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Abstract Royce consulting is an international company that provides consulting services to other companies in different parts of the world most of them being large corporations. Royce consulting has over 165 offices in over 65 countries with staff running different assignments for their company as well as on behalf of clients. The firm has contracts with clients at different levels in terms of the duration of the contract. The paper describes the Royce consulting case besides offering a detailed analysis of the case based on parameters like its strategies and goals, its external environment and responsiveness, and its structural design. It further gives appropriate recommendations on what Royce consulting firm can do to perform better. Description of the Case Royce consulting is a renowned company that provides its consulting services to a good number of other companies. The company has almost 70 offices in various countries. Since Royce follows its traditional strategies of getting labor, it recruits its workers straight from college ready to train them. After five to six years, they are promoted to a managerial position each with an individual office. This arrangement has escalated Royce’s fixed and variable costs. It therefore has to be sorted in a way that will control the spiraling of costs thus calling for a need for infrastructural change. Analysis Royce’s organizational goals and strategies are clear. They have been used to guide in the organization’s decision-making. One of the goals was the need for Royce to constantly expand its operations beyond the current market. This successfully led it to recruit, train, and promote its workers continuously within a certain traditional framework model so that, at any moment, there are adequate personnel to work on different contracts in different countries (Mantere & Henri, 2012, p. 174: Daft, 2006, p.540). A well-guided path to promotion has been formulated as a guarantee to workers. This can be seen as an incentive to spur its performance further. In its strategy to keep workers happy, Royce conducted interviews in its new proposal to change the office system to hoteling to find out the workers’ views and opinions on the same. This was a good move for Royce consulting, as it allowed the company to prepare its workers psychologically for the new changes by making them feel as part of the decision-making process. Hoteling system was a cost-cutting measure that would allow the company to restructure itself while at the same time cutting some of its fixed and variable costs (Venhor, 2007, p. 40: Daft, 2009, p.539). This strategy would enable it keep up
Background, Purpose and Authorization Copper is one of the metals that were discovered in early centuries. It was found in nuggets and certain rocks within the Earth’s crust in combination with other elements. Due to its high melting point, the heats of simple kilns easily melt it out of ores. Copper ores have a distinctive color, they are easily recognized unlike other types of metals. The combination of copper with other elements such as zinc, tin and nickel leads to formation of very hard alloys that can be of great significance in making weapons and farm tools. The purpose of this analysis is to provide detailed information on the production, transportation and selling of copper. This analysis will also focus on the effects of copper on the environment, society, and economy. Societal issues of copper Copper mining is associated greatly with creation of jobs; it creates jobs to miners, transporters and traders. The process also unites people. It acts as a means of
The current letter is intended to review a relevant economic issue and outline a policy that would serve as the solution. We are a group of students studying economics, and we are keen on providing a detailed description of the possible solution intended to mitigate the effects of the presented issue. We would also like to ask for a public meeting so that we could present our vision to the policy makers. Problem Statement Economic policies are designed to provide the solutions to the existing problems inherent in the economic sector of the country. Nevertheless, there are cases when one policy interferes with another, and it leads to adverse outcomes. The problem that we state in this letter emphasizes the problem of maintaining stable prices. It is a well-known fact that an unbalanced economic sector is a rather dangerous asset. This is why we point out the significance of maintaining stable prices and provide a rationale for this issue. Rationale One of the most prevalent outcomes of unstable prices and reduced monetary value of the provided services is called inflation. In other words, a high-pitched growth of the prices leads to a situation where it costs more to buy the same things. The rationale presupposes that a low level of inflation guarantees the stability of the prices. Nonetheless, we realize that even the governmental state of affairs can critically affect the economic background of a country. This is why we developed two radical solutions that are intended to minimize the adverse influence of inflation and help the administration to promote and maintain economic growth. Possible Solutions After a detailed review of the available options, we came to the conclusion that a custom fiscal policy can be one of the solutions to the problem. We recommend taking into consideration the increase in governmental spendings aimed to cut the taxes and increase the overall demand. Consumer spending can be trigger
International students, who attend Australian colleges or universities, can encounter several difficulties. In many cases, these individuals feel more vulnerable due to possible language barriers (Quynh, Auckland, Hoang, & Terry, 2013, p. 18). Additionally, these people believe that they are more likely to become the targets of street criminals (Quynh et al., 2013, p. 19). Furthermore, they may lack confidence in their learning skills (Ata, 2015, p. 489). In part, this behavior can be explained by the insufficient command of the English language. One should also bear in mind that these people often struggle with stress. Moreover, some of them do seek medical assistance as soon as possible (Lu, Dear, Johnston, Wootton, & Titov, 2014, p. 98). They can act in this way due to time constraints and limited financial resources (Lu et al., 2014, p. 98). Much attention should be paid to the effect of cultural differences. In some cases, students can be reluctant to discuss their emotional problems with others due to the cultural norms. These rules can also impact the behavior of female students who may be unwilling to use the services that can promote their sexual and reproductive health (Poljski, Quiazon, & Tran, 2014). Overall, the experiences of these people can be aggravated by the effects of culture shock. These dangers should be considered by educators and medical workers employed by colleges. This question has significant implications for the administrator of universities. Currently, Australia attracts many students from various Asian countries (Tran, 2013, p. 41). These learners bring capital to the country and contribute to the growth of local educational organisations. In turn, one should identify the stressors that can influence these people. It is necessary to create support mechanisms for these learners.
Players and Stakeholders The major players and stakeholders in the current Ukraine crisis are the residents of Russia and Ukraine. The secondary players and stakeholders are the residents of the following countries: 1) the United States of America; 2) Bulgaria; 3) Romania; 4) Poland; 5) Germany, and 6) France. These countries are included in the list because the events that transpired in the region since February of 2014 had an indirect effect on the economy and political governments. The United States, as the perceived leader in the creation of international policies, wanted a stable Europe. Neighboring countries, on the other hand, are mindful of the economic and political consequences of Russia’s decision to annex Crimea. Interdependency The United States government continues to experienced relative levels of success in applying the “containment” policy towards Russia (Rose, 2014). Since the days of the Cold War, the U.S. is wary of Russia’s desire to extend its territories (Rose, 2014). It is to the best interest of the United States to support Ukraine to contain Russia’s military expansion. However, the U.S. has to acknowledge the importance of Russia when it comes to stabilizing the supply and prices of oil. On the other hand, Ukraine cannot afford to burn bridges with Russia. Ukraine profits from its economic relations with Russia. In the same manner, Russia understands the strategic value of Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine must work together. In the business relationship between these two countries, it is Ukraine that will benefit the most. Ukraine is the transit point for significant amounts of Russian petroleum products. The same thing can be said of neighboring countries. Elimination of Options Trouble started when the Ukrainian people demanded closer ties to the European Union and the resignation of former President Victor Yanukovych (Dolzhenkov, 2014). Russia exploited the tense political situation by seizing Crimea. Thus, the first option that comes to mind is to deal with the situation with the use of force. Russia used force to annex Crimea, and made it one of the territories under the control of the Russian government. The first option is to retake Crimea. The second option is to declare war with Russia to project strength and to push back Russian military forces outside Ukraine’s territories. The use of force and the use of arms is not the best option to resolve the crisis in Ukraine. The country’s armed forces are no match against the well-equipped Russian military power. To foresee the consequences of a head-to-head battle with Ukraine and Russia, one only has to revisit the events leading to the capture of Crimea. Russian military forces and Russian military hardware were used to carry out the annexation of foreign territory. The mission was accomplished w
It has been proven from a study carried out by journal pediatrics that, in the event mothers’ breastfeed their newborns in the first six months approximately, 900 lives and billions of dollars could be saved. Similarly, it was determined that many deaths can be prevented through breastfeeding. The study evaluated 10 frequent illnesses that occur in children thereby determining their occurrence and expenses incurred in their treatment. It is noteworthy that babies are less likely to develop obesity and leukemia as the breast milk they consume affects the blood insulin level. Furthermore, antibodies are a constituent of breast milk thus it guards the children against infections. According to Greenberg, the study seems not to have mentioned the fact that breast milk is cheap compared to infant formula. Additionally, these formulas do not contain the essential nutritional and psychological values attached to breast milk. It is evident that mothers should be encouraged to breast feed their newborns, and the best way to achieve this is to ban the promotion of infant formulas in hospitals (Greenberg, 2010). The new government legislation that requires employers to provide nursing facilities for working mothers to breastfeed their children is a good start for this campaign. Similarly, hospitals will be evaluated on the basis of ensuring mothers breastfeed newborns before getting discharged from the facility. Dr. Bartick Melissa affirms that the benefits of breast milk are not appreciated. In addition, she refers to breast feeding as a public health matter. It is evident that some mothers either fail to start or quit breastfeeding at an early stage. As a result, it is essential for mothers to prepare before commencing breastfeeding to avoid stress at work. It is a fact that mothers at pediatrics academy are not encouraged to breastfeed; as they are offered formulas instead. Dr. Bartick insists that hospitals practices should change and in the process embrace the benefits of breast feeding. Furthermore, she affirms that mothers should not be blamed for such failures. It is noteworthy that Batrick’s study is priceless as not every woman can successfully breastfeed. On the other hand, this study depicts that mothers should be encouraged to breast feed their newborns (Greenberg, 2010).
Introduction Explicit review of this analytical paper resonates within an unlimited time frame. Reflectively, the review will authenticate relevance of the first two chapters of the book which apparently failed to comprehensively capture conceptualized ideas discussed within its periphery of ideal and actualization. Besides, the critique paper reflects on the methodology strategy and adopted methods. In addition, the critique investigates research designs and conceptualized results which are quantifiable and assess the same in terms of relevance in the present organization structure. The scope in this scenario is to capture influence the power of reframing and simple ideas in complex organizations. Title critique The title of the two chapters given as “the power of reframing” and “simple ideas, complex organizations” in my opinion, fail to comprehensively reflect on the aspects discussed in the texts. As a matter of fact, the first chapter is silent on segmentation of the different management strategies and the dynamics and unique aspects of the segments of organizations that results in reframing. The title of the second chapter does not capture focus of this chapter as that pointed towards understanding a quantifiable aspect of environment on social welfare in a place of work (Bolman and Deal, 18). Content critique As a matter of fact, most of the references used in these chapters are outdated and may not present an accurate literature review on current issues of the topic. Therefore, in my opinion, the authors ought to have used updated recent literature in order to put into account various social and technological dynamics that directly impact organization environment. The authors are not specific on the timeframe for the alleged causes and measurement indices for an otherwise result. This approach does not comprehensively capture the key theme which is a reflection on the influence of perceived and real environmental factors on the performance of organizations. Moreover, since the first two chapters dwell on aspects of role congruity, workplace initiative, supervisory roles, and other physical environmental factors, it is unfair to conclude that managers and management systems do not work in complex organizations (Bolman and Deal, 18). Assessment of research design and results The authors employ simple correlation analysis involving measurement of dependent and independent variables. These variables are space and facilities required in doing the job, relationship with supervisors in the workplace, equity and treatment of workplace, communication systems at work place, and environmental factors at work place. The simultaneous application and
The trend of immigration into the United States continues to raise debates concerning the positive and negative effects of the phenomenon. Proponents of immigration cite numerous economic benefits such the increase in tax collection, availability of a large pool of cheap labor, and enhanced circulation of money within the economy. On the other hand, opponents of immigration depict immigrants as a menace to the American people as it promotes the rise in criminal activities and causes an economic and social burden to taxpayers. I think the negative opinion towards immigration is justified since it affects key institutions such as schools, health care, national labor market, and the law enforcement and criminal-justice system. Various considerations promote the opposition on immigration, especially due to the large number of illegal immigrants who enter America. First, Immigration contributes to an increase in the population of America. This increase occurs sporadically, and thus the national budgetary allocations in America do not account for this increase. In this regard, immigration causes financial strain on various aspects of government planning. The government has to divert some funds into addressing the unanticipated issue of immigration. In addition, immigration causes strain on various amenities such as schools and health care facilities. Furthermore, since most immigrants enter the country illegally they do not participate in crucial obligations such as the payment of tax. Thus, they use various social services without contributing to their sustenance. Secondly, most immigrants lack professional skills that could facilitate their accommodation in most of the sectors within the American economy. Although a portion of immigrants, especially the legal immigrants, possesses sufficient education and training, the largest percentage of immigrants comes to America solely on the notion that it is a country with opportunities for all people. The lack of professional skills leaves immigrants with a few opportunities other than picking odd jobs to survive. The meager income in this regard leads to frustration and increases the tendency towards criminal acts as a source of additional income. In this consideration, immigrants lead to an additional burden on law enforcers and the criminal-justice system. Increased prosecution costs and the maintenance of prisons are major considerations in this regard. Furthermore, unskilled immigrants provide a large pool of cheap labor, especially in the manufacturing sector, and thus affect sectors of the national labor market that require minimal formal education. Apart from lowering skill rates in America, they hinder the adoption of technological systems in labor-intensive manufacturing processes. This introduces technical costs in the economy. The other consideration on immigration is its effects on housing facilities, especially among the low-income American families. The issue of housing is critical to America’s low-income earners who have to adopt stringent measures in order to cope with rising costs for housing. Another p
Managing bullying and harassment in the workplace is a contemporary and current issue that resonates well with many organizations in the competitive business world. This means that it is an issue that can not be avoided in any way because every organization is bound to experience it. Bullying and harassment in the workplace is a significant issue because it affects productivity yet employees are supposed to perform to their maximum. There is no organization that can achieve its goals ad objectives with bullying and harassment in the workplace which explains why this is a very significant topic. This means that bullying and harassments should be avoided at all costs through effective conflict resolution strategies (Randall 2001, p. 23). There is a lot of diversity in the current workplace and that is why every organization needs good management practices for success. Employees should be motivated to be the best that they can ever be. People have different characteristics and behavior that can be explained from the diversity that we have in the society. Cultural differences should not be taken as a hindrance by human resource managers but this can be effectively understood for long term sustainability. Organizations have been going global and this means that they will be exposed to different cultures which need a good approach to managing diversity. This therefore explains the significance of this topic to the current competitive business world. A downw
Proposal Selection Process The grant provided by the National Science Foundation titled Computer science for all aims at helping students in PreK-12 levels to participate in computer science (NSF, 2021). NSF’s review process consists of four steps described in its official policy. First, Program Officers conduct a preliminary review to ensure completeness and conformance with NSF requirements (NSF, n.d.). The officers then select peer reviewers for further analysis. Second, the selected independent reviewers analyze the proposal according to the set criteria and submit the information to the NSF (NSF, n.d.). Third, Program Officers assess the feedback from peer reviewers to check for accuracy (NSF, n.d.). Finally, the division board issues the decision about the proposal. At all stages, the proposal is evaluated in terms of intellectual merit and broader impact (NSF, n.d.). This implies that all projects should be of the highest quality, based on appropriate metrics, and achieve broad social goals (NSF, n.d.). The proposals should also be creative, advance knowledge, benefit society, have a clear implementation plan, and be financially feasible (NSF, n.d.). The process is associated with low bias, as it promotes the review of different stakeholders, including outside peer reviewers. Additionally, the process ensures that the proposal aligns with NSF’s goals. However, the process is
Obesity is a nationwide epidemic in the United States, with more than one in three adults (sixty million people) falling into the “obese” weight range, according to the Center for Disease Control. The instance of obesity has doubled in children and tripled in adults since 1980. People are not getting enough exercise and are failing to eat foods from the recommended food groups (Facts, 2000). America, as the land of great wealth and opportunity, is also a land of vast amounts of food, both healthy and unhealthy. Due to an overabundance of “junk” food, such as potato chips, hamburgers, and sugary sodas, Many Americans struggle to keep their weight within a healthy range; when it comes time to drop the extra weight, a lot of people struggle to get results on the scale. Two articles on weight loss, Nathan Seppa’s “If You Can Stomach It” (2007) and Amanda MacMillan’s “What You Don’t Know About Weight Loss Surgery” (2007) offer two opinions on the growingly popular choice of surgery for weight loss. The piece by Seppa theorizes that people who have “bariatric” surgery often end up living longer than people who do not. He cites evidence from a wide scope of sources, from research dating back to 1987 to more modern studies from the New England Journal of Medicine. He quotes surgeons, researchers, and previous studies in his report. The findings in the study offer powerful support for the use of bariatric surgery for the obese. While the evidence in the article is rather favorable for bariatric surgery, the data referenced seems a bit old. Seppa discusses research that was originally published in the New England Journal of Medicine, in which the subjects studied had undergone obesity surgery dating back to the mid-1980s. One study refers to a group studied in Sweden in 1987 (more than 4,000 participants), in which half of those studied u