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Hostile or Helpful: The Media’s Portrayal of Immigrants in California and Ireland
No full textImmigration has become an issue of controversy and debate across Europe and The United States. Since the early 1990s, the increase of immigration and anti-immigrant propaganda in California and Ireland has resulted in pressures exerted on citizens and immigrants to find a way to integrate into a more multicultural society. Linguistic labels applied to news media can evoke judgment and shape citizen attitudes depending on the labels attributed to immigration and immigrants in the public discourse. This study employs mixed-methods content analysis to analyze the frames implemented by Californian and Irish media in their portrayal of immigration through the medium of online newspapers. To conclude whether the portrayal of immigration was harmful or helpful, this study includes a systematic analysis of articles from four online newspapers in the time between January 2019 and June 2019. The analyzed data is from The San Francisco Chronicle, The Los Angeles Times, The Irish Times, and The Irish Independent. The findings reveal that the current framings of immigration in both Ireland and California give a positive portrayal of immigration in the media that may aid in shaping how citizens react to future discussions on immigration and undocumented immigrants. The study concludes with a discussion of the limitations and possibilities for future research
An Analysis of the Indian and Irish IT Work Experience.
No full textPurpose: In this study it was shown that work-life balance which is a significant issue among IT professionals in both professional business and academic research differs country wise with the impact it has on individual’s well-being. This research examines the impact of work and life balance of two such countries one being a developed country and the other a developing such that their synergies generate considerable economic impacts from investments in Information Technologies. Methodology: The study has adopted a positivist approach using quantitative research methodology. Different tests such as One-way ANOVA, Two-way ANOVA and Chi-Square have been used for the study. The test analysis is performed using IBM SPSS tool and Microsoft excel. The primary data is obtained from employees working in the IT sector across various organizations and regions of India and Ireland. The research used convenience sampling followed by snowball sampling for the primary data collection. Findings: The findings of this study demonstrated the underlying basis for the differences between the two countries by comparison of their empirical evidences. This was achieved by evaluating the determinants of work-life balance namely, psychological health, physical wellbeing, family wellbeing and organizational initiatives. The findings of this research reflected the inadequate work-life balance arising from high levels of work and family tensions on family satisfaction. The study further established the negative impact of inadequate work-life balance on job satisfaction, social and personal well-being related to elevated levels of family to work conflicts. In differentiation of the economically developing nation and more developed nation, this research showed that IT employees in developing country have poor work-life balance. The implications from the results of demographic comparison of this study show that the underlying basis for this differentiation in impact of the Work-Life Balance (WLB) is due to the differences in cultures, facilitation services, community relations, population, and gender roles. Finally, the relationship of WLB and its determinants demographically, are evidently conclusive. Research Limitations: In this study, findings are representative of the sample population size which might have affected the study outcome. In addition, impact of COVID-19 situation could have influenced the responses in the survey specially for the questions on family well-being. Mixed nationality population might have influenced the results of this study
A Study on the Food Supply Chain Traceability of Agricultural Produce in Ireland.
No full textThe agricultural food industry in Ireland is facing unprecedented challenges due to the rapid population growth in the emerging markets by putting a strain on the global food supply. Ireland has a growth in the natural food production techniques that has driven the quality appeal of the food produced with its low environmental footprints, strict traceability and the effective supply chain management. Traceability in the Supply Chain Management process for the agricultural food produce is a growing concern among the farmers, manufacturers and suppliers of the food industry in Ireland. The research study has focused on Ireland's reputation in the food and agricultural production and effective management of the SCM traceability. In order to provide a safe, traceable and sustainable food product through a modern and upgraded supply chain system, Ireland is focused on its agro food industry through adoption of new initiatives and modern technological systems. The initial part of the research study sets the significance and specific purpose of the research study along with developing research objectives and questions. The second part of the study gathers the information that is based on food supply chain traceability in the Irish food produce sector and its effective implementation within the research paper. The methodology part of the research study identifies the specific research technique and the philosophy that is set for the research process. In order to carry out the study the application, a qualitative form of primary data collection method has been taken into consideration. Through the help of the interviews that are being conducted by the researcher, the findings of the data analysis have been presented. Based on the interview responses the primary data is collected and critically elaborated in the discussion part of the study. Finally, the concluding part of the study has justified if the research objectives are successfully linked with the research paper or not by stating a future scope of the study along with the limitations of the research
Business Social Responsibility Of Small and Micro Enterprises: A Case Study of a Brazilian Micro Supermarket.
No full textThis dissertation investigates if a micro enterprise in the northeast of Brazil has business social responsibility actions towards its local community, the motivation for the support provided (if any) and if the perception of business success can be linked to being socially responsible. The focus is on a case study of a micro supermarket in the northeast of Brazil. The research has followed an interpretivist philosophy and employs a qualitative methodology. The researcher has chosen non-probability sampling with a sample size of nine interviews. The primary data was collected from semi-structured online interviews, focused on the owner of the company in study, three employees and five members of the community where the company is located. It was demonstrated in this study that the idea of business social responsibility can be subjective and that the size of the company, or the perception of size, can influence what people expect from it. The research has shown that financial measurements are used for small and micro enterprises, but that non-financial measurements were the most presented in this study as a way to measure the success of Mercantil Nazareno. In conclusion, the findings from this study have shown that the majority of the members of the community do not recognise the support provided by the business as being socially responsible. The main motivation to support the community was presented as enlightened self-interest. The findings of this research have partially reaffirmed other studies about the characteristics of owner, business and community as influencers of community support. Finally, the relationship between business social responsibility practices and the perception of business success has been found as inconclusive
A Study on the Effects of the Buyer-Supplier Relationship on Purchasing Performance and Satisfaction in Supply Chain Management in Malaysia.
No full textDue to the competitive environment in the Business industry, most firms try to establish and maintain a long-term relationship and cooperation between supplier and buyer that allow companies to make more flexible strategies for better operations and management. This study explores three main factors that are elational aspect, Resource dependence, and transactional cost. Each factor has sub-sections such as commitment, trust, cooperation for relationship Aspect, information sharing for resource dependence, and long-term relationship orientation for tractional cost. This study will study the effects of the variables whether they have significant impacts on purchasing performance and satisfaction. In this research, there are three hypotheses that five factors can induce positive purchasing performance. The fourth hypothesis is that positive purchasing performance affects positive purchasing satisfaction. Those studies will be analyzed through the survey. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 100 professional employees of electronics, automobiles, drinks and so on in the industrial zone in purchasing departments where author work in Malaysia. There are six hypotheses and Trust, Information sharing, long term orientation has positive influences on purchasing performance. On the other hand, Commitment and cooperation were identified which had no positive impact on purchasing performance. Besides, purchasing performance has a significance in purchasing satisfaction according to this study. In conclusion, buyers should take recommendations from this study that they should try to improve trust, information, and long-term orientation for retaining a good relationship with a supplier to reduce transactional cost and work more flexible to avoid risks such stock-out and overstock situations. For trust, an increased number of having meetings will help buyers have interactions with suppliers and exchange business opinions. About information sharing, ERP system will help buyers to share concise information with suppliers that avoid mistakes of quantity orders and communications. Lastly, Long term orientation can be improved by investing in supplier’s production facility that makes the suppliers increase more dedication to supply planning for the buyer
Innovation and Succession Planning: A case study on family owned businesses.
No full textIn this study, it was shown that the influence of the predecessor, be it formal or informal, on the succeeding generations’ ability to conduct business and innovate within the frame of the family owned business can be described as undeniable. The current status in research regarding family owned businesses suggested a vast knowledge about the aforementioned sector. However, most of the research conducted so far mainly focused on the larger family owned firms, especially their attempts and struggles to balance profit-oriented conduction of business with the perceived responsibilities for their respective employees. Such struggles also befall medium sized to small family owned businesses in various sectors of the economy. It could also be contested, that while influencing factors such as innovation, succession as well as culture and management had been separately researched thoroughly, the intersections and reciprocal influences of each of these factors have not been the main focus so far. This case study sought to give a first insight into a variety of exemplary companies in various sectors and their respective approaches to such topics as socio-emotional wealth, succession planning and innovation within the company. This led to the question “How is the innovative capacity in small family owned businesses to be assessed?” The subject has been approached by conducting an exploratory method which aims to give a broad overview of the subject matter. In reviewing the existing literature with a particular focus on the factors innovation, succession as well as culture and management, a conceptual framework was created to further aid the analysis of the data collected. A particular focus was the development and conduction of innovation as well as the role each related party in the succession process (predecessors and successors respectively) played. The results of the data collection were then analysed and summarized in three findings which in turn were put into the context of the aforementioned conceptual framework
The Impact of Instagram on Nigerian Youths
No full textSocial media has become an important facet of Nigerian society. As we spend significant amounts of time using it, social media has penetrated the patterns of communication among Nigerian youth. Instagram is regarded as an image based machine. It has gained prominence among the youth. However, amidst the frequent usage of Instagram, literature remains disjointed regarding the impact of Instagram as a platform.
The Literature Review discussed the various conceptual clarifications in the aspect of social media, Instagram, well-being, self-esteem, Nigeria youth and the accompanying theories of the main variables of the study. Instagram is widely used among youths compared with other media, reasons for such was disclosed during the course of elaborating more on the theory of the study.
Qualitative and quantitative survey method was adopted for the dissertation due to the
correlation of the methods in line with the purpose of the study. The major attribute of both research methods are in its ability in providing complex textual descriptions of how people perceive a given research phenomenon from human perspectives, which is relevant to the study.
This dissertation investigates the various ways Instagram has been able to affect the selfesteem and well-being of Nigerian Youths from users‘ perspective with a self-administered online questionnaire. The second source of research is in the form of interview with two influencers of Instagram platforms to gather relevant information from experts‘ perspective.
The finding shows that the effect of Instagram on the youth well-being and self-esteem can be linked directly to the level of exposure and dependence on the platform. It was found that Instagram has become prevalent among social media users due to its features. Throughout the research, the impact of Instagram on Youths self-esteem and well-being is considered
Effective Use of Social Media in Public Relations in Nigerian Businesses: A Case Study of The Nigerian Banking Sector
No full textSocial media has fast become a digital transformative tool for businesses. The introduction of social media into the business space through the internet is a notable innovation that has received wide recognition as a platform that changed how people and business interact with each other. Though its importance cannot be overemphasized, public relations (PR) practitioners must continue to evolve and stay up-to-date and meet up with the constantly changing trends as well as the audience demands. This research set out to determine the effective use of social media in the Nigerian banking industry by examining how Nigerian banks and PR professionals/agencies use their social media profiles, user engagements on these social media profiles, how the effectiveness of social media PR campaigns are measured and the roles social media has played in the PR of Nigerian banks. The research questions addressed in this study are What role does social media play in public relations in the banking sector? ;How can the effective use of social media improve the achievement of a positive and sustainable relationship between banks and its public? and What are the factors that determine social media platforms employed by public relations practitioners in banks?The study utilized a mixed methods approach combining both qualitative and quantitative research methods, to collect this data, a social media audit report on the Facebook, Instagram and twitter accounts on top 5 performing Nigeria banks was carried out followed by questionnaire distribution to 70 PR professionals in the Nigerian banking industry and Interviewing 4 prominent PR practitioners in the banking Industry.The results of this study indicated that social media is effectively used to publicize, inform and educates the public on the services and products being offered by the banks, facilitates corporate communication through two-way communication that is instrumental in countering wrong publicity and threat to goodwill, attending to public complaints and promotion of events that helps in creating and building important relationships with customers. The study also revealed that the factors that influence the use of certain social media mediums like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook over others are customer feedback, complaints, engagement, and inquiry on the platforms. Further research is needed into different industries to carry out comparative analysis and establish a trend with the way different industries use social media for PR as well as expanding this research into different forms of banking such as commercial banking, investment banking, retail banking, credit unions etc. as they all have different target audiences and it expected that PR strategies used would vary for these different forms of banking
Perceptions on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Accounting: An Empirical Study among Accounting Professionals in Nigeria.
No full textArtificial Intelligence has been widely discussed in accounting for some years now, this study examined the level of awareness and perceptions on the use of artificial intelligence in accounting among accounting professionals in accounting, it also examined if the individual characteristics of accountants affect their perception on the use of artificial intelligence in accounting. A random sample of 399 Accounting Professionals in Nigeria was used in the study. The study adopted a between group design, and an independent samples T-test, and one way between group Anova was used to test for the effect of accountants’ characteristics on their perception. The study found that there is a high level of awareness on the use of artificial intelligence among accounting professionals in Nigeria, but their knowledge is mainly theoretical, gotten from personal readings and the media. Overall, the accounting professionals have a positive view on the use of artificial intelligence in accounting with the majority showing support for the development of AI in accounting, and minimal worries about job displacement due to AI. The results indicated that male accountants tend to hold a more favourable opinion of AI compared to female accountants, while accountants of different ages, level of education, years of experience, area of specialization, qualification status and professional bodies do not differ in their perceptions on the use of artificial intelligence in accounting. The results of the study also highlighted the need for reform in accounting education and continuous personal development for accountants to adapt to emerging trends
A Study to Evaluate the Impact of Mobile Technology on Supply Chain Ecosystems in Irish Enterprises.
No full textTo gain competitive advantage Supply chain firms use mobile technologies. This exploratory study investigates the impact mobile technologies have on supply chain activities and also identifies the challenges firm face such as capital requirement, lack of technical skills and information security in relation to use of Mobile technologies in supply chain management. From the primary analysis of this study it is also revealed that the impact on supply chain is in terms of improved communication, collaboration & visibility between various stake holders, real time information access & sharing, faster & responsive supply chain functions. The study attempts to investigate & simultaneously probe for critical evaluation of this technology. This qualitative study used interpretivism philosophy to gain understanding of the topic. Along with review of literature, a semi-structured interview questionnaire was sent to participants via email to capture their responses to infer primary findings. The participants selected randomly were key professionals working in Irish firms who are currently involved in a function related to supply chain. The results obtained from primary data resonates with literature available in the academic & professional domain. Thus, results accord mobile technologies have a positive impact on the efficiency of firms. At a larger view, the findings of this study are hoped to become a centrepiece for future research work