Essays on Social science Case Study

Journal of Advanced Management science, 1(3), pp.... International Journal of Management science, 36(4), pp.... Moreover, the organization concentrated on the other Corporate social responsibility concerns by involving 14SVNS in its operation.... It is because the Wal-Mart Chine believes that ensuring sustainability in its every aspect is important to be responsive to the stakeholders for its quality price, social and environmental effects that the organization may imply in its business processes (Molamohamadi & Ismail, 2013)....

They also afford consumers modified relationships with the social environment”2.... The paper "Amazon as an American Based Multinational E-Commerce" discusses that Amazon.... om is a pioneer in terms of offering affiliate programs.... In fact, the very concept of affiliate programs with respect to online retailing was invented by amazon....

arstensen, L, 1995, Evidence for a life-span theory of socioemotional selectivity, Current Directions in Psychological science Vol 4 , 151 – 155.... ack has a social network which acts as his support.... Research alludes to the fact that social networks such as the ones drawn from religious affiliations are a good source of optimism.... Jack has nurtured a relationship in his church that serves as a substitution for the social relationships that he has at work for purposes of support....

It is extensively used in social sciences, where pre-selection and randomization of groups is difficult.... space or time constraints) Do they overcome persisting social barriers (e.... ow do these new technologies affect social communication among group members How do they affect group members' perceptions and evaluations of the work process Do these media supplant or supplement other means for exchanging information and coordinating group tasks....

This paper 'Brazil: a New Regional Power in World Economy' will be addressing the questions: How does Sãu Paulo's economic growth reflect Brazil's integration in the global economy?... And how does the economic growth of Sãu Paulo affect the quality of life of its residents?... ... ...

Berlin: Springer science & Business Media. ... he article proved that neo-liberal social and educational policies are affecting the people of Thanet.... Deprived groups are in the disadvantageous position due to inequality and social injustice.... There is need of fair system of social justice that reflects the concept of equality in sense....

Tata Institute of social sciences Mumbai.... The paper 'The Issue of Human Development in India' is a dramatic example of a human resources case study.... According to the Planning Commission of India, (2014, p114), the employment growth rate in India is basically I%.... This shows a very small growth rate....

New York, NY: Springer science & Business Media.... To keep people away from prisons, I suggest that governments all over the world should focus more on social policy that focuses on prevention instead of harsh sentencing which evidence has shown not to work.... In particular, the governments ought to focus on providing people with better housing, education and employment opportunities because lack of these important social tools are some of the reasons that drive people to crime....

This paper "Human Resource Management Practices –Marks and Spencer" focuses on the fact that in order to evaluate the human resources management strategies followed by a specific organization it is necessary to identify in advance all issues that will possibly affect a proposed plan of HR policy....

an, AWK, & Theodorou, P 2009, Strategic information technology and portfolio management, Hershey, PA, Information science Reference. ... However, the incorporation of social media in the operations of firms in the market has seen the information sharing playing field levelled as the new entrants are able to effectively convey and share the message about their services....

he business model used by Scoopon is also supported by the use of the social media like Facebook, twitter and YouTube to improve on its service delivery to the people of Australia (Scoopon, 2013).... social media use in the case of Scoopon could be one of the preferred online business tools for a number of reasons.... However, with the social media like face book, the cost is very minimal both for the company and the customers and the same time could be used as an advertising and distribution device....

The paper "Construction Industry in Sultanate of Oman" describes that the construction industry is adversely affected by project delays as revealed from the literature review.... Effects of delay are considered universal and therefore, associated with loss of time and finances.... ... ... ... Based on research by Murali et al....

higora, P, Chibanda, T & Sillah, R 2013, "Anti-Neoliberalism in the Era of Globalisation: A Theoretical Analysis of the State Response to the Origins of Poverty in Zimbabwe in the 21st Century," IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social science, vol 11 no 2, pp.... hou, G & Hardlife, Z 2012, "Public Policy Making in Zimbabwe: A Three Decade Perspective," International Journal of Humanities and Social science, vol 2 no 8, pp.... At the same time, focusing on the land policy issues at the expense of other social reforms, like health and education, have resulted in a situation where the country lacks sufficient hospitals, sanitation, security, schools and sanitation programmes. ...

Additionally, those good at understanding and solving science and math problems can be guided to choose Investigative careers like Chemists, Mathematicians or Biologists (Inkson, 2007).... The paper "John Holland's Theory Applied to Secondary School in Hong Kong" highlights that Holland's model, when used in schools, predicted a general similarity versus dissimilarity for Artistic, social and Enterprising students who selected subject majors that were similar to their own type....

The paper 'Industrial Training at Tong Chuang Construction Company' is an engrossing variant of a case study on engineering and construction.... Tong Chuang Construction Co.... Pty is a large construction company located in China.... ... ... ... The company started in Guangzhou in the year 1977 and has been in operation since then....

For example, in ‘Intel and CSIRO, a science agency based in Australia' (Naim 2011) the following practice has been promoted: days during which internal emails are prohibited have been established (Naim 2011).... Through the years, electronic messaging options have been combined with real-time communication, meaning the social media and the other social networking tools that are used today as communication tools.... It should be noted that the expansion of social media in internal communication has been rapid; firms in each sector can use among the type of social media that is most appropriate for their needs, taking into consideration the local infrastructure, the funds available for their support/ maintenance and their performance needs, especially in the long term....

The school as a whole has a central role to play in the children's social and moral development.... The paper "Effective Classroom Management And Instruction" discusses different strategies of children's behavior management as an integral part of the school management actions and practices....

Theosophical Society Bookstore, from the establishment, it encourages the study of philosophy, comparative religion and science.... Targeting the diversity of social media is important.... The bookstore displays ads on the social network site whereby majority of the demography participate in conversation.... Additionally your bookstore runs various social welfare services.... The reason behind it is to develop child intellectuals, personality and social development. ...

The spirit of entrepreneurship is responsible for the development of a number of technology and science companies.... Entrepreneurship takes many forms and of great interest in this paper are the issues in social entrepreneurship.... Of particular interest is social entrepreneurship.... In social entrepreneurship the main goal can be profits or the advancement of the society.... It is imperative to note that social entrepreneurship and innovation requires particular skills, attitude and knowledge....

vans, J, 2008, The Forests Handbook, Applying Forest science for Sustainable Management Volume 2 of The Forests Handbook.... There is a linkage between social and ecological systems as far as the management of forests in Tasmanian forests is concerned.... Forest industries contribute significantly to the economic and social well-being of rural and regional Australia.... Through application of the stewardship model or approach in the analysis of the activities of wood chipping in Tasmania forests, ecosystem services, well being, social and cultural practices ought to be put in consideration....

As such, without communication it is impossible to build or sustain any form of social action and organization (Dzamtoska , et al.... Lastly, internal communication at Apple also occurs through channels like the company's own website, social media, Company Calendar, Data DVDS and CDs, and the company's storage cloud. ... social behavior & personality : an international journal, 39(9), pp....

The art and science of mess management.... World Academy of science, Engineering and Technology, 77. ... Amsterdam: Elsevier science. ... This allows people to have a detailed understanding regarding social systems, and improve these systems in a way that people can apply engineering.... The paper 'Developing Scenarios of the Future of the social Networking Sector Strategic Decision Making' is a dramatic example of the media case study....

Management science, 2003.... Boycotting Campaigns Introduction A boycott is the act of voluntarily abstaining from the purchase, use or dealing with aperson, organization, product or country as an act of expressing protest usually for political or social interests1.... Economic consumer boycotts which entail the collective choice by individuals not to purchase a product or service are presently a frequently used tool by lobby groups and NGOs in protesting against social and environmental practices as well as unfair marketing2....

he relevant script was a social worker in a gaol talking to a Domestic Violence perpetrator who was not participating well in group situations.... e was rude and not wanting to listen to myself, the social worker.... One of the questions was, what were the active listening skills that you observed To begin, my role as a social worker was that I was trying to be a source of inspiration and comfort for the subject.... completed all the necessary social worker's duties in both in a real-life counseling situation and in a role-play of the same counseling session, which were the necessary duties required of me....

Asían Social science, 8(12), pp 117.... Oxford: Elsevier science.... As per the authors Albino, Balice and Dangelico corporate social responsibility is a vital thing for the companies in the present business environment.... The organizations perform their social responsibilities by practicing green events and promoting eco friendly activities (Jänicke, 2008).... Corporate social responsibility and shareholder reaction: The environmental awareness of investors....

For example, when expanding globally a firm needs to take into consideration the cultural characteristics of the host markets (Burton et al.... 2006).... If these characteristics are.... ... ... The paper "Human Resource Issues Related to Brand Internationalization Process" is a perfect example of a case study on human resources....

iercy, N,F, ( 1995): Customer Satisfaction and the internal market, marketing our customers to our employees, journal of marketing practice, applied marketing science, Vol.... Administrative science Quarterly, Vol.... social support is available and provided when and as needed; ...

International Journal of Research in social Sciences, 4(1), 339-349.... The paper 'General Rules in the Application of APA Style in Academic Writing' is a persuasive version of a case study on creative writing.... The abstract of the paper is created on the empty page after the title page....

Applied consumer Behaviour - Lexus 2015IntroductionThe economies around the world have achieved phenomenal growth in terms of infrastructure and communication with the help of advancement in science and technology.... The divers of this growth in communication are mobile phones, internet, and social media networks which have made it possible to communicate with a large number of people within a short time.... social media can be perceived as an attractive and beneficial option for brand promotion resulting in its popularity among the advertisers and marketers....

2011, Employee Development and Its Affect on Employee Performance A Conceptual Framework, International Journal of Business and Social science, Vol.... 2005, The Theory and Practice of Revenue Management, Springer science & Business Media ... To conceptualize the connection between the these HR practices and organizational behavior, there can be used a social Exchange theory that assumes that employees can have the tendency to perform their function better if they see how organization supports their contributions....

Further, a sociologist Miyadai Shinji defines Otaku in the words of Kam as a group of “youths who inhabit the worlds, provided by media such as anime and science fiction that substitute for reality” (Kam 156).... Since this subculture is said to consume lots of media particularly those of anime and science fiction, an attendant assumption would be that this growing culture has a distinctive breed of people divorced from the world of reality (Kam 159).... Azuma (17) and Ito and Okabe (21) conceded in the theory that anime Otaku existed and participated in quite larger social networks where they traded goods and information....

Body image: A handbook of science, practice, and prevention.... & University of Texas Health science Center at Houston, School of Public Health.... One of the renowned strategies is recess that is believed to have cognitive and social advantage for young children to reinforce positive impacts on physical health.... The interventions also employed a behavioural theory that was used in the social ecological model, the normative influence theories of persuasion, behavioural choice theory, health belief model, protection motivation theory, social learning theory and social cognitive theory (Grossman& Mocan, 2011)....

However, the disadvantage of this approach as that it covers the difference between demand and need and between vested interest and science.... The paper "Policy Related to New Mothers Living in a Women's Crisis Centre" appraises social determinants of health, identifies a health policy in the US, and needs assessments.... A central role has been ascribed to the social determinants of health.... There is a consensus that while illness has biological causes, it is the social causes that can explain the illness distribution within a population....

For instance, environmental factors like social status, family situation, and cultural background, influence the buyer's decision-making process especially in Swire Hotels.... Rather, culture, social class, family and personal influence or other environmental control.... The stimuli in the case of customer service analysis for Swire Hotels encompass cultural, political, economic and social factors (OFallon and Rutherford, 2011, p....

t has created astrong brand name by developing itself in prestigious locations like Smithsonian Institution in Washington, Liberty science Centre etc.... The paper "SWOT and Pestel Analysis of IMAX Corporation" highlights that giant screen formats require huge investment in technology....

is the natural science agency of Australia and “The Defence science and Technology Organization (DSTO)” (Australian Government, 2004) is the lead agency of the Australian government making researches in the field of defence and national security.... DSTO: science and Technology for a Secure World.... The Global Service Sector Enterprises Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Introduction 3 PESTLE Analysis 3 POLITICAL FACTORS 4 ECONOMIC FACTORS 5 social FACTORS 8 ...

One of the major plans put in place by the Guangzhou committee of the Guangzhou community is the Program of development and reform of the PRD region, which provides a roadmap for the development of social and economic structures within the region between the years 2008 and 2020 (UOC, n.... Aside from that, Guangzhou has an opportunity to exploit its capability to innovate better urban systems that improves housing and provision of social and basic amenities to accommodate the increased number of new residents and tourists visiting Guangzhou (Altrock, 2014, 60)....

His interests in science and fact combined with his almost obsessive pursuit, of capturing in writing, the human psyche and the nature of loss create literature that is both pragmatic, idealistic.... His interests in science and fact combined with his almost obsessive pursuit, of capturing in writing, the human psyche and the nature of loss create literature that is both pragmatic, idealistic, and uniquely American ("Edgar").... In many ways, the eighteenth century was a harbinger of our own time: its trust in science, in the powers of reason and enlightened rationality as a means for the governance of all human conduct, and its commitment to the faith that order and symmetry were superior to chaos and undisciplined emotion....

The Christian science Monitor - CSMonitor.... Conventional aspects for example stiff ethnic and social positions in some regions additionally restrict educational fulfillment and augment child labor.... More essentially, it offers a much deeper knowledge of a companys commitments to its stakeholders and thus is in line with genuine dedication to company social duty.... In the intervening years, the Gap had nurtured secure associations with labor organizations, human rights establishments, authorities and other parties by means of continual and action-oriented involvement — an extended, challenging practice that had remodeled a company affiliated to sweatshops and child labor into a business acknowledged for corporate social obligation, the type of company that people were looking to offer the advantage of the uncertainty....

The colleges include colleges of Law, IT, Humanities and social sciences, Food and Agriculture, Education, Economics, Engineering, science, Medicine and Health Sciences.... The firm control of the media could influence the teaching of students as well as their interactions through the social media platforms (Surani, 2016)....

University Of science and Technology, pp.... The Social Construction of Facts and Artefacts: or How the Sociology of science and the Sociology of Technology might Benefit Each Other.... Social Studies of science, Vol.... The bank with the provision of different services with the assistance of e-banking and mobile banking has been able to develop a better cultural values as well as social structure, as its global customers are able to have a better access to the services....

DeWayne tends to adapt the characteristic of an individual considered to be difficult by social psychologists.... The social psychologists explain that when such situations occur, the victim usually has no control over the actions he/she engages in because of the stress he is experiencing....

“science is”, Bachrach views, “always a balance of observation and experiment, for observation is the empirical gathering of facts, and experiment is the active reasoning about these facts and the manipulation of them for further knowledge.... an is a social animal and the product of society.... social psychologists and criminologist explain parenting the source of grooming an individual who has no knowledge of good or bad at all.... In addition, research design estimates the psychological and social effects of the controlled environment while conducting the research....

Most of the concepts in this theory were borrowed from Military science where Henri Fayol emphasised on the need of “commanding and not “directing (Curlee & Gordon, 2010). ... Most big companies use the Corporate social Responsibility to show appreciation to the community for the support they give to their business.... They have taught their employees the art of giving back to the community, this fulfils the Corporate social Responsibility. ...

It stands for political, legal, environmental, economical, social and technological factors.... social The social factors have a profound impact on the business operation of a company.... The paper "Situational Analysis of Dixons Retail Plc" tells that Dixons Retail Plc is an international retail and service operation with more than one hundred million customers, both online and in its stores....

The study is said to be: A systemwide application and transfer of behavioral science knowledge to the planned development, improvement, and reinforcement of the strategies, structures, and processes that lead to organization effectiveness (Cummings and Worley, 2008, pp.... After all behavioral science is very much needed in dealing with organizations in a systematic way since human beings are creatures of behavior.... According to Porras and Robertson, organizational development can also be defined as: a set of behavioral science-based theories, values, strategies, and technologies aimed at planned change of the organizational work setting for the purpose of enhancing individual development and improving organizational performance, through the alteration of organizational members' on-the-job behaviors (Jex and Britt, 2008, p....

The main objective of this paper is to evaluate elements of social transformation and change that have influenced and defined this presence of Korean culture- focus mainly granted to Korean Drama- in China.... The influence depends on what and how a social movement, Korean pop culture in this case, communicates to a people or even a person.... To understand this stance, perhaps it is important to earn from Gusfield's (1968) analysis of social movements, which he argues are defined based on different aspects of social order....

Journal of the Academy of Marketing science 34 (2): 158–166.... The paper 'Corporate social Responsibility in the Jordanian Tourism Sector' is an outstanding example of the case study on tourism.... Corporate social Responsibility (CSR) has become a common phenomenon in the operationalization of organizations in different sectors.... The paper 'Corporate social Responsibility in the Jordanian Tourism Sector' is an outstanding example of the case study on tourism....

The social contract theory, as developed by several scholars such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1973 [1762]) and Immanuel Kant (1965 [1797]), is usually viewed as liberal.... The paper "Are the Practices of Post Cold War International Politics Underscored by the Theory of Liberalism?...

Department of Management science, Havard University Havard.... he creation of an advertising message should aim at reaching the targeted customers and at the same time create a positive social impact.... The future of advertising on the other hand ensures the combination of the old modes of advertisement such as the television with the new modes that may include the social sites such as Facebook.... Use of social websites in reaching the customers should be formulated as an objective in marketing communication....