...Unit 3 – Sampling Teri Isbell American InterContinental University Abstract Three different types of surveys will be discussed for sample size and how they compare to each other. A personal survey’s information is provided and the breakdown of the answers is shown in charts for review. A personal opinion regarding how survey information can be used with a business or other service is discussed. Introduction An entertainment, political, and general survey will be examined for sample size and discussed in this paper. A personal survey will also be reviewed and additional information will be discussed as to how they relate to each other and how the information could be used in a business or other setting. Part 1: Survey Analysis: Entertainment Social gaming is taking the desktop and console gaming world to new heights by attracting gamers that might not have every touched a video game before according to Shaer, (2010). He reports that 56.8 million American consumers over the age of 6 had participated in social game playing over the past three months. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 2010 population was 281,421,906, and Shaer’s 56.8 million consumers represent approximately 20% of the overall population. I was surprised to find the accuracy in Shaer’s numbers representing one-fifth of the U.S. population in 2010. That is a staggering number of people doing nothing more than playing games! To further understand the impact these numbers have on social gaming...
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...Discount Rate ( d ) 10% Sales Growth = 0% (assumption) 1+d 1.10 Attrition Rate 14% Retention Rate ( r ) 86% Customer Life Expectancy (1/(1-Retention Rate)) 7.37 Years 8700 Profitable Year "CF if Client Margin (m)" "Prob Survival (r^n)" (1+d)^n PV Factor 1/(1+d)^n m*r^n*(1/(1+d)^n) CLV 0 -41 1.00 1.00 1.00 -41.00 -41.00 1 427 0.86 1.10 0.91 335.26 294.26 2 465 0.75 1.21 0.83 287.15 581.41 3 505 0.65 1.33 0.75 244.76 826.17 4 505 0.56 1.46 0.68 192.31 1018.48 5 505 0.48 1.61 0.62 151.11 1169.59 6 505 0.42 1.77 0.56 118.73 1288.33 7 505 0.36 1.95 0.51 93.29 1381.62 8 505 0.31 2.14 0.47 73.30 1454.92 9 505 0.27 2.36 0.42 57.60 1512.52 10 505 0.23 2.59 0.39 45.26 1557.78 11 505 0.20 2.85 0.35 35.56 1593.34 12 505 0.17 3.14 0.32 27.94 1621.28 13 505 0.15 3.45 0.29 21.95 1643.24 14 505 0.13 3.80 0.26 17.25 1660.49 15 505 0.11 4.18 0.24 13.55 1674.04 16 505 0.10 4.59 0.22 10.65 1684.69 17 505 0.08 5.05 0.20 8.37 1693.06 18 505 0.07 5.56 0.18 6.58 1699.64 19 505 0.06 6.12 0.16 5.17 1704.80 20 505 0.05 6.73 0.15 4.06 1708.86 21 505 0.05 7.40 0.14 3.19 1712.05 22 505 0.04 8.14 0.12 2.51 1714.56 23 505 0.03 8.95 0.11 1.97 1716.53 24 505 0.03 9.85 0.10 1.55 1718.07 25 505 0.03 10.83 0.09 1.22 1719.29 26 505 0.02 11.92 0.08 0.96 1720.25 27 505 0.02 13.11 0.08 0.75 1721.00 28 505 0.02 14.42 0.07 0.59 1721.59 29 505 0.01 15.86 0.06 0.46 1722.05 30 505 0.01 17.45 0.06 0.36 1722.41 31 505 0.01 19.19 0.05 0.29...
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...Abstract The purpose of this assignment is to examine the impact that stress, job satisfaction, and motivation can have on workplace performance and commitment. We will examine how motivation theories, organizational commitment, the difference between stress and stressors, and ways that an organization can help an employee to cope with stress and motivate their staff. This examination will point out limitations from both an employer and employee standpoint and combined theories from the three different chapters by Colquitt to help determine a plan of action for those who decide to proceed with the positive changes. Introduction There high costs but financial and reputable, associated with workplace stress, job satisfaction, and employee motivation. Here we will discuss the impact of job satisfaction, job characteristics that help explain specific workplace situations, the consequences that stress has on employers and their employees, motivation theory, and some feasible approaches from both an employer perspective and an employee perspective on how to indicate the issues and had while working on a solution that will impact everyone involved in a more positive manner. Context/Situation The situation I will refer to in this paper is one where I was an employee in a small business of about ten. At this company the work was divided by states. There were four matchmakers: one for the west coast, one for AZ, one for NYC, and one for the east coast. While I was the youngest...
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...Introduction: This task presents a management situation in which you are to apply a prominent motivation theory to improve performance. Given: A company produces a line of branded professional audio products and strives to provide the highest quality audio products in the industry. The company prides itself on its high production standards and goals. It has recently instituted a new production process in an effort to help employees meet its high production standards and goals. None of Supervisor A’s employees are doing well with this new production process. Some of them do not seem to put forth any effort to master the process. Those who have mastered the process to the point that they can readily make it work are not putting forth enough effort to reach the production goals the company has given. Even those who can readily make the process work and who are often top producers are not concerned about achieving the goals. Supervisor B has spoken informally to some of Supervisor A’s employees about the new production process and company goals. Some have said they cannot be successful with that process because it requires more hand dexterity than they believe they are capable of. Some who do not have difficulty with the process feel that it is not worth putting in extra effort to reach the production goals. There is usually no difference in salary increases among those who meet department goals and those who fall short of the goals. They believe...
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...(1) As a culture this should have been the law of the land, however over the last six decades or so America’s elderly population have not only been stripped off their money, but also of their social standing, political rights and the level of care they are given. If you consider that in the day and age in which we live a man who is retiring at the age of 65 is maybe able to retire, maybe not, and after probably around 40 years of being part of the work force the amount of money he will be able to retire with is less than a third of what he would have retired with in 1940 when the life expectancy was much longer as well. (1) The first national Social Security was implemented in 1883 and the “magic-age” of 65 was determined as the age when a person should be eligible to no longer work and be taken care by his or her government. It is important to address here that the average life expectancy at this time was only 37 years old. So from its inception only about 54% of men and 62% of women even lived to be the age of 65 and now 130 years later the average American lives to be nearly 78 with some people living way past there. This longevity of life has put quite a damper on the government’s plans. (2) Over time the government’s social security plan began paying out more money then it was taking in. As the government began taking in less money that this aging population would have access to the medical cost for the elderly was simultaneously skyrocketing. (1) Throughout the...
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...effects on well-being, studies differ as to whether this increases or decreases with age. We conclude that older individuals have learned to appraise and cope differently with stress. This protects them in spite of their increased physiological vulnerability and may also increase the possibility of stress-related growth and optimal aging. Full Text [View Enlargement] As people age their health trajectories tend to diverge, with some developing multiple chronic conditions and others maintaining good health; stress may play a role in this aspect of aging. Over the past century, remarkable changes have occurred in the life expectancy and quality of life of older adults. Individuals born in the United States in 1900 had an average life expectancy of 47.3 years; those born in 2004 are expected to live 77.8 years on average (NCHS 2006). Life expectancy projections for residents of...
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... Zimbabwe There is clear trend in population growth over the past two centuries. This has been a period of fast growth in the population. The one billion population point was reached only in 1800. It means before that period the population was very low. That could be explained by high death rates. However, from 1800 to about 1900 the population grew to 3 billion people. That is a big jump. This can be explained by better life expectancy, enhanced by good health care and the effects of industrialization. The population however kept increasing. This year 2012, the population has reached 8 billion. This newer growth rate was made possible by the decline in death rate, and increased life expectancy. This is still despite the low birth rates that has been necessitated by family planning measures. It is expected that within the next 12 years the population would reach the 9 billion mark. From there, the population is expected to stabilize. Firstly, family planning has managed to reduce the birth rates; however it triggered a longer life expectancy. This means there has been a huge decrease in death rate. When people have few children, they can meet their health needs better than if the families were big. With medical care afforded to people, it means people live long periods of time. Many generations of people live at one time. With fewer children, the parents can invest their money in medical aids; they can afford good education for their children. The parents may also afford...
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...University of Phoenix Material Monica Davis Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: Questions | Answers | What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? | The earliest forms of media can be tracked back to live stage dramas, books, and newspapers. The term “mass media” made its first impact in the 1920’s when radio, video, and television changed the market. These choices became very popular with a generation that no longer wanted to read in order to receive information and entertainment. Since then mass media has continued to improve the way in which the world receives and distributes entertainment and information. With the invention of new technology in the 20th century the cost of production dropped and increased the amount of films, books, and newspapers that could be produced for larger audiences. While the cost of production dropped that also meant that the profits increased. The world wide web created a forum for spreading new and entertainment even faster. With the concern for saving trees and reducing the amount of carbon in the air digital newspapers and magazines also became a big success for mass media and global news. Today events that take place half way around the world are in local newspapers or on broadcasting stations within minutes of their occurrence. The 20th century gift to mass media is speed and advertisement. Businesses can introduce themselves and...
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...Population Movement International/Voluntary: * Voluntary Chosen to move e.g. work, environment, family etc. * Movement Not necessarily permanent. * E.g. People moving to warmer climates from colder areas moving from Northern Europe to Southern such as Greece. * Finance economic opportunities Poor Economy in Ireland Many young people leaving Ireland due to poor Economy Moving to the US/Australia * Large economic gap in South America poorer leaving to find work in USA * Education Moving to another country for better education e.g. Cambridge, Harvard, Oxford University Large influx of Asian student to Australia. * Must have money in order to voluntarily migrate. * Resettlement migration = International migration. * Contract migrationMigrating to another countryUsually for work * Guest workLiving/Working in another country because there is a shortage of workers in that country for that workAustralian teachers and nurses moving to Internal: * Rural-Urban Migration: * Leaving a countrymoving to a city * ChallengeCan infrastructure handle current rural influx? And who is growing crops? * Push factor out of rural environment (Negative)Sever drought, unemployment, natural disasters etc. * Pull Factors to move to the city (Positive)Employment, Education, Medical etc. * Bright Lights Big City PhenomenonYoung people’s view of being in the city. * Counter-urbanization: * Leaving the citymoving to the country ...
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...average life expectancy has now risen (currently around 79), this has caused many consequences for younger generations, such as how to pay elderly people their full pension when they are going without work for 20+ years. The health care of the UK has improved over time because scientists have developed more medicine, that can cure more diseases and is also more effecting at doing so. One of the main causes of death in the early 1900s was the common flu, however, modern medication has now made a vaccine for this, making it very hard to catch in the first place, and also easily treatable. Because of this modern medication, the death rate has fallen over the past 100 years. Another reason for the decrease in the death rate is the improvement in health care. The NHS (National Health Service) was introduced in 1948. The NHS is a public service that provides people with free health care. Before this time, you would have had to pay for your health care, which a lot of people were unable to do, especially the dependant elderly people. This meant that many people went through life with very little health care, or sometimes none at all, which usually led to lots of people becoming ill, and then dying early on in life. The NHS fixed this problem by making health care free for everyone, meaning that people could now get medication for free if needed, which helped in keeping them much healthier, and therefore living longer. The NHS has had a massive impact in the life expectancy during the...
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...Components of Expectancy There are three components of the expectancy theory of motivation which will be explained in this essay. After the three components are explain, the components will be put to use in a real world scenario. The scenario introduces a company that produces a line of branded professional audio products for which they strive to provide the highest quality audio products in the industry. Now let’s get started with explain the three components. The first component is valence that refers to the appeal of a consequence to an individual employee. Salary, job security, benefits, feeling of accomplishment, and advancement. Optimistic or undesirable, valence can differ in size. The scale of valence is how necessary a conclusion is for an employee. The establishment of valence conclusions to employees is vital to inspire and keep valuable employees. As stated before, valence is the first module of the expectancy concept and is the important feature when deciding a stimulus factor for employees. Valence should be great. Employees should want or need the results they acknowledged if they are to achieve a higher level. Thus managers must regulate what results an employee wishes, or the valence of dissimilar results for the employee. The second key factor in the expectancy model is instrumentality. It is insight about the degree to which presentation of one or more actions will lead to the achievement of a specific outcome. The certain level of work performance and...
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...Impact of Human Life Expectancy Increases in life expectancy in the world’s human population has measurable effects on the environment. Since recorded history, the age that people die has expanded to approximately 75 years, on average. Most experts believe that this is due to social reforms and technology, rather than evolution. People did not start evolving to increased life expectancies; rather they became more efficient at using medicines, disease prevention, processing food and energy sources and this had an increasing effect in simply living longer. Sex, age, geographic location, demographic groups, time period and wealth certainly are factors when calculating life expectancy. In the middle ages, a child living past the age of five could potentially live well beyond a projected age of 25 years. This depended greatly on surviving birth or disease and if they happened to be a member of higher social class, having access to better or a higher abundance of food. Statistics for women actually surviving child-birth are much higher in recent history than 200 years ago, Simply because we are better suited medically to overcome the problems they experienced. Geographic and economic status are another big part of the increases. Developed nations have significant increases when compared to many lesser developed nations. The World Health Organization shows no real large increases in life expectancies in many nations in Africa and the Mid-East...
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...impact on the scope, use and nature of the health care system. According to a 2003 report by the CDC, The median age of the world's population is increasing because of a decline in fertility and a 20-year increase in the average life span during the second half of the 20th century. These factors, combined with elevated fertility in many countries during the 2 decades after World War II (i.e., the "Baby Boom"), will result in increased numbers of persons aged >65 years during 2010—2030. The growing number of older adults increases demands on the public health system and on medical and social services. Chronic diseases, which affect older adults disproportionately, contribute to increased health- and long-term--care costs. Increased life expectancy reflects, in part, the success of public health interventions, but public health programs must now respond to the challenges created by this achievement, including the growing burden of chronic illnesses, injuries, and disabilities and increasing concerns about future care giving and health-care costs. Health Care Utilization The dynamics of population are the most fundamental determinants of the need, demand, and use of health care services according to Williams and Torrens. One main factor having an impact on the utilization of...
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...1. Bill Bailey Motivational Technique Bill Bailey is opposed to the merger of his opera to the Utah Symphony for many reasons and wants to encourage his organization to oppose the merger. I believe he could us the Vroom’s Expectancy Theory to achieve this if presented properly. The Vroom’s Expectancy Theory states that the probability of a person acting in a certain way depends on the strength of the belief that the action will create a certain outcome and the attractiveness of that outcome to the person (Lawler, 1973). Simply stated, this theory explains that people are more likely to act and behave in ways that will ultimately positively benefit themselves. I believe that Mr. Bailey can effectively use this theory by proving to his board that merging with the Utah Symphony would negatively impact their organization. He should point out to his organization that, due to the operas reserve fund, they are in a very sound financial situation while the Utah Symphony has not. He should also point out that they have operating in a much more responsible manner by adjusting or eliminating projects while the symphony has not. He could also compare the Symphony’s major financial troubles and Union-locked model to their organization. The obvious result by comparing would prove that the Opera could only become less financially viable if they were to go through with the merger and ultimately doesn’t offer any positive benefits. By utilizing the Vrooms Expectant Theory, Mr. Bailey...
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...Introduction In this report first i introduce the organisation that i choose for research. Then I will try to evaluate the theories of leadership and motivation those used in the organization or match with the behave of the organization. After that i will compare and contrast different leadership styles and motivation techniques in selected organization. Company profile Ryan air is an Europe’s only ultra low cost carrier. Ryan air has second largest airline in europe after Lufthansa. It was set up by Ryan familyin 1985. It started with the share capital of £ 1 and the member of staff was 25. Ryan air curently operaing 1600 daily flights from 57 bases, and connecting 180 destinatinons in 29 countries. Evaluate Leadership Theories used in Ryan Air Leadership is process in which leaders gives the resolution to his followers and ask them to take actions beside him. Leader’s have some capabilities to tackle with some issue and problems. Leader is a person who has some born qualities and some of them he adopts from the daily life. Ryan air has used Contingency/ Situational theories of leadership. Contingency theory support no one will fit in all situation. There is a natural relation between contingency and situational theory. Both theories suggest that there is no best method to lead an organisation, except best course of action is dependent on the internal and external circumstances. According to Northouse(2004) Leader...
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