The author analyzes two dominant perspectives on technology and its role in human development. The reading illustrates that the favorable impacts of computers and artificial intelligence (AI) programs on our society are more than enough to compensate for the technology’s potential negative influences. Nevertheless, the author does not try to persuade the readers to choose any of the sides and rather demonstrates the ambiguity associated with the technology’s current position and states that it may become clearer in the upcoming future. The example of the positive influence of modern technology provided by the author is human evolution. He observes that due to globalization and increased mobility, the number of stimuli for the human genes’ development has significantly decreased and human evolution as such is now at issue. However, technology supporters believe that various electronic devices may contribute to further human development. The author provides a few examples supporting this idea. One of them is the integration of bionic organ implants into the human body. These high-tech devices help to restore impaired functionality and actualize the concept of human-technology synergy. At the same time, the author states that the opponents of the technology believe that AI may get out of our control and put an end to humanity by creating more intelligent machines and computers. The information provided in the article shows that there is enough evidence proving both its positive and negative influence. The author sums up his discussion by noting that people are still far from making a precise prediction regarding the impact that technology may have in the future – we may only observe its further advances and try to implement them to bring the world to a favorable state.