...Introduction Food habits and culture are people’s learned behaviors refer to why and how people eat, with whom they eat, and which foods they eat. Therefore, many people will have many different ways in which they use food. Factors like geography, religion, society, and economy are basic aspects that influence our food habits and culture. Once we understand these factors, we can answer the question: why do you choose one cuisine rather than the others? Geographical Factors In old days, ancestors cultivated the crops base on local, natural resources, which affected their eating habits greatly. Climate, precipitation, soil quality, and topography are four geographical factors that influence our food habits deeply. First of all, climate affects the crop’s growing season, which is shorter in hot climate and longer in cold climate. When the growing season is shorter, people will have more crop cycles, which means the quantity of food is possibly larger. People tend to have enough food to satisfy their physical needs, and they may have extra food to satisfy higher needs, such as social needs, belongingness, status, and self-realization. Climate also affects the types of foods in different regions. For example, mango can only be planted in hot regions, and cabbage is preferred in cold regions. People usually find out that food in hot regions can be more various than food in cold regions. (Hughes, 2011). Secondly, precipitation affects the major food production. In dry and hot areas...
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...Reducing the School Budget Michael Williams Grand Canyon University: EDA-535 Professor Angie Smith September 17, 2014 The Education Reform dream Camden is In need of. What ails the City of Camden’s schools system was instinctively a lack of correct leadership to guide the Education Reform, policy into the right direction, and oversight is the blame of its downfall. Charter schools the answer or a failing problem designed to dismantle the public school system as we know it, and the door opener for the gravitation of for-profit companies to get right from the exploitation of a poor city, in need of the right vision to guide it back into sustainability. Is government oversight, the direction needed to build a promising tomorrow, in what is missing from the direction Camden is now viewed as or the get rich scheme companies have been waiting for to cash in on. The business end of school budgeting has relevancy, to the topic that Camden City now faces. The civil right movement generated several plans of action to help protect school districts from failing the constituents, the Equal Protection Clause, (Civil Right Clause, of 1964). In, 2011 the Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie announced that Camden city schools lacked proper leadership, and began a campaign to takeover and usher the ailing school District into State compliance as the investing movement of Human Capitol, suggested by the Federal Board of Governor’s then chairman, Alan...
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...Marketing Jenny McFarlen MKT/421 Diane E. O’Brien October 19, 2009 Marketing is everywhere. There is not one single day that a person can wake up and not see an item that has been publicly marketed. The food we eat, the clothes we wear and the vehicle that we take to work everyday is a constant reminder of marketing and all the effort that was put into it for that product to become popular. Most jobs today have a form of marketing used that enhances the chance of that company being profitable and popular. Marketing is not just about selling a product. In much more detail, marketing allows a producer to put their product out publicly based on factors that are relative to the product. In order to determine this, the producer must evaluate the selling area and find out things such as the needs of the people who could potentially buy their product, find out the different types of the product that might be needed, get an estimation of how many people might buy the product and find out what parts of the world would use what is being produced. Marketing is also about determining a selling price and ensuring that a profit can be made after production costs. Promotion is also important to show customers what the product is about. Competition is affiliated as it enables a producer to determining how strong the market might be (Perreault & McCarthy, 2005) Marketing can also be defined as an activity or strategy that enables products to be available to consumers. Not only does...
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...Bussines Regulation/ Torts and Liability LAW/421 17 de octubre de 2013 Jesus Rivera-Delgado Bussines Regulation/ Torts and Liability Aprender a reconocer situaciones en las que un negocio o empresa puede tener la responsabilidad potencial de otra parte, es una parte importante de la limitación de riesgo en las operaciones comerciales. La ley de responsabilidad se establece determinando la conducta y las normas de razonabilidad y proporcionan recursos legales cuando una violación de esas normas resulta en una lesión que cause pérdidas. En este ensayo pretendo discutir los principios fundamentales de la ley de responsabilidad civil, y los tipos de agravios. Utilizare como referencia la reglamentación del gobierno de las actividades comerciales, y la responsabilidad de dueños de establecimientos comerciales por concepto de daños a tenor con algunos casos del Supremo de Puerto Rico El agravio es un ilícito civil cuando una parte ha actuado, o en algunos casos no ha actuado, y que la acción u omisión causa una pérdida que sufrió un tercero. La ley dispone un remedio para alguien que ha sufrido una lesión al obligar al infractor a pagar una indemnización a la parte lesionada. El derecho por daños se entiende mejor como un intento de compensar a los perjudicados o pérdidas derivadas de daños causados por una conducta irracional por otro. En la mayor parte, la responsabilidad extracontractual se rige por los principios del derecho común del Estado. Los tribunales recurren...
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...Bussines Regulation/ Torts and Liability Diomedes Gonzales Ramos LAW/421 17 de octubre de 2013 Jesus Rivera-Delgado Bussines Regulation/ Torts and Liability Aprender a reconocer situaciones en las que un negocio o empresa puede tener la responsabilidad potencial de otra parte, es una parte importante de la limitación de riesgo en las operaciones comerciales. La ley de responsabilidad se establece determinando la conducta y las normas de razonabilidad y proporcionan recursos legales cuando una violación de esas normas resulta en una lesión que cause pérdidas. En este ensayo pretendo discutir los principios fundamentales de la ley de responsabilidad civil, y los tipos de agravios. Utilizare como referencia la reglamentación del gobierno de las actividades comerciales, y la responsabilidad de dueños de establecimientos comerciales por concepto de daños a tenor con algunos casos del Supremo de Puerto Rico El agravio es un ilícito civil cuando una parte ha actuado, o en algunos casos no ha actuado, y que la acción u omisión causa una pérdida que sufrió un tercero. La ley dispone un remedio para alguien que ha sufrido una lesión al obligar al infractor a pagar una indemnización a la parte lesionada. El derecho por daños se entiende mejor como un intento de compensar a los perjudicados o pérdidas derivadas de daños causados por una conducta irracional por otro. En la mayor parte, la responsabilidad extracontractual se rige por los principios del derecho común del Estado...
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...Role and Functions of Law Paper University of Phoenix Online Law 421 Rachel De Angelo November 6, 2014 Role and Functions of Law Paper The company that I have chosen for this assignment is my current employer, Hospira Pharmaceuticals, they are a global organization which conducts business in many different countries. In this paper, I will discuss the functions and role of law how it applies to Hospira’s ability to conduct business. I will also briefly define how law impacts businesses and society in general. Hospira Hospira is a leading provider of generic injectable drugs, infusion technologies and contract manufacturing. Hospira is an international company employing approximately sixteen thousand employees. The pharmaceutical industry is required to comply with many laws in the manufacturing and distribution of their drugs and healthcare products. From my reading chapter one of The Legal Environment of Business the author defines Law as "a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and having legal binding force (Melvin, 2011, Chapter 1)." Law helps us maintain order in society and protect our rights. The functions of laws at Hospira ensures our product quality and safety. In addition to the regulatory laws Hospira must also comply with Federal and State Labor laws for their employees. Labor laws function to prevent discrimination, harassment, dangerous work environments. To be proactive Hospira utilizes an in-house and general legal...
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...HTM 421 01 Instructor: Dr. Colin Johnson Essay 2 The 9th Question Yu Hu 10/28/2011 When we are talking about wines, the first word that comes into our minds is France. As we know, terroir is one of the most significant factors that affect what wines taste like. Since it's a combination of different natural factors, we cannot expect wines made in different regions taste the same. It explains why regions are so important to wines. Alsace, Champagne and so on, places like them have done a great contribution to French wine industry. With the help of these special wine regions, France has become the most important wine producer in the world. Alsace, which is located in the eastern part of France, is generally considered as an important white-wine region. The weather there is more like a semi-continental climate, which means in winter Alsace is usually cold and dry while it is hot in summer. Colmar City is the best place for producing vin d'Alsace because it has a sunny microclimate. Actually, it is the second driest city in France. Usually, the annual rainfall there is only 550 mm. Due to this, Alsace is the perfect place to produce Rieslings. In fact, some of the world's most famous dry Rieslings are produced there. Besides Riesling, they also plant Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Muscat. By the way, Alsace is also the only region that to produce mostly varietals that identified by the names of the grapes used in France. Because of Alsace's...
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...Environmental Factors Paper MKT 421 University of Phoenix November 24, 2008 Price, promotion, place and product are all factors which can be controlled in an organization. Environmental factors on the other hand affect many things in the world but are uncontrollable. The side of a rock moss grows on to market tastes, political or economic factors are all examples of environmental factors. “Failure to account for these factors can lead to dire consequences” (FAO 1997). Ikea of Sweden markets its products locally and globally with their immense understanding of global marketing. The following paper will discuss the environmental factors and technology impacts on Ikeas marketing decisions. It will also analyze social responsibility and ethics and their importance to Ikeas marketing. Ikea Ikea of Sweden markets “a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. This is the idea at the heart of everything IKEA does, from product development and purchases to how we sell our products in IKEA stores globally” (Ikea 2008). As the world of international marketing and technology changes, Ikea faces more challenges than ever. With more than 253 Ikea Group stores in 24 countries, the organization is always facing new marketing challenges that are affected by environment. With the economy being in a downturn, Ikea has seized the time for new opportunities for finding more cost-effective...
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...Marketing Mix Paper Jennifer S Dennis May 21, 2012 MKT/421 Sheryl Joyner Introduction Marketing is “putting the right product in the right place, at the right price, at the right time.” To be successful, a company needs to create a product or service that attracts many customers. Research and development is the key element is marketing a product or service. Use of the marketing mix can be helpful to a company to determine what products and services to produce and promote, what the price of those items should be and where to sell the items. The Marketing Mix The marketing mix describes the different choices that an organization has to make the process of introducing a product or service. The best way of defining the marketing mix is with the 4p’s, which were identified in 1960 by E J McCarthy. The 4p’s are: product (or service), place, price, and promotion. The easiest way to understand the 4p’s is to ask certain questions that relate to marketing. Some of these questions are: • Product/service o What does the customer want or need from the product or service? o What product or service features will meet the customer’s wants and needs? o What will the product be called and what will it look like? • Place o Where will customers look to purchase the product or service? o What are the competitors selling and where? • Price o What is the value of the product or service to the potential...
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...MGT 5000 Management and Organisational Behaviour – Assignment 1 Task 1: Scenario (403 words) CCM Pharmaceuticals Sdn Bhd (CCMP), the company of which I am attached to, acquired Duopharma Biotech (M) Sdn Bhd in 2006 which was later renamed as CCM Duopharma Biotech (M) Sdn Bhd (CCMD). Integration process started late 2008 with the Sales Department being the first. The integration of the Sales Departments of both companies started with the OTC Department of which I am one of its team members. The OTC Department comprise of four (4) teams, namely the High Traffic Outlet (HTO), Independent Retail Outlet (IRO), General Practitioners’ OTC (GP OTC) and the Lower Trade (Chinese Druggist and Wholesalers). Just before the integration took place, the management of CCMD promoted most of their employees in terms of job grades and some with job titles as well. Adjustments were made to the salaries of their employees whereas at CCMP nothing was being done. As employees of CCMP and not being aware of what was happening at the CCMD, we just ‘let nature take its cause’. As integration began to take place, the sales staffs from both the companies were slot into the 4 different teams with each team having at least one member from the other company and vice-versa. Of the 4 teams, 3 of the team managers were from CCMD, the company in which CCMP acquired. Part of the integration process also involved a change in the rewarding system whereby the management decided to adopt to the commission...
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...* Defining Marketing University of Phoenix MKT/421 - Marketing 22 July 2013 Defining Marketing What is marketing? What is the definition of marketing? A good marketing strategy is essential for a company's success while no or bad strategy can damage an organization. Different sources and information combined within marketing catch the consumer's attention for products or services. This paper explains the different definitions of marketing along with the author's personal interpretation of marketing. Additionally, the importance of marketing is discussed on three examples where marketing was used but with severe problems. Personal Definition of Marketing The author's personal definition about marketing is that organizations take steps to catch customer's attention and convince them to buy their product. Parts of efficient marketing are sales, promotions, and advertisements to increase sales. Overall, marketing ensures that a company makes profit and stays on consumer's minds. KnowThis.com – Definition of Marketing According to KnowThis.com marketing is defined as “the strategies and tactics used to identify, create, and maintain satisfying relationships with customers that result in value for both the customer and the marketer” (KnowThis.com 2009, p. 3). The key elements are strategies and tactics, create, identify, satisfying relationships, value, and maintain with consumer and marketer.KnowThis.com argues that tactics and strategies are the base...
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...Defining Marketing Paper Kimberly Lettries McQueen MKT/421 March 8, 2014 David Rubenstein Defining of Marketing Marketing is defined as a major function of a business and ensuring that the financial information is being taken care of the correct way. Marketing can also be defined as creating products and advertising. As we go we will discuss my definition of marketing and what two sources define what marketing is. Also I will breakdown how important marketing is when it comes to an organizational success. We do not realize that marketing is all around us and some of our favorite companies use this strategy for their business. Marketing is when we look at billboards, watch television, and when we go to work. Marketing is so vital and is a major perspective of a company due to the fact that money is involved and finance reports to see how the company maintaining. People mind reflects on sales, advertising, and finance when marketing is mention. Marketing is the process of planning and executing the pricing, promotion, and distribution of goods, ideas, and services to create exchanges that satisfy individuals and organizational goals. (www.wikipedia.com) Marketing is the management process through which goods and services move from concept to the customer. It includes the coordination of four elements called the 4 P's of marketing: (1) identification, selection and development of a product, (2) determination of its price, (3) selection of a distribution...
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...The Functions and Role of Law in Business and Society LAW/421 The Functions and Role of Law in Business and Society The functions and role of law in business and society is to maintain order and decency to the effect of creating an environment that is reasonable, just and productive according to the cultural perspectives of the society in which they are implemented (Scheb&Scheb, 2011; Quirk, Seddon& Smith, 2010). Without law to control the actions of those that are either unscrupulous or simply not mentally capable of understanding or differentiating between right and wrong – society would be chaotic. An excellent example of this would be where there were no controls whatsoever over the stock market and family and friends were able to freely access the material inside information of the corporations their associates worked for. This would clearly lead to an environment where virtually only the very privileged few were able to profit from stock market trades in any significant way. It would also ultimately lead to a far less lucrative market when those who were not privileged simply fell out of the market altogether due to lack of opportunity to benefit from their participation, which dropping out would very likely lead to a severe global recession. In addition to regulating and setting standards for behavior within a society, laws also regulate and set standards for how business should be conducted. Business laws set the ethical standard and expectations...
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...Environmental Factors University of Phoenix MKT 421 Environmental factors can influence the decisions that are made in the domestic and global market. Concern for these environmental factors that influence the marketing decisions is essential for organizations that have businesses within the global market that set goals to please its customers. It is a good idea to have a detailed analysis of the target market to see the vision of a successful marketing plan. McDonald’s is an organization that has businesses in both the domestic and global market. This paper will discuss the environmental factors that affect the domestic and global marketing decisions for McDonald’s such as the economy, social, political, ecological, cultural differences, technology, and ethical issues. The marketing decisions for McDonald’s are impacted by the global economic interdependence and the trade practice and agreements. The economy is continuously changing all over the world and McDonald’s customer purchasing power is determined by this environmental factor. The global financial issues that have an impact on McDonald’s marketing choices are credit, debt, revenue distribution, gross domestic product, and savings. These global financial issues impact McDonald’s decisions that are made by the company’s management team. The United States used to have the best economy, but even the economy in the United States is not in great shape anymore. Businesses have begun to close down, but McDonald’s food...
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...Perceptual Maps in Marketing Perceptual maps are a tool that provides input directly from marketing research to the strategic market plan. The perceptual map is graphic illustrations of the data that is collected. The map will only be valid for the parameters that are used to develop the map. There are many aspects of the company to explore, market research to analyze, and competitive intelligence to review. This information will help to identify the items for the perceptual map and the new marketing plan. This paper will explore the use of perceptual maps in marketing. In this paper, the situation, recommendation, and the results will be describe. The information from the simulation will show the relationship between differentiation and positioning of the products. “Thorr Motorcycles, Inc. is a $5 billion company.” (University of Phoenix, n.d). They makes motorcycles as well as sells licensed merchandise. Annually, the motorcycle industry is increasing but the sales of the CruserThorr are decreasing. The age group of the target customers are growing older and growing out of the motorcycles lifestyles. The younger generation are not intrigue with the Thorr lifestyle but they are interest in a less expensive motorcycle. The four recommendations are lifestyle image, product design and styling, product uniqueness, and quality engineering for the focus of the perceptual map. These four parameters are relevant to the motorcycle industry and reflect the highest potential...
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