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Introduction There is no doubt that a merger remains one of the most difficult operations in the field of business as the creation of one larger company is always related to financial risks and problems that stem from the new division of duties. Nevertheless, considering a wide range of advantages and opportunities for further financial growth, our company (Eurocopter) has decided to enter merger discussions with Enstrom Helicopter Corporation. The given paper presents a discussion of a negotiation strategy that is expected to help our company to improve its financial position and become a stronger business rival for many enterprises in the industry. The Internal and External Plans About the plans or our company related to the expected merger, the transaction is supposed to improve our social image due to the presence of products ranked among the safest. Enstrom Helicopter Corporation was chosen as our potential partner for a merger due to numerous reasons. The company belongs to the number of the most famous helicopter designers and manufacturers in the world. The discussed company is headquartered in the United States, and it has a good reputation which acts as an additional advantage for Eurocopter. Another factor that has encouraged us to enter merger discussions with the given company is the range of products that they sell. It designs and manufactures helicopters that can be used for different purposes such as the transportation of goods and specialists to difficult access areas and the provision of emergency medical services. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, air vehicles produced by the company can be listed among the safest in the world due to a small number of fatal accidents (“Safety,” n.d.). The merger with the discussed company will be beneficial for Eurocopter because Enstrom Helicopter Corporation pays focused attention to the quality of its products and flight safety. The Negotiation Strategy Considering a great number of problems that can prevent our company from conducting a successful business merger, the right negotiation strategy is to be chosen. As is clear from the nature of the transaction, it is necessary to develop an integrative negotiation strategy that involves working towards mutual goals. Among the internal plans that are shared by our companies, there is a necessity to use new production technologies and improve sales. Despite a great number of foreign clients with whom we collaborate effectively, Eurocopter has to improve its position in an Asian market. Having a Chinese owner, the discussed company acts as a perfect business partner for us. The negotiation strategy chosen by our company is based on the superiority of mutual benefits for both stakeholders because both parties are interested in presenting their strong points and combining them to improve financial outcomes. To conduct negotiations related to the merger effectively, both companies are required to be sincere and disclose any information that can be relevant in the discusse
Professional associations of nurses in the United States are organizations that unite specialists in the field of nursing. Their objectives are the implementation and protection of the rights of nurses, the development of nursing activities, and the promotion of scientific research. Such organizations develop norms and rules in the field of healthcare, procedures for the provision of medical care and its standards, as well as advanced training and continuing education programs for nurses (Wright et al., 2020). This paper examines the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses and the importance of this professional association. The purpose of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses is to develop the nursing profession through education and research. The mission of this association is to support the education, competence, and development of professionals in this field. This is a community of leaders who, using knowledge in their activities, improve the health of people (Wright et al., 2020). The code of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses is the ethical framework for nursing practice around the world. It contains standards, guidelines, and policies in nursing practice, education, management, research, and socio-economic welfare. To achieve its goals and objectives, the association promotes the development of professional standards and a quality control system for nurses. It implements moral, ethical, and legal norms of nursing practice, makes changes and additions to it in connection with social, scientific, and technological progress. It protects the civil, political, socio-economic, and other rights of nurses, provides them with legal, social and public support in case of violation of the
Metalico (MEA) is metal recycling plant in the United States of America. MEA has its headquarters in Cranford, New Jersey (Metalico Full Service Company 2013). MEA has about eight hundred workers for its thirty branches. These branches are located in ten states of the US. This company does the following tasks: 1.Recycling of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. 2. Recycling of platinum and minor metals. 3. Lead Fabrication. The company has metal recycling yards classified as a catalytic converter and metal fabrication facilities. Furthermore, these categories can be classified into three: 1. Recycling units, which include lead manufacturing and fabricating facilities. 2. An aluminum deoxidizing facility. 3. Platinum group and minor metal recycling facilities ( MEA profile 2013 ) . The company has its branches in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York for recycling ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The other types of scrap metal are distributed to the other facilities in various states. This company serves markets in the United States and Canada ( Metal Recycling Yards 2013). MEA obtains its scrap metal from dealers, demolition contractors, and small-scale scrap sellers. The scrap metal collected is sorted out and sold to foundries, mills, and furnaces ( MEA profile 2013). Tranzact facility, located in Pennsylvania, recycles scrap metal like tungsten, molybdenum, and tantalum. The other three branches located in Gulfport, Austin and Newark use catalytic converters to process rhodium, platinum, and Palladium. On the fabrication side, MEA is the number one manufacturer of non-battery leaded products. This fabrication facility is located in Syracuse, New York. MEA has both national and internal markets for its business ( Metalico Full Service Company 2013). Various kinds of scrap metal are accepted by Metalico for recycling and fabrication. Ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal are collected and processed to consumable metals before they are released into the markets. Also, the platinum group and minor scrap metal are accepted for recycling. The end products of this recycling process include platinum, rhodium, and palladium, which are obtained through catalytic conversion( Metalico Full Service Company 2013). Metalico manages its waste in different ways. To start with, MEA, being a metal recycling company, it makes maximum use of its scrap metal. This implies that the remaining fraction of metal waste is very small and manageable. In addition to that, the company’s waste materials like plastics and metals are collected and incinerated. Incineration process has various advantages: 1. The facility requires small size of land. 2. The facility allows full time operation regardless of the weather conditions. 3. It is free of smell. 4. It reduces refusal volume by 50%. The company releases its effluents into the water bodies, land, and atmosphere. Some of the water soluble gases are dissolved into the water before they are deposited. The advantage of this method is that it is inexpensive and convenient method ( Waste disposal methods 2013). The accumulation of scrap metal at the landfill can be hazardous and unaes
Introduction Medical research encompasses three main phases, namely basic medical research, preclinical research, and clinical research. The main goals of medical research include the explanation of fundamental scientific principles, discovery of new treatments, and the development of knowledge. For instance, medical research is conducted to develop new drugs and methods of disease diagnosis. Examples of successful outcomes of medical research include the development of polio and measles vaccines, insulin, antibiotics, and the discovery of new surgical techniques. History Medical research dates back to Biblical times as documented in the book of Daniel. The experiment was ordered by King Nebuchadnezzar and it resembled a clinical trial (Polgar & Thomas, 2013). One group consumed meat and wine only, while the other group ate vegetables only for 10 days. The group that ate vegetables appeared better nourished than the group that ate meat and drank wine (Polgar & Thomas, 2013). In modern times, medical research dates back to the 16 th century. Ambroise Pare (a surgeon) used a mixture of egg yolks, turpentine, and oil from roses to treat wounded soldiers (Polgar & Thomas, 2013). 200 years later, James Lind conducted the first controlled trial in modern times in order to discover a cure for scurvy. Government Involvement The government became involved in medical research in the 1880s after the creation of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH emanated from the Marine Hospital Service (MHS), which was responsible for testing passengers and seamen for the presence of cholera and yellow fever (Patel & Rushefsky, 2015). The government’s involvement came after European scientists reported that many infectious diseases were caused by microscopic organisms (Patel & Rushefsky, 2015). For example, a comma-shaped
Hospitals have implemented clinical documentation improvement (CDI) platforms to improve their workflow processes. Light Medical Center executives assumed that CDI could not sufficiently support coding and other related functions. Consequently, the executives opted for additional extension of computer-assisted coding (CAC) to support workflow for the CDI environment. However, Light Medical Center realized that CAC did not facilitate workflow and the focused shifted to coding rather than reinforcing and supporting clinical identification of errors as expected. Further, Light Medical Center failed to capture vital data, missed certain financial data and other critical opportunities. The CDI failed to benefit the facility, and it was restricted by the CAC deployment. In short, technology systems deployed failed to support the workflow, instead they led to more work and several errors in documentation of patient data. Myths, Misconceptions, and Barriers Multiple myths, misconceptions, and barriers are responsible for the lack of foresight and/or creativity in the company. Consequently, they hinder innovation at the organization. A widespread belief is that competition is superior to collaboration. Light Medical Center strived to advance CDI and technology adoption, and most departments implemented various IT solutions to support their work. However, creativity suffered most because competition for resources increased while collaboration was ignored. Departments and individuals also competed for recognition. Consequently, there was limited knowledge and information sharing. Light Medical Center is not endowed with sufficient resources to serve all departments and personnel adequately. This led to a popular narrative that limited resources hindered creativity and that most creative organizations had abundant supply of resources. They claimed that creativity and constraints could not foster innovative solutions at Light Medical Center. Many employees also believed that creativity emanated from innately creative individuals (Dyer, Gregersen, & Christensen, 2009). That is, some employees are creative, and others are not. Many employees believe this narrative, and leaders tend to support such claims by hiring external consultants, deploying additional resources, or outsourcing some functions. Some critical barriers have been noted in the company. CDI specialists had limited focus while nurses and physicians who coded information had different objectives. Limited collaborative processes were observed in the organization, which ultimately stifled creativity. CDI differed significantly from coding. While the CDI department could assign some codes to ensure that functional codes were captured, the CDI department-derived codes were not always adopted in the final analysis of bills. The CDI unit focused on identifying possible quality drawbacks, reimbursement, and specific diagnoses inst
Executive Summary Alibaba is a mega e-commerce company that has dominated the Chinese market and ventured into the global e-commerce industry. In 2014, Alibaba entered the New York Stock Exchange, which implies that it has become an international company. Recently, the Chinese government leveled accusations against Alibaba for condoning the sale of counterfeit products in its platform. Such accusations have significant implications on Alibaba if it actually deals with suppliers, who supply counterfeit products. External environment analysis in terms of the impact of counterfeiting on Alibaba indicates that it has serious impacts. The economic impact of counterfeiting is that it makes suppliers lose billions of profits owing to considerable decrease in sales. In this view, counterfeiting makes major affiliates not to prefer selling their products through Alibaba resulting in customer decline and huge economic downturn. Since Alibaba has carved its market niche, the counterfeiting affects the sociocultural aspects, such as customer loyalty, purchasing behavior, and lifestyles of customers. In global circles, Alibaba loses its market share because suppliers and customers prefer alternative markets. Counterfeiting reduces the safety and security of online markets as counterfeiters not only present fake products, but corrupt payment systems and supply chains. As consequence of counterfeiting, Alibaba faces political and legal repercussions, which include trade sanctions, lawsuits, and other forms of restrictions. Counterfeiting transforms the demographics of Alibaba customers from high-end customers to low-end customers. The overall impact of counterfeiting is that Alibaba makes significant losses owing to the decline in the number of customers and suppliers. Analysis of the e-commerce industry using Porter’s forces shows that counterfeiting destabilizes the online market. The bargaining power of suppliers increases because they are unwilling to sale their products in counterfeit markets. Moreover, the bargaining power of customers increases because customers like to purchase products cheaply, just as fake products. The threats of substitutes increase for counterfeiters come up with many substitutes, which threaten the existence of the genuine products in the markets. Counterfeiting also increases competition and compels Alibaba to undertake extensive advertisement and improve quality of services to outcompete competitors and counterfeiters. Given that the e-commer
Abstract This essay looks at how the Huffington Post was able to succeed by using its blog and the marketing strategies it employed. The paper also looks at how Turbo Tax Experts have embraced the social media not only as a marketing strategy, but also as an avenue of assisting their customers with tax issues. The Huffington Post: How a Single Voice Became Many Celebrity sells. The possibility individuals who are not famous to achieve success may not be practical. In this case study for instance, Arianna Huffington relied hugely on her celebrity status to popularize her blog. This celebrity status allowed her to get interviews in various cable television networks, which served as a platform to market her blog (Barker, 2013). Acquisitions also play a significant role in making organizations successful in markets. For instance, the acquisition of the Huffington Post by AOL will have more positive effects compared to the negative ones. At the time of acquiring the Huffington Post, AOL had wider market coverage compared to the Huffington Post. This meant that the Huffington Post would benefit from the broad coverage, and hence expand its content to other untapped markets. It also needed to maintain Arianna because of her celebrity status, and integrate internet use in its operations. For instance, the staff of the Huffington Post was assisted by identifying exciting material on the internet which was in line with the blog’s left wing inclination. They also focused on celebrity gossip and optimizing of web contents from original articles. This was done so that the Google search engine could pick the Huffington Post’s articles before the primary article. These strategies are also applied to other blog spots since there is no law which prohibits the optimization of search engines (Anderson, 2010). However, moral and ethical considerations are against this practice. The Huffington Post emphasizes on moral and virtues while involving celebs as part of its promotional activities. For instance, it enjoys a lot of fame by virtue of being associated with Arianna. She has many political and celebrity connections, which would improve the ratings of AOL. It is most likely that AOL will lose its identity due to the increasing fame acquired by the Huffington post. TurboTax Experts Take Over Twitter The Software Quicken of Intuit enabled Turbo to have a strong brand name. This affected the company’s Twitter strategy in many ways. The company was able to develop an excellent retention program, which enabled it to staff and connect with experts in an efficient manner. The management took advantage of the company’s brand name, and scaled its Twitter efforts to assist consumers during tax seasons. The company changed its twitter strategy to follow the CEO’s philosophy of ‘follow me home.’ There are several pros and cons of using twitter to engage with customers on matters concerning tax. The pros of asking for tax advice on Twitter include a fast response time and attraction of new customers (Barker, 2013). The satisfied custo
Human societies develop and work out different concepts and paradigms to regulate people’s behavior in different situations. Shari’a can be regarded one of such systems. It is often referred to as a set of rules defining behavior of all Muslims in different situations (Vikor 2). However, it is also necessary to note that this system is very specific as it has no methodology, or unified code, or even unified source (be it some sort of authority (like Pope in Catholicism or a ruling body in a state) or a single written source). Nonetheless, this system has also been changed throughout centuries. In the first place, it is necessary to note that Shari’a has been a set of accepted norms and principles for centuries. These principles have been quite universal and have been accepted by the community. This is important to remember as the central characteristic feature has determined the role of Shari’a. Previously, Shari’a was an acknowledged source of principles and rules to follow. Scholars used to develop simplified sets of codes which were based on Shari’a (Vikor 4). Nonetheless, at present scholars are not seen as authorities to be followed. Many Islamists claim that scholars’ authority was undermined as the very nature of Islam was distorted and corrupted. In the contemporary world, Shari’a is not regarded as a particular set of codes to follow as the contemporary world requires something more solid, i.e. a particular code of written rules and regulations which could fit a variety of situations within different terrains (political, legal, social, criminal, etc.). Shari’a as it is now cannot become such a system. Many claim that it is important to develop such a system which should be based on Shari’a. However, it is still unclear how exactly this new system should be developed. Even though there is no single idea on the role Shari’a should play in the future of Islam, it is clear that this set of codes has been modernized. Seemingly, Shari’a remained unchanged as the major texts it is based on did not undergo any changes. However, there is one major change. Now many people tend to see Shari’a as a set of cultural codes. People follow major principles of Shari’a in their everyday life, in their relationships with others. Shari’a has become a certain kind of code of conduct, especially for those who live outside Islamic states. Shari’a helps these groups manifest their being different and, thu
Undocumented immigrants live in America in fear that they or their family may be deported. In the years since the DREAM Act was brought into consideration, little has been done to change this for a number of reasons. In their documentary Immigration Battle film, Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini show the human factor and the guilt of both the Democrats and the Republicans regarding this failure to end the deportations. The DREAM Act, the most debated issue in American immigration policy, was introduced in 2001. The Act aimed at protecting young illegal immigrants from deportation and the occurrence of broken families have never been passed. The 2010 version had the following requirements for the immigrant youth: to live there without going abroad for five years and to be no younger than 12 and no older than 30 when the bill comes into force. A university diploma and no criminal record requirements were also included. In their new documentary, Robertson and Camerini depict this debate in Washington, focusing on different aspects of the American immigration policy, such as the DREAM Act and the DREAMer movement. It becomes clear that the DREAM Act works well for immigrant students and other qualified young people, but not families as a whole. As Mahatmya and Gring-Pemble state, per the DREAM Act, “children are foremost a national resource, rather than a family resource; children may be better off separated from their families” (82). Having lived in the US for years, these people feel they do belong and contribute to society in the same way the documented citizens do (Weber-Shirk 583). The given film shows that the activists mention that their American life and families are grounds for recognizing them as citizens. The DREAMer movement gains public attention due to the scale and volume of the protest actions, and the decisiveness of some people. Moreover, the deportation stories showcase the immigrants as real people who suffer from the current policies. The sympathetic public reacts to the stories of children being separated from their parents, while those opposed to reform use stories on unauthorized mass border crossings as a tool of protest. The presentation of people rising from their chairs to show that they lost their loved ones because of the deportation makes an especially powerful impression on the viewers. The scale of Washington rally the day after Obama was re-elected indicates how serious the protesters are in their tactics to impact the Congress chanting that “the time is now”. In seven weeks, the Senate passes “historic bipartisan legislation (that shows) a clear path to citizenship for almost all of the 11 million of the undocumented” (Robertson and Camerini). The immigrant activists are lobbying the issue and pressuring the Democrats, among other demands, asking to “reject any compromise that would tighten border security” (Shear and Alcindor). Among the tactics of civil disobedience by the DREAMers, there are the unbroken spirit and unity of i