Strategic Systems Thinking Introduction Measurement is a crucial part of management in that it allows the manager to understand the current state compared to a predicted or desired state. Even more important is the ability of the manager to effectively measure aspects and come up with correct and credible results from the effort. The inability to effectively measure aspects of management may be due to, among others, lack of understanding of the specific aspects and how they work in the organization. The manager, therefore, has to develop the necessary understanding of employee performance, for instance, to measure this performance effectively. This paper evaluates Gray et al.’s (2015) statement on the need for one to understand what they measure with a focus on three essential themes in strategic management. It justifies the sentiment by Gray et al. (2015) by delving into the interaction between measurement and knowledge, communities of practice, and performance management. An analysis of Gray’s statement shows that effective measurement is based on a clear understanding of measurement aspects as a prerequisite to performance management and strategic systems thinking.…
Choosing a good painting contractor Occasionally we paint our houses for various reasons well known to us; a well-painted surface not only beautifies the nature of our houses but also offers a temperament of our homes. A good paint job serves in the best service of decorating our homes and defending them against weather and other damage. To fulfill the above motives, one has to hire the right paint contractor. So what do we look when hiring a right painting contractor? A house painter or decorator is a person whose role is painting and decorating buildings. The primary motive of art is to improve the outward form of a building and to protect it from water damages. Most painters and painting contractors take any painting job around, but one should be consistent with what he expects as not all the painting contractors will give some pleasant results. Concerning home maintenance, exterior painting is a task that one should only be left to professionals. Suitable painting contractors have extensive experience in handling the projects effectively. This includes recommending the best…
Parenting Styles and development outcomes Introduction Adolescent state is an imperative period which requires parents and teenagers to renegotiate their interactions. Parenting style predicts the wellbeing of a child in a number of ways such as performance, social skills and their behavior (Shute, Maud, & Mclachlan, 2019). Study has shown that parenting styles are closely related to the various qualities that a parent possesses. Parenting styles are vital family context aspects which leads to aren’t adolescent relationship. Therefore, parenting style is defined a way in which parents’ attitude and behaviors are expressed towards the children. In Baumrind’s approach, parenting styles are classified into four categories based on demanding ness and responsiveness. Using naturalistic observation and interviewing parents, Baumrind suggested that most parents displayed the following parenting styles; authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and uninvolved parenting. Consequently, the main of this paper will be to investigate the how various parenting styles affects the growth and development of children and adolescents. The authoritarian parents are controlling and very strict. The parents believe that it is mandatory for the kids to follow their rules without…
Plant Chemical Adaptation Caffeine is a stimulant and the world’s most common drug. Caffeine is a methylxanthine alkaline and is found in nuts, seeds, and leaves of several plants. It is part of the WHO most essential medicines. The chemical formula of caffeine is C8H10H4O2, and it has a mass of 194.19g/mol-2. Caffeine compound acts as an adenosine receptor antagonist with anti-inflammatory and psychotropic activities. Caffeine stimulates the nervous system. It can act this way due to its resemblance to the adenosine molecule, especially in its reaction to the nitrogen base adenine. Caffeine is found in the leaves, seeds, and nuts of several plants in the form of a plant alkaloid. It acts as a natural insecticide that kills insects that try to feed on the plant. The most common source of caffeine is coffee, tea, and cocoa beans. It is also found in small amounts in guarana and yerba mate plants. Coffee beans are the most significant source of caffeine. The content concentration varies depending on the type of coffee beans and also the brewing methods. Also, the level…
Thinking of getting a tattoo? But is it safe to get one? Tattoos are a trend from the mid-1800. It is a form of self-expression. Some get inked for inspiration and some for their partners. Are you thinking of getting a tattoo? Are you backing off because you think it’s not safe? The answer to this question should be thoroughly researched before getting one to avoid regret. If you get a tattoo and want to remove it, then it is a more painful process than getting one. Why does it hurt while getting a tattoo? Tattoos are basically inks with various organic and inorganic compounds along with metals. The artist injects a needle into the skin with a machine that runs at a speed of 100 injections per second. The artist inserts the needle carefully 1.5-2 mm into the dermis layer because the cells on the epidermal layer renew very frequently. At this rate, it just takes 3 weeks to degrade a tattoo. For a permanent tattoo, the needle is inserted into the dermal layer which consists…
5 wildlife sanctuaries in Meghalaya that are quite spectacular Meghalaya is one of the most popular states in not only among the north-eastern states of India but also in the entirety of the country. The state is famous for being home to different beautiful towns and villages, including Shillong, Mawsynram, Cherapunji, and others. As the state receives a high quantity of rainfall every year, Mawsynram located out there is the highest-earning rainfall in India. Also, Meghalaya is home to the cleanest village in India, which is Mawlynnong. With so many trekking trails and opportunities to take part in adventure activities, Meghalaya is genuinely a paradise for nature lovers. Meghalaya is commonly known as the Abode of clouds due to the heavy monsoon experienced over there. The capital of Meghalaya is Shillong, and it is visited by several tourists all over the world as it gives the perfect balance of natural beauty and architectural integrity. Meghalaya is also lucky enough to be the home of several wildlife sanctuaries and some of the most famous national parks. In this blog, you will…
Letter from a Birmingham jail The reading concerns a man who has spent some time “martin Luther king” in prison and demonstration of the essential wrongness that penetrate through humanity. Trying to find out if there are laws that are there to protect people, anyway, who are the people that are being protected by the law? Luther got an understanding that the rules of the society may not necessarily be real laws or either what he regarded as God’s laws, and he had the knowledge that they required to be fought and be changed for the wellbeing of humankind (Martin Luther King). The speaker is seen explaining himself why he is in Birmingham from the ties between his organization and the host on a program “non-violent direct action,” but in addition to that was on matters of justice. Where the speaker explained as the apostle carried the gospel to all corners of the world the same case to them, they had landed in Birmingham to compel on the doctrine of justice (Martin Luther King) the speaker explains to…
How to Make Yourself a Body without Organs? Deleuze and Guattari. “How Do You Make Yourself a Body without Organs?” Generation Online, Nov. 1947, www.generation-online.org/p/fpdeleuze2.htm. How do you make yourself a body without organs, primarily created as a medium for those with bipolar need in body embodiment, is now a speculated procedure of visual body art, founded to modify artistic body art. The site outlines the methods and its integrative expansion on BwO-Body without Organs. Even though the body and its objects, nails, saliva, hair and urine have a prominent place in art theory and art itself, philosophically, they are largely ignored. The artwork is a sensational being with self-existence. In a world where artificial intelligence overrides the human ways of life, machines play a significant role in body embodiment-not figurative ones but real machines, the kind of ones driving other machines, with fundamental complings and connections. The process begins with plugging organ machine into energy-source-machine. In philosophy, according to the Deleuze and Guattari, inventing a factory visionary unconsciousness towards the body assembles all the machines for producing desire (Lodder…
How to print from iPhone to HP Office jet printer? The gradual advancement in the field of science, as well as technology, has helped us to prepare a better life for us. Right from smart phones to smart TVs, we can access every single gadget in our lives without even moving an inch from our place. Photographs are the best ways to capture a memory or a moment forever in our lives. However, during the early times, getting the perfect picture and printing them was a complicated task. But with the discovery of the latest models and technology, capturing photos as well as printing them has become quite an easy task for us. How to print from iPhone to HP Office jet printer As we all are aware of the fact that our smart phones are smart enough to store every moment of our daily life quite smartly for our future. However, on many occasions, we might require these pictures on a hardcopy for framing them as needed. Hence, in such cases, it doesn’t matter what kind of phone you…
Sexual aggression Sexual aggression by men to women is a significant problem in many countries where most men claim women’s attitudes. A Roman Catholic priest jailed for sexually assaulting a teenage boy is an example of sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church. The abuser justified his behavior on the facts. The allegations were wrong, and he did commit the act. Father Julio Cesar Grassi was convicted of having abused a teenage boy sexually. According to the court, the offender was found guilty of sexually abusing the boy and jailed for fifteen years. However, the offender claimed the case to be false allegations under the wrong evidence. The priest claimed that in his life, he remained to help children in need, and therefore he was wrongly accused of such a case. Upon the court ruling, his justification was that he was innocent, and consequently, he would believe God only. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50549918?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c9z6w6n469et/catholic-church-sexual-abuse-cases&link_location=live-reporting-story