ethical dilemma facing the Australian IT industry as a result of mass production and dissemination of big data capabilities Information technology (IT) continues to transform various operations throughout the world to heights never seen before. However, this paradigm shift has elicited a host of ethical concerns, not only for employers but also for employees and the general society as a whole. Consequently, recent times have witnessed a proliferation of scandals about ethics and the position of the tech industry. While the industry is attempting to establish tangible practices and institutions around IT ethics, hard lessons are being learned about what people conceive to be ethical (Moss and Metcalf). in effect, this tradeoffs exerts a lot of pressure among tech companies, especially in determining the best ways to undertake their businesses without causing widespread ethical concerns. Like in many other countries, the IT industry in Australia is faced with serious concerns about data privacy. While this issue has been prevalent for some time, there is a high possibility that its frequency may increase in 2020 going forward because of the…
Trump on trade wars “Trade wars are not so bad when we are behind all countries in terms of trade balance”. Trump’s trade policy assumes an economic nationalism approach. His approach has threatened global trade foundations by imposing high tariffs on goods worth billions of dollars from China, Mexico, EU and Canada (Hongjian, 2018). These nations are in turn retaliating and responding with levies worth thousands on US goods. This action is putting the globe’s largest economies at war. Trump insists that trade wars are easy and good. Trump’s administration has imposed tariffs on goods worth billions, but this move affects China to a large extent. He placed a 10% levy on Chinese products worth $200 billion. Later on, in May, Trump announced his plans to place a 25% tariff on Chinese goods worth $325 billion (Schoenbaum & Chow, 2019). Trump insists that the $100 billion acquired from the tariffs would get utilized in purchasing US agricultural products which would get, later on, directed to the starving and impoverished nations for humanitarian reasons. Trump also intends on cutting the trade…
The Call to Adventure Being the last and reigning air in line for the coveted throne, Zosa a young maiden still blooming was in a grotesque scenario. She knew the clock was ticking, her parents deceased, and there was no compromise. The kingdom of Kara existing for hundreds of years was now faced with the dilemma of hurriedly anointing a ‘king’. However, in this case, the king was a woman. Zosa was the only child to her royal parents. Her parents had been assassinated mercilessly by an enemy kingdom that had not yet been identified. She was battling between vengeance of her parent’s death and pressure from the elders to immediately without hesitation assume leadership. All this was in the condition that she must be married off to conform to the customs of their community. Zosa’s mind was clouded. Her thoughts blinded by all the pain she was experiencing; she was helpless with nowhere to turn to. Who are we to blame her anyway? She was facing the biggest crumble of her young life. With only nineteen years of age,…
My contribution to mediating and bringing unity in pursuit of group objectives In life, we often come across encounters that force us to adjust our normal ways of life to accommodate the impact of the new experiences (Zimmerman, 2008). If the encounters and experiences resonate with us, they transform our view of the world and how we live with others. However, the outcome of the encounters doesn’t need to be all positive. Perhaps this is due to an inherited predisposition. My contribution to mediating and bringing unity in pursuit of group objectives In the year 2015, I was elected to lead a group of youngsters from my village. The group was on the verge of dissolution by then. This was caused by continued complaints from some of the members that there is no accountability in resource allocation and utilization. Also, there was a cry of how the current regime was ignorant of their views. With that in mind, I knew that was I was up for a bigger task of ensuring that the group members co-exist with each other in…
Communication policy in Canada Communication and its related technology have experienced a massive transformation over the past century, and that has changed the way users and telecommunication corporations interact. The issue of policing has always been a critical issue put in place in an attempt to coordinate service enjoyed by consumers and creating regulations around the facility that make it safe for everyone. The government has always found a way of keeping telecommunication companies under its oversight, and thus resulting in myriad contentions on matters relating to telecoms. Politicians consider media house as an essential tool for running their affairs and therefore, always tries to have the upper hand in the dealing. Mostly the need for amendment of current policies crops up due to the development of new technology, thereby calling for the imposition of more original regulations on the kind of technology, infrastructure, and its users. In Canada, it has been challenging to establish a common ground between the government and its intervention in media. The implications of such an impasse go far into the inner factions of communication,…
Dreamcast African Market My project is based on an Africa market called Dreamcast African Market located at 7125 Georgetown Road, Indianapolis IN 46268. It is known by many as Blessed market. It was established in 2017 and is owned by a Nigerian immigrant. The main focus of the market is to provide African food items to the people of Indianapolis and its environs. The market presently has 4 workers and they have a special farm where they grow perishable items like vegetables and leaves, which cannot be found here in Massachusetts. The market partnered with five local wholesale shops in Lagos, Nigeria because the goods are significantly cheaper — making it more cost effective to import the goods directly from Africa and cheaper for the customer to purchase. The goods purchased include African butter bread, yams, noodles, dried fish, powder peak milk, cassava, and red oil etc. The business model has a B2C structure, which stands for business to customer, meaning goods from Bless market will be marketed and sold directly to the customer. The goal of the business presently…
CASE STUDY: HOW DISNEY MOTIVATES ITS EMPLOYEES Student’s Name Institution’s Affiliation Course Instructor’s Name Date Do you think it would be unusual for a manager such as Lee Cockerell to spend a significant portion of his time motivating his employees? Explain. No. It is because, as Cockerell has stated, having the rightful and great employees would ensure the success of an organization. That kind of employee gets formed and retained through excellent leadership skills that include motivations. Which of the needs on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs could delivering exceptional customer service at Disney satisfy? Why? Physical needs, because Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a psychological, motivational theory. It is composed of five human needs models, mostly portrayed as ranked stages in a pyramid. Requirements found at the bottom should always get satisfied before attainment of top levels. The needs from bottom to top include; Physical needs that include food, water, rest, and warmth, care needs to be made up of security and safety, belongingness and affection requires usually composed…
Name of the Student Instructor’s Name Course Title Date of Submission Climate Change in Relation to the 2020 Election With the United States experiencing the adverse effects of climate change such as flooding in Midwest, hurricanes and fire seasons, climate change has been on each politicians manifesto. Moreover, climate changes are being noted in different places in the world. Some climate changes include loss of sea ice, accelerated sea-level rise and more intense heat waves. As a result of the greenhouse effect, worldwide temperatures are projected to increase if nothing is done. This essay aims to explore climate change concerning 2020 and the necessary solutions to climate change. In 2019 the people in Midwest who most of them are farmers experienced devastating floods that led to about 14 million acres of land failing to be worked on when the farmers wanted to plant crops. The production of corns in the Midwest went down by 25% by mid Century according to National Climate Assessment. Moreover, the floods in 2019 affected residents in their respective homes. According to a…
The Jurassic Park The Jurassic Park is an American Science fiction horror adventure written by Crichton and produced by Kathleen Kennedy in 1193. The film’s setting is a fictional island called Isla Nublar, which is located in the Pacific along the coast of Costa Rica. In the film, a pragmatic paleontologist visits the Park, and during this time, a mystery happens. A power failure occurs in the Park loosening the cloned dinosaurs. Among those in the Park, were kids who had visited to view the dinosaurs. The cause of the power surge is an attempted robbery by Dennis Nedry, who intends to sell dinosaurs embryos to a willing buyer and is viewed as the film’s antagonist. When the management realizes that there was a breach of security, they get the power back but later realize that both the visitors and the dinosaurs were free and lost into the forest. John Hammond, the owner of the Park, summons three experts; Dr. Ellie, a palaeobotanist, Dr. Grant, a paleontologist, and Dr. Malcom, a mathematician to witness the horrors of the freed dinosaurs.…
Can certain games affect our mental and physical wellbeing? A computer generates images through a program and then sent to a computer screen which in return creates a video game. It is where the people can be free and connect with friends. Video games are misunderstood and not really talked about in society. Many parents tell their kids to not play video games because there are no benefits to it and that it would “rot” your brain. Not all games are like that; in fact, there are a lot of different ones from which you can reap benefits. Exergames, strategic games, and VR should be considered a constructive pastime because it can improve mental and physical health. Some scientists and psychologists argue that video games can harm the body physically. There have been some instances where playing too much can lead to nearsightedness, blurred vision and headaches. There’s also some cases of people being sleep deprived because of games. According to Dube, very good sleep efficiency was decreased by access to and frequent use of a TV (54%), cell phone…