...between citizens and their police could be reduced, allowing for better communication between the two. In the incident of Tracy Ingle, a no-knock raid lead to him being horribly wounded. Assuming he was dealing with robbers due to the lack of communication, he waved an inactive pistol at what were actually officers. In retaliation officers immediately opened fire, “Ingle was shot five times, with one bullet destroying his femur and leaving his leg ‘dangling from his body connected only by a bloody mess of meat, skin, and tendon’” (Epstein). This situation contained two major flaws: the police did not allow for communication with the suspect and instead decided to perform a no-knock raid, and immediately opened fire on Ingle without attempting to talk to him first and understand his intentions. With proper training, the officers would have been less likely to make such a sudden and brash decision, and the conflict could have been resolved without any bloodshed. This opinion is shared by Kurt Eichenwald, who was the recipient of the George Polk award for journalism twice and a writer for The New York Times for over twenty years. In reference to the death...
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...harm to others then we are living in a messed up world. Management plays a major role in this violence by either being to tranquil in how they handle violence or even if they are encouraging the violence. When I was growing up the sports I participated in taught me about sportsmanship, character, being a good loser and winner, showing respect to others, teamwork, hard work, time management, social skills and more. My coaches played a big part in that, they made sure that we played fairly, and always played with sportsmanship. The coaches that I played under were great role models and winning did not mean anything if we didn’t do it the right way. In high school, we made it to the final four twice, won district all four years, were regional runner-ups twice and won regionals twice. We were very successful and at no point was violence being encouraged, and if there was any bad sportsmanship or violence there was always consequences. Many kids dream about playing professionally, but our professional sports are now a place where players are being paid off to cause harm to other players. When did the leagues decide that it was ok to reward players for ending someone’s career on purpose? Where did the ethics go? Management needs to reevaluate the way they operate when it comes to violence in...
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...café in the Dreyfus University Center? Or do you make a two-minute drive to the nearest Starbucks or Dunkin’ Doughnuts and buy an over commercialized, coffee? Of course Starbucks is closer and you can sit down and sip your coffee and knock out your English paper. Because of your hasty decision, you and your community could be missing out on the benefits of buying from a local business. Buying through locally owned businesses helps build a stronger local economy, supports local communities, and reduces the environmental consequences of traditional grocery stores. One of the benefits to buying from a local business is producing a stronger local economy through keeping a larger amount of money in the local community. Small businesses and farmers have a hard time competing with large corporations such as Wal-Mart, Cub Foods, and Sam’s Club. Small businesses also have a difficult time competing with each other due to the surplus of small companies that comprise a large portion of the market. Compared to these chain stores, locally owned businesses recycle a much larger share of their revenue back into the local economy, which aids in...
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...Memorandum Re: Tech Upgrade Proposal To: Mr. Kern From: Me A. I performed a SWOT analysis on the current AEnergy technology infrastructure. A SWOT analysis is a technique and opportunity for a thoughtful overview of where things are good and where things need improvement. SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. I’ve reviewed our system for all four of the SWOT attributes to give the following summary and suggestions. A1. Strengths: Secure: Our current system is secure. We use SSL authentications for all inbound data requests, VPN tunneling between sites and from outside the facilities, WPA encryption with MAC filtering for accessing wireless networks inside the facilities, physical access to the servers is available only to 4 key employees, and key cards are needed to access databases ensuring we know who it was that accessed it (Dooms, 2010). Functional: Employees are able to access shared documents, applications, and each other in such a way that the individual worker is just as effective with other coworkers regardless if they are in office or at another office. Redundancy: We have strong power backups for our IT infrastructure that mitigates the possibility of down time due to electrical failure. Each site can function if the other sites servers go down, and each site has backups on site as well as backups that go off site (Laan, 2013). Routing: Routers are used to control information flow effectively...
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...From concern to consumption Influencing the purchase behavior of green consumers ndustrial pollution is widely blamed for many environmental problems. Awareness of such issues has risen dramatically over recent years. As a result, concern for the environment now occupies a prominent place in public consciousness. Most business organizations realize this and fully accept the need to conduct their affairs in a socially responsible manner. Environmental welfare is a major part of this obligation. Compliance is a must. I Opportunity knocks But demand for green solutions also presents firms with a rich source of opportunity. Smart operators will be alert to this. Developing products that benefit rather than harm the environment can prove a highly lucrative exercise. An ability to create such products is not sufficient though. Companies need to get the message across too. Knowledge about product eco-friendliness remains limited among many consumer groups, making it vital that firms and marketers provide information which is accurate and reliable. Anything short of this increases consumer skepticism and damages trust. The prospect of purchase would then seem a million miles away. Is product greenness enough to tempt the consumer? Invariably not. In fact, the environmental performance of their purchase is often way down the list of priorities. People still attach greater merit to such as value for money, quality and performance reliability. Few are prepared to compromise. There’s...
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...The High Life In high school peer pressure is stronger then ever. Students are critically judged by their peers and are forced to either compromise one’s own moral values to fit into the group or face being ostracized and out casted. Students sometimes feel backed against a wall and following the group is sometimes easier than going against the grain. It all started a few years ago on a blistering summer day towards the end of the school year. Class was, like usual, long, boring and unbelievably tiresome. All day long I had been thanking God, more than usual, that it was Friday; earlier that day I ran it an old friend, Deiondre Howard, we made plans to hangout; he said he wanted to introduce me to a few friends and chill with a few girls. So with the possibility of meeting and flirting with a couple hot girls, I droned through last period, counting the seconds go by on my English teacher’s old handmade wooden clock. Suddenly the bell rings, I sighed with instant relief, “Finally”. I darted out of class like a bat out of hell, excited, I immediately ran into the jam packed grid-lock traffic of Bayside High School’s hallways. As I pushed, shoved, and fought my way through the human blockade I slowly but surely made it closer to the courtyard. Bayside’s courtyard is like a crucible filled with every type of spice you could imagine mixed together. With that said, like any other high school, Bayside still had its moments of segregation based on popularity. For instance, there’s...
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...aim of carrying out projects that would introduce low carbon transport as well as a seamless journey to reward those who opt to use public transport within the Bedfordshire area. A particular team who had a focus on improving bus routes and times fell subject to my evaluation. The team were working on a project that would introduce a new bus route in an area where members of the public were having difficulty accessing public transport. The project team consisted of three individuals, two project officers who were direct reports to a project manager. At a particular stage of their project it became apparent that a promotional opportunity to senior project officer became vacant for one of the two. Attitudes towards this promotion varied between the two members of the team. Though one of the officers remained modest as well as optimistic about the opportunity, the other appeared over confident and totally disregarded the other as competition for the role. This was resolved by the situation being brought to...
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...Strategy Recommendation Project: Samsung Group and Samsung Electronics MBA6004 Foundational Skills for Business Leaders Abstract This paper analyzes how Samsung can continue to maintain a competitive advantage over its competitors by incorporating social networking sites such as Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and Vine into its social media strategy. Samsung has a long track record of excellence and continues to be a powerful and reliable brand to millions of users. Presently, Samsung is marketing primarily through YouTube and television ads. Yet, with the rapid changes in technology, Samsung’s use of Instagram, Twitter and other social networking sites can allow the business to take its brand to significant levels. Taking advantage of multiple social networking sites can not only help Samsung maintain a competitive edge, it will allow the company to maximize its business and foster real brand advocates and loyal customers. With the undeniable popularity and rapid expansion of Instagram, Twitter and other social media sites, the benefits would be significantly worth Samsung using these platforms as a part of its social media strategy. The History of Samsung Samsung is a multi-million dollar technology company founded by Lee Byung-chul as a trading company in 1938 which sells everything from televisions to cell phones, to appliances and other commodity products. Samsung first...
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...MAKE IN INDIA – PROSPECTS OF ELECTRONIC SECTOR Presented By: Sandeep.P.S, Akhila Reddy FEBRUARY 26, 2015 SIVA SIVANI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOMPALLY, HYDERABAD PAPER PRESENTATION MAKE IN INDIA – PROSPECTS OF ELECTRONIC SECTOR Students-PGDM D. Akhila Reddy (ph:8008603183, mail: akhila.23tps@ssim.ac.in) Sandeep P.S(ph:09037323232, mail: Sandeep.23tps@ssim.ac.in) Siva Sivani Institute of Management, Secunderabad. ABSTRACT “Make in India” is an international marketing strategy, conceptualized by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on 25th September 2014 to attract Foreign direct investments from businesses around the world. Ultimately this process will strengthen the India's manufacturing sector. The campaign's purpose is to enhance job creation, boost the national economy and convert India to a selfreliant country and to give the global recognition to Indian economy. The purpose of Make in India is to convert the Indian economy as the manufacturing hub and to transform the Indian economy. India is inviting the investors from the rest of the world by eliminating laws and regulations, making bureaucratic processes easier and shorter, and make government more transparent, responsive and accountable. India is well known for software industry but lagging in hardware industry, therefore India is importing most of the electronic goods like Mobiles, Laptops, Flat panel LED, LCD TVs from foreign countries like Japan, China USA,UK, Singapore etc. as they have the brand...
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...www.hbr.org As a market, women represent a bigger opportunity than China and India combined. So why are companies doing such a poor job of serving them? The Female Economy by Michael J. Silverstein and Kate Sayre Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea 2 The Female Economy Reprint R0909D The Female Economy The Idea in Brief • Women represent the largest market opportunity in the world. • But despite women’s dominant buying power, many companies continue to market mostly to men and fail to explore how they might meet women’s needs. • Companies that can offer tailored products and services—going beyond “make it pink”—will be positioned to win when the economy begins to recover. COPYRIGHT © 2009 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. page 1 As a market, women represent a bigger opportunity than China and India combined. So why are companies doing such a poor job of serving them? The Female Economy by Michael J. Silverstein and Kate Sayre COPYRIGHT © 2009 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Women now drive the world economy. Globally, they control about $20 trillion in annual consumer spending, and that figure could climb as high as $28 trillion in the next five years. Their $13 trillion in total yearly earnings could reach $18 trillion in the same period. In aggregate, women represent a growth market bigger...
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...– SCOPE DEFINITION Synopsis he purpose of the preliminary investigation phase is threefold. First, it answers the question, “Is this project worth looking at?” To answer this question, this phase must define the scope of the project and the perceived problems, opportunities, and directives that triggered the project. T In this milestone you will prepare a Request for System Services, which is the trigger for the Preliminary Investigation Phase. Also, you will use fact-finding techniques to extract and analyze information from an interview to determine project scope, level of management commitment, and project feasibility for the Client Technology Tracking System. With these facts and facts obtained from the Case Background, you will have the necessary information to complete the Problem Statement Matrix and, if assigned, construct the Project Feasibility Assessment Report. Objectives After completing this milestone, you should be able to: ⇒ Complete a Request for System Services form, which triggers the preliminary investigation phase. ⇒ Analyze a user interview and extract pertinent facts that can be used to assess project feasibility. ⇒ Complete a Problem Statement Matrix documenting the problems, opportunities, or directives of the project. ⇒ Prepare and understand the structure and content, of the Project Feasibility Assessment Report. Prerequisites Before starting this milestone the following topics should be covered: 1. The scope definition phase - Chapters 3 and 5...
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...DEFINITION Synopsis T he purpose of the preliminary investigation phase is threefold. First, it answers the question, “Is this project worth looking at?” To answer this question, this phase must define the scope of the project and the perceived problems, opportunities, and directives that triggered the project. In this milestone you will prepare a Request for System Services, which is the trigger for the Preliminary Investigation Phase. Also, you will use fact-finding techniques to extract and analyze information from an interview to determine project scope, level of management commitment, and project feasibility for the Client Technology Tracking System. With these facts and facts obtained from the Case Background, you will have the necessary information to complete the Problem Statement Matrix and, if assigned, construct the Project Feasibility Assessment Report. Objectives After completing this milestone, you should be able to: Complete a Request for System Services form, which triggers the preliminary investigation phase. Analyze a user interview and extract pertinent facts that can be used to assess project feasibility. Complete a Problem Statement Matrix documenting the problems, opportunities, or directives of the project. Prepare and understand the structure and content, of the Project Feasibility Assessment Report. Prerequisites Before starting this milestone the following topics should be covered: 1. The scope definition phase - Chapters...
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...Outcome 1 Business culture and strategy Word count: 2196 words Pages: 9 Intro: The Aim of this assessment is to show how the industry that Alphabet Games deals in has changed and continues to do so. I need to show how these changes have taken effect using the P.E.S.T Analysis and S.W.O.T Analysis, I also need to provide a set of guidelines to the company on how to use a S.W.O.T Analysis so that they can continue to monitor their needs etc. P-Political Political views and guidelines have changed the way most companies work these days. Alphabet Games works within an area of business that is constantly changing in the world of politics. The Government has set out new rules for game makers to ensure maximum safety for games, particularly online games, these are the type of games that other people can contact you in real time, either via text, voice or video calling and it’s important to help users particularly young users to stay safe. Games sold within the British Market now must hold the PEGI age rating clearly displayed on the case of the game. This is again to ensure safety, that gamers are playing age appropriate games and that the younger ones are not subjected to scenes of violence, sexual imagery or language deemed as profanity. These rules were brought into place after long and constructive studies proved that younger gamers are easily influenced by computer games especially the more popular ones, there have been cases in the past where individuals have mimicked...
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...I can claim it, and I can testify to it that Jesus is the center of life, and I know for sure that He is at the center of my life. Many people struggle with Jesus today, especially in the last ten years or so. It seems like since 9/11 happened people have lost touch with God, and some have even turned to other gods. It is a sad world we live in, if you look at it from a worldly point of view. This is not the way to look at things; you have to look at it from a spiritual point of view. God is in complete control and always has been, He has a plan and He is definitely putting it into action. Just read the book of Revelation and you will see that God’s plan is coming together perfectly. I could spend all day here with many quotes from Revelation but by the time I got done we would have a thousand pages or so of just quotes, so I will just say this, Just READ IT! Before I continue any further, I will state this and claim it, that there is only ONE GOD AND THAT IS JESUS CHRIST THE LORD!!! He is the “The Way, The Truth and The Life.” (John 14:6 ESV) I will always believe that, no matter what the world says. John 14:6 alone sums it up in my opinion that Jesus Christ is the center of life, and the only true living breathing Son of God; another one of my favorite quotes from God’s Holy Word, and it sums it up as well, that Jesus Christ is the true God, it is in 1 John 5:20, and states it very plainly; “And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that...
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...true that anyone and everyone who writes can be considered a writer; it is not necessarily true that those whose writings follow a certain ideal structure are writers. According to Smith, what a writer openly says through his writing is not necessarily important; however, what a writer or an author whispers is what is of great importance (Morrel and Niles 128). What this implies is that anything whatsoever can be written to satisfy what readers and the audience are expected to see and feel (Anthony Collins 54). However, the messages in such writings can be continually nurtured in order to increase the power of the emotions and the images communicated if the story is relayed via a deeper message. This means that authors and writers can opt not to put a vivid face in the true significance and purport; this eventually expands the force field of their story’s meaning (Collins 34). Further, this prospers the capacity of the readers and the audience to interpret and explore; particularly, when the author employs the use of writing devices that prompt the readers to explore the writing in very different light. This is the kind of technique that Frank Kafkas employs in his novel, “The Metamorphosis”, in which he presents readers with a story of how a man mutates into a bug – a cockroach. “The Metamorphosis” is not just an intriguing tale, it is also a perfect example of an author employing various writing techniques, and how such techniques can change the interpretation of a story (Wyllie...
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