Essays on Journalism and Communication

This research is being carried out to evaluate and present the role of social media techniques in influencing the purchase behavior of customers towards apparel brands in China.... The methodology for the study was both qualitative and quantitative.... ... ... ... The study leads to the conclusion that the most important and favorable social media techniques that frequently influenced the Chinese consumers were rewards and loyalty programs, discount schemes offers and customer feedback....

Modern science explains that a human being is different from other species of the animal world and is unique because it is the only creature able to speak the language and use it for communication purposes.... Modern science explains that a human being is different from other species of the animal world and is unique because it is the only creature able to speak the language and use it for communication purpose.... It is possible to give such definition of a language: “an organized system of arbitrary signals and rule-governed structures that are used as a means for communication”....

MARKETING communication A CASE STUDY OF ZARA Executive summary: Zara one of the most successful company in the apparel industry has a very strong and unique business model.... The main attributes in the internal environment include efficiency in the production process, through management skills and effective communication channels.... Effective communication with the target market is essential for the success of the product and business....

The conclusion that can be arrived at, from a comparison of Hoijer (2004), Barker (2000) and Carter (1996) is that, though photographic images cannot depict truth in its totality, still their role as strong tools of communication cannot be overlooked and hence Hoijer (2004) is justified in arguing that human suffering impacts upon our sense of self in relation to others.... But in view of the saying that “speaking is acting,” and in view of the modern communication networks available, Boltanski (1999) has also accepted the purposefulness of speaking done by the spectator against the suffering (p....

Independent Research Study (IRS) Final Proposal “GuidePals City Guides Overtake on Today's Original Paper City Guides“ Erik Moller Glion Institute of Higher Education E 61 Mr.... Edmond Schofield Table Of Contents Table Of Contents 2 Introduction 3 A Smartphone is an electronic device of mobiles, which operates a highly developed operating system that is free to putting in novel applications, is at all times linked to the Internet, and which provides exceptionally diverse functionality to the consumer (Cromar, 2010)....

This essay "Prevention of Patient Falls among Elderly In-Patients" explore falls among elderly patients, and quality of care, patient outcomes, and proposed solution.... Patient falls within health care institutions in an occurrence that needs to be considered with utmost concern.... ... ... ... Falls in long-term care institutions and health care facilities are common....

This paper ''Advantages and Disadvantages of Opening Labour Markets on a Global Scale'' tells us that it is among the main objectives of state competing on an international basis; however, achieving this does not involve a certain company being on the global rankings but also depends on the economic stature of the whole country....

This literature review "Flexible Distributed Learning in Post Qualifying Nurse Education" aims to evaluate the efficacy of flexible and distributed learning as an effective new paradigm in the delivery of continuing professional development in nurse education.... ... ... ... The importance of continuing professional development for general nursing practice can not be overstated and may be viewed from three perspectives....

From the paper "Effective Physical Health Care of People with Schizophrenia" it is clear that future reviews would benefit from more inclusion of randomized control trials in testing the efficacy of interventions on the physical health of people with schizophrenia.... ... ... ... It is quite essential to state that this chapter will discuss the primary research in relation to the themes identified following a thematic analysis....

"Development of the Agency for Forgotten Elderly" paper argues that elderly Americans require a new type of organization that provides both counseling services and opportunities to improve their well-being by having advocates that can provide real-time support.... .... ... ... Quantitative surveys will be distributed to all senior citizens that are registered with the AFE to analyze opinions both pre- and post-support to measure areas of perceived weakness or strength in support philosophy....

Elaboration Likelihood model assumes that it is non-adaptive for individuals to carefully evaluate each and every message with the presence of numerous, persuasive communication.... Progress in communication sciences: Advances persuasion.... The researcher of this current paper aims to examine and present the differences and similarities of two articles that tackle a particular issue through thematic analysis....

(2009) communication power.... (2002) “Media, Muslims, and the Middle East: a critical review essay”, Political communication, 19(2), pp.... The main focus of the paper "Representation of Race and Ethnicity in the Media" is on examining such questions as media representation of race and ethnicity, ethnic and racial stereotyping in the media racial and ethnic relations, media representation of religion....

For instance, interacting with fellow students at the tender age in primary school equips one with vital English communication skills, a skill that was not familiar with Ray. ... These networks offer computer assisted interpersonal communication among online users despite the physical and geographical difference between them.... "If all computer-mediated communication systems can be said to have one single unifying effect upon human behavior it is that usage tends to cause the user to become less inhibited....

"How Technology Affects Our Society" paper investigates the contributions of space explorations to society.... The literature review, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions, and recommendations have been employed in addressing the topic of research.... ... ... ... The technological advancements of the 21st century have brought about both positive and negative effects on society....

This study 'Promoting Innovation in Developing Countries' was conducted to develop a new measurement tool to analyze the extent of innovation for developing nations.... The role of science and technology in enhancing the rate of innovation was also investigated.... ... ... ... The author states that the existing methods for measuring innovation such as technology index (WEF), technology achievement index (UNDP), industrial development scorecard (UNIDO), Arco (Archibugi and Coco) and science and technology index (RAND Corporation) were compared and a new tool with higher advantage over existing methods was developed....

The paper 'Emerging Systemic Risks' presents Emerging Risks which are new risks that have not been fully understood and quantified.... Security Management, on the other hand, is a field of management services that relate to the safety of information, safety, protection of information.... ... ... ...

This assignment "Evaluation of an IS in an Organization" shows that Our industries, factories, organizations, SME's are revolutionized significantly with the aid of information technology.... The manual procedures which were conducted by physical interaction are now integrated.... ... ... ... The automation processes are now only a few mouse clicks away....

This research is about the firm Risk Frisk Ltd.... the transport system of Nigeria and how these two can provide an effective management system for the transport system.... As Nigeria is a developing nation, the country's infrastructures are not yet fully developed.... .... ... ... Analyses of some local companies led this research to narrow down on one company, ABC Transport, for a joint venture with Risk Frisk Ltd....

The research aims at underpinning the importance of business and management strategies in designing effective STP strategies enhancing customer satisfaction along with linking the same in context to the MTR Corporation Limited in a critical manner.... ... ... ... The research aims at identifying and analysing the customer satisfaction and market segmentation of Mass Transit Railway Corporation Limited....

It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time.... But at any rate they could plug in your wire whenever they wanted to.... You had to live--did live, from habit that became instinct--in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and except in darkness, every movement scrutinized" ...

The paper "The Integration of Information Technologies in Contemporary Business Supply Chains" gives detailed information and review the article 'Critical success factors of web-based supply-chain management systems: an exploratory study'.... he article essentially describes a series of previously-identified factors that assist in the integration of electronic supply-chain systems....

The paper 'Social Action Plan to Treat Obesity' is a motivating variant research proposal on sociology.... Obesity is the condition of having too much fat in the body due to their genetics or environment.... In Australia, as stated on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare website, every three in five adults are overweight and obese which are over twelve million people....

These five skills are delegation, communication, coaching, creativeness, motivational skills.... These five skills are: delegation, communication, coaching, creativeness and motivational skills.... Adequate resources need to be given to the members delegated to the different tasks; this ensures open communication within the organization while different tasks are being undertaken.... mprovement Area 2: communication ... In a book by Madura, a portion of his discussion features communication techniques which can be employed by managers with their customers and their employees....

This bachelor thesis studies the impact of social networking on customer loyalty.... Customer loyalty is defined as a commitment to re-buy a specific product or service in the future, despite external influences.... There are several influencers of customer loyalty that must be taken care of.... ...

This paper ''The Influence of Offensive Air Support in Modern Warfare'' tells that Warfare has been a part of the human experience dated back beyond recorded history.... The modern version has destructive power that is beyond the imagination of those who have not experienced it firsthand.... ... ...

(Lau, 2005) Historically, China's information control policies were characterised by a stranglehold on the media with respect to public communication and denying the masses the “right and means” to access uncensored information from outside sources.... ?? Journal of communication Vol 44 (3), 4-21. ... ?? Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International communication Association, New Orleans Sheraton, New Orleans, LA....

Keeping the lines of communication open is necessary for work teams to be successful.... This technology has made communication between companies and customers faster, cheaper, and more efficient.... Three qualities of successful work teams are good communication, cohesiveness, and leadership....

hat does nursing informatics include Nursing informatics includes: "implementation of information technologyoptimizing information management and communication[and utilizing] electronic records" (Giannini, 2010, p.... orms of communication to allow seamless access or interaction by users.... akes place, and to facilitate meetings and group communication....

Technological advancements have played their decisive role in bringing the individuals and societies closer to each other in the wake of the inventions made in the field of science and technology including airplane, computer, the Internet and others, which have turned communication between the individuals very fast, simple and easy.... identified difficulties in using English in interpersonal communication skills during the tutorial sessions, which included problems in pronouncing the words, and observing sociolinguistic conventions appropriately, e....

Gradually, this form of communication became popular and was believed to be a language without reason or order2.... anguage is the means of communication and also helps in spreading culture.... Of course, people should not be using slang in every situation, and standard language should be the main means of communication....

?Dykes et al (2005) in their book on “Exploring Geo-visualization”, while recognizing the traditional role of map as a tool to present information, have also pointed out the need for the map to be seen as ‘a supple interface to geospatial data' as maps assist in providing communication with the data behind the map's visual representation.... sability analysis of GIScience and map design hinge upon a thorough grasp of Cartographic communication technique....

The evolution in communication and information technology has been effective in changing the way we communicate.... E-government in its simple definition can be termed as the use of information can communication technologies in order to improve the activities of the public sector organizations.... It is the systematic arrangement of the public sector such that it is using the modern technology to deliver services to the people and to communication with the people....

o succeed, I know that various people have different needs and preferences especially regarding means of communication.... Some prefer verbal communication, others visual, and still others felt it proper to communicate through written means.... bserving how different employees communicate with me is a significant feature I study before choosing the means of communication to use....

o become more competent in professional and oral communication: Gain interpersonal skills.... pt communication with other people ... edicate one hour every Tuesdays and Thursdays to read books on communication ... The paper "Developing Strategies for Personal Professional Learning and Development" presents information summaries, the author's thoughts, ideas, possible actions to take propositions, and reflections on the various readings, tasks, and activities undertaken both in and outside of class....

Above all, mobile technology makes the teaching and learning easy because the students can get access to items such as timetables, news and even communication of events. ... The article presents the main elements of diffusion, which are communication, time, social system, and innovation. ... Therefore, he looked at innovation of ideas and how to implement these ideas, and how ideas spread through the community using proper medium of communication. ...

The aspect of integrated communication technology provides an opportunity to employers to monitor the employees.... The traditional communication helped the workplaces in maintaining a distinct hierarchy whereas these modern technologies initiates more of transparency but even disrupts the personal lives of employees and employers.... ‘Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship' Journal of Computer-Mediated communication....

The linguistic codes also enable ample communication of the compositions that attribute to the style.... The instance does not only represent verbal or written communication but also represents other genres such as music, fashion and clothing, food, and nonverbal acts such as traffic lights.... The linguistic codes also enable ample communication of the compositions that attribute the style.... The instance does not only represent the verbal or written communication but also represents other genres such as music, fashion and clothing, the food and nonverbal acts such as traffic lights....

The paper "The Logistics Organizations in China and the Development of the Logistics Industry" examines the business strategy for logistics companies in China.... The logistics industry in China has been negatively affected by the global economic downturn.... ... ... ... Logistics organizations in China need to realize this and thus it requires constantly incorporate changes to their business to stay ahead of their competitors....

This paper is primarily based on the pros and cons of crowdsourcing.... It is considered an extremely genuine and imperative business idea.... Organizers use the services of unpaid distant volunteers to reach an established goal for a given business or a certain company.... ... .... ... ... However, the meanings of crowdsourcing and expressions vary from discipline to discipline, but the fundamental initiative is to manage the public-oriented intelligence generally perform company jobs that a corporation is able to usually either carry out itself or subcontract the tasks to a 3rd party services provider....

From the paper "Effects of Brand Awareness and Website Quality on UK Consumers Perceived Risk and Purchase Intention" it is clear that designing the website plays a major role in reducing the perceived risk and creating brand awareness among the customers.... ... ... ... Whenever a customer decides to purchase a product then the customer generally favors the brand name and popularity of the product....

Largely, psychiatrists and medics attribute problems in social, communication, and academics skills to disorders, which occur from infancy.... This research on selective mutism is important because it would help psychiatrist and medic devise better methods of response to the issue....

Continued self-managed learning or lifelong learning will enable them to acquire knowledge in technology and communication.... As mentioned earlier, my main problem is my limited communication skills in French and German languages.... Range of Methods and Styles to Successfully Communicate the Problems and Solutions at Different Levels within the Context of Effective Time Management: As one of the leaders in an organization in the hospitality industry, the “most critical tool” at my disposal is communication (Sasser, 2011, p....

During the contemporary period, new information and communication technology (ICT) has revolutionised the ways of communication and doing business.... During the contemporary period, new information and communication technology (ICT) has revolutionised the ways of communication and doing business.... This is a truly human characteristic because it is closely connected with speech, language and social aspect, including nonverbal communication....

NTRODUCTIONOne of the most popular Information and communication Technologies (ICT) in today's changing business environment is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (Kholeif, 2011).... Galani, Gravas & Stavropoulos (2010) provide a slightly different perspective of ERP failure factors by arguing that business plan and vision as well as effective communication are crucial in implementation of ERP systems.... Some of these skills include effective communication skills, planning and analytical skills, leadership skills, decision-making skills, technical skills, commercial understanding, general skills, and honesty and integrity....

However, attitude, behavior and communication may not fully be covered in the training under a diverse population.... My biggest strength in communication is that I have the ability to speak to anybody.... My strength in communication can be seen through my ability to listen and respond in a clear way....

The internet has revolutionized communication and has created a whole new segment of the market with diverse needs and expectations.... The changing environment of new mode of communication which seems to have direct bearing on the consumer behaviour, has posed a serious problem to the marketing strategies of ALDI as it still relies heavily on following traditional ways of marketing their goods and services through retail outlets.... The use of internet as a more efficient and fast mode of communication has also facilitated dissemination of information thereby providing a wider scope of market to choose from....

Since communication is an important necessity between teacher and student the internet or the media serves as the connecting link between the two in distance education.... User friendly interface transparency and the use of effective communication method is the key towards the success of a virtual school (Clark & Berge.... Since the student and the teacher are not face to face their communication is improved as they interact through a medium....

While the management decisions are major outcome of information system, it is also used for problem solving, managing customer support and promoting effective communication through regular electronic mails to employees and customers to keep them abreast of all the changes and development in the organization.... Baker reiterates that communication barrier and language proficiency are important ingredient for successful outsourcing and that is the reason India scores much higher in the scale of outsourcing provider that any other country in the world (Baker, 2000)....

Some of the most important skills to be incorporated, as noted by UNESCAP (2002), include education, public awareness, social marketing and communication in addition to professionals in water conservation.... Thereafter, communication timetables and targets would be set with UNESCAP (2002) noting that five years would be reasonable enough for an effective water conservation awareness program.... Adopting the studies by Dolnicar, Hurlimann and Grun (2012) on behaviors related to water conservation in Australia, the best medium of communication to reach out to those who do not practice water conservation measures would be television....

This essay "Applying Aspects of Science in a Daily Life" gives a critical evaluation of aspects of science that are applied in the day to day running of activities whether knowingly or subconsciously and which we as human beings cannot survive without.... ... ... ... Science has become an integral part of our lives....