Essays on Bamford

Benefits and drawbacks of VAT

As a taxing system, VAT has been used globally since the 1950’s and it presents unique benefits and drawbacks in itself. First, VAT is beneficial in generating income for governments which is important to cover government expenses as Stiglitz and Rosengard, (2015) observe. Since VAT is vast and is imposed to most produced goods and services, most governments regard it as money production engine. Through this taxation system also, tax evasion is minimized. Consequentially, a reliable income source is achieved by governments. Through value added tax system, it is also possible to enter into regional protocols (Pomeranz, 2015). ...

The Alignment between the values of an organization and those of a nurse usually has an important impact on not only the engagement of the nurse but also on the patient outcomes. Where a strong alignment exists, nurses usually experience a higher sense of job satisfaction. Also, the nurses tend to become more committed towards the organizational course (Bamford, Wong & Laschinger, 2013). Further, an excellent level of value alignment facilitates the elimination of turnover behaviors including tardiness and absenteeism. Besides, as it was revealed by Bamford, Wong, and Laschinger (2013), value alignment leads to a motivation for superior performance. ...

Managing Change

Introduction Organizational change has become a significant feature in today’s business environment. According to Burke (2008), the need for change and the demand for organizations to adapt and modify their operations have intensified. In fact, the most prevalent challenge in many organizations has been the need to cope with the rapid change. In a recent study conducted by leadershipIQ.com, a failure to manage the organizational change is one of the top reasons for termination of jobs for many managers (Murphy 2015, para 1). This failure is attributed to the managers’ inability to motivate employees, especially by not articulating ...

Visual Literacy: Thomas Hoepker 9/11 Photograph

According to Liu, the rapid advancement of science and technology is influencing significant transformation in human communication systems (1259). The visual element of communication is now being utilized widely with images, color, and other multimodal resources being used for more than entertainment and illustration (Harrison 46). Visual messages are being used to convey significant meaning (Liu 1259). The visual culture is becoming popular due to its ability to communicate instantly and universally via the Internet (Bamford 2). As such, people should be able to decode and interpret the various visual images that are exposed to them every day to ...