...Research Strategy 2 Research Strategy Paper All my life I have been thin because I was so active in dance and drill team. As I grew older I was able to stay thin working retail for 5 years. I was on my feet and unloading merchandise for eight to ten hours a day. I was able to eat what ever I wanted and not see the effects. When I quit retail I moved to a desk job but kept my eating habits the same. It has slowly caught up with me. I have put on twenty pounds in two and half years. It doesn't help that as people get older their metabolism slows down. I also live alone and eat out a lot. My problem would be to eat healthier. I go to the grocery store and don't know where to being to find foods that are healthy for me. We all know fresh fruits and vegetables are healthy but what about all the food in between. For example: meats, soups, desserts, TV dinners, low fat and low sodium products. Just because a product may say low fat, does that mean it is good for me? Information Gathered I wanted to gather information on healthy food choices. I don't want any quick diet fixes. I want to make a lifestyle change. I want to reach my goal weight but be able to keep that weight from ever coming back. I started my search at the University Library. I selected the database ProQuest for health information. I first started by searching "eating healthy" but that just brought me to the results for people with certain diseases and how they can eat healthy. That was not what I was looking for. Then...
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...Group: Diamonds Strategy Term Project 2-3 MGT 695 – Strategic Planning January 26, 2013 Ralph Lauren Corporation Module 2: Mission, Goals, and the Strategic Management Process 1. Search for a mission statement for the firm. Not all organizations publish such a statement, so alternatively you can look for enduring principles and values upon which the firm seems to be anchored. This information is often available at the firm’s website or is contained in its annual reports. You may also interview a manager of the firm or contact “investor relations.” (“The mission of Ralph Lauren is to provide quality product, bringing different worlds together and inviting people into their dream and vision. They are the true innovators of lifestyle advertisements that tell a story and the first to create stores that encourage customer participation in that lifestyle.”) 2. Identify the major goals of the company. Ralph Lauren has 3 major goals: • Build and extend the brand by uniquely showcasing the world of Ralph Lauren through advertising and marketing. The Ralph Lauren company also plan to expand and extend the Ralph Lauren lifestyle through new products, in new categories, and in new parts of the world. • Keeping its specialty retail is also extremely important. Polo continues to increase the amount of exclusive or limited-distribution product in its Ralph Lauren stores. They also plan on making significant advances in how it operates its retail stores by adding experience and...
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...This paper will explain the ways that Teaching Strategies GOLD is a dependable, ongoing, observation-based assessment system that relies heavily on teacher and judgment as a teacher at Gigi’s Learning Academy. The data teachers collect every day by observing children in the context of meaningful experiences makes this instrument vigorous and effective. After analyzing the evidence, the teacher gathers the document of each child’s knowledge, skills, and behaviors; the teacher evaluate each child’s progress. The teacher identifies each child’s levels of development and learning at given points in time; track progress over time; and compare the child’s knowledge, skills, and behaviors with widely held expectations for children of the same age...
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...Research Strategy Paper GEN200 August 2, 2010 Valencia Strickland-Mills Research Strategy Paper My life is filled with the every day challenge of balancing work, school, and my family. Every day I wake up and have to complete numerous jobs that are very overwhelming. I have to get my first child off to school, the second child to daycare, go to work for an eight-hour shift, pick my children up and tend to the household chores such as dinner, laundry, bathing, and cleaning. Once all of the family needs are taken care of I can then switch to my schoolwork before going to bed. I then have to get up the next day and do it all over again. I need to find a way to get everything accomplished without feeling overwhelmed all of the time. To help me with my day-to-day problems, I will need information on time management strategies and even some relaxation techniques. I can find information on how to accomplish this at the library with self help books or by visiting websites such as: www.helpguide.org or www.mayoclinic.com. When I research on the Internet, I look for websites that contain up-to-date information and come from trusted sources such as professors or doctors. Feeling overwhelmed is best dealt with by relaxation and learning to relax is something that a doctor will have plenty of knowledge and experience in. Time management is something that professors would have a great deal of experience in. I will find an article that has been written by...
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...Effective Strategies Paper MGT/312 June 29, 2015 Gregory Lucht Effective Strategies Paper Most adults today have had the pleasure of driving a Ford, or they know someone who has. Henry Ford was known as an amazing innovator. Ford's history comes with great stories of success; however the recession that started in 2000, caused the Ford Motor Company to experience some downturns. After ending his stay as President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Alan Mulally joined Ford Motor Company and helped change its path towards bankruptcy. This study will describe the team-building techniques and strategies used by Alan Mulally to transform the Ford Motor Company. The research conducted on the condition the company was in when he took over and where it is today. The strategy used to establish the team and how the plan executed will be discussed. Also, the rationale will be provided for other procedures that could have utilized in a similar situation. Who Is Alan Mulally? Alan Roger Mulally was born in 1945 and is an accomplished business executive worth over twenty-three million dollars. Companies look to him for innovative ideas that will get them going again. After college, he decided to join the Boeing organization as an engineer. Here, he was able to contribute to the different Boeing models; including the 777 project. He eventually moved up within his department due to his incredible contributions. According to "Ex-Ford Ceo Alan Mulally Joins Google’s Board Of Directors"...
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...Strategy and Planning Paper Melissa Altom MGT521 03/07/2016 CEDRINA CHARBONNET Strategy and Planning Paper Introduction In this Strategy and Planning Paper we will explain the three types of goals that are very important to the strategy of any organization. Also will explain why the many different types of planning and organizing are very important to any business and or organization. Also we will thoroughly examine all of the elements and or factors that are involved in creating an effective strategy for an organization. Hopefully all questions will be answered. Explain why the three types of goals are important to the strategy of an organization. Strategic goals are set by and for top management and on objective for the organization as a whole. (Pg., 143) Strategic goals and planning would be important to any business or organization because it gives the organization or business a direction and what goals are reachable in the set amount of time and which ones are not reachable in that time period and why they are not. But as any business or organization they to give thought about the outlines and are they realistic? There are many steps that need to be set out and followed like they are supposed to be followed. If not followed correctly something major could go wrong. Also when you are working on a strategic goal for your business or organization make sure are financially ready for this and...
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...Research Strategy Paper Bethany Kittrick GEN/200 November 15, 2010 Annette Tanori Research Strategy Paper Stress! What is stress? You could ask dozens of people that question and you would get dozens of different answers. Everyone has a different reason for being stressed out and they all have different ways of working through it. There is no true way of defining stress because it has so many different meaning to everyone. To me stress is something I deal with in my day-to-day life. Whether it is because of my home life, trying to write a paper, paying bills, or something as little as doing the dishes. To somebody else, stress could be because of the people at work, or just work itself, wrong instructions, or even phone calls. Dealing with stress is something we all deal with differently but we all have to do it and some do it better then others. The information I am going to obtain about stress is how to reduce it in my day-to-day life, also what I can do to help maintain my stress levels so it does not have an effect on my mental and physical health. All of this information can come from many different areas. The American Institute of Stress at www.stress.org has a lot of useful information that can be used to help solve this problem. The AIS (American Institute of Stress) has given many different ways of relieving and reducing stress such as listening to music, yoga, hobbies, friends and family, or keeping a daily journal of events and how you feel are powerful...
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...Abstract A frequent problem at home is time management. With the tips and tricks detailed in this paper a more productive and stress-free life can be achieved. I find that prioritizing helps immensely. Obtaining the largest/most important task out of the way helps free the mind and gives an encouraging sense of accomplishment. It also makes those endless little tasks seem less annoying as they are being ticked off. Learning how to manage time will not buy more time, but it will ultimately give more time to spend on want to do versus what needs to be done. In 1968, singer Judi Collins recorded the Sandy Denny song, "Who Knows Where the Time Goes". During the pixilated Flower Power era time management was of little importance, but in today's society time is an important commodity in the workplace and for students in school or college as well as at home (Time Management Help, 2005). Tips and Tricks on Time Management One of the biggest problems I face at home is Time Management. I have five cats and a son who contend for my time. I also have house-work, laundry, and schoolwork to take up most of my time. I try to give each object an equal amount of time, but sometimes it is rather difficult. I would start cleaning and forget about everything else, or I spend a majority of my time on schoolwork and later I am too tired to do any cleaning. One way I have found that helps with my time management skills is making a to-do list. I make up a schedule with time slots and write...
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...Research Strategy 1 Research Strategy 2 Research Strategy Paper All my life I have been thin because I was so active in dance and drill team. As I grew older I was able to stay thin working retail for 5 years. I was on my feet and unloading merchandise for eight to ten hours a day. I was able to eat what ever I wanted and not see the effects. When I quit retail I moved to a desk job but kept my eating habits the same. It has slowly caught up with me. I have put on twenty pounds in two and half years. It doesn’t help that as people get older their metabolism slows down. I also live alone and eat out a lot. My problem would be to eat healthier. I go to the grocery store and don’t know where to being to find foods that are healthy for me. We all know fresh fruits and vegetables are healthy but what about all the food in between. For example: meats, soups, desserts, TV dinners, low fat and low sodium products. Just because a product may say low fat, does that mean it is good for me? Information Gathered I wanted to gather information on healthy food choices. I don’t want any quick diet fixes. I want to make a lifestyle change. I want to reach my goal weight but be able to keep that weight from ever coming back. I started my search at the University Library. I selected the database ProQuest for health information. I first started by searching “eating healthy” but that just brought me to the results for people with certain diseases and how they can eat healthy...
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...Research Strategy Paper Gen/200 September 27, 2010 University of Phoenix Instructor David Kuntz Abstract In this paper I will cover a day-to-day problem I am looking to solve in my life. My problem that I am attempting to solve in this paper is why am I single and not able to find a meaningful relationship? With this stated problem I will briefly explain the dilemma and identify what type of information I should gather to help me solve this problem as well as reveal where the information was obtained. I will share the process I used to evaluate all gathered information and how I used the information to help resolve my issue and the consideration I took. Also being shared will be what was learned from the process of resolving this problem. Research Strategy Paper Change is good, especially when it is for the better. As I grown older I like to think and know I have grown in many areas of my life. I think one of the keys to life and success is to always find a challenge and refine ones goals and commitments in life as we push ourselves to unfamiliar terrain in the quest to improve ourselves. Therefore I am in that process of refining and changing some more things in my life one being my current marital/relationship status. I can remember since I discovered girls or women because we are adults now, I have never had a problem talking to them or having the woman I wanted. I always have had what some refer to as the gift of gab when it comes to speaking to women. Add to...
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...Strategy and Planning Paper This paper will elaborate on the three types of goals and their importance to the strategy process within an organization. It will highlight how the different types of planning are important to the strategy of an organization. It will also examine the factors involved in creating an effective strategy for an organization. According to (Kinicki & Williams, 2015) a goal is known as an objective, it is a specific commitment to achieve a measurable result within a stated period of time. The three goals are strategic, tactical, and operational. Strategic goals are set at the top of an organization and directly supports the mission statement. Strategic goals are related to the entire organization instead of any one department. Some of the strategic goals that fall under this category are productivity which involves the reduction in manufacturing costs or the increases in output. The efficient uses of physical assets and financial resources, such as human resources. The profits in terms of the returns on assets or the market value of stocks. Management development and performance which encourages management to further their education by obtaining a higher degree. Strategic goals also focus on employees contributing to the goal making process and the concern for their attitudes and performances towards their positions with an organization. Tactical goals are set by and for middle managers and focus on the actions needed to achieve strategic goals...
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...Strategy and Planning Paper MGT 521 In today’s competitive business world organizations have to set goals and have a set plan of action in place to achieve said goals. There are three goals that are important to the strategy of an organization; Strategic, Tactical, and Operational. Each of these goal are detrimental to the success of the organization. Strategic goals focus on upper management. Tactical goals focus on middle management. Operational goals focus on lower level management. In a corporation, all of these goal work together for growth and profitability of the organization. Among the many reasons why a company should use strategic and planning management the benefits of such management takes the levels of the organization and breaks it down into management groups that work together but, separately. Strategic and planning management are vital to an organization because it encourages new ideas, provides direction, provides momentum, and sustains the competitive advantage (Kinicki, 2016, p. 138 pp. 1). Strategic goals are set by and for top management and focus on objectives for the organization as a whole (Kinicki, 2016). Upper level management with Sony consist of a Board of Directors, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice Presidents, and Senior Executives (Sony.com). Top level management is responsible for planning, organizational strategy, creating organizational policies, major financial decisions, and the overall direction of the organization....
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...Management Strategy Paper Blue Beacon Truck Wash operates more than 100 truck wash locations across the United States and Canada. Each location is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Blue Beacon has more than 30 years of experience, with easy access to major interstates and highways. Blue Beacon provides fast and friendly service. Blue Beacon Truck Wash will achieve 15- 20% annual growth through existing businesses with theadded revenue projected in introducing public vehicles to our existing services. We would provide fast and convenient and affordable service to the public. My analysis of growing the business in this industry is to implement a plan to restructure the curbside appeal to entice more business to travelers and local residents. A clean and presentable store front would need a brighter appearance, provide a clean look inside and out. Presentation is key to every business, friendliness, attitude, and performance will be an asset to the business and help to generate revenue. Bright lights and extra patrol will enhance security and ensure everyone’s safety because this type of business has a reputation of attracting unwanted visitors. People not machines will wash trucks, motor coach, passenger cars, trucks, and tractor trailer ridges. Analyzing and studying the competition in two areas in the business that we aren’t currently exploring will allow me to develop a plan in competing in the area of touchless washing systems and a mobile service in each unit...
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...r Kudler’s Strategy Paper MMPBL/502 March 21, 2011 School of Business Kudler Strategy Paper Kudler Fine Foods a very dynamic, and innovative gourmet food store, is on a journey to be the best gourmet store there is. Apart of Kudler’s mission is “to provide our customers with the finest in selected foodstuffs, wines, and related needs in an unparallel consumer environment” (Kudler Fine Foods, 2009, pg. 1). With this in mind, Kudler will need continuous development, and strategy building techniques as a part of their operation. In this paper the subjects to discuss are, the impact that technology has brought upon the company, and how much these impacts have become opportunities. As the company strives for the best, the intended strategy, and tactics used will be discussed. In order to maintain these strategies and tactics, managers will need to find the means, by which they will maintain, develop, and execute these strategies. Technology and business opportunities Technology has advanced our way of life in such a way that one cannot do without it, as it has changed the way we execute situations and problems alike. All over the world, people use technology to enhance their surroundings. It was also seen where “Japanese who carry phones serviced by NTT Docomo, Japan's dominant cell phone carrier, can opt to have alerts about earthquakes pushed directly to their phones “(Mims, 2011). Japan and many countries use technology as a means to solve numerous problems...
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...Research Strategy Paper My main problem is procrastination. It’s very hard for me to get started on a task. I will usually find anything to avoid the situation. My procrastination gets so bad that it also effects my time management. I can actually remember when I was in high school getting to school on time, was a task in its self. When my alarm went off a t 6:45 in the morning I would reset it until 7:00. Then I would get out of bed go into the bathroom until about 7:20. When I came out I would turn on the television and slowly get dressed. At about 7:45 I would then sit down to eat breakfast. By now its 8:10 or 8:15 I would start walking to the bus stop. Nine times out of ten I would miss the 8:20 bus. Now I have to wait until 8:30, at 8:30 I’m officially late for first period. Its 8:45 and I have to catch another bus; I would ride like two miles to school from there. As I’m riding to school I keep thinking how in the world I get up at 6:45 in the morning and still be late for class. One time I sat down and realized that I procrastinate from the time I wake up in the morning until I go to sleep at night. As I’m sitting here at the computer typing my paper I am doing other things and I didn’t even realize it. Now that I’m taking my time seriously I’ve had reason to find different ways to understand and minimize procrastination. I personally know that stopping procrastination will not happen overnight it takes time and patience. Something a procrastinator has to work on. I...
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