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Abstract

The rationale of this study is to investigate the notion of opportunity along with the role it plays in the processes of social entrepreneurship. This study presents single-case study of Denmark’s sustainable community. The data is been collected through documents, interviews as well as from the television programs. The case study uncovers that opportunity captures number of diverse forms in process. These diverse forms are results from incessant mobilization of the actors. Based on these findings, social entrepreneurship processes’ model has been projected, where mobilization along with transformation drives the process. The findings propose that social entrepreneur actively Continue reading...

a specific goal of an organization or individual

Introduction and Synopsis of Article / Case

Digital media is any kind of media that can be distributed, viewed, created, preserved and modified on computers. Digital media includes different types of media from audio as an example mp3 or e-books, websites and webpages, video and digital images and also the social media. Combined also with the internet, digital media had a big influence and a significant impact on culture and society nowadays.
For supporting my arguments on this case study I have pick up a sport organization were I could analyze the strategies used and how this affect Continue reading...

In Liberalism Against Populism (1982), William Riker argued that democratic decision making was chaotic, arbitrary, meaningless and impossible. This was nothing new, various thinkers have been poking theoretical holes in democracy since before Plato’s Republic. Socrates thought democracy was cute, but “full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequaled alike" (Plato 558). Voting – one of the essential foundations of a democracy - is problematic. In the late 1700’s, the Condorcet voting paradox only paved the way for Arrow's impossibility theorem (Arrow 2012). A variety of dangers, including mob rule, cycling, Continue reading...

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Abstract

The movie ‘Frozen’ is an adaptation of the popular fairy tale ‘The snow Queen’. This paper answers the fundamental sociological questions and viewpoints with critical interpretation from the philosophy of C. Wright mills. The paper potentially discusses about the social imaginations, sociological deviance, prejudice and discrimination, agents of socialization, family values and cultural values portrayed in the movie.
There are some crucial agents of socialization mentioned broadly in this movie. The first and very important agent is Continue reading...

Ethical Issues in the Youth Using Social Media and Online Chat Rooms

Introduction
In today’s world people especially the youth are able to communicate and express themselves better, a factor that has been enabled by the rise of social media and the internet. The internet is used even by the other generations for various purposes such as buying and selling products, social networking and downloading movies and music. The most popular use of the internet among the teens is the social networking. In a study carried out by Pew Research Centre (2015), about 95% of teens aged between 12 and 17 years use the internet. Further, eight out of ten Continue reading...

Opportunity

The opportunity entails the launch of new products in the market based on the current trends in industry.
Critical Factors
Target
Inevitably, the application of social media would confine the target group to users of social media only. As such, one must ensure that the set of social media options taken is inclusive of the entire target market. In the Britney Spears Case, the set of social media application was quadruple comprising her blogpost, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Competition

This is one area requiring adequate consideration. The application of social media would be met with countermeasures by the competitors. In Continue reading...

Dove is a recognized brand of soap manufactured by Unilever (Unilever.com, 2015). The brand’s primary mission is to help women realize their beauty potential by getting them involved with products that offer real care (Unilever.com, 2015). Dove believes that proper care is the secret behind beauty. Thus, Dove aims to bring products that enhance the hair and skin condition and offer a pleasurable care experience (Unilever.com, 2015). Since the inception of the product brand, Dove has placed high regards to women, regardless of the ethnicity and race. Dove believes that no woman must feel left out from the Continue reading...

Introduction

Individual ethical perceptions influence the effectiveness of organization’s ethical principles and social obligation to the stakeholders. A rational management must uphold the diverse individual principles and opinions of every employee and strive to strike a common ground by formulating emotionally connected code of conduct for all stakeholders in order to create a strong bondage towards attaining the organization’s objectives (Valor, 2005).

Explain the Role of Ethics and Social Responsibility in Developing a Strategic Plan, Considering Stakeholder Needs

Role of ethics in developing a strategic plan.
Building a strategic plan guided by the conscious approach to ethics and the demands of pertinent stakeholders is a cementing factor on an organization’s objective to win Continue reading...

Increasing Age Diversity in the Workplace

Age diversity has become a significant element in today’s workplaces. The performance of people in different age significantly varies in a working environment. In today’s workplaces, there are various incidences of discrimination due to age differences.
In most cases, as the population in a work environment ages, employees work performances reduces due to their incapability to adapt to the new changes in the work environment. Due to technological advancement, it is necessary for organizations to keep updating their systems of operation to meet the market demands. In such a scenario, older employees find it challenging to adapt Continue reading...

Introduction

‘How to Kill a Great Idea’ by Max Chafkin is a documentary of the rise of Friendster, one of the world’s first social networking site and the people and circumstance that brought its fall. Chafkin’s documentary touched on Friendster’s history from the time it was conceptualized by its founder and on how it became one of the biggest social media site until it ran out of business. While Chafkin’s story is focused on the historical side of Friendster’s experience, this paper would like to investigate Chafkin’s account using the value chain management perspective. Continue reading...

What type of Cause related products to be chosen for an advertisement? Which medium is used to aware people regarding the cancer and precautions to be taken to overcome disease? What organizations need to visit for organizing an event to introduce products to the concerned people? How marketing campaign will be effective in introducing new products and their usage for patients?

Critical factors:

Awareness Campaigns
Awareness for the disease is very important as most of the people are unaware of its symptoms and its causes. The cause-related strategies of marketing applied by the company between the organization and CBCF requires many Continue reading...

Executive Summary

As the leader of the sport apparel industry, Nike has always been an example of business practice and a quality and innovator trend – setter. In the 21st century economy, the company is facing new challenges for reaching a sustainable future in which to continue fostering its social and financial performances. The focus on fair labor condition for its contractors’ workers, the reduced water consumption or the zero discharge of pollutant chemicals globally are Nike’s main focuses for achieving a sustainable future for its business and the society wherein it unfolds its operations.
The current case study focuses on Continue reading...

Organic Food and Skin Care Industry in United Kingdom

The production of organic food and skin care products in the United Kingdom has been present for over 100 years. The global skin care at times referred to as cosmetic has five different segments: skin care, hair care, make-ups fragrances, and toiletries. Over the year, the industry has grown large and large as the demand for the products keeps rising. Statistics carried out by the soil association of the Great Britain indicates that the organic market in the country was worth 1.79 billion pounds as of the year 2013. (Baby Food Industry Profile: Europe, 2014, p. 20).
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Introduction

Young people nowadays are very much aware of the brands of things they buy. They often buy bags, make-up, clothes which are produced by top designers. Branding is the use of a name, term, symbol or design to give a product a unique identity in the marketplace (Handlin, 2015). Buying behavior is defined by Enis (2011, p.228) that it is ‘a process which though inputs and their use through process actions which leads to satisfaction of needs and wants’. Products are bought because of the image it gives to the consumer. Moreover, there are also underlying theories which are Continue reading...

Ray and Jean Case Study

Ray, at eighty, and Jean at seventy-five, are too old to look after themselves or their family members. When Miranda, one of Ray and jean’s daughters contacted me; a social worker in a family service agency, to talk about ways to ‘get help’ for her parents, it was obvious that neither Miranda, nor Marge, could spend time with them. As Marge was undergoing a prison sentence, there was no way she can be of physical or psychological help to her parents, and Miranda, facing a difficult situation herself, would also not be able to spend much time in Continue reading...

Background/Problem Statement

The digital/information age brought about by the developments in information and communication technologies have primarily shaped how individuals establish both the social environment and communication. As a result, this has influenced the fields such as education, culture, politics, and economy. The usage of social networks especially among the young users in this day and age has rapidly increased. Mark Zuckerberg together with his fellow Harvard University students and roommates launched Facebook on February 2004. As a social network site, Facebook has become a lifestyle and a habit within the daily life routine and influenced the way individuals interact and Continue reading...

In the development of the fiscal framework in this case, four options are raised. Option one offers a budgetary expenditure of 5.850 billion with budgetary revenues coming up to 5.190. In this case, a budgetary deficit of 660 million is expected for that year. The total debt for the province will increase by 570 million while the Total Cash Requirements in non-budgetary accounts will stand at 995 million. It also means that the revenue will grow by 9% though taxation rates will remain constant. The growth in expenditure and debt will grow by 7.3% and 10.2% respectively. The option Continue reading...

Question 1(20marks)

Based upon the articles provided, describe which four (4) external forces may have impacted Island Abbey Foods the most in the last several years. Discuss in detail the nature of each force separately, with examples.

Island Abbey foods has been at the forefront in technological innovations in order to improve their honey products for their vast number of customer base. Their extensive innovation was driven by the founders experience during their mountain excavation in western Canada. John Rowes (The Honibe® Story, 2014). Rowes has been researching on the honey making concept since 1990s- a technique that siphons moisture from Continue reading...

Trader Joe – Case Study

Trader Joe (TJ), formerly a South Sea chain of stores having unique offerings, later got acquired by Aldi. The Aldi group has attempted to retain the original concept of the Trader Joe stores since it was this concept that made the store a number one entity across consumers in the US. The company’s marketing strategy was thoroughly unconventional since it had no social media presence nor did they advertise in newspapers, TV and other media. (Ager & Roberto, 2014, p.8) Further, the company had an ‘everyday low price’ philosophy due to which it did not offer any sales or Continue reading...

Critique of campaign

The organization has come with a challenge as one of its mechanism of raising awareness on road usage. The organization has advocated for the creation of teams which will participate in the challenge. Various themes are proposed that can be picked by the teams. The themes are centered on the safe road usage in Ontario. The organization has proposed the use of print media, social media and other means to access the populations. In order for this marketing strategy to be regarded as effective, it must meet certain standards.
The issue of access to many people as possible falls Continue reading...