...Running Head: SOCIO-GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS Socio-geographic Factors [Name of thе writer] [Name of thе institution] Socio-geographic Factors Introduction Unitеd Way of America, based in Alexandria, Virginia, is а non-profit organization that works with thе 1,303 local Unitеd Way offices throughout thе country in а coalition of charitable organizations to pool efforts in fundraising аnd support. Thе focus of Unitеd Way is identifying аnd resolving pressing community issues, as well as making measurable changes in thе communities through partnerships with schools, government agencies, businesses, organized labor, financial institutions, community development corporations, voluntary аnd neighborhood associations, thе faith community, аnd others. Thе issues Unitеd Way offices focus on are determined locally because of thе diversity of thе communities served. Thе organization raises money in numerous ways; one way is through thе workplace, where employees can have automatic payroll deductions for Unitеd Way. Discussion Socio-geographic Factors Unitеd Way International has come а long way since thе dark days of 1992. That year, it nearly succumbed after losing much of its support in thе scandal surrounding charges of fraud аnd abuse by William Aramony, who presided over both Unitеd Way of America аnd Unitеd Way International. Today, thе charity, which seeks to spread thе Unitеd Way model of charitable fund raising abroad, has affiliates in 45 countries on six continents...
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...Socio-Geographic Factors MMPBL-560 Managing in a Cross Cultural Environment Socio Geographic Factors for Southwest Airlines Businesses are determine to be successful in the future because they know they will be challenged to embrace the changes in a diverse group, which will allow them to be competitive in the global sector. Organizations that will develop a cultural sensitivity will be crucial in order to succeed and within recruiting and retaining the qualified workforce. Defining cultural sensitivity is described as acceptance. Organizations will need to accept the values and beliefs of an individual. In addition, understanding that each employee is different and working together to learn and appreciate the similarities within them. Cultural sensitivity at times can be a challenge for larger organizations to develop. There are different aspects that can affect a business strategic plan to successfully identify and exploit diversity in the direction of sustaining development which consist of employees in the working class, regional variations that are currently present, and how the family impacts today’s workforce and the society. The following aspects have a crucial effect within recruiting and retaining a diverse labor force which determines the outcome of being successful or unsuccessful. Southwest Airlines is a national organization and has demonstrated how the following factors have impacted the organization. Identify and Define Class Class is...
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...RUNNING HEAD: Socio-Geographic Factors Theresa Good MMPBL/560 Professor Kimberly M. Edwards "Stratification is global. Social and economic inequalities stratify a world system defined by economic returns and political alliance. Billions of people have unequal access to life chances. The world is marked by strong disparities in income and living standards among and within nations. Most people now live under economic conditions over which they have little control" (Kottak & Kozaitis, 2003. ch 13. p.1). What determines class is it a person’s economic and political position in society or is it determined by social status such as income which often determines power. Class or socioeconomic status (SES) permeates our social behavior and thought (Kottak & Kozaitis, 2003. p.2). Unfortunately, Americans determine a person's worth by his/her educational status and employment. However, organizations must incorporate social responsibility in order to facilitate the formation of cultural diversity. Currently, the Gap Inc. is one of the world's leading retail chain stores, with over 3,100 retail stores and fiscal returns in 2008 totaling $14.5 billion. The Gap Inc. is the pioneer of a chain of specialty retail store which include Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperline and Athleta. The Gap proclaims that their stores seeks new ways to connect with customers globally, uphold value and integrity to all shareholders, in addition to making a positive contribution in the...
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...market entry decisions have typically focused on country evaluations based on macro-economic data. While appropriate in providing an initial screening of countries, other factors, notably contextual factors, can provide important insights in assessing international market opportunities. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of context at four distinct levels. Design/methodology/approach – The literature on the influence of context on consumption and purchase behavior is reviewed to provide a framework to understand contextual factors as a means to refine entry strategy and develop effective segmentation strategies. Findings – A wide range of contextual factors exert influence on consumption choices and contribute to within-country heterogeneity. These are typically examined at the macro-level, but also need to be examined at the meso-level, micro-level and situational level to fully assess market opportunities and establish viable market segments. Practical implications – Examination of contextual factors provides a richer and deeper understanding of which international markets to enter and which segments to target. Within-country cultural diversity, dramatic economic and regional disparities and marked differences in the infrastructure need to be assessed. In particular, examination of contextual factors helps to shed light on heterogeneity within countries not only in customer behavior, but...
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...Running head: Socio-Geographic Factors. Socio-Geographic Factors University of Phoenix Socio-Geographic Factors Companies face many factors that affect the ways management can operate the business. In the United States companies are becoming global and facing challenges of attracting and retaining employees. This paper entails Verizon Communications’ policies and procedures that the company uses to address new and old issues that management faces. In today’s society many people come from diverse backgrounds and companies have to learn to work with the differences. Verizon Communications is a leader in providing broadband and other wire line and wireless communication innovations to business, government, mass market and wholesale customers. The company’s wireless operates the country’s most reliable wireless network. Verizon serves nearly 71 million customers nationwide. The company’s Wire line operations consist of Verizon Business, which produces innovative and flawless business solutions to customers around the world, and Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of congregate communications, information and entertainment services over the nation's most highly developed fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 228,000 and last year originated working revenues of $93.5 billion (Verizon Communications, p.20). Class and Work Values Class is described as the process of classifying people based...
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...OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE BUYING DECISION AND PURCHASE DECISION METHODOLOGY Study of the analysis of the consumer behavior is based on the interviews carried out for evaluating the basis of selection of CFL bulbs for home use and evaluation of the parameters involved in preferring Havell CFL over the competitors. The details of the interviews carried out with the customer are mentioned separately in the annexure. FACTORS AFFECTING THE CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR 1. CULTURE Sub culture and social class play an important influence on the consumer buying behavior. Sub culture provides more specific identification and socialization for their members .religion, racial groups and geographic regions .Different sub cultures based on religion, racial groups and geographic regions are characterized by different values , perceptions and preferences and in turn affects the buying behavior. In India socio economic classification is done on basis of earnings , education and occupation for rural and urban areas. This socio economic classification results in social stratification into different social classes having different preferences and choices for buying behavior. The people residing in rural areas and low profile localities of the cities form one social class and are having one subculture. The people belonging to this subculture gives the preference to low initial cost bulb rather than to high initial cost but energy efficient CFL bulbs. 2. SOCIAL FACTORS Social factors affect...
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...School Environment Analysis There are many environment, contextual factors and community needs of schools across the county. If you ever get the chance to sit down and really think about the different schools around where you live, please ask yourself what you think some of the effects of an involved or not community in the community school in the area where you live? At my current school some of the effects are socioeconomic, geographic, features of the classroom, ethnicity, and community and parent involvement. The overall environment does have an effect on the performance of each individual student. The community that I am a teacher is in Orlando, Florida. The community is Pine Hills which is a suburban area which consist of several subdivision and apartments. The geographic location has a vast effect on the community. The students can sometimes insist that their behavior should be a certain way because of what they see at home. According to the setting in which a school is located impacts the culture and values of its students and therefore their behaviors. In 2013 Pine Hills is perceived to be a high crime area .There are many schools, churches, and community organizations that assist the community effort for change. The police department in Orlando have increase their crime prevention unit in order to assist the neighborhoods to prevent crime in the surrounding areas. There has been a vast effort from the code enforcement in order...
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...both socio economic and geographical dimensions (ADA, 2004). Broadly, identifying geographical locations of dentists and measuring the spatial accessibility of the population to dental services can help identify areas with dental needs . To identify areas, with inadequate dental services, primary care, and mental health, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) uses the Health Professional Shortage Area designations (HPSA’s) as a measure of areas lacking access to dental care. The HPSA’s designations areas are classified according to geographical area (county or tract level), population groups, and facilities (HRSA, 2015). The HPSA’s uses a population-to-dentist ratio of more or less than 5000:1 as a geographical classification. According to Wang (2012), this fails to capture the spatial variation within a geographical unit and the potential spatial interaction between population and dentists. Despite this effort by the DHHS, measuring spatial accessibility to dentistry has received scant attention in the literature, compared to other accessibility measures to primary health care. By accessibility to dental care, we mean the ability of the population to reach dentists within a given time and distance. Two factors influence accessibility to dental care beyond the traditional definition; these are the availability of dental care and the willingness of patience to seek dental care (Guay, 2004). Aday and Andersen (1974), referred to these as geographic factors (spatial...
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...* Geographic factors of Bangladesh: The main geographic factors of Bangladesh are as follows – * Geographic location * Physiography * Climate * Forest * Rivers * Physiography of Bangladesh : The physiographic condition of a country influences the socio-economic and the political situation or development of a country. Physiography of Bangladesh also influences this country .A small portion of Bangladesh is high land. Major part of our country is plain land. Though there is no plateau in our country, there are a few traces in various regions of Bangladesh. * Physiography: On the basis of the land forms, the physiography of Bangladesh is divided into three parts. Such as- * Mountainous region of tertiary period. * Traces of Pleistocene period. * Alluvial floodplain. * Mountainous region of Bangladesh: Hills and mountainous land is the highest land of Bangladesh, It was raised during the tertiary age. It is situated in the Northeastern, Eastern and the Southeastern part of Bangladesh. The hills and the mountains in that period are considered as the same to the Himalaya and Arakan Yoma mountain, Because these were raised at the same period. According to the locational characteristics, these regions are classified into two groups. These are as follows- a) Northeastern Region and b) Southeastern Region. a) Northeastern region: The highlands in Sumangonj, Moulavibazar and the part of Netrokoana are under this...
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...P1: Explain the factor that affect the access of complementary therapy There are many factors that can affect the access of complementary therapies for an individual. these are some of the factors that affect complementary therapies: Physical factors: these barriers include whether or not the service user can access the building in which the complementary therapy is taking place. The individual may face problems such as morbidity issues which uses wheelchair and it is difficult for them to travel or have access to the building. Another example could be that the person might be the person is bed ridden so they cannot get access to any therapy. Geographic barriers: this is associated with where a person lives which may determine how easy it would be for a person to go to where the complementary therapy take place, whether or not there is access to the therapy using public transport. Therefore, geographic factors do affect the so if a person lives in a subarea they are less likely to be many complementary therapy making it difficult for the individual to travel long distance to get to the complementary therapy but if the complementary therapy that the person need is in the area due to less congregation or very little traffic make it easy for the individual to easily access the therapy. Socio economic: this issue can arise with how the service user is economically secure. The service users have to pay a certain amount for using the service of the therapy and this affect...
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...[pic] University of Information Technology and Sciences Assignment 1 Why International Companies differ from Domestic Companies Course Title: International Business Course Code: BUS 341 Department: BBA Date of Submission: February 16, 2012 Prepared For: Ayesha Binte Safiullah School of Business Prepared By: Samiul Islam Abir. ID 09310175 Why international companies differ from domestic companies? The companies doing their business in two or more country are international companies and the companies doing business in a single country only are domestic companies. There are many differences between these two types of companies. These differences occur due to the difference across borders. Nation-states generally have unique government systems, laws and regulations, currencies, taxes and duties, and so on, as well as different cultures and practices. So, What is Domestic Business: Domestic business is the exchange of goods, services, or both within the confines of a single national territory. It is always aimed at a single market and deals with only one set of competitive, economic, and market issues. The exchange is always with a single set of customers all the time, though the company may have several segments in a market. Domestic business may be sub-divided into Wholesale business, and Retail business. Wholesale is concerned with buying goods from manufacturers or dealers in large...
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...Educational Leadership in a Changing World Professor Harkins April 16, 2014 School Environment Analysis Essay There are a variety of contextual factors that can affect the teaching and learning process in a school or classroom. There are four main environmental factors that affect the learning process in a school that is located in a rural area. When setting up a positive classroom environment and school for learning, educators must consider the environmental factors of their community, school, and district; in addition to the classroom and student characteristics that are associated with those environmental factors. Environmental Factors of a Community The four main environmental factors that can affect a school located in a rural area include, but are not limited to community support, geographic location, socio-economics, and political climate. My community is located in more a rural area, where there is a lot of farming; therefore all of these environmental factors affect my learning community. There are mainly low to middle class people that live in my community with the majority of them being a part of the Democratic Party. My community is a very supported one. With that being said, many members of the community look out for each other and are involved in many activities in order to show their support. Due to the low socio-economic status of the community, the school has several assistantships to support the community. Some of these support systems are Tittle I, free...
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...Sheet & Income Statement for five (5) years • - Cash-Flow Statement Note: You may also use the following resource for your research:§Financial profiles for global companies: (http://news.morningstar.com/stockReturns/CapWtdIndustryReturns.html) Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you: 1. 1. Choose a country into which the company you selected may expand. Note: Ensure that the country you chose is currently not doing business with the selected company in any capacity (e.g., exporting, FDI, or contract manufacturing). 2. Develop a brief profile of the country that you have chosen. The summary should include: a) Geographic and historical data regarding international business b) Political and legal environment for conducting international business c) Business customs and practices d) Economic environment e) Socio-economic analysis...
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...?Purpose: The main aim of this paper is to propose a market segmentation approach based on all phases of wine purchase and consumption process. To this aim, we investigated the main components of wine purchasing behavior and the socio-demographic profile of those who are both wine buyers and consumers. ?Design/methodology/approach: Starting from consumer behavior literature, we identified six phases in the purchasing process and we operationalized each of them. A structured questionnaire was developed according to such framework and an empirical study was carried out. We realized 630 interviews to wine buyers and consumers. Then, we performed a cluster analysis in order to identify the most relevant market segments. ?Findings: Four main segments emerged from the cluster analysis. A description of demographic and behavioral features characterizing the identified segments is provided. ?Practical implications: The proposed framework may provide a clear guidance to reach a market segmentation able to address effectively the marketing strategies. By characterizing different groups of consumers on the base of multiple variables related to each phase of the purchasing process, the proposed segmentation has implications both for strategic decisions, such as positioning, and operative ones (i.e. product, price, place, promotion). 1. INTRODUCTION In the last decades wine market has been characterized by radical changes on both sides of supply and demand, thus making...
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...MACRO FACTORS AFFECTING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SUBMITTED BY: AAYUSH VERMA INTRODUCTION A business firm is an open system. It gets resources from the environment and supplies its goods and services to the environment. There are different levels of environmental forces. Some are close and internal forces whereas others are external forces. External forces may be related to national level, regional level or international level. These environmental forces provide opportunities or threats to the business community. Every business organization tries to grasp the available opportunities and face the threats that emerge from the business environment. The term business ‘typically’ refers to the development and processing of economic values in society. Normally, the term is applied to portion of economic activities whose primary purpose is to provide goods and services for society in an effective manner. It is also applied to economics and commercial activities of institutions which having other purposes. Business may be defined as “the organised effort by individuals to produce goods and services to sell these goods and services in a market place and to reap some reward for this effort.” Functionally, we may define business as “those human activities which involves production or purchase of goods with the object of selling them at a profit margin”. Business organizations cannot change the external environment but they just react. They change their internal business components...
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