...Base/mode of production HM Economic base/infrastructure: forces of production: raw material, social creations necessary for the society to engage in economic production, technology, natural resources related skills and knowledge. Relations of production: owndership of the forces of prod, some owned communally, others were private ownership and compel others groups to work for it superstructure HM all aspects of society not included in the base, religion, philosphy, politics, the fam, law, art CHANGE IN ECON BASE CHANGE IN SUPERSTRUCTURE Simple Societies Not dependent on any other society; little political organization, division by gender Compound Societies Greater division of labor, stratification, composite groups formed Doubly compound All doubly compound societies are settled, non-nomadic, political organization more elaborate, caste system, towns and roads Trebly compound societies Extensive territorial scope of society; Great civilizations, productive, distributive capcity, regular exchange with other societies Historical Materialsm was also a reaction to important contemporary societal and intellectual developments: Lenski: Technology used to adapt to environment; Outcomes: Surplus production, Population growth, Stratification, occupational specialization Harris: Cultural Materialsm (best for preindustrial) Theory Mechanism: Population growth & technological processing deplete the environment, cause decline in living standards...
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...Corporation, formerly High Tech Computer Corporation, is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of smartphones founded in 1997. The company initially made smartphones based primarily on Microsoft's Windows Mobile software, but in 2009 it began to shift its focus away from Windows Mobile devices to devices based on the Android operating system. Although initially the company made notebook computers, HTC decided to make a strong push towards hand-held devices. In 1998, they started designing some of the world's first touch and wireless handheld devices. The company has a rich heritage of many "firsts", including creating the first Microsoftpowered smartphone (2002) and the first Microsoft 3G phone (2005).Their first major product was made in 2000. They made one of the world's first touch screen smart phones. They started using 3G early on in 2005 and made the world's first Android phone in 2008, the HTC Dream. This paper explores the demographic segmentation strategy that HTC can adopt in order to become a leading smartphone company in the U.S.A. Demographic 60 % of HTC device owners are under 35-years-old. The current young generation is used to new technology deploying faster and faster every year. They expect faster and better every time they buy a new phone and can be targeted with HTC’s cutting edge hardware and stylish designs. Tech savvy college students. STEM and business students are aware and always exploring new technology and features. They can compare HTC’s devices vs. the competitors’...
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...best spec’d phone of all time. Apple needs to stop following Samsung. As new Iphones have come out, Samsung has consistently put out a better technological option to follow Apple. Recently it has been so bad that you can go back two generations of Samsung S phones and that is comparable to the newest Iphone release. The key to Apples success will be to win the smart phone race and have the best product on the market at all times. Competitively, they would cut into Samsung’s market share turning positive growth again. Demographically, if Apple has the best technical phone, they will reach more target markets. Right now Apple has more of a younger demographic target with their hipper looking phones. Apple would be able to reach more business men and women, techy people, as well as older people. Culturally, Apple would tell people not only can you have a cool looking...
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...to conclude which motorists to stop for minor traffic violations (usually referred to as "driving while black” or “driving while brown"). The use of race to conclude which individuals to search for illegal paraphernalia is another example of racial profiling. This practice, however, can result contra productive, as highlighted in the following cases. Racial Profiling Gone Wrong Poor judgment calls based on racial profiling have been made by law enforcement officials, where racism and discrimination has taken over violating individuals’ civil rights, creating friction with the community and the public. NYC Cop Testifies to Targeting Young Black Men As hearings began to examine New York City’s stop and frisk policy, one police officer testified that he was instructed by superiors to target young Black men between the ages of 14 and 21. In 2011 alone, New York City police executed 685,724 stops as part of the stop and frisk policy. In total, they had carried out over 5 million traffic stops, and 85 percent of those stopped were black or Latino (Strasser, 2013). Officer Pedro Serrano, the testifying officer, presented a concealed recording he had attained of a conversation with his superior where he was instructed the race of people to target, although not that he should stop everyone of that race: Stop “the right people, the right time,...
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...Man Vs Robots Table of Contents Are you #teamrobot?3 Advancements in technology are doing more harm than good3 Family structures will collapse4 Social effects of the automaton takeover5 Positive outcome6 Mental effects of the automaton takeover6 Who will win the battle? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7 Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………………………7 Man vs Robots Are you #teamrobot? Computers run the world! Wouldn’t you agree? Think about it, imagine going an entire twenty four hours without turning to your electronics for help, you can’t. Our generation has been spoiled with using the “easy, fast way out”. Remember that time the cashier was moving too slow when you were in a hurry, thank goodness for that self-checkout. How many times do you go to the supermarket and prefer to deal with the machine versus the nice cashier lady who greets you with a smile and small conversation? Most people in this generation prefer to deal with machines and not people and it is becoming a problem in society. Advancements in technology are doing more harm than good The problem is the advancement in technology is destroying and eliminating job opportunities for mankind. When people visit their local grocery store you can see that machines have replaced cashiers and even outperforming mankind. The rich are becoming richer and the poor becoming poorer. Robots are cheaper and they execute factory jobs better than humans. In an article from The Desert Sun, The Boston...
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...flight to Vegas * Flight crew grew suspicious of boy * Clinton's mimic of Bono falls flat * Airborne car just misses fans * Tiger at zoo bites woman's arm * 2,000 lashes for nude dancing * Halle Berry's 'biggest surprise' arrives * NEW Live blog: Pirates vs. Cardinals MORE TOP STORIES * Tale of two Egypts: Deaths, dancing * Kenya names American mall attacker * Iran FM: Obama's words insulting * Justices take up campaign $$$ limits * Nebraska tornado an EF-4 | Watch * Shutdown gives students early fall break * Actor wants kids to be like Miley? * She quits job with song and dance * Bleacher Report's college football top 25 OPINION * Greene: Give taxpayers a refund * Sinead didn't have to go public on Miley IN CASE YOU MISSED IT * The right way to argue about religion * Great white sharks munch on whale * Conan furloughs his own staff * Spears: Pressured to be 'too sexual' * Solving a '450-million-year mystery' * This war changed the Middle East * '90s nostalgia: The decade in photos * 10 movie tech breakthroughs EW U.S. FORCES STRIKE IN LIBYA AND SOMALIA Source: Masked men seized terrorist It's a "a real signal that the United States -- no matter how long...
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...organizations reach success. Because Information Technology (IT) plays an important role in business, it is important to understand how it improves business functions. Mobile devices are common in the market and since it reaches millions of consumers, it makes it easier for businesses to stay connected with their employees. In this paper I explore the correlation between organizational success and the use of mobile devices, what smartphones have to offer and how it creates employee mobility, and a comparison of the top two selling smartphones currently in the market, the Blackberry and the Iphone. Mobile Technology: Paving a Way to Organizational Success The invention and revolution of mobile devices Since the beginning of civilization, men have discovered ways to be more efficient. With the discovery of science sprang the creation of electricity. Since then we have been looking for more innovative ways to invent things that make our lives more comfortable. For example, the first car was invented in the 1700s and has come a long way since then. What was once to be considered heavy steel on wheels running on motor oil has revolutionized to a fuel efficient vehicle mostly running off electricity. With the advancements in technology, it is hard to imagine a world without it. Technology has opened many doors that has allowed us to do things people back then can only dream of. One invention that continues to have significant impact on society are mobile devices. Mobile devices are...
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...collection is carefully selected to be neutral and unbiased. The selection should not take into consideration age, race, gender, or any other defining attribute. This means, essentially, that there should be both older and younger people selected for any jury. In the case regarding Apple vs. Samsung, “the jury was diverse, but decidedly not a panel of patent experts: among the two women and seven men were a social worker, an engineer, and an unemployed video game enthusiast” (Wilhelm). The jury of this particular case delivered its “much anticipated decision” in only three days time, ordering that Samsung was to pay Apple $120 million for copying some of the Apple iPhone’s technology and applying it to some of their smartphones (Mintz). In cases where there is technology involved such as a lawsuit against Google or Apple, this can be a difficult process. Technologies such as the Internet and smart phones have skyrocketed in a very short timeframe, and many in the baby boom generation have been unable to keep pace. There is a severe disconnect in their understanding of this technology, its implications in everyday life, and thus the complex legal issues that may arise in this new tech savvy environment. The question then becomes, how can the unbiased jury selection be maintained while trying to compile a jury that has a basic understanding of these complex technical issues brought about in cases involving technology? The jury selection...
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...Report Outline 01. Introduction 03. An Overview of Nike 04. What is Perception? 05. Perceptual Mapping 06. Tabulated Survey Results 07. Findings 01. Introduction c/b 1.2 Origin of Report The report has been prepared for Mr. Junaid Khan, faculty at School of Business in North South University as a requirement of MKT344 course. This report is compulsory for students majoring in marketing. 1.3 Report Objectives We had the following objectives while writing the report (a). Investigate consumers perception on Nike shoes. (b). Identify underlying causes of perception. (c). Positioning of Nike in consumers mind. (d). Draw a perceptual mapping of Nike compared with other brands. (e). Analysis of respondents perception in terms of social class. 1.4 Limitations We had faced many obstacles in carrying out a successful survey. Some of the limitations faced were as (a). The survey sample was a negligible amount, that was 50 persons to obtain accurate answer. (b). The next problem was in assessing the true income level of respondents as people were not eager to disclose their true income. Surprisingly two respondents filled out the income level after making personal request. (c). The survey was carried out only in a porsche area of Dhaka city i.e. – in Banani not leaving a huge number of respondents outside the survey. 03. An overview of Nike 3.1 The Company “If you have a body, you are an athlete,” this was the saying of Bill Bowerman;...
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...editions) Pearson. Hill, C.L.W., Jones, G.R., Galvin, P., & Haidar, A. “Strategic Management: An Integrated Approach” (recent editions) John Wiley & Sons Australia All available in library. 3 RECALL: Elements of Strategic Management Process Strategic Analysis Strategy Formulation Implementation 4 Strategic Analysis Vision, Mission, Values External Analysis Internal Analysis Vision, mission, values; External Analysis; and Internal Analysis are inputs for Strategy Formulation. 5 VISION, MISSION & VALUES Definitions Three interrelated concepts Terms used rather indiscriminately, sometimes synonymously (also: charter, ideology, creed or credo, ethos…) 6 Definitions (cont’d) Collins & Porras 1996 vs. Mission & Values Vision …as defined in this subject 7 Top Management’s Evolving Role Traditional View Defining a clear strategic plan Emerging View Articulating mission and values, creating a vision Jim Collins In a dynamic and turbulent environment… “Companies that enjoy enduring success have core values and a core purpose [i.e. ‘mission’] that remain fixed while their business strategies and practices endlessly adapt to a changing world.” (Collins & Porras 1996: p.65) I.e. these companies have a mission/values that anchor them....
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...-team defn sm # of ppl w complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, set of performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable 6 chars Sm grps (2-10), work to achieve common goal, interdep mems, bounded/stable ovr t, auth to manage own work/internal processes, op in soc context (not island) When should use team team’s OBJs…..hi complex + interdep complex is task - breadth/depth of skills/expertise/interdepent task -pooled split up, do apart, glue together -sequential 1 way dependency -reciprocal 2 way Leadership: - main lship styles coercive - immediate compliance from ees use str8fwd tasks problem EEs crisis sits NOT use complex tasks self-mot, talented EEs ovr LT authoritative - LT direction and vision for team use new vision/clear direction needed (times of ch) new team member needs guidance you’re expert/source of auth NOT use EE exp, know much as you if not more promoting self-managed teams/participative decis-making affiliative leader - creating harmony among EEs and btwn l and team use str8fwd and perf is adequate diverse/conflicting grps to work together EEs exp personal difficulties NOT use bad EEs perf corrective pef feedback is nec crisis/complex sits, clarity control needed EE task-oriented individs democratic - building commitment and consensus among EEs Use competent, have as much/more knowl as you mems’ work muts b coord you’re unclear about best approach/have competent mems...
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...Defining Millennials So how do you define the term Millennials? The term Millennials is usually considered to apply to individuals who reached adulthood around the turn of the 21st century. The precise delineation varies from one source to another; however, Neil Howe and William Strauss authors of the 1991 book Generations: The History of America’s Future, 1584 to 2069, are credited with coining the term. Howe and Strauss define the Millennial cohort as consisting of individuals born between 1982 and 2004. Overall, the earliest proposed birthdate for Millennials is 1976 and the latest 2004. Given that a familial generation in developed nations lies somewhere between 25 and 30 years, we might reasonably consider those the start and end points (techtarget.com). Millennials grew up in an electronics-filled, increasingly online, and socially networked world. They are the generation that has received the most marketing attention. As the most ethnically diverse generation, Millennials tend to be tolerant of difference. Having been raised under the mantra "follow your dreams" and being told they were special, they tend to be confident. While largely a positive trait, the Millennial generation’s confidence has been argued to spill over into the realms of entitlement and narcissism. They are often seen as slightly more optimistic about the future of America as other generations -- despite the fact that they are the first generation since the Silent Generation that is expected to be...
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...McDonough School of Business. Relevance based on the authors review of the actualized benefits of some workers working from home B. This article is about the benefits of some employees working from home. The argument is that some not all teleworkers do see a boost in productivity, employee retention and work life balance. Mr. O’Leary an assistant processor at the prestigious Georgetown University, Directly sites Yahoo’s recall of employees back to the office as an example of a mistake. The author uses research from Stanford University, The US census and the Harvard school of business to further strengthened his position on the subject. 2. Tolentino, M. (Oct 14, 2013). Telecommuters Vs. Office Workers: Who’s More Productive? Retrieved from http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/10/14/telecommuters-vs-office-workers-whos-more-productive/ a. Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard CEOs Marissa Mayer and Meg Whitman have faced criticism for their decisions to limit employees from...
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...STARS WITHOUT NUMBER For Eden, who gave me a reason. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..............................................................................................................5 Character Creation ....................................................................................................7 Psionics ...................................................................................................................25 Equipment ..............................................................................................................33 Systems ...................................................................................................................59 The History of Space ...............................................................................................71 Game Master’s Guide ..............................................................................................78 World Generation ...................................................................................................87 Factions .................................................................................................................113 Adventure Creation ...............................................................................................128 Alien Creation .......................................................................................................138 Xenobestiary ........................................................................
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...detailed in the constitution of amendments. The second amendment states, “the people have the right to keep and bear arms and these rights should not be infringed on” (Cornell University Law School, 2015). The law does allow room for some regulation, hence the U.S has banned machine guns or fully automatic weapons from civilians. Further regulation as in banning rifles and handguns would be a breaking our constitutional rights. The law school at Cornell University states, “The second amendment has most recently been interpreted to grant the right of gun ownership to individuals for purposes that include self-defense” (Cornell University Law School, 2015). The Supreme Court has also ruled in this favor. In a case in 2008 (D.C vs Heller) and in 2010 (McDonald vs Chicago) the Supreme Court firmly established the 2nd amendment is an individual right (Smith, 2014). The legal carry of guns has reduced crime and in some states has reduced the murder rate drastically. Most of us would agree that criminals will still find a way to get their hands on a gun or weapon. If we ban more guns that would mean that only the criminals would have guns, and placing more restrictions on gun ownership, law abiding citizens will feel less safe and more vulnerable. When this happens most honest hard working civilians that support this country would be left defenseless in their own homes, with no...
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