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Introduction Grundfos demonstrates a serious approach to environmental issues by ensuring that its impact on the environment is tracked via several key indicators. It influences policymakers and promotes sustainability. Self-assessment is conducted via surveys that are distributed to other players in the industry; annual self-assessment indicates whether the company is capable of controlling the trends in each area. External awards are not approached the same way as other areas and do not have any associated targets. Tax-efficient charity methods are overlooked. Employees’ mental health is not addressed, as well as performance indicators for environmental legislation. Involvement of independent evaluators is necessary to investigate the promotion of environmental issues, ways of maintaining a positive brand image, leadership data, etc. Grundfos: Strengths  1. Stakeholder mapping exercise. The stakeholder mapping exercise was designed to improve the company’s self-assessment. With it, Grundfos was able to develop communication with key stakeholders and maintain it effectively.  2. Self-assessment via surveys. In 2010, Grundfos provided surveys to the industry and trade associations to gather feedback ( Case study Grundfos Pumps Ltd . n.d.). Due to the lack of benchmark data, Grundfos relied on feedback from interviewees; it achieved the goal “taking corporate responsibility seriously” (the target was 80%) in 2012.  3. Policy influence. In 2011, the set target (80%) in the area of positive influence on policymakers was met by Grundfos. It raised awareness of promoting high efficiency, low consumption pumps among policymakers/wholesalers.  4. Industry leader. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, Grundfos met its 80% target of being seen as an industry leader by survey participants. The survey was a part of the 2010 “Pump Industry CSR Survey”, which provided the company with new data, absent due to nonexistent benchmarks.  5. Support for brand image. The company monitors the impact of press releases and other PR activities on the so-called “pump mentions”. From 2010 to 2012, the company either met or exceeded its target (65%) in the share of “pump mentions” in the national press/trade magazines ( Case study Grundfos Pumps Ltd . n.d.).  6. External awards. The company was nominated for four external awards in 2011, for three awards in 2010 and 2012, and for one in 2009, which indicates that its efforts are acknowledged by independent evaluators. In 2011, it won in the category of Achieving Balanced Results (Grundfos 2011).  7. Key environmental indicators. From 2009 to 2013, Grundfos successfully met its targets in three areas: waste to landfill, hazardous waste, and energy co
Life tragedies can lead an individual to different kinds of choices. Some individuals may perceive these tragedies as warnings, while some may think of them as second chances. The difference between these two individuals is how they emerge from a tragedy. Authors, playwrights, and novelists have attempted to display this notion in different literary works, documenting how different characters cope with tragedies. Tragedies in “Hamlet” and “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” lead characters to rely on the change as a coping mechanism. “Hamlet” narrates the story of an individual dealing with a loss which leads him into a roundabout of emotions. For instance, he becomes lazy due to the grief of losing his father. Such a tragedy is enough to lead an individual to misery as they try to make sense of life without their loved ones. In the play, Hamlet is depicted to have given up all hope in life and would not let anyone comfort him. “O, that this too, too sullied flesh would melt, Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew, Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon ‘gainst self-slaughter! O God, God, How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world!” (Shakespeare, 1599). This passage illustrates Hamlet’s state of desperation, which is attributed to his previous loss. His coping mechanism is evident in his continued mourning months after the death, which he is keen to admit that he has on him is enough to pass the show (Shakespeare, 1599). This means that he is aware of how he looks but would not stop him from mourning. According to him, his grief is much deeper than what people might think of him. This illustrates how different people may react to a tragedy and not consider what others might think. It also shows that a tragedy might be very personal for some people than others. For instance, Hamlet’s mother has remarried, showing that the death was not that impactful for her to stop enjoying life. “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” also presents the narrative of an individual trying to cope with a tragedy. However, this tragedy is different from Hamlet’s since the character is faced with the tragedy of existence. The author says that “The gods show us how there is a need for a whole world of torment in order for the individual to produce the redemptive vision” (O’Connor, 1953). This statement evokes a Christian belief, a form of reprieve from many individuals dealing with a tragedy. Sometimes people do not have any other way to deal with their tragedies but to rely on
The paper under review is a 1978 article titled “Effects of Race on Psychotherapy Process and Outcome: An Exploratory Investigation” and written by Enrico E. Jones. The main aim of the research paper is to explore the effect race of the client and the therapist has on the therapy process and short-term outcomes of therapy. This critique will explore the sample, method, and results of the study as well as evaluate the inferences the writer drew from the research. In the literature review of the paper the author notes that the success of therapy depends as much on the therapist as it does on the client. One of the variants of therapist-client matching, apart from other investigated aspects like personality similarity, is race. The writer notes inconsistencies in studies that precede his and this is one of the gaps in the knowledge he seeks to exploit. Carkhuff and Pierce (1967) reported a positive correlation between the racial similarity of the client and therapist and the depth of the self-exploration of the client. Further inconsistencies are noted in three studies that come up with three different conclusions regarding the perceived efficacy of a therapist being a function of either race or experience. Banks et al. (1972) noted that a therapist’s race is more important than the therapist’s experience, while Cimbolic (1972) asserted that a therapist’s experience is more important than their race. Interestingly, Gardener’s research has findings that suggest both experience and race are key factors in the success of the therapeutic relationship (1971). The writer rightly notes that the studies that preceded his lack the proper methodology to reveal the effect race has on the therapy process or outcome. First, the studies that he reviews do not use professionally trained therapists; most used lay counselors. Secondly, the “clients” in the studies were not really under distress as real clients are; college students were used. And finally, the results were usually gathered from a single interview, not from an extended interaction. The author insightfully notes that these studies lack the academic rigor that would have made them authoritative in the matter of race influencing the therapy process and outcomes of therapy. Other limitations the author notes are a biased sample, a lack of record of desired therapy outcomes and that the mental state of an interview is markedly different from the mental state of a therapy session. Client-centered therapy is also the dominant method used in the studies that the author reviews and he notes that this limits the studies’ applicability to other therapeutic methods (Bergin and Jaspers, 1969; Garfield and Bergin, 1971). The author notes that due to these limitations the studies he reviews are invalid as they measured different aspects of the therapy process, such as racial attitudes and person perception, instead of the effects o
Introduction Marketing metrics are different types of metrics or strategies that are recommended in business activities to promote their business in achieving goals. A good “Marketing Metrics provide accurate management focus and identify the key differentiators of customer service.” (Marketing metrics, n.d., If it’s not measured how can you manage it? para.2). A good CEO must always be aware of his or her organization. It includes everything related to the position of the organization in the market and also its strength and weakness compared with other forces in the market. Knowing what is good and what is bad is one of the important factors. Based on this, one can allocate accurate resources needed in the organization. Real-time knowledge about marketing metrics is very much needed to deal with day-to-day issues occurring in an organization. To become a good entrepreneur one needs to have a good framework in the area of marketing and customer service. Good marketing metrics always give essential data to implement “a successful customer-focused business model.” (Marketing metrics, n.d., If it’s not measured how can you manage it? para.4). Executive Summary  1. A team must be limited to seven members. Only then, effective communication is possible among the team.  2. The leader of a team must be a person who can effectively communicate with members of his team explaining about ideas he/she wants to implement in the team. A leader must motivate the members of his team to bring out their capabilities.  3. Each member of the team must be very well aware of the latest technology used in marketing.  4. A thorough knowledge about the product is needed for each member of a team to make marketing more profitable.  5. A member who sells the product should have full knowledge about that product and he/she must be able to answer any query about that product during the marketing of that product. The above-mentioned recommendations are very important for a team to be the best in marketing. To implement the above-mentioned recommendations, one should adopt marketing metrics for the team. Some marketing metrics are AIDA, CRM (customer relationship management), and advertising and direct mail response rates. “AIDA,” stands for “Attention,” “Interest,” “Desire” and “Action.”” (Love, 2009, So, here is the breakdown to eliminate the negative, para.2). These terms are very important in the case of marketing to derive fruitful results.   * A – Attention means creating awareness in customers about the product.   * I – Interest means creating interest in customers about the product. This can be achieved by answering the entire questions about the product, which will attract the cu
Abstract Ozonation has been considered as one of the best ways of purifying water in recent years. It is among the best-introduced ways of purifying water in the whole world. This report aims at demonstrating why ozonation is the best-preferred method among the rest of the methods of water purification. It also shows the differences in the environmental keeping of the given methods of water purification. Introduction This report tends to look at the different techniques of purifying water in the water industry. There are three water purification methods in the world, and this paper looks at ozonation as one of the methods. The paper compares ozonation method with the rest of the methods. Findings Ultra violet light as a method of water purification assists in the treatment of the water system by removing the waterborne pathogens (Oparaku et al., 2011). This mainly removes the pathogens by increasing the intensity of the radiation to the water source where the radiation is usually stronger than that of the sun. When it is subjected to the water, it removes all pathogens within the parameter of the 254 (nm) wavelengths. Most of the ultra violet light purification consists of filters. Pathogens that can also be removed by such purification are viruses, cryptosporidium and yeast. Another method used in water treatment is a reverse osmosis. This is a technique that makes use of a specific kind of membrane to allow solvents to pass through (Doroodmand et al., 2011). This results in some solutes remaining on the membrane hence allowing the solute and the solvent to be separated. It operates mostly under pressure from the external sources to provide a reverse order of osmosis. This is usually created by making holes on the membrane to allow the passage of the solvent to the other side. Ozonation method works by passing high wavelength radiations, such as ultra violet waves. This creates the formation of ozone, which is usually very unstable in water (Bidhendi et al., 2006). When it is placed in water, it tends to be toxic. The property gives it power to kill harmful pathogens and cysts. The power behind ozone is because it is an oxidizing agent and therefore can kill many pathogens (Bidhendi et al., 2006). There are limitations to the use of ultra violet light as a method of purification of water system. From the technological point of view, ultra violet cannot remove some of the contaminations that have serious implications, such as chlorine, volatile organic and poisonous metals such as mercury, magnesium and iron in the water system. Such metals are considered to be very dangerous for human health in particular. Content of the products, such as petrol or even paints cannot be eliminated by this method in the water system. The volatile organic components are known to be toxic and even fatal. Components such a granular carbon also cannot be removed without filters and hence the method has certain limitations. Ultra violet light doe
In the article Work, Education, and Vocational Reform: The Ideological Origins of Vocational Education, 1890-1920 , Harvey Kantor examines the conceptual origins of vocational education in the early 20 th century. He centers on the leading participants in the vocational movement and questions why people across the political and social divide stopped at vocational education as an instrument of economic reform. In the essay, Kantor argues that vocational activists often differed among themselves regarding the form that vocational training should take and its role it should serve. The result of this movement was to alter questions regarding the nature of work and inequity into matters of socialization and training, thus institutionalizing the notion that preparation for work was a core function of education. For a long time, school had been envisaged as a place for training young adults in readiness for work. However, the idea became popular in the early twentieth century and this called for a need to alter the American education system. If the school was not fulfilling one of its most basic roles, then it was failing the whole American society and reforms had to be undertaken on the education sector immediately to salvage America. This led to the emergence of many activists, united by a common goal of reforming the education system. Would they succeed in their mission, and would a success in their mission lead to their ultimate goal of training and preparing young persons for work? That remained to be seen. However, one thing was certain: the change would not achieve overnight success. The activists knew that the proposed education system would only succeed if practical, relevant courses were introduced. Such a system would ensure that every member of the American society had an equal opportunity. With such noble missions, it is strange that revisionist historians could try to paint vocational education as an idea that was pushed by capitalists and output-centered educators interested in using the schools to control workers and stabilize the corporate industrial society that was developing in the early 20 th century. This is a misleading notion that has unfortunately altered our understanding of the development of the American education and to some extent has erased the sacrifices made by the movement participants from the annals from history. If the idea of implementing a vocational education system was really pushed by a small group of individuals as insinuated by revisionist historians, then how comes it was embraced by a wide spectrum of groups, including those who thought of each other as opponents? This ambiguity deserves a meticulous explanation before these historians’ theories can be accepted. The history of the development of the American system of education would never be complete without mentioning the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). The NAM assumed the role of advisor to the US government and advised it to emulate the German system that had so far registered laudable results. The body also pushed for the introduction of trade schools, continuation schools, and vocational guidanc
Analyzing a film is a rather challenging task. It involves the knowledge of numerous techniques and methods of filming used together with the background of the film and the two contexts – the one in which the film was created and another one in which the plot develops. When the post-Handover Hong Kong cinema is considered, it adds specific socio-political and cultural colouring to the film and consequently to its analysis. Thus, the present paper will focus on the analysis of “The Longest Nite” by Tat-Chi Yau in order to consider it as a post-Handover Hong Kong movie. The background to the film under consideration is dual, as well as the character of the film. In other words, “The Longest Nite” can be viewed as a product of the political and social changes that took place in Hong Kong in 1997 and named the city’s Handover by Great Britain to China, and as the traditional Hong Kong movie depicting the criminal life but bearing, in most cases, the deep emotional colouring and philosophical meaning in it. If the Post-Handover period is taken into consideration, it is specific features and privileges that Hong Kong obtained being a part of China that differ its economic and social reality from the monopoly. Cinematography as well bears these traits of the social life and depicts it in the light that the official Chinese government would never allow to any other territory of the country. The depiction of the criminal world, violence and brutality is not the ideology allowed in Communist China. In Hong Kong, in contrast, the above-mentioned points are central for cinematography, and the special position of the city among other Chinese regions allows the directors to film what they wish and in the way, they prefer to. Moreover, Hong Kong cinematography is impossible to imagine without crime and violence portrayed in the movies, and the film by Tat-Chi Yau is not an exception. The very plotline of the film develops in Macau where a corrupted policeman Sam is involved in the feud between the local triads, i. e., criminal gangs. The essence of their rivalry is the desire to join forces broken by the rumours about the plots the gang bosses set for each other. Sam is sent to clear the situation up, and he is caught up in the mix of this, all surrounded by violence and brutal killings. As a result, the viewers of the movie have presented the picture of the grim and pessimistic city setting
Introduction An effective organization must offer individuals a chance to derive satisfaction and feel challenged by the nature of the job because all employees have an innate need to be valued by the organization. Sometimes external rewards are not enough and actually serve to undermine efforts at improving production. At my workplace, employees accessed two types of motivators although more emphasis was given to external rather than internal ones and this may have come at a price to the organization. Description of the workplace The workplace under consideration is a Civilian contractor placed in charge of the management of property units of the Army. This group mostly focuses on those materials deployed to US missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. It has a series of divisions required for effective completion of tasks and these include customer service, quality control, technical support, shipping, reception of goods, payroll, administration, clerical work and property maintenance. I offered my services in the property maintenance and signing department. My workplace may be understood as a place with a hierarchical structure. The Board is heavily involved in decision making as they determine which individuals get promoted and which ones do not. These decisions are made four times in a year thus ensuring that employees always keep the issue in mind. Work processes are quite simple – most workers come to work, carry out their day’s activities and then head back home. Supervisors are in charge of all functions being carried out by their subordinates in each department. 2 motivational strategies that were implemented at my workplace The first motivational strategy is the use of promotions; a type of extrinsic motivation. Employees are expected to attend meetings with the company’s board where they vie for positions that they are interested in. Those who are found to be most qualified are the ones who are offered the job. Extrinsic motivations are understood as environmentally based incentives. This type of motivation highlights the consequences that can emanate from actions. At my workplace, employees were motivated to become more productive by focusing on the need to gain positions upon meeting with the board. Some members of staff feel that it is an undesirable consequence to miss out on a position while it is quite attractive to be promoted. This incentive is what pushes individuals to work so as to enjoy the advantages that come with them. All extrinsic motivations are three pronged i.e. they possess a situational cue, a consequence