Essays on Deteriorated

Vernon Rudolph established Krispy Kreme Dougnuts (KKD) in 1937 in North Carolina as a single doughnut shop. By the turn of the millennium, KKD had grown in leaps and bounds. As of April 2000, the company shares were trading at 62 times earnings. As of April 2000, KKD had charmed Wall Street analysts with 80% of them recommending a buy. However, as of 2004, the glamour story of KKD started to fall apart.

Historical Financial performance

Exhibit 1 shows that KKD top line grew by 202.2% from $220,243,000 in 2000 to $665,592,000 in 2004. Net income grew by ...

The effective delivery of the healthcare services requires the effective nursing leadership in order to ensure that the nursing staff is highly motivated to incorporate the healthcare services. The current paper enlightens the prevalence of low morale among the nursing staff and recommends the intervention of the effective leadership style to enhance the staff morale.

PICOT Statement

The current paper incorporates the following PICOT statement: Among the nursing staff with low morale, can transformational leadership, compared to authoritarian leadership, increase the morale of the nursing staff in two months?

Problem: Low Morale among Nursing Staff

Intervention: Transformational Leadership Comparison: Authoritarian Leadership Outcome: Increased Morale among Nursing Staff ...

Internal analysis of Enbridge Inc.

Introduction Enbridge Inc. a distribution and transportation of energy company operating in the United States and Canada. The company is divided into five segments to facilitate its operations and achieve its long-term corporate objectives. The sections include Liquids Pipelines; Gas Distribution; Sponsored Investments and Corporate and Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services (Finance.yahoo.com, 2016). The company operates a common carrier through the Liquids Pipelines segment by contrasting natural gas liquids, refined products, and crude oil pipelines as well as terminals. The Gas Distribution Segment is a natural gas utility serving industrial, commercial and residential customers in Quebec, New York, ...

The reasons behind persisting health disparities across socioeconomic class in America are not fully understood. A 1.2:4.0 mortality rate ratio exists among people in the lowest socioeconomic class and those in the highest socioeconomic class (Cohen, Farley, & Mason, 2003). The difference in mortality ratios indicates that socioeconomic status plays a significant role not only in mortality rates, but also in the quality of life across socioeconomic classes. In the year 2012, a report by the New York City (New York City Health Department, 2012))Health Department indicated that hospitalization rates in neighborhoods with high poverty levels more than tripled ...

Article Summary

Abstract Humor is considered as the effective means of enhancing the wellbeing of the individuals by means of developing the positive inclinations in the individuals and become socially active. Humor is categorized in two categories, adaptive and maladaptive humor, hence, their effects are considered to alter the wellbeing of the individuals. The humor exercises are found to be effective in enhancing the mental health of the individuals. The current study was aimed to determine the effectiveness of humor, gratitude and savoring exercises on the wellbeing of the individuals. The participants of the study in a control group incorporated the ...

Introduction

There has been a cold war between the United States and Cuba since the island was under the rule of Spaniards. Cuba lies only ninety miles of the coast of Florida, and this proximity has lent a viewpoint of many American decision-makers. This proximity to the United States also meant that their harbors were of strategic importance. Cuba's harbors could be used by enemies to threaten the US, and conversely, the US could use the harbors as its first line of the defense against its enemies. This island was factored into the United States economic system, and its economy ...

Moral Performance

Moral Performance The central thesis of this article ultimately suggests that modern day prisons are indeed degrading and in many instances inhuman or dehumanizing for that matter. The article argues that through the analysis of lived prison experience has greatly deteriorated in the past few decades or so, alongside equivalencies by international variances and comparisons. Study Hypotheses encompass recent empirical and scholarly penological (research) studies and evaluations of modern day prisons and moral quality of life within these institutions, by means of principles such as liberty, human rights, respect, humanity, fairness, etc. The primary results of the above implemented ...