...technology? Many families struggle with this on a daily basis, with parents allowing their children to have access to all of this technology so they do not have to be bothered with them and even the parents themselves begin to aielniate from not only their significant other, but also their own children even though they are all in the same room. In Alex Williams’ essay, “Quality Time, Redefined” Williams digs deeper into how much the average American family is actually consumed in technology. In Alex Williams’ essay, “Quality Time, Redefined”. The essay starts off with a...
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...very similar services. The biggest difference lies in the time the services are offered, the eligibility for the services and the payment options available. With palliative care, there are no time restrictions on services and they can be received at any time. Since the services are not related to terminal illness, parallel curative-services are available as well. Palliative care is available for patients of any age and with any medical condition. Some of the most common conditions are cancer; heart, kidney or liver disease; dementia and multiple injuries requiring long-term care. Studies have concluded that effective and timely palliative care not only increases a person's quality of life and...
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...What is Jyske Bank's new positioning or competitive differentiation strategy ? They redefined their target : mostly danish families and people who can affford such a costly quallity of services Jyske Bank developped new technological and human ways to allow their customers resolving their problems There is a focus on the customer, everything is set to take care of them : employees' training, more time and more bankers, new spaces to welcome customers... They built a new Identity, to be recognizable, be peculiar (even if people can dislike that). 2- What changes did the bank make to get to its new position ? What effect did these changes have ? They dedicated an employee to a customer (again the idea of greater focus on customers) The creation of teams dedicated to provide the best service possible to the customer Employees are trained to become more helpful to the customers The implementation of Cafe's (the new spaces I quoted previously)makes the customer feel safer, better, home... The Bank implemented transparency, letting the customer aware of everything that happens The loan process has been changed to become a much more simple process : the branch used to need the approval of the regional level, which is no longer the case. Every branch has gained power and autonomy as the managers and employees did. 3- Analyze Jyske Bank's success using the Service Quality Gaps Model – Chapter 2 (eg what are Jyske Bank's strategies for closing each of the 5 gaps...
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...Author | Book or School of Thought | Argument | Ulrich Bonnell Phillips | American Negro Slavery (1918) | “Negroes, who for the most part were by racial quality submissive rather than defiant, light hearted instead of gloomy, amiable and ingratiating instead of sullen, and whose very defects invited paternalism rather than repression” American Negro Slavery is infused with the racial rhetoric and upholds perceptions about the inferiority of black people which was common in the southern US at the time. | Kenneth Stampp | The Peculiar Institution (1956) | Stampp analyses the standard view of historians such as Ulrich Phillips that many southern slave owners were very kind to their slaves and provided well for them. Stampp examines this issue mostly to show this behaviour as a selfish strategy, easing the lives of some slaves in order to prevent dissent amongst them or possible legal action for mistreatment of slaves. | Stanley M. Elkins | Slavery: A problem in American Institutional and Intellectual Life (1958) | He concluded that most Slaves adopted a personality – docile, submissive, child-like, loyal and completely dependant on their masters. He did not argue that slaves were naturally this way, but instead argued that slavery had transformed their personalities in the same way it occurred amongst prisoners in Nazi concentration camps. | John W. Blassingame | The Slave Community (1972) | One of the first historical...
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...Bank's new positioning or competitive differentiation strategy ? They redefined their target : mostly danish families and people who can affford such a costly quallity of services Jyske Bank developped new technological and human ways to allow their customers resolving their problems There is a focus on the customer, everything is set to take care of them : employees' training, more time and more bankers, new spaces to welcome customers... They built a new Identity, to be recognizable, be peculiar (even if people can dislike that). 2- What changes did the bank make to get to its new position ? What effect did these changes have ? They dedicated an employee to a customer (again the idea of greater focus on customers) The creation of teams dedicated to provide the best service possible to the customer Employees are trained to become more helpful to the customers The implementation of Cafe's (the new spaces I quoted previously)makes the customer feel safer, better, home... The Bank implemented transparency, letting the customer aware of everything that happens The loan process has been changed to become a much more simple process : the branch used to need the approval of the regional level, which is no longer the case. Every branch has gained power and autonomy as the managers and employees did. 3- Analyze Jyske Bank's success using the Service Quality Gaps Model – Chapter 2 (eg what are Jyske Bank's strategies for closing each...
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...1. Geox was using the type of Incremental and technology innovation, which provided the small improvement in current product line. With the slogan “the shoe that breathes”, Geox created the innovation of rubber soles and leather soles patent which could let shoes waterproof and breathable made people felt more comfortable to wear it. 2. Geox used the blue ocean strategy that created a new market place rather than competed with others in the existing industry. They also redefined the market space with its unique proposition, slogan (breathing shoes) all around the world and for all the market segments to marketing its value and specialty. They were also customer oriented, created value by listening carefully to customer’s needs. They also tried to be a family brand that covers most of the market segments not only adult (men, women) but also children, with full ranges of models for different uses (casual, sports, fashion…) 3. Because Geox is the first company entered the field, they don’t have competitor in the breathable shoe market when they first came in. They not only don’t have competitor but also have the opportunity to apply for the original patent and corollary patents which made the competitor hard to copycat their technology. They also researched cross-market to position for products, and expanded the production to include sports footwear to diversity the market. 4. I think Geox did enter an attractive industry because shoes are the kind of product that people will...
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...something more. In Fahrenheit 451, people aren’t happy, although they think they are. Ray Bradbury interprets happiness as knowledge. Knowledge being the key to happiness, is unfortunately censored in their society. In order for people to be truly happy they must have obtained quality information, leisure, and most importantly freedom. Quality of information in our society is the key to opening the doors to a happy life. Occasionally, society throws a web of lies at us. In Fahrenheit 451, the firemen are disposing of the knowledge, truth, and life by burning the books. Bradbury describes that quality information contains “texture”. Throughout the whole book, Montag is in search of finding quality information. Faber tells Montag that he isn’t interested in the books, he’s interested in the meaning, authenticity, and detail. The...
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...YES, marijuana should be legalized for many non-controversial reasons. Cannabis dates back to 6000 BC when the Chinese used cannabis seeds in their food (2). Since then it has evolved from creating clothes to smoking for medical and recreational purposes. The United States is one of the few countries where cannabis is actually illegal. There is no real answer on why it is illegal and the answer tends to change every time the topic is brought up. Most officials say they are preventing people from harming themselves or others but I feel if that’s their case then alcohol and caffeine shall be banned too. Marijuana is also very expensive to enforce. Milton Friedman and a group of over 500 economists stated that it cost the government just about 7.7 billion dollars a year just to enforce the drug (1). That seems to be way too much spending just to enforce a cheap and wildly grown plant. Enforcement also consists of over 700,000 arrests per year just for possession. Many people are being charged as first time offenders and being taken from their jobs and families just because they decided to get a little high. Since 1996, 19 states have legalized medical Marijuana. Medical marijuana has helped treat AIDS, cancer, ADHD, multiple sclerosis, nausea resulting from chemotherapy, Crohn's disease, glaucoma, epilepsy, insomnia, migraines, arthritis and lack of appetite. It has also been known to help decrease anxiety and depression. Doctors have also used medical marijuana on terminally...
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...motivations. The state began to control reproduction, helped by the witch hunt. Demography became the first ‘state science’. Certain common medieval contraceptive practises were eradicated and witches were often the village midwives. Women were demonised, particularly from the lower classes, and their position in the family and in society, their sexual and maternal duties and their relationships with men and the qualities women should have were redefined. Witches were ‘loose’, promiscuous, prostitutes or adulteresses, women who exercised their sexuality outside the bounds of marriage and procreation, they rebelled, took initiative, talked back, argued, swore and did not cry when they were tortured and posed a challenge to male authority and the church. By contrast a virgin could not be a witch and pregnant women were rarely charged with witchcraft. The fact that this charge could be punishable even in the absence of any evidence shows these charges were not designed to punish but were aimed at modifying social behaviour. The biggest fear was the erosion of male authority which posed a major threat to social discipline and family life. How could they promote the family they wanted with the husband as the undisputed king when women had the power to make men succumb to them? Sexually active women posed a social danger being able to undermine men’s self control, remove his sense of responsibility and his capacity to work and lose his reason. The witch hunt was therefore the first...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University: 430-V 07/12/2013 Suneeta Sharma The nursing profession has become the largest segment of nation’s health care workforce and has become integral part of health care services, so the future without large numbers of nurses is impossible to vision. The changing landscape of the health care system and the changing profile of population require that the system undergo a fundamental change to provide patient-centered care. To meet the demand for safe, quality, and affordable care will require a fundamental rethinking of the roles of many healthcare professional, including nurses. But nurses are unable to fully participate in the resulting evolution of the US health care system. A number of barriers prevent nurses from being able to respond effectively to rapidly changing health care setting. These barrier need to be overcome to ensure that nurses are well-positioned to lead change and advance health. In 2008, The Robert Wood Johnson and IOM launched a 2 year initiative to response to the need to assess and transform the nursing profession. The IOM appointed the Committee on the RJWF initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the IOM, with the purpose of producing a report that would make recommendations for an action-oriented blue print for the future of nursing. Nurses works in different setting, including hospitals, schools, long-term care centers. They have different level of education from LPN to nurse...
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...Deskilling Introduction Main body In Braverman’s argument, managers perpetually seek to control the process by which a workforce’s labour power(its ability to work) is directed towards the production of commodities(goods and servces) that can be sold for a profit. The control of this labour process is essential because profit is accumulated through 2 stages: firstly, through the extraction of the surplus value of labour and second, through the realisation of that value when the commodities are actually sold. These two stages are referred to as ‘valorisation’--- which means that managers are seeking to control the way work is organized, the pace of work and the duration of work, because these affect profitability. In Braverman’s analysis the managerial obsession with labour control is the key to an understanding of capitalism and leads managers to find ways of reducing the discretion exercised by the workforce in performing their jobs. In order to exert their own control over the workforce and limit the control and influence of employees, managers are seen to pursue a general strategy of deskilling---which can be classified in organisational and technological. Organisation deskilling is the separation of the conception and execution of work. The conceptual tasks(the more challenging and interesting parts of the job, such as planning and developing new working methods) are transferred to technical and managerial staff, while the execution of the work(less challenging part...
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...Over a period of time, the roles of nurses have been changed intensely. The role would continue to grow and diversify due to more focus on the preventative nature rather than being acute and curative. The country saw a new Affordable Health Care Act 2010 which cited numerous responsibilities and accountabilities on healthcare professionals. The nurses and physicians are warranted to generate a system that is more patient-centered and provide the optimal level of care. The IOM report “The future of nursing: Leading change, Advancing health”, summarizes the significance of changing nursing practice in numerous arenas to encounter distinctive needs of clients by executing the highest level of excellent care. The last few decades have witnessed nursing role evolving significantly and becoming integral part of the healthcare system. The IOM report has a remarkable influence on the nursing future. The IOM report released by the national academics of science lays utmost importance on the potential theory and uses evidence-based practice in order to improve the safety and quality of care rendered in the health care setting. In this paper, we will discuss the effect of IOM report on the various arenas of nursing practice, education, leadership, and management. The technology has changed our lives significantly and nursing is no exception to it. The modern technology has brought in many changes in nursing and healthcare system. The nursing have seen numerous changes and will continue...
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...the career detracts significantly from the non-work related needs of the individual. Furthermore, if companies are insensitive to employee needs, and work becomes a significant source of stress, not only does worker productivity lessen but that company’s name and reputation as an employer may hinder its own ability attract necessary quality employees. Employees and employers alike are looking for ways to increase worker satisfaction. One increasingly attractive solution is the growing acceptance of a flexible work week and schedule. Prominent employers like Kraft Foods, Texas Instruments and First Tennessee Bank have implemented these changes for their workers to boost productivity while increasing job satisfaction (Forbes). Employers are also using these flex schedules as a way of attracting and retaining their employees. For example, “In 1999 only 18 companies on Fortune magazine’s list of Best Places to Work offered telecommuting. Today, 79 do (ABC News).” The definition of flexibility encompasses a wide range of topics such as: • Flextime (compressed work weeks and shift flexibility) • Telecommuting • Paid Time Off (personal days and vacation by the hour) “Business leaders are learning how to position flexibility as a powerful management tool used to accomplish work more efficiently, while caring about the needs of employees and bringing strategic value to the organization (US Dept of Labor)”. Several options which are being used today...
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...SAFFOLA COOKING OIL - THE REPOSITIONING JOURNEY Case Summary Group 7, Section A: Swati Matta (PGP/16/054) Vivek Pratap Singh (PGP/16/057) Meenakshi Subramanian (PGP/16/090) Ashima Aggarwal (PGP/16/135) Gagandeep Singh (PGP/16/260) Thomas Dardare (IE/16/008) 1 The case analyzes the repositioning journey of Saffola. It was introduced in 1960s and it carved a niche for itself in the edible oil category by 1990. Growth has been steady for over a decade leading up to the turn of the century. Faced with stagnating sales in 2001, they launched an advertising campaign but its impact was short lived. In 2004, they again undertook a repositioning strategy to boost sales and appeal to people other than just heart patients. 1990s: The Healthy Decade Saffola’s target consumer: Urban Dweller, age group of 45+, male and belonging to SEC A. Promotion: Brand for the healthy heart Advertising Campaign: Played on the fear factor in patients. To give them a sense of security and a feeling that by consuming Saffola oil, they are taking a precautionary measure to avoid another encounter with a heart related condition. Their marketing efforts revolved around highlighting the fact that Saffola had ‘higher PuFA’ compared to regular oil. The consumer switched from regular cooking oil to Saffola oil on recommendation by his doctor or after suffering some heart-related condition. New Challenges of the New Century Around the turn of the century, Saffola’s sales had begun to stagnate. They introduced...
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...The labour market is a market by which workers compete in order to obtain employment, it is the province of the world by which commodities are bought and sold. It is a place where employees and workers share interaction; it is the market that employers strive to be the best and to provide the best jobs. In addition, according to the Economic Times "without competition there would be no market” (2010), therefore it is crucial that there is economic movement in the market. There will be three features of the labour market discussed within this assignment in order to highlight the inequalities. It aims discuss the inequalities amongst the gender factor, the concept of child labour and the links these factors have with unemployment. The argument which explains the gender inequalities within the labour market originates from the 1970s. However, it is fair to state that a lot has changed within society in particular the labour force since then. It is difficult to identify the particular factor that clarifies such segregation but many conclude on the basis of pay discrimination. Other factors to explain gender segregation could relate to comparative biological advantages, underinvestment in human capital, differential income role and entry barriers....(Bettio and Verashchagina (2009) Examples of gender inequality within the work place are common amongst contemporary society and this is because there are continued obvious biases in the labour market. There are hidden practices within...
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