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New expression and clear line. Jack has been working as a project engineer for a mechanical...


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Jack has been working as a project engineer for a mechanical energy technology firm for a few years now, and has recently been promoted to review projects for in-need communities overseas. He has been put in charge of managing the current company's charity projects, and determining how to distribute the funding for them. Some of the projects are pretty straightforward in their mission and material requirement, but for one project, Jack isn't sure whether the company should be funding it. The project's mission is to provide new solar panels for an East African community but the project data suggests it is more practical to just install better lighting inside the homes. Jack wonders whether to bring up his doubts with his boss. Based on the company's research on the community, the community desires better lighting system for their homes, and the solar panels would be an expensive and high maintenance project. Not to mention, there was a previous project that (when followed through) resulted in equipment being stolen from the same region to exchange for money. Jack understands their local sponsor would gain a great advantage in featuring solar panels in the community. It would also foster a good business partnership between the two companies. However, Jack feels it is his responsibility to provide the community with a more sımple and efficient solution to their problem, without diving into a large project that could possibly lead to negative side effects Is Jack's company wrong to provide technology to the community when they don't need it? (Your answer should be least 150 words)

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IMPORTANT POINTS IN THIS CASE

  • Jack has been working as a project engineer for a mechanical energy technology firm for a few years now, and has recently been promoted to review projects for in-need communities overseas
  • charge of managing the current company's charity projects
  • The project's mission is to provide new solar panels for an East African community but the project data suggests it is more practical to just install better lighting inside the homes
  • the community desires better lighting system for their homes, and the solar panels would be an expensive and high maintenance project
  • Jack understands their local sponsor would gain a great advantage in featuring solar panels in the community. It would also foster a good business partnership between the two companies

PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION

without diving into a large project that could possibly lead to negative side effects Is Jack's company wrong to provide technology to the community when they don't need it?

SOLUTION

Now a days technology plays an prominent role in our dialy life . technology changes from time to time All are want to adopt to the latest technoology. upgrading to the latest technoogy will give several benefits as welll as some negtives too . it makes the life of the peope easier . Jack said that it is his responsibility to provide the community with a more simple and efficient solution without diving into a large project that could possibly lead to negative side effects and also as people find the solar panels to be an expensive so to provide simple solution to the community first he should make sure that the solar panels would be cost effective as it provides light through the sun and so people have not to pay any electricity costs and that it would provide better lighting in the homes as there may be times when there is no electricity due to some technical problems.

It helps to reduce the burden of electrical charges to the people . solar panels would get light in their homes without any difficulty and also better security systems should be installed . it can also heps to save and reduce the use of and charges and costs on  the natural resources where we get electrcity from using natural resources like coal , hydro etc. In present scenario , many industries are using the solar panels to generate electricity , and new industries are introducing the solar panels at a cheaper rates so all are people are affordable to buy and awareness campaigns on technology should be taken from time to time so that people use technology which is good for them too.


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