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Introduction In the realm of management, companies are never alone, since they exist in environments and within communities. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a field of management that describes business ethics and business standards (Fifka 2009). In business and administrative practices, profit or commercial organizations must adhere to the practice of corporate social responsibility. In its broadest meaning, CSR describes a range of strategies and activities that the profit organizations undertake voluntarily as a way of adhering to the environmental, social, and ethical standards of business practice (Jamali 2007). CSR helps private companies to enhance their corporate reputations among the local consumers and meet the legal requirements of operating businesses within their locations. However, justifying the appropriateness and objectiveness of this practice in individual organizations is often a subject of empirical verification (Popa & Salanta 2014). This report analyses two peer-reviewed journals to discuss CSR and the major issues identified in these documents. The Main Topic in the Articles: CSR Corporate Social Responsibility is the foundation and the umbrella that involves the incorporation of various voluntary practices and activities that help organizations to operate optimally while fulfilling the globally accepted business standards (Fifka 2009). Each business segment and each business location across the world contains the people, who are the employees, the communities, the consumers, and the laws, which form the guiding principles of the business activities. Popa and Salanta (2014) state that maintaining CSR helps organizations to practice corporate conscience or responsible business practices within the environment they operate and to the people they serve around the societies. With a positive CSR, a profit organization is capable of demonstrating corporate citizenship through satisfying the interests of all the shareholders including the consumers, the investors, and the community people (Popa & Salanta 2014). Generally, CSR is an important business management concept because it makes firms responsible. Corporate Social Responsibility and the health promotion debate The article delved into investigating the issue of health promotion and the manner in which it interacts with the idea of CSR in the healthcare management paradigm. In examining this relationship within the healthcare management realm, Monachino and Moreira (2014), investigated the concepts of the corporate communication, healthcare management, health partnerships, and health promotion. CSR is all about enhancing corporate citizenship regardless of the ideas or strategies involved, as long as they follow the business ethics (Fifka 2009). The above ideas in this study brought a continuum of strategies on how healthcare organizations, through the CSR umbrella, can create new health promotion partnerships and heal
Abstract The current paper dwells on a number of issues connected to the processed food industry. A variety of influences are reviewed and critically appraised within the framework of this in-depth discussion. The implications of processed food on human health, the environment, and the economy are deliberated. The key concepts regarding the harmful nature of processed foods and the major reasons for UAE residents to consume fewer processed foods are covered in the last section of the paper. The Impact of Processed Foods on Human Health The problem with processed food consists in the fact that it lacks numerous essential nutrients that are required for proper digestion. For instance, grain cannot be properly digested in the form of refined white rice as it lacks the fiber that can be found in its original form, brown rice. Another issue that may arise due to processed foods is a faster release of sugar into the bloodstream (Moubarac et al., 2012). This increased sugar significantly limits the number of minerals and vitamins that can be transferred to the vital organs of the human body. It is a well-known fact that blood sugar can be regulated by biotin and thiamine; the core mission of these two active factors is to transfer glucose to the mitochondria, which is the energy center of a human body cell. However, these active factors are unable to accomplish their mission successfully if a person eats too many processed foods. In perspective, by eating overly refined foods, an individual is depriving him or herself of the elements that help the human body function properly and provide its organs with indispensable nutrients (Monteiro, Moubarac, Cannon, & Popkin, 2013). Regardless of the documented adverse impact of processed foods, one should be aware of the fact that rare or infrequent consumption of processed foods does not significantly affect the human body. The problems mostly arise when processed foods are incorporated as a major regular presence of the diet. Another point to consider is that a gluten-free diet does not harm the human body. This positive outlook should be perceived as a warning because obesity is often caused by processed foods that elicit a strong desire to overeat (Baker & Friel, 2014). Indeed, a sensory-oriented strategy is one of the core principles of the food industry. The Impact of Processed Foods on the Environment Another
Introduction Mannerism is an artistic style popular among Italian artists, sculptors, and architects in the 16th century. According to Gardner and Kleiner, the main distinctive feature of mannerism is artifice (p. 274). It appeared as the contrast to the tendency of realism and implied the intended unnaturalness of complex composition. The term Mannerism takes its meaning from the Italian word maniera that means “style.” Thus, the primary approach of mannerism lies in being stylish and elegant. Main body Tintoretto, who claimed that he studied from Titian, employed Titian’s colors but enriched his works with mannerist details. The artist’s Last Supper remarkably contrasts with Da Vinci’s cognominal work. As Gardner and Kleiner claim, it is “imbued with dramatic power, depth of spiritual vision” (p. 277). The figures in the picture are placed in a chaotic and dark interior with spiritual details, such as shimmering halos. In contradiction to Leonardo’s geometrically arranged and balanced Last Supper , Tintoretto’s work is visually complex and has an imbalanced composition.
Bill and Arlene have different characters. Bill is more curious, while Arlene is more reserved. Nevertheless, both of them are voyeurs in a way that they enjoy interacting with the spaces and objects of other people. Symbolism plays a major role in this short story. The photos symbolize their neighbor’s, Kitty represents the couple’s insatiable urge to act s others, and the locked doorknob symbolizes their inability to abandon their lifestyle. Such unusual behavior on the part of Miller’s is caused by their dull lifestyle, which they wish to escape. Bill is constantly looking in the mirror and wears the neighbors’ clothes since he checks if his appearance no longer reminds him of himself. As the couple explores more of the Stones’ apartment, their relationships become more exciting. Carver uses minimalistic language to highlight the monotonous lives and lackluster personalities of the Miller’s. The characters do not use many words, and all of them are quite simplistic. For example, Arlene describes voyeuristic experience simply as “It’s funny” (Carver 13). This short story is extremely relevant today because, when watching celebrities on social media, people develop false expectations from life. Work Cited Carver, Raymond. Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? Vintage, 1992.
Nutrition takes a considerable place in every person’s life. Food is one of the critical factors that make people live longer and happier. Those who eat well have fewer health issues and thus can spend their energy on something valuable and meaningful. Undoubtedly, the essential role of food is to maintain the functioning of the human body. However, many other factors determine the quantity, quality, and composition of food in different countries (Marilyn, 2016). These include the level of wealth, religious requirements, cultural characteristics, and other aspects of the life of a particular group of the population. The purpose of this paper is to discuss different geographically specific high-risk nutritional practices in the West and the East. Western Europe is one of the most developed parts of the planet. Many people in this area live in countries with sustainable economies. They can afford any type of food and do not always think about how healthy their food is. However, many countries have food traditions that can be detrimental to the health of their inhabitants. These countries include, for example, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, and Hungary. The diet of the inhabitants of Germany includes a significant amount of fatty meat, for example, sausages or cutlets. The classic German meal includes sausages, sauerkraut and potatoes. , heavy fried food, full of toxins and cholesterol, leaves its mark on the body of every person who regularly eats it. This type of diet can lead not only to obesity but
The work of Griffiths in the book “The Contexts of Acadian History, 1686-1784” aimed at relating experiences of Acadians to the legacy of thoughts that became acquired by Europe migrants. Griffiths examines the roots and survival of the Acadian community and differentiates the Acadians from people in France and England. In his work, Griffiths points out that the fight for control of North America by both England and France led to expatriation of Acadians from their homeland, in 1755. He further explores the inferences of this expatriation for the continuity of the Acadian society. Thus, the work of Griffiths aims at giving a clear explanation about the history of Acadians. The book gives an account of how Acadians penetrated the areas currently known as Nova Scotia and Quebec, in 1700. A year before, the Acadians did not exist in these regions. Most Acadian ancestors who penetrated the abovementioned regions came from France while a few originated from Scotland and England. The Acadians embraced peace, and in this way, they related with the Malecite and the Micmac, who were original residents of the region, peacefully. The book also explains the traits of the Acadians. The Acadians were productive, and they delivered many children. Average Acadian families had 7-10 children. Infant mortality was also low, and most children grew into adulthood. This was different from other populations that had occupied the land. According to Griffiths, Acadia is a colony that took shape in 1680’s. Although the conditions of living were harsh, Acadians were not desperate as they afforded to preserve the lives of their children. Colonists of the day engaged in activiti
Turnover ratios are considered a subtype of efficiency ratios that, along with capacity and activity ones, are covered by the umbrella term of control ratios. In brief, efficiency ratios reflect the proportion between time devoted to certain work and its results. Turnover ratios, in particular, show the efficiency of utilizing company assets for extracting earnings from them. This variable is normally presented in a form of a relation between the amount of an asset and a revenue. A higher ratio indicates the minimal use of funds invested and a higher ROI, which means an optimal application of company resources (Borad, 2021). Turnover ratios can be categorized depending on what exactly they measure, for instance, capital employed, total asset, fixed asset, and other. Analyzing turnover ratios is essential to both external and internal parties of the business. They enable the internal members, for instance, the board of directors, to see the efficiency of the current management strategy and decide whether it needs updating or not. The external parties interested in checking turnover ratios are primarily investors, who they let estimate the efficiency of a particular business, hence the relevance of investing in it. David Rainwater actually presents the same information in his discussion board post, but in a slightly less straightforward and more fragmentary way. Thus, he provides some unnecessary detail and sometimes repeats himself, more precisely, tells the same in different words. This complicates the description, making it more difficult to perceive and memorize. By contrast, he also gives more consideration to certain aspects of considerable importance, such as the process of calculating turnover ratios. Overall, his summary is in-depth and professional, notwithstanding the nominal lack of readability. Reference Borad, S. B. (2021). Turnover ratios . Finance Management. Web.
Having all kinds of “firsts” in life is something that comes with the process of growing up, yet some “firsts” are less researched or discussed than the others. The issue of adolescent relationships represents one of the gaps in social science-related studies, and there are some reasons young people have trouble getting scholarly insights on how to deal with these first emotional experiences. Thus, there are pragmatic reasons for the death of adolescent romantic interactions as a research subject in social sciences. However, the research on the reasons why social scientists avoid investigating issues related to adolescent romance exists. Brown, Feiring, and Furman (1999), in their work “Missing the Love Boat: Why Researchers Have Shied Away from Adolescent Romance,” discuss the existing gap in detail. They claim that even though scientists did not ignore the topic altogether, the studies “stemmed from theories of adult relationships, and the investigators intend them to be” that way (Brown et al., 1999, p.1). Thus, any independent theory-building based on the possibility of the uniqueness of adolescent romantic interactions was defied. Five reasons are explaining the death of adolescent romantic experiences as a research topic in the article. The authors state that all the variety of romance-related interactions have a tremendous impact on the socialization process and growing up in general, though not all of them end up becoming actual relationships (Brown et al., 1999, p. 2). The first reason, partially mentioned above, is that research usually ties closely to a theory, and if the subject falls short of reflecting general conventions, it represents a deviation (Brown et al., 1999). However, some theories could be applied to adolescent interactions analysis, such as exchange or equity theory, but the researches in those realms mainly focused on friendships (Brown et al., 1999). Therefore, the fact that the issue does not fit well within the basic constructs existing within social sciences caused its disregard by the researchers. Another reason adolescent interactions are understudied is the fact that those are considered to be too careless to become subjects to serious investigation. As researchers state, “in comparison to the sobering business of mate selection and the f
The importance of data management in showing cost reduction initiatives cannot be overestimated. Numbers are better than words in providing a context to what has been reduced, increased, improved, or worsened. In that regard, the webcast titled “Making Sense of Data to Save School Operations Dollars” is devoted to explaining what to measure when conducting an assessment of efficiency. The argument for the use of quantitative metrics is outlined through credibility. At the time, when budget and funding are shrinking, it is stated that achievements are measured generally in terms of costs that could be saved along with the improvements. The importance of data can be also seen through the fact of its use as standards against which future improvements, costs savings, and other organizations’ achievements are compared to demonstrate success, failure, and the direction for future goals. Thus, it is a matter of data collection and regular comparison with other data in time. Such data allows key decision-makers within the school administration to identify the way the operations in school can be optimized and costs saved. It can be understood that ultimately operations, costs savings, and budget investigation lead to optimizing learning, where it is all about saving costs of one operational aspect to be used in other aspects related to the core of the mission of schools, i.e. learning. One of the models used for data analysis is eFacts+, an analytical tool provided to public schools by Tasbo. Such software relies on pre-calculated measures suited to the purpose and the common operations in schools, allowing users to establish their criteria for comparison. The emphasis is not only on the data reporting means, rather than on the way such data can be analyzed and the types of questions such data might answer. Additionally, such data can be presented in textual, numerical, and graphical formats, so that the result of the inquiry is understandable. As data is further collected, a specific organization can start to identify certain problems, trends, and forecasts, according to which plans and decisions can be made. The examples of pre-calculated measures in the eFacts+ include percentage of costs of utilities to percentage of the costs of management and operations (M&O), a total of M&O for all districts, a total of M&O per pupil, and others. The key measurement indicators provided by eFacts+ are divided between custodial, maintenance, utilities, and others, all of which are provided on a per unit basis which provides an opportunity to identify spending patterns, and even predict fictional what-if scenarios that can be used to analyze gaps in performance which are not apparent at the present time, but might be revealed in the long term, if a school continued operating in the same pattern. One of the common purposes of data analysis, which are outlined through other practices mentioned in the webcast, is the determination of the causes of variance. The differences between actual might be an indication of a particular problem in the organization, for wh
First attempted in March 2004 the American Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act was successfully reintroduced in October 2005. The Act, nicknamed “the Cheeseburger Bill” has a purpose of protecting the fast food corporations from being sued by their own clients. The act says that the legal responsibility for consuming products stuffed with sugar and fat and harming their own health fully lies on the customers of fast food restaurants. The film “Supersize Me” has revealed horrifying details. The experiment made in the film shows how consuming of the fast food influences the human body, presents a visual demonstration of the processes happening in our inside organs under the influence of chemicals contained in the food. McDonalds’ fast food even turns out to cause addictions. Consuming such products every day is not only harmful, it is also life threatening. The film presents statistics of obesity level in the USA, general obsession with fast food, large advertisement campaigns and numerous restaurants with harmful meals all over the country. This experiment has brought awareness to the society, knowledge of what is being eaten in enormous portions. Of course, it became highly popular, caused a public reaction, a wave of attempts to sue the fast food companies and gave a push to the appearance of the Cheeseburger Bill. The article from Fat2Fit suggests that we should simply outlaw the fast food companies that endanger public health (Cheeseburger Bill, 2011). Practically, fast food industry is gigantic, it is indescribably popular, its revenue is enormous. The mega corporations that are spread all over the world are very well equipped, as it is said in the film “Supersize Me”, these corporations have many really experienced and expensive lobbyists working for them, and these lobbyists have one purpose – not to let the government pass the Acts that are not favorable for the business and income of the corporations, and at the same time help the Acts that work in favor of the corporations go through (“Supersize Me”, 2013). To my mind, the consumers are helpless in this case; they are simply not a match to such powerful opponent as fast food mega corporations. Logically, the best excuse of all the obese consumers of fast food is useless. It is possible to sue a fast food company for “pushing” their product on the consumers, but it is not the company’s business to count ou
Introduction The human body requires energy to be used for various activities. Different amounts of energy are required by various activities in the body depending on their intensity, frequency and duration. For instance, the rates of metabolism in men and women are not similar because they have different physiological characteristics. Women produce and use more energy than men and this means that their metabolism rate must be faster and higher. This discussion examines fat oxidation rates and presents various approaches used to calculate energy requirement values. Background People developed obesity when there is a reduced exercise maximal fat oxidation. Their bodies produce a lot of energy that is unused; therefore, it is stored as fats under the skin and this causes abnormal increase in weight. Other people have energy oxidation problems and this causes an increase in body weight even if they exercise regularly. This lab report will examine the various processes involved in fat oxidation and use the gold standard test to determine the work rate at which a subject reaches the maximum rate. The report is informed by the fact that the optimization of fat metabolism is an important process that helps the body to perform its work properly and enables people to stay healthy. It is important to understand that fat oxidation rates vary depending on various factors. This rate increases and decreases depending on factors that affect metabolism and respiration. In addition, issues like high exercise intensity affect the rate of fat oxidation while carbohydrate oxidation rate has a direct proportional relation with increase in exercise intensity. This means that when a human body is involved in an active activity that requires a lot of energy the process of fat oxidation increases until a maximum optimal rate is achieved. Then it begins to slow down as exercise intensity increases beyond the fat oxidation levels. On the other hand, carbohydrate oxidation increases and maintains a positive trend with increase in exercise intensity. People should understand that fat oxidation rates are influenced by various factors. First, sick people have lower fat oxidation rates compared to healthy ones because they are inactive and do not do activities that require a lot of energy. Therefore, they use less energy and that is why their metabolism rates are lower. In addition, older people use less energy compared to young ones because they spend most of their time sleeping or sitting. Therefore, they do not need a lot of energy and that is why their rates of fat oxidation are lower. Metabolic disorders can also affect the rate of fat oxidation and increase or decrease it depending on the factors affected by a disease. It is necessary for people to understand their maximal fat oxidation to ensure they practice healthy and appropriate weight loss and endurance training programs. Experiment The report is obtained from a laboratory experiment that involves three classes. They are classified according to age, health condition and