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How Does PepsiCo Manage to Navigate in a Market Characterized by Intense Competition?
Get PDFThis research article is about PepsiCo\u27s evolution, supply chain, and how they manage in a market characterized by intense competition. PepsiCo has grown into a strong global company with a diverse portfolio. Positioned in competitive beverages and snacks markets, the company faces a lot of competition but manages to maintain its market position and continues to generate market share. The PepsiCo Way initiative focuses on optimizing the supply chain for effectiveness, strength, and sustainability. While navigating challenges, including the trend toward healthier options, PepsiCo continues to adapt and innovate for future success
Zara, the Global Fast Fashion Pioneer from Spain
Get PDFZara, a renowned fashion retailer, has gained a reputation for its innovative approach to global supply chain management. Zara is committed to providing affordable luxury clothing, home décor, accessories, and footwear. The company’s unique business model, characterizing them as “fast fashion,” allows them to continuously change their product lines to reflect the consumer market. Their incredibly fast turnaround time and affordable costs for modern and trendy pieces can create value for their customers while keeping inventory costs low. Overall, Zara’s supply chain practices reflect their success as a powerhouse in a highly competitive fashion industry
TEACHER SOCIAL EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES IMPACT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND WELL-BEING
Get PDFThis study sought to investigate, from an empirical standpoint, whether teacher SECs impact classroom management and their well-being. Teachers completed a questionnaire including the Self-Assessing Social and Emotional Instruction and Competencies: A Tool for Teachers (SSEIC) and Professional Quality of Life (PROQOL), as well as were observed once in the classroom measured by the Classroom Management Observation Tool (CMOT). Findings demonstrate that teachers’ SECs are positively correlated with classroom management practices, including teachers’ active supervision, encouraging participation, praise, and student feedback on social and academic behavior. Although all SEC categories individually impact classroom management, self-awareness (SA) was the most predictive SEC category on classroom management practices. This study also found that SECs are positively correlated with teachers’ well-being, specifically compassion satisfaction (CS). All individual SECs were positively correlated with CS, with the expectation of self-management (SM) which had insignificant results. Teacher self-report ratings on SA and relationship skills had the strongest correlations with teacher well-being. Lastly, it was hypothesized that teachers’ well-being also would impact on the association between their classroom management practices and their SECs. However, this study did not find any significant associations in this regard. Additionally, SECs have been shown to exert an influence on instructional quality. While the primary focus of this study did not revolve around measuring teachers\u27 instructional quality and its direct associations with SECs, it is noteworthy that the current study also found moderate to strong associations between teachers’ SEL instructional practices and their SECs, supporting previous research that SECs are associated with instructional quality
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLINICIAN-PERCEIVED COMPETENCY AND EXPERT-RATED COMPETENCY IN REBT USING ANXIETY-FOCUSED SIMULATED-BASED PRACTICE
Get PDFThough competency is of utmost importance to clinical practice (Muse et al., 2022), there have been minimal studies that have explored the relationship between clinician-perceived competency and expert-rated competency with the REBT framework. Competency in the delivery of psychotherapy is expected, but not well-defined (Fairburn & Cooper, 2011). Differences between perceived competency and expert-rated competency (Paunov et al., 2023) create further challenges in defining competency. While clinical competency in psychotherapy provision has been linked to client outcomes, this relationship varies depending on clinical model of psychotherapy as well as clinical problem (Collyer et al., 2020). Most of the competency in psychotherapy research focuses on adults and on Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Rapley & Loades, 2018). This study aimed to extend this research in examining psychotherapy competency in the utilization of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in work with youth with anxiety in a simulated clinical setting. Clinicians with varying degrees of training in REBT responded to five video-based vignettes using the clinical training software, Skillsetter and were asked to respond to clients demonstrating many of the core features of REBT. Experts in REBT rated their responses and participants also rated the skills being assessed. There was some variability in terms of skill ratings and a small correlation was found between self-perceived ratings and expert-coded ratings. Limitations of the current study, future direction, and implications for the field of school psychology and for those engaging in psychotherapy are discussed
MEASURING CONSUMER SATISFACTION AND EFFICACY OF A PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
Get PDFDiscrimination has been shown to have negative effects on mental health (Vargas et al., 2020). Studies have shown that experiencing and perceiving racism can lead to symptoms of depression in Black individuals (Gayman & Barragan, 2013). Though this problem exists, there are limited methods and solutions presented that address the effects of racism on depression (Brondolo et al., 2009). Empirical research has not yielded clear findings on the best strategies for addressing discrimination. This limits the guidance that can be provided to people as they attempt to alleviate the concern associated with discrimination. Further, individuals may experience distress and discomfort when attempting to vocalize their feelings about these concerns, and healthcare providers have been shown to experience the same discomfort (Livingston, 2018). While diversity and cultural awareness training have been implemented in healthcare settings, healthcare providers may still feel that it does not adequately prepare them to have to address racism related concerns with patients (Sempertegui et al., 2018 ). Despite the minimal resources available to help providers feel sufficiently informed about best practices for having conversations about racism and depression, psychoeducational materials can potentially serve as a means to facilitate conversations. Psychoeducation can be beneficial for both patients and providers because it prepares both with a framework and language for discussing difficult subjects. Psychoeducation can also assist in structuring a conversation about race and depression that is thought provoking and helpful. In this study, we developed a psychoeducational material that targets depression and the effects that discrimination may have on depression. This psychoeducational material is intended to help support conversations about these topics. In this thesis, we examine the consumer satisfaction of participants when using and viewing the booklet. Consumer satisfaction is measured quantitatively among university students, and measured qualitatively among mental health care providers
SUPPORTING UNDERPREPARED WRITERS IN AN ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAM
Get PDFFor decades, colleges and universities have been grappling with the task of closing the readiness gap for underprepared writers entering the higher education system. Traditional developmental education models are costly and inefficient at best, and detrimental to the matriculation of students at worst. Bridge programs have had moderate success, but at a high price tag. Within the last decade, alternate approaches to developmental education, such as accelerated and corequisite models, have emerged. While these approaches have demonstrated success in improving overall student proficiency and confidence, little is known about the specific mechanisms and environments that promote success and improve writing self-efficacy. Using a sequential-explanatory mixed methods design, this research study examined the writing self-efficacy beliefs of 50 students enrolled in a multi-pathway academic bridge program featuring two distinct tracks: an accelerated-corequisite with summer support and a congruent mainstreamed corequisite developmental writing course. The Post-Secondary Writerly Self-Efficacy Scale (PSWSES) scale and the Writing Apprehension Scale (WAS) were administered to participants and the researcher found comparable measures of writing self-efficacy. Semi-structured interviews expanded on and explained the reasons participants may have achieved equivalent, moderate writing self-efficacy. Additional findings explain how the University’s Academic Success Program may have contributed to those findings. This research has the potential to identify and amplify factors of the program significant for writing self-efficacy development. Recommendations are given for how administrators and practitioners can improve on the writing self-efficacy for conditionally admitted students
AN ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONAL SPORTS STADIUM SECURITY AND FACIAL RECOGNITION BIOMETRICS TOWARDS THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND VIOLENCE IN SPORTS ARENAS
Get PDFThis qualitative descriptive study sought to determine how stadium security managers perceive and describe their experiences with biometric security systems, especially facial recognition software, to mitigate crime and violent behaviors in sports stadiums on the east coast of the U.S. The problem that was addressed in the study is that despite the increase in violence and crime in sports stadiums and the use of biometric systems, it is not known how stadium security managers perceive and describe their experiences with biometric systems in mitigating crime and violence in and around sports stadiums on the east coast of the U.S. Interviews with 20 security managers representing major sports arenas located on the east coast of the U.S. were included. The interviews demonstrated that facial recognition technology is a significant and effective strategy for enhancing security systems at sports stadiums by security managers. Understanding security managers\u27 perceptions and attitudes may help implement facial recognition strategies in safeguarding sports stadiums. While crime and violence can never be eliminated, we can take additional steps to counter it
A PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH TO THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF ATTENTION ON PERSONALITY SIMILARITY AND PREFERENCE USING EYE-TRACKING TECHNOLOGY
Get PDFSimilarity between personality traits has been observed to be predictive of preference and desirability in social relationships in various situations. Much of the research has approached detecting personality similarity on a trait-specific level using the Five Factor Model of personality or more recently by grouping individual personalities into clustered profiles using latent profile analysis. This study of 93 participants took a person-centered approach by detecting individual differences between participants’ personality profiles and target person profiles using Euclidean distance as a dissimilarity index. We then proposed attention as a mediating factor behind the observed association between personality similarity and preference. Using this person-centered approach, we replicated previously observed outcomes that similarity between personalities predicted self-rated preferences. Attention, measured through fixation counts and dwell time using eye-tracking technology, was also predictive of preference. However, there was no observed mediating effect of attention on the association between personality similarity and preference
EXPOSURE TO DITHIOCARBAMATE FUNGICIDE ZIRAM RESULTS IN HEPATIC AND RENAL TOXICITY IN LONG-EVAN RATS
Get PDFZiram is a broad spectrum fungicide that is used on a variety of crops. It has been shown to display a wide array of toxicological effects, however, there is still a scarcity of mechanistic data regarding how it facilitates those effects. One of its presumed mechanisms of toxicity is due to the production of oxidative stress. However, whether the production of oxidative stress is due to its dimethyldithiocarbamate backbone, its metal moiety, or a combination of both, is still unknown. Contributing to the production of oxidative stress is ziram’s ability to alter essential metal homeostasis through transchelation of other essential metals. To study the individual effects of the backbone structure and the metal moiety, sodium-dimethyldithiocarbamate and zinc chloride were used in conjunction with Ziram. This study sought to investigate the effects of ziram and its individual components with regards to altered metal homeostasis, and the downstream effects of this disturbance on the antioxidant defense system, along with the physiological parameters of the kidney and liver of exposed rats. Rats were orally dosed for 6-weeks with either PEG-400 (vehicle), ziram, sodium-dimethyldithiocarbamate, or zinc chloride. Metal analysis demonstrated increases in zinc and copper levels in the liver along with increases in zinc in the kidneys of animals treated with ziram only. Analysis of antioxidant parameters demonstrated increases in the glutathione defense system and total antioxidant levels in the liver and kidney of animals treated with ziram. Histopathological evaluation of ziram and sodium-dimethyldithiocarbamate treated tissue showed vacuolization and lipid deposition in the liver. In renal tissue, thickening of the basement membrane and vacuolization of tubular cells accompanied by increases in kidney injury marker-1 were seen in animals treated with ziram and sodium-dimethyldithiocarbamate. The kidneys of ziram and sodium-dimethyldithiocarbamate exposed animals demonstrated deleterious effects which is a novel finding, as kidney has not previously been shown to be a target organ of toxicity with these agents. It is concluded that the overall toxicological profile of ziram is mediated by an intrinsic property of the compound itself, rather than being attributed solely to any individual structural component