Saturday, October 12, 2019
The Importance of Misunderstanding in Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Es
The Importance of Misunderstanding in Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison à In Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man, the main character is faced with challenges that he must overcome to survive. Most of the challenges he faces are straightforward; however, he ends up losing to his surroundings. When he makes a speech to calm a disorderly group, he ends up unwittingly naming himself their leader, thus, changing a slightly rowdy group into a mob primed for racial rioting. How can someone's speech be manipulated into having a meaning the complete opposite of the original intent? The Invisible Man's audience decides that they are only willing to listen to a speaker presenting what they want to hear. Due to a handicap of inexperience in public speaking, his effort to calm the crowd is used by the crowd, to forcefully name him the leading figure of an unreasonable mob. While walking down a New York street, the protagonist bears witness to the eviction of an elderly black couple from their home. While a Marshal conducts his job of ordering trusties to pile the couple's belongings on the sidewalk, a crowd gathers and watches in sympathetic disbelief. The Invisible Man becomes mixed in with the crowd and feels that the older couple is much like his own mother and father because they too are hard working and honest people. Soon after his realization, the woman being evicted becomes angry over the fact that she is unable to pray on the floor of her home. When she and her husband try to run past a defending trustee, the woman ends up falling backwards down her steps, which causes the spectators to become enraged. At this point, the Invisible Man becomes the center of attention when he rushes to the steps and makes a speech. His intentions... ...ed judgment and inexperience, he is unable to carry though with his original intentions and give rational judgment to the crowd. The misunderstandings that happen at the eviction shape the Invisible Man's future, causing a milestone in his life to be covered without even giving the least amount of effort. Irving Howe was right about stumbling to individuality; the Invisible Man's future is shaped by the wishful thinking of other people. Outcomes would have been vastly different had purposes been straightforward, actions been true, and emotions been clear; however, had conditions been better, the Invisible Man might have simply prompted serenity, or been the victim of a crowd turning against their leader. Works Cited: Ellison, Ralph W. Invisible Man. New York: Vintage International, 1952. Howe, Irving. "A Negro in America." The Nation 10 May 1952:454.
Friday, October 11, 2019
Motivation by Job Design
Most research in job design suggests taking a look at the aspect of job structure. This structure tells us how these elements in a job are organized can act to increase or decrease effort. When I took a look at the Job Characteristics Model (JCM) it describes five core job dimensions that managers should look into to increase motivation within employees. I have heard employees say ââ¬Å"I only come to work for this easy check, there is nothing to do here but eat, sleep and the most work if any is when a resident decides to act out.I wondered about those statements and ask myself ââ¬Ë Do they like their job, do they want to be here, and most of all are they committed or can they become committed? This is why I thought, Motivating by Job Design: The Job Characteristics Model was interesting. The dimensions are as follow, Skill variety, having enough activities in a job ââ¬Å"so the worker can use a number of different skills and talentâ⬠(Robbins ; Judge, 2011, ââ¬Å"Motivat ion by Job Design: The Job Characteristics Modelâ⬠)â⬠¦Task identity, how much of the ââ¬Å"job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of workâ⬠(Robbins ; Judge, 2011, ââ¬Å"Motivation by Job Design: The Job Characteristics Modelâ⬠) meaning that if your job requires doing one or two activities it may score low on the model and may not become experienced, meaningfulness at work. They also my score low on internal work motivation. Task significance is another element in job structure was jobs should be designed to have an impact on employeeââ¬â¢s lives or work with other people.Autonomy is an important connection also to job structure because an employee which has no freedom to be independent and discrete in scheduling the work and carry it out will score low on the JCM. The one most important element in job design is feedback, it not only lower absenteeism and turnover but the psychological states of mind of the employee and employer scores high on the ââ¬Å"knowledge of the actual results of the work activitiesâ⬠(Robbins ; Judge, 2011, ââ¬Å"Motivation by Job Design: The Job Characteristics Modelâ⬠).Scoring high on the five dimensions is critical to the psychological states, resulting in experienced meaningfulness of the work and personal and workout comes are high also such as ââ¬Å"high internal work motivation, quality work performance, satisfaction with the work, and low absenteeism and turnoverâ⬠(Robbins ; Judge, 2011, ââ¬Å"Motivation by Job Design: The Job Characteristics Modelâ⬠). Depending on the feedback, employee's growth may need strengthening. Reference Robbins, S. P. , & Judge, T. A. (2011). Motivation: From Concepts to Applicationsà (14th ed. ). Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Dabur India Limited
Pillaiââ¬â¢s Institute of Management Studies and Research Project Report On ââ¬Å"Dabur India Limitedâ⬠Submitted To: Prof. Momita mam BY: 29-Rashmi Gawand 37-Priyanka Jagtap DABUR INDIA LIMITED Dabur India LimitedDabur India Ltd. is the fourth largest FMCG Company in India. Dabur deals in Health care and Personal care products. Today, Dabur has a turnover of Rs. 1899. 57 crores. The market penetration of Dabur is of about 1. 5 million retail outlets all over India with 47 C& F agents and more than 5000 distributors.Dabur India is divided into 2 major strategic business units: * Consumer Care Division * Consumer Health Division Dabur has 3 subsidiary group companies: 1. Dabur Foods 2. Dabur Nepal 3. Dabur International- Further divided into Asian Consumer Care in Bangladesh, African Consumer Care in Nigeria and Dabur Egypt. | | Dabur has 13 ultra-modern manufacturing units in:? Jammu & Kashmir ? Uttar Pradesh ? Himachal Pradesh ? Madhya Pradesh ?Rajasthan ? Uttaranch al ? West Bengal ? Silvassa ? Nepal Dabur Health CareDabur's Healthà Care range brings for you a wide selection of Ayurvedic and natural products that offer complete care for varying individual needs. Our products are derived from the time-tested heritage of Ayurveda, and backed by the most modern scientific test ;amp; trials that ensure unfailing quality and safety in anything you pick. Dabur's Brands * Activ Juice * ActiveAntacid * Active Blood Purifier * Amla Flower magic * Amla Hair oil * Babool Mint Fresh Gel * Babool Toothpaste * Badam Oil * Balm Double Action * Balm Strong * Burrst * Capsico * Chyawan Junior * Chyawanprash * Chyawan Prakash * Dazzl * Glucose D * Gripe Water * Hajmola * Hajmola Candy * Hommade * Janma Ghuti * Gulabari Face Freshner * Gulabari Rose Water * Gulabari Moisturising cream * Honey * Honitus Cough Syrup * Honitus Lozenges * Lal Dant Manjan * Lal Tail * Lemoneez * Meswak Toothpaste * Odomas * Odonil * Odopic * Promise Toothpaste * Pudin Hara * Real * Red Toothpaste * Sanifresh * Shankha Pushpi * Shilajit Gold * Super Thanda Oil * Uveda 2 in 1 Moisturising cream * Uveda Clarifying Face Wash * Uveda Complete Fairness Cream * Uveda Moisturising Face Wash * Vatika Black Shine Shampoo * Vatika Conditioner * Vatika Dandruff Control * Vatika Enriched Almond * Vatika Enriched Coconut * Vatika Root Strengthening * Vatika Smooth & Silky Exports ? United Kingdom ? Egypt ? Bangladesh ? Dubai ? Nigeria ? Nepal Dabur has its offices and representatives in America, Europe, and Africa. It exports Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients to Latin America, Europe, Africa, and other Asian countries. Dabur also exports herbal products to Middle East, Far East, and several European countries. Today Dabur is marketing its products in more than 50 countries. | Dabur Herbal and AyurvedicDabur presents a range of Herbal & Ayurvedic Personal Care products, created to make you look and feel good. Bringing together the gentle touch of nature and Ayurveda 's wisdom, the range covers categories like Hair Care, Skin Care and Baby Care, and is backed by the unfailing quality stamp of Dabur. Dabur Home Care Dabur India Ltd has a portfolio of superior products that help take care of your home. The range of Home Care products have been carefully developed to ensure that your living space not only looks good, but also smells good, all day long. And more importantly, they help keep your family healthy. Odonil keeps your home fresh and smelling great.Odomos protects your family from disease causing mosquitoes while Odopic leaves your dishes clean and smelling fresh. Sanifresh Shine keeps your toilet sparkling clean and free from germs while our latest innovation Dazzl gives a mirror like shine to your floors, kitchen and glass surfaces, while keeping them germ-free. Building on a legacy of quality and experience for over 125 years, Dabur India Ltd has introduced a slew of Ayurvedic over the Counter (OTC) products, offering traditional Ayurved ic remedies in ready-to-use formats. This is part of the companyââ¬â¢s strategy to make Ayurveda more contemporary for the modern day consumer. Dabur, with its roots in Ayurveda, has been involved in bringing this age-old science within everyoneââ¬â¢s reach.Dabur's Consumer Healthcare business is the Company's oldest business, and today has a growing portfolio of OTC products to address a variety of problems ranging from Women's Health to Baby Care andà Cough & Cold to Rejuvenation. Ayurveda The ancient Indian system of medicine based on natural and holistic living, derives from two Sanskrit words ââ¬â Ayu or life, and Veda or knowledge. This Science of Life analyses the human body through a combination of the body, mind and spirit. Originating nearly 5,000 years ago, Ayurvedic texts were researched by Dabur in its quest for natural remedies. Today, its application in modern life has been renewed through the scientific research and validation undertaken at Dabur. Rea l Active Juices ContainsReal Activ is a range of unsweetened juices that contain NO ADDED SUGAR, COLOURS OR PRESERVATIVES. Real Activ juices are made from concentrated juices. After the juice is pressed from the fruit, the water is removed to reduce transportation load. At our factories, during the manufacturing of juices/ juice blends, we add back the equivalent quantity of water. Thus, Real Activ Juices have as much juice as present in respective fruit. Real Activ Juices contain * 0% Added Sugar * No Added Colour orà Preservatives * Naturally rich in antioxidant Nutrients * Helps meet 1à serve of your 5-a-day Dabur's Real Activ range includes: Antioxidant Rich JuicesAntioxidants are substances that help protect the body by neutralizing free radicals that cause cell damage. Antioxidant Nutrients like Betacarotene ;amp; Vitamin C are known to neutralize ââ¬ËFree Radicalsââ¬â¢ and help strengthen the immune system. * Real Activ Orange Carrot Juice is a 100% juice made from Oranges and Carrots which provide the natural goodness of antioxidants nutrients like Betacarotene ;amp; Vitamin C * Real Activ Orange Carrot 1 Glass (250ml) equals: 100% RDA of Beta-carotene* 40% RDA of Vitamin C * Real Activ Orange Juice is an ideal breakfast juice rich in antioxidant nutrient like Vitamin C Activ Orange 1 Glass(250ml) = 100% RDA of Vitamin C*Refreshing Cooler Real Activ Apple Juice * Real Activ Apple juice provides you the goodness of Apples. Apples are packed with nutrients and anti-oxidants and are Very low in sodium. * 1 Glass (250ml) of Real Activ Apple juice provides juice of 4 Apples. So pick up a pack of Real Activ Apple juice for a refreshing breakà Fruit-Vegetable Delight Real Activ Mixed Fruit Spinach Cucumber Juice * Real Activ Mixed Fruit Spinach Cucumber juice is a refreshing ;amp; nutritious blend of fruits ;amp; vegetables with the goodness of 8 delicious fruits (Apple, Orange, Passion Fruit, Guava, Pineapple, Mango, Apricot ;amp; Banana) and V egetables like Spinach, Cucumber.This helps you meet a serve of fruit ;amp; vegetable * 1 Glass (250ml) of Mixed fruit Spinach Cucumber is Very Low in Sodium. As per USFDA, diets low in Sodium may reduce the risk of Hypertension or High BP Real Activ Mixed Fruit Beetroot Carrotà Juice * Real Activ Mixed Fruit Beetroot Carrot juice is a refreshing ;amp; nutritious blend of fruits ;amp; vegetables with the goodness of 8 delicious fruits (Apple, Orange, Passion Fruit, Guava, Pineapple, Mango, Apricot ;amp; Banana) and Vegetables likeà Beetroot ;amp; Carrot * It also provides you 1 serve of fruit ;amp; vegetable Start your day with Real Activ Juice which is deliciously tasty ;amp; gives the natural goodness of fruits ;amp; vegetables without the burden of added sugar.No wonder, with Real Activ in your life you can Say NO to all things artificial and Stay Fit the Natural Way. Dabur Chyawanprash Dabur Chyawanprash has anti-oxidant properties ;amp; strengthens your body's internal defe nse mechanism, the immune system, thereby protecting you from everyday infections, cough, cold & stress etc. At a time when flu and viruses are everywhere, your immunity system provides the best prevention from these deadly diseases. Chyawanprash, a time-tested, age-old formulation has a number of herbs like Amla, known to be one of the best antioxidants, Giloy (Guduchi) known to have immuno modulatory properties, and has more than 40 other natural ingredients, to boost immunity. |Dabur Chyawanprash, The Health Giver * Derived from 2,500-year-old Ayurvedic formula * Totally chemical-free, natural and safe * Powerful combination of herbs and plant extracts in a base of Amla fruit pulp * Refined by Dabur to provide traditional goodness with best quality * Reinforces the immune system & helps fight disease * Trusted health provider of a majority of Indian households| Hajmola Pop a Dabur Hajmola and enjoy the chatpata flavour that stimulates your digestive power. Take it regular ly, especially after a meal. The popularity of this Ayurvedic digestive can be gauged by the fact that almost 2. 5 crore Hajmola tablets are consumed every day in India. An Ayurvedic digestive medicine, Dabur Hajmola was the first to be branded as a product.It has a mix of traditional Indian culinary herbs, spices and edible salts. Dabur Hajmola is a market leader with 60% share of the digestive tablets segment in India. Dabur Pudin Hara Dabur Pudin Hara gives quick relief from stomach ache, gas and indigestion. It is a trusted, fast-action remedy for stomach disorders. Pudin Hara is completely natural and safe. Dabur Glucose D Get a jump start on your day by filling up with the extra energy of Dabur Glucose-D. Enriched with Vitamin-D and Calcium for easy assimilation and quick replenishment of essential vitamins, minerals and body salts, Dabur Glucose is a ready source of energy to fight tiredness. It refreshes you instantly.Besides helping in quick recovery of energy lost due to f atigue, Dabur Glucose also provides essential nutrients that refresh and energizes you to fight tiredness and fatigue caused by summer heat. Extremely good for growing children and sportspersons, Dabur Glucose also helps in all-round development of kids. Dabur Honey Honey has been used for its medicinal and therapeutic value for centuries in India. Dabur India Limited saw the potential of honey beyond its remedial value, helping every household imbibe the goodness of this natural wonder liquid in their day-to-day life * Dabur Honey launched as a food product * Largest player in the branded honey market, commanding over 75% of the total shareà * Recently launched in convenient, easy-to-use squezee pack * Focusing on promoting food-led usage.Dabur Vatika Black shine Shampoo Vatika Black Shine shampoo is packed with the goodness of Black Olives and Amla that help maintain the black colour of your hair and give it incredible shine. Unlike normal shampoos, Vatika Black Shine Shampoo d oes not have any harmful chemicals. Its active natural ingredients help maintain the black colour of your hair without damaging them. Dabur Vatika Smooth & Silky Shampoo Vatika Smooth & Silky Shampoo is a natural shampoo that conditions from deep within, while gently cleansing and nourishing your hair. Its offers the gentle & caring touch of nature that leave your hair soft, silky and radiant.It has the perfect balance of natural ingredients like Henna, Green Almonds and Shikakai that turn your dull & lifeless hair into smooth & silky without damaging them. Dabur Vatika Dandruff Control Vatika Dandruff Control Shampoo removes dandruff without being violent on hair. Discover non-violence, the new beauty mantra captured in Vatika Dandruff Control Shampoo range. Enriched with the goodness of nature, Vatika gently removes 100% dandruff and prevents recurrence, without causing any damage to hair. So what you get is dandruff-free, beautiful hair. That's the power of no n-violence. Dabur Vatika Conditioner Dabur nowà presents a range of natural conditioners under brand Vatika.The Vatika range of conditioners is packed with active naturalà ingredients that nourish your scalp and hair to ensure that your crowning glory shines with health. Daburââ¬â¢s in-depth knowledge of nature ;amp; natural ingredients has helped us create a range of conditioners that offer the goodness of nature without any side-effects, and give you problem-free hair. These nourishing conditioners from nature come in two SKUs ofà 100ml and 200ml, and are available in two variants: Vatika Smooth ;amp; Silky Conditioner Vatika Smoothà ;amp; Silky Conditioner has active natural ingredientsà likeà Henna and Amla that ensure natural conditioning of hair,à and Green Almonds, whichà help nourish scalp and hair. Vatika Root Strengthening ConditionerVatika Root Strengthening Conditioner is packedà with naturalà ingredients like Coco Milk, whichà provides conditi oning, andà Almonds thatà help strengthen the hair from root to tips. Dabur Hair Oil Dabur's range of natural Hair Oils have an array of specialized products that offer you problem-free hair, making your crowning glory grow healthy, lustrous and full of life. Give hair the nourishment of Amla (Indian gooseberry) with Dabur Amla or add the magic of white flowers to your mane with Dabur Amla Flower Magic. Enrich your hair from root to tip with Vatika Enriched Coconut Hair Oil, orà up your hair's style quotient with Vatika Enriched Almond Hair Oil. Dabur Uveda 2-in-1 Moisturiser 24-Hour soft and hydrated skin that glows from within Dabur Uveda 2-in-1 Moisturiser presents an alternate way to skin moisturising.It has unique Ayuredic ingredients that help build a reservoir of moisture in the inner layers of the skin that keeps skin hydrated for 24 hours and also protects the skin from damages due to the sun's radiation. Complete Fairness Cream Fair skin that glows from within Dabur Uveda Complete Fairness Cream presents an alternate way to fairness. With unique Ayurvedic ingredients, it works on the inner layers of the skin, making it lighter, nourishing it with every use to give complete fairness that glows from within. Moisturising Face Wash Dabur Uveda Moisturising Face Wash presents an alternate way to skin cleansing. Its Ayurvedic ingredients not only help clean your skin but replenish moisture in the inner layers, giving you clean, soft skin that glows from within.
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Fast Food Nation Essay
One thing that most people donââ¬â¢t seem to understand about fast food restaurants is the harmful and unethical practice that comes with an order of a double cheeseburger with a side order of medium fries and a drink. Eric Schlosser, the author of ââ¬Å"Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal,â⬠had made several negative interpretation about the functionality of fast food corporation. Such interpretation can be in relations of what a typical Marxist would complain about, such as the fact that fast food corporation tends to do whatever means possible to reach the end of making a substantial amount of profit. In ââ¬Å"Fast Food Nations: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal,â⬠Schlosser targeted on the unethical practices of producing profit which includes the fabrication of sediment phrases, the systematic of mass production, and the management of poor quality with emphasis of large quantity. Some of the claims that Schlosser made can be viewed similarly to the aspects of Karl Marx and his believers, the Marxists. Many Marxists can strongly support Schlosserââ¬â¢s claim with a Marxist interpretation of an accusation of Capitalism. Marxist is known as a group of socialist and they believes that the governmentââ¬â¢s economy should be equally shared amongst all working classes. Without a doubt, Schlosser had exposed the fact that corporations like McDonalds, Carlââ¬â¢s Jr, Burger King, and so forth had made great profits from exploiting the nationââ¬â¢s vulnerable workers who are willing to work at any cost. These vulnerable workers can be just about anyone from teenagers to first generation immigrants. All in all, Schlosser had made a strong argument to persuade the nation from supporting profit-hungry Corporation by revealing of its unethical practices that may be a convincing factor for the nation to think twice before entering another fast food restaurant. One of the many reasons why fast food restaurants are successful is because they know how to market themselves properly with small sentimental message that appeals to the community. Sentimental message might not mean much, but when families of the community are convinced that the restaurant cares about them, they will be inclined to support their business. Itââ¬â¢s a shame that the community does not see the irony in their sentimental messages. Example of the irony would be Mcdonalds creating the Ronald McDonald House of Charity to ask customers for additional donations, in which all proceeds of that donation will help other counties hospital. The irony of this all is that fast food is also the reason why kids are unhealthy. It is also common knowledge that fast food is the leading cause of obesity and obesity can lead to various amount of health-related problem. Another reason why fast food restaurants are successful is because fast food industries target a younger audience such as children. Their techniques on children are simple, because children love collecting toys and items that relates to cartoon figures that they are familiar with. Therefore, these corporations would purchase patents and the rights to use their cartoon figure or icon on their product, which typically sells efficiently with kids. These items are not just popular amongst the childrenââ¬â¢s age group, but ââ¬Å"many adult collectors have also bought Teenie Beanie Baby Happy Meals, kept the dolls, and threw away the foodâ⬠(Schlosser 48). These cross promotions between brands has done two things; strengthens ties between fast food industries and companies and also create an irresistible addiction between collectors and the industries. Another marketing strategy that these fast food industries utilize is to slightly modify the collectibleââ¬â¢s colors or parts to attract customers to spend a fortunate collecting a whole set of the same kind of toys. The surface of the fast food industries may be deceiving to the general public, but it certainly is not easily deceitful to the workers who dealt with jobs within a fast food industry. While the economy continues to look like steep slide, workers are becoming more willing to work at any jobs in order to financially support their family and themselves. These very same workers that work for fast food industries, are typically teenagers or first generation immigrants because fast food industries knows that these two candidates are perfect for exploitation. Also, because they are less likely to form unions, complain about conditions, and complain about long hours. Fast food industries, like most Marxist-invaded counties, know how to exploit their workers at their fullest potential. They hire the uneducated youth with the least potential to start a union. They view workers as cheap objects that they can be hired and fired at the will of their employers. Unlike a business firm, these fast food industries rarely give raises to their employees, but instead they ould motivate their workers with encouragements or compliments. Since these workers are uneducated and donââ¬â¢t know their rights enough to argue, they would simply respond to their employerââ¬â¢s encouragement or compliment with better performances. Aside from the wages, these jobs are more than often dangerous. It is not certain whether these companies have spent enough money to properly train workers to diligently use the restaurants equipment which would prevent health inc idents and work injuries. Reasons being that these companies are profit-focused. They will try to minimize their spending as much as possible to make sure that they maximize the profit. Some of these jobs are even done by illegal immigrants or anyone desperate enough for a job at a later night shift, because itââ¬â¢s extremely dangerous and companies do not want to risk going into law suits or paying for higher life insurances for their workers with all means to maximize their profit. Schlosser had mentioned a story about Kenny Dobbin, as an example of a worker who was a victim of such unethical offense. Kenny was an uneducated man with no literacy skills, but was tall and strong. He was hired by Monfort, a meat-packing plant company, whom took advantage of Kennyââ¬â¢s kindness and abused him by placing him in dangerous working condition. After sixteen years of pure dedication, Kenny was fired because of his severe injuries from work, because the company does not want to pay for a higher insurance coverage for him. Kenny was ââ¬Å"once strong and powerfully built, he now walks with difficulty, tires easily, and feels useless as though his life were over. He is forty-six years oldâ⬠(Schlosser 190). Kenny, however, is still considered to be one of the fortunate one because he is able to get his story out unlike many other victims who werenââ¬â¢t able to get their stories out because they are still working with the injuries that they have attained from work. Some of the reasons that explain why they donââ¬â¢t complain about their injuries are because they donââ¬â¢t want to be fired and stress the difficulties of finding another job. These are just some of the examples of the inhumanely acts that fast food industries had commit to their workers. Workers might understand the cruelty that lies within their job, but they might not know what kind of quality the management has selected for the product that they are working with. Aside from managing workers and their wages, fast food industries also manages their food supplies to ensure the greatest amount of profit. By doing so, managements of fast food industries would choose the cheapest quality of meat thatââ¬â¢s barely edible, refrozen fries that have been made with preservatives, and also wheat from a wheat field that have been sprayed with pesticides on a regular basis. Many fast food critics, including Schlosser, argued that fast food industries are more concern about the superficial image and the smell of the product rather than the natural healthy content of the product. Schlosser had mentioned that the ââ¬Å"Food and Drug Administration does not require flavor companies to disclose the ingredients of their addictive, so long as all the chemicals are considered by the agency to be generally regarded as safe,â⬠which means that the government had betrayed the consumers and had gave fast food industries the additional power to make substantial amount of profit. Most fast food restaurant took advantage of the governmentsââ¬â¢ lack of responsibility and would spend as little as possible on meat. This course of action might be good for business, but it is absolutely terrible for the consumers who invest their health in these fast food products. In the early years of fast food industries, many fast food restaurants have been criticized for their contaminated burgers because of the hospitalized and illness trend that consumers are recognizing prior to eating their burgers. The fast food industries did not know how to react to such immense pressure, so they attempt to shift the blame to the farmers. Eventually the government realized the decline of fast food industries and initiated the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to run a federal inspection test for all the meat packaging industries of the fast food industries. This might have been a good sign of improvement for the government, until the government decided to be secretive about their findings and had agreed with fast food industries to not reveal the details about the companyââ¬â¢s distributed meat. Today, Fast food industries is still one of the largest marketing industries across nation, but letââ¬â¢s not forget about the labor policies, marketing strategies, and agricultural techniques that comes within their products. Schlosser had made enough strong argument about the business tactics that are responsible for the success of fast food industries. Such tactics that targets children and families with collectibles and sentimental values, hiring workers that are more willing to work with minimum wages, and also managing a horrible quality of food supplies. These factors might be great for the industries because they prospering a substantial amount of profit, but it are unhealthy for the consumers across the nation. Hopefully in the near future, United Stateââ¬â¢s Department of Agriculture would interfere with regulations that would prevent fast food industries from exploiting the community of its self-motivated individuals. Schlosser also believed that the government should create a federal agency that promotes ââ¬Å"more safety laws that could also reduce the number of slaughterhouse workers who get hurtâ⬠(Schlosser 264). With the workerââ¬â¢s safety conditions controlled, it would also be the nationââ¬â¢s best interest to end obesity, by controlling the establishment of fast food restaurants allowed per community and to open up healthier restaurants. Now on a more practical basis, students and the community should raise awareness of the unethical practices of fast food industries, and promote healthier eating habits within their community. With this practical practice, fast food industries will be prone to being eliminated, and the community will live a longer and healthier life.
Discussion 2 Week 7 New Assignment Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 250 words
Discussion 2 Week 7 New - Assignment Example Even with cooperating firms, game theory helps in safeguarding their prospects from being taken advantage of regarding own prices viz-a-viz ââ¬Å"added value." This is a strategy used by airlines to charge higher prices for seats to travel during peak seasons, during holidays and/or during certain yearly/crucial events to certain parts of the world, for instance, the Muslimsââ¬â¢ travel to Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage. This pricing strategy often lowers the demand for the airlines tickets by limiting the number of those that can afford such expensive fares (Doganis, 2005). However, the strategy generally increases profits to such firms. In this strategy, customers are charged differently based on their willingness to pay viz-a-viz the extent of service offered. Travelling in First class seats cost usually costs more, double or multiple times the cost of other seats due to the added comfort like superior services and/or added special snacks/features (Belobaba, Odoni, & Barnhart, 2009). It is more a profit maximizing strategy than a demand related
Monday, October 7, 2019
Cases in international marketing Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 3500 words
Cases in international marketing - Essay Example The Multinationals have gained a huge market and a large number of new consumers, but have not been able to realize the full potential of their investments in China. They have benefited from cheap imports but have not been able to sell their own products for equal value or quantity and have ended in a trade deficit with their Chinese counterparts. However the Chinese too need the world markets as much as the world needs them and in this quid-pro-quo there is still a silver lining and by understanding and segmenting the market properly, lost ground can be recovered. Ever since the Chinese came out of their Walled existence and opened themselves to the International communities, they have become the focus of the whole world. Having the largest population on Earth opened up a marketing opportunity that was beyond comprehension to most conglomerates. Added to that the purchasing power dazzled one and all and Multinationals of all hues went headlong to get a piece of the action. Liberalization of the economy and a bent towards industrialization in a hurry offered huge opportunities for expansion. As of now as many as 320,000 foreign ventures have come up on mainland China, and they are growing by the day. China is the second largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investments that have crossed 400 billion dollars. Investments have come in from all quarters of the world, mainly from the USA. China does offer great marketing opportunities due to its huge population and capabilities. It has abundant cheap labour, a good infrastructure and liberal open market policies that are loved by the Multinationals. There are huge opportunities in manufacturing. Labour intensive industries thrive well due to very high productivity level of the workers and vigilant government machinery that still keeps them in line with their firm labour laws. Liberalization has created more job opportunities and the growing population is easily absorbed in industrial activities. To promote these
Sunday, October 6, 2019
How can usability improve the mobile-commerce channels Coursework
How can usability improve the mobile-commerce channels - Coursework Example Many people are using mobile phones for commercial purposes such as internet shopping. The fact that a great portion of the world population uses mobile phones has made mobile commerce a very useful technology which is worth developing. The launch of smart phones has also made this technology popular by moving it from systems that use SMS to those that use actual applications. This paper will discuss analyze the issue on the basis of different mobile commerce channels, which are business domains where mobile commerce has been implemented. Mobile ticketing: With mobile commerce in wide use, one of the benefits is mobile ticketing. One can attain a device such as a mobile phone. The process, in countries where it is applicable, has been made possible for those customers with mobile phones that can access the web they get their tickets online. It is still possible for mobile users who use gadgets that cannot access the web. SMS and MMS are used. A company may, for example, be using SIM (subscriber identity mobile) tool kit or USSD to give a purchase menu. A subscriber identity mobile kit is a platform that utilizes use of RF (radio frequencies. According to computer science and its application, CSA 2012, by Sang-Soo Yeo and others, a security chip is used. It receives instructions from the user and if the frequency is to be transmitted back to the SIM card, it is transmitted to the phone. If there is information to be processed, it is transmitted to the security chip, worked on and result forwarded automatically to the SIM that was used to request the service. For this case our expected result could is a ticket. The ticket comes as a secured message, either SMS or MMS image. The customer will enter their specifications here from choices given and send their request to the companyââ¬â¢s server. If the customer has enough credit in an account linked to the mobile number, the server will be able to deduct an exact amount to the value of the ticket purchased, and t hen automatically send a confirmation text message to the customer. The confirmation SMS entails details of the product bought, for this case the ticket specifications, the date and time of purchase, and a unique code that identifies the ticket and can be manually entered. This is for a phone that is only SMS enabled and cannot execute MMS or WAP outputs. If mms or can output barcode images, a ticket recognition image is sent alongside the confirmation text message. With these considerations of type of phone used, usability, being the ease of use, is enhanced. Reading MMS or SMS is a very easy task. It is also easy during initial purchasing since the USSD code guide the users by giving options. In the future, there should be assistive technology for people with various disability problems. With better accessibility by all, the idea will have an expanded market. Lessons on the website on how to use this service should be easy to access. According to world statistics, done by Jupiter Research, mobile ticketing has been used in purchase of bus tickets, railway transport tickets, and movie and entertainment tickets. In March 2011, 250 million people were purchasing this tickets using mobile. It was estimated that by the year 2015 750 million people will be able to purchase tickets on mobile. MOBILE MONEY TRANSFER: Mobile banking is a growing field worldwide. It is a surprise
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