1000 Years of evelation 20:1-6

Evangelical Christian perspective on 1000 years of evelation 20:1-6 (the Millennium)

Evangelical view of the millennium is dependent on hermeneutical approach towards the Bible as a whole, as well as our way of interpreting the book of evelation. Since realized millennialism is at times suspected for not adopting the "literal" approach, this becomes extensively misleading. An evangelical Christian can affirm the literal-nature of Scripture and also recognize all metaphors pertaining to a text, which recognize the fact that all the prophecies of Old Testament were fulfilled by Jesus. Our debate revolves around interpreting Scripture rather than concerning the commitment to Scripture (Jupp, 2009).

The interpretation of evelation 20 in the light of entire counsel of God is imperative as evelation tends to be the only book present in New Testament which discusses millennium. Charles Hodge believes the explanation of obscure passages to be essential in…

References

Bebbington, D. (2007). Evangelicals and Eschatology in Britain. Unpublished Paper Presented at St. Andrews University.

Benware, P.N. (2006). Understanding End Times Prophesy: A Comprehensive Appoach. Chicago: Moody Publishers.

Hodge, C. (1997). Systematic Theology. Originally published 1872. Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Hoekema, A.A. (1977). Amillennialism. In Robert G. Clouse, ed., The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity.

Knowles stated "The richest resources for learning reside in the adult learners themselves" (p. 66). n instructional strategy like gaming may help to facilitate tapping into the adult learner's experience. Through collaboration during the play of a game, learners may discuss prior experiences to aid in discovery of the correct answer. Gaming activities also permit peer feedback to be given to students based on their previous experiences. The millennial student desires immediate feedback and integrates their experiences into their learning (Tapscott, 1998). gain, through group discussion and collaboration, learners share previous experiences with others to confirm or not the correct answer.

By not tapping into the experience of adult learners, negative effects may result (Knowles, 2005). The adult learner identifies their experiences as who they are. In other words, their experiences help to define them as a person. dult learners, who perceive their experiences as being ignored or devalued, perceive…

A somewhat controversial and negative environmental outcome identified from the review of literature was the competitive component to gaming. In an evaluation conducted by Gruendling et al.(1991), some learners (5%) felt threatened by competitive nature of gaming (N = 40) and stated that gaming can cause unnecessary anxiety and stress. Bloom and Trice (1994) stated that too much competition can take the fun out of the process of learning for some and perhaps discourage student participation.

Psychosocial Outcomes

Psychosocial outcomes were also identified from the review of literature. Gaming was found to have encouraged and enhanced active participation and communication-social interactions, improve peer relationships, promote teamwork and collaboration, as well as decrease participants fear, tension, stress, and feelings of intimidation (Ballantine, 2003; Bays & Hermann, 1997; Berbiglia et al., 1997; Bloom & Trice, 1994; Cowen & Tesh, 2002; Dols, 1988; Fetro & Hey, 2000; Gifford, 2001;

Revelation 20:1-6 (the Millenium)

The objective of this study is to examine the 1000 years of Revelation 20:1-6 (The Millennium) an exegetical and theological topic therefore the review will be extended beyond only the biblical in terms of research and will examine the views of other scholars in this area of inquiry.

The lue Letter ible states the following in the ook of Revelations, Chapter 20, Verses one through six:

"Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things…

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Christianson, D. (2014) Revelation 20: 4-6. The Millennial Kingdom. Retrieved from:  http://www.bibletrek.com/files/revelation20.pdf 

Four Views on the Millennium (2014) the Blue Letter Bible. Retrieved from:  https://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/mill.cfm 

The Millennium: Thousand Years Reign of Christ (2014) Apttoteach. Retrieved from:  http://www.apttoteach.org/Theology/End%20times/pdf/908_Millennium.pdf 

Thomas, Robert L. Revelation 8-22: an exegetical commentary. WEC. Chicago: Moody, 1992, 1995.

VON Calls on Foreign Markets

von believed that having regionalized new product development centers, supply chain operations, marketing and sales divisions would make them more competitive in foreign markets. Ironically the exact opposite happened, as the case illustrates. von's performance was drastically reduced and the duplication of effort crippled the organization. Unfortunately the highly decentralized, market-driven organizational structure that von had such high expectations for failure to deliver the results needed to keep the company growing. The net outcome of the highly decentralized organizational structure was a massive duplication of effort and cost overruns; the organizational structure turned into more of a liability than strategic asset. The goal of this case analysis is to explain and recommend how von can regain profitability while also attaining a higher level of internal new product development, production and selling efficiency. nother objective of this analysis is to evaluate how von can attain a…

As is the case with MNCs that have a global brand yet lack governance frameworks, the brand began to atrophy and lose relevance in core markets. When highly decentralized operations that include region-specific product development, supply chain and marketing strategies begin showing a negative Return on Investment (ROI) it is time to re-evaluate the strategy and seek to create a more unified strategic framework (Cohen, Roussel, 2004). Despite all of these regional variations in the core aspects of their value chain, the sales organization continued to attain sales levels necessary for the company to at least stay in business (Hill, Still, 1990). The lack of governance framework coupled with insights into the regional requirements of customers from a cultural, religious and ethnocentric level however stopped sales from being as potentially profitable as they could have been however.

Case Analysis

The decision to initially decentralize new product development, supply chain management and marketing initially appear to be an insightful one based on the broad differences between market segments Avon serves (Grammenou, 2009). There are significant differences between each of the markets

This is important, because utilizing technology to deliver various health care solutions will: increase collaboration, improve the underlying amounts of care and it can help to reduce costs. Once this takes place, it means that implementing various changes can be easier.

When a health care professional encounters an Asian patient in their practice, what are at least three characteristics he/she should consider in order to improve communication and cultural competence in delivering services to this patient and tell why those characteristics are important to consider.

Three characteristics that should be considered would include: family, communication and the concept of time. Family matters to Asian patients, as this is their foundation for strength and support. Communication is important, with these patients more focused on body languages and pauses (to signify substance vs. The actual words). Time will be different between the two cultures, as Asian patients will place less of an…

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Define Culture. (2010). Roshan Institute. Retrieved from:  http://www.roshan-institute.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=39783&PID=474552 

Values. (2010). Business Dictionary. Retrieved from:  http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/values.html

Dockers is a Levi Strauss brand that was initially launched in 1986. Throughout the 1990s Dockers rode a wave of success as business casual gained acceptance in the workplace, and khakis became the pants of choice in mens casual wear. Dockers was at the forefront of the business casual movement and its brand became synonymous with khakis. Such success spurred brand expansion; in 1998 Dockers launched a line of clothing for women, and eventually clothing for children. Over the next several years, the Dockers brand expanded internationally and entered other product categories, such as accessories and clothing beyond khaki pants.

With such expansion, though, came lack of focus as Dockers moved farther away from the early success of its original model. Karen iley-Grant, the current director of global consumer marketing for Dockers says that the brand "…went through a kind of midlife crisis, splintering the message and our advertising started…

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9, 2010, from  http://www.levistrauss.com/investors/annual-reports .

Marsh, A. (2009). How to market in a downturn. Bnet.com.

Assemble Historical Data

Over the last several years, the role of the federal government in the housing market has been increasingly brought to the forefront. This is because of the implosion in prices and support that was provided by ashington to address these issues. However, since the 1930s the U.S. government has been directly providing support to the housing market (through the FHA). This was in response to the impact of private mortgages on the economy during the Great Depression.

As time went by, this role was expanded with ashington providing direct and indirect assistance through: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac along with the Veterans Administration (VA). The combination of these factors allowed the federal government to help with the financing and purchasing of homes. As a result, the numbers of Americans who own properties have increased exponentially since the 1940's. Evidence of this can be seen in the below chart…

Works Cited

Carliner, Michael. "Development of Federal Homeownership Policies." Fannie Mae Foundation vol. 9 no. 2 (1998): 299 -- 322.

Chambers, Matthew. "Did Housing Policies Cause the Post War Boom." Townson University (2011): 1 -- 28.

Collins, Michael. "Towards a Strategic Federal Policy." Federal Homeownership Policy (2003): 1- 20.

Collins, Michael. "Perusing the American Dream." Millennial Housing Commission (2002): 3 -- 51.

Performance Management

Leadership, will provide

Performance management: Addressing three critical problems at the Los Angeles Tribune

A decline in advertising revenue

A loss of advertising revenue is one of the most critical concerns for the Tribune, given that without advertising the paper cannot function in either the short or the long-term. Unfortunately, because fewer people are reading print newspapers, advertisers are shifting online to venues which offer larger audiences and which are often free. The paper must convey the unique value of advertising through the Tribune to advertisers, given its audience and general outreach (Chapter 3, 145).

In the short-term, calculating the needed increase in overall revenue is of paramount importance. In the long-term, given the likely trends regarding advertising in the newspaper world, the desire to advertise in print at all will likely evaporate. Instead of fighting these trends, the Tribune must grow its online advertising base. Offering a…

Slice of Heaven and Associates

Tiny Homes Market Plan

Slice of Heaven Marketing Plan

Product Description

Value Proposition

Critical Issues

Market

Macro Environment

Market Size and Growth

Market Trends

Target Market Segments

Competitive Analysis

Direct Competition

Indirect Competition

Marketing

Marketing Objectives

Financial Objectives

Positioning Strategy

Product Strategy

Pricing Strategy

Distribution Strategy

Integrated Marketing Communications Strategy

Advertising

Sales Promotion

Direct Marketing

Public elations

Branding Strategy

Market esearch

evenue

Break-Even Analysis

Sales Forecast

Expense Forecast

Marketing

Marketing Implementation

Controls

Marketing Organization

Contingency Planning

Appendix 1 Positioning Map

Appendix 2 Marketing Organization

Executive Summary

Goals

Founded in 2016, Slice of Heaven is a community of small economic homes set in an urban setting that are both environmentally friendly and aligned with your values for low cost. We build small homes using recycled materials such as reclaimed lumber and generate power through the use of solar energy. Our homes are situated in a gated…

References

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15 Economic Facts About Millennials. (2014, October). Retrieved from Whitehouse: https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/millennials_report.pdf

Business Licenses. (2015, July 1). Retrieved from City of Raleigh:  https://www.raleighnc.gov/home/content/Finance/Articles/BusinessLicenses.html

Work Through Millenial's Eyes / Cooping With Millenials At Workplace

What do Millennial Want

What could be done

According to Charles Volkert, there is no one who can create a work environment that suits the need of all of his or her employees. This is particularly true for workers born after 1980 (Generation Y); such young workers often differ significantly from those born before, especially in terms of what they expect from their employers and their mentality towards work. For a manager to not only attract, but also maintain the best of post-1980 workers, it is key to adapt benefits and also formulate a motivational system that takes into account the unique preferences and attributes of these kinds of workers. However, before formulating such steps, it is crucial to first understand the Generation Y employees in detail (Volkert, 1).

What do Generation Y workers Want

According to obert Half's 2015…

References

Accountemps. "3 Recruiting Strategies for Attracting Millennials Now." Robert Half Company. January 26, 2015. Web.

Buchanan, Leigh (as cited in Millard, Maggie). "Employee Engagement Ideas Transformed for the Millennial Generation." Kai Nexus Blog. 2015.  http://blog.kainexus.com/employee-engagement/employee-engagement-ideas/managing-millennials 

Erickson, Tamara. J. "Gen Y in the Workforce." Harvard Business Review, February 2009. Web.

Gilbert, Jay. "The Millennials: A new generation of employees, a new set of engagement policies." The Workplace. September / October 2011. Web.

One authority describes the transition in telephony thusly: eally smart engineers advanced technology to evolve phones from wall hanging boxes with an operator making phone connections to little, fold-up cellular devices. Now the world of everything integrated - computer chips, display screens and communicating - has spawned the age of smartphones" (Oppenheim, 2011, p. 17).

Written methods

Written messages were passed through a variety of media, including circulars, memoranda, policy letters, notices, forms, and reports.

All of the 1991 methods as well as e-mail, facsimile machines, and SMS together with the above-mentioned wireless "look-at" devices that are internet enabled.

Visual methods

Manually prepared bar graphs; tape-based video recordings

PowerPoint presentation, digital video recordings, clip art, stock graphics and pictures; user-friendly touch-screen devices (Gentry, 2011).

Audio and/or sound methods

Tape recordings (20mm et al.), vinyl disks, CB

VoIP, stock sounds, computer-based recordings and editing

As can be readily discerned from the…

References

Ahmed, Z., Shields, F., White, R. & Wilbert, R. (2010). Managerial communication: the link between frontline leadership and organizational performance. Journal of Organizational

Culture, Communication and Conflict, 14(1), 107-109.

Araneta, V.A. (2007, March 13). Business options; Relationships in the global financial markets. Manila Bulletin, 37.

Brown, K., Anderson, A.H., Bauer, L., Berns, M., Hirst, G. & Miller, J. (2006). Encyclopedia of language and linguistics. Boston: Elsevier.

Intergenerational Issues in Talent Management

Human esources Director

In response to your recent request for an analysis of the survey of the company's employees which determined that the vast majority are from the so-called "Millennials" generation who are less than 35 years of age with less than 5 years of work experience or the so-called "Matures" generation which is comprised of workers older than 60 years with more than 30 years of work experience, this memorandum explains what the survey findings mean for the organization and provides a plan to address these impacts. Finally, a summary of the research and important findings concerning the impact of these intergenerational differences are provided in the concluding section.

Analysis concerning how this scenario affects the organization

As can be readily discerned from the statistics in Table 1 and Figure 1 below, the number of Matures and Millennials in the American workplace today are…

References

Bardwell, C. (2007, April). From college to the work world: What your professors didn't tell you! Diversity Employers, 37(3), 18-22.

Fabre, J. (2005). Smart nursing: How to create a positive work environment that empowers and retains nurses. New York: Springer.

Heery, M. (20d11, July 1). Baby boomers on conscious aging. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 43(2), 256-260.

The changing trends of retirement: Baby Boomers leading the charge. (2013, Winter). Review of Business, 34(1), 50-53.

The topic for this paper is to determine what is meant by social change from the perspective of graduate students today. The paper is organized into four parts. The first part presents a background statement concerning the issue of interest and the gap in the existing body of knowledge the study intends to address. A description concerning the role of the researcher is provided in the second part and an explanation concerning the process of gathering, organizing, and analyzing data to form the basis of the methods used in this study are presented in part three followed by the analysis and interpretation of those data. Finally, a discussion concerning the trustworthiness of the findings that emerged from this analysis and a summary of the research are presented in part four.
Introduction

Background statement

What you have learned about social change as a social issue. Because the historical record confirms that…

Frank and Taylor (2004) warn that motivating employees is highly dependent on their specific wants and needs. An accounting firm that mostly hires conservative, serious-minded employees who value efficiency above all else are not likely to be motivated by the offer of a life coach or a concierge. They would probably be much more motivated by a good 401k plan. However, that does not mean that all types of organizations cannot get creative with their benefits.

The key is to creating an effective and creative employee benefit strategy is talk to the employees and find out what they really want. According to Gajewski (2005) it is critically important to modify "the corporate culture to balance employee needs and desires with organizational objectives" (p. 4). Therefore, if companies can change the corporate culture in such as way that satisfies both management and employees, then they would be remiss not to do…

References

Alsop, R. (2008) The 'Trophy Kids' go to work. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122455219391652725.html 

Are They Really Ready To Work? Employers Perspective On The Basic Knowledge And Applied Skills Of New Entrant To The 21st Century U.S. Workforce. 2006. Retrieved from  http://www.p21.org/documents/FINAL_REPORT_PDF09-29-06.pdf 

Avery, D.R., & McKay, P.F. (2006). Target practice: An organizational impression management approach to attracting minority and female job applicants. Personnel Psychology, 59, 157-187.

Birdi, K., Clegg, C.W., Patterson, M.A., Robinson, A., Stride, C.B., Wall, T.D., & Wood, S.J. (2008). The impact of human resource and operational management practices on company productivity: A longitudinal study. Personnel Psychology, 61, 467-501.

Tiny House: Target Market Analysis

The tiny house market for homes "typically between 100 and 500 square" has a wide demographic outreach in terms of its age range: "Millennials, who have limited funds and might not be able to afford a traditional mortgage because they have to pay off college loans; and Baby Boomers, who are retiring and seeking ways to stretch their pension by finding affordable homes" (Hyde n.d.). The concerns of both groups are strikingly similar. Idealistic Millennials embrace the environmental benefits provided by such homes and Baby Boomers are seeking to save money on utilities. However, demographically, the impressive size of the Millennial generation makes this an even more attractive potential target market: "By sheer numbers, the 75 million members of the millennial generation overtook baby boomers last year" (Lee 2016). Slice of Heaven's emphasis on the luxury market of tiny homes would allow both demographics to…

References

Hyde, R. (n.d.) Tiny house movement: Making market opportunities. Investopedia. Retrieved from:  http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/092815/tiny-house-movement-making-market-opportunities.asp 

Lee, D. (2016). Why millennials are staying away from homeownership despite an improving economy. The LA Times. Retrieved from:  http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-0301-housing-economy-20160301-story.html 

Patel, N. (2015). Tiny house, big benefits: Freedom from a mortgage and worries -- and stuff.

The Washington Post. Retrieved from:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/tiny-house-big-benefitsfreedom-from-a-mortgage  -- and-stuff/2015/06/23/f8f706f0-0acc-11e5-9e39-0db921c47b93_story.html

Political ealignment

Curse

a) Are we in the midst of a political realignment in America?

Political realignment is an aspect, which is in evitable in America. It is evident that the political scenes in America today are changing from one state to the other. It is clear across the nation that realignment is not only bringing significant changes in the political scenes, but the changes are evident and are affecting the social and economic circles too. The big picture in political circles in America is that of minority parties rising up to become the most influential across the board. On the other hand, people in the majority parties have to stir up their confidence to catch up with the completion. In this context, political realignment is one of the major features in America (Winograd & Hais, 2009).

b) What role will social capital play in fostering / hindering the realignment?…

References

Miller, A.H. (February 9. 2012). Jews, Party Identification, and Political Realignment.Daily Digest.  http://pjmedia.com/blog/jews-party-identification-and-political-realignment/ 

Putnam, R.D. (2000) Bowling alone: The collapse and revival of American community. New York: Simon & Schuster (Touchstone).

Wattenberg, M.P. (2008) Is voting for young people? New York, NY: Pearson Longman. (ISBN 10: 0-205-51807-9, ISBN 13: 978-0-205-51807-4)

Winograd, M. & Hais, M.D. (2009) Millennial makeover: MySpace, YouTube and the future of American politics: New Jersey: Rutgers Press

Future of Unions in America

Union membership has been steadily decreasing since the 1970's. But since the history of union membership has been filled with short, fervent periods of rapid increases in membership, followed by long periods of stagnation and decrease in membership, this may not seem to be cause of worry. However, while the current decrease in the number of union workers may seem to be just another slump, the fact that it has lasted more than thirty years, is disturbing. In that time, the world and it's economy has dramatically changed, and one must ask the question "could this be the twilight of the American labor movement?" If unions are going to, not only survive, but flourish and expand their influence, the entire labor movement must change it's very nature; expanding it's scope of interest, membership, and international relationships. This essay will examine the history of the union…

References

Fletcher, Bill, Kate Bronfenbrenner, Donna Dewitt. (2011 June 2) The Future of Organize Labor in the U.S.: Reinventing Trade Unionism for the 21st Century. Monthly Review. Retrieved from  http://monthlyreview.org/commentary/the-future-of-organized-labor-in-the-u-s 

Friedman, Gerald. "Labor Unions in the United States | Economic History Services." EH.Net | Economic History Services. Retrieved from http:/ / the.net/encyclopedia/article/friedman.unions.us

Haeberle, Kevin. (2011, Feb. 17) Labor Unions are Dead…or at Least on Life Support. Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved from  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/news-analysis/labor-unions-are-deador-at-least-on-life-support.html 

Hirsch, Barry. (2008). Sluggish Institutions in a Dynamic World: Can Unions and Industrial Competition Coexist. Retrieved from http://74.125.155.132/scholar?q=cache:G9FwFp3jAsIJ:scholar.google.com/&hl=

Book of Revelation is a unique portion of the New Testament. Unlike the other Books found in the latter part of the Bible, the Book of Revelation is not presented as a historical document or an instructional discussion, but is essentially a prophetic book, intended to deliver a glimpse of upcoming history that affects the happenings of the church. Also more mystery and disagreement surrounds the Book of Revelation than any other part of the New Testament. hy is this so? One reason why there is so much disharmony in the interpretations of the Book of Revelation is that there are different perspectives from which this apocalyptic book could be understood. The magnificence of revelation is apparent in its intersection of shared imagery, language and style. It is often beneficial to read revelation alongside the Old Testament. Bible scholars have found up to 500 references from the Old Testament in…

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Lambrecht, J. 1998. The Opening of the Seals (Rev. 6.1-8.6). Biblica 79:198-221.

Lambrecht, J. 2000. Final Judgements and Ultimate Blessings: The Climactic Visions of Revelation 20.11-21, 8. Biblica 81:362-385.

Moyise, S. 2001. Does the Lion Lie Down With the Lamb? In Studies in the Book of Revelation, ed. Stephen Moyise, 181-194. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.

Moyise, S. 1985. Revelation and Intertextuality. In The Old Testament in the Book of Revelation, ed. Stephen Moyise, 108-38. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press.

attitudes that millennials have towads food. The suvey is pat of a boade scope of eseach on behalf of a majo food etaile. The suvey will contain two pats. The fist pat will contain basic demogaphic infomation, and the second pat will contain the suvey about you food attitudes.

The esults of this suvey will be held in confidence. At no point do we equie you name. The suvey will be maked with an identification code, by which the esults will be stoed. This does not contain you name, o any othe infomation that could be used ot identify you.

The suvey contains ten questions. It should take between 3-5 minutes to complete.

What is you age?

What type of wok do you do?

Unemployed

Student

Sevice

White colla

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What is you highest education level?

Post Gaduate Degee

What is you income?

$50,000

5) What is you…

references profile of each. Again, learning about differences is important.

The dependent variables are there to learn more about how the millennial generation -- and each demographic sub-group thereof -- responds to food. In some cases, the value of the question is much to give the appearance of this being a generic survey so as not to bias the respondents. Question 7 is of high importance to the client, and will be evaluated against not only the other independent variables but the dependent ones as well. The final conclusions of this survey should the client what the profiles of millennials who are customers look like, and allow the client to crunch the numbers on how many people fit each existing customer profile, and the profiles of people who are not customers. The client is trying to determine if attitudinal shifts are responsible for either shrinking the size of its target market reducing the number of visits that its customers are making.

Integrated Business Communications

Integrated Business Communication. Write (3-4) page paper addresses: As a future executive, explain important communication issues face embark career. Discuss communication complex, complex,

Assessing integrated business communication today

Ultimately, business is about serving customers, and customers will not understand the value one's business can give them without effective communication. However, the need for effective communication is not limited to people who buy an organization's goods and services. The ability to frame a cohesive organizational message begins with strong, effective workplace relationships between employees and employers and then spills out into the other facets of the workplace.

Technology

Given the profound shifts that have occurred in workplace communication, it is necessary even for well-functioning organizations to review their standard operating procedures. Workers, thanks to the availability of online technology, are often spaced out farther from one another than ever before yet are also far more constantly connected: the…

References

Adams, D. (2012). How technology changed our workplace communications. Bit Rebels.

Retrieved from:  http://www.bitrebels.com/lifestyle/technology-changing-workplace-communication/ 

Kiisel, T. (2012). Gimme gimme: Millennials in the workplace. Forbes. Retrieved from:

 http://www.forbes.com/sites/tykiisel/2012/05/16/gimme-gimme-gimme-millennials-in-the-workplace/

Revelation 20:1-6 describes the "thousand years" in which Satan is imprisoned and the martyrs for Christ are resurrected and placed upon thrones to judge and reign with Christ for a thousand years. The passage also makes reference to a "first resurrection" implying that there will be a second. Yet, because of the nature of the Scriptural verses is visionary and imagistic, they have been the source of contentious interpretations over the years. Do the verses refer to a time that is yet to come (premillennial) or a time that we are already in (postmillennial) or to no real time at all but rather to only a figurative sense of the spiritual dimensions of the Christian way to heaven (amillennial)?

Poythress states that Rev 20:1-6 contains several different "levels of communication" -- the linguistic, the visionary, the referential, and the symbolic.

Each of these levels offers a unique way of looking…

Bibliography

Frey, R. Introduction to the New Testament. New York, NY: Ave Maria, 1948.

Mayhue, Richard L. "Jesus: A Preterist or a Futurist?" The Master's Seminary Journal, vol. 14, no. 1 (Spring 2003), 9-22.

Patzia, Arthur G. The Making of the New Testament. IL: InterVarsity Press, 2011.

Poythress, Vern Sheridan. "Genre and Hermeneutics in Rev 20:1-6." JETS vol. 36, no. 1

Human esources

With the baby boomers, Generation X, and the millennials, there are three generations in the modern workforce. While there have always been multigenerational workforces, these three generations in particular have specific and pronounced differences reflecting the rapidly-changing world and their place in that world. In the past, it was reasonable that one generation would be more or less like its predecessors in the workforce, but that is not the case today and this poses some unique challenges for the human resources profession.

One of the biggest generational differences is with the role that work plays in one's life. Millennials in particular seek work that is fulfilling, and they do not see work as something that simply is to be tolerated in order to pay the bills. Baby boomers may have been able to accept a good-paying job they disliked in exchange for this pay and security, but millennials…

References

Lu, A. & Gursoy, D. (2012) Impact of job burnout on satisfaction and turnover intention: Do generational differences matter? Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research . Retrieved March 11, 2016 from  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Allan_Lu/publication/280013257_Impact_of_Job_Burnout_on_Satisfaction_and_Turnover_Intention_Do_Generational_Differences_Matter/links/5650613308aeafc2aab6e5ba.pdf 

Smola, K. & Sutton, C. (2002). Generational differences: Revisiting generational work values for the new millennium. Journal of Organizational Behavior. Vol. 23 (2002) 363-382.

Hipster Consumer Behavior

Following the publication of Norman Mailer's essay, "The White Negro" in 1957, the term "hipster" has become part of the American lexicon. The image of hipsters has changed in fundamental ways since that time, though, and marketers interested in this segment are therefore faced with some significant challenges in fine-tuning their marketing mixes to appeal to young adults who define themselves as hipsters or who are attracted to the image for other reasons. This paper provides a review of the relevant peer-reviewed and scholarly literature concerning hipster consumer behavior, including a background, a description of the lifestyle branding theoretical foundation that can be used to formulate marketing initiatives, and the findings that emerged from the research. Finally, a summary of the research and important findings are presented in the conclusion.

Background

Although adults of any age may be regarded as "hipsters," this category is commonly regarded as…

References

Clark, L.S. (2007). Religion, media, and the marketplace. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers

Fabre, J. (2005). Smart nursing: How to create a positive work environment that empowers and retains nurses. New York: Springer.

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ecruiting

For a lot of companies, many jobs involve the performance of highly-specialized tasks. For Savannah Engineering, Inspection and Insurance Company (SEIIC), there is a need for highly-trained engineers and technical personnel. These employees need to have either a high level of formal training (usually in engineering), a lot of experience in the industry, or both. Because of the high degree of specialization in the field, it is a highly competitive environment to find these types of employees. The industry is growing, or at the very least SEIIC wishes to grow, and that requires not only retaining employees, but finding more. Thus, SEIIC needs to have a recruitment strategy that will allow it to meet its talent needs on an ongoing basis.

Techniques

There are a number of means by which companies can attract and retain such engineering and technical talent. One of the issues with respect to recruiting engineers…

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career in H

One major human resources issue at hand is the generational gap between workers, in particular with respect to generational frictions. Today's workforce is demographically diverse. Because of our aging population, many baby boomers are staying in the workforce longer than before, there are Gen X and Gen Y and now the millennial generation is entering the workforce. Yet, there are substantial differences between these generations, and those differences create certain frictions. Generation X workers are the most experienced, and the oldest, yet they are also the least likely to have mastery of modern technology; millennials are the opposite. aised with technology - the youngest ones have never experienced a world without the Internet -- they are adept with modern technology, but lack meaningful real world experience. The value systems of these respective generations are also quite different -- the younger the worker is the less likely the…

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Crafting a Compensation and Benefits Plan: Looking Ahead in the Modern Workplace
Increasingly, technologically-driven businesses have become more and more reliant upon attracting top talent to gain a competitive edge. Perhaps the most obvious example of this is the Google organization. Google’s Internet search engine is virtually synonymous with searching on the Internet itself. Google offers generous salaries and time off to its employees. It also offers many amenities, such as free food, medical care, dry-cleaning, fitness classes, and even buses from certain common location hubs in the surrounding area. This enable employees to remain focused on work as well as removes many of the inconveniences of modern life (Cain, 2017). To reduce stress levels about balancing personal and professional lives, Google even offers the option of allowing employees to bring pets to work and daycare (Cain, 2017).
Amazon has been taking the lead from Google, also offering catered lunches,…

This means that teachers may need additional training which can be delivered in-house or outsourced depending on the localized requirements and levels of computer-based and information resource expertise in the teacher cohort. The full impact of a comprehensive integration of technology in the classroom is characterized by one educator thusly: "The infusion of technology has been a great blessing for the school and will have staying power. Learning has been totally transformed. e expect that this will pay tremendous dividends as the progress of these students is measured through standardized tests and other methods for the remainder of their school career" (Fox 24).

Example No. 3. Technology is ubiquitous, and its use is not only common business practice throughout the known world, its use in educational settings has become commonplace as well. It would be irresponsible for teachers to ignore potential opportunities to improve their delivery of educational services using…

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Bridging the Generational Gap in the Workplace

The proposed study will be guided by the following research questions:

What are the current main intergenerational obstacles in the workplace?

What are the preferred leadership styles of different generations?

What are other workplace preferences among the different generations?

How can organizations overcome current intergenerational obstacles in the workplace?

Conceptual Framework

The conceptual framework to be used in the proposed study concerns the breakdown of the generations that are currently employed in the United States as set forth in Table 1 and as conceptualized in the workplace in Table 2 below.

Current Estimates of Generations in the U.S. Workforce

Generation

Birth Years

Estimated Number

Matures

1900-1945

million

Baby Boomers

1946-1964

million

Generation Xers

1965-1980

million

Millennials

1981-?

million

Source: Based on textual data in Fabre, 2007

Table 2

Conceptualization of Continuum of Workplace oles Occupied by the Four Generations

Healthcare ole

Generation

Birth…

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Marriott and IMC

Marriott: Background

Marriott refers to one of the biggest hotel brands in the nation, which took truly in many ways represents the American dream and the American spirit of entrepreneurship and development. The company had very humble beginnings, starting in 1927 from an A&W oot Beer stand in Washington DC by J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott: over the next 30 years is developing into a full food service business (JW Marriott, 2013). The Marriott group further embodied American values of hard work and productivity in that "For the next fifty-eight years -- until his death in 1985 -- J. Willard Marriott rarely rested. Whether adding locations, perfecting procedures or expanding into new enterprises, Marriott breathed, ate, and lived his company" (JW Marriott, 2013). This is a shining example of how the company has used unselfish actions as a means of benefiting humanity and building a stronger…

References

Brier, S. (2012, January 17). How Marriott Got Marketing Right. Retrieved from baselinemag.com:  http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/IT-Management/How-Marriott-Got-Marketing-Right-173649/ 

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Citroen DS3 is a small car that is marketed by the French automaker Citroen. The DS3 was originally launched in 2010. It comes in two main variants, the regular DS3 and the Cabrio. The car is in the supermini class, wherein it competes with the likes of the Mini Cooper, the Smart Fortwo and other very small passenger cars. This paper will examine the marketing of the DS3, with particular reference to the Australian context. The marketing will include the 4Ps of price, promotion, place, and product. The analysis will also determine the target market and market segmentation for this car. The core value proposition and other key marketing elements will be discussed as well. The analysis will be based on the marketing materials provided by the company online, with analysis rooted in marketing theory.

Brief Overview

The automobile industry uses extensive segmentation of its products. Most companies in the…

References

Ad copy from  http://www.Citroen.co.uk/new-cars-and-vans/ds-range/ds-3 

Kay, B. (2013). Citroen DS3: The French car brand is sending mixed messages with this Apple-esque execution. Marketing Magazine. Retrieved September 22, 2015 from  http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/article/1174915/Citroen-ds3-french-car-brand-sending-mixed-messages-apple-esque-execution 

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Five Forces

The concept of the five forces is rooted in the idea that these are the five forces that influence whether an industry or company can be profitable. A company, when formulating its strategy, will seek to find ways to shift these forces and manipulate them in ways that allow the company to be profitable, preferably sustainably profitable. As Porter (2008) elaborates, the five forces that shape competitive strategy are the bargaining power of buyers, the bargaining power of suppliers, the threat of new entrants, the threat of substitutes and the intensity of rivalry within the industry.

About the Company

The company to which the five forces will be applied is Tesla Motors, the electric car maker. Tesla is a relatively new player in the industry, has a tremendous reputation with respect to product quality, but has yet to turn a profit, has a tremendous bleed rate, but it…

References

Bershidsky, L. (2016). Millennials are buying cars after all. Bloomberg. Retrieved May 14, 2016 from  http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-01-04/millennials-are-buying-cars-after-all 

Hard, A. (2016). Apple car rumor roundup: Here's everything you need to know about Project Titan. Digital Trends. Retrieved May 14, 2016 from  http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/apple-car-news/ 

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.....entrepreneur one must endure multiple hardships. These hardships define people as leaders or failures. Women in the last few decades have amidst gender inequality, started businesses. This had led to a major growth in the number of women entrepreneurs in a predominantly male-dominated area. However, while women entrepreneurship has written, the persistent inequalities and continued views of women have led to the assumption that entrepreneurship may still be gendered. Meaning, society views only men as the main bread winners and capable of being effective leaders that entrepreneurs are defined as. This paper supports this assumption and will provide evidence of gendered entrepreneurship as well as literature that goes against such notion, demonstrating the potential for the gender gap to narrow in the future.

To first understand the potential of gendered entrepreneurship, one must first define it. Gendered entrepreneurship is a hypothesis considering entrepreneurship to have gendered patterns. The UK was…

Emotional Intelligence and the Role it Plays in Project Portfolio Management

One of the most important and essential qualities of leadership needed in today's multigenerational business world is Emotional Intelligence (EI). EI is a "people smart" type of intelligence -- it enables an individual to read a person and provide the right kind of emotional feedback and/or responses to that person's needs. Leaders who demonstrate strong emotional intelligence are able to improve project performance because they focus on the individuals within a team rather than simply or exclusively on goals and procedures (Cacamis & Asmar, 2014). EI allows one to be person-centered, oriented towards responding to emotional cues that the other is consciously or unconsciously displaying in their words, behavior, body language, and communications. Effective use of EI can help organizations to promote a stronger workplace culture, stronger teams, and stronger performance overall (Den, Deanne & Belschak, 2012). In a…

Challenges in Healthcare: Succession Planning
Beverly, F. & Rose, S. (2017). Best Practices for Nurse Leaders: Succession Planning. Professional Case Management, 22(2), 88-94.
The authors term succession planning in healthcare a critical need. It should, however, be noted that even in planning for the next generation of leaders in healthcare, we ought to be aware of the fact that the world is changing fast and that the skills of yesterday might not be as effective today. This is one of the messages that the authors of the present article attempt to push through. For this reason, this will be a great resource as I seek to explore the competencies that our future leaders in healthcare need to be equipped with.
Brian, C., Melanie, M., Greta, C. & Chris, N. (2009). Healthcare Succession Planning: An Integrative Review. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 39(12), 548-555.
According to the authors, nursing shortages…

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Beverly, F. & Rose, S. (2017). Best Practices for Nurse Leaders: Succession Planning. Professional Case Management, 22(2), 88-94.
Brian, C., Melanie, M., Greta, C. & Chris, N. (2009). Healthcare Succession Planning: An Integrative Review. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 39(12), 548-555.
Dennis, S. (2006). Challenge: Succession planning. Nursing Management (Springhouse), 37(2), 64.
Griffith, M. (2012). Effective Succession Planning in Nursing: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Nursing Management, 20(7), 900-911.
Scott, B.A., Kathryn, M., Allyson, N., & Bradley, H. (2006). Leading Tomorrow\\\\'s Healthcare Organizations: Strategies and Tactics for Effective Succession Planning. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 36(6), 325-330.
Sittler, L.F. (2019). The Effect on Nursing Leadership Roles with Succession Planning for the Next Generation of Millennial Nurses. OAJBS, 1(3), 38-43.

This is also in defiance of the usual job search and reward method -- instead of salary-driven, Millennials are fulfillment-driven.

Through these intergenerational pairings, companies hope to tap into this valuable, selfless idealistic pursuit of knowledge and social capital for its own sake, while not losing the work ethic and focus of older generations. The experiment at andstad has been quite successful in many instances, although the degree to which the two personalities melded, it was reported, often varied between teams. Of course, a Baby Boomer might wryly observer that the fact that the degree to which the partners liked one another was so influential in the team's success might be seen as 'very Generation Y' Generation Y, the Google generation that spawned the search engine created by a company where work and play have almost no division at all at its corporate headquarters, wants to have fun at work,…

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, lands useful to man, but according to technical and conspicuous for purposes that each civilization.

When business needs and adds prestige to urban heritage, religions, however, that mark their territories of pagodas, churches, monasteries, mosques and other places of worship, this singularity is affirmed more, while the forms of urban and rural habitat are specified, they are luxuries or miserable. And civilization, always customary in everyday life acquires additional visibility monumental materializing the skills of craftsmen-artists who enrich the work of the builders.

Added to this are, of course, the wealth and prestige that comes from adding additional, oral traditions of all time, written tradition gradually spread to shops and palaces, and the ideological apparatuses of all kinds, from which they eventually win the depths of peoples. o, the graphics become, like languages, distinctive marks of the various civilizations.

Maturation profoundly affects trade flows of civilization. On the one…

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For example, let's say that a student has tremendous amounts of respect for their history teacher. While at the same time, they do not like their math teacher. These two contrasting views will have a negative impact on how they will deal with a host of situation. As, the student is more willing to listen to ideas of teachers they like and respect. Whereas those educators, that are often looked down upon will be ineffective in reaching out to their student. This is significant, because it is showing how inside the classroom the teacher must be able to relate to each person. As a result, the way that this idea can be used in the classroom is to establish an initial foundation of support for the educator and the views that are being presented. The way that this is accomplished is through effectively reaching out to the student by ensuring…

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This strategy of investing face-time has continued to scale extremely well in the U.S., yet has faced many challenges in other nations that value data, hard numbers and strong methodologies to validate the claims of products. One nations' buyers of cosmetics in particular, the Japanese, are more focused on the specifics of the how a product is produced and want to know in great detail what the ingredients are in specific measures. The level of data analysis presented by cosmetics providers in Japan is often taken as a measure of the elegancy and exclusivity of a given cosmetic product over another (Grammenou, 2009). Due to these wide variations in how cosmetics are sold, Avon continues to excel in westernized cultures with the U.S. being their flagship market. In Asian cultures were the depth and sophistication of data is an indicator of exclusory and elegance, Avon continues to struggle in other…

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Renting vs. Purchasing a Home

The decision to rent a home, rather than buy one, is complex but comes down in favor of renting. In addition to a credit shortage, buyers are skittish about investing their money in what seems to be a losing proposition. After all these factors are considered, the thriving rental market is no surprise.

The decision to rent a home, rather than buy one, is complex but comes down in favor of renting. After the housing bust, homes are much less expensive than they used to be, but credit for purchasing a home is harder to find. In addition to a credit shortage, buyers are skittish about investing their money in what seems to be a losing proposition. Baby Boomers, who do have more assets than their grandchildren in Gen Y, are no longer interested in the upkeep associated with large homes. Gen Y, entering the…

Sugrue, T.J. (2009, August 14). The New American Dream: Renting. Retrieved October 27, 2011, from The Wall Street Journal:  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204409904574350432677038184.html 

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motivation to an age divese wokplace. It ceates the undestanding of motivation in the context of a divese wok envionment. The pape explains why it is impotant fo manages of oganizations to acquie skills and knowledge egading divesity management. It pesents vaious challenges that manages face when motivating a divese wokfoce. The pape pefoms a desciption of the divese skill set that benefit oganizations which incopoate diffeent geneations of employees. The eseach fostes knowledge on the chaacteistics of vaious geneations, fo example, the Wold Wa II geneation, Baby Boomes, Geneation Xes and the millennial geneation. On this, it identifies vaious aspects such as attitudes, pefeences, and ways of thought and factos that motivate them. It descibes how an oganization benefits fom young and old geneation wokfoce in tems of taditional and technological skills. The pape povides infomation on the consequence of divesity, fo example, impovement of output, pomotion of innovation…

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Sociological Analysis of Hyperconnectivity

Sociology

Hyperconnectivity is a fairly new concept that it is indigenous to the 21st century. The term was coined only a few years ago by Canadian social scientists as a way to describe how people are connect via machines, networked organizations, and networked societies overall. Thus, this is a term that could have been coined now. "Hyper" is usually an adjective to describe a state of excess excitement and unruly energy; "hyper" as it exists as a prefix coming from the Greek language, means abnormal, unusual, and appearing in quantities beyond what is normal. Both definitions can be useful when considering the global culture or state of hyperconnectivity that much of the world finds itself in during the 21st century. We have mobile devices that connect to the internet wherever we are and wherever there is an internet connection. We have long since had computers and…

References:

Anderson, J.Q. (2012). Millennials will benefit and suffer due to their hyperconnected lives. PewResearchCenter, Web, Available from:  http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media/Files/Reports/2012/PIP_Future_of_Internet_2012_Young_brains_PDF.pdf . 2013 July 10.

Eicker, G. (2012). Hyperconnectivity leading to Social Inequality? Stumble, Web, Available from:  http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1dFckC/wir-sprechen-online.com/2012/08/05/hyperconnectivity-leading-to-social-inequality/ . 2013 July 10.

Lanir, L. (2012). The Digital Millennial: Will Hyperconnectivity Affect Teens and Young Adults Cognitively? Decoded Science, Web Available from:  http://www.decodedscience.com/the-digital-millennial-will-hyperconnectivity-affect-teens-and-young-adults-cognitively/11210 . 2013 July 10.

Rainie, L., & Anderson, J. (2008). Hyperconnectivity will Create Unrealistic Work Expectations and Stress, and Intrude on Lives. PewInternet, Web, Available from:  http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2008/The-Future-of-the-Internet-III/11-Scenario-8-The-Evolving-Concept-of-Time-for-Work-Leisure/4-Hyperconnectivity-Will-Create-Unrealistic-Work-Expectations-and-Stress-and-Intrude-on-Lives.aspx . 2013 July 10.

Economic Situation

What "current macroeconomic situation" U.S. (e.g. U.S. economy concerned unemployment, inflation, recession,)? What fiscal policies monetary policies time? Key concepts include paper -- data trends unemployment, inflation, GDP growth, expansionary fiscal policy tools, FOMC, easy money policy tools terms class.

What is the current macroeconomic situation in the U.S.

The United States is no longer mired in a full-blown recession as it was in 2008, but the process of economic recovery has been long, slow, and onerous. At present, unemployment is hovering around 7.9%. This reflects a slight increase from the last quarter. The U.S. seems to be in a precarious position, neither in full-blown recessionary mode but not entirely recovered. Of particular concern is the fact that "the increase [in unemployment] was much sharper for millennials, up from 11.5% the month before and 10.9% in November 2012" (Kingkade 2013). Young people were particularly hard-hit by the recession.…

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Retrieved:  http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/johncassidy/2012/06/the-republican-economy.html 

Davidson, Paul. (2012). Fed ties interest rates to 6.5% unemployment. USA Today. Retrieved:

 http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/12/12/fed-buys-treasuries/1762459/

multigenerational issues of leadership in the workplace. The discussion explores the differences between the traditionalist generation, baby boomers, Generation X and Generation Y the discussion also focuses on how the differences between these generations have affected the nursing shortage that America is now faced with.

Our discussion examined the nursing shortage which has been caused by the ageing baby boom population and the lack of new recruits. It seems evident from the research conducted that the nursing shortage has also been caused by job dissatisfaction. Many nurses are dissatisfied with their jobs because of increased working hours, inadequate pay and stressful working conditions.

This discussion also focuses on the characteristics of the four generations mentioned above. The traditionalist generation is known for the top-down leadership style that offers very little feedback and allows management to have all the power in the organization. The traditionalist generation is composed of individuals that…

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Hilton, Lisette. (2000) Understand generations to manage effectively. South Florida Business Journal. From the August 18, 2000 print edition  http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2000/08/21/focus1.html 

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Economics and Happiness

Isaac Singer's novels The Slave and Satan in Goray share a great number of similarities. Both novels are centered on the theme of religion, and delve deeply into a number of passions. Further, both books share Singer's repulsion with the slaughter of animals. All in all, however, The Slave is a much more subtle and personal look at the role of religion than the larger than life look at religious Messianic fervor depicted in Satan in Goray.

Isaac Bashevis Singer was born near arsaw as the son of a rabbi, and moved to the U.S. just before I. He began to write professionally as a arsaw journalist between I and II. His early works of fiction were novellas and short stories. Satan in Goray appeared in 1935, just before Singer immigrated to the United States. The Slave was written in 1962, when Singer was firmly entrenched in…

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Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Slave.

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Harley Davidson is somewhat hamstrung by a narrow product range and demographic, but there are some good opportunities for the brand. The biggest opportunity lies with the millennials. HD is a brand that relies on a long-term relationship with its customers to drive revenues, and this occurs over a 20-40-year period in their lives. The company's recent run of success was based on the baby boom generation, and while that is declining the next major cohort is the millennials (Ets-Hokin, 2011). HD needs to start planning now to capture this market at a relatively young age and hold it for three or four decades in order to enjoy sustained success. The other major opportunity is with overseas growth. While HD has long struggled to break into international markets, these markets still hold considerable promise. The Middle East and China in particular are good markets where wealthy clients have plenty of…

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Ets-Hokin, G. (2011). Harley-Davidson courts the youth market; seems confident about future. Motorcycle Daily. Retrieved April 29, 2014 from  http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/04/harley-davidson-courts-the-youth-market-seems-confident-about-future/

Demand and Supply

There are a number of different factors that Edgar needs to take into consideration with his idea to invest in the gas station business. Let's pretend for a minute that he is not just paying the fair market value for the gas station -- he is -- and simply discuss his theory about the economics of the gas market. If the market for gas stations is even remotely efficient, the price of that gas station will be the present value of expected future cash flows, meaning that all of the knowledge about the determinants of the gas market are already priced into what Edgar is going to pay. His profit comes from the value that he can add to the station through his own management. But let us digress and get Edgar up to speed with what the market has already priced into that gas station.

There…

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Energy Information Administration. (2014). Gasoline and Diesel fuel update. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved May 23, 2014 from  http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel 

Feldman, A. (2011). The tiger in Costco's tank. Fast Company. Retrieved May 23, 2014 from  http://www.fastcompany.com/60019/tiger-costcos-tank 

Haab, T. (2008). The long run elasticity of demand for gas. Environmental Economics. Retrieved May 23, 2014 from  http://www.env-econ.net/2008/06/the-long-run-el.html

psychographic population segments. Part B: Discuss (6) main social/Cultural

In order to discuss the three primary psychographic population segments that are existent today, it is necessary to clarify the meaning of psychographic segmentation. This term merely means stratifying people according to their attitudes, belief systems, opinions, activities, behaviors, and interests. The most readily available and convenient way to stratify the current population, then, based on these factors is to do so by generation. Thus, the three principle psychographic population segments involve the so-called Baby Boomer Generation, Generation X (which is sometimes grouped together with Generation Y) and the generation known as the millennials or "Generation Me" as affectionately termed by renowned author Jean Twenge.

There are several really salient social and cultural trends that have impacted online exchange. Of these, one of the more relevant today includes reputation. eputation is best defined as the public perception of a certain company,…

References

Boches, E. (2011). The next five social media trends and their impact on marketing. Creativity Unbound. Retrieved from  http://edwardboches.com/the-next-five-social-media-trends-and-their-impact-on-marketing 

Twenge, J. (2012). Millenials: the greatest generation or the most narcissistic? The Atlantic. Retrieved from  http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/05/millennials-the-greatest-generation-or-the-most-narcissistic/256638/

Interface is "the zone of relation that comes into being between human beings and machines, device processes, networks, and even organizations" (Hookway's, 2014, p.39).

What are popular interfaces?

Popular interfaces like the SoundCloud interface, offer music streams, and free music downloads. Another popular interface, Netflix, offers movie suggestions based on ratings and viewing history.

What is your new interface?

The new interface is a media based interface with several features including a lyrics and musical notes option, streaming music, and suggested songs.

Describe it

The media interface will focus on lyrics and song streams. Many people want to see and learn new songs. Think of the app like Sound Cloud, except the user has the option of viewing the lyrics. Another things that websites often do not feature, is the musical notes, composition of songs. People may want to learn to play a song or sing a song that they…

References

Cronin, M. (2009, June 3). 9 Crucial UI Features of Social Media and Networking Sites - Smashing Magazine. Retrieved January 20, 2015, from  http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/03/9-crucial-ui-features-of-social-media-and-networking-sites/ 

Druckner, J. (2011). HUMANITIES APPROACHES TO INTERFACE THEORY.Culture Machine, 11, 5.

Hookway, B. (2014). Interface. The MIT Press.

Wyss, J. (2013, March 16). Google I/O Conference: Tech Giant Unveils Slick New Social Media Interface, But Will Millennials Care? - Mic. Retrieved January 20, 2015, from  http://mic.com/articles/42379/google-i-o-conference-tech-giant-unveils-slick-new-social-media-interface-but-will-millennials-care

headline from May 2015. "Picasso's omen of Algiers Smashes Auction Record," is how the BBC phrased it, on May 12, noting that "Picasso's omen of Algiers has become the most expensive painting to sell at auction, going for $160 million" (Gompertz 2015). In the frequently dicey and volatile early twenty-first century economy, it is clear that high art has managed to maintain its value in a way that the mortgage of a Florida homebuyer or the Beanie Baby collection of a midwestern housewife have not. It is now almost eighty years since alter Benjamin issued his famous meditation on what precisely the value of the visual arts could be under late capitalism, "The ork of Art in an Age of Mechanical Reproduction." The subject of what art means in an age where reproductions of art are ubiquitous has been around for a while. But Benjamin had never seen the Internet.…

Works Cited

Benjamin, Walter. "The Work of Art in an Age of Mechanical Reproduction." In Illuminations: Selected Writings. New York: Schocken, 1969. Print.

Bosman, Julie. "Lusty Tales and Hot Sales: E-Books Thrive." New York Times, December 8, 2010. Web. Accessed 20 May 2015 at:  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/books/09romance.html 

Bourdieu, Pierre. Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste. New York: Routledge, 1984. Print.

Birkerts, Sven. The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age. Second Edition. New York: Faber & Faber, 2006. Print.

Luxury Brand

The business idea is to start a luxury brand. The concept of luxury is difficult to pin down, because it is relative. Marketers have misused the term commonly, but despite this, and the emergence of a substantial grey area, the category of luxury brand is still understood fairly well by consumers. Theoretically, luxury falls at one end of a luxury-necessity axis. A luxury brand, therefore, implies that the product's benefits fall almost entirely towards the luxury end of this spectrum (Heine, 2014). Any given product has a certain intrinsic value -- a car is a means of transportation. But luxury implies that the intrinsic value is a relatively small portion of the total value. Most of the value in a Bugatti Veyron lies far beyond its utility as a transportation machine. The same can be said for any luxury brand -- very little value in a Hermes scarf…

References

Heine, K. (2014). The concept of luxury brands. Concept of Luxury.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014 from http://www.conceptofluxury.com/concept/Heine_TheConceptofLuxuryBrands.pdf

Roberts, A. (2013). Louis Vuitton loses ground as world's most valuable luxury brand. Bloomberg. Retrieved November 24, 2014 from  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-20/louis-vuitton-loses-ground-as-world-s-most-valuable-luxury-brand.html 

Roberts, A. (2014). Luxury brands can't avoid the Internet any longer. Business Week. Retrieved November 24, 2014 from  http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-11-06/luxury-brands-seek-online-sales-as-china-growth-slows 

Shea, E. (2014). Future of fashion brands depends on millennial brand affinity. Luxury Daily. Retrieved November 24, 2014 from  http://www.luxurydaily.com/millennials-are-a-crucial-target-for-luxury-fashion-marketers/

Generation Y in the Workplace

Clifford and Behrstock's (2009) policy brief and study report aims at aiding district, state, and notably -- school-level heads -- in acquiring a better understanding of the generation Y (Millennial generation) so as to better support and manage teachers. The goal is improving the learning-teaching process, for present as well as future student generations. Drawing on studies from the educational field and beyond, this report explains how leaders at the school level can make sure the profession of teaching profits from millennial teachers' talents. It starts with a review of workforce and sociological research on this generation (i.e., Gen Y/Millennials), following which, it offers literature review results of strategies to retain emerging Generation Y talent in the nation's private sector. This is followed by a recent analysis of practices for new-teacher support and retention. Lastly, it provides strategies that may be implemented by efficient school…

References

Behrstock, E., & Clifford, M. (2009). Leading Gen Y Teachers: Emerging strategies for school leaders. TQ Research & Policy. Retrieved August 24, 2013, from http://secc.sedl.org/orc/resources/February2009Brief.pdf

Dunne, L. (2011). The generation game. Retrieved 13 May 2016 from https://www.mlc.com.au/resources/MLC/My%20Licensee/pdf/working_with_gen_y.pdf

Eisner, S. P. (2005). Managing generation Y. SAM Advanced Management Journal, 70(4), 4.

Rodriguez, R. O., Green, M. T., & Ree, M. J. (2003). Leading generation X: Do the old rules apply? Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 9(4), 67. Retrieved from  http://search.proquest.com/docview/203136737?accountid=28844