...Nicholas Carr AKASH GOUD GUNDLAPALLI Wilmington University Nicholas Carr is a technology writer whose acclaimed works have led him to be a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2011 and also have been bestsellers. His writings examine the fusion of both culture and technology genres. Some of his works include The Glass Cage: How Our Computers Are Changing us (2011), The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google (2008), Does IT Matter? (2004). Many of which most have been translated into more than 25 languages. Does IT Matter is considered as a book that changes the thoughts of a individual about technology and its strategies. It details how innovative, monetary, and aggressive powers are joining to change the information technology and the innovation it plays in business, with significant ramifications for information technology administration and speculation and additionally system and association. IT is seen as the most recent in a progression of extensively embraced advancements that have reshaped industry in the course of recent hundreds of years from the flow to the broadcast and the phone to the electric generator and the interior ignition motor. For a brief period, as they were being incorporated with the framework of business, every one of these advancements opened open doors for forward-looking organizations to increase genuine points of interest. Be that as it may, their accessibility expanded and their cost diminished as they got to be pervasive. From...
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...Bibliotherapy I. Introduction and Summary of Books Children are the heart of a parent. Two people get married and they have a baby. It easy to get into a relationship, however, it is hard to maintain the long term relationship. Two people stay together under one roof, problems such as characteristics of each person and others, stress or others, at the end, quarrelling happened and make decision to separate. So here come the situation, how are we going to tell our children? Children are so naïve, they believe in what they saw and they don’t think much. Children recognize good or bad, they don’t want their parent to be the bad person. Children ask questions when they didn’t see something they expected. Compared to my country to United States, divorce percentage are much lower. Especially in traditional Chinese family, parent will always want to have the best for the children, no matter what happen between them. Even though some of the parent already divorce, but they still stay together and act like nothing happened in front of the children. The reason why I’m choosing this topic because I remembered I have a same aged cousin, which his parent divorced. As we played together, we hanged out together, we asked him, why he was staying with his grandpa and grandma every day without going back to his parent. He told me that he only see his dad and mum once a month because they are working outstation. However, what I heard from my parent is, their parent were not together any...
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...Summary and discussion of Nicholas G. Carr’s article “IT Doesn’t Matter” published in 2003 by Harvard Business Review. IT Doesn’t Matter Carr’s main argument is quite simple. IT is extremely important within corporations, but IT has become a universal resource for firms. The basis for a sustained competitive advantage is scarcity, not ubiquity. Hence, IT has become a commodity and therefore it is no longer a strategic advantage – the significance of IT doesn’t matter anymore. He argues, “By now, the core functions of IT ¬– data storage, data processing and data transport ¬– have become available and affordable to all. Their very power and presence have begun to transform them from potentially strategic resources into commodity factors of production. They are becoming costs of doing business that must be paid by all but provide distinction to none” This quote captures the essence of Carr’s argument he distinguishes between proprietary technologies and infrastructural technologies. He argues that IT has shifted into the latter category, becoming a common infrastructure utilized by all corporations. He explains this assertion with the examples of IT becoming a commodity like railroads or electricity. Carr then offers new guidelines for IT management; Spend Less, meaning firms are putting themselves in a cost disadvantage by using large investments in IT without posting good financial results. Secondly, Follow Don’t Lead, where he argues that by postponing IT investments firms...
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...Index: 1. Seniority: A blessing or a curse? 2.1 Summary 2.2 Moral value 2.3 Reference 2.4 Date of publish 2. Driving to work is tough 3.5 Summary 3.6 Moral value 3.7 Reference 3.8 Date of Publish 3. A living nightmare: customer who show up early & late 4.9 Summary 4.10 Moral value 4.11 Reference 4.12 Date of publish 4. Work routines that drains you 5.13 Summary 5.14 Moral value 5.15 Reference 5.16 Date of publish 5. Dealing with under qualified co-worker 6.17 Summary 6.18 Moral value 6.19 Reference 6.20 Date of publish 6. Employee Theft 7.21 Summary 7.22 Moral value 7.23 Reference 7.24 Date of publish 7. No one appreciates your hard work 8.25 Summary 8.26 Moral value 8.27 Reference 8.28 Date of publish 8. Is someone stealing your idea at work? 9.29 Summary 9.30 Moral value 9.31 Reference 9.32 Date of publish 9. What’s the deal with after hour meeting? 10.33 Summary 10.34 Moral value 10.35 Reference 10.36 Date of publish 10. Why are your co-worker so annoying? 11.37 Summary 11.38 Moral value 11.39 Reference 11.40 Date of publish 1. Seniority: A Blessing or a Curse? Seniority is the magical title that everyone in every job wishes to have...
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...IT Doesn’t Matter “IT Doesn’t Matter” is an article written by Nicolas G. Carr and published in the May 2003 edition of the Harvard Business Review. In this article Carr discusses why IT is no longer a strategic resource for companies and in light of this, how companies should now manage their IT. Carr’s argument that IT is no longer a strategic resource stems for his claim that IT has become ubiquitous and is no longer scarce. He does not deny that in its early stages of development, when IT resources were scare or rare, it was a strategic resource that companies could use to gain a competitive advantage. Carr goes on to explain that IT has become more affordable and thus is available for all companies to use. He claims that this makes IT less of a strategic resource and more a commodity. He compares IT’s transition from resource to commodity to that of the development of railway systems and electrical power. He references the fact that these now common commodities were once strategic resources that were used by companies to gain competitive advantages in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Carr goes on to explain that no companies base their business strategy on using electrical power and thus business now should transition away from basing strategy on IT. Carr continues with his argument that IT doesn’t matter by describing how the biggest risk with IT is overspending on unnecessary resources, creating a cost disadvantage. Carr outlines three key philosophies...
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...Happiness Summary of the text “The Question of Happiness” The text is about this sixteen years old boy, which won the Israeli national squash championship. He thought that the championship he had trained for, for five years would make him happy, and fill that emptiness he always had. It did right after he won the championship it really alleviate the emptiness. He was ecstatic and happier than he had ever could imagine him self be, but after they had celebrated the victory, and he came home to sleep at night, it came crawling back. The emptiness. His happiness didn’t come from squash anymore, so he tried to find out what happiness really means. He used a lot of time to search what the word happiness really meant, books, internet and philosophically. Nowhere could he find what his emotions was telling him and fleeting too, but he experience one thing, and that was sometimes you can have a really hard and bad day, and you can still enjoy overall happiness in the end. Outline of what makes people happy and what does not In text two Michael Chrichton writes that happiness isn’t something you can buy or get. Some people even say happiness is an illusion, but we do know it isn’t. Everybody have experienced happiness, maybe only in minutes, for some it is days and a few people are happy 24/7. Happiness is the thing that matters for you, that could be friends, family, the one girl or a pet, even the small things, like a letter or you see you friend is happy. The rest is commercial...
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...LAW204 - CONTRACTS Week 5 – Express Terms ___________ ** N.B. The main cases covered in lectures, containing MAIN RULES are highlighted in YELLOW! READINGS/LECTURE CHAPTER 10 – EXPRESS TERMS Introduction – Contents of a Contract? * Express Terms: contain contractual promise and terms that are capable of being Incorporation by pre-contractual statement: * Courts look at what the parties said * Have these statements become express terms? Statements the court acknowledges: * Irrelevant statements and Puffs: * Sales talk, exaggerations e.g. best on the market! * No reasonable person is supposed to take it seriously * No affect on contract, not actionable * Representations: * Factual statements which are intended to and do induce the representee to enter the contract not made to be binding * Merely representational/description with no promissory intent – truth not guaranteed by their marker * LACK ANY CONTRACTUAL FORCE * False representations may constitute a misrepresentation innocent party may be able to rescind the contract, or attract remedies under statue (misleading and deceptive conduct) * Legal action is limited to actions in negligence or fraud (deliberately lied to you) or misleading or deceptive conduct under s18 of Australian Consumer Law * Terms: * Contractual undertakings intended to be binding – not merely representational ...
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...Ad Analysis 1. Pepsi Next “Baby” Commercial Summary- This is a 31 second commercial about a new mother who is filming their baby doing “baby” things when the father comes home with the new Pepsi Next soda. The mother doesn’t believe that the Pepsi Next really tastes like Pepsi, since it is supposed to have 60% sugar. They try the soda and are so mesmerized by the new Pepsi Next that they don’t notice their baby dancing, doing “the worm” and playing guitar. Audience- The audience for this commercial could be diabetics who would like a soda with less sugar, or people in general who are looking for a “healthier” soda or a trying to lose weight without giving up soda. Hook- The first thing that gets your attention is the cute baby in the scene, and the super excited vibe that the father gives off about the new Pepsi Next, and finally the dancing baby makes the whole commercial hilarious. Sell Techniques- The Pepsi Next sell techniques for this commercial are the use of “shock and awe”. ie: “The NEW Pepsi Next has the SAME great taste but 60% less sugar!!” Plus it makes you feel like if you drink this soda you not notice anything in your surroundings other than the amazing taste of the Pepsi Next. Motivator- The simple fact that EVERY ‘diet’ soda on the market tastes awful, makes you want to try the new Pepsi Next just to see if it really does taste like regular Pepsi. I bought some just to see if it tasted as good as the commercial says… It actually tastes pretty good...
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...Primary Character Joseph Freberg (Sales manager), Carl (salespeople), Kathryn (v.p), Ellen (Joseph fiancée or wife) 2: Secondary Character Cala Industrial, Trout Brothers, Omaha areas, salespeople, Alcon Part 2 See the bubble chart Part 3 A: Introduction and summary The case surrounds a sales manager, Joseph Frebert, From Alcon. He experienced a hard time working with skilled sales people. Adaptation to work within his people’s sales territory also proved difficult. The manager had pressure from work and domestic matters where he left everything to his fiancée, Ellen, a broker at Trout Brothers, was hard working compared to Joseph, confirmation from the large accounts she handles with influence in the wealthier Omaha area. She always thought of success at whatever time. After their marriage, life changed positively, though in a very slow pace. While at work, Joseph came across different practices that were against the company’s policy. He found some of the workmates used to kickback while performing their task. Revealing such a practice to the vice-president might lead to problems. In this confusion of whether to keep quiet or report the matter to the vice-president, Joseph receives a call from his wife that she is Kathryn’s new broker. B: Identify the key ethical issues you can find in the case Conflict of interest Joseph as a sales manager should ensure that the employees adhere to the polices and guidelines within the company....
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...Annotated bibliography for essay (‘Bureaucratic organization expands in modern societies to perform many comples tasks efficiently. However, it also generates dysfunctions that lead to alienation and inefficiency’ (Rizer, 2010:80). Analyze this statement). Reference 1 Whitford, A.B., (2007). A Test of the Political Control of Bureaucracies under Asymmetric Information. Rationality & Society, [e-journal] 20(4), p.445-470. Available from: [Accessed 30 November 2015]. Summary : The main purpose of this article is to review the logic of the Banks-Weingast prediction about political control of the bureaucracy under asymmetric information, in other words the interaction between informational role of interest groups and institutions as politician seek to control the bureaucracy is investigated. The authors doesn’t claim to take a particular perspective. The author concludes the article by stating that the agenda-setting power of the bureaucrats themselves should be fully addressed. Evaluation: I think this journal targets professional readers. One of the weaknesses of this article is that it is very difficult to understand, especially for public readers. A lot of professional terms and concept have been use in this article. I find the text reliable because the author is a professor of public policy who has expertise in public policy and organization studies. Dr. Whitford, the author of this article is an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and...
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...Page 1 of 13 Executive Summary Information Technology systems have expanded in all the companies. IT includes hardware and software as well. Besides, IT may consider telecommunications networks, the management of data and many technologies based on the use of the Internet. Many believe that IT has a controversial value in strategic arrangement of organizations and productivity implementation, while others believe that IT affects enterprises in all the above mentioned sectors and after all that it is the backbone of every modern company. Nobody can deny that Information Technology plays important role in strategy and productivity of companies who use it. However there is a growing opinion that Information Technology has become a commodity and that has already lost its competitive advantage. The alternative opinion is that speed and flexibility may occur, via IT, into businesses. Moreover improvement of organizational structure is one more of the benefits companies can gain by the proper use of Information Technology. However in any occasion companies should innovate in continuous matter in order to conserve the strategic value of Information Technology. Page 2 of 13 Content Executive Summary …………………………………… 1 History Of Information Technology …………………………………… 3 Why I.T. Matters and value of IT ……..…..………………………… 8 IT Doesn't Matter ……..…..………………………… 10 Conculsion ...
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...with the purest of motives. However, what she is doing could skirt ethical decision-making, while being blatantly against the law. Additionally, it could provide a negative view of the cancer center. Though many people might support the idea of dying with dignity, others might take a dim view of a nurse who, in her zeal to prevent a patient’s suffering, would deprive children of their mother. Patient Bill of Rights The Patient Bill of Rights, sponsored by Senators John McCain, John Edwards and Ted Kennedy (S.1052), guarantees patients the right to access to health care specialists when necessary and requires continuity of care protections to patients so they don’t have to change health care providers in the middle of their treatment (Summary, 2001). The bill, unfortunately, failed, but many of its requirements make sense. For the patients of this particular cancer center, it means their treatment wouldn’t be interrupted if they needed to change employers (and if their new health care plan didn’t cover treatments by the centers’ providers). The Patient Bill of Rights also provides...
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...HIPAA Summary Leticia DelRosario Ware HCS/320 May 11, 2016 Sherry Williams HIPAA Summary When you think about all the patients’ hospitals and clinics see on a daily basis, you think about all the information that’s stored in their computers systems. You think about who all can view your information, which person can pass your information to the next provider and so on. In this brief summary you will read an overview about the meaning of The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and some basic rules. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) cover a wide spread of healthcare issues. According to University Of Phoenix The Privacy Rule and Health Care Practice (n.d.), HIPAA laws are designed to protect and secure patients health care information, and simplify administrative aspects of the health care systems. The Privacy Rules protect all of its patient’s health information, it doesn’t matter if it’s spoken, giving electronically, or written. Being accountable for doing your job is very important because you have access to over millions of records and you don’t want to be in breach of violating any of HIPAA’s rules. If you find yourself in violation you will face criminal charges. If you’re working in healthcare you must comply with all rules and regulations that are asked by HIPAA laws. Moving forward once you have been properly trained you must always demonstrate trustworthiness with your fellow colleagues, so they know you...
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...Dark matter guides growth of supermassive black holes Summary This article is about a new study between elliptical galaxies dark matter and their black holes. Previous studies revealed a relationship between a black hole’s mass and the mass of all the stars in an elliptical galaxy. We know of dark matter because of its gravitational attraction by holding galaxies and galaxy clusters. The dark matter halo is in every galaxy and is as dense as a trillion suns. There was a study of over 3,000 elliptical galaxies where researchers used star movement to track and weigh the galaxies’ black hole. To weigh the dark matter, they took x-ray measurements of the hot gas surrounding the galaxies. Due to the dark matter weighing so much it molds new elliptical galaxies and the growth of its central black hole. Relevance This article is relevant to topics covered this week in the lecture and text book. It relates specifically to chapters 14 and 15 of the text book regarding black holes, elliptical galaxies, and dark matter. Black holes are very dense objects that nothing, not even light, can escape from its surface. Elliptical galaxies tend to have brighter stars than spiral galaxies. The Milky Way galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a bright core and spiral arms. Dark matter doesn’t react with electromagnetic radiation and makes its presence known only through its exertion of gravitational force. The text book states, “We now estimate that 90% of the mass of galaxies is composed...
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...ideas of this poem are the love the father has in the poem for he’s son but this poem relates to every father about he’s son a father would do anything for he’s son know matter what. The unbreakable love the father has for the son is clear in this poem the father is protecting (even though it may not look like it) he’s son by doing all that he can so he’s son will not wake up from he’s sleep because he’s child looks peaceful and happy while he sleep the father doesn’t want to ruining this beautiful site. I understand this poem greatly because me being a male and having my father when I was a child and seeing what he would do for me just to see a smile on my face, no matter how I acted thought the years he would just forget all the bad thing and try make me happy. That’s what a father does undying love for their child know matter what and to take care of their children. Part B (5%) A) What the three steps in managing an event that are listed in the text? The three steps in managing an event are communicating the Vision and Mission, setting SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable and Time-Based) objectives and to have a SWOT (Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Treats) Analysis. B) What does SMART stand for? SMART stand for Specific, Measurable, Achievable and Time-Based. C) Type up a summary the text above, using your own words as much as...
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