Today, the global arena is offering numerous opportunities in every industry. Entering the market, introducing new products, or deciding on the development strategy are the essential steps of every businessâs success. The market followers gain the advantage of being in the so-called âfree-rider positionâ because they do not carry the...
Introduction Pricing strategy is one of the most important parts of the entire marketing effort. While there are many factors that influence the potential buyer, an attractive price plays a key role in their final decision-making. A well-thought pricing strategy will allow the company to maximize its revenue, promote its...
The three characters of Hemingwayâs short story âA Clean, Well-Lighted Placeâ allow some reflection on the human condition. The old man is quite a blurred character; the hints to dramatic events of his past shed light on his routine search for oblivion until late at night and trigger the conversation...
The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, is about the special bond mothers and daughters share. Despite the annoyance, arguments, and conflicts, they are still able to reach acceptance, peace, and love. Four women leave China for America, hoping to build a better life for their yet unborn children. The...
Effect of EHRs An electronic health record (EHR) system assists healthcare practitioners in accessing detailed clientsâ information over time and across health care settings. The information in the EHR includes metadata, medical history, symptoms, medications, immunizations, diagnoses, laboratory results, and reports from diagnostic tests like X-rays. The EHR system will...
Introduction Due to the benefits involved, healthcare organizations are rapidly adopting EHR technology. However, the use of the system is limited since out of 44% of facilities using the system, only 5% employ all available features (DesRoches et al., 2013). This adoption rate and the limitations regarding use are associated...
Compare and contrast global governance on the environment and human rights It is important to point out the fact that global governance plays a key role in ensuring a collaborative and cooperative international effort in regards to advancing and promoting essential legislative norms, values, and rights. However, global governance measures...
Controversies surrounding the development of health insurance and the governmentâs role in providing, financing, and regulating health insurance and health services. The development of health insurance in the United States encountered a multitude of controversies. One of the primary sources of controversies comes from the regulation of managed care organizations...
Introduction Winter (2013) starts by arguing that the United States become the country that has the highest spending on healthcare. This is in comparison to other nations in the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development). Notably, the United States is considered the most developed country. However, the reasons for...
Medical errors have always been the plague of medicine. They cause unintended damage, loss of time, medicine, health, and even can cost patients their lives. In addition to that, medical errors severely undermine the credibility of modern medical methods and reduce the patientsâ faith in their doctors. According to Huffington...
Introduction Rural healthcare is one of the most challenging aspects of the system of healthcare in the US. People in remote regions do not have sufficient access to the most progressive ways of treatment and care as compared to those living in towns and cities. Thus, healthcare providers need to...
Introduction Aging is an inevitable process and the most sensitive era of life. It is the process of massive progressive changes in biological and sociology aspects of life. Examples of such progressive changes include reduced auditory and visual perception causing aging related balance disorders, chronic complications, and loss of body...
Introduction A health system is an association of individuals, organizations, and resources that provide health care services to people. Global health refers to the concerns of peopleâs health from a worldwide perspective (Skolnik, 2008). This paper will discuss and analyze the health system and working together for global health. Analysis...
Kolcabaâs Theory of Comfort is considered in the nursing scholarship as a middle-range theory not only because of its specificity in addressing the practice concept of nurse-provided comfort but also due to its straightforward description of the process by which comfort may be consistently delivered to patients and assessed by...
Background Information The healing hospital paradigm refers to a healthcare regime that lays emphasis on intensive and elaborate methods of human care and treatment. Most healthcare plans allude to conservative and rigid procedures that focus on the medical aspect of treatment. They undertake measures that seek to satisfy thresholds of...
Introduction There are two theories that are profoundly applied in the behaviorism that both the radical and psychological behaviorism. These two theories are Skinner and Staats theories, which fall under radical and psychological behaviorism respectively. These theories suggest that personality comprise of learned behaviors. Skinnerâs theory presents the principles concerned...
Role of Consumer Behavior Consumer behavior: broad concept that critically analyzes consumer purchases with the aim of predicting future purchases and explains why a consumer settles on a certain product or service. Positioning refers to the view and opinion a customer places on a product in relation to competition. Consumers...
Overview of the Subprime Problem The housing problem that peaked up in 2007 was the result of continued unprecedented borrowings and mortgage foreclosures the previous years. It happened due to lack of economic and financial policy to guard against this situation. The policymakers were not able to predict that an...
Introduction There was a time when an imported product was used to be seen as a valuable possession. The time has changed and brought with it a dramatic change in global commerce. Today people in most of the world have access to almost every product and service. This change has...
Abstract In the last decade, a general surge in the financial sustainability reporting instruments has been experienced as economies and financial sectors experience paradigm shift from the traditional to the modern and dynamic financial management systems. Through a mixed methodology, the findings revealed that the number of reporting instruments has...
Abstract The ability of managers to ensure skillfulness and competence of their workforce and manage them accordingly results in job satisfaction, employee motivation, employee retention, improved performance, and eventually, organisational success. People management skills are the most powerful tools for boosting the levels of employee commitment and loyalty within an...
Introduction The elasticity theory is used to evaluate the sensitivity of demand or supply to alterations in variables such as price and income. If the price increases by 100% and demand for cars falls by 200%, then the price elasticity of demand (PED) = -200%/100%= -2. Thus, ignoring the negative...
Introduction The word globalization does not have a specific definition. This is because it is not related with any specialized field. It is studied in different aspects, amongst which some of them are politics, economics, cross-culturing, international relations and political theory (Evans and Mooney ix). Globalization can be defined as...
Introduction The financial crisis which began in 2007 is seemingly beginning to end, even though unemployment is increasing. Many households and micro banks meet challenges in re-establish their balanced sheets, and unemployment in conjunction with the sub-prime loans sustains a high rate home foreclosure. The U.S economy recorded a 1%...
Introduction Interest rates are often seen as the cost of capital advanced to borrowers. In the banking sector, this tenet of borrowing is keenly monitored because it dictates the profitability of a financial institution. In other words, the higher the interest rates, the higher the likelihood that a bank would...
Protectionism is an adopted policy. It was adopted by trading countries with the aim of protecting their local industries from competition of foreign industries. Protectionism may involve various elements such as increased tariffs, embargoes, bureaucratic import procedures, foreign exchange controls, subsidies and quotas, import licensing and increased prices of imported...
Introduction A report by World Bank in the year 2000News reports suggest that economic giants from third world Asia namely China and India are expected to grow at the rate of 9.7 and 6.5 percent respectively. The GDP growth rate of these nations is much higher than that of any...
Introduction This paper assesses the process of reform of China and Japan. In case of China we see that even though free market practice was not prevalent, it emerged with a more structured reform policy than Japan due to its corrupted free market capitalism. We base our study primarily on...
Since the 20thcentury, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has transformed from a developing agrarian country to a second world economy. In 1978, Deng Xiaoping began reforms that contributed to the rapid development of the country, its prosperity, and overcoming poverty among the population. China’s policy is unique since, even...
The banking industry in the U.S. is among the most robust in the world, supporting the world largest economy. The industry is comprised of the highest assortment in banking organizations and concentration of private credit. The consolidation of the industry, however, has taken a number of years and it has...
Introduction Consumer buying behavior entails the buying behaviors of the final consumers or households who usually purchases products or services for personal use. In this type of behavior, marketers are concerned in unraveling how consumers respond to various marketing strategies the company may plan to undertake. Consumer behavior is usually...
Introduction Company valuation essentially entails procedures that help in the estimation of the economic value of the company. It is comes handy in financial decisions involving mergers and acquisitions among other important business procedures. Valuation helps in determining the price that the financial market players are willing to pay or...
Free trade and fair trade are based on different, almost opposite, principles, and this aspect makes the comparison of their advantages and disadvantages a challenging task. On the one hand, free trade allows for reducing barriers for countries, industries, and manufacturers to create an open market in which all parties...
The three bankers listed as most powerful people in the whole world are Ben Bernanke, Jean-Claude Trichet, and Masaaki Shirakawa. They fall in positions 4, 5, and 6 respectively (Hummel, 2011). As central bankers, they hold important top government positions that they have attained through formal appointments. Masaki Shirakawa heads...
Introduction Currently, the U.S has the worldâs largest economy followed by Japan, Germany and then China. Most economists now argue that China’s growth can not be ignored as it is a force to reckon with. According to Harford, (2005, p.25), China’s economy has been growing at a rate of 10%...
Commercial banks are banks that are profit or interest-oriented. They provide accounts in which customers bank their money for a particular duration and amount after which they are allowed to borrow loans. These loans are to be later repaid with some interest. The savings from the customers also earn interest....
Introduction The banking industry is one of the industries that are under strict control from both the national government and international bodies based on their importance in the stability of national and international trade and economies. The enforcement of the regulations is a priority of many organizations. As Nowak reveals,...
Introduction Starbucks was established in 1971 in Seattle and its journey is still on as a proud lead marketer in the field of retailing coffee. At present, the company has retail outlets in â36 countries outside the US and in all the 50 states of USâ (Malhotra, 2009). Apart from...
Introduction Starbucks is a name that is so readily recognizable that it almost does not need any introduction. Within the US and outside, they have become the best known and dominating brand in the field of retailing coffee and related products. It still continues to increase its profit and improve...
Financial and Operational Analysis Competition Bikes Incorporation is a manufacturer of sports cycles and is a famous brand among professional cyclists. This report presents a financial and operational analysis for Competitors Bikes Incorporation for the past three financial years, which include year 6, 7 and 8. The financial analysis presented...
Introduction Dell is an integrated technology solutions company situated in Texas, United States. However, it has a worldwide presence in the technology world. It develops, designs, and sells all manner of computer hardware and software. This includes desktops, tablets, laptops, anti-virus, and workstations. It is the third best seller of...
Introduction When a credit agency decides to downgrade the rating level of a bank, the message being communicated across is that the bank affected is less likely to attract investors during a crisis. Nobody would want to invest in an institution where his/her money is not safe. During the recent...
The present regarded industrialized countries seem to enjoying benefits that their expansive economies offer. The first world countries have continued to experience better economic growth because of the influence of stronger and well established financial and security market. Thus, this research paper in itâs entirely, considers lessons that emerging financial...
Research Proposal Identifying the factors important in explaining movements in equity prices has long been a focus of the research. The research is divisible into two largely distinct and often competing methods of analysis. These are fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Proponent s of each type of analysis have agreed...
Introduction Background to the study The computer industry has undergone rampant growth over the past decades. One the factors that contributed to the growth is the high rate of technological innovation (Hitt, Ireland & Hoskisson, 2009, p. 289). In order to attain a high competitive advantage, various firms have incorporated...
Introduction Background and Context In the 21st century, it is expected that enterprises focus significantly on developing environment-friendly approaches to organising all the business processes and procedures (Gustafsson, Hermelin & Smas 2019; Reid & Sanders 2019). The idea of achieving sustainability in various modern organisations causes leaders to pay special...
In all business environments, the agenda of competition is the most significant. A business has to present competitive strategies concerning the market it shares with other similar entities. Even if a business enjoys monopoly power, it has to keep devising ways of streamlining its efforts towards its goals. Business goals...
Introduction Contribution margin operating income statement is a financial statement that is used in the budgetary control of costs. Management accountants are interested in distinguishing the proportion of the income that is generated by a single unit of production. There are many ways of classifying costs in cost accounting. Costs...
Balance Sheet Also known as the statement of financial position, the purpose of Balance Sheet is to help the investors or other interested groups in understanding the financial position of the company. It is an expression of all the assets that the company owns, all the liabilities of the company...
Risk can be defined as the uncertainty about the future occurrences (BĂŠnĂŠplanc and Rochet 5). Risk management therefore may be defined as the process of identifying, measuring, prioritizing and setting up ways of minimizing the risks in an organization (BĂŠnĂŠplanc and Rochet 6). Risk management is a major goal in...
Introduction Management accounting is one of accounting branches which provides accounting information to the management in order to make decisions. It is therefore, important to ensure that the information that is disseminated through management accounting is relevant and reliable by the management in order for right decisions to be taken...
Strength Nokia is the largest producer of cell phones and has the advantage of having the largest distribution network in the world. The nokia mobile phones have a reputation for durability, reliability, and innovative designs that captivate the customers. These have given the companyâs products an edge in the cell...
The art of field management has a critical and unexceptional strategy of regulating the outcomes of any profit making organization. Apparently, the strategies of pricing were a fundamental aspect in this research. Running a hotel relies significantly on the income that arises after delivering a service and renting rooms. According...
Introduction Communication stimulates productivity. It is a means of sending and receiving messages in an organization. Organizational communication can affect the growth of an organization thus; it is the key to success in the organization. Organizational communication is a link by which messages are sent by the sender to the...
Firms develop marketing strategies to help them achieve a competitive advantage. In todayâs business environment, market segmentation has gained a lot of acceptance as a marketing tool. The proponents of market segmentation argue that, for firms to attain competitive advantage and improve their financial performance in terms of profitability, they...
Introduction Over the years, governments of various countries have been charging taxes on both individuals and organizations. A tax is a levy on income earned by citizens and business organizations. Countries all over the world have had tax arrangements whereby income for an individual living in a country other than...
Introduction Organizations seeking to gain a competitive advantage in the future need to focus on mechanisms of changing the manner they conduct their businesses. The most desired change is the one that enables an organization to become more profitable. Profitability may be achieved in various ways. One of the significant...
Common-Size Balance Sheet for period ended January 31, 1996-1998 Just for Feet Inc Common size balance sheet For the period ending January 31st 1996 1997 1998 Current Assets Cash equivalents 36.93% 18.40% 1.80% Marketable Securities AFS 9.04% 0.00% 0.00% Inventory 35.74% 46.97% 58.01% Accounts receivables 1.74% 3.53% 2.74% Other Current...
Introduction Employees in an organization are the most important assets in ensuring that an organization achieves its objectives. Therefore, any organization that has employees with relevant skills and knowledge is deemed to perform better in terms of attaining its objectives (Wang, Chi & Chiu-Mei, 2012, p. 109). One aspect that...
Introduction Health care is a vital part of human lives that enables them to carry out their daily activities comfortably. There is no alternative to proper health and people must ensure they have access to excellent medical attention at all times. Continuous research enables health care providers to offer quality...
Life is filled with difficult circumstances, which require subsequent realization. The play showcases a torn family with heavy emotional baggage. Subtle phrases said by characters indicate that old grievances are hard to forget. Psychological traumas that people experience are deep and can resurface even after decades. Some people find coming...
Introduction In 2007-08, the world experienced unprecedented financial crises that brought numerous financial systems down on their knees. While many analysts view the causes of the crises as single faceted, many empirical researches point multiple causes of the crises (Krishnamurthy 2010, p.23). Many subprime banks and financial institutions collapsed and...
Ethical and Legal Issues Abortion seems to be the most complex and controversial aspect within many communities. The issue of morality and ethics concerning abortion presents very fierce debates across many sectors within the society. People debate and review the different perspectives of arguments. These include the ethics and legal...
This paper investigates the available literature on fluctuation of the Euro and European market prices. It elucidates the factors that necessitated the establishment of the European Central Bank with the introduction of common currency. Currently, 17 member states of the European Union use Euro as a single currency. Since its...
Lennox is a fourteen-year-old with ADHD with difficulty in learning and comprehending mathematics skills a year below grade level. When not on medication, Lennox completes only one out of ten math questions. Normally, Lennox is disruptive and rebellious in class and more often than not, he has difficulty concentrating in...
Introduction A histogram is a bar graph that displays the frequency of a set of categorized data (Thomas, 2001). A histogram can be used as a quality control tool by observing the distribution of outcome of processes against pre-set benchmarks (Juran, 1988). The visual display imposed by histograms presents one...
Introduction American National Insurance Company is a company with a long history of service in the U.S insurance sector. The company was established in 1905 and since then, it has made significant progress in terms of revolutionizing the insurance industry as well as increasing health insurance cover to the people....
Introduction Since the first days of Barack Obamaâs presidency, healthcare reforms have become one of the countryâs top priorities. More often than not, Barack Obama is considered as the source and main inspirer of the giant leap forward in the nationâs health care system. The figure of David Blumenthal remains...
Manufacturing cost element responsible for the fluctuating costs The manufacturing cost element which is responsible for the fluctuating costs in the production of TC-1 is the manufacturing overhead. This is because manufacturing overhead is an indirect cost which remains fixed regardless of the number of batches of TC-1 produced. Thus,...
Introduction The development of the forms of artistic expression by the end of the eighteenth century led to the emergence of such a movement as Romanticism. Its main peculiarity was connected to the change from the classical and neoclassical hopes and optimistic perceptions of the age of reason to the...
Introduction Antitrust are laws that are enforced to prohibit anti-competitive and unfair, practices by businesses. The term is driven from word trust meaning group of companies joining up together to divide upmarket and limit competition. But of late the word trust implies the cartels. Examples of this can be the...
History can be interpreted differently depending on what an author aims to claim or discuss. Moreover, a historical event might be considered severe for economics yet be beneficial for society, therefore it is necessary to identify the lenses applied in secondary sources. I chose the peer-reviewed article âUrban planning in...
Introduction Medical physics is described as the application of concepts found in the field of physics in medicine. The application has greatly improved the provision of healthcare services in many hospitals today. Physical concepts applied in such cases are of great importance in the detection, as well as the treatment,...
Introduction ICT is a collective term used to mean the use of both wireless and wired networks to communicate between different media. Signals transmit from a source to a single or multiple user system. It utilizes media such as telephone and computer networks to implement communication. They collect, analyze and...
Introduction Various studies reveal that grave antisocial behavior, as well as violence in the US, has tremendously reduced (James & Gilliland, n.d). This treatise seeks to analyze the precipitating factors, staff, and institutional culpability, dynamics of violence in human service settings, intervention strategies, and rational strategies aimed at ensuring a...
Introduction The consumer product that was chosen for evaluation was sourced from an electronic advertisement on the Rushfit website www.gsprushfit.com.The product being advertised is an ultimate home fitness program that is said to produce the desired results fast. The website was designed to provide information about proper training mechanics, weight...
The plot of the poem Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti follows the story of two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, who overhear the sounds of a goblin market. The poem relies on powerful imagery to highlight the journey of two women and their experiences and has an unusually long structure containing...
Article Review (Summary) âWhat symptoms predict the diagnosis of autism or PDD-NOS in infants and toddlers with developmental delays using the Baby and Infant Screen for autism Traits?â is a research article by Johnny L. Matson, Jill C. Fodstad & Timothy Dempsey which presents the characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorders...
Introduction Before doing any calculation on the raw data, it is important to first consider understanding the nature of the raw data. Understanding the nature of the raw data will help in organizing data into relevant groups and categories that will enhance easier and efficient data manipulation. Also, before performing...
The topic revolves around the rate at which people are depending on technology. There are two main inclinations as far as the exploration of the topic in question is concerned. The first inclination of the argument is that technology has become a necessary condition since it is the main aiding...
Introduction Data collection can be defined as the process of systematically generating information that has been observed. There are various methods of data collection and the choice of the method to be used largely depends on the purpose of the research. Data collection methods are grouped into two broad categories...
Mental Errors that must be Proven The rule of thumb guiding criminal law rests on the principle of men rea, which is âan act does not make an individual guilty unless the mind is guiltyâ. One is guilty of an act if there is evidence of evil mind, criminal purpose...
Introduction The Metropolitan Museum of Art was my choice for a virtual visit to a museum. I explored the gallery containing European Paintings, particularly works by Dutch artists. I think that two exhibits deserve especial notion – Young Woman with a Water Pitcher and Aristotle with a Bust of Homer....
The play Trifles by Susan Glaspell and the movie A Jury of Her Peers by Robert Florey, which is based on it, tell a story of a woman named Millie Wright, who killed her husband. The significance of these works is conveyed through the main theme they explore, justice for...
Booker T. Washington established the Tuskegee Institute, where African-Americans could receive an education. The studies at this institution would prepare them for work in agriculture or industrial plants. He believed that a practical approach to education, according to which the African-Americans would be taught the skills they will immediately apply...
Today Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) can be considered as one of the worldâs largest insurance agency and professional services firms. The researchers agree that its success depends on the effective practices in corporate governance. The main principles of the corporate governance are separation, independence, and control. Thus, the...
Introduction Everyone in the contemporary world knows the word myth. Individuals hear it and learn about it from early childhood when parents tell them stories and educate them concerning various life situations. Once people grow up, they are also faced with myths quite often when getting acquainted with different types...
âThere is no such thing as perfect. Nobody attains perfection. But if you keep trying, you grow and evolve, and to me thatâs the point: To be a better person today than I was yesterday; to become the best possible version of myselfâ (Kardashian 3). This is the message that...
Summary The main aim of my research is to analyze the moderation effect of service quality on relationship between employee commitment and job attitude of performance for elderly on tourism industry. My research study attempts to explain the various theories related to employee commitment and job attitude. With this regard,...
Introduction Most ancient civilizations were typically male-dominated, and women only played menial roles and were mostly confined to their households. The 1979’s Iranian Revolution is one of the most significant women’s movements, which aimed at liberating them from the chains of male chauvinism (Alimagham 14). During the late 19th century,...
Executive summary The National Health Innovation and Reform Strategic Framework for Action 2011-2012 is the first strategic reform framework for the workforce in Australia, which aims at linking education and health sectors. Workforce reforms are critical because the Australian population is growing rapidly and lifespan is increasing fast (Health Workforce...
Introduction Bookkeeping is a phrase referring to the course of capturing, generating, and recording an investorâs interest in the shares of a given company, during an IPO. It may also be done to other securities, during the IPO issuance course, where the practice is geared at realizing efficient price allocation....
Introduction Strain energy theory is most of the time categorized as one of the theories of yielding. This is usually done when expressed in terms of principles stress. The main proposers of this theory were Beltrami and their attitude to Haigh. In addition to that, the strain energy theory is...
Introduction Nobel metals are types of metals that are resistant to both oxidation and corrosion in that they are not like all the other base metals. These metals do not undergo corrosion or oxidation even in the best of condition (Uhlig, 2008). In addition to that, these metals are considered...
Analysis of Wolterstoffâs Reflections In Lament for a Son, Nicholas Wolterstorff recounts his grieving experiences following the death of his child (Eric) in an accident (Wolterstorff, 1987). His sentiments capture the sorrow and pain of a grieving parent. His reflections revolve around the comfort or counsel offered to the bereaved...
Introduction Set in the 1980s, a 2009 American drama film Precious follows the life of a 16-year-old Black girl, Precious. She lives in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City with her tyrannical mother, Mary, who is physically and psychologically violent with her daughter. Since early childhood, Precious is subjected...
The drawings often are used as a perspective into the artistâs world to attract attention to the societal problem. Point of Departure by Jenifer Wofford became the painting combination that narrates the story of Filipino nurses and immigration. The following artwork is complemented by a deep understanding of the Philippines’...
Introduction The deviant status has a number of effects, irrespective of whether the action is self-inflicted (alcoholism) or imposed (sexual assault). The mainly known impact of deviant status is posttraumatic stress disorder, even though its impacts are also manifested in a number of other symptoms that are psychological. Some the...
Introduction School violence principally means aggression on school property caused by youthful students in schools. Serious incidences in the context of the school environs have always had profound consequences for many and often resulted in serious tension within the schools. For decades, several researchers interested in investigating students’ behavior and...
Our everyday reality is constantly changing because of a range of technological innovations which are created to improve the quality of our life and make us more informed. Thus, people are actively involved in these changes due to their frequent usage of several information technologies. However, do they have the...