Essays on Technological Change

1. Routine Message: I was quite comfortable with Konrad Yakabuski’s assessment of our health care system. That is, until his last paragraph, where he states, “Younger doctors, motivated by more noble goals than money, seem to get this” (Doctors Don’t Get It: Health Care is a Team Game, Aug. 18). I am a 66-year-old family doctor with almost 40 years of practice under my belt. Fortunately, I really don’t need the money. I resent the implication that “older” doctors are less “noble” than younger ones. Most doctors were not looking for a personal boost to their ...

Overview of project

This project focuses on innovation in the public sector of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). UAE is a multicultural society and has a lot of resources reserved for innovation. This innovation has been quite smooth in the private sector, but the same cannot be said about the public sector. Public innovation has not been without its challenges. This project aims to highlight challenges, lessons, and successes of innovation in the public sector of the UAE.

Theory and hypothesis

Public sector institutions in the UAE have strived to attain a favorable rating for innovation. In a rating with a maximum score of seven ...

Foundation Course – Name

Abstract Information technologies are the core components of any organizational studies. Since this phenomenon was introduced into organizational processes, it brought numerous advantages. Incorporation of information technologies into existing business environment has become an indispensable necessity of modern reality due to an ability of informational systems to grant a broad spectrum of opportunities and benefits. Maximization of efficiency, improved services, enhanced manufacturing capacities and supply chain lead to the industry’s growth and economic prosperity. This could hardly be possible without the new information and technological determinants, implemented to control and speed up the everyday business routines. Eventually, information ...

The Solow Model

For long, the concept of economic change has been interesting economists. The reasons why some of the countries are poor while others are rich or even the understanding of why some nations grow faster than others has constantly disturbed the understanding of most economists. The theory of economic growth has been put upfront in explaining the growth indices of different nations. In its place, the theory of economic growth aims at explaining whether poor countries can grow faster than their rich counterparts, catch up with them and close their income gaps, that is converge. Elaborated by Trevor Swan and ...

Technological Change and the Naval Culture in the Era of the Battleship

Revolution took place in the 19th century as the land welfare was changed by the utilization of new weapons. Steam powered ships, however, became sophisticated that paved the way to the revolution of naval battles comprised of board vessel, ram opposing ship, overtaking crew via traditional combat, whereas new methods comprises of disabling or sinking ship via use of the cannon fire. Additionally, ship can be used for transporting weapons for profit motives. However, the mechanization of the ships of navy ineradicably modified the culture of navy. Navy, however, had tradition, which was reduced to automatic procedures with the ...

Who are we? The National Bank of Canada is an incorporated group that offers an inclusive financial service to clients. Its customers are small, medium-sized firms and big corporations that are in the major market of the bank while providing special services elsewhere around the globe. The NBC offers a full range of services such as corporate, and investment banking in this sector. Moreover, it is considered as an active player on the world markets. What do we do? The bank participates in the brokerage of securities, management of wealth, the mutual fund and the retirement plan arrangements as ...

Establishing credibility

Dear fellow colleagues and staff, I want to take this opportunity to share with all of you a particular organizational development. Of course, a “change” for that matter, which is of immense concern to all of us; the top management, middle management, supports staff-virtually the entire fraternity of this organization. I, therefore, kindly request for your attention, time and thoughts are we aim at addressing the issue beforehand. As we only know, the workforce in this 21st century is composed of several ingredients including flexible demands, highly engaged and collaborative talents, and lately the emergence of advanced technology (Malcolm, & ...

Introduction

Quoting Marchetti, Ausubel states, “Successful societies are learning systems” (Ausubel, 1995). Organized social learning and the development of our society caused increased technological progress. Since 1400, the number of technological and scientific discoveries has dramatically increased (Appendix A). In the twentieth century, it continued its growth. It was the time of scientific and technological advances that significantly improved our living but at the same time caused environmental problems, as the creation of the internal combustion engine became one of the major reasons of the outpouring of greenhouse gases. In the twenty-first century, we have something to do with them. ...

Introduction

Durex was founded in 1929, when LRC (The London Rubber Company) registered the brand name. Durex released its first lubricated condoms in 1950s and became the first company to perform electronic testing. Durex is also the innovator of anatomically shaped condoms that revolutionized protected intercourse with the addition of lubricants and sex toys (Durex). The contraception industry has been growing for past few decades throughout the world, as condoms have been useful in the prevention of STDs, especially the fatal disease called AIDS. In addition, condoms have also been successful in protecting pregnancies and helping many families plan their ...

Abstract

The main objective of this dissertation is to explore the impact of technology on places where people eat. In order to encounter, the impact of technology Yoko sizzler has been chosen. The interview-based questionnaires were distributed among 100 customers who were available at Yoko Sizzlers. Therefore, the gathered data is based on 100 responses, which includes both males and females. Technology has an immense impact on restaurants and hospitality industry; it has been encountered through several researches, and this research is another effort to contribute in prior work. It has been encountered that technology advancement plays an ...

Technological change, government regulations and policies, globalization, economic and market pressure are some of the primary reasons that force companies to review status-quo. These factors directly affect companies’ ability to compete in the market place. Change is the only consistent thing in the world; hence companies continuously review their current position as they try to remain relevant to the marketplace (Araujo & Gava, 2012).

Technological change brings changes in the market place, forcing companies to embrace new ways of producing goods and services as well as distributing them to the market (Araujo & Gava, 2012). With the advent of ...

1. List and describe three main capabilities or tools of a DBMS.

A DBMS is mainly capable of the organization, management, and access of data in the database (“ISYS104 Tutorial,” n.d.). In particular, its capabilities consist of the data dictionary, the data definition language, and the data manipulation language.

The data dictionary is a manual or automated file where information of the data in the database is stored. Such data include data element descriptions, data formats, definitions, and names. In large databases, the data dictionary can also store other data attributes such as security, authorization, ownership, and usage, as well as the reports, programs, business functions, and users who use ...

Health care spending in USA has been reported to be high than most nations in the world. A greater percentage of the nation’s total income is spent on health care even though some people are not insured. It is the third largest public health care expenditure per capita due to the current high cost of medical care and utilization

The level of current health care expenditures

Health care costs have been increasing for many years. In 2008, health care expenditures surpassed $ 2.3 trillion which was more than the expenditure in 1990 that stood at $714 billion. In 1980 the nation spent $253 billion. The increase ...

The concept of creative destruction is one of those ideas that seems obvious, but only after you already understand it. It comes from Joseph Schumpeter’s groundbreaking book, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, first published in 1942. Schumpeter pointed out that capitalism is an “evolutionary process” that “not only never is but can never be stationary” (p. 82). Using biological terminology, he characterized capitalism as: a process of industrial mutationthat incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one. This process of Creative Destruction is the essential fact about capitalism ( ...

A job is generally defined as a piece of work or labor, especially if it a specific task handled by an individual as part of a routine in ones occupation, for an agreed price. A good job is in many ways described depending on one’s own background, economists for example define good jobs as those, which pay a reasonable minimum and include pension benefits as well as healthcare. In today’s world, altering of the good and bad jobs picture occurs in three ways. Firstly, the business press, including other scholars, has opposed the notion known to many that a good job ...

Question 1

The violence of white southerners towards African, Republicans and their sympathizers was extremely evident throughout the reconstruction. This can be explained by the fact that they felt threatened by legislation to offer rights for former slaves. There violence was motivated by the civil rights bill of 1987, which declared right to all slaves. The white southerners thought the bill would reduce them to social equality and started the violence against the Republicans and their sympathizers as the way of resting the move. This bill threatened the economy of the southerners because the African Americans were extremely useful in their ...

The story of women in science and technology throughout the ages is a deeply inspirational account of how a class of females, most of whose names have been lost through the great annals of time, helped change the world for the better. How can a lot of people have missed this truth? It seems, as one will reflect upon the current stature of women folk in society these days, that there has been a deliberate gap in introducing the concept to the populace. Most people have never heard about them. How come? In this present time and age where -- throughout the ...

Executive Summary

Blackberry is one of the leading and most accepted smart phones in the world. It is considered to be the best software for business dealings. These mobile phones are used by millions of business professionals all over the world. It helps them to stay connected to each other by informing about daily matters and routines. Blackberry is in the mobile phone industry since almost 10 years. It has a 42% market share. They firmly believe that their customers deserve to have the latest technology and most innovative navigation systems. In the modern times, the customers are very technological savvy. ...

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Literature Review

Edson Tandoc (2014, pp. 559-560) used the term “twerking” to describe how journalism has shifted its norms in news judgment due to capital instability. Capital, as specified by Tandoc (2014, p. 562), comes in four main forms under field theory: economic, cultural, social and symbolic. Economic capital pertains to money-convertible assets and is typically regarded in journalism in the form of the audience, revenues in advertising and rates of news circulation. Cultural capital stands for the “possession of competence in a socially valued area” (Tandoc, 2014, p. 562), which is justified by mechanisms ...

Introduction

Technology drives most of the functions in organizations globally. Modernist interpretive perspectives view an organization as a system that enhances performance of essential functions mainly in stable environment. Symbolic interpretive perspective is based on emotions and intuition which entails understanding cultural implication of behaviors in both stable and non-stable environment (Hatch&Cunliffe 2013). Monitoring of employees activities, gathering of organizational information like reports, keeping all individuals informed, selling and distribution of goods and services requires the use and are the agents of technology (Hlupik 2003). In relation to the two theoretical perspectives, this essay gives the different insights that relate organizational ...

Quantum change and incremental technological change are among the most important aspects of corporate strategy in the big organizations, especially in those industries characterized by volatile competitive forces. According to Jones (2010) quantum change occurs when a product is extremely new in the market, and the organization has heavily invested in making the new product the next ‘big thing’ in the market. The connection between incremental technological change and quantum change is that the former provides infrastructure necessary for the enhancement of the new product, to match the unique needs of the customer, as well as step up to the ...

The phrase globalization may be described as the practice where services or goods, including capital or money, move freely amid and among states (John and Udayakumar 1, first paragraph). Globalization renders national boundaries porous and less relevant. Currently, globalization has an increasing effect on the economic prospectus of US corporations, employees, and families. Growing integration with the globe economy makes America and other economies productive. For most US citizens, this has resulted in absolute high living standards as well as real disposable incomes. Nevertheless, while the American economy benefits from globalization, it has never been a win-win state for all ...

Background

E-commerce and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have become more and more popular over the years. This popularity has produced significant user privacy issues. Oftentimes people are asked to provide personal information like their home addresses, date of birth and even social security numbers by these sites. Amazon, E-bay and even tax filing sites can cause great concern for the privacy and protection of personal information that can be hacked into or distributed by anyone in this information age. (Bose, 2013)

Why the need to protect consumer privacy

There are numerous reasons for the need of protecting consumer privacy on the internet. First, the ...

Business and Organisation

Organization. Apple store is a chain of retail stores supplying computers and electronics under the apple computer, Inc. it has connection worldwide approximately 13 countries with 417 stores.

Introduction.

Firstly, the external factors, which shall be analysed using the PESTEL model, are long-term problems that entail variables that keep on changing with time. According to the contingency approach, the organization should be flexible to cope up with any change or situation. The variable affect the organizational structure; the apple store should conform to the changes and consider how the organizational structure is affected. The main variables affecting the organization are ...

The purpose of the proposed study is to look into the issues concerning communication that arise due to the increasing use of mobile phones in society. communication among children, specifically the role of mobile technology in threatening to change the future generation’s patterns of communication. The prevalent use of mobile phones among children presents positive but also negative influences on this population. The continuous development of technology is a potential threat on disrupting and changing communication patterns in our interconnected world.

Refined Literature Review

The information technology revolution and an extraordinary increase in knowledge have led to the development of a new era ...

Introduction

- U.S. Department of Interior’s Human Capital Management Mission

Identification and explanation of two challenges

Explanation of Resolutions Conclusion Abstract Human resource management encompasses interrelationships between people and systems. These systems operate in organizations within the context of personnel management or the contemporary concept known as human capital management. Articulating strategies applicable to development of this vital resource an organization can function either at a very high competent level; in mediocrity or just a consistent failure. This discussion embraces an exploration into how challenges can be resolved for organizational goals to be achieved. Introduction U.S. Department of Interior’s Human Capital ...

Saba is a public corporation that was founded in the year 1997 by Bobby Yazdani, Saba chairperson and CEO, the name Saba was chosen by the company’s CEO to represent the new leading edge in human capital management (peoples systems). The company was made a public corporate in April 2000 (NASDAQ: SABA). The company has consistently delivered notable growth and profitability. The company is headquartered in California, Redwood Shores; Saba has international offices on five continents. This paper will address the effects of globalization and technology changes to the company. It will also apply the industrial organization model and ...

Describe and evaluate the changing business environment of this company over the last ten years using appropriate theories, models and relevant examples.

Executive summary

The following report will be based on the H&M company as the case study on how the changes in the business environment of multinational companies. It will focus on the history of the company from the beginning to the present state of the company. This will cover the company expansion strategy and how well it has worked for them. Discuss the models and theories of the business environment while providing a detailed definition of the business environment in ...

Art and the iPhone:

It is clearly understood that there are different varieties in colors, which make photos profoundly stand out. The most out right things such as photography continue to make art easier as compared to the past. Other artistic iPhone improvements, which have created much convenience to the society, include the measurement of paints gradients. In the past, artists had no option other than to make personal paints through processing such things as oil, which was hard to reproduce and time consuming. In addition, the iPhone technology continues to allow individuals learn more information relating to making things like buildings, bridges, ...

Abstract

This study examines how humanity’s insatiable appetite for science and technology transformed western nations to attain the level of success associated with the western world. The study looks back in time (18th to mid-20th century) to piece together scientific and technological advancements that played a significant role in the western culture. Most studies dwell on the modern technology leaving a gap on the past. The information submitted in the study is derived from books and journals that offer an insight into the history of science, technology and western culture. An incisive look into the 18th to mid-20th century proves that ...

Prospects for Change in America’s Amish Community

CHANGE FROM WITHIN AND WITHOUT Abstract The Amish community has maintained the integrity of its socio-cultural practices and beliefs for more than 200 years. Today, economic issues and health care problems among a largely in-bred population are causing new problems and exposing the Amish to greater exposure to outside influences. Inexorable change has subtly changed the Amish community, which has nevertheless remained faithful to the founding precepts of the Mennonite order. As core elements of the Amish lifestyle continue to be influenced by mainstream American society, an old way of life will continue to change and be forced ...

1.0 Executive Summary The civil engineering climate and environment of China and Nigeria is one that is coupled with lots of opportunities owing to the fact of the prevailing market conditions of the area. This report incorporates an analysis of the market ventures that can be found in the two countries. A thorough SWOT and PEST analyses are done, with a view of determining market and business opportunities for a civil engineering business in the two regions. 2.0 Introduction China is a rising country in terms of development in the Asian continent. Titus (2000) notes that China is one ...

Introduction

Tata Nano is a cheap, back-engined, small-sized car with a capacity to carry four passengers built by Indian based automotive company known as Tata Motors. Tata Nano was first introduced in January 2008 during the 9th annual Auto Expo in India (Tata Motors 2011). The exterior of Tata Nano is 8% smaller as compared to the second smallest car, Maruti 800. Currently, Tata Motors has managed to design three models of Tata Nano: Tata Nano STD, Tata Nano CX, and Tata Nano LX (Tata Motors 2011). At the time of its introduction in the Indian market, the car priced approximately US$ ...

It should be no surprise that the idea of utopia has often been explored by American writers, since one could argue that America itself exists as a sort of utopian ideal. The words of the Declaration of Independence posit a sort of utopia in their idealistic talk of ’life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’ This is very bound up with the notion of America as a new world, a new place where fresh starts can be made and the mistakes of the past avoided: The utopian passages in Euro-American writings tended to elevate American spaces and colonists by comparing them to ...

Structural organizational change refers to the system-wide reorganization and/or reorientation of the organization. Implementation of structural changes normally involves redefining authority relationships, redesigning of jobs, spans of control and coordinating mechanisms. Job redesign entails the rearrangement of tasks which can be achieved via the division or combination of tasks into departments or divisions. Redesigning of jobs will merit changes in coordinating mechanisms such as communication and information processing patterns within the organization. Redefinition of authority relationships entails the establishment of a new locus for decision making in the organization as well alterations in the manner in which rules and goals ...