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Research from Huffcutt and Arthur in 1994 and subsequent research from Levashina, Hartwell Morgeson and Campion in 2014 have shown that structured interviews are better than unstructured interviews in predicting job applicant success (Swider, 2016). Even in a structured interview, interviewers can be unduly influenced by the unstructured section of the interview when the interviewer casually chats with the applicant (Swider, 2016). Swider’s research (2016) suggests that no part of the interview…

The advertisement that I selected is a very fresh ad that just came out after the Olympic games. It opens with a girl in her youthful years holding a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge singing the anthem of another country while gazing out into the vast open sea. She commences singing an anthem, soon afterward, the scene shifts and jumps over into another country with another person singing a different anthem. Each anthem comes with a new location which is different from the home of the anthem. At the…

Rise in globalisation and increased in multilateral trade raises issues for balance if trade and differential treatment are involved in nations since the post World War II period (Holmes 2003). The efforts of increasing fair trade practices and gaining the balance of similar multilateral trade rights and obligations for all nations in developed and developing countries become a prominent challenge (Khor 1999). The major change is observed in the trade policies of developing nations since 1980s…

Television, glamour magazines and the internet are a few of the powerful social forces that influence the impossible body image of perfection. Both men and women strive to gain their self worth and self confidence from mirroring what society brands as beautiful. Consequently the journey to achieve this false sense of beauty leads to erroneous eating disorders, unnecessary medical procedures and other poor choices that puts their life at risk. The impact of this destructive social influence…

Of Wallets and Waistlines: A relationship between body mass index and annual income Background: In our society today, there is a common trend is able to be seen across the United States, the expansion of the American waistline. As waistlines increase so does the prevalence of people becoming overweight or obese. Obesity has a major public health concern in the United States as almost two-thirds of the population has become obese (Marks, 2004). Someone is considered overweight if their BMI is…

Within about half a century, the economic development of various major regions on this planet have seen tumultuous change not yet seen in the past millenniums, with overall positive result. This of course came from policies after the second World War which include reduction of global trade restrictions, more open international diplomacy, and increased telecommunications; which can be summed up as a process called globalization. By these means, here has also come several externalities which were…

rates within the African American population can decrease drastically. People are categorized by healthcare professionals as being either underweight, healthy weight, overweight, or obese. Each category is determined by an individuals’ body mass index (BMI), which is a measurement of body fat in relation to an individuals’ height and weight. According to The US National Health…

Female youth are experiencing increasing rates of body dissatisfaction, depression, anxiety, and decreases in adaptive wellbeing. (Paxton, Neumark-Sztainer, Hannan & Eisenberg, 2006; Stice, 2002). As more females experience negative body image, targeted programs to increase body image along with academics, social and emotional well-being are emerging (e.g. Hoop and Leaders Basketball Camp; Proactive Kids Club; Snowsports Out Reach Program). These program aim to increase the self-esteem, body…

In this essay I am going to discuss recent changes of production in a global environment, and based on these changes, explain how business leaders will have to change in order to thrive in the next four years. Global production is the creation and assembly of components to make a finished product that will be exported to multiple different countries (Investopedia, 2016). The ability to adapt as a manager is crucial, as 21st century business leaders are currently working in a complex environment…

Three Days in December: Resistance within the Ministerial “Seattle” had entered the annals of history before the tear gas faded from the skies over Capitol Hill. Yet, on the morning of December 1, as the national news programs were showing scenes of mayhem from the previous night, delegates arrived for the ministerial ensconced within a city effectively under martial law. Curfew had been imposed, the main streets were patrolled by phalanxes of National Guardsmen, and activists that marched…