Apple Pay: Marketing Case Study Analysis on Apple Pay On September 9, 2014, in front of a packed audience in Cupertino, CA, Tim Cook, the chief executive officer of Apple, announced the much anticipated launch of Apple Pay, “Our vision is to replace this [wallet] and we are going to start with payments.”1 He continued, “Payments are a huge business. Every day between credit and debit, we spend $12 billion in the U.S., and this business is comprised of over 200 million transactions a day.”2 Cook then invited Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, to Read More …
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Organisational Action Learning Review Questions and Answers
No. of Words: 3000 Assessment 2 The purpose of this assessment is to give you the opportunity to apply the concepts learned in this course to your own organisational life. Specifically, You will analyse a specific incident that you (or someone you observed) could have handled more effectively, Explain the organisational context within which the incident happened, and Logically derive from your analysis specific actions you will take to improve your management assignment practice next time you encounter a similar event. You should aim to draw on concepts from two to three Units of the course in your organisational action Read More …
Stigma Labelling and Stereotyping Of Mental Illness by Goffman
Key Issues: Stigma Labelling and Stereotyping Stigma The word originated from the Greeks. Stigma referred to a sign burnt or cut into the body to demarcate slaves, criminals, and social outcasts as “ritually polluted” people. It is currently used to refer to any conditions that mark out the bearer as ‘culturally unacceptable’ or ‘inferior’ Stigma refers to a negative attribute that socially discredits an individual and confers a ‘deviant’ status Stigma – a label that associates an individual with some negative characteristics Goffman (1963) describes stigma as the difference between the virtual social identity and the real social identity GOFFMAN Read More …
Human Rights and Responsibilities Health & Social Care Essay Questions and Answers
The Rights of Patients/Services Users, Practitioners, and Society This week we’ll explore human rights and how they apply to health & social care Human rights are a set of universal, non- political, binding international standards They’re usually understood as inherent to all human beings, irrespective of nationality, gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or any other status Human rights are indivisible, interrelated & interdependent This means that all rights have equal status, & the fulfilment of one right depends – either in part or wholly – on other rights There are various international human rights treaties. If national governments sign Read More …
The Social and Medical Model Of Disability in Academic Literature Questions & Answers
What is disability? There are a number of ‘models’ of disability in academic literature. The two most often mentioned are: The Medical model: this view sees disability as a ‘problem’ belonging to the individual affected. E.g. if a wheelchair user had difficulty getting up steps, the problem is seen as to do with the individual’s wheelchair not the steps. The Social model: this view claims that disability is in some sense a social construction. It is society that ‘disables’ an individual. In the example, the steps are a disabling barrier; they can be changed/adapted to enable the individual to have Read More …
Anti-Discrimination and ‘Anti-Oppressive Practice’ In Health & Social Care Questions and Answers
Week 6 Anti-Discrimination and ‘Anti-Oppressive Practice’ In Health & Social Care Over the past weeks, we have been exploring: The idea of EQUALITY The idea of DIVERSITY The idea of HUMAN RIGHTS We have considered these ideas as they are applied in the health & social care professions. Brief reflection: Take 5 minutes to write a sentence defining each idea above, as you understand it. Then, take 5 minutes to compare answers with the person next to you. Are they similar? Are they different? Take note. We have noted that each idea – equality, diversity, human rights – is contested Read More …
SH4003 Week 11 Cultural Competences and Cultural Humility in Health & Social Care
Cultural Competency Cultural competency training is seen as a way to reduce or prevent racial inequalities, & promote culturally appropriate services in health & social care Evidence shows the influence of culture, diversity & equality on the availability, accessibility, acceptability & quality of healthcare service provision (Napier, et al, 2014) UK healthcare services claim to ensure equity & the responsiveness of healthcare services to diverse needs The aim is to be culturally inclusive However, evidence shows that there are health inequalities, & disparities in health provision for members of minority groups This shows that the UK health system does not Read More …
Equality, Diversity and Discrimination in Health and Social Care Questions and Answers
SH4003 Week 3 Equality Diversity and Discrimination in Health and Social Care Dr Alya Khan Recap Last week we explored the idea of EQUALITY. We saw that: It is a ‘contested concept.’ It does not mean ‘the same’ or ‘identical.’ There are different interpretations of: – WHY equality should be valued, WHO should be treated as equals? & WHAT should be done exactly to treat equals equally We saw that for people to be EQUAL, they must share AT LEAST ONE feature, But also they must be DIFFERENT in other respects They must be DIVERSE DIVERSITY is an unavoidable characteristic Read More …
The Idea of Equality in Health and Social Care Questions and Answers
SH4003 WEEK 2 The Idea of Equality in Health and Social Care INTRODUCTION TO THE IDEA OF EQUALITY The idea of equality is very important in health & social care policy & practice. It’s a familiar idea & an everyday concept. BUT what exactly do we mean by “equality”? Equality is a ‘contested concept’. This means that there are different theoretical ways to understand it & there is disagreement about which understanding should be accepted. EQUALITY – WHAT IS IT? Example: two people could be of the same weight, but of different height. We can call them equals. The terms Read More …
The Female Condom: Tool for Women’s Empowerment Questions and Answers
SH4003 Questions for Week 10 Regarding Gollub, E. (2000), The Female Condom: Tool for Women’s Empowerment, American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 90, No. 9 Read through the article and answer the following questions: What reasons does the article give for saying the female condom is empowering for women? What does the article say are obstacles to women’s autonomy in protecting their sexual health? Which model of empowerment (studied in the lecture material) does the female condom fit under from the description given in the article? Explain your answer. In your view, which model of empowerment best addresses public health Read More …