Samsung strategic management Question 1 Samsung is a multinational company that offers a wide range of electronics and IT solutions. The company was founded in 1969 in Suwon, South Korea, where they are headquartered to date. Samsung Electronics operates in more than sixty countries across the world. They have more than 300,000 employees. Initially, Samsung mainly produced electronics and electrical appliances like TVs, refrigerators, and washing machines. However, currently, they have diversified to include semiconductors, telecommunication solutions, random access memories, computers, and mobile phones. Over the years, Samsung has acquired several business entities such as the Rollei Watchmaker, Fokker aircraft, and FUBU cloth line. As it is, this company has overcome several challenges to achieve its current status, the world’s leading electronic and IT solutions provider. In 2009, Unit Sales, named Samsung, the leading mobile phone manufacturer after it thrashed its long time competitor, Nokia. Although Samsung has strategically positioned itself as the best electronic and IT solutions provider, it still faces competition from established firms such as Sony and Apple. The company has managed to remain profitable by regularly…
Saudi Labor Force: Challenges and Ambitions Notably, Saudi Arabia has considerably changed its economic structure from nomadism to oil-based. Currently, the country is undergoing significant economic transformations, which are intended to address issues like overreliance on the oil sector and labor challenges. A fundamental problem facing Saudi Arabia is the low labor participation by its citizens. At the initial stages of oil discovery, the working population was largely composed of Saudi nationals. However, in the 1970s, reliance on foreign laborers surpassed that of locals (Al-Asmari, 2008). At the time, foreign labor was mainly from regional Arab countries, but later changed to incorporate workers from across the globe. The high number of expatriate workers is attributed to the expansion of the private sector, the small Saudi population, restriction of women, and the high number of young people. The percentage of women in the Saudi workforce is significantly low, in comparison with the rest of the world. Although Saudi Arabia experiences an increasing demand for labor, the country’s economic system has continuously restricted women’s participation. While males account for 54.4 percent…
Crime and Deviance Introduction A theory provides a clear elaboration on the prevailing relationships between various phenomena. Accordingly, the theoretical view towards crime will help explain the influence of certain factors towards criminal and deviant acts. For instance, some theories assert that criminality is an innate characteristic of a human organism, that the fear for the consequences of breaking the law tempers. Moreover, other theories argue that attribute the emergence of criminal behavior among individuals should be to biological, sociological, psychological, and economic factors or an amalgamation of elements arising from the above-mentioned influences. In this paper, we will examine the theoretical perspectives that can explain the development of drug addiction, which is a form of deviance. Case The form of deviance that we will discuss in this paper is the problem of substance and drug abuse among adolescents and juveniles. Drug addiction in contemporary society is a major issue that plagues the psychological and physiological health of the youth around the world, in addition to influencing chronic addicts to engage in criminal activity to feed their habit (Krohn et…
Symbols in Death of Salesman Introduction The play ‘Death of a salesman’ by Arthur Miller presents the irony of the American dream. The play is about a typical American family that believe they are living the ideal American dream while in reality they are wallowing in a grand illusion and their major weakness is blindness to reality. The Loman family showcase self-deception in their pursuit for the commercial breakthrough in the tough American economy. The essay seeks to discuss the idea of various symbols utilized in the play as well as what they represent. The stockings The stockings in the play symbolize the affair Willy had. In one of his hallucinations, he has a vivid memory of the affair he had in Boston. Willy gives his mistress a pair of new stockings as a present (26). When he sees his wife mending a pair of old stockings, he gets angry and tells her not to mend them anymore. His wife, however, puts the stockings in her pocket probably with the intention of mending them later because as she puts it,…
COLLEGE ADMISSION After my high school graduation I didn’t join college immediately because I had a financial falls down. I had moved from India and I didn’t have enough money to support me in college. I therefore considered getting a job and lucky enough I got a full time job at Crabtree jewelry as sales associate, working 40 hours a week. Frankly, keeping up with the job responsibilities and tight work schedule hasn’t been easy especially since I’m a single parent as well and I had to bust out every effort I got at first to get my life balanced. But with time I started appreciating my work and being proud of the experience I was getting doing the sales work. And that’s how I got fascinated by the business field and decided I was definitely going to pursue business major in college. The reasons why I decided to pursue business major (business Administration) is because firstly, I love challenges. Business related courses expose you into solving real life dilemma situations or decisions and being able to think of a…
The Death of a Salesman Charley’s secretary does not like the way Willy is lost in his memories. Jenny thinks that Willy should not be arguing with her boss about football. Jenny asks Bernard to deal with Willy because she was not able to deal with him at the time. Jenny disliked Willy because Charley used to be upset by Willy’s appearance and did not go well with Jenny. Inside Charley’s office, Willy asks Bernard about the life of Biff and wants to know what had happened to Biff’s life after the age of 17. Bernard replies that Biff had made a decision to go back to Boston to join a math’s class but had changed his mind later. Bernard is concerned that something wrong could have happened in Boston. The question asked by Willy reveals how Willy is concerned with the welfare of other people instead of minding his own business. Willy does not believe that accepting a job from Charley is a good idea. Charley and Willy stood for different ideologies throughout their lives. Willy is a…
How breath, eyes, memory can be used to make change and move forward or stay stagnant Introduction When one faces a traumatic experience in life, it is up to them to decide whether to move on or stay stagnant. Such decisions are purely psychological and they can have permanent effect on one’s life depending on the decision taken. The book ‘Breath, Eyes, Memory’ by Edwidge Danticat portrays two women, mother and daughter, who face the challenges of overcoming their past. This essay is going to show how Martine let her past experiences imprison her while Sophie decided to confront her past in order to be free. Discussion. Martin confesses to her daughter Sophie that she was raped. She also tells her that she cannot remember the face of the rapist but she assumes that he looked like Sophie. She tells Sophie “When I first saw you in New York, I must admit, it frightened me the way you looked. But it is not something that I can help. It is not something that you can help. It is just part…
The Bacchae Irony is the presentation of ideas in a way, opposite to the expectation of the audience. Literary motif on the other side is the use of repetitive narrative to reinforce the development of a particular theme. Irony and motif are used in The Bacchae to express the message of civilization and madness. Irony as a literary device involves the presentation of an idea in a way that is radically different from what would be expected under normal circumstances. The irony could either be dramatic, situational or in the form of similes. The dramatic and situational irony has a primary purpose of emphasis of truth that would otherwise not be conceived. The type of irony that uses similes like sarcasm involve deliberate use of language to state the opposite of the truth, understates facts, or even denies the truth. In The Bacchae, irony has been widely used to pass important truth by Euripides. A mother would always act to protect the kingdom of her son when a necessity arises. However, it is against the expectation of Pentheus, that…
DOES HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE CAUSE CHEST PAIN ? Yes, high blood pressure causes chest pain because high b.p also affects the heart and cause many problems like chest pain, shortness of breath and heart attack. In many cases, high b.p ( hypertension) cause heart diseases, eye problems, kidney failure and stroke if hypertension is untreated. Human beings have a flexible and robust arteries. Inner wall of arteries is very smooth that’s why blood flow freely in the arteries and supply blood and oxygen to the vital organs and tissues . due to unhealthy diet or some other reasons like high blood pressure : it can damage inner wall of arteries . The wall of arteries become slow in function , limiting blood can flow through arteries.Because of this situation less quantity of blood can flow to the heart .It put pressure on walls of heart and you feel chest pain . High blood or hypertension is also known as silent killer .If you have high b.p the best way to see your condition check b.p on regular basis .…
What does TBH mean on Instagram? For example Person A: Taylor is my new favorite singer. Most of her songs are lovely. Person B: tbh compared to Adere, I think she is nothing In this dialogue, we can guess the mean of “tbh” is more of a compliment to give to each other. Before social media, like Instagram, Facebook, or Tumblr, the acronym “tbh” meant “to be honest,” which means before or after you want to tell the truth about your own opinions or feelings, especially if you think these will make the audience uncomfortable. Of course, people also use TBH as a tool to attack, flattery, or insult someone. You could lift a person with a comment like “TBH, you’re an honest and modest person” or bring them down with “TBH, I don’t like your new works.” Well, TBH keeps a secret popular among teenagers. Some young people understand TBH as an abbreviation for “to be heard”—a new term for social interactions. There are even new social media posts, which called “TBH posts,” where young people ask for their…