ikea case study

IKEA's global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor Company overview Founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad who is 17 years old and have innovative values and beliefs in business, IKEA, started as a mail-order company selling small items at low prices, and is nowadays the world's largest furniture retailer. In 1948, he added furniture to his newsletter and had an immediate success. In 1951, the Swedish company opened the first display store in order to reduce the return rate. The success of the store led Kamprad to stop accepting mail-orders to concentrate his efforts on opening stores: the modern IKEA concept is born. At the time, a cartel of furniture manufacturers was keeping high prices in the industry, a situation judged unacceptable by IKEA's founder and also a business opportunity for him. He thus concentrated all his efforts on trying to offer the best price of the industry so that more people can afford well designed furniture. IKEA introduced on the market in 1953 the self-assembled furniture which permitted a reduction of costs that was transferred to the customers in getting lower prices. By the end of 1950s the success of IKEA's low prices was bothering Sweden's large furniture retailers who pressured manufacturers to not sell to IKEA. The company kept a few manufacturers who were often delivering during the night to avoid being seen. That is the

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Importance of Play

How can play help a child to develop? Physically Emotionally Socially Intellectually Physical - X Develops fine motor skills X Develops balance and coordination X Develops senses - sight, sound, hearing, touch, taste X Exercises body and limbs Emotional - X Gives pleasure X Prevents boredom X Gets rid of tension X lets off steam X Develops confidence and independence X Acts out feelings X Acts out roles Intellectual - X Develops language skills X learns about the world X Develops memory X learns to experiment and test X learns concepts X Discovers new things X Develops imagination and creativity Social - X Learns to share X learns to cooperate and take turns X Learns rules X Develops social skills There are 4 stages of play ... that includes a child's social development ... Solitary play Parallel play Looking - on play Cooperative play Solitary play - This is playing alone, unaccompanied. From the ages of BIRTH - TWO years old is often the only type of play observed. However, older children will continue to have times when they will enjoy playing alone. Parallel play - By the time children reach the age of TWO years old, they will begin to enjoy parallel play. This is where they play alongside and next to other children but not play with them. Looking - on play - Looking - on play occurs from about THREE years old. It is

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Care Value Base

Care Value Base The Care Value Base was created by the Care Sector Consortium in 1992, it came from the NVQ's (National Vocational Qualification) to support a well-known set of principles and values for Care workers and professionals in Health and Social Care. The Care Value Base provides people rights and responsibilities, equality and diversity, and confidentiality. The Care Value Base was originally identified in codes of Care practice. A Care Value Base is an ethical policy code which tells how carers need to act in different situations; they are not allowed to discriminate against anyone, be mean, or to provide poor care for their patients. For the first time the Health and Social Care industry had a basic code from which they could make ethical decisions about specific situations. The Care Value Base is made out of five elements: * Anti Discriminatory Practice * Confidentiality * Individual Rights * Personal beliefs and identity * Effective Communication Anti Discriminatory Practice The Anti Discriminatory Practice stops people from being discriminated against or discriminating others which include: The sex discrimination Act 1975, Race Relations Act 1976 and Disabled Persons Act 1986, these Acts are present in all Health and Social Settings. e.g. In a hospital ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) ward, there is a service user who is an African and female. She also has

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care value base

The task: is to ask a care worker about the care value base. Professions: Pre-school teacher Setting: Pre- school Aspects of care values base How the care value base is used by the worker in their day to day work . Confidentially -At the Pre- school, the child's records were locked in a filing cabinet in the office. -Protect confidential information: e.g.: do not give information about the children's phone number or address, do not allow an unknown person to take them out of the Pre- school without parent's permission. -Be trustworthy: tell the parents the truth about their child and show you care about him. 2.promoting individual's rights ( How are client protected from abuse) -Parents can report anything wrong to us (the staff at the Pre- school). 3. Promoting equality of opportunities in care setting. -All children can access the nursery: - We accept all children less than 5 years no matter their colour, religion, disability, or the way he/ or she is dressed. -Ensuring that boys and girls have equal opportunities to an access the service that school provides. E.g.: do not prefer girls more than boys. 4.Promoting anti discriminatory practice -Sensitive to the parent and children's ethnic and social background and cultural needs so we they provide the care e.g.: welcome posters, and leaflets in many languages. -We also have children from

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"Compare at least four of the poems you have studied where parent child feelings are shown. Write about On My First Sonne, one poem by Carol Ann Duffy, one by Simon Armitage and one poem from the Pre-1914 bank."

"Compare at least four of the poems you have studied where parent child feelings are shown. Write about On My First Sonne, one poem by Carol Ann Duffy, one by Simon Armitage and one poem from the Pre-1914 bank." All of the poems are about emotions and parent child relationships. In Before You Were Mine, the girl idolises and loves her mother. Whereas the man in Kid feels angry towards his father, and resents him too. In the poem On My First Sonne, the father loves his son a lot and feels grief for his dead son. Which is different from The Song Of The Old Mother as in this the mother is angry and annoyed at her children. I shall look for similarities and differences in the parent child relationships that are in all four of the poems. The use of structure in Kid shows the past and present in a chronological way, it's like a monologue. I know this because the lines one to five are about past events from when he was a child, "when you gave me the order to grow up." The middle lines show the present "you baby, now I'm the real boy wonder." This is effective because this shows the father son relationship between them from the past, when Kid had suffered to the present where he has learnt from the mistakes in his life. This structure is similar to Before You Were Mine as it is also structured in a chronological way. The mother's life has been explored this way in each verse.

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Barriers to Communication

Felicia hills Barrier to communication ( p3) Introduction In this assessment am going to be explaining the environmental factor that may influence communication and interpersonal interactions in heath and social care environment for example setting, noise, seating, lighting space and time. It is very hard to hear or understand what someone is saying if there is a lot of noise in the background for example in a nursery children make up lots of noise so when your talking to someone you wouldn’t be able to hear or understand what the message was. It’s also very difficult to make sense of other people facial expressions if you can’t see their faces properly due to poor lighting. Rooms with an awkward seating position might mean that a group of people cannot see each other comfortably. People sometimes feel uncomfortable if they are trying to communicate with a person who is to close or at distance. A room that is too hot, stuffy or cold or at inhibit communicate if it makes people feel tired or stressed. The environment also plays an important role in the effectiveness of communicate aids. For instance, hearing aids will amplify background noise as well as the voice of the speaker. A noisy environment may therefore be difficult and unpleasant for someone who is using a hearing aid. Good lighting will be critical for someone who supports their understanding of speech

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Discuss the nature-nurture debate in relation to individual development.

Lindsey Storey Unit 4 M1/D1 Jasmine Welfoot Father 50% DNA 50% Personality 50% DNA 50% Personality Mother You Discuss the nature-nurture debate in relation to individual development. What is Nature? Nature is part of a debate that has been going on for years; this part of the debate is about the characteristics. People who believe in the Nature instead of nurture believe that all characteristics of a person are inherited from the parents. This is from eye and hair colour to behaviour and personality. The Nature argument is about the genetic parts of our development, people believe that you inherit your behaviour, looks and personality from your parents. Examples of this could be the diagram, Nature believers believe that your inherit 50% personality, this could be your father is quiet, you are quiet, this has not been proven though. Example of Nature A Young Couple who have both got university degrees and have well-paid jobs, have a baby and as the baby grows up, it is shown that the child is smart, while the parents believe this is because they are both smart, others could believe that maybe the couple have taught the child, e.g. children’s books and tutors. While the Parents believe it was the nature side of the debate others could think it was the nurture of the parents. Example of Nature A man who has been to prison many times for aggressive

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Health education - Teenage Obesity, Determinates of health and Risk Factor

0 Health Education Teenage Obesity Obesity is a growing problem in Australia, and also globally and is a major issue that can lead to a great deal of health problems. The definition of Obesity is extremely overweight and unhealthy. Many teenagers of this time are starting to lack exercise and becoming physically unfit and later becoming obese. This is happening not just in Australia but also right round the world. Obesity in teenagers is bad but it will follow the individual into their adult life. About 30.4 percent of teenagers are overweight, and 15.5% of teens are obese. This means that 45.9% of teens are at risk for developing health problems due to weight. It is important to note that weight gain during the teen years is normal. It is when that weight gain progresses beyond normal limits that teens become at risk for obesity. There are many causes of Teenage Obesity such as an increased amount of junk food, lack of physical activity and even some genetic factors. There are many types of health problems that Obesity can cause, such as; Type 2 Diabetes Asthma Sleep problems (including sleep apnea) Orthopaedic (bone) problems due to an inability of the developing bones to support the excess weight Hypertension (high Blood Pressure) Heart disease Obesity also plays a large role in the dimensions of health. Physically, obesity could make you feel slow,

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Describe the expected stage of social development of children aged 4 years.

Unit 2- The Developing Child Chloe Lukes D1- Describe the expected stage of social development of children aged 4 years. Four-year-olds can usually play happily with other children. Your child is learning to understand about the feelings and needs of others, and can feel sympathy for others. At this age, your child will be organising games and making friends. He can share toys and take turns at least some of the time. But four-year-olds can also be quite bossy, so he might still have a few tantrums when he doesn’t get what he wants. She might have some favourite games that let her try out adult roles, like ‘mummies and daddies’ or ‘superheroes’. D2- Describe the expected stage of social development of children aged 5 years. Fiver year olds are becoming more independent and in control of their behaviour. There will be fewer arguments and few tantrums. They are beginning to understand what it means to follow rules in a game and to be fair. However expect at times that it may be too much to cope with, and he will cheat or get upset or not want to play. Five year olds love to play together rather than playing by themselves. They will often ask for permission before they do something as they are starting to learn about rules and right and wrong. “Can I” can be heard often.

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Justify responses where child maltreatment or abuse is suspected or confirmed, referring to current legislation and policies

UNIT 10 D2 Caring for children and young people D2 Justify responses where child maltreatment or abuse is suspected or confirmed, referring to current legislation and policies Child maltreatment can be very hard to see defiantly when there is no physical damage to the individual. However when there has been any suspicion or confirmed abuse or maltreatment cases certain response needs to take place to make sure the child’s safety is put first and that the right polices and legislations help in supporting the response to that certain abuse. The Paramountcy principle is when the child’s welfare paramount in other words the child’s needs should be put first. This principle also states that there should be no delay when accounting for the child’s future. Courts should also not make an order unless they are absolutely in the child’s best interest to do so. This also applies to other health and social care settings as they work with children. For example a school always need to make sure the subjects they are educating the pupils in it is in their best interest and will help them in the future. This links to justifying the response to abuse and maltreatment of a child because every child should be given priority over all other problems. Responding to child maltreatment and abuse needs to be quick and significant help. In the Children Act (1989)

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