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Executive Summary In Aurgust 2006, 68 million Internet users have mistaken the company’s official website for YouTube, a popular online video site. This has caused severe interruptions in the workings of the company’s official website, causing an eventual shutdown.Advertising We will write a custom report sample on Management Report on E-Commerce Issues. specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More Adding a new server did not help. The company had to add more capacity. Another side of the problem, which might eventually prove to be a windfall, is that Google plans to buy YouTube for $1.65 billion. Introduction The purpose of this report is to provide the most sound solutions to given problem, taking into account the latest e-commerce management issues as those are related to given problem. One asssumption made in this report, is that the company, Universal Tube Rollform Equipment Corporation, has a large network of business con tacts. The brief overview of report’s contents can be found in the â€Å"Table of Contents†. Advice to CEO This problem presents an opportunity for company’s diversification. This is explored in more detail in the section of this report entitled â€Å"Advantages Stemming Out of the Given Problem.†Advertising Looking for report on business economics? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More But diversification is a long-term goal, meaning that it should be considered only after more basic steps have been taken. The first of them would be to email customers. Those emails would tell customers the nature of the problem and also express our company’s deep concern. They might also contain the name of the new domain, the name of which is suggested in the paragraph below. Considering the facts that â€Å"eighty percent of business conducted on the Net today takes place between firms†¦ rather than with individual consumers† (DuBrin, 2009, p.493), and that Universal Tube â€Å"sells used machines that make tubes† (DuBrin, 2009, p.508), it becomes evident that the company’s large network of business contacts means that the most important of its partners and customers can be reached via the official emails of their companies. Thus, the current situation does not pose any serious risks, because the very fact that it has been identified implies many ways of correcting it; not to mention an even brighter side of this issue, which lies in the fact that the established companies usually eschew â€Å"the medium of a large buyer exchange† (DuBrin, 2009, p.495). In our case, it means that the company might need to establish a temporary website which would provide services to the selected customers. This website might even take a form of â€Å"members only† platform, in which only the customers with previously issued usernames and passwords would be allowed. This would help create a feeling of closeness and would promote customer loyalty.Advertising We will write a custom report sample on Management Report on E-Commerce Issues. specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More Another way of alleviating the difficulties of given case and promoting customer loyalty would be to hire additional call center personnel and work with company’s most loyal customers through the phone. This is especially important considering the fact that â€Å"despite conducting business over the Internet, many customers want to follow up with telephone calls† (DuBrin, 2009, p.495). Our case has illustrated this tendency, as at the climax of this problem, â€Å"at least 50 customers called during the week to point out the problem† (DuBrin, 2009, p.508). While the costs of hiring additional personnel may be significant, they can keep the company from losing its most loyal customers. Those 50 customers who have called do seem loyal, because they could have easily accessed the website of some other company which offers the same services. Yet another way of alleviating the difficulties of given case would be â€Å"to obtain a domain name, such as one ending in ‘.co.uk’ for Britain. Several surveys indicate that up to 80 percent of Europeans shop first at Web sites with local domains† (DuBrin, 2009, p.495). This would help the company’s long-term profitability, while establishing a more reliable-looking domain name. My another advice to CEO would be to talk to the press in order to increase the mass media coverage of given problem, so that more people might learn about it.Advertising Looking for report on business economics? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More Its beneficial impact would be that of increasing the number of people who know about the given issue, thereby driving additional traffic to the website and increasing the number of â€Å"hits†. Thus, the website’s value would increase and the company would be able to sell its domain name for an even bigger sum of money. Thus, I would advise the company to try to sell its domain. However, before doing so, it might be beneficial to expand its operations by filing a lawsuit and thus attracting more mass media coverage. But while doing this, it would be also necessary to send a number of emails and letters to the regular customers, informing them about the establishment of new website, â€Å"utubeequipment.com† – thus, I woud suggest the establishment of new website with the given name, which is especially opportune in that most of the people, at least in terms of its customers, regard the company as the maker of â€Å"machines that make tubes† (DuBri n, 2009, p.508). A creative solution to finding the best option among the above-mentioned ones woud be to directly ask the consumers which of the above options of solving the problem they prefer. This could be done through the survey, which would be located on the temporary website built for its selected, most loyal customers. Thus, since they have already shown their loyalty, they might as well show more of their loyalty by opting to participate in the survey, which could also be conducted through the phone. However, the online version of survey seems less intrusive and more cost-effective, especially considering the relatively inexpensive cost of online surveys, even when those are conducted by Survey Monkey or Zoomerang, â€Å"two most popular online survey providers† (West, 2008). To be more exact, â€Å"Zoomerang†¦ has a professional subscription of $599 a year and allows you to use your own in-house list†¦ while SurveyMonkey†¦ costs $19.95 a month for a professional subscription but has a free standard package† (West, 2008). The fact that â€Å"80 percent of the Fortune 100 have active SurveyMonkey subscriptions† (West, 2008), seems to attest to the fact they do provide significant benefits. While all of the above proposed solutions may seem costly, it is necessary to understand that â€Å"there are many pieces you need to build before you can make money online† (Kha, 2000,.p.24). Universal Tube Versus Google The costs of litigation may be significant. However, considering the fact that â€Å"Google†¦. plans to buy YouTube for $US1.65 billion,† the litigation may yield significant profits, and will most likely result in at least partial compensation of company’s damages, since the company’s domain name, www.utube.com, has been established earlier than that of YouTube. In addition, the results of similar case involving the domain name,www.delta.com, seem to point out to the great likelih ood of at least partial compensation. Therefore, the company should pursue legal action against the owner of YouTube. Advantages Stemming Out of the Given Problem There are two major ways in which Universal Tube can capitalize on the confusion created by YouTube visitors: advertisement and diversification. Revenue from advertisement can become a second form of income for Universal Tube. Taking into account the fact that Universal Tube â€Å"has about $12 million in annual sales† (DuBrin, 2009, p.508), it is clear that the revenue from advertisement cannot become the company’s main source of income. However, the revenue from advertisement can supplement the company’s main source of income. Thus, Parmy Olson, â€Å"London Bureau Chief at Forbes.com† (Forbes 2011), writes that â€Å"one wonders if it might have been worth finding the extra cash to sustain utube.com, considering most online advertisers would likely come stampeding at the sound of 68 million hits a month (Olson, 2006).† Another windfall, which stems from the above one and can be likewise taken advantage of, is the company’s diversification, which seems to have been already spurred without any costs. Thus, the company will need to take very few steps in order to capitalize on its benefits. Moreover, there is a wide variety of noted economists who support an idea of diversification. Three of them, Sam Kirschner, Eldon Mayer, and Lee Kessler, have co-authored a highly acclaimed book called The Investor’s Guide to Hedge Funds (2006), in which they write that â€Å"diversification†¦. is at the heart of Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) and drives contemporary portfolio construction and optimization† (p.16). Moreover, the Markowitz model, which lies at the core of MPT and for which its authors have received the Nobel Prize, â€Å"establishes that the risk of a portfolio is lower than the average of the risks of each asset taken individually and gi ves quantitative evidence of the contribution of diversificaton† (Amenc and Le Sourd, 2003 p.77). The theoretical economists, however, are not the only ones who believe in the benefits of diversification. The vast majority of companies believe in the benefits of diversification too. Thus, Gary E. Clayton, a noted economist who has taught economics at various colleges and universities, writes in his economics textbook, Economics: Principles and Practices (1999), that â€Å"firms believe that if they do not ‘put all their eggs in one basket,’ their overall sales will be protected† (p.65). It is indeed true. In our case, the diversification has been virtually effectuated. Thus, our firm can save on the costs. It is especially easy with Google AdSense, which, according to its official website â€Å"is a free program that empowers online publishers to earn revenue by displaying relevant ads on a wide variety of online content†(Google). Thus, it is free an d can be easily utilized without any major investments. It’s additonal advantage is that it is widely used and thus seems to be reliable. Indeed, Ross Walker, â€Å"an assistant research professor with the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego†(San Diego Supercomputer Center, 2011), writes on his personal website that â€Å"Google AdSense is the current leader in content-sensitive web-based marketing† (Walker, 2010). However, Google AdSense is not the only program that allows to earn revenue by means of displaying ads on one’s website. There are many different alternative programs, some of which include AdBrite, Bidvertiser, Chitika, Infolinks, Pocket Cents, and Dynamic Oxygen. After having examined their relative benefits, however, I have come to conclusion that the most competitive online advertising solution next to Google AdSense is AdBrite, because it alllows â€Å"to monetize all traffic to your site, not just traffic that clicks on your ads†¦. and has more relaxed terms and conditions than Adsense† (Walker, 2010). Thus, it would be beneficial to try both AdSense and AdBrite. What is especially important to note about this type of revenue is that it is not correlated to company’s main source of revenue – â€Å"used machines that make tubes† (DuBrin, 2009, p.508). Thus, it can increase the company’s borrowing power. It is especially evident when one considers the opinion of â€Å"Diamond (1984), who has forcefully argued that diversification may bring substantial incentive benefits when projects are independent†¦ † by letting â€Å"the borrower†¦ cross-pledge the incomes of various projects† (Tirole, 2006, p.158). However, this type of revenue is not a necessary consequence of just having the website running. While all of the above solutions and their beneficial effects might be easy to reach, their implementation can be tricky. Thus, it is necessar y to understant exactly how the web advertisement business will be integrated into the old business. It migh be even necessary to rethink the whole business model and Internet strategy. What is especially important to understand is the branding aspect of it, as â€Å"being everything to everybody in the digital economy is fruitless (Kha, 2000,.p.42)†. Thus, it would be necessary to identify a certain niche of companies that would be interested in cooperation. Hazards of E-commerce Before going into the discussion of e-commerce hazards, as those are related to given problem, it is imporant to note that e-commerce has in many ways become an indelible part of our everyday life. Not only we go to Web for news and other pieces of information, be it stock quotes or news, but we also go to Web for such essential things as bank statements. This shows that no matter how dangerous e-commerce is, it is still the future, or at least so the statistics show, as†Goldman Sachs’ estimate of the total value of e-commerce in 2004 was $3.48 Trillion† (Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce, 2007). Another statistical indicator of the same trend is that â€Å"according to Shop.org, retails sales in general are growing about 3 percent per year, where online growth is in double digits† (DuBrin, 2009, p.493). Thus, overall, the data seems to support the opinion of Effy Oz, former â€Å"Professor of Management Science and Information Systems at the Pennsylvania State University† (Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies, 2008), who wrote that â€Å"Web technologies have been integrated into the business world to a degree that makes it difficult at times to realize which activites take place inside the organization and which involve information flowing from other places through the Internet. We have become so accustomed to the integration of the Web into our daily activities, especially the commercial ones, that the lines betwee n commerce and e-commerce have been blurred† ( p.301).† It is also important to note that â€Å"virtually every large industrial firm has its own Web site,† (DuBrin, 2009, p.496) from which it is reaping enormous benefits. Therefore, Universal Tube Rollform Equipment Corporation should keep its website, no matter what the costs are and no matter whether the company can keeps its current domain name or not. Another important aspect of this case that should be mentioned before embarking onto the description of hazards of e-commerce, is that the complexity of given case stems out of the limitations of current legal system. Indeed, Jacqueline D. Lipton, â€Å"Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law† (DePaul University College of Law, 2009), wrote that it â€Å"raises questions as to how effectively current laws and policies deal with situations where two different companies assert similar interests in one or more domain names.† (2008, p.510). This case is not the new one, however, so one should look at previous case in order to come to better solutions for the given case. Indeed, â€Å"there have been many examples since the inception of the domain name system where several parties with legitimate claims to similar trademarks have battled for corresponding domain names, such as delta.com† (Lipton, 2008, p.510). Now that we know the context of this case, it is time to consider the hazards of e-commerce as those are related to this case One of the hazard’s of e-commerce that this case shows is that of the â€Å"increased demands placed on managers† (DuBrin, 2009, p.482). While it may seem like something else than â€Å"hazard†, it really is a hazard in that it threatens to destroy the firm’s credibility in case the management does not find a proper solution. Thus, this hazard tests managers’ ability to adapt, which is a wider reflection of the fact that â€Å"infor mation technology itself changes so rapidly that managers must adapt themselves to the changes† (DuBrin, 2009, p.482). Another hazard of e-commerce that this case shows is that of the â€Å"deterioration of customer service† (DuBrin, 2009, p.491). Thus, some people, having typed â€Å"you† instead of â€Å"u†, got to the wrong website and were very baffled to find something completely else. Even though it might seem to be a problem caused by the customer, at least in that it has stemmed out of his or her inattention, it really is not the issue here, because in the marketplace the customer is king. No wonder then that â€Å"an extensive investigation into self-service technologies uncovered several areas of customer discontent† (DuBrin, 2009, p.491). This seems to point out yet another hazard of e-commerce. Yet another hazard of e-commers stems from of the previous one: â€Å"dealing with baffled consumers† (DuBrin, 2009, p.491). It is a hazar d in that it can lead to the loss of potential clients and/or current customers, in case the baffled customers are not taken care of and their problems solved. Conclusion It is clear that the windfalls of given case significantly outweigh the problems associated with it. The ways for utilizing those windfalls are indicated in the list of recommendations. List of Recommendations (in the order of steps decreasing urgency): Emailing customers companie’s apology and explanation of the situation Establishment of temporary website for selected customers Hiring additional call center personnel Diversification via online advertisement Interviews to mass media Initiation of litigation against the owner of YouTube Sale of original domain name. Reference List Amenc, Noel and Le Sourd, Veronique. (2003). Portfolio theory and performance analysis. Chichester, John Wiley Sons. Clayton, Gary E. (1999) Economics: principles and practices.Westerville, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. DePaul University College of Law. (2009). Jacqueline D. Lipton. Available from: http://www.law.depaul.edu/centers_institutes/ciplit/niro_symposium_09/lipton.asp . DuBrin, A. (2009) Essentials of management. USA, South-Western Cengage Learning. Forbes. (2011) Available from: http://www.forbes.com/fdc/bios/new/parmyolson.html . Google. Google AdSense. www.google.com/adsense . Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce. E-Commerce – Business to Consumer (B2C) Business to Business (B2B). Available from: http://www.lincs-chamber.co.uk/images/stories/E-Commerce%20-%20Business%20to%20Consumer%20_B2C_%20%20Business%20to%20Busine.pdf . Kirschne, Sam et al. (2006) The investor’s guide to hedge funds. Hoboken, John Wiley Sons. Kha, Le. (2000). Critical Success Factors for Business-to-Consumer E-business: Lessons from Amazon and Dell. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries [online] Available from: http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/28223/45745438.pdf?sequence%5Cu003d1 . Lipton, Jacquel ine D. (2008) A Winning Solution for Youtube and Utube? Corresponding Trademarks and Domain Name Sharing. Harvard Journal of Law Technology[online]. Volume 21, Number 2 Spring 2008. Available from: http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/articles/pdf/v21/21HarvJLTech509.pdf . Olson, Parmy. (2006) UTube Vs. YouTube: It Gets Ugly. Forbes[online]. Available from: http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/02/youtube-utube-google-legal-cx_po_1102markets06.html . Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies. (2008) Effy Oz. Available from: http://galletta.business.pitt.edu/tributes/EffyOz.html . Tirole, Jean. (2006) The theory of corporate finance. Princeton, Princeton University Press. San Diego Supercomputer Center. (2011) Ross Walker wins Outstanding Junior Faculty Award. Available from: http://www.sdsc.edu/News%20Items/PR033011_rwalker.html . Walker, Ross. (2010) The Top 10 Alternatives to Google Adsense. Available from: http://www.rosswalker.co.uk/adsense_top10/ . West, Lena. (2008) Surv ey Says†¦Online Feedback Key to Success. Ecommerce-guide.com [online} Available from: http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/resources/article.php/3632576/Survey-SaysOnline-Feedback-Key-to-Success.htm . This report on Management Report on E-Commerce Issues. was written and submitted by user Braxton House to help you with your own studies. 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End-rhymes will be carried throughout the poem, but within these lines, we discover similar sounds, the "Xan-" and "Khan," again; the "Xan-" and "a" sound of "Alph" get picked up again in "sacred" and "cav-," before being played out, finally, in "ran" and "man." The intricacy of sounds being repeated and modulated and repeated again creates the poem's energy, playful here, but also exceedingly musical and incantatory. The paradise that Kubla Khan creates is a delightful playscape. At first, it seems a bit compulsively arranged, a bit overly luxurious, a bit too Disney. The "sinuous rills" adds a slightly ominous element to the Edenic paradise, a hint of what's to come. Already, though, there is a distinction implied between what is natural -- the "sinuous rills" and the "forests ancient as the hills" -- and what is clearly man-made, nature bent to mankind's service: the enfolded "sunny spots of... ... a private matter: "all who heard" and "all should cry." It is a collective enchantment with the poet at the center of it. The magic of the final spellbinding lines -- beyond explication -- is based partly on abracadabra incantation ("Weave a circle round him thrice") and our corporate recollections of holy visionaries. The poet compels the vision of the public, but at the same time he is an outcast among them -- untouchable and even cursed ("his flashing eyes, his floating hair!") by his gift. The lines become completely suggestive in their wild blend of holiness, sensuality, prophecy, and danger. The poet and poem have have become their own "miracle of rare device," and the reader has borne witness to the creative miracle. Works Cited: Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. â€Å"Kubla Khan.† Literature: A Pocket Anthology. Ed. R. S. Gwynn. New York: Addison-Wesley. 2002. Careful Manipulation in Coleridge's Kubla Khan Essay -- Coleridge Kubl Careful Manipulation in Coleridge's Kubla Khan  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   In his preface to "Kubla Khan," Samuel Taylor Coleridge makes the claim that his poem is a virtual recording of something given to him in a drug-induced reverie, "if that indeed can be called composition in which all the images rose up before him as things . . . without any sensation or consciousness of effort." As spontaneous and as much a product of the unconscious or dreaming world as the poem might seem on first reading, however, it is also a finely structured, well wrought device that suggests the careful manipulation by the conscious mind. The first verse paragraph of Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" is the most ornately patterned part of the poem. Coleridge gives us end-rhymes that are repetitive and yet slightly "off": "Khan" is not an exact match with "man" or "ran." End-rhymes will be carried throughout the poem, but within these lines, we discover similar sounds, the "Xan-" and "Khan," again; the "Xan-" and "a" sound of "Alph" get picked up again in "sacred" and "cav-," before being played out, finally, in "ran" and "man." The intricacy of sounds being repeated and modulated and repeated again creates the poem's energy, playful here, but also exceedingly musical and incantatory. The paradise that Kubla Khan creates is a delightful playscape. At first, it seems a bit compulsively arranged, a bit overly luxurious, a bit too Disney. The "sinuous rills" adds a slightly ominous element to the Edenic paradise, a hint of what's to come. Already, though, there is a distinction implied between what is natural -- the "sinuous rills" and the "forests ancient as the hills" -- and what is clearly man-made, nature bent to mankind's service: the enfolded "sunny spots of... ... a private matter: "all who heard" and "all should cry." It is a collective enchantment with the poet at the center of it. The magic of the final spellbinding lines -- beyond explication -- is based partly on abracadabra incantation ("Weave a circle round him thrice") and our corporate recollections of holy visionaries. The poet compels the vision of the public, but at the same time he is an outcast among them -- untouchable and even cursed ("his flashing eyes, his floating hair!") by his gift. The lines become completely suggestive in their wild blend of holiness, sensuality, prophecy, and danger. The poet and poem have have become their own "miracle of rare device," and the reader has borne witness to the creative miracle. Works Cited: Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. â€Å"Kubla Khan.† Literature: A Pocket Anthology. Ed. R. S. Gwynn. New York: Addison-Wesley. 2002.

Discuss the view that the Civil Service has too much influence over policy

The Civil service is the administrative branch of the UK government, set with dealing with the everyday running of the country, rather than a ministerial role, which focus on only some areas. It is they that carry out the more mundane roles, although some Civil Servants do have more exciting life styles with jobs such as testing weaponry that is to be bought by the Ministry of Defence. The Civil Service is to advise ministers on the decisions that need to be made, to brief ministers on the issues involved and to present options to make the minister's decision making easier. At no stage though should Civil Servants be responsible for decision making. There is a clear dividing line between the decision-making role of the minister and the supporting role of the Civil Servant. as Margaret Thatcher put it ‘Civil Servants advise; ministers decide'. Servants are not elected and because of this they should not have the power to make decisions. Decision making is the responsibility of the politicians and it is they who should take responsibility for the success or failures of departmental policy and they should not be held accountable for their advice or for departmental policy. In the case of policy errors or mistakes in implementation it is the minister who has to resign, not the Civil Servant – the Civil Servant should not be held responsible because they have no role in decision making. This can be seen through the resignation In April 2004 of Beverly Hughes. She forced to resign as minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Counter Terrorism when it was shown that she had been informed of procedural improprieties concerning the granting of visas to certain categories of workers from Eastern Europe. While this cannot wholly be seen as their fault, it was they, not the civil servants that advised them that had to resign over the events, due to the fact that they are responsible for the final decision. Ministers have a large workload and have limited time as is shown by the fact that the Core hours in the House of Commons are until 10pm on some evenings, and parliamentary debates sometimes continue into the night, with Ministers having added Committees to sit on and other government business to attend to, as a result, they rely heavily on their Civil Service advice and this puts the Civil Servants into a privileged and influential position. Any advisor should have some influence, if they don't there is not much point in them being there. However, if ministers lack the time to check Civil Servants' advice, the danger is that they will become a mouthpiece for Civil Service policies. Civil Servants also have the opportunity to ‘control' the minister by restricting the supply of information to him or by presenting it in such a way as to limit his options, as was shown by the limited information given to Beverly Hughes. It would be wrong to suggest that this happens often, it remains true that the Civil Service has considerable power. This is deemed as the Minister having gone native and in October 2010, claims were made that Jeremy Hunt had â€Å"gone native†. Also, when Alan Johnson took position of the Home Secretary, he had relatively little experience in the policy of governing the UK and was therefore more reliant on the Civil Service than he may have chosen to be. Manipulation of information may occur. Ministers, such as Alan Johnson, rely on officials to supply them with background facts upon which to base decisions. Skilful officials may be able to present statistics and research findings in a way as to influence final conclusions There is evidence to suggest that the civil service has been politicised due to the increase of special advisers with too much power. It can be argued that Special Advisers can work effectively with civil servants, and it is a relationship of mutual benefit, not a matter of regret. The role of the UK Civil Service is to help the Government of the day develop and carry out their policies and administer the public services for which they are responsible. Ministers have to be able to trust civil servants to be discreet otherwise politicians may feel the need to surround themselves with political appointees whose main virtue is their loyalty to that politician rather than having ability to formulate good policy and then have it implemented. A special advisor can give more biased opinions and can be there to help the Minister, rather than the department, policy or government. Spin doctors such as Alistair Campbell had great influence over policy on the basis of how it would appear to the public, and this can be seen in particular over the time Blair spent talking to him, rather than to the Civil Service over plans for the Millennium. There is also evidence to suggest that individual departments to develop long term policies of their own. When a new minister of government comes to power, the department will seek to impose its own ‘culture' upon them. The Treasury is most often suspected of such tactics, as it is notoriously opposed to increased public expenditure or any radical spending plans, caused by the fact that it has to keep the long term in mind, and the fact that a likely change in government will see most of the polices undone anyway, causing undue harm on the economy. If the senior Treasury officials can persuade each new Chancellor of the Exchequer of the virtues of keeping spending low, their influence automatically grows. An example of this was in 1999, when Chancellor Gordon Brown was resisting calls for extensive increases in spending on health and education, some critics suggested he had ‘gone native', suggesting that Brown had been influenced by the Civil Servants, adopting their norm of behaviour and so losing his enthusiasm for spending. Overall, the Civil Service do have more power over policy than their supposed political neutrality should let them, but it is to be expected in the modern world of political advisors, and the competitive world which seeks public recognition. While the senior civil servants, due to the permanence and long serving nature do have a great deal of power, the average civil servant has less power, and is more reliant upon presentation of the facts in a favourable way then anything else, something which is true with Ministers and Government as a whole.

Papa John’s

Papa John’s Analysis Alex Quiquia 3/19/13 MGMT 4800 Strategic Analysis of Papa John’s Introduction–We already know that Papa John's is a major player in the Pizza industry but what does the future hold for them. One of the business-level strategies that Papa John’s implemented was product differentiation through the use of fresh dough and superior-quality ingredients. John Schnatter believed that other pizza restaurants used inferior ingredients and that he could do it better. This strategy was implemented from the very beginning in the United States.Another successful business-level strategy that focused on product diversification employed by Papa John’s was the use of technology to order pizza. In 2001 they became the first pizza company to offer online ordering. The most significant corporate-level strategy used early on by Papa John’s was mergers and acquisitions. In the late 90s, the company acquired 205 â€Å"Perfect Pizza† resta urants in the UK. They continued aggressively acquiring international restaurants until the early 2000s when they began to focus their acquisition efforts domestically.In just under 30 years since opening its first store, Papa John’s has added over 4,000 stores (papajohns. com). That’s an average of over 140 new stores every year since inception, an incredible pace. They also decided to use the franchisee model. Although this model has its critics, it can be a very useful way to generate revenue without adding to store overhead, etc. The franchisee model has been successful for Papa John’s. Papa John’s was enjoying a 5+ percent average revenue growth rate for the previous five years. The company also boasted one of the highest returns on invested capital in the restaurant category of the markets.Total assets grew steadily from 2003 to 2007 as well. This growth was financed mostly by debt, but debt/equity ratios remained healthy. Apparently Papa Johnâ€⠄¢s holds a competitive advantage in its fresher, higher-quality ingredients. When a customer is looking for a restaurant-quality pizza with ease of delivery, they turn to Papa John’s. External Analysis– During this study, the pizza industry was extremely competitive. Barriers to entry were few and competitors could drive prices for pizza ingredients extremely low, enabling them to easily undercut other competitors’ prices.Food commodity prices also took a 20 percent jump in 2007, which didn’t make the industry any more attractive. One of the attractive features of the industry is that because pizza ingredients are commodities, supplier power is very low. Suppliers cannot dictate prices to buyers, because they can go somewhere else. Buyer power, however, is very high. If someone doesn’t wish to buy a $12. 00 pizza at Papa John’s, they can go across the street to Little Caesar’s for a $5. 00 pizza that tastes almost the same. The two m ajor competitors of Papa John’s are Dominos and Pizza Hut. Both of these companies enjoy a larger market share than Papa John’s.These companies are focused more on price savings than Papa John’s, who is focused on quality pizza. Just like any other sub-section of the food industry, thousands of pizza restaurants are opened each year, which continues to make profits more difficult to obtain. Internal Analysis–The commissary system is an important part of what gives Papa John’s an edge over its competitors. Every Papa John’s restaurant belongs to a subdivided region, and each region has what is known as a commissary. These commissaries send fresh ingredients and cleaning supplies twice per week to all the Papa John’s restaurants within their region.This ensures fresh ingredients and all the supplies needed to clean the restaurants. This also maintains consistency from restaurant to restaurant as all of the commissaries are controlled at the corporate level. By servicing several units from one commissary, labor costs are also driven down. Papa John’s international growth is also an advantage it has over many of its competitors. By taking advantage of all different markets around the world, Papa John’s ensures that business is most likely thriving somewhere at all times. All of these factors create a competitive advantage for Papa John’s.Recommendations Based on this analysis of Papa John’s, the following recommendations are made to help the company continue its profitability. 1. Expand internationally as much as possible. With several stores in diverse locations throughout the world, Papa John’s will be well diversified and able to absorb losses in one area better. 2. Continue to move more toward the franchisee model even more so than they are currently doing. By furthering this model, overhead and administrative costs at the corporate level are drastically reduced. Papa John’s Papa John’s Analysis Alex Quiquia 3/19/13 MGMT 4800 Strategic Analysis of Papa John’s Introduction–We already know that Papa John's is a major player in the Pizza industry but what does the future hold for them. One of the business-level strategies that Papa John’s implemented was product differentiation through the use of fresh dough and superior-quality ingredients. John Schnatter believed that other pizza restaurants used inferior ingredients and that he could do it better. This strategy was implemented from the very beginning in the United States.Another successful business-level strategy that focused on product diversification employed by Papa John’s was the use of technology to order pizza. In 2001 they became the first pizza company to offer online ordering. The most significant corporate-level strategy used early on by Papa John’s was mergers and acquisitions. In the late 90s, the company acquired 205 â€Å"Perfect Pizza† resta urants in the UK. They continued aggressively acquiring international restaurants until the early 2000s when they began to focus their acquisition efforts domestically.In just under 30 years since opening its first store, Papa John’s has added over 4,000 stores (papajohns. com). That’s an average of over 140 new stores every year since inception, an incredible pace. They also decided to use the franchisee model. Although this model has its critics, it can be a very useful way to generate revenue without adding to store overhead, etc. The franchisee model has been successful for Papa John’s. Papa John’s was enjoying a 5+ percent average revenue growth rate for the previous five years. The company also boasted one of the highest returns on invested capital in the restaurant category of the markets.Total assets grew steadily from 2003 to 2007 as well. This growth was financed mostly by debt, but debt/equity ratios remained healthy. Apparently Papa Johnâ€⠄¢s holds a competitive advantage in its fresher, higher-quality ingredients. When a customer is looking for a restaurant-quality pizza with ease of delivery, they turn to Papa John’s. External Analysis– During this study, the pizza industry was extremely competitive. Barriers to entry were few and competitors could drive prices for pizza ingredients extremely low, enabling them to easily undercut other competitors’ prices.Food commodity prices also took a 20 percent jump in 2007, which didn’t make the industry any more attractive. One of the attractive features of the industry is that because pizza ingredients are commodities, supplier power is very low. Suppliers cannot dictate prices to buyers, because they can go somewhere else. Buyer power, however, is very high. If someone doesn’t wish to buy a $12. 00 pizza at Papa John’s, they can go across the street to Little Caesar’s for a $5. 00 pizza that tastes almost the same. The two m ajor competitors of Papa John’s are Dominos and Pizza Hut. Both of these companies enjoy a larger market share than Papa John’s.These companies are focused more on price savings than Papa John’s, who is focused on quality pizza. Just like any other sub-section of the food industry, thousands of pizza restaurants are opened each year, which continues to make profits more difficult to obtain. Internal Analysis–The commissary system is an important part of what gives Papa John’s an edge over its competitors. Every Papa John’s restaurant belongs to a subdivided region, and each region has what is known as a commissary. These commissaries send fresh ingredients and cleaning supplies twice per week to all the Papa John’s restaurants within their region.This ensures fresh ingredients and all the supplies needed to clean the restaurants. This also maintains consistency from restaurant to restaurant as all of the commissaries are controlled at the corporate level. By servicing several units from one commissary, labor costs are also driven down. Papa John’s international growth is also an advantage it has over many of its competitors. By taking advantage of all different markets around the world, Papa John’s ensures that business is most likely thriving somewhere at all times. All of these factors create a competitive advantage for Papa John’s.Recommendations Based on this analysis of Papa John’s, the following recommendations are made to help the company continue its profitability. 1. Expand internationally as much as possible. With several stores in diverse locations throughout the world, Papa John’s will be well diversified and able to absorb losses in one area better. 2. Continue to move more toward the franchisee model even more so than they are currently doing. By furthering this model, overhead and administrative costs at the corporate level are drastically reduced.

The History of How Dogs Were Domesticated

The History of How Dogs Were Domesticated The history of dog domestication is that of an ancient partnership between dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and humans. That partnership was likely originally based on a human need for help with herding and hunting, for an early alarm system, and for a source of food in addition to the companionship many of us today know and love. In return, dogs received companionship, protection, shelter, and a reliable food source. But when this partnership first occurred is still under some debate. Dog history has been studied recently using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which suggests that wolves and dogs split into different species around 100,000 years ago. Although mtDNA analysis has shed some light on the domestication event(s) which may have occurred between 40,000 and 20,000 years ago, researchers are not agreed on the results. Some analyses suggest that the original domestication location of dog domestication was in East Asia; others that the middle east was the original location of domestication; and still others that later domestication took place in Europe. What the genetic data has shown to date is that the history of dogs is as intricate as that of the people they lived alongside, lending support to the long depth of the partnership, but complicating origin theories. Two Domestications In 2016, a research team led by bioarchaeologist Greger Larson (Frantz et al. cited below) published mtDNA evidence for two places of origin for domestic dogs: one in Eastern Eurasia and one in Western Eurasia. According to that analysis, ancient Asian dogs originated from a domestication event from Asian wolves at least 12,500 years ago; while European Paleolithic dogs originated from an independent domestication event from European wolves at least 15,000 years ago. Then, says the report, at sometime before the Neolithic period (at least 6,400 years ago), Asian dogs were transported by humans to Europe where they displaced European Paleolithic dogs. That would explain why earlier DNA studies reported that all modern dogs were descended from one domestication event, and also the existence of evidence of two domestication event from two different far-flung locations. There were two populations of dogs in the Paleolithic, goes the hypothesis, but one of them- the European Paleolithic dog- is now extinct. A lot of questions remain: there are no ancient American dogs included in most of the data, and Frantz et al. suggest that the two progenitor species were descended from the same initial wolf population and both are now extinct. However, other scholars (Botiguà © and colleagues, cited below) have investigated and found evidence to support migration event(s) across the central Asia steppe region, but not for a complete replacement. They were unable to rule out Europe as the original domestication location. The Data: Early Domesticated Dogs The earliest confirmed domestic dog anywhere so far is from a burial site in Germany called Bonn-Oberkassel, which has joint human and dog interments dated to 14,000 years ago. The earliest confirmed domesticated dog in China was found in the early Neolithic (7000–5800 BCE) Jiahu site in Henan Province. Evidence for co-existence of dogs and humans, but not necessarily domestication, comes from Upper Paleolithic sites in Europe. These hold evidence for dog interaction with humans and include  Goyet Cave  in Belgium,  Chauvet  cave in France, and  Predmosti in the Czech Republic. European Mesolithic sites like Skateholm (5250–3700 BC) in Sweden have dog burials, proving the value of the furry beasts to hunter-gatherer settlements. Danger Cave in Utah is currently the earliest case of dog burial in the Americas, at about 11,000 years ago, likely a descendant of Asian dogs. Continued interbreeding with wolves, a characteristic found throughout the life history of dogs everywhere, has apparently resulted in the hybrid black wolf found in the Americas. Black fur coloration is a dog characteristic, not originally found in wolves. Dogs as Persons Some studies of dog burials dated to the Late Mesolithic-Early Neolithic Kitoi period in the Cis-Baikal region of Siberia suggests that in some cases, dogs were awarded person-hood and treated equally to fellow humans. A dog burial at the Shamanaka site was a male, middle-aged dog which had suffered injuries to its spine, injuries from which it recovered. The burial, radiocarbon dated to ~6,200 years ago (cal BP), was interred in a formal cemetery, and in a similar manner to the humans within that cemetery. The dog may well have lived as a family member. A wolf burial at the Lokomotiv-Raisovet cemetery (~7,300 cal BP) was also an older adult male. The wolfs diet (from stable isotope analysis) was made up of deer, not grain, and although its teeth were worn, there is no direct evidence that this wolf was part of the community. Nevertheless, it too was buried in a formal cemetery. These burials are exceptions, but not that rare: there are others, but there is also is evidence that fisher-hunters in Baikal consumed dogs and wolves, as their burned and fragmented bones appear in refuse pits. Archaeologist Robert Losey and associates, who conducted this study, suggest that these are indications that Kitoi hunter-gatherers considered that at least these individual dogs were persons. Modern Breeds and Ancient Origins Evidence for the appearance of breed variation is found in several European Upper Paleolithic sites. Medium-sized dogs (with wither heights between 45–60 cm) have been identified in Natufian sites in the Near East dated to ~15,500-11,000 cal BP). Medium to large dogs (wither heights above 60 cm) have been identified in Germany (Kniegrotte), Russia (Eliseevichi I), and Ukraine (Mezin), ~17,000-13,000 cal BP). Small dogs (wither heights under 45 cm) have been identified in Germany (Oberkassel, Teufelsbrucke, and Oelknitz), Switzerland (Hauterive-Champreveyres), France (Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz, Pont dAmbon) and Spain (Erralia) between ~15,000-12,300 cal BP. See the investigations by archaeologist Maud Pionnier-Capitan and associates for more information. A recent study of pieces of DNA called SNPs (single-nucleotide polymorphism) which have been identified as markers for modern dog breeds and published in 2012 (Larson et al) comes to some surprising conclusions: that despite the clear evidence for marked size differentiation in very early dogs (e.g., small, medium and large dogs found at Svaerdborg), this has nothing to do with current dog breeds. The oldest modern dog breeds are no more than 500 years old, and most date only from ~150 years ago. Theories of Modern Breed Origination Scholars now agree that most of the dog breeds we see today are recent developments. However, the astounding variation in dogs is a relic of their ancient and varied domestication processes. Breeds vary in size from the one pound (.5 kilogram) teacup poodles to giant mastiffs weighing over 200 lbs (90 kg). In addition, breeds have different limb, body, and skull proportions, and they also vary in abilities, with some breeds developed with special skills such as herding, retrieving, scent detection, and guiding. That may be because domestication occurred while humans were all hunter-gatherers at the time, leading extensively migrant lifeways. Dogs spread with them, and thus so for a while dog and human populations developed in geographic isolation for a time. Eventually, however, human population growth and trade networks meant people reconnected, and that, say scholars, led to the genetic admixture in the dog population. When dog breeds began to be actively developed about 500 years ago, they were created out of a fairly homogenous gene pool, from dogs with mixed genetic heritages which had been developed in widely disparate locations. Since the creation of kennel clubs, breeding has been selective: but even that was disrupted by World Wars I and II, when breeding populations all over the world were decimated or went extinct. Dog breeders have since reestablished such breeds using a handful of individuals or combining similar breeds. Sources Botiguà © LR, Song S, Scheu A, Gopalan S, Pendleton AL, Oetjens M, Taravella AM, Seregà ©ly T, Zeeb-Lanz A, Arbogast R-M et al. 2017. Ancient European dog genomes reveal continuity since the Early Neolithic. 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Genesis 1-11 Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 500 words

Genesis 1-11 - Essay Example Another idea that brought about creation was that God wanted to be worshipped, after six days of working he rested on the seventh day. Adam and Eve had two sons, namely, Cain and Abel. Cain was a hunter while Abel was a herd’s boy. Abel used to give burnt offerings to God, while Cain brought grains God looked in favor of Abel and not of Cain, this shows that God’s intention for the creation was to be worshipped. He gave Adam the power to name every creature, and later on God created a helper for him. He gave Adam instruction to follow, for instance, he gave Adam instructions against eating harvest from the tree of good and evil, and he gave man authority over the living creatures and the earth, which he had created (Genesis 1). In order for them to multiply and fill the world, God created a helper for Adam called Eve. At first God’s intentions were for man to live forever. Seen in Genesis chapter 22, this is where man, banished from eating from the tree of life of which he would have lived forever, if he had not eaten its fruits (Genesis 22). Another intention is that God never tolerated disobedience of any kind this is seen when he curses the serpent for deceiving Eve, curses Eve for eating fruits from the tree and curses Adam for acting under his wife’s words and eating the same fruit from the forbidden tree. In Genesis chapter 6, man married any beautiful girl he chose, as much as he were mortals, God came to reduce a man’s life to one hundred and twenty years, it was Gods intentions for the earth not to be corrupted. When he saw the earth was corrupted, God wanted to wipe out the face of the earth. However, Noah found favor in the sight of God, as God ordered him, to construct a refuge (ark) in which he and his family would find haven when God sends a flood to consume the sinful earth. It was also God’s intention to save animals of different kinds, and so he ordered Noah to bring them in the ark in pairs

My fascination with the law profession Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 750 words

My fascination with the law profession - Essay Example Since childhood I have had a habit of asking for reasons and logic for almost everything in life. My weekly trips to my grandmother’s house demanded reasons from my parents, my occasional trips to the shelter of the homeless demanded logic and the list goes on. As I grew up, I developed a personal sense of reasoning and logic to find the purpose behind the happenings in the environment. This reasoning developed a sense of judgment for right and wrong. It has been experienced that age provides one with the confidence and courage to stand up for one’s principles and reasons in life. I have witnessed the same in my life. As I grew older, the logic demanding nature earned me the voice to protest against any wrong actions in the society. The passion for a structured and lawful society urges one to protect the rights of others as well as one’s own. One of such instances took place in my neighborhood when the local municipal community showed negligence on an important m atter. The local municipal community planted a garbage disposal point adjacent to the premises of a children park. The foul smell of the garbage surrounded the park and made the park loose the charm of the purity of the air. It would not have been a big problem if the garbage got cleared from the point every day; there were some days when the garbage was not cleared for two consecutive days. This even created a threat for the health and welfare of the community as some diseases might have initiated from the dump.