...Fast Food Workers’ Rights At a glance it is easy to see that the winning formula for the high economic success in the fast food industry is comprised of cheap food and cheap labor. Their ability to sell food at a low price in a matter of minutes caters to families or individuals limited on time or money, and in many cases both of these factors are of equal importance. Inordinately the consumption of low cost labor in the fast food industry has resulted in an underpaid and under protected workforce. In many ways limitations on workers’ rights in the fast food industry have been instrumental in the high profitability of the corporations that dominate it; however, the formation of unions or other sources of support for fast food workers would have implications on the price and/or quality of the final products sold. These implications, in particularly the price of the food, would force a complete restructure of the expectations and needs of customers who currently frequent the restaurants. A key element in sourcing low cost labor has been the excessive employment of teenagers. The fast food industry has exploited the needs and vulnerability of teenagers in order to create a high turnover workforce that is willing to accept low wages and easily taught. The industry has capitalized on assembly line production models, which require little skills from the workers; however, the machinery necessary for these conditions is often times dangerous and violates OSHA guidelines for...
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...A. According to the study, the Asia-Pacific region will experience the worst effect on rice and wheat yields worldwide, and decreased yields could threaten the food security of 1.6 billion people in South Asia. B. The crop model indicates that in South Asia, average yields in 2050 for crops will decline from 2000 levels by about 50 percent for wheat, 17 percent for rice, and about 6 percent for maize because of climate change. C. In East Asia and the Pacific, yields in 2050 for crops will decline from 2000 levels by up to 20 percent for rice, 13 percent for soybean, 16 percent for wheat, and 4 percent for maize because of climate change. D. With climate change, average calorie availability in Asia in 2050 is expected to be about 15 percent lower and cereal consumption is projected to decline by as much as 24 percent compared to a no climate change scenario. E. In a no-climate change scenario, the number of malnourished children in South Asia would fall from 76 to 52 million between 2000 and 2050, and from 24 to 10 million in East Asia and the Pacific. Climate change will erase some of this progress, causing the number of malnourished children in 2050 to rise to 59 million in South Asia and to 14 million in East Asia and the Pacific, increasing the total number of malnourished children in Asia by about 11 million. F. To counteract the effects of climate change on nutrition, South Asia requires additional annual investments of 1.5 billion USD in rural development...
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...“America’s Food Crisis “ is an article written by an environmental issue specialist named Bryan Walsh. This is an article full of examples on how chemicals, animals living environments, and many other factors effect the that we put into our bodies. Throughout the article, Walsh is attempting to convince his readers that there is indeed a food crisis in America. Overall, Walsh argues his point of view using average ethical, logical, and pathological appeals, which in the end give him the result of a argument that is not effective nor ineffective. Bryan Walsh presents has a good credible background but he has a tone throughout this article that would lead his readers to think other wise. Walsh is a environmental issue specialist and writes on environmental issues for Time Magazine. This makes him credible in the work field of this article. But, Walsh also uses a particular tone inside the article that would lead his readers to believe he is being sarcastic. Such as when Walsh says, “Given that, it’s no surprise we’re so fat; it simply cost to much to be thin” (Walsh 471). This dampens down his credibility. Overall, it gives him a ethical appeal that is not effective or ineffective....
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...Humanity or Food Industries? Over the years food industries have been the blame for obesity when in reality it's the people's fault. They disregard the fact that fast food is atrocious because they still manage to invest their money into it. People show indifference when it comes to eating healthy which leads to bad eating habits and eventually obesity. It seems as people don't care about eating healthy and maintaining a stable diet. Obesity is optional, it is never mandatory to eat fast food. People just blame the fast food industries for personal reasons. Fast food throughout the world is advertised to the public but never forced to purchase. Article Fast Food Culture Serves Up Super Size America “hard for people to constrain...
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...Author Scott Blagden 3 sentence summary Dear Life, You Suck is asset in Maine. It follows the life of Cricket Cherpin who has a depressing back-story and a not-so bright future. When a girl named Wynona Bidaban comes into his life. He soon realizes that his life does not have to ‘suck’. That maybe there just might be a chance that he can find happiness despite his difficult situation. Main Conflict and how it was resolved Cricket Cherpin has lived in an orphanage ran by nuns for the past 8 years. The main conflict is that he is now 8 months away from checking out of the orphanage system and is having a hard time choosing his future. He has been contemplating 3 main choices about his future: (1) move up from being an assistant drug-dealing of his best friend to being a full time dealer himself; (2) take all of the Caretaker’s, training and start boxing for money; or (3) step off a cliff and end his life. This conflict was resolved because of Wynona Bidaban and Cricket’s English teacher Ms. Moxie. They showed him that he's good at something and that there's more to life than what his rough childhood has shown him. The Main Theme and how it helped this year The main theme of this book was to show that you should never give up just because life gets hard. This book helped me this year because it showed me that my life could be worse. Qualities of the Main Charater I admired? Do we share qualities? In what way? The qualities of the main character I admired are...
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...The current food crisis: The current world food situation is demonstrating the increasing demand for food on a global scale. This food crisis is consequently causing an increasing gap between the rich and poor, developing world and the developed world. This gap includes the amount and quality of food that is being consumed, shown through North America and Europe’s increasing problems of obesity associated with obesity. The European Union Common Agricultural policy enforced in the 1990s and early 2000s an order to reduce food production and reduce leftovers or waste. Once the Cold War was over, Europe had less need for large storage of food as war seemed less likely to happen. At the same time there is an increasing population of those living in LEDCs. These people are poorer and hungrier and as a consequence suffer severe health problems such as malnutrition and starvation. The global food prices rose in 2008. One of the products which had a large increase was rice which resulted in riots in Africa and Asia. Even people in MEDC’s spent a large portion of their income on food and daily essentials. As a result, people either cut down on quality of food, amount of food or spend more money trying to still afford the luxuries of high quality food. However the increase in food prices would have had an effect upon the rest of the global or local economies. Green Revolution, a possible temporary solution? The Green revolution took place in the 1960s the green revolution was...
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...product harm crisis and identify the factors that contribute to a product harm crisis. I will compare and contrast the findings of the various studies on the product harm crisis. I conclude by synthesizing my analysis of the research to develop and support a recommendation for an organization handling a product harm crisis. Product-Harm Defined Product-harm crisis can be defined as an occasion when a product or brand is faulty, substandard, contaminated or dangerous to the general public. The crisis could have an effect on the whole product category or a subset of the group. In most instances, this crisis prompts a product recall on a voluntary basis by the organization or forced by external regulators. In today's market, product-harm crises are often global events. The short-term consequences of a product harm crises are lost revenues and the expenses associated with product recalls. The long-term effect of these crises is damaged reputation to the affected brand and organization. The key challenge for organizations confronted with a product harm crisis is to restore consumer confidence. Examples of Product-Harm An example of this product harm crisis involved Kraft Foods Australia‘s peanut butter division. Kraft was notified of a possible link between its peanut butter and salmonella poison outbreak. This brand of peanut butter was recalled and removed from stores. Business Reviews Weekly in 1996 stated that Kraft’s Foods share sank from...
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...responds to emergency disasters efficiently but also uses donations to rebuild hospitals, educational centers and places of refuge (for food, medicine and shelter), making them more structurally stronger allowing them to withstand damage and inevitably fulfill the purpose of construction. Our Mission Human Help Worldwide Mission Statement: “Our aim is to eliminate poverty with the support of the public, not only tackling the vital crisis but maintaining communities which are being rebuilt from the effects of disasters. We aim to do this by always aiming high to excel in our mission”. Our Aims • Our aim is to create an awareness of support needed in areas which are being rebuilt from disasters. • Our aim is to give the people in need the advice, tools & continuous support they need to start a new life. • We aim to fulfill the needs of those suffering by providing clean water, food & clothing, which will allow them to survive. • We will build hospitals, schools & community centers allowing these people to become educated, healthy and succeed in life. We will gain sponsorships for families, orphans & students helping them to succeed Human Help Worldwide Limited (HHW) is a UK-based charity providing international relief to The victims of poverty, which may have been caused by natural disasters and humanitarian crisis. We strive to do this by organizing projects and programmers with the general public designed to benefit generations in creating...
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...Model of Crisis Intervention ABC Model of Crisis Intervention Introduction Every person ultimately experiences crisis moments that may differ in content but tend have specific shared characteristics. Usually, crisis entails loss, threat, as well as the unexpected. There have been various theoretical techniques provided for assisting those functioning through crisis. Generally, the most effectual techniques tend to follow a short therapeutic model which stresses the episode isolated from other problems and seeks an action plan to mitigate the crisis. The ABC model provides a useful instrument to enhance the counseling procedure. “A” stands for basic attending skills, “B” stands for the identification of problem and healing intervention, while “C” represents coping skills (Grice, 2010). This paper employs the ABC model to attend, indentify, intervene and assist in coping in Jones crisis. ABC Model of Crisis Intervention The case study involve a report from Mr. John who claims that his neighbor who they have been sharing coffee and chats has stayed for about two months without being seen outside the house. According to Mr. John, his neighbor Mr. Jones failed to turn up for their usual morning coffee in the neighboring restaurant, since his son started coming on daily basis to check on him. The last time when Mr. John saw him, Mr. Jones had bruise on his face and Mr. John feels that something is amiss. With this regard he decided to report the matter to crisis workers...
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...1. Introduction This paper analyses the performance of the company Ice-Fili at the end of fiscal year 2002. It’s the oldest Russian ice cream producer. It originated from the former state-run Soviet company Moshladokombinat N 8. In 1992 it was privatised and registered as a private jointstock company under the name Ice-Fili. Its CEO is Anatoliy Vladimirovich Shamanov. He transitioned the company to a privatized for-profit firm after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The transition was successful; it could hold its good market position and remains the largest Russian ice cream producer in the year 2002. All information about the company, the competitive environment and the political situation used in the following article are derived from the Harvard Business School Case Ice-Fili (Rukstad, Mattu, & Petinova, 2003). 2. External Analysis In this part it will be looked at the Russian ice cream industry. Therefore, an industry definition will be given. Its structure will be highlighted and from there on, the threats for Ice-Fili will be examined. 2.1 The Russian ice cream industry In the case of Ice-Fili we deal with the Russian ice cream industry. It concerns the production of frozen ice cream products from the raw material to the selling of the different sorts of ice. The original Russian ice cream consists only of natural ingredients. The people love its unique flavour that comes mainly from the high percentage of milk fat which makes it less sweet and...
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...brands include Barbie, Hot Wheels, American Girl, and Fisher-Price. The company operates in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe. It is headquartered in El Segundo, California and employs 27,000 people. (xplosivestocks.com) The start or recovery from damage done to the well-known brand due to recalls. After paying $40 million dollars in recalls for more than 19 million toys in China, Mattel was in a crisis. Their stock was dropping, lawsuits, media attacks, lost sales, and increased expense of litigation cost. Mattel was now suffering from a tarnished brand name and customer loyalty. Mattel’s challenges included convincing parents that child safety and product safety is more important that revenue, form an alliance with Chinese suppliers and the government to create honorable quality control solutions, improve international communication, and manage investor, customer, and government relationships. There had to be an effective plan put in place that represents the company taking full responsibility for their role in this neglect to have a valid audit system. Pet food, toothpaste, Mattel toys, and Thomas the Tank were all part of the products recalled in 2007. Voluntary recalls or improvement...
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...Whenever an epic crisis happens or strikes these people are ready and prepared for it. By using the socialism system there would be no red tape to go through because you will be dealing with the government and middle man. In this case wiping out the middle man and politics that a state may have to go through is eliminated. The state would already be dealing with the government and after analyzing the damage and estimating how much the state may need in funding they can go right to the source. The Government also has the ability to speak right with the President of the United States and he is able to declare it a state of federal disaster. When this decision is made it is then easier to know which funding to ask for. In an emergency situation a socialist system would be the best to respond. The needs of the people will be met and everyone will get assistance no matter what. With help from the government the departments get the help that they need to take care of natural disasters. They are able to provide the services that are necessary. This system has quotas and this is a benefit to them. When the earthquake hit, it was able to give resources to help rebuild the country. With using this system everyone is treated equally. Non-profit organizations also play a big role in emergency situations. They can go in and provide medical treatment if necessary. They can give blood if needed to injured parties. These organizations can also provide food and water if the...
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...Case study no.2 Natural disasters A-Problem definition In case of a disaster event, there are several effects, such as humanitarian effects, including the loss of lives and persons injured; ecological effects among other damage to ecosystems; and economic effects, comprising different effects on the economy. National disaster effects can be caused by the disaster itself or by follow on directly or indirectly. B-Justification of the problem Natural disasters have severe effects on different industries, if the decisions taken after the occurrence of the disasters were not based on appropriate study for the results that may occur, this may lead to huge losses for the industry and for the whole country. 1-Lake of planning Lake of knowledge and how to predict the occurrence of natural disasters is a main reason of the problem. 2-Insurance companies making as much insurance policies as they can although they don’t know if they can satisfy the customer needs or not. 3-Decision makers don’t have the good argument to convince customers or community by their decisions C-List of alternatives 1. Awareness 2. Planning and prevention Measures to eliminate or reduce the incidence or severity of emergencies. Actions taken in anticipation of, during, and immediately after an emergency to ensure that its effects are minimized, and that people affected are given immediate relief and support. 3. Response Process of supporting emergency-affected communities in reconstruction...
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...TECNOLÓGICO DE MONTERREY | THUNDERBIRD Production Operation Management TOYOTA: THE ACCELERATOR CRISIS Study Case Report | | 1. What were the drivers of Toyota´s accelerators crisis? Why was Toyota facing a recall crisis? The drivers of Toyota crisis were Strategic, structural and cultural issues. At the strategic level, the cost reduction strategy added with the increasing of the output volume strategy caused a decrease in quality. Furthermore, the structure of Toyota (HQs in Japan and not in the U.S) impacted Toyota’s response to customer’s claims, taking a long time to address Toyota consumer’s concerns, and in fact was one of the most criticized issues during the crisis. In other words, the company took a considerable time before recalling units that meant life losses and significant economic impacts. At the cultural managerial level, there were difficulties driven by how Japanese address the situation vs. how Americans deal with the problems. The company lost its original philosophy due to different cultural orientations between Japanese headquarters and North American subsidiaries. The fact that Toyota was recovering from its last unit’s recall (due to motors leaking oil) plus the beginning of the global financial crisis, ended up yielding a deviation of the original long term plan to look after the U.S subsidiary´s financial performance, triggering a swap in the three main pillars of Toyota (Safety, Quality and Volume). 2. Michael...
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...Discussion questions 1. Pick a recent news article that focuses on some international or global problem, and give examples of how and where states, markets, and societies interact and at times conflict with one another. How hard is it to determine the analytical boundaries between the state, market, and society in this case? ONU se reúne tras supuesto uso de armas químicas Los estados interactúan ya que son los encargados de mantener la seguridad de cada país, por eso acuden a las organizaciones que se ocupan de este tipo de asuntos. Los mercados pueden verse afectados por las consecuencias de este tipo de ataques y estos dos se implica la sociedad ya que es la afectada de lo que resulte esta situación. Es fácil distinguir los límites de cada parte en este tema ya que el que tiene la mayor responsabilidad es el estado. 2. Review the basic elements and features of the IPE approach: the three main theoretical perspectives, the four structures, the levels of analysis, and the types of power. Which ones do you feel you understand well and which ones need more work? Los niveles Individual y el de los estados son los más fáciles de comprender ya que se pueden estudiar sin tanto conflicto, pero el sistema internacional: el conflicto internacional a veces es causado por la naturaleza conflictiva del hombre. 3. Define and outline the major features of globalization. Explain the connection between economic liberal ideas and globalization. Which of the three IPE...
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