Technological convergence

use them would be on the other end of the divide. Even libraries encounter this challenge. Take for example libraries in urban and rural areas. There is a significant difference between their technologies and, as a consequence, their patron’s technological training. This is also true among libraries in first-world and third-world countries. This phenomenon defeats the purpose of libraries to advocate for inclusivity and therefore needs to be…

Robert Marks made many valid arguments as to what lead to the rise of the West. The most compelling argument made was that Western dominance was a product of several conjunctions, convergences, and accidents. Some of these major events that took place around the world was, China ending its naval control of the Indian Ocean, Vasco De Gama sailing around the Cape of Good Hope, China choosing to use silver as their monetary system, as well…

Man’s thirst for knowledge has led him to discover new things throughout the ages. It has led him to seek advancement in various aspects of life to make living less difficult. Such quest has led man to develop profound technological advancements that has an overwhelming influence in man’s system of communication. It has given man endless possibilities for the dissemination of information. Media the collective word for man’s means of communication has tremendously improved throughout time as…

Biblical Integration There is one specific example in the scriptures that I believe clearly show the utilization of logistics during biblical times. In Exodus Moses was tasked by God to go to Egypt and release the Israelites from their captivity (Exodus 3:7-10 New International Version). Causing the Pharaoh to release the people from their indentured servitude was not the only monumental task that Moses had to accomplish, he also had to lead them to the promise land. After the plagues occurred,…

Chinese, set its stores at the outskirts while Chinese customers prefer shopping in the city center, using centralized management makes stores in china have less decision-making power. This is mainly due to the not very big area in the UK and the convergence of commodity needed and consumption habits. However, China is such a large country that people in different province can have different tastes and habits, that is why centralized management mode fails in China. As to the retailing industry…

Introduction Social networking refers to the use of mobile or internet-based social media for connecting with friends, communicating, creating and sharing content. There are numerous social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Live Journal play a pivotal role in influencing how the youth interact with their peers. The social networking sites present users with a myriad of ethical decisions about self disclosure, social propriety and acceptable behaviors (Ana M. Martinez Aleman, 2009).…

2. OMNI CHANNEL RETAILING Omni channel is the convergence of three forces: E-commerce, Mobile technology and Physical retail to create a new kind of interaction for the consumer. The way customers are shopping is changing, they bounce between devices and channels and the distinction between online and offline retailing is blurring. Customers often browse online and make their purchases in store or get their shopping delivered to doorstep. Their expectations of retailers continue to rise and…

the mass media is fairly short, the different forms of media that are exist today have made a huge impression on the technological, political, economic, social and cultural trends of every nation. The electronic media developed more quickly. For example, in 1920s, radio was the first useful and the most popular device due to the growing popularity of mass entertainment and technological advances. After 20 years, at the beginning of 1940s, television hits the stride, followed by cable television…

Sovereignty, just as its name implies, the sovereignty means the state or a country can handle their own internal and external affairs independently, that the state is fully autonomous in the exercise of power and cannot be interference by other states. Also has the right to self-defense and the right to equality in international law. In short, the "autonomous self-determination," the highest authority. The concept of sovereignty to enter the field of international law, is derived from Hugo…

acknowledge that poverty is still a major issue in most developing countries particularly the African countries. Also, all the authors offer hope for the demise of poverty but with different means of accomplishing the same. Collier advocates for economic convergence but does not champion for globalization. Olopade believes that African countries have a hidden potential in terms of resources so that the western countries should learn from them. At the same time, she advocates for globalization as…