A Critical Analysis of My Strengths and Weaknesses

A Critical Analysis of My Strengths and Weaknesses in the skills of Assertiveness Assertiveness enables us to act in our own best interests, to stand up for ourselves without undue anxiety, to exercise personal rights without denying the rights of others, and to express our feelings honestly and comfortably (Alberti & Emmons, 2008). Within interpersonal communication, the skill of assertion is absolutely vital; it is a skill we are constantly utilising either consciously or unconsciously.Through nurturing the skill of assertiveness a person may have fruitful relationships with family, friends, peers, superiors and subordinates (Rakos, 1997) based on honesty and equality. The skill of Assertiveness can be viewed in differently within diverse cultures, for example in the highly extraverted, expressive and individualistic culture that is apparent in America; Assertiveness is a particularly important, if not essential skill.However in the much more reserved and introverted culture of Bri tain more emphasis is placed on interpersonal sensitivity, being a rewarding partner and the use of non-verbal signals (Forgas, 1985). The skill of Assertion has 9 main functions, these include; helping individuals to ensure that their personal rights are not violated, make reasonable requests of others, recognise the personal rights of others, avoid unnecessary aggressive conflicts and confidently, and openly communicate their position regarding any issue (Hargie, 2009).Assertiveness is a skill that is learned and training is available for those who may find it hard to assert their feelings within a social context. Assertiveness is a great skill to possess however there are times when an assertive response may in fact be the least responsive, in such times a non assertive or passive response may be what is required. The different levels of response are displayed well by the continuum which ranges from Non Assertive – Assertive – Aggressive.In most instances people sho uld aim to remain as close to assertive on the continuum as possible, as this promotes both standing up for yourself whilst also taking the other persons views into consideration. As a result of my Assertiveness practical I found myself to be just slightly towards the more non-assertive side of the continuum. I was quite pleased with this result as I did not want to be positioned too close to aggressive or non assertive.Throughout the Assertiveness Practical I had a number of Strengths which were outweighed by quite a number of Weaknesses, this is natural as Rakos stated â€Å"Assertion is a learned skill, not a trait that a person has or lacks. † An area throughout the practical in which I was strong was ‘Gesturing’, upon analysing my video I found my gestures to be smooth and fluid, I feel this conveyed a non-verbal message that I was calm within the situation. Accentuating your message with appropriate gestures can add emphasis, openness and warmth.A relaxed u se of gestures can add depth or power to your messages (Alberti & Emmons, 2008). Another area which analysing my practical revealed I was strong was ‘Paralanguage’ this can include an individual’s rate of speech, intensity, tone and volume. I found the tone of my voice to be conversational but not overly friendly and I felt this was perfect for the situation, the other people involved in the practical commented on the intensity of my voice being quite firm but not intimidating as the still felt comfortable.This is quite an important aspect of being assertive as a Kimble and Seidel study showed that those who spoke with a dominant conversational tone where perceived as being confident and therefore more likely to gain a more adequate answers (Richmond & McCroskey, 2000). Analysing my practical led me to see that I excelled in complex direct assertion, most notably the use of embellishments. Embellishments lessen the social risk whilst having a discussion with some one, however if they are used too much they can be seen as false and can dilute a person’s argument. I was particularly well versed in the use of both Praise and Empathy.An example of this in my practical was when the woman, who was trying to return a phone which was out of warranty said â€Å"you must understand where I’m coming from† in response to this I said â€Å"of course I do Miss X, I was in your position just over a year ago before I began to work here and you are handling the situation much better than I did. † The woman who prior to this piece of dialogue was getting rather agitated seemed to calm down and come to terms with what I was trying to explain. Hargie states that empathic assertion conveys sensitivity to the other person thus allowing that person to feel understood and not undermined.Although I had a number of Strengths throughout my practical I also had quite a few weaknesses which are illustrated by my personal assertiveness invento ry score which was +9, although the class average was +2, my score still showed that I can be assertive but find it quite difficult. One of the weaknesses I noticed was that I failed to keep eye contact with the person in my practical; this was a major flaw and undoubtedly hindered my assertiveness. At quite regular intervals, namely when the discussion was getting a bit heated, I tended to look at the desk in front of me rather than focus on the other person.Gaze aversion is typically an intentional act, you may be unsure of yourself and do not want him/her to see it in your eyes (Richmond & McCroskey, 2000). This was probably the case in my practical, I was unfamiliar with the given situation and felt that I was out of my depth thus I avoided eye contact; I can now see that this was a critical mistake. The second major flaw that I had involved my body posture, upon analysing the practical I realised that during our entire interaction my body was never directly facing the other per sons.When talking to another person, notice how much more personal the conversation becomes with a slight turn of the shoulders and torso toward the other person, this suggests confidence and openness to the conversation at hand (Alberti & Emmons, 2008). I now realise from my practical I was portraying quite a defensive posture, thus not putting the other person at ease whilst talking to me. Also from a defensive posture it is a lot harder to be assertive as the other person is likely to already have a certain prejudice about you.My final and most glaring weakness was overuse of the â€Å"broken record† approach, after analysing my practical session I realised that I used the phrase â€Å"I am sorry, but there is nothing I can do† a staggering amount of times. This is not a good tactic to employ as it can frustrate the other person, it can also dilute the argument and take away the relevance of what you are saying. Persistence should not be confused with the broken rec ord method, â€Å"be fair with others and keep after them until they’re fair with you† (Alberti & Emmons, 2008).Throughout my practical I also used too much ‘you language’, this attributed responsibility to the other person and was possibly too aggressive rather than assertive. In conclusion I feel that as a whole my assertiveness practical was a success; there are a number of areas in which I can improve vastly such as posture and eye contact. However I feel that I did do extremely well in a few areas, these being; gesturing and embellishments. Jim Rohn once said â€Å"Every time we speak we choose one of the four basic communication styles: assertive, aggressive, passive and passive aggressive†.This quotation helps me to illustrate that our learning of the skill of Assertion is continuous, throughout this practical research I have realised that Assertiveness is a great facet of an individual’s personality, and when used right can be an outs tanding tool. When a person has mastered the skill they will know when to be assertive, whom to be assertive with and with what intensity to put their message across (Journal of Communication, Volume 19, Issue 03, Pages 257-265). In a minority of places where cultural sensitivity is raw assertion may be deemed somewhat wreck less.Nevertheless, assertion that accommodates cultural norms is an accepted communication style and is widely used the world over. (Hargie, 2002) References Alberti, R. and Emmons, M. (1975) Stand Up, Speak Out, Talk Back: The Key to Assertive Behaviour. Pocket Books, New York Alberti, R. and Emmons, M. (2008) You’re Perfect Right, Assertiveness and Equality in Your Life and Relationships. Impact, San Luis Obisopo American Communication Journal, Volume 10, Issue 01, Spring 2008. Forgas, J. (1985) Interpersonal Bahaviour: The Psychology of Social Interaction. Hargie, O. , Dickson, D.Skilled Interpersonal Communication, Research, Theory and Practice, 7th e dition. Routledge, London. Chapter 11. Journal of Communication, Volume 19, Issue 03, Pages 257-265, September 1969 Knapp, M. and Vangelisti, A. (2006) Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships. Allyn and Bacon, Texas Rakos, R. (2006) Assertive Behaviour: Theory, Research and Training. Routledge, London. Richmond, V. and McCroskey, J. (2000) NonVerbal Behaviour in Interpersonal Relationships, Allyn and Bacon, Texas The Electronic Journal of Communication, Volume 13, Number 4 2003. Townend, A. (2007) Assertiveness and Diversity. Palgrave, Basingstoke.

The Best Formula For 10X Marketing Growth Is Here - CoSchedule

The Best Formula For 10X Marketing Growth Is Here The dream of content marketing is that it’s going to be a magical funnel that drips money into your bank account. Its lure is that it will create an inbound sales machine. But what should you do when it doesn’t work like that? Or even at all? That’s the question the 10x Marketing Formula  answers step-by-step. It’s a formula that will show you exactly what to do (and how to do it) to achieve tenfold marketing results. This means the return you can expect will be ten times over what you put in. It’s the exact formula we used to grow from zeroes across the board to: 1.3M+ monthly pageviews, 250k+ email subscribers, and thousands of customers in 100 countries in just 4 years. So don’t wait around reading a blog post†¦ Pick up a copy right now. The Best Formula For 10x Marketing Growth Is HereWhen you do, you’ll find out why Jay Baer calls it: â€Å"A powerful formula for marketing success; thoroughly modern and proven to succeed. This is a book for marketers that want to win.† You will learn to overcome  a lack of time, struggling to produce content, an inability to engage your audience, and so many more marketing roadblocks. If you think marketing success belongs only to elite geniuses or those with huge budgets, think again- 10x marketers achieve 10x growth regardless of their limitations. This book is about finding the strategic shortcuts to get you there fast. It’s about short-circuiting the path to jaw-dropping growth. You have to find your own way- and  10x Marketing Formula is that path. Michael Hyatt  says: â€Å"Garrett Moon is one of my favorites to follow because he combines the edge of a fearless startup CEO with the savvy of a marketer whos scaled a successful business. The 10x Marketing Formula  challenges you to rethink your goals and definitions of success and, more importantly, how you employ strategic shortcuts to achieve them.† So, if you’re ready to look like a marketing genius  and revolutionize your results  (and mindset), you’ve just found your path. Ready to be a marketing genius and revolutionize your results? Read The 10X Marketing Formula fromWhat’s In The 10x Marketing Formula? This book’s title tips off the premise: we’re after 10x marketing results. This means the return we expect, and are resolved to achieve, is ten times over what we put in. We aren’t looking for 10 percent year-over-year growth; we’re laser-focused on blowing the roof off last year’s, last month’s, and last week’s numbers. To do this requires a mindset shift. You can’t expect 10x results from copying everyone else. What worked for someone else isn’t a guarantee to work for you. This means drafting a binder full of charts and best guesses and calling it a marketing plan is doomed to fail. It’s too crowded and the world moves too fast for â€Å"copycat marketing.† One of the surest paths to growth is by creating the kind of content that stands out and gets results. While the book is a comprehensive guide to building an entire marketing program, I want to share a sample of what brilliant content marketing looks like using just a few of the frameworks from  10x Marketing Formula. Check them out in the infographic below. Now that you have the recipe for content marketing success, lets talk about what the rest of the formula looks like. 10x Marketing Formula  presents four phases to marketing mastery: planning, execution, publishing, and analysis. It isn’t simply a variant of a marketing to-do list, it’s a set of frameworks that will work in any context- regardless of your limitations Marcus Sheridan, Author of They Ask, You Answer, says: â€Å"Often, books like this are a disappointment. Theyre long on ideas, short on actionability. This is not one of those books. Garrett Moon delivers on the promise of providing a blueprint for the most differentiating and results-driven content marketing of your career. Here’s an overview of the formula. Phase One: Plan In the first phase, you’ll learn how to create content so good, so powerful, and so effective it’ll make your competition look like they didn’t even try. Even better, your content will produce revenue by perfectly marrying your business value and customer needs. This happens with a framework I call the content core. You will also find an exclusive interview with Noah Kagan, Chief Sumo of Sumo Group, where we go deep on marketing for growth. Phase one is about dialing in your content to drive tons of traffic and increase conversions. Noah says about the book: If you think you have to be in Silicon Valley to grow a startup, think again. Garrett has done an impressive job from NORTH DAKOTA in growing a successful company. Enjoy seeing the exact marketing methodology he used to do it! Phase Two: Execute Is your team really producing all its capable of? Or is there more output and productivity yet to be realized? If so, phase two will turn the ship around immediately. It’s all about how to get shit done- especially as a marketing team. You will learn to brainstorm the best project ideas of your career, rapidly execute them, and dramatically increase your team’s output. From developing a content scorecard to publish the best content you’re capable of to a dead-simple way to create efficient workflows†¦ Phase two skyrockets productivity. It also includes exclusive interviews with Pat Flynn, Jeff Goins, and Brian Dean on creating the best damn content on the Internet. And how to lift the best principles from agile software methodologies for marketing teams with Andrea Fryrear. Phase two will dramatically elevate your team’s output, help you generate (and magically prioritize) 10x ideas, and focus relentlessly on your most important growth metrics. Here’s what Jeff Goins, Best-Selling Author of The Art of Work  and Real Artists Don’t Starve, had to say: â€Å"The 10x Marketing Formula is fantastic. No fluff or theory. Real-life practical experience based on what really works. I’m a fan of , and I love what Garrett Moon has put together here. It’s a must-read for anyone who wants their content to spread.† And Brian Dean, founder of Backlinko, says: â€Å"Want a guide to creating effective content thats overflowing with actionable tips? Look no further than The 10x Marketing Formula. Unlike most books in this space, its written by a guy thats actually done it. Highly recommended. Phase Three: Publish Ann Handley, WSJ Bestselling Author of Everybody Writes  and Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs, says the book is, A clear-eyed, real-world, no-bunk look at what it takes to make your content marketing program deliver in spades. And phase three is where your content marketing will flourish. It’s time to overhaul your social promotion strategy, build a massive email list, and operate as a lean, hyper-efficient marketing machine. You’ll also get fresh insights from Ash Maurya and John T. Meyer in more exclusive interviews. Ash, author and creator of Lean Canvas, kindly says of the book: â€Å"Garrett Moon combines the edge of a fearless startup CEO with the savvy of a marketer whos scaled a successful business. The 10x Marketing Formula delivers all that and more while showing you how to do the same. In phase three, you will learn to ship the most impactful projects and then promote them with frameworks for social media and email. Premier Facebook Marketing Expert Social Media Thought Leader Mari Smith  says, Most marketers today struggle to get measurable reach, engagement, traffic and sales from their marketing efforts. Savvy marketers know it takes a fresh new approach to get real results. Garrett Moon is one of those savvy marketers! In his new book, The 10x Marketing Formula, he shares the exact steps to creating memorable content marketing that actually grows your business. Read, apply and watch your results soar! Phase Four: Analyze Joanna Wiebe  is the OG conversion copywriter and the cofounder of Copy Hackers and Airstory. When it comes to why people click, try, and buy, she knows what’s up. That’s why I interviewed her about conversion psychology in phase four, where it’s all about analyzing and optimizing your results. Joanna says: â€Å"Growth no longer goes to the biggest. It goes to the scrappiest. It goes to the content hackers who find strategic shortcuts. Whos gonna own the future? The marketing teams who embrace this blueprint and learn to think like the agile, lean teams outlined in this book. You see, 10x marketing results is about way more than the right tools or tactics. It’s about driving growth with incredible focus (using the â€Å"One Metric That Matters† framework) and learning to write irresistible CTAs and CTVs (calls-to-value). Learn to convert traffic into prospects, leads, and customers in the formula’s final phase. In phase four, you will learn to convert traffic and cut through the clutter of irrelevant data so you can measure what matters most. Ian Cleary, Founder of RazorSocial and Co-Founder of OutreachPlus, says: â€Å"The difference between a content marketer and a really successful one is the 10x approach that Garrett has outlined in this book. If you want to make a giant leap forward in your content marketing this is a must read.† It’s Here, And So Are Your Results The 10x Marketing Formula  is officially available for you†¦ so I recommend you start immediately. Why am I so confident it will work for you? Well, like Pat Flynn, founder and CEO of Smart Passive Income, says: â€Å"The 10x Marketing Formula is the real deal. But what I love is that this isnt theory- its experience! Garrett Moon and the team hes built at have actually done what hes teaching, and now you can too.† The 10x Marketing Formula goes beyond copy/paste marketing tactics, and cuts to the heart of how great marketers move people from â€Å"visitor† to â€Å"customer† thousands of times over. If you want more: Traffic†¦ you will learn to 10x what you’re driving today†¦ Qualified leads†¦ you will learn how to nurture and convert users at each stage of your funnel†¦ Email subscribers†¦ you will learn how to build an monetize a massive list†¦ Social media traction†¦ you will learn to promote with savvy Smart-O-Mation, visual storytelling, and saving huge amounts of time while increasing results†¦ Marketing growth†¦ you will learn to focus on results over tactics and make your marketing work. In all, I want you to pick up the book because I believe deeply in every facet of this formula. It will change your marketing, your mindset, and even your leadership. As Robert Rose, Chief Strategy Officer at Content Marketing Institute and co-author of Killing Marketing, says: â€Å"It’s not hyperbole. This is a proven approach written by someone who’s actually done it. If you’re looking for a refreshing, and real, guide to making your marketing 10x better- this is it.† I get it. You’re in the trenches. You face the noisiest, most crowded marketing space in history. Joe Pulizzi, Founder of Content Marketing Institute, describes what today’s marketers are up against this way: â€Å"Today, most companies do some form of content marketing. Unfortunately, most are failing. It doesnt have to be that way. This book will not only get you facing the right direction, but will give you the insight to truly differentiate your company from the competition. There are no more excuses. Well, you heard it from the man himself: no more excuses. It’s time to 10x your results (and revenue). It’s time for you to become a 10x Marketer. I’m excited for you and what lies ahead.

The Role Of Language

The Role Of Language Language is an essential from of communication. It allows people to convey and elaborate their perspective. However, there are many forms and styles of language. Different counties and religions have different ancestral languages and styles of speaking.I personally, am learning a second language to allow me the opportunity to communicates to a broader audience. Imagine what the world would be like if there was no talking or signing of any words. There would be panic, and mass confusion, the world would struggle to survive. Communication between individuals can occur in many ways, but the skill of communicating depends not only on the strength of ones vocabulary , but the ability to express one's thoughts and ideas clearly.People have always had the need to share their stories. From cave drawings, drums, and smoke signals, to the speed of the technological age, people have found many ways to entertain and converse.Sweet facial expressionSharing ideas has brought information , as well as "soul-to-soul" contact. As our world grows , expands, and becomes increasingly more interconnected by various technological advances, the need for effective interpersonal communication among different cultures has become crucial.We communicate not only with words, but perhaps even more forcefully by our body language and facial expressions. I have become influenced by the role of language, as it shows many faces in my life. Gestures, motions, and batting eyelashes, can be interpreted in different ways by different groups of people. Without the exchange of words we would not be able to interact with others.For me personally, the role of language has helped to get me through the rough and tough times of the sport I love; soccer. As a young child I developed a love for this sport and knew that this is what the future held for me.

How to Title an Essay (in Under 5 Minutes)

How to Title an Essay (in Under 5 Minutes) Coming up with the ideal title for an essay, especially a really important one, can be a daunting task for most. There’s a fair amount of pressure involved and because of the near limitless potential people can get completely stuck. In this post we’re going to first investigate how critical titles are and then talk about how to go find the perfect one. Before we do though, something needs to be said. Listen, in reality the substance of your essay is what will determine your grade, not the title. From the grading perspective it doesn’t carry much power. You honestly could come up with a crummy title and if it’s a quality essay still pass with flying colors. Get it? With that said, the key to coming up with decent titles in only a couple minutes is not taking them too seriously. Ideally you really shouldn’t even worry about the title until after you’ve written out the first draft anyway. Then you can keep these four things in mind and it should be smooth sailing. First Ponder: â€Å"What’s in a title?† The answer to this timeless question is†¦pretty much everything is in a title. It’s the top of the proverbial thought-pyramid. It’s the touch-off organizational point. It’s the unique selling proposition (USP) or elevator pitch. Let’s look at it from a bullet point perspective just for fun: Your title is a provocative prediction that forecasts the content of your essay. Don’t take it lightly. It’s candy for the intellect. Shoot for engaging and interesting over generic whenever possible. An impressive title sets the mood, so make sure it’s a captivating one. In other words, you’re setting the tone for the writing. See, I told you the title is everything. Your title should be composed of or at least have 2 to 3 solid and exceedingly relevant key words in it. Don’t think you can master the art of coming up with titles in minutes right out of the park. Most people neglect their creative mind too much to do that. It takes practice. You’ll learn in time, so relax and enjoy the process. Wait, process? It’s a Process, not Spontaneous Creation Oftentimes newer students think they can just magically come up with an ideal title out of thin air based on limited knowledge. Like, they know the topic they have to write on so they just look at a few blogs and conjure something randomly relevant. Sometimes that can work, but it usually doesn’t. Instead, loosely follow these rough series of steps: Write out a word cloud of about 20-30 relevant keywords or phrases to the topic at hand. Start to organize them in your mind or on paper and construct sentences that are either questions or statements. The questions should be direct and the statements penetrating. Choose some sort of object or theme from within the essay itself (if it’s been written already) that you use to inject sensuality. In other words, something they can hear, taste, see, smell or feel. Start with longer titles and then chisel them down to only the most relevant words. Any word in the title that isn’t necessary, meaning it will still make sense without it, should be removed. Wherever there is generality, add specificity. If you are experiencing writers block and the deadline is approching, you can consider the option of our writing service. The Grammatical Aspect of Titles Let’s get the rules of the game dealt with now. There isn’t too many of them so relax. The Devil’s in the details ladies and gentlemen, so remember to pay attention. First, make sure you use proper capitalization. A basic rule of thumb is that unless we’re talking about the first word in your title, you shouldn’t capitalize pronouns, conjunctions or prepositions. It just looks sloppy. Secondly, don’t underline the title either or put it in quotation marks. That’s just flat out embarrassing. That’s it pretty much. Make sure you get an idea of how formal the essay has to be because if the professor is down for informality and artistic expression you can use all kinds of grammatical signals to enhance your title like colons or the triple-period†¦ Consider Your Audience If the only person who will be reading this essay is your professor, then you need to ask yourself what you know about them. I mean actually KNOW, not assume. Never give professors what you think they want to hear, because that oftentimes lead to disaster. Are the more conservative or artistic? Do they appreciate self-expression, or are they more kind to those who strictly follow the rules? Have you grappled with essay titles before? What’s your recipe for awesome titles that engage, get the point across, set a good tone and lead into the essay in a way that keeps your particular audience captivated? Spread the knowledge!

Ethnic entrepreneurship Coursework Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 2000 words

Ethnic entrepreneurship - Coursework Example Other important factors are the number of immigrants in a country, the rate of growth of that ethnic population (because ethnic entrepreneurs tend to serve their niche markets first) and the general age level of that ethnic population (Audretsch, 2002:133). And because of the tendency to provide goods and services to their own ethnic group, a result is super-saturation of that business type in specific industries with the resultant high rates of failure of providing products or services in a small market that is unsustainable for a normal business size. This paper attempts to look deeper beyond language and cultural barriers as factors to explain why it is difficult to make an over-arching set of policies. A successful formulation of this set of policies could be used as guide to future policy formulation that will improve their chances of success. Entrepreneurship plays a decisive role in job creation, economic growth and international competitiveness but the lack of an over-arching set of policies makes it very difficult to have a grand plan that will work in all situations. In other words, there are also the cultural traditions and practices which might make ethnic people unsuitable as entrepreneurs. Discussion Besides language problems, another barrier to a successful ethnic entrepreneurship is the way how these new immigrants gather business information. For the native businessmen, information gathering is done through formal channels such as business associations. But for ethnic entrepreneurs, their sources of information for new business opportunities often is very limited, sometimes to only within their immediate circle of families and close friends. There is also the lingering issue of trustworthiness when it comes to granting of credit. Moreover, an additional burden is the suspicion of disloyalty when an ethnic group is not very business- minded or inclined towards individual achievement but rather promotes social unity. Many of the budding entrepren eurs have to wrestle for acceptance by their wider community in order for them to be allowed to venture on their own (Stiles & Galbraith, 2003:131). Cultural factors can work against certain ethnic groups becoming successful in their entrepreneurial ventures. For some groups, cultural attitudes towards work and money may be contributory factors to the high rates of failure. Factors include ethnic social networks that provide the necessary resources for a business start-up within the immigrant enclave. The research literature on this aspect is however not very encouraging. Immigrant networks can be described as strong ties but the very strength of these ties seems to work against the ethnic entrepreneur. In other words, the second type of social networking which is the weak type is a more accurate predictor of ethnic success in business (Sequeira & Rasheed, 2003:77). Why this is so can be partly explained by the fact that strong social ties are needed in the first stages of a venture but may later on be a hindrance when the business starts to give expansion a try outside of its immediate immigrant enclave. Unless that enclave has very big population, the ethnic entrepreneur must by necessity expand beyond his own ethnic groups. Focusing on his ethnic group is not beneficial in the longer term and is counterproductive. Latent Racism –

Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Research Paper

Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility - Research Paper Example In return, though it may not be required by law, but an organization should have this significant consideration of the welfare of its society through its moral thought (Kettunen 137). It has to start giving concerns not just on its profit-making activities but there should enough time for giving something for the community. In line with this, profitable organizations have a moral duty to make charitable contributions in an effort to â€Å"give something back† to the community. At some point, this may not be required by law, but an organization should consider itself as a model within a community on showing the importance of being concerned with others. This is a matter of influencing behavior (Holmqvist 68; Thiele 204). For instance, the human resource is an integral part of the community aside from it belongs directly to an organization. The organization should motivate them so it has to give something back to them. However, the moral obligation to make charitable contributio ns should be outside the bound of personal gain, interest or concern of an organization in order to impart genuine concern for others’ needs. 2. Do successful profitable organizations have an ethical responsibility to make charitable contributions in an effort to â€Å"give something back† to the community? Why or why not? Society has social and moral values. Within these values ethical responsibility is normally imposed. Considering that an organization is an integral part of the society, so then it is not outside the ultimate impact of social and moral values (LePage et al., 2011). It is therefore clear that to make charitable contributions in an effort to â€Å"give something back† to the community depends on its prevailing social and moral values. In some countries, it is not ethical to receive certain prize, reward for something out of what good has been done. Some culture just like in Japan has this belief that performing one’s responsibility at wor k is already sufficiently paid and that other payments outside of it would mean an insult. In the same manner, it may not be always necessary to have ethical responsibility to make charitable contributions to give something back to the community. Considering that an organization has already done what is morally good for the society, then there is no need to have this ethical responsibility to give more just to reciprocate considering that there are different and prevailing social and moral values. For instance, producing the right quality of products that say what they tell they have is enough to give back something out of the high level of trust given by the community. The ethical responsibility to make charitable contributions in an effort to â€Å"give something back† to the community depends on the prevailing social and moral values of the society. Thus, it may not necessary to employ it in all the time or everywhere. 3. If you said there was either an ethical or moral du ty to make charitable contributions, how does that affect the corporation's duty to its shareholders to maximize profits? Corporate social responsibility is becoming a must especially among profitable organizations. In their implementation of corporate social responsibility particularly on providing charitable contributions, an organization is becoming clear on its role and stand within the society. As a result, an organization creates specific policies and provides information that will always guide its

The topic is below Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1000 words

The topic is below - Essay Example The actions of Arabic and English language is analysed to indicate the entire difference. Arabic is an official language in scores of nations which include Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Morocco (Al-Baldawi, & Saidat, 185). This is still the language spoken and written in Koran. This therefore implies that, Muslim followers originating from all countries, for instance, Indonesia are conversant in Arabic Language. There are numerous Arabic dialects. However, there exists only one adaptation of Arabic Language that students learn in schools. In addition to this, there are additional dialects that the media practitioners use in many Arab countries across the world (Al-Baldawi, et al., 186). Arabic Language originates from the Semites language trend (Ibrahim, 46). This fact explains why it consists of diverse types of grammar as compared to the ordinary English language. This disparity goes beyond the American language on the basis of grammar. For instance, alphabetically, the Arabic language encompasses 28 consonants, whereas English has only 24 consonants (Shoebottom, 87). Arabic Language also has 8 vowels/diphthongs whereas English encompasses 22 (Shoebottom, 88). On the contrary, short vowels are less important in Arabic, and in fact do not come out in narrative writing. Texts are, as well, read from right to left and put on paper in a cursive handwriting. There is no distinction flanked by upper and lower case. In addition, the punctuation set of laws are grammatical flouted as compared to English Language. It is evident that these basic disparities flanked by Arabic and English information and narrative writing create learning problems to Arab students. The Arab s tudents normally require additional time to read and write as compared to English speaking students, originating from European Language groups (Hasan, 98). English