...White Paper: An Analysis of Harrah’s Total Rewards Players Rewards Program © 2006 Gaming Market Advisors December 2006 Prepared by Gaming Market Advisors 330 E. Warm Springs Rd Las Vegas, NV 89119 4340 E. Kentucky Ave. Suite 311 Denver, CO 8024 Table of Contents I. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS............................................................................................................................................1 II. PROJECT OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................................................4 Methodology ........................................................................................................................................................4 III. TOTAL REWARD PROGRAM OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................5 Tiers and Tier Credits ............................................................................................................................................5 Reward Credits .....................................................................................................................................................7 IV. TOTAL REWARDS MARKETING STRATEGY .............................................................................................................11 V. TOTAL REWARDS TIER BENEFITS...................................................
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...Narrative Paper On Goals. This paper is over my goals as an up and coming college student to pursue my career in dentistry and dental hygiene. My first goal is to finish all basic classes as a whole, in my associate degree program. Basic classes as in Biology, Math, and Comp English I and II. Basic classes are the learning stone to all other higher learning practices. If you do not have them, you cannot grow. Fundamental classes like microbiology and nutrition classes will help me learn about the things I need to know about the body, and how things react to certain things. As for English comp and math, will give me better speaking and writing skills, as well as the skills to do every day job training tasks. I feel as though I need the basic fundamental classes to grow in my career as anyone else. My second goal about my career path is commitment. As long as I keep up my classes, I can reward myself by feeling good about my chosen path to my career. Hard work pays off, and a goal within a goal is to succeed at all costs. No matter how stressed or hard it may be, I can look back and see how far I’ve come already, and push myself to success no matter what the case may be. Try, and try again, and if you first don’t succeed, keep trying. My commitment toward my goals and career are very high, and I am ready to get started with my life, and leave everything behind with my past actions and behaviors as a delinquent. Over all, I think commitment is the key to success, because it separates...
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...BIS5101 Strategic IT-Management Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Rau WS 2013/14 Term Paper Topic: How Companies Could Achieve Sustainable Competitive Advantage Gahn, Philip MACFA, ID# 309601 gahnphil@hs-pforzheim.de Kominek, Lukas MACFA, ID# 300953 komluk@hs-pforzheim.de Wenz, Eugen MACFA, ID# 300636 weneug@hs-pforzheim.de th Submission date: November 2 2013 2 Table of Contents 1 Purpose and Structure ......................................................................................... 5 2 Definition and Origin of Competitive Advantage .............................................. 6 3 Approaches and Methods to Achieve Competitive Advantages......................... 8 3.1 The Traditional Approach According to Porter ........................................... 8 3.1.1 Cost Leadership ................................................................................. 10 3.1.2 Focusing on Priorities ........................................................................ 10 3.2 Modern Approaches .................................................................................. 10 3.2.1 The Strategy as a Compilation of Simple Rules ................................ 11 3.2.2 The Blue Ocean Strategy ................................................................... 12 4 Ways to achieve Sustainable Competitive Advantage...................................... 13 5 Conclusion ............................................................................
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...UNIVERSITY OF KERALA B. TECH. DEGREE COURSE 2008 ADMISSION REGULATIONS and I VIII SEMESTERS SCHEME AND SYLLABUS of COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B.Tech Comp. Sc. & Engg., University of Kerala 2 UNIVERSITY OF KERALA B.Tech Degree Course – 2008 Scheme REGULATIONS 1. Conditions for Admission Candidates for admission to the B.Tech degree course shall be required to have passed the Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala or 12th Standard V.H.S.E., C.B.S.E., I.S.C. or any examination accepted by the university as equivalent thereto obtaining not less than 50% in Mathematics and 50% in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry/ Bio- technology/ Computer Science/ Biology put together, or a diploma in Engineering awarded by the Board of Technical Education, Kerala or an examination recognized as equivalent thereto after undergoing an institutional course of at least three years securing a minimum of 50 % marks in the final diploma examination subject to the usual concessions allowed for backward classes and other communities as specified from time to time. 2. Duration of the course i) The course for the B.Tech Degree shall extend over a period of four academic years comprising of eight semesters. The first and second semester shall be combined and each semester from third semester onwards shall cover the groups of subjects as given in the curriculum and scheme of examination ii) Each semester shall ordinarily comprise of not less than 400 working periods each of 60 minutes duration...
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...Javaris McClenton Ms.Ravick ENG104 22 April 2015 Reflection During my first year of college, I have made things for me way harder then they had to be. Specifically in my spring semester of college when I began to take the class of English Composition 1. Taught by the brilliant and marvelous Ms. Ravick, English Comp. 1 was by far my toughest class of the semester. Throughout my semester of English Comp. 1 I have gain the enjoyment of writing essays, coming up with my own ideas, and stop repeating my writing when I write essays. Coming into English 101 freshman year was something that I was kinda afraid of. In high school English class never served as my strong point and I found myself constantly frustrated and confused as to why I never got the grade I felt I deserved. I would write essays to get it over with, using other people’s thoughts and ideas to support my less important thoughts and ideas about the subject. I never felt connected with any papers that I was asked to write and it showed, so coming into college being forced to do it all over again was definitely something I feared and something I wanted to get over with, but now I find myself enjoying writing. I have always written freely or on my own, but I find myself now able to sit down and enjoy writing an essay again. I enjoy the process of coming up with my own ideas and concepts and trying to make an argument for my reader so they can also take my side in that argument. With this class, I have learned to enjoy...
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...logical comparisons, consist of very large scale integrated circuits, can perform billion operations per second, numbers taking from memories as input and results stored in memory as output. -Control Unit: controls the other five compo of the comp system, enables the comp to take advantage of speed and capacity of its other compo, list of operations called a program, these operations read from memory, interpreted and carried out one at a time (stored program concept). –Cache memory: high speed, high cost storage, used as intermediary between control unit and main memory, compensates for speed mismatches built into the comp system. –Multiple processor configurations: a comp system usually contains more than one processor, dual processor contain two physical separate processors as two separate chips, dual core contain two complete processors manufactured as a single chip, dual processor are better and faster. –Input: devices allow users to enter data into the comp for processing, common devices: keyboard, disk drive, magnetic ink character, etc) –Terminal: Simpler than PC, design for input and output, connected to computer with telecommunication line. –Output: devices produce results in usable format, common output methods: printer, output to paper using various types of printers, video display unit, displays output on a screen. –Data: Streams of raw facts representing events occurring...
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...Case 2B (Mendel Paper Company) Tara McKnight BUS630: Managerial Accounting Prof Moustafa Ahmed July 14, 2014 Mendel Paper Company Introduction The paper will talk about the Mendel Paper Company’s concern in regards to their four basic paper product lines. It will show the cost and price data for the next fiscal quarter, plus showing the contribution margins per unit and the revisions. The paper will include the break-even point for sales mix along with the margin of safety for the estimated sales volume of the original estimates and the revised estimates as well. Lastly, it will address Herbert’s concern about the variable cost of the place mats. Original Estimated Contribution Margins – (1) Computer Paper has 6 units per hour and $9.00 variable overhead per hour; Napkins has 10 units per hour and $6.00 variable over per hour; Place mats has 5 units per hour and $12.00 variable overhead per hour; and Poster Board has 4 units per hour and $8.00 variable overhead per hour. Here is the break-down of everything: Comp Paper Napkins Place Mats Poster Board Total Volume 30000 120000 45000 80000 Selling price 14 7 12 8.5 Material cost 6 4.5 3.6 2.5 Units per hour 6 10 5 4 Variable overheads 9 6 12 8 Variable O/H per unit 1.5 0.6 2...
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...The News Corporation, Smile Train, Delta Airlines and Gucci are all examples of a. bureaucracies. b. corporations. c. organizations. d. managerial hierarchies. e. centralized units of operation. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1.1 NAT: AACSB: R MSC: Type: App 2. Which of the following is an example of an organization? a. The Department of Education b. Princeton University track team c. Starbucks d. Swoopo, online auction site e. All of these choices ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1.1 NAT: AACSB: R MSC: Type: App 3. Amy, Frank, Puz, and Tiaro started a Bible study group. They are engaged in a. starting a corporation. b. starting an organization. c. creating a managerial hierarchy. d. creating a bureaucracy. e. creating an organizational matrix. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1.1 NAT: AACSB: R MSC: Type: App 4. Ken and Jan Robelot have started an organization to sell Kenny's Cajun Popcorn, a peppery-flavored popcorn. The startup process for this organization included a. deciding on a product to make. b. identifying potential competitors for the flavored popcorn. c. finding an initial location in which to house the organization. d. making financial arrangements to order supplies. e. All of these choices ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1.1 NAT: AACSB: R MSC: Type: App 5. Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical resource needed to operate the company that produces Kenny's Cajun Popcorn, a "low-calorie snack with a high-voltage...
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... 1. 5 beakers containing the known substances 2. 1 beaker containing the unknown substance 3. 2 beakers for testing 4. 2 stirring rods 5. 2 well plates 6. 1 conductivity tester 7. 6 strips of red Ph paper (basic) 8. 6 strips of blue Ph paper (acidic) 9. water 10. vinegar 11. 6 pipettes Procedure: 1. Combine each substance with water and stir 2. Determine if the substance in soluble 3. Record results on data table 4. Empty and wash the beakers 5. Combine each substance with vinegar 6. Record each reaction on data table 7. Empty and wash the beakers 8. Combine each substances with water again and stir 9. Place the conductivity tester in each beaker one by one, washing it after each use 10. Determine if the substances conducted electricity and record information on the data table 11. Put a little of each substance in separate places in the well plate 12. Using a pipette, add a few drops of water to each of the substances 13. Place a strip of blue Ph paper in each one 14. Record the color change of the paper (if any) on the table 15. Repeat step 11 using a different well plate 16. Repeat step 12 17. Place a strip of red Ph paper into each one 18. Repeat step 14...
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...Find more on www.studymaterial.ca ADMS 2511 MIS Notes Ch 1 – Modern Organization in the Global, Web-Based Environment Management information systems (MIS)- deals with the planning of info tech to help people perform tasks related to info processing and management Information technology (IT)- any computer-based tool used with info to support the needs of an org Importance of Planning for IT -a new info system can apply to the whole org, or a specific area of the org Application portfolios- are groups of new system proposals (apps that have to be added/modified) IT Planning -begins with an organizational strategic plan -states the firm’s mission, goals, and steps to reach those goals -IT architecture describes the way an org’s info resources should be used to accomplish its mission -includes both technical (hardware operating systems) and managerial aspects (managing the IT dpt, how area managers will be involved) IT strategic plan- LT goals that describe the IT infrastructure and major IT initiatives to achieve the organization’s goals -it must meet three main objectives: -must be aligned with the org’s strategic plan -must provide for an IT architecture that networks users, apps, and databases -must efficiently allocate IS resources among different projects so they can all be completed on time, within budget, and function properly IT steering committee- composed of managers/staff who rep diff organizational units -they establish IT priorities...
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...General Motors General Motors History General Motors (also known as GM), is the world’s second largest car manufacturer based on annual sales. GM was founded on September 16, 1908, in Flint, Michigan, as a holding company for Buick, operated by William C. Durant. Later during that year, they established Oldsmobile. The following year, Durant brought Cadillac, Elmore, Oakland and several others. In 1910, William Durant lost control of GM to a bankers’ trust, because of the large amount of debt taken in the previous year. Years later, Durant started Chevrolet Motor Car Company and through this he secretly purchased a controlling interest in GM. Once ownership was reclaimed by Durant, he then reorganized General Motors Company into General Motors Corporation. Shortly after, Durant again lost control after the collapsed of the new of vehicle. In 1916, Alfred P. Sloan was chosen to take charge of the corporation and led it to its post global dominance. GM growth lasted to the early 1980s. In the 1980s, GM employed 349,000 workers and operated 150 assembly plants. They led in global sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 to 2007, longer than any other automaker. Now in 2009, General Motors employs approximately 244,500 people around the world. GMs’ global headquarters is the Renaissance Center located in Detroit, Michigan. Last year, GM sold 8.35 million cars and trucks globally. GM is the majority shareholders in GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. of South Korea and had collaborations...
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...“Right step of Maintenance is the SOUL™ of efficiency” An ISO 900:2008 Certified Comp. BOILER-BASICS What is a Boiler? Boiler, also called STEAM GENERATOR, is an apparatus designed to convert a liquid to vapor. In a conventional steam power plant, a boiler consists of a furnace in which fuel is burned, surfaces to transmit heat from the combustion products to the water, and a space where steam can form and collect. A conventional boiler has a furnace that burns a fossil fuel or, in some installations, waste fuels. A nuclear reactor can also serve as a source of heat for generating steam under pressure. Boilers were built as early as the 1st century AD by Hero of Alexandria but were used only as toys. Not until the 17th century was serious consideration given to the potential of steam power for practical work. Denis Papin of France designed the first boiler with a safety valve in 1679; boilers were made of wrought iron; as the advantages of high pressure and temperature were realized, manufactures turned to steel. Modern boilers are made of alloy steel to withstand high pressures and extremely high temperatures. Most conventional steam boilers are classed as either fire-tube or water tube types. In the fire-tube type, the water surrounds the steel tubes through which hot gases from the furnace flow. The steam generated collects above the water level in a cylindrically shaped drum. A safety valve is set to allow escape of steam at pressures above normal operating pressure;...
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...Unclassified Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development DAF/COMP(2014)14 06-Jun-2014 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ English - Or. English DIRECTORATE FOR FINANCIAL AND ENTERPRISE AFFAIRS COMPETITION COMMITTEE DAF/COMP(2014)14 Unclassified AIRLINE COMPETITION -- Background Paper by the Secretariat -18-19 June 2014 This document was prepared by the OECD Secretariat to serve as a background note for Item IX at the 121st meeting of OECD Competition Committee on 18-19 June 2014. The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Organisation or of the governments of its member countries. More documents related to this discussion can be found at http://www.oecd.org/daf/competition/airlinecompetition.htm. English - Or. English JT03358883 Complete document available on OLIS in its original format This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. DAF/COMP(2014)14 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 3 1. Features of the airline industry .............................
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...Modern Language Association as of 2009 General Format/Reference List: Basic Rules Margins must be all one inch around Font must be Times New Roman size 12 Lines are double spaced And indent to a paragraph is one tab/five spaces There are two spaces after any end punctuation Commas use one space after them Works Cited Page Has its own page at the end of the paper Continue page numbering from the body of the paper Center the title “Works Cited” Alphabetize entries by the author’s last name If no author, alphabetize by the title (ignore A, An, The) Use a hanging indent In-Text Citations: The Basics: Author/Authors An in-text citation is the author's last name and a page number in parentheses that comes from the works cited page. If the author’s name is already used in the sentence, do not repeat it in the citation. The end punctuation to the sentence goes on the outside of the in-text citation. Author’s name in text: Sellers had expressed that the market changed in the 17th century (91-92). Author’s name in reference: … Sellers view on economic growth is not widely embraced among Historians (Cassell 9). Multiple authors of a work: The literature also indicates (Hamilton and Spruill 231) that modest improvements have been made to training programs. Two locations: Sellers market and democracy theory does have merit (91-92, 261). Two works cited: (Salzman 38; Sellers 198) References to volumes and pages: (Crowell 4: 19-22) Corporate authors:...
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...The Role and Measurement of Quality in Competition Analysis 2013 The OECD Competition Committee discussed the role and measurement of quality in competition analysis in June 2013. This document contains an executive summary of that debate and the documents from the meeting: an analytical note by the OECD staff and written submissions: Australia, Canada, Chile, the European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, United Kingdom, Ukraine, United States and BIAC. A note by Theodore Voorhees Jr. as well as a detailed summary of the discussion are also included. Competition policy is just as concerned with quality as it is with prices. While the importance of quality is undisputed and issues about quality are mentioned pervasively in competition agency guidelines and court decisions, there is no widely-agreed framework for analysing it which often renders its treatment superficial. There are a number of reasons why in practice, courts and competition authorities rarely analyse quality effects as rigorously as they analyse price effects. First, quality is a subjective concept and therefore much harder to define and measure than prices. In addition, microeconomic theory offers little help in predicting how changes in the level of competition in a market will affect quality and it is usually up to empirical analysis to determine how quality will change in response to varying degrees of competition in the context of particular markets. Given difficulties in terms of the evaluation...
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