Blockchain Revolution in the Healthcare Industry

The healthcare sector can benefit significantly from different professionals and spokespersons focusing on the best ways to improve medical services delivery. Although such individuals might not be medical doctors or practitioners, the can present evidence-based ideas to transform this industry. This paper analyzes the blog How Blockchain Could Revolutionize the...

Physiology of Parkinson’s Disease

Case A 69-year-old white male client was outpatiently admitted to a movement disorder clinic. He worked as a carpenter and reported a tremor in the right hand that later transferred to the contralateral extremity. The resting tremor lasted for one year. The client underwent neurological and oculomotor examination. The cognition...

My Negotiation Style

In most aspects of our lives, conflicts of interest are bound to arise. Disputes can be healthy for personal and communal development. However, all this is dependent mainly on the matches not being allowed to spiral out of control. As such, negotiation tactics are essential as they provide one with...

Adolescent Pregnancy and Nursing Role in Prevention

Adolescent pregnancy is a pressing issue in the United States that poses significant economic concerns, as well as risks to the health and wellbeing of the younger generation. Despite the national efforts to address this problem, in 2010, there were 614, 000 registered teen pregnancies in the U.S., with 26%...

Kathy Castor’s Mock Interview

Current Health Care Bill Elected officials propose many bills related to healthcare, discussing various issues, and pressing problems. One of the most heated debates is the issue of abortion, which often reveals the polarized opinions of the elected officials. For example, one can see that a bill about defunding Planned...

Scheduling at Red, White and Blue Fireworks Company

A staffing plan for Red, White and Blue Fireworks Company Days no Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 10 10 10 10 Day off Day off Day off 2 Day off 10 10 10 10 Day off Day off 3 Day off Day off 10 10 10 10...

Women’s Representations Before and After World War II

Introduction Women have been the focus of artists since pre-history. A close analysis of the painting can provide insight into the way the public and the author perceived women at the time. This paper will analyze two paintings representing young women performing leisurely activities, a compare and contrast approach will...

History and Identity of Sweden

Sweden is one of the most developed and powerful countries with flourishing and advanced trade, economic, and communication systems. Its rich history and culture have long been building in the course of the last wars and invasions. This Scandinavian country emerged as the strongest and independent country in the Middle...

“Kafka on the Shore” a Novel by Haruki Murakami

Kafka on the Shore Telling two entangled stories that seem irrelevant to each other but later on prove intertwined, the book is split into two parts. While the odd chapters lead the reader down the life path of a boy of fifteen named Kafka, the second one narrates the story...

Powerful Ideas: An Introduction to Philosophy

Benefits of Studying Philosophy Studying philosophy can help a student to understand the way the world works. Philosophy develops intelligence and makes the person search for the truth instead of putting trust in everything. This science can teach to ask questions and look for the most accurate answers. It encourages...

Richmond Plastics Products and Environmental Issue

Introduction Richmond Plastics will take advantage of the increased environmental awareness in the United States. The company will benefit from the waste to make their products. The raw material for the products will be mainly from recycled plastics. Such products include water containers, thermos flasks, water basins, and toys (Ishikawa,...

Cultural Norms, Values and Ways of Behavior

Introduction This essay explores the concept of’ culture’. Culture is understood as shared norms, values, and ways of doing that distinguish a person. Each society has a culture. Society is a word that can apply to the whole of the human race or groups of people distinguished by geographical boundaries...

Gabriel GarcĂ­a MĂĄrquez’s Stories Analysis

Dialogue with the mirror With a slow but firm sense of style, this work little as it is exposes an awakening of a man in front of a mirror. As he shaves, a recollection of a shop he frequently passes that house a range of commodities. He bears a frenzied...

Actions to Counter Risk of the Oil Spill

Courses of Action Do Nothing If I were Amora Srinivar, I would choose to sit back and watch as events unfold because my immediate supervisor has no confidence in me. There is nothing that can be disgusting as sharing ideas with someone who undermines your efforts. The supervisor is one...

The Old and New Testament Books

Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Exodus The book of Exodus is a narrative. Exodus means “departure”. The book revolves around the deliverance of the people of Israel after 400 years of slavery under the then Pharaoh of Egypt. It begins with the cry of the Israelites...

Florida Board of Nursing: Licensing and Professionalism

Introduction While the roles of nurses of all types are similar in a way that they all deal with treating patients, some differences may be outlined. A family nurse practitioner (FNP) is an advanced practice nurse practitioner, whose duties include caring for patients of all age groups and promoting well-being...

Patient Urination Problem: Intervention Plan

HPI (History of Present Illness): the patient experiences the complications within last two weeks while he experienced the above symptoms during last two years. The patient received no treatment in the past. He had serious difficulties in starting his urine flow yesterday. Moreover, he has to pass urine four to...

Legislation in Canadian House of Commons and Senate

In the Canadian legislative process, a bill passes several stages in the House of Commons and the Senate before it becomes law (Parliament of Canada, 2016). The legislative process starts in one of the Houses of Parliament when the author of the bill (one on the members of the House...

The Effect of Social Media in Changing Marketing

Introduction Marketing is a very important pillar in business that enables activities to be carried out for the satisfaction of a given demand. The process of marketing involves lots of activities that are geared towards the selling of products and services. The process of marketing means making the products or...

Universal Health Services: Financial Statement Analysis

Abstract The paper provides the discussion of the financial statements’ analysis related to operations of Universal Health Services. This company is one of the leading providers of healthcare services in the United States. The analysis of the data indicates that the financial health of Universal Health Services can be regarded...

“M. Butterfly” a Play by David Henry Hwang

M. Butterfly is probably one of the most controversial still rather popular works by an American playwright, David Henry Hwang. This story consists of several captivating details and examples with the help of which it is possible to understand the essence of western and eastern women, define the benefits which...

The Growth of the American Infrastructure

Introduction The presented article outlines various effects of the intensified infrastructure growth over the last twenty years had on the sociocultural system of the United States. All of the primary descriptors for the infrastructure growth are used in the article. Gross Domestic Product, population level, real growth, immigration, and other...

Human Resources: Consolidated Chicken Products Case

Is there a reasonable basis for believing that the company is discriminating against women? If so, explain what it is and, if not, explain why not? Yes, I do believe the company is discriminating against women employees based on these points: First Consolidated Chicken products employment ratio of Men to...

A Good Man Is Hard to Find: Literary Analysis

Brief introduction of the short story “A good man is hard to find” is a story that talks about a family that is killed by a social criminal named Misfit. The main characters are the Misfit and the unnamed grandmother. It depicts human beings as untrustworthy creatures; it is consistently...

The United Nations’ Security Council Membership

Introduction The United Nations’ Security Council is increasing becoming a critical player in the world affairs and power relations between nations. The Security Council was established to manage threats to the world peace and human being existence. It was established in the post world war two era under a background...

Case Management and Funding Maximization in the US Healthcare

Introduction US Health Care is one of the largest sectors of the US economy that has enormous resources. The activities of the government and private sector in this field have a multifaceted impact on American society. The health policy affects the essential interests of all layers, groups, and classes of...

Health Risks of Vulnerable Population in Miami

Introduction The community was chosen for the windshield survey, and this paper is Golden Beach in Miami, Florida. It mostly consists of families (same-sex or different-sex couples) with and without children. It is a small community located near Hollywood that appears to consist of mostly upper-middle-class and upper-class members. The...

The Slavery Question: Destiny and Sectional Discord

Introduction By the early 1850s, the debates over the slavery issue had already come to a head and could no longer be neglected. The argument grew more and more heated. The situation was aggravated by the intention of the Congress to build a railroad across the territory of the country,...

Teratogenic Effects of Alcohol and Smoking

The teratogen is an umbrella term for substances that can have adverse effects on the physiological development of an embryo. The effects are usually caused by the toxic effects of the agents in question, and can result in abnormalities and birth defects, including malformation, growth and development retardation, functional disorders,...

Obesity Prevention and Patient Teaching Plan

Introduction The problem of obesity in modern society is an issue that could hardly be overlooked due to its vast prevalence among the United States population (Roberto et al., 2015). Based on the information obtained in Genetic Health History, it should be stated that the adult participant is at risk...

Improved Nursing Practice of the Future

Contribution of the Future of Nursing Report The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” explored the roles, responsibilities, and education required for the nursing practice to have to address the changing needs and demands of fore care. Nurses make the single largest workforce segment,...

Professional Development of Nursing

Introduction The Institute of Medicine report concerns various issues and problems in nursing, e.g. nursing education and practice, right leadership skills, and the Government’s role in the transformation of the medical system. Nursing Education The IOM report draws the reader’s attention to the importance of education for nurses and reviews...

The Management of Accounts Receivable

Introduction Management of accounts receivable is an intricate process that follows some distinct steps. First, a company has to determine the right customer extend credit. This can be achieved by reviewing the credit rating of a customer. Secondly, the management should come up with a payment period. Working capital requirements...

The Nature of Human Rights

Abstract This essay is dedicated to one of the most disputed questions in philosophy. The nature of human rights and democracy has been the subject of debate for philosophers and politicians for many centuries. Democracy existed in a variety of forms long before its modern meaning. The paper defends the...

The American Frontier: Reality and Myth

Introduction The American Frontier is often recognized as the single most popular period in the history of America, especially when it comes to the portrayal in the popular media and, as a result, the recognition in the public consciousness. There are many reasons for that, and different scholars tend to...

Breast Cancer and Effective Medical Treatment

Introduction The evolution of mankind and changes in the social and ecological factors provoke the spreading of different diseases. Cancer is one of the most life-threatening ones nowadays. The modern healthcare does not have the medicines and methods of medical treatment of many types of cancer guaranteeing the 100% recovery...

Unified Registration in Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

Introduction Facebook Inc. is a large-scale technology conglomerate, most well-known for its primary social media platform Facebook. However, the company also owns popular social media and messaging services such as Instagram, WhatsApp, and others. Each is a separate platform and service, with few to none integration among each other and...

File-Sharing and the Value of Television

The Topic of the Article The article (or essay) “Free TV: File-Sharing and the Value of Television” by Michael Z. Newman is devoted to the topic of TV file-sharing (for example, with the help of BitTorrent) and its impact on the shifts in the TV’s value and status. Outline of...

Clinical Decision Support System

Introduction Information systems are a rapidly developing technology being integrated into the healthcare sector, which seeks to modernize the operational and clinical capacities of medical facilities and its staff. A technology known as the clinical decision support (CDS) system can combine research, protocols, informatics, and patient data into databases. Its...

Kendall Regional Medical Center’s Change and Conflicts

The Role of Conflict in Change Management Conflict comprises wide-ranging emotional reactions to incompatible or divergent views or needs. It results from misunderstandings or a difference of opinion, professional values, or beliefs, which, if not managed well, degenerate into a dreadlock or inaction. Conflict in nursing roles originates from intra-group...

The Current Alfa Corporation’s Operation

In your opinion, what are the pros and cons of managerial decision making based on intuition, as in the current Alfa operation? Pros In Alfas’ current operations, several advantages of managerial decision making based on intuition can be identified. First, intuitive managerial decision making is the best in changes that...

Greggs Company’s Communication Theory

Introduction Annual reports are written with the purpose to inform the shareholders about the situation in the company, about its achievements and the future purposes. Clatworthy and Jones (2003) state that it is highly important to provide both good and bad news in the report, focusing more on bad news...

Family Life Education: Heritage Assessment

Common Health Traditions Based on Cultural Heritage The assessment of heritage characteristics of three families revealed some common traits and also differences. It seems appropriate to analyze each family in detail. The Latin family consists of the mother from Cuba, the father from Mexico, and their son. This nuclear family...

Media Usage as a Mode of Learning

In the recent past, the use of electronic media has increased in our schools. This can be attributed to globalization and emergence of information technology in the 21st century. Because of many challenges related to the use of media and information technology, I will discuss use of media as a...

Ignatian Spirituality: Origin, Concepts, Attitude

Introduction The dynamic changes in the present-day society and a great number of international conflicts make many people realize the necessity of the social structure transformation. A lot of researchers in the social studies recognize the importance of spirituality in the life of individuals and collectives. The recent research investigates...

Gender-Based Discrimination during Surgical Training

Writer background: All authors–Adrienne N. Bruce (School of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA), Alexis Battista (MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, USA), Michael W. Plankey (School of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA), Lynt B. Johnson (Division of General Surgery Department of Surgery, MedStar Georgetown...

The Concept of Death in Islam

Introduction The perception of death largely depends on the religious characteristics of a particular nation and is determined by people’s inner beliefs. Cultural characteristics of different countries predetermine how people relate to the afterlife and what is considered to be dead in any religion, that is, the total absence of...

Ford Motor Company’s Organizational History

Organizational History What is interesting about the Ford Motor Company is that its organizational structure consists not only of its internal management and product creation divisions (i.e. marketing, engineering, etc.) but also encompasses aspects related to the different brands under its control, the various dealerships that sell its products as...

Theories of Intelligence and Their Application

The field of human intelligence has evolved with time and different scholars have come up with varied definitions and theories on the subject. In addition, the application of the theories of intelligence cuts across different fields especially in the workplace. Human resource managers apply these theories in the hiring and...

Microsoft’s Strategies to Leverage Its Monopoly Position

What is the primary barrier to entry in the operating systems market? How does Netscape’s product threaten to remove this barrier? Microsoft has succeeded in creating a monopoly in the operating systems market with its Windows operating system. To start with, running an operating system requires very many software programs....

John Ilhan and His Managerial Skill

Management refers to all the activities and one’s duties undertaken by one or more persons to plan and control the duties and activities of others to do a given goal or complete a given duty. Management also involves staffing, directing, and controlling the employees of a given company or organization...

The Social Capital of Young People

They’re battle scars Using the theoretical works of Hauser et al (2006, p.5), Rutter (1999), Masten et al (2009), Luther et al (2000), McDermott and Graham (2005), Drapeau et al (2007) and Thomson et al (2002), the authors present their own survey research findings to explore how a sample of...

Moral Issue in Business

Background This paper aims at identifying the application of ethics in business. A business ethics program is expected to provide the business architects with the best approach that should guide them in the process of designing and implementing the business initiative with minimal conflict with the societal norms of the...

Large & Small N Design and Interpretative Research

Introduction This paper is aimed to investigate the issue of doing good research, including discussing its peculiarities, based on the examples of three articles under consideration. The paper will take into account three types of research designs. They are the large N, the small N, and the interpretive designs. In...

Music Therapy and Its Positive Psychological Impact

Introduction Music is known to have healing power and is widely utilized as a therapeutic tool to manage chronic pain and neurological disorders. Music therapy is defined as an evidence-based and clinical use of interventions related to the musical experience. It is generally recognized that music greatly assists in managing...

EChoupal: Session Justification and IT Projects Evaluation

Who are the key stakeholders in the ITC’s initiative to implement the Coupal project? Briefly justify your claim by explaining what’s at stake for them. It can be argued that the major stakeholders in the implementation of the ITC’s Coupal program are the rural farmers and the staff of the...

Zara Company: IT Projects Justification and Evaluation

Based on the classification of IT projects in the Ross and Beath article, what kind of project is Zara’s upgrade of Point-of-Sale technology? Justify your answer. Zara’s point of sale technology can be classified as a renewal of the existing systems. The common or traditional technologies used when IT infrastructure...

Cost-Effectiveness Methodology in the Health Care

Introduction Cost-effectiveness analysis is applied in the healthcare system to determine the ways of redirecting the reserves in order to attain better results. This analysis shows the advantage of designating the resources from inefficient to efficient programs, and it also demonstrates the benefit of designating the resources from cheaper to...

Ethics, Policy, and Finance in Healthcare

Medicaid Eligibility Fairness Every state has its conditions for people who want to receive coverage under Medicaid. In Florida, these criteria are established by multiple entities: the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) (“Florida Medicaid,” n.d.). DCF is the source of all regulations for...

Politicians and Their Speaking Skills

When judging politicians, so much importance is placed on public speaking skills for various reasons. To begin with, politicians are public figures, and this means that whenever they speak, they usually address large numbers of people. To appeal to such huge numbers, they must have good public speaking skills. Good...

Technical Communication: Professional Finance Association

Abstract Technical communication, in a broad sense, can be described as a form of communication that encompasses qualitative and, to a greater extent, quantitative forms of research. It has an aspect of research and generates more information about technical processes that are related to an intended audience. Taking in-depth scrutiny...

Auditing and Metrics in Process Safety Management

Characteristics of effective metrics Effective metrics have four key characteristics. They are (De Waal, 2013): Easily measurable and calibrated. A good metric should be easy to measure and give the same results in the same conditions regardless of the person recording it. Correlated to the current business performance and predictive...

Reason of Wound Infections

Study Wound infections are extremely common among patients; sometimes, they can have symptoms similar to sepsis or cellulitis. It should also be noted that Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus also becomes more widespread. This infection is extremely resistant to antibiotics and often cannot be cured by them, which leads to complications. Case...

American Express Company’s Data Quality Evaluation

Formulate a high-level plan for how you will proceed with the task of determining the quality of the redundant data elements that will become the master data American Express is one of the largest multinational companies providing services for helping merchants in buying and selling goods and services. The company...

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Abstract The completion of master’s degrees is a key component in the professional development of nurses (Drennan, 2012). Graduates of master’s degree programs are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary for the transition into clinical and educational settings. Nine essentials that outline skills and knowledge possessed by graduates of...

Internet Privacy Policy at the Workplace

Overview In this era of globalization, employers may have valid reasons why they should be interested in monitoring their employers’ email and internet use at the workplace. In fact, today numerous firms across the planet have put policies to ensure that all employers monitor to use the internet and other...

Human Resource Selection Methods for Employment

The Human Resource Selection process is very important. It determines the kind of candidates who will pass through to become employees of the Organization. The paper would examine the combination of three selection methods. After the job applicants have gone through the recruitment stage, they now enter an important stage...

Virtualization and Cloud Computing World

Introduction Recently, many IT/IS companies started to use Saas (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service). The three services mentioned above provide a virtualized space that replaces all the required data storage, desktop computing, networking, and many other elements necessary for engineers....

Study of Folklore in Terms of Development and Evolution

Short Answers A systematic approach to the study of folklore Anthropological and psychoanalytic survivals provide systematic approaches in the study of folklore because they offer rich sources of evidence that substantially support modern cultures and traditions relative to ancient times. Both Anthropological and psychoanalytic survivals give a view of ancient...

Professional Ethics and Legal Responsibility

Professional Ethics, Major Problems The Chapter under consideration discusses the problems of professional ethics. Arens et al. provide several definitions and theoretical frameworks explaining the importance of professional code and rules of conduct in the working environment (76). In the sub-points 4-10, the chapter provides information about the Code of...

Managing Diversity in the Workplace

What are the glass ceiling, glass walls, and the glass escalator and what are their effects on those who are constrained by them? Usually, a glass ceiling is a form of limitation to prevent the upscale of a person to higher positions, based on unfair and discriminatory grounds such as...

Direct Competence and Remuneration Level in the Workplace

What is procedural justice? What strategies should an organization take to ensure that their performance management system is fair? Procedural justice refers to the transparency in the process of issues discussion and decision making on different levels of a company. Thus, procedural justice can be illustrated by the company when...

Bachata in the Dominican Republic

Introduction There are a plethora of music genres based on Spanish guitar motives. Bachata is one of the most popular embranchments of traditional dancing and music styles that originated in the Dominican Republic. The following paper will cover and discuss the history of Bachata and its role in the culture...

Depression and Workplace Violence

Introduction Workplace violence is a growing problem in organizations and businesses and is recognized as “a critical safety and health hazard” in the United States (Chenier, 1998, p. 558). Injury caused by accidents and violence in the work environment has been regarded as a significant social problem. But the accident/injury...

School Rules and Alignment With Student Values

Some policymakers suggest that schools are becoming less stratified (streamed) overall as educational systems focus on preparing students for knowledge economies. Discuss your interpretation of the validity of this statement Some policymakers claim that “schools are becoming less stratified” since they are concerned with preparing youth “for the knowledge economy”...

Substances Identification and Their Chemical Properties

Describe the difference between a mixture and a compound The matter is classified as an element, mixture, or compound, which varies due to composition and separation. A compound is described as a substance, where atoms of various elements are chemically bonded by either ionic or covalent bonds to give a...

Costco Wholesale Corporation’s Compensation Philosophy

Introduction There is no doubt that a well-designed compensation philosophy is vital to a company’s success. Employees are responsible for the execution of corporate goals, and compensation programs should be developed to drive such behavior which will allow a company to successfully execute its strategy. In addition, in today’s ferociously...

Health Care System: Cost Control Policy

The desire of public services and heads of healthcare institutions to control costs is a natural desire since the ability to track spending allows efficiently allocating resources and assessing development prospects. That is why it is essential to find a suitable strategy that can help to make the process of...

Tourism in the United States of America: Marketing Plan

The Mission Statement To be the best tour operator company in the United States of America, by providing efficient, outstanding quality services and value so that we make every client who uses our services smile with satisfactions. Background study of U.S.A. and description its tourists Tourist attractions The United States...

Crimes in Intimate Relationships

Use of term abuse The term violence refers to the intentional and improper handling of other persons which results in harming them and many of the times the person who is being abused is injured. The use of the term abuse to refer to the violence in intimate relationships for...

Pricing Strategies and Marketing Channels

Explain At Least Four of the Seven Steps for Setting an Initial Price for a Product or Service Select the pricing objectives In choosing its pricing objectives, a company must first establish what it wants to achieve with a certain product offer. A company can pursue various objectives and they...

Computer Forensics and Investigations

Other than the two basic types of computer crimes above, what non-computer crimes might a computer forensics examiner get involved with, and how? A computer forensics examiner may be called upon to provide evidence and advice in a court of law. He or she should always gather and preserve evidence...

International Business Strategies for Multinationals

Introduction In the modern world of business, companies have to engage in stiff competition in order to survive in the market. This pertains not only to companies working inside one country but to international businesses as well. On the whole, it is paramount for such organizations to appropriately formulate their...

Cocoa Production and Its Social Impact on West Africa

Abstract Cocoa is a necessary cash crop both for producing and consuming countries (Bales, 2004). The cocoa beans go through a rigorous and delicate process. Some of the challenges that farmers face in cocoa production include the weather patterns, insects and a number of diseases. Cocoa production is not an...

The Enron Company Management Analysis

​«Cooker jar’ reserves» concept The ‘cooker jar reserves’ was a strategic technique that was used by Enron’s management to save what they had earned from a ‘rainy day’ using the means of storing extra earnings in reserves. The term ‘reserves from the cookie jar may also refer to a firm’s...

Relations Between Women Equality, Cultural Prerequisites and Feminism

Thesis Statement Although the development of feminist movement contributed to the reduction of gender inequality in some states and communities, the disparities plaguing women are maintained and supported by traditions, social norms, and cultural values in a large number of regions across the globe. Introduction For centuries, women suffered from...

The Indian Creek Foundation Strategic Plan

The action plan is an instrumental part of any project because this method provides a person with a certain idea of what he or she is obliged to do to accomplish a particular goal. The final version of an action plan makes the implementation process more effective and clear. Therefore,...

Ratio and Proportional Reasoning

Introduction The ratio or proportional reasoning is one of the key concepts presented to students during mathematics classes. However, it is not easy to transform mathematical definitions and concepts into a task that will be perceived equally by all students. To understand what problems might arise during this class, an...

Congestive Heart Failure and Reducing Readmission Rates

Topic Proposal The topic proposed is the way to reduce congestive heart failure (CHF) readmission rate. In healthcare, the readmission rate is hospital admission due to episodes of acute coronary infarction within a given period after discharge. CHF, which affects about 6.5 million Americans, is known to have multiple etiologies,...

The Nature of Personality

Two Opinions on the Nature of Personality We often hear that people possess different personalities, but the meaning of this word is not the same when it is used by a common person compared to a professional psychologist. Trying to couch the notion of personality in the right form, many...

The Book “Freedomnomics” by John Lott Jr.

Underlying Theme The book Freedomnomics by John Lott Jr. is an exploratory work of the economic principles that underlie the functioning of modern society. Much like Donahue and Levitt in their book Freakonomics, Lott Jr. makes his point by making an unexpected claim and providing astonishing yet scientifically accurate evidence...

Self-Assessment of Organisational Behaviour

Self-evaluation or self-assessment as it applies to organisational behaviour and practice is a very complex issue that varies from one company to another. Often, understanding the variable to use in evaluating a leader in an organisation is critical to various business entities. Based on the assumption that one applies to...

Assumptions, Values, Biases in Social Work

Definitions Nowadays, people like to live in regards to their values, assumptions, and biases. However, several people continue making the same mistake again and again when they fail to comprehend true definitions of these terms in professional practice in human and social services. Therefore, it is not enough to comprehend...

Hand Held X5, X6, X7 Products’ Cost-Volume-Profit

Introduction PDA Sim produces three products (Hand Held X5, Hand Held X6 and Hand Held X7) and desires to come up with a strategic decision about which product to be discontinued from production in the year 2006. The three products are at different stages in the market and an appropriate...

Williams-Sonoma Inc.’s Online Strategies and Future

If Williams-Sonoma continues with its present strategies and objectives, where will it be in 5 years? With the strengthened supply chain operations that resulted from sourcing east coast functions of FY2007, Williams-Sonoma has the potential of emerging a leading company amongst its competitors in the next five years. This is...

Wal-Mart Stores: Internal Business Process Perspective

Internal business process perspective Internal-business-process-perspective entails identification of various processes which are critical in a firm’s effort to attain the shareholder’s and customer’s objectives (Lessem, 1998, p.140). Through incorporation of internal-business-process-perspective, a firm’s management team is able to identify the core operational processes which require to be improved. The resultant...

Health Promotion and Three Levels of Prevention

Introduction Health promotion is a basic refrain for nursing practice. It has been a major focus in the nursing practice in the recent decades due to its contribution to the nursing philosophy. This literature review analyzes the evolution of nursing roles and responsibilities in health promotion. The paper reviews three...

Coconut Grove: Vulnerable Population Assessment

Coconut Grove is a neighborhood in the southern part of Miami Florida roughly constituted of twenty thousand people. There is a calm and relaxing atmosphere characterized by lush green lawns with tall, green trees. The well-marked and sufficiently maintained infrastructure is indicative of good living standards. It is a multicultural...

Survey for Needs Assessment and Data Collection

Introduction Assessing the needs of the target audience is the first step toward designing an appropriate intervention strategy and managing a problem in the context of a specific environment (Rossi, Wright, & Anderson, 2014). Therefore, the design of the tool that will help collect the data regarding the primary requirements...

Group Experience and Dynamics in Organizations

Key Dynamics and Issues about Group Experience Since various groups pursue different interests, the dynamics that are witnessed in many sets of people are not new in terms of group experience, as discussed here. Task and Maintenance Roles Mostly, group task and maintenance roles in the organization, whether in the...

Sleep Apnea Types, Diagnosis and Treatment

Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder which is characterized by shallow breaths or infrequent pauses in breathing while a person is asleep. The abnormal shallow breaths are referred to as hypopnea. Pauses in breathing are caused by blockage of the airway and can last from several seconds to a...

Nucor Corporation’s Organizational Structure

Trends in the steel industry and its impact on Nucor’s strategy The current trends in the steel industry involve mergers and acquisitions. This is happening in the United States and other parts of the world. The rationale for the mergers can be attributed to the need for strong companies to...

Hilton Hotels’ Information Technology Application

What are the problems associated with measuring the ROI on a CRM system? ROI is the acronym for return on investment, a measure of performance that helps in evaluating the efficiency of an investment singly in comparison with other investments. The enterprise-wide impact, the effect on revenue and costs, the...

Sampling Methods, Statistical Tests and Variables

The use of stratified random sampling Stratified random sampling is a method of sampling where the entire population has a particular number of elements. The entire population is divided into small manageable units. These divisions are referred to as strata. The division may be done according to age, gender, religion,...

Self-Appraisal in Manager’s Skill Development Plan

Analysis of My Strengths and Weaknesses While evaluating the strengths and weaknesses, specific reference has been made to subjective analysis of the level of skills. Nevertheless, answering the proposed questions implied a certain note of objectivity and, therefore, it was easy to define certain advantages and disadvantages in my knowledge...

Immigration, Race, and Labor in American History

Introduction Immigrant workers play a crucial role in the development of the United States’ economy. Historically, slaves were brought into this country to work on farms, which contributed largely to economic development at the time. After the abolishment of the slave trade, domestic work became the largest single employment avenue...

Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership and Change Competency

Abstract The paper discusses global leader’s competencies with the focus on the Change competency demonstrated by Oprah Winfrey in her activities. While referring to Winfrey’s experience in leading projects and maintaining the change, the basic principles of the development program for global leaders are formulated to contribute to the leaders’...

Self-Care Health Promotion

The notions of self-care and health promotion have been introduced at the beginning of the 70’s on the basis of various concerns about the barriers that appear within the health system. The developed societies have shown significant growth in these aspects; this fact is supported by the evidence of their...

Health Promotion and Diverse Populations

Health status of the population belongs to the number of the most important factors defining the quality of life of the humanity. Unfortunately, we cannot say that the members of different minority groups possess the same health status as other citizens of the United States. Despite the fact that African...

Religion in Personal, Cultural, Historical Dimensions

Personal Dimension of Religion Streng defines the personal dimension of religion as the element of religion that is applicable in the life of the person practicing the particular religion (5). The personal dimension points to how a religion influences the life of the individual. These influences emerge from the interpretation...

Managerial Strategy From the Inside Out

Introduction Unique capabilities and popular brands are important in sustaining the competitive advantage of companies. However, they are not built through the process of imitation. Managers who portray a high degree of creativity use their organizational processes and design to identify, build on, and leverage their asymmetries, contacts, or assets....

People-State Interdependence and Cooperation

Introduction The interdependence of people and the state is based on mutual understanding and cooperation. But there is an unfortunate supposition that rather than being the protector of communal life the state is the gravest threat to the freedom and security of individuals. As such, the physical and moral freedom...

Frank Conroy’s Childhood in His ‘‘Stop-Time’’ Memoir

Introduction ‘‘Stop-time’’ is a memoir which was written by an American author by the name; Frank Conroy. The book tells Conroy’s childhood experiences while growing up between Florida and New York was published in 1967. Conroy’s story can be related to contemporary times where thousands of American children go through...

Religious Traditions in Various Dimensions

Aesthetic dimension in religious traditions Aesthetic dimension is the notion, which comprises a lot of smaller notions and considerations. Generally, the aesthetic dimension is everything. Defining this notion, it should be mentioned that combining two words, this notion takes something from the definition of each. Thus, aesthetics is related to...

Hair Services’ New Concept

Defining the concept (a retail business that is somewhat unique, that has an marketing edge over its competitors) The concept involves a retail hairdressing store that provides hair cuts by professionals. However, it is unique and a cut above the rest owing to the fact that it is also doubles...

The Great Wall of the United States for Immigrants

Introduction When the 1996 presidential candidate Pat Buchanan proposed a barrier along the Southern border, he met criticism and condemnation from various individuals, mainly in politics, economists and human rights groups. However, after the immigration surge of 1999-2001 and the 9/11 attacks, the idea of erecting a physical wall in...

Personal Health Records in Examples

Personal health records (PHRs) are specific programs or tools that help patients record, store, retrieve, and review the personal information about their health and health status. Using these programs, patients can also exchange data; their aim is not only to help patients maintain useful records but also to stimulate action...

Daimler Company’s Smart Cars Marketing Strategy

Explain Daimler’s business strategy since 1998 for introducing the Smart Car into global international markets, including the United States The Daimler company strategy aims at the production of vehicles that set standards with regards to safety and the environment. The company also seeks to provide special service solutions for the...

Communities Needs and Wants: Lesson Plan

Lesson plan Content Objective(s) The students should be in a position to identify the jobs done by the members of their communities to earn a living. It is an important lesson in building students’ community appraisal skills. Life has been changing over time, and students of this millennium have to...

The Market Research Findings

Introduction The real option, as per the case study, is a well-established firm. This assertion is supported by the fact that it is currently at the peak of expansion a factor brought about by increased demand. However, expansion, as observed in other markets and business organizations, presents several dilemmas. A...

Child Labour and Exploitation Controversies

Introduction It should be noted that researchers and theorists have been studying the problem of child labor and its impact on the children’s well-being for many years. In particular, they study how labor and economic activity affect the motivation and value orientations of adolescents and the way standards and working...

Military Personnel and Psychological Risks

Military personnel is exposed to greater psychological risks than civilians. Soldiers occasionally face scenes and events that are disturbing or implying a great responsibility for the outcomes. It is not surprising that they are often subject to psychological issues as a result of their service. Researchers have discovered that the...

Nature Foods Ltd.’s Business and Consumer Needs

Executive Summary This report lists recommendations as to how Nature Foods Ltd. might shift its business model to take advantage of consumers’ growing concern not only with the state of the environment and their ecological footprint but also consumers’ desire to buy locally produced products. In recent years consumers have...

Literature of Discourse and Discourse Coalition

According to Hajer (1997), a discussion coalition is the clothing of a set of tale collections, the characters that utter these tale collections, and the methods that comply with these tale collections, all organized around a discourse. A discussion coalition can be said to control a given governmental region only...

Inquiry-Based Science Classroom: Elements and Methods

Introduction Education is one of the major building blocks of our modern society. One subject in the educational system that has made significant contributions to the advancement of human civilization is science. In recognition of the importance of science, researchers have dedicated many resources to search for the most effective...

Elizabeth Bay Before and After Colonization

Present Elizabeth Bay is found in the state of New South Wales in eastern Sydney. The Bay is situated three kilometers east of Sydney central business. It is a harbor-side suburb that derived its name from the bay found in Sydney harbor. In the north, it is bounded by the...

The Concept of Attachment Theory

Introduction The postulates of attachment theory were developed by and John Bowlby. The author created a comprehensive approach to perceiving individual development based on concepts from numerous fields of research, including second-order cybernetics, psychoanalysis, developmental psychology, ethology, etc. (Blakely and Dziadosz 284). Due to incorporating different theoretical frameworks, attachment theory...

Religious Capital and Conversion to Other Religions

Personal Religious Capital and Impacts on It Religious capital entails the fundamental investment that individuals tend to make in their respective religious faiths. It incorporates the mutual time as well as the physical work devoted towards maintaining both religious faith along with private and special investments in the doctrines, practices,...

Ethics in Reporting: Globalization and Media

The roles of the media during apartheid South Africa The mainstream media in South Africa during the apartheid regime was predominantly a white dominion. For the better part of this period, media overage split within ideological lines with the mainstream English service being pro-government while the Afrikaner nationalistic press tended...

Mountain Dew Brand Marketing Strategies

Mountain Dew was one of PepsiCo’s brands in the carbonated soft drinks category. In 1973, BBDO New York, PepsiCo’s “agency of records for Pepsi”, became the advertising agency for the Mountain Dew brand (Harvard Business School par. 4). BBDO was a leading ad firm that attracted high-end clients because of...

Unruly Customers and Employee Turnover Intention

Introduction The ‘customer is always right’ is a slogan popularized by the management to encourage staffs to take customer complaints seriously (Zikmund & Babin, 2006). This view assumes that customers are always “rational and functional” in their encounters with employees (Harris & Reynolds, 2003). While honest customer feedback is vital...

Team Members and Patient Satisfaction’ Collaboration

Problem Introduction Caring for older patients who have complicated medical conditions along with potential risk factors is a challenge the majority of nurses face on a regular basis. The introduction of the Transitional Care Model (TCM) allowed nurses to better operate the interventions targeted at addressing the health outcomes of...

Analysis of Innovation and Marketing Management

Introduction Innovation is the procedure for generating and executing a unique idea. It entails the process of taking utile notions and changing them into beneficial merchandises; which is a requirement for innovation (Lee, Wang & Chang 2011). Creativity is the power to unite notions in a new method or make...

Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations

Introduction There is no doubt that the stable health situation of the population is among the factors that secure the well-being of the people. According to the key values of our society, all the people whose work is helpful for the country should be treated equally and provided with all...

“A Treatise of Human Nature” by David Hume

A Treatise of Human Nature is a work of David Hume, which was published in three consecutive parts from 1738 to 1740. Hume was a Scottish philosopher who was increasingly fascinated by the study of human knowledge and mind. In A Treatise of Human Nature, Hume attempts to explore the...

African Self-Representation Then and Now

Introduction Nowadays, Africa is considered the poorest continent in the world. Remarkably, for such a long period of time, Africans’ way of life remains unchanged (Walton, Smith, and Wallace 2017). Certainly, there are many reasons for that, ranging from some peculiarities of their culture to the hundreds of years of...

‘Ziegfeld: The Man Who Invented Show Business’ by Mordden

Summary The book ‘Ziegfeld: The Man Who Invented Show Business’ is written by Ethan Mordden and is entirely about the inventor of the show business Mr. Florenz Ziegfeld. Ziegfeld transformed the unspectacular show industry into glamorous show business by the time he left the industry. He is widely known as...

The Becker’s Hospital Program

The purpose Leadership is a crucial part of the functioning of any organization, collective, team, etc. It contributes to better cooperation and mutual understanding. For this reason, the creation of efficient leaders and their becoming major actors who contribute to the improved functioning of an organization could be considered one...

IBM Company’s Leadership and Innovation Management

Why do large established companies, like IBM, find it difficult to build successful and sustainable new businesses? Large companies like IBM find it difficult to build successful new businesses since they become skeptical concerning the idea of building and defining their strategic goals together with boundaries. This is because they...

Faith in “The Hollow Men” and “The Funeral Blues”

Introduction Thomas Stearns Eliot and Wystan Hugh Auden belong to the brightest representatives of the American literature of the twentieth century. The unmatched virtuosity of each poet deserves particular attention and admiration from the audience. In their work, Eliot and Auden rise such crucial topics as love, war, faith, death,...

Dependency Theory in International Political Economy

Dependence is a corollary to dominance. Least developed nations depend on developed countries for domestic and international policies to stimulate their growth. We witness substantial dependence on both primary and agricultural products for exports. Dependency theory explains primarily how developed and developing nations interact. The theory is perceived as an...

Philosophy by Moore & Bruder: From Descartes to Kant

Explain and evaluate Rene Descartes argument for knowledge including the role of skepticism, the evil demon, and god in resolving his doubts Rene Descartes argument for knowledge revolves around skepticism, the evil demon, and God. Descartes uses skepticism as a tool to resolve his doubts and argues that if people...

Philosophy: Modern Metaphysics and Epistemology

Descartes and Dualism Descartes’s way of acquiring knowledge is one of the most interesting styles. According to Descartes, everything has two sides and can, therefore, appear as true or false depending on a person’s ability to interpret it. Skepticism is an important feature of the process of knowledge acquisition. Doubting...

Alan Wilson’s Career Choice to Change the World

Abstract The case study analysis is focused on selecting the best career option for Alan Wilson. The purpose is to choose the option that is most beneficial to make a difference. Although accepting the offer to work for Grepter in Zurich Alan acts rationally, this choice is most efficient to...

Medical School Strategies Learning

Introduction Learning is a quintessential process, upon which all education is based. There are numerous teaching strategies out there, designed both for individual and group learning. These strategies have their advantages and disadvantages. Medical schools put great emphasis on developing critical and clinical thinking through problem-solving and collaborative learning strategies....

Cisco System Inc.’s Enterprise Resource Planning

What factors had made the difference between the success and failure of the Cisco ERP project? Management of resources within organizations is very critical in the financial and efficient performance of today’s biggest organizations, organizations like Cisco deal with very many variables in their day to day business activities, especially...

Workforce Development and Its Stakeholders

The role of government in supporting strategies of skills development in the workforce Workforce development has been defined in various ways by different scholars. According to Jacobs (2002), “this word has come to be used in the description of a fairly wide range of policies, activities and programs. This includes...

Transformational Theory for Efficient Nursing Services

Management of Power at SLMC Addressing the needs of patients from different backgrounds and with different health issues, at the same time managing the work of nurses, scheduling essential activities and handling the available data appropriately are crucial components of a nurse executive (NE) in the environment of the Saint...

Women and Media in Douglas’s “Where the Girls Are”

Introduction Susan Douglas’s Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media is a significant contribution to modern feminist thought for its critical look at how women of the Baby Boomers generation were severely influenced by the popular culture. The book also acknowledged the blossoming awareness and acceptance...

Cryptosporidium in “Outbreak at Watersedge” Game

Introduction The process of epidemiologic investigation can be used as a basis for an interactive game to teach students how the public health sector operates in the situation of an outbreak. The game “Outbreak at Watersedge” leads a player through a series of events in order to find the source...