...In Sherman Alexie’s comedic short story, “Gentrification”, Alexie recounts the racial dynamics that caused him to be circumspect with his actions in his neighborhood, from not voicing his concerns to his neighbors, to cautiously avoiding detection while removing a rat infested mattress. Through his clever use of ambiguous narrating, seamless streams of consciousness, use of colorful metaphors and parallels, and discreetly establishing to the reader his unreliability as a narrator, Alexie shows to the readers that even in modern society, racism still exists. He shows us that “despite our surface friendliness, we didn’t really care about one another”. As we are introduced to conflict of the story, Alexie exhibits his wish to remain anonymous, stating that “I’d thought to call the city and tell them about the mattress, but I doubted...
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...In 1999 Autobytel.com was leader in the online car referral business amongst a very competitive market. The online car referral concept was based on giving the consumer a way to shop for automobiles online that didn’t involve going to a dealership and dealing with high pressured sales. When time came to buy the automobile they had selected, the service provider would send the purchasers information to a qualified dealership in their area to process the sale with little to no haggling involved due to the level of information the purchaser had at their disposal. The way these online referral companies were able to make money off this process was to sign up qualified dealers around the country and charge them a fee to send motivated buyers their way, and to offer a large compliment of services that aided the purchase of the vehicle to the automobile purchaser. Though Autobytel.com was experiencing record growth in the online car referral industry it still was not able to create positive earning off the services they were providing. Like many Internet companies this was a problem that plagued their companies due to the large over for the revenue they received and they new if they were to remain a viable company something needed to be changed. In order for Autobytel.com to turn their current offering into positive earnings, there are many thing that need to be looked at create more added value proposition to both of their customers, the automobile buyer and seller. For the...
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...In 2008, the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (RWJF) partnered with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to launch a two-year initiative to “assess and transform the nursing profession”. A report titled “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” was produced that is to serve as a “blue-print” for nursing’s future. Through this committee, four key messages were developed to structure the recommendations of the report. Three of these messages will be discussed here. (The future, 2011). The first key message in the report states “nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training”. In order for this to happen, a number of barriers must be overcome. The licensing and scope of practice regulations of many states need to be addressed. Due to licensing and practicing regulations in many states, nurses are entering the workforce qualified to provide more care than they are legally allowed to provide. In the majority of states, for example, the nurse practitioner (NP) is required to be supervised by a physician in order to see and prescribe medications for patients. This poses a problem due to the decreasing number of medical students entering primary care and the increasing number of NPs who are entering primary care (IOM, 2011). Another recommendation is the need for nurse residency programs that would ease the transition from school to work. This would allow new graduates to further develop the skills and experience...
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...triggers, escalations, life-cycle, dimensions and including every conceivable aspects of crisis through education, sensitisation and conscientisation on the platform of Crisisology. Key words: crisis, emergency, disruption, management and Crisisology Crisis is the occasion of pain, injuries, illnesses, disabilities, deaths, and property damages. It disrupts means of livelihood and unleashes other undesirable consequences to lives and the environments that threaten growth, development and communal survival. Crises are inevitable. No individual, organisation or society is immuned from it. A crisis is one of the purest forms of global equality – blind to race, culture, religion, occupation or income. A crisis is an equal opportunity employer. It is rarely planned for, surfaced unexpectedly and disrupts normal operations. In attempts to curb crises, Crisis Management first appeared as a fully recognized independent discipline in the United States after the Tylenol poisoning incident in 1982; in India after the Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984 and in Europe following the Chernobyl...
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...The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0144-3577.htm IJOPM 26,7 Supply chain management: theory, practice and future challenges 754 John Storey and Caroline Emberson The Open University Business School, Milton Keynes, UK, and Janet Godsell and Alan Harrison Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, UK Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically assess current developments in the theory and practice of supply management and through such an assessment to identify barriers, possibilities and key trends. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a three-year detailed study of six supply chains which encompassed 72 companies in Europe. The focal firms in each instance were sophisticated, blue-chip corporations operating on an international scale. Managers across at least four echelons of the supply chain were interviewed and the supply chains were traced and observed. Findings – The paper reveals that supply management is, at best, still emergent in terms of both theory and practice. Few practitioners were able – or even seriously aspired – to extend their reach across the supply chain in the manner prescribed in much modern theory. The paper identifies the range of key barriers and enablers to supply management and it concludes with an assessment of the main trends. Research limitations/implications – The research presents a number of challenges to existing thinking...
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...Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Mombasa CBD Campus BACHELOR OF COMMERCE Introduction to Business HBC 2102 YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 MAY 2016 Assignment Due Date: 11th June 2016 Question 1- Distinguish between e-commerce and e-business? (4 marks) E-commerce is an abbreviation used for electronic commerce. It is the process through which the buying, selling, dealing, ordering and paying for the goods and services are done over the internet. In this type of online commercial transaction, the seller can communicate with the buyer without having face to face interaction. Some examples of real world application of e-commerce are online banking, online shopping (Jumia.co.ke), online ticket booking (Jambojet.co.ke), social networking (selling goods on facebook.com). Electronic Business, shortly known as e-business, is the online presence of a business. It can also be defined as the business which is done with the help of internet or electronic data interchange. E-commerce is one of the important component of e-business, but it is not an essential part. E-business is not confined to buying and selling of goods only, but it includes other activities that are also part of business like providing services to the customers, communicating with employees, client or business partners can contact the company in case if they want to have a word with the company or they have any issue regarding the services, etc. All the basic business operations are done using electronic...
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...Comparative research is a research methodology in the social sciences that aims to make comparisons across different countries or cultures Comparative research defined Comparative research, simply put, is the act of comparing two or more things with a view to discovering something about one or all of the things being compared. This technique often utilizes multiple disciplines in one study. When it comes to method, the majority agreement is that there is no methodology peculiar to comparative research.[5] The multidisciplinary approach is good for the flexibility it offers, yet comparative programs do have a case to answer against the call that their research lacks a "seamless whole."[6] There are certainly methods that are far more common than others in comparative studies, however. Quantitative analysis is much more frequently pursued than qualitative, and this is seen by the majority of comparative studies which use quantitative data.[7][1][8][2] The general method of comparing things is the same for comparative research as it is in our everyday practice of comparison. Like cases are treated alike, and different cases are treated differently; the extent of difference determines how differently cases are to be treated. If one is able to sufficiently distinguish two carry the research conclusions will not be very helpful.[9] Secondary analysis of quantitative data is relatively widespread in comparative research, undoubtedly in part because of the cost of obtaining primary...
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...The Difference Between Art and Entertainment by Jeff Goins | 99 Comments Art, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. Which is a nice way of saying it’s whatever you want it to be. But I don’t believe that. Photo credit: Mark Heard (Creative Commons) Although I don’t have an objective perspective (nobody does), and mine is but one opinion, I believe there is such a thing as good and bad art. Maybe that’s asking too much, for us to label art “good” or “bad,” or maybe that feels too restrictive. That’s fine, I suppose; I don’t want to impose my artistic standards on someone else, nor would I appreciate having it the other way around. But what is not okay is calling something “art” when it’s not — when it is, in fact, something else. Art versus entertainment My friend Stephen pointed out recently, quoting Makoto Fujimura I think, that the difference between art and entertainment is subtle, but important: Entertainment gives you a predictable pleasure… Art leads to transformation. If that’s true, then we may have a problem, because what a lot of people call “art” isn’t changing us. At best, it’s entertaining us, dulling our senses and inebriating us to the realities of the world. Which is not the point. Art is supposed to transform: * It surprises. * It wounds. * It changes. Entertainment makes us feel good. It doesn’t surprise us; it meets our expectations. And that’s why we like entertainment: it coddles us. But the problem with entertainment is it leaves...
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...Verizon By: Sanobar Salim Adam Abraham Johnny Ly Salih December 14, 2014 Executive Summary Verizon Communications Inc., headquartered in New York, is a global leader in providing broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America’s most reliable wireless network, serving more than 93 million customers. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America’s most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a workforce of 238,000 and last year generated revenues of more than $120.5 billion. The major asset for Verizon commination is their Financial Stability: According to Verizon Communications 2013 Annual Report, the company has $227.3 billion in assets, operating revenues of $120.5 billion, Gross Profit ratio of 19.5, return on asset of 8.6, return on equity of 24 %and cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year ranging from $1.2 billion – $9.7billion over the last three years. With substantial assets, revenues with steady increase over the last three years and substantial amounts of cash on hand consistently year after year, Verizon’s...
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...------------------------------------------------- Business Strategy and Change Management BLACKBERRY Submitted by: Sharma Monika 20142256 Kaur Sandeep 20141745 Khurana Ashish 20150364 Kumar Rohit 20150599 Submitted by: Sharma Monika 20142256 Kaur Sandeep 20141745 Khurana Ashish 20150364 Kumar Rohit 20150599 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The report is about the decline of Blackberry and factors responsible for its downfall. These factors have been precisely described below in the form of PESTEL and SWOT analysis. All the latest data collected in relation to a company Blackberry has been demonstrated in the form of charts and tables correspondence to other rivalry groups, which shows the clear picture and downfall of company in smartphone industry. The latest market data reveals the current scenario and situation of the company in today’s market. The report also demonstrates how the company struggles and make effective use of different strategies of various marketing communication means and tools to stay tuned and compete with such a challenging industry especially in India. It also shows the impact of other line products that contributes to the decline of the company. * * Table of Contents 1 Introduction 3 1.1 Market Data 3 1.2 RIM (Research in Motion) 9 2 Analysis 13 2.1 PESTEL Analysis 13 2.2 SWOT Analysis- Blackberry 16 2.3 Benchmarking 18 3 Conclusion and Recommendations 21 4 References 22 ...
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...82751 01 001-026 r6 ko 8/24/09 7:41 AM Page 2 Learning Objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to ✔ appreciate the difference between passively watching movies and actively looking at movies. ✔ understand the defining characteristics that distinguish movies from other forms of art. ✔ understand how and why most of the formal mechanisms of a movie remain invisible to casual viewers. ✔ understand the relationship between viewers’ expectations and filmmakers’ decisions about the form and style of their movies. ✔ explain how shared belief systems contribute to hidden movie meaning. ✔ explain the difference between implicit and explicit meaning, and understand how the different levels of movie meaning contribute to interpretive analysis. medium. With so much experience, no one could blame you for wondering why you need a course or this book to tell you how to look at movies. After all, you might say, “It’s just a movie.” For most of us most of the time, movies are a break from our daily obligations—a form of escape, entertainment, and pleasure. Motion pictures had been popular for fifty years before even most filmmakers, much less scholars, considered movies worthy of serious study. But motion pictures are much more than entertainment. The movies we see shape the way we view the world around us and our place in that world. What’s more, a close analysis of any particular movie can tell us a great deal about the artist, society...
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...Description: Describe your product’s functions, applications, uses, and what value it offers to consumers. The iPhone is just one of the many technological devices that Apple, Incorporated. offers to its consumers. The iPhone’s primary function is that of any mobile device used to communicate with others. However, with its recent innovations, the iPhone has become so much more than just a cellular phone. It has become a multi-tasking device that consumers can use to manage their lives and businesses. Currently, the newest version of the IPhone is the 6s (or 6s Plus), which boast up to a 5.5-inch high resolution screen. Functionally, the phone features of the iPhone include visual voicemail, standard text messaging and voice dialing. It also offers a robust web browsing capability with the native Safari web browser, but also allows its user the ability to install the Google Chrome browser as well. The iPhone’s email function allows the user to load multiple email accounts, giving the consumer access to their personal and business email. In addition, the iPhone has one of the most robust and solid application programs in the industry. Anything from games, professional business tools, to entertainment applications are available for download on the iPhone. Overall, the iPhone continues to provide its consumer with a high-quality, multi-tasking experience with the ability to manage multiple tasks whether personal or professional. History: Keep this short....
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...programs developed to address this problem. A compression program is used to convert data from an easy – to - use format to one optimized for compactness. Likewise, an uncompressing program returns the information to its original form. World over, the rapid growth in information and communication technologies has led to an explosive demand for effective means to compress and store data. And this data is no longer simple text, but encompasses a variety of formats from text, images to moving pictures. Despite the continuous research in compression technologies and the emergence of compression standards for audio, video, images and text, the quest for the perfect compression algorithm is still on. Many companies have entered the gun lap in the race to define compression standards, especially for the most complex and demanding format of all, the moving pictures. Here we examine the new innovation ABO (Adaptive Binary Optimization). INTRODUCTION Compression approaches have been many and diverse. Most of these, especially when it comes to images, revolve around the technique of pointillism—of seeing images as a collection of dots or pixels. Images are stored inside our computer as rows and columns of dots or pixels. In the case of a monochrome image, each pixel is...
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...across all functional areas. Increase the gross margin and maintain sales growth. Save $75 – 80 million through corporate restructuring and closing of older distribution sites. Fix their Y2K problem and replace existing mainframe environment. Refer to the Hershey case. What were some of the key problems that Hershey encountered when choosing, integrating and implementing their new ERP system? The implementation of the ERP for Hershey was beset with difficulties due to a number of failures: a. Project management issues, not faulty software: The company did not use the proper resources do ensure a good launch. This especially includes the failures of top management. b. Big Bang versus phased implementation: With their second attempt Hershey was able to plan more thoroughly in order to reduce redundancies, properly train and troubleshoot on a manageable basis. • • • • • There were several key...
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...Corporate Social Responsibility At the core of the AmBank Group’s responsibilities, priority is placed on the development and sustainability of the four main pillars of the larger business ‘ecosystem’ within which we operate: the marketplace, the community, our staff and the environment. We aspire to contribute to a better society, concurrently contributing to the nation’s growth, development and prosperity. Continuously adding value to the marketplace and contributing to the development of the industry are considerations that are given priority in the AmBank Group’s products, services and market initiatives. Annual Report 2012 Leading Innovation, Stimulating Market Participation The AmBank Group has closely aligned itself with the country’s efforts at entrenching Malaysia as the world’s leading international hub for Islamic finance. AmInvestment Bank was appointed as one of the Joint Principal Advisers/Joint Lead Arrangers/Joint Lead Managers for the 20-year Sukuk Musharakah Programme of up to RM2.0 billion in nominal value by Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd on 2 June 2012. It was structured under the widely accepted principle of Musharakah to a wide investor base. AmInvestment Bank was also the Sole Lead Manager for Gulf Investment Corporation GSC, Kuwait’s RM750 million (USD253 million) issuance under its existing 20-year RM3.5 billion (USD1.18 billion) Sukuk Wakalah bi Istithmar Medium Term Notes programme, where AmIslamic Bank was Transaction Agent to facilitate the commodity...
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