China’s Communist Party announced an new practice on Nov. 15th, 2013, which may have the probability of changing the lifestyle of Chinese family. The new announcement states that a couple can have their second child only if one of them is the only child in his or her family. This new announcement is predicted as an open door to the future relaxation on the child policy in China.

The poster of the linked blog may hold the perspective that this new policy will not be able to help China avert the demographic collapse. However, I think this policy has the ability to change the future structure of Chinese working market as well as solve the aging issue. One-child policy gradually decreases the future working forces in China and the aging issue is aggravated simultaneously due to the departure of the only young working force in the family.

What is more important is that alongside the relaxation on child policy in China, the improvement of infant education and implementing guarantee in pension system should also be taken into account.

Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonchang/2013/11/17/chinas-one-child-change-doesnt-avert-demographic-collapse/

A video of CNN’s reporting:

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2013/11/18/pkg-mckenzie-china-only-children.cnn&iref=allsearch&video_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fquery%3DChina%26x%3D0%26y%3D0%26primaryType%3Dmixed%26sortBy%3Drelevance%26intl%3Dfalse

When Whole Foods Market opened its new 59,000-square-foot store in New York City’s Columbus Circle, eager shoppers were literally lined up around the block waiting to get in. The customer loyalty of Whole Foods is quite alarming. However, it is also apparent to see why Whole Foods has the possession of passionate customers if we look at the the relationship between the employees and Whole Foods, which can be also called as employee loyalty.

It is widely accepted by the leaders of Whole Foods that the satisfied employees have the best performance which has the direct relationship with company growth. The Whole Foods team members have a fair amount of control over their store stocks. In addition, the democratic discipline of compensation also diminishes the dissatisfaction of the employees. Top executives earn no more than 14 times the average pay of team members in the retail stores. The company has instituted a policy of showing appreciation for colleagues, which promotes the healthy relationship between employees as well as trust. Plus other practices Whole Foods company takes, the employees all share the value of the company which is that not only serving organic food, but also caring our community and environment.

The satisfaction of employees highly guarantees the performance of the whole team, which will eventually maintain the customer loyalty.

Link: https://blogs.ubc.ca/jingyijia/2013/11/13/pike-place-fish-market-tour/

Jingyi Jia states out a fact that a strong and positive organizational culture helps forming the great commitment to the group and the integration of the organization, which I completely agree with her. Also, I have few more points regarding to what a strong and positive organizational culture can bring to a organization.

Firstly, a culture of a company provides stability to that organization. “Make the world a better place” is one of the shared values of staffs in the fish market, therefore every employees works with a positive attitude, little or no conflicts happen there. Additionally, a culture helps employees make the sense of the organization. The employees at the market enjoy working there and have a strong sense of belonging. Furthermore, a culture acts like a social glue which helps hold the organization together.

A video about the fish market:

Link: https://blogs.ubc.ca/xinzheli/2013/11/11/a-charitable-chocolate/

The Divine chocolate company makes me think of another social enterprise which is also an success—- “Old Skool Cafe”. Old Skool Cafe is located in San Francisco, it is a food service industry based employment skills development program. In addition to the workforce development, mentoring and counseling services and well as referral services are provided to the clients. The cafe is run entirely by youth, most of them are from urban and at-risk communities. Good food, fantastic music and warm service keep customers coming back.

Look at the story of Old Skool Cafe:

Report on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/16/us/cnnheroes-goines-old-skool/index.html