small global village, business organisations are ever more doing business beyond national borders. Through exporting, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, subsidiaries, and other forms of corporate strategy, business organisations are expanding their operations across the globe. While cross-border business is important for global expansion it presents significant challenges from a marketing perspective. When business extends beyond the domestic market, new aspects come into play. An organisation must consider the characteristics of the local environment, particularly in relation to demographics, consumer preferences, culture, and regulations (Brady, 2011). These aspects change from country to country, making the replication of marketing techniques quite difficult or impractical.
An important topic within the discipline of international marketing relates to relationship marketing. When doing business internationally, marketing relationships are crucial. For instance, a manufacturer that elects to expand its operations to a foreign country through exporting will often partner with local distributors so as to…...
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References
Brady, D. (2011). Essentials of international marketing. New York: Routledge.
Skarmeas, D., Zeriti, A., & Baltas, G. (2016). Relationship value: drivers and outcomes in international marketing channels. Journal of International Marketing, 24(1), 22-40.
SOCIAL ISSUES Social Issues: Article CritiqueDifferences in Mental Health esiliency in Young African AmericansThe purpose of the selected study was to examine the differences in resiliency in terms of the mental health of young African Americans. The literature review was quite scarce; the context was, however, relatable to the actual investigation. The significance of the problem was comprehensively laid out with data and statistics. The variables were clearly defined for the secondary research: dependent variables were health resiliency in young African Americans while independent variables were several, to check their differences in effects on resiliency, comprising mindset (education), community connectedness, and religiousness (Wallace, 2012).The study design used was qualitative with secondary research methodology to explain the difference in selected variables upon mental health resiliency of the target population. Also, a correlational research design was adopted after collecting data from secondary sources so that correlation and its magnitude could be assessed…...
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ReferencesMishra, P., Pandey, C. M., Singh, U., Keshri, A., & Sabaretnam, M. (2019). Selection of appropriate statistical methods for data analysis. Annals of Cardiac Anesthesia, 22(3), 297–301. W. L., Droege, J. R., Case, M. H., & Jason, L. A. (2015). Reducing stress and preventing anxiety in African American adolescents: A culturally- grounded approach. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.7728/0602201503 Wallace, E.V. (2012). Differences in mental health resiliency in young African Americans. American Journal of Health Studies, 27(1), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.4103/aca.ACA_248_18Robinson,
When reviewing the UPS article, the first comment is related to the sheer speed in which UPS was able to grow its Air Fleet. The ability for the company to invest heavily in its air fleet has provided the organizations with a large sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace. For one, as the article illustrates, e-commerce trends continue to be a significant tailwind as it relates to packaging volume growth. E-commerce behemoths such as Amazon, eBay, and even Walmart rely heavily on the UPS network to deliver packages in a very in an efficient and cost-effective manner. This large demand for package delivery couple with high adoptions rates globally has required UPS to invest heavily in its air fleet. Air transportation is very unique relative to other forms due primarily to its speed and efficiency. Airlines, particularly those flying from central hubs can delivery packages in a much more cost-effective…...
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References 1. Barnhart, Cynthia, Niranjan Krishnan, Daeki Kim, Keith A. Ware. 2002b. Network design for express shipment delivery. Comput. Optim. Appl. 21(3) 239–2622. Crainic, Teodor G. 2000. Service network design in freight transportation. Eur. J. Oper. Res. 122(2) 272–288
Critique of esearch Part Quantitative article Critique esultso Data analysisOf the fifty- seven patients undergoing hemodialysis through the use of central venous catheter (CVC), three- quarters were men aged 20 - 59 years; fifty- seven percent of subjects belonged to the Christian Catholic church and sixty-four percent were married. With regard to their educational qualification, forty- six percent of subjects had completed primary education while one in five patients was uneducated. With respect to CVC implant, seven out of ten implants were noted to have been installed within patients internal right jugular veins, whereas twelve percent were within their right femoral veins. Concerning causes for removal of implants, seventy percent were on account of maturation of AVF, while twenty percent were account of infection. Concerning hemodialysis dosage (gauged in terms of Kt/ V), eighty- two percent depicted > 250 ml/ min blood flow while seventy percent showed values ranging from…...
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Referencesde Lima Guimarães, G., Goveia, V. R., Quispe Mendonza, I. Y., dos Reis Corrêa, A., Silqueira de Matos, S., & Oliveira Guimarães, J. (2017). NURSING INTERVENTIONS FOR HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS THROUGH CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER. Journal of Nursing UFPE/Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 11(3).Jeffs, L., Saragosa, M., Law, M. P., Kuluski, K., Espin, S., & Merkley, J. (2017). The role of caregivers in interfacility care transitions: a qualitative study. Patient preference and adherence, 11, 1443.Loiselle, C. G. (2011). Canadian essentials of nursing research. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
This is important as any analyses and conclusions which are drawn from the study are directly applicable to the intended population. The survey was issued in a wide variety of language, which ensured wide participation from the immigrant population and ensured that the language barrier was not a limitation to the study. The study conducted the survey over the telephone, which would have ensured a wider participation than postal survey. The study also gained a 55% participation from a total of 11,039 which indicates that the survey would be truly representative of the immigrant population due to the large numbers of immigrants participating. The surveys were conducted in 2000, which was 5 years before the article, which indicates that factors may have changed within the period. It may have been more accurate if the data were to be published within a shorter time period after collection.
Analysis
Imogene King's Attainment Theory
King's Attainment Theory
The thrust of Imogene King's theory of goal attainment is a loosely-coupled partnership between the nurse and the patient that enables communication about the patient's condition, their health goals, and a plan of action to achieve the patient's goals. The conceptual framework is based on systems theory -- and King employs the three classic systems in her representation of her theory: (1) the personal system, (2) the interpersonal, and (3) the social system. As the conceptual framework takes shape for the personal system of the individuals in the schema (Yonge, 2007), several constructs emerge: Body image, self, growth & development, perception, space, and time. As the conceptual framework moves to the interpersonal systems, the constructs take on a more integrated form: communication, interaction, transaction, time, and space. In the last component of the conceptual framework, the constructs of authority, status, power, decision-making, and organization become…...
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References
Alligood, M.R. And Tomey, M.A. ( Eds.) (2002). Nursing theory: Utilization and application. (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
Black, M., and Hawks-Hokanson, J. (2005). Medical Surgical Nursing: Clinical Management for positive outcomes. St. Louis, Missouri.
George, J. (Ed). (2002). Nursing Theories: The base for professional nursing practice. (5th ed.) Norwalk, CT: Appleton and Lange.
Jukkala, A., Greenwood, R., Ladner, K. And Hopkins, L. (2010, Fall). The clinical nurse leader and rural hospital safety and quality, Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 10(2). Retrieved
Communications -- "How to be a Success" by Malcolm Gladwell
"How to Be a Success" is a Maclean's journal article by Malcolm Gladwell stating that expert command of any field requires natural ability, outside help but chiefly unusually hard work for a great deal of hours over an especially long time. Though the successful examples mentioned in Gladwell's article all have talent, they are "outliers" -- exceptional people who all worked very hard on their special fields from their childhoods and spent at least 10,000 hours developing their skills. In fact, their long periods of very hard work over many years seem to be more important than having natural talent because the brain takes that much practice to incorporate all the skills needed to "master" a field. Achieving 10,000 hours of practice requires help, such as approval, encouragement and enough financial support from parents, special programs that make it possible for…...
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Works Cited
Gladwell, M. (2008). How to be a success. Maclean's, 59-61.
Theoretical foundation explored within this article is that there is a real relationship that exists between psychotherapists and clients, and that this relationship profoundly affects the outcome of the sessions (Gelso et al., 2012, p. 495). This relationship is couched with other working relationships between the therapist and the client. Moreover, the real relationship can be analyzed from the perspective of both the client and the therapist, so that it exists within a "dyad" (Gelso et al., 20102, p. 496.
One of the weaknesses of the literature review in the study completed by Gelso et al., "The unfolding of the real relationship and the outcome of brief psychotherapy" is that it is not distinguished within its own section. It is intertwined with the introduction of this document, and even extends into the hypothesis section. Additionally, the vast majority of the literature cited was conducted by the principal researcher in this study.…...
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Gelso, Ch.J., Kivligham, D.M., Busa-Knepp, J., Spiegel, E.B. (2012). The unfolding of the real relationship and the outcome of brief psychotherapy. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 59 (4), 495-506.
unning Head: COMPAATIVE CITIQUE COMPAATIVE CITIQUE 8Comparative Critique of Seven ArticlesAbstractThere is a need for a new crop of leadership and leadership educators with demographic shift internationally. The globalization of the economy and the technological demands of the information age are converging to create unique and unprecedented challenges and opportunities for school systems. The challenges in marginal areas include increased local student transiency, homelessness, and the influx of newcomers; including English language learners. Student leaders respond to transient outsider needs through a discourse of compliance and engage in contextually responsive, collaborative responses to meet the needs of community insiders. However, these are only momentous solutions necessitating a policy-based approach to solve such challenges. The role of morals in the construct of leadership as representation of a community cannot be overemphasizedComparative Critique of Seven ArticlesA response to poverty and the accompanying complexity of challenges: , Pavlakis, Lac & Hoffman (2014) in…...
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ReferencesCline, Z., & Necochea, J. (2000). Socialization paradox: a challenge for educational leaders. International Journal Of Leadership In Education, 3(2), 151-158. B., & Walker, K. (2014). The lifecycle of trust in educational leadership: an ecological perspective. International Journal Of Leadership In Education, 18(1), 106-121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2014.915061 McHenry-Sorber, E., & Provinzano, K. (2016). Confronting Rapid Change: Exploring the Practices of Educational Leaders in a Rural Boomtown. Leadership And Policy In Schools, 16(4), 602-628. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2016.1232833 McHenry-Sorber, E., & Provinzano, K. (2016). Confronting Rapid Change: Exploring the Practices of Educational Leaders in a Rural Boomtown. Leadership And Policy In Schools, 16(4), 602-628. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/136031200292795 Kutsyuruba,
The authors of Zero defection: Quality comes to service found out that there was tripling of the profits generated by one customer from in the fourth year than in the first year and this shows the advantages of loyalty because it leads to increased profits. All this profit is lost whenever the customer defects from the company. This increased profitability with loyalty is also evident in the credit card finding. The customer who is newly acquired generates only the base profit when using the card at first but after the second year, there will be improved economics. The usage increases as they become more familiar with the services. The disadvantage of these findings is that the profitability puzzle does contain many pieces and a direct association with loyalty is never definite (Ranaweera, 2007, p.115).
One advantage in the findings from the article The Mismanagement of…...
The data gathered is subjected to statistical analysis using statistical methods of linear regression and chi square testing.
The main purpose of the study was to confirm the hypothesis that consultation with CNS or RN in a drug-monitoring clinic has a significant positive impact on the well being of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The study involved a single blinded randomized controlled trial over a period of three years. Subjects were chosen from the rheumatology out patient setting in a district general hospital with a drug monitoring service. A total of 71 subjects who were starting out on anti-rheumatic therapy were randomly assigned to either the interventional or the control group. While the interventional group was supervised by the CNS to assess patient needs (using Pendelton's framework) alongside drug safety evaluation, the control group was seen by an outpatient staff nurse purely for drug safety concerns. oth the groups were assessed…...
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Bibliography
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Ryan, S, Hassell, a.B, Lewis, M, & Farrell, a. (2006). Impact of a Rheumatology Expert Nurse on the well-being of patients attending a drug monitoring clinic. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 53(3), 277 -286.
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Nursing esearch Critique
Provision of acute nursing care is impacted by complex needs of hospitalized patients suffering from dementia. Despite of the gains that have been made in the realms of medical care, older adults have had to contend with progressive cognitive decline, functional decline, and challenging behaviors that impact the quality of their lives. Quality of life of patients suffering from dementia is further eroded by suboptimal healthcare. Elderly patients suffering from dementia are at risk group because the healthcare providers lack understanding of the etiology of the cognitive impairment and misrepresentation of the condition (Joosse, Palmer & Lang, 2013).
The purpose for carrying out the research is explicitly stated. The research seeks to address the challenges in providing care to hospitalized patients suffering dementia and delirium superimposed on dementia. The research also seeks to outline nursing assessments, problem identification, and interventions for dementia and delirium that can promote quality…...
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References List
Joosse, L.L., Palmer, D. & Lang, N.M. (2013). Caring for the Elderly Patients with Dementia:
Nursing Interventions. Nursing: Nursing Research Reviews, 3, 107-117.
The Critique: Begin with a Brief Summary
In this article, Burkett (2010) tries to identify the role that technology can help Paralympic athletes to compete in different sporting activities. The study focuses more on how technology can be made relevant to individual needs of Paralympic athletes. Moreover, it highlights the weaknesses and strengths in technologies used in the summer Paralympic games held in Athens and Beijing. The objective of the study was to ensure that relevant technology could be provided the 2012 London Games. The study is important and necessary because different technologies have been used before to help Paralympic athletes compete in different games, but some of them have failed the athletes. Moreover, Burkett (2010) seeks to provide solutions to an existing problem and make Paralympic athletes able to compete well during the Paralympic games. The researcher does an in-depth analysis of the peer-reviewed literature on technologies available for use…...
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The rather stern critique offered of Fee and Stuart herein should not indicate that this book is entirely without value, merely that its presentation in title and chapter headings is somewhat misleading. There is plenty of common sense in what Fee and Stuart are doing here, but the difficulty is that very often an intelligent decision on their part is mingled with an overall failure to highlight many of the most important issues involved in the interpretation of a iblical text. Their last chapter on Revelation indicates both the best and worst of their method. In some sense, Fee and Stuart are going to be on their most careful behavior in this passage, as the idiotic handling of Revelation by any heretic with a penchant for paranoia has been well-evidenced over the past two millennia. ut the history of this particular iblical book, such as has…...
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Fee, Gordon D. And Stuart, Douglas. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. Second Edition. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993.
Offshoring IT: Beyond the usual suspects" y Karl Flinders (January 19, 2016), Computer
This paper provides a summary of the title article together with a detailed conclusion concerning the contriution the article makes to the topic of offshoring information technology (IT) services. In addition, an evaluation concerning the authoritativeness of the article including the qualifications of the author, the scholarly nature of the pulication, the use of citations and reference sources within the article, the intended audience of the article, and the overall format and style of writing of the article. Finally, the paper concludes with an assessment concerning whether this article should or should not e considered to e authoritative according to formal academic considerations.
In this article, Flinders draws on authoritative sources to make the point that growing numer of usinesses of all types and sizes are electing to outsource their IT needs, with India, China and Malaysia, respectively,…...
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bibliography and he is the author of one of the references he cites ("Just Eat builds in-house IT workforce in Ukraine"). In addition, Computer Weekly is a magazine rather than a peer-reviewed journal, and there is no indication that this information was evaluated by expert third-parties to ensure accuracy. Taken together, this article was written by an industry expert and supported by primary sources; however, the fact that it was published in a non-juried periodical limits its authoritativeness according to formal academic standards.
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