...INTRODUCTION Are electronic cigarettes (E-Cigs) dangerous? Some say yes, e-cigs are not only dangerous but they are also being marketed towards an adolescent demographic. Others side with the argument that these devices help traditional tobacco smokers stop smoking. Substantial evidence backing both sides of this debate have been analyzed. An electronic cigarette is a battery-powered device designed to resemble a regular tobacco cigarette. Almost every e-cig is composed of the following key components: a mouthpiece for inhaling vapor and holding the cartridge of juice, an atomizer which acts as a heating element, and a rechargeable battery to power the device (M. Johnson, N. Pennington, 2014 #612). “The use of the electronic cigarette simulates the act of smoking, and the colored light emitting diode even simulates the glow of tobacco. However, no actual smoke is generated with this device” (M. Johnson, N. Pennington, 2014 #612). Because there is no tobacco combustion in e-cigs, they are a much lower risk alternative when compared to traditional cigarettes. This also means that the absence of tobacco results in minimal regulation of the product (M. Johnson, N. Pennington, 2014 #612). Electronic cigarettes are available in stores and online to anyone regardless of age. Consumers of this product range from smokers trying to quit, to the nation’s youth who have never smoked before. Flavors such as gummy bear, cookies, and bubble gum get the attention of a youth market and poses...
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...The Role of Intermediaries in Electronic Marketplaces: Assessing Alternative Hypotheses for the Future George M. Giaglis1 , Stefan Klein2 and Robert M. O’Keefe 1 1 Department of Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK 2 Institute for Information Systems, University of Munster, Germany Abstract Early research in electronic markets seemed to suggest that E -Commerce transactions would result in decreased costs for buyers and sellers alike, and would therefore ultimately lead to the elimination of intermediaries from electronic value chains. However, a careful analysis of the structure and functions of electronic marketplaces reveals a different picture. Intermediaries provide many value-adding functions that cannot be easily substituted or ‘internalised’ through direct supplier-buyer dealings, and hence mediating parties may continue to play a significant role even in the E-Commerce world. In this paper we provide an analysis of the potential roles of intermediaries in electronic markets and we articulate a number of hypotheses for the future of intermediation in such markets. Three main scenarios are discussed: the disintermediation scenario where market dynamics will favour direct buyer-seller transactions, the reintermediation scenario where traditional intermediaries will be forced to differentiate themselves and re emerge in the electronic marketplace, and the cybermediation scenario where wholly new markets for intermediaries will be...
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...2005, p. 289) and our goal is to maintain open communication. Today’s meeting will help identify several ways to deliver our message. Today’s meeting will help to brainstorm communication methods regarding the negative publicity surrounding the event with the Chief-of-Police. Today’s meeting will help decide how to address the issue with the public while minimizing any additional loss to the company and how to communicate the ideas without violating HIPAA, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, guidelines. Advantages and disadvantages of communication methods First, we will discuss advantages and disadvantages of using traditional media to distribute our message. Traditional media covers how the majority of the public access health care information. Magazines, newspapers, radio, and television are the outlets for traditional media. The message we need to communicate to the public would reach a large audience through these four avenues. This is an advantage regarding the recent events. Use of the four outlets will distribute our message effectively, quickly, and precisely while reaching the biggest audience. A disadvantage of using these four outlets for health care communication is that spoken words, video clips, and written text often is twisted around to be used against the company by opposing media outlets. Even though the company is distributing a statement from our point-of-view media, competing...
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...the definitions of the e-logistics and also analyses the differences between e-logistics and traditional logistics. INTRODUCTION Oscar Morgenstern proposed logistics as a discipline in science economy. Until the Second World War, logistics was considered as a science using for military services. Now logistics is considered as a civil science. The developmental stages of logistics can be categories as military logistics, business logistics and e-logistics. Among these stages, e- logistics can be considered as the latest stage of this industry. Nowadays, e-logistics has been discussed as electronic logistics, which uses the web technology as inevitable tool to administer some of the sectors of logistic industry or the whole process (Wang Wei, 2003); according to Prof. Zhai Xuewei, e-logistics is the combination of logistics supporting e-commerce and the electronic technology for logistics (Sun Chao, 2002). In this juncture, e-logistics can be regarded as e-logistic commerce, in which information flow is combined in the form of electronic technology, network technology and automation. Therefore, e-logistics allow to contribute data, facts and knowledge within supply chain by utilising and integrating the electronic technology in the logistics industries (Aldin et.al., 2003 and Rutner et.al., 2003). According to the above mention literature and definitions, utility of electronics or information technologies in logistics become less cost to deliver goods and services. In...
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...communication takes a great role when changes are being implemented. Health care management must select the type of communication that will be most effective when taking into consideration the various factors that makes up the whole health care organization. Above all types of communication is the traditional communication that commenced before the media had influenced the society and before the spreading of the written words. “Traditional forms of communication are for instance myths, story-telling, songs, proverbs, religious rituals, artistic, musical, dance, and theatrical elements, as well as ornaments depicted on pottery, textiles, and wood [ (Graf, 2000) ].” In other words, traditional communication is basic forms of communication which consists of physical verbal and non-verbal. Utilizing the traditional communication method will entertain the elderly residents of a nursing home. As a Nursing Home Administrator, this method will help them to open up and gain confidence as they will be able to appreciate and relate to this type of communication. Elderly people in a nursing home like to be spoken to because they are in an environment away from their family; however, traditional communication may not relay the message or prevailing changes of the organization in a way that the residents will comprehend. Residents in a nursing home are most likely to have medical conditions that will defect their ability to grasp what is traditionally communicated to them. In...
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...The E-Cigarette Debate Electronic cigarettes, often called e-cigarettes, are battery operated devices designed to look like regular tobacco cigarettes. Like regular cigarettes, e-cigarettes contain nicotine. There are three main styles of e-cigarettes: mini, mid-sized, and modified. Mini e-cigarettes mimic the look and size of traditional cigarettes and are usually used by beginners. Mid-sized e-cigarettes are generally used by more experienced users and there are separate compartments for the battery, the atomizer, and the cartridge for the e-juice. Modified e-cigarettes are the most expensive, but they allow users to experience a variety of flavors. Most electronic cigarettes work the same way. E-cigarette users inhale the way they would with a regular cigarette. This inhalation activates the atomizer to heat the liquid in the cartridge and convert the liquid to a vapor. Inhaling this vapor through the mouthpiece delivers nicotine to the lungs, and the user exhales vapor that looks much like a cloud of cigarette smoke. The liquid that fills the cartridges is usually propylene glycol, an additive that the FDA has approved for use in food. The cartridges may contain different amounts of nicotine, or no nicotine at all. Manufacturers usually add flavorings to the liquid. Options range from tobacco and menthol flavor to mint, chocolate, coffee, apple, cherry and caramel. Electronic cigarettes do have some benefits over traditional cigarettes. First, e-cigarettes do not have...
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...in-turn reduces the risk of a communication breakdown. Developing a communication breakdown can much turmoil within a health care faulty ultimately jeopardizing all parties involved in the communication cycle. As the nursing home administrator my first line of duty is to get a clear understanding of the new policies and procedures being put in place and exactly how they will affect the patience’s in the nursing home. To accomplish this task I must address the new broad members with my concerns. Some of the methods I can use to address these concerns are through a traditional meeting, electronic communication, and social media. Some of the advantages of using traditional meetings are that the meeting allows members to communicate face-to-face giving them the opportunity to use many cues such as body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice to communicate their concerns. Also traditional meetings allow broad members to address their concerns firsthand with limited barriers in-between....
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...Comparative Study: BIR Electronic and Traditional Paper-based Services as Perceived by CPAs in Public Practice in Baguio City”. This is in partial fulfillment of the requirement in ‘Management Consultancy I (Thesis)’ for the degree Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. In connection with this, the researchers would like to ask for your participation by answering the questionnaire honestly and sincerely. Rest assured that your answers would be kept confidential and shall be used solely for the study. Thank you very much and may God bless you. The researchers: Amurao, Anthony Adalia, Vanessa Duque, Clyde Drexler Ciriaco, Verna Moila Sy, Mark Jerwin Noted by: Evelyn J. Dizon, CPA, MSBA Thesis Adviser ------------------------------------------------- Name (Optional): _______________________________________________________________ Gender: ___ Male ___ Female Age: ___ 21-30 ___ 41-50 ___ 31-40 ___ 51& above Years of Practice: ___ Less than 3 years ___ 3-5 years ___ 6-10 years ___ 11-15 years ___ More than 15 years Number of Estimated Clients per Month: ___ 1- 5 ___ 6-10 ___ 11-20 ___ 21-30 ___ More than 30 Please put a check mark on the level of agreement given the criteria below: There are 4 levels of agreements: 1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Agree, 4 = Strongly Agree TIME EFFICIENCY | TRADITIONAL | | ELECTRONIC | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |...
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...nursing homes. In this paper I will review the different forms of communication within a health care organization including but not limited to traditional, electronic and social media for health care communication. In the process I will further discuss the effects of HIPAA and other regulations on the use of these media for health care communication. The importance of communication within our health care field is often overlooked and minimized, but we must understand it is significant to all who hold a health care position as well as those in managerial functions. There has been situations that occurs in our nursing homes in which we have faced transitions of management and unfortunately our residents/patients were not given the opportunity to communicate with our healthcare providers effectively. This could possibly be due to the lack of family locally, also the patient may have not given us permission to release their medical information has been an ongoing problem that we as administrators have been facing daily. It is these current situations where we as administrators take initiative to improve those situations by incorporating better ways to communicate effectively amongst the entire health care team and to face this challenge head on. It is important to understand the advantages and disadvantages between traditional media and electronic media, and only once we’ve achieved this can we set an appropriate medium for the most suitable form of communication that should be used...
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...NO Tar, NO Toxins The Electronic cigarette contains no tar, carbon monoxide, or harmful toxins like the ones that are found in normal cigarettes. Normal tobacco cigarettes have over 4,000 harmful poisons that are not found in electronic cigarettes. If this is your only reason to try electronic cigarettes, it's a great one! You may actually smoke less When you smoke a tobacco cigarette you feel obligated to smoke the entire cigarette. The e-cigarette allows you to take a few puffs and put it away for another time. You naturally smoke less because of this. Save Money Electronic cigarettes are a lot less expensive than smoking regular cigarettes. The traditional pack of cigarettes costs around $6. One electronic cigarette cartridge is equal to nearly a full pack and only costs $2. That is about a $4 savings on every pack! Please see our savings calculator to see for yourself. Save even more by using e-liquid nicotine to refill your empty cartridges. E-liquid is equivalent to about $1 per pack. No second hand smoke No more worrying about second-hand smoke that bothers the non-smokers around you. The Electronic cigarette gives off NO second hand smoke. Second hand smoke has been reported to be worse than smoking. Now, you can keep your loved ones safe by using electronic cigarettes. The vapor that is released looks like smoke, but is only water vapor that disappears in a few seconds. No smoke Electronic cigarettes give off no smoke! They only produce water vapor...
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...THE IMPACT OF E-COMMERCE IN MODERNISATION OF TRADITIONAL ENTERPRISES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN BTAD OF ASSAM. (Prasenjit Nath, Janata College, Serfanguri, BTAD, Assam. Department of Computer Science & Application.) ABSTRACT: This paper explores the synergies between Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) and in traditional micro and small enterprises in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts of Assam for marketing, advertising, and sales their organizational products or services. For this study used current literature review on E-commerce and Entrepreneurship and case study analysis from different sources. In addition to this, interviews were conducted to examine the perceptions of enterprises in E-Commerce regarding modernization of traditional micro and small enterprises and entrepreneurship development and the factors affecting the modernization of business and integration of entrepreneurship. The study has explored the synergies between E-Commerce and modernization of traditional micro and small enterprises and entrepreneurships of Bodoland Territorial area Districts through a review of principal literature in this field, case study analysis, web researches and interviews with micro and small traditional enterprises. Traditional micro and small enterprises and E-Commerce should be regarded as ongoing, everyday practice in enterprises. For rural area of North-East...
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...Health Care Communication Methods Paper Jaiyash Autar HCS/320 Charlotte Hunter-Brown Health Care Communication Methods As a communications coordinator for a national drug manufacturer, today we need to address and discuss how we will deal with the negative effects that our medication are causing to the public. Also, a well-known public figure has felt the negative effects of our medication too. Today we will discuss on how to use traditional, electronic, and social media communication methods to address the general public and news reports. There are advantages and disadvantages of using these types of communication methods. There is one aspect we need to consider when using these communication methods. As a communications coordinator there is a concern on how the effects of HIPAA and other regulations will have on the use of these media for health care communication. Traditional forms of communication are face-to-face, newspaper, magazines. There are many advantages of using traditional forms of communication but these forms of communication also have disadvantages. First let’s look at communication through newspaper and magazines. Some of advantages of using newspapers and magazines are that the communication coordinator can be precise and explicit in discussing the issue. Using newspapers and magazines allow the readers to known that the drug manufacturer shows great concern about the negative effects of the medication on the public. There are disadvantages of using...
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...addressing the public even more difficult. Traditional, electronic, and social media each have advantages and disadvantages as a means of communication. Each type of media comes with its own hazards of very easily breaching patient confidentiality. In a crisis situation, as this could become, making the public aware of the possible hazards of taking DEFGH drug, large scale, immediate, interactive forms of media are best. With regard to Mahepmabel Gerstberger, the communications coordinator will only use statements prepared by the movie star’s spokesperson and an attorney to avoid any Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violations. Traditional Media Traditional media for means of announcement appears to be advantageous in this case that Mahepmabel Gerstberger suffered life-threatening side effects after consuming DEFGH drug for six months. HIPAA has made it difficult to broadcast any information about a specific person with regard to that person’s health information. Traditional media includes television, radio, and print, and the goal is to inform, educate, or influence the public. In 1982, seven people died from cyanide poisoning linked to the drug Tylenol. “Johnson & Johnson, Tylenol’s maker, was praised for rapid and complete disclosure of the circumstances surrounding the crimes as well as revamping the product to make it tamper resistant” (Hicks & Nicols, 2012, p. 15). In some cases, using traditional means may be viable to avoid rapid-fire...
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...Yuming Jiang How electronic commerce effect on marketing Saint Joseph’s College Yuming Jiang How electronic commerce effect on marketing Saint Joseph’s College How Electronic Commerce Effect on Marketing The past five years, the global marketing strategy has undergone enormous changes, which there are many factors. They include: changes in consumer demand, population movements, changes in the ecological environment, financial investment direction and other factors. This article I will focus on the impact of the rise of e-commerce play a leading role in the development of science and technology and advances led to the marketing of the marketing process of change and change. With the rapid development of information technology, especially the Internet popularization and application of e-commerce it is widely used in various fields of human society, while e-commerce is the inevitable product of technological progress. But also inevitably lead to changes in the traditional business model and corporate structure, and have a profound impact on the traditional marketing model, especially in the last five years. Network broke through the space-time industrial society, has shaken the business and marketing presence in the past the foundation. How to deal with change, how to meet the challenges in a changing, enterprises now need to seize the opportunity to seriously think about. Human society is in a technology transition, the information explosion and today's era of rapidly...
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...public figure has been effected which goes against the health portability and accountability act. So as communication coordinator it is important to communicate this issue carefully, addressing the proper population, without losing business and the trust we created with our investors and consumers. Today in our meeting, we will discuss very important aspects of our company’s medical concerns and deciding which communication tactic is most suitable for this situation, while sticking to the very important and necessary HIPPAA guidelines. We will start by discussing the advantages and disadvantages of using traditional media, to get the news out to a significant number of the population. Recent reports of negative effects caused by one of the company’s medications need to be addressed. News reports have alleged that one of the individuals is a well-known public figure. Traditional media can include magazines, newspapers, radio and television. There are some great advantages on why these media outlets would be great in reaching our audience regarding this health scare. Two great methods are newspaper and magazines; they can help because we can be precise and explicit when discussing our issue. Additionally, these methods will provide use with a permanent record of the...
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