Taimaa AlMohanadi

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@MalekAlmanaa @MikaNotFatima @kaabi_maha If people do not notice their ignorance, why would they go seek knowledge? To them, they know all they need to know, and going beyond that might be dangerous #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@MalekAlmanaa @MikaNotFatima @kaabi_maha Then is there a way for them get out of their ignorance? In the cave allegory, even when they were told about the world outside the cave, the people denied it. In that case, is knowledge something people should seek themselves or be told by others? #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@aya_domi @MikaNotFatima @AmnasDiary The BOP often make bad decisions because of lack of education. Regulating deceptive marketing may influence their purshcasing decisions in the short run, but there should be ways that influence them to make the right decisions in the long run (2). #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@aya_domi @MikaNotFatima @AmnasDiary I agree with you, but I also believe that there should be other ways to solve this problem in the long run. It is important that the BOP understands why some products should be regulated. Like we mentioned in class, it isn’t just the government’s work. (1) #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@MikaNotFatima @kaabi_maha I think there are different types of people in this case. For example, there are people with power who’d want to keep others in the dark. These people know ignorance is bliss. However, those who are being manipulated may not exactly know what they’re ignorant of #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@Layal_nba I agree, & not only were they able to increase sales, they were also able to attract a big part of the market here in Qatar as women became more comfortable going to vodaphone #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@Layal_nba But in many cases we are talking about big corporations that do minimal CSR. They’re still providing some benefit, but very little compared to what they’re capable of. Is that the same? Shouldn’t we ask them to do more? #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@aya_domi @Shireen1114 @PanceAli @MalekAlmanaa @SaiqalAl @AlbandariAlMana I agree with you, but there should be a way in which they can report things without worrying about being sent back or losing their job. And I believe that both the host country and the country of origin should be responsible for that #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

I think that stricter laws would help protect the migrant workers more effectively. However, I do believe that the government should work on making people more aware of these laws. #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@haninn_el @MikaNotFatima @AmnasDiary I think an approach similar to J&J would help more, where they had successful campaigns to help their employees stop smoking. This could be the role of their governments (2) #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@haninn_el @MikaNotFatima @AmnasDiary Even at higher prices though, I think it wouldn’t help much because they’re addicted to it. They will just continue buying it & it will harm them more (1) #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@MikaNotFatima @AlbandariAlMana @Layal_nba Can embassies be considered as support? I believe that if workers can communicate with people from their own country they’d be more willing to trust them and speak up #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@kaabi_maha Do you think if banks implement more CSR initiatives, you’d be willing to trust them more? #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@MikaNotFatima @Layal_nba @AlbandariAlMana I think that communication is vital to employee rights and that they know who to go to when they need to be protected. Rather than just lack of power, it could be that they don’t know how or where they could voice their problems #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@MikaNotFatima @Layal_nba @AlbandariAlMana I would say that they should be more aware of the laws and regulations, but @Layal_nba said they’re already aware of it. Is it really due to the lack of power that they can’t really say anything? I think there are other reasons too. For example, communication #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@AmnasDiary I also think that it depends on the scale of the project. For some startups, or even for new projects of an existing company, crowdfunding may not be enough. As seen in many cases, several sources of funding are needed, and hence banks are essential #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@AlbandariAlMana I agree with you, but sometime stricter laws can be problematic. Some people may not agree with them #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@haninn_el @MirnaaMahmoud I agree, because as we said, Qataris are a small population. To ensure they have some opportunities, there has to be some sort of Qatarization. But that is not to say that they should be treated differently, because that could backfire and some Qataris would be offended #bse18

[Taimaa AlMohanadi @TaimaaALM]

@IshaqHaj But at the same time, I think the processes is too complicated to say that everyone involved is responsible. I think that if a problem arises, there are people who will be more responsible than others (and in some cases, even blamed) #bse18