EFFECTS OF CYBERCRIME IN SOCIALMEDIA Cybercrime is a criminal activity carried out through a computer or the internet. The grandest forms Of cybercrime are online identity harassment, cyberstalking, phishing scams, and privacy invasions. Cybercrime activities are on the rise because criminals no longer need to be physically present at the scene of a crime. The internet’s speed convenience and anonymity are amongst added advantages to this crime This article will significantly yield on indicating the effects of cybercrime on social media at large. It will also point out how cybercrimes can. Cybercrime has breached social media networks, thus brutally invading privacy. Cybercrime, by itself, is the abuse of human rights. It is punishable by law as it depends on the type and the extent of damage a fraud has caused. Section 67A pertains imprisonment to a degree of five years as a verdict given for cybercrimes. Internet moguls have made this crime easy and possible at any state of amassing wealth, commonly known as hackers. They gain access to personal information, including financial information in people’s accounts. Access to…
Effective and Productive Communication in Company Introduction It is through communication that issues affecting the company will be raised and channeled to the right person(s) who will give the feedback (solution). For example, complaints from customers about poorly prepaid food in a hotel will reach the manager either when reading the notes dropped in the complaint/suggestion box or the waiters reporting the matter. Upon receiving the information, the manager will take action by convening a meeting with the chef to discuss the complaints before coming up with the solution. Therefore, effective and productive communication is characterized by open channels when information is sent and feedback given for immediate action. The purpose of this research is to examine the significance of effective and productive communication for a company to achieve the objectives and goals set. The importance of the research will provide recommendations for improving effective and productive communication within an organization. Literature review According to Agarwal and Garg (2012), communication refers to the process of exchanging information, thought, and emotion between the sender and the receiver, see appendix 1. According…
Impact of media on Children Many children in the world today spend more time watching TV than they do in school (Sigman, 2012). Other children spend their time using other forms of screen media such as computers, video games, and smartphones. They spend less time interacting physically with their friends, and most of their interactions are online. Over the years, the amount of time spent on screen media has become more than a cultural issue. It has become a medical concern. Most studies associate excessive use of screen media with reduced sleep time among these children (Cain & Gradisar, 2010). Other associated disorders include obesity, poor physical fitness, aggressive behavior, and reduced self-esteem (Li et al., 2007). These associated problems force the children to go to hospitals for treatment. Their parents spend a lot of money on medical bills when they could have prevented the occurrence of such disorders. Many children sit behind screens all day long, without leaving the house even once during the day. Such habits are dangerous to the human body because the body requires exercise…
How to identify unhappy customers? Feedback is an excellent way of knowing the satisfaction level of customers. You can identify unhappy customers when they share a bad experience or report a complaint. We can also use the Net Promoter Score to indicates the customers who wouldn’t want to do business with us. How to understand customer problems? Again, feedback helps you understand customer problems. Some customers come forward to complain, but others just let go of their bad experience and go to a competitor company. Getting in touch with customers and listening to them lets you know their problems. How to maintain a good reputation? Creating a ravishing customer experience is a considerable way of maintaining an excellent reputation. Collect feedback, deliver on time, maintain or enhance the quality of your product/service and enhance your brand image to maintain good standing. Why do customers become unhappy? There are innumerable factors that can make customers unhappy. Faulty product, inefficiency, unsatisfactory customer service, and late deliveries etc. all can add up to a customer having a bad experience with…
Effect of Social Media on Mental Health Over the past decade, social networks have developed rapidly. The unprecedented evolution of sites like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and others has resulted in numerous profound changes regarding how individuals interact and communicate. Facebook, for example, has in excess of 1billion daily users. Although social media has proved very useful among individuals and organizations in communicating business, formal, informal and personal messages, various research has indicated that the excessive utilization of the sites could be connected to symptoms and signs of psychiatric disorders like depression, addiction, low self-esteem, anxiety and so forth (Pantic 652-657). For sure, social networks represent a new phenomenon, and therefore, their potential effect regarding mental health needs more research and supporting evidence. However, there is sufficient and convincing evidence that social media usage could cause mental health problems. This paper, therefore, critically establishes the connection between social media utilization and psychological health issues. To begin with, and generally, the use of the internet profoundly affects social relationships alongside community life participation. Social media users spend a lot of time online,…
Marketing Business Strategy for Vodacom Executive Summary This paper presents a thorough market analysis of the Vodafone Group Plc. The article starts by describing a short overview of the history of the company and the transformation that it has undergone throughout the years. The paper traces the roots of the company from the time of the partnership between the British and American companies to the current market share that the entity possesses. After that, the paper analyzes the company from different perspectives. The problems bedeviling the company are identified, and the possible recommendations are made. The paper can establish that Vodafone is a company that has the potential to become among the top five most prominent brands in the entire world. Fundamentally, the enterprise has to look at how it can penetrate the markets that it has little or no brand presence. Introduction Vodafone is a world-leading company in the mobile communications sector. The company’s history dates back to the 1980s when telecommunications were taking shape throughout the world. The company is multinational, and it operates in about 44 countries…
Hitachi Consulting Corporation Case Study 13-14 Each department in Hitachi Corporation had an independent legacy system that worked independently of the other systems. When the Corporation required an enterprise-view of the workforce, it was very difficult to integrate all the systems in the organization to assemble/aggregate the needed data. The problem was caused by the elongated use of traditional systems such as spreadsheets. The management did not align its operations with dynamic technology. The organization culture built a workforce used to the legacy systems and did not realize better ways of accomplishing their tasks. These problems caused the company to incur a lot of costs in their day to day operations. The Corporation also needed many workers to accomplish the task in different parts of the company, a problem solved by collaborative work. 13-15 The following were the information requirements for Hitachi’s new HR system. First, they need a single system to act as a central repository for HR data at all HCC’s regions. This requirement would help solve the problem caused by unnormalized data. The centralized data repository ensures…
Value engineering in Oman construction IndustryName Value Engineering as a tool towards sustainability in Oman construction industry Keywords: Value engineering, Oman construction industry, sustainability Introduction The construction industry in Oman has seen tremendous growth thanks to the presence of oil that works to finance the developments. Oman is part of the G.C.C. countries, thus have incorporated the concept of value management in their systems (Al-Saleh & Taleb, 2010). However, there has been a proposal to include the aspects of value engineering in their activities to steer sustainability. Issues of value revolves around a function concerning cost, thus increasing the function while limiting cost will be the most prudent idea where sustainability is in question. Oman incorporating value engineering will ensure that the costs of constructions remain low while the output increases significantly. This is mostly required in the planning stages of the development where all parameters required in an intervention are considered before implementing the design in question. Value engineering in Oman construction form would not only be a cost-cutting initiative but an assurance that an engineering intervention is completed…
business organizations to have proper and reliable ways of dealing with external factors Hello Mahesh Kumar Pasula, It is of paramount importance for business organizations to have proper and reliable ways of dealing with external factors (Hrebiniak & Joyce, 2017). These external factors are hard to control since they cannot be predicted. However, some external factors, like technological changes, have positively impacted organizations. Through these new technologies, organizations have incorporated the best methods of doing their activities. Among the key areas that technology has affected organizations include communication, production, and sales management among many others. Another critical environmental factor that dramatically impacts organizations are economic factors. Economic factors like inflation, interest rates, consumer behaviour, among many others. These economic factors directly affect how the organization performs in the long run. The government is also a key stakeholder and factor when it comes to the external business environment. The government can make organizations go through a hard or easy time. By enforcing strict regulations, organizations find it hard to operate while full government support makes it easy for organizations to operate.…
Globalization effects on the Economy and International business of Saudi Arabia Globalization has affected the economy and international business of Saudi Arabia, which for many years, has not opened up, has proved inaccessible nation to global markets. The opening up of the nation to foreign investors in sectors, for example, trade, insurance, education, and technology has greatly affected its economy (Ramady, 2010). In the education sector, as a result of trading, its oil in the global market has seen the people in the country migrating to Europe and the united states to seek higher education and basic and, in effect, bring US retailers into the country. Foreign investors have flocked the country to put up investments, which has seen the country make huge strides in development because of expertise injected into the wheels of the economy. Equally, Saudi Arabia has entered into the international markets to exploit the business opportunities; hence has benefited the foreign direct investment and skills mixture.globalisation has brought the aspect of westernization has brought empowerment, especially to women who were previously not empowered and can…