...websites into their daily practices. While some sites support existing relationships, others help creating new relationships in different interests such as political views, religious, activities or even just gaming! While supporting that the impact of social networking in today’s society is beneficial, I have found several factors that go against it, such as cyber bulling. Indeed, social networking provides society a lot of good tools, nonetheless society have taken social networking for granted. Early Overview: The intention of this report is to provide a conceptual and informative context about the benefit and harmfulness of social networking in today’s society. We begin by exposing some of the benefits of social networking, for instance communication with relatives and family, business networking, advertising. Following this, we’ll go over the facts that cause harm to society through social networking such as sexual predators, identity theft, & health related issues. To conclude, based on different articles and general research, we’ll identify if social networking is beneficial or harmful to today’s society. Literature Review: After exploring different sources such as internet articles and magazines, I have found that social networking plays a very...
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...vustudents.net Executive Summary Nishat has grown from a cotton export house into the premier business group of Pakistan with 5 listed companies, concentrating on 4 core businesses; Textiles, Cement, Banking and Power Generation. Today, Nishat is considered to be at par with multinationals operating locally in terms of its quality products and management skills. I recently have done my internship in Nishat Mills Limited, in which I got training from each of its department. The internship basically revolved around the product knowledge training. The system, the style of working & the commitment of the employees in NML is really exemplary. The difference between the success & failure is doing things right and doing things nearly right, & NML has always tried for success & that is why it is known to be one of the leading organizations in Pakistan. Irrespective of all these positive points of Nishat Mills Limited, I have noticed a few areas where the improvement can really increase the efficiency of NML. In this report I have given a very brief review of what I have seen during our internship I have mentioned all these as I have made an internship as according to the schedule. I also mentioned about the Textile industry in Pakistan and vision of its industry. Then I have done a detailed SWOT analysis as well as PEST Analysis. Then I have discussed about my learning in the whole internship that is all about the Textile Terminologies and process of the productions...
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...How to write a teaching case I am currently – with colleagues Mikael Lönnborg and Gerhard Schjelderup – editing what we hope to be a book of Scandinavian teaching cases. In a meeting in Stockholm recently, I was asked to explain what it takes to write a teaching case. I gave my opinion, we had a very interesting discussion. Here is my (very rough and off the cuff) opinion about what it takes (in reality, how a teaching case differs from a research case). Why are you writing this case? Cases are written for a teaching purpose – and to write a teaching case, you need to have a teaching objective in mind. It is not enough to have an interesting company. Even the best company story needs to have a pedagogical point, a theory or dilemma to illustrate. So don’t write a teaching case just because you happen to know someone in a really interesting company – it does need to be a good story, but it also need to have a purpose. The standard outline Cases – particularly the standard HBS case – follow an outline that can seem rather trite, but which is very effective. It is something like this: 0.5 page: Intro: The protagonist is introduced, typically pondering a question of some importance. The idea is to tell the students from which perspective the case is written, to set the scene – and that is all there is to it. 1 – 1.5 pages: Description of the company – not the whole history, but the relevant details, explaining what the company is doing, how they make their money. Most...
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...Purchasing management is the critical business function to every organization as no organization can exist without suppliers’ support. Traditionally, purchasing was viewed as a clerical activity that only did some documental work required by other departments. There was usually no communication between purchasing and other departments within the organization. Also, suppliers were usually selected based on price and availability only. However, purchasing management has undergone a great change since 1960s. Organizations began to realize that purchasing can become a profit-making activity rather than just a profit-taking activity. A study performed by Carr and Pearson (2002) shows that purchasing management has a positive impact on the organization’s financial performance, no matter the firm is small or large in scale. It always plays a major role in the organization’s efforts to improve the quality of products and, in turn, market share. An effective purchasing management can improve the overall productivity, profitability, and return on investment of an organization. Therefore, in modern organizations, purchasing is viewed as a vital element in gaining competitive advantage. Coordination with other departments, such as marketing, production and financial, was augmented. Purchasing professionals nowadays are required to work across functional boundaries, for example, working with the production department to plan the schedule for goods acquired and delivered. More importantly...
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...Teaching Philosophy for Business Teaching especially in Business, I am always strain to move forward the simple expressing of facts and knowledge or even the training of certain skills. Instead, teachers in a liberal arts environment have the broad responsibility of serving as guide and mentor on an intellectual journey, opening and extending curious minds by exposing them to new thoughts and ideas. As education helps expand the students’ horizon and forces them to critically examine their values, goals, and ideals, they learn to sympathize and empathize with others of different backgrounds. This enables them to come fully into their own as human beings who can share the common secure of humanity with other world citizens as they retain and value their prominent and separate identities. Students can afford the opportunity to confront new ideas and different points of views in classroom, all the while increasing their abilities to discuss and defend their own positions both in discussions and in writing. In my composition class this translates into an interactive, group-oriented classroom that focuses in equal amounts on the three components of critical thinking, reading, and writing. “It is now generally conceded that the art of thinking critically is a major missing link in education today, and that effective communication and problem-solving skills, as well as mastery of content, require critical thinking. It is also generally recognized that the ability to think critically...
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...Competition is something that we all do as individuals, groups, cultures, large and small organizations as a way of proving to the other party involved that we are better or more dominant. When individuals compete, in most cases there is not a large wager involved however when organizations compete, they place the success of their companies financials and reputation on the line. Two of the largest companies I know of have different management styles, different organizational cultures, and have been competing for decades over being the top technological distributor and manufacturer in the world, and they are Apple, Inc. and Microsoft, Inc. Owners Bill Gates of Microsoft, and the late Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak of Apple, Inc are probably three of the wealthiest and intelligent men in the industry. They share the dominant forces of being leaders in technology, yet sharing is not enough, they want the raining title. Cultural History Started in 1975 by owner Bill Gates, Microsoft is known to be the leader in computer software and supplies. Microsoft has spent years perfecting its software products and continue to provide updates and improvements yearly. Although Microsoft has been successful with their software line, they saw the need to expand their services in other areas of the market. Microsoft now operates three sectors of business, the Platforms & Service sector, Microsoft Business, and the Entertainment & Devices sector. The expansion in...
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...Officers Training Corps at the University of Idaho. After resigning his commission in the Army, he accepted a commission into the Marine Corps in 1941. Myers served a long career in the Marine Corps throughout multiple wars and a wide variety of battles. After completing The Basic School, he would go on to San Diego, then the fleet in the Pacific. Myers traveled extensively throughout the Pacific during World War 2. While assigned to the attached Marine unit on the USS Minneapolis he participated in battles such as Guadalcanal, Tulagi, the Eastern Solomons, Tassafaronga, Gilbert, Marshall, Marianas, and the...
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...Ten Years in Just 89 Square Feet Jay Shafer and the Tiny House Movement by Antony Taylor For ten years, Jay woke up every morning to his bedroom ceiling, just 3' away from his face. After climbing down from his loft bed into his 6' x 6 ½' living room, he would enter his 4' x 2' bathroom. To most people, Jay would appear to be a prisoner, and the conditions might appear inhumane, yet Jay is not a prisoner, nor has he been forced into these living conditions. In fact, Jay not only chose to live in such a small space, he designed it himself! Jay's house for ten years, the “Epu” is the size of a walk-in closet in most of today's homes, yet it contains a living room, desk, fully functioning kitchen, separate bathroom, and loft bed space. Jay Shafer is the owner of the Tiny Tumbleweed House Company, founder of the Small House Society, an ecological activist, a new-era architect, and a lifestyle revolutionary. His minimalist lifestyle design has been featured in The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal, and Time Magazine. He and his tiny house has been featured on “CNN”, “Oprah”, “This Old House” and countless local news stations. Around the country, people are purchasing his designs, attending his workshops, and following his revolutionary example of how to live life with less space and less possessions, resulting in less of a drain on resources and the environment. A Mixture of Motivations Today's economy suffers in part due...
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...The Mezzanine: In today’s world, the critical thinker would assume that the growing rate of production and consumption in society would call for a change in dynamics. Shouldn’t we return to the days of humanism and leave the drone-like consumerism to the past? Many novels that are read in college English courses point out the injustices, evolution, or the hypocrisy of the capitalist society –like some of the novels in this course. On the contrary, Nicholson Baker's novel seems to suggest that the post-modern world actually inspires reflection and contemplation. Instead of exposing a world of negativity, The Mezzanine, completely defies the common perception of the hyper-productive, desensitized post-modern society. The symbol of the escalator allows Baker to illustrate his take on the industrious, consumptive postmodern world. It was quite interesting to witness the methods Baker used to interrupt time for both his protagonist and his audience –of possible naysayers. The time spent on the infamous escalator forces Howie to explore many of his forgotten memories. Immediately, the thoughts flow through his mind as he approaches the escalator. “It would have been less cumbersome, in the account I am giving here of a specific lunch hour several years ago, to have pretended that the bag thought had come to me complete and ‘all at once’ at the foot of the up escalator, but the truth was that it was only the latest in a fairly long sequence of partially forgotten, inarticulable...
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...It is crucial that any new business start-up carefully considers the significance of various key managerial issues surrounding the multiple departments, that when functioning coherently, formulate the organisation as a whole. The aim of this report is to identify the essential requirements of four key areas within Baggers Originals Ltd following the re-launch of the company. The report will address questions which may be raised regarding financial resources; such as how to avoid problematic cash flow difficulties and how to increase the profitability of the business. Secondly, I will consider the best ways to market the Baggers brand both with and without the use of electronic platforms such as social media and the internet in order to drive sales, to create an increased awareness of the brand and place the company at the forefront of the customers mind. Additionally, the final two considerations will relate to the operational aspects of the business including the staffing and managerial procedures, as well as the analysis of which key areas of the business should be particularly focused upon in terms of the future growth of the company. Financial resources refer to the ‘money available to a business for spending in the form of cash’, securities such as shares and credit facilities such as a bank overdraft. Sound management of these financial resources is a necessity in order to ensure the long term viability of the business. When deciding which procedure is best to follow regarding...
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...“fluff”. But, is this always the best method to deliver information to an audience? Although journalists can be very effective, this is where playwrights have a high advantage over journalists. Playwrights have the freedom to create a scenario, while incorporating their own opinions, use figurative language and use actors to make their story come to life. These ideas can be seen by comparing a work of a real event and how the concept was turned into a play. In Arthur Miller’s play, “All My Sons”, a conspiracy dealing with passed-defective engines that would go onto supporting planes belonging to the Air Force during World War II slowly unravels to what really happened and who was truly responsible. It is made apparent that Larry Keller, Joe’s son, went missing during a mission in World War II. Then Annie, Larry’s old girlfriend, was asked by Chris Keller, the other son, to come visit in hopes of asking her to marry him. While Ann is catching up with the Kellers, her father and Keller’s business partner, Steve Deever, is mentioned for the first time along with Keller’s question of whether her father is getting parole. It is eventually learned that Steve went to jail for being responsible of the shipment of defective engines, killing 21 Air Force pilots. Mother has a hard time dealing with her emotions, often feels ill and lashes out on people’s realistic views of Larry’s death. Steve’s son, George, arrives infuriated with the Keller family and looks to...
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...established brand names in the smart phone industry in today’s US market. As the early leader and innovator in the smart phone market, Apple was able to stay ahead of its competitors by releasing new iPhone versions every year, and software updates whenever necessary. Expansion internationally was not as fast as domestically, thanks to heavy competition from industry giants like Nokia, the world’s biggest producer of cell phones. Currently iPhones are being sold in over 88 countries, though Apple still controls the manufacturing process for all iPhones shipped worldwide. Apple retail stores are only present in 35 of those countries, with Apple product presence in other parts of the world being represented by third parties. Singapore is one of the countries that does not have an Apple Store, and as recommended in my last report, intensifying penetration into that market can generate more revenues and lead to better strategies being tested for when the market in China matures enough that entrance is viable. People in Singapore are not avid Apple consumers as the company does not have a presence in the country yet, and as far as the iPhone goes, there are options that suit the needs of the population interested in smart phones better. Marketing Export Marketing should be used in order to gain entry into the Singaporean market. Using the same strategies and marketing mix that were used in the United States and Europe will not allow Apple to gain any advantage in this market, much like what...
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...tHE DEATH OF CASH Is cash on its way out? Americans carry cash less and less, often due partly to new technology and a desire for convenience. The way we pay for things has changed immensely over the past century, we now use cards, computers, and even mobile phones to pay for everything from our morning coffee to a taxi cab. Yes, technology is changing drastically, but what does it have to do with "the death of cash?" In this research paper I will define what is meant by "the death of cash," how studies show this may take place, and reasons why it may or may not be a good idea. Cash has been on the decline for a while. Bills, health insurance, rent and most day to day necessities are most likely not being paid by cash, ever since the making of credit/debit cards and the invention of e-payments.The way we bank is changing everyday thanks to online technology and smartphones. Most banks now allow you to transfer money and pay bills online. Some have systems that allow you to deposit funds with just a picture. And some allow you to swipe your phone over a reader in order to pay a cashier.As people become more comfortable paying with credit cards and electronic payment options, cash will become less important, hints the quote, "the death of cash." The Death of Cash article talks about an up and coming Company by the name of Square. Square is, as it says on their website, the easiest way to get paid, and to pay. Some of Square's products are the Square Card Reader, Square Register...
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